Publications by Ardalan Hosseini

Strengthening of metallic members under mixed mode fatigue loading using prestressed CFRP plates

The strengthening of existing steel structures against high-cycle fatigue (HCF) loading has become one of the most important topics of interest in structural rehabilitation. Apart from the conventional strengthening techniques that incorporate bulky and he ...

EPFL2019

Behavior of prestressed CFRP plates bonded to steel substrate: Numerical modeling and experimental validation

Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

In recent years, retrofitting of steel structures has emerged as a major issue in structural engineering and construction management. As the adhesive bond is often the critical aspect controlling the actual performance of steel profiles externally strength ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2019

Feasibility of iron-based shape memory alloy strips for prestressed strengthening of steel plates

Elyas Ghafoori, Moslem Shahverdi, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

Iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) are advanced materials that can be used as prestressing elements for strengthening and rehabilitation of civil structures. In this paper, the results of a feasibility study on the application of shape memory effect ...

2017

Bond Behavior of CFRP Sheets Attached to Concrete through EBR and EBROG Joints Subject to Mixed-Mode I/II Loading

Ardalan Hosseini

The bond behavior of carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets attached to concrete surface subject to mixed-mode I/II loading through single lap-shear tests is assessed. A 63 concrete prism specimens of 150 × 150 × 330 mm were prepared through externa ...

American Society of Civil Engineers2017

A novel mechanical clamp for strengthening of steel members using prestressed CFRP plates

Alain Nussbaumer, Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

Strengthening of existing steel members using prestressed carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates has certain advantages over non-prestressed reinforcement, especially due to the reduction in permanent tensile stresses acting on the steel members. Ho ...

2017

Experimental investigation into bond behavior of FRP-to-concrete under mixed-mode I/II loading

Ardalan Hosseini

The main purpose of the current study is to investigate bond behavior of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)-to-concrete under mixed-mode I/II loading. To attain this end, 150 × 150 × 330 mm concrete prisms were cast and strengthened by carbon fiber reinforced ...

Elsevier2017

Recent developments of strengthening techniques for metallic structures

Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini

This paper introduces the most recent techniques that have been developed for pre-stressed strengthening of metallic members. Details of utilization of new advanced materials such as carbon-fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP), NiTiNb- and Fe-shape memory alloy ...

2017

An experimental investigation into bond behavior of prestressed CFRP to steel substrate

Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

Nowadays, strengthening of existing steel structures using advanced carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites is becoming a common technique due to the unique advantages of the material such as light weight, high strength and fatigue endurance, as ...

2017

Fatigue strengthening of cracked steel plates using prestressed unbonded CFRP reinforcements

Alain Nussbaumer, Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

Fatigue strengthening of existing steel structures is of great importance and has attracted lots of interest recently. Apart from the conventional strengthening technique, i.e. utilizing bulky and heavy steel plates and its disadvantages, carbon fiber rein ...

2017

Development of anchorage systems for strengthening of steel plates with iron-based shape memory alloy strips

Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

The aim of this study is to propose a series of mechanical anchorage system for strengthening of steel plates with iron-based shape memory (Fe-SMA) strips. Four different friction-based mechanical clamps to anchor the Fe-SMA strips to the steel substrate w ...

2017

Exosome-inspired targeting of cancer cells with enhanced affinity

Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Hasan Pezeshgi Modarres, Ardalan Hosseini

One of the major challenges in the area of novel drug delivery systems (NDDSs) is finding distinguished ligands for specific receptors represented by many cancer cells in order to enhance their cancer homing efficacy. Exosomes, the so-called natural nanoca ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2016

Stress Analysis of Unbonded and Bonded Prestressed CFRP-strengthened Steel Plates

Alain Nussbaumer, Elyas Ghafoori, Ardalan Hosseini, Masoud Motavalli

Numerous research studies are available in the literature on strengthening of steel members using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. Although it is clear that strengthening using prestressed CFRP plates has several advantages over non-prest ...

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University2016