Book chapter:

  1. Malekjafarian, E.J. OBrien, F. Golpayegani, Indirect monitoring of critical transport infrastructure: data analysis and signal processing, Data Anlytics Applications for Smart Cities, Ed. A. H. Alavi, W. G. Buttlar, Auerbach/CRC Press, 2018.

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

  1. A. Malekjafarian, M.A. Khan, E.J. OBrien, E.A. Micu, C. Bowe and R. Ghiasi, 2022, “Indirect Monitoring of Frequencies of a Multiple Span Bridge Using Data Collected from an Instrumented Train: A Field Case Study”, Sensors, 22(19), 7468, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197468
  2. A. Malekjafarian, E. J. OBrien, P. Quirke, D. Cantero, F. Golpayegani, 2021, “Railway track loss-of-stiffness detection using bogie filtered displacement data measured on a passing train”, Infrastructures, Volume 6, Issue 6, DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures6060093
  3. M. B. Seghier, J. Corriea, J. Jafari-Asl, A. Malekjafarian, V.P. Plevris, N. Trung, 2021, “On the Modeling of the Annual Corrosion Rate in Main Cables of Suspension Bridges Using Combined Soft Computing Model and a Novel Nature-Inspired Algorithm”, Neural Computing and Applications, DOI: 10.1007/s00521-021-06199-w.
  4. R. Corbally, A. Malekjafarian, 2021, “Examining Changes in Bridge Frequency due to Damage using the Contact-Point Response of a Passing Vehicle” Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, Volume 6, Issue 3, DOI: 10.1080/24705314.2021.1906088.
  5. A. Malekjafarian, S. Jalilvand, P. Doherty, D. Igoe, 2021, “Foundation damping for monopile supported offshore wind turbines: a review”, Marine Structures, Volume 77, DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2021.102937
  6. P. Quirke, E.J. OBrien, C. Bowe, D. Cantero, A. Malekjafarian, 2021, “The calibration challenge when inferring longitudinal track profile from the inertial response of an in-service train”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Published online. DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2020-0069
  7. E.A. Micu, E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, R. McKinstray, E. Angus, M. Lydon, N. Catbas, 2020, “Identifying Critical Clusters of Traffic-Loading Events in Recurrent Congested Conditions on a Long-Span Road Bridge”, Applied Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 16, DOI: 10.3390/app10165423
  8. D. Martinez, A. Malekjafarian, E.J. OBrien, 2020, “Bridge Flexural Rigidity Calculation using Drive-by Deflections”, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, Volume 10, Issue 5, DOI: 10.1007/s13349-020-00419-y
  9. A. Malekjafarian, C.W. Kim, E. OBrien, L. Prendergast, P. Fitzgerald, S. Nakajima, 2020, “Experimental demonstration of a mode shape-based scour monitoring method for multi-span bridges with shallow foundations”, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Volume 25, Issue 8 DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001586
  10. D. Martinez, A. Malekjafarian, E.J. OBrien, 2020, “Bridge Health Monitoring using Deflection Measurements under Random Traffic”, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Volume 27, Issue 9, DOI: 10.1002/stc.2593
