Beirut Arab University
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Civil Engineering Program
Faculty CV
1. Name and Academic Rank: Fouad Kasti, Lecturer, full time
2. Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering-Structures, University of California-Berkeley, 1990
M.S., Civil Engineering-Structures, University of California-Berkeley, 1985
B.E., Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut, 1984
3. Academic Experience
 Beirut Arab University, Lecturer, 2015 - Present, part time
 Rafic Hariri University, Lecturer, 2011-2014, part time
 American University of Beirut, Lecturer, 1998-2011, part time
 Lebanese American University, Lecturer, part time
 Notre Dame University, Lecturer, part time
4. Non Academic Experience
 Khatib & Alami, Senior Project Engineer – Quality Assurance Manager, 2011 – Present,
full time
 Dar Al Handasah, Senior Engineer / Group Leader, 1998-2011, full time
5. Certification or Professional Registration
 The Order of Engineers, Beirut.
 California P.E registration to 1999
6. Current Membership in Professional Organizations
 None
7. Honors and Awards
 Graduated with High distinction From American University of Beirut, 1984
8. Service Activities
 2015 – present : Final Year Projects faculty member
 Courses Taught Include:
Introduction to Engineering, Hydraulics, Surveying
Plans and Specifications, Construction Planning and Scheduling
Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Solid Mechanics, Structures, Finite Elements
Science of Materials, Construction Materials
Steel Design, Concrete Design, Composite Design,
Tall Building Design, Bridge Design, Pre-stressed Concrete
Wind, Lateral and Seismic Design
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Beirut Arab University
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9. Principal publications and presentations
9.1 Textbook
 None
9.2 Journal Publications
 None
9.3 Conference Proceedings
 Kasti, F., “Segmental Construction and Continuity in Concrete Structures”, American
Concrete Institute (ACI), International Center for Sustainable Development of Cement
and Concrete Canada (ICON and CANMET) International Seminar, Beirut, Lebanon
September 20-21, 2004.
 Kasti, F., “Progressive Collapse in High Rise Buildings”, 7th International Conference
on Multi-Purpose High-Rise Towers and Tall Buildings, Dubai, U.A.E., December 1011, 2005.
 Kasti, F., “Mitigation of Progressive Collapse Initiation in High Rise Buildings”, 10th
Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Kuwait City, Kuwait, November 13-15, 2006.
 Kasti, F., “Top to Toe Mitigation of Progressive Collapse in High Rise Buildings”, KCACI 2nd International Conference on Design and Sustainability of Structural Concrete in
the Middle East with Emphasis on High Rise Buildings, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March
12-14 2007.
 Kasti, F., “Progressive Collapse and Mitigation of Prestressed Concrete High Rise
Buildings”, 8th International Conference on Multi-Purpose High-Rise Towers and Tall
Buildings, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., December 10-12, 2007.
 Kasti, F., “Mitigation of Progressive Collapse of Composite Tall Building and Long
Span Bridge Structures”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Steel
Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Leeds, U.K., July 8-10, 2009.
 Kasti, F., “Performance Based and Nonlinear Mitigation of Progressive Collapse of Tall
Building Structures”, International Conference Munich on High Rise Towers and Tall
Buildings 2010, April 12-14, 2010, 9 pages.
 Aalami, B. and Kasti, F., "Segmental Analysis and Design Fundamentals, Time
Dependent Effects", American Segmental Bridge Institute Seminar, Albany, NY April
22 - 23, 1996. 34 pages.
 Sharif, A.; Kasti, F. and Mourad, S., “Hazard Mitigation of Progressive Collapse; A
Simplified Design Approach for High Rise Building Columns”, CEIS conference
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon June 12-14, 2006.
10. Professional Development Activities
 Training in Management, Quality, Application and Software
 Training in French Code Concrete and Steel Design
 Guest Speaker in Management, Maintenance, Construction, Contracts, Specifications,
Value Engineering, Software, SAP-2000, Etabs and similar workshops
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