Sherif Elfass
Research Associate Professor
- Phone: (775) 784-6664
- Email: elfass@unr.edu
- Building:
- Room: 216
- Mail stop: 0258
- Ph.D., Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2001
- M.S., Βι¶ΉΣ³», 1997
- B.Sc., University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1991
Research interests
- Experimental and analytical studies of seismic performance of bridge foundations, shallow and deep foundations, soil-structure-interaction, pile and pile group response under axial loading, use of grout techniques to improve load carrying capacity of drilled shafts, deep foundation instrumentation and testing
- Theoretical and experimental aspects of earthquake engineering and soil dynamics, undrained soil behavior and soil liquefaction
- Characterization and the application of geosynthetics to improve soil performance