Assist Prof Dr. Masoud Fathali ,Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center,Iran
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Education :
Master of Engineering in Railway Track (2008),Seminar: “Analysis of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) for Railway Infrastructure”,Thesis: “Suggestion and Analysis of New Humped Slab Track for Desert Railways”,Bachelor of Engineering in Railway Track and Structures (2001‐ 2005),PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering (2017),Post Doctoral in Railway Engineering (2020),Research Proposal: “Selection of High-Speed Railways Track Systems Using RAMS-LCC Engineering”Thesis: “Evaluation of the Effects of Tire Derived Aggregates on the Properties of Railway Ballast Materials”Thesis: “Investigation and Analysis of Ballast‐less Track Systems”Pre-University Certificate in Mathematics and Physics (2000-2001)Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Iran in association with Luleå University of Technology (LUT), SwedenAmirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran, IranIran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, IranShahid Motahari Pre-University, Tehran, IranAlborz High School, Tehran, IranDiploma In Mathematics and Physics (1997-2000)
Honors & Awards:
- Letter of appreciation from BHRC (Training and Technology Development Vice Presidency) for training “Railway Track and Structures courses” (2024)
- Letter of appreciation from Iran Plan & Budget Organization for compiling “Railway Track Superstructure Selection (Ballasted Track /Ballastless Track)”, No 863 (2023)
- Superior Researcher of Iran Ministry of Roads & Urban Development, Iran (2021-2022)
- Letter of appreciation from Iran Plan & Budget Organization for compiling the “Master Plan of Iran Railway Code”, (2020)
- Letter of appreciation from China Railway Group Limited (CREC) for contribution as Project Coordinator in Tehran-Qom-Esfahan High-Speed Railway (2019)
- Appreciation for joint training of maintenance and repair courses between Iran and the Italian Railways (2018)
- 2nd Rank Article, 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Railway Engineering, Iran (2017)
- 1st Rank Article, 2nd International Conference on New Research Achievement in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Management, Iran (2016)
- The John Jarrett Davis Prize for ‘Evaluation of humped slack track performance in desert railways’ (2012)
- Superior Researcher in Civil Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran (2012)
- Superior Researcher in the Railway Engineering Industry, Iranian Association of Rail Transport Engineering, Iran (2011)
- Member of Iran National Institute of Elites (2009-present)
- Superior student in research and education, Master’s degree, IUST, Iran (2008)
- 1st Rank Article, 8th International Conference on Railway Transportation, Iran (2006)
- Superior student in research and education, Bachelor’s degree, IUST, Iran (2005)
Patents:
Elastic Mats for Reduction of Vibrations in Railway Tracks (2018),Evaluated and accepted by: Tabriz Urban Rail Organization (TURO) and Technology Incubator Center of IUST,Ballastic Material for Railway Tracks (2017),Evaluated and accepted by: Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran.,Gap Filler for Metro Stations Located at sharp Curves (2016),Evaluated and accepted by: Tabriz Urban Rail Organization (TURO), Iran.,Humped Slab Track for Railways in Desert Areas (2008),Registration No. 49351, Iran Organization of Documents and Industrial Owning Registration,Evaluated and accepted by: Iran Organization of Science and Industrial Researches, Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Publications :
- Fathali M., Kabiri Nasrabad MM., Abbasi HR., Amrollahi A., Soleymani M., “Aeolian sand challenges in desert rail infrastructures, overview of Iran’s experience and advancement”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 438, 2024.
- Fathali M., Gholami M., “Evaluation of the Innovation Ecosystem of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development with an Emphasis on Rail Transportation”, Road 32 (119), 53-72, 2024.
- Mehvari M., Esmaeili M., Fathali M., “Superstructure System Selection for High-Speed Railway Tracks Considering Geotechnical Aspects: A Case Study”, Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 1-27, 2023.
- Fathali M., Kabiri Nasrabad MM., Moghadas Nejad F., “Evaluation of the Optimal Geometry of the Hump Slab in Desert Railways with the Solid-Gas Two-Phase Simulation Approach”, Journal of Road, 2023.
- Esmaeili M., Mehvari M., Fathali M., “Developing a Technical-Economical Method for Selection of Railway System (Ballasted/Ballastless)”, Journal of Transportation Research, 2022.
- Fathali M., Argi S., Esmaeili M., Moghadas Nejad F., “Numerical Evaluation of the Behavior of Ballast-TDA Mixture in the Box Test Using Discrete Element Method”, Journal of Transportation Research, 19 (71), 161-182, 2022.
- Fathali M., Chalabii J., Astaraki F., Esmaeili M., “New Degradation Model for Life Cycle Assessment of Railway Ballast Materials”, Construction and Building Materials 270, 121437, 2021.
- Fathali M., Esmaieli M., Moghadas Nejad F., “Influence of Tire-Derived Aggregates Mixed with Ballast on Ground-Borne Vibrations”, Journal of Modern Transportation, Volume 27, No. 4, 2019.
- Fathali M., Moghadas Nejad F., Azadbakhsh A., Nejad Seifi V. “Effects of Superstructure Components on CWR Track Buckling”, Current Trends in Civil & Structural Engineering, Volume 3, Issue 5, 2019.
- Fathali M., Moghadamali H., Moghadas Nejad F., “Horizontal Curve Design of Railway Tracks incorporating Safety Criteria”, International Journal of Railway Research (IJRARE), 6(2), 63-72, 2019.
- Fathali M., Moghadas Nejad F., Esmaieli M. “A New Technique for Durability Assessment of Railway Ballast Materials”, International Journal of Railway Research (IJRARE), 5(2), 53-60, 2018.
- Fathali M., Moghadas Nejad F., Esmaieli M., “Influence of Tire-Derived Aggregates on the Properties of Railway Ballast Material”, ASCE (Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering), 2016.
- Fathali M., Moghadas Nejad F., Azadbakhsh A. “Evaluating the structural Behavior of Turnout Sleepers in the Case of Raising Speed”, International Journal of Advances in Railway Engineering (IJARE), 2013.
- Esmaeili M., Ahadi M., Fathali M., Mehrali M. “Effects of Railway Track Parameters on Overturning Phenomena”, Journal of Transportation Research, 2013 (in Persian).