Saman Rashidyan P.E., P.M.P.
University of North Texas
Mechanical Engineering
(940) 369-5263
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Education

PhD, University of New Mexico, 2017.
Major: Engineering
Degree Specialization: Civil Enginering
MS, Urmia University, 2005.
Major: Structural Engineering
BS, University of Tabriz, 2000.
Major: Civil Enginering

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (November 1, 2021 – Present).
Senior Lecturer, University of North Texas. (August 14, 2018 – October 30, 2021).
Research Assistant, University of New Mexico. (August 22, 2013 – January 14, 2018).
Government
Project Manager, Kurdistan Water and Wastewater Abfa. (December 25, 2000 – July 4, 2006).
Professional
Facilities Project Manager, Central New Mexico Community College. (January 15, 2018 – August 13, 2018).
CEO, Kariz Gostaran Jian Construction Company. (July 6, 2010 – July 25, 2013).
Director/Vice President of Facilities/Instructor, Sanandaj Azad University. (January 15, 2005 – July 25, 2013).

Licensures and Certifications

Professional Engineer (PE), Texas Board of Professional Engineers. (May 13, 2022 – Present).

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI). (February 2020 – Present).

Project Manager: Core Tools - at General Contractor, Procore Technologies, Inc.. (February 2020 – Present).

Project Manager: Project Management - at General Contractor, Procore Technologies, Inc.. (February 2020 – Present).

Hazard Communication Standard, Central New Mexico Community College. (January 16, 2018 – Present).

Teaching License, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development. (November 15, 2012 – Present).

Professional rules of customer service, management, safety, and construction quality, University of Kurdistan, Iran. (October 11, 2012 – Present).

Management in graduate education, Azad University, Iran. (July 7, 2008 – Present).

Research methodology for engineering students, Sanandaj Azad University, Iran. (September 29, 2006 – Present).

A survey on vulnerability of buildings and methods of retrofitting, Building Investigations Center, Sanandaj, Iran. (June 12, 2005 – Present).

Water and wastewater pipeline design, Zanjan Abfa, Iran. (April 15, 2005 – Present).

Excavation technology of trenchless channels, Shahid Abbaspoor University, Tehran, Iran. (November 20, 2004 – Present).

Professional Engineer, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Iran. (November 15, 2003 – Present).

LEED AP® Building Design + Construction, Green Business Certification Inc.. (June 13, 2023 – June 12, 2025).

LEED Green Associate, Green Business Certification Inc.. (April 7, 2023 – April 6, 2025).

Professional Memberships

Member, Project Management Institute. (January 2020 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
CNET 3150, Construction Contact Documents, 3 courses.
CNET 3160, Construction Cost Estimating, 11 courses.
CNET 3430, Structural Analysis, 8 courses.
CNET 3435, Structural Analysis, 2 courses.
CNET 3440, Steel Structures, 3 courses.
CNET 3445, Steel Structures, 2 courses.
CNET 3460, Soils and Foundations, 17 courses.
CNET 3480, Structural Design with Concrete, Timber, and other Materials, 2 courses.
CNET 4170, Construction Management, 3 courses.
CNET 4180, Problems in Project Management, 6 courses.
CNET 4900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
ENGR 2301, Statics, 4 courses.
ENGR 2332, Mechanics of Materials, 8 courses.
MEEN 2301, Mechanics I, 2 courses.
MEEN 2332, Mechanics III, 3 courses.
MSET 5240, Heavy Civil Construction Management, 2 courses.
MSET 5900, Special Problems, 5 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding
Rashidyan, S., Ng, T., Maji, A. (2016). Bridge foundation depth estimation using sonic echo test. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. 4, 99-106. Experimental and Applied Mechanics. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84951919919
Journal Article
Rashidyan, S., Sheidaii, M. (2022). RETROFITTING COLLAPSE BEHAVIOR OF DOUBLE LAYER SPACE TRUSSES AGAINST PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE BY FORCE LIMITING DEVICES. Advanced Steel Construction. 18(4), 804–817.  The Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction. http://ascjournal.com/index.php?option=com_djcatalog2&view=item&id=81&Itemid=587
Rashidyan, S., Maji, A., Ng, T. (2021). Effect of Source Application on Sonic Echo/Impulse Response Tests Applied to Steel H-Piles. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.
Rashidyan, S., Ng, T., Maji, A. (2021). Limitations of Sonic Echo Testing on Buried Piles of Unknown Bridge Foundations. Research in Nondestructive Evaluation.
Rashidyan, S. Performance of Impulse Response Testing on Prismatic Members with Intermediate Joints. Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal.
Rashidyan, S. (2020). Study of the Effect of Sensor Location on Sonic Echo/Impulse Response Testing in Timber Piles. AUT Journal of Civil Engineering.
Rashidyan, S. (2020). Study of the Effect of Source Application on Sonic Echo Tests in Timber Piles. Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal.
Rashidyan, S., Maji, A., Ng, T. T. (2020). Accuracy of Parallel Seismic Test Performance on Steel H-Piles in Layered Soils. Other. 34(6), . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85096157635
Rashidyan, S., Ng, P. T., Maji, P. (2020). Exploratory Study of Nondestructive Parallel Seismic Testing Challenges in Estimating the Depth of Unknown Wood Bridge Foundations. Other. 34(3), . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85082796881
Rashidyan, S., Maji, A., Ng, T. (2019). Performance of Nondestructive Sonic Echo Testing Method on Partially Dismantled Unknown Wood Bridge Foundations; A Case Study. Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal. 52(2), 205-224. https://ceij.ut.ac.ir/article_74239.html
Rashidyan, S., Maji, A., Ng, T. T. (2019). Performance of Nondestructive Parallel Seismic Testing Method in Determining Depth of Shallow Foundations. Other. 33(2), . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85061312188
Rashidyan, S., Ng, T. t., Maji, A. (2019). Practical Aspects of Nondestructive Induction Field Testing in Determining the Depth of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Foundations. Other. 38(1), . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85060754961
Rashidyan, S., Sheidaii, M. R. (2017). Improving double-layer space trusses collapse behavior by strengthening compression layer and weakening tension layer members. Advances in Structural Engineering. 20(11), 1757-1767. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85031300974
Rashidyan, S., Ng, T. t., Maji, A. (2017). Estimating the Depth of Concrete Pier Wall Bridge Foundations Using Nondestructive Sonic Echo. Other. 36(3), . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85024091243

