MEYSAM IMANI - Amirkabir University of Technology

Supervised PhD Theses

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Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Rock Mass Gravity Dams Foundations Subjected to Seepage Forces in Continuum Media

HAZIM MUHAMMAD KAREEM ALKHAFAJI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2019 Nov

2

Performance of Resistance and Deformability of Tunnel Linings Using Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

TOHID ASHEGHI MEHMANDARI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2025 Jan

Supervised MSc Theses

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1

Numerical Stability Analysis of Weak Rock Slopes Subjected to Surface Footings

AHMAD MORADI

2024 Jan

2

Optimum Longitudinal Distance Between the Emergency Parking of Two Adjacent Tunnels Considering the Geotechnical Stability

SAHAR SADEGHLOO

2023 Sep

3

Evaluation of simple shear behavior of sand under monotonic and bi-directional cyclic loads

MORTEZA MOHAMMADHOSSEINI & KAZEM FAKHARIAN
Other Supervisor:

2023 Jul

4

Effect of initial anisotropy on behavior and liquefaction resistance of Makran-Chahbahar calcareous sand

KIARASH KHOSHBAKHTY

2023 Jul

5

Investigation of methods for estimating the bearing capacity of pile tips located on rock masses and evaluation of their degree of validity and accuracy

MOHAMMAD FAALPOORDAMGHANI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2023 May

6

Numerical Analysis of the Bearing Capacity of Square Footings Subjected to Combined Loading

AMIRREZA SADEGHI

2023 Mar

7

Effect of grain size on the texture of rocks and semi-rocks on the onset and expansion of cracks under uniform compressive and tensile stresses

OMID GHASEMI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2023 Mar

8

Two Dimensional Limit Analysis of the Bearing Capacity of Rock Masses Considering the Groundwater

SHIVA KAKAVAND & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2022 Oct

9

Numerical analysis of the effect of groundwater on ultimate bearing capacity and subgrade reaction modulus of rock masses subjected to the load of square footings

ZEINAB GHOLAMREZAEI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2022 Oct

10

?Geotechnical Zonation of Garmsar Soils and Estimation of its Strength Parameters

SAJJAD JAMSHIDI KHEZELI & Abolfazl Eslami
Other Supervisor:

2022 Oct

11

determination of support pressure of Tunnels Excavated in Rock Masses Considering the Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion

MEHDI BAHRAMI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2022 Jul

12

Resistant and deformation properties of steel and polymer fibers reinforced shot crete under operating condition

MAHDI HEMMATI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2022 Jun

13

Study of Industrial Production Process of light Construction Materials by using natural Pozzolan Pumice

MOHSEN MOEENIANFAR & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2022 Jun

14

Investigation of Shear failure and Shear spalling in Laboratory and Modeling by discrete Element Method

GHOLAMREZA PANAH & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2021 Dec

15

General profile and Microzonation of Garmsar soils and Investigation of Geotechnical characteristics

MILAD HASSANI & Abolfazl Eslami
Other Supervisor:

2021 Dec

16

3D Modeling of Bifurcated Tunnels and Comparing Displacements with the Monitoring Results (Case Study: Niayesh Tunnel)

ANAHITA ROSHANI

2021 Oct

17

Upper bound solution for the bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded strip footings resting on rocks masses

ALI ERFANIAN

2021 Apr

18

3D Numerical Analysis of the Bearing Capacity and Subgrade Reaction Modulus of Rock Foundations Subjected to the Load of Nearby Square, Rectangular and Strip Footings

SAJAD KHOMEJANI FARAHANI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2021 Apr

19

Determination of Groundwater Correction Factor for the Bearing Capacity of Rock Mass Subjected to the Load of Strip Footing

MONA SIAHKOUHI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2021 Apr

20

Upper Bound Solution for the Bearing Capacity of Two Interfering Strip Footings on a Rock Mass

SAEED SHAMLOO

2019 Oct

21

Stability Analysis of Tunnel Face in Rock Masses Considering the Hoek-Brown Failure criterion

ALIREZA SEGHATEH MOJTAHEDI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2019 Oct

22

Upper Bound Stability Analysis of Soil Nail Walls Subjected to Earthquake Loading

OMID BABAEI POUYA

2019 Sep

23

Upper Bound Solution for the Bearing Capacity of Rock Foundations Considering the Hoek-Brown Non-Linear Failure Criterion

RAMTIN AALI

2019 Sep

24

Upper bound stability analysis of crushed rock slopes considering the Hoek-Brown non-linear failure criterion

ARSHAM AMINI

2019 Aug

25

lateral pressure of rock masses retaining structures

AMIRHOSSEIN KIAEE

2019 Aug

26

Evaluation of the Bearing Capacity of Rock Foundations under the Load of Square Footings using Limit Analysis