  11. A. Malekjafarian, L.J. Prendergast, E.J. OBrien, 2019, “Use of mode shape ratios for pier scour monitoring in two-span integral bridges subjected to changing environmental conditions”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2018-0800.
  12. A. Malekjafarian, E. OBrien, P. Quirke, C. Bowe, 2019, “Railway track monitoring using train measurements: an experimental case study”, Applied Science, Volume 9, DOI: 10.3390/app9224859.
  13. E.A. Micu, A. Malekjafarian, E.J. OBrien, M. Quilligan, R. McKinstray, E. Angus, M. Lydon, N. Catbas, 2019, “Evaluation of the extreme traffic load effects on the Forth Road Bridge using image analysis of traffic data”, Advances in Engineering Software, Volume 137, DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2019.102711.
  14. A. Malekjafarian, F. Golpayegani, C. Moloney, S. Clarke, 2019 “A Machine Learning Approach to Bridge Damage Detection Using Responses Measured on a Passing Vehicle”, Sensors, Volume 19, No. 18, DOI: 10.3390/s19184035
  15. L. Zhu, A. Malekjafarian, 2019 “On the Use of Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition for the Identification of Bridge Frequency from the Responses Measured in a Passing Vehicle.” Infrastructures, Volume 4, No. 2, DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures4020032.
  16. P. Fitzgerald, A. Malekjafarian, B. Bhowmik, L.J. Prendergast, P. Cahill, C.W Kim, B. Hazra, V. Pakrashi, E.J. Obrien, 2019 “Scour Damage Detection and Structural Health Monitoring of a Laboratory-Scaled Bridge Using a Vibration Energy Harvesting Device.” Sensors, Volume19, No. 11, DOI: 10.3390/s19112572.
  17. P. Fitzgerald, A. Malekjafarian, D. Cantero, E.J. OBrien, L.J. Prendergast, 2019 “Drive-by scour monitoring of railway bridges using a wavelet-based approach.” Engineering Structures, Volume 191, Pages 1-11, DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.04.046.
  18. R. Brincker, P. Olsen, S Amador, M Juul, A. Malekjafarian, M.R. Ashory, 2019 “Modal participation in multiple input Ibrahim time domain identification”, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 178-180, DOI:10.1177/1081286517733034.
  19. E. A. Micu, E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, 2018 “Estimation of extreme traffic loading on long-span bridges using vehicle length”, Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 4, DOI: 10.7250/bjrbe.2018-13.427
  20. E.J. OBrien, C. Caprani, S. Blacoe, D. Guo, A. Malekjafarian, 2018 “Detection of vehicle wheels from images using a pseudo-wavelet filter for analysis of congested traffic”, IET Image processing, DOI: 10.1049/iet-ipr.2018.5369.
  21. A. Malekjafarian, D. Martinez, E.J. OBrien, 2018 “Indirect bridge damage detection using laser measurements on a Traffic Speed Deflectometer”, Shock and Vibration, DOI: 10.1155/2018/9385171.
  22. E.J. OBrien, A. Taheri, A. Malekjafarian, 2018 “Flexible pavement damage prediction using the Wavelet transform”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2017-0443.
  23. M.R. Behnam, M.R. Khatibi, A. Malekjafarian, 2018 “An accurate estimation of frequency response functions in output-only measurements”, Archive of Applied Mechanics, DOI: 10.1007/s00419-018-1345-2.
