Structural Engineering · Optimization · Vibration Control

Engineering resilient
structures.

Mohammad Alibabaei Shahraki — research on seismic response mitigation, tuned mass dampers, soil–structure interaction, and computational optimization.

Research profile

Ideas that move from models to impact.

Department of Civil Engineering, Technical and Vocational University. My work connects structural dynamics, advanced damping systems, uncertainty-aware analysis, and metaheuristic optimization.

160+Scholar citations*
2023–26Recent publication trajectory
CDOOriginal optimization algorithm

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Selected work

Research directions

Cloud Drift Optimization

A nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm for complex optimization, designed around adaptive search behavior.

Publication ↗ MATLAB code ↗

Advanced TMD Systems

Novel TMD, FTMD, NTMDI and elastoplastic inerter configurations for seismic and wind response mitigation.

Soil–Structure Interaction

Dynamic performance of controlled structures accounting for soil flexibility and interaction effects.

Seismic Response MitigationTuned Mass DampersSoil–Structure InteractionStructural OptimizationOpenSeesDamage-Based Design
Selected publications

Research record

A selection of journal publications and recent works. The full record is available through Google Scholar.

2023

Damage-based design of multiple tuned mass dampers to improve the seismic performance of steel frame structures

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

55 citations
2023

Assessing the seismic behavior of structures controlled with a novel elastoplastic-tuned mass damper inerter considering the effects of soil-structure interactions

Structures

41 citations
2025

Comparative Analysis of Novel Non-Linear Tuned Mass Damper Inerter and Traditional Tuned Mass Dampers in Steel Shear Frame Structures

International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics

17 citations
2025

Cloud drift optimization algorithm as a nature-inspired metaheuristic

Discover Computing

15 citations
2025

Energy-based wind vibration control of turbines equipped with nonlinear tuned mass damper inerter considering soil-structure interaction

Proceedings of the IMechE, Part A

11 citations
2026

Optimal design of a novel enhanced inerter-based tuned mass damper in seismic-excited structures considering SSI effects

Advances in Engineering Software

8 citations
2025

Response mitigations of adjacent structure with MPTMD under real and stochastic excitations

Discover Geoscience

7 citations
2026

Impact of soil-structure interaction on earthquake response of high-rise steel frames equipped with TMD and FTMD optimized through cloud drift optimization

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

citations
2026

Mitigating dynamic response in base-isolated mid-rise steel structures using NTMDI under earthquake excitation

Innovative Infrastructure Solutions

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