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Lawrence F. Kahn

Professor and Group Coordinator

Presentations

  1. Identification of Reinforced Concrete Failure Modes Using Linear Elastic Finite Element Analysis, James B. Deaton and Lawrence F. Kahn, ASCE 6th Congress on Forensic Engineering, San Francisco, October 31, 2012
  2. Development of ACI’s Repair Code – ACI 562, ACI Convention, Oct. 22, 2012
  3. Ultra-high Performance Concrete (UHPC) and its Application for Bridge Structures, Structural Engineering Institute, Georgia Section, Sept. 22, 2011
  4. Kahn, Lawrence F.; Kesner, Keith E.; and Poston, Randall W.; “ACI Concrete Repair Code,” ACI Convention, Chicago, IL March 19, 2010
  5. Responder, The Duomo of Stanta Maria del Fiore: The Legacy of Its Construction, College of Architecture Dean’s Symposium, February 9, 2008
  6. “Bearing Zone Cracking of Precast Prestressed Girders Due To Sliding Friction,” PCI National Bridge Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 2007
  7. “Self-Consolidating Concrete in Congested Sections: Mix Characteristics and Assessment of Performance,” PCI National Bridge Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 2007
  8. “Self Consolidating Concrete and an Update on Bridge Structures Research”, Georgia Partnership in Transportation Quality,” Georgia DOT, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, December 8-9, 2005
  9. “Self Consolidating Concrete – Laboratory and Field Results”, PCI Workshop on SCC, Charlotte, NC, December 1, 2005
  10. “Strengthening of Concrete Structures,” ACI Spring Convention, New York, NY April 2005
  11. “Overview of Prestressed Concrete Research for Georgia DOT,” PCI National Bridge Conference, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 18, 2004
  12. “Prestressed Concrete Bridge Research in Georgia”, PCI and Georgia DOT Workshop, Atlanta, GA, March 25, 2004
  13. Georgia’s High Performance Concrete Highway Bridge, with Adam Slapkus, PCI Concrete Bridge Conference, Nashville, TN, October 8, 2002
  14. High Performance, Lightweight Concrete for Georgia Bridges, ACI Georgia Chapter Skipper Memorial Seminar, June 27, 2002
  15. Structural Repair of Corroded Reinforcement, ACI Annual Convention, Detroit, Michigan, April 2002
  16. Seismic Strengthening Test on Full Size Brick Masonry Structure, Annual Meeting of The Masonry Society, St. Louis, MO, October 13, 2001
  17. Structural Performance of World Trade Center, WAGA Television interview, Sept. 17, 2001
  18. “Recent Findings from HPC Research in Georgia,” Southeast Regional HPC Showcase, Auburn, Alabama, June 29-30, 1999
  19. “Strengthening of RC Beams with FRP”, Georgia Section, International Concrete Repair Institute, May 1999
  20. “Structural Engineering Education”, Structural Engineers Association of Georgia, May 1998
  21. “High Performance Concrete”, Annual Convention, National Society of Professional Engineers and Georgia Society of Professional Engineers, Atlanta, GA, January 28, 1999
  22. High-Performance Concrete for Prestressed Concrete Bridges, ACI Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1997
  23. “Use of High-Strength/High-Performance Concrete for Precast Prestressed Concrete Bridges in Georgia,” SHRP High Performance Concrete Bridge Showcase, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, Sept. 1997
  24. “High Performance Concrete for Prestressed Bridges in Georgia -- Research Program and Concrete Properties,” Georgia Section, American Concrete Institute, May 23, 1997
  25. “High Strength Concrete for Prestressed Bridges in Georgia -- Research Program and Analytical Results.” Georgia Section, ASCE, April 23, 1997.
  26. “Use of High-Strength/High Performance Concrete for Precast Prestressed Concrete Bridges in Georgia -- Research Objectives and Mix Design.” (With James Lai) Georgia DOT and Federal Highway Administration Showcase, Atlanta, GA, March 19, 1997
  27. “The Importance of Professional Registration in Engineering,” Atlanta Chapter, National Society of Black Engineers, Oct. 1996
  28. “Pond Screenings for Flowable Fill, Controlled Low-Strength Concrete,” Annual Meeting of the Georgia Crushed Stone Association, August 1996
  29. “Forensic Engineering,” ASCE Student Chapter, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995
  30. “Computer-Aided Structural Engineering and the Practicing Engineer,” South Carolina Section, ASCE, Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC. September 15, 1995
  31. “Seismic Design Provisions for Georgia,” State of Georgia Building Code Committee, 1994
  32. “Seismic Analysis of Bridge Structures,” California Dept of Transportation, Sacramento, 1994
  33. “Prestressed Concrete Analysis,” GTSTRUDL Users Group Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 1994
  34. “Computer-Aided Engineering for Reinforced Concrete Structures,” ACI Annual Convention, San Francisco, March 1994
  35. “Integration of Roadway Layout and Bridge Engineering,” CEAL Users Group Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 1995
  36. “Use of Rectangular Stress Block for Non-Rectangular Sections,” ACI Fall Convention, Minneapolis, MN, November 1993
  37. “Build on Strengths of Existing CAE Software: the GTSTRUDL Example,” Technical Workshop on Lateral and Rotational Stiffness of Highway Bridges, Federal Highway Administration, Crystal City, VA, June 1993
