Aryan Rezaei Rad
Postdoctoral Researcher
aryan.rezaeirad@epfl.ch +41 21 693 45 56
Unit IT administrator
NCCR Digital Fabrication
EPFL ENAC IIC IBOIS
GC H2 711 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://ibois.epfl.ch/
Fields of expertise
- Structural Engineering
- Timber Structures
- Numerical Simulations
- Digital Fabrication
- CAD/CAE Programming
- Experimental Tests
Biography
Aryan's areas of expertise include computer-aided engineering, numerical simulations and Finite Element analysis, nonlinear structural analysis, computer programming, structural dynamics, risk-based (probabilistic) performance assessment, and experimental testing. Aryan has also experienced graduate research assistantship studying the collapse performance of Los Angeles woodframe structures under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Henry Burton at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Civil Engineering
University of Guilan
2008-2012
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Structural and Earthquake Engineering
Tehran Polytechnic
2012-2015
Docteur ès Sciences (PhD)
Structural Engineering
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
2016-2020
Awards
The Ph.D Mobility Award is given by the doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (EDCE) to outstanding PhD students.
15.07.19
Publications
Infoscience publications
List of Publications
Mechanical Characterization of Integrally-Attached Timber Plate Structures: Experimental studies and macro modeling technique
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020.
DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8111.
Segmented Spiral Using Inter-Connected Timber Elements
2019-10-09. IASS Annual Symposium 2019 - Structural Membranes 2019 - Form and Force , Barcelona, Spain , Octobre 7-10, 2019.
Segmented Spiral using Inter-Connected Timber Elements
IASS 60th Anniversary Symposium (IASS SYMPOSIUM 2019), Barcelona, Spain, October 8, 2019.
Experimental push-out investigation on the in-plane force-deformation behavior of integrally-attached timber Through-Tenon joints
Construction And Building Materials. 2019-08-10.
DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.04.156.
A new macro modeling approach in structural analysis of integrally-attached timber plate structures
2019-06-17. CompWood 2019: ECCOMAS Thematic conference on Computational Methods in Wood Mechanics , June 17-19, 2019.
Performance assessment of through-tenon timber joints under tension loads
Construction and Building Materials. 2019-05-20.
DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.02.112.
Semi-Rigidity of Through-Tenon Joints under Tension and Shear Loads and Perpendicular-to-Grain Compression
2019-05-15.
Seismic collapse performance of Los Angeles soft, weak, and open-front wall line woodframe structures retrofitted using different procedures
Bulletin Of Earthquake Engineering. 2019-04-01.
DOI : 10.1007/s10518-018-00524-w.
COMPAS Finite Element (FE) Workshop
Zurich.
Numerical Simulation of the Semi-Rigid Behaviour of Integrally Attached Timber Folded Surface Structures
Buildings. 2019-02-01.
DOI : 10.3390/buildings9020055.
Probabilistic Risk-Based Performance Evaluation of Seismically Base-Isolated Steel Structures Subjected to Far-Field Earthquakes
Buildings. 2018-09-01.
DOI : 10.3390/buildings8090128.
Initial experimental tests, setups, discussions and challenges for OSB connections
2016-10-01.
Selected publications
| H Tajammolian, F Khoshnoudian, A Rezaei Rad, V Loghman Structures 2018, 13 |
Seismic Fragility Assessment of Asymmetric Structures Supported on TCFP Bearings Subjected to Near-field Earthquakes |
| A Stitic, AC Nguyen, A Rezaei Rad, Y Weinand Buildings 2019, 9(2) |
Numerical Simulation of the Semi-Rigid Behaviour of Integrally Attached Timber Folded Surface Structures |
| H Burton, A Rezaei Rad, Z Yi, D Gutierrez, K Ojuri Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 2019, 17(4) |
Seismic collapse performance of Los Angeles soft, weak, and open-front wall line woodframe structures retrofitted using different procedures |
| A Rezaei Rad, H Burton, Y Weinand Construction and Building Materials 2019, 207 |
Performance assessment of through-tenon timber joints under tension loads |
| A Rezaei Rad, Y Weinand, H Burton Construction and Building Materials 2019, 215 |
Experimental push-out investigation on the in-plane force-deformation behavior of integrally-attached timber Through-Tenon joints |
| A Rezaei Rad, H Burton, Y Weinand CompWood 2019 |
A new macro modeling approach in structural analysis of integrally-attached timber plate structures |
| AC Nguyen, A Rezaei Rad, Y Weinand EPFL Report 2019 |
Semi-Rigidity of Through-Tenon Joints under Tension and Shear Loads and Perpendicular-to-Grain Compression |
| H Burton, M Omoya, A Rezaei Rad, J Buckalew Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) Convention 2016 |
A Comparative Assessment of the Collapse Performance of Soft, Weak or Open-Front Wall Woodframe Buildings Retrofitted using Alternative Procedures |
| A Rezaei Ra M.Sc Thesis Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) 2015 |
Seismic Performance Assessment of Base-Isolated Structures using Risk Evaluation Methods |
| A Rezaei Rad, M Banazadeh 7th International Conference of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering 2015 |
Probabilistic Demand Assessment of Seismic Base-Isolated Structures at Immediate Occupancy Performance Level |
| A Rezaei Rad, M Banazadeh 1st International Conference on Steel and Structure 2015 |
Probabilistic Performance Assessment of Seismic moment resisting frame of steel structures |