ISI-indexed (Web of Science)
[1] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., Ahamd Baharuddin, A.R., (2012). Real-time Seismic Damage Detection of Concrete Shear Wall Buildings Using Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of earthquake engineering. 17(1), 137-154.
[2] Behnia, A., Kueh A.B.H., Shahbazi, M.M., Ranjbar, N., Behnia, N., Vafaei, M., (2013). Finite Element Analysis of High Modal Dynamic Responses of A Composite Floor Subjected to Human Motion Under Passive Live Load. Latin American Journal of Solids and Structure. 10 (3), 601-630.
[3] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., (2014). Seismic Damage Detection of Tall Airport Traffic Control Towers Using Wavelet Analysis. Journal of structure and infrastructure engineering. 10(1), 106-127
[4] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., Ahamd Baharuddin, A.R. (2014). A Neuro-Wavelet Technique for Seismic Damage Identification of Cantilever Structures. Journal of structure and infrastructure engineering. 10(12), 1666-1684.
[5] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., Ahamd Baharuddin, A.R., (2014). Seismic Performance Evaluation of an Airport Traffic Control Tower through Linear and Nonlinear Analysis. Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 10(8), 963-975.
[6] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., Alih S., Ahamd Baharuddin, A.R. (2015) A Wavelet-based Technique for Damage Quantification via Mode Shape Decomposition. Journal of structure and infrastructure engineering. 11(7), 869-883.
[7] Vafaei, M., C. Alih, Sophia (2015) Ideal Strain Gage Placement for Seismic Health Monitoring of Structures. Earthquake and Structures. 8(3), 541-553.
[8] Vafaei, M., C. Alih, Sophia. (2015) Influence of Higher Order Modes and Mass Configuration on the Damage Detection via Wavelet Analysis. Earthquake and Structures. 9(6) 1221-1232.
[9] Vafaei, M., C. Alih, Sophia. (2015). Assessment of Seismic Design Response Factors of Air Traffic Control Towers. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 14(12), 3441-3461.
[10] Moravej, H., Vafaei, M., Abu Bakar, S. (2016). Seismic Performance of a Wall-Frame Air Traffic Control Tower. Earthquake and Structures. 10(2).
[11] Shad, H., Adnan, A., Behbahani, H., Vafaei, M., (2016) Efficiency of TLDs with Bottom-Mounted Baffles in Suppression of Structural Responses. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, an International Journal. 60 (1), 131-148.
[12] Behbahani, H., Adnan, A., Vafaei, M, Ong Peng P., Shad, H. (2016). Effects of TLCD with maneuverable flaps on vibration control of a SDOF structure. Meccanica. 52 (6), 1247-2156.
[13] Behbahani, H., Adnan, A., Vafaei, M, Ong Peng P., Shad, H. (2016).Vibration Mitigation of Structures through TLCD with Embedded Baffles. Experimental Techniques. DOI: 10.1007/s40799-016-0163-0.
[14] Vafaei, M., C. Alih, Sophia (2019). Adequacy of First Mode Shape Differences for Damage Identification Using Neural Networks. Neural Computing and Application. DOI: 10.1007/s00521-017-2846-6
[15] FR Mansour, SA Bakar, M Vafaei, SC Alih (2017) Effect of substrate surface roughness on the flexural performance of concrete slabs strengthened with a steel-fiber-reinforced concrete layer. PCI Journal. 62 (1) 78-89.
[16] Soltanzadeh R., Osman, H., Vafaei, M., Wahedy, Y. (2018) Seismic Retrofit of Masonry Wall Infilled RC Frames through External Post-Tensioning. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 16:1487–1510
[17] Vafaei, M., C. Alih, S. (2018). Seismic vulnerability of air traffic control towers. Natural Hazard. 90, 803-822.
[18] Shad,H., Adnan,A., Behbahani,H., Oladimeji, A. M., Vafaei, M., (2018). Experimental study on TLDs equipped with an upper mounted baffle. Smart structures and systems. 21(1)37-51.
[19] Vafaei, M., C. Alih, S. Ismail, N., Pabarja, A. (2018). Experimental Study on a New Damping Device for Mitigation of Structural Vibrations. Earthquake and Structures. 14(6), 567-576.
[20] Muyideen A., Bakhary N., Vafaei M., Md Noor N., Khairul P. (2018). a Non-probabilistic wavelet method to consider uncertainties in structural damage detection. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 433, 77-98.
[21] Pabarja, A., Vafaei,M., C. Alih, S., Yatim, M., Osman, S. (2019) Experimental study on the efficiency of tuned liquid dampers for vibration mitigation of a vertically irregular structure. Mechanical System and Signal Processing. 114, 84-105.
[22] Vafaei M., Baniahmadi M., C. Alih S. (2019). The relative importance of strong column-weak beam design concept in the single-story RC frames, Engineering Structures, 185, 159-170.
[23] Moravej, H., Vafaei, M., (2019) Seismic Performance Evaluation of an ATC Tower through Pushover Analysis. Structural Engineering International. 29 (1), 144-149.
[24] S. C. Alih, Vafaei, M. (2019) Performance of reinforced concrete buildings and wooden structures during the 2015 Mw 6.0 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia. Engineering Failure Analysis. 110, 351-368.
