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CURRICULUM VITAE October 2018

Richard P. Clarke PhD MPhil BSc REng M.ASCE M.SEI CQE MEERI MIFS

NAME : Richard P. Clarke

DEPARTMENT: Civil and Environmental Engineering

FACULTY: Engineering

POSITION: Senior Lecturer (tenured), The University of the West Indies,

St. Augustine Campus

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

Structural Engineering - seismic assessment and retrofit design of buildings; earthquake

resistant design; nonlinear structural dynamics; probabilistic structural dynamics; cementitious

composites

QUALIFICATION AND GRANTING INSTITUTION:

Degree University Date

PhD UWI (Part-Time) 1990-1998

MPhil UWI (Part-Time) 1985-1989

BSc UWI 1980-1983

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

Certified Quality Engineer, UWI/The American Society for Quality (ASQ), 1998.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Over TT$2.5B as Engineer-of-Record. The following are some notable projects:

Assessment and Retrofit Design of Existing Structures (Italics indicates Assessment plus Retrofit

Design):

2010-2018:

Assessment Center, Manahambre Road, Union; Client: Rivelin Consultants. 2018

Assessment Center, Chaguanas; Client: Rivelin Consultants. 2018

Ramrattan Building, San Pedro Road, Rio Claro; Client: C. Ramrattan. 2018.

Dominica Financial Center after Hurricane Maria; Client: CDEMA via UWI DRRC. 2017

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Dominica Governmental Facilities after Hurricane Maria; Client: CDEMA via UWI DRRC.

2017

National Development Centre for Persons with Disabilities; Client: Ministry of Social

Development via Engineering Institute, UWI. 2017.

Achievors Autoworld, San Fernando; Client: F. Ali; (retrofit design in progress)

Hosein Mall, Barackpore; Client: H. Hosein.

8 Primary Schools, Dominica after hurricane Erica; Client: Government of Dominica via

UWI DRRC. 2015.

MTEST Building, Chaguanas; Client: VIKAB Eng. for NIPDEC.

Cap De Ville Primary School, Point Fortin; Client: Fides Construction for EFCL.

Rio Claro Presbyterian Primary School, Rio Claro; Client: RM Engineering.

Changoor Building, Penal; Client: D. Changoor.

Changoor Building No. 2, Penal; Client: D. Changoor.

Medical Associates Building, Chaguanas: Client: Medical Associates.

28 Early Childhood Care Centers throughout Trinidad; Client: UWI for EFCL.

St. Croix Hospital, Haiti (post-earthquake evaluation, 2010); Client: CARICOM for

Government of Haiti

2005-2009:

Pennywise Building, Arima

Bernard House, Lavantille

McKenzie House, D’Abadie

Boodram House, St. Augustine

2000-2004:

10 Hotels, Grenada (after hurricane Ivan 2004)

SBDC Building, Charlotte St.

NIHERST Building, St. Clair

Ramkissoon House, St. Julien Village

Ryan House, Belmont

Gouveia House, St. Joseph

Asgarali House, Diego Martin

Khan House, Santa Cruz

Several buildings, Dominica (post-earthquake evaluation, 2004)

Scarlet Ibis Hotel, Tunapuna.

Design of New Structures:

2010-2017:

Point Fortin General Hospital; 3 stories (superstructure only)

Pine Place, Mausica; 6 stories.

East Lake Apartments, Arima; 3 stories.

East Lake Apartments, Arima; 1 story.

Enclave Apartments, St. Augustine; 6 stories.

Dial Plaza, Arima; 3 stories.

Montrose Place Apartments, Lange Park; 2 stories.

West Hills Apartments, Diego Martin; 6 stories.

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Cara Courts, Claxton Bay; 6 stories.

The Point Villas, Lange Park; 2 stories.

Legacy Apartments, Lange Park; 2 stories

1997-2009:

Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court, St Vincent St.; 5 stories.

West Shore Medical Centre, Cocorite; 2 stories.

T&TEC Head Office, Mt. Hope; 4 stories.

Sunrise Park Apartment Buildings, Trinicty; 2 stories.

McLeod Agency Building, Maraval; 3 stories.

Santa Cruz, Maraval, Las Cuevas, El Socorro, Toco, Cumana, Rio Claro, Health Centres &

Toco Doctor’s and Nurse’s Quarters.

