Hassan Moghimi is a Ph.D. student working under the supervision of R.G. Driver at the University of Alberta.  Hassan’s project is to investigate new applications of shear plate walls. Hassan’s research will examine the effect of accidental blast on steel plate shear walls and the associated response and will also investigate the use of steel plate shear walls in low seismic zones. The aim of this research is to identify economic solutions for the use of steel plate shear walls in industrial structures.