Behdad Mofarraj Profile

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Publications 4

Current Position

PhD Student - University of Texas at Austin

Field of Practice

Industry

Student

Expertise

Retaining Walls Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Seismic Resistivity Geosynthetics for Reinforcement

Soil Structure Interaction Seepage Instrumentation Laboratory Testing Levees Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters Slope Stability Analysis Settlements Shear Strength of Underground Materials Soil Behavior Modeling Visualization

PhD or Equivalent
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering - University of Texas at Austin : 25/08/2017 - Present
MSc or Equivalent
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering - University of Arkansas - Fayetteville : 12/01/2015 - 07/08/2017
BSc or Equivalent
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering - Sharif University of Technology : 11/09/2009 - 05/07/2014

Proposed Refinements to Design Procedures for Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Structures in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
Book published 2019 Apr 9
Authors: Jorge G. Zornberg, Amr M. Morsy, Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki, Barry Christopher, Dov Leshchinsky, Jie Han, Burak F. Tanyu, Fitsum T. Gebremariam, Panpan Shen, Yan Jiang, , ,
http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/25416
A Laboratory Investigation of Factors Influencing the Electrical Resistivity of Different Soil Types
Journal Article published 2018 Sep 25 in Geotechnical Testing Journal volume 42 issue 4 on page 20170364
Authors: Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki, Michelle L. Bernhardt-Barry, Clinton M. Wood, Tim Moody
http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/gtj20170364
The combined use of MASW and resistivity surveys for levee assessment: A case study of the Melvin Price Reach of the Wood River Levee
Journal Article published 2018 Jul in Engineering Geology volume 241 on pages 11 to 24
Authors: Salman Rahimi, Clinton M. Wood, Folaseye Coker, Timothy Moody, Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.05.009
New and Simple Equations for Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Two-Layered Clays: Numerical study
Journal Article published 2016 Aug in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 16 issue 4 on page 06015014
Authors: M. M. Ahmadi, B. Mofarraj Kouchaki
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000615

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Publications
Proposed Refinements to Design Procedures for Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Structures in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Book published 2019 Apr 9 Authors: Jorge G. Zornberg, Amr M. Morsy, Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki, Barry Christopher, Dov Leshchinsky, Jie Han, Burak F. Tanyu, Fitsum T. Gebremariam, Panpan Shen, Yan Jiang, , , http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/25416
A Laboratory Investigation of Factors Influencing the Electrical Resistivity of Different Soil Types Journal Article published 2018 Sep 25 in Geotechnical Testing Journal volume 42 issue 4 on page 20170364 Authors: Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki, Michelle L. Bernhardt-Barry, Clinton M. Wood, Tim Moody http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/gtj20170364
The combined use of MASW and resistivity surveys for levee assessment: A case study of the Melvin Price Reach of the Wood River Levee Journal Article published 2018 Jul in Engineering Geology volume 241 on pages 11 to 24 Authors: Salman Rahimi, Clinton M. Wood, Folaseye Coker, Timothy Moody, Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.05.009
New and Simple Equations for Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Two-Layered Clays: Numerical study Journal Article published 2016 Aug in International Journal of Geomechanics volume 16 issue 4 on page 06015014 Authors: M. M. Ahmadi, B. Mofarraj Kouchaki http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000615

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