Published Conference Papers

[1]    M. Safi & M. Esfahani, New Methods of Diversion during Dam Construction, 2nd College Conference on Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 1996.

[2]    M.S. Marefat & M.Safi, New Trends in Design Criteria in Accordance With Bond Behavior of Different Devices Anchored in Concrete, 3rd Int. Conf. on Concrete, Tehran, Iran, May 2000.

[3]    A.M. Horr & M.Safi, Nonlinear Complex Damped Spectral Element Method for Base-Isolated Structures, 5th Int. Conf. On Civil Engineering, Mashhad, Iran, May 2000

[4]    H. Rajaee & M.Safi, Investigation of Bond Behavior of Seven Wire Strands Anchored in Concrete: Theory, 3rd Int. Conf. on Concrete, Tehran, Iran, May 2000

[5]    A.M. Horr & M.Safi, Investigation of Dynamic Behavior of Imperfect Transmission Towers Using Spectral Element Method, 15th Int. Power System Conf., Tehran, Iran, Nov. 2000.

[6]    N. Hassani, M.Safi And Z. Pooyan, A Comparative Study of Cultural Effects on Earthquake Disaster Management in Iran and Japan, 2nd Iran-Japan Workshop on Seismic Performance of Life Line Systems, Kobe, Japan, Dec. 2000.

[7]    H. Rajaee & M. Safi, Investigation of Bond Behavior of Seven Wire Strands Anchored in Concrete-Application, 5th Int. Conf. on Civil Engineering, Mashhad, Iran, May 2000.

[8]    M.S. Marefat & M.Safi, Behavior of Connections in Mechanisms Threatening the Integrity of Pre-cast Concrete Structures, 3rd Int. Conf. on Concrete, Tehran, Iran, May 2000.

[9]    A.M.Horr & M.Safi, Full Interaction Dynamic Analysis of Large Space Shells Using Hybrid Complex Damped Spectral Element Method, 1st National. Conf. on Space Structures, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 2000.

[10] M. Tehranizadeh, M.Safi, ANN Modeling of the Dynamic Nonlinear Behavior of Concrete Towers Subjected to Base Excitation, 6th Int. Conf. on Artificial Intelligence in Civil and Structural Engng., Eisenstadt, Vienna, Austria, Sep. 2001.

[11] A.M. Horr & M.Safi, Dynamic Analysis of Hydropower Turbine Foundation Using Sub-Structuring Technique, Hydropower and Dams Int. Conf., Riva Del Garda, Bergamo, Italy, Nov. 2001.

[12] A.M. Horr & M.Safi, Non-linear Dynamic Analysis of Tall Concrete Towers under Earthquake Load, 12ECEE, London, UK, Sep. 2002.

[13] A.M. Horr & M.Safi, Non-Linear Dynamic Analysis of Large Domes Using Spectral Element Methods, 5th Int. Conf. on Space Structures, Vol.1, p. 397-405, Surrey, UK, 2002.

[14] A.M. Horr, M. Abolghasemi & M. Safi, Simulation of Down Pull Dynamic Forces in Penstock Sliding Gates, Hydropower and Dams Int. Conf., Kiris, Antalia, Turkey, Nov. 2002.

[15] M. Tehranizadeh & M.Safi, Assessment of Damping Effects on the Displacement Based Design of Steel Braced Frames, 4th Int. Conf. on Seismology & Eq. Engrg. SEE4, Tehran, Iran, May 2003.

[16] M. Safi, M. Tehranizadeh, & S.A. Alavinasab, ANN Approach for Earthquake Record Classification Based on Spectral Characteristics, 4th Int. Conf. on Seismology & Eq. Engrg. SEE4, Tehran, Iran, May 2003.

[17] M.Safi, S.A. Alavinasab, P. Alavi & A.M.Horr, 3D Harmonic Sub-Structuring Analysis of Hydropower Turbine Foundation, 1st National Conf. on  Hydropower, Tehran, May 2003.

[18] A.M. Horr, M. Safi & H. Korkorian, Novel Concrete Interlock Fuse Plug for Large Dams in Seismic Zones, 71st ICOLD Int. Conf., Montreal, Canada, June 2003.

[19] M. Safi, R. Rasti & A.R. Mahboubi, Artificial Intelligence as a Complementary Tools in Dam Monitoring, POLCOLD Dam Monitoring Jubilee Int. Conf., Kielce, Poland, June 2003.

