UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

9/93 - 2/97 Ph.D., Earthquake Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, CANADA.

2/90 - 9/92 M.Sc., Structural Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

(GPA = 18.30 out of 20, Rank of graduation = first {simultaneously with another student})

9/84 - 2/89 B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

(GPA = 17.01 out of 20, Rank of graduation = honour)

THESES

Seismic Sensitivity of Tall Guyed Telecommunication Towers, Doctoral dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Feb. 1997.

Ductility of Confined and Unconfined, High-Strength and Normal Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members , Master's Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, Sept. 1992. (in Persian)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2/98 -present School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran. 2

Professor ( 04/07 - …..)

Associate Professor ( 5/03 - 03/07)

Assistant Professor ( 2/98 - 5/03)

Ph.D. Level Teaching : Random Vibration of Structures, Non-linear Dynamic Analysis of Structures.

M.Sc. Level Teaching : Seismic Risk Analysis, Earthquake Engineering.

B.Sc. Level Teaching : Statics, Dynamics, Loading, Earthquake Engineering, Strength of Materials, Laboratory of Strength of Materials, Design of Steel Structures.

9/93 - 2/97 Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Teaching Assistant

M.Sc. Level : Structural Dynamics, Matrix Structural Analysis.

B.Sc. Level : Solid Mechanics, Structural Engineering I, Strength of Materials.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

1) Seismic Hazard Assessment and Artificial Earthquake

2) Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of Structures

3) Damage Detection and Health Monitoring

4) Seismic Base Isolation

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

6 /16 –present Dean of School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology,

7/08 – 6/11 Tehran, IRAN.

2/01 – 7/06 Director of Graduate Studies, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

7/15 – 6/16 Head of Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

1/05 -present Member of Center of Excellence for Fundamental Studies in Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, IRAN. 3

11/13 –present Member of Technical and Engineering Workgroup, Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), IRAN.

2015 Version Member of Design Spectrum and Soil Type Classification Workgroup, Iranian Code of Practice for Seismic Resistant Design of Buildings, Standard No. 2800 (4th Edition), Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, IRAN.

7/12 –present Member and Head (for Version 1392) of Technical Committee of Chapter 6 (Loads on Building) - Iranian National Building Code, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, IRAN.

12/12 – 3/14 Member of Technical Committee of Chapter 10 (Design of Steel Structures) - Iranian National Building Code, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, IRAN.

01/09 –present Member of Technical Committee of Retrofitting of School Buildings and Senior Consultant (01/07-present), State Organization of Schools Renovation, Development and Mobilization, Ministry of Education, IRAN.

01/16 –present Member of Safe Schools Technical Workgroup in Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), State Organization of Schools Renovation, Development and Mobilization, Ministry of Education, IRAN.

6/16 –present Member of Board of Retrofitting Check, Tehran Engineering and Technical Consulting Organization, Deputy of Technical & Development Affairs, Tehran Municipality, IRAN.

2016 Version Member of Revising and Preparing Workgroup, Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation & Retrofit of Oil Industry Facilities (2nd Edition) - Publication No. 041-16, Ministry of Petroleum, IRAN.

01/15 –present Member of Education Committee, Organization for Engineering Order of Building - Tehran, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, IRAN.

3/11 –present Scientific Secretary, Iranian National Conference on Disaster Management, Disaster Management Organization, Ministry of State, Tehran, IRAN. (First Conference in 2011, Second Conference in 2012, Third Conference in 2015)

6/09 – 10/11 Member of Board of Certification, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

6/10 -present Member of Board of Certification and Minster Representative (from 12/14 to present), University of Zanjan, IRAN.

5/13 – 5/2015 Member of Board of Certification, University of Qom, IRAN. 4

10/12 -10/14 Member of Board of Certification, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, IRAN.

12/12 – 11/14 Member of Board of Certification, Power & Water University of Technology and Power Research Institute, Power & Water Institute of Applied Science, Water Research Institute, Tehran, IRAN.

