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Dr Alireza Bagheri Sabbagh

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Dr Alireza Bagheri Sabbagh
Dr Alireza Bagheri Sabbagh
Dr Alireza Bagheri Sabbagh

Senior Lecturer

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Email Address
alireza.bsabbagh@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272936
Office Address

Room 267
Fraser Noble Building

School/Department
School of Engineering

Biography

2007-2011 University of Sheffield, PhD, Thesis: Cold-formed steel elements for earthquake resistant moment frame buildings.

2011-2012 Research Fellow at University of Warwick.

2013-2015 Lecturer in Structural Engineering at University of Wolverhampton.

2015 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer (2023) in Structural Engineering at University of Aberdeen.

 

 

 

External Memberships

  • Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (CEng MIStructE).
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Research

Research Overview

Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Automated and Circular Construction  
 
From sketch to reality—the initial idea took shape in my mind in 2023 and evolved through the work of my PhD student, Ehsan Bakhshivand, in collaboration with Ornella Iuorio, with the support of Barbara Previtali and her team at Politecnico di Milano. The idea was brought to life through the tireless effort of the team—extensive prototyping, FE modelling, and full-scale structural testing—further enriched by the expertise of my postdoctoral researcher, Chuandong Xie.
 
Recently presented at BE-AM: Built Envoronment Additive Manufacturing at the Formnext - Where ideas take shape in Frankfurt, this Novel Metal Additively Manufactured connections designed for lightweight steel systems enabling fast assembly and disassembly of cold-formed steel housing in line with the principles of automated and circular construction.
 
 
Metal Additively Manufactured Key-Wheel Type Connections
Metal Addtively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections
 
 
 
Semi-Rigid Cold-Formed Steel Connections for New Generation of Lightweight Steel Structures  

Novel semi-rigid connections have been developed for new generation of lightweight steel stud-wall and beam-column systems through physical tests and advanced FE modelling.

 
 
Large-scale tests on cold-formed steel beam-to-column connections at our Heavy Structures Laboratory. PhD project conducted by Kanan Ibrahimov.  
Semi-rigid lightweight steel framing structures
New generation of lightweight steel framing structures
More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.107345
New generation of tubular cold-formed steel connections
More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114956
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.04.069

 

Current Research

2023-2026. Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing (HYLIGHTS). EPSRC grant (EP/W026376/1). Collaborators: Imperial College London & University of Sheffield. Project partners: SCI, Metsec plc and Etex. Total price to funder value: ~ £1.1M.  

2022-2025. Lightweight steel tubular framed structures for multi-storey building construction in seismic area. Research – Studentship funded by Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Value: £65,500. 

2022-Present. Semi-Rigid Side Plate Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Kanan Ibrahimov.

2022-Present. Semi-Rigid Bolted Side-Framed Connections for Lightweight Structural systems, PhD project by Junyue Ma.

2023-Present. Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Ehsan Bakhshivand.

2024-Present. Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Pouria Darzehkanani.  

2025-Present. Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Amir Amirbeigloo.

 

Past Research

-2020-2022. Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city; Istanbul. Royal Academy of Engineering (FoD2021\4\26). Collaborators: Robert Gordon University, Ozyegin University, Turkey. Value: £19,800. 

- 2020-2022. Enhanced structural design for floating offshore wind turbines. PhD project completed by Rigobert Zomafo.

-2017-2024. Friction-slip moment-resisting bolted connections for seismic resilient cold-formed steel structures. PhD project by Marzie Shahini.

Collaborations

Imperial College London

University of Sheffield 

Robert Gordon University

Politecnico di Milano

Johns Hopkins University

Funding and Grants

2022-2026. EPSRC (EP/W026376/1). Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing (HYLIGHTS). Collaborators: Imperial College London & University of Sheffield. Project partners: SCI, Metsec plc and Etex. Total value:  £1.1M. 

2025-2026. Automated design for more efficient cold-formed steel portal framing systems. Scottish Funding Council. BESPOKE STEEL BUILDINGS AND CLADDING LTD. Total value: £56,020.

2020-2022. Royal Academy of Engineering (FoD2021\4\26). Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city; Istanbul.  Collaborators: Robert Gordon University, Ozyegin University, Turkey. Value: £19,800.

2022-2025. High-performance lightweight steel framing structures. Research – Studentship funded by Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Value: £65,500.

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