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<!-- Early years and Career Dr. Aftab Mufti, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and immediate past President of ISHMII (International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructures), was born in Pakistan in 1940 into a Muslim family. He graduated from the NED Engineering College, Karachi, in February 1962 and worked as a structural engineer for the Karachi Port Trust for one year. In September 1963 he was admitted to McGill University, Montreal, Quebec and completed his graduate studies there earning a M.Eng. in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1969. During this time, he worked on the Canadian Theme Pavilions for Expo 67 as a Structural Engineer for deStien and Associates of Montreal, Quebec. He is married to Zehra Mehdi and has two children, Javed Mufti and Alex Adams, and two grandchildren, Asha Mufti and Aden Mufti. From a young age, Dr. Mufti knew he wanted to be a professor in Engineering. His father had studied Forestry at the University of Edinburgh in a desire to make his desert homeland green. Just as his father had moved from the classical religious education of his forbears to the western scientific education that he wished for his descendants, so Dr. Mufti set out to become the only Engineer in a family of medical doctors, a surgeon, and several Fine Arts majors. Dr. Mufti came to Canada in the fall of ’63, fell in love with the country, its people, and its educational system, and stayed to devote his life to a career in Engineering. Awards and Fellowships In 2010 Dr. Mufti was awarded [2] the Order of Canada “For his contributions to and leadership in the field of civil engineering, notably for researching the use of advanced composite materials and fibre optic sensors in the construction and monitoring of bridges and other infrastructures.” [4] He has received numerous other awards, among them the following: -the Pratley Award for best paper by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering in 2007; -the IIFC Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of FRP composites for construction, presented at CICE 2006 conference in December 2006; -the A.B. Sanderson Award for outstanding contributions to the development and practice of structural engineering in Canada - presented by the CSCE, May 25, 2006; -the NSERC Synergy Award - recognizing outstanding university - industry research and development partnerships (Dr. Mufti received this award on behalf of the ISIS Canada Research Network with partner organization, Vector Construction Group, also receiving an award), October 2005; -the Mirko-Ros Gold Medal (one of the highest awards for engineering excellence given out by the Swiss Federal Laboratories) for outstanding lifelong work in research and education, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Testing and Research (EMPA), Dubendorf, Switzerland, June 2005; -the Consulting Engineers of Manitoba Award of Excellence presented to Dillon Consulting and ISIS Canada for Innovation in the Golden Boy Conservation Project, April 9, 2003; and -Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions in Education, Research and Industry-University Partnerships – Dalhousie University, September 2001. In addition to his present positions and having previously served as a Professor and Academic Administrator at McGill, Acadia and Dalhousie University Dr. Mufti is a Fellow of several associations including the International Association of Bridges and Structures (2006); the International Institute for FRP in Construction (2004); the Canadian Academy of Engineering (2000); the American Society for Civil Engineering (1995); the Engineering Institute of Canada (1985); the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (1984); the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (1980). . Innovations and Publications Dr. Mufti is the principal developer of the Steel-Free Bridge Deck Slab Concept, which has led to the development of an economical, highly durable, and novel steel-free deck slab. These decks do not require embedded steel tensile reinforcement and are therefore corrosion-free. The result is that on-going maintenance is greatly facilitated. During the past 15 years, many large-scale models of the steel reinforcement-free deck slabs have been tested. This research led to the construction, in 1995, of the world’s first such cast-in place deck slab on the Trans-Canada Highway over the Salmon River in Nova Scotia. Since then, other Canadian bridges now incorporate steel reinforcement-free concrete bridge deck slabs. A pre-cast slab has also been used in the reconstruction of a wharf structure in Hall’s Harbour, Nova Scotia and a forestry bridge in British Columbia. In the second generation of steel free deck slabs, Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars have been included to reduce the size of crack widths. In 2003, the first second generation steel-free deck slab was constructed on the Red River bridge on Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway. The first American steel-free deck slab was constructed in Tama County, Iowa in 2004. These economical and corrosion-free deck slabs are restrained externally by steel straps and contain nominal GFRP bars for temperature crack control. The concept of a steel-free deck slab has been patented and the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) specifies a method for designing these slabs. This invention has prompted complementary research in other universities including Osaka and Akita universities in Japan, the University of Sheffield in the UK, and Iowa State University and the University of California in San Diego. Dr. Mufti also introduced the multi-disciplinary concept of civionics, which involves the integration of electro-photonic sensing technology into civil engineering structures. This is an important advancement in achieving safe, economical and innovative structures. By employing a structural health monitoring (SHM) system, the second-generation steel-free deck slab can be made smart, so that it can be monitored both in the field and the lab. SHM will facilitate a timely and economical maintenance and repair program. The design of a SHM system for steel-free bridge deck performance has led to the development of a weigh-in-motion (WIM) concept using the same SHM system. This system will make it possible to assess live loads on bridges and the response of the bridges to live loads. Dr. Mufti is a prolific writer and has written and edited numerous books, chapters of books, and design manuals including the following: Mufti, A., Bakht, B. and Jaeger, L., “Recent Advances in Bridge Engineering”, JMBT Structures Research, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2008; Mufti, A. and Bakht, B., Editors, “Structural Health Monitoring & Intelligent Infrastructure”, International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2007; Mufti, A.A., Neale, K.W., Shrive, N.G. and Banthia, N., Editors, Special Issue on Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS Canada), Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2007; Mufti, A.A. and Bisby, L.A., Book Chapter - Chapter XIV - Structural Health Monitoring and Field Evaluation of Composite Durability for book - Durability of Composites for Civil Structural Applications, pp. 325 – 353, (ISBN 978-1-84569-035-9 or CRC Press LLC - ISBN 978-0-8493-9109-5), Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, July 2007; Mufti, A.A., Gyekenyesi, A.L. and Shull, P.J., Editors, “Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Materials, Composites, and Civil Infrastructure V”, Proceedings of SPIE 2006, Vol. 6176, San Diego, CA, USA, February 28 to March 2, 2006; Banthia, N. and Mufti, A., Editors, “Proceedings of the International Workshop on Innovative Bridge Deck Technologies”, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, April 14–15, 2005; and Mufti, A.A., “Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring”, Design Manual #2, ISIS Canada Research Network, Winnipeg, Canada, September 2001. -->

Aftab Mufti
Early years and Career

Dr. Aftab Mufti, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and immediate past President of ISHMII (International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructures), was born in Pakistan in 1940 into a Muslim family. He graduated from the NED Engineering College, Karachi, in February 1962 and worked as a structural engineer for the Karachi Port Trust for one year. In September 1963 he was admitted to McGill University, Montreal, Quebec and completed his graduate studies there earning a M.Eng. in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1969. During this time, he worked on the Canadian Theme Pavilions for Expo 67 as a Structural Engineer for deStien and Associates of Montreal, Quebec. He is married to Zehra Mehdi and has two children, Javed Mufti and Alex Adams, and two grandchildren, Asha Mufti and Aden Mufti. From a young age, Dr. Mufti knew he wanted to be a professor in Engineering. His father had studied Forestry at the University of Edinburgh in a desire to make his desert homeland green. Just as his father had moved from the classical religious education of his forbears to the western scientific education that he wished for his descendants, so Dr. Mufti set out to become the only Engineer in a family of medical doctors, a surgeon, and several Fine Arts majors. Dr. Mufti came to Canada in the fall of ’63, fell in love with the country, its people, and its educational system, and stayed to devote his life to a career in Engineering.

Awards and Fellowships

In 2010 Dr. Mufti was awarded [2] the Order of Canada “For his contributions to and leadership in the field of civil engineering, notably for researching the use of advanced composite materials and fibre optic sensors in the construction and monitoring of bridges and other infrastructures.” [4] He has received numerous other awards, among them the following: -the Pratley Award for best paper by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering in 2007; -the IIFC Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of FRP composites for construction, presented at CICE 2006 conference in December 2006; -the A.B. Sanderson Award for outstanding contributions to the development and practice of structural engineering in Canada - presented by the CSCE, May 25, 2006; -the NSERC Synergy Award - recognizing outstanding university - industry research and development partnerships (Dr. Mufti received this award on behalf of the ISIS Canada Research Network with partner organization, Vector Construction Group, also receiving an award), October 2005; -the Mirko-Ros Gold Medal (one of the highest awards for engineering excellence given out by the Swiss Federal Laboratories) for outstanding lifelong work in research and education, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Testing and Research (EMPA), Dubendorf, Switzerland, June 2005; -the Consulting Engineers of Manitoba Award of Excellence presented to Dillon Consulting and ISIS Canada for Innovation in the Golden Boy Conservation Project, April 9, 2003; and -Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions in Education, Research and Industry-University Partnerships – Dalhousie University, September 2001. In addition to his present positions and having previously served as a Professor and Academic Administrator at McGill, Acadia and Dalhousie University Dr. Mufti is a Fellow of several associations including the International Association of Bridges and Structures (2006); the International Institute for FRP in Construction (2004); the Canadian Academy of Engineering (2000); the American Society for Civil Engineering (1995); the Engineering Institute of Canada (1985); the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (1984); the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (1980).

