Behzad Vasheghani Farahani (F11C-8B1F-C29E)

Curriculum Vitae

Behzad V. Farahani is a Senior researcher in mechanical engineering in the field of numerical modelling and experimental mechanics at Advance Monitoring and Structural Integrity Unit (UMAI) by INEGI in Porto, Portugal. He completed his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering focusing on the structural health monitoring (SHM) in railway tunnels in 2019 by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto. He received his Master's degree in Computational Mechanics in damage and fracture mechanics in 2015 by the same university. He achieved more than 42 peer-reviewed papers and 3 book chapters published in the international publishers and participated in more than 40 national and international conferences. He is a local organizer and international scientific committee of the International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICSI) held bi-annually in Funchal, Portugal. He is on the editorial board of Polymers journal by MDPI and the reviewer board of several international journals. He has peer-reviewed more than 200 scientific articles for international journals. He is a member of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) and Portuguese Association in Fracture and Structural Integrity- SPFIE since 2019. He has contributed as a main researcher in three international (EU and ESA) and three national projects (MIAMI, AditivPeen and Caetano Bus). Currently, his main research field is focusing on the computational fracture mechanics in transportation vehicles, SHM, Non-destructive Evaluation, plasticity, damage, fatigue mechanics and numerical modelling of various material models resorting to the automotive and aeronautics applications. He aims at implementing and developing advanced experimental and computational methodologies.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Behzad Vasheghani Farahani
Gender: Male

Citation names

Farahani, Behzad
Farahani, Behzad V.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: F11C-8B1F-C29E
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8901-9493
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=mm8CKl0AAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id: L-1190-2016
Scopus Author Id: 57195482705

Email addresses

behzad.farahani@fe.up.pt (Professional)
bfarahani@inegi.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone

938096044 (Personal)

