Siavash Zamiran
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​Seismic Investigation of Retaining Walls

Southern Illinois University
2013-2017
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Project Description:
In this study, retaining wall systems are simulated in a computer program, and earthquake loadings are applied to the computer model. The figure shows the numerical model of a retaining wall which is subjected to different dynamic inputs. Several factors including earthquake acceleration, Arias intensity, backfill properties, the interaction of soil and wall, etc. are studied in this investigation.
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Numerical modeling of a cantilever retaining wall subjected to an earthquake event

Related Publications: 
The Effect of Backfill Cohesion on Seismic Response of Cantilever Retaining Walls Using Fully Dynamic Analysis
Journal of Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier, 2017

Seismic Performance of Cantilever Retaining Walls with Clayey Backfills

American Society of Civil Engineering, International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo. San Antonio, TX (IFCEE 2015)

Earth Pressures of Clayey Backfilled Retaining Walls Under Seismic ‎Loading
XV Danube - European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. Vienna, Austria (2014)

Motion Response and Fragility Analyses of Retaining Walls with Cohesive and Non-Cohesive Backfills During Earthquake Loading

Under process paper (2017)

Presentation: Investigation of Lateral Earth Pressure on Retaining Walls Due to Seismic Conditions in Low Frictional Backfill Materials
Location: Graduate Student Research Symposium, Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University

Presentation: Numerical and Empirical Earth Pressures Evaluation of Cohessive Backfill Materials in Seiscmic Conditions
Location: Graduate Student Research Symposium, Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University (2014)
Affiliations
•  Committee Member, ASCE GI Geophysics Committee, 2017-Present
•  Committee Member, ASCE GI Deep Foundations Committee, 2017-Present

•  Committee Member, ASCE GI Rock Mechanics Committee, 2016-Present
•  Member, American Society of Civil Engineering, 2015-Present
• Committee Member, Geomate Technical Program, 2015-Present
• Councilor-at-Large, Illinois State Academy of Science, 2017-2019
• Individual Member, Deep Foundation Institute, 2015-2016
•  Member, St. Louis Engineer Club, 2015-2017

•  President & Founder, Geo-Institute SIUE Student Chapter, 2015-2017
•  Member, Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society in the US, 2015-Present
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Siavash Zamiran, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Project Engineer, Marino Engineering Asscoiates, Inc.