Sayed M. Soleimani

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: HAMP 4127
Phone: (765) 496-0157
Email: sms110@purdue.edu

Websites

Education
Ph.D., The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
M.A.Sc., The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Professional Memberships
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of California, USA
Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of British Columbia, Canada and the Province of Ontario, Canada
Registered Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) in Australia
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)
Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Member of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Research Interests
Engineering education, low-energy buildings, high performance cement-based materials, repair and retrofit of existing structures, structural health monitoring

Teaching Activity
CE 270 | Introductory Structural Mechanics
CE 470 | Structural Steel Design
CE 473 | Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 591 | Advanced Structural Steel Design

Selected Publications

• Segui, William T., and Soleimani, Seyed M. Steel Design, 7th ed., Cengage Learning, 2025.
• Soleimani, S.M., Jaeger, M., Alaqqad, A.R., and Faheiman, A. (2024). Success Factors of Recently Implemented eLearning Methods at Higher Education Institutions in Kuwait. Quality in Higher Education. 30(1), pp. 130-142.
• Sedaghat, A., Kalbasi, R., Narayanan, R., Mehdizadeh, A., Soleimani, S.M., et al. (2024). Integrating solar PV systems for energy efficiency in portable cabins: A case study in Kuwait. Solar Energy, Volume 277, 112715.
• Sedaghat, A., Salem, H., Hussam, W.K., Mahdizadeh, A., Al-Khiami, A.I., Ashtian Malayer, M., Soleimani, S.M., Sabati, M., Narayanan, R., Rasul, M., and Khan M.M.K. (2023). Exploring energy-efficient building solutions in hot regions: A study on bio-phase change materials and cool roof coatings. Journal of Building Engineering, 76, 107258, 22 pages.
• Al-Khiami, M.I., Jaeger, M., Soleimani, S.M., and Kazem, A. (2023). Enhancing concrete structures education: Impact of virtual reality on motivation, performance and usability for undergraduate engineering students. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, pp. 1-20.
• Al-Khiami, M.I., Jaeger, M., and Soleimani, S.M. (2023). The Integration of Digital Techniques in Engineering Education: A Case Study to Evaluate Student's Motivation and Performance. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 13(5), pp. 844-848.
• Jaeger, M., Adair, D., and Soleimani, S.M. (2023). Multi-Criteria Evaluation of eLearning Attributes using the Fuzzy TOPSIS Method. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(1), pp. 241-251.
• Soleimanpour, R., and Soleimani, S.M. (2022) Scattering Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Symmetric Lamb Wave at Cracks in Plates. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 37(4), pp. 493-463.
• Soleimani, S.M., Sayyar Roudsari, S., Banthia, N., Alaqqad, A.R., Mohammad, N., and Jumaah, A. (2021). Analytical and Experimental Study of Using Recycled Tire Products in Pavement-Grade Concrete Suited for Hot Weather Climates. Construction and Building Materials, 312, 125343.
• Sayyar Roudsari, S., Soleimani, S.M., and Hamoush, S.A. (2021). Analytical Study of the Effects of Opening Characteristics and Plate Thickness on the Performance of Sinusoidal and Trapezoidal Corrugated Steel Plate Shear Walls. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 182(21): 106660.