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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a structural design engineer of steel buildings and/or bridges. Preference is given to the design of structures in seismic-prone zones to apply my educational background and experience on this field.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, emphasis in Structures, West Virginia University, Present.

• Research Topic: Evaluation of the levels of lateral flange bending in skewed and curved steel I-girder bridges during construction.

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, emphasis in Earthquake Engineering, Universidad del Valle, 2005.

• Research Topic: Ductility capacity of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings designed according to the Colombian Code, NSR-98.

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Universidad del Valle, 2002.

• Research Topic: Modeling and simulation of damage in cable-stayed bridges, case study: Pereira-Dosquebradas viaduct.

WORK EXPERIENCE

West Virginia University

• Graduate Research Assistant, June 2006 – Present:
  Research under the direction of Professor Karl Barth.
  Parametric study of curved, skewed and straight steel I-girder bridges during construction using finite element models in Abaqus: The hypothetical bridge models are designed according to the structural design specifications given by AASHTO. The results are evaluated using own-code programs developed with Matlab.

Universidad del Valle, Colombia

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, February 2004– June 2005:
  Teaching of courses related with the Mechanics of Solids and the Structural Design field such as Statics, Strength of Materials and Design of Reinforced Concrete.
  
  
• Graduate Research Assistant, February – December 2003
  Universidad del Valle, Colombia
  Research under the direction of Professor Peter Thomson.
  Evaluation of the seismic response modification factor (R) of steel moment-frame buildings designed according to the colombian seismic code: Finite element models were subjected to seismic demands represented by response spectra and dynamic ground motions. The R factor is evaluated using no-linear techniques programmed in Matlab such as those recommended by FEMA 356, ATC 40 and the Modal Pushover Analysis, for different structural performance objectives (Inmediate Occupancy, Life Safety and Collapse Prevention).
  
  
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, February – December 2001
  Universidad del Valle, Colombia
  Research under the direction of Professor Peter Thomson.
  Sensitivity evaluation of finite element models of cable-stayed bridges to detect changes in the natural frequencies and modal shapes due to different levels of structural damages. Comparisons with dynamic field measurements were made to calibrate the finite element models.
  
  

Association of Engineers of Valle, Colombia

• Structural Engineer, January – June 2006
  Evaluation of Seismic Vulnerability of Health Centers.

AIM, Colombia

• Structural Engineer, August 2002 – February 2003
  Structural design of steel buildings in seismic-prone zones.

PUBLICATIONS

Nohemy Galíndez and Karl Barth, “Assessment of the level of lateral flange bending in curved and skewed I-girder bridges during deck placement”, Proceedings of the North American Steel Construction Conference NASCC, Nashville, Tennessee, April 2008.

Nohemy Galíndez and Peter Thomson, “Performance of steel moment-frame buildings designed according to the Colombian code NSR-98”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 29, Issue 9, September 2007.

Nohemy Galíndez and Peter Thomson, “Desempeño de Pórticos de Acero Estructural Resistentes a Momento diseñados con la norma colombiana de diseño sismo resistente, NSR-98”, III Congreso Colombiano de Ingeniería Sísmica, Cali, Colombia, November 2005.

Nohemy Galíndez, Johannio Marulanda C., Peter Thomson, Álvaro Orozco, Juan Martín Caicedo and Shirley J. Dyke, “Implementation of a modal identification methodology on The Pereira-Dos quebradas cable-stayed bridge”, Proceedings of the 16th Engineering Mechanics Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, July 2003.

RELATED COURSEWORK

Earthquake-resistant Design; Design of Steel Structures; Advanced design of Steel Buildings; Reinforced Concrete Structures; Design of Masonry; Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures; Bridge Engineering.

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Finite Element Methods; Continuum Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics; Advanced Finite Element Methods; Advanced Structural Analysis; Advanced Mechanics of Materials; Experimental Stress Analysis; Nondestructive Material and Structural Evaluations.

HONORS AND AWARDS

GPA:

PhD: 4.0/4.0 Present

MSc: 4.56/5.0

BS: 4.56/5.0

COMPUTER SKILLS

ap 2000NL®(FEA), ETABS NL®(FEA), Abaqus ®, Algor® (FEA), OpenSees, Matlab®, AutoCAD® (CAD).

ACTIVITIES

Student member of EERI

Student member of AISC