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Dr. Amit H. Varma Associate Professor and University Faculty Scholar 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 Cell No. (517) 974 0936 Email: ahvarma@purdue.edu |
EDUCATION
| Degree |
Year |
University |
Field |
| B.S. |
1994 |
Indian
Institute of Technology - Bombay |
Civil
Engineering (Structures) |
| M.S. |
1996 |
University
of
Oklahoma, Norman |
Civil
Engineering (Structures |
| Ph.D. |
2001 |
Lehigh
University |
Civil
Engineering (Structures) |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2011 - onwards | University Faculty Scholar |
| Aug. 2008
onwards |
Associate
Professor Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering |
| 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. |
|
1 |
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. 1st Tier |
|
2 |
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. 1st Tier |
|
3 |
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. 1st Tier |
|
4 |
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. 1st Tier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2002)128:3(309) |
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5 |
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. 1st Tier. |
|
6 |
Varma, A.H.,* Ricles, J.M., Sause,
R., and Ream, A. (2004). “Seismic Behavior and Design of High Strength Square
Concrete Filled Steel Tube Beam-Columns,” Journal of Structural
Engineering, ASCE, Volume 130, Issue 2, pp. 169-179. 1st Tier.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2004)130:2(169) |
|
7 |
Varma, A.H.,* Sause, R., Ricles,
J.M., and Qinggang, L. (2005). “Development and Validation of Fiber Models
for High Strength Square CFT Beam-Columns,” ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 102,
Issue 1, pp. 73-85, Farmington Hills, MI. 1st Tier |
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8 |
Kowalkowski,
K.,* and Varma, A. H. (2005).
“Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat
Straightening Repair Cycles on the Structural Properties of Bridge Steels,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of
the Transportation Research Board, Issue 1907, pp. 67-77, TRB,
Washington, D.C. 1st Tier |
|
9 |
Prabhu,
M.,* Varma, A.H., Buch, N., and
Thandavesvara, D. (2006). “Experimental Investigation of Effects of Dowel
Misalignment on Joint Pullout Behavior,” Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Issue
1947, pp. 15-27, TRB, Washington, D.C. 1st Tier. |
|
10 |
Kowalkowski,
K., * and Varma,
A.H. (2006). “Structural Properties of Steels Subjected Multiple Cycles of
Damage Followed by Heating Repair,” Journal
of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 2, pp. 283-296. 1st
Tier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2007)133:2(283) |
|
11 |
Prabhu,
M.,* Varma, A.H., and Buch, N.
(2007). “Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Mechanistic
Effects of Dowel Misalignment in Concrete Pavement Joints,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of
the Transportation Research Board, Issue 2037, pp. 12-29, TRB,
Washington, D.C. 1st Tier. |
|
12 |
Kowalkowski,
K.,* and Varma, A. H. (2007).
“Effects of Multiple Heat Straightening Repairs on Steel Beams,” Journal of the Transportation Research
Board, Issue 2028, pp. 67-77, TRB, Washington, D.C. 1st Tier. |
|
13 |
Prabhu,
M.,* Varma, A.H., Buch,
N. (2009). “Analytical Investigation of the Effects of Dowel Misalignment on
Concrete Pavement Joint Opening Behavior,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Volume 10, Issue
1, Feb. 2009, pp. 49-62, Taylor and Francis Group. 1st Tier. |
|
14 |
Hong, S.,* and Varma, A.H. (2009).
“Analytical Modeling of the Standard Fire Behavior of Loaded CFT Columns,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research,
Volume 65, pp. 54-69, Elsevier. 1st
Tier. |
|
15 |
Choe, L.,* Wheeler, E., and Varma, A.H. (2009). “Validation of Prestressed
Concrete Bridge LRFD Software Using NCHRP Process 12-50.” Journal of the Transportation Research
Record, Issue 2131, pp. 34-46, TRB, Washington, DC, 24 pp. 1st Tier. |
|
16 |
Hong, S.* and Varma, A.H. (2010).
