UBC Civil Engineering

Dr. Reza Vaziri

Dr. Reza Vaziri
Dr. Reza Vaziri,
Professor and Head

Professor & Head of Civil Engineering

Location: CEME - Room 2002F
Telephone: 604.822.2800
Facsimilie: 604.822.6901
Email: reza@civil.ubc.ca

 

Biography:

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of London, UK, 1982
M.A.Sc., Civil Engineering (Structures), The University of British Columbia, 1985
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structures), The University of British Columbia, 1989
Dr. Vaziri is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering at UBC since 1993.

Research Interests:

Finite element analysis; Mechanics of composite materials; Constitutive modeling of engineering materials, Plasticity, Damage mechanics; Process modeling of composite structures; Analysis of impact and blast loading of metallic and composite structures.

Courses:

  • CIVL 230: Solid Mechanics I
  • CIVL 537: Computational Mechanics I
  • CIVL 538: Computational Mechanics II
  • MMAT 494: Composite Materials

Recent Publications


Journals

  • A. Forghani, Navid Zobeiry, A. Poursartip and R. Vaziri, ‘A Structural Modelling Framework for Prediction of Damage Development and Failure of Composite Laminates’, J. Composite Science & Technology, submitted Dec 2010, revisions accepted March 2011.
  • A. Bebamzadeh, T. Haukaas, R. Vaziri, A. Poursartip and G. Fernlund, ‘Application of Response Sensitivity in Composite Processing’, J. Composite Materials, Vol. 44, No: 15 , pp. 1821-1840, Jul 2010.
  • C. McGregor, R. Vaziri and X. Xiao, ‘Finite Element Modelling of the Progressive Crushing of Braided Composite Tubes under Axial Impact’, Int. J. Impact Engineering, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 662-672, Jun 2010.
  • Nima Zobeiry, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Computationally Efficient Pseudo-Viscoelastic Models for Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Thermoset Polymer Composites during Cure’, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 247-256, Feb 2010.
  • X. Li, S.R. Hallett, M. R. Wisnom, Navid Zobeiry, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Experimental Study of Damage Propagation in Over-height Compact Tension Tests,’ Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 40, No. 12, pp. 1891-1899, Dec 2009.
  • A.R.A. Arafath, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Closed Form Solution for Process-Induced Stresses and Deformation of a Composite Part Cured on a Solid Tool: Part II – Curved Geometries,’ Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 40, Issue 10, pp. 1545-1557, October 2009.
  • A. Forghani and R. Vaziri, ‘Computational Modelling of Damage Development in Composite Laminates Subjected to Transverse Dynamic Loading’, J. Applied Mechanics, Trans. ASME, Special Issue on Impact Engineering, Vol. 76, pp. 051304-1 to 051304-11, September 2009.
  • X. Xiao, C. McGregor, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Progress In Composite Tube Crush Simulation’, Int. J. Impact Engineering, Vol. 36, Issue 5, pp. 711-719, May 2009.
  • A. Bebamzadeh, T. Haukaas, R. Vaziri, A. Poursartip and G. Fernlund, ‘Response Sensitivities and Parameter Importance Studies in Composites Manufacturing’ J. Composite Materials, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 621- 659, March 2009.
  • C. McGregor, Navid Zobeiry, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘A Constitutive Model for Progressive Compressive Failure of Composites,’ J. Composite Materials, Vol. 42, No. 25, pp. 2687-2716, December 2008.
  • A.R.A. Arafath, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Closed Form Solution for Process-Induced Stresses and Deformation of a Composite Part Cured on a Solid Tool: Part I – Flat Geometries,’ J. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 39, Issue 7, pp. 1106-1117, July 2008.
  • C. McGregor, R. Vaziri, A. Poursartip and X. Xiao, ‘Simulation of Progressive Damage Development in Braided Composite Tubes under Axial Compression,’ J. Composites Part A., Vol. 38, pp. 2247-2259, November 2007.
  • F. Ellyin, R. Vaziri and L. Bigot, ‘Predictions of Two Non-Linear Viscoelastic Constitutive Relations for Polymers under Multiaxial Loadings,’ J. Polymer Engineering and Science, pp. 593-607, May 2007.
  • W.R. Novotny, E. Cepuš, A.Shahkarami, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Numerical Investigation of the Ballistic Efficiency of Multi-Ply Fabric Armours During the Early Stages of Impact’, Int. J. Impact Engineering, Vol. 34, pp. 71-88, January 2007.
  • A. Shahkarami and R. Vaziri, ‘A Continuum Shell Finite Element Model for Impact Simulation of Woven Fabrics’, Int. J. Impact Engineering, Vol. 34, pp. 104-119, January 2007.
  • Nima Zobeiry, R. Vaziri and A. Poursartip, ‘Differential Implementation of the Viscoelastic Response of a Curing Thermoset Matrix for Composites Processing’, Trans of ASME, J. Engineering Materials & Technology, Vol. 128, pp. 90-95, January 2006.

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