REVIEWER OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

Journal of Vibration and Control (Sage)

Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Taylor & Francis)

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Elsevier)

Applied Mathematical Modelling (Elsevier)

Journal of Sound and Vibration (Elsevier)

The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings

Smart Structures and Systems, An International Journal (Techno Press)

Journal of Applied Geophysics (Elsevier)

International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics (World Scientific)

Shock and Vibration (IOS Press)

Steel and Composite Structures, An International Journal (Techno Press)

Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An International Journal (Techno Press)

Computers and Concrete, An International Journal (Techno Press)

Earthquakes and Structures, An International Journal (Techno Press)

Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer)

Structures and Buildings

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering

MEMBER OF EDITORIAL BOARD

Journal of Modares Civil, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Civil Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Journal of Modelling in Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

Journal of Technology of Education, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Guideline for Vulnerability Evaluation and Retrofitting Methods of Jetties in Iranian Ports, Ministry of Road and Transportation, Tehran, Iran, 3/2010-12/2015.

Development of Iranian Code for As-Built Drawings for Road and Railway Bridges with Seismic Retrofitting Purpose, Ministry of Road and Transportation, Tehran, Iran, 3/2008-7/2012.

Seismic Hazard Analysis and Design Spectrum Development of Ramshar New City, Moghavemshahr Company, 5/2006-7/2007.

Seismic Hazard Analysis of No. 2 Omid Building, Omid Leasing Company, Tehran, 3/2006-7/2006. 5

Development of Attenuation Relationships for Iran , Iran Water Resources Management Organization, Ministry of Energy, Tehran, Iran, 6/2004-3/2005.

Determining Seismic Parameters of Zagros Region in Iran , Inter-University Research Collaboration Project, Iran University of Science & Technology and Kordestan University, Iran, 3/2001-9/2004.

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION FIELDS TO INDUSTRIES

Seismic Hazard Assessment for a Project Site

Seismic Design and Retrofitting of Structures

Structural Assessment and Repair of Structures

Seismic Base Isolation

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member of Board of Directors of Iranian Society of Lightweight Steel Buildings, Tehran, Iran. (2011-present)

Member of Board of Directors of Iranian Society of Structural Engineering, Tehran, Iran. (2015-present)

Organization for Engineering Order of Building - Tehran, Grade One. (2000-present)

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Oakland, CA, USA. (1995-2000)

Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering (CAEE), CANADA. (1995-1998)

JOURNAL PAPERS

JOURNAL (ISI)

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Namiranian, P. and Shamekhi Amiri, M. (2016). “Seismic Response of Triple Friction Pendulum Bearing under Near-Fault Ground Motions.” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 16, 1550021 (32 pages),

DOI: 10.1142/S0219455415500212.

Zare Hosseinzadeh, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Seyed Razzaghi, S.A., Koo, K.Y. and Sung, S.H. (2016). "Structural Damage Detection Using Sparse Sensors Installation by Optimization Procedure Based on the Modal Flexibility Matrix." Journal of Sound and Vibration. (accepted in June 2016)

Veismoradi, S., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Darvishan, E. (2016). “Probabilistic Seismic Assessment of Buckling Restrained Braces and Yielding Brace Systems.” International Journal of Steel Structures. (accepted in June 2016) 6

Zare Hosseinzadeh, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Koo, K.Y. (2016). “Optimization-Based Method for Structural Damage Localization and Quantification by Means of Static Displacements Computed By Flexibility Matrix.” Engineering Optimization, Vol. 48, No. 4, 543-561, DOI: 10.1080/0305215X.2015.1017476. (Published online in March 2015)

Bagheri, A., Zare Hosseinzadeh, A., Rizzo, P. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2016). “Time Domain Damage Localization and Quantification in Seismically Excited Structures Using a Limited Number of Sensors.” Journal of Vibration and Control, DOI: 10.1177/1077546315625141 jvc.sagepub.com.