“Predicting Column Buckling Under Fire Loading Using Fundamental Section
Behavior.” Journal of ASTM
International, ASTM, Volume 7, Issue 1, 23 pp. Also invited presentation
and article in Special Technical Publication (STP) resulting from the Symposium on Advances in State of the Art
in Fire Testing, ASTM E05 Committee on Standard Fire Testing. 1st Tier. |
|
17 |
Wellman,
E.,* Varma, A.H., Fike, R., and
Kodur, V., (2011). “Experimental Evaluation of Composite Floor Systems Under
Fire Loading.” Journal of Structural
Engineering, Special 9/11 Commemorative Issue, ASCE, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp.
1002-1016. 1st Tier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000451 |
|
18 |
Choe,
L.,* Varma, A.H., Agarwal, A., and Surovek, A. (2011). “Fundamental
Behavior of Steel Beam-Columns and Columns Under Fire Loading: Experimental
Evaluation” Journal of Structural
Engineering, Special 9/11 Commemorative Issue, ASCE, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp.
954-966. 1st Tier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000446 |
|
19 |
Agarwal
A.,* and Varma, A.H. (2011).
“Design of Steel Columns for Fire Loading Including Effects of Rotational
Restraints.” Engineering Journal,
AISC, Vol. 48, No.4, pp. 297-314, 4th Quarter, Chicago, IL. 1st
Tier. |
|
20 |
Kodur, V.K.R., Naser, M., Pakala, P.,*
and Varma, A.H. (2012). “Modeling the response of beam-column assemblies
exposed to Fire.” Journal of
Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier Science, Vol. 80, pp. 163-173. 1st
Tier. |
|
21 |
Varma, A.H.,* Malushte, S., Sener, K., and Lai, Z.,
(2013). “Steel-Plate Composite (SC) Walls for Safety Related Nuclear
Facilities: Design for In-Plane Force and Out-of-Plane Moments.” Nuclear Engineering and Design,
Special Issue on SMiRT-21 Conference, Elsevier Science, Accepted for
publication. 1st Tier. |
|
22 |
Zhang, K.,* Varma, A.H., Malushte, S., and Gallocher, S. (2013).
“Effects of Shear Connectors on the Local Buckling and Composite Action in
Steel Concrete Composite Walls.” Nuclear
Engineering and Design, Special Issue on SmiRT-21 Conference, Elsevier
Science, Accepted for publication, March 24, 2013, 1st Tier. |
|
23 |
Agarwal,
A.,* Selden, K., and
Varma A.H. (2013). “Stability Behavior of Steel Building Structures in Fire
Conditions: Role of Composite Floor System with Shear-Tab Connections.” Journal of Structural Fire Engineering,
Special Issue on Structures in Fire-2012 Conference, Accepted for publication
with minor edits, May 30, 2013. 1st Tier. |
|
24 |
Hong, S.,* Choe, L., and Varma A.H. (2013). “Fundamental Behavior of CFT
Beam-Columns Under Fire Loading.” Steel
and Composite Structures – An International Journal, Techno-Press, Taejon
Korea, submitted for publication, February 2012. 1st Tier. |
|
25 |
Agarwal,
A.,* and Varma, A.H. (2013). “Fire Induced
Progressive Collapse of Steel Building Structures: The Role of Interior
Gravity Columns.” Engineering Structures,
Special Issue on Fire Analysis of Structures, Elsevier Science, Accepted for
publication. 1st Tier. |
|
26 |
Agarwal,
A.,* Choe, L., and Varma, A.H. (2013). “Design of Steel Columns at
Elevated Temperatures due to Fire: Effects of Thermal Gradients.” Journal of Constructional Steel Research,
Elsevier Science, Submitted for publication, June 2013. 1st Tier. |
|
1 |
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, proceedings on CD-ROM,
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 12 pp. |
|
2 |
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, proceedings on CD-ROM, Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 12 pp. |
|
3 |
Varma, A.H., Kowalkowski, K.,* and Shingledecker,
J. (2004). “Multiple Heat Straightening of Damaged Steel Bridges,” Proceedings of the Transportation
Research Board Meetings, proceedings on CD-ROM, TRB, Washington, D.C., 21
pp. |
|
4 |
Kowalkowski,
K.,* and Varma, A. H. (2005).
“Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat
Straightening Repair Cycles on the Structural Properties of Bridge Steels,” Proceedings of the Transportation Research
Board Meetings, proceedings on CD-ROM, TRB, Washington, D.C., 27 pp. |
|
5 |
Kowalkowski,
K.,* and Varma, A.H. (2006).
“Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat Straightening Repairs on Steel Beams,” Proceedings of the Transportation Research
Board Meetings, proceedings on
CD-ROM, TRB, Washington, D.C., 27 pp. |
|
6 |
Prabhu,
M.,* Varma, A.H., Buch, N., and
Thandavesvara, D. (2006). “Experimental Evaluation of Dowel Misalignment on
Joint Pullout Behavior,” Proceedings of
the Transportation Research Board Meetings, proceedings on CD-ROM, TRB,
Washington, D.C., 27 pp. |
|
7 |
Huang, Z.,* and Varma, A.H. (2006).
“Seismic Behavior of Moment Resisting Frames With High-Strength
Square CFT Columns,” Proceedings of the
8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
proceedings on CD-ROM, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland,
CA, 12 pp. |
|
8 |
Kowalkowski,
K.,* and Varma, A. H. (2007).
“Effects of Heat Straightening Repairs on The Structural Properties and
Microstructure of Bridge Steels,” Proceedings
of the Transportation Research Board Meetings, proceedings on CD-ROM,
TRB, Washington, D.C., 27 pp. |
|
9 |
Prabhu,
M.,* Varma, A.H., and Buch, N.
(2007). “Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Mechanistic
Effects of Dowel Misalignment in Concrete Pavement Joints,” Proceedings of the Transportation Research
Board Meetings, proceedings on
CD-ROM, TRB, Washington, D.C., 26
pp. |
|
10 |
Choe, L.,* Wheeler, E., and Varma, A.H. (2008). “Validation of Prestressed
Concrete Bridge LRFD Software Using NCHRP Process12-50.” Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board Meetings, proceedings
on CD-ROM, TRB, Washington, DC, 24 pp. |
|
11 |
Seo, J.,* Choe, L., and Varma, A.H. (2010). “Evaluation of
Composite Steel I-Girder Bridge Design Software Using NCHRP Process 12-50.” Proceedings of the Transportation Research
Board Meetings, proceedings on CD-ROM, Paper #10-3487, TRB, Washington,
D.C. 20 pp. |
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1 |
Guide to Stability Design Criteria
for Metal Structures. Sixth Edition. Edited by Ronald D. Ziemian. Wiley.
[Chapter 10. Composite Columns and Structural Systems. By Varma, A. H., Chair
of Task Group 20 - Composite Columns] |
|
1 |
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. |
|
2 |
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, Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, pp. 205-218. |
|
3 |
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, Univ. of
Missouri, Rolla, pp. 272-287. |
|
4 |
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. |
|
5 |
Varma, A.H.,* Ream, A., Ricles, J.M.,
Sause, R., and Lu, L. (2000). “Seismic Performance of High Strength
CFT Beam-columns,” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress - 2000,
proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40492(2000)120
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6 |
Varma, A.H.,* Ream A., 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. |
|
7 |
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, Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, pp. 459-480. |
|
8 |
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 Missouri, Rolla, pp.
219-244. |
|
9 |
Kowalkowski,
K.,* and Varma, A.H. (2003).
