Research and Publications

 

Current Research:

 

Experimental and analytical studies in floor vibrations:  Poster 1; Poster 2
Applications of advanced materials in structural engineering
Structural seismic risk assessment: Poster 1; Poster 2

Book Chapter:

 

Ebrahimpour, A., and Schoen, M. P., “Smart Materials in Civil Structures”. Focus on Material Science Research, D. V. Rosse, ed., Nova Science Publishers, Chapter 7, 2007.

 

Journal Publications:

 

Ebrahimpour, A., Sack, R. L., “A Review of Vibration Serviceability Criteria for Floor Structures,” Computers & Structures, Elsevier Science, 83(28-30), November 2005, pp. 2488-2494.

Horwitz, A., and Ebrahimpour, A., “Engineering Applications in Differential and Integral Calculus,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 18(1), Tempus Press, Great Britain, January 2002, pp. 78-88.

Ebrahimpour, A., A. Hamam, R. L. Sack, and W. N. Patten, "Measuring and Modeling Dynamic Loads Imposed by Moving Crowds," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 122(12), December 1996, pp. 1468-1474.  Closure, 124(9), September 1998, pp. 1088-1090.

Ebrahimpour, A., and L. L. Fitts, "Measuring Coherency of Human-Induced Rhythmic Loads Using Force Plates," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 122(7), July 1996, pp. 829-831.

Ebrahimpour, A, E. A. Maragakis, and S. Ismail, "Probabilistic Fatigue Evaluation of Railway Bridges," Structural Engineering Review, Pergamon Press, 5(1), February 1993, pp. 23-30.

Ebrahimpour, A., and R. L. Sack, "Design Live Loads for Coherent Crowd Harmonic Movements," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 118(4), April 1992, pp. 1121-1136.

Ebrahimpour A., R. L. Sack, and P. D. VanKleek, "Computing Crowd Loads Using a Nonlinear Equation of Motion," Computers and Structures, Pergamon Press, 41(6), December 1991, pp. 1525-1531.

Ebrahimpour, A., E. A. Maragakis, and D. N. O'Connor, "A Modified Computer Code for Rating Truss Railroad Bridges", Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 4(4), Oct. 1990, pp. 313-326.

Ebrahimpour, A., and R. L. Sack, "Modeling Dynamic Occupant Loads," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 115(6), June 1989, pp. 1476-1496.

Sack, R. L., and A. Ebrahimpour, "Simulating Dynamic Spectator Loads," Structural Engineering Review, Chapman and Hall, 1(1), 1988, pp. 41-48.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

 

Ebrahimpour, A., Porter, D.B., Sack, R.L., and Luke, B., “A Fragility-Based Seismic Risk Prioritization Method for Highway Bridges,” the Eleventh International Conference on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering Computing, St. Julians, Malta, September 18-21, 2007 (submitted).

Ebrahimpour, A., Porter, D.B., Sack, R.L., and Luke, B., “Seismic Risk Assessment of Highway Bridges in Clark County, Nevada,” Proc., Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, April 1-5, 2007, Denver, CO.

Sack, R.L., Luke, B.A., Ebrahimpour, A., and Keller, J.R., “Seismic Risk Assessment of Essential Buildings in Clark County, Nevada.” Proc., 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, April 18-22, 2006, San Francisco, CA.

Keller, J.R., Ebrahimpour, A., Sack, R.L., and Luke, B.A., “The Seismic Vulnerability of Critical Public Buildings in Clark County, Nevada.” Proc., Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, April 2-6, 2006, Seattle, WA.

Martell, J.L., Ebrahimpour, A., and Schoen, M.P., “Intelligent Approach to Floor Vibration Control,” Proceedings, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida.

Ebrahimpour, A., C.W. Winmill, H. Sadid, and R. L. Sack, “Simulating Occupant-Induced Vibrations of Wood Floors with Rotated Joists”, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering Computing, Rome, Italy, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2005.

Sack, R.L., Ebrahimpour, A. and Piechota T.A., “Unifying Ground Snow Loads for the Western U.S.,” Snow Engineering V, Ed. P. Bartelt, E. Adams, M. Christen, R. Sack & A. Sato, Belkema , London, 2004.

Ebrahimpour, A., Sack, R. L., “A Survey of Vibration Serviceability Criteria for Structures,” Proceedings, The Ninth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Egmond-aan-Zee, The Netherlands, 2-4 September 2003.

Ebrahimpour, A., Vinson, J. R., and Thomsen, O. T., “Experimental and Analytical Study on the Behavior of Foam Core Sandwich Composite
Plates Subjected to In-Plane Shear Stress,” Proceedings, 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 16-19 April 2001, Seattle, Washington, Paper No. 2001-1220.

