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remote sensing, bridge engineering, artificial intelligence, structural inspection, deep learning, machine learning, parameter estimation, nondestructive evaluation, robotic inspection, unmanned aerial system, digital twin, computer vision, ground penetrating radar, condition assessment, infrastructure

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana, IL, US

Research Assistant professor (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Mohamad Alipour

University of California Los Angeles: Los Angeles, CA, US

Postdoctoral Scholar (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Mohamad Alipour

University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, US

2014 to 2020 | Researcher (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, US

2014 to 2019 | PhD (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Works (50)

An Optimization Framework for UAS-Based Infrastructure Inspection Path Planning

Computing in Civil Engineering 2023: Resilience, Safety, and Sustainability - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
2024 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784485248.107
EID:

2-s2.0-85184081911

Part of ISBN: 9780784485248
Contributors: Zhao, Y.; Guo, B.; Aziz, I.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Bayesian inversion of GPR waveforms for sub-surface material characterization: An uncertainty-aware retrieval of soil moisture and overlaying biomass properties

Remote Sensing of Environment
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114351
EID:

2-s2.0-85201003918

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Aziz, I.; Soltanaghai, E.; Watts, A.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

DUAL-FREQUENCY RADAR WAVE-INVERSION FOR SUB-SURFACE MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

arXiv
2024 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.19853
EID:

2-s2.0-85192791028

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Aziz, I.; Soltanaghai, E.; Watts, A.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

FUELVISION: A Multimodal Data Fusion and Multimodel Ensemble Algorithm for Wildfire Fuels Mapping

arXiv
2024 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.15462
EID:

2-s2.0-85189345404

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Shaik, R.U.; Alipour, M.; Rowell, E.; Balaji, B.; Watts, A.; Taciroglu, E.
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Inverse Dynamic Parameter Identification for Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture From SMAP Satellite Observations

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2024 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2024.3457941
Part of ISSN: 1939-1404
Part of ISSN: 2151-1535
Contributors: Runze Zhang; Adam Watts; Mohamad Alipour
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Mohamad Alipour

JOINT SOIL AND ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS CHARACTERIZATION USING RADARS

arXiv
2024 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.15508
EID:

2-s2.0-85192524299

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Jacobs, L.; Alipour, M.; Watts, A.; Soltanaghai, E.
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Sub-Meter Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture Using Portable L-band Microwave Radiometer

2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2409.17024
Contributors: Runze Zhang; Abhi Nayak; Derek Houtz; Adam Watts; Elahe Soltanaghai; Mohamad Alipour
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Mohamad Alipour

Tangible Digital Twins: Experiencing Structural Mechanics by Inducing the Sense of Stiffness via Hand Gestures in Virtual Reality

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
2024 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85202013541

Part of ISSN: 21535965
Contributors: Wang, K.; Zhao, Y.; Aziz, I.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Uas-Based Automated Structural Inspection Path Planning Via Visual Data Analytics and Optimization

SSRN
2024 | Other
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4711766
EID:

2-s2.0-85184248408

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Zhao, Y.; Lu, B.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

A Bibliometric Analysis of Artificial Intelligence-Based Solutions to Challenges in Wildfire Fuel Mapping

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2023 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282462
EID:

2-s2.0-85178343690

Part of ISBN: 9798350320107
Contributors: Shaik, R.U.; Alipour, M.; Taciroglu, E.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

A Multimodal Data Fusion and Deep Learning Framework for Large-Scale Wildfire Surface Fuel Mapping

Fire
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/fire6020036
EID:

2-s2.0-85148710554

Part of ISSN: 25716255
Contributors: Alipour, M.; La Puma, I.; Picotte, J.; Shamsaei, K.; Rowell, E.; Watts, A.; Kosovic, B.; Ebrahimian, H.; Taciroglu, E.
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Bayesian inversion of GPR waveforms for sub-surface material characterization: an uncertainty-aware retrieval of soil moisture and overlaying biomass properties

arXiv
2023 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2312.07928
EID:

2-s2.0-85202012924

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Aziz, I.; Soltanaghai, E.; Watts, A.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Demo Abstract: Platypus: Sub-mm Micro-Displacement Sensing with Passive Millimeter-wave Tags As "phase Carriers"

IPSN 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 22nd International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
2023 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3583120.3589815
EID:

2-s2.0-85160093522

Part of ISBN: 9798400701184
Contributors: He, J.; Horton King, T.; Yao, C.-K.; Prabhakara, A.; Alipour, M.; Kumar, S.; Rowe, A.; Soltanaghai, E.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Detecting and Reconstructing the 3D Geometry of Subsurface Structural Damages Using Full-Field Image-Based Sensing and Topology Optimization

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2023 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04098-6_19
EID:

2-s2.0-85135088452

Part of ISBN: 9783031040979
Part of ISSN: 21915652 21915644
Contributors: Dizaji, M.S.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.; Mao, Z.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Developing Human Sensing Platforms for Digitizing Visual Inspections of Critical Infrastructure

Structures Congress 2023 - Selected Papers from the Structures Congress 2023
2023 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784484777.030
EID:

2-s2.0-85159775889

Part of ISBN: 9780784484777
Contributors: Zhao, Y.; Guo, B.; Che, H.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Platypus: Sub-mm Micro-Displacement Sensing with Passive Millimeter-wave Tags As "phase Carriers"

IPSN 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 22nd International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
2023 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3583120.3586965
EID:

2-s2.0-85160095975

Part of ISBN: 9798400701184
Contributors: Horton King, T.; He, J.; Yao, C.-K.; Prabhakara, A.; Alipour, M.; Kumar, S.; Rowe, A.; Soltanaghai, E.
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UAS-based Automated Structural Inspection Path Planning via Visual Data Analytics and Optimization

arXiv
2023 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2312.15109
EID:

2-s2.0-85181729721

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Zhao, Y.; Lu, B.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Under-Canopy Biomass Sensing using UAS-Mounted Radar: a Numerical Feasibility Analysis

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2023 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282771
EID:

2-s2.0-85178363039

Part of ISBN: 9798350320107
Contributors: Sinchi, K.S.; Calderon, D.; Aziz, I.; Watts, A.; Soltanaghai, E.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Image-Based Tomography of Structures to Detect Internal Abnormalities Using Inverse Approach

Experimental Techniques
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40799-021-00479-9
EID:

2-s2.0-85105456744

Part of ISSN: 17471567 07328818
Contributors: Shafiei Dizaji, M.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Integrating visual sensing and structural identification using 3D-digital image correlation and topology optimization to detect and reconstruct the 3D geometry of structural damage

Structural Health Monitoring
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/14759217211073505
EID:

2-s2.0-85126147044

Part of ISSN: 17413168 14759217
Contributors: Dizaji, M.S.; Harris, D.K.; Alipour, M.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Context-aware sequence labeling for condition information extraction from historical bridge inspection reports

Advanced Engineering Informatics
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2021.101333
EID:

2-s2.0-85108422432

Part of ISSN: 14740346
Contributors: Li, T.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Deep learning-based visual identification of signs of bat presence in bridge infrastructure images: A transfer learning approach

Transportation Research Record
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1177/03611981211031904
EID:

2-s2.0-85120056460

Part of ISSN: 21694052 03611981
Contributors: Li, T.; Alipour, M.; Donaldson, B.M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Leveraging Mixed Reality for Augmented Structural Mechanics Education

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
2021 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85124557683

Part of ISSN: 21535965
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.; Dizaji, M.S.; Bilmen, Z.; Zeng, Z.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Mapping textual descriptions to condition ratings to assist bridge inspection and condition assessment using hierarchical attention

Automation in Construction
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103801
EID:

2-s2.0-85110140451

Part of ISSN: 09265805
Contributors: Li, T.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Subsurface damage detection and structural health monitoring using digital image correlation and topology optimization

Engineering Structures
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111712
EID:

2-s2.0-85098473247

Part of ISSN: 18737323 01410296
Contributors: Dizaji, M.S.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

A big data analytics strategy for scalable urban infrastructure condition assessment using semi-supervised multi-transform self-training

Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s13349-020-00386-4
EID:

2-s2.0-85081383579

Part of ISSN: 21905479 21905452
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Increasing the robustness of material-specific deep learning models for crack detection across different materials

Engineering Structures
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.110157
EID:

2-s2.0-85077515088

Part of ISSN: 18737323 01410296
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

A hybrid experimental-numerical approach for load rating of reinforced concrete bridges with insufficient structural properties

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1572197
EID:

2-s2.0-85062348305
Contributors: Bagheri, A.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Harris, D.K.; Alipour, M.; Zare Hosseinzadeh, A.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Digital image and video-based measurements

Load Testing of Bridges: Proof Load Testing and the Future of Load Testing
2019 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85128062555

ISBN: 9780429556487 9780367210830
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Shariati, A.; Schumacher, T.; Harris, D.K.; Riley, C.J.
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Field Deployment and Laboratory Evaluation of 2D Digital Image Correlation for Deflection Sensing in Complex Environments

Journal of Bridge Engineering
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001363
EID:

2-s2.0-85060452184
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Washlesky, S.J.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Load rating of a reinforced concrete T-beam bridge through ambient vibration testing and finite element model updating

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2019 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74421-6_45
EID:

