A high-fidelity computational investigation of buried concrete sewer pipes exposed to truckloads and corrosion deterioration

S Zamanian, J Hur, A Shafieezadeh - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
As wastewater systems are reaching critical levels of aging and deterioration, simulation of
realistic pipe behaviors is ever more needed to analyze and manage the associated risks …

Effect of modelling complexities on extreme wind hazard performance of steel lattice transmission towers

Y Mohammadi Darestani… - Structure and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Reliable computational models of transmission towers are key to improved hurricane risk
management of transmission systems. However, a comprehensive understanding of …

Significant variables for leakage and collapse of buried concrete sewer pipes: A global sensitivity analysis via Bayesian additive regression trees and Sobol'indices

S Zamanian, J Hur, A Shafieezadeh - Structure and infrastructure …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Identifying key variables that influence crack formation in buried concrete sewer pipes and
impact their structural integrity is crucial for evaluating the leakage and collapse vulnerability …

Age-dependent failure probabilities of corroding concrete sewer pipes under traffic loads

S Zamanian, A Shafieezadeh - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete pipes are frequently used in the wastewater infrastructure. These buried structures
are prone to ageing and deterioration, as well as damage under excessive stresses from …

Temporal global sensitivity analysis of concrete sewer pipes under compounding corrosion and heavy traffic loads

S Zamanian, A Shafieezadeh - Structure and Infrastructure …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
During their lifetime, sewer networks face risks of infiltration or exfiltration, restriction of flow
capacity, and loss of structural integrity. These factors individually or combined can impact …

[HTML][HTML] Static and seismic responses of eco-friendly buried concrete pipes with various dosages of fly ash

S Mostofizadeh, KF Tee - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an evaluation based on the detailed failure has been conducted for
underground sewage Geopolymer concrete (GPC) pipes under static and seismic loadings …

Convective Drying Analysis of Transversely Isotropic Natural Clay

MM Tamizdoust, O Ghasemi-Fare - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The drying phenomenon in clays is a multiphysical process accompanied by alterations in
the thermal, hydraulic, and mechanical states of the multiphase system. Reversible and …

Resilience of sewer networks to extreme weather hazards: Past experiences and an assessment framework

S Zamanian, M Rahimi, A Shafieezadeh - Pipelines 2020, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
With the rise in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, short-and long-term
planning have become more necessary to enhance the capability of sanitary and combined …

Parameter estimation of a fractional order soil constitutive model using KiK-Net downhole array data: a Bayesian updating approach

NL Dehghani, M Rahimi, A Shafieezadeh… - Geo-Congress …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Due to the complexity of wave propagation in soil media and the uncertainty in geotechnical
material properties, predicted surface motions using theoretical wave propagation models …

Multivariate global sensitivity analysis of rocking responses of shallow foundations under controlled rocking

A Fathi, M Mazari, M Saghafi - Eighth International Conference on …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
ABSTRACT A strong input energy, eg, earthquake, may cause a partial separation of
foundation from the underneath geomaterials. The concept of rocking behavior of shallow …