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Sherif Elfass

Academic Title: Research Associate Professor

Name: Sherif Elfass

 

Department: Civil Engineering

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Institution: University of Nevada, Reno

 

Address: Mail Stop 258
Reno, Nevada 89557

 

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Expertise: Experimental and analytical studies of seismic performance of bridge foundations, shallow and deep foundations, soil-structure-interaction, pile and pile group response under axial loading, use of grout techniques to improve load carrying capacity of drilled shafts, deep foundation instrumentation and testing
Theoretical and experimental aspects of earthquake engineering and soil dynamics, undrained soil behavior and soil liquefaction
Characterization and the application of geosynthetics to improve soil performance

 

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