Erfan Shafei Lecturer, Structural & Earthquake Engineer Km

Erfan Shafei Lecturer, Structural & Earthquake Engineer km. 2 of Band Road, Urmia University of Technology Urmia, Iran, 57166-93187 +98-914-340-1203 +98-441-355-4180 [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Summary  Assistant Lecturer of Stability of Structures, Theory of Elasticity in Urmia University of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, Urmia, Iran  Assistant Lecturer of Theory of Plasticity and Fracture Mechanics Courses in Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Civil Engineering Department  Teacher of Computational Mechanics and Nonlinear Finite Element Method using Computational Software Codes in Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)  Teaching Assistant of Strength of Materials and Structural Dynamics Courses in Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Civil Engineering Department  Skilled in Collapse and Failure Modeling of Quasi-Brittle Continuum as Masonry, Concrete, Rock and Composites Education Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Structural Engineering 2008-2013 Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran Honored, GPA: 3.71 (A+) Master of Science Degree in Structural Engineering 2006-2008 Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran Honored, GPA: 3.64 (A+) Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering 2002-2006 Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Honored, GPA: 3.60 (A+) Prizes & Awards  Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) Sabbatical Visiting Award, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 2013.  Honored Ph.D. Student Award, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2012  Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) Scholarship Award, Ph.D. Degree, 2009  Sharif University of Technology (SUT) Award, Academic Visiting Fund, 2008  Honoured B.Sc. Student Award, Urmia University, 2006  Tertiary and Academic Honorary Certificates, 2002~2006 Articles Published or Accepted in Refereed Journals  Kabir, M.Z., and Shafei, E., “Plasticity Modeling of FRP-Confined Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected to Eccentric Axial Loading” Journal of Composites Part B: Engineering, Elsevier, Volume 43, Issue 8, December 2012, pp.3497–3506.  Shafei, E., and Kabir, M.Z., “Dynamic Stability Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates under Combined Boundary Loading” Applied Composite Materials Journal, Springer, Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2011, pp.539-557.  Kabir, M.Z., and Shafei, E., “Interactive Instabilities of Thin-Walled Laminated Composite Pultrusion Box Columns.” Journal of the Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, John Wiley & Sons Publications, Volume 21, Issue 12, December 2012, pp.896–917.  Kabir, M.Z., and Shafei, E., “Analytical and Numerical Study of FRP Retrofitted RC Beams under Low Velocity Impact.” Journal of Scientia Iranica, Transaction A: Civil Engineering, Volume 16, No. 5, 2008, pp.415-428.

Articles Submitted to Refereed Journals

 Shafei, E. and Kabir, M.Z., “Impact Modeling of Shear-Deficient RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP Sheet” Journal of Mechanics of Solids and Structures, TechnoPress, October, 2013 (Under Review)

 Shafei, E. and Kabir, M.Z., “Response Features of Shear-Deficient RC Beams Wrapped with CFRP Sheets” Journal of Engineering Structures, Elsevier, December, 2013 (Under Review)

 Shafei, E. and Kabir, M.Z., “Effects of CFRP Retrofitting on Impact Response of Shear- Deficient Scaled Concrete Beams” Journal of Engineering Structures, Elsevier, February, 2014 (Under Review)

 Shafei, E. ,“ Impact Response Characterization of Shear Strengthened Concrete Beams by Fourier and Wavelet Analyses” Journal of Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, De Gruyter, April, 2014 (Under Review) Refereed and Published Conference Papers

 Shafei, E. and Kabir, M.Z., Response Spectrum Features of Shear Strengthened Concrete Beams under Impact Load, Proceedings of The Bi-Annual International Conference on Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics (X-Mech-2014), IUST, Tehran, Iran.

 Shafei, E. and Kabir, M.Z., Modeling of Shear-Failure-Type RC Beams Strengthened with FRP Composite Laminates Subjected to Low Velocity Impact, Proceedings of 17th International Conference of Composite Structures, 2013, Porto, Portugal.  Kabir, M.Z., and Shafei, E., “Flutter & Divergence Based Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates under Combined Loadings” Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Composites (CCFA-2), 2010, Iran’s University of Science and Technology, Iran. Theses  Shafei, E., Shear Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Laminated Composites Subjected to Low Velocity Impact, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2012  Shafei, E., Analytical and Numerical Investigation of FRP Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Beams Subjected to Low Velocity Impact, M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2008.  Shafei, E., Flexural Performance of Composite Layup Rehabilitated Reinforced Concrete Beams, B.Sc. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, 2006.

Technology Transfer  Modeling of Buckling and Post-buckling Response of Water Steel Tanks under Wind Load, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 2013.  Interaction Diagram Characteristics of Concrete Water Tanks Hollow Piers, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 2013.  Progressive Fracture Modeling of Semi-Brittle Materials using Discrete Element Method Procedure, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 2013.  Numerical Modeling of Composite-Confined Concrete using Cap-Plasticity Theory, AUT, 2010.  Interactive Instabilities of Thin-Walled Pultrusion Box Columns, AUT, 2010.  Interlaminar Debonding Analysis of Angle-Ply Laminates using Interface Elements, AUT, 2009.  Strength and Stiffness Evaluation of Composite Rebar-Reinforced Concrete Slabs, AUT, 2008.  Analytical Post-Buckling Solution of L-Shaped Steel Frames, AUT, 2007.  Simplified Stability Analysis of Partially-Restrained Steel Columns, Urmia University, 2005. Research Interests  Brittle Response and Strain Localization of Masonry and Concrete Continuum  Fracture Mechanics and Delamination of FRP Composites  Rehabilitation of Masonry and Reinforced Concrete Members using Composite Polymers  Computational Mechanics and Software Development  High Strain Rate Dynamics and Blast and Impulsive Loadings

Memberships & Affiliations  American Concrete Institute (ACI), Committee 447, Student Member  Iranian Concrete Institute (ICI), West-Azerbaijan Branch  Iranian Construction Engineers Organization  Iranian Young Elites Society

Academic Certificates  Committee No. 447 Student Membership Certificate, American Concrete Institute, 2008  High Strength Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Application, IRCBH, 2006  Qualified Engineer, Iranian Concrete Institute, 2004  High Performance Concrete Application, Iranian Concrete Institute, 2003

Software Skills  FEM Codes: ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, ANSYS, DYNA3D, NASTRAN  Computational Codes: C, C++, Turbo C, FORTRAN, MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica  Engineering Platforms: OpenSees, Perform-3D, SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE, AutoCAD  General Programs: Numbers, Keynote, Pages, Microsoft Office