Ali Torabi Haghighi
Researcher/PhD candidate
M.Sc.

Tel: 358 (0)8 553 4333
Mobile: +358 (0)40 449 2894
Fax: 358 (0)8 553 4507
Email: ali.torabi.haghighi(at)oulu.fi
          atorabi_ha(at)yahoo.com
        
Office: SÄ 342

Research interests :

• Hydrology and Water resource Management

• Drought management& flood management

• Rehabilitation of Ageing Structure
• Environment
• River Engineering

• Earth and Earth-Rock Dams

Education:

• Received M.Sc. in Civil Engineering  from Shahid Bahonar  Kerman, Iran. (With G.P.A. 16.70 from 20). Thesis: “Investigation on cause of appearing cracks in earth dams(case Study Droudzan Dam in Shiraz Iran)".

• Received B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from  Power & Water  University Of  Technology. Tehran, Iran (With G.P.A.  15.03 from 20).

• Received Diploma in Mathematics from Molasadra High School, Shiraz,Iran,

Professional diploma:

• Design & Construction of gravity Dams in Power And Watertechnical Complex Shiraz , Iran, April 2006
• Use of GIS in water resource management in Power & Water University Of Technology. Tehran, Iran , December 2005
• Design & Construction of Arch Dams in Power And Water technical Complex Shiraz , Iran, April 2005
• Reservoir operation systems in Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Departement, Uuniversity of Tehran, Karaj , Iran , June 2004
• Monitoring of concrete dam Instrumention, in Power &Water University Of Technology. Tehran, Iran , April 2003
• Rehabilitation & repairing of ageing engineering structure, in Power & Water University OfTechnology. Tehran, Iran , October 2002
• Operation, maintenance & control of Dams in IRCOLD Tabriz Iran January 2000.
  

Hobbies:

• Sports, travel and ancient history

Professional experience (pdf)

Publications:

Conference and seminar presentations:

Evaluating the Operation Problems in Doroudzan Dam , Waterpower XVI Conference, Spokane, Washington USA, July 28 – 3 2009

Comparing the real value of sediment load with the results of erosion models in Kor River –Iran, INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF IAHS-PUB AND THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF CHINA-PUB, Chengdu, Nov. 7-9, 2008

Using Neural Network Models to Forecast the Inflow of Doroudzan Dam – Iran, World Water congress, Monopolies, France, September 2008
 
Watershed management and its effect on sedimentation in Doroudzan dam – Iran ,International symposium on sediment management(I2SM),Lile,France,July2008

Optimal scheduling for exploition of reservoir and hydro power generating units of Droudzan dam,76th Anual meeting ICOLD,Sofia,Bulgaria,june 2008.

Methods of Facing with Drought in Fars Province – Iran, XXIV Conference of the Danubian countries on hydrological forecasting and hydrological bases of water management, Bled, 2-4 June 2008

Evaluating hydraulic structures in Persepolis – an ancient city in Iran, Second International Conference on Waters in Protected Area, Dubrovnik Croatia 24-28 April 2007.

EVALUATION OF THE OPERATION OF SEEPAGE CONTROL, case study Droudzan dam, professional workshop on operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of dams, Tehran, 7-8 March 2007.

Hydraulic fracturing in earth dams, case study Droudzan dam, professional workshop on operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of dams, Tehran, 7-8 March 2007.

Estimating probable maximum precipitation (PMP) for Fars province in Iran using hydrometeorological method, 3rd International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, Ruhr-University Bochum  , Germany, 25-29 September 2006.

Effect of number of layers on incremental construction earth dams, 74th Annual meeting of ICOLD , Barcelona, Spain, 18-23 June 2006.

Analysis of real demand in Doroudzan irrigation project, First Conference in irrigation management, Ahvaz, Iran , January 2006.

Development and Activity of minor faults in Sabzpoushan Fault zone due to hidden salt dome after Kavar Dam filling,  73rd  Annual meeting of  ICOLD ,Tehran, Iran,1-6 May 2005 .

Formation of longitudinal cracks at the crest of Doroudzan Earth Dam, 4th International Conference DAM ENGINEERING, Nanjing, China, October 2004.

Aging in Dams and how to respond to it , 1st  National Seminar on Civil Engineering,Tehran, Iran,15-17 May,2004.

Optimization of Hydropower plant, 1st Conference Water Resource management ,Tehran, Iran,8-9 November ,2004.

Water and development, 1st Conference Water Resource management ,Tehran, Iran,8-9 November ,2004

Investigation on cause of appearing cracks in earth dams case Study Droudzan Dam in Shiraz Iran Proceedings of 6th International Conference Civil Engineering, Iran, Isfahan (ICCE2003), 5-7 May, Vol.5, 2003. Pp 356-361.

Evaluation of ability of seepage control measurement in earth dams. Proceedings of 6th International Conference Civil Engineering, Iran, Isfahan (ICCE2003), 5-7 May, Vol.5, 2003. Pp 415-422.

Optimization  of  Dimension of Detention Dam, 8th  National Seminar on Irrigation & Evapotranspiation, Kerman, Iran,27-28 January,2004,Pp 494-500

Investigation on Relationship between Doroudzan Crest Cracks and Variation of Materials used on Body of Dam, Proceedings of 3rd Iranian International Conferences Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Iran, Tehran, 9-11 December, Vol.3, 2002. Pp 442-446.

Earth Seepage Control Using Grouting Curtains, Case Study on Doroudzan Earth Dam Grouting Curtain, Proceedings of 6th Symposium of Geological Society of Iran, Kerman, Iran, 27-28 Aug. 2002. Pp 333 – 338

Flood and methods of Control, 3rd Conference civil Eng. Tehran, Iran, 8-9 November ,1996

Staff

Professors
> Bjørn Kløve,
   lab director
> Kauko Kujala
  
Senior researchers
> Anna-Kaisa Ronkanen,
   university lecturer
> Jarmo Sallanko,
   lab.engineer

PostDoc
> Hannu Marttila
   researcher

Guest researchers
     Ahmet Celebi

PhD candidates
> Pertti Ala-aho
> Ali Torabi Haghighi
> Elisangela Heiderscheidt
> Masoud Irannezhad
> Pirkko Mustamo
> Shähram Mohämmädighävam
> Heini Postila
> Pekka Rossi
> Tuomas Saarinen
> Simo Tammela
>  Tapio Tuukkanen

External PhD candidates
  Hannu Aurinko
  Soile Backnäs
  Satu Maaria Karjalainen
  Minna Koivula

Laboratory technicians
> Tuomo Pitkänen
> Leila Polus
> Tuomo Reinikka
> Paavo Vehkomäki

Docents
   Raimo Ihme
> Jarmo Sallanko