Magazine Articles

Publications Based on Tests of PileMedic

• Flexural Behaviour of Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns Strengthened by Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Wrapping System By Mo Ehsani, Omar Otoom, Weena Lokuge, Warna Karunasena, Allan Manalo, and Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Structures, March 2022, pp. 1326–1348.
• Pile Wrapping for Expedient Port Repair – PIER Spiral 1, Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers, Draft Report, August 2018, 117 pp.
• Experimental Evaluation of Repair Options for Timber Piles By J.H. Gull, A. Mohammadi, R. Taghinezhad, and A. Azizinamini, Transportation Research Record, TRB, Washington, DC, 2015, pp.124-131, DOI: 10.3141/2481-16
• Emergency repair of an RC bridge column with fractured bars using externally bonded prefabricated thin CFRP laminates and CFRP strips By Y. Yang, L. Sneed, M. S. Saiidi, A. Belarbi, M. Ehsani, and R. He, Composite Structures, 133(2015) 727-738
• Repair Systems for Deteriorated Bridge Steel H Piles By M. Dawood, H. Karagah, C. Shi, A. Belarbi, and C. Vipulanandan, Final Report Submitted to Texas DOT, Technical Report o-6731-1, Univerity of Houston, December 2015, 538 pp.
• Repair of Corroded and Buckled Short Steel Columns using Concrete-Filled GFRP Jackets By A. Kaya, M. Dawood, and B. Genturk, Construction and Building Materials, 94(2015) 20-27
• Assessment and Evaluation of Timber Piles Used in Nebraska for Retrofit and Rating By A. Mohammadi, J. Gull, R. Taghinezhad, and A. Azizinamini, Draft Final Report submitted to Nebraska Departmet of Roads, April 2014, 51 pp.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Operations Guide By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Urban Search and Rescue Program, June 2013, 7th Edition, 3rd Printing.

Technical Reports

• Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite and Recycled Plastic Bridges A Narrated Slide Presentation by the NHI Innovations - Highways for Life, Federal Highway Administration, 85 minutes long, August 2010.


 

Articles on Steel Piles & Poles

• Repair of ASR-Damaged Piles By M. Ehsani, S. Day, and T. White, Concrete International, April 2017, 61-65 pp.
• Experimental Study of Full-Scale Corroded Steel Bridge Piles Repaired Underwater with Grout-Filled Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Jackets By H. Karagah, M. Dawood, and A. Belarbi, ASCE, 22(3): 04018008.
• Repair of Corroded and Buckled Short Steel Columns Using Concrete-Filled GFRP Jackets By A. Kaya, M. Dawood, and B. Gencturk, Construction and Building Materials, 2015, 20-27 pp.
• Load Transfer in Composite Construction By W.P.Jacobs and J.F. Hajjar, University of Illinois, 2010, 12 pp.
• CPSC Alert: Whitco Co. LP Stadium Light Poles Can Fall Over, Posing Risk of Serious Injury and Death U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, August 24, 2009, 1-3 pp.
• Eight Light Poles Nationwide Have Fallen Recently By Eric Dexheimer and Andrea Lorenz, American-Statesman Staff, April 12, 2009, 1-4 pp.


 

