Arsham Mirenayat

Selected work

Project Involvement and Experiences

Graduate research I supported at the U of T Structural Testing Facilities, plus design and presentation work from my coursework.

Kinematic Isolation System

STF · Structural & earthquake engineering

Kinematic Isolation System 01

Full-scale rocking isolation tests on a timber-post foundation enhanced with steel plates and viscoelastic dampers.

Interlocking CLT Shear Wall Study

STF · Timber structures

Interlocking CLT Shear Wall Study 02

Preparing the Blue Frame for the first two-actuator lateral test of a standalone interlocking CLT shear wall.

Low-Carbon Concrete Shear

STF · Reinforced concrete

Low-Carbon Concrete Shear 03

Fabricating reinforced panels to test whether existing shear models hold for concrete with up to 50% slag replacement.

Nuclear Containment Cracking

STF · Nuclear infrastructure

Nuclear Containment Cracking 04

Casting, sealing and tensile-testing concrete specimens to relate crack width and pressure to air leakage rate.

AMD

STF · Laboratory infrastructure

AMD Testing Module 05

Documentation system and a 600-point strong-floor map for the world’s first adjustable multidimensional testing module.

Concrete Pours & Castings

STF · Fabrication

Concrete Pours & Castings 06

Hands-on casting work across three pours: formwork, reinforcement, slump testing, placement and finishing.