Dr Hossein Derakhshan
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Biography
Current research areas(Currently, May 2025; seeking PhD applicants in the area of seismic risk assessment utilising artificial intelligence techniques)
- Novel technologies (e.g. AI) for assessing community resilience against seismic hazards
- Concrete and masonry materials and structures
- SENIOR LECTURER, Queensland University of Technology ( 2022-Present)
- LECTURER, Queensland University of Technology (2018-2022)
- ARC DISCOVERY EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOW (JUL 2018-JUN 2021)
- POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, University of Adelaide (JUL 2012-JUN 2018)
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, Aurecon, Christchurch (JAN 2011-JUN 2012)
- PhD in Civil/Structural engineering; UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, Auckland, New Zealand
- MSc - Civil-Structural; UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN, Tehran, Iran
- MSc - Civil; SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY, Shiraz, Iran
- Natural Hazard Research Australia; Managing earthquake risk: unreinforced masonry building database; $299 k; 2025-2027
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ; Seismic vulnerability assessment of Queensland URM unreinforced masonry building; $51.2k; 2022-2023
- ARC DECRA: "Seismic evaluation of nonstructural unreinforced masonry components"; DE180101593; $359.4k; 2018-2021
- Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC - Research Program: "Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development For Building Related Earthquake Risk - Phase 2"; Chief Investigator-secondary; 2017-2018
- Associate Editor of Structures journal
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Keywords
Reinforced concrete, Unreinforced masonry, Construction materials, Continuum mechanics, Computational mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Structural dynamics, Earthquake, Seismic retrofit, seismic vulnerability and risk assessment
Research field
Civil engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD(Civil) (University of Auckland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES)
Teaching
Teaching areas
- Reinforced concrete design
- Engineering mechanics
- Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
- Design of masonry buildings
Experience
On-shore students are invited to apply for scholarships for research on "Seismic vulnerability and risk assessment"
Researcher profile
- https://publons.com/a/1550585
- http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-4700
- http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-9388-2015
Industry-linked research projects
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Natural Hazards Research Australia
Industrial consultancy experience
- Jan 2011-Jun 2012: Aurecon (Christchurch, New Zealand); Structural Engineer
Publications
- Mathavanayakam, S., Derakhshan, H., Thamboo, J., Gill, J., Inglis, C. & Zahra, T. (2025). Compressive strength in grouted dry-stack concrete block masonry: Experimental and analytical predictions. Construction and Building Materials, 467, Article 140411. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/256118
- Ghaseminia, S., Zahra, T., Derakhshan, H., Thamboo, J. & Thambiratnam, D. (2025). Empirical drift capacity models for fully grouted reinforced masonry shear walls. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 23(1), 213–239. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254288
- Dorji, S., Derakhshan, H., Thambiratnam, D. & Mohyeddin, A. (2024). Lateral load response of semi-interlocking mortarless masonry-infilled frames. Structures, 61, Article 105998. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/246566
- Khattak, N., Derakhshan, H., Ferreira, T., Perera, N. & Thambiratnam, D. (2024). Seismic vulnerability assessment of pre-1945 unreinforced masonry buildings located in Queensland, Australia, using an index-based approach. Structures, 67, Article 106900. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/251104
- Derakhshan, H., Ingham, J., Griffith, M. & Thambiratnam, D. (2023). Simulated seismic testing of two pitched roofs constructed using timber trusses extracted from vintage unreinforced masonry buildings. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 52(14), 4754–4771. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/242294
- Khattak, N., Derakhshan, H., Thambiratnam, D., Perera, N. & Ingham, J. (2023). Using heritage building registers to characterise unreinforced masonry buildings of Brisbane, Australia. Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 24(1), 1–23. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235100
- Derakhshan, H., Khattak, N., Thambiratnam, D. & Perera, N. (2022). Dataset from the detailed survey of vintage unreinforced masonry buildings in the State of Queensland, Australia. Data in Brief, 43, Article 108360. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233641
- Derakhshan, H., Walsh, K., Ingham, J., Griffith, M. & Thambiratnam, D. (2020). Seismic fragility assessment of nonstructural components in unreinforced clay brick masonry buildings. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 49(3), 285–300. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/135813
- Derakhshan, H., Lucas, W., Visintin, P. & Griffith, M. (2018). Out-of-plane strength of existing two-way spanning solid and cavity unreinforced masonry walls. Structures, 13, 88–101. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119482
- Derakhshan, H., Griffith, M. & Ingham, J. (2015). Out-of-plane seismic response of vertically spanning URM walls connected to flexible diaphragms. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45(4), 563–580. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119496
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Funded Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Australian Research Council. Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Type
- Publication Peer-review
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Reviewer of journal and conference papers
- Type
- Best Paper/Article/Poster/Presentation
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- F. Stan Shaw Award, for the best paper published in the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials proceedings, 2016
- Type
- Best Paper/Article/Poster/Presentation
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Otto Glogau Award, for the best practice paper published in the Bulletin of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2015
- Type
- Membership of Network or Professional Body
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Member of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES)
- Type
- Best Paper/Article/Poster/Presentation
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- H.W.H. Timber West Best Paper Award, Canadian Masonry Symposium, 2009
Selected research projects
- Title
- Seismic Evaluation of Non-Structural Unreinforced Masonry Components
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE180101593
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Looking for a postgraduate research supervisor?
I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
- Improving the resilience of older masonry building roofs against winds and cyclones
- From LiDAR or drone imagery to structural geometries
- Structural application of green concrete
You can browse existing student topics offered by QUT or propose your own topic.
Current supervisions
- Evaluation of Different Testing Methods for Assessing the Properties and Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unbound Flexible Pavements
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Chaminda Gallage - Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Out-of-Plane Behaviour of Reinforced Mortarless Masonry Walls
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Tatheer Zahra - Investigation on axial and in-plane behaviour of dry-stack interlocking concrete masonry walls
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Tatheer Zahra - Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Australian Unreinforced Masonry Buildings Using Simplified and AI-Based Methods, Aligned with the NHRA T7-A4 Project
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Tommy Chan - Towards a Best Practice Framework for Characterising Granular Materials in Pavement Applications
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Chaminda Gallage - Towards greener concrete: utilising Australian waste materials in geopolymer concrete
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Chaminda Gallage
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.