Hajirasouliha, Iman, Professor

Professor Iman Hajirasouliha

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Professor of Structural Engineering

i.hajirasouliha@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5710

Room C109c, Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)

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Professor Iman Hajirasouliha
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Room C109c
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
91̽��
S1 3JD

Profile

Iman Hajirasouliha is Professor of Structural Engineering and Leader of the Earthquake Engineering Group (EEG). He obtained his PhD from Sharif University of Technology, one of the top technical universities in the Middle East. After being a Lecturer in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Science and Culture for two years, he was awarded a prestigious Individual Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship at the University of 91̽�� in 2008. Subsequently, he joined the University of Nottingham as a Lecturer in Structural Engineering in 2010. He then returned to the University of 91̽�� as a Lecturer in Structural Engineering in 2012 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015 and Professor in 2022.

Iman has over 20 years of research and consultancy experience in the fields of steel structures, lightweight modular systems, earthquake engineering, performance-based design, structural optimisation, and novel strengthening techniques, leading to over 150 refereed journal papers and 100 conference publications in these areas. He has been Principal or Co-investigator of around £3M UK and EU funded projects at the University of 91̽�� (total funding around £10M). Iman has been recognised as one of the world's top 2% scientists in his field since 2020 according to the database published by Stanford University and Elsevier.

My research aims to develop more resilient, cost effective and environmentally friendly buildings and infrastructures by using novel structural systems and advanced optimisation techniques.

Professor Iman Hajirasouliha

Iman is currently an Associate Editor of Practice Periodical on Structural Design & Construction (ASCE), and Frontiers in Built Environment (Earthquake Engineering Section) and serves on the editorial boards of several other international journals in the area of Structural Engineering. He is regularly invited to join scientific committees, chair sessions and present keynote papers in the main conferences in his field. He is also a member of several national and international technical committees and research networks, including fib Task Group 6.6 on “Retrofitting of Precast Structures in Seismic Areas”, fib Task Group 7.6 on “Resilient structures”, and IABSE Task Group 1.1 on “Improving Seismic Resilience of Reinforced Concrete Structures”.

Research interests

Iman has extensive research experience in cold-formed steel (CFS) structures, earthquake engineering, performance-based optimisation, energy dissipation devices, novel strengthening techniques, progressive collapse, and soil-structure interaction.

His research into practical design guidelines for engineers has led to the development of novel performance-based optimum design methodologies for structural engineers to produce more resilient buildings and infrastructure at minimum costs and environmental impacts.