Articles on Timber Piles & Poles

• Experimental Evaluation of Repair Options for Timber Piles By J. Gull, A. Mohammadi, R. Taghinezhad, and A. Azizinamini, Transportation Research Board, 2015, 124-131 pp.
• Experimental Evaluation of Repair Options for Timber Piles By J.H. Gull, A. Mohammadi, R. Taghinezhad, and A. Azizinamini, Transportation Research Record, TRB, Washington, DC, 2015, pp.124-131, DOI: 10.3141/2481-16
• Timber Pile Repair By Roe Enchayan, Nebraska Department of Roads, Presented at Midwest AASHTO Bridge Preservation Conference, October 2010
• Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Bridge Timber Piles under Eccentric Loads By Daniel Borello, et al., Engineering Structures 32, 2010, pp. 2237-2246
• Forensic Collapse Investigation of a Concrete Bridge with Timber Piers By Daniel Borello, Bassem Andrawes, Jerome Hajjar, Scott Olson, James Hansen, and Jason Buenker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 2009, 60 pp.
• Investigation of Steel-Stringer Bridges: Superstructures and Substructures Vol II by David White, Mohamed Mekkawy, Wayne Klaiber, and Terry Wipf, Iowa Highway Research Board (Project TR-522), October 2007, 294 pp.
• Pile Repair Sleeves for Challenging Substructure Repair Government Engineering, January-February 2006, 30-31 pp.
• Repair of Wood Piles Using Prefabricated Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Shells By Roberto Lopez-Anido, Antonis P. Michael, Thomas C. Sandford, and Barry Goodell, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE , February 2005, pp. 78-87.
• Field Tests of Timber Railroad Bridge Piles By Kendra Ann Donovan, Texas A&M University, December 2004, 53 pp.
• FRP-Composite-Wood-Pile Interface Characterization by Push Out Tests By Roberto Lopez-Anido, et al. Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE , July/August 2004, pp. 360-368.
• Freeze-Thaw Resistance of FRP Composites Adhesive Bonds with Underwater-Curing Epoxy By Roberto Lopez-Anido, et al. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE , May/June 2004, pp. 283-286.
• Assessment of Wood Pile Deterioration due to Marine Organisms By Roberto Lopez-Anido, et al. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE , March/April 2004, pp. 70-76.
• Experimental Characterization of FRP Composite-Wood Pile Structural Response by Bending Tests By Roberto Lopez-Anido, et al., Marine Structures, 16 (2003) 257–274.
• Design of Timber Foundation Piling for Highway Bridges and Other Structures By James S. Graham, 14 pp.
• Timber Pile Design and Construction Manual By Timber Piling Council, American Wood Preservers Institute, 145 pp.
• Determining the Length of Piles in Transportation Structures By Ronald W. Anthony and Arun K. Pandey, 8 pp.


 

News Articles on Piles

• Cleaner New York Harbor Brings Pests That Plague Park Projects By Lisa W. Foderaro, The New York Times, August 23, 2011
• Falling Light Pole Concerns Uniontown School By Liz Zemba, Tribune-Review, April 29, 2009
• Comparison of Chemical Grout Properties By David Magill with Richard Berry from Avanti International.

Articles by Prof. Ehsani & His Associates

• An Economical Solution for Repair of Seawalls and Bulkheads By Mo Ehsani A White Paper, January 2023
• An Economical Solution for Strengthening Concrete Columns By Mo Ehsani A White Paper, May 2022
• A New Spin for PreSpun: An Innovative FRP Solution for Strengthening Concrete Cell Phone Towers By Mo Ehsani, and Milad Moghaddas, Concrete Repair Bulletin, March 2017, pp. 8-11.
• Structural Challenge Facing the Wireless Communications Industry: A New FRP Solution for Strengthening Telecommunication Towers By Mo Ehsani, and Ryan Rimmele, Structure Magazine, December 2016, pp. 22-24.
• Repair of Columns with Carbon FRP Laminates By Mo Ehsani, Majid Farahani, and Eric Raatz, Structure Magazine, January 2012, pp. 35-37.
• Miami Building First to Benefit from Innovative Pile Jacket By Mo Ehsani, and Abhi Tipnis, Concrete Repair Bulletin, July/August 2011.
• A Novel Solution for Restoration of Deteriorated Piles By Mo Ehsani, and Mark Croarkin, Modern Contractor Solutions, A two-part article published in June and July 2011 issues.
• A Novel Solution for Restoration of Deteriorated Piles By Mo Ehsani, and Mark Croarkin, Government Engineering Magazine, March-April 2011
• FRP SuperLaminates: Transforming the Future of Repair & Retrofit with FRP By Mo Ehsani, Concrete International, ACI, March 2010
• FRP SuperLaminates Present Unparalleled Solutions to Old Problems By Mo Ehsani, Reinforced Plastics, August-September 2009
• Repair of Earthquake-Damaged RC Columns with FRP Wraps By Ehsani, Saadatmanesh and Jin, ACI Structural Journal, March-April 1997
• Seismic Retrofitting of Rectangular Bridge Columns with Composite Straps By Ehsani, Saadatmanesh and Jin, Earthquake Spectra, May 1997
• Seismic Strengthening of Circular Bridge Pier Models with Fiber Composites By Ehsani, Saadatmanesh and Jin, ACI Structural Journal, November-December 1996
• Engineer Says Agency Leaked Idea Engineering News Record, August 9, 1990, p. 16