Farzin Zareian
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Professor
Expertise: Earthquake Engineering, Structural Engineering
About Me
Publications
Lin, T., Rezaeian, S., Luco, N., Deierlein, G., Baker, J. W., & Zareian, F. (2020). Guidelines on Utilization of Simulated Ground Motions for Engineering Building Response Applications. Earthquake Spectra, (in preparation). SCEC Contribution 10791
Kenawy, M., Rezaeian, S., Callaghan, S., Nweke, C. C., & Zareian, F. (2026, 08). Next Generation Ground Motion Simulation, Validation, and Utilization (GM-SVU) in Seismic Hazard and Engineering Applications: A New SCEC Technical Activity Group. Poster Presentation at 2026 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 15638
Fayaz, J., Dabaghi, M., & Zareian, F. (2020). Utilization of Site-Based Simulated Ground Motions for Hazard-Targeted Seismic Demand Estimation: Application for Ordinary Bridges in Southern California. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 25(11). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001634. SCEC Contribution 15695
Fayaz, J., Azar, S., Dabaghi, M., & Zareian, F. (2020). Methodology for Validation of Simulated Ground Motions for Seismic Response Assessment: Application to CyberShake Source-Based Ground Motions. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(1), 226-241. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120200240. SCEC Contribution 15694
Lin, T., Deierlein, G., Baker, J. W., & Zareian, F. (2020, 08). Guidelines on Utilization of Simulated Ground Motions for Engineering Building Response Applications. Poster Presentation at 2020 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10733
Fayaz, J., Rezaeian, S., & Zareian, F. (2020, 08). Critical assessment of probabilistic seismic demand analysis of ordinary bridge structures using Cybershake simulations. Poster Presentation at 2020 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10286
Stewart, J. P., Brandenberg, S. J., Wang, P., Nweke, C., Hudson, K. S., Mazzoni, S., Bozorgnia, Y., Hudnut, K. W., Davis, C. A., Ahdi, S. K., Zareian, F., Fayaz, J., Koehler, R. D., Chupik, C., Pierce, I., Williams, A., Akciz, S. O., Hudson, M. B., Kishida, T., Brooks, B. A., Gold, R. D., Ponti, D. J., Scharer, K. M., McPhillips, D., Ericksen, T., Hernandez, J., Patton, J. R., Olson, B., Dawson, T., Treiman, J. A., DuRoss, C. B., Blake, K., Bachhuber, J. L., Madugo, C. M., Sun, J., Donnellan, A., Lyzenga, G. A., Conway, E. M., & Goulet, C. A. (2019, 08). Engineering and Geological Effects of the July 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9907
Stewart, J. P., Brandenberg, S. J., Wang, P., Nweke, C., Hudson, K. S., Mazzoni, S., Bozorgnia, Y., Goulet, C. A., Hudnut, K. W., Davis, C. A., Ahdi, S. K., Zareian, F., Fayaz, J., Koehler, R. D., Chupik, C., Pierce, I., Williams, A. M., Akciz, S. O., Hudson, M. B., & Kishida, T. (2019). Preliminary report on engineering and geological effects of the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence. Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaissance Association, 1-69. https://doi.org/10.18118/G6H66K. SCEC Contribution 10141
Galasso, C., Zhong, P., Zareian, F., iervolino, i., & Graves, R. W. (2013). Validation of ground-motion simulations for historical events using MDoF systems. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 42(9), 1395-1412. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.2278. SCEC Contribution 1685
Galasso, C., Zareian, F., Iervolino, I., & Graves, R. W. (2012). Validation of Ground-Motion Simulations for Historical Events Using SDoF Systems. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 102(6), 2727–2740. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120018. SCEC Contribution 1684
Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

