Mehrdad Sasani

Assistant Professor
421 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373 - 5222
Fax: (617) 373 - 4419
sasani@neu.edu
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Progressive Collapse Resistance Competition

Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship in structural engineering is available for a highly motivated and qualified individual to study progressive collapse resistance of reinforced concrete structures.

Mehrdad Sasani

Degree(s):
Ph.D., Structural Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2001
M.S., Structural Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic, 1987
B.S., Civil Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic, 1985

Areas of Research/Interest: Progressive Collapse of Structures, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Reliability

Selected Publications:

  • Sasani, M., “Response of a reinforced concrete infilled-frame structure to removal of two adjacent columns,” J. Engineering Structures, Vol. 30, No. 9, pp. 2478-2491, 2008.
  • Sasani, M. and Sagiroglu, S., “Progressive collapse resistance of hotel San Diego,” J. Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 3, pp. 478-488, 2008.
  • Sasani, M. and Sagiroglu, S., "Progressive collapse of RC structures: A multihazard perspective," Structural Journal, ACI, Vol. 105, No. 1, pp. 96-103, 2008.
  • Sasani, M. and Kropelnicki, J., “Progressive collapse analysis of an RC structure,” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 757-772, 2008.
  • Sasani, M., Bazan, M., and Sagiroglu, S., "Experimental and analytical progressive collapse evaluation of an actual RC structure," Structural Journal, ACI, Vol. 104, No. 6, pp. 731-739, 2007.
  • Sasani, M. “Life-safety and near-collapse capacity models for seismic shear behavior of RC columns,” Structural Journal, ACI, Vol. 104, No. 1, 30-38, 2007.
  • Sasani, M., "New measure for severity of near-source seismic ground motions," J. Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 12, 1997-2005, 2006.
  • Sasani, M., Makris, N. and Bolt, B. A. "Damping in shear beam structures and estimation of drift response" J. Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 8, 851-858, 2006.
  • Sasani, M., Der-Kiureghian, A., and Bertero, V. V. "Seismic fragility of short period reinforced concrete structural walls under near-source ground motions" Structural Safety, Vol. 24, No. 2, 123-138, 2002.
  • Sasani, M. and Popov, E. P., "Analytical studies on seismic response of RC panels with friction energy dissipators," J. Engineering Mechanics, ASCE Vol. 127, No. 8, 835-843, 2001.

    External Affiliations:

  • Member (2006) ASCE-SEI Task Committee on Progressive Collapse
  • Member (2005) ACI Committee 374: Performance-Based Design of Concrete Buildings
  • Member (2005) ACI Committee 369: Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation
  • Member (2002) International Joint Committee on Structural Safety

    Honors/Awards:

  • CAREER Development Award, 2006 National Science Foundation.