Profile

• M.Sc.
  • Seismic Design of Structures
  • Dynamics of Structures
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Research Methodology & Seminar

• Ph.D.
  • Advanced Dynamics of Structure
  • Special Topics on Seismic Design of Nonstructural Elements

• PhD

• Majid Khayat, Evaluating dynamic stability of fluid-filled cylindrical reservoirs using semi-analytical boundary element method (2021, March, Co-Supervisor)

• Master

• Nasim Hosseinzadeh, Effect of using lightweight material on properties of interlocking masonry blocks (2023, February)

• Mohammad Hadi Jamalabadi, Experimental evaluating of a simple precast concrete beam to column connection (2022, March)
• Hosein Roshannejad Fasai, Evaluating unbalanced force in
•  the beam of Chevron and two-story X concentrically braced frame (2022, February)

2021

• Abdolkarim Dorzadeh, Experimental study on compressive strength of concrete block masonry prisms (2021, March)

• Siamak Moradi, Numerical investigation on influence of configuration of masonry infill on seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames (2020, February)

• Mahnoosh Chabi, Finding optimum bilinear SDOF and TDOF systems under seismic loading using metaheuristic methods (2019, August)
• Navisa Asgharnejad, Experimental study on behavior of damaged RC beams repaired with external flexural and shear steel plate (2019, February)
• Ali Panahi-Amaleh, Experimental and Numerical Study on Gusset Plate Moment Connection of Beam to Box Column (2019, February)
• Mohammad Reza Karamian, Experimental and numerical investigation on the application of different types of steel fibers reinforced concrete layer for out-of-plane retrofitting masonry walls (2019, January)

• Mojtaba Panahpoori, Experimental study on the effect of lap-splice length on the behavior of reinforced concrete beam with different bar size subjected to cyclic loading (2018, October)
• Pouyan Dehghan, Study of effect of configuration on seismic behavior of special concentrically braced frames (2018, August)
• Sadollah Yusefi, Experimental investigation on influence of mortar mix on mechanical properties of masonry wall with hollow brick (2018, February)
• Seyed Mehdi Mehdizadeh, Experimental and numerical study on gusset plate moment connection of beam to box column (2018, February)
• Saeed Firoozi, Evaluation of behavior and capacity of reinforced concrete diaphragms using nonlinear analysis (2018, January)

• Amir Hossein Hejazifar, Experimental investigation on behavior of RC beam with mechanical and gas pressure welding splices (2017, August)
• Omid Kani, Experimental investigation on lap splice of high strength rebar in concrete beam (2017, August)
• Omid Nasiri Golberengi, Investigation on diaphragm behavior and design of floor systems in reinforced concrete buildings (2017, Februarry)
• Mokhtar Rowshanzamir, Experimental study on effect of different mortars on bond properties of masonry prism (2017, January)
• Mohammad Reza Mehrpour, Experimental and numerical evaluation of modified connection of I-beam to double-I built-up column (2017, January)
• Vahid Baneshi, Experimental study on effect of different mortars on mechanical properties of masonry prism (2017, January)

• Sareh Akbarpoor, Numerical study on application of tuned liquid dampers for seismic retrofit of steel structures  (2016, February)
• Majid Peymanimanesh, Seismic demand evaluation of column forces in steel special concentrically braced frames using nonlinear dynamic analysis (2016, January)
• Hossein Hooshangi, Analytical investigation on seismic behavior of chevron concentrically braced frames with weak beam (2016, January)

• Mehrdad Khajehpour, Experimental study on in-plane behavior of unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted by fiber reinforced concrete  (2015, December)

• Seismic design of diaphragms
• Behavior and performance of SCBF
• Behavior of unreinforced masonry buildings (test and modeling)
• Experimental and numerical assessment of steel MRF connections
• Seismic behavior and modeling of steel and RC structural systems
• Seismic performance and evaluation of lifelines
• Splices in RC members
• Using high strength concrete and steel in RC frames

Academic Papers (in English)

