Brahim Benmokrane, Ph.D. Eng., FCSCE, FACI

Université de Sherbrooke
Département de génie civil
2500 boul. de l'Université
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 2R1
Ph: 819.821.7758
Fax: 819.821.7974
Email: brahim.benmokrane@usherbrooke.ca

Dr. Brahim Benmokrane is an NSERC research Chair professor in Innovative FRP Composite Materials for Infrastructure in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada). He obtained his engineering degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, Switzerland and his Ph.D. in civil engineering from University of Sherbrooke (Canada).

Professor Benmokrane is an active member in the CSA (Canadian Standard Association) committees on FRP structural components and reinforcing materials for buildings (S806) and bridges (S6) (Sub-committee of Section 16), and ACI Committee 440 'FRP Reinforcement', where he contributed for developing new Codes (CAN/CSA S-806-02, CAN/CSA-S6-05) and guides (ACI 440.1R.01/03/05, ACI 440.3R.04). He has been involved in the design, construction, and monitoring of seven bridges built in Canada and USA with concrete deck slabs reinforced with FRP reinforcing bars. In addition to membership in many professional organizations such as ACI, CSCE, ASCE, and ASTM, he has published more than 200 technical papers and has received numerous awards or distinctions. Professor Benmokrane was the Organizer and Chairman of the First and Second International Conferences on Durability of FRP Composites for Construction (CDCC’98, and CDCC’02), held in Sherbrooke, August 5 to 7 1998, and in Montreal, May 28 to 31, 2002, respectively.

During the last ten years, Professor Benmokrane has trained more than 50 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on various aspects of FRP composite structural materials and concrete structures reinforced with FRP. Professor Benmokrane is currently the Chair of the ISIS Canada Committee to Establish Specifications for Product Certification of FRP Materials.

His current research interests include the following:

• Improvement/development of FRP reinforcing bars, stirrups (bent bars) and prestressing tendons
• Development and application of advanced FRP composite materials in civil engineering structures
• Durability of FRP composite materials/products/systems under variable loading and environmental conditions
• Full-scale testing and analytical modelling of FRP reinforced concrete bridge decks
• Experimental and analytical studies on large-scale structural concrete elements reinforced/prestressed  with FRP
• Development of thermoplastic/thermoset-based FRP composite bridge decks
• Near-surface mounted FRP bars for strengthening concrete and wood structures
• Development and structural evaluation of FRP composite telecommunication towers
• Structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures using fibre optic sensors

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