[25] M., Abdulkareem, N., Bakhary, M. Vafaei, N., Md Noor, R. Samat, (2019) Experimental Damage Assessment Of Support Condition For Plate Structures Using Wavelet Transform. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. 57(2), 501-518.
[26] Vafaei, M., Fallah, A., C. Alih, S. (2019) The Accuracy of the Lumped Plasticity Model for Estimating Nonlinear Behavior of RC Frames under Gradually Increasing Vertical Loads. Structural Concrete. Doi: 10.1002/SUCO.201800357. In press.
[27] Vafaei, M., Sheikh, A. M.O., C. Alih, S. (2019) Experimental study on the efficiency of tapered strip dampers for the seismic retrofitting of damaged non-ductile RC frames Engineering Structures, 199, Doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109601.
[28] Abdulkareem, M., Bakhary, N., Vafaei, M., Noor, N.M., Mohamed, R.N. (2019) Application of two-dimensional wavelet transform to detect damage in steel plate structures. Measurement, 146, 912-923.
[29] Abdul Waheed, Mohammadreza Vafaei, Sophia C. Alih, Rafiq Ullah (2020) Experimental and numerical investigations on the seismic response of built-up battened columns. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 174 (2020) 106296
SCOPUS-indexed Journals
[1] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A. (2011). Seismic Damage Detection Using Pushover Analysis. Advanced Materials Research. 255-260, 2496-2499.
[2] Yadollahi, M., Rossli, M., Vafaei, M. (2012). A Model for Seismic Vulnerability Score Assignment of Road Infrastructure Using Linear Regression Technique. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 147, 266-269.
[3] Vafaei, M., Alih, C. S., Abdul Rahman, Q. (2015). Drift Demands of Low-Ductile Moment Resistance Frames (MRF) Under Far Field Earthquake Excitations Considering Soft-Story Phenomenon. Journal Teknologi. 78(6), 83-92.
[4] M. Abdulkareem, N. Bakhary, M. Vafaei, N. M. Noor (2016). Wavelet-based Damage Detection Technique via Operational Deflection Shape Decomposition. Indian Journal of Science and Technology.9 (48). 1-7.
[5] Alih S.C., Khelil A., Vafaei M., Halim N.H.F.A., (2017), Analytical Tension Stiffening Model for Concrete Beam Reinforced with Inoxydable Steel, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 12 (15), 5280-5288.
[6] Muyideen, A., Bakhary, N., Vafaei, M., Noor,N. (2017). Mode Shape and Mode Shape Difference Evaluation to Damage Location in Plate Structures. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research.12(24), 14620-14627.
[7] Halim, N. H. F. A., Alih, S. C., Vafaei, M., Baniahmadi, M., & Fallah, A. (2017). Durability of Fibre Reinforced Polymer under Aggressive Environment and Severe Loading: A Review. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 12(22), 12519-12533.
[8] Halim, N. H. F. A., Alih, S. C., & Vafaei, M. (2018) Structural Behavior Of RC Columns Transversely Reinforced With FRP Strips. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 9(4), 1572–1583.
[9] Vafaei, M., Alih S.C., Fallah., A., Shad., H., Falahi Abdul Halim., N. H. (2018) Prediction of Strain Values in Reinforcements and Concrete of a RC Frame Using Neural Networks. International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering. In press.
[10] Aisyah, S., Vafaei, M., C. Alih, S. , Kotaiba Aljwim, K. (2019) Seismic Fragility of Tall Concrete Wall Structures in Malaysia under Far-Field Earthquakes: Seismic Fragility of Tall Buildings in Malaysia, The Open Civil Engineering Journal,13, 1-7.
[11] Sarehati Umar, Vafaei, M., Alih S.C. (2019) Output-only damage detection using neural network and sensor clustering under ambient vibration. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. In press.
Other Journal articles
[1] Amiri, G. G., Barkhordari, M. A., Massah, S. R., & Vafaei, M. (2007). Earthquake Amplification Factors for Self-supporting 4-legged Telecommunication Towers. World Applied Sciences Journal. 2(6), 635-643.
[2] Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., (2012). Seismic Health Monitoring Of Foundations Using Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 6(6), 730-737.
[3] Arham Abdullah, Vafaei, M., Azlan, A., (2012). Seismic Behavior of 4-Legged Self-Supporting Telecommunication Towers Considering Earthquake Effects In Malaysia. Malaysian Journal Of Civil Engineering. 24 (2), 118-147
[4] Soltanzadeh, G., Shad, H., Vafaei, M., Adnan, A., (2014). Seismic performance of 4-legged Self-supporting Telecommunication Towers. Int. Journal of Applied Sciences and Engineering Research. 3(2), 319-332.
[5] Sophia C. Alih, Mohammadreza Vafaei, Farnoud Rahimi Mansour, Nur Hajarul Falahi Abdul Halim, (2017), A Numerical Study on the Seismic Performance of Built-Up Battened Columns, International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, 11 (5), 609-612.
[6] Mohammadreza Vafaei, Amirali Moradi, Sophia C. Alih, (2017), Seismic Vulnerability of Structures Designed in Accordance with the Allowable Stress Design and Load Resistant Factor Design Methods, International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, 11 (5), 613-619.
