Mojtaba Mahsuli (مجتبی محصولی) Associate Professor Tel: +98 (21) 6616-4217 Fax: +98 (21) 6601-4828 Location: Room 511, Department of Civil Engineering Last updated in July 2019

B A C K G R O U N D     Professional Biography       Associate Professor 2018 SUT: Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran     Assistant Professor 2013 SUT     Killam Fellow 2009 UBC: The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada     Research Assistant 2007 UBC     Civil Engineer 2006 Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co., Tehran, Iran               Education       PhD 2012 UBC Probabilistic models, methods, and software for evaluating risk to civil infrastructure (Dissertation) (DOI)     MSc 2006 SUT The effect of soil-structure interaction on the inelastic behavior of structures with embedded foundation (Thesis)     BSc 2004 SUT                   Awards and Honors       ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering Editor's Choice Paper 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers, USA     Teaching Excellence Award 2019 Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran     Outstanding Research Award 2015 8th International Festival on Research and Innovation in Urban Management, Tehran, Iran     Two Outstanding Paper Awards 2015 7th International Conf. on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering     “Bonyad Nokhbegan” National Award for Young Assistant Professors 2014 SUT, Iran     Nominee for the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal 2013 Department of Civil Engineering, UBC, Canada     Killam Doctoral Fellowship 2009 The most prestigious award available to graduate students at UBC, Canada     FYF Fellowship 2009 UBC, Canada     PhD Tuition Award 2007 UBC, Canada     Conference Travel Award 2010 EERI: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, USA     Brilliant Talent Award 2007 SUT, Iran     Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Master's Program 2006 Ranked 1st amongst all Civil Engineering graduate students, SUT, Iran               Teaching       20-130 Structural Reliability and Probabilistic Modeling (Videos) 20-164 Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering (Videos) 20-209 Loading of Structures 20-899 Infrastructure Resilience 20-925 Structures Seminar 20-927 Earthquake Seminar     Memberships and Appointments       Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Member of Seismological Society of America (SSA) Member of the Scientific Committee of 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Vancouver, Canada (ICASP 12) Member of the Scientific Committee of 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Seoul, South Korea (ICASP 13)     Service       Head of Infrastructure Resilience Group, Center for Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience Research (INSURER), SUT (2017-now) Member of Campus HSE Committee, SUT (2017-now) ITC and Computer Lab Manager, Department of Civil Engineering, SUT (2014-now) Member of Students Affairs Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, SUT (2015-now) Member of Education Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, SUT (2013-now)

P U B L I C A T I O N S     Journals       Abtahi, S., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2019) “Probabilistic evaluation of soil-structure interaction effects on strength demands of shear buildings,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, In press Shoaei, P., Mahsuli, M. (2019) “Reliability-based design of steel moment frame structures isolated by lead-rubber bearing systems,” Structures, 20, pp. 765-778 (DOI) Mahmoudi, F., Dolatshahi, K.M., Mahsuli, M., Nikoukalam, M.T., Shahmohammadi, A. (2019) “Experimental study of steel moment resisting frames with shear link,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 154, pp. 197-208 (DOI) Aghababaei, M., Mahsuli, M. (2019) “Component damage models for detailed seismic risk analysis using structural reliability methods,” Structural Safety, 76, pp. 108-122 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2019) “Risk minimization for a portfolio of buildings considering risk aversion,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 145(2): 04018241 (DOI) Rahimi, H., Mahsuli, M. (2019) “Structural reliability approach to analysis of probabilistic seismic hazard and its sensitivities,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 17(3), pp. 1331-1359 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Rahimi, H., Bakhshi, A. (2019) “Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of Iran using reliability methods,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 17(3), pp. 1117-1143 (DOI) Rostami, P., Mahsuli, M. (2018) “Risk-optimal arrangement of stiffeners in steel plate shear walls with door opening,” Frontiers in Built Environment, 4: 59 (DOI) Khosravikia, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2018) “Soil-structure interaction in seismic design code: Risk-based evaluation,” ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 4(4): 04018033 (DOI) Abtahi, S., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2018) “Probabilistic evaluation of strength demands for multistory shear buildings,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 118(9): 04018154 (DOI) Aghababaei, M., Mahsuli, M. (2018) “Detailed seismic risk analysis of buildings using structural reliability