Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Kioumarsi, Mahdi"

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    • Probabilistic Assessment of RC Piers Considering Vertical Seismic Excitation Based on Damage Indices 

      Mahboubi, Shima; Shiravand, Mahmoud R; Shid, Golshid; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (RILEM Bookseries;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object; Journal article, 2023)
      Bridges play a vital role in highway transportation systems and damage to bridges may cause impaired emergency response and economic loss and interrupt the functionality of the systems. Damage to bridge during the last ...

    • Pros and cons of various equivalent frame models for nonlinear analysis of URM buildings 

      Shabani, Amirhosein; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (ECCOMAS Congress;8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Conference object, 2022)
      Brick masonry is considered as one of the old construction materials, and several cultural heritage assets are made of unreinforced masonry (URM), which is susceptible to earthquakes due to its brittle behavior. The ...

    • Reasons to the low use of self-consolidating concrete in Norway 

      Fremmergård, Øyvind; Fjærestrand, Mats; Hjelseth, Simen Michael Dilling; Lassen, Ann Karina; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      According to several research papers, self-consolidating concrete (SCC) should be able to offer advantages over conventional vibrated concrete (CVC) [1 - 3 ] . Nevertheless, in Norway SCC has a relatively low market ...

    • Residual Flexural Capacity of Corroded Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Beams 

      Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Benenato, Armando; Ferracuti, Barbara; Imperatore, Stefania (Metals;Volume 11, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-07)
      Infrastructures and industrial buildings are commonly exposed to aggressive environments and damaged by corrosion. In prestressed reinforced concrete structures, the potential risks of corrosion could be severe since ...

    • Seismic analysis of an RC building with newly constructed additional stories, Kristina kvartalet, Tønsberg. 

      Bjerkestrand, Bjørnar (MABY;2022, Master thesis, 2022)
      This master thesis will be based on a real-world project where the author’s employer – Projekt Planung AS were responsible for the structural engineering. The building is the Kristinakvartalet / Kristina Quarter in Tønsberg, ...

    • Seismic assessment and strengthening of a historical masonry bridge considering soil-structure interaction 

      Shabani, Amirhosein; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      A holistic methodology for developing the digital twins and conducting seismic vulnerability assessments of masonry arch bridges is proposed and applied to a historical stone masonry bridge. In this light, digital cameras, ...

    • Seismic behavior of irregular RC-Frames damaged by corrosion 

      Imperatore, Stefania; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Advances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications;, Conference object, 2019-08-21)
      Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures frequently are deteriorated by corrosion attack where pitting morphology is the worst form of degradation. Appropriate vulnerability analyses, accounting for the variation of mechanical ...

    • Seismic fragility analysis of low-rise unreinforced masonry buildings subjected to near- and far-field ground motions 

      Shabani, Amirhosein; Zucconi, Maria; Kazemian, Delaram; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Unreinforced masonry (URM) is considered one of the most cost-effective structural typologies for low-rise buildings in seismic regions. Near-field (NF) ground motions are sometimes characterized by high-velocity pulses ...

    • Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Strengthening of Heritage Timber Buildings: A Review 

      Shabani, Amirhosein; Alinejad, Ali; Teymouri, Mohammad; Nascimento Costa, André; Shabani, Mahgol; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Buildings;Volume 11 / Issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-18)
      Recent studies highlight the potential impact of earthquakes on cultural heritage sites and monuments, which in turn yield significant adverse impacts on economies, politics, and societies. Several aspects such as building ...

    • Shear capacity prediction of stiffened steel plate shear walls (SSPSW) with openings using response surface method 

      Bypour, Maryam; Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Yekrangnia, Mohammad (Engineering structures;Volume 226, 111340, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In this study, nonlinear finite element (NLFE) analysis is conducted to determine the maximum shear capacity () of stiffened steel plate shear walls (SSPSW) with rectangular openings. Results of a wide range of parametric ...

    • State of the art of simplified analytical methods for seismic vulnerability assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings 

      Shabani, Amirhosein; Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Zucconi, Maria (Engineering Structures;volume 239, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-16)
      Cities in the developing world are facing outstanding economic and human losses caused by natural hazards such as earthquakes, and the amount of losses is affected by the quality of preventive measures and emergency ...

    • Structural model updating of a historical stone masonry tower considering soil-structure interactions 

      Feyzabadi, Mohyeddin (MABY;2021, Master thesis, 2021)
      This thesis has been performed to investigate the dynamic properties of a historic masonry tower, "Slottsfjelltårnet," located in Tønsberg, Norway, to update the finite element model with and without considering the ...

    • Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Heritage Timber Buildings: A Methodological Proposal 

      Shabani, Amirhosein; Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Plevris, Vagelis; Stamatopoulos, Haris (Forests;Volume 11, Issue 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-13)
      The conservation of heritage structures is pivotal not only due to their cultural or historical importance for nations, but also for understanding their construction techniques as a lesson that can be applied to contemporary ...

    • A Study on the Effects of Vertical Mass Irregularity on Seismic Behavior of BRBFs and CBFs 

      Armin, Karami; Shahrokh, Shahbazi; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Applied Sciences;Volume 10, Issue 23, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-24)
      Today, architectural application and economic constraints require that vertical-irregular structures be constructed in urban areas. Proposing methods to minimize damage to these structures during earthquakes is therefore ...

    • Ultimate Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Elements Damaged by Corrosion 

      Bossio, Antonio; Imperatore, Stefania; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Buildings;Volume 9, Issue 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-29)
      Worldwide, steel corrosion is one of the greatest deterioration problems for reinforced concrete structures. Comparing some experimental results from literature with a complex FEM model, the present paper points out the ...

    • Using intelligent system approach for shear strength forecasting of steel fiber-reinforced concrete beams 

      Kheyroddin, Ali; Ahmadi, Masoud; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (SynerCrete'18: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Cement-based Materials and Structural Concrete: Synergizing Expertise and Bridging Scales of Space and Time.;Vol. 1&2, Chapter; Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-22)
      Previous studies have shown that brittle failure in reinforced concrete buildings caused huge losses, both in human and economic terms. The appropriate use of steel fibers to a reinforced concrete beam can change the ...

    • Vulnerability assessment of cultural heritage structures 

      Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Plevris, Vagelis; Shabani, Amirhosein (ECCOMAS Congress;8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Conference object, 2022)
      Cultural heritage (CH) assets are the legacy of a society that are inherited from the past generations and can give us lessons for contemporary construction. Not only the formally recognized CH assets but also the non-CH ...

    • Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Buildings and Structures 

      Shabani, Amirhosein (OsloMet Avhandling;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      Vulnerability assessment of cultural heritage assets and unreinforced masonry buildings is important for providing a resilient framework and sustainable reconstruction proposals. Owing to the vulnerability of unreinforced ...

    • Årsaker til den lave bruken av selvkomprimerende betong i Norge 

      Fjærestrand, Mats; Hjelseth, Simen M. D.; Fremmergård, Øyvind (Bachelor thesis, 2017)
      SAMMENDRAG I følge flere forskningsartikler skal bruk av selvkomprimerende betong (SKB) kunne gi flere fordeler som tradisjonell betong ikke kan tilby. Likevel har SKB en relativt lav markedsandel i Norge, og bruken er ...