Andrzej Nowak

Andrzej S. Nowak
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland
Scientific career
Fields	Civil Engineering
Institutions	Auburn University University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Michigan

Andrzej S. Nowak is an civil engineer and an Elton and Lois G. Huff Eminent Scholar Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Auburn University.

He was an interim chairperson in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2009 to 2011. Also, he was a professor at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1979-2004). He is an author and co-author of more than twenty-five books and monographs, about one hundred and fifty academic articles, and three hundred published papers delivered at specialist science conferences. So far he has been a dissertation supervisor of more than forty doctorate theses. He had a major contribution to structural reliability and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) philosophy.

He is an author of Reliability of Structures book and a pioneer in the field of structural reliability.

Biography

Education

Nowak received his Ph.D. degrees from the Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland in 1975. His principal research interests are analysis and design of structures, evaluation of existing structures, risk and reliability analysis of structures.

Career

He is a chairperson in civil and environmental engineering at Auburn University. He was serving as Robert W. Brightfelt professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Nebraska (Civil Engineering) from 2005 to 2013, while he was an Interim Chair from 2009 to 2011. Also, he is an emeritus professor of University of Michigan, where he served there for more than 25 years from 1979 to 2004.

He is an author and co-author of more than twenty books and monographs, more than one hundred academic articles, and two hundred fifty published papers delivered at specialist science conferences. So far he has been a dissertation supervisor of more than thirty doctorate theses. His major is reliability theory and its application in civil engineering.

Honors

• Doctoris Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctoral Degree), Warsaw University of Technology, 2017
• Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1996
• Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), 1996
• Fellow of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2003
• Elton & Lois G. Huff Eminent Scholar Chair, Auburn University, 2013
• Robert W. Brightfelt Professorship of Engineering, University of Nebraska, 2005
• Officer’s Order of Polonia Restituta, by President of Poland, 2014
• National Professorship by President of Poland, 2007
• Emeritus Professor, University of Michigan 2005
• Honorary Professor of Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland, 1996
• Honorary Professor of Politechnika Krakowska, Krakow, Poland, 2002
• Honorary Member of Polonia Technica, New York 2005
• Honorary Member of IFIP WG 7.5, 2006
• Stefan Kauffman Medal, Polish Society of Civil Engineers, 2017
• Beyer Distinguished Lecturer, University of Houston, 2012
• Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, Casimir Gzowski Medal for a paper on Calibration, 2009
• Gold Engineer Award, National Engineering Organization (NOT), Poland, 2016
• Commencement Speaker, Bydgoszcz University of Technology and Env., 2007
• Medal of the Bydgoszcz University of Technology and Env., 2007
• Bene Merentibus Medal, Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland, 2005
• IFIP WG 7.5 Award, Osaka, Japan, 2002
• ASCE Moisseiff Award for the paper on Calibration of LRFD Bridge Code, 1997
• Emeritus Member, Transportation Research Board, 2014
• Medal of the Szczecin University of Technology, 2007
• Polish-American Engineers Association Award, 2003
• College of Engineering Service Award, University of Nebraska, 2009
• Excellence in Research Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 1990
• Excellence in Service Award, Department of Civil and Env. Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 1995
• Faculty Research Fellowship, Research Foundation of State University of New York, 1979

Books

• Nowak, A.S. and Collins, K.R., "Reliability of Structures", 2nd Edition, CRC Press, New York, 2013.
• Nowak, A.S. and Collins, K.R., "Reliability of Structures", McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.

Former Student

• Ramesh Babu, A. M., ”Quantifying the Fatigue Damage Accumulation in Bridges”, December 2019
• Wolert, P., “Reliability-based calibration of the code for steel girder bridges“, May 2019
• Kolodziejczyk, M., “System Reliability Model for Long Span Arch Bridges”, April 2018
• Iatsko, O., “WIM-Based Live Load Model for Bridges”, April 2018
• Ghasemi, S.H., “Target Reliability Index for Structures”, December 2014
• Ahmed, A., “Reliability Analysis of Settlement for Shallow Foundations in Bridges“, July 2013
• Waszczuk, K., “Development of Efficient FEM Model for Truck Mounted Attenuator”, June 2013
• Rakoczy, A., “System Reliability Models for Railway Bridges”, July 2012
• Rakoczy, P., “WIM-Based Load Models for Bridge Serviceability Limit States”, November 2011
• Lutomirska, M., "Live Load Model for Long Span Bridges", November 2009
• Kozikowski, M., "WIM-Based Live Load Models for Bridge Reliability", November 2009
• Maximos, H., “Behavior and Design of Buried Reinforced Concrete Pipes“, May 2009
• Paczkowski, P., “Serviceability Criteria for Decompression in P/Concrete Bridge Girders”, April 2009
• Lutomirski, T., “Reliability Models for Circular Concrete Columns”, April 2009
• Laumet, P., “Reliability-Based Det. Model for Deflection Limit State in Steel Girder Bridges”, Apr. 2006
• Podhorecki, P.J., “Rel. Models for P/T Conc. Horizontally Curved Box-Sect. Bridges“, Mar. 2006.
• Czarnecki, A.A., “System Reliability Models for Evaluation of Corroded Steel Girder Bridges”, Dec.2005
• Ferrand, D., “Reliability Models for Isotropic Concrete Deck Slabs in Highway Bridges“, April 2005.
• Yanaka, M., “Reliability-based Criteria for Corrosion in P-C Bridge Girders”, Oct. 2004.
• Cho, T-J., “Reliability Models for Corrosion of Concrete Bridges“, August 2003.
• Eom, J-S., “Verification of Bridge Reliability Based on Field Testing”, November 2001.
• Eamon, C.D., “Reliability-based Resistance Model for Bridge Structural Systems “, May 2000.
• Park, C-H., “Time-Dependent Reliability Models for Steel Girder Bridges”, December 1998.
• Saraf, V.K., “Reliability-Based Criteria for Proof Load Testing of Bridges”, July 1997.
• Kim, S-J., “Bridge Evaluation Based on Field Measurements”, Dec. 1996.
• El-Hor, H.H., "Serviceability Criteria in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders, Jan. 1995.
• Laman, J., "Fatigue Load Models for Girder Bridges", December 1994.
• Nassif, H., "Live Load Spectra for Girder Bridges", December 1992.
• Aroichane, N., "Structural Systems Reliability of Girder Bridges", April 1992.
• Yamani, A.S., "Reliability Evaluation of Shear Strength in Highway Girder Bridges", April 1992.
• Hong, Y-K., "Live Load Models for Girder Bridges," May 1990.
• Hwang, E-S., "Dynamic Loads for Girder Bridges," May 1990.
• Tabsh, S.W., "Reliability-Based Sensitivity Analysis of Girder Bridges," December 1989.
• Ting, S-C., "The Effects of Corrosion on the Reliability of Concrete Bridge Girders," Dec. 1989.
• Kayser, J.R., "The Effects of Corrosion on the Reliability of Steel Girder Bridges," April 1988.
• Zhou, J-H., "System Reliability Models for Highway Bridge Analysis," December 1987.
• Melgarejo, J.A., "A Decision Model for Human Error in the Design and Const. Process", 1987.
• Arafah, A., "Integration of Human Errors in Structural Reliability Models," September 1986.
• Tantawi, H.M., "Ultimate Strength of Highway Girder Bridges," August 1986.
• Al-Zaid, R.Z., "Fatigue Reliability of Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges," April 1986.

See also

• Structural engineering
• Structural reliability

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