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Dr. Belarbi's Resume
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Associate
Professor of Civil Engineering
Research Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center
Research Investigator, Materials Research Graduate Center
University of Missouri-Rolla
Education
- B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Sciences and Technology
of Oran, Algeria, 1983
- M.S., Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Houston,
1986
- Ph.D., Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Houston,
1991
Expertise
Dr. Belarbi is actively engaged in a broad spectrum of
Structural Engineering research areas. His primary research
contributions deal with the analytical and experimental investigation
of reinforced concrete beams, shear panels, torsional members,
and the constitutive modeling of reinforced and prestressed
concrete as well as the analysis and design of these structures.
Since 1991, his research has also focused on seismic and wind
structural performance of building envelopes, including experimental
structural investigation of glass curtain wall systems employed
in low- and high-rise buildings. In recent years, he expanded
his research to smart structures and smart sensors as applied
to civil infrastructures. He has served as principal investigator
or co-investigator in several research projects and has published
over 30 technical papers. He is also active on several technical,
educational and professional society committees. This year
he is serving as the president of the American Concrete Institute,
Missouri-Chapter.
While a research assistant at the University of Houston,
Dr. Belarbi served as a team leader who conceptualized, designed,
and constructed the 3/4-million U.S. dollar Universal Panel
Tester used to test reinforced concrete panel and shell elements
as well as other sophisticated structures. This test facility
is unique in the United States.
As a teacher, he has taught undergraduate courses in vector
mechanics, structural analysis, and reinforced concrete design
as well as graduate courses in advanced structural theory,
matrix methods of structural analysis, prestressed concrete
design, advanced concrete structures, timber and wood design,
and advanced behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete.
He also supervises individual research and thesis work of
several undergraduate, M.S. and Ph.D. students. In addition
to his professional activites, Dr. Belarbi is fluent in English,
French and Arabic.
Awards and Honors
Dr. Belarbi was the recipient of the 1995 Outstanding Paper
Award by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (Earthquake
Spectra Journal). He was also the recipient of three Faculty
Excellence Awards, (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98) for his excellence
in research, teaching and service contributions to UMR. In
Summer 1997, Dr. Belarbi was selected by his peers in the
Department of Civil Engineering to receive the Overall Outstanding
Faculty Award.
Dr. Belarbi's dedication to teaching earned him four Outstanding
Teaching Awards; at the University of Houston (1991) and at
the University of Missouri-Rolla (1995, 1996, and 1997), and
in 1996 he was selected by Sigma Chi as the outstanding faculty
member of the year. Dr. Belarbi is listed in Who's Who in
Science and Engineering, and Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
Professional Chronology
- Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, UMR (1997-present)
- Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, UMR (1991-1997)
- Director of Graduate Advising, Department of Civil Engineering,
UMR (1993-95) and (1997-present)
- Research Investigator with Intelligent Systems Center,
UMR (1995-present)
- Research Investigator with Graduate Center for Materials
Research, UMR (1994-present)
- Teaching Fellow as well as Structural Lab Leader, Department
of Civil Engineering, University of Houston (1990-1991)
- Research assistant and graduate student, Department of
Civil Engineering, University of Houston (1984-1990)
Memberships
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