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University of Connecticut School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Arash E. Zaghi

Assistant Professor


Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, 2009

P.E.


Castleman Building Rm 328

Phone: 860-486-2468

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Research focus:

System-level testing of large scale structural models

Resilience of structural and non-structural systems under natural and man made disasters

Application of advanced materials and innovative details in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)

Repair and retrofit of existing bridges

Computational structural modeling


Research Website: Personal Website

Resume: Zaghi Resume

 

 


Recent publications:

 

Zaghi, A. E., Maragakis, E. M., Itani, A., and Goodwin, E. (2012) “Experimental and Analytical Studies of Hospital Piping Assemblies Subjected to Seismic Loading,” Earthquake Spectra, EERI, 28(1), pp. 367-384.

Zaghi, A. E., Saiidi, M., and Mirmiran, A., (2012) “Shake Table Response and Analysis of a Concrete-Filled FRP Tube Bridge Column,” Composite Structures, Elsevier, Volume 94, Issue 5, pp. 1564–1574.

Zaghi, A. E., Saiidi, M., and El-Azazi, S. (2011) “Shake Table Studies of a Concrete Bridge Pier Utilizing Pipe-Pin Two-Way Hinges,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 16(5), pp. 587–596.

Zaghi, A. E., and Saiidi, M. (2011) “Bearing and Shear Failure of Pipe-Pin Hinges Subjected to Earthquakes,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 16(3), pp. 340–350.

Zaghi, A. E., and Saiidi, M. (2010) “Seismic Performance of Pipe-Pin Two-Way Hinges in Concrete Bridge Columns,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis, UK, 14(8), pp. 1253-1302. (Invited extended paper.)