methods,” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 53, pp. 23-38 (DOI) Basim, M.C., Estekanchi, H.E., Mahsuli, M. (2018) “Application of first-order reliability method in seismic loss assessment of structures with Endurance Time analysis," Earthquakes and Structures, 14(5), pp. 437-447 (DOI) Yazdi-Samadi, M.R., Mahsuli, M. (2018) “Time-variant seismic risk analysis of transportation networks considering economic and socioeconomic impacts,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering (DOI) Khosravikia, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2018) “The effect of soil-structure interaction on the seismic risk to buildings,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16(9), pp. 3653–3673 (DOI) Naderi, M., Mahsuli, M. (2018) “Uncertainty quantification in modeling of steel structures using Timoshenko beam,” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (DOI) Ghasemi, A., Mahsuli, M., Mortazavi, S.M.S. (2018) “Perception and communication of seismic risk: Design and implementation of a functional tool,” ASCE Natural Hazards Review, 19(2): 04017028 (DOI) Talebiyan, H., Mahsuli, M. (2018) “Risk-based prioritization of a building portfolio for retrofit,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(1): 04017181 (DOI) Shirzad-Ghaleroudkhani, N., Mahsuli, M., Ghahari, S.F., Taciroglu, E. (2018) “Bayesian identification of soil-foundation stiffness of building structures,” Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 25(3), e2090 (DOI) Nasrazadani, H., Mahsuli, M., Talebiyan, H., Kashani, H. (2017) “Probabilistic modeling framework for prediction of seismic retrofit cost of buildings,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(8): 04017055 (DOI) Khosravikia, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2017) “Probabilistic evaluation of 2015 NEHRP soil-structure interaction provisions,” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 143(9): 04017065 (DOI) Mirzaie, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2017) “Probabilistic analysis of soil-structure interaction effects on the seismic performance of structures,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 46, pp. 641-660 (DOI) Ghasemi, A., Mahsuli, M. (2016) “Web-based system for evaluation and communication of seismic risk,” Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, 18(2), pp. 79-90 (Link) Mahsuli, M. (2016) “Resilience of civil infrastructure by optimal risk mitigation,” Scientia Iranica Transactions A: Civil Engineering, 23(5), pp. 1961-1974 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013) “Sensitivity measures for optimal mitigation of risk and reduction of model uncertainty,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 117, pp. 9-20 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013) “Seismic risk analysis with reliability methods, part I: Models,” Structural Safety, 42, pp. 54-62 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013) “Seismic risk analysis with reliability methods, part II: Analysis,” Structural Safety, 42, pp. 63-74 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013) “Computer program for multimodel reliability and optimization analysis,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 27(1), pp. 87-98 (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2009) “The effect of foundation embedment on inelastic response of structures,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 38(2), pp. 423–437 (DOI)           Conference Proceedings       Jabini, A., Mahsuli, M., Ghahari, S.F. (2018) “Probabilistic blind identification of soil-structure systems using extended Kalman filter,” 11th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, California, June 25-29 (11 pages) Khosravikia, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2018) “Comparative assessment of soil-structure interaction regulations of ASCE 7-16 and ASCE 7-10,” ASCE Structures Congress, Fort Worth, Texas, April 19–21 (13 pages) (DOI) Mahsuli, M., Aghababaei, M. (2018) “Probabilistic models for risk and resilience analysis,” 7th National Conference on Safety Engineering and HSE Management, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, March 6-7 (9 pages) Abtahi, S., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2017) “Probabilistic evaluation of strength demands for shear buildings-soil systems,” 3rd Annual Structures Graduate Students Conference, Edmonton, Canada, September 1 (1 page) Shirzad-Ghaleroudkhani, N., Mahsuli, M., Ghahari, S.F. (2017) “Bayesian identification of soil-structure systems,” 12th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability, Vienna, Austria, August 6-10 (10 pages) Nasrazadani, H., Mahsuli, M. (2017) “Probabilistic quantification of community resilience using discrete event simulation,” 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Rhodes Island, Greece, June 15–17 (11 pages) Ghasemi, A., Mahsuli, M. (2017) “Web-based risk communication as an incentive for seismic risk mitigation,” 10th National Congress on Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, April 19-20 (8 pages) Nasrazadani, H., Mahsuli, M. (2017) “Conceptual framework for evaluating the resilience of infrastructure systems,” 10th National Congress on Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, April 19-20 (8 pages) YazdiSamadi, M. R., Mahsuli, M., Mozaffari, K. (2016) “Seismic risk analysis of transportation networks considering socioeconomic impacts,” 2nd