Dr. Yasaman Yavaribajestani

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Ph.D. / Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
  University of California Berkeley
  09 / 2019 - 12 / 2023
• Master of Science / Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
  University of California Berkeley
  09 / 2018 - 09 / 2019
• Master of Architecture
  University of California Berkeley
  09 / 2017 - 09 / 2018
• Bachelor of Architectural Engineering
  University of Tehran
  2011 - 2016

Projects

• GRAVICON - a fully disassemblable load- bearing system for re-use concrete slabs / Team member / ongoing
• PureWood: Towards sustainable, adhesive-free timber beams using mechanical connectors / Project leader / completed
• Play Clay – A living lab for sustainable construction in the city of Winterthur (Grüze) / Team member / completed
• Sustainable Earth-Based Construction through Large-Scale 3D Printing / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Thalmann, J. R. et al. (2024) 'Hybridsysteme aus gekantetem Stahlblech und zementfreiem Beton', Stahlbau, 93(12), pp. 782–793. doi: 10.1002/stab.202400054.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Thalmann, J. R. et al. (2026) 'Folded steel and cement-free concrete composite systems : joint design towards design for disassembly', in Podleisek, A. et al. (eds). Cham: Springer, pp. 123–134. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-21547-5_9.
• Morales Zuniga, M. E. et al. (2025) 'Multidisciplinary insights into geometric and material performance : 3D printing unfired earth for sustainable construction', in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. IOP Publishing, p. 172002. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/3140/17/172002.
• Yavaribajestani, Y. et al. (2025) 'Experimental analysis of X-shaped hardwood shear connectors for sustainable adhesive-free timber beams', in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. IOP Publishing, p. 162018. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/3140/16/162018.
• Thalmann, J. R. et al. (2025) 'Experimental study of resource-efficient folded steel and cement-free concrete composite systems', in Rinke, M. and Frier Hvejsel, M. (eds) Structures and Architecture. REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse. London: CRC Press, pp. 255–262. doi: 10.1201/9781003658641-31.
• Yavaribajestani, Y. and Fischli-Boson, P. (2025) 'Parametric analysis for ecological-structural efficiency : a systematic approach to sustainable slab structures', in Rinke, M. and Frier Hvejsel, M. (eds) Structures and Architecture. REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse. London: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003658641-32.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Fischli-Boson, P., Yavaribajestani, Y. and Wuest, M. (2025) 'Climate-conscious concrete slabs : structural and material optimization insights from a case study', in Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2025.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Parameter sensitivity analysis of hybrid gridshells with bending-active formwork
• Investigation of cross-sections for hybrid gridshells based on bending-active formwork
• Design, Fabrication and Analysis of Bending-Active Hybrid Gridshells
• Bio-inspired Lamellar Structures: Studio One Research Pavilion 2018
• Studio One: A New Teaching Model for Exploring Bio-Inspired Design and Fabrication

Other publications

• Experimental study of resource-efficient folded steel and cement-free concrete composite systems
• Parametric analysis for ecological-structural efficiency: A systematic approach to sustainable slab structures
• Preliminary Studies on Connection Strategies in Timber and Earth Hybrid Construction Systems

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