Submerged Pipe Support Design (Water-Structure Interaction), Spokane, Washington (2018)
Description: This was the pipe support design inside the water reclamation system due to the water-pipe interaction dynamic analysis.
Type of order: Submerged pipe support design
Owner/Client: City of Spokane
Ordered by: Fortress Structural Engineering Inc.
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Architect: N.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: N.A.
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.A.
Supervision/Construction: N.A.
Contractor: N.A.
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA
Project size: N.A.
Construction cost: N.A.
Engineering Software: Ansys
Date of project: 2018
Nakhl Taghi Breakwater and Bolivar-Assaluyeh (2009)
Description: It is a boulevard with 32-meter width and 2000m length behind after the break water in the Persian Gulf. A park is placed along this road as a coastal green area. All parts of project regain the land from the sea, and a massive size of the embankment was used behind the break water for this project. Geo grid has been designed to prevent of any settlement of pavement as the special project cases.
Type of order: Break waters & 30m regain land from sea design. Highway landscape & waste water drainage system design.
Owner/Client: Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ)
Ordered by: Tarh & Barnameh Pars Consulting Engineers
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Nastaran Ashtari
Architect: Ali Kavezadeh, Mahsa Mohammadi, Designer.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Amin Ghafooripour, Design of Breakwater & band regain; Nastaran Ashtari, Highway site civil designer; Fatemeh Ashtari; Hossein Kiamehr; Heydar Abbasi; Ali Mohammad Moghaddam Tabrizi
Supervision/Construction: Pars special economic Energy zone (PSEEZ)
Contractor: N.I.A.
Location: Assaluye – Nakhl Taghi – Iran
Project size: 2000m highway – 100000sqm
Construction cost: 6,000,000 USD
Engineering Software: AutoCAD 2007 – Land
Date of project: 2009
Repair of Bandar Abbas Jetty and Trestle (2008)
Description: Shavac Co repaired the ore unloading jetty and trestle located in the iron ore and mines special free zone in Bandar Abbas city, Persian Gulf. Project management and consultancy were awarded to Pars Padir Consulting Engineers on behalf of Shavac Co. Tehran Berkeley Co. carried out supervision.
Type of order: Structural design and repair
Owner/Client: Special Zone for Steel and Ores of Persian Gulf – Bandar Abbas
Supervision/Construction: Tehran Berkeley Consulting Eng.
Contractor: Shavac Co.
Location: Special Zone for Steel & Ores – Bandar Abbas – Iran
Project size: N.I.A.
Construction cost: 4,000,000 USD
Engineering Software: N.I.A.
Date of project: 2008
Salman Offshore Facility, for the Amid Company — Assessment & Retrofit of 13 Offshore Structures (2005)
Description: AMID Consulting Engineers had a contract for the assessment and retrofit of 13 tripod offshore wellhead platforms in the Salman oil field, Persian Gulf. Technip (French company), Abu Dhabi office, worked as the AMID partner to design the topside mechanical and electrical systems and lead the project.
Type of order: Structural assessment and retrofit
Owner/Client: National Iranian Offshore Oil Company
Ordered by: AMID Eng. Co.
Lead Engineer: Prof. Ali Akbar Aghakoochak
Project manager: Dr. Ali Akbar Golafshani
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour as a member of AMID Co.
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: Technip — French company
Supervision/Construction: AMID – Technip
Contractor: Technip
Location: Salman oil field – Persian Gulf
Project size: 13 tripod offshore platforms
Construction cost: N.I.A.
Engineering Software: SACS
Date of project: 2005
JETTY FOR MIDGET SUBMARINE BERTHING 3000SQM (2004)
Description: A jetty has been designed for the military sector. The purpose of the jetty is to create the required berthing area for submarines.
Type of order: Full scope structural design
Owner/Client: Confidential
Ordered by: Confidential
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Confidential
Architect: Confidential
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: N.I.A.
Contractor: N.I.A.
Location: (Confidential)
Project size: (Confidential)
Construction cost: N.I.A.
