SEYED MOHAMMAD REZA IMAM - Amirkabir University of Technology

Educational Records

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Degree/Major

University

City

Country

Graduation Date

1

BSc in Civil Engineering

Shiraz University

Shiraz

Iran

1986

2

MSc in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Amirkabir University of Technology

Tehran

Iran

1988

3

PhD in Geotechnical Engineering

University of Alberta

Edmonton

Canada

1999

4

Post-doc in Geotechnical Engineering

University of Alberta

Edmonton

Canada

2000

Languages

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Language

Translation Skill

Dialogue Skill

7

Farsi

Full Proficiency

7

English

Full Proficiency

7

Arabic

Good

Full Proficiency

Professional Skills

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Title

Date of activity

1

Design and consultation for geotechnical projects and preparation of detailed recommendations and reports for national and international projects

2

Analysis of the behavior of geotechnical structures using various technical software and preparation of reports and recommendations

3

In-situ site investigations using various techniques including SPT, CPTu, SCPT, BPT, etc.

4

Seismic hazard, liquefaction and seismic settlement analyses and ground improvement design using stone columns, etc. in the US and Canada

5

Testing, analyses and recommendations for design of impervious liners used for environmental separation of various pollutants

6

Design and analyses of soil nail and anchor walls and slope stability analayses under static and dynamic earthquake loading

7

Design and analysis of deep foundations (piles) under vertical and lateral static and dynamic loads in saturated and unsaturated soils

8

Analysis of earth and rockfill CFRD dams under static and earthquake loads and instrumentation monitoring in Canada and Iran

Supervised PhD Theses

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Thesis title

By

Date

1

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF PILES UNDER MONOTONIC AND YCLIC LATERAL LOADSIN UNSATURATED SANDY SOILS

HIJRAN ALJANABI

2024 May

2

Numerical Study of Pull-out Capacity of Suction Caissons in Seabed Sands

FIROOZEH ALIJANI MOGHADDAM

2022 Sep

3

Study of the effect of Section Geometry on the Cyclic Lateral Behavior of Piles in Sand using model testing

ANVAR FARESGHOSHOONI

2021 Oct

4

Analytical and numerical investigation of the behavior of encased stone column groups under vertical loading condition

SEYED DANIAL GHAFARIAN TORBATI MOJAVER

2020 Oct

5

Experimental Study of different parameters effect on Surface dissolution of gypsum and anhydrit materials

ALIREZA MOAZZAMI

2018 Mar

6

Developement of a constitutive model for mixed sandy-clayey soils

YOUSEF JAVANMARDI

2017 May

Supervised MSc Theses

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Thesis title

By

Date

1

Strength behavior of sand mixed with bentonite and effect of freeze-thaw cycles in open and closed systems

AMIRHOSEIN MOTAMEDI

2024 Mar

2

Experimental study of mechanical properties and erodibility of foundation rock mosul dam

MEHRDAD GHAHREMANI & ABBAS SOROUSH
Other Supervisor:

2024 Mar

3

Experimental study of factors affecting self-healing of sandy soils mixed with bentonite

MINA FATTAHI

2023 Oct

4

Numerical Modeling of Lateral pile behavior in Unsaturated sandy soils

SEID ALI MOUSAVI NOGHONDAR

2023 Sep

5

Physical modeling of pile behavior under lateral and cyclic loads in Unsaturated sandy soil

MOHAMMAD KHORAND

2023 Mar

6

Determination of critical state Parameters of unsaturated Firoozkooh 101 sand using constant suction triaxial tests

EHSAN KOOSHKY

2022 Oct

7

Numerical analysis of geosynthetic encased stone column group in unsaturated soils

NIMA MOJALALI

2022 May

8

Laboratory tests of the behavior geosyntetic encased stone columns in unsaturated soils

ERFAN ESKANDARI

2022 Apr

9

Laboratory Study of Factors Affecting Dissolution on Soluble Rocks and its Analytical Modeling

POUYA BAHRAMI

2022 Jan

10

Technical and economic evaluation of the foundation of storage tanks at oil terminals on coastal soft soils

FAHIME HEYDARI
Other Supervisor: SHAPOUR TAHOUNI

2021 Sep

11

Numerical Analysis of Groups of Stone Columns in Unsaturated Soils

HOSEIN POURSAEI

2021 Feb

12

Presenting Optimum Design Method for Composite Walls Including Nailing and Anchorage with Different Depths

