Emad Tochaei Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Member of the seismic subcommittee of the National Council of Structural Engineering Associations (NCSEA).From http://www.ncsea.com/committees/seismicprovisions/:"The Seismic Subcommittee is responsible for monitoring and influencing building codes, standards and research projects focused on the design, materials and construction requirements associated.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Jefferson-7 Highway Bridge (Jefferson County, OH)Responsible for developing rehabilitation plan for replacement of vertical load carrying system:(1) Reviewed original documentation and structural drawings(2) Developed.
• Olympic Boulevard Bridge (Will County, IL)Responsible for steel superstructure design of 508 ft.-long highway bridge:(1) Finalized the geometry and elevations of the bridge(2) Designed continuous steel girders and.
• Judson Avenue Bridge (Highland Park, IL)Responsible for field inspection and condition assessment of reinforced concrete members:(1) Reviewed original documentation and structural drawings(2) Inspected the bridge to.

Greater Chicago Area

• Manhattan Bridge (New York City, NY)(1) Inspected the bridge for detection of distortion-induced fatigue cracks(2) Developed instrumentation plan for a strain-based fiber optic structural health monitoring system(3).
• Dongshuimen Bridge (Chongqing, China)(1) Developed a 3-D finite element model in SAP2000 for time-history analyses(2) Evaluated displacement and force demands under Far- and Near-field ground motions (3) Innovated an.
• Kishwaukee Bridge (Rockford, IL)(1) Inspected the bridge for surface crack detection(2) Installed distributed optical fiber sensors for real-time measurement of strains along the bridge deck
• Ten-story residential building (Riverside, CA, Course project)(1) Developed the 3-D model of a dual structural system (steel moment frame+ steel concentrically braced frame) in ETABS(2) Calculated and applied gravity.

Greater Chicago Area

(1) Exams, Assignments, Instructor (Selected Topic): CME 201 (Statics),Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017.(2) Exams, Assignments & Projects: CME 519 (Structural Steel Systems), Fall 2016.

Tehran, Iran

• As a key structural engineer of the Design-Build contractor in “Iran Mall” Project (one of the world’s top 5 malls: https://www.iranmall.com/en):(1) Led and directed a crew of 15 during an onsite construction of a.

Tehran, Iran

• 24-story (688,000 sq. ft.) commercial building (Tehran, Iran)(1) Created 3-D structural model using SAP2000 and applied load combinations based on ASCE 7(2) Analyzed and designed special reinforced concrete frames and.
• Seismic rehabilitation of existing buildings building (Iran)(1) Assessed structural condition of several masonry buildings based on field inspections and NDT techniques(2) Evaluated structural performance of buildings.
• 4-story (16,000 sq. ft.) commercial building (Bojnord, Iran)(1) Analyzed and designed intermediate reinforced concrete frames and shear walls, based on ACI 318 using SAP2000(2) Prepared construction drafts, and.
• Designed the “Link Tunnel” in “Holy Shrine of Hazrate Maasoome” Using "Winkler Springs" for Modelling of Passive Soil, Located at Qum, Iran.
• Evaluated seismic performance of "Galeh Dar" School with Masonry Walls.
• Assessed post-fire performance of a Reinforced Concrete Building, Using Non-Destructive (NDT) Methods.

Tehran, Iran

• Developed of a modeling methodology for assessment of nonlinear behavior of steel coupling beams using experimental results and numerical methods.This research was focused on developing a database of steel coupling.

Tehran, Iran

(1) Instructor, Exams & Assignments, Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Lab, Four semesters.(2) Instructor, Exams & Assignments, Design of Steel Structures I, II.

Tehran, Iran

• Seismic Rehabilitation of “Anahita” Oil Refinery
• Seismic Rehabilitation of Kerman, Urumia, Saghez, Malayer and Mahshar Oil Transfer Centers (Phase 1)
• Seismic Rehabilitation of “Farashband” Gas Refinery, Located at Fars, Iran (Phase 1)

Tehran, Iran

• Studied behavior of lightweight concrete
• Designed concrete mix of self-compacting concrete of “Holy Shrine of Hazrate Maasoome”

Tehran, Iran

Optimization of Construction Time-Cost in Civil Projects by Using of the Appropriate Construction Machinery in Collaboration with Prof. Y. Gholipour.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Structural Engineering, 4.0/4.0

Research Area: Seismic performance of structures considering soil-structure interaction

Master’S Degree, Structural/Earthquake Engineering, 3.73 / 4.0

Thesis title: “An Investigation on Seismic Behavior of Coupled Shear Wall with Steel Coupling Beams” Graded as "Excellent" Supervisor: Dr..

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Civil Engineering

High School, Mathematics And Physics