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Dr Hossein Derakhshan
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Biography
Current research areas- Concrete and masonry materials and structures, Performance-based design, Fragility and risk evaluation of existing buildings, Earthquake engineering, Seismic retrofit, Continuum and computational mechanics
Biography
- LECTURER, Queensland University of Technology (JUL 2018-Present)
- ARC DISCOVERY EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOW (JUL 2018-JUN 2021)
- POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, University of Adelaide (JUL 2012-JUN 2018)
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, Aurecon, Christchurch (JAN 2011-JUN 2012)
Education
- UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, Auckland, New Zealand
PhD - Civil Engineering, 2011; Thesis: Seismic evaluation of out-of-plane loaded unreinforced masonry walls
- UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN, Tehran, Iran
MSc - Civil-Structural, 2003 - Thesis: Study of earthquake wave amplification using time domain boundary element method
- SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY, Shiraz, Iran
BSc - Civil Engineering, 2000
Major grants
- ARC DECRA: "Seismic evaluation of nonstructural unreinforced masonry components"; DE180101593; $359.4k; 2018-2021
- Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC - Research Program: "Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development For Building Related Earthquake Risk - Phase 2"; Chief Investigator-secondary; 2017-2018
Other awards
- F. Stan Shaw Award, for the best paper published in the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials proceedings, 2016
- Otto Glogau Award, for the best practice paper published in the Bulletin of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2015
- H.W.H. Timber West Best Paper Award, Canadian Masonry Symposium, 2009
Research collaboration and Service
- I collaborate with leading masonry researchers nationally and internationally
- I serve as a reviewer for major technical journals and examiner of research theses; I serve as a Guest Editor of Structures journal
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Keywords
Reinforced concrete, Unreinforced masonry, Construction materials, Continuum mechanics, Computational mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Structural dynamics, Earthquake, Seismic retrofit
Research field
Civil engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD(Civil) (University of Auckland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES)
Teaching
Teaching areas
Students have evaluated my teaching competency as 83% and 87%, respectively in 2014 and 2017.
- Reinforced concrete design
- Engineering mechanics
- Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
- Seismic evaluation and design of masonry buildings
Students have evaluated my teaching competency as 83% and 87%, respectively in 2014 and 2017.
Experience
On-shore students are invited to apply for scholarships for research on green concrete
Researcher profile
- https://publons.com/a/1550585
- http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-4700
- http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-9388-2015
Masonry testing and analysis
- Experimental study
- Nonlinear analysis
- Code implementation (see the updated New Zealand Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings; out-of-plane loaded walls)
Seismic retrofit
- Lab-based and in-situ proof testing of seismic retrofit techniques
Industry-linked research (2 year Partnership with Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and Universities of Melbourne and Swinburne)
- Investigation of the seismic strength of existing unreinforced masonry buildings in Australia through testing the building components and unreinforced masonry materials
- Development of seismic retrofit methods
- Study of seismic fragility and risk in URM precincts
Industrial consultancy experience
- Jan 2011-Jun 2012: Aurecon (Christchurch, New Zealand); Structural Engineer
Publications
- Derakhshan, H., Walsh, K., Ingham, J., Griffith, M. & Thambiratnam, D. (2020). Seismic fragility assessment of nonstructural components in unreinforced clay brick masonry buildings. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 49(3), 285–300. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/135813
- Derakhshan, H., Nakamura, Y., Griffith, M. & Ingham, J. (2022). Suitability of Height Amplification Factors for Seismic Assessment of Existing Unreinforced Masonry Components. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 26(3), 1347–1366. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/201747
- Dizhur, D., Walsh, K., Giongo, I., Derakhshan, H. & Ingham, J. (2018). Out-of-plane proof testing of masonry infill walls. Structures, 15, 244–258. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120204
- Walsh, K., Dizhur, D., Giongo, I., Derakhshan, H. & Ingham, J. (2018). Predicted versus experimental out-of-plane force-displacement behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls. Structures, 15, 292–306. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120464
- Derakhshan, H., Lucas, W., Visintin, P. & Griffith, M. (2018). Laboratory testing of strengthened cavity unreinforced masonry walls. Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(3), 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119479
- Derakhshan, H., Lucas, W., Visintin, P. & Griffith, M. (2018). Out-of-plane strength of existing two-way spanning solid and cavity unreinforced masonry walls. Structures, 13, 88–101. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119482
- Nakamura, Y., Derakhshan, H., Magenes, G. & Griffith, M. (2017). Influence of diaphragm flexibility on seismic response of unreinforced masonry buildings. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 21(6), 935–960. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119487
- Derakhshan, H., Griffith, M. & Ingham, J. (2015). Out-of-plane seismic response of vertically spanning URM walls connected to flexible diaphragms. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45(4), 563–580. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119496
- Moon, L., Dizhur, D., Senaldi, I., Derakhshan, H., Griffith, M., Magenes, G. & Ingham, J. (2014). The demise of the URM building stock in Christchurch during the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence. Earthquake Spectra, 30(1), 253–276. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119501
- Derakhshan, H., Griffith, M. & Ingham, J. (2013). Airbag testing of multi-leaf unreinforced masonry walls subjected to one-way bending. Engineering Structures, 57, 512–522. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119512
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Member of ASCE 41 Masonry Subcommittee of Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Reviewer of journal and conference papers
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- F. Stan Shaw Award, for the best paper published in the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials proceedings, 2016
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Otto Glogau Award, for the best practice paper published in the Bulletin of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2015
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Member of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- H.W.H. Timber West Best Paper Award, Canadian Masonry Symposium, 2009
Selected research projects
- Title
- Seismic Evaluation of Non-Structural Unreinforced Masonry Components
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE180101593
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.