Dr. Barzegar is a registered professional engineer providing a broad range of services in civil/structural engineering to insurance companies, law firms, utilities, construction, hi-tech and mining industries, governmental and educational institutions, engineering and architectural firms, as well as individuals. With over 22 years of experience in consulting, design, construction project management, university teaching and research, Dr. Barzegar has provided clients with structural analysis and design, engineering forensic investigations, failure analysis/simulation/reconstruction using finite element stress & thermal analysis, peer/case reviews, expert testimony, and research and development support.
Dr. Barzegar's experience includes buildings, bridges, power plant cooling towers and offshore platforms subjected to earthquakes and extreme winds, damage investigations of single and multi-family residential, commercial and public historic buildings, storage tanks and underground water conduits, grain silos, retaining walls, slabs and foundations, blast in underground coal mines, explosion in a chemical plant, effect of demolition/pile-driving/vibrations & new construction on adjacent buildings and installations, excessive floor vibrations, cracking, settlement, wind, fire and flooding damage, distress in pavements, evaluation of defective concrete, construction defects/accidents/disputes, failures during construction, and damage/personal injury caused by demolition, slip, trip & fall.
Prior to founding Habitat Engineering & Forensics, Dr. Barzegar held positions at Zolman Construction & Development, Struct-Tech Group (design-build company), Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers, and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates in California. He has also held faculty positions at Structural Engineering Department of the University of New South Wales (Sydney-Australia) and the Civil Engineering Department at Louisiana State University.
Dr. Barzegar holds a Ph.D. in civil/structural engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has authored/co-authored over 43 technical articles & reports, and has received an award for a technical paper published in the Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He has served as an Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, and currently serves as a reviewer for a number of technical journals. Dr. Barzegar is a member of several professional organizations including Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE, Forensic Expert Witness Association, American Concrete Institute, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, American Institute of Steel Construction, International Code Council, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Safety Assessment Program Volunteer), California Preservation Foundation, and The Institution of Engineers-Australia.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Expert Witness; Insurance Claims (Analysis, Preparation); Legal-Support
Consulting; Peer Reviews
• Civil & Structural Engineering; Residential, Commercial & Institutional Building
Design, Construction, Repair & Retrofit; Concrete, Steel, Wood, Brick Masonry &
Adobe Construction; Historic Structures
• Condition Assessment of Bridges, Foundations, Containment Vessels, Retaining
Walls, Conduits & Pipelines, Roads, Slabs, Pavements; Seismic Resistant Design;
Defective Concrete
• Construction Defects & Accidents; Contract Disputes; OSHA Standards
• Code Compliance; Errors & Omissions; Standards of Care
• Diagnostic & Failure Investigation, Analysis & Report
• Vibration, Explosion, Impact, Earthquake, Wind, Fire, Hurricane & Flood Damage
Investigations
• Effect of Demolition and Pile Driving on Existing Facilities; Cracking &
Settlement Damage
• Due Diligence & Forensic Investigations
• Slip, Trip & Fall Injuries
• Engineering Mechanics; Finite Element Dynamic, Stress & Thermal Analysis (Linear
& Nonlinear); Product Design; Failure Simulation & Reconstruction
• Intellectual Property & Patent Infringement
