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(205) 934-8460
Research and Teaching Interests: Structural Reliability, Infrastructural Resilience, Structural Analysis and Design, Advanced Computing Methods, and Bridge and Tunnels Engineering
Education:
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Auburn University
2015 Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) Dissertation Title: Target Reliability Analysis for Structures Advisor: Professor Andrzej S. Nowak
- M.S., Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran
Structural-Earthquake Engineering-Structural Engineering
Thesis Title: Seismic Design of Structures Using Continuous Critical Excitations
Dr. Seyed Hooman Ghasemi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research focuses on enhancing structural reliability and infrastructural resilience, with specialized expertise in building, assessing, and probabilistic analysis of buildings and bridges. Dr. Ghasemi’s work encompasses probabilistic fracture and failure analysis, including developing probabilistic failure criteria. He has extensively researched stochastic natural hazard analysis and structural dynamics, concentrating on the seismic and wind impacts on structures, ground motion selection, and critical excitations. His innovative research also includes performance-based design and code calibration, particularly by entangling the Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and PBD framework. Additionally, Dr. Ghasemi is exploring the application of quantum computing to advance computational methods in civil engineering.
Dr. Ghasemi has made significant contributions to the field, authoring over 70 peer-reviewed scientific publications. He is an Associate Editor for the Transportation Research Record (TRR) Journal. He is an active voting committee member for several structural design codes, underscoring his commitment to advancing research and engineering standards.
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Research Interests
Reliability Analysis for Structures
- Bridges, tunnels, and buildings
Extreme Events Design and Assessment of Structures, Natural Hazard Analysis
- Stochastic structural dynamics
- Seismic and ground motions
- Flood, sea-level rise, waves
- Wind and hurricane
- Random vibrations and critical/resonance excitation
Innovative Structural Analysis Model
- Quantum computing for civil infrastructure and structural engineering
Resilience of Infrastructure and sustainability of transportation, environment, and construction
- Biomedical system FEM and reliability analysis
- Machine learning and data mining for construction reslilience properties
- Structural health monitoring
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Academic Distinctions and Professional Societies
- P.E. Civil Structural Engineering, New Jersey
- Associate Editor, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2021 -present
- Associate Member of the American Society of Civil Engineering, ASCE
- Associate Editor, Journal of Reliability Engineering and Resilience
- ASCE Committee Member, Subcommittee on Load Combinations, Seismic, Wind, Dead and Live load, Snow and Rain, Temporary Structures, General
- PCI Committee Member, Subcommittee on Bridges, Subcommittee on Calibration, Subcommittee on Extreme events
- Associate Editor, Journal of Reliability Engineering and Resilience, 2018-present
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Select Publications
- Safari, M., Ghasemi, S. H*., & Nowak, A. S. (2024). Performance-based target reliability analysis of offshore wind turbine mooring lines subjected to the wind and wave. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 103673.
- Fakharian, P., Naderpour, H., Sharbatdar, M., & Ghasemi, S. H. (2024). Development of a new method for strong ground motion selection considering joint probability distribution. ASCE, Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. (Under press)
- Ghasemi, S. H.*, Lee, J. Y., & Nowak, A. S. (2024). A New Generation of DCR by Introducing Reliability-Survivability Safety Measure. Structures, 62, 106154.
- Ghasemi, S.H., Lee, J.Y., (2021), “Reliability-Based Indicator for Post-Earthquake Traffic Flow Capacity of a Highway Bridge,” Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 89, pp. 102039.
- Fakharian, P., Naderpour, H., Sharbatdar, M. K., & Ghasemi, S. H. (2024). Advancements in structural target reliability: A comprehensive examination of theories and practical applications (2013-2024). Structures, 66, 106930.
- Al-Sheikh, O., Ghasemi, S. H., & Jalayer, M. (2024). Reliability-based analysis of horizontal curve design by evaluating the impact of vehicle automation on roadway departure crashes and safety performance. Heliyon.
- Masoumi, A.+, Farokhzad, R., & Ghasemi, S. H. (2023). The Role of Xanthan Gum in Predicting Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) in Mix Designs. Buildings, 13(10), 2605.
- Jonnalagadda, V., Lee, J. Y., Zhao, J., & Ghasemi, S. H. (2023). Quantification and Reduction of Uncertainty in Seismic Resilience Assessment for a Roadway Network. Infrastructures, 8(9), 128.
- Masoumi, A., Farokhzad, R., & Ghasemi, S. H. (2023). The Role of Xanthan Gum in Predicting Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) in Mix Designs. Buildings, 13(10), 2605.
- Dorri, F.+, Ghsaemi, S.H.*, Jalilkhani, M. (2023) “Performance-based System Reliability Analysis for Steel Moment,” Structures, Vol 51, P. 4712-483.
- Safari, M.+, Ghasemi*, S. H., Hooman, S., Taghia, A., & Norouzi, Y. (2023). Integrating Energy- Based Limit State Functions to Optimize Target Reliability of Bridge Pile for Seismic Events. Journal of Transportation Research Record.
- Moghaddam+, A., Delnavaz, A., Hashemi, S. A., & Ghasemi, S. H. (2023). Evaluation of chloride diffusion in carbonated concrete including silica fume. Revista Romana de Materiale, 53(2), 140-148.
- Masoumi+, Farokhozad, Ghasemi, S.H. (2022), “Experimental study of the effect of xanthan gum on the durability of self-compacting concrete containing Micro and Nano silica in chloride environment, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, Vol. 9.
- Norouzi, Y., Ghasemi, S.H.*, AS Nowak, M Jalayer, Y Mehta, J Chmielewski, (2022), “Performance-Based Design of Asphalt Pavements Concerning the Reliability Analysis,” Construction and Building Material, Vol. 332, pp. 127393.
- Azadmanesh, H.+, Hashemi, SAH, Ghasemi, S.H., (2022), “Effect of Freeze and Thaw Cycle on the Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composite with Un-Oiled Fiber Containing Liquid and Solid Polymers,” Journal of Composite Materials, 56 (6).
- Ghasemi, S.H., Lee, J.Y., (2021), “Reliability-Based Indicator for Post-Earthquake Traffic Flow Capacity of a Highway Bridge,” Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 89, pp. 102039.
- Ghasemi, S.H*., and Lee, J.Y., (2021), “Measuring Instantaneous Resilience of a Highway Bridge Subjected to Earthquake Events,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2675, No. 8, pp. 1681-1692.
- Safari, M.+, Ghasemi, S.H*., and Taghia, S.A. (2021), “Target Reliability Analysis of Bridge Piers Concerning the Earthquake Extreme Event Limit State,” Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 245, pp. 112910.
- Khosraviani, M.+, Bahar, O., Ghasemi, S.H., (2021), “Damage Detection Using Both Energy and Displacement Index on the ASCE Benchmark,” Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 77 (2), pp. 151-165.
- Babaei, M. Jalilkhan, M., Ghasemi, S.H., Mollaei, S. (2021), “New Methods for Dynamic Analysis of Structural System under Earthquake Loads”, Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering, 10 (3), 81-99.
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