Publications

Journal articles

Xin C, Li W, Wang Z, Feng W, Hajirasouliha I & Yu X (2024) . Engineering Geology, 341, 107707-107707.
Gallet A, Liew A, Hajirasouliha I & Smyl D (2024) . Structures, 68, 107069-107069.
Dong G, Garcia R, Pilakoutas K & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Engineering Structures, 315, 118455-118455.
Alotaibi S, Thermou G, Hajirasouliha I & Guadagnini M (2024) . Construction and Building Materials, 430, 136424-136424.
Hasanali M, Mojtabaei SM, Lim JBP, Clifton GC & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 150(8).
Mojtabaei SM, Khandan R & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Steel and Composite Structures, 51(4), 441-456.
El Khouri I, Garcia R, Mihai P, Budescu M, Taranu N, Toma IO, Guadagnini M, Escolano-Margarit D, Entuc IS, Oprisan G , Hajirasouliha I et al (2024) . Engineering Structures, 307, 117885-117885.
Gallet A, Liew A, Hajirasouliha I & Smyl DJ (2024) . Inverse Problems, 40(5).
Mohsenian V, Filizadeh R, Mariani S & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 28(10), 2855-2882.
Qadir SJ, Nguyen VB & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 213, 108375-108375.
Lotfi Rad P, Clifton C, Lim J & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Thin-Walled Structures, 194, 111312-111312.
Almutairi FF, Tsavdaridis KD, Alonso-Rodriguez A & Hajirasouliha I (2024) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 22(3), 1081-1110.
Yilmaz F, Becque J, Mojtabaei SM & Hajirasouliha I (2023) . Thin-Walled Structures, 192, 111048-111048.
Abar BM, Bakhshayesh Y, Garcia R & Hajirasouliha I (2023) . Engineering Structures, 293, 116596-116596.
Dar MA, Ghowsi AF, Dar AR, Salam SU, Anbarasu M, Vivek KS & Hajirasouliha I (2023) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 209, 108041-108041.
Dong G, Hajirasouliha I, Pilakoutas K & Asadi P (2023) . Engineering Structures, 293, 116591-116591.
Powell E, Mojtabaei SM, Liew A & Hajirasouliha I (2023) . Engineering Structures, 291, 116426-116426.
Asadpour G, Asadi P, Garcia R & Hajirasouliha I (2023) . Journal of Building Engineering, 72, 106668-106668.
Dar MA, Fayaz SJ, Rather S, Dar AR & Hajirasouliha I (2023) . Structures, 53, 1318-1340.
Hasanali M, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I, Clifton GC & Lim JBP (2023) . Thin-Walled Structures, 185, 110588-110588.
Dar MA, Subramanian N, Ghowsi AF, Anbarasu M, Hajirasouliha I, Haris S & Dar AR (2023) . Thin-Walled Structures, 185, 110630-110630.
Sianko I, Ozdemir Z, Hajirasouliha I & Pilakoutas K (2023) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 21(7), 3133-3162.
Pakizeh MR, Parastesh H, Hajirasouliha I & Farahbod F (2023) . Steel and Composite Structures, 46(4), 497-512.
Mojtabaei SM, Becque J, Hajirasouliha I & Khandan R (2023) . Thin-Walled Structures, 184.
Karami M, Estekanchi HE, Hajirasouliha I & Mirfarhadi SA (2023) . Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 27(14), 4024-4050.
Lai L, Hajirasouliha I, Pilakoutas K, He X & Smyl D (2023) . Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 28(2).
Yilmaz F, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I & Becque J (2023) . Thin-Walled Structures, 183.
Hasanali M, Roy K, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I, Clifton GC & Lim JBP (2022) . Thin-Walled Structures, 180, 109953-109953.
Pourmasoud M, Hajirasouliha I, Park A & Lim JBP (2022) . Engineering Structures, 270, 114817-114817.
Xin CL, Wang Z, Hajirasouliha I, Yang F, Li WH, Chen T & Gao B (2022) . Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 162, 107440-107440.
Mohsenian V, Gharaei-Moghaddam N & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Journal of Building Engineering, 52, 104378-104378.
Papargyriou I & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Engineering Structures, 261.
Öztürk F, Mojtabaei SM, Şentürk M, Pul S & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Thin-Walled Structures, 173, 108963-108963.
Moghaddam H, Afzalinia F & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Structures, 37, 624-644.
