Sustainability evaluation of a concrete gravity dam: Life cycle assessment, carbon footprint analysis, and life cycle costing

H Mostafaei, Z Keshavarz, MA Rostampour… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring the life cycle of infrastructures, like dams, is important for decision-makers since it
allows for evaluating its overall sustainability, and identifying ways to balance the benefits …

Modal Identification Techniques for Concrete Dams: A Comprehensive Review and Application.

H Mostafaei - Sci, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Throughout history, the implementation of structural health monitoring systems has played a
crucial role in evaluating the responses of dams to environmental and human-induced …

A new approach of ensemble learning in fully automated identification of structural modal parameters of concrete gravity dams: A case study of the Koyna dam

H Mostafaei, D Mostofinejad, M Ghamami, C Wu - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a new automatic modal identification algorithm that identifies the
system's modal parameters based on output-only data. The identification process is based …

Reliability and sensitivity analysis of wedge stability in the abutments of an arch dam using artificial neural network

H Mostafaei, F Behnamfar, M Alembagheri - Earthquake Engineering and …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the seismic stability of arch dam abutments is investigated within the framework
of the probabilistic method. A large concrete arch dam is considered with six wedges for …

Size-dependent dynamic stability of nanocomposite enriched micro-shell panels in thermal environment using the modified couple stress theory

SM Mirfatah, MA Shahmohammadi… - … Analysis with Boundary …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to evaluate dynamic stability of micro-shell panels enriched by
nanocomposites based on an analytical approach. In order to capture the effects of size on …

Wedge movement effects on the nonlinear behavior of an arch dam subjected to seismic loading

H Mostafaei, F Behnamfar - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Arch dam abutment stability is regarded as a prominent part of designing concrete dams. In
the present study, the seismic stability of the rock wedges in the foundation of the concrete …

Nonlinear analysis of fiber-reinforced folded shells enriched by nano-additives using a coupled FEM-IGA formulation

MA Shahmohammadi, M Azhari, H Salehipour… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the analysis of the nonlinear static behavior of fiber-reinforced folded
shell panels enriched by nano additives. The employed nanocomposites are carbon …

An analytical closed-form solution for free vibration and stability analysis of curved sandwich panels made of porous metal-foam core and nanocomposite reinforced …

B Badarloo, H Salehipour - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper aims to obtain an analytical solution for free vibration and stability analysis of
shallow curved sandwich panels made of a porous metal-foam core and nanocomposites …

The effects of friction coefficient on the nonlinear behavior of an arch dam with jointed foundation

H Mostafaei, F Behnamfar, M Kelishadi… - Numerical Methods in …, 2021 - nmce.kntu.ac.ir
This study aims at determining the influences of the friction coefficient on both the safety
factor of the wedge based on the Londe method and the nonlinear behavior of an arch dam …

Effect of the vertical earthquake component on nonlinear behavior of an arch dam having a foundation with discontinuities

H Mostafaei, F Behnamfar - Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering, 2019 - nmce.kntu.ac.ir
In this study, the effects of the vertical component of ground motion on both the safety factor
of wedge and response of dam having a foundation with joints are investigated. The …