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PUBLICATIONS

Ghalibafian, H., Quiroz, L., St. Michel, G., and Mofrad, M. (2016). “A Risk-Based Structural Assessment Approach for Port Metro Vancouver’s Asset Management”. Proceedings of PORTS 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New Orleans, LA.

Ghalibafian, H., Allyn N.F., and Foschi, R.O. (2010). “Navigation of Inland Waterways at Bridge Crossings”. Proceedings of PORTS 2010, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Jacksonville, FL.

Ghalibafian, H., Foschi, R.O., and Ventura, C.E. (2008). “Performance-Based Assessment of the Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on the Seismic Demand of Bridge Piers: A Proposed Methodology.” Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), Beijing, China.

Ghalibafian, H., Ventura, C.E., and Foschi, R.O. (2008). “Effects of Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction on the Inelastic Seismic Demand of Pile-Supported Bridge Piers.” Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), Beijing, China.

Ghalibafian, H. (2006). “Evaluation of the Effects of Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction on the Inelastic Seismic Response of Pile-Supported Bridge Piers.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Ghalibafian, H., Ventura, C.E. and Byrne, P.M. (2006). “Modeling of Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction of an Instrumented Bridge Pier Using FLAC.” Proceedings of the 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8NCEE), EERI, San Francisco, CA.

Ghalibafian, H. and Ventura, C.E. (2006). “Site Response Analysis Using FLAC: a Case History.” Report EQ 06-01, Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Ghalibafian, H., Foschi, R.O. and Ventura, C.E. (2006). “An Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Reliability Analysis and Performance Based Design of Pile-Supported Bridge Piers.” Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (1ECEES), Geneva, Switzerland.

Ghalibafian, H., Ventura, C.E. and Byrne, P.M. (2005). “Comparison of Seismic Performance of a Pre-tensioned Pile Foundation with a Conventional Foundation without Piles.” Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13WCEE), CAEE, Vancouver, BC.

Ghalibafian, H., Ventura, C.E. and Bhuyan, G.S. (2005). “Seismic Interaction between Flexible Conductors and Electrical Substation Equipment.” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 2.

Ghalibafian, H., Bhuyan, G.S., Ventura, C.E., Rainer, H., Borthwick, D., Stewart, B. and Zhai, E. (2004). “Seismic Behavior of Flexible Conductor Connecting Substation Equipment – Part II: Shake Table Tests.” IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery, Vol. 19, No. 4.

Bhuyan, G.S., Zhai, E., Ghalibafian, H., Ventura, C.E., Borthwick, D., Stewart, B. and Rainer, H. (2004). “Seismic Behaviour of Flexible Conductor Connecting Substation Equipment – Part I: Static and Dynamic Properties of Individual Components.” IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery, Vol. 19, No. 4.

Ghalibafian, H. and Ventura, C.E. (2003). “Simplified Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Procedures for Existing Bridges in British Columbia and its Software Implementation.” Report EQ 03-07, Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Ghalibafian, H. and Ventura, C.E. (2003). “Evaluation of Dynamic Response of Flexible Conductors Interconnecting Electrical Substation Equipment.” Proceedings of the XXI International Modal Analysis Conference, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Kissimmee, Florida.

Ghalibafian, H., Ventura, C.E. and Bhuyan, G.S. (2002). “Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Interaction between Flexible Conductors and Electrical Substation Equipment.” Proceeding of the 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EAEE, London, UK.

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