Askariani SS, Garivani S, Hajirasouliha I & Soleimanian N (2022) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 190, 107127-107127.
Hasanali M, Mojtabaei SM, Clifton GC, Hajirasouliha I, Torabian S & Lim JBP (2022) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 190.
Gallet A, Rigby S, Tallman T, Kong X, Hajirasouliha I, Liew A, Liu D, Chen L, Hauptmann A & Smyl D (2022) . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 478(2257).
Asadpour G, Asadi P & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Engineering Structures, 251, 113555-113555.
Papargyriou I, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I, Becque J & Pilakoutas K (2022) . Thin-Walled Structures, 172.
Gatheeshgar P, Alsanat H, Poologanathan K, Gunalan S, Degtyareva N & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 188, 106974-106974.
Qadir SJ, Nguyen VB, Hajirasouliha I, Ceranic B, Tracada E & English MA (2022) . Thin-Walled Structures, 170, 108576-108576.
Beheshti Aval SB, Ghayoumi S & Hajirasouliha I (2022) . Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 26(12), 6494-6523.
Horton TA, Hajirasouliha I, Davison B & Ozdemir Z (2021) . Engineering Structures, 247, 113156-113156.
Pul S, Senturk M, Ilki A & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Engineering Structures, 246, 113090-113090.
Thermou GE, De Santis S, de Felice G, Alotaibi S, Roscini F, Hajirasouliha I & Guadagnini M (2021) . Construction and Building Materials, 305, 124750-124750.
Thermou GE, Papanikolaou VK & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Engineering Structures, 245.
Papargyriou I & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 185, 106886-106886.
Horton TA, Hajirasouliha I, Davison B, Ozdemir Z & Abuzayed I (2021) . Engineering Structures, 245, 112899-112899.
Moghaddam H, Hajirasouliha I & Hosseini Gelekolai SM (2021) . Structures, 33, 1690-1704.
De Domenico D & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 19, 5015-5049.
Fang Z, Roy K, Chen B, Sham C-W, Hajirasouliha I & Lim JBP (2021) . Thin-Walled Structures, 166, 108076-108076.
Papargyriou I, Hajirasouliha I, Becque J & Pilakoutas K (2021) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 183, 106731-106731.
Horton TA, Hajirasouliha I, Davison B & Ozdemir Z (2021) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 183, 106728-106728.
Fathizadeh SF, Dehghani S, Yang TY, Vosoughi AR, Noroozinejad Farsangi E & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 182, 106666-106666.
Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I & Ye J (2021) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 181.
Asadpour G, Asadi P & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control.
Mojtabaei SM, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 147(4).
Mojtabaei SM, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 147(4).
Parastesh H, Mohammad Mojtabaei S, Taji H, Hajirasouliha I & Bagheri Sabbagh A (2021) . Engineering Structures, 228, 111452-111452.
Gharehbaghi VR, Noroozinejad Farsangi E, Yang TY & Hajirasouliha I (2021) . Structures, 29, 458-470.
Mohsenian V, Filizadeh R, Hajirasouliha I & Garcia R (2021) . Journal of Building Engineering.
Wang Z, Hajirasouliha I, Guadagnini M & Pilakoutas K (2021) . Construction and Building Materials, 267, 121023-121023.
Mohsenian V, Hajirasouliha I & Filizadeh R (2021) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 19(2), 831-862.
Mohsenian V, Hajirasouliha I, Mariani S & Nikkhoo A (2020) . Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 139, 106356-106356.
Qadir SJ, Nguyen VB, Hajirasouliha I, Cartwright B & English MA (2020) . Thin-Walled Structures, 157, 107020-107020.
Meza FJ, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Thin-Walled Structures, 155.
Asadi P, Nikfar D & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Structures, 27, 383-395.
Nabid N, Hajirasouliha I, Escolano Margarit D & Petkovski M (2020) . Structures, 27, 2550-2562.
Mojtabaei SM, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(9).