MOHAMMADHOSEIN SHAKERI GHAHAVERESTANI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2018 Sep

27

Studing the Effect of Mechanized Tunneling on the Bearing Capacity of Strip Foundation in Soil Media

SHIRIN SAHBA & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2018 Jul

28

numerical modeling of square footing resting on crushed rock and determination of allowable capacity

MAHDI MANSOURI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2018 Feb

29

Effect of water on the bearing capacity of submerged rock masses

PARHAM RASHIDI & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2017 Feb

30

Experimental study of controlling liquefaction of fine carbonate sand using alkali-activated nanoclay

FATEMEH HASANZADEH &
Other Supervisor:

2026 Jun

31

Investigation of the pull-out behavior of multilayer geogrids with different stiffness in sandy soil with monotonic loading

SEYEDMOHAMMADMAHDI MOUSAVIKANI & KAZEM FAKHARIAN
Other Supervisor:

2025 Sep

32

Investigation of load-displacement behaviour and performance of enhanced geocell embedded in sandy soils subjected to monotonic loading

MOHAMADJAVAD TOQRAEI & KAZEM FAKHARIAN
Other Supervisor:

2025 Sep

33

experimental study of sandy soil improvement using construction demolition wastes(CDW)in geopolymer cementation

SINA ZAMANI

2025 Sep

34

Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Rock Masses Subjected to Combined Loading Using the Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion

SHABNAM POUREBRAHIM & AHMAD FAHIMIFAR
Other Supervisor:

2025 Sep

Books

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Predicting liquefaction resistance of silty sands using machine learning techniques. in: MACHINE LEARNING IN GEOHAZARD RISK PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT, Chapter 4

R.L. Amir Mohammad, T. Asheghi Mehmandari, D. Afshar, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar

India

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Rock Mechanics Through Project-Based Learning

M. Imani, A. Sadeghi

Iran

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Numerical Simulation of Driven Piles Under Static Axial Compressive Load Testing Using Finite Element Model, in: Geotechnical Engineering and Sustainable Construction

Hazim Alkhafaji, M. Imani

Singapore

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Determining the Stress-Settlement Distribution of a Gravity Dam Foundation Considering Different Water Levels Using Finite Element Method, in: Modern Applications of Geotechnical Engineering and Construction---Modern Applications of Geotechnical Engineering and Construction

H.M.K. Alkhafaji, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar

Singapore

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Journal Papers

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A. Sadeghi, M. Imani, "Failure envelope of square footings resting on cohesive-frictional soils subjected to combined loading", Geomechanics and Engineering, 2025 Oct vol. 43, no. 2, pp.99-108, 2025.

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A. Seghateh Mojtahedi, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Three-dimensional interaction between shallow foundations and mechanized tunneling in soft ground: A case study of Tehran Metro Line 6,South Extension", Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2025 Oct vol. , no. 107153, pp.1-13, 2025.

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A. Eslami, A. Ebrahimipour, M. Imani, S.M.R. Imam, Pinqiang Mo, "Form and load transfer aspects of foundation systems: Case-based implementation and adaptation for buildings", Deep Underground Science and Engineering, 2025 Jan vol. 0, no. 0, pp.1-17, 2025.

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T. Asheghi Mehmandari, Mehdi Shokouhian, M. Imani, Kong Fah Tee, A. Fahimifar, "Split Tensile Behavior of Recycled Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete", Aci Materials Journal, 2025 Jan vol. 0, no. 0, pp.1-15, 2025.

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A. Seghateh Mojtahedi, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Blow-out pressure of tunnels excavated in Hoek-Brown rock masses", Geomechanics and Engineering, 2024 May vol. 37, no. 4, pp.323-339, 2024.

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T. Asheghi Mehmandari, Mehdi Shokouhian, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Experimental and numerical analysis of tunnel primary support using recycled, and hybrid fiber reinforced shotcrete", Structures, 2024 Apr vol. 63, no. 106282, pp.1-16, 2024.

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A. Erfanian, M. Imani, "Effect of Load Eccentricity on the Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Rock Masses", Aut Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023 Jun vol. 6, no. 3, pp.1-25, 2023.

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S. Shamloo, M. Imani, "Pseudostatic analysis of bearing capacity of embedded strip footings in rock masses using the upper bound method", Geomechanics and Engineering, 2023 Jun vol. 34, no. 4, pp.381-396, 2023.

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H.M.K. Alkhafaji, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Analytical and Numerical Solutions for the Effect of Seepage on the Bearing Capacity of Rock Masses", International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023 May vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-16, 2023.