Zare Hosseinzadeh, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Seyed Razaghi, S.A. (2016). “Model-Based Identification of Damage from Sparse Sensor Measurements Using Neumann Series Expansion.” Inverse Problems in Science & Engineering.

DOI: 10.1080/17415977.2016.11060393.

Abbasi, M., Abedini, M., Zakeri, B. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2016). “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of a Californian Multi-Frame Curved Concrete Box Girder Viaduct Using Fragility Curves.” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering,

DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2016.1152586.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Mohammadian Shalmaee, M. and Namiranian, P. (2016). “Evaluation of a DDB Design Method for Bridges Isolated with Triple Pendulum Bearings.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics. (accepted in March 2016)

Farokhzad, R., Mohebi, B., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Ghafory Ashtiany, M. (2016). “Detecting Structural Damage in Timoshenko Beams Based on Optimization via Simulation (OVS).” Journal of Vibroengineering. (accepted in April 2016)

Zamani Noori, H., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Nekooei, M. and Zakeri, B. (2016). “Seismic Fragility Assessment of Skewed MSSS-I Girder Concrete Bridges with Unequal Height Columns.” Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1550013 (16 pages),

DOI: 10.1142/S179343111550013X.

Eghbali, M., Asadian, E., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Razavian Amrei, S.A. (2016). “Seismic Performance of Steel Frames Equipped with Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRBs) Using Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analyses.” Journal of Vibroengineering. (accepted in Jan. 2016)

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Jalalinia, M., Zare Hosseinzadeh, A. and Nasrollahi, A. (2015). “Multiple Crack Identification in Euler Beams by Means of B-spline Wavelet.” Archive of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 85, Issue 4, 503-515, DOI 10.1007/s00419-014-0925-z.

Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Darvishan, E. (2015). “Damage Detection of Moment Frames Using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Clustering Techniques.” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 19, Issue 5, 1302- 1311, DOI 10.1007/s12205-015-0415-z.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Shamekhi Amiri, M., Namiranian, P. and Emadzadeh, A. (2015). 7

“Attentuation Relationship for Inelastic Spectra in Iran.” Structures & Buildings, Vol. 168, Issue SB5, 313-325, DOI: 10.1680/stbu.13.00032.

Namiranian, P., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Veismoradi, S. (2015). “Near-Fault Seismic Performance of Triple Variable Friction Pendulum Bearing.” Journal of Vibroengineering. (accepted in Nov. 2015)

Vahdat, K., Smith, N.J. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2015). "Seismic Risk Management: A System-Based Perspective." Risk Management, Vol. 16, No. 4, 294-318. ISSN 1460-3799, DOI:10.1057/rm.2015.3. (Published online in Nov. 2014)

Pahlavan, H., Zakeri, B., Ghodrati Amiri, G., and Shaianfar, M. (2015). "Probabilistic Vulnerability Assessment of Horizontally Curved Multiframe RC Box-Girder Highway Bridges." J. Perform. Constr. Facil., 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000780 , 04015038.

Eghbali, M., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Raeissi Dehkordi, M. (2015). “Evaluation of Modified Nonlinear Dynamic and Static Analyses for Seismic Behavior of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames.” Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol. 17, Issue 8, 4313-4324.

Abbasi, M., Zakeri, B., and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2015). "Probabilistic Seismic Assessment of Multiframe Concrete Box-Girder Bridges with Unequal-Height Piers." J. Perform. Constr. Facil., 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000753 , 04015016.

Razeghi, H.R., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Razavian Amrei, S.A. and Rahimi, M.A. (2015). “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analyses and Obtaining Uniform Hazard Spectra of Tabriz, Iran.” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/s12205-015-0175-9

Naderpour, H., Ezzodin, A., Kheyroddin, A. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2015). “Signal Processing Based Damage Detection of Concrete Bridge Piers Subjected to Consequent Excitations.” Journal of Vibroengineering. (accepted in Dec. 2015)

Yakhchalian, M., Nicknam, A. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2015). “Proposing an Optimal Vector Valued Intensity Measure for Seismic Collapse Assessment of Structures.” Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 14, No. 1, 37-54, DOI: 10.1007/s11803-015-0005-6.

