Issam Elias Harik, Ph.D.
Personal
Born October 12, 1952 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structures), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 12/82.
- M.S., Civil Engineering (Structures), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 12/78.
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 6/77.
Specialization
Hazard Mitigation of Transportation Structures; Structural Evaluation, Design, and Retrofit/Strengthening;
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites; Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges; Analysis, Design, and
Field Testing of Bridges; Seismic Analysis and Design; Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Analysis and
Design.
Experience
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July 2000 – Present:
March 1993 – 2004:
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July 2001 – June 2006:
March 1993 – July 2004:
July 2000 – June 2001:
July 1994 – June 2000:
July 1987 – June 1994:
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August 1982 – June
1987:
Raymond-Blythe Professor, Department of Civil Engineering.
Program Manager, Structures and Coatings Section, Kentucky Transportation
Center, University of Kentucky.
Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Head, Structures Section, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky.
Interim Chair, Department of Civil Engineering.
Professor of Structures; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky.
Associate Professor of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Kentucky.
Assistant Professor of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Kentucky.
Recent Research Awards
1. Harik, I.E., and Peiris, M.N.A., “Truss Bridge Rehab Cost/Tools (SPR 15-503)” Federal Highway
Administration and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 7/1/2014-6/30/2017.
$110,000
2. Harik, I.E.,and Peiris, M.N.A., Development and Deployment of FRP for Bridge Substructure
Retrofit (FRT 206) Federal Highway Administration and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
12/01/2014-0/30/2018.
$62,353
3. Harik, I.E., and Peiris, M.N.A. Adjacent PPC I-Beam Bridge with High Performance Materials (NBI:
109B00007N, District 4 - KY70 Over Stoner Creek, Taylor County, KY – KHIT 86)”, Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet. 3/1/2014 to 6/30/2018.
$575,000
4. Harik, I.E., and Peiris, M.N.A. “Retrofit of I-64 Pier Caps/Walkways over River Road, Louisville, KY
- Phase 1 (KHIT 87)”, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 5/1/2014 to 6/30/2018.
$565,000
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Recent Articles
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Peiris, A., and Harik, “Steel Bridge Girder Strengthening Using Post Installed Shear Connectors and
UHM CFRP Laminates,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil
Engineers. To appear in print in 2014 - published online on September 12, 2014.
Zhu, Z., Davidson, M.T., Harik, I.E., Sun, C., and Sandefur, K., “Effect of Superstructure Temperature
Changes on Intermediate Pier Foundation Stresses in Integral Abutment Bridges,” Journal of Bridge
Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers. To Appear in print in 2014 - published online on
May 12, 2014.
Sun, L., and Harik, I.E., “Buckling of Stiffened Antisymmetric Laminated Plates,” Journal of
Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 139, No. 8, August 2013, pp. 11101123.
Davidson, M.T., Harik, I.E., and Davis, D.B., “Fire Impact and Passive Fire Protection of Infrastructure:
State of the Art,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers,
Vol. 27, No. 2, April 2013, pp. 135-143.
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Recent Conference Articles
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Harik, I.E., and Peiris, A., “Repair of Impacted Concrete Bridge Beams,” 37th International Association
for Bridge and Structural Engineering International Symposium Madrid 2014 (IABSE 2014), Madrid,
Spain, September 3-5, 2014. 6 pp.
Harik, I.E., and Peiris, A., “Strengthening of Concrete Bridges Using CFRP Rod Panels, USA,” The 7th
International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2014), Vancouver, Canada,
August 20-22, 2014. 6 pp.
Harik, I.E., Sardo, T.E., and Sardo, A., “Earthquake Hazard Mitigation In Kentucky,” Tenth U.S. National
Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10NCEE), Anchorage, Alaska, July 21-25, 2014. 12 pp.
Peiris, A., and Harik, I.E., “Upgrade of Single Span Non-Composite Steel Girder Bridges,” 9th
International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 15-18,
2014. 12 pp.
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Awards and Honors
• University of Kentucky, Raymond-Blythe Professor of Civil Engineering, 2000-present.
• Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, KSPE 2003 Achievement in Education Award,
2003.
• University of Kentucky, Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1996.
• Outstanding Civil Engineering Teacher in 1983, 1988, 1992, and 1994, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of
Kentucky.
Summary of Accomplishments
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Since joining the University of Kentucky in August 1982, Dr. Harik has directed or co-directed the
research on more than 95 funded projects. He is currently directing or co-directing 20 research
projects.
He has directed or is currently directing the research of more than 40 visiting professors/scholars,
90 graduate students, 40 undergraduate students, and 15 high school students.
He serves currently as a member of 11 societies and 12 committees, he chairs the Transportation
Research Board Committee on Structural Fiber Reinforced (AFF80), and is a Council Member of the
International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction. He has organized and chaired
national and international conferences, workshops, and technical sessions.
He has authored or co-authored more than 300 technical publications.
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