Amit H. Varma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
3573 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824 - 1226

Phone : (517) 432 0180
Fax : (517) 432 1827
E-Mail: ahvarma@egr.msu.edu

Courses Taught:

• Design of Steel Structures
• Advanced Steel Design

Recent Research:

• Effects of Multiple Heat Straightening on the Structural Properties of Steel Beam Bridges, Michigan Department of Transportation, Current (2002 - 2004).
• Behavior, Analysis and Design of Composite Structures Under Fire Loading, Michigan State University Intramural Research Grant Program, Current (2001 - 2003).

Interests:

Experimental behavior and analytical modeling of steel-concrete composite structural components and systems under seismic loading. Large-scale static and dynamic testing and analytical modeling of structures made from high strength materials. Seismic response evaluation and performance based design of structural systems. Fatigue and fracture behavior of structural steel connections. Heat straightening of damaged steel members.

Education:

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structures), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 2000

Selected Publications:

• Fiber-based Models for Nonlinear Cyclic Analysis of High Strength CFT Beam-Columns, with R. Sause, and J. M. Ricles, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, February 2002, submitted for review and publication.
• Seismic Behavior and Design of High Strength Composite Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Beam-Columns, with J. M. Ricles, R. Sause, and L.W. Lu, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, February 2002, submitted for review and publication.
• Seismic Behavior and Modeling of High Strength Composite Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Beam-Columns, with J. M. Ricles, R. Sause, and L.W. Lu, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier Applied Science, 2002, Vol. 58, Issue 5-8, pp. 725-758.
• Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Threaded Connections for Large Diameter Pipes, with A.K. Salecha, B. Wallace, and B.W. Russell, Experimental Mechanics, SEM, 2002, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 1 - 7.
• Experimental Behavior of High Strength Square Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Columns, with J.M. Ricles, R. Sause, and L.W. Lu, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 2002, Vol. 128, No. 3, pp. 309-318.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 3546 Engineering Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1226 Phone: (517)355-5107 Fax: (517)432-1827 E-mail: cee@egr.msu.edu