Civil & Environmental Engineering

RESUME

ِِِAliakbar Golshani

E-mail:  golshani@modares.ac.ir

Languages: English, Japanese and Persian

CURRENT POSITION

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering (Rock Mechanics)

Head of Geotechnical Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

March 2009 – to present

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering (Rock Mechanics)

·         Thesis title: “A micromechanical model for brittle failure of rock under compression”

October 2000 – September 2003, Saitama University, Japan

M.Sc. in Geotechnical Engineering

·         Thesis title: “Interaction between saturated soil and symmetrical structures due to water wave loading by porous media theory”

October 1996 – September 1998, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

April 1992 – September 1996 Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

DISTINCTION AND AWARDS

·         Ranked 138th among more than 300,000 participants in the Nation-wide University Entrance Exam for B.Sc degree, 1992

·         Honor degree in B.Sc. (1992-1996)

·         Honor degree in M.Sc. (1996-1998)

·         MONBUSHO scholarship of Japanese government (2000-2003)

·         Best Paper Award of 5th International Summer symposium of Japan Society of Civil Engineers; JSCE, Japan, July 2003.

·         Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post-doctoral Fellowship (2004 – 2006)

·         ScienceDirect Top25 Hottest Articles (2007), “Numerical simulation of excavation damage zone around a tunnel in brittle rock”, International Journal of rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 44(6), 2007, pp. 835-845.

·         Australian Research Council Grant; “Optimizing Non-explosive Rock Breakage Technology”  (2006-2009)

EDITORAL ACTIVITIES

·         Reviewer of International Journal of Rock mechanics and Mining Science

February 2007 – February 2009

·         Reviewer of Modares Journal of Science and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran

          April 2009– to present

·         Reviewer of Sharif Journal of Science and Technology, Sharif University, Iran

          May2009 – to present

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lecturer

Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba, QLD 4350

June 2006 – February 2009

Post-doctoral Researcher

Saitama University, Saitama, Japan

April 2004 – March 2006

Bridge Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer

Rahavar Consulting Engineers Company, Tehran, Iran

April 1996 – September 2000 and April 2006 – December 2006   

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·         Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Finite Element Method, Rock Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, Advanced Rock Mechanics, Advanced Foundation Engineering, Fracture Mechanics, (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran)

·         Geotechnical Engineering, Geomechanics and Soil Mechanics Laboratory (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)

·         Rock Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics and Finite Element Methods (Saitama University, Japan)

PROFESIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

·         Iranian Society of Civil Engineers

·         Engineers of Australia

·         Japanese Society of Civil Engineers

·         Iranian Society of Rock Mechanics (IRSRM)

SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES

·         DIANA, ABAQUS, PLAXIS, FLAC

·         SAP2000, ETABS, MATS

·         Geo-studio software

·         Roclab

·         Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Power Point)

·         Fortran, Mathematica, Matlab

·         AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop

RESEARCH INTERESTS

·         Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering

·         Experimental Approaches in Geotechnical Engineering

·         Rock Mechanics

·         Fracture Mechanics

·         Crack Growth Mechanism in Brittle Materials

·         Tunnel Engineering

PUBLICATIONS

·         Moradabadi, E. and Golshani, A., “Structural Reliability Analysis of NATM Tunnel Face Stability in Soft Ground”, International Symposium on Tunneling and Underground Space Construction for Sustainable Development 2013 (TU-SEOUL 2013), 18-20 March 2013, Seoul, Korea (accepted).

·         Takato Talemura, Masanobu Oda, Hiroaki Kirai, Aliakbar Golshani, "Microstructural based time-dependent failure mechanism and its relation to geological background",International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Volume 53, July 2012, Pages 76-85

·         Golshani, A. and Naeimifar, I., "Load Displacement Performance of Cast in Place Piles in Rock Media", WTC2012, Bangkok, Thailand, 18 to 23 May, 2012.

·         Zolghadr, E., Pasdarpour, M., Majidian, S. and Golshani, A., "Design of Shallow NATM Urban Tunnels with Numerical Models and Monitoring-Case Study of Niayesh Tunnel", WTC2012, Bangkok, Thailand, 18 to 23 May, 2012.

