Anthony Tessari

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor, Professional Engineer (NY)

About

University at Buffalo (Assistant and Associate Professor, 2013-2024)

Education & Training

Ph.D.  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2012)

M.S.   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2007)

B.S.    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2006)

P.E.    New York State

Research

−Geotechnical engineering, infrastructure, geohazard mitigation

−Novel sensors and instrumentation for concrete foundations

−High temperature soil testing equipment

−Response of soil-liner systems during extreme fire events

Teaching

Foundation Engineering

Capstone Design

Publications
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The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Anthony Tessari has 36 indexed publications in the subjects of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, Engineering.

Seismic resilience of steel moment resisting frame (MRF) structures on slopes considering earthquake frequency content
Md Rajibul Islam, Dong Van Nguyen, Seong Jin Park, Dookie Kim, Yun Wook Choo, Anthony Tessari
Structures
, 82
, 2025
.
Experimental study of post-fire bond strength between steel reinforcing bars and concrete using beam-end specimens
Nima Tajik, Negar Elhami-Khorasani, Ravi Ranade, Anthony Tessari
Engineering Structures
, 336
, 2025
.
Experimental Study on Sliding at the Soil-Structure Interface of a Shallow Foundation
Marzieh Shahraki, Anthony Tessari, Chandrakanth Bolisetti, Efe Kurt, Kyungtae Kim
Geotechnical Testing Journal
, 47
, 2024
.
Editorial: A new year and new advances in geotechnics
Anthony F. Tessari
International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics
, 24
, 2024
, pp.1
.
Evaluating Sand Particle Surface Smoothness Using a New Computer-Based Approach to Improve the Characterization of Macroscale Parameters
Anthony Tessari, Mark Muszynski
Geotechnics
, 3
, 2023
, pp.854-873
.
Lessons Learned from a Game-Based Learning Intervention in Civil Engineering
Casper Harteveld, Victoria Bennett, Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Usama El Shamy, Binod Tiwari, Anirban De, Xenia Wirth, Kejun Wen, David A. Saftner, Beena Ajmera, Scott Brandenberg, Alison Rose Kennicutt, Surya Sarat Chandra Congress, Anthony Tessari, Mehdi Omidvar, Ashly Cabas
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings
, 2023
.
Residual compressive strength of concrete after exposure to high temperatures: A review and probabilistic models
Marzieh Shahraki, Nan Hua, Negar Elhami-Khorasani, Anthony Tessari, Maria Garlock
Fire Safety Journal
, 135
, 2023
.
Fire Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings
Nan Hua, Anthony Tessari, Negar Elhami Khorasani
Proceedings Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference
, 2023-June
, 2023
, pp.1018-1028
.
Utilizing Advanced Modelling for Fire Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings
Nan Hua, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Anthony Tessari
Structural Engineering International
, 33
, 2023
, pp.586-595
.
Numerical modeling of the fire behavior of reinforced concrete tunnel slabs during heating and cooling
Nan Hua, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Anthony Tessari
Engineering Structures
, 258
, 2022
.

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