Matti Adan, Sc.D., P.E.

Dr. Adan has more than 24 years of experience in structural engineering specializing in structural failure analysis; investigation of construction accidents and collapses; stabilization of damaged structures; demolition sequencing and shoring; and assessment of structures damaged by extreme loads such as fire, blast, earthquakes, wind, and flood. Dr. Adan’s expertise also includes emergency engineering response and rescue operations after natural and man-made disasters. Much of his work focuses on design review and issues surrounding structural evaluation and repair of damaged reinforced and prestressed concrete structures, bridges, steel and wood frame buildings, as well as shoring systems, silos and holding tanks, power transmission lines and structures, and cable-supported and fabric structures.

His academic research has focused on stability and post-buckling analysis of delaminated composites and high-order shear deformation theory.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Adan held a position of chief structural engineer at an A&E firm in Israel, where he designed bridges, industrial structures, commercial and public buildings, silos and tanks, as well as repair and restoration of damaged structures. He also served for 9 years as an Adjunct Teaching Associate at the Faculties of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He currently serves as a Structures Specialist with a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force and was deployed in 2005 to New Orleans following hurricane Katrina.

Krstulovic-Opara N, Adan M, Kilar V. High-performance composite frames for increased resistance to seismic or blast loadings. Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Analytical Models and New Concepts in Concrete and Masonry Structures, AMCM-2002, pp. 93–100, Gaukow, Poland, June 5–7, 2002.

Sheinman I, Adan M. The effect of shear deformation on post-buckling behavior of laminated beams. ASME, Journal of Applied Mechanics 1987; 54:558–562.

Adan M, Sheiman I. Effect of stretching-bending coupling and shear deformation on post-buckling behavior of laminated beams. Computers and Structures 1988; 30(3):609–613.

Sheiman I, Adan M. Imperfection sensitivity of a beam on nonlinear elastic foundation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 1991; 33(9):753–760.

Sheinman I, Adan M, Altus E. On the role of the displacement function in nonlinear analysis of beams on elastic foundation. International Journal of Thin Walled Structures 1993; 15:109–125.

Adan M, Sheinman I, Altus E. Buckling of multiply delaminated laminates. Journal of Composite Materials 1994; 28(1):77–90.

Sheinman I, Adan M, Altus E. Post-buckling analysis of multiply delaminated beams. International Journal Solids and Structures 1993; 30(10):1289–1300.

Adan M, Sheinman I, Altus E. Post-buckling behavior of beams under contact constraints. ASME, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 764–772, 1994

Adan M. Buckling of multiply delaminated composite laminates. Dissertation, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, April 1991.

Presentations

Krstulovic-Opara N, Adan M, Kilar V. High-performance composite frames for increased seismic and blast resistance. Presented at the American Concrete Institute Convention, Spring 2002, Session on Concrete: Material Science to Applications—A Tribute to Surendra P. Shah, Part 3: Laminated and Fiber-Reinforced Composites, Detroit, MI, April 2002.

Adan M, Sheinman I. Effect of stretching-bending coupling and shear deformation on post-buckling behavior of laminated beams. 3rd International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, London UK, September 1987.

Adan M, Sheinman I, Altus E. Nonlinear analysis of beams with contact constrains. 23rd Israeli Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Technion, May 1990.

Adan M, Sheinman I, Altus E. Post-buckling behavior of beams under contact constraints. XIIIth International Congress of Mechanical Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, IUTAM, Haifa, Israel, August 1992.

Krstulovic-Opara N, Adan M, Brezac B, Kilar V. New research in making concrete stronger, safer better: High-performance cementitious fiber composites for increased blast, ballistic and seismic resistance. (90 minute lecture), Building Virginia 2001, conference organizer: American Institute of Architects (AIA), Richmond, VA, November 1–2, 2001.

• Chief Structural Engineer, Adam-Attias A&E, Haifa, Israel, 1991–1999
• Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1984–1991
• Structural Engineer, Prof. J. Eidelman & Sons Engineers, Haifa, Israel, 1983–1984
  

• American Society of Civil Engineers (member)
• American Concrete Institute (member)
• American Institute of Steel Construction (member)
• Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (member)
• SEAONC Disaster Emergency Services (DES) Committee (member)
• ACI 376 Concrete Structures for Refrigerated Liquified Gas Containment (associate member)
• ACI 370 Short Duration Dynamic and Vibratory Load Effects (associate member)
• ACI 313 Concrete Bins and Silos (associate member)
• Structures Specialist, FEMA Urban Search & Rescue, California Task Force 3