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S. Shamloo, M. Imani, "Precising the Bearing Capacity of Rock Masses Subjected to the Loads of Adjacent Footings Considering Two Failure Mechanisms", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023 Mar vol. 16, no. 234, pp.1-19, 2023.

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M. Imani, A. Amini, "Upper Bound Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes Considering Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion", , 2022 Jul vol. 9, no. 4, pp.126-141, 2022.

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M. Maleki, M. Imani, "Active lateral pressure to rigid retaining walls in the presence of an adjacent rock mass", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 Jan vol. 15, no. 152, pp.1-11, 2022.

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A. Seghateh Mojtahedi, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Three-Dimensional Face Stability Analysis of Deep and Shallow Tunnels in Rock Masses", International Journal of Geomechanics, 2021 Oct vol. 21, no. 10, pp.1-20, 2021.

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S. Shamloo, M. Imani, "The Effect of Linearization of Hoek-Brown Criterion on the Bearing Capacity of Rock Masses using the Upper Bound Method of Limit Analysis", Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering, 2021 Jul vol. 54, no. 2, pp.1-19, 2021.

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S. Shamloo, M. Imani, "Subgrade reaction modulus of rock masses under the load of single and multiple footings", Geomechanics and Geoengineering-An International Journal, 2021 Feb vol. 0, no. 0, pp.1-19, 2021.

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M. Imani, O. Babaei Pouya, "Seismic Stability Analysis of Soil Nail Walls Using the Upper Bound Method", Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 2021 Jan vol. 0, no. 0, pp.1-24, 2021.

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M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Effect of Load Inclination on the Bearing Capacity of Jointed Rock Foundations", Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021 Jan vol. 0, no. 0, pp.1-13, 2021.

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S. Shamloo, M. Imani, "Upper bound solution for the bearing capacity of two adjacent footings on rock masses", Computers and Geotechnics, 2020 Oct vol. 129, no. 103855, pp.1-14, 2020.

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S. Shamloo, M. Imani, "Upper bound solution for the bearing capacity of rock masses considering the embedment depth", Ocean Engineering, 2020 Oct vol. 218, no. 108169, pp.1-13, 2020.

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M. Imani, R. Aali, "Effects of Embedment Depth of Foundations on Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Rock Masses", Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020 Jul vol. 0, no. 0, , 2020.

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H.M.K. Alkhafaji, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Three-Dimensional Bearing Capacity Analysis of Rock Foundations Subjected to Complicated Loadings, Case Study: Shafaroud Dam", Aut Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020 Jun vol. 0, no. 0, , 2020.

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H.M.K. Alkhafaji, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Rock Mass Foundations Subjected to Seepage Forces Using Modified Hoek-Brown Criterion", Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019 Jul vol. 0, no. 0, pp.1-18, 2019.

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M. Mansouri, M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Ultimate bearing capacity of rock masses under square and rectangular footings", Computers and Geotechnics, 2019 Mar vol. 111, no. 0, pp.1-9, 2019.

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M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, "Determining Bearing Failure Modes of Jointed Rock Foundations Subjected to the Load of Strip Footings", Aut Journal of Civil Engineering, 2019 Jan vol. 3, no. 2, pp.1-16, 2019.

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A. Fahimifar, M. Imani, "Effect of Rock Mass Shearing Strength Parameters on the Bearing Capacity of Submerged Rock Foundations", , 2016 Jun vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-17, 2016.

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A.H. Javid, A. Fahimifar, M. Imani, "Numerical investigation on the bearing capacity of two interfering strip footings resting on a rock mass", Computers and Geotechnics, 2015 Jun vol. 69, no. 0, pp.514-528, 2015.

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M. Imani, A. Fahimifar, M. Sharifzadeh, "Effects of Joint Spacing on Static Bearing Capacity of Rock Foundations in the case of Punching Failure", , 2015 Feb vol. 46, no. 2, pp.91-100, 2015.

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A. Fahimifar, M. Imani, M. Sharifzadeh, "A Criterion to Distinguish Continuity of Rock Foundations", Frontiers In Geotechnical Engineering-Open, 2013 Sep vol. 2, no. 3, pp.53-61, 2013.

Taught Courses

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Course title

Description

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1

Advanced Soil Mechanics

4051

2

Advanced Foundation Engineering

معرفی مباحث پیشرفته مهندسی پی شامل، روشهای شناسایی صحرایی و آزمایشهای برجا، شمع های تکی و گروه شمع، ابنیه نگهبان، روشهای گودبرداری

4042

3

Seminar

4041

4

Rock Mechanics

4041

5

Advanced Soil Mechanics

4041

6

Geology for Civil Engineering

4041

7

Advanced Foundation Engineering

4032