Merita_Tafili

Dr. Merita Tafili

Publications 23

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Postdoctoral researcher - Ruhr-University Bochum

  • Geotechnical Engineer

Researcher

  • Tailings Dams Deep Excavations Retaining Walls Energy Geotechnics Engineering Geology Shallow Foundations Pile Foundations
    Deep Foundations Geothermal Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Landslides Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference Discrete Element Offshore Geotechnics

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Dr.-Ing. - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie : 01/09/2016 - 19/08/2019

  • KIT-Doktorandenpreis Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, 2020
  • Carl-Rappert-Grundbaupreis German Society for Geotechnical Engineering, 2020
  • Ludwig-Lenz-Züblin Preis Züblin, 2017
  • Bilfinger SE Preis Bilfinger SE, 2014
  • DAAD Prize German Academic Exchange Service, 2013
  • Heinrich Hertz Gesellschaft Preis Heinrich Hertz Gesellschaft, 2010

  • Ruhr-University Bochum : ( 01/04/2020 - Present )
    • Postdoctoral researcher
  • Karlsruhe Institute for Technology : ( 01/09/2016 - 31/03/2020 )
    • Researcher

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
German High High High
Serbo-croatian High High High
English High High High

  • Repercussion of Overshooting Effects on Elemental and Finite-Element Simulations
    Journal Article published 2024 Mar in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 24 issue 3
    Authors: Merita Tafili, Jose Duque, David Mašín, Torsten Wichtmann
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/ijgnai.gmeng-8842
  • Generalized hydro-mechanically coupled hypoplastic constitutive model for unsaturated collapsible soils
    Journal Article published 2023 Oct 27 in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
    Authors: Merita Tafili, Jan Machacek
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2022-0633
  • Thermal and mechanical creep of clay in hypoplasticity
    Journal Article published 2023 Oct 4 in Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023 on pages 1 to 2
    Authors: Merita Tafili, Mohammadsadegh Ashrafi, Torsten Wichtmann
    http://dx.doi.org/10.59490/seg.2023.625
  • Coupled hydro-mechanical behaviour of a Kaolin Clay in the context of the geothermal use of geotechnical structures
    Journal Article published 2023 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 382 on page 23002
    Authors: Timon Kayser, Wiebke Baille, Merita Tafili, Torsten Wichtmann
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338223002
  • Clay hypoplasticity coupled with small-strain approaches for complex cyclic loading
    Journal Article published 2023 Nov 16 in Acta Geotechnica volume 19 issue 2 on pages 631 to 650
    Authors: Gertraud Medicus, Merita Tafili, Manuel Bode, Wolfgang Fellin, Torsten Wichtmann
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02087-w