  38. “Structural Engineering Research at Georgia Tech,” Gwinnett Society of Professional Engineers, Lawrenceville, GA, Sept. 1990.
  39. “Building Performance in the Loma Prieta Earthquake,” CNN telecast, October 1989
  40. “Shear Design of Prestressed Concrete Beams,” Spreadsheets for Concrete Design (COM 4), American Concrete Institute Convention, San Diego, CA, October 1989.
  41. “What's New in GTSTRUDL,” GTSTRUDL Users Group Annual Meeting, Georgia Tech, June 1989.
  42. “Process Manufacturing Plant Design,” IBM Manufacturing Industry Executive Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, May 1989.
  43. “Commercial Software for Classroom Use,” IBM Academic Systems Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, Sept. 1988.
  44. “Earthquake Performance of Buildings,” WXIA telecast, Sept. 1988
  45. “Earthquake Performance of Buildings,” CNN Newsday telecast, Sept. 1988
  46. “Technology Transfer through Software,” UPCAEDM ‘88, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, June 1988
  47. “Computer Aided Structural Engineering,” IBM Public Sector Conference, Gaitersburg, Maryland, April 1988
  48. “University Software, Why Pay,” Conference of the Society of University Patent Attorneys, San Diego, Feb. 1988
  49. “CAE for Civil Engineers,” Conference on Computing Applications in Civil Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Feb 1988.
  50. “CAE/CAD and GTSTRUDL,” IBM AEC Large Account Forum, Atlanta, September 15, 1987.
  51. “GTSTRUDL, Structural Analysis and Design,” AEC Systems Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 1987
  52. “Mexico City Earthquake,” Structural Aspects, Georgia Section ASCE Annual Meeting, September 1986.
  53. “Reinforced Concrete Design,” Micro Computer Concrete Expo, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Atlanta, January 1986.
  54. "Seismic Retrofit", Conference on Seismic retrofit of Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, January 1985.
  55. “Computer Aided Engineering Research,” Georgia Tech National Advisory Board, Atlanta 1984.
  56. “Seismic Retrofit and Repair,” SUNY Buffalo, November 1984.
  57. "Computer Aided Design in Civil Engineering", presented ASCE Georgia Section Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1984.
  58. "Strengthening Brick Masonry Walls with Shotcrete" presented ACI Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California, March 1983.
  59. "Building Retrofit for Earthquake Resistance," invited presentation at Workshop on Facility Damage Factors, South Carolina Seismic Safety Consortium, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, February 1983.
  60. "Earthquake Engineering in Georgia," presented to GSPE Western Section Engineer's Week Meeting, Carrollton, Georgia, February 1982.
  61. "Development of Seismic Design Provisions for the City of Atlanta," presented at the Conference on Earthquakes and Earthquake Engineering: the Eastern United States, Knoxville, Tennessee, September 1981.
  62. "Retrofit of Masonry," presented to the US/Japan Cooperative Research Meeting, Building Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan May 1981.
  63. "Repair of Masonry Structures," presented to US/PRC Joint Research Meeting, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan May 1981.
  64. "Should Atlanta Design for Earthquake Resistance?" presented to the Georgia Section, ASCE, February 1981.
  65. "Earthquake Resistance of Reinforced Concrete," presented to the Atlanta Chapter of the American Concrete Institute, September 1980.
  66. "Strengthening of Existing RC Columns for Earthquake Resistance," presented at the 7th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, September 1980.
  67. "State of the Art, Repair and Strengthening of Structures," panel member, 7th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, September 1980.
  68. "Engineering Education and the Prestressed Concrete Industry," presented to the Prestressed Concrete Institute Southeast Regional Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 22, 1980.
  69. "Repair of Concrete Columns," presented to Committee 441 Session at the ACI Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1980.
  70. "Improving Ductility of Existing Reinforced Concrete Columns," presented to the U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Stanford, California, August 1979.
  71. "Strengthening of Existing Bridges Using Epoxy Injection," presented to the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 1979.
  72. "Strengthening of R/C Columns for Earthquake Resistance," presented to the Universities Council for Earthquake Engineering Research, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, June 1978.
  73. "Concrete Polymer," presented to the Atlanta Chapter, American Concrete Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1978.
  74. "Ultra High Strength Concrete," presented at the Georgia Section ASCE Seminar on Concrete, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1977.
  75. "Earthquake Strengthening of R/C Structures," presented at the NSF Workshop on Repair, Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Structures, South San Francisco, California, June 1977.
  76. "Infilled Walls for Earthquake Strengthening," presented at the ASCE Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 1975.
  77. "Concrete Spheres Under Hydrostatic Loading," presented at the ASCE National Conference for Structural Engineering, Portland, Oregon, April 9, 1970.