PARISA KHODABAKHSH

2021 Jan

13

Numerical study of the behavior of composite soil nail-anchor walls under earthquake loading

HAMZEH SADEGHI

2020 Oct

14

Experimental study of critical state parameters of unsaturated granular soils under constant suction

NASIM REZAEI

2020 Sep

15

Experimental Investigation of Group of Encased Stone Column in Unsaturated Soil

MOHAMMADMASOUD FARIVAR

2020 Aug

16

Numerical Modeling of Encased Stone Columns Group Under Vertical Loads

AMIRHOSSEIN EBRAHIMIPOUR

2020 Feb

17

experimental investigation of the behavior of encased stone columns in unsaturated soils

JAMSHID YELGHI

2019 Sep

18

Analysis of soil subsidence due to changes in ground water level in unsaturated soils

REZA MOHAMMADI

2019 Apr

19

Determination of Optimum Combination of Combined Soil Nail-Anchor Walls

HOOMAN HASHEMI

2019 Feb

20

Measuring the required parameters for calculation of soil subsidence in unsaturated soil

MINA MOFRAD

2019 Feb

21

Experimental study of the drained behavior of clayey sand mixtures

MARJAN JAFARI

2018 Mar

22

Numerical analysis of the effect of piles cross section for piles installed in granular soils on their behavior under cyclic loading

ABOLFAZL AHMADI

2018 Feb

23

Modeling of gypsum and anhydride aggregates dissolution under different hydraulical factors

AMIN MAHMOODI

2018 Feb

24

Numerical investigation of the behavior of stone columns in unsaturated soils

AMIR REZA FOTOVVAT

2017 Nov

25

Modeling of the behavior of sand-clay mixtures using a critical state model

MOHSEN ZAREI

2017 Feb

26

Experimental study of anisotropic behavior of sand-clay mixtures under different stress path

MEHDI ZAHEDPOUR

2017 Feb

27

Study of the stability and deformation of deep combined soil nail-anchor walls for use in their optimum design

MARZIYEH SALAJEGHEH

2016 Oct

28

Analysis of the behavior of Siah Bisheh CFRD and comparision with results of dam instrumentation

ALI REZA NOURI

2016 Sep

29

Analysis of the behavior of soil nail walls under seismic loading

MILAD SABERIFAR

2016 Jun

30

experimental investigation of behavior of stone columns in unsaturated soils

SAJJAD VASEGHI MAGHVAN

2016 Feb

31

determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations on unsaturated soils using numerical analysis

MARYAM MARZBAN

2016 Feb

32

stability calculation of soil walls using upper bound method of limit analysis

ALIREZA SHAYAN

2016 Feb

33

Modeling the behavior of cemented sands using critical state soil mechanics

HADIS JEBALBAREZI HOOKERDI

2016 Feb

34

numerical analysis of slopes mode of unsaturated soil

PEGAH MALEKI AZAR

2015 Dec

35

Numerical analysis of stone column bearing capacity in unsaturated soils

MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN JALALIAN

2015 Sep

36

numerical analysis of soil behavior adjacent to the tunnels dug in soil and comparison with the observed results

TOHID ABOLGHASEMI

2015 Sep

37

Implementation of a critical stste model for sands in the ABAQUS software

SEYEDEH ATEFE GERAMIAN

2014 Oct

38

Investigation of core mixed material behavior in Rudbar Lorestan dam under Dynamic loading

HOSEIN AKBARI

2014 Oct

39

factors affecting distribution of stress along soil nails for composite retaining walls

TALIE ASGARNIA FAAL

2014 Oct

40

Performance analysis of composite walls, including nail and anchor and investigation of the role of both system

SEYEDSABER HOSSEINI

2014 Oct

41

Studying of the behavior of Firoozkooh sand for different stress paths using experimental results.

