Fari Barzegar, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Barzegar is the founding principal of Habitat Engineering & Forensics. He is a registered professional engineer
with over 24-years of experience in engineering consulting, structural analysis/design, construction project
management, university education and research. He specializes in the following areas:
- Structural & Civil Engineering; Engineering Mechanics
- Building Design & Construction; Historic Preservation
- Seismic Resistant Design & Retrofit; Dynamic Analysis; Peer Reviews
- Structural Evaluation and Rehabilitation; Attachments to Buildings
- Condition Assessment of Buildings, Bridges, Water Containment Vessels, Grain &
Granular Material Silos, Foundations, Retaining Walls, Slabs & Pavements, Conduits
and Pipelines
- Due Diligence & Forensic Investigations
- Analysis of Damage Caused by Vibration (equipment, pile driving, demolition, etc),
Impact, Blast, Wind, Earthquake, Fire, Hurricane & Flood
- Construction Defects, Accidents & Disputes; Errors & Omissions
- Code Compliance; Standards of Care; OSHA Standards
- Concrete & Construction Materials Evaluation; Non-Destructive Testing
- Root-Cause & Failure Analysis
- Finite Element (linear & nonlinear) Stress, Thermal, Fracture & Plasticity
Analysis; Product Design & Liability Issues
- Intellectual Property & Patent Infringement
- Slip, Trip & Fall Accidents; Personal Injuries
- Expert Consulting & Witness; Litigation Support
- Insurance Claims; Analysis & Preparation
Dr. Barzegar's experience in Forensic Investigations & Damage Assessments, and Failure Analysis as Expert
Consultant & Witness includes facilities affected by natural (earthquake, wind & flood) and man-made (vibrations,
impact & blast) hazards, construction defects/accidents, failure analysis, and repair and remediation design. Amongst
other projects, Dr. Barzegar has investigated buildings, bridges, industrial installations, foundations & retaining walls,
excessive floor vibrations, failure of concrete & steel grain silos, water storage tanks and underground water conduits,
distress in slabs and pavements, concrete mix design and placement, defective concrete & terrazzo, flood and
vibration damage to historic buildings, structures affected by wind, fire and explosion, blast in coal mines and in
chemical plants, pile driving damage to adjacent buildings, water intrusion problems, failures and injuries during
construction, demolition damage, construction contracts & disputes, and slip, trip & fall cases. Dr. Barzegar has been
retained by the construction, mining, manufacturing and technology industries, insurance companies, legal counsel
for plaintiff and defense, other organizations and individuals.
Dr. Barzegar further consults on dynamic, blast, and seismic analysis & design of structures and installations
incorporating computer-based three-dimensional modeling, nonlinear pushover and performance-based studies
(SEMI Code, ASCE, FEMA & ATC Guidelines) and finite element stress analysis. Dr. Barzegar's structural engineering
design experience includes single and multi-unit wood-frame residential, steel, concrete and masonry buildings, and
adobe custom-designed "Green Homes". He has also served as "structural engineer of record" for additions and
retrofits to single-family residences, and tenant improvements to commercial buildings.
Dr. Barzegar has served on the faculty of the Structural Engineering Department, School of Civil & Environmental
Engineering at the University of New South Wales (Sydney-Australia), and the Civil Engineering Department at
Louisiana State University. Prior to founding Habitat Engineering & Forensics, he also held positions at Zolman
Construction & Development, Struct-Tech Group (design/build firm), Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers,
and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, in San Francisco Bay Area.
Dr. Barzegar's Publications have appeared in various professional journals. He has served as a reviewer for a
number of technical journals.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. (Civil/Structural Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987
- M.S. (Civil/Structural Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983
- B.S. (Civil Engineering, with High Honors), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981
CREDENTIALS AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- Registered Professional Engineer (Civil), State of California, (Registration # C61998)
- Charter Member, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
- Licensed California General Building Contractor, (Registration B, 846888)
- Chartered Professional Engineer, The Institution of Engineers, Australia (Registration #1044611)
- Member: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Structural Engineers Association of Northern California,
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, The American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Institute of Steel
Construction, International Code Council, Forensic Expert Witness Association, California Preservation
Foundation, Oakland Heritage Alliance, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, The Institution of
Engineers-Australia
- Interviewed by "Press & Sun-Bulletin" on failure of a concrete container at Bringhamton-Johnson City Joint
Sewage Treatment Plant, New York (June 2011)
- Interviewed by "The Star Ledger" on planned Bayonne bridge modifications in New Jersey (December 2010)
- Interviewed by NPR (National Public Radio), Pacifica Radio, Bloomberg & CNN News for expertise on failure
investigations and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge closure (October 2009)
- Interviewed by "Chicago Tribune" on a collapsed porch in a Chicago apartment building (July 2003)
- Epert Reviewer for Complaints Filed against Licensed Engineers: California Board for Professional
Engineers & Land Surveyors
- Associate Member: Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 352 on Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete
Structures; Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 447 on Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Associate Editor: Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE (Committee on Concrete and Masonry Structures),
October 1991- May 1992
- Reviewer: technical articles for the Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), the Structural Journal of the
American Concrete Institute, and International Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Reviewed the manuscripts of two texts on Finite Element Structural Analysis, and Fundamentals of the Finite
Element Method, for West Educational Publishing
- Chair: Technical session on “Structural Shapes”, Third International Conference on Composites in
Infrastructure, San Francisco, California (2002)
- Cited in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 3rd Edition (1996-97)
- Principal Investigator on several research grants from U.S. National Science Foundation, Louisiana State
University Council on Research, Louisiana Transportation Research Center & Federal Highway Administration,
Australian Research Council, and the College of Engineering at the University of New South Wales
- Supervised five doctoral dissertations and eight masters theses/reports (Louisiana State Univ. & the Univ. of
New South Wales)
- Coordinator of Post-Graduate Research, School of Civil Engineering, and a member of the Higher Degree
Committee, College of Engineering, University of New South Wales (Australia), 1994-95
- Halliburton Education Foundation Faculty Development Grant, College of Engineering, Louisiana State
University, 1987
- Scholarship for graduate studies, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(1981-86)
- Dean's List for academic excellence (1979-81)
- “Construction Management” course, Cal State East Bay SBDC, Oakland, CA, 2006
- “Systems Analysis and Design” computer course, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA, 2001
- “Spread-Sheets and Data Bases” computer course, TAEF College, Sydney- Australia, 1996
Complete Professional C.V. Available Upon Request
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