  24. E.J. OBrien, P.C. Fitzgerald, A. Malekjafarian, E. Sevillano, 2017 “Bridge damage detection using vehicle axle-force information”, Engineering Structures, Volume 153, Pages 71-80, DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.10.012.
  25. E.J. OBrien, D. Martinez, A. Malekjafarian, E. Sevillano, 2017 “Damage detection using curvatures obtained from vehicle measurements”, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 333-341, DOI:10.1007/s13349-017-0233-8.
  26. A. Malekjafarian, E.J. OBrien, 2017 “On the use of a passing vehicle for the estimation of bridge mode shapes”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Volume 397, Pages 77-91, DOI:10.1016/j.jsv.2017.02.051.
  27. E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, A.González, 2017 “Application of Empirical Mode Decomposition to Drive-by Bridge Damage Detection”, European Journal of Mechanics- A/Solids, Volume 61, Pages 151-163, DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2016.09.009.
  28. C. Carey, E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, M. Lydon, S. Taylor, 2017 “Direct Field Measurement of the Dynamic Amplification in a Bridge”, Mechanical System and Signal Processing, Volume 85, Pages 601-609, DOI:10.1016/j.ymssp.2016.08.044.
  29. A. Malekjafarian, M.R. Ashory, M.M. Khatibi, M. Saber, 2016 “Rigid body stiffness matrix for identification of inertia properties from output-only data”, European Journal of Mechanics- A/Solids, Volume 59, Pages 85–94, DOI:10.1016/j.euromechsol.2016.03.009.
  30. E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, 2016 “A mode shape-based damage detection approach using laser measurement from a vehicle crossing a simply-supported bridge”, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Volume 23, Issue 10, Pages 1273–1286, DOI:10.1002/stc.1841.
  31. A. Malekjafarian, P. McGetrick, E.J. OBrien, 2015 “A review of indirect bridge monitoring using passing vehicles”, Shock and vibration, Volume 2015, Article ID 286139, DOI:10.1155/2015/286139.
  32. A. Malekjafarian, E.J. OBrien, 2014 “Identification of bridge mode shapes using Short Time Frequency Domain Decomposition of the responses measured in a passing vehicle”, Engineering Structures, Volume 81, Pages 386–397, DOI:10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.10.007.
  33. A. Malekjafarian, M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, 2013 “Identification of inertia properties from the results of output-only modal analysis”, Archive of Applied Mechanics, Volume 83, Issue 6, Pages 923-937, DOI:10.1007/s00419-012-0727-0.
  34. M.R. Ashory, M.M. Khatibi, M. Jafari, A. Malekjafarian, 2013“Determination of mode shapes using wavelet transform of free vibration data”, Archive of Applied Mechanics, Volume 83, Issue 6, Pages 907- 921, DOI:10.1007/s00419-012-0726-1.
  35. M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, A. Malekjafarian, R. Brincker, 2012 “Mass-Stiffness Change Method for Scaling of Operational Mode shapes”, Mechanical System and Signal Processing, Volume 26, Pages34–59, DOI:10.1016/j.ymssp.2011.07.012.
  36. M.R.  Ashory, A.  Malekjafarian, P.  Harandi, 2010 “On the Accuracy of Estimation of Rigid Body Inertia Properties from Modal Testing Results”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Volume. 35, Issue 1, DOI:10.12989/sem.2010.35.1.053.