FARZAD KAVIANI HAMEDANI & KAZEM FAKHARIAN
Other Supervisor:

2014 May

42

Modeling of the behavior of Firoozkooh sand for different stress paths using a critical state model

MAHMOOD ASHEGH
Other Supervisor: KAZEM FAKHARIAN

2014 Feb

43

Analysis of the behavior of concrete face rockfill dams and comparison with instrumentation measurments

SARA DADRAS

2014 Feb

44

Analysis of the behavior of concrete face rockfill dams during earthquakes

ALIREZA NAZARI

2014 Jan

45

Analysis of stress strain behavior and instability of loose sand slopes due to rising water table

MASOUD KHABAZIAN

2013 Sep

46

Experimental and numerical evaluation of bearing capacity of shallow foundations on unsaturated soils

KHASHAYAR NIKOONEJAD

2013 Jul

47

Numerical evaluation of hydrulic fracturing in non-homogenous earth dams: case study of doosti dam

ALI TAHERI
Other Supervisor: MORTEZA KOLAHDOOZAN

2013 Feb

48

modeling of soil structures using a critical state model for sands taking into account sand anisotropic behavior

VAHID JAMALI

2013 Feb

49

Numerical analysis of the behavior and optimization of combined stabilization systems consisting of soil nail and anchors

S.DANIAL GHAFARIANTORBATI MOJAVER

2012 Sep

50

Numerical investigations on the effect of various factors on the settlement of pile groups in liquefiable soils

YOUSEF SALLEHI

2012 Feb

51

Study of the effect of geometry and material properties of non-homogenous earth dams on arching and distribution of pore pressures in the core

SOMAYEH SADEGHI
Other Supervisor: AHMAD TAHER SHAMSI

2012 Feb

52

Development of an Apparatus and Laboratory Evaluation of Sand Slope Instability Caused by Rising Water Table

AMIR KHOGASTEH RAHIMI

2012 Feb

53

Numerical analysis and laboratory testing of the effect of various factors on the instability of slopes subject to saturation

HASSAN MOTAMEDI NIA

2012 Feb

54

Numerical Modeling of Stone Columns Reinforced by Geosynthetics

LOHRASB KEYKHOSROWPOUR & ABBAS SOROUSH
Other Supervisor:

2011 Feb

55

Application of a critical state constitutive model for liquefaction analysis of saturated sands under cyclic loading

YOUSEF JAVANMARDI

2011 Feb

56

Analysis of the Behavior of Doosti Dam during Construction and Impounding and Comparison with the Results of Instrumentation

NARIMAN MAHABADI MAHABAD

2011 Feb

57

Evaluation of Fines Content in Granular Soils using CPT Results and Investigation of Improvement Efficiency in These Soils

ARASH AFZALI

2010 Jul

58

Constitutive modeling of Anisotropic behavior of Sands

ROUZBEH RASOULI

2010 Feb

59

Design and construction of an experimental model to examine slope instability resulting from rise in water level

VAHID MASOUMIFARD

2010 Feb

60

Investigation bofv internal erosion in zoned dam with clay core of low plasticity index

AHMAD MAZAHERI

2010 Jan

61

Experimental study and modeling behavior of granular materials in constant deviatoric stress loading

ARASH AZIZI
Other Supervisor: ABBAS SOROUSH

2009 Jul

62

Application of a critical state constitutive model for sands for the analysis of lateral spreading due to Earthquake

RASHID ZANDIAN

2009 Jan

63

Experimental modeling of a pile under monotonic and cyclic lateral loading in unsaturated sandy soil with low degrees of saturation

HOSSEIN EHSANIFAR

2026 Apr

64

Physical and Numerical Modeling of Stone Columns in Unsaturated Silty Sand using FCV

ALIREZA AHMADI

2025 Sep

65

Numerical analysis of combined soil nail-anchored walls subjected to earthquake loading

DORSA SHADLOU

2025 May

Journal Papers

1

S.M.R. Imam, H. Sadeghi, "Behavior and Design Optimization of a Composite Soil Nail-Anchor Wall in Loose Sand Under Earthquake Loading", Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Civil Engineering, 2025 Sep vol. , no. , pp.-, 2025.

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M. Ghahremani, A. Soroush, , S.M.R. Imam, A. Aziz, "Mechanical Behavior of Gypsum Rock Under Environmental Stress", Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Civil Engineering, 2025 Jul vol. , no. , pp.1-15, 2025.

3

A. Aziz, M. Ghahremani, , A. Soroush, S.M.R. Imam, "Mitigating Karst Development in Soluble Rocks under Water Pressure Using Chemical Grouts", , 2025 Jan vol. 8, no. 8, pp.1-7, 2025.

4

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.