Iranian National Conference on Structural Engineering, Tehran, Iran, February 24-25 (14 pages) Mahmoudi, F., Dolatshahi, K.M., Mahsuli, M., Shahmohammadi, A., Nikoukalam, M.T. (2016) “Experimental evaluation of steel moment resisting frames with a nonlinear shear fuse,” ASCE Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress, Phoenix, Arizona, February 14-17 (11 pages) (DOI) Khosravikia, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2015) “Seismic risk analysis of structures considering soil-structure interaction,” 3rd International Conference on Materials and Reliability, Jeju, Korea, November 23-25 (2 pages) Mirzaie, F., Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2015) “Probabilistic analysis of soil-structure interaction,” 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, July 12-15 (8 pages) (DOI) Rahimi, H., Mahsuli, M., Bakhshi, A. (2015) “Reliability-based seismic hazard analysis,” 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, July 12-15 (8 pages) (DOI) Ghasemi, A., Mahsuli, M. (2015) “Rapid web-based seismic risk analysis of buildings,” 7th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, May 18-21 (8 pages) Talebiyan, H., Nasrazadani, H., Mahsuli, M. (2015) “Probabilistic prediction of retrofit cost for masonry structures,” 7th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, May 18-21 (8 pages) Mahsuli, M. (2014) “Probabilistic models, methods, and software for evaluating risk to civil infrastructure,” Iran-U.S. Symposium on Resilient Cities, Tehran, Iran, September 15-16 (1 page) Mashayekhi, M. R., Mahsuli, M., Vafai, A. (2014) “Probabilistic prediction of damage in reinforced concrete shear walls,” 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey, August 25-29 (8 pages) Haukaas, T., Allahdadian, S., Mahsuli, M. (2013) “Risk measures for minimization of earthquake costs,” 11th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability, New York, USA, June 16-20 (8 pages) Haukaas, T., Mahsuli, M. (2012) “Reliability-based design optimization with uncertain cost,” IFIP Working Group 7.5 Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Yerevan, Armenia, June 24-27 (8 pages) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2012) “Sensitivity measures for minimizing model uncertainty in probabilistic analysis,” 5th International Conference on Reliable Engineering Computing, Brno, Czech, June 13-15 (15 pages) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2011) “Software for multi-model reliability analysis,” 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, August 1-4 (8 pages) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2011) “Regional risk by reliability analysis,” 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, August 1-4 (8 pages) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas T. (2011) “Large-scale regional seismic risk,” 6th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, May 16-18 (8 pages) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2010) “Methods, models, and software for seismic risk analysis,” 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 25-29 (10 pages) Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2010) “An example of regional seismic risk assessment with reliability methods and probabilistic models,” 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 25-29 (10 pages) Pathman, K., Chang, S., Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2010) “Examining earthquake-related transportation disruption in Metro Vancouver,” 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 25-29 (10 pages) Haukaas, T., Mahsuli, M. (2009) “Adaptive reliability analysis of regional infrastructure,” ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Rhodes, Greece, June 22-24 (10 pages) Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A. (2007) “The effect of foundation embedment on inelastic behavior of structures,” 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 26-29 (9 pages) Mahsuli, M., Ghannad, M.A., Jahankhah, H. (2007) “Evaluation of kinematic soil-structure interaction with cone models and averaging methods,” 5th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, May 14-16 (8 pages)

R E S E A R C H     Interests       Structural reliability and optimization Infrastructure resilience Probabilistic engineering mechanics Bayesian system identification Hazard and risk analysis Risk-based decision making Probabilistic modeling Earthquake engineering Software development           Grants and Projects       Seismic Risk and Resilience of Civil Infrastructure 2018-2020 Iran National Science Foundation     Mitigation of Risk to Civil Infrastructure 2015-2018 SUT     Risk-based Prioritization of School Buildings for Seismic Retrofit 2013-2015 SUT     Infrastructure Risk 2007-2012 UBC     Canadian Seismic Research Network 2008-2012 Joint project between McGill, UBC, Toronto, Carlton, Ottawa, Western Ontario, Sherbrooke, and Polytechnique de Montréal     Reviewing the R-Factor for Conventional Buildings in Iran 2004-2005 SUT               Rt       Rt is a computer program for reliability, sensitivity and optimization analysis with many probabilistic models Rt is freely downloadable at the UBC website here To cite Rt, you may use: Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013) “Computer program for multimodel reliability and optimization analysis,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 27(1), pp. 87-98 (DOI)