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Dr. Seyed Mohammad Hosseini is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in structural engineering at McGill University. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Université de Sherbrooke and both his M.Sc. and B.Sc. from Isfahan University of Technology in Iran. His primary research expertise includes the application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement as internal reinforcement in reinforced concrete (RC) structures, strengthening and seismic retrofitting of existing RC structures using FRP composites, and the behavior and application of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). During his postdoctoral tenure, he is leading an extensive research project focused on advancing the seismic performance and design of GFRP-RC structures. Additionally, he is contributing to a project aimed at maximizing the reinforcement ratio in UHPC beams. His Ph.D. research was pioneering in the use of GFRP reinforcement in precast concrete tunnel lining segments. During his M.Sc. studies, he conducted several research projects on strengthening and seismic retrofitting of RC elements using FRP composites. Notably, he introduced the concept of shear-flexural retrofit for RC short columns and proposed novel strengthening systems to enhance their shear capacity, flexural capacity, and ductility.

Profession and Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2023-present

Ph.D. in Structural Engineering: Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, 2019-2023

M.Sc. in Structural & Earthquake Engineering: Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran 2015-2018

B.Sc. in Structural Engineering: Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran 2011-2015

Achievements

Honors and Awards

• FRQNT postdoctoral fellowship holder, Fonds de recherche du Québec, Nature and Technology_ First-rank among all the applicants, 2024-2026.
• FRQNT PhD research scholarship holder, Fonds de recherche du Québec, Nature and Technology (FRQNT), 2021-2024.
• Awarded PhD student for Eurêka Scholarship Program at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sherbrooke, 2019
• Awarded PhD student for Mohamed_Eisa in Memoriam Scholarship, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, 2019
• Admitted PhD student for PhD scholarship at University of Sherbrooke, 2019
• Acknowledged project manager for strong floor project at IUT structural laboratory, IUT, 2018
• Outstanding student and IUT scholarship for M.Sc. program, IUT, 2015
• Admitted for graduate study without entrance exam as an outstanding student, IUT, 2015

Publications

Journal papers

1. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., Curvilinearity effect on the flexural and shear strength of curved GFRP-reinforced concrete members. ACI Structural Journal (Accepted).
2. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2024. Long-term durability of non-pultruded curvilinear GFRP bars exposed to an alkaline environment: Experimental studies and modeling. Journal of Composites for Construction, 28(3), p.04024005*.*
3. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2023. Deflection control methodologies for curvilinear concrete members reinforced with GFRP bars. ACI Structural Journal*,** 120*(5), pp.153-167.
4. Hosseini, S.M., Mousa, S., Mohamed, H.M., Ferrier, E. and Benmokrane, B., 2023. Experimental and analytical investigation of precast fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) tunnel lining segments reinforced with glass-FRP bars. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 139, p.105230.
5. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2023. Development of strength interaction diagrams for designing precast concrete tunnel lining segments reinforced with GFRP bars. Engineering Structures, 284, p.115976.
6. Hosseini, S.M., Mousa, S., Mohamed, H.M., Eslami, A. and Benmokrane, B., 2022. Experimental and analytical study on precast high-strength concrete tunnel lining segments reinforced with GFRP bars. Journal of Composites for Construction, 26(5), p.04022062.
7. Hosseini, S.M., Mousa, S., Mohamed, H.M. and Benmokrane, B., 2022. Structural behavior of precast reinforced concrete tunnel segments with glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars and ties under bending load. ACI Structural Journal, 119(1), pp.307-319.
8. Hosseini, S.M. and Mostofinejad, D., 2021. Seismic performance of RC short columns retrofitted with a novel system in shear and flexure using CFRP composites. Journal of Composites for Construction, 25(5), p.04021039.
9. **Mostofinejad, D., Hosseini, S.M., Nader Tehrani, B. and Hosseinian, S.M., 2021. Empirical models for prediction of frost resistance of normal-and high-strength concretes. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, pp.1-25.
10. Hosseini, S.M., Mostofinejad, D., Saljoughian, A. and Nader Tehrani, B., 2020. Seismic retrofit of square RC short columns with shear-flexural failure mode via CFRP composites using different confinement techniques. Journal of Composites for Construction, 24(4), p.04020029.
11. Mostofinejad, D., Hosseini, S.M., Nosouhian, F., Ozbakkaloglu, T. and Tehrani, B.N., 2020. Durability of concrete containing recycled concrete coarse and fine aggregates and milled waste glass in magnesium sulfate environment. Journal of Building Engineering, 29, p.101182.
12. Saljoughian, A., Mostofinejad, D. and Hosseini, S.M., 2019. CFRP confinement in retrofitted RC columns via CSB technique under reversed lateral cyclic loading. Materials and Structures, 52, pp.1-14.
13. Mostofinejad, D., Hosseini, S.M., Tehrani, B.N., Eftekhar, M.R. and Dyari, M., 2019. Innovative warp and woof strap (WWS) method to anchor the FRP sheets in strengthened concrete beams. Construction and Building Materials, 218, pp.351-364.
14. Tehrani, B.N., Mostofinejad, D. and Hosseini, S.M., 2019. Experimental and analytical study on flexural strengthening of RC beams via prestressed EBROG CFRP plates. Engineering Structures, 197, p.109395.