International conference papers:

  • A. Malekjafarian, S. Jalilvand, D. Igoe, P. Doherty, 2019 “On the estimation of foundation damping of mono pile-supported offshore wind turbines.” Vibroengineering PROCEDIA Volume 23, Pages 7-12, International JVE conference, Bratislava, Slovakia, DOI: 10.21595/vp.2019.20648.
  • R. McKinstray, E. Angus, E. J. Obrien, E.A. Micu, A. Malekjafarian, M. Lydon, “IMAGE DATA FOR BRIDGE TRAFFIC LOAD MONITORING ON FORTH ROAD BRIDGE”, In proceeding of Structural Faults & Repair 2018 and European Bridge Conference 2018, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • P. C. Fitzgerald, E. J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, L. J. Prendergast, “ACCELERATION-BASED BRIDGE SCOUR MONITORING” in proceeding of 8th International Conference on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, June 2018, Paros, Greece.
  • L. A. Micu, E. J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, “Using Images to Estimate Traffic Loading on Long-Span Bridges”, proceeding of the 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018), July 2018, Melbourne, Australia.
  • A. Malekjafarian, E. J. OBrien, D. Cantero “Railway track monitoring using drive-by measurements”, In proceeding of the fifteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-15), Xi’an, China, 11-13 October, 2017.
  • A. Malekjafarian, D. Martinez, E. J. OBrien, “Pavement condition measurement at high velocity using a TSD”, European Safety and Reliability Conference ESREL2017, Slovenia, 18-22 June, 2017.
  • A. Malekjafarian, E. J. OBrien, “On the estimation of bridge mode shapes from drive-by measurements”, 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2017), Rhodes Island, Greece, 15–17 June 2017.
  • A. Malekjafarian, E. J. OBrien, L. A. Micu, “Investigation of Buckling Capacity of Metal Materials Manufactured by Laser 3D Printing”. International Conference on Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing, SMPM 2017, Kruger, South Africa, 23-25 January 2017.
  • E. J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, L. A. Micu, “Cross entropy weight minimization of a compressive strut”, 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2016), Singapore, May 16-19, 2016.
  • E. J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, “On the use of a passing vehicle for bridge health monitoring”, 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2016), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, July 26-30, 2016.
  • E. J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, “Identification of bridge mode shapes using a passing vehicle”, 7th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-7 2015), Torino, Italy, July 1-2, 2015.
  • A. Malekjafarian, E. J. OBrien, “Application of laser measurement to the drive-by inspection of bridges”, 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015), M. Papadrakakis, V. Papadopoulos, V. Plevris (eds.), Crete Island, Greece, 25–27 May 2015.
  • A. Malekjafarian, R. Brincker, M.R. Ashory, M.M. Khatibi, “Modified Ibrahim Time Domain Method for Identification of Closely Spaced Modes: Experimental Results”, Proceedings of the International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC), USA, 2012.
  • A. Malekjafarian, R. Brincker, M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, “Identification of closely spaced modes using Ibrahim Time Domain method”, Proceedings of the International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), Turkey, 2011.
  • M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, A. Malekjafarian, “Scaling of operational mode shapes using mass-cancellation methods”, Proceedings of the International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), Turkey, 2011.
  • A. Malekjafarian, M.R. Ashory, M.M. Khatibi, “Estimation of Rigid Body Properties from the Results of Operational Modal Analysis”, Proceeding of the International Modal Analysis Conference (IMACXXVIII), USA, 2010.
  • M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, A. Malekjafarian, “Scaling of Mode Shapes Using Mass-stiffness Change Method: Experimental results”, Proceeding of the International Modal Analysis Conference (IMACXXVIII), USA, 2010.
  • A. Malekjafarian, M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, “Double Modes Determination of a Gearbox Shaft Using Operational Modal Analysis”, Proceedings of the International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), Italy, 2009.
  • M.M. Khatibi, M.R. Ashory, A. Malekjafarian, “Scaling of mode shapes using mass-stiffness change method”, Proceedings of the International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), Italy, 2009.

National conference papers:

  1. M.A. Khan, E.J. OBrien, D.P. McCrum A. Malekjafarian, “Bridge Global Damage Detection Using Direct Acceleration Data”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2022.
  2. R. Ghiasi, A. Malekjafarian, “An Advanced Binary Slime Mould Algorithm For Feature Subset Selection in Structural Health Monitoring Data”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2022.
  3. A. Malekjafarian, A. Ahern, “Integrating critical thinking in a Civil Engineering module”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2018.
  4. A. Malekjafarian, L.J. Prendergast, E.J. Obrien, “Detecting bridge scour using mode shapes derived from time-domain data”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2018.
  5. L. Zhu, A. Malekjafarian, “Estimation of bridge natural frequencies using the responses measured in a passing vehicle”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2018.
  6. E.A. Micu, R. MacKinstray, E. Angus, E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, M. Lydon, “Estimation of traffic load effects on Forth Road Bridge using camera measurements”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2018.
  7. D. Martinez, E.J. OBrien, A. Malekjafarian, Y.M. Mohammed, N. Uddin, “Sensitivity of SHM Sensors to Bridge Stiffness”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Dublin, 2018.
  8. A. Malekjafarian, E. J. OBrien, “Application of output-only modal method to the monitoring of bridges using an instrumented vehicle”, Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI), Belfast, 2014.
  9. A. Malekjafarian, M.R. Ashory, M.M. Khatibi, “Stochastic Subspace Identification Using Fuzzy Clustering Techniques”, Proceeding of the 18th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ISME, Iran, 2010.

A. Malekjafarian, M.R. Ashory, M.M. Khatibi, “Ambient Modal Analysis of Structures using Stochastic Subspace Identification Method”, Proceeding of the 17th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ISME, Iran, 2009, (In Farsi).