Addresses

INEGI - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Rua da senhora do porto, No. 839/851, Porto, 4250-456, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Behzad_V_Farahani (Scholar)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/behzad-vasheghani-farahani-86799584?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Brx9WSMIHS56%2Bt1rVDbRk%2Bw%3D%3D (Professional)
https://cmech.webs.com (Professional)
https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/fest_geral.cursos_list?pv_num_unico=201300728 (Professional)
https://publons.com/researcher/1393048/behzad-v-farahani/ (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Transport Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Persian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2015/09/01 - 2019/09/23 Concluded	Mechanical engineering (Doutoramento) Major in Innovation in Railway Systems and Technologies Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal "Innovative methodology for railway tunnel inspection" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2013/09/01 - 2015/07/22 Concluded	Computational Mechanics (Mestrado) Major in Damage and Fracture Mechanics Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal "The radial point interpolation meshless method extended to axisymmetric plates and non-linear continuum damage mechanics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2005/09/23 - 2009/07/06 Concluded	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor) Major in Solid design Takestan Islamic Azad University, Iran "A survey on Attritional Criteria in Alestom Locomotive Engine through Oil Analysis for the Purpose of Breakdowns Monitoring" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09/01 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
	Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2019/09/01	Researcher (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2019/09/01	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2015/09 - 2019/08/31	i-Rail PD/BD/114095/2015 PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/10/08 - Current	MIAMI - Multiscale crack monitoring methodology POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029339 Post-doc Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2022/03 - Current	Contribution to the multiscale modeling of filament winding composite structures considering manufacturing defects CAPES-FCT Researcher Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/09 - Current	AditivPeen POCI-01-0247-FEDER-038401 Researcher Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal	Ongoing
2019/09/01 - Current	CRASH - Passive solutions for the urban bus crash POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039711 Principal investigator Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal Caetano de Freitas & Associados, Portugal	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial Ongoing
2018/10 - Current	Manufacturing of NDI Samples LOME.CEG.09.2016 Principal investigator Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal MT Aerospace AG, Germany	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial Ongoing
2018/09 - Current	EXPRO- MONITORING LASER SHOCK PEENING FOR STRESS-CORROSION CRACKING AND FATIGUE RESISTANCE ENHANCEMENT OF LAUNCHERS STRUCTURES AO/1-8072/14/NL/KML Principal investigator Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Germany	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial Ongoing
2018/10 - 2019/01	Fatigue crack growth rate analysis of two mm thick Al specimens PMT 01.01.09.18 Principal investigator Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal MT Aerospace AG, Germany	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book	Farahani, B.V.; Belinha, J.; Andrade Pires, F.M.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. The simulation of concrete materials using a damage model combined with an advanced discretization meshless technique. United States: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (NOVA). 2017. Published
Book chapter	Mehri Sofiani, Farid; V. Farahani, Behzad; Belinha, J.. "Fracture Analysis of Semi-circular Bend (SCB) Specimen: A Numerical Study". In Mechanical Fatigue of Metals, edited by Correia, J. A. F. O.; De Jesus, A. M. P.; Calçada, Rui; Fernandes, A. A., 407-413. Springer International Publishing, 2019. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-13980-3_52 Raposo, P.; Farahani, B.V.; Correia, J.A.F.O.; Belinha, J.; De Jesus, A.M.P.; Jorge, R.N.; Calçada, R.. "A stress intensity factor study for a pressure vessel CT specimen using finite element method". In Mechanical Fatigue of Metals, 181-186. Springer, 2019. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-13980-3_24
Conference abstract	Lopes, Rogério; Farahani, Behzad; Parente, Marco; Ramos, Nuno; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.; Cunha, Rafael; COSTA, ANDRÉ; Maia, Ricardo; Rodrigues, Rui M.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "FEM Modelling of Passive Safety Solutions for Buses". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisbon, 2022. Accepted Farahani, Behzad; Frederico Direito; Sousa, Pedro José; Pourhassan Shamchi, Sahand ; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires; Silva Tavares, Paulo José. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Advancement of Experimental Optical Techniques in Fatigue crack evaluation". Paper presented in IBCSI - IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 2022, Coimbra, 2022. Accepted Farahani, Behzad; Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; P. Shamchi, Sahand; Tavares, Paulo; BORREGO, LUÍS FILIPE; Moreira, Pedro. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Fatigue crack closure analysis using experimental optical techniques". Paper presented in IBCSI - IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 2022, Coimbra, 2022. Accepted Marta Isabel Fernandes Barroso Pereira Jorge; Vaz, Mário A P; Jorge Manuel de Carvalho Dias Lopes; Farahani, Behzad; Maria João Feio Ponces Ramalhão. Corresponding author: Marta Isabel Fernandes Barroso Pereira Jorge. "The Finite Element Method to Study the Biomechanical Effects of the Teuscher Activator in Class II Malocclusion Treatment". Paper presented in The 10th Edition of the International Symposium Napoca Biodent 2021, Iuliu Hatieganu, 2021. Published Farahani, Behzad; Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Crack Closure Phenomenon by Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry". Paper presented in CP2021 - The 7th International Conference on Crack Paths, Parma, 2021. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.25650.73927 Farahani, Behzad; Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "STRESS DEAD ZONE CONCEPT BY HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL TECHNIQUES". Paper presented in ICMFMXX, 20th International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals, Wroclaw, 2021. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.13906.68805 Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, F.Q.; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "An assessment on the line spring model approaching the behaviour of a part through crack in an elastic plate". Paper presented in ICSI - International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2021. Accepted Lopes, Rogério; Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Ramos, Nuno V.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "A Numerical Dynamic Analysis of a Multi-Body Bus". Paper presented in ICSI - 4th International Conference on Structural Integrity, Funchal, Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.14961.81763 Lopes, Rogério; Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Ramos, Nuno V.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "Numerical and Theoretical Modal Analysis of Transit Buses". Paper presented in ICSI - 4th International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.21672.70407 Farahani, Behzad; Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Crack Closure Analysis Using Digital Image Correlation". Paper presented in ICSI - 4th International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2021. Published Direito, Frederico; Farahani, Behzad; Sousa, Pedro J.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Direito, Frederico. "Crack Tip Monitoring by Multiscale Optical Techniques". Paper presented in ICSI - 4th International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.29006.18244 Farahani, Behzad; Ramos, Nuno; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.; Cunha, Rafael; COSTA, ANDRÉ; Maia, Ricardo; Rodrigues, Rui M.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "A Study on the Passive Safety Solution on Transit Buses According to Regulation No. 66 of UN/ECE". Paper presented in ICSI - 4th International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.13311.28322 Baptista, Ricardo; Infante, Virgínia; Garcia, M.; Esteves, carlos; Braga, Daniel; Farahani, Behzad; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Baptista, Ricardo. "High Resolution Crack Tip Displacement Field Applications Using Numerical Methods". Paper presented in ICSI - 4th International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2021. Published P. Shamchi, Sahand; Farahani, Behzad; Hu, Dongyuan; Jiang, Minqiang; Yi, Xiaosu; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: P. Shamchi, Sahand. "Influence of Electrical Modification on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Epoxy Laminate". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (IGF26), Turin, 2021. Published Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "A Novel Analytical Solution on the SIF by the Stress Dead-zone Hypothesis". Paper presented in The 1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture - VECF1, 2020. Published Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, F.Q.; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "The concept of the stress dead zones as alternative formulation of the line spring model approaching the structural behavior of a part through crack in an elastic plate". Paper presented in the 5th Iberian Conference on Structural Integrity, Coimbra, 2020. Published Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, F.Q.; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "An overview on the stress dead-zone concept to obtain the stress intensity factor". Paper presented in VCSI 2020, the First Virtual Conference on Structural Integrity, 2020. Published Farahani, Behzad; Barros, Francisco; Sousa, Pedro José; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Design of an Automated Inspection System to Monitor Defects in Railway tunnels". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2019. Published Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, F.Q.; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Evaluation of the Stress Intensity Factor in Plates and Shells Containing a Part-through Crack using the Concept of Line Spring Model". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2019. Published Farahani, Behzad; Barros, Francisco; Sousa, Pedro José; Cacciari, P.P.; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Futai, M.M.; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "3D Laser Scanning System for Geometry Acquisition on a Railway Tunnel". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity, Madeira, 2019. Published Farahani, Behzad; Barros, Francisco; Sousa, Pedro José; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Geometry and Defect Extraction of Scaled Railway Tunnels Using a 3D Laser Scanning Technique". Paper presented in the 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2019. Published Mehri Sofiani, Farid; Farahani, Behzad; Belinha, Jorge. "The structural analysis of dental restorations based on Advanced Discretization Techniques". Paper presented in ICMFM, XIX International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals, Porto, 2018. Published Farahani, Behzad; Barros, Francisco; Sousa, Pedro José; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "An inspection system to detect defects on railway tunnels". Paper presented in The Fourth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance incorporating The Eighth International Symposium on Speed-up and Sustainable Technology for Railway and Maglev Systems (STECH2018), Sitges, 2018. Published Farahani, Behzad; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Belinha, Jorge; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Experimental and Numerical Elastoplasticity and Fracture Mechanics - Review". Paper presented in NT2F18, 18th International Conference on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture, Lisbon, 2018. Published Farahani, Behzad; Eslami, Shayan; de Melo, F.Q.; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "A Digital Image Correlation Study on Fracture Characterization of Polycarbonate Plates; Numerical Validation". Paper presented in NT2F18, 18th International Conference on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture, Lisbon, 2018. Published Sousa, Pedro José; Farahani, Behzad; Barros, Francisco; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Advanced Image Methods for Structural Integrity Assessment". Paper presented in 1st International Conference of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materials, Athens, 2018. Published Farahani, Behzad; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Ductile Damage Analysis of Dual Phase Steel Alloys". Paper presented in XVI Portuguese Conference on Fracture, Covilhã, 2018. Published Amaral, Rui; Farahani, Behzad; Santos, Abel; Cesar de Sa, J M A. "Ductile failure modelling under different range of stress triaxialities". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering CMN2017, Valencia, 2017. Published Farahani, Behzad; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires; Belinha, Jorge. "A Fracture Mechanics Analysis on a Compact Tension Specimen". Paper presented in 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2017. Published Salvador, Helder; Ferreira, J. P. G.; Farahani, Behzad; Plama, J. M. L.. "Computational Study of the Flow Inside an Inverter’s Compartment". Paper presented in the 2016 Mechanical Engineering Conference, Porto, 2016. Published Farahani, Behzad; Andrade Pires, F.M.; Cesar de Sa, J M A; Ferreira, A.J.M.; Belinha, Jorge. "An Isotropic Elastic Damage Model for Concrete Material using a Meshless Method". Paper presented in The 2015 Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Lisbon, 2015. Published Farahani, Behzad; V. Berardo, José M.; Drgas, Rafal; Cesar de Sa, Jose; Ferreira, António J.M.; Belinha, Jorge. "Análise Axissimétrica De Placas Circulares Usando O Método De Interpolação Radial Pontual". Paper presented in The 2015 Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Lisbon, 2015. Published Farahani, Behzad; Pires, F. M. Andrade; Belinha, Jorge. "A Rate-Independent Isotropic Damage Model is Formulated within a Radial Point Interpolation Meshless Method". Paper presented in 1st Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2015. Published Farahani, Behzad; Andrade Pires, F.M.; Belinha, Jorge. "A Return-mapping Algorithm for Elastic Damage Model in Concrete Materials using Radial Point Interpolation Meshless Method". Paper presented in The 8th Encontro Investigacao Jovem da Universidade do Porto, Porto, 2015. Published
Conference paper	Farahani, Behzad; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. "Innovative methodology for railway tunnel inspection". Paper presented in TRA Visions, Helsinki, 2020. Published Farahani, Behzad V.; Sousa, Pedro José; Barros, Francisco; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro M. G. P.. "Advanced image based methods for structural integrity monitoring: Review and prospects". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials, ICSAAM 2017, Bucharest, 2018. Published • 10.1063/1.5024176
Journal article	Sahand Shamchi; Behzad V. Farahani; Marian Bulla; Stefan Kolling. "Mechanical Behavior of Lithium-Ion Battery Separators under Uniaxial and Biaxial Loading Conditions". Polymers (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16081174. 10.3390/polym16081174 Farid Mehri Sofiani; Behzad V. Farahani; Jorge Belinha. "Elasto-Static Analysis of Composite Restorations in a Molar Tooth: A Meshless Approach". Polymers (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/4/458. 10.3390/polym16040458 Behzad V. Farahani; Frederico Direito; Pedro J. Sousa; Paulo J. Tavares; Pedro Moreira. "Multiscale Optical Methods to Measure the Fatigue Crack Closure". Igf Workshop Fracture and Structural Integrity (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/66398894/. 10.1016/J.PROSTR.2024.01.129 Krzysztof Waclawiak; Benard Kipsang; Behzad V. Farahani; Wim De Waele. "Experimental and numerical assessment of fracture toughness variations in steam boiler components after a long period of operation". International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/68056384/. 10.1016/J.IJPVP.2024.105198 Rogério Filipe Ferreira Lopes; Behzad V. Farahani; Francisco Queirós de Melo; Pedro Moreira. "A Dynamic Response Analysis of Vehicle Suspension System". Applied Sciences (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2127. 10.3390/app13042127 Mehri Sofiani, Farid; Farahani, Behzad; Belinha, Jorge. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Fracture Toughness Determination on an SCB Specimen by Meshless Methods". Applied Sciences 12 5 (2022): 2633. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2633. Published • 10.3390/app12052633 Lopes, Rogério; Farahani, Behzad (F11C-8B1F-C29E); de Melo, Francisco Q.; V. Ramos, Nuno; Moreira, Pedro M.G.P.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "Numerical and Theoretical Modal Analysis of Transit Buses". Procedia Structural Integrity 37 (2022): 73-80. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321622000695. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2022.01.061 Farahani, Behzad; V. Ramos, Nuno; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.; Cunha, Rafael; COSTA, ANDRÉ; Maia, Ricardo; Rodrigues, Rui M.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Passive Safety Solutions on Transit Buses: Experimental and Numerical Analyses". Procedia Structural Integrity 37 (2022): 668-675. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321622001445. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2022.01.136 Lopes, Rogério; Farahani, Behzad (F11C-8B1F-C29E); de Melo, Francisco Q.; V. Ramos, Nuno; Moreira, Pedro M. G. P.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "A Numerical Dynamic Analysis of a Multi-Body Bus". Procedia Structural Integrity 37 (2022): 81-88. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321622000701. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2022.01.062 Farahani, Behzad (F11C-8B1F-C29E); Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad (F11C-8B1F-C29E). "Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry for fatigue crack monitoring". Procedia Structural Integrity 37 (2022): 873-879. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321622001779. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2022.02.021 Farahani, Behzad; Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; TAVARES, PAULO; Infante, Virgínia; Moreira, Pedro P.M.G. . Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Crack tip monitoring by multiscale optical experimental techniques". International Journal of Fatigue 155 12 (2022): 106610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106610. Published • 10.1016/J.IJFATIGUE.2021.106610 Farahani, Behzad; Direito, Frederico; Sousa, Pedro J.; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Infante, Virgínia; Moreira, Pedro M. G. P.. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Advancement on Optical Methods in Stress Dead-zone Characterisation and SIF Evaluation". Engineering Failure Analysis (2022): Under revision Esteves, C.; Braga, D.F.O.; Farahani, B.V.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.; Baptista, R.; Infante, V.. "A 2D numerical modelling of plasticity induced crack closure on MT specimens". Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54979474/. 10.1016/J.TAFMEC.2022.103668 Lopes, Rogério; Farahani, Behzad; de Melo, Francisco Q.; V. Ramos, Nuno; Moreira, Pedro M.G.P.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "Dynamic Modal Analysis of a Passenger Bus: Theoretical and Numerical Studies". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2675 12 (2021): 264-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211028863. Open access • Published Jorge, M.; Vaz, M.; Lopes, J.; Ustrell-Torrent, J.; Farahani, Behzad; Ponces, M.. Corresponding author: Jorge, M.. "Biomechanical effects of Teuscher activator in hyperdivergent Class II malocclusion treatment: A finite element analysis". Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry 13 11 (2021): e1124-1130. http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.58722. Open access • Published • 10.4317/jced.58722 Farahani, Behzad; Melo, Francisco José Malheiro Queirós; Silva Tavares, Paulo José; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires. Corresponding author: Farahani, Behzad. "Stress intensity factor evaluation for central oriented cracks by stress dead-zone concept". Material Design & Processing Communications 3 1 (2021): e139. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mdp2.139. Open access • Published • 10.1002/mdp2.139 Lopes, Rogerio; Farahani, Behzad, V; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Ramos, Nuno, V; Moreira, Pedro M. G. P.. "Dynamic Modal Analysis of a Passenger Bus: Theoretical and Numerical Studies". Transportation Research Record (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/50176389/. 10.1177/03611981211028863 Farahani, B.V.; Barros, F.; Sousa, P.J.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "A railway tunnel structural monitoring methodology proposal for predictive maintenance". Structural Control and Health Monitoring 27 1 (2020): E2587. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/stc.2587. Open access • Published • 10.1002/stc.2587 Farahani, Behzad, V; de Melo, Francisco Q.; Tavares, Paulo; Moreira, Pedro. "A fracture study of slanted cracks using the stress dead-zone hypothesis". Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 43 12 (2020): 3012-3026. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ffe.13305. Open access • Published • 10.1111/FFE.13305 Farahani, B.V.; Amaral, R.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.; Santos, A.D.. "Material characterization and damage assessment of an AA5352 aluminium alloy using digital image correlation". Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 55 1-2 (2020): 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324719892727. Open access • Published • 10.1177/0309324719892727 Farahani, B.V.; de Melo, F.Q.