Amir_Akbari Garakani

Dr. Amir Akbari Garakani

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Publications 23

Professional Information

Assistant Professor, Researcher and Idea developer - NRI (Niroo Research Institute)

Technical Manager - Abgeer Consulting Engineers Co.

SENIOR-LEVEL Professional Engineer in Structural Design and Construction Supervision - Construction Engineering Organization of Tehran Province

  • Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer

Academia-Professor

  • Earth / Rockfill Dams Deep Excavations Retaining Walls Energy Geotechnics Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Geothermal
    Landfill Engineering Stabilization Deep Soil Mixing Lime Stabilization Seepage Instrumentation Laboratory Testing Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Shear Strength of Underground Materials Soil Behavior Modeling

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Doctor of Philosophy - Sharif University of Technology : 10/09/2006 - 18/10/2013
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Master of Science - Sharif University of Technology : 10/09/2003 - 19/12/2005
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Bachelor of Science - Sharif University of Technology : 10/09/1999 - 20/06/2003

  • Construction Engineering Organization of Tehran Province : ( 22/10/2008 - Present )
    • SENIOR-LEVEL Professional Engineer in Structural Design and Construction Supervision
  • NRI (Niroo Research Institute) : ( 20/01/2017 - Present )
    • Assistant Professor, Researcher and Idea developer
  • Abgeer Consulting Engineers Co. : ( 23/07/2011 - Present )
    • Technical Manager
  • Tarhe Noandishan (TNA) : ( 04/02/2012 - 15/08/2016 )
    • Technical Manager
  • Mandro Consulting Engineers Co. : ( 06/09/2006 - 23/07/2011 )
    • Head of Maritime Geotechnics Department
  • Moshanir Co. : ( 21/03/2005 - 06/09/2006 )
    • Dam Engineer
  • Melli Sakhteman Co. : ( 22/07/2004 - 21/03/2005 )
    • Dam Engineer
  • Rastuck Co. : ( 23/10/2003 - 22/07/2004 )
    • Site Engineer

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  • Performance of Three-Tiered Geogrid Reinforced Soil Wall with Modular Concrete Facing Block: A Case Study
    Proceedings Article published 2023 Mar in World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
    Authors: Siamak Yoosefi Sigari, Hadi Barghemadi, Amir Akbari Garakani, Christopher L. Meehan
    http://dx.doi.org/10.11159/icgre23.103
  • Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Helical Piles as Electric Transmission Tower Foundations in Unsaturated Soils: Analytical, Numerical, and Experimental Investigations
    Journal Article published 2022 Nov in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 22 issue 11
    Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Kay Armin Serjoie
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0002585
  • Effects of heat exchange fluid characteristics and pipe configuration on the ultimate bearing capacity of energy piles
    Journal Article published 2022 Jun in Energy volume 248 on page 123583
    Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Sahar Mokhtari Jozani, Pooyan Hashemi Tari, Bahareh Heidari
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123583
  • Energy piles under lateral loading: Analytical and numerical investigations
    Journal Article published 2022 Jan in Renewable Energy volume 182 on pages 172 to 191
    Authors: Bahareh Heidari, Amir Akbari Garakani, Sahar Mokhtari Jozani, Pooyan Hashemi Tari
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.125
  • Numerical and Analytical Study on Axial Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Fixed-Head Energy Piles in Different Soils
    Journal Article published 2022 Jan in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 22 issue 1
    Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Bahareh Heidari, Sahar Mokhtari Jozani, Omid Ghasemi-Fare
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0002223


