Omid Esmaili Ph.D. Student of Structural Engineering Henry Samueli School of Engineering University of California - Irvine Email: oesmaili@uci.edu Background Summary. Licensed Engineer in Iran. BSc. degree in Civil Engineering and MSc. degree in Structural Engineering from University of Tehran and MSc. degree in Environmental Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Over three years of technical experience, including structural analysis, design, and construction observation. His research interest includes nonlinear structural analyses, seismic rehabilitation, analytical and experimental studies in Structural and Earthquake Engineering with emphasis on Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering. Personal Background. Date of Birth: 03/05/1982 Nationality: Iranian Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Educational Background. (09/1996-09/2000) High School Diploma in Mathematics & Physics Kamal High School Academic Standing Obtained, i.e. GPA 19.50 out of 20 (09/2000-09/2004) B.Sc. in Civil Engineering University of Tehran Academic Standing Obtained, i.e. GPA 15.02 out of 20 (09/2004-12/2006) M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering Sharif University of Technology, Dissertation Topic: Preliminary Mapping of Prominent Dust Emission Sources in Iran through Remote Sensing Technology and Synnoptical Analyses Academic Standing Obtained, i.e. GPA 15.59 out of 20 (01/2005-02/2008) M.Sc. in Structural Engineering University of Tehran, Advisors: Dr. Mehdi Ghalibafian, Dr. Rasoul Mirghaderi and Mr. Ali Asghar Taheri Behbahani 1 P age
Dissertation Topic: Considering Sequential Construction Methods of Reinforced Concrete High-rise Buildings with Material Time-Dependency Effects through Developing a Non Linear Analysis Software (CONSCREEP) Academic Standing Obtained, i.e. GPA 16.30 out of 20 Professional History. (06/2004-12/2005) Project Engineer Member of the Structural Engineering and Technical Board for Evaluation of Seismic Behavior of 56-story Tehran Tower Building. (12/2005-09/2006) Project Engineer Member of the Structural Engineering and Technical Board for Seismic Retrofitting Design of 56-story Tehran Tower Building. (09/2006-10/2007) Supervisor Engineer Member of the Structural Engineering and Technical Board for Rehabilitation Execution of 56-story Tehran Tower Building. Journal Publications. Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Mirghaderi, R., Taheri Behbahani, A.A., Vahdani, S., 2010. "Rehabilitation of a High-rise Coupled Shear Wall System in a 56 Story Residential Reinforced Concrete Building (Tehran Tower), Based on Nonlinear Dynamic Time-history Analyses", The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings. DOI: 10.1002/tal.580 Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., Mirghaderi, R., Taheri Behbahani, A.A., Vahdani, S., 2010. "Seismic Evaluation of a 56 Story Residential Reinforced Concrete High-rise Building Based on Nonlinear Dynamic Time-history Analyses", The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings. DOI: 10.1002/tal.586 Conference Publications - Structural Engineering. Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., M., Mirghaderi, R. and Taheri, A.A., 2008. Numerical Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Frames Considering Nonlinear Geometric, Material and Time Dependent Effects with Incremental Construction Loadings, Proceedings of Seismic Engineering International Conference commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake (MERCEA'08), Italy. Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., M., Mirghaderi, R. and Taheri, A.A., 2008. Review on Seismic Rehabilitation of a 56-Story RC Tall Building having Shear Wall System Based on a Nonlinear Dynamic Performance Evaluation, Proceedings of Seismic Engineering International Conference commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake (MERCEA'08), Italy. Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., Samadzad, M., Mirghaderi, R., Taheri, A.A., 2008. Study of Structural RC Shear Wall System in a 56-Story RC Tall Building", 14 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), Beijing, China. Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M. and Taheri, A.A., 2007. Evaluation of the Construction Sequence Loading Effects on Seismic Performance of High-rise Buildings with Different Structural Systems ", Proceedings of Ninth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Samadzad, M., Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M. Taheri, A.A. and Vahdani, S., 2007. Effects of Time-Domain Ground Motion Scaling Method on Nonlinear 2 P age
