Reza Keihani staff profile

Dr Reza Keihani

Lecturer in Civil Engineering
School of Computing and Engineering
reza.keihani@uwl.ac.uk

Dr Reza Keihani received the BEng degree in Civil Engineering at Islamic Azad University of Dezful (Iran) in 2013 and the MSc degree in Civil Engineering at Coventry University (UK) in 2018. In 2021 he was awarded the PhD degree in Civil Engineering by the University of West London (UK). 

His research focuses on reinforced concrete (RC) structures, within which he produced the design of an innovative concrete frame connection in collaboration with The Concrete Centre (UK). Within this framework, he published several papers and produced a design guide in RC moment resisting frames for the UK construction industry. Furthermore, he was the recipient of the Best Paper award at the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering for his research on Sustainable Development of Medium Strength Concrete Using Polypropylene as Aggregate Replacement. 

Dr Keihani has 5 years of industrial experience as a structural engineer, both in Iran and in the United Kingdom. In this regard, he is proficient in designing residential and commercial buildings in concrete, steel, masonry and timber, using a wide range of analysis and design software. 

As an academic, Dr Keihani has experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate Civil Engineering modules including Structural Analysis, Structural Design and Construction Management. He has also assisted in the supervision of over 16 BEng and MSc students with their final year projects and dissertations. 

  • Qualifications

    • BEng (Islamic Azad University of Dezful) 
    • MSc (Coventry University)  
    • PhD (University of West London) 

  • Memberships

    Graduate Member of ICE
    The Building Performance and Climate Change research group

Teaching

Courses taught

  • BEng (Hons) Civil and Environmental Engineering 
  • MSc Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Research

  • Research and publications

    Design Guides

    Keihani, R., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Goodchild, C. and Bonner, E., 2020. How to Design Moment-Resisting Frames. London: The Concrete Centre. (in press)  

    Journal Articles

    Keihani, R., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Cashell, K. and Bonner, E., 2020. Evaluation of Mini-Haunch Connection in Moment-Resisting Frames. (under review)  

    Keihani, R., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Goodchild, C. and Cashell, K., 2020. The Influence of Different Factors on Buildings’ Height in the Absence of Shear Walls in Low Seismic Regions. Techno-Press, 76(1). https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2020.76.1.001.  

    Keihani, R., Bahadori-Jahromi, A. and Goodchild, C., 2019. The Significance of Removing Shear Walls in Existing Low-Rise RC Frame Buildings – Sustainable approach. Techno-Press, 71(5). Http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2019.71.5.563.  

  • Conferences

    Keihani, R., Bahadori-Jahromi, A. and Clacy, T., 2019. Sustainable Development of Medium Strength Concrete Using Polypropylene as Aggregate Replacement. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 13(9). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3462071  

    Keihani, R. and Bahadori-Jahromi, A., 2020. Investigate the influence of Polypropylene as fine Aggregate Replacement on the mechanical and thermal properties of the concrete mix. EGU General Assembly 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-21782  

     

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