Azad Yazdani, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering
Office: 212, Engineering Building 1
Phone: +98 871 6660073
Fax: +98 871 6668513
Email:[email protected]
http://Eng.uok.ac.ir/a.yazdani/
Educational Background
PhD
2007
Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
MSc
2001
Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
BSc
1999
Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Positions
2013 - Present
Associate Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
2008 - 2013
Assistant Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
2007 - 2008
Researcher, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
Teaching Areas
Mechanics of Solids
Earthquake Engineering
Seismic Hazard Analysis
Random Vibration
Reliability
Research Interests
Probabilistic/Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis
Engineering Design Reliability
Stochastic Structural Dynamics
Postgraduate Students Supervised
MSc
HessanSalehi
2013
Evaluation of uncertainty in the incremental dynamic analysis
Mehdi Motahar
2013
Evaluation of frequency content effect on destructive potential of ground motion
Ghazal Kamrava
2013
Application of GIS presentation of seismic source in probabilistic seismic hazard
analysis
Sara Jamali
2013
Incrementaldynamicanalysis applied to seismic assessment of multi span
concretebridgesin Iran
HessamBaharmastHosei
n-Abadi
2012
Estimation seismic response of MDOF (MRF) system using equal SDOF system
Mohammad
RashidSalimi
2012
Probabilistic assessment of the seismic non-linear response of SDOF system
MiladKowsari
2012
A Bayesian procedure for seismic hazard analysis in metropolitan of Tehran
Ali Shahpari
2012
Specify design earthquake in probabilistic method
ShaethMosanefi
2012
Mathematical representation of Near-fault ground motion
NasrollahEftekhari
2011
Probabistic assessment of the seismic response of structure
FoadMoradkhani
2011
Generation of ground motion in Sanandaj from Morvarid fault based on finite
fault method
PoyanZargar
2011
Evaluation of reliability index of steel structure, designed based on LRFD and
ASD method
Mahdi Yousefi
2009
Evaluation of content frequency effect of ground motion on damage of structure
using wavelet transform
Current Postgraduate Students
Selected Publications :
Books
Yazdani, A and Kowsari, M. (2012), “An introduction to probabilistic seismic hazard analysis”, University
of Kurdistan Press, Iran,180 pp.
Refereed Journals
Yazdani, A and Kowsari, M. (2013), “Earthquake ground-motion prediction equations for northern Iran”,
Natural Hazard, Vol. (69), pp: 1877-1894.
Yazdani, A and Zargar, P. (2013), “Reliability Index Evaluation of MRF Steel StructuresDesigned
According to Iranian Code”, Sharif Journal, In press, (In Persian).
Yazdani, A and Kowsari, M. (2013), “Bayesian estimation of seismic hazards in Iran”, ScientiaIranica, Vol.
(20), pp: 422-430.
Habibi, A.,Izadpanah, M. and Yazdani, A. (2013), “Inelastic Damage Analysis of RCMRFs Using
Pushover Method”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. (37), pp: 345-352.
Yazdani, A. and Eftekhari, S.N. (2012), “Variance decomposition of the seismic response of structure”,
ScientiaIranica, Vol. (19), pp: 84-90.
Nicknam, A.,Issa, M.A., Yazdani, A.,Yaghmaei-Sabegh, Y. and Eslamian, Y., (2012), “Predicting
Seismogram at Far Source Site Using Omega-Squared Source Spectrum Model”, Journal of Earthquake
Engineering, Vol. (16),pp: 105–124.
Yazdani, A., Shahpari, A. andSalimi, M.R., (2012),“The use of Monte Carlo simulations in seismic hazard
analysis at Tehran and surrounding areas”,International Journal of Engineering, Vol. (25), pp: 165-173.
Habibi, A., Izadpanah, M. and Yazdani, A. (2012), “Evaluation of Seismic Performance of RCMRFs Using
Damage Indices”, Amirkabir Journal-Civil Engineering, Vol. (44), pp: 11-19, (in Persian).
Yazdani, A. and Takada, T., (2011) “Probabilistic study of the influence of ground motion variables on
response spectra”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. (39), pp: 877-893.
Yazdani, A. and Abdi, M.S., (2011) “Design Earthquake Ground Motion in the Greater Tehran”,Journal of
Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 15, pp: 321-327.
Yazdani, A.and Kowsari, M., (2011) “Statistical prediction of the sequence of large earthquake in Iran”,
International Journal of Engineering, Vol. (24), pp: 325-336.
Habibi, A., Izadpanah, M. and Yazdani, A. (2011), “Evaluation of seismic performance of RCMRFs based
on static damage analysis”, Research Bulletin of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. (13), pp:
31-39, (in Persian).
Yazdani, A. (2010), “Stochastic Study of the Effect of the Strong Ground Motion Variables on the Input
Energy”, Scientia Iranica, Vol. (17), pp: 441-449.
Yazdani, A. and Takada, T., (2009) “Wavelet-Based Generation of Energy and Spectrum Compatible
Time-Histories”, Computer Aided in Civil and Infrastructures, Vol. (24), pp: 623-630.
Yazdani, A. and Komachi, Y. (2009), “Computation of Earthquake Response via Fourier Amplitude
Spectra”, International Journal of Engineering, Vol. (22), pp: 147-152.
Nicknam, A., Yazdani, A. and Yaghmaei-Sabegh, S. (2009), “Predicting Probabilistic-Based Strong
Ground Motion Time Series for Citadel of Arg-E-Bam (South-East of Iran)”, Journal of Earthquake
Engineering, Vol. (13), pp: 482-499.
