Residential and commercial projects dealing with new construction, forensics and repair, and renovations.
Analysis and design of reinforced concrete, hot-rolled and cold-formed steel, masonry, and wood structures in addition to foundations and retaining walls. Projects range from multi-story new construction to small renovations to adaptive reuse.
Project time management, interacting with clients and perform site visits.
Documentation of structural deficiencies, failures, and underperformance; their causes and solutions.
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA (2014-2018)
Teaching
Undergraduate: Introduction to Matlab, Statics, Mechanics of Material, Design Projects, Structural Steel Design, Structural Analysis 2, Reinforced Concrete Design, Cap Stone
Graduate: Engineering Modeling and Analysis Methods
Research
Finite element modeling of collapse of steel structures through implementation of fracture mechanics
Fracture mechanics
Behavior of steel structures under collapse
Service
Student Support and advising, ABET accreditation, Faculty Senate, Steel Bridge, Departmental Committees, ASCE SEI TAD Fatigue and Fracture Committee, University Committees (LIT, COOP), BSCE journal review committee
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2011-2014)
Experience in Teaching Structural Engineering Courses
Taught Structural Analysis 1 Recitation (which also covered Strength of Materials)
Teaching Assistant for Structural Analysis 2, Behavior of Concrete Structures, Advanced Structural Analysis, Structural Dynamics, Advanced Bridge Design
Taught structural review sessions for students taking Fundamentals of Engineering Examination
Presentation of research at Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (June, 2011)
Assisted in organizing EMI 2011 conference
Primary authorship of paper in Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Intern, DN Tanks (formerly Natgun Corporation), Wakefield, MA (2007-2009)
Developed preliminary (bid), final, and fabrication drawings
Performed design calculations, material takeoffs, specifications
Other Work Experience
Tutored math, drafting, and engineering courses privately at Springfield Technical Community College
Licensure and Professional Memberships/Activities
Member. American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
Member. ASCE Structural Engineering Institute Technical Activities Division Fatigue and Fracture Committee
ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering Paper reviewer
Member. Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts (SEAMASS)
Member. Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES)
Licensure.Engineering in Training, EIT (2009)
Chi Epsilon (December 2007)
Selected Awards
2015 SAGAN Faculty Fund WIT Grant Award (25k)
Fatigue Tests and Data Analysis of Metal Components Under Different Stress Levels with Stress Concentrations” by Xiaobin Le, Richard Roberts, and Vitaliy Saykin
2011 ASCE EMI Student Poster Award
Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference , Boston, Massachusetts, June 4th, 2011
2008 Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant
Software Proficiency
MS Office • AutoCAD • Revit • ABAQUS • SAP2000 • RISA • Matlab • Python • C++ • SQL
Foreign Language Proficiency
Russian • Spanish
Selected Refereed Publications
Saykin, Vitaliy V., Nguyen, T., Deniz, D., Hajjar, J. F. , Song, J. (2017). “The effect of triaxiality on finite element deletion strategies for simulating collapse of full-scale steel structures,” Engineering Structures, 210, 110364, May 1, 2020
Saykin, Vitaliy V., Nguyen, T., Deniz, D., Hajjar, J. F. , Song, J. (2017). “Material Characterization Using Finite Element Deletion Strategies for Collapse Modeling of Steel Structures,” Engineering Structures, 147, 125-133, September 15, 2017
Saykin, V. V., Zhang, Y., Cao, Y., Wang, M., and McDaniel, J. (2013). “Pavement Macrotexture Monitoring through Sound Generated by a Tire-Pavement Interaction” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, SPECIAL ISSUE: Experimental Methods in Damage Detection and Wind Engineering, Vol. 139, pp. 264-271.
Selected Conference Publications
Deniz, D., Saykin, V. V., Nguyen, T., Song, J., Hajjar, J. F. (2014). “Collapse Prediction of Steel Structures,” Proceedings of the 2015 Structural Engineering Frontier Conference, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan, March 18-19, 2015
Saykin, V. V., Nguyen, T., Hajjar, J. F., Deniz, D., Song, J. (2014). “Validation of a Finite Element Approach for Modeling of Structural Collapse of Steel Structures,” Proceedings of the 2014 Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts, April 3-5, 2014, ASCE, Reston Virginia
Ph.D. Dissertation
Saykin, V. V. (2014). “A Validated Approach for Modeling Collapse of Steel Structures,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Selected Reviewed Publications
Peer-reviewed paper “Rebar Anchorage Slip Macro Model Considering Bond Stress Distribution” submitted for Engineering Structures 2017
Peer-reviewed paper “Dynamic Increase Factor for Progressive Collapse Analysis of Steel Frames with Semi-Rigid Connections” submitted for Engineering Structures 2017
Peer-reviewed paper “Collapse Resistance of Steel Columns under Combined Axial and Lateral Loading” submitted for Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE 2015