Structural Health Monitoring
Tracks
Room 411/412
Thursday, June 27, 2024 |
2:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
411-412 |
Overview
Chairs: Saptarshi Mukherjee, Pedram Bazrafshan
Speaker
Majid Eshraghi
Phd Student
University Of Pittsburgh
STRAIN-based FEM-aided Bridge Health MONITORING
Biography
Majid Eshraghi is a first-year PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his Master's degree from the University of Tehran, Iran, in Earthquake Engineering. Also, he holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology. He has experience in structural health monitoring, building design, and seismic evaluation and retrofitting of bridges and buildings. His current research focuses on the load rating of bridges.
Mr. Pedram Bazrafshan
Ph.D. Candidate
Drexel University
Acoustic emission RA value-average frequency data analysis with an entropy-‎based probabilistic model
Biography
Pedram is a Ph.D. candidate at Drexel University, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) Department. He started his studies in Jan 2023. Currently, Pedram is working on a concrete crack quantification project. The purpose of the project is to present brand-new features for Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation of concrete structures.
Dr. Bibo Zhong
Postdoctoral Researcher
Idaho National Laboratory
High-Temperature Magnetostrictive Acoustic Emission Transducer for Stainless Steel Pin Burst Detection
Biography
Dr. Bibo Zhong is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Measurement Science Laboratory. He has completed several projects using ultrasonic techniques for evaluating material properties and long-term monitoring. He has specialized in developing ultrasonic nondestructive testing & evaluation (NDT&E) systems and structural health monitoring using ultrasound. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2022.
Zebadiah Miles
Graduate Student
Michigan State University
Creation of Ultrasonic Digital Twin for Structure Qualification
Biography
Zeb is a PhD student at Michigan State University, pursuing a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a focus on ultrasonic NDE methods. His interests are in ultrasonic testing, electromagnetic acoustic transducers, ultrasonic digital twins, and practical methods of promoting NDE frameworks within industry. Post graduation he hopes to continue his research efforts in a research and development position with potential for applied engineering applications in the manufacturing or aerospace industries.