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Repercussion of Overshooting Effects on Elemental and Finite-Element Simulations
Journal Article published 2024 Mar in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 24 issue 3
Authors: Merita Tafili, Jose Duque, David Mašín, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/ijgnai.gmeng-8842
Generalized hydro-mechanically coupled hypoplastic constitutive model for unsaturated collapsible soils
Journal Article published 2023 Oct 27 in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Authors: Merita Tafili, Jan Machacek
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2022-0633
Thermal and mechanical creep of clay in hypoplasticity
Journal Article published 2023 Oct 4 in Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023 on pages 1 to 2
Authors: Merita Tafili, Mohammadsadegh Ashrafi, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.59490/seg.2023.625
Coupled hydro-mechanical behaviour of a Kaolin Clay in the context of the geothermal use of geotechnical structures
Journal Article published 2023 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 382 on page 23002
Authors: Timon Kayser, Wiebke Baille, Merita Tafili, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338223002
Clay hypoplasticity coupled with small-strain approaches for complex cyclic loading
Journal Article published 2023 Nov 16 in Acta Geotechnica volume 19 issue 2 on pages 631 to 650
Authors: Gertraud Medicus, Merita Tafili, Manuel Bode, Wolfgang Fellin, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02087-w
Loading rate influence on high-cyclic loading of clays
Journal Article published 2023 Oct in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering volume 173 on page 108103
Authors: Merita Tafili, Alischa Albared, Luis Felipe Prada-Sarmiento, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.108103
Experimental study on monotonic to high-cyclic behaviour of sand-silt mixtures
Journal Article published 2023 Dec 21 in Acta Geotechnica
Authors: Merita Tafili, Lukas Knittel, Vera Gauger, Torsten Wichtmann, Hans Henning Stutz
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02126-6
Finite Element Modelling of Tunnel Settlements Under Cyclic Loading
Book Chapter published 2022 Jul 31 in Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics on pages 150 to 157
Authors: Merita Tafili, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12851-6_19
Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchungen zum Kompressionsverhalten von Sand‐Schluff‐Gemischen
Journal Article published 2022 Feb 9 in geotechnik volume 45 issue 1 on pages 3 to 15
Authors: Merita Tafili, Lukas Knittel, Vera Gauger
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gete.202100006
Validierung des anisotropen visko ISA Modells (AVISA) für bindige Böden
Journal Article published 2022 Oct 31 in geotechnik volume 46 issue 1 on pages 28 to 37
Authors: Merita Tafili, Theodoros Triantafyllidis, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gete.202000003
Constitutive anamnesis model (CAM) for fine‐grained soils
Journal Article published 2022 Jul 27 in International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics volume 46 issue 15 on pages 2817 to 2848
Authors: Merita Tafili, Carlos Grandas, Theodoros Triantafyllidis, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.3428
A high-cycle accumulation model for clay and its application to monopile foundations
Journal Article published 2022 Jan 18 in Acta Geotechnica volume 17 issue 3 on pages 677 to 698
Authors: Patrick Staubach, Jan Machaček, Merita Tafili, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01446-9
Comparison of two small-strain concepts: ISA and intergranular strain applied to barodesy
Journal Article published 2022 Apr 6 in Acta Geotechnica volume 17 issue 10 on pages 4333 to 4358
Authors: Merita Tafili, Gertraud Medicus, Manuel Bode, Wolfgang Fellin
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-022-01454-3
A state-dependent hyperelastic-plastic constitutive model considering shear-induced particle breakage in granular soils
Journal Article published 2022 Jul 30 in Acta Geotechnica volume 17 issue 11 on pages 5275 to 5298
Authors: Nazanin Irani, Ali Lashkari, Merita Tafili, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-022-01636-z
Inspection of two sophisticated models for sand based on generalized plasticity: Monotonic loading and Monte Carlo analysis
Journal Article published 2022 Dec 8 in International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics volume 47 issue 3 on pages 425 to 456
Authors: Fu‐Hsuan Yeh, Merita Tafili, Luis Felipe Prada‐Sarmiento, Louis Ge, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.3476
Experimental investigation and constitutive modeling of the behaviour of highly plastic Lower Rhine clay under monotonic and cyclic loading
Journal Article published 2021 Sep in Canadian Geotechnical Journal volume 58 issue 9 on pages 1396 to 1410
Authors: Merita Tafili, Torsten Wichtmann, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2020-0012
On the Dilatancy of Fine-Grained Soils
Journal Article published 2021 Aug 31 in Geotechnics volume 1 issue 1 on pages 192 to 215
Authors: Merita Tafili, Carlos Grandas Tavera, Theodoros Triantafyllidis, Torsten Wichtmann
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics1010010
AVISA: anisotropic visco-ISA model and its performance at cyclic loading
Journal Article published 2020 Feb 19 in Acta Geotechnica volume 15 issue 9 on pages 2395 to 2413
Authors: Merita Tafili, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-020-00925-9
Cyclic and monotonic response of silts and clays: experimental analysis and constitutive modelling
Journal Article published 2020 Mar 28 in European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering volume 27 issue 6 on pages 2303 to 2312
Authors: Merita Tafili, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19648189.2020.1734096
A simple hypoplastic model with loading surface accounting for viscous and fabric effects of clays
Journal Article published 2020 Aug 11 in International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics volume 44 issue 16 on pages 2189 to 2215
Authors: Merita Tafili, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.3122
A comparative study of different model families for the constitutive simulation of viscous clays
Journal Article published 2020 Jan 3 in International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics volume 44 issue 5 on pages 633 to 667
Authors: Merita Tafili, William Fuentes, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.3024
State-Dependent Dilatancy of Soils: Experimental Evidence and Constitutive Modeling
Book Chapter published 2019 Aug 21 in Recent Developments of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics in Theory and Practice on pages 54 to 84
Authors: Merita Tafili, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28516-6_4
Constitutive Model for Viscous Clays Under the ISA Framework
Book Chapter published 2017 in Holistic Simulation of Geotechnical Installation Processes on pages 324 to 340
Authors: Merita Tafili, Theodoros Triantafyllidis
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52590-7_15
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