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Dr. Maher Khalil Tadros

Dr. Maher Khalil Tadros

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Cheryl Prewett Professor of Civil Engineering
Director, Center for Infrastructure Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Maher Tadros came to Nebraska in 1979 from West Virginia University. He worked in a consulting office in Calgary before that from 1975-1977. Tadros is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineering, National Society of Professional Engineeers, and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.

Dr. Tadros has been a designer, researcher and instructor of prestressed concrete for over 30 years. He has been involved in the design of numerous structures including storage tanks, buildings and bridges. in the U.S, Canada and overseas. He has authored a report on "Spliced Girder Bridges" for the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) publication which became an official PCI document in 1992. He is the Principal Author of the PCI Bridge Design Manual published in 1997 (Part I) and 1998 (Part II). He has teamed with numerous engineers and agencies to design special bridges, including the Nebraska Department of Roads, Colorado Department of Highways, Minnesota Department of Transportation, American Engineering Company in Kentucky, LEAP Associates in Florida, Tudor/Parsons Brinckerhoff in Georgia, and Harrington & Courtelyou in Kansas City, Missouri. Developed computer programs which are used nationwide in design of segmental and composite bridges.

Education
  • Ph.D. - 1975, Civil Engineering - Structures, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • M.S. - 1971, Civil Engineering - Structures, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
  • B.S. with Honors - 1967, Civil Engineering - Structures, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Employment History
  • Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1985-present
  • Director, Center for Infrastructure Research, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1990-1995
  • Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1979-1985; appointed Graduate Faculty Fellow, 1981
  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, 1977-1979
  • Structural Engineer, Cosentino Bruyer Partnership, Calgary Alberta, 1976-77
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering Department, University of Calgary, 1975-76
  • Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, University of Calgary, 1972-75
  • Structural Engineer, Eloseily and Associates, Cairo, Egypt, and Senior Demonstrator, Civil Engineering Department, Assiut University, 1967-72
  • Technical Assistant, Engineering, Geology and Geophysics Institute, Zilina, Czechoslovakia, summer 1966
Certification
  • Professional Engineer, Nebraska, E-5119
  • Structural Engineer, Colorado, 16209
  • Structural Engineer, West Virginia, 7629
  • Civil Engineer, Alberta, Canada, 23526
  • Civil Engineer, Egypt, 260/2
Research Interests
Interested in energy efficient building construction materials, prestressed concrete, reinforced concrete, and reinforced masonry. Author or co-author of over 120 refereed publications, and conference presentations.Director or co-director of a multi-million dollar research program.