Piparo Drug Rehabilitation Centre Phase 2, Piparo.

Footprints Eco-Tourism Resort, Tobago.

Diego Martin Swimming Pool Facilities, Diego Martin.

Flagstaff Condominiums Phase 4, Long Circular Road.

Siparia Swimming Pool Facilities, Siparia.

Roystonia Houses, Couva (First Phase).

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

Refereed Manuscripts

Journals

1. Clarke, R.P."Seismic Fragility Functions for Light Unreinforced Masonry Single-Storey

Residential Structures in Trinidad and Tobago", The West Indian Journal of Engineering, Vol. 39,

No. 2, Jan 2017.

2. Clarke, R. P. "Sustainable Reinforced Masonry Walls Under Lateral In-Plane Load: Experimental

Behaviour and Code-Based Predictions", Structures (Elsevier), The research journal of the

Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) UK ; ISSN: 2352-0124, Inaugural journal issue: Vol.

1,February 2015,pp76-83.

3. Clarke, R. P. "ENGLTHA – An Educational Tool for Earthquake Nonlinear and General Linear

Dynamics", Computer Applications in Engineering Education (Wiley), Vol. 19, Issue 1, March

2011, pp. 97-106. [Journal Impact Factor = 0.333; Citations = 4]

4. Clarke, R. P. "Study of Full-Scale Elements of a Ferrocement Roof System for Caribbean

Application", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), Vol. 24, Issue 3, Mar

2010, pp 221-229. [Journal Impact Factor = 2.818; Citations = 1]

5. Clarke, R. P. "13th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering 2004 – Caribbean Implications

and Recommendations", West Indian Journal of Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 2, January 2006, pp 88-

94.

6. Clarke, R. P. "Non-Bouc Degrading Hysteresis Model for Nonlinear Dynamic Procedure Seismic

Design", Journal of Structural Engineering, of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),

Vol. 131, No. 2, January 2005, pp 287-291. [Journal Impact Factor = 1.532; Citations = 10]

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7. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. "The Hysteretic Behaviour of Ferrocement-Retrofitted Clay Tile

Walls" Journal of the Structural Division, American Concrete Institute, Vol. 101, No. 3, May-June

2004, pp 387-394. [Journal Impact Factor = 0.810; Citations = 5]

8. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. “An Experimental Investigation of Ferrocement Flat Plates Under

Biaxial Flexure”, Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1991, pp127-136. [Citations = 4]

9. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. “The Ultimate Moment of Fibro-ferrocrete One-Way Slabs”,

American Concrete Institute Special Publication 105, Paper 27, 1985, pp493-516. [Citations = 8]

Top World Symposia

10. Carey, B. D and Clarke, R. P. “ Fragility Functions for a Pervasive Unique Form of Construction

in a Region with Very High Potential for Social Losses”, Proceedings of the 15th World

Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 22-28 September 2012. Paper 2416.

(7pp.) (Mr. Brian Carey is a Fulbright Scholar who was accommodated at the department and

whom I tutored from October 2011 to July 2012 in the advanced seismic probabilistic nonlinear

dynamics topic of “structure fragility analysis”.)

11. Clarke, R. P. “Seismic Fragility Functions for Typical URM Single-Story Residential Structures in

Trinidad and Tobago”, Proceedings of the Joint 9th U.S National Conference on Earthquake

Engineering/10th Canadian National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, July 2010.

Paper 1101. (11pp).

12. Clarke, R. P. “HMSI r1 – A Computer Program for the System Identification of Differential

Equation Hysteresis Models”, Proceedings of the 8th U.S National Conference on Earthquake

Engineering, San Francisco - 100th Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Paper

1682, April 2006 (8pp).

13. Clarke, R. P. “Non-Bouc Differential Equation Hysteresis Models for NDP Seismic Design -

Derivations”, Proceedings 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Paper

1810, August 2004 (8pp).

14. Clarke, R. P. “The Effect of Coupling Stiffnesses on the Strength of Ferrocement Slabs under

Biaxial Flexure”, Proceedings 5th International Ferrocement Symposium, Manchester, Sept 1994

(9pp).

15. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. “The Sesimic Retrofitting of Clay Block Masonry using Ferrocement:

Research in Progress”, Proceedings of the Conference on Caribbean Natural Hazards: Hurricanes,

Earthquakes, Floods. Trinidad, 1993 (7pp).

16. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. “Pre-Fabricated Housing in the Caribbean: A New Age”,

Proceedings of the CIB W-65 Symposium, Organisation and Management of Construction – The

Way Forward, Trinidad, 1993 (7pp).

17. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. “An Ansotropic-Laminated Plate Theory for Ferrocement Slab

Strength Analysis”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Ferrocement Symposium, New Delhi,

India, 1988 (in proceedings but not presented); (7pp).

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National Standards of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (as co-author)

18. TTS 588: The Horizontal Core Clay Block Standard. 2015.

19. TTS 599: The Small Building Code (Guide) of Trinidad and Tobago. 2006.

20. TTS 587: The Vertical Core Clay Block Standard. 2005.

PhD Thesis

The Hysteretic Behaviour of Ferrocement-Retrofitted Clay Block Masonry Walls Under In-Plane

Reversed Cyclic Lateral Load – Experimental Investigation and Graphical Computer Models, The

University of the West Indies, 1997.

MPhil Thesis

A Computational Model and Experimental Investigation of Ferrocement Flat Plates

Under Flexure, The University of the West Indies,1989.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS AND RELATED WORKS:

Conference Proceedings

21. Clarke, R. P. “Using Toolbook for Engineering Courseware Development: A Case Study of Online

Courses for Hurricane and Earthquake Resistant Design”, Proceedings ELearn 2009 Conference –

Bridging the Development Gap Through Innovative eLearning Environments, Port-of-Spain,

Trinidad. June 2009 (6pp).

22. Clarke, R. P. “A Review of Dynamics Phenomena in Respect of Stadia Structural Design –

Modeling and Control”, The Institution of Structural Engineers - Caribbean Division, Special 2-

Day Conference on The Planning, Design and Construction of Sporting and Recreational

Facilities,14-15 Feb 2008, Queen’s Park Oval Conference Centre, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

23. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. “A Seismic Evaluation of Unreinforced Clay and Concrete Block

Masonry Houses in Trinidad and Tobago”, Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers of

Trinidad and Tobago (APETT), Vol. 15, No. 2, July 1999, pp34-40.

24. Clarke, R. P. “Ferrocement for Disaster Mitigation”, Proceedings APETT 10th Annual Technical

Conference, Port-of-Spain, October 1996 (8pp).

25. Clarke, R. P. “Ferrocement for Post-Disaster Relief”, Proceedings APETT 10th Annual Technical

Conference, Port-of-Spain, October 1996 (7pp).

26. Clarke, R. P. “The Retrofit Design Methodology for Ferrocement Retrofitting of Local

Unreinforced Masonry Houses”, Proceedings APETT 10th Annual Technical Conference, Port-of-

Spain, Trinidad, October 1996 (10pp).

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Internet/Software Publications

27. Clarke, R. P. Seismic Design Exam – a 100 question exam for professional certification in

earthquake resistant structural design. Presently under consideration for use by the Board of

Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago.

28. Clarke, R. P. The Seismic Design Quiz – an online 25 question practice exam towards

professional certification in earthquake resistant structural design.

http://ideascaribbean.com/seismicdesignquizregistration/

28. Clarke, R. P. ENGLTHA – Earthquake Nonlinear and General Linear Time History Analysis. A

graphical computer program for teaching nonlinear earthquake dynamics of structures. Used in

teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Can also be used for research work. (2008)

29. Clarke, R. P. UWI Earthquake Retrofitting Manual for Houses.( A copy of the booklet of the

same name and offered to the technical and general public towards disaster mitigation).

http://richardpclarke.tripod.com/hurri/manual.pdf

30. Clarke, R. P. Earthquakes Hurricanes and Caribbean Houses. A website information kiosk on the

effects of hurricanes and earthquakes on Caribbean houses that features online simulations of likely

outcomes, and recommendations for proper construction. Used for teaching structural design in

CVNG 3003 (Structural Design 2). (2001 to present).

http://richardpclarke.tripod.com/hurri/

Technical Reports

31. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment – Cathedral, Independence Square, Port-

of-Spain. (22 August to 15 September 2018 for this report and to report number 51).

32. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment – Roy-Tech/UWI, Henry St., Port-of-

Spain.

33. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Holy Name Convent, Port-of-Spain.

34. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - St. Peter's RC Primary School, Point

Cunama.

35. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Diego Martin Government Primary

School, Diego Martin Main Road.

36. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Diego Martin North Secondary, Blue

Range.

37. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - St. John's RC Church, Church Street,

Diego Martin.

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38. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Diego Martin Central Secondary,

Diamond Boulevard.

39. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Forest Reserve Anglican School.

40. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - San Fernando East Secondary School,

Pleasantville.

41. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - St. Benedicts College, La Romain.

42. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Woodbrook Youth Facility.

43. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment – Port Authority, Port-of-Spain Harbour.

44. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Nicholas Towers, Independence

Square.

45. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - National Stadium, Port-of-Spain.

46. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - National Archives, Cor. New and St.

Vincent Streets.

47. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - NALIS Building, St. Vincent St., Port-

of-Spain.

48. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Judicial Education Institute, Duke St.,

Port-of-Spain.

49. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Hilton Hotel.

50. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Financial Complex, Independence

Square.

51. Post-Earthquake Structural Damage Assessment - Credit Union, Duke Street

52. Report on a Rapid Damage Assessment of the Dominica Financial Centre after Hurricane

Maria, for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDEMA) via the UWI

Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC), Mona, Jamaica. September 2017.

53. Report on a Rapid Damage Assessment of Selected Dominica Governmental Facilities

after Hurricane Maria, for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

(CDEMA) via the UWI Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC), Mona,

Jamaica. September 2017.

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54. Seismic Structural Assessment of the National Development Center for Persons with

Disabilities. Client: Engineering Institute, Faculty of Engineering, UWI. For:

Government of Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Social Development. June 2017.

55-83 Seismic Structural Evaluation of 28 Early Childhood Care Centers, An Engineering

Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, for the Educational Facilities Co. Ltd., July-Dec

2013. 28 reports of approximately 1600 pages of hand calculations (3200 pages total).

84. Seismic Structural Evaluation of the Malabar Early Childhood Care Center, An

Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, for the Educational Facilities Co.

Ltd., September 2012.

85. Structural Design of Houses for Mass Housing in Guyana, An Engineering Institute

Project, Faculty of Engineering, for ABEL/BESTCRETE Co. Ltd., June 2012.

86. Booklet for Builders and Homeowners on Houses for Mass Housing in Guyana, An Engineering

Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, for ABEL/BESTCRETE Co. Ltd., June 2012.

87. Clarke, R. P. Post-Earthquake Structural Condition Assessment of the St. Croix Hospital, Leogane,

Haiti, for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Feb. 2010.

88. Clarke, R. P. The Haiti Earthquake - Observations from Quick Damage Assessment Visit.

Formerly http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/20100112-haiti/category/structural (a website of the

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)).

89. Clarke, R. P, and Ramnath, R. Typical Single-Story Residential Construction Practices in

Trinidad and Tobago. A Report for the World Housing Encyclopedia Project (WHE) - an

Initiative of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the International

Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE).

90. Clarke, R. P. Preliminary Structural Condition Assessment Report of the Satellite Radar Tower

Structure, Tucker Valley, Chaguaramas. A project courtesy of the Faculty of Engineering, UWI,

for the Chaguaramus Development Authority (CDA), 2008 (7pp).

91. Clarke, R. P. Prestressed-Precast Concrete Joist Composite Floor – Design and Testing Report. An

Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, UWI, for BESTCRETE Co. Ltd. 2005

(80pp).

92. Clarke, R. P. Prestressed-Precast Concrete Joist Composite Floor – Safe Load and Span Tables. An

Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, UWI, for BESTCRETE Co. Ltd. 2005

(15pp).

93. Clarke, R. P. Structural Forensic Report – Damage to Hotel Structures after Hurricane Ivan,

Grenada. Commissioned by the Department of Civil Engineering, UWI, Sept 2004 (50pp).

94. Clarke, R. P. Structural Forensic Report – Damage to Building Structures after Dominica

Earthquake. Commissioned by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)

and the Department of Civil Engineering, UWI, Nov 2004 (50pp).

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95. Clarke, R. P. Methodology for the Recommendations of the ABEL Masonry House Construction

Guide for Homeowners, Architects, Contractors. An Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of

Engineering, UWI, for ABEL Co. Ltd. 2000. (15pp)

96. Clarke, R. P. ABEL Masonry House Construction Guide for Homeowners, Architects, Contractors.

An Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, UWI, for ABEL Co. Ltd. 2000. (15pp)

97. Clarke, R. P. Response of ABEL/BESTCRETE Block Walls with Mesh Horizontal Reinforcement

Under Monotonic In-Plane Lateral Load. An Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering,

UWI, for ABEL Co. Ltd. April 1999. (50pp).