“Evaluation of Analytical Models for High Strength Square CFT Beam-Columns,” Proceedings
of the Annual Technical Session, Structural Stability Research Council,
University of Missouri, Rolla, pp. 539–564. |
|
10 |
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, pp 329-352. |
|
11 |
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, pp. 557-580. |
|
12 |
Varma, A.H.,* Srisa-Ard, J., and Hong,
S. (2004). “Analytical Investigations of the Fire Behavior of Concrete
Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Columns,” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures
Congress, Proceedings on
CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40700(2004)125 |
|
13 |
Hong,
S.,* and Varma, A.H. (2005).
“Behavior of CFT Beam-Columns Under Elevated Temperatures from Fire Loading,”
Proceedings of the ASCE Structures, Proceedings
on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40753(171)52 |
|
14 |
Varma, A.H.,* Hong, S., and Iwankiw, N. (2006). “Stability of Columns Under
Fire Loading,” Proceedings of the
Annual Technical Session, Structural Stability Research Council, Univ. of
Missouri, Rolla, pp. 243-266. |
|
15 |
Prabhu, M.,* Varma, A. and Buch, N.
(2006). “Effects of Dowel Misalignment on the Stress-States in Concrete
Pavement Joints,” Proceedings of the
6th International
DUT-Workshop on Fundamental Modeling of Design and Performance of Concrete
Pavements, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. |
|
16 |
Varma, A.H.,* and Hong, S. (2007).
“Column Stability Under Fire Loading Using Fundamental Section Behavior,” Proceedings of the Annual Technical
Session, Structural Stability Research
Council, Univ. of Missouri – Rolla, pp. 477-495. |
|
17 |
Huber, D.,* and Varma, A.H. (2007).
“Development of Long Span Floor Systems for Multistory Residential
Construction,” Proceedings of the North
American Steel Construction Conference, Proceedings on CD-ROM, AISC,
Chicago, IL, pp. 1-15. |
|
18 |
Hong, S.,* and Varma, A. H. (2007).
“Fundamental Behavior of CFT Beam-Columns Under Standard Fire Loading,” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress –
2007, proceedings on CD-ROM,
ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40944(249)59 |
|
19 |
Kowalkowski, K.,* and Varma, A.H.
(2007). “Analytical Simulation of the Heat Straightening Repair of Damaged
Steel Bridges,” Proceedings of the ASCE
Structures Congress – 2007,
Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40946(248)75 |
|
20 |
Booth, P.N.,* Varma, A.H., Malushte, S.,
and Johnson, W. (2007). “Response of Modular Composite Walls to Combined
Thermal & Mechanical Load,” Transactions
of the 19th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor
Technology (SMiRT-19), Paper # H01/4, Toronto, Canada, IASMIRT, North
Carolina State University, Rayleigh, NC, pp. 1-8, |
|
21 |
Agarwal, A.,* and Varma, A.H.,
(2008) “Modeling the Behavior of Structural Columns under Fire Loading
Effects.” Proceedings of the ASCE
Structures Congress-2008, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-11,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41016(314)60
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22 |
Hong, S.,* Varma, A.H., Agarwal, A., and Prasad, K. (2008).
“Behavior of Steel Building Structures Under Realistic Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures
Congress-2008, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41016(314)247
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23 |
Hong, S., *and Varma, A.H. (2008).
“Fundamental Behavior and Overall Stability of Composite Columns under Fire
Loading.” Proceedings of the 5th
International Structures in Fire Conference (SiF 2008), Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore, pp. 572-583. |
|
24 |
Varma, A.H., Agarwal. A.,* Hong, S, and Prasad, K. (2008). “Behavior of Steel Building
Structures with Perimeter MRFs under Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the 5th International Structures in Fire
Conference (SiF 2008), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, pp.
266-277. |
|
25 |
Cedeno, G.,* Varma, A.H., and Gore, J., (2008). “Predicting the
Standard Fire Behavior of Composite Steel Beams.” Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete VI, Engineering
Conferences International, July 20-24, Colorado, pp. 642-656, ASCE, Reston,
VA. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41142(396)53
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26 |
Agarwal, A.,* Varma, A.H., and Cedeno,
G. (2009). “Stability Behavior of Building Structures with Perimeter MRFS
Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the
ASCE Structures Congress, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA. pp.