Rasouli, A., Kourehli, S.S., Ghodrati Amiri, G., and Kheyroddin, A. (2015). “A Two-Stage Method for Structural Damage Prognosis in Shear Frames Based on Story Displacement Index and Modal Residual Force.” Advances in Civil Engineering, Vol. 2015, Article ID 527537, 15 pages, DOI: 10.1155/2015/527537.

Pahlevan, H., Shaianfar, M., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Pahlevan, M. (2015). “Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of the Structural Deficiencies in Iranian In-Filled RC Frame Structures.” Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol. 17, Issue 5, 1392- 8716.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Abdolahi Rad, A., and Khanmohamadi Hazaveh, N. (2014). “Wavelet based Method for Generating Non-Stationary Artificial Pulse-Like Near-Fault Ground Motions.” Computer-Aided Civil Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 29, Issue 10, 758-770. DOI: 10.1111/mice.12110. 8

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Shamekhi Amiri, M. and Tabrizian, Z. (2014). “Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) for Elastic Response Using Gene Expression Programming.” Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 26, No. 6, 2825-2839, DOI: 10.3233/IFS-130950.

Zakeri, B., Padgett, J., and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). "Fragility Analysis of Skewed Single-Frame Concrete Box-Girder Bridges." Vol. 28, No. 3, J. Perform. Constr. Facil., 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000435, 571-582.

Jafarzadeh, R., Ingham, J., Walsh, K., Hassani, N., and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). "Using Statistical Regression Analysis to Establish Construction Cost Models for Seismic Retrofit of Confined Masonry Buildings." Vol. 141, Issue 5, J. Constr. Eng. Manage., 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000968, 04014098. (Printed in May 2015)

Zakeri, B., Padgett, J., and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). "Fragility Assessment for Seismically Retrofitted Skewed Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges." Vol. 29, Issue 2, J. Perform. Constr. Facil., 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000502, 04014043. (Printed in April 2015)

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Khorasani, M., Aghajari, S. and Tabrizian, Z. (2014). “Assessment of ANFIS Networks on Wavelet Packet Levels in Generating Artificial Accelerograms.” Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 26, No. 1, 379-391, DOI: 10.3233/IFS-120746.

Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Namiranian, P. (2014). “Evaluation of Capacity Spectrum Method in Estimating Seismic Demands of Triple Pendulum Bearings under Near-Field Ground Motions.” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 14, Issue 2, 1350062 (20 pages), DOI: 10.1142/S0219455413500624.

Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Arian Moghaddam, S. (2014). “Extraction of Forward-Directivity Velocity Pulses Using S-Transform-Based Signal Decomposition Technique.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 4, 1583-1614, DOI: 10.1007/s10518-013-9581-x.

Darvishan, E., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Ghaderi, P. (2014). “A Study on Instantaneous Time-Frequency Methods for Damage Detection of Nonlinear Moment-Resisting Frames.” Shock and Vibration, Vol. 2014, Article ID 523675, 14 pages, DOI: 10.1155/2014/523675.

Zakeri, B. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). “Probabilistic Performance Assessment of Retrofitted Skewed Multi Span Continuous Concrete I-girder Bridges.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 18, Issue 6, 945-963, DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2014.916241.

Zare Hosseinzadeh, A., Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Koo, K.Y. (2014). “A Flexibility-Based Method via the Iterated Improved Reduction System and the Cuckoo Optimization Algorithm for Damage Quantification with Limited Sensors.” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 23, Issue 4, 045019, DOI:10.1088/0964-1726/23/4/045019.

