Publications

Journal Papers

[J14]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2023). Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Seismic Performance Improvement of Isolated Curved Bridges Subjected to Pounding at End-Expansion Joints. Structures. [Will be submitted soon].

[J13]. Pokhrel, M.*, Amjadian, M., Rahman M., & Tarawneh, C. (2023). Data-Driven Method for Classification of Fatigue Damage in an Open-Deck Railroad Bridge with Rail Defect. Sensors. [Under Review: 2nd Round] 

[J12]. Amjadian, M., Agrawal, A. K., & Nassif, H. H. (2022). Development of An Analytical Method for Design of Electromagnetic Energy Harvesters with Planar Magnetic Arrays. Energies, 15(10), 3540. [Link]

[J11]. Amjadian, M., Agrawal, A. K., Silva, C., & Dyke, S. (2022). Experimental testing and validation of the dynamic model of a magneto-solid damper for vibration control. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 166, 108479. [Link]

[J10]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2020). Planar arrangement of permanent magnets in design of a magneto-solid damper by finite element method. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 31(7), 998-1014. [Link]

[J09]. Jalinoos, F., Amjadian, M., Agrawal, A. K., Brooks, C., & Banach, D. (2020). Experimental evaluation of unmanned aerial system for measuring bridge movement. J. Bridge Eng, 25(1), 04019132. [Link]

[J08]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2019). Seismic response control of multi-story base-isolated buildings using a smart electromagnetic friction damper with smooth hysteretic behavior. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 130, 409-432. [Link]

[J07]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2019). Feasibility study of using a semiactive electromagnetic friction damper for seismic response control of horizontally curved bridges. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 26(4), e2333. [Link]

[J06]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2018). Dynamic characteristics of horizontally curved bridges. Journal of Vibration and Control, 24(19), 4465-4483. [Link]

[J05]. Amjadian, M., Kalantari, A., & Agrawal, A. K. (2018). Analytical study of the coupled motions of decks in skew bridges with the deck–abutment collision. Journal of Vibration and Control, 24(7), 1300-1321. [Link]

[J04]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2018). Modeling, design, and testing of a proof-of-concept prototype damper with friction and eddy current damping effects. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 413, 225-249. [Link] 

[J03]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2017). A passive electromagnetic eddy current friction damper (PEMECFD): Theoretical and analytical modeling. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 24(10), e1978. [Link]

[J02]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2016). Rigid-body motion of horizontally curved bridges subjected to earthquake-induced pounding. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21(12), 04016090. [Link]

[J01]. Kalantari, A., & Amjadian, M. (2010). An approximate method for dynamic analysis of skewed highway bridges with continuous rigid deck. Engineering Structures, 32(9), 2850-2860. [Link]

Conference Papers, Posters and Presentations

[C18]. Rahman, M.M.*, Amjadian, M., Pokhrel, M.* and Tarawneh, C. (2024). Machine Learning for Classification of Fatigue-Induced Defects in a Track-Bridge System. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting, 2024. [Submitted]

[C17]. Amjadian, M., Agrawal, A. K., & Nassif, H. (2023). Self-Powered Sensors for Sustainable Condition Monitoring of Bridges under Traffic-Induced Vibration, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI), 2023.

[C16]. Amjadian, M., & Haider, S. M. B.* (2023). Vibration control of a two-story base-isolated building using a new tuned mass multi-sliding friction damper. In Proc. of SPIE Vol (Vol. 12483, pp. 1248318-1). 

[C15]. Rahman, M.M.*, Amjadian, M., Pokhrel, M.* and Tarawneh, C. (2023). Machine learning technique for damage detection of rails on steel railroad bridges subjected to moving train load. In Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series (Vol. 12487, p. 124870R). 

[C14]. Pokhrel, M.* & Amjadian, M. (2023). Damage Detection in an Open-Deck Steel Truss Railroad Bridge under the Train Load using Hilbert-Huang Transform. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, 2023.

[C13]. Amjadian, M. (2023). Vibration Control using Frictional Tuned Mass Dampers with Stick-Slip Motion. IMAC-XLI - Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2023.

[C12]. Amjadian, M. (2022). A Study on the use of an Energy-Regenerative Tuned Mass Damper for Vibration Control and Monitoring of Base-Isolated Buildings. Proc. SPIE 12043, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, 2022. 

[C11]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2022). Magneto-solid damper: a new generation of friction dampers with smooth hysteretic behavior for vibration control of civil structures, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI), 31 May-03 June, 2022.

[C10]. Amjadian, M., Agrawal, A. K., Cao, L., & Haidar, S. M. B (2022). Passive control of an electromagnetic friction damper for Displacement reduction of multi-story base-isolated buildings. Eighth World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM), 05-08 June 2022. 

[C09]. Amjadian, M. & Agrawal, A. K. (2021). Feasibility of using a high-power electromagnetic energy harvester to power structural health monitoring sensors and systems in transportation infrastructures. Proc. SPIE SSN06, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2021, 07-10 Mar 2021.

[C08]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2018). Semi-active control of the torsional response of horizontally curved bridges. 11th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 25-29 June, 2018.

[C07]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2017). Vibration control using a variable coil-based friction damper. Proc. SPIE 10164, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2017, 101642J, 26-29 March, 2017.

[C06]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2017). Torsional response of horizontally curved bridges subjected to earthquake-induced pounding. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, 09-13 January, 2017. 

[C05]. Amjadian, M., & Agrawal, A. K. (2016). Analytical modeling of a simple passive electromagnetic eddy current friction damper. Proc. SPIE 9799, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2016, 97991B, 20-24 March, 2016.

[C04]. Amjadian, M., & Kalantari, A. (2012). Influence of seismic pounding on dynamic response of skewed highway bridges. 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-28 September, 2012. 

[C03]. Kalantari, A., & Amjadian, M. (2011). Investigation of the seismic pounding effect on torsional response of highway bridges. 6th International Conference of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 16-18 May, 2011.

[C02]. Kalantari, A., & Amjadian, M. (2010). An approximate method for dynamic analysis of highway skewed bridges with continuous deck. 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 July, 2010.

[C01]. Kalantari, A., & Amjadian, M. (2009). The effect of direction of orthogonal horizontal components of earthquake on the nonlinear response of skewed bridges. 8th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Shiraz, Iran, 11-13 May, 2009. 

Technical Reports

[R03]. Agrawal, A., Amjadian, M., Tun, W. Y., Nassif, H., & Wang, H. (2023). Field Application of a High-Power Density Electromagnetic Energy Harvester to Power Wireless Sensors in Transportation Infrastructures. United States. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART). [Link]

[R02]. Agrawal, A. K., Amjadian, M., & Nassif, H. (2021). Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Sensors for Smart Transportation Infrastructures. United States. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART). [Link]

[R01]. Jalinoos, F., Agrawal, A. K., Brooks, C. N., Amjadian, M., Banach, D. M., Boren, E. J., ... & Ahlborn, T. M. (2019). Post-hazard engineering assessment of highway structures using remote sensing technologies (No. FHWA-HIF-20-004). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development. [Link]

Dissertation and Thesis

[T2]. Pokhrel, M. (2023). A Data-Driven Method for Damage Detection in An Open Deck Steel Truss Railroad Bridge Under the Moving Train Load (Master's Thesis, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). [Link] Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Amjadian

[D1]. Amjadian, M. (2019). Development of Electromagnetic Friction Dampers for Improving Seismic Performance of Civil Structures (Doctoral dissertation, The City College of New York). [Link]