- Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-7639
- Office: ETB 1038.2
Educational Background
- M.B.A. Business Administration – Business Analytics, Southern Utah University, 2023
- Ph.D. Architectural Engineering – Structural Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009
- B.S. Architectural Engineering – Structural Engineering, University of Wyoming, 2002
Research Interests
- Structural Reliability of Historic & Distressed Structures
Awards & Honors
- USU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Mentor (Advisor) of the Year
- USU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 2021 Joe Caliendo Teacher of the Year
Selected Publications
- Al Sarfin, A., Banerji, S., Zaker Esteghamati, M. & Sorensen, A.D. (2023) “Development of UHPC Mix Design Based on Specific Performance Criteria Using Machine Learning Techniques.” 3rd International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, June 4-7, 2023, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
- Unobe, I. & Sorensen, A.D. (2023) "Remote Assessment of the Serviceability of Infrastructural Assets", In Failure Analysis - Structural Health Monitoring of Structure and Infrastructure Components, InTechOpen, London, UK, ISBN 978-1-80356-513-2.
- Abu Shanab, I. & Sorensen, A.D. (2023) “Improved Removal Efficiency of Partial Bridge Deck Repair Patches Using the Saw and Patch Method.” Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, published online September 2023.
- Abu Shanab, I. & Sorensen, A.D. (2023) “Experimental and Statistical Study of High-Pressure Water Jet “Hydro-Demolition Technique” on Concrete for Partial-Depth Concrete Bridge Deck Repair Applications.” Transportation Research Record, 2677(12), pp. 479-489.
- Abu Shanab, I. & Sorensen, A.D. (2023) “Air Emission Pollutants of Different Partial Depth Concrete Bridge Deck Repair Techniques: A Comparative Study.” Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, 8(2), pp. 100-110.
- Unobe, I., Bean, B. & Sorensen, A.D. (2022) “Asset Management of Ancillary Structures: A Framework and Application to Traffic Structures.” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Management, Life-Cycle Design and Performance, pp. 1-15.
- Banaeipour, A., Al Sarfin, M.A., Thomas, R.J., Maguire, M. & Sorensen, A.D. (2022) “Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Commercially Available Rapid Repair Materials for Concrete Bridge Deck Repair.” J. Perform. Constr. Facil., 36(4): 04022031.
- Roy, S., Unobe, I. & Sorensen, A.D. (2022) “Reliability Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis of Vehicle Impacted Reinforced Concrete Circular Bridge Piers.” Structures, Vol. 37, pp. 600-612.
- Sorensen, A.D., Thomas, R.J., Langford, R., & Al Sarfin, A. (2021) “Damage Accumulation Comparison of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Using Repeated Drop Impact Testing.” ACI Symposium Paper: Recent Developments in High Strain Rate Mechanics and Impact Behavior of Concrete, Vol. 347, pp. 127-137.
- Thomas, R.J., Sorensen, A.D., & Maguire, M., (2019) “Analytical Models for Three-Dimensional Diffusion of Salts from Contaminated Aggregates.” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 8(2), pp. 1-19.
- Thomas, R.J., Steel, K., & Sorensen, A.D. (2018) “Reliability Analysis of Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns Subject to Sequential Vehicular Impact and Blast Loading”, Engineering Structures, Vol.168, pp. 838-851.