Faculty Profile

Salar Shirkhanloo

Title
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department
Mechanical Engineering
College
College of Engineering

    

Education

PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 2022.
Major: Civil Engineering
Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Decision-Making Prediction Models For Sewer Pipes Asset Management
MS, Sharif University of Technology, 2013.
Major: Civil Engineering - Geotechnical
BS, Islamic Azad University, 2009.
Major: Civil Engineering

Current Scheduled Teaching*

CNET 1160.001, Construction Methods and Materials, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ENGR 2304.001, Statics and Strength of Materials, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CNET 2200.001, Surveying for Construction, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CNET 2200.101, Surveying for Construction, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

CNET 2300.001, Construction Graphics and Modeling, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 2300.102, Construction Graphics and Modeling, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 1160.001, Construction Methods and Materials, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGR 2301.002, Statics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGR 2304.001, Statics and Strength of Materials, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGR 2304.001, Statics and Strength of Materials, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 1160.001, Construction Methods and Materials, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 3410.001, Occupational Safety and Liability, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGR 2304.001, Statics and Strength of Materials, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 2200.001, Surveying for Construction, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 2200.101, Surveying for Construction, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 2300.001, Construction Graphics and Modeling, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 2300.101, Construction Graphics and Modeling, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CNET 2300.102, Construction Graphics and Modeling, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGR 2304.001, Statics and Strength of Materials, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGR 1030.002, Technological Systems, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding
Shirkhanloo, S. (2023). Arjun, M., Kaushal, V., Shirkhanloo, S., Rahman, S., & Najafi, M. A Review of Rehabilitation Methods for Aging Pipe Culverts by Spray Applied Pipe Lining, Grouting, and Sliplining. Pipelines 2023, 252-259.. ASCE.
Shirkhanloo, S. (2023). Jibreen, A., Najafi, M., Kaushal, V., Kaur, K., Arjun, M., & Shirkhanloo, S. Investigation of Factors Affecting Remaining Useful Life of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipes. In Pipelines 2023 (pp. 286-295)..
Shirkhanloo, S. (2023). Kaur, K., Ghalambor, S., Najafi, M., Karthikeyan, L., & Shirkhanloo, S. Short-Term Hole Spanning Testing and Evaluation for Spray Applied Pipe Lining. In Pipelines 2023 (pp. 181-190).. ASCE.
Shirkhanloo, S. (2023). Shirkhanloo, S., Arjun, M., Najafi, M., Kaushal, V., Kaur, K., & Jibreen, A. Investigation of KNN and Decision Tree Methods’ Efficiency in Developing Prediction Models for Sewer Pipes. In Pipelines 2023 (pp. 158-169).. ASCE.
Shirkhanloo, S. (2022). Kaushal, V., Najafi, M., Serajiantehrani, R., Malek Mohammadi, M., & Shirkhanloo, S. (2022). Construction Cost Comparison between Trenchless Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Renewal and Open-Cut Replacement for Sanitary Sewer Applications. In Pipelines 2022 (pp. 171-177).. ASCE.
Shirkhanloo, S. (2021). Shirkhanloo, S. Investigation of Pollutants Situation in the Construction Industry: A Case Study of Iran..
Journal Article
Shirkhanloo, S. (2022). Ebrahimi, M., Ebrahimi, M., Seyedkazemi, A., Shirkhanloo, S., & Kaushal, V. (2022). Effects of Micro and Nano Silica and Steel and Polypropylene (PPS) Fibers on the Characteristics of High-Strength Self-Compacting Concrete (HSC-SCC)..
Shirkhanloo, S. (2021). Shirkhanloo, S., Najafi, M., Kaushal, V., & Rajabi, M. (2021). A Comparative Study on the Effect of Class C and Class F Fly Ashes on Geotechnical Properties of High-Plasticity Clay. CivilEng 2021, 2, 1009–1018..
Shirkhanloo, S. (2020). Ahmadi, M., Hatami, M., Rahgozar, P., Shirkhanloo, S., Abed, S., Kamalzadeh, H., & Flood, I. (2020). Development of an esco risk assessment model as a decision-making tool for the energy savings certificates market regulator: A case study. Applied Sciences, 10(7), 2552..
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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