Yakhchalian, M., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Nicknam, A. (2014). “A New Proxy for Ground Motion Selection in Seismic Collapse Assessment of Tall Buildings.” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Vol. 23, Issue 17, 1275-1293, DOI: 10.1002/tal.1143. 9

Vahdat, K., Smith N.J. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). “Fuzzy Multicriteria for Developing a Risk Management System in Seismically Prone Areas.” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 48, Issue 4, 235-248, DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2014.05.002.

Homaei, F., Shojaee, S. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). “A Direct Damage Detection Method using Multiple Damage Localization Index Based on Mode Shapes Criterion.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics,Vol. 49, No. 2, 183-202, DOI: 10.12989/sem.2014.49.2.183.

Rasouli, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Kheyroddin, A., Ghafory-Ashtiany, M. and Kourehli, S.S. (2014). “A New Method for Damage Prognosis Based on Incomplete Modal Data via an Evolutionary Algorithm.” European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 18, Issue 3, 253-270, DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2014.881758.

Yakhchalian, M., Nicknam, A. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). “Proposing an Optimal Integral-Based Intensity Measure for Seismic Collapse Assessment of Structures under Pulse-Like Near-Fault Ground Motions.” Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol. 16, Issue 3, 1360–1375.

Tabrizian, Z, Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Hossein Ali Beigy, M. (2014). “Charged System Search Algorithm Utilized for Structural Damage Detection.” Shock and Vibration. Vol. 2014, Article ID 194753, 13 pages, DOI: 10.1155/2014/194753.

Bagheri, A., Fatemi, A. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2014). “Simulation of Earthquake Records by Means of Empirical Mode Decomposition and Hilbert Spectral Analysis.” Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, Vol. 8, Issue 1, 1450002 (21 pages),

DOI: 10.1142/S179343111450002X.

Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Haghdoust, J. (2014). “New Method for the Estimation of Strong Ground Motions Based on the Colonial Competitive Algorithm.” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 18, Issue 5, 1403- 1410, DOI: 10.1007/s12205-014-0034-0.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Pakdel Lahiji, N. and Darvishan, E. (2014). “Effects of In-cycle Strength Degradation on Collapse Capacity of Steel Moment Frames.” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Vol.23, Issue 11, 801-813, DOI: 10.1002/tal.1072.

Hashemi, S.A.H., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Mohebi, B. and Hamedi, F. (2014). “Developing the Attenuation Relation for Damage Spectrum in X-braced Steel Structures with Neural Network.” Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol. 16, Issue 8, 3879-3899.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Zare Hosseinzadeh, A., Bagheri, A., and Koo, K.Y. (2013). “Damage Prognosis by Means of Modal Residual Force and Static Deflections Obtained by Modal Flexibility Based on the Diagonalization Method.’ Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 22, Issue 7, 075032, DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/7/075032.

Jafarzadeh, R., Wilkinson, S., González, V., Ingham, J., and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2013). "Predicting Seismic Retrofit Construction Cost for Buildings with Framed Structures Using Multilinear Regression Analysis." Vol. 140, Issue 3, J. Constr. Eng. Manage., 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000750, 04013062. (Printed in March 2014) 10

Tabrizian, Z., Afshari, E., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Hossein Ali Beigy, M. and Pourhoseini Nejad, S.M. (2013). “A New Damage Detection Method: Big Bang–Big Crunch (BB–BC) Algorithm.” Shock and Vibration, Vol. 20, Issue 4, 633-648, DOI: 10.3233/SAV-130773.

Kourehli, S.S., Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G., and Ghafory-Ashtiany, M. (2013). “Structural Damage Identification Method Based on Incomplete Static Response Using an Optimization Problem.” Scientia Iranica, Vol. 21, No. 4, 1209-1216.

Soleimani Amiri, F., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Razeghi, H. (2013). “Estimation of Seismic Demands of Steel Frames Subjected to Near-Fault Earthquakes Having Forward Directivity and Comparing with Pushover Analysis Results.” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Vol. 22, No. 13, 975-988, DOI: 10.1002/tal.747.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Azimi, M. and Darvishan, E. (2013). "Retrofitting I-Beam to Double-I Built-up Column Connections Using through Plates and T-Stiffeners." Scientia Iranica: Transactions A: Civil Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 6, 1695-1707.

