Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
University of Guilan at Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Master of Science, Civil and Structural Engineering
University of Guilan at Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Professional Experience
Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Research Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee
Teaching Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Guilan at Rasht, Guilan, Iran
Structural Dynamics, 2014
Structural Analysis, 2012
Research Interests
Structural Dynamics
Structural Control for Seismic Records
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
Experimental Methods and Analysis
Vibration Isolation and Control
Seismic and Vibration Design
Publications
Liu, Z.; Hassanabadi, M.E.; Abolghasemi, S.S.; Wierschem, N.E.; and, Dias-da-Costa, D., “A recursive nonlinear virtual sensing method for joint input-state-parameter estimation of partially measured structures,” Engineering Structures, 2025.
Abolghasemi S. and Wierschem, N.E., 2Exploring the Role of a Nonlinear Rotational Inertial Mechanism at the Joint of a Segmented Strongback Structural System,” 43rd International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC), Orlando, FL, USA, February 10–13, 2025. (Extended Abstract)
Abolghasemi, S.; Wierschem, N.E.; and Denavit, M.D., “Impact of strongback on structure with varying damper and stiffness irregularity arrangements,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 213, 2024.
Abolghasemi S.; Sarkar A.; Manson, C.; Wierschem, N.E.; and Denavit, M.D., 4Experimental study on the impact of an elastic spine in a structure with inerter-based devices,” Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy, June 30 – July 5, 2024.
Abolghasemi, S.S.; Wierschem, N.E.; and Knight, J.B., 5Vibration mitigation using an inerter-based isolation system,” Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2022, (Dynamics Committee Student Paper Competition), Baltimore, MD, USA, May 31 – June 3, 2022.
Abolghasemi, S.S., Bahar, A., 2016. Semi-active control of base isolated structure on elastic foundation. 1st International Conference on Applied Researches in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Management, Tehran, Iran.