98. Clarke, R. P. Response of ABEL/BESTCRETE Block Walls with Rebar Horizontal Reinforcement

Under Monotonic In-Plane Lateral Load. An Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering,

UWI, for ABEL Co. Ltd. Aug1998. (40pp).

99. Clarke, R. P, Sharma, A. K. Seismic Retrofitting of Single-Storey Unreinforced Masonry Houses

in Trinidad and Tobago. Commissioned by the Department of Civil Engineering, UWI. Aug 1997.

(20pp).

100. Clarke, R. P. Factory Process and Layout Design for Ferrocement Roofing Elements. An

Engineering Institute Project, Faculty of Engineering, UWI, for Home Construction Co. Ltd June

1997. (60pp).

101. Clarke, R. P. Design and Testing of a Ferrocement Roof System. An Engineering Institute

Project, Faculty of Engineering, UWI, for Home Construction Co. Ltd June 1997. (50pp).

Journalism

102. “What is Acceptable Risk”, UWI Today, September Issue, 2018.

103. “A Small Earthquake”, Trinidad Express, 22 August, 2018.

104. “Too Many Dangers in New Planning Act”, Business Guardian, BG10, 12 July

2018.

105. “Misunderstandings about Building Codes”, Business Guardian, 1 February 2018,

BG11.

106. "Financial Impact of a Major Earthquake", Business Guardian, 28 April 2016,

BG8.

107. “Acceptable Earthquake Loss”, Business Guardian, September 2014, Week 4,

BG15.

108. “When the Earthquake Comes”, Guardian, 6 September 2012.

109. “Haiti and T&T – One Year Later”, Guardian, 15 January 2011.

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110. “Earthquakes and Buildings in T&T”, Guardian, 21 January 2010.

111. “Earthquakes and T&T Houses”, Sunday Guardian, 18 May 2008.

112. “UWI Develops New Housing System”, Guardian Business News, 24 Aug 2006.

113. “20 Seconds to 1906”, Sunday Guardian, 07 May 2006.

114. “Disasters 2005”, Newsday. 3 January 2005.

115. “Lessons from Ivan”, Newsday, 12 Sept 2004, and The Express, 13 Sept 2004.

116. “Housing Standards and the Consumer”, Newsday, 18 Jan 2004.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:

1. Construction Time, Motion, and Cost Study of a New Innovative Affordable, Hurricane

and Earthquake Resistant House for the Caribbean.

2. Acceptance Criteria for Innovative Structural Systems for Caribbean Use.

3. Seismic Retrofit Design Solutions for Caribbean Steel Connections.

4. Ferrocement Wall Panels Under Combined Axial Load and Bending: Experimental Behaviour

and Theory.

5. Modified Confined Masonry - An Innovative Seismic Shear Wall for New Housing

Construction in the Caribbean.

6. The Da Hysteresis Model in Consideration of Drift Elimination and Adaptive Parameters

for a Multi-Linear Envelope.

AWARDS:

1. Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago, “Service Award”, January

2018.

2. Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, “Outstanding Service Award – In recognition of

outstanding commitment and service as chairperson of National Standards Committees”,

2014.

3. National Institute of Higher Education Research Science and Technology (NIHERST) Prime

Minister’s Award for Innovation and Invention January 4 2014 – Senior Category – First

Place - “Sustainable Hurricane and Earthquake Resistant Housing”. TT$150,000.00 prize

shared equally with the UWI.

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4. Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, “In recognition of contribution towards Standards

Development”, World Standards Day, 14 October 2006.

SERVICE TO UWI AND THE PUBLIC:

Department Activities

1. Chair, Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering Industry Liaison Committee (2016-

present).

2. Coordinator, MSc Civil Engineering Programme – January 2015 to present.

3. Head of Department – August 2010 to July 2013. Highlight – Leader of International

Accreditation Team for 2009-2012 inclusive under UK-SPEC 2004 administrated by the

Joint Board of Moderators (JBM), United Kingdom.

4. Coordinator, MSc Construction Management Programme – January 2012 to 2015.

5. Coordinator, Numerics Lab, Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Major

Achievement: Setup of 64-bit MATLAB environment for Academic Staff use) (2008 to

present).

