Basic Sciences

V. RESEARCH INTERESTS:
 
- Structural Geometry of Zagros fold-thrust belt, Iran.

- Structural Analysis of Alborz Mountain Range, Iran.

- Implication of rock deformation (Geomechanics) in Civil works (Tunnels and Roads)
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
VI. SELECTED JOURNAL PAPERS :
 
 Yassaghi, A., James, P. R. & Flottmann, T. (2000) Geometry and kinematics of asymmetric ductile shear zones in thrust sheets, southern Adelaide Fold-Thrust belt, S.A., Journal of Structural Geology, Vol. 22, 889-912.
 
Yassaghi, A., (2000) Deformational behavior of quartz and feldspar in quartzite's within shear zones in Adelaide Hills area, South Australia, Iranian International Journal of Science , Tehran University, V. 1, No. 2, 109-130.
 
Yassaghi, A., James, P.R., Flottmann, T. & C. N. Winsor, 2004, PT-conditions and kinematics of shear zones from the southern AdelaideFold-Thrust Belt, South Australia: insights into the dynamics of a deeply eroded orogenic wedge. Aust. J. of Earth Sci., 51(2), 301-317.

Yassaghi,  A. & Salari-Rad, H., 2005, Squeezing rock conditions at an igneous contact zone in the Taloun Tunnels, Tehran-Shomal Freeway, Iran: A case study. Int. J. of Rock Mech. &Mining Sci., 42(1), 95-108.

Yassaghi, A., Salari-Rad, H.& Moghadam, H., 2005, Geomechanical evaluations of Karaj tuffs for rock tunneling in Tehran-Shomal Freeway, Iran, Eng. Geology 77 (2), 83-98.

Yassaghi, A., 2006, Integration of landsat imagery interpretation and geomagnetic data on verification of deep-seated transverse fault lineaments in SE Zagros, Iran, Int. J. of Remote Sensing, 56(12), 152-167.

Ehteshami-Moinabad, M.& Yassaghi, A., 2007, Geometry and Kinematics of Mosha fault, Central Alborz Range, Iran, J. of Asian Earth Sci., 29 (5-6), 928-938.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Yassaghi, A. & Madanipour, S., 2008, Influence of a transverse basement fault on along-strike variations in the geometry of an inverted normal fault: case study of the Mosha Fault, Central Alborz Range, Iran. Journal of Structural Geology, Vol. 30, 1507-1519

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Farzipour-Saein, A., Yassaghi, A., Sherkati, S. and. Koyi, H., 2009, Basin evolution of Lurestan region in Zagros fold-thrust belt, Iran. Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol. 32, 5-20.
 

 
 
VII. SELECTED CONGRESSES AND SEMINARS PAPERS
 
Yassaghi, A., 2001, Inversion tectonics in central Alborz Range, European Union of Geosciences (EUG XI), France, Abstract.

Yassaghi, A.& Kanai-Moghadam, H., 2001, Implication of engineering rock mass classification in design and construction of Talon pilot tunnel, 3rd Asian symposium on Engineering Geology and the environment, Indonesia, Extended Abstract.

Yassaghi, A.,2001, Implication of landsat images on  verification of deep-seated transverse faults in SE Zagros Fold-Thrust belt, Iran, GSA 2001 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, U S A, Abstract.

Yassaghi, A., & Kanani-Moghadam, H.,2002, Geotechnical investigation and assessment for design of Alborz Tunnel, Iran, 28th world Tunnel Congress, Sydney, Australia.

Yassaghi, A., Salary-Rad, H.,  &   Jafari, M., 2002, Taloun-service tunnel, the challenges on construction and support,  28th world Tunnel Congress, Sydney, Australia.

 Salari-Rud, H., Hosseini, A. H.& Yassaghi, A., 2004, Stability analysis of twin tunnel entrances in sloping ground surface conditions by 3D FEM. SEMC 2004 Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.

Davoodi,  Z. & Yassaghi, A., 2004, Effect of Basement Tectonics on Hydrocarbon Prospective in Zagros, Iran, Middle East Petrolume Geoscience Conference, Bahrain.

Yassaghi, A., 2005, The effect of deep-seated transverse faults on structural evolution of west-central Alborz mountains,  EGU 2005 Conference, Vienna, Austria.

Yassaghi, A., 2007, Kinematics of transverse faulting on Zagros Fold-Thrust belt, an evidence for structural inheritance and reactivation in young fold belt, 6th Int. Sympo.on Eastern Mediteranean Geology, Amman, Jordan.