Dr. Torabian is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Civil and System Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He works at the Thin-walled Structural Laboratory, where he teaches graduate students how to test buckling sensitive structural members and assemblies. His research includes cold-formed steel members under combined loads, steel decks, metal buildings, rigid-wall flexible diagram (RWFD) buildings, structural diaphragms, high strength steel, wind turbine tubes under combined actions, structural fasteners, and composite cold-formed steel members.
Dr. Torabian is a licensed professional structural engineer, working as a Senior Project Manager at Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Inc. in Washington DC. He is responsible to manage and perform high fidelity numerical analyses and physical tests to improve the designs for structural components and systems. His areas of expertise are: Numerical Analysis, Seismic Design, Evaluation, and Rehabilitation, Design and Retrofit of tall and special structures (concrete, steel, masonry), Seismic Analysis of Metal Buildings, Seismic and Thermal Analysis of RWFD building, and Evaluate and Retrofit of Nuclear Structures.
Dr. Torabian is an active and recognized researcher in the field of cold-formed steel (CFS) and structural steel and has published more than 40 journal and 50 conference papers. He was a voting member of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) code committees—where all CFS research works were turned into practice—and member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Structural Engineering Institute (SEI).
Education: BS Civil Engineering, Shiraz University; M.S., Ph.D. Earthquake and Structural Engineering, University of Tehran; and Post-Doc Fellow, Johns Hopkins University.
Education History
- Ph.D Civil Enginerring, University of Tehran
Work Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University
Professional Organizations
ASCE
Courses
Structural Stability
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