Response of Tall Shear Walls and RC Structures ", Proceedings of Ninth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., Samadzad, M., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M., Taheri, A.A. and Vahdani, S., 2007. Seismic Retrofitting of a 56-Story RC Tall Building Based on a Nonlinear Dynamic Performance Evaluation", Proceedings of Ninth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Ardakani, A., Samadzad, M., Mirghaderi, R. and Taheri, A.A., 2007. Wind Flow Effects on a 56-Story Tall Building and its Surrounding Environment", Proceedings of ASCE Structures Conference - Long Beach, California, USA. Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., M., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M. and Taheri, A.A., 2007. Performance evaluation of single and group embedded steel fastenings in concrete under shear load based on experimental measurements, Proceedings of 2 nd CEB-FIP Symposium on Connections between Steel and Concrete, Stuttgart, Germany. Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., M., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M. and Taheri, A.A., 2007. Performance evaluation of single and group embedded steel fastenings in concrete under tension load based on experimental measurements, Proceedings of 2 nd CEB-FIP Symposium on Connections between Steel and Concrete, Stuttgart, Germany. Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M., 2007. Evaluation of the Time Dependent Effects on Seismic Performance of High-rise Buildings with Different Structural Systems ", Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE5), Tehran, Iran. Epackachi, S., Esmaili, O., Samadzad, M., Shamsian, A.,Taheri, A.A., Mirghaderi, R., Vahdani, S., 2007. Seismic Evaluation of 56 Story Tehran Tower Building Structure on the basis of Nonlinear Dynamic Time-History Analysis". Proceedings of Tehran International Tower Rehabilitation Congress, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian) Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Samadzad, M., Shamsian, A.,Taheri, A.A., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M., 2007. Considering Sequential Construction Loadings with Material Time- Dependency Effects in 56 Story Tehran Tower Building". Proceedings of Tehran International Tower Rehabilitation Congress, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian) Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Samadzad, M., Taheri, A.A., Mirghaderi, R., Vahdani, S., 2007. Rehabilitation Design of 56 Story Tehran Tower Building Structure on the basis of Nonlinear Dynamic Time-History Analysis ". Proceedings of Tehran International Tower Rehabilitation Congress, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian) Esmaili, O., Epackachi, S., Eghtedari, A., Taheri, A.A., Mirghaderi, R., Ghalibafian, M., 2007. Reviewing of the Rehabilitation Construction of 56 Story Tehran Tower Building Structure". Proceedings of Tehran International Tower Rehabilitation Congress, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian) Esmaili, O., Zarafshan, A., 2004. Review on Prediction and Control of Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Structures, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Concrete & Development, Tehran, Iran. Conference Publications - Environmental Engineering. Esmaili, O., Tajrishy, M. and Arasteh, P.D., 2006. "Evaluation of dust sources in Iran through remote sensing and synoptical analysis", Proceedings of Atlantic Europe Conference on Remote Imaging and Spectroscopy, Preston, UK. 3 P age
Esmaili, O., Tajrishy, M. and Arasteh, P.D., 2006. "Results of the 50 year groundbased measurements in comparison with satellite remote sensing of two prominent dust emission sources located in Iran", Proceedings of SPIE Europe Conference on Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XI, Stockholm, Sweden. Computer Skills. Proficient in AUTOCAD, SAP2000, SAFE, ETABS, MS OFFICE Some in ANSYS, ABAQUS, Perform3D and MIDAS. Have programming experiences in FORTRAN and MATLAB. Leadership. (01/2003-12/2003) Supervisor of Iranian branch of (IAESTE) Student Committee. International Association of Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE). (United Nations Branch) (09/2007-11/2007) Member of Technical Execution Committee of 2 nd Tehran International Tower Rehabilitation Congress (Cooperated with University of Tehran & A.S.P Construction Co.) (02/2010 - Present) Vice-President in Academic Affairs of EERI-UCI Student Chapter Awards and Honors. Ranked 50 th among more than 20,000 participants in the Nation-Wide Chemistry Olympiad Examination, 1998. Achieved 661 th position among over more than 500,000 National University Entrance exam applicants, 2000. Full scholarship - B.Sc. degree, University of Tehran, 2000~2004. Ranked 2 nd place in the international student concrete project competition, held by American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2004. Honorary student member of American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2004. Honorary member of Iranian Concrete Institute (ICI), 2004~2007. Full scholarship - M.Sc. degree, Sharif University of Technology, 2005~2007. Full scholarship - M.Sc. degree, University of Tehran, 2005~2008. Ranked 1 st place in the graduate dissertation competition, held by Iranian Concrete Institute (ICI), 2008. Language skills. Persian, English, some French. Membership. From 2004 to 2007 ACI American Concrete Institute From 2009 up to now EERI Earthquake Engineering Research Institute From 2009 up to now IASEA Iranian American Society of Engineers & Architects From 2006 up to now ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers From 2006 up to now SPIE International Society for Optical Engineering From 2004 up to now ICI Iranian Concrete Institute From 2004 up to now EWRC Environment and Water Research Center 4 P age
Interests and activities. Proficient in Watercolor Painting for more than 20 years, also interested in swimming, watching movies, listening music, being with friends, teamwork activities. Reference: Available upon request. 5 P age