1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41031(341)76
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27 |
Agarwal, A.,* Varma,
A.H., and Cedeno, G. (2009). “Steel Columns Under Fire Loading: Stability
Behavior and Design.” Proceedings of
the Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, pp.
405-422, University of Missouri, Rolla. |
|
28 |
Cedeno, G.,* Varma, A.H., and Agarwal,
A.. (2009). “Behavior of Floor Systems Under Realistic
Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the ASCE
Structures Congress, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41031(341)224
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29 |
Agarwal, A.,* Varma, A.H., and Choe, L. (2009). “Stability Behavior and
Design of Steel Columns Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress, Proceedings on
CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA. pp. 1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41031(341)181
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30 |
Malushte, S.R., Booth, P.N., and Varma, A.H. (2009). “Design of
Modular Composite Walls Subjected to Thermal and Mechanical Loading.” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures
Congress, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 1-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41031(341)103
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31 |
Varma, A.H., Malushte, S.R., Sener, K.C.,* and Booth, P.N. (2009). “Analysis and Design of
Modular Composite Walls for Combined Thermal and Mechanical Loading.” Transactions of the 20th International
Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 20), Div.
TS 6, Paper #1820, Espoo, Finland, IASMIRT, North Carolina State University,
Rayleigh, NC, pp. 1-11 http://www.iasmirt.org/transactions/20/6_paper_1820.pdf
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32 |
Wellman, E.,* Varma, A.H., Fike,
R., Pakala, P. and Kodur, V. (2010). “Experimental Evaluation of Composite
Floor Assemblies Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings
of the Sixth International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF 2010),
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, pp. 417-424. http://www.structuresinfire.com/corpo/conferences/sif10.pdf
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33 |
Choe, L.,*and Varma, A.H. (2010).
“Experimental Investigation of the Fundamental Behavior of Steel Members
Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the
Sixth International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF 2010), Michigan
State University, East Lansing, MI, pp. 3-10. |
|
34 |
Walz, J.,* Choe, L., Varma, A., and
Surovek, A. (2010) “Experimental and Analytical investigations of
moment-curvature-temperature behaviour of steel and composite beam-columns at
elevated temperature,” Proceedings of
the 4th International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures,
Sydney, AU. doi:10.3850/978-981-08-6218-3_CC-Fr033 |
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35 |
Varma, A.H.,* Malushte, S.R., Sener, K., and Lai, Z.
(2011). “Steel-Plate Composite Walls For Safety Related Nuclear Facilities:
Design for Combined In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Demands.” Transactions of the 21st International Conference on
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 21), New Delhi, India,
Paper ID 760, IASMiRT, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp.
1-10. |
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36 |
Varma, A.H., Malushte, S.R., Sener, K.,* Booth, P.N., and
Coogler, K. (2011). “Steel-Plate Composite Walls: Analysis and Design
Including Thermal Effects.” Transactions
of the 21st International Conference on Structural Mechanics in
Reactor Technology (SMiRT 21), New Delhi, India, Paper ID 761, IASMiRT,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
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37 |
Varma, A.H., Sener, K.,* Zhang, K., Coogler, K., and
Malushte, S.R. (2011). “Out-of-Plane Shear Behavior of SC Composite
Structures.” Transactions of the 21st
International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology
(SMiRT 21), New Delhi, India, Paper ID 763, IASMiRT, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
