Amir Fam, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Queen's University
Department of Civil Engineering
Ellis Hall
Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6
Ph: 613.533.6352
Fax: 613.533.2128
Email: fam@civil.queensu.ca

Dr. Amir Fam is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Innovative and Retrofitted Structures at the Department of Civil Engineering of Queen’s University. He holds a Ph.D. (2000) and M.Sc. (1996) in Structural Engineering from the University of Manitoba and a B.Sc. (1991) from Alexandria University. After spending two years as a Post-doctoral Research Associate at North Carolina State University, he has joined Queen’s University (2002).

Dr. Fam has been involved with ISIS Canada as a graduate research assistant since 1995. He is a recipient of a prestigious NSERC post-graduate award and the winner of best paper award by ISIS Canada (2000). He has published 25 journal and conference papers on applications of FRP in structural engineering. He is a voting member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 440 (FRP Reinforcement) and the Co-Chairman of ACI Sub-Committee 440-J (FRP Structural Formwork). He has conducted experimental modeling of two concrete bridges, considered the first of their kind: Taylor Bridge (Manitoba), using girders fully prestressed and reinforced for shear by carbon-FRP, and the Route 40 Bridge (Virginia), using concrete-filled glass-FRP tubes for piles and piers.

Dr. Fam's research interests are in the general field of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures, particularly the use of FRP for innovative structural systems and retrofit of existing structures. He is currently investigating the structural behavior of concrete-filled FRP tubes with internal steel and FRP prestressed and non-prestressed reinforcement. He is also investigating a strengthening technique of steel structures using ultra-high modulus CFRP sheets.

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