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Earthquake
hazards in urban areas
are due to inappropriate texture of structural and civil aspects of human
inhabitance. Managing the risk and reducing the hazards can be achieved by
tighter control on design and construction of infrastructure in urban areas
and residential structures. The goal of the Structural Engineering Research
Center is to carry out research and development in the areas of structural
safety to assist earthquake hazard mitigation in the country. The major
research objectives of this center can be categorized as follows:
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Experimental, analytical
and numerical studies on required earthquake safety margins for structures
(including buildings, lifeline systems, industrial and special structures).
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Development and improvement
of new techniques in seismic design of structures and proposing design
guidelines for engineering societies.
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Study on semi-industrial
construction technology for earthquake resistant structures, adaptable to
indigenous (workmanship) potential of different regions.
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Risk analysis for building
structures in rural areas (and small cities) and proposing strengthening
guidelines for reducing the risk.
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Economical study on
different aspects of earthquake resistant structures.
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Modification and adaptation
of new techniques in seismic design and strengthening of structures in the
country.
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Developing experimental
facilities for investigating the behavior of important structures.
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Cooperation with other
parties on educational aspects of earthquake engineering
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Consultation with industry,
engineering community and executive bodies on earthquake engineering role in
industries (and requited regulations).
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Cooperation with regional
and international educational and research institutions.
The Structural Engineering
research center is organized in four separate research groups namely;
Building Structures:
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Development of advanced
structural laboratory with shaking table for static, quasi-static and dynamic
testing.
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Increasing the technical
knowledge on vulnerability assessments.
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Development of Seismic
vulnerability functions for typical Iranian buildings
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Development of guidelines
for vulnerability assessment of common building type (masonry, concrete and
steel structures)
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Performing pilot projects
for various type of buildings such as: hospitals, fire stations, schools,
housing partments, office buildings, etc. to show the applicability of
vulnerability reduction.
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Providing strengthening
schemes for the typical Iranian steel structures.
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Study of the seismic
vulnerability of the mega city of Tehran.
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Development of joint plan
with Iran’s Cultural Heritage Organization for the protection of historical
buildings against earthquakes.
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Economical study on
different aspects of earthquake resisting structures.
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Upgrading the technical
knowledge of engineers through training programs and publication on aseismic
design and construction.
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Helping authorities to
develop a work plan for vulnerability analysis of their facilities.
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Establishing an authority
in this field in Iran.
Lifeline and Special Structures:
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General studies
concerning all lifeline systems, dealing with matters like needs and know-how,
lifeline interactions, and urban design, etc.
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Vulnerability assessment of
Tehran Water system.
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Development of guidelines
for seismic design of gas network.
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Forced vibration analysis
of typical bridges, offshore structures, concrete dams, etc.
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Development of the
technical capacity for vulnerability assessment of oil and chemical facilities.
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Performing vulnerability
assessment of oil refinery and petrochemical plant.
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Establishing an awareness
program for the oil and chemical industry manager on their risk and approach for
its reduction.
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