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38 |
Varma, A.H., Zhang, K.,* Chi, H., Booth, P.N., and Baker,
T. (2011) “In-Plane Shear Behavior of SC Composite Walls: Theory vs.
Experiment.” Transactions of the 21st
International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology
(SMiRT 21), New Delhi, India, Paper ID 764, IASMiRT, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
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39 |
Varma, A.H., Seo, J.,* Chi, H., and Baker, T., (2011). “Behavior
of SC Wall Lap Splice Anchorages.” Transactions
of the 21st International Conference on Structural Mechanics in
Reactor Technology (SMiRT 21), New Delhi, India, Paper ID 765, IASMiRT,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
|
40 |
Choe, L,* Varma, A.H., and Surovek, A.,
(2011). “Behavior of Steel Columns Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the Structures Congress 2011, Proceedings on
CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 463-471. |
|
41 |
Pakala, P.,* Fike, R., Wellman, E.,
Kodur, V., and Varma, A.H. (2011). “Experimental Evaluation of Composite
Floor Assemblies Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings
of the Structures Congress 2011, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA,
pp. 451-462. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41171(401)39
|
|
42 |
|
|
43 |
Agarwal, A.,* and Varma A.H. (2012)
“Fire Induced Progressive Collapse of Steel Building Structures.” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures
Congress, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 235-245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412367.022
|
|
44 |
Varma, A.H.,
Malushte, S.R., Sener, K., Booth, P.N. (2012) “Analysis
Recommendations for Steel-Composite Walls for Safety-Related Nuclear
Facilities.” Proceedings of the ASCE
Structures Congress, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp.
1871-1880. |
|
45 |
Selden, K.,*
Varma, A.H., and Fischer, E., (2012). “Experimental and Numerical
Evaluations of Composite Floor Slabs under Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the 7th International
Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF 2012), ETH, Zurich, Switzerland,
pp. 305-316. |
|
46 |
Agarwal, A.,
Varma, A.H., and Selden, K. (2013). “Parameters Influencing Collapse
Resistance of Building Structures Subjected to Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures
Congress, Proceedings on CD-ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, pp. 2578-2589. |
|
47 |
Booth, P.N.,* Varma, A.H., and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.,
(2013). “Seismic Behavior and Design of
Primary Shield Structure Consisting of SC Walls.” Transactions of the 22nd International Conference on Structural
Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 22), IASMIRT, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
|
48 |
Varma, A.H., Sener, K.*, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (2013).
“Lateral Load Behavior of a Pressurized Water Reactor Containment Internal
Structure.” Transactions of the 22nd
International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT
22), IASMIRT, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
|
49 |
Bruhl, J.C., Varma, A.H., and Johnson, W.H. (2013). “Design of SC
Composite Walls for Projectile Impact: Local Failure.” Transactions of the 22nd International Conference on Structural
Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 22), IASMIRT, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
|
50 |
Kurt, E., Varma, A.H., Booth, P.N., and Whittaker, A. (2013). “SC
Wall Piers and Basemat Connections: Numerical Investigation of Behavior and
Design.” Transactions of the 22nd
International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT
22), IASMIRT, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
|
51 |
Seo, J., Varma, A.H., and Winkler, D. (2013). “Preliminary
Investigations of the Joint Shear Strength of SC Wall-to-Wall T-Joints.” Transactions of the 22nd International
Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 22),
IASMIRT, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 1-10. |
| 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 |
Complete |
| 2003
-
2007 |
