Ammar Motorwala, PE

Project Manager

Ammar Motorwala, PE, is a Project Manager in SK&A’s Structural Repair + Restoration Division with over nine years of experience in the structural repair industry. His expertise spans structural assessments, investigations, renovations, and strengthening projects, where he develops efficient and innovative solutions tailored to client needs. Ammar has a particular focus on advancing SK&A’s capabilities in structural strengthening and construction engineering, including the use of externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and other cutting-edge retrofit techniques. Passionate about solving complex structural challenges, Ammar combines technical skill with creativity to deliver successful outcomes across a wide range of projects.

Industry Leadership

SEA-MW Younger Members Group Board of Coordinators, Past Chair
ICRI Committee 330 – Strengthening and Stabilization, Vice Chair
ASCE 11-28 Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings Committee Member, Secretary
ASCE 7-22 Wind Load Sub-Committee, Associate Member
ASCE 7-28 Wind Load Sub-Committee, Associate Member
Member of SEA-MW Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity (SE3) Committee
SK&A’s in-house Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening solutions expert
Team leader of SK&A’s “R.A.Re Transformers” – Renovation & Adaptive Re-use Focus Group

Publications

Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures – Coordination and Quality Control for the use of FRP Composites. STRUCTURE Magazine, September 2021 Issue. (Together with J. Stephens)
Development of an Empirical Formula for Computing the Fundamental Period of Sidesway Vibration for Glulam Tudor Arches. Poster presentation. EERI Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California. (Together with F. Charney)
Alkali Activated Fly-Ash Based Geo-Polymer Concrete. International Journal of Emerging Technology & Advanced Engineering. 2013. (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal), Volume 3, Issue 1. (Together with V. Shah, R. Kammula, p. Nannapaneni, and D. Raijiwala)