Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. P. Rajeev
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Seismic risk analysis and management for reiforced concrete buildings
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Dr. Anjuman Shahriar
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Infrastructure management
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Dr. Goutam Mondal
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Dynamic analysis of RC structures and soil-structure interaction
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Golam Kabir
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Planning Repair and Replacement Program for Water Mains: A bayesian Framework
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Dr. Ngandu Balekelay Celestin Balek
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Advance deterioration models for wastewater inspection prioritization
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Dr. Souvik Chakraborty
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Mechanistic-based reliability assessment of corroded oil and gas pipeline
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Dr. Prakash Singh
Education
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Multi-hazard performance base design
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Dr. Sandip Dey
Education
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Multi-hazard performance base design
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PhD Students
Aman Bolar
B.A.Sc. (Bangalore University, Bangalore, India)
M.A.Sc. (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland)
Ph.D. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
A Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Approach for Bridge Maintenance Management
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Heshmatollah Adib
B.A.Sc. (University of California Berkeley, CA, USA)
M.A.Sc. (San Jose State University, CA, USA)
Ph.D. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and C. Ventura (UBC)
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Getnet D. Betrie
Supervisor(s): R. Sadiq (UBC) and S. Tesfamariam
Sustainable mine waste management: A risk-based approach
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Johannes Schneider
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and S. F. Stiemer (UBC)
Conventional and novel timber steel hybrid connections: testing, performance and assessment
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Dr. Golam Kabir
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Resiliency and life cycle cost based assessment for aging infrastructure
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Gizachew A. Demissie
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
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Matiyas Ayalew Bezabeh
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Ph.D. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and G. Bitsuamlak (UWO)
Multi-hazard resiliency framework for tall buildings
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Nurbaiah Mohammad Noh
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Seismic Risk Assessment of Masonry-Infilled Reinforced Concrete Buildings_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Dr. Ngandu Balekelay Celestin Balek
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Probabilistic models for multi-hazard risk assessment of oil & gas pipelines
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Yekeanalem Abebe
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
GIS-Based Spatiotemporal Decision-Support Framework for Managing Urban Stormwater Infrastructures
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Sandip Dey
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Multi-hazard mechanistic-based pipe failure analysis
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Konstantinos Skandalos
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and A. Sextos (Bristol University)
Tall timber design with innovative systems and consideration of SSI
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Edel Rolando Martínez
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Stochastic modelling of Stress corrosion Cracking in Oil & Gas Pipelines
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Sourav Das
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Robust Design Optimization of Outrigger Building under Multihazard Consideration (Wind and Earthquake)
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Haile Woldeselassie
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Pipe corrosion risk with consideration using BBN
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MASc Students
Seyed Mahdi Modirzadeh
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Seismic vulnerability assessment of modern reinforced concrete buildings with irregularities
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Qusay Al-Chatti
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Decision tree based seismic retrofit selection for non-code conforming reinforced concrete buildings_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Konrad Duerr
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
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Nurul Alam
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and S. Alam (UBC)
GIS-based multiple hazard risk assessment: A case study for the City of Kelowna
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Samy M. Reza
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Alam (UBS) and S. Tesfamariam
Seismic performance of mutli-span RC bridge with irregular column heights
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Carla Dickof
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, The University of Alberta, Edmonton)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Niche for and Feasibility of Steel-frame Multi-material Mid-rise Hybrid Systems
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Kasra Bigdeli
B.A.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran)
M.A.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and W. Hare (UBC)
Optimal placement and design of passive damper connectors for adjacent structures
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Tammeen Siraj
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Seismic risk assessment of high-voltage transformers using Bayesian belief networks_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Jessica Burtica
B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam and Mauricio Sanchez-Silva (Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia)
Seismic vulnerability assessment of power transmission networks: A system thinking approach
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Dessalegn Amenu Hirpa
B.Sc. (Mathematics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia)
M.Sc. (Mathematics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
PGD. (Mathematical Sciences, AIMS, South Africa)
M.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Supervisor(s): W. Hare (UBC) S. Tesfamariam
Derivative free optimization of horizontal road alignment_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Mahdi Yadinezhad
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, Khaje Nasireddin Toosi, Iran)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Mitigating torsional irregularity using cross laminated timber-reinforced concrete hybrid system_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Matiyas Bezabeh
Education
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Lateral behaviour and direct displacement based design of a novel hybrid structure: cross laminated timber infilled steel moment resisting frames
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Tobias Fast
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
Supervisor(s): S. F. Stiemer (UBC) and S. Tesfamariam
Design considerations for mid-rise steel frame structures using wood-based flooring systems
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Oleg Shabarchin
B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, Ufa State Petroleum Technology University, Ufa, Russia)
M.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
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Chris Piper
Diploma (Civil Engineering Technology, Okanagan College, Kelowna)
B.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
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Caleb Goertz
B.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Energy based seismic design of a multi-storey hybrid building: timber-steel core walls
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Jayanthan Madheswaran
B.A.Sc. (Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai, India)
M.A.Sc. (University of British Columbia, Kelowna)
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
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Ikenna Odikamnoro
Education
Supervisor(s): S. Tesfamariam
Displacement-based design of timber building