·         Nemati, R., Pasdarpour, M. and Golshani, A., "Seismic Design Consideration for Intersections of Shallow Tunnels' Final Lining", WTC2012, Bangkok, Thailand, 18 to 23 May, 2012.  

·         Golshani, A. and Nemati, R., "Numerical Modeling of Soil Penetration Test in Cohesive Soils", Modares Journal of Science and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran,  Iran (accepted).

·         Behnia, M., Goshtasbi, K., Golshani, A. and Fatehi, M., “Experimental Investigations of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation in Multi-layer Formation”, Modares Journal of Science and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran (accepted).

·         Mir Mohammadrezaei, S. and Golshani, A., "The Effect of Soil Mechanical Properties on Response of Soil-Pile System under Earthquake Loading", Sharif Journal of Science and Technology, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran (accepted).

·         Takemura, T., Suzuki, K., Golshani, A. and Takahashi, M., "Stress Path Dependency of Failure Mechanism from the Viewpoint of Dilatant Behavior", Taylor and Francis/ Balkema's Geomechanics Research Series, 2011.

·         Firoozabadi, H., Yazdani. M. and Golshani, A., “Examining design criteria to prevent hydraulic jacking phenomenon in pressure tunnels”, First Asian and 9th Iranian Tunneling Symposium, 31 October – 3 November 2011, Tehran, Iran.

·         Javadi, H., Javadi, M., Golshani, A. and Shirzad, H.,          " Investigation of Ground Settlement due to Excavation Stages for Binocular Urban Tunnels Numerically – Case Study of Amirkabir Tunnel", First Asian and 9th Iranian Tunneling Symposium, 31 October – 3 November 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

·         Javadi, M., Golshani, A., Moghadaspoor, M., Reiser, B. and Shirzad, H., "Numerical Modeling, Monitoring, and Field Observations for Comparative Evaluation of Subsidence-Induced", First Asian and 9th Iranian Tunneling Symposium, 31 October – 3 November 2011, Tehran, Iran.  

·         Javadi, H., Golshani, A., Javadi, M. and Shirzad, H., " Binocular Tunnel Induced Subsidence of Sequential Excavation in Urban Area- Case Study of Amirkabir Tunnel", First Asian and 9th Iranian Tunneling Symposium, 31 October – 3 November 2011, Tehran, Iran.

·         Behnia, M., Goshtasbi, K., Golshani, A. and Fatehi, M., "Numerical Modeling of Artificial Hydro-Fractures in Hot Dry Rock Reservoirs by Using Displacement", Thirty Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, January 31 – February 2, 2011, Stanford, USA.

·         Golshani, A. and Rajabi, H., "Numerical Modeling of Confinement Effects on Mechanical Properties and Failure Pattern of Brittle Rocks in Triaxial Tests With PFC3D", Second Australian Ground Control in Mining Conference 2010, 22-24 November, 2010, Sydney, Australia.

·         Komak Panah, H., Yasrebi, S. and Golshani, A., "Prediction of Expansive Soils Behavior by using Artificial Neural Network", 4th International Conference of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (ICGESM), Tehran, 2-3 November, 2010, Iran.

·         Morad Abadi, E. and Golshani, A., "Effect of Soil Particle Size Distribution and Water Content on the Solute Transport in Unsaturated Porous Media", SWCS Annual Conference Dearborn Michigan 11-15 July, 2009, MI, USA.

·         Golshani A. and Tran-Cong, T., “Energy Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing”, Korean Journal of Civil Engineering,13(4), 2009, pp. 219-224.

·         Golshani, A. and Tran-Cong, T., “Simulation of hydraulic fracturing in brittle rocks”, ISRM International Symposium 2008 and 5th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS5), 24-26 November, 2008, Tehran, Iran, pp. 1047-1054.

·         Golshani, A., Tran-Cong, T. and Buttsworth, D., “Impact on a water filled cylinder”, Asian conference on mechanics of functional materials and structures (ACMFMS), 31 October - 3 November, 2008, Matsue, Shimane, Japan, pp. 53-56.

·         Golshani, A. and Tran-Cong, T., “Energy Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing”, The 12th International Conference of IACMAG, 1-6 October, 2008, Goa, India, pp. 251-259.

