Research

Eyosias Beneberu

Eyosias Beneberu, Ph.D., P.E., has vast experience working in the industry as well as in academia. He worked as a structural engineer for a design firm and as Engineering Specialist for TxDOT. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas and California. His academia experience ranges from teaching to researching various topics in structural engineering. His areas of expertise include repair and rehabilitation of structures, structural fire engineering, and health monitoring of bridges. Dr. Beneberu is a member of the Planning and Design Committee for American Segemental Bridge Institute (ASBI), ASCE-SEI Technical Activities Division for Bridge Management, Inspection and Rehabilitation Committee, ASCE Fire Protection Committee, and reviewer of ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.

Education

  • Ph.D in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington 
  • MSc. in Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University 
  • Bsc in Civil Engineering, Bahirdar University

Publications

Referred Journal Publications

  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Performance of CFRP strengthened Bridge Girders under Combined Live Load and Hydrocarbon Pool Fire, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, February 2017 (in press).
  • Malal, S., Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Hydrocarbon Fire Performance of Reinforced Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Pads, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, February 2018 (under review)
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Effect of Hydrocarbon Fire Exposure on Composite Concrete Bridge Deck, ACI Structural Journal, 2018 (under review).
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Residual Strength of CFRP Strengthend Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders after Hydrocarbon Fire Exposure, Engineering Structures, February 2018 (under review).
  • Yazdani, N., Beneberu, E., and Mohiuddin, A. H., CFRP Retrofit of Concrete Circular Columns: Evaluation of Design Guidelines, Composite Structures, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.02.066
  • Yazdani, N., Alijaafreh, T., and Beneberu, E., Anchorage Effect on Flexural Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) External Strengthening of Lightweight Concrete Beams, Advances in Material Science and Engineering, Journal of Engineering and Architecture, 5(2), pp. 14-25, 2018. DOI: 10.15640/jea.v5n2a2.
  • Pallempati, C., Beneberu, E., Yazdani, N. and Patel, S., Condition Assessment Fiber Reinforced Polymer Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Components, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 30(6), 2016. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000902.
  • Pallempati, C., Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Evaluation of FRP-Concrete Bond Repaired Concrete Bridge Girders and Columns, Innovative Infrastructure Solution, 1:12, 2016. DOI:10.1007/s41062-016-0012-0.
  • Beneberu, E., Goode, J. and Yazdani, N., Computational fluid dynamics application for design of highway sign support structures, International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, 5(2), pp 101-111, 2014. DOI: 10.6088/ijcser.2014050010.

To be Submitted

  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Considerations from Conducting Open Pool Hydrocarbon Fire Experiments on Bridges, Fire Safety Journal, (2018.)
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Numerical Investigation of FRP Repaired and Thermally Insulated Bridge Girders under Hydrocarbon Fire, Engineering Structures (2018).
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Load Rating of Fire Affected Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (2018).

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

  • Yazdani, N., and Beneberu, E. Performance of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Under Hydrocarbon Fire Exposure, 2018 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference, Denver, Colorado, February 2018.
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Residual Strength of Concrete Bridge Girders after Hydrocarbon Pool Fire Exposure, Structures Congress 2018, Fort Worth, Texas, April 2018.
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Performance of Composite Concrete Bridge Deck under Hydrocarbon Pool Fire Exposure, 2018 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference, Denver, Colorado, February 2018.
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Considerations from Conducting Open Pool Hydrocarbon Fire Experiments on Bridges, Spring 2017 Western Regional Strain Gauge Committee Conference, Arlington, Texas, March 2017.
  • Beneberu, E. and Yazdani, N., Performance of FRP Strengthened Bridge under Combined Live Load and Hydrocarbon Pool Fire, Structures Congress 2017, Denver, Colorado, April 2017.
  • Yazdani, N., Beneberu, E. and Pallempati, C., Evaluation of FRP-Concrete Bond in Repaired Concrete Bridge Girders and Columns, World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2016.
  • Pallempati, C., Beneberu, E., Yazdani, N. and Patel, S., Condition Assessment of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Components, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2016.
  • Pallempati, C., Beneberu, E., Yazdani, N. and Patel, S., Pull-Off Testing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Wrapping on Highway Bridges, International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) Fall Convention, Fort Worth, TX, October 2015.