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "A novel analytical solution on the mode i SIF for finite plates with slanted cracks". Procedia Structural Integrity 28 (2020): 218-225. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.027 Farahani, B.V.; de Melo, F.Q.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "New approaches on the stress intensity factor characterization - Review". Procedia Structural Integrity 28 (2020): 226-233. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.028 Farid Mehri Sofiani; Farahani, Behzad; Jorge Américo Oliveira Pinto Belinha. "A Linear Fracture Analysis on SCB Specimen Using FEM and Meshless Methods". Journal of Computation and Artificial Intelligence in Mechanics and Biomechanics (2020): Open access • Under revision Farahani, B.V.; de Melo, F.Q.; Tavares, P.; Moreira, P.. "A fracture study of slanted cracks using the stress dead-zone hypothesis". Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088108134&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/ffe.13305 Farahani, Behzad V.; Belinha, J.; Amaral, Rui; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro M.P.G.. "Extending radial point interpolating meshless methods to the elasto-plastic analysis of aluminium alloys". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 100 (2019): 101-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2018.02.008. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.enganabound.2018.02.008 Farahani, Behzad V.; Eslami, Shayan; Melo, Francisco Q.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro M.G.P.. "Concept of stress dead zone in cracked plates: Theoretical, experimental, and computational studies". Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 42 11 (2019): 2457-2467. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12988. Published • 10.1111/ffe.12988 Farahani, Behzad V.; Barros, Francisco; Popescu, Mihai A.; Sousa, Pedro J.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro. "Geometry Acquisition and 3D Modelling of a Wind Tower using a 3D Laser Scanning Technology". Procedia Structural Integrity 17 (2019): 712-717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2019.08.095. Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2019.08.095 Farahani, B.V.; Barros, F.; Sousa, P.J.; Cacciari, P.P.; Tavares, P.J.; Futai, M.M.; Moreira, P.. "A coupled 3D laser scanning and digital image correlation system for geometry acquisition and deformation monitoring of a railway tunnel". Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 91 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067245916&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.tust.2019.102995 Behzad V. Farahani; Jorge Belinha; Paulo J. Tavares; Pedro M.G.P. Moreira. "Elastoplastic response and failure assessment of steel alloys: Empirical and computational analyses". Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (2018): https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fffe.12914. 10.1111/ffe.12914 Behzad V Farahani; Jorge Belinha; Paulo J Tavares; Pedro MGP Moreira. "A nonlinear simulation of a bi-failure specimen through improved discretisation methods: A validation study". The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (2018): 030932471879505-030932471879505. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0309324718795055. 10.1177/0309324718795055 Farahani, Behzad V.; Belinha, Jorge; Amaral, Rui; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro. "A digital image correlation analysis on a sheet AA6061-T6 bi-failure specimen to predict static failure". Engineering Failure Analysis 90 (2018): 179-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.03.011. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.03.011 Eslami, Shayan; Farahani, Behzad V.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "Fatigue behaviour evaluation of dissimilar polymer joints: Friction stir welded, single and double-rivets". International Journal of Fatigue 113 (2018): 351-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.04.024. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.04.024 Farahani, B.V.; Tavares, P.J.; Belinha, J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "Compact tension fracture specimen: Experimental and computational implementations on stress intensity factor". Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044444931&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/0309324718763189 Farahani, Behzad V.; Berardo, Jose; Belinha, Jorge; Ferreira, A.J.M.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "On the optimal shape parameters of distinct versions of RBF meshless methods for the bending analysis of plates". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 84 (2017): 77-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2017.08.010. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.enganabound.2017.08.010 Farahani, Behzad V.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.; Belinha, J.. "Stress intensity factor calculation through thermoelastic stress analysis, finite element and RPIM meshless method". Engineering Fracture Mechanics 183 (2017): 66-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.04.027. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.04.027 Farahani, Behzad V.; Belinha, J.; Pires, F.M. Andrade; Ferreira, António J.M.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "A meshless approach to non-local damage modelling of concrete". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 79 (2017): 62-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2017.04.002. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.enganabound.2017.04.002 Farahani, Behzad V.; Belinha, J.; Pires, F. M. Andrade; Ferreira, António J. M.. "A radial point interpolation meshless method extended with an elastic rate-independent continuum damage model for concrete materials". Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 25 10 (2017): 855-867. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2017.1308593. Open access • Published • 10.1080/15376494.2017.1308593 Farahani, Behzad V.; Berardo, Jose; Belinha, Jorge; Ferreira, A.J.M.; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, Pedro; Farahani, Behzad. "An Optimized RBF Analysis of an Isotropic Mindlin Plate in Bending". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 584-591. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.018. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.018 Farahani, Behzad. "An Elasto-plastic Analysis of a DP600 Bi-Failure Specimen: Digital Image Correlation, Finite Element and Meshless Methods". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 1237-1244. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321617302044. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.092 Farahani, Behzad. "A Fracture Mechanics Study of a Compact Tension Specimen: Digital Image Correlation, Finite Element and Meshless Methods". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 920-927. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321617302251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.113 Farahani, Behzad; Farahani, Behzad V.; Belinha, Jorge; Tavares, Paulo J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "On the Non-linear Elasto-Plastic Behavior of AA6061-T6: Experimental and Numerical Implementations". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 468-475. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321617302573. Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.145 Farahani, Behzad; Farahani, B.V.; Amaral, R.; Belinha, J.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.. "A GTN Failure Analysis of an AA6061-T6 Bi-Failure Specimen". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 981-988. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321617302597. Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.147 Farahani, B.V.; Belinha, J.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "An Elasto-plastic Analysis of a DP600 Bi-Failure Specimen: Digital Image Correlation, Finite Element and Meshless Methods". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 1237-1244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.092. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.092 Farahani, B.V.; Tavares, P.J.; Belinha, J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "A Fracture Mechanics Study of a Compact Tension Specimen: Digital Image Correlation, Finite Element and Meshless Methods". Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017): 920-927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.113. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.113 Farahani, Behzad V.; Belinha, J.; Andrade Pires, F.M.; Ferreira, António J.M.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.. "Extending a radial point interpolation meshless method to non-local constitutive damage models". Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 85 (2016): 84-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2016.08.008. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.tafmec.2016.08.008 Farahani, B.V.; Andrade Pires, F.M.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.; Belinha, J.; Farahani, Behzad. "A meshless method in the non-local constitutive damage models". Procedia Structural Integrity 1 (2016): 226-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2016.02.031. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2016.02.031 Farahani, B.V.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.G.P.; Farahani, Behzad. "SIF Determination with Thermoelastic Stress Analysis". Procedia Structural Integrity 2 (2016): 2148-2155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.269. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.269 Farahani, Behzad Vasheghani; Berardo, José Manuel; Drgas, Rafal; César de Sá, José M.A.; Ferreira, António J.M.; Belinha, Jorge. "The Axisymmetric Analysis of Circular Plates Using the Radial Point Interpolation Method". International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics 16 6 (2015): 336-353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15502287.2015.1103819. Published • 10.1080/15502287.2015.1103819 Farahani, Behzad; F. Hooseinali Sani. "A survey on Attritional Criteria in Alestom Locomotive Engine through Oil Analysis for the Purpose of Breakdowns Monitoring". Journal of Applied Mechanics 2 1 (2010): 57-70. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270902554_A_survey_on_Attritional_Criteria_in_Alestom_Locomotive_Engine_through_Oil_Analysis_for_the_Purpose_of_Breakdowns_Monitoring. Open access • Published
Report	Farahani, Behzad. 2020. S-N assays. Farahani, Behzad. 2020. New Passive Safety Solutions for Buses. Farahani, Behzad. 2019. Manufacturing of NDI Samples. Farahani, Behzad. 2018. Fatigue crack growth rate analysis of 2 mm thick Al specimens.
Thesis / Dissertation	Farahani, Behzad. "Innovative methodology for railway tunnel inspection". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/122677. Farahani, Behzad. "The Radial Point Interpolation Meshless Method Extended to Axisymmetric Plates and Non-linear Continuum Damage Mechanics". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/90296. Farahani, Behzad. "Determining attritional criteria of Alstom locomotive through oil analysis for the purpose of locomotive breakdown monitoring". Degree, Takestan Islamic Azad University, 2009.

