Arash Farzam Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Employed field reports and data, contractor's documents and client’s needs for proper design.Developed detailed finite element models for new cryogenic storage tanks or their components, existing tanks in need of rehabilitation as well as as thermal vacuum chamber structures.Analysed stress, vibration, buckling, seismic, heat transfer and fluid-structure interaction.Compared combined stresses to code allowables to assess design adequacy. Prepared detailed stress analysis reports… Show more Employed field reports and data, contractor's documents and client’s needs for proper design.Developed detailed finite element models for new cryogenic storage tanks or their components, existing tanks in need of rehabilitation as well as as thermal vacuum chamber structures.Analysed stress, vibration, buckling, seismic, heat transfer and fluid-structure interaction.Compared combined stresses to code allowables to assess design adequacy. Prepared detailed stress analysis reports and recommendations for design improvements.Completed analysis of large scale steel and concrete structures and foundations and submitted code compliant calculation sheets, bid / project reports, design and fabrication drawings.Invented creative replacements for long design procedures in the office to cut down budgets.Regularly checked finite element analyses and calculation sheets of other engineers.Trained and guided new engineers for their future work.Developed strong interpersonal relations with the group to improve teamwork.Traveled to meetings with customers. Show less

Stillwater, Ok

Taught Statics, Strength of Materials, Basic Soils lab courses as well as sessions of graduate level Advanced Soil Mechanics, Advanced Numerical Analysis in Engineering and Finite Element Method in Civil EngineeringFamiliarized students with proper design procedures based on relevant codes, industry needs and standards required from them upon their graduationWriting their final report with proper format acceptable by their future peers engineersHow they can deeply understand the… Show more Taught Statics, Strength of Materials, Basic Soils lab courses as well as sessions of graduate level Advanced Soil Mechanics, Advanced Numerical Analysis in Engineering and Finite Element Method in Civil EngineeringFamiliarized students with proper design procedures based on relevant codes, industry needs and standards required from them upon their graduationWriting their final report with proper format acceptable by their future peers engineersHow they can deeply understand the philosophies behind structural engineering practiceProper use of lab and on-site equipment by first considering safety measures Show less

Dallas/Fort Worth Area - Stillwater Ok

Note: Parts of this project were carried out remotely from Oklahoma through regular teleconferencesDeveloped a Finite Element Analysis Code for Slabs on Expansive Soil FoundationsSolid mechanics, fluid in porous media diffusion and thermal expansion analysis by FEMConcrete Foundation, Beam and slab on elastic foundation analysisMaterial and Geometry Nonlinearity modelingNumerical evaluation of experimental methods of post tensioned concrete with the developed FEM code

Inspected full construction process of over thirty telecommunication towers Conducted investigations on all job sites during the build process including field testing of concretefoundations, sampling of fresh concrete, photographing and sketching which were all documented, andreported regularly.Communicated daily with numerous contractors and clients to accelerate job progressConducted and reported on-site observations of work in progress and recorded project… Show more Inspected full construction process of over thirty telecommunication towers Conducted investigations on all job sites during the build process including field testing of concretefoundations, sampling of fresh concrete, photographing and sketching which were all documented, andreported regularly.Communicated daily with numerous contractors and clients to accelerate job progressConducted and reported on-site observations of work in progress and recorded project detailsSuccessfully performed without direct supervision meeting my manager less than once a monthQuickly became manager of all inspectors and started training new hires Show less

Iran

Developed parts of construction machinery codes and standards of Iran

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Civil Engineering (Fem), 3.89

Development of a Finite Element Analysis Code for Slabs on Expansive Soil Foundations

Professional Degree, Business/Corporate Communications

Master'S Degree, Structural Engineering, 3.91

Nonlinear Static (Pushover) Analysis of Steel Braced Frames

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering, 3.4