Morteza Esmaeili

University:      Iran University of Science and Technology

Faculty:         School of Railway Engineering

department:  Track and Track

Phone:         +98-21-73916100

Email:            m_esmaeili@iust.ac.ir

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

  Doctor of Soil Mechanic and Foundation Engineering

  University : Tehran University Faculty of Engineering

AWARDS AND PRIZES:

  · First Honored Student during B.S, GPA 17.12/20

  · First Honored Student during MSC, GPA 17.66/20

  · First Honored Student during PhD, GPA 17.08/20

  · Assigned As Reviewer of ASME Journal of "Vibration and Acoustics". 2005

AFFILATION:

  Member of, Iran Rock Mechanics Institute

  Member of Iran Tunnel Institute

  Member of Iranian Geotechnical Engineers Institute

  Member of Iranian Civil Engineers Organization

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 1993-1993, Mayoralty District 14, Tehran •

  Reformation of Bus lines from Khorasan Square. to Emam Hosein Square.

1993-1997, Sahel Consult, Tehran •

  Field Studies in Pressure meter Test Performance

1993-1997, Sahel Consult, Tehran •

  Design of Persian Gulf Bridge Foundation (Laft- Pohl)

1997-1999, Engineering Adjutancy of Iran Naval Army, Tehran  •

  Design Supervision of Marine Structures

1997-1999, Engineering Adjutancy of Iran Naval Army, Tehran •

  Design Supervision of Dry Dikes

1997-1999, Engineering Adjutancy of Iran Naval Army, Tehran •

  Design of Underground Explosion Resistant Structures

1999-2001, Sahel Consult, Tehran •

  Design of SPM in Lavan

2001-2004, Imen Sazan Consult, Tehran •

  Design of Different Types of Martial Tunnels

2001-2004, Imen Sazan Consult, Tehran •

  Design of Explosion Resistant Structures

2001-2004, Imen Sazan Consult, Tehran •

  Design of Segmental Lining for Nosood Water Convening Tunnel

2005-2006, Rahsaz Engineering Institute, Tehran •

  Quality Control and Quality Assurance for Nosood Water Transmission Tunnel

  School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran •

  Period: 2007 to now

  Position: Assistant Professor

Teaching in:

 -Track Substructure

 - Soil Mechanic

 - Foundation Engineering

 -Continuum Mechanics

 -Numerical Methods in Railway Engineering

Conducting research:

  · Soil Steel Structure Behavior under Railway Moving Load

  · Evaluation of Rock Foundation Bearing Capacity using DEM.

  · Evaluation of Masonry Bridge Bearing Capacity using DEM.

  · Application of Geo-textile as a Bridge Foundation.

  · Analytical Investigation of Tunneling Ground Settlement Induced.

  · Numerical Investigation of Stone Columns Application for Stabilization of Railway Track Substructure on Soft Soils.

  · Blast Effect on Underground Structure in Jointed Rock.

  · Blast Effect on Underground Structure in Soil.

  · Evaluation of Cement/Lime Injection Efficiency for Stabilization of Collapsible Soil.

  · Railway Track Substructure Continues Compaction Control Methods.

  · Application of Lime Mixture for Saturated Clay Stabilization.

  · Effect of HMA application on railway Track Vibration Reduction. 

PROJECTS ACHIEVED/UNDERTAKEN:

  · Dynamic Effects of Railway Moving Load on Bridge Abutment.

  · Existing Criteria for Railway Bridge Abutment Type Selection

  · Numerical Investigation of Vibration Control Method for Underground Railway Structures

  · Investigation on Ballast Nonlinear Behavior

  · Effect of Increasing Track Axle Load on Track Substructure Attenuation

  · Ballast Life Cycle Cost

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  · Dynamic Analysis of Saturated Elasto-Plastic Porous Media with FEM

  · Method in time domain(M.Sc Thesis)

  · Site Effects Evaluation

  · Evaluation of Soil-Curved Tunnels Interaction under Earthquake Excitation

  · with FEM-BEM Method in Frequency domain.(PhD Thesis)

  · Soil- Structure Interaction

  · Liquefaction Hazard Evaluation

  · Static and Dynamic Analysis of Lining for TBM Tunneling

  · Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Shotcrete

  · Railway Subgrade Behavior

  · Analysis and Design of Explosion Resistant Structures

  · Soil/Rock Slope stability Methods

  · Static and Dynamic Analysis of Piles with Numerical and Analytical Methods

PUBLICATION:

BOOKS:

  · Railway Substructure Design (Translated-Under Press)

  · Railway Track GeoTechnology and Substructure Management (Translated-Under Press)

  · Problem Solving in Soil Mechanic (Translated-Under Press) 

GRADUATE STUDENTS:

  · Parisa Abdolrazzagh

  · Farhad Kooban

  · Maryam Saraee

  · Mohammad Fesharaki