Hossein Ghahramani

University:     Iran University of Science and Technology

Faculty:         School of Railway Engineering

Department:  Rail Transportation

Phone:          09123185306, 0217491029-30, IUST Extension 3510

Email:            h_garamani@iust.ac.ir

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :

Doctor of: Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering

University: Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 1996

Master of Science: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, 1978

Bachelor of Science: Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, 1974

AFFILATION:

  · Road Engineering Association of Asia & Australasia (REAAA)

  · Iranian Association of Rail Transport

  · Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers

  · Iranian Society of Transportation Engineers

  · Iranian Construction Engineers Organization

  · Iranian Society of Civil Engineers

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 1-School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran , Iran

  Period: 1999- now 

  Position: Faculty member 

  Responsibilities: Chairman of Rail Transportation Department, Deputy of

  Education SRE

Teaching Courses:

  • Statics,

  • Engineering economy,

  • Transportation planning,

  • Railway route location and design,

  • Economical and technical aspects of railway route location,

  • Transportation demand analysis,

  • Transportation economy,

  • System Dynamics

Conducting research :

  Civil Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

  Period: 1979- 1999 

  Position: Faculty member 

  Responsibilities: Chairman of Civil Engineering Department

  Courses offered:

  • Statics,

  • Civil engineering technical English,

  • Surveying, Highway design,

  • Transportation engineering,

  • Traffic Engineering,

  • Engineering economy,

  • Railway engineering

PROJECTS ACHIEVED/UNDERTAKEN:

In Iran:

  • Guidelines for the design and safety of sign posts, Transportation and traffic engineering studies for the city of Shahrkord,

  • Transportation and traffic engineering studies for the city of Saveh,

  • Comprehensive Transportation planning for the city of Yazd,

  • Specifications for traffic safety of road bridges

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  •  Transportation planning and design,

  •  Highway and railway geometric design,

  •  System Dynamics Simulation,

  •  Transportation Economics Studies 

PUBLICATION:

BOOKS:

  1) Traffic Engineering, Theory and Practice,

      Author(s): Ghahramani H, et al
      Book translated to Farsi from the original copy by Pignataro L. J.
      Year of Publication: 1995 (1374)
      Place of Publication: Tehran Transportation and Traffic Organization

  2) Railway Engineering, Theory and Practice

      Author(s): Ghahramani H, Hoseingholian M,
      Book translated to Farsi from the original copy by V. A. Profilidis
      Year of Publication: 1998 (1377),
      Place of Publication: IUST Publications

  3) Principle of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis 

      Author(s): Ghahramani H, Hoseingholian M
      Book translated to Farsi from the original copy by Mannering and Kilaresky
      Year of Publication: 2002 (1381)
      Place of Publication: IUST Publication 

Journals:

1) Development of an integrated urban transportation - land use dynamic model and its potential application

   Author(s): Ghahramani H
   Journal: Indian Roads Congress Journal, Vol 6, Part 1
   Year of Publication: May 1999
   Place of Publication: India

Conferences:

  1) Effect of parking cost and availability on modal split, using System Dynamics approach

     Author(s): Ghahramani H
     Conference name: International Conference on Roads and Road Transport Vol II, Icort 95
     Year of Publication: December 1995
     Place of Publication: University of Roorkee ( UP ) India

  2) A model for the evaluation of parking supply and mass transportation systems patronage interactions, using System Dynamics approach

     Author(s): Ghahramani H
     Conference name: First Iranian Traffic Engineering Conference,
     Year of Publication: November 1995
     Place of Publication: Tehran, Iran

  3) Use of System Dynamics Approach in the development planning of new towns 

     Author(s): Ghahramani H
     Conference name: Fourth Iranian Traffic Enineering Conference
     Year of Publication: February 1998
     Place of Publication: Tehran Iran

  4) Energy conservation in motor industry with special refrence to logistics models for environmental impact assessment 

     Author(s): Ghahramani H, Bindra S P
     Conference name: Energy Conservation Industry and Its Effect on the Environment Symposium
     Year of Publication: September 2002
     Place of Publication: Tripoli, Libiya

  5) Railway and railway engineering education in the Islamic Republic of Iran 

     Author(s): Ghahramani H
     Conference name: International Seminar to Establish the African Scientific Railway Association
     Year of Publication: 27th January 2002
     Place of Publication: Alkhoms, Libiya

  6) Demand and Ticket Price elasticity analysis in the southern railway line of the Islamic Republic of Iran 

     Author(s): Ghahramani H
     Conference name: Comprail IX Conference
     Year of Publication: 2004
     Place of Publication: Germany

  7) A Model for locating high accident points in two lane rural roads using geometric chracteristics

      Author(s): Ghahramani H
      Conference name: Second Road Safety Conference
      Year of Publication: 2006
      Place of Publication: Dubai, UAE

  8) Techno-economical investigations for inovation of heavy road transportation fleet 

      Author(s): Ghahramani H
      Conference name: 8th Tehran Traffic and Transportation Conference
      Year of Publication: 2007
      Place of Publication: Tehran