American
Institute
of Steel Construction |
Development
of
Innovative Long-Span Floor Systems for Multistory Residential Steel
Construction |
Complete |
| 2004
-
2006 |
Michigan
Department
of Transportation |
Experimental
and
Analytical Investigations of the Effects of Dowel Bar Misalignment
on Concrete Pavement Joint Opening Behavior |
Complete |
| 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 |
----X
--- |
| 2005 |
Bechtel
Nuclear
Corporation |
Analysis
of
Composite Sandwich Wall Systems For Nuclear Facilities |
Complete |
| 2006
-
2007 |
Indiana
Department
of Transportation |
Synthesis
Study:
Heat Treatment and Its Applications for Rehabilitating Steel
Bridges |
Complete |
| 2006
- 2008 |
Indiana
Department
of Transportation |
Evaluation
and
Verification of LRFD Bridge Design and Analysis Software |
Complete |
| 2006- 2007 |
Bechtel
Nuclear
Corporation |
Experimental
Evaluation
of Composite Sandwich Wall Systems for Nuclear Facilities |
Complete |
| 2007- 2009 |
Indiana
Department
of Transportation |
Realistic
Heat
Straightening Repair of Steel Beam Bridges and Its Effects on the
Structural Properties and Serviceability Performance |
Complete |
| 2006- 2009 |
National
Science
Foundation |
Realistic
Fire
Behavior and Stability of Steel Building Structures and Sub-Systems |
Complete |
| 2006
- 2009 |
US
Department
of Commerce (NIST- BFRL) |
Realistic
Fire
Behavior and Stability of Steel Building Structures |
Complete |
| 2008
- 2009 |
Purdue
Research
Foundation |
Stability
of
Building Structures Under Fire Loading |
Complete |
| 2008- 2011 |
National
Science
Foundation |
Realistic
Fire
Behavior and Design of Building Floor Systems |
In Progress |
| 2009- 2011 |
National
Science
Foundation |
Structural
Mechanics
of Steel Beam-Columns and Columns Under Fire Loading |
In
Progress |
| 2008- 2009 |
Consolidated
Systems
Inc. and W&W Steel Company |
Experimental
Evaluation
of a Patented Composite Beam and Splice |
Complete |
| 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 |
| Name |
Degree |
Graduation Date |
Title |
| Antonio Cordero-Domenech |
M.S. (MSU) |
July 2002 (complete) |
Development of a Modified Fiber Element for DRAIN-2DX |
| Zhihui Huang |
Ph.D. (MSU) |
May 2005 (complete) |
Seismic Behavior, Analysis, and Design of High Strength
CFT Moment Resisting Frames |
| Milind Prabhu |
Ph.D. (MSU) |
2/07 (completed) |
Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Dowel
Misalignments in Concrete Pavement Joints |
| Keith Kowalkowski |
PhD |
12/05 (complete) |
Multiple Heat Straightening Repair of Damaged Steel Beam
Bridges |
| Sangdo Hong |
Ph.D. |
2/07 (complete) |
Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Fire
Behavior of Composite Beam-Columns |
| Eric Wheeler | M.S.
|
08/07
(complete) |
Behavior-based Evaluation and Verification of P/S Concrete Bridge LRFD Software |
| Devin Huber | Ph.D. |
10/08 (complete) |
Development and Evaluation of Innovative Long-Span Floor Systems for Multistory Steel Structures. |
(complete) |
Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Composite Wall Systems for Nuclear Facilities | ||
| |
-X - |
||
| Young-Moo Sohn |
Ph.D. |
05/2012 (expected) |
Effects of Realistic Heat Straightening on the
Structural Properties and Serviceability of Steel Beam Bridges |
|
Lisa
Choe |
Ph.D. |
12/2011 |
Structural
Mechanics
and Behavior of Steel Beam-Columns and Frames Under Fire
Loading |
|
Anil
Agarwal |
Ph.D. |
8/2011 |
Realistic
Fire Behavior and Stability of Steel Building Structures |
| Emily
Blocksom |
M.S. |
08/2010 |
Behavior
of Composite Floor
Systems Under Fire Loading |
|
|
Full
articles in refereed publications |
|
1 |
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. 1st Tier |
|
2 |
Varma, A.H., * Ricles,
J.M., Sause, R., |
|
3 |
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. 1st Tier |
|
4 |
Varma, A.H. *, Ricles, J.M,
Sause, R., and Lu, L.W. (2002). “Experimental Behavior of |
|
5 |
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. 1st Tier |
|
6 |
Varma, A.H. *, Ricles,
J.M., Sause, R., and Ream, A. (2004). “Seismic Behavior and Design of |
|
7 |
Varma, A.H. *, Sause, R.,
Ricles, J.M., and Qinggang, L. (2005). “Development and Validation of
Fiber Models for |
|
8 |
Kowalkowski, K. *, and Varma, A. H. (2005).
“Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat
Straightening Repair Cycles on the Structural Properties of Bridge
Steels.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the
Transportation Research Board, Issue 1907, pp. 67-77, TRB, |
|
9 |
Prabhu, M. *, Varma, A.H., Buch, N., and
Thandavesvara, D. (2006). “Experimental Evaluation of Dowel
Misalignment on Joint Pullout Behavior,” Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board,
Issue 1947, pp. 15-27, TRB, |
|
10 |
Kowalkowski, K. *, and Varma, A.H., (2006). “Structural
Properties of Steels Subjected Multiple Cycles of Damage Followed by
Heating Repair.” Journal of Structural Engineering,
Vol.
133, No. 2, pp. 283-296. ASCE. 1st tier |
| 11 |
Kowalkowski, K. *, and Varma, A.H., (2007). “Multiple Heat Straightening Repairs of Steel Beams” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, accepted for publication, February 2007. |
| 12 |
Prabhu, M. *, Varma, A.H., Buch, N., and Thandavesvara, D. (2006). “Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Mechanistic Effects of Dowel Misalignment in Concrete Pavement Joints,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, accepted for publication, February 2007. |
|
|
Shorter
communications,
letters, notes or briefs in refereed
journals. |
|
1 |
Varma, A.H., Ricles, J.M., and Sause,
R. (2003). “Closure of – Experimental Behavior of |
|
|
Refereed conference or symposium
proceedings |
|
1 |
Huang,
Z., and Varma, A.H. *
(2006). “Seismic Behavior of Moment Resisting Frames With |
|
2 |
Prabhu, M. *, Varma, A.H., Buch, N., and
Thandavesvara, D. (2006). “Experimental Evaluation of Dowel
Misalignment on Joint Pullout Behavior,” Proceedings of
the Transportation Research Board Meetings [computer file], TRB, |
|
3 |
Kowalkowski, K *, and Varma, A.H. (2006). “Effects of
Multiple Damage-Heat Straightening Repairs on Steel Beams.” Proceedings
of
the Transportation Research Board Meetings [computer
file], TRB, |
|
4 |
Kowalkowski, K. *, and Varma, A. H. (2005).
“Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Multiple Damage-Heat
Straightening Repair Cycles on the Structural Properties of Bridge
Steels.” Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board
Meetings [computer file], TRB, |
|
5 |
Varma, A.H. *, Kowalkowski,
K., and Shingledecker, J. (2004). “Multiple Heat
Straightening of Damaged Steel Bridges.” Proceedings of the
Transportation Research Board Meetings, TRB, |
|
6 |
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. |
|
7 |
Varma, A.H. *, Ricles,
J.M., Sause, R., |
|
|
Selected Refereed
conference summaries or abstracts |
|
1 |
Varma, A.H., Hong, S., and Iwankiw, N.
(2006). “Stability of Columns Under Fire Loading.” Proceedings
of the Annual Technical Session, Structural Stability Research
Council, |
|
2 |
Varma, A.H.*, and Hong,
S. (2005). “Behavior of CFT Beam-Columns Under Elevated Temperatures
from Fire Loading.” Proceedings of the ASCE Structures
Concrete – 2005 [computer file], |
|
3 |
Varma, A.H. *, Srisa-Ard,
J., and Hong, S. (2004). “Analytical Investigations
of the Fire Behavior of Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Columns,”
Proceedings
of the ASCE Structures Congress – 2004 [computer file], |
|
4 |
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, |
|
5 |
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, |
|
6 |
Kowalkowski, K. * and Varma, A.H. (2003). “Evaluation
of Analytical Models for |
|
11 |
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. |
|
12 |
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. |
|
14 |
Varma,
A.H. *, |