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Education
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Ph.D. (Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering)
Dissertation: Stochastic Response of Nonlinear MDOF Systems
Subjected to Earthquake Non-stationary Excitations: Civil
Engineering Department, Doctorate Group, Science and
Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University (IAU),
Tehran, 1991*.
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M.Sc. (Structural Engineering) – continuously after B.Sc.
Studies
Thesis: Dynamic Analysis of Multi-Span Beams Having Internal
Discontinuity Under Impulsive Loads: Civil Engineering
Department, School of Engineering, Tehran University, 1987.
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B.Sc. (Civil Engineering)
Civil Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Tehran
University, 1985.
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Research/Teaching &
Memberships
Research
Interests
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Lifeline
earthquake engineering, including the seismic design as well
as seismic evaluation and retrofit of various lifeline
systems subjected to different earthquake hazards like
ground shaking, landslide, fault displacement, liquefaction,
and tsunamis.
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Urban planning
and architectural and urban design in earthquake prone areas
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Structural
dynamics, especially seismic response analysis of nonlinear
systems by both deterministic and stochastic approaches.
Active Projects
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Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of a
Selected Part of the Existing Oil Pipelines
for Proposing its Retrofit Design
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A Study on the Use of Orthogonal Rollers as
Seismic Isolators
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Proposing a Seismic Risk Management Model
for Intercity Road Systems Based on
Reliability Criteria
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Architectural Features of Buildings in
Seismic Regions
Recent Accomplished Projects
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Behavior of Nonstructural Elements of
Buildings in Bam Earthquake of December
2003, by M. Hosseini and M. J. Jabbarzadeh,
IIEES, 2005
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Developing Site Selection Criteria for
Temporary Shelters in Seismic Metropolises
with Special Attention to Tehran, 2005
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Analytical Study of a Selected Part of Urban
Wastewater Network Subjected to Seismic
Waves, by M. Hosseini and H. Ajideh, IIEES,
2002
Teaching
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Dynamics of Structures in Master Level and
Advanced Dynamics of Structures in Ph.D.
Level at IIEES
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Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, Urban
Facilities in Disasters, and Vulnerability
Evaluation of Existing Buildings in Master
Level, Faculties of Engineering and
Environmental Engineering, Tehran University
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Earthquake Considerations in Architectural
and Urban Design, Cornell University, USA
Membership
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Iranian Society of Earthquake Engineering
(ISEE), 1995-, (Secretariat of Membership
Committee since 1999).
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Center for Nuclear Power Plant Structures,
Equipment and Piping, North Carolina State
University, 1994-1998.
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International Center for Disaster Mitigation
Engineering (INCEDE), 1995-.
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Iranian Society of Structural Engineers
(ISSE), 1995-.
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Iranian
Society of Civil Engineers (ISCE), 1994-,
(Head of Structure and Earthquake Committee
since 1997).
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Professional Experience
Engineering
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Developing the Seismic Design Guidelines for Gas
Transmission and Distribution Systems, IIEES, 2000-2001
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Cooperation in various projects on Seismic Evaluation and
Retrofit of Existing Buildings at IIEES
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Technical
Inspection of Structural Drawings, The Technical Office of
the Iranian Fisheries Corporation
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Design of
Steel and Reinforced Concrete Buildings and other Civil
Structures, Andiss Consulting Engineers, 1985-1988
Administration
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Project Manager, Sub-regional Initiative for
Disaster Risk Management in Southwest and
Central Asia, A Regional Program at UNDP,
Iran Office, July 2004 - February 2005.
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Director of Structural Engineering Research
Center, 2002-2005
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Director
of Graduate Program, IIEES, July 1996-October 1998.
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Head of
the Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Department,
International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and
Seismology (IIEES), 1991-.
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Selected Publications
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Hosseini,
M. and Izadkhah, Y. O., Earthquake Disaster Risk Management
Planning in Schools, International journal of Disaster Prevention and
Management, Vol. 15, No. 7, pp 649-661, August 2006.
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Hosseini,
M., Behavior of Nonstructural Elements in the 2003 Bam, Iran
Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra,
Volume 21, No. S1, pages S439-S453, December 2005.
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Izadkhah,
Y. O. and Hosseini, M., Towards Resilient Communities in
Developing Countries through
Education of Children for Disaster Preparedness, the
International Journal of Disaster
Management, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2005.
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Mahmoodabadi M., Gharory-Ashtiany, M. and Hosseini, M.,
Identification of Modal Parameters
of Classically Damped Linear Structures under
Multi-Component Earthquake
Loading, the International Journal of Seismology and
Earthquake Engineering (JSEE),
Vol. 7, No. 1, spring 2005.
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Havaii,
M. H. and Hosseini, M., Bam Earthquake from Emergency
Response to Reconstruction, the
International Journal of Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering (JSEE), Special Issue
on Bam Earthquake, Winter and Spring 2004.
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Hosseini,
M., On the Nonstructural Elements and Their Behavior in the
Bam Earthquake of 26 December,
2003, the International Journal of Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering (JSEE), Special Issue on Bam Earthquake,
winter and spring 2004.
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Mansour-Khaki A., Hosseini, M., and Shariat, A., Evaluating
the Performance of Urban
Transportation Networks in the Aftermath of an Earthquake in
Large Populated Cities, to appear
in the International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 4,
2003.
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Hosseini,
M. and Mohajer, M., Effects of Foundation Geometry on the
Natural Periods of
Tank-Liquid-Foundation Systems, the International Journal of
Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering (JSEE), fall and winter 2000.
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Hosseini,
M. and Imagh-e-Naiini, M., A Quick Method for Estimating the
Lateral Stiffness of Building
Systems, The International Journal of Structural Design of
Tall Buildings, Vol. 8, pp
247-260, September 1999.
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Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Oil and
Gas Pipeline (Book in Persian), IIEES
publications, 1997.
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