Research

Research Interests


  • Performance-based earthquake engineering
  • Life-cycle analysis
  • Bridge engineering
  • Resilient infrastructure
  • Natural hazard risk assessment and mitigation
  • Structural reliability analysis

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant (2014 - 2015)

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Advisor: Professor Homayoon E. Estekanchi

  • Implemented a finite element code in OpenSees to model urban concrete bridges for seismic design purposes.
  • Developed the Endurance Time method for assessment of life cycle cost of bridges under seismic hazards.
  • Implemented an optimization code in MATLAB to perform value-based seismic design of bridges.