selected publications academic article Kiani, M., & Danila, J. (2023). Design and Testing of MASH Test Level 3 Thrie-Beam Guardrail System for Roadside and Median Applications. Transportation Research Record. 036119812311569-036119812311569. Dobrovolny, C. S., Bligh, R., Kiani, M., & Hangul, A. (2022). Investigation and MASH Full-Scale Crash Testing of the Practice of Raising Blockouts on W-Beam Rail Systems. Transportation Research Record. 2676(4), 776-789. Sharma, R., Silvestri Dobrovolny, C., Hurlebaus, S., & Kiani, M. (2022). Adequacy of Manitoba concrete bridge rail during truck platoon impacts and associated occupant risks. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 27(1), 232-242. Kiani, M., Dobrovolny, C. S., Bligh, R., & Lindsey, C. (2022). Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware TL-4 Evaluation of Critical Flare Rate for Cast-in-Place Concrete Barrier. Transportation Research Record. 2677(1), 599-609. Dobrovolny, C. S., Bligh, R., Kiani, M., & Jeffers, J. (2021). Investigation and MASH Full-Scale Crash Testing of the Buried-in-Backslope Terminal Compatible with Midwest Guardrail System. Transportation Research Record. 2675(12), 1306-1316. Kiani, M., & Fry, G. T. (2018). Fatigue analysis of railway wheel using a multiaxial strain-based critical-plane index. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS). 41(2), 412-424. conference paper Sharma, R., Dobrovolny, C. S., Hurlebaus, S., & Kiani, M. (2021). REINFORCED CONCRETE BARRIER MODELING IN-SERIES IMPACTS IN LS-DYNA
teaching activities CVEN659 Beh & Des Steel Struct Guest Lecturer CVEN671 Beh&des Prestressed Conc Guest Lecturer
education and training Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2017 M.S. in Civil Engineering - Earthquake, Sharif University of Technology - (Tehran, Iran) 2008 B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz - (Tabriz, Iran) 2006
awards and honors Gibb Gilchrist Award, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2021