• Daneshvar, Farnoush Aghaee, Nasser Talebbeydokhti, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Elhamian. “Evaluation of Darcy–Weisbach Friction Factors of Fiberglass Pipes Based on Internal Surface Roughness Measurement.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering (2023): 1-14.
• Baneshi, Vahid, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Reza Hassanli. “An experimental study on the behavior of interlocking masonry blocks manufactured using 3D printed mold.” Advances in Structural Engineering (2023): 26(2), 360-380.
• Khayat, Majid, Abdolhossein Baghlani, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “A hybrid algorithm for studying the effects of various uncertainties on the nonlinear dynamic responses of steel storage tanks subjected to seismic base excitation.” Structures. (2022): Vol. 45. Elsevier.
• Khayat, Majid, Abdolhossein Baghlani, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Mohammad Amir Najafgholipour. “Geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis of functionally graded porous partially fluid-filled cylindrical shells subjected to exponential loads.” Journal of Vibration and Control (2022): 28 (7-8), 758-772.
• Tabebordbar, A., Dehghan, S. M., Fathi, F., and Najafgholipour, M. A. “Seismic response of built-up double-I column in steel moment resisting frame using welded external diaphragm plate.” Steel and Composite Structures 41, no. 5 (2021): 747-759.
• Dehghan, S. M., M. R. Karamian, and M. A. Najafgholipour. “An experimental and analytical study on the out-of-plane behavior of URM prisms strengthened with SFRC overlays.” In Structures, (2021): vol. 33, pp. 1216-1234. Elsevier.
• Momeni, M., Riahi Beni, M., Bedon, C., Najafgholipour, M. A., Dehghan, S. M., JavidSharifi, B., and Hadianfard, M. A. “Dynamic Response Analysis of Structures Using Legendre–Galerkin Matrix Method.” Applied Sciences 11.19 (2021): 9307.
• Kamrava, A. R., M. A. Najafgholipour, F. Fathi, and S. M. Dehghan. “An Experimental Study on the In-Plane Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry Walls with an Opening Strengthened Using Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Overlays.” Journal of Building Engineering (2021): 102084.
• Barghi Khezerloo, A., S. M. Dehghan, and M. Sepasdar. “Using Dune Sand in Controlled Low-Strength Material for Backfilling: Field Installation and Numerical Simulation.” Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice 12, no. 1 (2021): 04020055.
• Khayat, Majid, Abdolhossein Baghlani, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Mohammad Amir Najafgholipour. “The influence of graphene platelet with different dispersions on the vibrational behavior of nanocomposite truncated conical shells.” Steel and Composite Structures 38, no. 1 (2021): 47-66.
• Khayat, Majid, Abdolhossein Baghlani, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “A semi-analytical boundary method in investigation of dynamic parameters of functionally graded storage tank.” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 42 (2020): 1-13.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., Kianoush Peykari, and M. Dehghan. “An alternative detail for continuity plates in steel beam to box-column moment-connections.” Journal of Constructional Steel Research167 (2020): 105952.
• Baghlani, Abdolhossein, Majid Khayat, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “Free vibration analysis of FGM cylindrical shells surrounded by Pasternak elastic foundation in thermal environment considering fluid-structure interaction.” Applied Mathematical Modelling78 (2020): 550-575.
• Dehghan, S. M., M. A. Najafgholipour, and H. Hooshangi. “Seismic Behavior of Chevron Concentrically Braced Frames with Weak Beam.” Scientia Iranica. Transaction A, Civil Engineering1 (2020): 41-56.
• Jahangiri, Milad, M. A. Najafgholipour, M. Dehghan, and M. A. Hadianfard. “The Efficiency of a Novel Identification Method for Structural Damage Assessment Using the First Vibration Mode Data.” Journal of Sound and Vibration (2019).
• Khayat, Majid, Hossein Rahnema, Abdolhossein Baghlani, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “A theoretical study of wave propagation of eccentrically stiffened FGM plate on Pasternak foundations based on higher-order shear deformation plate theory.” Materials Today Communications (2019): 100595.
• Dehghan, S. M., M. A. Najafgholipour, A. R. Kamrava, and M. Khajepour. “Application of ordinary fiber-reinforced concrete layer in in-plane retrofitting of unreinforced masonry walls: Test and modeling.” Scientia Iranica. Transaction A, Civil Engineering 26, no. 3 (2019): 1089-1103.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., M. R. Maheri, H. Darvishi, and M. Dehghan. “A semi-analytical formulation for estimating the fundamental vibration frequency of historical masonry towers.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 17, no. 5 (2019): 2627-2645.
• Dehghan, S. M., M. A. Najafgholipour, V. Baneshi, and M. Rowshanzamir. “Experimental Study on Effect of Water–Cement Ratio and Sand Grading on Workability and Mechanical Properties of Masonry Mortars in Iran.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering 43, no. 1 (2019): 21-32.
• Akbarpoor, Sareh, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Mohammad Ali Hadianfard. “Seismic performance evaluation of steel frame structures equipped with tuned liquid dampers.” Asian Journal of Civil Engineering 19, no. 8 (2018): 1037-1053.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., S. M. Dehghan, M. Khani, and A. Heidari. “The performance of lap splices in RC beams under inelastic reversed cyclic loading.” In Structures, (2018): vol. 15, pp. 279-291. Elsevier.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., S. M. Dehghan, and A. R. Kamrava. “In-plane shear behavior of masonry walls strengthened with steel fiber-reinforced concrete overlay.” Asian Journal of Civil Engineering 19, no. 5 (2018): 553-570.
• Dehghan, S. M., M. A. Najafgholipour, V. Baneshi, and M. Rowshanzamir. “Mechanical and bond properties of solid clay brick masonry with different sand grading.” Construction and Building Materials 174 (2018): 1-10.
• Dehghan, Seyed Mehdi, Mohammad Amir Najafgholipour, Seyed Mohsen Ziarati, and Mohammad Reza Mehrpour. “Experimental and numerical assessment of beam-column connection in steel moment-resisting frames with built-up double-I column.” Steel and Composite Structures 26, no. 3 (2018): 315-328.
• Khalifeh, A. R., A. Dehghan Banaraki, H. Danesh Manesh, and S. M. Dehghan Banadaki. “Investigating of the tensile mechanical properties of structural steels at high strain rates.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 712 (2018): 232-239.
• Khayat, Majid, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, Mohammad Amir Najafgholipour, and Abdolhossein Baghlani. “Free vibration analysis of functionally graded cylindrical shells with different shell theories using semi-analytical method.” Steel and Composite Structures 28, no. 6 (2018): 735-748.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., S. M. Dehghan, and A. R. Kamrava. “In-plane shear behavior of masonry walls strengthened with steel fiber-reinforced concrete overlay.” Asian Journal of Civil Engineering 19, no. 5 (2018): 553-570.
• Dehghan, S. M., M. A. Najafgholipour, V. Baneshi, and M. Rowshanzamir. “Mechanical and bond properties of solid clay brick masonry with different sand grading.” Construction and Building Materials 174 (2018): 1-10.
• Dehghan, Seyed Mehdi, Mohammad Amir Najafgholipour, Seyed Mohsen Ziarati, and Mohammad Reza Mehrpour. “Experimental and numerical assessment of beam-column connection in steel moment-resisting frames with built-up double-I column.” Steel and Composite Structures 26, no. 3 (2018): 315-328.
• Khalifeh, A. R., A. Dehghan Banaraki, H. Danesh Manesh, and S. M. Dehghan Banadaki. “Investigating of the tensile mechanical properties of structural steels at high strain rates.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 712 (2018): 232-239.
• Khayat, Majid, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, Mohammad Amir Najafgholipour, and Abdolhossein Baghlani. “Free vibration analysis of functionally graded cylindrical shells with different shell theories using semi-analytical method.” Steel and Composite Structures 28, no. 6 (2018): 735-748.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., S. M. Dehghan, Amin Dooshabi, and Arsalan Niroomandi. “Finite element analysis of reinforced concrete beam-column connections with governing joint shear failure mode.” Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures 14, no. 7 (2017): 1200-1225.
• Najafgholipour, M. A., S. M. Dehghan, A. R. Mirzaee, and A. A. Aghaei. “Experimental investigation on flexural behavior of masonry prisms strengthened by fiber-reinforced mortar layer.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering 40, no. 4 (2016): 277-286.

