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President
S.K. Ghosh Associates Inc.
Dr. S.K. Ghosh heads his own consulting practice, S.K. Ghosh
Associates, Inc., Northbrook, IL and Redwood City, CA. He
was formerly Director, Engineering Services, Codes and Standards,
Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL, and is Adjunct Professor
of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Dr. Ghosh is known internationally for his work in earthquake
engineering. He has influenced seismic design provisions in
the United States for many years by serving on or chairing
numerous committees and advisory panels. He played a major
role in the development of shearwall design provisions of
1994 UBC and the precast concrete design provisions of 1997
UBC.
Dr. Ghosh has lectured extensively in the U.S., Canada, and
abroad on the analysis, response, and design of concrete structures.
He specializes in the analysis and design, including earthquake
resistant design, of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures.
Dr. Ghosh is active on many national technical committees
and is a fellow of ACI. He is a member of ACI Committee 3
18, Standard Building Code, and of the ACI Technical Activities
Committee.
In addition to authoring many publications in the area of
seismic design, he has investigated and reported on recent
earthquakes including the Mexico earthquake of 1985, the Loma
Prieta earthquake of 1989, the Northridge earthquake of 1994,
and the Kobe earthquake of 1995.
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