Mohammad Pour-Ghaz
Associate Professor

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- mpourgh@ncsu.edu
- Mann Hall 431C
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Dr. Pour-Ghaz earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Tabriz University, Iran, in 2003. Before pursuing his MS in Civil Engineering, he practiced as a research engineer in the area of nondestructive testing of composites and concrete in a research and development company in Concord, Canada. After receiving his MS degree in 2007 from Carleton University, Canada, he attended Purdue University where he earned his PhD in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in concrete materials in 2011. While at Purdue, he received the William L. Dolch award for outstanding research in material science and the Magoon award for excellence in teaching.
Dr. Pour-Ghaz’s current research interests includes:
Durability of cementitious materials including: corrosion kinetics of steel in concrete, mass transport in concrete, fracture and damage mechanics of concrete, chemical degradation of cementitious materials
Understanding the microstructure and nanostructure of inorganic polymers
Electrical imaging of cementitious material
Simultaneous X-ray, neutron, and electrical imaging of materials
Large-area sensors (sensing skins)
Electromagnetic sensors and sensing techniques
Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites
Education
Civil Engineering
Purdue University
Civil Engineering
Carleton University
Civil Engineering
Tabriz University
Research Description
Dr. Pour-Ghaz studies the durability of reinforced concrete materials and structures, the long-term durability Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites for civil infrastructure, and electromagnetic sensors and sensing techniques. The overall goal of his research program is to contribute to the development of mechanistic service life prediction models that integrate measurement techniques (structural health monitoring and nondestructive testing) for model updating.
Publications
- Abrasion Resistance of Concrete Exposed to Organic Acids
- Park, S., Castellano, L., Barlaz, M. A., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2020), JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 32(8). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003251
- Degradation Model for the Tensile Strength of PVC and Rubber Gasket Materials Exposed to Benzene and PCE-Saturated Aqueous Solutions
- Hosseini, P., Alhomair, S., Faeli, Z., Pour-Ghaz, M., Gabr, M., Knappe, D., & Parker, C. (2020), TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120906126
- Quantifying moisture damage in asphalt concrete using axisymmetric flexural vibration technique
- Rashetnia, R., Kusam, A., Yadav, S., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Tayebali, A. (2020), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1757671
- Retrieval of the saturated hydraulic conductivity of cement-based materials using electrical capacitance tomography
- Voss, A., Pour-Ghaz, M., Vauhkonen, M., & Seppanen, A. (2020), CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES, 112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103639
- The Effect of Gas Solubility on the Secondary Sorption in a Portland Cement Mortar Observed by X-ray CT
- Dalton, L. E., Jarvis, K., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2020), TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01429-6
- Another Look at the Abrasion Resistance of Concrete
- Park, S., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2019), ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS, 8(1), 423–434. https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20180159
- Durability of CFRP strands used for prestressing of concrete structural members
- Khalafalla, O., Pour-Ghaz, M., ElSafty, A., & Rizkalla, S. (2019), CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116756
- Numerical simulation and experimental corroboration of galvanic corrosion of mild steel in synthetic concrete pore solution
- Mohammadian, A., Rashetnia, R., Lucier, G., Seracino, R., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2019), CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES, 103, 263–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.04.027
- Three-dimensional electrical capacitance tomography - A tool for characterizing moisture transport properties of cement-based materials
- Voss, A., Hosseini, P., Pour-Ghaz, M., Vauhkonen, M., & Seppanen, A. (2019), MATERIALS & DESIGN, 181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107967
- Detection and reconstruction of complex structural cracking patterns with electrical imaging
- Smyl, D., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Seppanen, A. (2018), NDT & E INTERNATIONAL, 99, 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.06.004
Grants
- Repair Strategies for Waste Transfer Station Concrete Overlays
- Environmental Research & Education Foundation(3/01/20 - 9/30/22)
- Understanding the FOG deposit adhesion mechanism on different sewer line surfaces
- NCSU Water Resources Research Institute(3/01/20 - 12/31/21)
- Field Evaluation of Hardening Methods for Subsurface Utilities and Drainage Pipes
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 7/31/21)
- Fiber Reinforcement for Latex Modified Concrete Overlays
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 7/31/21)
- Durability of Pipe Materials in Soils
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 7/31/21)
- Development of Test Methods to Characterize Heat Production from Special Wastes Disposed in Landfills
- Environmental Research & Education Foundation(9/01/18 - 9/01/21)
- Use of Moisture-Induced Stress Test (MIST) to Determine Moisture Sensitivity of Asphalt Mixtures
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/16 - 7/31/19)
- The effects of contaminated soil and groundwater on subsurface utilities, surface water and drainage
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/16 - 7/31/19)
- Durability of the Grouted Shear Stud Connection at Low Temperatures
- US Dept. of Transportation (DOT)(3/01/16 - 5/15/19)
- Design of Waste Transfer Station Concrete Overlays against Premature Deterioration
- Environmental Research & Education Foundation(9/15/15 - 8/14/18)