Books By B. Aalami - Author

A practicing structural engineer and software developer, Dr. Bijan Aalami, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at San Francisco State University, is an internationally-renowned educator and leader in the analysis and design of concrete structures, with a specialization in post-tensioning. A native of Iran, he graduated from University of London (Imperial College), and held positions as Professor and Vice-Chancellor of Arya-Mehr (now Sharif) University, followed by an appointment as a Professor of Civil Engineering at San Francisco State University.

Bijan has made significant contributions to understanding the behavior of post-tensioned buildings and bridges and developing procedures for their design. Bijan's decades of contribution to the post-tensioning industry were recognized through his initiation in the Hall of Fame of the Post-Tensioning Institute. He has received the American Concrete Institute's Design Award for the "application of advanced engineering to a notable concrete struct