Mohsenian V, Filizadeh R, Ozdemir Z & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Structures, 26, 724-736.
Mohsenian V, Gharaei-Moghaddam N & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 171, 106137-106137.
Phan DT, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I, Lau TL & Lim JBP (2020) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(8).
Meza FJ, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(7).
Yousefi AM, Samali B & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Thin-Walled Structures, 152, 106768-106768.
Meza FJ, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Thin-Walled Structures, 149.
Wang Z, Hu H, Hajirasouliha I, Guadagnini M & Pilakoutas K (2020) . Construction and Building Materials, 236.
Nabid N, Hajirasouliha I & Petkovski M (2020) . Earthquake and Structures, 2, 185-199.
Senturk M, Pul S, Ilki A & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Engineering Structures, 205.
Sianko I, Ozdemir Kilinc Z, Khoshkholghi S, Garcia R, Hajirasouliha I, Yazgan U & Pilakoutas K (2020) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.
Asadi P & Hajirasouliha I (2020) . Engineering Structures, 202.
Mohsenian V, Gharaei-Moghaddam N & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Engineering Structures, 200.
Phan DT, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I, Ye J & Lim JBP (2019) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research.
Nabid N, Hajirasouliha I & Petkovski M (2019) . Engineering Structures, 198.
Russell JM, Owen JS & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Engineering Structures, 198.
Nikkhoo A, Eskandari AB, Farazandeh A & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control, 25(19-20), 2580-2594.
Mojtabaei SM, Ye J & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Engineering Structures, 195, 172-181.
Mohsenian V, Nikkhoo A & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 17(9), 5217-5239.
Thermou GE, Papanikolaou VK, Lioupis C & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Construction and Building Materials, 216, 68-83.
Mohammadi RK, Garoosi MR & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 123, 242-251.
Ye J, Mojtabaei SM & Hajirasouliha I (2019) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 156, 122-136.
Nabid N, Hajirasouliha I & Petkovski M (2019) . Journal of Earthquake Engineering.
Ye J, Meza FJ, Hajirasouliha I, Becque J, Shepherd P & Pilakoutas K (2019) . Journal of Structural Engineering, 145(7), 04019064-04019064.
Parastesh H, Hajirasouliha I, Taji H & Bagheri Sabbagh A (2019) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 155, 249-259.
Ye J, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I & Pilakoutas K (2019) . Thin-Walled Structures.
Ye J, Mojtabaei SM, Hajirasouliha I, Shepherd P & Pilakoutas K (2018) . Engineering Structures, 177, 641-654.
Medina NF, Garcia R, Hajirasouliha I, Pilakoutas K, Guadagnini M & Raffoul S (2018) . Construction and Building Materials, 188, 884-897.
Ganjavi B, Barania M & Hajirasouliha I (2018) . Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 68(2), 159-170.
Khan S, Pilakoutas K, Hajirasouliha I, Garcia R & Guadagnini M (2018) . Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 17(4), 787-804.
Nabid N, Hajirasouliha I & Petkovski M (2018) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16(10), 5017-5040.
Lu Y, Hajirasouliha I & Marshall AM (2018) . Engineering Structures, 168, 276-289.
Thermou G & Hajirasouliha I (2018) . Construction and Building Materials, 178, 313-326.
Lu Y, Hajirasouliha I & Marshall AM (2018) . Engineering Structures, 167, 26-38.
Ye J, Mojtabaei SM & Hajirasouliha I (2018) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 144, 106-118.
Russell JM, Owen JS & Hajirasouliha I (2018) . Advances in Structural Engineering, 1-15.
Ye J, Becque J, Hajirasouliha I, Mojtabaei SM & Lim J (2018) . Engineering Structures, 161, 55-67.
Ye J, Hajirasouliha I & Becque J (2018) . Thin-Walled Structures, 125, 245-258.
Mojtabaei SM, Kabir MZ, Hajirasouliha I & Kargar M (2018) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 143, 18-31.
