Dr. Amit H. Varma
       
        Assistant Professor
        School of Civil Engineering
        Purdue University
        4123 CIVL       
        West Lafayette
        IN 47907
        Ph. No. (765) 496 3419
        Fx. No. (765) 496 1105
       
        Home Phone (765) 463 3357
        Email: ahvarma@purdue.edu

Bio-Sketch: Dr. Varma is originally from Bombay, India. He received his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay in 1994. He received his M.S. in civil engineering (structures) from the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 1996. He completed his Ph.D. in civil engineering (structures) from Lehigh Univerisity in 2000. He joined Michigan State University as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng. in 2001.  He will be joining Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil Engineeing in August 2004.

He has conducted fundamental experimental and analytical research on the behavior of structural components and systems under various loading conditions. His areas of research interest include: (1) fire behavior, analysis and design of structures; (2) seismic behavior, analysis, and design of structures; (3) fatigue and fracture behavior of bridge structures; (4) Repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation of damaged or deteriorating transportation structures.

COMPLETE CURRICULUM VITAE OF Dr. VARMA
EDUCATION
 Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Structures) from  Lehigh University 2001

M.S. Civil Engineering (Structures) from University of Oklahoma 1996

B.Tech Civil Engineering (Structures) from Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay, 1994

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2004 onwards
 Assistant Professor
Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering
Jan. 2001 - Aug. 2004
 Assistant Professor
Michigan State University, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng.
Summer 1999
 Course Instructor
Lehigh University, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng.
Aug. 1996 - Nov. 2000 Graduate Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate
Lehigh University, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng.
ATLSS Engineering Research Center
Aug. 1994 - Aug. 1996 Graduate Assistant and M.S. Student
University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng.

AWARDS
AISC Faculty Fellowship Award for Research (2003 - 2007)
    This four year award provides unrestricted funding for conducting fundamental research on the development
    of innovative long-span floor systems for multi-story residential steel structures. It involves conceptualization,
    development, design, detailed analysis, and experimental evaluation of 30 x 40 ft. floor systems for multistory
    steel structures. Performance criteria for construction loads, service loads, ultimate loads, fire resistance and
    floor vibration limit states are being investigated and optimized.

RESEARCH PROJECTS
Years
 Sponsor
 Title
 Status
2001 - 2003
 MSU - Intramural Research Grants Program
 Fire Behavior, Analysis, and Design of Composite Structures
 Complete
2002 - 2004
 Michigan Department of Transportation
 Effects of Multiple Heat Straightening on the Fundamental Properties of Steel Beam Bridges
 Complete
2003 - 2005
 National Science Foundation
 Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Fundamental Behavior of CFT Beam-Columns under Fire Loading
 In Progress
2003 - 2007
 American Institute of Steel Construction
 Development of Innovative Long-Span Floor Systems for Multistory Residential Steel Construction
 In Progress
2004 - 2006
 Michigan Department of Transportation
 Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Effects of Dowel Bar Misalignment on Concrete Pavement Joint Opening Behavior
 In Progress
2001 - 2005
 MSU - Dept. of Civil Eng. and College of Eng.
Seismic Behavior, Analysis, and Design of High Strength CFT Moment Resisting Frames
 Complete
2004 - 2006
 Precast Concrete Institute
 Development of Restraint Mechanisms in Precast Concrete Structures Under Fire Loading
To be Started


PREVIOUS RESEARCH (As a graduate student)
Years
 Sponsor
 Title
 Professors
1996 - 2000
 National Science Foundation
U.S. - Japan Cooperative Earthquake Research Program
 Seismic Behavior, Analysis, and Design of High Strength CFT Beam-Columns

 Dr. James Ricles,
Dr. Richard Sause, and Dr. Le-Wu Lu
 Lehigh University
1994 -1996
 XL Systems of Beaumont, TX and AMOCO Production Company
 Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Threaded Connections for Large-Diameter Offshore Pipe Columns
 Dr. Bruce Russell and
Dr. Benjamin Wallace
University of Oklahoma


RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles:

Varma, A.H., Wallace, B., and Russell, B. W. (1997). “Large Scale Rotating Bending Fatigue Tests for Offshore Pipe Connections,” Experimental Mechanics, SEM, Volume 37, No. 2., pp. 147 - 153.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., Hull, B., and Lu, L.W. (2000). “An Experimental Evaluation of High Strength Square CFT Columns,” ACI SP-196: Composite and Hybrid Systems, Eds. Aboutaha, R.S., and Bracci, J.M., Amer. Conc. Inst., Farmington Hills, MI, pp. 51-86.

Varma, A.H., Salecha, A.K., Wallace, B., and Russell, B.W. (2002). “Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Threaded Connections for Large Diameter Pipes,” Experimental Mechanics, SEM, Volume 42, No. 1, pp. 1-7.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M, Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (2002). “Experimental Behavior of High Strength Square Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Columns,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Volume 128, No. 3, pp. 309-318.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (2002). “Seismic Behavior and Modeling of High Strength Composite Concrete Filled Steel Tube Beam-Columns,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier Applied Science, Volume 58, Issue 5-8, pp. 725-758.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W (2004). “Seismic Behavior and Design of High Strength Square Concrete Filled Steel Tube Beam-Columns,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Colume 130, No. 2, pp. 169-179.

