Scientific & Engineering Observations of the Bam Disaster

The Society of Iranian Professionals
Scientific & Engineering Observations of the Bam Disaster and the Earthquake Problem in Iran
Presented By: Dr. Mansour Niazi, Dr. Farhang Ostadan, & Dr. Masoud Moghtaderi-Zadeh

EVENT DATE/TIME: Friday, April 2, 2004, 8:00 PM
LOCATION: FAZ Restaurant Grand Ballroom,
1108 N. Mathilda, Sunnyvale –
Tel.408 752-8000
Admission: Members $10, Non-Members $15

On Friday December 26, 2003, at 5:26 AM local time, a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5, struck the ancient city of Bam in Iran. More than 43,000 people lost their lives and an additional 20,000 were seriously injured in this earthquake. A significant part of the city of Bam was destroyed and many buildings collapsed and more were severely damaged and became uninhabitable, leaving about 100,000 homeless in the region. The Bam Citadel (Arg-e-Bam) was destroyed. The loss to hospitals, schools and infrastructure was substantial. Dr. Ostadan and
Dr. Moghtaderi-Zadeh have visited the earthquake stricken area.
They will discuss some scientific and engineering aspects of this devastating earthquake specifically, and the earthquake problem in Iran in general. Various aspects of earthquakes,
such as plate tectonics, seismicity, seismic hazards, geotechnical issues and structural performance will be discussed in this presentation.

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Presenter Bios:
Dr. Mansour Niazi is a retired professor of seismology. He has been a research fellow, research seismologist, associate professor, professor, department chairman, vice chancellor at various universities including: California Institute of Technology Shiraz University, University of California, Berkeley, and Mashad (Ferdowsi) University. Dr. Niazi was also project manager and technical director of seismology at TENERA, Berkeley and staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. He is a principal at Berkeley Geophysical Consultants. Dr. Niazi received his B.S. in Physics from University of Tehran (1954) and B.A. in Geophysics (1961), M.A. in Geophysics (1962), and Ph.D. in Geophysics (1964), all from University of California, Berkeley (1964).

Dr. Ostadan has more than 25 years experience in geotechnical earthquake engineering and foundation design. As Chief Soils Engineer for Bechtel, he manages the efforts of a large and diverse group of geotechnical specialists in locations across the U.S. and around the globe involving major transportation projects, power and energy related projects, petrochemical and nuclear projects. He is a frequent lecturer at the universities and research organizations.
Dr. Ostadan received his B.S. in Civil Engineering, from University of Tehran (1977), M.S. in Civil Engineering, from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1978), and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley (1983).

Dr. Masoud Moghtaderi-Zadeh is a principal at Risk & Reliability Engineering in San Jose. He has extensive experience in risk and reliability engineering in government and private sectors such as insurance, utilities, nuclear, offshore and shipping industries in the areas of earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and other natural hazards. Dr. Zadeh has lived and worked in Iran, US, Venezuela, and Norway. He is a Licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California. Dr. Zadeh received his B.S. in Structural Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran (1976), M.S. in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (1978), and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley(1982).

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