Hoseini Vaez, S.R., Sharbatdar, M. K., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Naderpour, H. and Kheyroddin, A. (2013). “Dominant Pulse Simulation of Near Fault Ground Motions.” Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 12, No. 2, 267-278, DOI: 10.1007/s11803-013-0170-4.

Kourehli, S.S., Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Ghafory-Ashtiany, M. (2013). “Structural Damage Detection Using Incomplete Modal Data and Incomplete Static Response.” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 1, 216-223, DOI: 10.1007/s12205-012-1864-2.

Bakhshi, H., Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Barkhordari, M.A. (2013). “Estimation of Spectral Acceleration Based on Neural Networks.” Structures and Buildings, Vol. 167, Issue SB8, 457-468. DOI: 10.1680/stbu.12.00059.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Abdolahi Rad, A., Aghajari, S. and Kkanmohamadi Hazaveh, N. (2012). “Generation of Near-Field Artificial Ground Motions Compatible with Median Predicted Spectra Using PSO-based Neural Network and Wavelet Analysis.” Computer Aided Civil Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 27, Issue 9, 711-730,

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2012.00783.x.

Kourehli, S.S., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Ghafory-Ashtiany, M. and Bagheri, A. (2012). “Structural Damage Detection Based on Incomplete Modal Data Using Pattern Search Algorithm.” Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 19, No. 6, 821-833, DOI: 10.1177/1077546312438428.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Jaberi Jahromi, A. and Mohebi, B. (2012). “Determination of Plastic Hinge Properties for Static Nonlinear Analysis of FRP-Strengthened Circular Columns in Bridges.” Computers and Concrete, Vol. 10, No. 5, 437-457, DOI: 10.12989/cac.2012.10.5.435.

Bagheri, A., Razeghi, H.R. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2012). "Detection and Estimation of Damage in Structures using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm." Shock and Vibration, Vol. 19, No. 3, 405-419, DOI: 10.3233/SAV-2010-0639. 11

Fatemi, A.A., Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G. and Ghafory-Ashtiany, M. (2012). “Generation of Uniform Hazard Earthquake Accelerograms and Near-Field Ground Motions.” Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1250013 (17 pages).

DOI: 10.1142/S1793431112500133.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Shahjouei, A., Saadat, S. and Ajallooeian, M. (2011). “Hybrid Evolutionary-Neural Network Approach in Generation of Artificial Accelerograms Using Principal Component Analysis and Wavelet-Packet Transform.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 1, 50-76, DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2010.517281.

Ghodrati Amiri, G., Seyed Razzaghi, S.A. and Bagheri, A. (2011). “Damage Detection in Plates based on Pattern Search and Genetic Algorithms.” Smart Structures and Systems. Vol. 7, No. 2, 117-132, DOI: 10.12989/sss.2011.7.2.117.

Bagheri, A., Ghodrati Amiri, G., Khorasani, M. and Bakhshi, H. (2011), “Structural Damage Identification of Plates Based on Modal Data Using 2D Discrete Wavelet Transform.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 40, No. 1, 13-28,

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2011.40.1.013.

Mortezaei, A., Ronagh, H.R., Kheyroddin, A. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2011). “Effectiveness of Modified Pushover Analysis Procedure for the Estimation of Seismic Demands of Buildings Subjected to Near-Fault Earthquakes Having Forward Directivity.” The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Vol. 20, Issue 6, 679–699, DOI: 10.1002/tal.553.

Asadi, A., Fadavi, M., Bagheri, A. and Ghodrati Amiri, G. (2011). “Application of Neural Networks and an Adapted Wavelet Packet for Generating Artificial Ground Motion.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 37, No. 6, 575-592, DOI : 10.12989/sem.20