Earthquake Engineering

The earthquake engineering department was established in 1996. The main mission of this department is to move towards minimizing the damage and casualties caused by the earthquake in Iran's seismic prone region.
One of the most important short-term goals of the department concerns the training of individuals who have the ability to analyze and design structures against earthquake loads. These people can comment on the issues related to the retrofitting of buildings, water facilities, and different types of structures and other technical structures to make them less vulnerable against earthquakes. One of the most important long-term objectives of the department concerns the recognition and understanding of the earthquake phenomenon as an input into the technical building as well as issues related to the management of the crisis caused by a destructive earthquake.
This department enjoys a long history of providing services (including conducting successful national projects) or offering its laboratories to the industry sector of the country. Understanding the importance of developing and upgrading the knowledge of civil engineering and training of dedicated specialists in this field, the Department of Earthquake Engineering strives to maintain and develop effective communication with the industry, produce and expand scientific products in the field of earthquake engineering and material behaviors as well as develop regulations and executive directives.
Several examples of such projects include: Retrofitting Plan for National Schools, Retrofitting Plan for Shahed Building (19 story Building), Preparation of Retrofitting Code for Brick Building, preparation of Risk Reduction Plan in Tehran, and Laboratory Surveying of Different Methods of Rehabilitation of rough brick Arch building.
The effective presence of the faculty members of this department besides their colleagues in structural engineering department is evidenced in the preparation of various national building regulations and codes such as the design of buildings against earthquakes.