Riyadh Hindi, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI
Professor of Civil Engineering
Education
Ph.D. Structural and Earthquake Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
M.Sc in Structural Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
B.Sc. (Hon I) in Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad
Research Interests
Hindi鈥檚 area of expertise includes non-linear behavior, modeling, and damage of reinforced and pre-stressed concrete elements under static, cyclic and seismic loadings, confinement of reinforced concrete bridge columns, low-cycle fatigue of bridge elements and reinforcement, behavior of bridges under vehicular live load. His research includes experimental, analytical and finite element modeling of bridges and structures. He has developed a damage model of R/C concrete bridge columns under seismic loading based on degraded energy. Hindi has served as a PI/Co-PI on many research projects sponsored by NSF, Caltrans, IDOT, MODOT, and internally. Hindi has supervised more than 20 graduate students鈥� research theses.
Labs and Facilities
Concrete and Materials Laboratory
A materials testing laboratory is available for developing design criteria and evaluating
various types of building materials, such as concrete, masonry, wood, and steel. The
laboratory includes facilities for performing many tests on concrete. A 500,000 lbs.
capacity testing machine, smaller testing machines and other equipment are also available.
Publications and Media Placements
Printed Archival Peer-Reviewed Journals
Miguel Vicentea, Dorys Gonz谩leza, Jesus M铆ngueza, Manuel Tarifac, Gonzalo Ruizd, and Riyadh Hindi, 2018, 鈥淚nfluence of the Pore Morphology of High Strength Concrete on its Fatigue
Life鈥�, International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 112, July, pp. 106-116 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.03.006).
Mohammed Al-Osta, Sabreena Nasrin, Ahmed Ibrahim, and Riyadh Hindi, 2018, 鈥淔inite Element Analysis of Confined High Strength Concrete Bridge Columns with Opposing-Spiral Reinforcement鈥�, International Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 101-115. (DOI: 10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2018.10014090)
Md Ashiquzzaman, Justin Schmeltz, Ahmed Ibrahim, Will Lindquist, and Riyadh Hindi, 2017, 鈥淎ssessment of the Rotation of Exterior Bridge Girders Due to Construction Loading Using TAEG鈥�, Modern Civil and Structural Engineering MCSE, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-12, October. (DOI: 10.22606/mcse.2017.11001)Md Ashiquzzaman, Li Hui*, Ahmed Ibrahim, Will Lindquist, and Riyadh Hindi, 2017, 鈥淓ffectiveness of Different Bracing Systems to Prevent Exterior Girder Rotation
During Bridge Deck Construction鈥�, Elsevier Journal of Structures, Volume 142, 1 July 2017, pp. 272-289. (DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.04.003)
Mehdi Motaleb, Nick Duong*, Will Lindquist, and Riyadh Hindi, 2016, 鈥淚nvestigation of Distortion-Induced Web-Gap Cracking in a Seismically Retrofitted
Steel Bridge: Repair Measures鈥�, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, December. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001023).
Jonathan West, Ahmed Ibrahim, and Riyadh Hindi, 鈥淎nalytical Compressive Stress-Strain Model for High-Strength Concrete Confined with Cross-Spirals鈥�, Elsevier Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 113, pp. 362鈥�370. April 2016. DOI:10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.01.049
Will Lindquist, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ying Tung, Mehdi Motaleb, Daniel Tobias, and Riyadh Hindi, 2015, 鈥淒istortion-Induced Fatigue Cracking in a Seismically-Retrofitted Steel Bridge: Case Study鈥�, ASCE Journal of Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. July 2015. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000783
Richardson, D., Tung, Y., Tobias, D., and Hindi, R. 鈥淎n Experimental Study of Bridge Deck Cracking using type k-cement鈥�, Elsevier Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 52, February 2014, pp. 366鈥�374. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.11.052
Marvel, L., Doty, N., Lindquist, W., and Hindi, R., 鈥淎xial behavior of high-strength concrete confined with multiple spirals鈥�, Elsevier Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 60, February 2014, pp. 68鈥�80. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.12.019
Marvel, L., and Hindi, R. 2013, 鈥淗igh-Strength Concrete Columns Confined with Spirals, ACI SP-293 Reinforced Concrete Columns with High Strength Concrete and Steel Reinforcement.鈥� October, pp. 1-14. http://www.concrete.org/Store/ProductDetail.aspx?ItemID=SP293CD
Hindi, R., and Browning, B., 2011, 鈥淭orsionally Loaded Circular Concrete Member Confined with Spirals鈥�, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 108, No. 2, March-April, pp. 139-147.