Conference papers

1. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2022. PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENT REINFORCED WITH GFRP BARS. The Eight International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2022. PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS REINFORCED WITH CURVILINEAR GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER BARS UNDER BENDING LOAD. The 15th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-15) & The 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS-2022) 10-14 December 2022, Shenzhen, China.
3. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2022. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON GFRP-REINFORCED PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS MADE WITH NORMAL AND HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES. 11th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2021. APPLICATION OF GFRP BARS IN PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS. 8th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS), Sherbrooke, Canada.
5. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2021. EFFICIENCY OF PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS REINFORCED WITH GFRP BARS UNDER BENDING LOAD. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE) Annual Conference 2021, Canada.

Dissertation

1. Hosseini, S. M., STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS REINFORCED WITH GFRP BARS UNDER BENDING LOAD. Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, 2023
2. Hosseini, S. M., SEISMIC RETROFIT OF RC SHORT COLUMNS USING CFRP COMPOSITES. Sc. Thesis, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran, 2018 (In Persian)

Technical reports

1. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2022. STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS REINFORCED WITH GFRP BARS UNDER BENDING LOAD. Submitted to NSERC Industrial Research Chair of Canada.
2. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2022. CHARACTRIZATION OF CURVILINEAR GFRP BARS MANUFACTURED WITH INNOVATIVE METHOD TO BE USED IN TUNNEL SEGMENTS. Submitted to NSERC Industrial Research Chair of Canada.
3. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2021. STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST CONCRETE TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS REINFORCED WITH GFRP BARS UNDER BENDING LOAD. Submitted to NSERC Industrial Research Chair of Canada.
4. Hosseini, S. M., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2021. CHARACTRIZATION OF CURVILINEAR GFRP BARS MANUFACTURED WITH INNOVATIVE METHOD TO BE USED IN TUNNEL SEGMENTS. Submitted to NSERC Industrial Research Chair of Canada.
5. Hosseini, S. M., Ibrahim, B., Mousa, S., Mohammad, HM., Benmokrane, B., 2020. USING GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS REINFORCEMENT IN PRECAST SEGMENTAL TUNNEL LINING SEGMENTS. Report No. 1, Submitted to Ministère de l'Economie et de l'Innovation (MEI) du Québec et PRIMA Québec Advanced Materials.

Hobbies

• Enjoying books that provide profound philosophies of life and offer a refreshing escape from daily routines.
• Spending quality time and playing with my family.
• Watching and playing volleyball
• Swimming