Arzhang Alimoradi, Ph.D.

Senior Seismic Research Engineer

 

Research & Development Department

John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.

1212 S. Flower Street                                                                                      

Los Angeles, California 90015

 

arzhang AT johnmartin DOT com (Please remove spaces in the address before sending your email)

(213) 483-6490 (Voice)

(213) 483-3084 (Fax)

 

 


Areas of Active Research and Practice (in the past five years):

 

Nonlinear Structural Mechanics (Collapse Analysis, Finite Element Methods)

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Performance-Based Design and Evaluation, Consequence-Based Engineering)

Earthquake Motion Analysis (Strong Ground Motion Characterization and Classification)

Soft Computing (Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, and Genetic Algorithms)

Structural Optimization (Classical, Multi-objective, Naturally-Inspired)

Pattern Recognition (Principal Component Analysis, FCM, Self-Organizing Maps)

Active, Semi-Active, Passive, and Hybrid Control Systems, Vibration Isolation and External Damping in Civil Structures

Structural Health Monitoring (System Identification, Fuzzy Damage Detection, Wavelet Signal Processing)

 

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Preparation:

Doctor of Philosophy, Earthquake Engineering, Herff College of Engineering Fellow (GPA 4.0/4.0)

The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, 2004

Master of Science, Earthquake Engineering

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran, 1999

Certificate of Earthquake Science and Engineering, Mid-America Earthquake Center

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The University of Memphis, and Texas A&M University, 2003

Earthquake Reconnaissance Training

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2002

 

Responsibilities and Work Experience:

John A. Martin & Associates, Inc., 2005-Present

Development and implementation of robust algorithms for rapid earthquake damage assessment of instrumented buildings

Second-order inelastic dynamic response analysis and evaluation of complex structural system under extreme loading scenarios

Analysis and designs of tall buildings

 

President of EERI Student Chapter (2002-2005)

 

Student Leadership Council Representative of the Mid-America Earthquake Center (2003-2005)

 

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) and The University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)

Grading, lecturing, and field instruction of undergraduate and graduate-level classes (engineering mechanics, dynamics of structures, earthquake engineering, reinforced concrete and steel design)

Publications:

 

More than 30 papers in journals and conferences, here is a sample of my recent publications (in the past four years):

 

Alimoradi, A., E. Miranda, S. Taghavi, and F. Naeim, (2005). “Evolutionary Modal Identification utilizing Coupled Shear-Flexural Response –Implication for Multistory Buildings, Part I: Theory,” Under review, a draft copy is available upon request.

 

Alimoradi, A., and F. Naeim, (2005). “Evolutionary Modal Identification utilizing Coupled Shear-Flexural Response –Implication for Multistory Buildings, Part II: Application,” Under review, a draft copy is available upon request.

 

Foley, C.M., A. Alimoradi, and S. Pezeshk, (2005). “Probabilistic Performance-Based Optimal Design of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames: Part I – Formulation,” Under review, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE.

 

Alimoradi, A., S. Pezeshk, and C.M. Foley, (2005). “Probabilistic Performance-Based Optimal Design of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames: Part II – Applications,” Under review, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE.

 

Alimoradi, A., S. Pezeshk, F. Naeim, and H. Frigui, (2005). “Fuzzy Pattern Classification of Strong Ground Motion Records,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Imperial College, U.K.), Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 307-332.

 

Naeim, F., A. Alimoradi, and E. Miranda, (2005). “Structural Instrumentation Has Opened the Door for Immediate and Automatic Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment,” 2005 SEAOC Convention, Structural Engineers Association of California, San Diego, CA.

 

Naeim, F., A. Alimoradi, and E. Miranda, (2005). Automated Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment and Safety Evaluation of Instrumented Buildings, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. Report No. 2005-10639, 515 Pages.

 

Naeim, F., A. Alimoradi, and S. Pezeshk, (2004). “Selection and Scaling of Ground Motion Time Histories for Structural Design Using Genetic Algorithms,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 20, No. 2, May 2004.

 

Pezeshk, S., C.M. Foley, and A. Alimoradi, (2004). “Probabilistic Performance-Based Design Using GA-Based Nonlinear Response Optimization,” 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, B.C.

 

Alimoradi, A., F. Naeim, and S. Pezeshk, (2004). “GA-Based Selection and Scaling of Strong Ground Motion Records for Structural Design,” 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, B.C.

 

Alimoradi, A., S. Pezeshk, and C.M. Foley, (2004). “Automated Performance-Based Design of Steel Frames,” 2004: Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress, Nashville, Tennessee, ASCE.

