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ASCE Structures Congress 2019
ASI will be attending the 2019 Structure Congress in Orlando, FL from April 24-27, 2019. ASI sessions this year focus on the Protective Design for Structures and industrial facilities. Below are the Sessions that ASI is participating in. ASI Engineers will also be...
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Nonlinear Dynamic Alternative Load Path Analysis of 10-story Concrete Shear Wall Flat Plate Building
Ahmed Khalil, Ph.D., P.E. will be presenting a paper entitled, " Nonlinear Dynamic Alternative Load Path Analysis of 10-story Concrete Shear Wall Flat Plate Building", at Structures Congress 2019, Saturday, April 27th from 8:00 - 9:30 AM in the Celebration 1-2 Room....
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Opening Plenary Speaker at the Forensic Engineering 8th Congress
Dr. Ahmed Amir Khalil, PhD, PE, Structural Consultant at Applied Science International, LLC (ASI) will be delivering the Opening Plenary Speech at the Forensic Engineering 8th Congress in Austin, Texas from 8:30AM-10:00AM on Friday November 30th,...
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Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Software – Version 6.0 Released!
We’re happy to announce the release of our Advanced Structural Analysis Software, Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Version 6.0! ELS is used by structural engineers and researchers around the world to study the effects of blast, progressive collapse,...
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Structures Congress 2018: Advanced Simulation of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with Varying Material Strength
Tarek Kewaisy, PhD, PE, PMP will be presenting a paper entitled, "Advanced Simulation of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete slabs with Varying Material Strength" at Structures Congress 2018 on Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM in room 202CD...
read moreStructures Congress 2018: Nonlinear Dynamic Impact Analysis of Collapsed Debris Using Applied Element Method
Ahmed Khalil, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE will be presenting a paper entitled, "Nonlinear Dynamic Impact Analysis of Collapsed Debris Using Applied Element Method" at Structures Congress 2018 on Friday, April 20 from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM in room 202B Abstract:...
read moreStructures Congress 2018: Multi-hazard Modeling of Vapor Cloud Explosion for Offshore Structures using AEM
Ahmed Khalil, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE will be presenting a paper entitled, "Multi-hazard Modeling of Vapor Cloud Explosion for Offshore Structures Using AEM" at Structures Congress 2018 on Thrusday, April 19 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in room 203BC Abstract: The...
read moreBlast Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with FRP Retrofit using ELS
Ahmed Khalil, P.E, Ph.D from ASI and Tarek Kewaisy, P.E., Ph.D. from Louis Berger will be co-presenting a paper titled “Advanced Modeling of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with and without FRP Retrofit” on March 26 2018 at ACI Concrete...
read moreOnsite Building Collapse Simulation for Urban Search & Rescue
The 3rd Newsletter for INACHUS has just been released. It details ASI's role in performing onsite structural collapse analysis of a reinforced concrete building for use by Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) during emergency response to collapsed or damaged...
read moreELS Most Suitable to Predict Debris Heaps According to EC Study
Deliverable 3.2 Summary Report Report on Model Enhancement and Validation Cases was just released. The report identifies the promising of the capabilities of Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) to be used in disaster response situations to accurately...
read moreDemolition Simulation Technology Used to Save Lives in Urban Search & Rescue
Watch Dr. Ahmed Amir Khalil's presentation on the use of ASI's Demolition Simulation Technology to save lives during Urban Search and Rescue Operations at the 2017 World Demolition Summit in Florida. Bio: Dr. Khalil is a Structural Consultant at Applied...
read moreExtreme Loading for Structures – Version 5.0 Released!
We’re happy to announce the release of Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Version 5.0! We’ve made a number of great improvements in this release. Contact your ASI sales representative to download the new version. Below is a sampling of What's New, for a complete...
read moreNew Methodology of Designing for ATFP Using Modified Alternate Load Path Method
Visit ASI Engineers as they present on the proposal of a new methodology to design against disproportionate collapse for critical buildings that must be operational after a terrorist attack. The disproportionate collapse analysis uses the alternate path method where...
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