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Performance of Three-Tiered Geogrid Reinforced Soil Wall with Modular Concrete Facing Block: A Case Study
Proceedings Article published 2023 Mar in World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
Authors: Siamak Yoosefi Sigari, Hadi Barghemadi, Amir Akbari Garakani, Christopher L. Meehan
http://dx.doi.org/10.11159/icgre23.103
Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Helical Piles as Electric Transmission Tower Foundations in Unsaturated Soils: Analytical, Numerical, and Experimental Investigations
Journal Article published 2022 Nov in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 22 issue 11
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Kay Armin Serjoie
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0002585
Effects of heat exchange fluid characteristics and pipe configuration on the ultimate bearing capacity of energy piles
Journal Article published 2022 Jun in Energy volume 248 on page 123583
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Sahar Mokhtari Jozani, Pooyan Hashemi Tari, Bahareh Heidari
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123583
Energy piles under lateral loading: Analytical and numerical investigations
Journal Article published 2022 Jan in Renewable Energy volume 182 on pages 172 to 191
Authors: Bahareh Heidari, Amir Akbari Garakani, Sahar Mokhtari Jozani, Pooyan Hashemi Tari
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.125
Numerical and Analytical Study on Axial Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Fixed-Head Energy Piles in Different Soils
Journal Article published 2022 Jan in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 22 issue 1
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Bahareh Heidari, Sahar Mokhtari Jozani, Omid Ghasemi-Fare
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0002223
An effective stress-based DSC model for predicting the coefficient of lateral soil pressure in unsaturated soils
Journal Article published 2021 Oct 15 in Acta Geotechnica volume 16 issue 12 on pages 3813 to 3830
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Ali Pirjalili, Chandrakant S. Desai
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01376-6
An effective stress-based parametric study on the seismic stability of unsaturated slopes with implications for preliminary microzonation
Journal Article published 2021 Sep 10 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 80 issue 10 on pages 7525 to 7549
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Maziar Molaei Birgani, Hamed Sadeghi
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02440-x
Unsaturated 3D Column Method: New Method for Evaluation of Stability of Unsaturated Slopes Subjected to Vertical Steady-State Infiltration and Evaporation
Journal Article published 2021 Oct in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 21 issue 10
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, Amir Akbari Garakani, Mohsen Kamali Zarch
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0002125
A Suction-Controlled Ring Device to Measure the Coefficient of Lateral Soil Pressure in Unsaturated Soils
Journal Article published 2020 Feb 10 in Geotechnical Testing Journal volume 43 issue 6 on page 20190099
Authors: Ali Pirjalili, Amir Akbari Garakani, Aliakbar Golshani, Ali Mirzaii
http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/gtj20190099
Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations on Unsaturated Soils: Analytical Approach with 3D Numerical Simulations and Experimental Validations
Journal Article published 2020 Mar in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 20 issue 3
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Hamed Sadeghi, Soheil Saheb, Amin Lamei
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001589
Load Capacity of Helical Piles with Different Geometrical Aspects in Sandy and Clayey Soils: A Numerical Study
Book Chapter published 2019 Nov 1 in Latest Advancements in Underground Structures and Geological Engineering on pages 73 to 84
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Jafar Maleki
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34178-7_7
Safety measures for earth dams on basis of instrumentation data, dam site location and reservoir volume
Book Chapter published 2019 Aug 8 in Sustainable and Safe Dams Around the World on pages 2284 to 2297
Authors: F. Jafarzadeh, A. Akbari Garakani, J. Maleki, M. Banikheir
http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429319778-204
Testing and Constitutive Modeling of Lime-Stabilized Collapsible Loess. II: Modeling and Validations
Journal Article published 2019 Apr in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 19 issue 4
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, S. Mohsen Haeri, Chandrakant S. Desai, S. Mohammad Hosein Seyed Ghafouri, Behnam Sadollahzadeh, Hussein Hashemi Senejani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001386
Testing and Constitutive Modeling of Lime-Stabilized Collapsible Loess. I: Experimental Investigations
Journal Article published 2019 Apr in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 19 issue 4
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, Amir Akbari Garakani, Hamid Reza Roohparvar, Chandrakant S. Desai, S. Mohammad Hosein Seyed Ghafouri, Kasra Salemi Kouchesfahani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001364
A Feasibility Study on Implementing the Energy Piles in Electric Power Industries
Book Chapter published 2018 Aug 24 in Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering on pages 211 to 217
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, Ehsan Motevali Haghighi, Alireza Rahnavard, Majid Beigi, Matin Kabiri Tadi, Tahereh Razmkhah
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99670-7_27
Effect of road salts on the hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated collapsible soils
Journal Article published 2018 Dec in Transportation Geotechnics volume 17 on pages 77 to 90
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, S. Mohsen Haeri, Davood Yazdani Cherati, Farid Ahmadi Givi, Matin Kabiri Tadi, Amir Hossein Hashemi, Navid Chiti, Fatemeh Qahremani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2018.09.005
Effect of Soil Structure and Disturbance on Hydromechanical Behavior of Collapsible Loessial Soils
Journal Article published 2017 Jan in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 17 issue 1
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, Ali Khosravi, Amir Akbari Garakani, Shahin Ghazizadeh
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000656
Study on the stress path dependency of collapse behavior of Gorgan loess implementing unsaturated oedometer devices
Journal Article published 2016 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 9 on page 14019
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, Majid Beigi, Saeed Saberi, Amir Akbari Garakani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160914019
Hydro-mechanical behavior of undisturbed collapsible loessial soils under different stress state conditions
Journal Article published 2015 Sep in Engineering Geology volume 195 on pages 28 to 41
Authors: Amir Akbari Garakani, S. Mohsen Haeri, Ali Khosravi, Ghassem Habibagahi
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.05.026
Characterization of the effect of disturbance on the hydro-mechanical behavior of a highly collapsible loessial soil
Book Chapter published 2014 Jun 5 in Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications on pages 261 to 266
Authors: S Haeri, Ali Khosravi, Shahin Ghaizadeh, Amir Garakani, Christopher Meehan
http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17034-35
Assessing the Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Collapsible Soils Using a Modified Triaxial Test Device
Journal Article published 2013 Dec 13 in Geotechnical Testing Journal volume 37 issue 2 on page 20130034
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, Amir Akbari Garakani, Ali Khosravi, Christopher L. Meehan
http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/gtj20130034
The Variation of Total Volume Change, Water Volume Change, Yielding Net Confining Stress and Shear Strength of Undisturbed Unsaturated Loess under Isotropic Compression
Book Chapter published 2012 in Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications on pages 293 to 300
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, A. Akbari Garakani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31116-1_40
Collapse Potential and Permeability of Undisturbed and Remolded Loessial Soil Samples
Book Chapter published 2012 in Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications on pages 301 to 308
Authors: S. Mohsen Haeri, Atefeh Zamani, A. Akbari Garakani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31116-1_41
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