![Dr Alireza Bagheri Sabbagh Dr Alireza Bagheri Sabbagh](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/s01ab5/DSC08882.jpg)
Senior Lecturer
- About
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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
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Research Overview
Areas of expertise:My research activities are mainly linked with the topics of offsite manufacturing, resilient and sustainable lightweight steel structures and circular construction integrating physical tests, advanced computational analysis and novel design solutions.
New generation of lightweight steel framing structures
More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.107345New 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.2022.04.069Current Research
2023-2025. 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. High-performance lightweight steel framing structures in seismic areas, PhD project by Kanan Ibrahimov.
2022-Present. Lightweight Structural systems for low-carbon housing, PhD project by Junyue Ma.
2023-Present. Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing, PhD project by Ehsan Bakhshivand.
2024-Present. Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing, PhD project by Pouria Darzehkanani.
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 ZOMAFO, RIGOBERT
Collaborations
Imperial College London
University of Sheffield
Robert Gordon University
Politecnico Milano
Johns Hopkins University
Funding and Grants
2022-2025. 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.
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.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities