AHMAD M. ITANI, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.ASCE

Ahmad Itani

Current Affiliation

Professor

Contact Information

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mail Stop 0258, SEM 130B
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89557
T: (775) 784-4379
F: (775) 784-4466

Education

YEAR DEGREE UNIVERSITY
1991 Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1987 M.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1985 B.E. Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon

License

  • Professional Engineer (Civil-17531), State of Nevada
  • Structural Engineer (S-5220), State of California
  • Professional Engineer (C-51579), State of California
  • Registered Disaster Safety Assessor, State of California

Recent Publications

  • Carden L.P., Pekcan G. and Itani A., 2008, “Investigation of Flange Local Bending under Flexible Patch Loading.” AISC, Engineering Journal, Vol. 45, No.1
  • Carden, L.P., Buckle, I., and Itani, A., 2007, “Transverse Displacement Capacity and Stiffness of Steel Plate Girder Bridge Superstructures for Seismic Loads,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 63, 1546-1559
  • Carden, L., Pekcan, G., and Itani, A., 2007, “Web Yielding, Crippling and Lateral Buckling Under Post Loading, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 5, Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Dusicka, P., Itani, A. M., and Buckle, I.G, 2007, “Cyclic Response of Plate Steels under Large Inelastic Strains,” Vol. 63, pp. 156-164 Journal of Constructional Steel Research.
  • Carden, L.P., Pekcan G., Itani, A., 2007, “Flange and Web Limit States in Beams subjected to Patch Loading,” Vol. 63, pp. 45-54 , Journal of Constructional Steel Research.
  • Pekcan G., Itani A.M., and Carden L.P. 2006, “Design of Bridge Falsework for Gravity Loads.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Vol. 2, No.3
  • Carden, L., Itani, A., and Buckle, I., 2006, “Seismic Performance of Steel Girder Bridges with Ductile End Cross Frames using Single Angle X-Braces, ASCE, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 132,  No.3
  • Carden, L., Itani, A., and Buckle, I., 2006, “Seismic Performance of Steel Girder Bridges with Ductile Cross Frames using Buckling Restrained Braces,” ASCE, Journal of Structural Engineering Journal, Vol. 132, No.1
  • Carden, L., Garcia-Alvarez, F., Itani, A., and Buckle, I., 2006, “Cyclic Behavior of Single Angles for Ductile End Cross Frames,” AISC, Engineering Journal, 2nd Quarter.
  • Carden, L., Itani, A., and Buckle, I., 2006, “Cyclic Behavior of Restrained Braces for Ductile End Cross Frames,” AISC, Engineering Journal, 2nd Quarter.
  • Carden, L.P. and Itani, A.M., 2006, "Performance of Unprotected Steel Structure Subjected to Repeated Fire at a Fire Fighter Training Facility." Fire Safety Journal, Elsevier, Vol 41, No. 9.

Courses Taught

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE
CEE/ME 241 Engineering Mechanics-Statics
CEE 481 Structural Steel Design
CEE 484 Bridge Engineering I
CEE 488 Advanced Structural Steel Design
CEE 728 Bridge Engineering II

Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions

  • Fellow member of ASCE
  • Member of EERI
  • Instructor of Short Courses Offered by AISI, NaBRO, NSBA, UC-Davis Extension Program.