Academic Papers (in Persian)

• Dehghan, Seyed Mehdi, Vahid Baneshi, Sadollah Yousefi Kahnooj, and Mohammad Amir Najafgholipuor. “Experimental Study on Effect of Brick and Mortar Types on Mechanical Properties of Masonry Prisms.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (2021). (in Persian)
• Baneshi, Vahid, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “Introducing a Novel Interlocking Block and Experimental Study on In-plane and Out-of-plane Behavior and Strength of its Prisms Specimens.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (2021). (in Persian)
• Najafgholipour, M. A., Hossein Darvishi, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Mahmoud Reza Maheri. “Empirical Equations for Estimation of the Fundamental Vibration Frequency of Historical Masonry Towers.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering 7, no. Special Issue 2 (2020). (in Persian)
• Najafgholipour, M.A., M. A. Hadianfard, S. H. Malekjamshidi, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “Match Compliance of Conventional Design Codes with Instructions for Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings in Performance Evaluation of Steel Moment Frames.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering 6, no. 2 (2019): 21-38. (in Persian)
• Najafgholipour, Mohammad Amir, Seyed Mehdi Dehghan, and Ali Reza Kamrava. “Finite Element Modeling of Brickwork Panels Strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Concrete layer.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering 5, no. 2 (2018): 93-112. (in Persian)
• Najafgholipour, Mohammadamir, Seyed Mohammad Javad Zahabi, and Seyed Mehdi Dehghan. “Statistical Study on Moment-Rotation Curves of FRP Confined RC Columns.” Concrete Research 11, no. 3 (2018): 107-120. (in Persian)