Presentations Given

Lecture

Rashidyan, S. (Presenter), Determining Effectiveness of Non-Destructive Testing Methods to Characterize Unknown Bridge Foundations, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Oral Presentation

Rashidyan, S. (Author), 51st Paving and Transportation Conference, Nondestructive Testing of Unknown Bridge Foundations, New Mexico DOT, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Paper

Rashidyan, S. (Author), The 10th European Workshop for Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM), Experience of Sonic Echo/Impulse Response Testing Difficulties in Timber Piles of Bridge Foundations, Palermo, Italy, Italy. (2020).

Rashidyan, S. (Author), Proc. Int. Conf. Structural. & Geotechnical Eng. ICSGE, Opportunities and Challenges in Nondestructive evaluation of Pile Depths, University of North Texas, Egypt, Egypt. (2015 – 2015).

Rashidyan, S. (Author), Proc. ACECON International Conference, Nondestructive Field Testing of Concrete Bridge Foundations, University of North Texas, India, India. (2015 – 2015).

Rashidyan, S. (Author), SEANM 2015 Annual Conference, Nondestructive Field Testing and Analyses of Unknown Bridge Foundations, University of North Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).

Rashidyan, S. (Author), FHWA/ASNT conference, Development of Methodology for Inspecting Bridge Foundations Using Sonic Echo, University of North Texas, Washington DC, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).

Poster

Rashidyan, S. (Author), 2nd National Conference on Space Structures, A Method for Ductile Designing of Double Layer Grid Space Structures, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Iran. (2007 – 2007).

Rashidyan, S. (Author), 2nd National Conference on Space Structures, Improving the Collapse Behavior of Double Layer Grid Space Structures by Force Limiting Devices, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Iran. (2007 – 2007).

Awards and Honors

Graduate Research Assistantship, University of New Mexico. (May 30, 2017 – August 30, 2017).

Graduate Excellence Assistantship, University of New Mexico. (October 30, 2016 – May 30, 2017).

Graduate Research Assistantship, University of New Mexico. (August 30, 2013 – October 30, 2016).

Amigo Scholarship, University of New Mexico. (May 10, 2013 – August 30, 2013).

2nd rank among graduate structural engineering students, Urmia University. (September 30, 2005 – September 30, 2005).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, NTFRC. (September 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Outreach/Recruitment Committee. (August 2021 – Present).

Program Organizer, Procore software. (February 2019 – Present).

Attendee, Meeting, Regular Faculty Meetings. (August 2018 – Present).

Other, City of Denton. (July 2023 – November 2023).

Other, On Center Software. (July 2023 – August 2023).

Faculty Advisor, Senior Design. (October 2022 – May 2023).

Faculty Advisor, Senior Design. (October 2022 – May 2023).

Faculty Advisor, TEXO Competition. (January 2023 – February 2023).

Committee Member, Clinical Professor Search FY22. (February 2022 – August 2022).

Faculty Advisor, Senior Design. (September 2021 – April 2022).

Faculty Mentor, Texo Competition. (January 2022 – February 22, 2022).

Committee Member, Faculty search for a clinical professor position. (September 2021 – December 2021).

Committee Member, ME Curriculum Committee. (October 10, 2020 – 2021).

Faculty Mentor, Honors Contract. (September 2021 – November 2021).

Faculty Mentor, Honors Contract. (February 2021 – April 2021).

Faculty Advisor, Senior Design. (January 2021 – April 2021).

Faculty Mentor, TEXO Competition. (January 10, 2021 – February 22, 2021).

Committee Member, Thesis Defense. (October 4, 2019 – November 22, 2020).

Member, Defense Committee. (September 23, 2018 – May 26, 2020).

Faculty Mentor, TEXO Competition. (January 7, 2020 – February 25, 2020).

Member, Defense Committee. (October 23, 2018 – October 23, 2019).

Member, Defense Committee. (September 28, 2018 – October 23, 2019).

Other, Co-advisor. (June 29, 2018 – July 12, 2019).

Other, Co-advisor. (July 9, 2018 – July 10, 2019).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. (June 29, 2020 – 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. (September 27, 2019 – 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Buildings. (January 14, 2020 – January 28, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, NDT & E International Journal. (April 2, 2019 – 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation. (September 16, 2018 – 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials. (February 26, 2019 – March 21, 2019).