6. Liaison Officer for the Institution of Structural Engineers of the UK (IStructE) (2008 to

present).

7. Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering Year I Examinations Coordinator (2001-2007).

8. Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering Structures Lab Coordinator (Major

Achievement: Upgrade of Lab Facilities for student and industrial use; ATS Staff Training)

(2001-2008).

9. Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering Representative on the Scholarships Committee

(2002; 2003 only).

10. Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering Representative on the Faculty Entrance

Committee (2001-2006 only)

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CDEMA Rapid Response Natural Disaster Damage Assessment Engineer (via UWI

DRRC); Contact: Professor Wayne Hunte

1. Hurricane Maria, September, 2017.

2. Hurricane Irene, Cat Island, Bahamas, August 2011.

3. Earthquake, Haiti, February, 2010.

4. Earthquake, Haiti, January, 2010.

5. Earthquake, Dominica, November, 2004.

UWI DRRC Structural Engineering Specialist for Natural Disasters; Contact: Professors

Barbra Carby and Wayne Hunte).

1. Tropical Storm Erica (DRRC), December, 2015.

2. Member of the Peer Review Network (PRN) of the Enhancing Knowledge and

Application of Comprehensive Disaster Management (EKACDM) Initiative. 2014 –

present.

UWI-UNDP Structural Engineering Specialist for Natural Disasters; Contact: Dr. Stacy

Kennedy.

1. Procurement of five recent civil engineering graduates for re-construction in Dominica

after Hurricane Maria. June 2018.

2. Preparation of a database of regional civil engineers to assist in damage assessment in

Dominica after Hurricane Maria. October 2017.

Structural Engineering Services

1. Assessment of the considered Tarn Building, Tobago, for Cipriani Labour College.

Contact: Dr. Marlene Attz. May 2018.

2. Assessment of the roof of the Cipriani Labour College, Churchill-Roosevelt Highway.

Contact: Dr. Marlene Attz. April. 2018.

3. Assessment of the Freedom (aka Milner) Hall buildings. Contact: Mr. Don Samuel.

March 2018.

4. Expansion of Block 12, Faculty of Engineering: contract documents for consultants;

evaluation of consultant’s submissions. Contact: Professor S. Gift and Mr. D. Powdhar.

2017-2018.

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5. Repair design of the Engineering Workshop fractured truss mezzanine floor. Contact:

Professor S. Gift and Mr. D. Powdhar. May 2015.

6. Design of new roof beam and drawings for the Engineering Workshop. Contact:

Professor S. Gift and Mr. D. Powdhar. May 2015.

7. Assessment the Alma Jordan Library after the earthquake of 6 December 2016. February

2017.

8. Design and drawings for the 2-storey expansion of the Mechanical Engineering Labs.

Contact: Professor Winston Lewis. June 2009.

9. Assessment and repair/retrofit design and drawings of the Alma Jordan Library after the

earthquake of 29 September 2006. 2006.

10. Advice to Government of Dominica on the Structural Integrity of Damaged Structures after the

earthquake of November 2004. 2004.

11. Advice to Government of Grenada on Structural Integrity of Damaged Structures after Hurricane

Ivan in September 2004, as part of a team from the Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering. 2004.

TV Interviews

1. CNC3 7:00pm News, 2 March 2018, Topic: Building Codes, Hurricane-Resistant

Construction. Interviewer: Ria Rambally.

2. CNC3 7:00pm News, 5 March 2018, Topic: Hurricane-Resistant Construction and

Hardware Materials. Interviewer: Ria Rambally.

3. CNC3 7:00pm News, Week of 18 January 2010, Topic: The Haiti Earthquake.

Interviewer: Ira Mathur.

Committees

1. Technical Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) /Structural Engineering Institute

(SEI) Committee for the development of the 2017 edition of ASCE 41 - Seismic Evaluation and

Retrofit of Existing Buildings. 2016-May 2018 (i.e. from ballot 4 to completion).

2. Chairman, Horizontal Core Clay Block Committee, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards.

2010-present.

3. Chairman, Concrete Block Committee, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards. 2009.

4. Member, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago Committee for the Registration of

Structural Engineers, 2014-2016.

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5. Chairman, Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT), Board of

Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT), and Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards,

Structures Codes Committee. 2009-2008.

