2015 Outstanding Student Thesis Award

Doctoral Dissertation

Saman Babaeidarabad, at the University of Miami for his dissertation: “Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fabric-Reinforced Cementious Matrix Composite Subjected to In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Load” under the direction of Dr. Antonio Nanni.

Bennett Banting, at McMaster University for his dissertation: “Seismic Performance Quantification of Concrete Block Masonry Structural Walls with Confined Boundary Elements and Development of the  Normal Strain-Adjusted Shear Strength Expression (NSSSE)” under the direction of Dr. Wael W. El-Dakhakhni.

Master’s Thesis

No Award Presented