Mohammad Hassan Baziar

 

         Professor, School of Civil Engineering
         Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST)
         Narmak, Tehran, Iran, 1684613114
         Office Phone: +98-21-77240450
         Fax: +98-21-77240450

           Email: baziar@iust.ac.ir
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Education 

  • Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Geotechnical Engineering  1991

  • M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Geotechnical Engineering  1987

  • B.S., Iran University of Science & Technology, Civil Engineering 1979

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

   Biography

Professor Baziar’s research activities are mainly in the field of soil dynamics including liquefaction, lateral spreading, seismic behavior of earth dams and site effects. He is internationally known for using soft computing methods such as artificial neural network and genetic programming for explaining many earthquake phenomenas such as liquefaction and lateral spreading. He is a member of permanent committee on Iranian earthquake design code. He is the author of soil dynamics book (in persian) which has been widely used by graduate students. He has collaborated with many internationally known researchers such as professor Towhata, professor Merrifield and professor Javadi. He is also reviewer for many journals such as ASCE, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Computers and Geotechnics.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Honors & Awards

  • Distinguish Professor in the Country, 2010

  • Distinguish translator in the Civil  engineering field, for the book "Soil Mechanics, “Lambe and Whitman", Amirkabir University of Technology, 2006

  • Distinguish author in the Civil  engineering field,  for the book  "Soil Dynamics", Amirkabir University of Technology, 2004

  • Due to high scholastic achievement during studying  in RPI,  Bed-Ford Prize was awarded as the best civil engineering graduate student, 1991  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Management Positions

  • Vice Chancellor for Research, and Technology, 2006-Now

  • Dean of School of Civil Engineering, 2004-2006

  • Head of International Cooperation Office 2002-2004

  • Dean of Graduate School 1998-2002

  • Associate Dean of Education, School of Civil Engineering, 1996-1998

  • Head of Geotechnical Engineering Department, 1994-1996

  • Head of Soil Mechanics Laboratory, 1994-2000

  • Editor in- Chief: International Journal of Civil Engineering, (ISI), 2003-Now

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 Publications

   Books

  • Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Translated from Braja M. Das, 1995

  • Geologic Plans and Sections for Civil Engineers, Translated from Peter R. Thomas, 1995

  • Soil Mechanics, Translated from Lambe & Whitman, 2004

  • Cone Penetration Tests, 1997

  • Principles of Soil Dynamics, 2003

 

 

        

   Selected Journal Papers

  • Y. Jafarian, I. Towhata, M. H. Baziar, A. Noorzad, A. Bahmanpoor, (2012), “Strain energy based evaluation of liquefaction and residual  pore water pressure in sands using cyclic torsional shear experiments”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, in press

  • M. H. Baziar, M. Rabeti Moghadam, H. Shahnazari, (2011), “Sliding Stability Analysis of Gravity Retaining Walls Using Pseudo – Dynamic Method for Active Case”, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, in press

  • M. H. Baziar, Y. Jafarian,  H. Shahnazari, V. Movahed, M. A. Tutunchian, (2011), “Prediction of strain energy-based liquefaction resistance of sand-silt mixtures:An evolutionary approach”,  Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 37, pp.1883-1893

  •  Y. Jafarian, A. Sadeghi Abdollahi, R. Vakili, M. H. Baziar, A. Noorzad (2011), “On the efficiency and predictability of strain energy for the evaluation of liquefaction potential: A numerical study”, Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 38, pp.800-808

  • Y. Jafarian, M.H .Baziar, M. Rezania, A.A. Javadi, (2011), “Probabilistic evaluation of seismic liquefaction potential in field conditions; A kinetic energy approach”, Engineering Computations, Vol. 28, pp. 675-700

  • Baziar. M. H,  Sharafi. H, (2011), “Assessment of Silty Sand Liquefaction Potential Using Hollow Torsional Tests – An Energy Approach”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 7, July, pp. 857-865

  • Jafarian, Y., Kermani, E., Baziar, M. H., (2010), “Empirical Predictive Model for the vmax/amax Ratio of Strong Ground Motions using Genetic Programming”, Computers & Geosciences, 36, pp. 1523–1531.

  • Jafarian, Y., Sadeghi Abdollahi, A., Vakili, R., Baziar, M. H., (2010), “Probabilistic correlation between laboratory and field liquefaction potentials Using relative state parameter index (ξR)”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 30, pp. 1061–1072.

  • Baziar, M. H., Salemi, Sh., Merrifield, C. M., (2009), “Dynamic Centrifuge Model Tests on Asphalt-Concrete Core Dams”, Geotechnique,Vol. 59, No. 9, pp. 763-771. 

  • Baziar, M. H., Ghorbani, A., Katzenbach, R., (2009), “Small-Scale Model Test and Three Dimensional analysis of Pile-Raft Foundation on Medium Dense Sand”, International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 3, September, pp. 170-175.

  • Baziar, M. H., and, Jafarian, Y., (2007) "Assesment of liquefaction triggering using strain energy concept and ANN model, capacity energy” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, 27, pp. 1056-1072.

  • Baziar, M. H., and, Ghorbani, A., (2005) "Evaluation of Lateral spreading Using Artificial Neural Network" Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 25, pp. 1-9. 

  • Naeini, S. A., and Baziar, M. H., (2004) "Effect of Fines Content on Steady State Strength of Mixed and Layered Samples of a Sand", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24, pp. 181-187.

  • Baziar, M. H., and Nilipour, N., (2003) "Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential Using CPT and Neural Network", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 23, pp. 631-635.

  • Baziar, M. H., and Dobry, R., (1995) "Residual Strength and Large-Deformation Potential of Loose Silty Sand, " Geotechnical Eng., ASCE, Vol. 121, No. 12, pp. 896-906.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 Advisors and Advisees

   Thesis Advisor

  • RPI: Professor Ricardo Dobry 

   Ph.D. Thesis Advisees 

  • S. A. Naieni (2001, University of Imam Khomeini, Ghazvin)

  • R. Ziaie-Moayed (2001, University of Imam Khomeini, Ghazvin)

  • M. Esna-Ashari (2005, University of Bou Alisina, Hamedan)

  • Sh. Salemi (2006, Sabir Consoulting Company)

  • A. Ghorbani (2007, University of Gilan, Gilan)

  • Y. Jafarian (2009, University Of Semnan, Semnan)

  • H. Sharafi (2011, University of Razi, Kermanshah)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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