Nicknam, A. Yaghmaei-Sabegh, S. and Yazdani, A. (2008), “Estimating The Strong-Motion of the
December 26, 2003 Bam (Iran), Earthquake Using the Stochastic Methods”, International Journal of
Engineering Science, Vol. (19), pp: 45-55.
Refereed Conferences
Yazdani, A. and Razmyan, S. (2012), “Application of Data Envelopment Analysis in Incremental Dynamic
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Analysis” 15 World Conference of Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.
Yazdani, A. and Baharmast, H. (2012), “Prediction of Median IDA Curve Using Data Envelopment
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Analysis”, 3 National Conference on Earthquake & Structure, Kerman, Iran.
Yazdani, A, Eftekhari, S.N and Salimi, M.R. (2012), “Sensitivity analysis of steel frame considering
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uncertainty”, 9 International Congress on Civil Engineering, Isfahan, Iran.
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Yazdani, A, Kowsari, M. (2012), “Prediction of earthquake return period using Bayesian approach”, 9
International Congress on Civil Engineering, Isfahan, Iran (in Persian).
Yazdani, A., Eftekhari, S.N. and Zargar, P. (2011), “Verification of displacement-based pushover through
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incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) results”, 6 International Conference of Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering, Tehran, Iran.
Yazdani, A. and Zargar, P. (2011), “Evaluation of reliability index based on ductility of structures”, 2
Iranian Conference on Reliability Engineering, Tehran, Iran.
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Yazdani, A. and Mosanefi, S. (2011), “Comparison of Iranian Design Spectra with Spectra of Near-filed
Records”, 1st International Conference on Urban Construction in the Vicinity of Active Faults, Tabriz, Iran,
(in Persian).
Yazdani, A. and Kowsari, M. and Eftekhari, S.N. (2011), “Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in
Metropolitan Rasht”, 6th National Congress on Civil Engineering, Semnan, Iran, (in Persian).
Yazdani, A. and Delavari, P. (2011), “Evaluation of the soil effect on seismic hazard analysis”, 6th National
Congress on Civil Engineering, Semnan, Iran, (in Persian).
Yazdani, A. (2010), “Probabilistic Study of the Seismic Behavior of Structures”, the Tenth International
Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Valencia, Spain.
Yousefi, M., Yazdani, A. and Bastami, M. (2010), “Evaluation of input energy using Wavelet transforms”, 5th
National Congress on Civil Engineering, Mashhad, Iran, (in Persian).
Nicknam, A., Yazdani, A. and Saeedi, K. (2010), “Earthquake duration effect on the nonlinear response of
MDOFsystem using a new version of Incremental Dynamic Analysis(IDA)”, 5th National Congress on Civil
Engineering, Mashhad, Iran.
Yazdani, A. (2009),“Disaggregation of Probabilistic Ground Motion in the Metropolitan Tehran, Iran”,
ANCER workshop, Mid-America Earthquake Center, Illinois, U.S.
Yazdani, A. and Takada, T. (2009), “Stochastic sensitivity of ground motion parameters to structural
response”, The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Osaka, Japan.
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Yazdani, A. (2009), “Design Earthquake Based on Disaggregation of Seismic Hazard”, 8
Congress on Civil Engineering, Shiraz, Iran.
International
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Yazdani, A. (2009), “Calculation Stochastic Input energy Spectra from Frequency Amplitude Spectra”, 8
International Congress on Civil Engineering, Shiraz, Iran.
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Yazdani, A. (2008), “Design Earthquake Based on Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analyses”, 1 International
Conference on Seismic Retrofitting, Tabriz, Iran.
Yazdani, A., Wang, M. and Takada, T. (2007), “Design Earthquake Based on Probabilistic Seismic Hazard
Analyses”, 33 AJI, Japan.
Nicknam, A., Yazdani, A. and Yaghmaei, S. (2006), “Stochastic Simulation Based on Finite-Fault Modeling
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from the 22 February 2005 (M 6.4) Zarand Earthquake in Central Iran”, 8 International Conference on
Engineering Computational Technology, Las Palmas, Spain.
Nicknam, A., Yazdani, A. and Yaghmaei, S. (2006), “Stochastic Simulation of Strong Motion Record From
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The 26 December 2003 Bam Earthquake”, First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and
Seismology , Geneva, Switzerland.
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Shayanfar, M.A. and Yazdani, A. (2005), “System reliability evaluation of steel frame structures”, 33
Conference on Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, Toronto, Canada.
Nicknam, A, Yazdani, A. and Soltanie, A. (2003), “Seismic Assessment of Steel Structures With EBF
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System in Upper Stories and MRF system in the First Story”, 6 International Conference on Civil
Engineering, Isfahan, Iran.
Research Report
Yazdani, A. and Komachi, Y. (2009), “Computation of Earthquake Response via Seismological Fourier
Amplitude Spectra”, University of Kurdistan, 32 pp, (in Persian).
Yazdani, A (2009), “Seismic Hazard Disaggregation of Metropolitan Tehran, Iran”, Research Report,
University of Kurdistan, 31 pp, (in Persian).
Yazdani, A (2013), “Reliability Index Evaluation of Steel School Structures in Sanandaj”, Research
Report, State Organization of Schools Renovation, Development and Mobilization, 96 pp.
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