BEHROUZ BEHNAM - Amirkabir University of Technology

Supervised MSc Theses

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Thesis title

By

Date

1

A probabilistic-based framework for quantitative fire risk assessment of process industries

Mohammadreza Karimi Dehkordi & Behrouz Behnam

April 2022

2

Probabilistic-based risk assessment of tunnel fires using FDS simulation

Ali Khosravifar & Behrouz Behnam

January 2022

3

A probabilistic risk-based analysis to explore safety critical elements in oil and gas industries

Reza Ghasemi Pirbaluti & Behrouz Behnam

September 2021

4

life cycle cost-based design of offshore oil platforms under applied loads

Mehdi Hajinezhadian & Behrouz Behnam

December 2020

5

Investigating post-earthquake progressive collapse of tall steel moment-resisting frames under column loss scenarios

Hossein Semsarha & Behrouz Behnam

July 2020

6

Seismic vulnerability assessment of lifeline infrastructure - Case study : Mamloo dam transfering water pipeline to south of Tehran

Shahrad Toorani & Behrouz Behnam

June 2020

7

providing an effective model for establishing a process safety management system at power plants with a case study

Mahdi Mozaffary & Behrouz Behnam

April 2020

8

integrated safety plan of mega educational occupancies : case study : amirkabir university of technology

Mohammad Sadegh Bahmani & Behrouz Behnam

February 2020

9

Disaster Management of Post-Earthquake Fire in Oil Storage Tanks

Behnam Baser & Behrouz Behnam

January 2020

10

Risk Assessment of Ammonia Removal from Petrochemical Wastewater. Case study:Mobin Petrochemical

Majid Rahimi Pordanjani & Behrouz Behnam

December 2019

11

Analysis And Assessment Of Earthquake Damage In Water Distribution Network And Crisis Management In Them

Atousa Attar & Behrouz Behnam

February 2019

12

oproviding a framework for vulnerability assessment of urban occupancies against disasters from the perspecti of location of the occupancy with the appreach of futures studies

Elham Enayati & Behrouz Behnam

February 2019

13

Evaluate the behavior of steel structures response tall dual dual (moment frame +bracing ) under the systems under progressiven collapes of the elimination of load -bearing element after earthquake

Azad Ghaderi & Behrouz Behnam

July 2018

14

investigating performance of fireproofed moment resisting steel structures subgected to post - earthquake fire

Shahid Abolghasemi & Behrouz Behnam

May 2017

15

Investigating the effect of integrated life cycle cost on the performance of residential buildings

Mohammadhassan Hassani & Behrouz Behnam

October 2016

Books

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Title

Author(s)

Publisher country

publication date

version

Portal Records

1

Post-Earthquake Fire Analysis in Urban Structures: Risk Management Strategies

Behrouz Behnam

United States

November 2016

1

2

Integrating Disaster Science and Management

Behrouz Behnam

United States

December 2017

1

3

Methods of Improving Fire Resistance Rating of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Structures

Behrouz Behnam

United States

August 2017

1

4

Modeling and Simulation Techniques in Structural Engineering

Behrouz Behnam

United States

August 2016

1

Journal Papers

Portal Records

1

Hossein Semsarha, Payam Tehrani, Behrouz Behnam, "Post-earthquake progressive failure resistance of steel frames under column-removal scenarios", Structures, May 2021 Vol. 33, Num. 6, Page 1544-1560, May 2021,

2

Nafiseh Lotfi, Behrouz Behnam, Farzad Peyman, "A BIM-based framework for evacuation assessment of high-rise buildings under post-earthquake fires", Journal of Building Engineering, April 2021 Vol. 43, Num. 1, Page 1-11, April 2021,

3

Behrouz Behnam, "Modifications to fire resistance ratings of steel frames based on structural configuration: A probabilistic-based approach", STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS, March 2021 Vol. 77, Num. 5, Page 1-12, March 2021,

4

Saeideh Farahani, Behrouz Behnam, Ahmad Taher Shamsi, "Probabilistic seismic multi-hazard loss estimation of Iran gas trunklines", JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES, May 2020 Vol. 66, Num. 7, Page 1-10, May 2020,

