About the author  ⁄ Dr. Hamid Ghasemi

Dr. Hamid Ghasemi manages the FHWA LTBP Program. He has been involved with numerous research studies and projects addressing the needs of the bridge community with emphasis on seismic related issues, structural health monitoring, posthazard evaluation, computer modeling, and structural analysis. He was named FHWA’s Engineer of the Year in 2001. Dr. Ghasemi can be reached via email at ltbp@dot.gov.

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