 Varma, A.H., Sause, R., Ricles, J.M., and Li, Q. (2005). “Development and Validation of a Fiber Model for High Strength Square CFT Beam-columns,” ACI Structural Journal, ACI, Jan.-Feb. pp. 73-85.

Kowalkowski, K., and Varma, A.H. (2005). "Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat Straightening Repairs on the Structural Properties of Bridge Steels," Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, In Press.

Reviewed Conference Proceeding Papers:

Varma A, H., Kowalkowski, K., and Shingledecker, J. (2004). “Multiple Heat Straightening Repair of Damaged Steel Bridges,”  Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board Meetings, TRB, NAS, [computer file]

Varma, A.H. Srisa-Ard, J., and Hong, S. (2004). “Behavior of CFT Columns Under Fire Loading,” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress – 2004, Nashville, Tennessee, in press.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (2002). “Seismic Behavior and Design of High Strength Composite Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Beam-Columns,” Proceedings of the 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering [computer file], Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 12 pp.

Varma, A.H., Hull, B.K., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and Lu, L. (2000). “Seismic performance of high strength CFT beam-columns,” Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering: Proceedings of the 2000 Structures Congress & Exposition, ASCE, Reston, VA.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., Hull, B., and Lu, L.W. (1998). “Behavior of High Strength Square CFT Columns,” Proceedings of the Sixth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering [computer file], Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 12 pp.


Abstract Reviewed Conference Proceedings:

Varma, A.H., Srisa-Ard, J., and Hong, S. (2004). “Behavior of CFT Columns and Beam-Column Under Fire Loading,” Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, Univ. of Missouri-Rolla, in press.

Huang, Z, Varma, A.H., Harichandran, R., and Cordero, A., (2004). “Effects of Inelastic Local Buckling on the Behavior of Structural Members and Frames.” Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, Univ. of Missouri-Rolla, in press.

Huang, Z., Varma, A.H., Haichandran, R., and Cordero, A. (2004). “Effects of Inelastic Local Buckling on the Seismic Behavior of Structural Members and Frames,” Proceeding of the Annual Technical Session and Meeting, Structural Stability Research Council, University of Missouri, Rolla, in press.

Kowalkowski, K. and Varma, A.H. (2003). “Evaluation of Analytical Models for High Strength Square CFT Beam-Columns.” Proceedings of the Annual Technical Session and Meeting, Structural Stability Research Council, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, pp. 539-563.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., and Sause, R. (2002). “Analysis and Design of High Strength Square CFT Beam-Columns,” Proceedings of the Annual Technical Session and Meeting, Structural Stability Research Council, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, pp. 219 – 244.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., and Sause, R. (2001). “Seismic Behavior of High Strength Square CFT Beam-Columns,” Proceedings of the Annual Technical Session and Meeting, Structural Stability Research Council, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, pp. 459-480.

Varma, A.H., Hull, B.K., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (2000). “Performance of high strength CFT columns under seismic loading,” Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas: STESSA 2000, Mazzolani, F.M. and Tremblay, R. (eds.), A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands, pp. 79-86.

Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., and Sause, R. (2000). “Seismic Behavior of High Strength CFT Beam-Columns,” Composite and Hybrid Structures, Proceedings of the 6th ASCCS International Conference on Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, eds. Y. Xiao and S.A. Mahin, ASCCS-6 Secretariat, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Vol. 1, pp. 547-556.

Varma, A.H., Sause, R., and Ricles, J.M. (2000). “FEM Analysis of High Strength Square CFT Columns,” Proceedings of the Annual Technical Session and Meeting, Structural Stability Research Council, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, pp. 272-287.

Varma, A.H., Hull, B.K., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (1999). “High Strength Square CFT Columns: An Experimental Perspective,” Proceedings of the SSRC Annual Technical Session and Meeting, Structural Stability Research Council, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, pp. 205-218.

Varma, A.H., Hull, B. K., Ricles, J. M., Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (1998). “Experimental Studies of High Strength CFT Beam-Columns,” Proceedings of the Fifth Pacific Structural Steel Conference, (Invited Paper), Seoul, Korea, October 13 – 16, pp. 894-900.

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Student

Degree

Graduation

Title of Thesis or Dissertation

Antonio Cordero

M.S. Thesis

2002 done

Development of Modified Fiber-Based Beam-Column Element for DRAIN-2DX

Huang Zhihui

Ph.D. Dissertation

2004  done

Seismic Behavior of Moment Resisting Frames with High Strength CFT beam-columns and High Strength Steel Beams

Jarupat Srisa-Ard

Ph.D. Dissertation

2006 expected

Analytical Investigations of the Fire Behavior of Composite Structural Members

Keith Kowalkowski

Ph.D. Dissertation

2006 expected

Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat Straightening Repairs on the Fundamental Structural Properties of Steel Beam Bridges

Milind Prabhu

Ph.D. Dissertation

2006 expected

Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Effects of Dowel Bar Misalignment on the Joint Opening Behavior of Concrete Pavements.

Sangdo Hong

Ph.D. Dissertation

2007 expected

Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Fire Behavior of CFT Structural Systems

Devin Huber

Ph.D. Dissertation

2007 expected

Analytical Development and Experimental Validation of Long-Span Floor Systems for Multi-Story Residential Structures.