·         Golshani, A., Oda, M., Takemura, T. and Okui, Y., “Numerical simulation of excavation damage zone around a tunnel in brittle rock”, International Journal of rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 44(6), 2007, pp. 835-845.

·         Golshani., A., Okui, Y., Oda, M. and Takemura, T., “A micromechanical model for brittle failure of rock and its relation to crack growth observed in trixial compression tests of granite”, Mechanics of Materials, 38 (4), 2006, pp.287-303.

·         Golshani, A., Tran-Cong, T., “Modeling a borehole subjected to fluid pressure”, International Conference on Nonlinear Analysis& Engineering Mechanics Today 2006, 11-14 December 2006, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

·         Takemura, T., Golshani, A., Oda, M., Suzuki, K. and Nakama, S., “Experimental study on damage growth and failure of granitic rocks during creep under deep geological environments”, Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology, 2005, 46(5), p.p.280-286.

·         Kirai, H., Oda, M., Takemura, T., Golshani, A., Suzuki, K. and Takahashi, M., “Failure mechanism of Oshima granite during creep”, The annual meeting of Japan Society of Engineering Geology, JSEG, 27-28 October 2005, Nagoya, Japan, pp. 91-92 (in Japanese).

·         Golshani, A., Okui, Y., Oda, M, and Takemura, T., “Hydraulic behaviour of Inada granite in the excavation disturbed zone around underground openings“, The Seventh International Summer Symposium, JSCE, 30 July 2005 Tokyo, Japan, pp. 153-156. 

·         Golshani, A., Okui, Y., Oda, M., “Simulation of damage around a circular opening in rock”. The 11th International Conference of IACMAG, 19-24 June, 2005, Turin, Italy, pp. 33-40.

·         Golshani, A., Okui, Y., Oda, M. and Takemura, T., “Time-dependent continuous damage model for brittle failure of rocks”, 53rd Geomechanics Colloquy and EUROCK 2004, 7-9 October, 2004, Salzburg, Austria, pp.701-706.

·         Nguen, B.M., Golshani, A., Munkhtogoo, E., Takemura, T. and Oda, M., “Experimental study on creep behavior of Inada granite”. The Sixth International Summer Symposium, JSCE, 31 July 2004 Saitama, Japan, p.p.253-256.

·         Takemura, T., Golshani, A., Oda, M. and Suzuki, K., “Preferred orientations of open microcracks in granite and their relation with anisotropic elasticity”, International Journal of rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 40(2003), pp. 443-454.

·         Golshani, A., Takemura, T., Okui, Y., Oda, M. and Suzuki, K., “ A microcarck-based constitutive model for brittle geomaterials”, The 3rd International Symposium on Rock Stress – RS Kumamoto ’03 – 4-6 November, 2003, Kumamoto, Japan, pp. 219-224.

·         Golshani, A., Takemura, T., Oda, M. and Suzuki, K., “Elasticity Anisotropy in Oshima Granite”, 10th Congress of the Int. Society for  Rock Mechanics, 8-12 Sept., 2003, Sandton Convention Centre, Gauteng, South Africa, pp. 377-388.

·         Golshani, A., Okui, Y., Takemura, T. and Oda, M., “A microcrak growth and interaction effect mechanisms in rock failure under compressive stress”. The Fifth International Summer Symposium, JSCE, 26 July 2003 Tokyo, Japan, pp.225-228.

·         Golshani, A., Takemura, T., Takizawa, A., Kaya, K., Oda, M. and Suzuki, K., “Determination of Oshima Granite elastic constants using uniaxial test and crack tensor theory.”, 11th Japan Symposium on Rock Mechanics, 24-25 January, 2002, Chiba, Japan, E14.

·         Golshani, A. and Golshani, A.S., “The effects of the axial deformation on the analysis of indeterminate structures”, The Third Civil Engineering Students Conference, 1995, Khajeh Nasireddin Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

·         Tavassoli, M. and Golshani, A., “The special foundations”, The Third Civil Engineering Students Conference, 1995, Khajeh Nasireddin Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

·         Golshani, A. and Golshani, A.S., “The sensitivity of the performance of an earth pressure cell to the variations of the soil characteristics”, The Second Civil Engineering Students Conference, 1994, University of Tehran, Faculty of Eng., Tehran, Iran.