Mehrdad Sasani Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering m.sasani@neu.edu 617.373.5222 Expertise earthquake engineering, progressive collapse of structures, structural reliability Mehrdad Sasani in the Press Fortune An earthquake crumpled Morocco’s mud brick houses, but this isn’t the end of adobe According to Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, conventional adobe houses also lack the kind of reinforcing components that would give a building structural integrity and prevent, say, the roof from collapsing under lateral loads. How can residents in Morocco guard against the next deadly earthquake? NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Mehrdad Sasani, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, about construction concerns in Morocco’s earthquake zone. Morocco earthquake: death toll passes 2,800 as foreign aid teams fly in Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in the US, said the cheaper mud-brick houses that predominated throughout the villages increased the risk of fatalities during an earthquake. An earthquake crumpled Morocco’s mud brick houses, but this isn’t the end of adobe According to Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, conventional adobe houses also lack the kind of reinforcing components that would give a building structural integrity and prevent, say, the roof from collapsing under lateral loads. CBS Boston Concern about parking garage safety in Mass. in wake of deadly collapse in New York City Northeastern University Professor of Structural Engineering Mehrdad Sasani told WBZ there is a possibility something similar could happen right in our backyard. Middle East Eye ‘Very simple things’: Earthquake engineers on what went wrong in Turkey Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, said that from what he observed, the most likely cause of newer buildings falling was bad construction and poor enforcement of codes and standards. ‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo The added weight brought by the penthouse had the potential to exacerbate a failure and contribute to the progressive collapse that killed 98 people this year, said Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University who reviewed the building’s design plans. He also said the decision to add a new floor […] ‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo The added weight brought by the penthouse had the potential to exacerbate a failure and contribute to the progressive collapse that killed 98 people this year, said Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University who reviewed the building’s design plans. He also said the decision to add a new floor […] MarketWatch After the Surfside building collapse, how to find out whether your condo is safe Different methods of construction will display structural problems in different ways, said Mehrdad Sasani, an engineering professor at Northeastern University whose expertise is in concrete structures. “Steel structures do not have the type of cracks that concrete structures have,” Sasani said. Engineers evaluate demolition options to prevent ‘mess of immense proportion’ in Surfside Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, said he suspects officials would choose to demolish the building by implosion given its height and size – a process that involves the strategic placement of charges to direct the way the buildings falls. Mehrdad Sasani for Northeastern Global News Morocco earthquake devastation worsened by age-old construction methods, expert says Morocco earthquake devastation worsened by age-old construction methods, expert says The mud-brick construction and unreinforced masonry prevalent in Morocco goes back thousands of years, says a Northeastern expert. To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings A team of Northeastern researchers has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a decision framework for designing buildings that are both resilient and sustainable in the face of multiple environmental hazards like earthquakes, flooding, and heavy winds. Northeastern hosts NSF engineering conference Northeastern hosts NSF engineering conference The College of Engineering is hosting the National Science Foundation’s annual Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, which will focus on transforming the field through the formation of robust partnerships. Demolition science Demolition science A recent plan to demolish an 81-year-old structure in Turkey went terribly wrong. Thanks to a video posted online, hundreds of thousands of viewers have watched the building roll on its side and land on its roof, instead of demolishing into itself in a pile of rubble. Mehrdad Sasani, associate professor of civil engineering at […] Northeastern University Tests Building Collapse as Part of International Competition for Engineers and Students Northeastern University Tests Building Collapse as Part of International Competition for Engineers and Students 2007 Progressive Collapse Resistance Competition Tests how Predictions Stack Up to Reality Earthquakes and explosions can lead to the destruction of buildings, but unless the collapse is immediate, initial damage to load-bearing parts may not affect the entire structure. Civil engineers have long been speculating as to how concrete structures might behave following the removal […]
Fortune An earthquake crumpled Morocco’s mud brick houses, but this isn’t the end of adobe According to Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, conventional adobe houses also lack the kind of reinforcing components that would give a building structural integrity and prevent, say, the roof from collapsing under lateral loads.
How can residents in Morocco guard against the next deadly earthquake? NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Mehrdad Sasani, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, about construction concerns in Morocco’s earthquake zone.
Morocco earthquake: death toll passes 2,800 as foreign aid teams fly in Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in the US, said the cheaper mud-brick houses that predominated throughout the villages increased the risk of fatalities during an earthquake.
An earthquake crumpled Morocco’s mud brick houses, but this isn’t the end of adobe According to Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, conventional adobe houses also lack the kind of reinforcing components that would give a building structural integrity and prevent, say, the roof from collapsing under lateral loads.
CBS Boston Concern about parking garage safety in Mass. in wake of deadly collapse in New York City Northeastern University Professor of Structural Engineering Mehrdad Sasani told WBZ there is a possibility something similar could happen right in our backyard.
Middle East Eye ‘Very simple things’: Earthquake engineers on what went wrong in Turkey Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, said that from what he observed, the most likely cause of newer buildings falling was bad construction and poor enforcement of codes and standards.
‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo The added weight brought by the penthouse had the potential to exacerbate a failure and contribute to the progressive collapse that killed 98 people this year, said Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University who reviewed the building’s design plans. He also said the decision to add a new floor […]
‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo The added weight brought by the penthouse had the potential to exacerbate a failure and contribute to the progressive collapse that killed 98 people this year, said Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University who reviewed the building’s design plans. He also said the decision to add a new floor […]
MarketWatch After the Surfside building collapse, how to find out whether your condo is safe Different methods of construction will display structural problems in different ways, said Mehrdad Sasani, an engineering professor at Northeastern University whose expertise is in concrete structures. “Steel structures do not have the type of cracks that concrete structures have,” Sasani said.
Engineers evaluate demolition options to prevent ‘mess of immense proportion’ in Surfside Mehrdad Sasani, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, said he suspects officials would choose to demolish the building by implosion given its height and size – a process that involves the strategic placement of charges to direct the way the buildings falls.