Hindi, R., Turechek, W., 鈥淓xperimental behavior of circular concrete columns under reversed cyclic loading,鈥� Construction and Building Materials, 22(4), April 2008, pp. 684-693, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.09.002
Hindi, R., Hassan, M., 鈥淪implified Trilinear Behavior of Diagonally Reinforced Coupling Beams,鈥� ACI Structural Journal, 104(2), March 2007, pp. 199-206.
Yousif, Z. and Hindi, R., 鈥滱ASHTO-LRFD Live Load Distribution for Beam-and-Slab Bridges: Limitations and Applicability,鈥� Journal of Bridge Engineering, 12(6), 2007, pp. 765鈥�773, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2007)12:6(765)
Hindi, R., and Dicleli, M., 2006, 鈥淓ffect of Modifying Bearing Fixities on the Seismic Response of Short-to-Medium Length Bridges with Heavy Substructures鈥�, Earthquake Spectra, EERI, 22(1), February, pp. 65-84. DOI: 10.1193/1.2163367
Mansour, M., Lee, J.Y., and Hindi, R., 2005, 鈥淎nalytical prediction of the pinching mechanism of R/C elements under cyclic shear using rotation-angle softened truss model鈥�, Journal of Engineering Structures, Elsevier Science, 27(8) , July, pp. 1138-1150. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2005.02.011
Dicleli, M., and Hindi, R., 2005, 鈥淪eismic Retrofitting of Bridges by Response Modification Techniques Based on Altering Bearing Fixities鈥�, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Imperial College Press, 9(4), July, pp. 483-495. DOI: 10.1080/13632460509350552
Hindi, R., Mansour, M., and Dicleli, M., 2005, 鈥淧rediction of Damage in R/C Shear Panels Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading鈥�, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Imperial College Press, 9(1), January, pp. 41-66. DOI: 10.1142/S1363246905001827
Hindi, R., and Sexsmith, R.G., 2004, 鈥淚nelastic Damage Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns Based on Degraded Monotonic Energy鈥�, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 9(4), July-August, pp. 326-332. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2004)9:4(326)
Hindi, R., and Hassan, M., 2004, 鈥淪hear Capacity of Diagonally Reinforced Coupling Beams鈥�, Journal of Engineering Structures, Elsevier Science, 26(10), August, pp. 1437-1446. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2004.05.012
Hindi, R., and Sexsmith, R., 2001, 鈥淎 Proposed Damage Model for R/C Bridge Columns under Cyclic Loading鈥�, Earthquake Spectra, EERI, 17(2), May, pp. 261-290. DOI: 10.1193/1.1586175
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Hindi, R., 鈥淏ehavior of concrete columns confined with cross spirals under different loads鈥�, accepted, 2013 ASCE Structures Congress, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2013.
Richardson, D., and Hindi, R., 鈥淎lleviation of Cracking to Improve the Durability of Concrete Bridge Bays鈥�, accepted, First International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong, China, December, 2012.
Tiruchirapalli, V., Hindi, R., 2010, 鈥淎 simplified approach to calculate the secondary moments of continuous prestressed concrete bridges鈥�. Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2010, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-15.
West, J., and Hindi, R., 2010, 鈥淐ompressive stress-strain model for high-strength concrete confined with spirals. Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2010, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-15.
Tiruchirapalli, V., and Hindi, R., 2009, 鈥淪econdary Moments of Continuous Prestressed Concrete Beams Using Closed Form Equation鈥�, ASCE Structures Congress, Austin, TX, April 30-May 02.
West, J., and Hindi, R., 2009, 鈥淭heoretical Stress-Strain Model for High Strength Concrete Confined with Spirals鈥�, ASCE Structures Congress, Austin, TX, April 30-May 02.
Dicleli, M., and Hindi, R., 2008, 鈥淪eismic Retrofitting of Bridges Based on Response Modification by Conventional Techniques鈥�, 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece, May 27- 31.
Hindi, R., and Marvel, L., 2008, 鈥淎xial Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Confined with Two Spirals鈥�, Second Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures, CCEDS 2008, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May 20-23.
Marvel, L., West, J., and Hindi, R., 2008, 鈥淓nhancement of Axial Ductility of Circular Concrete Bridge Columns鈥�, Fourth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2008, Seoul, Korea, July 13-17.
Doerrer R., and Hindi, R., 2008, 鈥淎nalysis of Box Girder Bridges Using Finite Element And AASHTO-LRFD鈥�, Fourth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2008, Seoul, Korea, July 13-17.
Marvel, L., and Hindi, R., 2008, 鈥淐ompressive Stress-Strain Behavior of R/C Columns using Opposing Spirals鈥�, 2008 ASCE Structures Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 24-26.
Doerrer, R., and Hindi, R., 2008, 鈥淟ive Load Distribution for Cast-In-Place Box Girder Bridges鈥�, 2008 ASCE Structures Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 24-26.
