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Current Affiliation

Professor

Contact Information

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mail Stop 258
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
T: (775) 784-4839; (775) 784-8226
F: (775) 784-1390

Email: saiidi@unr.edu

Education

Research Interests

• Earthquake Engineering of Bridges and Buildings
• Experimental Studies of Bridges and Components
• Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
• Innovative Materials in Earthquake Resistant Structures

Selected Publications

• Johnson, N., T. Ranf, M. Saiidi, D. Sanders, and M. Eberhard, “Seismic Testing of A Two-Span Reinforced Concrete Bridge,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, March-April 2008, pp. 173-182.
• Correal, J., M. Saiidi, D. Sanders, S. El-Azazy, “Shake Table Studies of Bridge Columns with Double Interlocking Spirals,” American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 104, No. 4, July-August 2007, pp. 393-401.
• Phan, V., M. Saiidi, J. Anderson, and H. Ghasemi, “Near Fault Ground Motion Effect on Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 7, July 2007, pp. 982-989.
• Saiidi, M., M. Zadeh, C. Ayoub, and A. Itani, “A Pilot Study of Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Shape Memory Alloys,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 19, No. 6, June 2007, pp. 454-461.
• Correal, J., M. Saiidi, D. Sanders, S. El-Azazy, “Analytical Evaluation of Bridge Columns with Double Interlocking Spirals,” American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 104, No. 3, May-June 2007, pp. 314-323.
• Saiidi, M., R. Johnson, and E. Maragakis, “Development, Shake Table Testing, and Design of FRP Seismic Restrainers,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, July/August 2006, pp.499-506.
• Saiidi, M., and H. Wang, “An Exploratory Study of Seismic Response of Concrete Columns with Shape Memory Alloys Reinforcement,” American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 103, No. 3, May-June 2006, pp. 436-443.
• Johnson, N., M. Saiidi, A. Itani, and S. Ladkany, “Seismic Retrofit of Octagonal Columns with Pedestal and One-Way Hinge at the Base,” American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 102, No. 5, September-October 2005, pp. 699-708.
• Choi, H., S. Fadali, M. Saiidi, and L. Kwon, “Neural Network Active Control of Structures with Earthquake Excitation,” International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 202-210.
• Saiidi, M., K. Sureshkumar, and C. Pulido, ”A Simple Model for CFRP Confined Concrete,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Vol. 9, No. 1, January-February 2005, pp. 101-104.

Courses Taught

Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions

• Fellow, ASCE
• Fellow, ACI
• Member, ACI, ASCE, EERI, Phi Kappa Phi, NEES Consortium, CUREE
• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada and California
• Reviewer of the National Science Foundation Research Proposals
• Reviewer of ASCE, ACI, EERI, PCI, Journal of Engineering Structures, Journal of Structural
• Engineering and Mechanics, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, and TRB Manuscripts
• Member of Review Panels for NCHRP and NSF Proposals Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, 2nd Edition
• Distinguished Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to Civil Engineering, 2nd Edition
• UNR-Foundation Professorship Award, 1997
• UNR Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, 2000
• Outstanding Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Award, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 2003
• Regents Researcher Award, University and Community College System of Nevada, 2003
• Lemelson Award for Innovative Research, College of Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 2004
• Advisor of the Year Award, Associated Students at the University of Nevada, Reno, 2004
• Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Engineering, Tehran University, 2004.