Engineering Software: SACS, AutoCAD
Date of project: 2004
Assessment of Offshore Structure (2000-2002)
Description: Ambient Vibration Tests were used for three jacket-type offshore platforms in the deepest sector of the Persian Gulf. Collaboration was made between the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), Islamic Azad University (IAU), and consulting engineers. Research focused on vibration-based damage detection methods and system identification of steel offshore platforms in the Persian Gulf. Dr. Amin Ghafooripour’s Ph.D. thesis was based on this project, leading to the invention of an underwater inspection method for offshore structures, which was registered.
Type of order: System Identification and Damage Detection of Offshore Structures
Researcher: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Owner/Client: N.I.A.
Ordered by: Iranian Offshore Oil Company, Islamic Azad University, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project Manager: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Supervision: Prof. Ali Akbar Aghakouchak (Tarbiat Modares University), Prof. Mohsen Ghafoori Ashtiani (IIEES), Prof. M.T. Ahmadi (Tarbiat Modares University)
Location: Lavan Island Region – Resalat (Rokhsh) Oil Field, Persian Gulf – Iran
Engineering Software: Ansys, SAP 90
Date of project: 2000-2002
Abou Musa Island Jetty (1993)
Description: A jetty located in Abou-Musa (Moses) Island in the Persian Gulf was designed. The designer worked for Iran Marin Industrial Company (IMICO-Sadra). Hydrographic and Consulting Engineers also contracted surveying of the existing breakwater under a separate contract (formerly Persica).
Type of order: Structural design, Hydrography, Surveying
Owner/Client: IMICO
Ordered by: IMICO
Lead Engineer: Mr. Abbas Mousavi
Project Manager: Mr. Abbas Mousavi
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Mr. Amin Ghafooripour
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: Sadra (IMICO) Co.
Contractor: Sadra Co.
Location: Pier of Abu Musa – Abu Musa Island – Iran
Project size: N.I.A.
Construction cost: N.I.A.
Engineering Software: SAP 90
Date of project: 1993
F9A PLATFORM, FOR SADRA COMPANY (1992)
Description: F9A was a jacket type platform which was built in 1978. During the years, F9A platform was not installed, so in 1991 the project described for Sadra as EPC contractor. The Iranian team including one consulting engineer and the domestic team inside Sadra Co. were studying about it. Amin Ghafooripour & Mr. Abbas Mousavi, as the head of the offshore–structure department, studied the platform analysis and design as the first offshore job in Iran. However, final design had been carried out by Dr. Galgoul by SACS software, and the mentioned team trained by him.
Type of order: Study about the platform analysis
Owner/Client: Sadra Company – National Iranian Offshore Oil Company
Ordered by: Sadra Company
Lead Engineer: Mr. Abbas Mousavi
Project manager: Dr. Galgoul
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Amin Ghafooripour as the member of Sadra Company
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: Sadra Company
Contractor: Sadra Company
Location: Persian Gulf
Project size: 1 Jacket type platform
Construction cost: N.I.A.
Engineering Software: SAP 90, SACS ver. 4
Date of project: 1992
Kish Underwater Restaurant (1992)
Description: An offshore structure consisting of an underwater restaurant in 10 meters water depth, with rotating restaurants and shops on the top-side structure, was designed in Kish Island, Persian Gulf. The height of the structure was 30 meters above sea level. However, due to the lack of investors, the project was not constructed.
Type of order: Full scope consultancy
Owner/Client: Kish Ship Building Co.
Ordered by: Delta Saze Co.
Lead Engineer: Mr. Abbas Musavi
Project managers: Mr. Amin Ghafooripour, Behnam Dinpajooh
Description: A pier was designed for ship refueling. The job was carried out for Sadra by Mr. Amin Ghafooripour. (Former Persica) conducted the hydrography as a separate job for Sadra Company; however, the jetty was designed as a domestic job in Sadra Co.
Type of order: Structural design of jetty, Hydrography, Surveying
Owner/Client: Sadra Company
Ordered by: Sadra Company
Lead Engineer: Mr. Abbas Mousavi
Project Manager: Mr. Abbas Mousavi
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Amin Ghafooripour (on behalf of Sadra)