5

Behrouz Behnam, "Vulnerability assessment of irregular steel structures under traveling fires", STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF TALL AND SPECIAL BUILDINGS, April 2020 Vol. 29, Num. 7, Page 1-13, April 2020,

6

Saeideh Farahani, Behrouz Behnam, Ahmad Taher Shamsi, "Macrozonation of Seismic Transient Ground Displacement and Permanent Ground Deformation of Iran", NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, April 2020 Vol. 20, Num. 5, Page 1-20, April 2020,

7

Behnam Baser, Behrouz Behnam, "An emergency response plan for cascading post-earthquake fires in fuel storage facilities", JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES, April 2020 Vol. 65, Num. 5, Page 1-15, April 2020,

8

Saeideh Farahani, Ahmad Taher Shamsi, Behrouz Behnam, "Earthquake and post-earthquake vulnerability assessment of urban gas pipelines network", NATURAL HAZARDS, February 2020 Vol. 100, Num. 301, Page 1-23, February 2020,

9

Mohammadhassan Hassani, Behrouz Behnam, Reza Maknoon, "A risk-based framework for design of concrete structures against earthquake", COMPUTERS AND CONCRETE, February 2020 Vol. 25, Num. 2, Page 1-13, February 2020,

10

Behrouz Behnam, "Effects of thermal spalling on the fire resistance of earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete structures", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, October 2019 Vol. -, Num. 0, Page 1-19, October 2019,

11

Behrouz Behnam, Shahid Abolghasemi, "Post-earthquake Fire Performance of a Generic Fireproofed Steel Moment Resisting Structure", JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, July 2019 Vol. 24, Num. 7, Page 939-966, July 2019,

12

Behrouz Behnam, "A scenario-based methodology for determining fire resistance ratings of irregular steel structures", ADVANCES IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, July 2019 Vol. -, Num. 0, Page 1-15, July 2019,

13

Behrouz Behnam, "Performance of Steel Moment-resisting Beam-supporting Column Transfer Structures under Fire", STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF TALL AND SPECIAL BUILDINGS, July 2019 Vol. 28, Num. 14, Page 1-18, July 2019,

14

Behrouz Behnam, "Seismic design of steel moment-resisting structures based on life-cycle cost", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS, July 2019 Vol. 172, Num. 9, Page 1-18, July 2019,

15

Behrouz Behnam, Fahimeh Shojaei, Hamid Reza Ronagh, "Seismic progressive-failure analysis of tall steel structures under beam-removal scenarios", Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, April 2019 Vol. 13, Num. 3, Page 1-14, April 2019,

16

Behrouz Behnam, "Fire Structural Response of the Plasco Building: A Preliminary Investigation Report", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, June 2018 Vol. 3, Num. 22, Page 1-18, June 2018,

17

Behrouz Behnam, "On the interaction between span length and opening ratio of RC frames under natural fires", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS, September 2017 Vol. 171, Num. 10, Page 1-12, September 2017,

18

Fahimeh Shojaei, Behrouz Behnam, "Seismic vulnerability assessment of low-rise irregular reinforced concrete structures using cumulative damage index", Advances in Concrete Construction, August 2017 Vol. 5, Num. 4, Page 407-422, August 2017,

19

Behrouz Behnam, "Failure Sensitivity Analysis of Tall Moment-Resisting Structures Under Natural Fires", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, July 2017 Vol. 2, Num. 12, Page 1-12, July 2017,

20

Farshad Hashemi Rezvani , Behrouz Behnam, Hamid Reza Ronagh, M. Shahria Alam, "Failure progression resistance of a generic steel moment-resisting frame under beam-removal scenarios", international Journal of Structural Integrity, May 2017 Vol. 8, Num. 3, Page 1-20, May 2017,

21

Yashar Nasrollahi, Behrouz Behnam, "Evacuation-Based Design of Urban Regions for Earthquake Disaster", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, March 2017 Vol. 0, Num. 0, Page 1-16, March 2017,

22

Farshad Hashemi Rezvani, Behrouz Behnam, Hamid Reza Ronagh, Ann Jeffers, "Robustness assessment of a generic steel fire-protected moment-resisting frame under travelling fire", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, May 2016 Vol. 0, Num. 0, Page 0-0, May 2016,