[20] A.M. Horr, M. Safi, Complex Damped Spectral Element Method for Structures under Extreme Loading, Int. Conf. on Response of Structures to Extreme Loading, Toronto, Canada, Aug. 2003.

[21] M. Safi & M. Tehranizadeh, Application of Damping Spectra in the Displacement Based Design of Steel Frames, Fourth International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, Ancona, Italy, Sep. 2003.

[22] M. Tehranizadeh & M. Safi, Artificial Neural Networks for Determination of Design Spectra of Iran, 7th  Int. Conf. on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil and Structural Engineering, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, Sep. 2003.

[23] M. Safi & M. Tehranizadeh, Estimation of Shear Wave Velocity from Earthquake Spectra Using Artificial Intelligence, 11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering (11th ICSDEE) & The 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (3rd ICEGE), Texas, USA, Jan. 2004.

[24] Safi & A. M. Horr, Exact Timoshenko Pipe Element for Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Platforms, 6th Int. Conf. on Coasts Ports and Marine Structures ICOPMAS04, Tehran, Iran, Dec. 2004.

[25] Tehranizadeh & M. Safi, Ann Simulator for Determination of Soil Characteristics Using Earthquake Spectra, 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engrg., Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 2004.

[26] M. Horr, S.R. Asadsajadi & M. Safi, Effect of Initial Imperfection on Collapse Modes of Large Space Structures Using Ann Simulator, IASS Symposium on Shell and Spatial Structures from Models to Realization, Montpellier, France, Sep. 2004.

[27] Safi & M. Tehranizadeh, Effect of Ductility Demand Distribution on Displacement Based Design of Steel Frames, 13th World Conf. on Earthquake Engrg., Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 2004.

[28] Hamidian, M. Safi, H. Sahranavard & H. Shahnazari, Safety Evaluation of Abbasabad Masonry Dam, 73rd Annual Meeting of ICOLD, Tehran, IRAN, May 2005.

[29] E. Grierson, M. Safi, L. Xu and Y. Liu, Simplified Methods for Progressive-Collapse Analysis of Buildings, ASCE STRUCTURES CONGRESS, New York, April 2005.

[30] Vazinram, M. Safi & R. Rasti, Artificial Neural Networks For Concrete Dam Monitoring in Iran, 73rd Annual Meeting of ICOLD, Tehran, IRAN, May 2005.

[31] M. Safi & M. Tehranizadeh, Displacement Based Assessment of Existing Structures Using Intelligent Systems, 8th  Int. Conf. on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Rome, Italy, Aug-Sep 2005.

[32] M. Safi, Story Based Ductility Models for Displacement Based Design of Steel Frames, International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics & Construction, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 2006.

[33] M. Safi, A. Chaboki, H. Korkorian & M. Daeian, Study of Crack Occurrence and its Effects on Large Underground Concrete Caverns, 7th ICCE, Tehran, IRAN, May 2006.

[34] M.Safi, M. Hamidian & S.H. Sahranavard, Practical Design of Spillway Structures for Increased Performance and Efficiency Using SFRC, 74st ICOLD Int. Conf., Barcelona, Spain, June 2006.

[35] M Safi, N. H, S. Takada and M. R. Poursaber, Seismic Fragility Analysis of Low Voltage Underground Power Cables, 25th Int. Power System Conf., Tehran, Iran, Nov. 2007.

[36] M.Safi, M. Hamidian & S.H. Sahranavard, SH. Karimi & A Ghezelsoflu, Safety Evaluation of Two Historical Masonry Dams in Iran77st ICOLD Int. Conf., Brazilia, Brazil, June 2009.

[37] Practical Solutions for Emergency Action Plan for Passive Defense in Dams, 4th Int. Conf. of INDM, Tehran, Iran, March 2009.

[38] M. Safi, Golestan Historical Dam Rehabilitation, WRM Seminar on Historical Dams, Tehran, Iran, May 2010.

[39] M. Safi, M. Hamidian, S. S. Beheshti, A. R. Hamidian, Iranian Dam Safety Assessment Guideline, Canadian Dam Association Conference, CDA2010, Canada, Sep. 2010.

[40] M. Safi & SH. Karimi, New Methods for Tunnel Rehabilitation, National Ghanat Congress, Tehran, Iran, May 2010.

[41] M. Safi, M. Farjadmand, S.H. Sahranavard, Composite Macro-synthetic Fiber and Steel Reinforced Shotcrete for Final Lining, 1st Asian and 9th Iranian Tunneling Congress, IRTA2011.