Himan Hojat Jalali

[Himan Hojat Jalali]

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

Last Updated: January 6, 2021

about me

Research Interests

•Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, with special interest to earthquake-induced damage of buried pipelines due to PGD and wave propagation
•Experimental research in structural and earthquake engineering with special interest to buried pipelines
•Soil-pipe interaction
•Structural control
•Bridge engineering
•Wind engineering
•Computational fluid dynamics simulation

Research Keywords

Pipeline, Seismic Design, Finite Element, Experiment

Teaching Interests

Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Structural Dynamics

Education

- 2015 PhD in Structural and Earthquake Engineering
  Sharif University Of Technolog, 2015
- 2008 MS in Structural Engineering
  Sharif University Of Technolog, 2008
- 2006 BS in Civil Engineering
  Iran University Of Science And, 2006

Memberships

- June 2018 to Present American Water Works Association

Awards and Honors

- May 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award sponsored by Department of Civil Engineering

Support & Funding

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- Aug 2017 to Aug 2018 Application of Finite Element Modeling for Large Diameter Pressure Pipe Behavior With Any Type of Backfill Materials sponsored by Water Research Foundation - $200000
  (Funded)

Publications

2018

Journal Article
Wind-Induced Response of Inclined and Yawed Ice-Accreted Stay Cable Models
[Cao, Songyu, Jalali, HimanHojat, Dragomirescu, Elena]. Shock and Vibration. 2018, 1-12. "Hindawi Limited". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6853047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6853047

Journal Article
New Method of Modeling the Behavior of Buried Steel Distribution Pipes Subjected to Reverse Faulting
[Rofooei, FayazRahimzadeh, Attari, NaderKhajeh, Hojat Jalali, Himan]. 9(1), 04017029. "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ps.1949-1204.0000296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ps.1949-1204.0000296

2017

Journal Article
Performance of Buried Gas Distribution Pipelines Subjected to Reverse Fault Movement
[Hojat Jalali, Himan, Rofooei, FayazRahimzadeh, Khajeh Ahmad Attari, Nader]. 1-24. "Informa UK Limited". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2016.1269694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2016.1269694

2016

Journal Article
SEISMIC RESPONSE OF BURIED PIPELINES SUBJECTED TO NORMAL FAULTING
[KHAJE, AHMADATTARI N, DELJAVAN, ANVARIM, Hojat Jalali, Himan, MOMENI, M]. "MODARES CIVIL ENGINEERING JOURNAL".

Journal Article
Experimental and finite element study of the reverse faulting effects on buried continuous steel gas pipelines
[Hojat Jalali, Himan, Rofooei, FayazRahimzadeh, Attari, NaderKhajeh, Samadian, Masoud]. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 86, 1-14. "Elsevier BV". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.04.006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.04.006

2015

Journal Article
Nonlinear behavior of concrete end diaphragms in straight slab-girder bridges
[Hojat Jalali, Himan, Maleki, S]. 22(3), 604. "Sharif University of Technology".

Journal Article
Parametric study of buried steel and high density polyethylene gas pipelines due to oblique-reverse faulting
[Rofooei, FayazRahimzadeh, Hojat Jalali, Himan, Attari, NaderKhajeh, Kenarangi, Hadi, Samadian, Masoud]. 42(3), 178-189. "Canadian Science Publishing". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2014-0047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2014-0047

In Process

Conference Proceeding
Geometric Solution to Statics Equilibrium Problems
[Ghandehari, Mostafa, Hojat Jalali, Himan]. ????. "2020 ASEE Gulf Southwest".
https://gsw.asee.org/conferences/ In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted.

2014

Conference Proceeding
FINITE ELEMENT INVESTIGATION OF NORMAL FAULTING EFFECTS ON BURIED STEEL PIPELINES
[Attari, NaderK.A., Anvari, Mohammad RezaD., Hojat Jalali, Himan, Momeni, Mahdi ].

2012

Conference Proceeding
Assessment of the behavior of buried gas pipelines subjected to reverse faulting
Iran-US Joint Seismic Workshop: Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran
[Rofooei, FR, Hojat Jalali, Himan, Attari, NaderKA, Samadian, M]. 105--117.

Conference Proceeding
Full-scale laboratory testing of buried pipelines subjected to permanent ground displacement caused by reverse faulting
Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisboa, Portugal
[Rofooei, FayazR, Hojat Jalali, Himan, Attari Nader, KA, Alavi, Mojtaba]. 24--28.

Conference Proceeding
Seismic behavior of concrete end-diaphragms in straight slab girder bridges
Proceedings of the 1st ASEA-SEC International Structural Engineering \& Construction Conference, Perth, Australia
[Maleki, S, Hojat Jalali, Himan].

Presentations

- July 2019
  Hojat Jalali, Himan (Author), "Application of Finite Element Modeling in Design of Large Diameter Steel Pipes and the Real World", ASCE, Nashville. (July , 2019).
- June 2018
  Hojat Jalali, Himan (Presenter), "Finite Element Modeling, Large Diameter Steel Pipe and the Real World – Pipe Backfill, Trench Widths, Deformation During Construction and Case Studies (FEM and Key Field Findings)", American Water Works Association (AWWA), Las Vegas, NV. (June 13, 2018).

Students Supervised

- Present
  Doctoral Diagnostic Committee Member
  Karzan Habeeb, (Civil Engineering)
  Structural Performance of Distressed Cast-in-Place Retaining Wall Bridge
- Present
  Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
  Ra’ed Al-Mazaidh , (Civil Engineering)
  Seismic behavior of connections between diaphragm and steel truss in Staggered Truss Frame Systems (STFs)
- Present
  Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
  Upal Mohammad Towfiqul Quadir , (Civil Engineering)
  Evaluation of Fire Effected Concrete Structures by Non-Destructive Testing Methods
- Aug 2020
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Bassam Al-lami, (Civil Engineering)
  PERFORMANCE OF CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Aug 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Pardis Moamaei, (Civil Engineering)
  Remaining Service Life Estimation and Probabilistic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Sewer Pipeline Systems
- Aug 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Hiramani Raj Chimauriya, (Civil Engineering)
  LABORATORY TEST AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF INVERT REMOVED CORRUGATED STEEL CULVERT BURIED UNDER SHALLOW COVER
- May 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Khaled ABUHISHMEH, (Civil Engineering)
  SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION AND RISK ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES USING RELIABILITY THEORY

Courses

Service to the University

- 2018 to 2018 Committee Member
  
  Search Committee
  Review pool of applicants for a non-tenure track teaching position, interview potential candidates and recommend 3 eligible candidates

Service to the Profession

- 2019 to Present
  Reviewer, Book
  Cambridge University Press
- 2018 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Civil Engineering Infrastructure Journal
- 2018 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Earthquakes and Structures, An International Journal
- 2018 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Energy, Science and Engineering, Journal
- 2018 to Present
  Committee Member
  UESI/ASCE TC on Seismic Design of Buried Water & Wastewater Pipelines
- 2017 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
- 2017 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Energies
- 2017 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Journal of Engineering Failure Analysis
- 2017 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  PLOS ONE

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