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YASAMIN RAFI NAZARI

Email: yasamin.rafi@gmail.com

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Personal INFORMATION:

Gender Female

Marital Status Single

Nationality Iranian

Date of Birth 8 September 1987

Place of Birth Rasht, Iran

EducationAl BackGrounD:

University of Tehran, Faculty of Engineering Tehran, Iran

M.Sc. 2010 to present

Earthquake Engineering, Civil Engineering

GPA 17.71/20 via 20 credit hours

Ranked first among students of earthquake engineering of University of Tehran

Sharif University of technology Tehran, Iran

B.Sc. 2005-2010

Civil Engineering

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET) Rasht, Iran

Pre-university degree in Mathematics and Physics 2004-2005

Ranked second among students of NODET in Rasht

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET) Rasht, Iran

High school diploma in Mathematics and Physics 2001-2004

Ranked second among students of NODET in Rasht

Other Educational Honors:

Ranked 255th in Iranian University Entrance Exam in Mathematics and Physics 2005

Ranked 232th in Iranian University Entrance Exam in Foreign Languages 2005

Accepted in Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Literature Olympiad 2002 and 2003

Research interest:

• Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis
• Performance Based Engineering
• Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
• Applied Mathematics in Structural Engineering
• Soil Dynamics and Soil-Structure Interaction
• Transportation Modeling and Urban Transportation Systems Planning
• Project Management and Construction

CuRREnt Research AcTIVTIES

· Ms. Thesis: Seismic fragility evaluation of concrete highway bridges by applying incremental dynamic analysis and considering soil-structure interaction

Under supervision of Prof. Khosro Bargi

I am currently working on my thesis.

· Seismic Hazard Analysis of Gotvand Fill Dam in Iran, Considering Near Field Effects

selected course projects:

· Probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard analysis of Gotvand dam in Iran, Seismic hazard and risk analysis course, University of Tehran, Under supervision of Dr.Hamid Zafarani, Spring 2011

· Evaluation of the effect of element size and order in analysis of plane strain plates by developing MATLAB codes and using finite element method, Numerical methods in earthquake engineering course, University of Tehran, Under supervision of Dr. Asadollah Nourzad, Spring 2011

· Evaluation of earthquake response spectrums provided by UBC, Eurocode and Iranian Code(2800) Using EERA, Soil dynamics course, University of Tehran, Under supervision of Dr. Abbas Ghalandarzadeh, Fall2011

· Analysis and design of a steel building Sharif University of Technology, Under supervision of Dr.Vahid Khansari, Spring 2010

· Analysis and design of a concrete building, Sharif University of Technology, Under supervision of Mr. Manouchehr Pouya, Spring 2010

· Planning Tabriz-Mianeh road, Sharif University of Technology, Under supervision of Dr. Shams Nobakht, Spring 2010

· Analysis of plane stress and plane strain plates, by programming in MATLAB and using finite element method, Application of computer in civil engineering course, Sharif University of Technology, Under supervision of Dr Ahmadi, Spring 2010

· Cost estimation of a building project, Sharif University of Technology, Under supervision of Dr. Hossein Eslami, Spring 2009

· Scheduling a project using Microsoft Office Project, Project management and construction course, Sharif University of Technology, Under supervision of Dr. Hossein Eslami, Spring 2009

Selected courses:

Dynamics of Structures Soil Dynamics	17/20 16.75/20
· Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis	19/20
Ranked second in the class · Numerical Methods in Earthquake Engineering	17.5/20
Effect of Earthquake on Important Structures Advanced Dynamics of Structures Seminar	18/20 18/20 17.7/20
· Mechanics of Materials Laboratory	17.6/20
Ranked first in the class
Soil Mechanics Laboratory Rank third in the class	17.3/20
Steel Structure Project Concrete Structure Project Ranked third in the class Road Project Ranked second in the class Foundation Engineering Ranked third in the class Engineering Economics Project Control	19/20 17.5/20 16/20 16.3/20 17.8/20 16/20

computer & programming skills:

• Programming:

MATLAB and Pascal and familiar with Visual Basic

• Civil Engineering Software:

SAP, ETABS, EERA, KIJKO, SeisRisk, Hech-RASS,Hech-HMS, KenPave, KenLayer, MSP

• General Software:

Microsoft Office Package (Advanced Excel) and AutoCAD

Language Proficiency:

Persian Native Language

English TOEFL Total Score 96/120

Reading 22 Listening 27 Speaking 23 Writing 24

GRE Waiting for the Result

French Intermediate

References:

Prof. Khosro Bargi

M.Sc. Advisor, Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran

Email: kbargi@ut.ac.ir

Dr. Hamid Zafarani

Assistant Professor, International Institute of Earthquake engineering and Seismology, Tehran, Iran

Email: h.zafarani@iiees.ac.ir