Shahid Ahmad
PhD
Research Topics
Dynamics of soils and foundations, vibration screening, boundary element method and solid mechanics
Current and research projects
- Development of the boundary element method for acoustic analysis of car compartment
- Seismic behavior of pile foundations
- Study of vibration isolation in multilayered 3D soil media
- Local site effects on seismic ground motion
- Ford Motor Company, $71,000, Co-PI, Development of the Boundary Element Method for Acoustic Analysis of Car Compartment, 1986 - 1987
- National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER), $60,000, Co-PI, Seismic Behavior of Pile Foundations, 1987-1988
- National Science Foundation (NSF), $64,000, PI, Study of Vibration Isolation in Multilayered 3-D Soil Media, 1988-1989.
- NCEER, $94,500, PI, Local Site Effects on Seismic Ground Motion, 1988-1991.
- NSF, $23,000, PI, Study of Vibration Screening Effectiveness of Wave Barriers under plane-strain condition, 1989-1990.
- NCEER, $90,000, Co-PI, Seismic Performance Analysis & Design of Bridge Pier-Pile Foundation Systems, 1990-1992.
- NCEER, $101,000, Co-PI, Analysis and Design of a Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Test Box, 1990-1991.
- Hyland Associates, New York, $10,600, PI, Study of Sliding Friction of HDPE-Clay and HDPE-Geotextile Interfaces, 1990-1991
- NCEER, $38,000, Co-PI, Seismic Settlements and Bearing Capacity of Foundation and Bridge Abutments in Dry Soil, 1991-1992.
- AFI, $17,450, Co-PI, Seismic Slope Stability Study for the Farmersville (NY) Landfill, 1991-1992.
- NCEER, $75,000, Co-PI, Experimental and Analytical Studies of Bridge Foundations and Abutments, 1991-1993.
- NSF, $75,000, PI, Experimental Investigation on Vibration Screening Effectiveness of In-filled Trench Barriers, 1991-1993
- FHWA, $55,000, Co-PI, Soil-pile Interaction: Effect of Kinematic Interaction on Structural Response and Damping, 1992-1994
- NATO Research Grant Program, PI, Dynamic Boundary Element Analysis of Multi-layered Anisotropic Solids, 1998-1999