 

Alimoradi, A., (2003). State-of-the-Art in Performance-Based Design Optimization- Inference to Consequence-Based Engineering Optimization, A report to the Consequence-Based Engineering Institute of the Mid-America Earthquake Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis.

 

Foley, C.M., S. Pezeshk, and A. Alimoradi, (2003). “State of the Art in Performance-Based Design Optimization,” 2003: Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress, Seattle, Washington, ASCE.

 

Alimoradi, A., and G. Ahmadi, (2002). “Sensitivity Analysis of a GA-Based Active/Hybrid Control System under Near Source Strong Ground Motion,” Proceedings of the 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, (7NCEE), Boston, Massachusetts, EERI.

 

Pezeshk, S., C.M. Foley, and A. Alimoradi. (2002). “Optimized Performance-Based Seismic Design of Hybrid Structural Steel Systems Using Genetic Algorithms,” 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7NCEE), Boston, Massachusetts, July 21-25, Poster Presentation.

 

Alimoradi, A., (2002). Software Utility for Optimal Scaling and Selection of Strong Ground Motion Records for Seismic Design, Mid-America Earthquake Center Professional-Student Interaction Program, Report (Compact Disk)

 

Alimoradi A., S. Pezeshk, and J. Pujol, (2002). A Matlab Environment for VSP Data Analysis and Quality Factor Computation of the Mississippi Embayment Sediments, Mid-America Earthquake Center Project GT-8B (Compact Disk)

 

Manuscript Reviewer:

 

Earthquake Spectra, The Professional Journal of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers

International Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, IIEES

 

Collaborations:

 

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)

Mid-America Earthquake Center (MAE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

California Institute of Technology, Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory (EERL)

The John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Stanford University

California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program

Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), Memphis, Tennessee

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran

Ottawa-Carleton Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Ottawa, Ontario

 

Consultation:

 

2004 Data Interpretation Project, California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP), R&D Department of John A. Martin & Associates, Funded by California Geological Survey

Teaching:

 

Structural Dynamics, the 2005 Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) Earthquake Engineering Scholar Course (EESC), University of Southern California Segment on Structural Dynamics, Oct. 22, 2005.

 

Lecturer of Probabilistic Performance-Based Design (March 2004):

Earthquake Resistant Design (Graduate Level), Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

 

Teaching Assistant (Sept. 2000- Dec. 2003)

Reinforced Concrete Design, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

 

Teaching Assistant (Winter 2001)

Earthquake Engineering and Analysis (Graduate Level), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

 

Teaching Assistant (Winter 2001)

Dynamics of Structures (Graduate Level), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

 

Lecturer (Fall 2000)

Engineering Mechanics-Static and Dynamics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

 

Field Instructor of Surveying (Summer 2000)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

 

Invitations:

 

Invited session chair, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, August 2004

Invited speaker at the West Tennessee Structural Engineers Association, Presentation of Performance-Based Seismic Design Methodologies, Memphis, TN, May 2004

 

Professional Service:

 

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), 1998-present:

Young Professional Member

Member of the Information Technology Committee

Member of the Strong Motion Committee

Member of the Committee on Heritage and Existing Structures

Member of Southern California Chapter

 

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2000-present:

Associate Member

Member of the SEI Technical Activities Division:

Optimal Structural Design, Technical Administrative Committee on Analysis and Computation, Term: 10/1/2005 to 9/30/2011

Emerging Computing Technologies, Technical Administrative Committee on Analysis and Computation, Term: 10/1/2005 to 9/30/2011

Friend of the SEI Technical Activities Division on Seismic Effects

 

George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, 2003

Seismological Society of America (SSA), 2005-present

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), 1997-2000

 

Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC), 2002-present

Member of the Seismology Committee

 

Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering (CAEE), 1999-2001

 

Awards and Honors:

 

Herff College of Engineering Fellowship, The University of Memphis (2001-2003)

 

Practitioner-Student Interaction funds from the Mid-America Earthquake Center

 

Consequence-Based Engineering (CBE) Institute Scholarship through the Mid-America Earthquake Center (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

 

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)/National Science Foundation (NSF) travel grant for the 7th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Boston, Mass, August 2002

 

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) travel grant for the EERI 2002 annual meeting

 

Research and Teaching Assistantship, and Scholarship, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2000-2001

 

Best Paper Award, Second Conference of Civil Engineering Students, Tehran University, 1993.

 

Non-technical Interests:

 

Persian Classical Music (Radif, Instruments, and Composition)

Classical Music (Baroque and Post-Modern, Composition and Performance)

Blues and Jazz

Painting and Drawing

Philosophy (Persian Mysticism, Sufism)

Swimming, Hiking, and Yoga (Hatha, Vinyasa , and Ashtanga)