Tahar El-Korchi - Academic Résumé

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Associate Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester MA 01609 USA
508-831-5518 (Tel)
508-831-5808 (Fax)
tek@wpi.wpi.edu

Education

1980 -- PhD Degree Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
1982 -- MS Degree Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
1987 -- BS Degree Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Professional Experience

1992 to present -- Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, WPI, Worcester MA
1993 to 1994 -- Visiting Scientist at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (FHWA) McLean, VA
1987 to 1992 -- Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, WPI, Worcester MA

Teaching Areas

Construction Material,
Pavement Analysis, Management, and Design,
Structural Analysis and Design,
Introduction to Computers and Civil Engineering,

Recent Research Areas

Mechanical Properties and Durability of High Performance Structural Materials
High Strength Cement and Concrete Composites
Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites Including, carbon fiber, oxynitride glass fiber, etc.
Freeze-Thaw Durability of Concrete,
Novel Tensile Testing Techniques for Cement Composites,
Fracture Testing of Asphalt Concrete,
Assessment of Pavement Surface Distress Using Imaging Technology,
Use of Imaging Technology for Materials Testing.

Professional Organizations


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