Ebrahimpour, A., W. N. Patten, R. L. Sack, A. Hamam, and H. J. Shui, "Semiactive Control of Floor Systems," Proceedings, The Fifth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, U.K., August 17-19, 1993, pp. 329-337.

Patten, W. N., H. C. Wu, W. Yen, C. Mo, R. L. Sack, and A. Ebrahimpour, "Mitigating Structural Vibrations With Semiactive Control," Proceedings, The Second European Conference on Structural Dynamics: EURODYN '93, Trondheim, Norway, June 21-23, 1993, pp. 861-868.

Ebrahimpour, A., W. N. Patten, R. L. Sack, K. Hancock, and A. Hamam, "Defining Occupant Loads and Mitigating Associated Vibrations," Proceedings, International Colloquium on Structural Serviceability of Buildings, Goteborg, Sweden, June 9-11, 1993, pp. 157-164.

Ebrahimpour, A., R. L. Sack, and A. Hamam, "Loads Imposed by Crowds," Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering for Crowd Safety, London, United Kingdom, Elsevier Science Publishers, March 17-18, 1993.

Ebrahimpour, A., E. A. Maragakis, and D. N. O'Connor, "On Fatigue Evaluation of Riveted Connections in Railway Truss Bridges", Proceedings, Forth Rail Bridge Centenary Conference, Vol. 1, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K., Aug. 1990, pp. 366-378.

Ebrahimpour, A., and R. L. Sack, "Crowd-Induced Dynamic Loads," Proceedings, Symposium/Workshop on Serviceability of Buildings, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, May 1988, pp. 451-464.

Ebrahimpour, A., and R. L. Sack, "Simulating Dynamic Spectator Loads," Proceedings, Third Intl. Conf. on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Vol. 1, Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1987, pp. 215-222.

 

Conference Proceedings and Presentations Refereed by Abstract:

 

Wiegman, B., and Ebrahimpour, A., “Shake Table Study of Steel-Concrete Floor Beams With Constrained Treatment,” Proceedings, 46th Idaho Academy of Science Meeting, March 25-27, 2004.

Martell, J. L., and Ebrahimpour, A., “Enhancing Damping and Stiffness Properties of Floors With Viscoelastic and Composite Materials,” paper presented at the Architectural Engineering Conference 2003, ASCE, Austin, Texas, September 17-20, 2003.

Ebrahimpour, A., and Martell, J. L., “Retrofitting Floors with Advanced Materials to Mitigate Occupant-induced Vibrations,” Proceedings, Structures Congress 2003, ASCE, Seattle Washington, May 29-June 1, 2003.

Ebrahimpour, A., Horwitz. A., and Azemi, A., "Engineering Projects in Differential and Integral Calculus," paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, N.C., June 20-23, 1999.

Ebrahimpour, A., "Design of a Railway Bridge in Mechanics of Materials", Proceedings, Workshop on Reform of Undergraduate Mechanics Education, State College, PA, August 16-18, 1998.

Ebrahimpour, A., "Simulation Team Projects in Dynamics", Proceedings, Workshop on Reform of Undergraduate Mechanics Education, State College, PA, August 16-18, 1998.

Ebrahimpour, A. and R. L. Sack, "Live Loads for Crowds in Motion," Proceedings, Structures Congress '96, ASCE, Chicago, Illinois, April 1996, pp. 420-427.

Ebrahimpour, A., R. L. Sack, W. N. Patten, and A. Hamam, "Experimental Measurements of Dynamic Loads Imposed by Moving Crowds," Proceedings, Structures Congress '94, ASCE, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1994, pp. 1385-1390.

Kuo, C. C., H. Wu, L. Liu, R. L. Sack, A. Ebrahimpour, and W. N. Patten, "Semiactive Structural Control: A Low Cost Fix For An Infrastructure at Risk," Proceedings, Structures Congress '94, ASCE, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1994, pp. 387-392.

Ebrahimpour, A., E. A. Maragakis, and S. Ismail, "A Fatigue Reliability Model for Railway Bridges,"  Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Conf. on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Reliability, Denver, Colorado, July 1992, pp. 320-323.

Ebrahimpour, A., and E. A. Maragakis, "Rating of Steel Railway Bridges," Proceedings, Second Workshop on Bridge Engineering Research in Progress, Reno, Nevada, October 29-30, 1990, pp. 63-66.

Ebrahimpour, A., E. A. Maragakis, and D. N. O'Connor, "Safety Evaluation of Steel Truss Railway Bridges", Proceedings, 6th U.S.-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop: Analysis, Design, Performance and Strengthening, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, May 7-8, 1990, pp. 301-314.

Ebrahimpour, A., and R. L. Sack, "Experimental Measurements of Occupant Dynamic Loads," Proceedings, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 1988, p. 170.

