Ehsan Vafaeihosseini

Experience

Ehsan Vafaeihosseini has broad experience in structural evaluations, forensic investigations, and construction administration services for various structures, including commercial buildings, parking garages, and infrastructure facilities.

His experience includes structural assessments, field investigations, and condition surveys to support rehabilitation design and litigation-related services. Dr. Vafaeihosseini specializes in identifying structural deficiencies, evaluating code compliance, and assessing serviceability.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Failure and Damage Investigation

• Tower of the Americas - San Antonio, TX: Assessment of concrete shaft to evaluate structural condition
• University of Texas at San Antonio, University Health Palo Alto: Structural investigation following the collapse of stair tower
• Villa Rosa Medical Plaza - San Antonio, TX: Structural condition assessment
• Manufacturing Facility - Taylor, TX: Nondestructive testing as part of structural assessment
• 3M Building - San Antonio, TX: Structural condition assessment and monitoring
• Port San Antonio - TX: Condition survey and structural health monitoring
• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - Carlsbad, NM: Assessment of suspected post-installed anchors in precast panels at the salt reduction and new filter buildings
• AutoZone - San Antonio, TX: Structural distress assessment

 

Structural Evaluation and Rehabilitation

• Dominion Bridge - San Antonio, TX: Condition assessment and rehabilitation design recommendations for aging bridge infrastructure
• Merchants Ice Building - San Antonio, TX: Restoration of one-hundred-year-old mass masonry structure previously used to store ice into Class A office space
• The George Hotel - College Station, TX: Assessment of wood floor truss systems and development of repair recommendations
• Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility - Pflugerville, TX: Stability analysis of influent lift station
• Lucifer Lighting Facility - San Antonio, TX: Assessment of as-built roof structure
• Illinois Department of Transportation - Various Locations: Seismic vulnerability assessment of multiple buildings
• Lake Shore Harbour - Missouri City, TX:  Structural analysis of existing bulkhead wall systems for three man-made lakes
• Industrial Building - Jacksonville, FL: Structural evaluation and analysis of roof system composed of precast, prestressed concrete elements
• Retail Building - San Antonio, TX: Structural analysis and construction review for structure comprised of cold-formed steel framing
• IDEA School - San Antonio, TX: Foundation movement assessment and distress evaluation

Design and Construction Administration

• Oscar Eason Senior Apartments - San Antonio, TX: Structural design and field engineering for trench drains, concrete masonry unit walls, and load-bearing components; design and documentation of repairs for concrete foundation tie beams, louver enlargement at parking garage, and wood floor trusses
• Westlake Plaquemine - LA: Repair design of brine tank foundation with supplemental steel framing
• Port San Antonio - TX: Surface drainage improvement design
• Port San Antonio, Buildings 365 and 655 - TX: Roof wind uplift calculations
• COMAL Independent School District, Elementary School No. 22 - San Antonio, TX: Roof wind uplift calculations

Professional Affiliations

American Concrete Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
Structural Engineers Association of Texas

Registrations

NHI 130056 - Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges
Professional Engineer in TX

Education

Azad University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 2005

Jawaharlal Nehru Technology
Master of Science, Structural Engineering, 2012

University of Texas at San Antonio
Doctor of Philosophy, Structural Engineering, 2023