Mohammed Ettouney

Dr. Mohammed Ettouney has been in the consulting Engineering practice since 1969. His professional interests include different aspects of civil infrastructures. Below are some specifics of his work and achievements over the years. He currently devotes his time to writing on decision-making issues regrading Climate Change and its interrelations with civil infrastructures, world travels, and body building for seniors.

Education:

1. Doctor of Science in Structural Mechanics (with minors in Applied Mathematics and Hydrodynamics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1976

2. MBA in Business Administration, with minors in Management & Finance, Long Island University, Greenvale, N.Y., 1980

3. MS in Structural Engineering, Bridge Analysis and Design, Cairo University, Egypt, 1972

4. BS in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 1969

Major Professional Activities / Services:

1. Founder and past chair: Objective Resilience Committee, Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of ASCE, 2017-2022

2. Chair of Editorial board: Journal of Advanced Materials, National Institute of Building Sciences, 2009-2012

3. Past member: Board of Governors of Building Security Council (BSC), 2006-2009

4. Past President, Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of ASCE, 2005-2007

5. Member in FEMA-ATC Performance Based Seismic Design Advisory committee, 2005-2009.

6. Developer of seismic design guide of wooden tanks, 1994

7. Co-writer of first New York City Seismic Code, 1989-1995

8. Invited speaker, organizer, and chair of more than 150 technical and professional events

9. Founder, chair, and member of more than 30 professional committees in major professional organizations including ASCE, ASNT, AEI, SEI, AISC, ACI, ASME, NEHRP, MCEER, and ATC.

Partial List of Innovations / inventions:

1. Developed 6 axioms for climate change, 2025

2. Developed climate change – baseball analogy, 2025

3. Identified types, classes, and categories of climate demands for applications to civil infrastructures and decision-making regarding climate change, 2025

4. Risk monitoring of brittle and sudden failure of buildings due to fire, 2013

5. Objective Resilience Management Processes, 2012

6. Objective treatment of multihazards risk and decision-making, 2010-2013

7. Theory of Multihazards in Decision-Making, 2010

8. General and special theory of instrumentation, 2009

9. Economic theory of bridge inspection, 2009

10. Virtual sensing paradigm, 2008

11. Triangulation principle in Structural Health Monitoring, 2009

12. Stochastic modeling of progressive collapse of buildings: Propagation of Uncertainty, 2007

13. Theory of Multihazards in Civil Infrastructures, 2005

14. Serendipity principle in Structural Health monitoring, 2005.

15. Theory of Progressive Collapse, 2004

16. Scale Independent Element (SIE), 1997

17. Slotted connection for seismic and blast mitigation, 1997

18. Probabilistic Boundary Element Method, 1995

19. Methods for Non-vertically propagating seismic waves, (Nuclear reactors, 1978, and Long span bridges, 2001)

Books List, as of April 2025:

Ettouney, M., (Planned for 2026), Climate Change Effects on Civil Infrastructures: Decision Paradigms, Limit States, and Their Interactions, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M., (Planned for 2026), Climate Change Effects on Civil Infrastructures: Advanced Decision-Making, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M., (2025), Climate Change Effects on Civil Infrastructures: Climate Demands, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M., (2025), Climate Change Effects on Civil Infrastructures: Decision-Making, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M. Editor, (2022), Objective Resilience: Policies and Strategies (ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice), ASCE Press, Reston, VA

Ettouney, M. Editor, (2022), Objective Resilience: Objective Processes (ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice), ASCE Press, Reston, VA

Ettouney, M. Editor, (2022), Objective Resilience: Technology (ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice), ASCE Press, Reston, VA

Ettouney, M. Editor, (2022), Objective Resilience: Applications (ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice), ASCE Press, Reston, VA

Ettouney, M. and Alampalli, (2017), S, Multihazards Considerations in Civil Infrastructures. A title in the series, “Civil Infrastructure Health and Sustainability.” Edited by Ettouney, M. and Alampalli, S., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M. and Alampalli, S, (2017), Risk Management in Civil Infrastructures. A title in the series, “Civil Infrastructure Health and Sustainability.” Edited by Ettouney, M. and Alampalli, S., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M. Editor, (2015), Building Security Rating System, Version 2.0 MANUAL OF PRACTICE, ASCE Press, Reston, VA

Ettouney, M. and Alampalli, S., (2012), Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering: Theory and Components, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M. and Alampalli, S., (2012), Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering: Applications and Management, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Ettouney, M, Hughes, S, Walker, R, and Letvin, E, (2011), Integrated Rapid Visual Screening of Mass Transit Stations, United States Department of Homeland Security, BIPS # 02, Washington, DC.

Ettouney, M, Hughes, S, Walker, R, and Letvin, E, (2011), Integrated Rapid Visual Screening of Tunnels, United States Department of Homeland Security, BIPS # 03, Washington, DC.

Ettouney, M, Schneider, P, Walker, R, and Chipley, M, (2011), Integrated Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings, United States Department of Homeland Security, BIPS # 04, Washington, DC.

Hinman, E, Arnold, C, Ettouney, M, Kennett-Reston, M, King, S, and Ryan, T, (2009), Handbook for Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings to Evaluate Terrorism Risks, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Risk Management Series FEMA 455, Washington, DC.

Ettouney, M, Editor, (2008), Building Integration Solutions, Proceedings of the AEI 2008 National Conference held in Denver, CO, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.

Ettouney, M, Editor, (2006), Building Integration Solutions, Proceedings of the AEI 2006 National Conference held in Omaha, NE, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.

Ettouney, M., and Alampalli, S., Editors, (2006), “Proceedings of the Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring and its Role in Enhancing Bridge Security,” New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, New York.

Alampalli, S., and Ettouney, M., Editors, (2003), “Proceedings of the Workshop on Engineering Structural Health,” New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, New York.

Awards List:

2014 Honor award, for developing Advanced Materials Database, Owners Performance Methods, and co-developing School Safety procedures, National Institute of Building sciences (NIBS), Washington, DC.

2013 “Highly Commendable” Paper award, 10th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, Singapore. Paper Titled: “Progressive Collapse Principles of Bridge Structures.”

2013 Journal of Bridge Structures Book Award, for the two volumes set “Infrastructure Health in Civil engineering,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

2013 Anchin Innovation Award for developing a risk and resilience management process for United States Department of Homeland Security (US-DHS).

2011 Distinguished Member in American Society of Civil Engineering.

2008 Inventors Award: NJ Inventors Hall of Fame (for developing Theory of Progressive Collapse): nomination by American Society of civil Engineers (ASCE)

2008 Winner of the ASCE NY Met Section Life Time achievement Award (Homer Gage Balcom Award).

2008 Winner of American Consortium of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Platinum Project of the Year Award, 2007 for the New Haven Demolition Project.

2005 Elected Fellow, Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of ASCE.

1992 Paper of the Year award, Aerospace division, American Society of Civil Engineers. Subject: “Framework for evaluation of Lunar Base Structural Concepts.”

1981 Paper honorable Mention, Burns & Roe, Inc., Oradell, NJ. Paper titled: “BWR Mark II Containment Response to SRV Loads.”

1980 Paper honorable Mention, Burns & Roe, Inc., Oradell, NJ. Paper titled: “Machine Foundations”

1979 First Award, Paper, Burns & Roe, Inc., Oradell, NJ. Paper titled: “Dynamic Pressure in Annulus-Shaped Pressure-Suppression Pools of Boiling Water Reactors Generated By Earthquake Ground Motions”

1969 First Honor Degree, Top of Graduating Class, School of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.