6. Chairman, National Technical Sub-Committee for the Regional Building Standards Project,

CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ), St. Michael, Barbados, and

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Caribbean Building Code Project. 2009-2008.

7. Member of the Regional Technical Committee for the Regional Building Standards Project,

CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ), St. Michael, Barbados, and

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Caribbean Building Code Project. 2009-2007.

8. Department Representative on the Antilles Controles and ARPM, Martinique, Caribbean Disaster

and Emergency Response Agency (CEDERA), the Council of Caribbean Engineering

Organizations (CCEO), CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ), and

the Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT), Technical Committee of the

Caribbean Small Building Guide Project. 2008.

9. Member, Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT) Structures

Codes Committee. 2006-2005.

10. Chairman, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Slag Cement Committee. 2006-2005.

11. UWI Projects Office Pre-Tenders Committee for Major Projects. 2006.

12. Member, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOE) Small Building Code Committee.

2006-2000.

13. Chairman, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Clay Block Masonry Committee.

2005.

Journal Manuscript Review

1. Journal manuscript review - Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Netherlands,

2011.

2. Journal manuscript review - Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Netherlands,

2010.

3. Journal manuscript review - Journal of Structures and Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers

(ICE), UK, 2010.

4. Journal manuscript review - American Concrete Institute Structures Journal, American Concrete

Institute (ACI), USA. 2008.

5. Journal manuscript review - Journal of Structures and Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers

(ICE), UK. 2008.

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Initiation and Coordination of CPD Seminars

The department’s CPD efforts were specially recognized by the department’s accreditors – the

Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) of the UK.

1. “Example Seismic Design of RC SMRFs to IBC 2012/ASCE 7-10”. UWI/SKG seminar held at

the Faculty of Engineering via the Engineering Institute on 5th December 2014, in association with

SK Ghosh and Associates as Presenter.

2. “Overview of Main Differences Between IBC 2009 and IBC 2012”. UWI/SKG seminar held at

the Faculty of Engineering via the Engineering Institute in December 2012, in association with SK

Ghosh and Associates as Presenter; attended by 25 professional engineers.

3. “Overview of Seismic Masonry Design to TMS 406/ACI 530/ASCE 5”. UWI/SKG seminar held

at the Faculty of Engineering via the Engineering Institute in November 2010, in association with

SK Ghosh and Associates as Presenter; attended by 35 professional engineers from throughout the

Caribbean.

4. “Overview of IBC 2009 with an Emphasis on Changes from IBC 2006”. UWI/SKG seminar held

at the Faculty of Engineering via the Engineering Institute in November 2009, in association with

SK Ghosh and Associates as Presenter; attended by 35 professional engineers from throughout the

Caribbean.

5. “Using Dynamic Analysis for Earthquake Resistant Building Design per IBC 2006/ASCE 7-05”.

UWI/SKG seminar held at the Faculty of Engineering via the Engineering Institute in November

2007, in association with SK Ghosh and Associates as Presenter; attended by 60 professional

engineers from throughout the Caribbean. 2007.

6. “SeismicDesign of Reinforced Concrete Structural Shear Walls to IBC 2006”. UWI/SKG seminar

held at the Faculty of Engineering via the Engineering Institute in December 2006, in association

with SK Ghosh and Associates as Presenter; attended by 65 professional engineers from throughout

the Caribbean. 2006.

7. “Overview of Structural Provisions of the IBC 2003” UWI/SKG seminar held at the Faculty of

Engineering via the Engineering Institute in October 2005, in association with SK Ghosh and

Associates as Presenter; attended by 85 professional engineers from throughout the Caribbean.

2005.

Development and Teaching of CPD Courses

The department’s CPD efforts were specially recognized by the department’s accreditors – the

Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) of the UK.

1. “Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Design of Buildings” from September 2012 to November

2012, in 14 3-hour sessions via the Engineering Institute of the Faculty of Engineering; course

book of 210 pages)

2. “Seismic Design of Buildings for Practicing Civil Engineers” from September 2011 to April

2012, in 30 3-hour sessions via the Engineering Institute of the Faculty of Engineering.

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3. “Seismic Design of Buildings for Practicing Civil Engineers” at the Ministry of Works and

Transport of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, from September 2010 to April 2011, in 35

3-hour sessions via the Engineering Institute of the Faculty of Engineering; course book of 185

pages.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATION:

1. Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (M.ASCE).

2. Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers' Structural Engineering Institute

(M.SEI).

3. Registered Engineer of the Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (REng)

4. Certified Quality Engineer of the American Society for Quality, Milwaukee, USA (CQE).

5. Member of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (MEERI).

6. Registered Ferrocement Expert of the International Ferrocement Society, Bangkok,

Thailand (MIFS). 1992.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

New courses including course notes

1. Engineering Graphics – CVNG 1009. A course for the BSc Civil Engineering Programme and

the BSc Civil with Environmental Engineering Programme as a core course for Semester I (began

in 2010).

2. Structural Dynamics – CVNG 3004. A course for the BSc Civil Engineering Programme as an

optional course for Semester II (began in 2011).

3. Performance-Based Seismic Structural Design – CIEN 6030. A course for the MSc Civil

Engineering Programme as an optional course for Semester II (began in 2010). (The only course

of its kind in the world at the time of entry). Accessed by professional engineers for CPD

whereby they register as “occasional” or “specially admitted” students.

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Courses taught

At present, 242 direct contact hours of teaching annually (UWI norm is 156 hours).

Course Code UnderGrad/

PostGrad

Credits Typical

Numbers

Taught

CVNG 3004

Structural Dynamics (2011-2015); 1st

Examiner

Under 3 5

CE335 (CVNG 3014)

Design Project (2001-2015)

Under 6 8

CE360 (CVNG 3015)

Special Invest. Proj. (2001-2015)

Under 3 (6) 5

CE10A (CVNG 1000)

Mechanics of Solids (2007 as 1st

Examiner, partially in 2006, 2005)

Under 3 85

CE31B (CVNG 3001)

Struct. Eng. Elective (2001-2015); 1st

Examiner

Under 3 25

CE31D (CVNG 3003)

Structural Design II (2001-2015); 1st

Examiner

Under 2 55

CE225 (CVNG 2006)

Structural Design I (2001-2015)

Under 4 60

CE12C (CVNG 1002)

Civil Eng. Design I (2001-2015)

Under 2 85

CVNG 1009

Engineering Graphics (2009-2012)

Under 3 90

CE31F (CVNG 3016)

Design of Envi. Systems (2004-2015)

Under 2 15

CIEN 6030

Performance-Based Seismic Design

(2010-2015); 1st Examiner

Post 4 6

CIEN 6001

Advanced Structural Engineering

(2008-2015)

Post 4 20

CE69C (COEM 6017)

Construction in Hazard-Prone Areas

(2004-2008); 1st Examiner

Post 2 4

CE64B (COEM 6010)

Structural Design (2001-2008); 1st

Examiner

Post 2 10

PM62A

Quality in Project Management (2001-

2004)

Earned-Value Project Management

(2005-2006)

Post 30

AH37A (2001-2007)

Post 6

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Postgraduate students’ supervision

Student/Type/Registration Topic

P. Rampersad/MSc/2018 Seismic Assessment of the Battacharya Hindu School.

T. Kojo-Salandy/MSc/2018 Seismic Assessment of the Alma Jordan Library, UWI.

R. Tyson/MSc/2018

Seismic Assessment of the M&E Installation of the Ministry of Works Head Office

Bldg.

T. Myrie/MSc/2018 Seismic Assessment of Caribbean Housing.

A. Mohammed/MSc/2018 Seismic Assessment of a Steel Office Building.

N. Hope/MSc/2017 The Practice of Sustainable Design in Trinidad and Tobago

T. John/MSc/2017

The Feasibility of Base Isolation for the Seismic Resistance Mid-Rise Hospitals in

Trinidad and Tobago

A. Ramharack/MSc/2014 Seismic Evaluation of Steel Tanks to Various Codes of Practice

D. Ramlakhan/MSc/2014 Seismic Non-Structural Readiness of Certain Electrical Facilities in Trinidad and

Tobago

K. Gafoor/MSc/2013 Challenges to the Effective Use of the IBC in the Caribbean for Design

M. Ramnarine/MSc/2014 MATLAB for Simplified 3D Building Linear Dynamic Analysis – RHA and RSA

S. Ramsaroop/MSc/2014 Derivation of Correction Functions for Classical NSP Coefficient Method

R. Chan Soo/MSc/2013 A Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation Design of a Masonry Apartment Building