Amin Heidarpour

Email:

Amin.Heidarpour@monash.edu

Phone:

+61 3 990 24435

Office:

Room 125, Building 60, Clayton Campus

Qualification:

B.Sc,M.Sc,Ph.D

Academic Qualifications:

• PhD, Structural Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2005- 2008)
• M.Sc, Structural Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2002-2004)
• B.Sc, Civil Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran (1998-2002)

Teaching Commitments:

• CIV4235: Advanced Structural Design (2011- present)
• CIV4234: Advanced Structural Analysis (2014- present)
• CIV2206: Mechanics of Solids (2011-2014)
• CIV2225: Steel and Timber Structures (2011-10214)

Research Interests:

• Steel and steel-concrete composite frames subjected to extreme actions including fire, blast, impact and earthquake
• Steel and steel-concrete composite beam-to-column connections subjected to extreme actions
• Nonlinear analysis of steel and steel-concrete composite arch members
• Evaluation and rehabilitation of structures subjected to extreme actions
• Buckling of functionally graded material plates
• Buckling of viscoelastic composite plates
• Minimising the weight of steel plates by applying forces during construction
• Optimisation of retaining walls

Research Funding:

• Zhao, XL., Heidarpour, A., Al-Mahaidi, R., and Han, L-H. "Behaviour of ultra-high strength double-skin composite tubular construction", ARC Discovery Project, 2015-2018: $415,500


• Heidarpour, A., Zhao, XL., Bradford, M.A., Lu,G., Thambiratnam, D., Remennikov, A., Uy, B., Wu, C., Ngo, T., Ranjith, Pa.,Fawzia, S. "National Drop Weight Impact Testing Facility", ARC Linkage and Infrastructure Equipment Project, 2016: $499,000


• Zhao, XL., Heidarpour, A., Packer, J., and Wu, Chengqing. "Composite tubular construction subject to impact and blast", ARC Discovery Project, 2013-2015: $360,000


• Heidarpour, A., and Ranzi, G. "Unified analysis of steel and composite frame structures subjected to static, thermal, earthquake and blast loading", ARC Discovery Project, 2010-2013: $350,000


• Heidarpour, A. "Steel and steel-concrete composite elements subjected to post-earthquake fire: A fundamental study", Research Fellowship, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2013-2014: RMB200,000


• Fragomeni, S., Thomas, I.,Sanjayan,J., Mendis, P., Setunge,S., Heidarpour, A. , Guerrieri,M., Wilson, J., Al-Mahaidi, R., Xie,YM., Ngo,TD., and Mann, D. "Integrated fire engineering facility for testing structures under combined structural & fire load",ARC LIEF, 2013: $490,000


• Heidarpour, A. "Innovative hybrid fabricated stub columns consisting of corrugated steel plates & circular tube", Seed Funding Scheme, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, 2013: $14975


• Heidarpour, A. "Australia- China Young Researcher Exchange Program", Australian Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) , 2012: $4000


• Heidarpour, A. "Behaviour of innovative fabricated square and triangular stub columns utilising stainless steel and very high strength steel tubes at elevated temperatures", Seed Funding Scheme, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, 2012: $29750


• Heidarpour, A. "An innovative non-discretisation semi-analytical formulation for beam-column members subjected to impact loading", New Staff Member Research Fund, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, 2011: $7500


• Heidarpour, A. "Nonlinear Analysis of semi-rigid steel and composite connections subjected to combined actions of earthquake or explosion and subsequent fire", UNSW Silver-star award, The University of New South Wales, 2010: $20,000


• Heidarpour, A. "Progressive collapse of steel and steel-concrete composite structures", UNSW Early Career Researcher Grant, The University of New South Wales, 2010: $25,000

Patent:

• Heidarpour, A., Zhao, X.L., Song, Q.Y. Patent No. 2013900532, "Load Bearing Structures".

Publications:

• Publications List