Structural Engineering  
Static and Dynamics of Structures
Structural Monitoring and Adaptive Structures
Advanced Materials for Construction
Cable Systems
Strengthening and Seismic Retrofitting

Personal information of Masoud Motavalli
Company   Empa
Title  
Academic title   Prof. Dr.
Last Name   Motavalli
First Name   Masoud
Job function   Abteilungsleiter
Organisational unit   Structural Engineering
Street   Ueberlandstr. 129
Zip / City   CH-8600 Duebendorf
Region   ZH
Country   Switzerland
E-mail   Masoud.Motavalli@empa.ch
Phone   +41 44 823 4116

Position

Head of Structural Engineering Research Laboratory
Lecturer at ETH Zürich
Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran


Field of Activity

  • FRP Composite materials in Structural Engineering, strenthening of reinforced concrete structures with CFRP
  • Tests and analysis of static and/or dynamic behavior of large civil structures.
  • Seismic evaluation and retrofitting of existing structures, including historical buildings
  • Shape Mamory Alloys (SMA) for civil structures
  • adaptive/smart/intelligent structures


Publications see pdf-file



Member of National and International Committee

Council member of the International Institute for Composites in Construction IIFC
Council member of ISHMII (International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructures)
Member of the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA)
Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
External Assessor of Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, China
Reviewer of the Journal ‚Mechanics of Materials,, ,Materials and Structures (Rilem), , Journal of Composites in Construction (ASCE),
Member of the Scientific Committee of IAESTE at the University of Tehran



Education

Ph.D., ETH Zürich