Innovations and Publications'

Dr. Mufti is the principal developer of the Steel-Free Bridge Deck Slab Concept, which has led to the development of an economical, highly durable, and novel steel-free deck slab. These decks do not require embedded steel tensile reinforcement and are therefore corrosion-free. The result is that on-going maintenance is greatly facilitated. During the past 15 years, many large-scale models of the steel reinforcement-free deck slabs have been tested. This research led to the construction, in 1995, of the world’s first such cast-in place deck slab on the Trans-Canada Highway over the Salmon River in Nova Scotia. Since then, other Canadian bridges now incorporate steel reinforcement-free concrete bridge deck slabs. A pre-cast slab has also been used in the reconstruction of a wharf structure in Hall’s Harbour, Nova Scotia and a forestry bridge in British Columbia. In the second generation of steel free deck slabs, Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars have been included to reduce the size of crack widths. In 2003, the first second generation steel-free deck slab was constructed on the Red River bridge on Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway. The first American steel-free deck slab was constructed in Tama County, Iowa in 2004. These economical and corrosion-free deck slabs are restrained externally by steel straps and contain nominal GFRP bars for temperature crack control. The concept of a steel-free deck slab has been patented and the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) specifies a method for designing these slabs. This invention has prompted complementary research in other universities including Osaka and Akita universities in Japan, the University of Sheffield in the UK, and Iowa State University and the University of California in San Diego. Dr. Mufti also introduced the multi-disciplinary concept of civionics, which involves the integration of electro-photonic sensing technology into civil engineering structures. This is an important advancement in achieving safe, economical and innovative structures. By employing a structural health monitoring (SHM) system, the second-generation steel-free deck slab can be made smart, so that it can be monitored both in the field and the lab. SHM will facilitate a timely and economical maintenance and repair program. The design of a SHM system for steel-free bridge deck performance has led to the development of a weigh-in-motion (WIM) concept using the same SHM system. This system will make it possible to assess live loads on bridges and the response of the bridges to live loads. Dr. Mufti is a prolific writer and has written and edited numerous books, chapters of books, and design manuals including the following: Mufti, A., Bakht, B. and Jaeger, L., “Recent Advances in Bridge Engineering”, JMBT Structures Research, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2008; Mufti, A. and Bakht, B., Editors, “Structural Health Monitoring & Intelligent Infrastructure”, International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2007; Mufti, A.A., Neale, K.W., Shrive, N.G. and Banthia, N., Editors, Special Issue on Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS Canada), Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2007; Mufti, A.A. and Bisby, L.A., Book Chapter - Chapter XIV - Structural Health Monitoring and Field Evaluation of Composite Durability for book - Durability of Composites for Civil Structural Applications, pp. 325 – 353, (ISBN 978-1-84569-035-9 or CRC Press LLC - ISBN 978-0-8493-9109-5), Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, July 2007; Mufti, A.A., Gyekenyesi, A.L. and Shull, P.J., Editors, “Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Materials, Composites, and Civil Infrastructure V”, Proceedings of SPIE 2006, Vol. 6176, San Diego, CA, USA, February 28 to March 2, 2006; Banthia, N. and Mufti, A., Editors, “Proceedings of the International Workshop on Innovative Bridge Deck Technologies”, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, April 14–15, 2005; and Mufti, A.A., “Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring”, Design Manual #2, ISIS Canada Research Network, Winnipeg, Canada, September 2001.

Early years and Career
Dr. Aftab Mufti, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and immediate past President of ISHMII (International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructures), was born in Pakistan in 1940 into a Muslim family. He graduated from the NED Engineering College, Karachi, in February 1962 and worked as a structural engineer for the Karachi Port Trust for one year. In September 1963 he was admitted to McGill University, Montreal, Quebec and completed his graduate studies there earning a M.Eng. in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1969. During this time, he worked on the Canadian Theme Pavilions for Expo 67 as a Structural Engineer for deStien and Associates of Montreal, Quebec. He is married to Zehra Mehdi and has two children, Javed Mufti and Alex Adams, and two grandchildren, Asha Mufti and Aden Mufti. From a young age, Dr. Mufti knew he wanted to be a professor in Engineering. His father had studied Forestry at the University of Edinburgh in a desire to make his desert homeland green. Just as his father had moved from the classical religious education of his forbears to the western scientific education that he wished for his descendants, so Dr. Mufti set out to become the only Engineer in a family of medical doctors, a surgeon, and several Fine Arts majors. Dr. Mufti came to Canada in the fall of ’63, fell in love with the country, its people, and its educational system, and stayed to devote his life to a career in Engineering.

Awards and Fellowships
In 2010 Dr. Mufti was awarded [2] the Order of Canada “For his contributions to and leadership in the field of civil engineering, notably for researching the use of advanced composite materials and fibre optic sensors in the construction and monitoring of bridges and other infrastructures.” [4] He has received numerous other awards, among them the following: -the Pratley Award for best paper by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering in 2007; -the IIFC Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of FRP composites for construction, presented at CICE 2006 conference in December 2006; -the A.B. Sanderson Award for outstanding contributions to the development and practice of structural engineering in Canada - presented by the CSCE, May 25, 2006; -the NSERC Synergy Award - recognizing outstanding university - industry research and development partnerships (Dr. Mufti received this award on behalf of the ISIS Canada Research Network with partner organization, Vector Construction Group, also receiving an award), October 2005; -the Mirko-Ros Gold Medal (one of the highest awards for engineering excellence given out by the Swiss Federal Laboratories) for outstanding lifelong work in research and education, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Testing and Research (EMPA), Dubendorf, Switzerland, June 2005; -the Consulting Engineers of Manitoba Award of Excellence presented to Dillon Consulting and ISIS Canada for Innovation in the Golden Boy Conservation Project, April 9, 2003; and -Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions in Education, Research and Industry-University Partnerships – Dalhousie University, September 2001. In addition to his present positions and having previously served as a Professor and Academic Administrator at McGill, Acadia and Dalhousie University Dr. Mufti is a Fellow of several associations including the International Association of Bridges and Structures (2006); the International Institute for FRP in Construction (2004); the Canadian Academy of Engineering (2000); the American Society for Civil Engineering (1995); the Engineering Institute of Canada (1985); the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (1984); the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (1980). .

Innovations and Publications
Dr. Mufti is the principal developer of the Steel-Free Bridge Deck Slab Concept, which has led to the development of an economical, highly durable, and novel steel-free deck slab. These decks do not require embedded steel tensile reinforcement and are therefore corrosion-free. The result is that on-going maintenance is greatly facilitated. During the past 15 years, many large-scale models of the steel reinforcement-free deck slabs have been tested. This research led to the construction, in 1995, of the world’s first such cast-in place deck slab on the Trans-Canada Highway over the Salmon River in Nova Scotia. Since then, other Canadian bridges now incorporate steel reinforcement-free concrete bridge deck slabs. A pre-cast slab has also been used in the reconstruction of a wharf structure in Hall’s Harbour, Nova Scotia and a forestry bridge in British Columbia. In the second generation of steel free deck slabs, Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars have been included to reduce the size of crack widths. In 2003, the first second generation steel-free deck slab was constructed on the Red River bridge on Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway. The first American steel-free deck slab was constructed in Tama County, Iowa in 2004. These economical and corrosion-free deck slabs are restrained externally by steel straps and contain nominal GFRP bars for temperature crack control. The concept of a steel-free deck slab has been patented and the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) specifies a method for designing these slabs. This invention has prompted complementary research in other universities including Osaka and Akita universities in Japan, the University of Sheffield in the UK, and Iowa State University and the University of California in San Diego. Dr. Mufti also introduced the multi-disciplinary concept of civionics, which involves the integration of electro-photonic sensing technology into civil engineering structures. This is an important advancement in achieving safe, economical and innovative structures. By employing a structural health monitoring (SHM) system, the second-generation steel-free deck slab can be made smart, so that it can be monitored both in the field and the lab. SHM will facilitate a timely and economical maintenance and repair program. The design of a SHM system for steel-free bridge deck performance has led to the development of a weigh-in-motion (WIM) concept using the same SHM system. This system will make it possible to assess live loads on bridges and the response of the bridges to live loads. Dr. Mufti is a prolific writer and has written and edited numerous books, chapters of books, and design manuals including the following: Mufti, A., Bakht, B. and Jaeger, L., “Recent Advances in Bridge Engineering”, JMBT Structures Research, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2008; Mufti, A. and Bakht, B., Editors, “Structural Health Monitoring & Intelligent Infrastructure”, International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2007; Mufti, A.A., Neale, K.W., Shrive, N.G. and Banthia, N., Editors, Special Issue on Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS Canada), Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2007; Mufti, A.A. and Bisby, L.A., Book Chapter - Chapter XIV - Structural Health Monitoring and Field Evaluation of Composite Durability for book - Durability of Composites for Civil Structural Applications, pp. 325 – 353, (ISBN 978-1-84569-035-9 or CRC Press LLC - ISBN 978-0-8493-9109-5), Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, July 2007; Mufti, A.A., Gyekenyesi, A.L. and Shull, P.J., Editors, “Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Materials, Composites, and Civil Infrastructure V”, Proceedings of SPIE 2006, Vol. 6176, San Diego, CA, USA, February 28 to March 2, 2006; Banthia, N. and Mufti, A., Editors, “Proceedings of the International Workshop on Innovative Bridge Deck Technologies”, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, April 14–15, 2005; and Mufti, A.A., “Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring”, Design Manual #2, ISIS Canada Research Network, Winnipeg, Canada, September 2001.