Research Intrests

• Special Foundations
• Deep Foundations
• Soil Modification and Improvement
• In–Situ Testing (CPT and CPTu) in Geotechnical Practice
• Bridge Engineering
• Physical Modeling via Frustum Confining Vessel (FCV)
• Database Development and Implementation (focused on CPT and Pile)

Major Accomplishments

• Developing Unicone method (Eslami & Fellenius, DFI (Fulcrum), 1995; CGJ, 1997), implemented worldwide for pile design using CPT and CPTu records
• Fabrication of Frustum Confining Vessel (FCV-AUT), Large-scale physical modeling apparatus for CPT, helical and anchor piles testing, simulating field situations up to 250 kPa
• Compiling AUT; Geo-CPT & Pile Database comprising 600 records of pile axial loading
• tests along with adjacent CPT or CPTu profiles including offshore and nearshore records
• Publication novel papers on deep foundations issues in well-known international journals such as DFI, CGJ, ICE, MGG, Georisk, ASCE (IJOG), PEM and SAOS
• Serving as senior advisor and supervisor for the feasibility study of a novel gravity base foundation system for offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, in 2022
• Giving various postgraduate courses such as Marine Geotechnical Engineering, Application of Deep Foundations in Offshore Structures, Ground Improvement, Advanced Foundation Engineering, Site Investigation, In-situ Tests Applications in Geotechnical Engineering
• Collaborating as a peer referee for several well-known journals
• Organizing and holding several workshops on CPT & CPTu applications, foundation systems, adjacent buildings construction, ground improvement, uncertainty & reliability applications, and sustainable geo-structures
• Being involved as co-author of Advanced Foundation Engineering book under an agreement with Wiley Publisher Co. and visiting scholar in UCSD in 2023

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