5

A.O.A. Aziz, A. Soroush, , S.M.R. Imam, M. Ghahremani, "Chemical improvement of soluble rocks: Foundation of Mosul Dam as case study", Scientific Reports, 2024 Jun vol. 14, no. 14103, pp.1-15, 2024.

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H. Aljanabi, S.M.R. Imam, M. Khorand, "Behavior of model pile in unsaturated soil subjected to cyclic loading", Acta Geotechnica, 2024 May vol. --, no. 0, pp.1-23, 2024.

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A.O.A. Aziz, A. Soroush, , S.M.R. Imam, M. Ghahremani, "Prevention of Water Seepage Impact on the Soluble Rocks Using Colloidal Silica", Water, 2024 Apr vol. 16, no. 9, pp.1-14, 2024.

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S. Hosseini, Farshad Astaraki, S.M.R. Imam, Jafar Chalabi, Majid Movahedi Rad, "Investigation of shear strength reduction method in slope stability of reinforced slopes by anchor and nail", Buildings, 2024 Feb vol. 14, no. 2, pp.1-14, 2024.

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M. Bohloli, S.M.R. Imam, Morteza Khaleghi, "Stabilization of dune sandy soil with steel-slag-based geopolymer and nanosilica", , 2023 Nov vol. 9, no. 3, pp.119-137, 2023.

10

S.M.R. Imam, A. Saffari, "Effect of gypsum crystals on the pavement design properties of a clayey soil", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023 Mar vol. 16, no. 4, pp.1-13, 2023.

11

F. Alijani Moghaddam, S.M.R. Imam, "The seepage study of transient caisson pull-out in sand", Ocean Engineering, 2022 Aug vol. 258, no. 111804, pp.1-12, 2022.

12

A. Faresghoshooni, S.M.R. Imam, "Lateral stiffness and bending moment changes along piles having different sections in loose sand subjected to cyclic lateral loading", Aut Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022 Apr vol. -, no. 0, pp.1-20, 2022.

13

Mohammad Mohsen Olapour, S.M.R. Imam, Masoud Oulapour, "A parametric numerical study of the effect of interlayers and faults on the site amplification in cohesive soils", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 Nov vol. 14, no. 2578, pp.1-15, 2021.

14

K. Fakharian, F. Kaviani Hamedani, S.M.R. Imam, "Influences of initial anisotropy and principal stress rotation on the undrained monotonic behavior of a loose silica sand", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2021 Aug vol. --, no. 0, pp.1-18, 2021.

15

S.D. Ghafarian Torbati Mojaver, S.M.R. Imam, "Numerical Study of the settlement of rafts on soft soils improved by small groups of stone columns", Aut Journal of Civil Engineering, 2021 Apr vol. -, no. 0, pp.1-31, 2021.

16

D. Akbarimehr, A. Eslami, S.M.R. Imam, "Correlations between Compression Index and Index Properties of Undisturbed and Disturbed Tehran clay", Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021 Apr vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-7, 2021.

17

S.M.R. Imam, M. Zarei, S.D. Ghafarian Torbati Mojaver, "Relative Contribution of various deformation mechanisms in the settlement of floating stone column-supported foundations", Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 Mar vol. 134, no. 1, pp.1-15, 2021.

18

D. Akbarimehr, A. Eslami, E. Aflaki, S.M.R. Imam, "Using empirical correlations and artificial neural network to estimate compressibility of low plasticity clays", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020 Nov vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-11, 2020.

19

A. Faresghoshooni, S.M.R. Imam, A. Mahmoodi, "Model testing on the effects of section geometry and stiffness on the cyclic lateral behavior of piles in loose sand", International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020 Jul vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-18, 2020.

20

S.D. Ghafarian Torbati Mojaver, S.M.R. Imam, M. Zarei, "Modeling the behavior of sand-fines mixtures using a critical state model", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2020 Jun vol. 139, no. 1, pp.1-15, 2020.

21

S. Vaseghi Maghvan, S.M.R. Imam, John S Mccartney, "Relative Density Effects on the Bearing Capacity of Unsaturated Sand", Soils and Foundations, 2019 Aug vol. 0, no. 0, , 2019.

22

S. Vaseghi Maghvan, S.M.R. Imam, John S Mccartney, "Physical Modeling of Stone Columns in Unsaturated Soil Deposits", Geotechnical Testing Journal, 2019 Jan vol. NA, no. 0, , 2019.

