Abbas Divani, PhD, PE
Abbas Divani, PhD, PE Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering abbas.divani@valpo.edu Gellersen Center
Education
B.S. – Azad University, Zanjan, Iranf Toledo
M.S.- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Ph.D. – Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Certifications
- Licensed Professional Engineer – Indiana
Courses Taught
- Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Design of Masonry and Timber Structures
- Design of Steel Structures
- Engineering Mechanics
- Numerical Methods in Structural Engineering
- Soil Mechanics Lab
- Senior Design Advisor
Research Interests
- Proposition and evaluation of an innovative frictional damper for structural systems,
which does not bear limitation of previously proposed systems and yet maintains their advantages (Master Thesis). - Analytical prediction of live load distribution factor for atypical husbandry vehicles by evaluation
of selected bridges in the state of Iowa. - Modeling the Origin and Inception of Fatigue Failure in Metals through a Non-linear Mechanical
Spring System (PhD Thesis).