Activities

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2017/09 - Current	Local Organizer in the International Conference on structural Integrity held in Madeira, Portugal (2017/09) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2016/10 - Current	Local Organizer of 6th EASN International Conference (2016/10/18 - 2016/10/21) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2020 - 2022	ECF23, European Conference on Fracture (2020 - 2022) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2019/02/15 - 2019/02/15	PhD program annual meeting, the thesis research work has been presented Meeting	i-Rail meeting on Doctoral program Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015/02/24 - 2015/02/24	Invited member to participate in discussion on the ANSYS simulations Conference	ANSYS Convergence Conference Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021 - Current	MDPI Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Structural Integrity Assessment on Polymers and Composites" by Polymers	Guest Editor
2019/01/01 - Current	SPFIE - ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE FRACTURA E INTEGRIDADE ESTRUTURAL	Member
2019/01 - Current	ESIS - European Structural Integrity Society	Member
2015/09/01 - Current	iRail, Innovation in Railway Systems and Technologies.	Research Associate
2015/09 - Current	Computational Mechanics Research Laboratory (CMech-Lab) https://cmech.webs.com	Visiting researcher
2015/09 - Current	UMAI, Advanced Monitoring and Structural Integrity Unit	Researcher

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2019 - Current	Invited iRail scientific committee Member	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - Current	Coordinator of scientific publication of the Advanced Monitoring and Structural Integrity Unit Coordinator	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2019 - Current	Coordinator of Numerical Modelling Team at UMAI Coordinator	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2019 - Current	Editorial Board and section Editor of international journal of Polymers by MDPI Member	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2018/03 - Current	Editorial board of American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Member	Science Publishing Group, United States
2018 - Current	Editorial board of SCIREA Journal of Materials Member
2018 - Current	Reviewer Board of Applied Science Journal by MDPI Member	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2018 - Current	Reviewer Board of International journal of Polymers, by MDPI Member	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2020/09 - Current	The first Virtual Conference on Mechanical Fatigue (VCMF 2020)	Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
2020/07 - Current	1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture - VECF1	European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS)
2019/09 - Current	ICSI - International Conference on Structural Integrity	INEGI

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022/02 - Current	Consulting a project in the scope of a PhD thesis which is focusing on "Contribution to the multiscale modelling of filament winding composite structures considering manufacturing defects". As a numerical analyser, I will be responsible to manage the multiscale defect analyses in composites.	Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2017 - 2018	Approximation methods in Engineering was taught through an online platform organised by the Islamic Azad University in Iran.	Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master)	Islamic Azad University, Iran
2016 - 2017	Matlab Code for Finite Element Method It was a practical course focusing on the FEM programming through Matlab. Lectures with examples and instructions were provided to the students and then all were online for practice.	Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master)	Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Iran
2012 - 2013	Teaching solid mechanics fundamentals as a TA at the Islamic Azad University in Iran.	Applied Mechanics (Bachelor)	Islamic Azad University, Iran

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2020 - Current	Polymers (2073-4360)	MDPI
2020 - Current	Information (2078-2489)	MDPI
2020 - Current	Sensors (1424-8220)	MDPI
2020 - Current	Future Internet (1999-5903)	MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2020/09 - Current	Numerical modelling, FEM, for large structures	Rogerio F. Lopes
2017/09 - 2018/08	Advanced Discretisation Techniques	Farid Mehri Sofiani
2017 - 2018	Fracture and fatigue mechanics in aeronautics structures	Nicole Dias

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020/07/16 - Current	Reviewer Board of International Journal of Sensors by MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2020/05/25 - Current	Reviewer board of International Journal of Future Internet by MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2019 - Current	Reviewer Board of International Journal of Information by MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland

Distinctions

Award

2020	Young Researcher competitor in the TRA Vision contest Horizon 2020, Belgium
2019	Postdoc Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2017	The first place graduation in the Master's course in Computational Mechanics Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015	PhD research fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Title

2020	Topic Editor in the International Journals of Polymers by MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2019	Outstanding reviewer Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2018	Outstanding reviewer Elsevier BV, Netherlands

Other distinction

2022	Guest Editor Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2020	Certificate in Virtual Performance Solution, Pam Crash ESI Group, France
2013	IELTS, Academic regime British Council Armenia, Armenia
2009	Certificate in Pro-Engineer technical Institute of Tehran, Iran