23

Behrouz Behnam, "On the Effect of Travelling Fire on the Stability of Seismic-Damaged Large Reinforced Concrete Structures", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, May 2016 Vol. -, Num. 0, Page 0-0, May 2016,

24

Behrouz Behnam, Hamid Reza Ronagh, "Firewalls and post-earthquake fire resistance of reinforced-concrete frames", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS, January 2016 Vol. 169, Num. 0, Page 20-33, January 2016,

25

Behrouz Behnam, Hamid Reza Ronagh, Pang Jen Lim, "Numerical evaluation of the post-earthquake fire resistance of CFRP-strengthened reinforced concrete joints based on experimental observations", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, December 2015 Vol. 20, Num. 2, Page 142-160, December 2015,

26

Behrouz Behnam, "Structural Response of Vertically Irregular Tall Moment-resisting Steel Frames under Pre- and Post-earthquake Fire", STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF TALL AND SPECIAL BUILDINGS, December 2015 Vol. 0, Num. 0, Page 0-0, December 2015,

27

Behrouz Behnam, Pang Jen Lim, Hamid Reza Ronagh, "Plastic Hinge Relocation in Reinforced Concrete Frames as aMethod of Improving Post-earthquake Fire Resistance", Structures, May 2015 Vol. 1, Num. 2, Page 21-31, May 2015,

28

Behrouz Behnam, Farshad Hashemi Rezvani, "Structural Evaluation of Tall Steel Moment-Resisting Structures in Simulated Horizontally Traveling Postearthquake Fire", JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES, December 2014 Vol. -, Num. 0, Page 0-0, December 2014,

Conference Papers

Portal Records

1

Majid Rahimi Pordanjani, Sasan Zarei, Narges Fallah, Behrouz Behnam, "Ammonia Removal from Petrochemical Wastewater by Cost Effective and Highest Efficiency Adsorbents (Case Study: Asalouyeh, Iran) ", 16th Iranian National Congress of Chemical Engineering, January 2019

2

Ali Kiaei, Ahmad Taher Shamsi, Behrouz Behnam, "Resilient and Sustainable Approach to Flood Management using a Multi-Criterion Decision Making Decision ", 4th Comprehensive Conference on Disaster Management & HSE, July 2017

Taught Courses

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Course title

Description

Headlines

Date

1

Principles of Construction Management

This course is to familiarize BSc students with fundamentals of construction management and that at the end they will be able to handle a constructional based project, from planning to construction.

Spring 2022

2

Integrated Safety Management

This course provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective

Spring 2022

3

Seminar

This course is to provide a basis for graduate students to be familiar with different methods of research and that how to prepare a work to present

Spring 2022

4

Construction Methods

This course provides an introduction to advanced construction methods including new methods to excavation, concrete forming, welding, retrofitting , etc.

Spring 2022

5

Principles of Construction Management

This course is to familiarize BSc students with fundamentals of construction management and that at the end they will be able to handle a constructional based project, from planning to construction.

Fall 2021

6

Crisis Management

This course provides some fundamental explanation of the process of natural disaster management such as earthquake and flood.

Fall 2021

7

Construction Methods (I)

This course provides an introduction to advanced construction methods including new methods to excavation, concrete forming, welding, retrofitting , etc.

Fall 2021

8

Seminar

This course is to provide a basis for graduate students to be familiar with different methods of research and that how to prepare a work to present

Fall 2021

9

Safety, Health & Environmental Management

This course provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective

Fall 2021

10

Crisis Management

This course provides some fundamental explanation of the process of natural disaster management such as earthquake and flood.

Fall 2021

11

Seminar

This course is to provide a basis for graduate students to be familiar with different methods of research and that how to prepare a work to present

Spring 2021

12

Principles of Construction Management

This course is to familiarize BSc students with fundamentals of construction management and that at the end they will be able to handle a constructional based project, from planning to construction.

Spring 2021

13

Integrated Safety Management

This course provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective

Spring 2021

14

Construction Methods (I)

This course provides an introduction to advanced construction methods including new methods to excavation, concrete forming, welding, retrofitting , etc.

Spring 2021

15

Construction Methods

This course provides an introduction to advanced construction methods including new methods to excavation, concrete forming, welding, retrofitting , etc.

Spring 2021