2-s2.0-85061388197
Contributors: Ndong, A.K.; Dizaji, M.S.; Alipour, M.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Robust Pixel-Level Crack Detection Using Deep Fully Convolutional Neural Networks

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000854
EID:

2-s2.0-85069773934
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.; Miller, G.R.
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A nondestructive method for load rating of bridges without structural properties and plans

Engineering Structures
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.05.114
EID:

2-s2.0-85048579289
Contributors: Bagheri, A.; Alipour, M.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Identification of Flexural Rigidity in Bridges with Limited Structural Information

Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002131
EID:

2-s2.0-85048520253
Contributors: Bagheri, A.; Alipour, M.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Leveraging Full-Field Measurement from 3D Digital Image Correlation for Structural Identification

Experimental Mechanics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-018-0401-8
EID:

2-s2.0-85047489323
Contributors: Shafiei Dizaji, M.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Reframing measurement for structural health monitoring: A full-field strategy for structural identification

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2018 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1117/12.2296521
EID:

2-s2.0-85047471294
Contributors: Dizaji, M.S.; Harris, D.K.; Alipour, M.; Ozbulut, O.E.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

En“vision”ing a novel approach for structural health monitoring - a model for full-field structural identification using 3D-digital image correlation

SHMII 2017 - 8th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Proceedings
2017 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85047485717
Contributors: Dizaji, M.S.; Harris, D.K.; Alipour, M.; Ozbulut, O.E.
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Leveraging Vision for Structural Identification: A Digital Image Correlation Based Approach

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51439-0_29
EID:

2-s2.0-85025150983
Contributors: Shafiei Dizaji, M.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Mohamad Alipour via Scopus - Elsevier

Load-Capacity Rating of Bridge Populations through Machine Learning: Application of Decision Trees and Random Forests

Journal of Bridge Engineering
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001103
EID:

2-s2.0-85027266886
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.; Barnes, L.E.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Carroll, J.
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Numerical investigation of the shear buckling and post-buckling of thin steel plates with FRP strengthening

Structures Congress 2017: Buildings and Special Structures - Selected Papers from the Structures Congress 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784480410.008
EID:

2-s2.0-85019012535

Part of ISBN: 9780784480410
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Rahai, A.; Harris, D.K.
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Pattern Recognition in the National Bridge Inventory for Automated Screening and the Assessment of Infrastructure

Structures Congress 2017: Bridges and Transportation Structures - Selected Papers from the Structures Congress 2017
2017 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85019052921
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.; Barnes, L.E.
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Structural stiffness identification of skewed slab bridges with limited information for load rating purpose

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54777-0_30
EID:

2-s2.0-85034253205
Contributors: Bagheri, A.; Alipour, M.; Usmani, S.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Harris, D.K.
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The Citizen Engineer: Urban Infrastructure Monitoring via Crowd-Sourced Data Analytics

Structures Congress 2017: Business, Professional Practice, Education, Research, and Disaster Management - Selected Papers from the Structures Congress 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784480427.042
EID:

2-s2.0-85019733313
Contributors: Harris, D.K.; Alipour, M.; Acton, S.T.; Messeri, L.R.; Vaccari, A.; Barnes, L.E.
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Experimental and analytical vibration serviceability assessment of an in-service footbridge

Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.csndt.2016.11.001
EID:

2-s2.0-85003918768
Contributors: Gheitasi, A.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Usmani, S.; Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.
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Vibration serviceability assessment of an in-service pedestrian bridge under human-induced excitations

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2016 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29763-7_17
EID:

2-s2.0-84978762918
Contributors: Gheitasi, A.; Usmani, S.; Alipour, M.; Ozbulut, O.E.; Harris, D.K.
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Vibration testing for bridge load rating

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
2016 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29751-4_18
EID:

2-s2.0-84978759058
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Harris, D.K.; Ozbulut, O.E.
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Implications of load rating bridges in Virginia with limited design or as-built details

SHMII 2015 - 7th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure
2015 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84978776876
Contributors: Harris, D.K.; Ozbulut, O.; Alipour, M.; Kassner, B.L.; Usmani, S.
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Numerical analysis of the nonlinear performance of concentrically braced frames under cyclic loading

International Journal of Steel Structures
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s13296-013-3002-5
EID:

2-s2.0-84886912665
Contributors: Alipour, M.; Aghakouchak, A.A.
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Behavior and characteristics of innovative composite plate shear walls

Procedia Engineering
2011 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.07.405
EID:

2-s2.0-80054789356

Part of ISSN: 18777058
Contributors: Rahai, A.R.; Alipour, M.
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Perforated steel shear walls with FRP reinforcement of opening edges

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84864469383

Part of ISSN: 19918178
Contributors: Tabrizi, M.A.; Rahai, A.
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