Hindi, R., Browning, B., and Stahl, D., 2007, 鈥淏ehavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns under Reversed Cyclic Torsion鈥�, 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (9CCEE), Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 26-29.
Browning, B., Marvel, L., and Hindi, R., 2007, 鈥淭orsional Ductility of Circular Concrete Bridge Columns鈥�, ASCE Structures Congress, Long Beach, CA, May 16-20.
Yousif, Z., and Hindi, R., 2006, 鈥淓ffect of Longitudinal Stiffness on Bridge Live Load Distribution using the CHBDC, AASHTO-LRFD and Finite Element Analysis鈥�, 1st International Structural Specialty Conference, CSCE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 23-26.
Yousif, Z., and Hindi, R., 2006, 鈥淟ive Load Distribution for Concrete Bridges with AASHTO/PCI Girders鈥�, 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges 2006, Montreal, Canada, August 23-25.
Yousif, Z., and Hindi, R., 2006, 鈥淎ASHTO LRFD Live Load Distribution; Limitations and Applicability鈥�, Third International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2006, Porto, Portugal, July 16-19.
Hindi, R., and Yousif, Z., 2006, 鈥淟ive Load Distribution for Highway Bridges Based on AASHTO LRFD and Finite Element Analysis鈥�, ASCE 2006 Structures Congress, St. Louis, MO, May 18-21.
Turechek, W., and Hindi, R., 2006, 鈥淯sing Opposing Spirals to Enhance Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns鈥�, Third International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2006, Porto, Portugal, July 16-19.
Hindi, R., Turechek, W., Hoven, B., and Stahl, D., 2006, 鈥淗ysteretic Behavior of R/C Columns Confined with Opposing Spirals鈥�, ASCE 2006 Structures Congress, St. Louis, MO, May 18-21.
Hindi, R., Al-Qattawi, M., and Turechek, W., 2005, 鈥淚nnovative Confinement Technique for Reinforced Concrete Columns鈥�, Construction Material Third International Conference, ConMat鈥�05, Vancouver, Canada, August 22-24.
Hindi, R., and Hassan, M., 2005, 鈥淎 Simplified Procedure to Predict the Force-Displacement Behavior of Concrete Coupling Beams鈥�, First Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures, CCEDS2005, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, July 10-13.
Hindi, R., Al-Qattawi, M., and Elsharief, A., 2005, 鈥淚nfluence of Different Confinement Patterns on the Axial Behavior of R/C Columns鈥�, ASCE-SEI 2005 Structures Congress, New York, NY, April 20-24.
Dicleli, M., and Hindi, R., 2004, 鈥淚nnovative Seismic Retrofitting Technique for Bridges with Wall Type Piers in Illinois鈥�, Second International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS鈥�04, Kyoto, Japan, 19-22 October.
Hindi, R., and Hassan, M., 2004, 鈥淓ffect of Confinement on the Behavior of Diagonally Reinforced Coupling Beams鈥�, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 1-6.
Hindi, R., and Hassan, M., 2004, 鈥淣onlinear Behavior of Diagonally Reinforced Coupling Beams鈥�, ASCE 2004 Structures Congress, Nashville, TN, May 22-26.
Hindi, R., and Dicleli, M., 2004, 鈥淎 Proposed Seismic Retrofitting Method for Bridges with Multi-Column Bents鈥�, Concrete Bridge Conference, Charlotte, NC, May 17-18.
Hindi, R., and Mansour, M., 2003, 鈥淒amage Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Panels Under Cyclic Shear鈥�, ASSCCA鈥�03, Conference on Advances in Structures, Steel, Concrete, Composite and Aluminum, Sydney, Australia, 23-36 June.
Hindi, R., and Sexsmith, R., 2002, 鈥淒amage Analysis of Existing Bridge Columns鈥�, First International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS鈥�02, Barcelona, 14-17 July.
Professional Organizations and Associations
He is a member of several professional organizations including; ACI, ASCE, ASEE, IABMAS, and NEES. He is the chair of ACI-343A subcommittee on concrete bridge design and the secretary of ACI-342 committee evaluation of concrete bridges. He is also a member of ACI 341 on earthquake-resistant concrete bridges, and ACI 441 (concrete columns). He has chaired and organized many technical sessions.
Community Work and Service
Riyadh Hindi was named associate dean for graduate education and research in July 2016. He had held the position of director of graduate programs since the fall of 2013, He previously served as the interim chair of the civil engineering department. He joined 天美传媒制片厂 in August 2010. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois for nine years. He is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia, Canada. He has worked as a structural and bridge engineer in the US and abroad for more than 25 years.