Taheri, Farid
B.Eng., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (TUNS), P.Eng



Dr. Taheri teaches courses in mechanics of materials, computations, finite element method (linear and non-linear), fracture mechanics and fatigue, and fiber-reinforced plastics. Dr. Taheri is mainly interested in understanding and modelling of structural and materials response with computational and experimental methods to offer cost-effective solutions. He has expertise in developing effective design and experimental programs for specific case studies. He has long record of experience in computational mechanics and experimental characterization (static & dynamic) of fiber-reinforced composite materials; structural rehabilitation and vibration-based damage detection of structures using smart sensors and materials; fatigue, and fracture of materials; characterization of impact response and other highly nonlinear events of structural materials. Dr. Taheri worked in industry for eight years before joining the Civil Engineering department in 1994. He has also been engaged in several consulting projects commissioned by prestigious entities such as the Canadian Space Agency, and the Defence Research Laboratories, as well as other industries. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the province of Nova Scotia. He is also a member of ASME and AAM

http://civil.engineering.dal.ca/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Farid_Taheri.php

Dr. Reza Vaziri

Dr. Reza Vaziri,
Professor and Head Professor & Head of Civil Engineering

Biography:
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of London, UK, 1982
M.A.Sc., Civil Engineering (Structures), The University of British Columbia, 1985
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structures), The University of British Columbia, 1989
Dr. Vaziri is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering at UBC since 1993.

Research Interests
Finite element analysis; Mechanics of composite materials; Constitutive modeling of engineering materials, Plasticity, Damage mechanics; Process modeling of composite structures; Analysis of impact and blast loading of metallic and composite structures
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http://www.civil.ubc.ca/people/faculty/faculty-vaziri.php

Alireza Bayat, PhD, PEng

Assistant Professor
3-068 Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2W2
Phone: (780) 492-5112
Fax: (780) 492-0249
E-mail: abayat@ualberta.ca

Research Interests

Pavement Engineering
Pavement Mechanics; Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design; Pavement Response and Performance Modeling; Full-Scale Accelerated Testing; Pavement Instrumentation; Non-Destructive Testing of Pavements; and Pavement Materials

Underground Trenchless Construction
Trenchless Construction Methods (Horizontal Directional Drilling and Trenchless Pipeline Replacement); Underground Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation

Geotechnical Engineering
Constitutive Modeling of Soil Material; Bridge Foundation and Anchorage Systems; Instrumentation Systems for Geotechnical Applications

http://www.civil.engineering.ualberta.ca/en/Research/ResearchAreas/Geotechnical/AlirezaBayat.aspx

Dr. Mahdi Taiebat

Dr. Mahdi Taiebat,
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Location: CEME - Room 2023
Telephone: 604.822.3279
Facsimilie: 604.822.6901
Email: mtaiebat@civil.ubc.ca

Biography
Dr. Mahdi Taiebat received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering from Iran's Sharif University of Technology in 2001 and 2003 and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2008 for study on advanced elastic-plastic constitutive and numerical modeling in geomechanics. He received the UC Davis excellence in geotechnical engineering award in recognition of an outstanding scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. After receiving his Ph.D., he was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship to work in the computational geomechanics division of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. He joined the UBC Department of Civil Engineering as an Assistant Professor in July 2009.

Research Interests
Dr. Taiebat's professional and research interests are related to topics in theoretical and computational geomechanics and their applications in geotechnical earthquake engineering. These include rational mechanics and mathematical formulations, computational methods and implementations, and numerical modeling and simulations for practical applications. Of particular interest are the theory of plasticity and constitutive modeling of geomaterials, seismic wave propagation through saturated porous media, numerical methods in geomechanics (FEM, FDM, DEM), geotechnical earthquake engineering, and static and dynamic soil-structure interaction. He has worked on constitutive and numerical modeling research projects for the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Shell International Exploration and Production, British Petroleum, Woodside Energy, and the Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia (SEABC).

http://www.civil.ubc.ca/people/faculty/faculty-taiebat.php

Hashemian, Fariborz P. Eng
hashemia@cc.umanitoba.ca
Assistant Professor
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