23

Y. Javanmardi, S.M.R. Imam, "Application of a critical state model for the cyclic loading of sands", , 2017 Dec vol. 49, no. 4, pp.831-844, 2017.

24

A. Moazzami, S.M.R. Imam, "Laboratory Study of Gypsum and Anhydrite Dissolution in the Case of Surface Flow", International Journal of Scientific Study, 2017 Aug vol. 5, no. 5, pp.1-8, 2017.

25

Y. Javanmardi, S.M.R. Imam, Manuel Pastor, Diego Manzanal, "A reference state curve to define the state of soils over a wide range of pressures and densities", Geotechnique, 2017 Apr vol. -, no. 0, , 2017.

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A. Moazzami, S.M.R. Imam, "Evaluation of solubility of gypsum-bearing piles and the role of water in its leakage off the pile in fifty-year return period: special case of Marash Dam", European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 2016 Apr vol. 5, no. 2, pp.386-398, 2016.

27

V. Masoumifard, S.M.R. Imam, R. Rasouli, "Experimental Evaluation of the instability of sandy slopes due to rise in water table", , 2014 Mar vol. 45, no. 2, pp.65-72, 2014.

28

Jalal Bazargan, S.M.R. Imam, A. Moazzami, "Evaluation of gypsum solubility potential in hydroelectrical and storage dams and its improvement methods", , 2014 Feb vol. 14, no. 33, pp.6-12, 2014.

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R. Rasouli, S.M.R. Imam, V. Masoumifard, "Modification of a Critical-state Constitutive Model for the Prediction of Inherent Anisotropy in Sands", , 2012 Dec vol. 44, no. 2, pp.65-74, 2012.

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L. Keykhosrowpour, A. Soroush, S.M.R. Imam, "3D numerical analyses of geosynthetic encased stone columns", Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2011 Dec vol. 35, no. 35, pp.61-68, 2011.

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N. Mahabadi Mahabad, S.M.R. Imam, Y. Javanmardi, Dr Hossein Jalali, "Three dimensional Analysis of a concrete face Rockfill dam", Proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 2011 Dec vol. 165, no. 0, pp.1-21, 2011.

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A. Mazaheri, S.M.R. Imam, Dr Ali Noorzad, "Numerical modeling of Doosti dam and comparison of results with readings of dam instrumentation", , 2011 Sep vol. سال سیزدهم, no. 28, pp.19-26, 2011.

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S.M.R. Imam, N. Morgenstern, P. K. Robertson, D. Chan, "A critical State Constitutive Model for Liquefiable Sand", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2005 Jun vol. 42, no. 3, pp.830-855, 2005.

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J Grozic, S.M.R. Imam, P. K. Robertson, N. Morgenstern, "Constitutive modeling of gassy sand behavior", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2005 Jun vol. 42, no. 42, pp.812-829, 2005.

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S.M.R. Imam, N. Morgenstern, P. K. Robertson, D. Chan, "Yielding and flow liquefaction of loose sand", Soils and Foundations, 2002 Jun vol. 42, no. 3, pp.19-31, 2002.

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S.M.R. Imam, D. Chan, P. K. Robertson, N. Morgenstern, "Effect of Anisotropic yielding on the flow liquefaction of loose sand", Soils and Foundations, 2002 Jun vol. 42, no. 3, pp.33-44, 2002.

Taught Courses

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Course title

Description

Headlines

Date

1

Numerical Methods in Geotechniques

Familiarize students with the application of numerical methods in solving geotechnical engineering problems

4051

2

Soil Dynamics

آشنایی با اصول و مبانی دانش دینامیک خاک و کاربرد آن در طراحی های مهندسی عمران

4042

3

Soil Mechanics.

آشنائی دانشجویان با اصول و مبانی مکانیک خاک

4042

4

Numerical Methods in Geotechniques

4041

5

Soil Dynamics

4032

6

Soil Mechanics.

4032

Inventions/Patents

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Invention title

Reg. number

Country

contributers

Reg. date

Exp. date

1

Apparatus for the determination of bearing capacity of footings on unsaturated soils

2014/03/1

2033/12/1

2

Apparatus for testing of slope instability due to rise in water level

2012/07/1

2032/07/1