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Awards & Honors

 

  • Anita Mochen Loya Scholarship in 2018 (3,000 $)

  • Anita Mochen Loya Scholarship in 2017 (3,000 $)

  • Transportation Leadership Council (TLC) Fellowship in 2017 (1,500 $)

  • PhD. Graduate Student Assistantship from University of Texas at El Paso, 2017-present.

  • College Fellowship for Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering in 2011 and 2012.

  • Ranked 44th among more than 40,000 competent in national MSc entrance exam of Iran, 2010.

  • College Fellowship for Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

 

 

 

 

Skills

 

Statistics and Data Analysis

 

  • Genetic Algorithm & Genetic Programming (GP)

  • Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

  • Linear and Non-Linear Estimation

  • Advanced Data Modeling & Data Mining

 

Computer Proficiency

 

  • Finite Element: ABAQUS, ANSYS.

  • Finite Difference: FLAC.

  • Programming Languages: MATLAB, FORTRAN PowerStation, Python.

  • Civil Programming: AASHTOWare, FPS21, KENPAVE, SAP, ETABS, SAFE, Auto CAD, Geo Studio, Hilti, PLAXIS, Auto CAD Land Descktop, WinJULEA, TORA, SIMIO.  

 

Laboratory Experience

 

  • Strength and Stiffness of Materials: Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) Test, Submaximal Tests, Indirect Diametrical Tensile Test (IDT), Resilient Modulus Test

  • Non-destructive Evaluation: Free Free Resonant Column Test, Dielectric Value Test

  • Durability: Tube Suction Test, Submergence Test, Back Pressure Test

  • Swell Test, Coeeficient of Thermal Expansion Test

  • Aggregate and Soil Characterization:  Aggregate Imaging Measurement System Test. Sulfur Content Test, Methalyne Blue Value Test, X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging Test, Consolidation Test, Atterberge Limits Test, Hysdrometer Tests, Direct & Triaxial Shear Tests.

 

Field Experience

 

  • Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD)

  • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

  • Ultrasonic Tomography (MIRA)

  • Portable Seismic Property Analyzer (PSPA)

  • Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD)

  • Standard Penetration Test (SPT)

  • Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

  • Calculation of Relative Density in the field

  • Electrical Piezometers for the calculation of pore water pressure

  • Inclinometers for the calculation of settlement in geotechnical structure

 

Podium Presentations

 

  • Chicago (July 22, 2019), USA, ASCE’s  International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference 2019, Alternative Approaches for the laboratory Evaluation of Moisture Susceptibility of Cementitious Materials.

  • Philadelphia (March 25, 2019), USA, ASCE’s International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Congress 2019, Scale Effects in the Indirect Tensile and Unconfined Compressive Strengths of Cement-Stabilized Base Materials.

  • Philadelphia (March 26, 2019), USA, ASCE’s International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Congress 2019, Evaluation of the Mechanical Behavior of Shirin-dare earth Dam by the Numerical Analysis and Monitoring.

  • El Paso (November 2017), USA, The 3nd Annual Graduate Research Exposition, Environmental and Economic Benefits of using Recycled Materials as an Alternative for Conventional Materials in a Highway Construction Projects in Texas.

  • Pittsburgh (July 17, 2018), USA, ASCE’s International Conference on Transportation & Development, Moisture Susceptibility of Cement-Stabilized Base Materials Using the Tube Suction Test.

  • Pittsburgh (July, 18, 2018), USA, ASCE’s International Conference on Transportation & Development, Performance Evaluation of the Cement Stabilized Reclaimed Materials for Use in Pavement Foundations.

  • Washington DC (January 9, 2018), USA, 97th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, A practical approach for the estimation of strength and resilient properties of cementitious materials in the laboratory.

  • El Paso (November 2017), USA, The 2nd Annual Graduate Research Exposition, Seismic Modulus Test for Determination of Resilient Modulus on Stabilized Aggregate Materials

  • Lisbon (April 2015), Portugal, Second international dam world conference. Pore Pressure and Numerical Modeling of Earth and Rockfill Dam.

  • Tehran (February 2012), Iran, The first international conference on dam and hydropower, The Effect of the Mechanical Specifications of Materials and Core Thickness on the Stability and Deformation of Rockfill Dams

 

Professional Activities

 

  • Member of American Society of Civil Engineers.

  • Member of Iran Engineers’ Association.

  • Member of Transportation Leadership Council (TLC) - The University of Texas at El Paso (2017-2018).

  • Member of International Geosynthetics Society (IGS).

  • Friend of Standing Committee at TRB on Aggregate AFP70

  • Friend Member of Standing Committee at TRB on Stabilization of Geomaterials and Recycled Materials AFS80

  • Friend of Standing Committee at TRB on Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Geomaterials AFP60

  • Friend of Standing Committee at TRB on Pavement Structural Modeling and Evaluation AFD80

  • Friend of Standing Committee at TRB on  Soil and Rock Properties AFP30

 

Training & Certification

 

  • Earth Dams With Asphalt Core, Tehran, Oct 2010 .

  • Dynamic Analysis of Earth Dams Using Finite Difference Software FLAC, Tehran, Feb 2012.

  • The Experience of Installation and Instrumentation in Concrete & Rockfill Dams , Tehran, Feb 2012.

  • Reinforced Geo Wall, Tehran, Nov 2015.

  • Waterproofing Under Ground Structure Using Geosynthetics Solution, Tehran, Jan 2016.

  • ASCE Professional Development Hours (13 hours): Pittsburgh (7/15/18-7/18/18).

  • ASCE Professional Development Hours (23 hours): Pennsylvania (3/24/19 - 3/27/19).

  • ASCE Professional Development Hours (17 hours): Chicago (7/21/19 - 7/24/19).

  • Engineer in Training (EIT) in 2019 (Texas No. 19-845-05)

 

References

 

Dr. Reza S. Ashtiani
Associate Professor 

Civil Engineering Department of University of Texas at El Paso

Tel: +1 (915) 747-5404

Email: Reza@utep.edu
Website: http://www.rezasalehi.com/

 

 

Professor S. Mohsen Haeri

Head of Geotechnical Engineering Division
Civil Engineering Department of Sharif University of Technology

Tel: +98 (21) 6616-4230

Email: smhaeri@sharif.edu
Website: http://sina.sharif.edu/~smhaeri/

 

Professor Soheil Nazarian

Director at the Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems
Civil Engineering Department of University of Texas at El Paso

Tel: +1 (915) 747-6911

Email: Nazarian@utep.edu
Website: http://ctis.utep.edu/

 

 

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