Ebrahimpour, A., and R. L. Sack, "Statistical Analysis of Occupant Dynamic Loads," Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical Safety, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 1988, pp. 364-367.

Sack, R. L., W. E. Saul, A. Ebrahimpour, and G. L. Thinnes, "A Microcomputer-Based System for Measuring Dynamic Occupant Loads," Proceedings, ASCE Ninth Conference on Electronic Computation, Birmingham, AL, Feb. 1986, pp. 328-338.

Burke, G. G., A. Ebrahimpour, J. S. Haldeman, J. J. Pinkard, R. L. Sack, W. E. Saul, and G. L. Thinnes, "Automated Data Acquisition: CAE for the Experimentalist," Proceedings, UPCAEDM '85, July 1985, pp. 116-120.

Ebrahimpour, A. and R. L. Sack, "Wind Load Factors for Structures in Idaho," Proceedings, Fifth U.S. National Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, TX, Nov. 1985, pp. B17-B24.

 

Reports:

 

Ebrahimpour, A, and Schurman, J., “Strengthening Wood Joists with Glued-in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Rods,” Final Report Submitted to the Undergraduate Research Committee, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, June 2004.

Wiegman, B., and Ebrahimpour, A., “Shake Table Study of Steel-Concrete Floor Beams With Constrained Treatment,” Final Report Submitted to the Undergraduate Research Committee, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, December 2003.

Ebrahimpour, A., “Feasibility of Retrofitting Floor Systems with Advanced Composite Materials for Mitigating Structural Vibrations,” Final Report Submitted to the Faculty Research Committee, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, August 2002.

Ebrahimpour, A., “A Pilot Study for Determining Mechanical Behavior of Foam Core Sandwich Construction of Composite Materials by Testing Beam and Plate Specimens,” A Report to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, July 2000.

Ebrahimpour, A., Horwitz, A., and Azemi, A., "Enhancement of Math 140 and Math 141 Using Applied Engineering Projects", 1998-1999 Progress Report submitted to the GE Project, September 1998.  (Also in Pathway to Effective Learning in Engineering using Information Technology, GE Progress Report, with Dhushy Sathianathan, et al., Penn State College of Engineering, September 1998).

Azemi, A., Ebrahimpour, A., and Horwitz, A., "Enhancement of Math 140 and Math 141 Using Applied Engineering Projects", 1997-1998 Progress Report submitted to the GE Project, September 1997.  (Also in Pathway to Effective Learning in Engineering using Information Technology, GE Progress Report, with Dhushy Sathianathan, et al., Penn State College of Engineering, September 1997).

Sack, R. L., Patten, W. N., and Ebrahimpour, A., “Structural Control for Phase-Related Inputs,” Final Project Report, NSF Award 9202731, Structures, Geomechanics, and Building Systems Program, Directorate for Engineering, April 1996.

Maragakis E. A., A. Ebrahimpour, and S. Ismail, "Experimental Fatigue of a Double-angle Connection in a Plate Girder Railway Bridge," Center for Infrastructure Studies, Report No. CIS-92-2, University of Nevada, Reno, July 1992.

Ebrahimpour, A., and Jon A. Epps, "Statistical Comparison of Cement Kiln Dust and Lime as Antistripping Additives in Asphalt Concrete Mixtures", Report to Dolo-Chem Lime Company, Hollister, CA, May 1990.

Ebrahimpour, A., R. L. Sack, and W. E. Saul, "Dynamic Loads Produced by Occupants of Public Assembly Structures," NSF Final Project Report, Grant MSM-8614962, Directorate for Engineering, Jan. 1990.

Ebrahimpour, A., and Puttana, J., "Statistical Modeling of Bridge Traffic Loads - A Case Study", Civil Engineering Department, Report No. CCEER-89-3, University of Nevada, Reno, Dec. 1989.

Ebrahimpour, A., E. A., Maragakis, and D. N. O'Connor, "Survey and Evaluation of Nevada's Transportation Infrastructure, Task 7.4: Railway Bridges," Report for the State of Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office, Carson City, NV, Aug. 1989.

Ebrahimpour, A. “Strength of Gabion Hog Rings Individually and when Connecting Two Panels,” Report to Terra Aqua Gabions, Reno, Nevada, June 1989.

Sack, R. L., W. E. Saul, and A. Ebrahimpour, "Loads Due to Human Movements on Assembly Structures," Final Project Report, Grant CEE-8213966, Directorate for Engineering, NSF Report No. NSF/ENG-86032, Jan. 1986, NTIS No. PB87-160529/A05.

 

Book Review:

 

Ebrahimpour, A., Proceedings of the International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-Conventional Structures '87, Vols. 1 and 2, Structural Engineering Review, Vol. 1, No. 3, Sept. 1988, pp. 181-182.