Hamzeh Hajiloo
Associate Professor in Fire Safety Engineering
- M.A.Sc. (University of Tehran), Ph.D. (Queen’s University)
- 2036 Minto Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Bio
Dr. Hamzeh Hajiloo is an Associate Professor of Fire Safety Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University. He joined Carleton in 2019 after completing his Ph.D. at Queen’s University, where his doctoral research focused on the behavior of FRP-reinforced concrete in fire.
His research program addresses the safety of emerging and sustainable construction systems including fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), fabric-reinforced cementitious matrices (FRCM), and mass timber in fires. By combining large-scale furnace testing, hybrid fire experiments, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence, his group develops knowledge that informs safer design practices for modern infrastructure. Another component of this work is the assessment of structures after fire, where he evaluates residual capacity and determines the extent of damage to buildings and bridges.
He has played an active role in advancing international codes and standards. He serves as Chair of ACI 216-A, leading efforts on rational fire resistance design for reinforced concrete, and is a voting member of ACI 440-H and ACI 440-C, where he helped draft the fire safety provisions in ACI 440.11-22, the first comprehensive code for FRP-reinforced concrete. In Canada, he is an associate member of CSA S806, ensuring that national design frameworks reflect the latest understanding of FRP systems in fire.
Research Interests
- Fire Safety Engineering
- Sustainable and novel construction materials at high temperatures (FRP, FRC)
- Performance of aged and corroded structures in fire
- Structural Fire Resilience
- Progressive collapse of steel structures in fire
- Steel structures in fire
- Reinforced concrete structures
- Materials combustion
- Fire dynamics
- Human behaviour in fire
- Finite Element Analysis of Structures in fire
- Strengthening of Structures
Prospective Students
Students with interests in fire safety engineering and structural engineering are welcome to contact Dr. Hajiloo at Hamzeh.Hajiloo@Carleton.ca. Write a short text in your email about your education and research background in addition to your resume.
Previous Teaching Assignments
- CIVE 2700 Civil Engineering Materials
- CIVE 4918 Design Project
- CIVE 5610 Fire Dynamics
- ECOR 1053 Fundamentals of Engineering III
Awards
- IIFC Best PhD Thesis Award: Dr. Hajiloo received the 2018 IIFC Best PhD Thesis Award which is awarded to a PhD thesis completed within two years after the nomination by three full IIFC members, the evaluation by the Award Panel, the presentation at a special session at the CICE conference, and the final selection by the IIFC ExCom.
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dr. Hajiloo received a two-year postdoctoral fellowship award from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) valued $90,000 to further pursue his research interest in fire performance of sustainable and durable concrete structures. Dr. Hajiloo had to decline this award as he started his faculty position at Carleton University in 2019.