Thermou G & Hajirasouliha IMAN (2018) . Composites Part B: Engineering, 138, 222-231.
Gao B, Li T, Ma T, Ye J, Becque J & Hajirasouliha I (2018) . Computers and Structures, 196, 292-310.
Moghaddam H, Hajirasouliha I & Gelekolai SMH (2018) . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, 171(6), 472-486.
Raffoul S, Garcia R, Escolano Margarit D, Guadagnini M, Hajirasouliha I & Pilakoutas K (2017) . Construction and Building Materials, 147, 388-397.
Garcia R, Pilakoutas K, Hajirasouliha I, Guadagnini M, Kyriakides N & Ciupala MA (2017) . Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15(8), 3321-3347.
Nabid N, Hajirasouliha I & Petkovski M (2017) . Earthquake Spectra, 33(3), 1033-1052.
Gao B, Li T, Ye J, Hajirasouliha I & Becque J (2016) A practical grid generation procedure for the design of free-form structures.. International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures.
Helal Y, Garcia, R, Pilakoutas K, Guadagnini M & Hajirasouliha I (2016) . ACI Structural Journal, 113(6), 1197-1208.
Ganjavi B, Hajirasouliha I & Bolourchi A (2016) . Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 88, 356-368.
Ye J, Hajirasouliha I, Becque J & Eslami A (2016) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 122, 80-93.
Jazani RA, Hajirasouliha I, Moghadam AS, Kayhani H & Farshchi H (2016) . Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), 142(10).
Ye J, Hajirasouliha I, Becque J & Pilakoutas K (2016) . Thin-Walled Structures, 101, 1-13.
Ganjavi B, Hao H & Hajirasouliha I (2016) . Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 10(4), 1-22.
Lu Y, Hajirasouliha I & Marshall AM (2016) . Engineering Structures, 108, 90-103.
Lu Y, Marshall AM & Hajirasouliha I (2016) . Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 81, 14-26.
Hajirasouliha I, Pilakoutas K & Mohammadi RK (2016) . Steel and Composite Structures, 20(2), 317-335.
Helal Y, Garcia R, Pilakoutas K, Guadagnini M & Hajirasouliha I (2016) . Materials and Structures, 49(1-2), 133-147.
Atashzaban A, Hajirasouliha I, Jazany RA & Izadinia M (2015) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 112, 325-338.
Ma W, Becque J, Hajirasouliha I & Ye J (2015) . Engineering Structures, 101, 641-651.
Russell JM, Owen JS & Hajirasouliha I (2015) . Engineering Structures, 99, 28-41.
Parastesh H, Hajirasouliha I & Ramezani R (2014) . Engineering Structures, 70, 144-157.
Garcia R, Hajirasouliha I, Guadagnini M, Helal Y, Jemaa Y, Pilakoutas K, Mongabure P, Chrysostomou C, Kyriakides N, Ilki A , Budescu M et al (2014) . Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 18(2), 187-213.
Jazany RA, Hajirasouliha I & Farshchi H (2013) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 88, 150-163.
Tizani W, Wang ZY & Hajirasouliha I (2013) . Engineering Structures, 46, 535-546.
Al-Sunna R, Pilakoutas K, Hajirasouliha I & Guadagnini M (2012) Deflection behaviour of FRP reinforced concrete beams and slabs: An experimental investigation. Composites Part B: Engineering.
Hajirasouliha I, Asadi P & Pilakoutas K (2012) . Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 40.
Hajirasouliha I & Pilakoutas K (2012) . Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 16(4), 443-462.
Son KS, Hajirasouliha I & Pilakoutas K (2011) . Construction and Building Materials, 25(1), 218-226.
(2011) . Computers and Structures, 89(7-8), 702-711.
Hajirasouliha I & Doostan A (2010) . ADV ENG SOFTW, 41(3), 497-505.
Garcia R, Hajirasouliha I & Pilakoutas K (2010) . Engineering Structures, 32(10), 3075-3085.
Hajirasouliha I & Moghaddam H (2009) . J STRUCT ENG-ASCE, 135(8), 906-915.
Moghaddam H & Hajirasouliha I (2008) . Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 17(2), 331-349.
Moghaddam H & Hajirasouliha I (2006) . INT J SOLIDS STRUCT, 43(9), 2631-2645.
Moghaddam H & Hajirasouliha I (2006) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 62(4), 343-351.
Moghaddam H, Hajirasouliha I & Doostan A (2005) . Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 61(2), 151-166.

