Dr. Arash Khosravifar joined the Geotechnical Engineering group in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Portland State University (PSU) in December 2015. Prior to joining PSU, he worked for Fugro Consultants Inc. in California where he worked on seismic hazard studies for transportation projects (bridges) and energy developments (oil and gas, wind turbines). He obtained his Ph.D degree from University of California, Davis where he conducted research on analysis and design of piles in liquefied soils.
Research Interest and Expertise
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Soil Liquefaction
- Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI)
- Geotechnical Numerical and Physical Modeling
- Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
Courses Taught
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