Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- alireza.bsabbagh@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272936
- Office Address
Room 267
Fraser Noble Building- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
2007-2011 University of Sheffield, PhD, Thesis: Cold-formed steel elements for earthquake resistant moment frame buildings.
2011-2012 Research Fellow at University of Warwick.
2013-2015 Lecturer in Structural Engineering at University of Wolverhampton.
2015 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer (2023) in Structural Engineering at University of Aberdeen.
External Memberships
- Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (CEng MIStructE).
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
- Research
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Research Overview
Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Automated and Circular ConstructionFrom sketch to reality—the initial idea took shape in my mind in 2023 and evolved through the work of my PhD student, Ehsan Bakhshivand, in collaboration with Ornella Iuorio, with the support of Barbara Previtali and her team at Politecnico di Milano. The idea was brought to life through the tireless effort of the team—extensive prototyping, FE modelling, and full-scale structural testing—further enriched by the expertise of my postdoctoral researcher, Chuandong Xie.Recently presented at BE-AM: Built Envoronment Additive Manufacturing at the Formnext - Where ideas take shape in Frankfurt, this Novel Metal Additively Manufactured connections designed for lightweight steel systems enabling fast assembly and disassembly of cold-formed steel housing in line with the principles of automated and circular construction.
Metal Addtively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections Semi-Rigid Cold-Formed Steel Connections for New Generation of Lightweight Steel StructuresNovel semi-rigid connections have been developed for new generation of lightweight steel stud-wall and beam-column systems through physical tests and advanced FE modelling.
Large-scale tests on cold-formed steel beam-to-column connections at our Heavy Structures Laboratory. PhD project conducted by Kanan Ibrahimov. 
New generation of lightweight steel framing structures
More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.107345
New generation of tubular cold-formed steel connections
More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114956
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.04.069Current Research
2023-2026. Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing (HYLIGHTS). EPSRC grant (EP/W026376/1). Collaborators: Imperial College London & University of Sheffield. Project partners: SCI, Metsec plc and Etex. Total price to funder value: ~ £1.1M.
2022-2025. Lightweight steel tubular framed structures for multi-storey building construction in seismic area. Research – Studentship funded by Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Value: £65,500.
2022-Present. Semi-Rigid Side Plate Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Kanan Ibrahimov.
2022-Present. Semi-Rigid Bolted Side-Framed Connections for Lightweight Structural systems, PhD project by Junyue Ma.
2023-Present. Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Ehsan Bakhshivand.
2024-Present. Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Pouria Darzehkanani.
2025-Present. Hybrid Additively Manufactured Cold-Formed Steel Connections for Lightweight Steel Structural Systems, PhD project by Amir Amirbeigloo.
Past Research
-2020-2022. Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city; Istanbul. Royal Academy of Engineering (FoD2021\4\26). Collaborators: Robert Gordon University, Ozyegin University, Turkey. Value: £19,800.
- 2020-2022. Enhanced structural design for floating offshore wind turbines. PhD project completed by Rigobert Zomafo.
-2017-2024. Friction-slip moment-resisting bolted connections for seismic resilient cold-formed steel structures. PhD project by Marzie Shahini.
Collaborations
Imperial College London
University of Sheffield
Robert Gordon University
Politecnico di Milano
Johns Hopkins University
Funding and Grants
2022-2026. EPSRC (EP/W026376/1). Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing (HYLIGHTS). Collaborators: Imperial College London & University of Sheffield. Project partners: SCI, Metsec plc and Etex. Total value: £1.1M.
2025-2026. Automated design for more efficient cold-formed steel portal framing systems. Scottish Funding Council. BESPOKE STEEL BUILDINGS AND CLADDING LTD. Total value: £56,020.
2020-2022. Royal Academy of Engineering (FoD2021\4\26). Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city; Istanbul. Collaborators: Robert Gordon University, Ozyegin University, Turkey. Value: £19,800.
2022-2025. High-performance lightweight steel framing structures. Research – Studentship funded by Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Value: £65,500.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- Publications
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Experiments on seismic behaviour of steel sheathed cold-formed steel shear walls cladded by gypsum and fiber cement boards
Thin-walled Structures, vol. 104, pp. 238-247Contributions to Journals: ArticlesExperimental work on single and double-sided steel sheathed cold-formed steel shear walls for seismic actions
Thin-walled Structures, vol. 91, pp. 50-62Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.02.007
Detailing of I-beam-to-CHS column joints with external diaphragm plates for seismic actions
Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 88, pp. 21-33Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.05.006
Cyclic behaviour of bolted cold-formed steel moment connections: FE modelling including slip
Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 80, pp. 100-108Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2012.09.010
Experimental work on cold-formed steel elements for earthquake resilient moment frame buildings
Engineering Structures, vol. 42, pp. 371-386Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.04.025
Development of cold-formed steel elements for earthquake resistant moment frame buildings
Thin-walled Structures, vol. 53, pp. 99-108Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2012.01.004
Ductile moment-resisting frames using cold-formed steel sections: an analytical investigation
Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 634-646Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2010.11.016
An integrated thin-walled steel skeleton structure (two full scale tests)
Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 470-479Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2009.10.007