Research group

Steel & Composite Structures
Earthquake Engineering Group
Concrete Structures

Grants

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Principal Investigator (2023-2025)."Hybrid Lightweight Structural Systems for Low-Cost Housing (HYLIGHTS)", £378,000 (total grant £1,105,500), EPSRC EP/W027267/1
Principal Investigator (2022-2024). Marie Curie Fellowship on “New Generation of Lightweight Steel Elements for Sustainable Resilient Construction (LightSteel)”, £204,000, Horizon Europe (Fellow: Dr Adil Dar)
Principal Investigator (2021-2023). EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship on “Adaptive resilient cold-formed steel structural systems for modular construction”, £116,000, EPSRC (Fellow: Dr Mohammad Mojtabaei)
Co-Investigator (2019). "Tracking post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal: Addressing Civil Engineering and Policy Implementation Challenges", £39,300, Research England
Principal Investigator (2017). Newton Fund Researcher Links -Workshop Grant on “Seismic Loss, Rehabilitation and Post-earthquake Crisis Management of Critical Infrastructure”, £43,200, British Council
Principal Investigator (2016-2018). Marie Curie Fellowship on “Innovative Retrofitting for Substandard Construction (IRESCO)”, £158,300, European Commission-Horizon 2020 (Fellow: Dr Georgia Thermou)
Co-Investigator (2016-2018). British Council Institutional Links on “Earthquake Risk Assessment and Rapid Response Framework for Industrial Zones”, £75,000, Newton Fund
Co-Investigator (2016-2019). "Rapid Earthquake Risk Assessment and Post-Earthquake Disaster Management Framework for Substandard Buildings in Turkey”, £118,300, EPSRC EP/P010016/1
Co-Investigator (2016). Newton Fund Researcher Links –Workshop Grant on “Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Existing Buildings and Structures”, £46,200, British Council
Principal Investigator (2014-2015)."Performance-Based Optimisation of Novel Lightweight Steel Frame Systems for Rapid, Economical and Sustainable Construction", £101,000, EPSRC EP/L019116/1
Co-Investigator (2013-2017). "Innovative Reuse of All Tyre Components in Concrete (Anagennisi)", £521,240 (total grant £3,240,000), European Commission- FP7
Co-Investigator (2013-2017). COST Action TU1207 on "Next Generation Design Guidelines for Composites in Construction", £378,000, European Commission- FP7
Co-Investigator (2013-2017). MC ITN European Network for "Durable Reinforcement and Rehabilitation Solutions (endure)", £525,000 (total grant £3,870,500), European Commission- FP7
Principal Investigator (2011-2012). "Resilience of multi-storey structures under extreme loading conditions”, £47,800, Early Career Research and Knowledge Transfer grant, University of Nottingham

Professional activities and memberships

Associate Editor of International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering (IJEIE)
Associate Editor of Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction (ASCE)
Associate Editor of Frontiers in Built Environment (Earthquake Engineering Section)
Member of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) Task Group 6.6 " Retrofitting of Precast Structures in Seismic Areas"
Member of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) Task Group 7.6 "Resilient structures"
Member of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Task Group 1.1 “Improving Seismic Resilience of Reinforced Concrete Structures”

Potential PhD offerings

Performance-based Optimisation Of Energy Dissipation Systems

This proposed project will lead to the development of practical procedures for the optimum design of added dissipation systems in framed structures. The proposed design method will be based on a novel optimisation technique that has been introduced by Dr Iman Hajirasouliha and successfully used for seismic design and strengthening of different structural systems. The work will involve analysis, design and computer modelling.

Seismic Strengthening Of RC Using External Lateral Post-tensioning

The project will investigate this technique both experimentally and analytically and develop models for its application in vulnerable buildings.

Novel Cold-formed Steel Structural Systems For Multi-storey Buildings

The main aim of this research is to enhance strength and ductility of CFS structural systems (elements and connections) to increase their resistance and overall safety under extreme loading events, through the development of special connections and high-performance dual wall-frame systems.

If you're interested in one of these projects, or would like to self-propose a project, please contact Iman at i.hajirasouliha@sheffield.ac.uk. Current PhD opportunities in the department can be viewed here.

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