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Dr. Amir Akbari Garakani
Assistant
Professor (Geotechnical Eng.)
Niroo Research Institute (NRI),
Ministry of Energy of Iran
Invited Lecturer (Geotechnical Eng.)
Sharif University of Technology
(SUT), Tehran, Iran
Address: Room 405, 4th Floor, Structural Research
Dept., Power Trans. & Dist. Research Center, Niroo Research Institute, at
the End of Dadman Blv., Shahrak Gharb.
TEHRAN, IRAN
Phone: +98
(21) 88079401, EXT: 4031
Fax: +98
(21) 88574786
Email:
aakbari@nri.ac.ir, akbari_amir@alum.sharif.edu
Postal
Code: 1468617151
Postal
Box: 14665517
Professional Background
·
Assistant
Professor, Niroo Research Institute, Feb 2017 - present.
·
Invited
Lecturer, Civil Eng. Dept., Sharif Uni. of Tech. (SUT), 2008 –
present.
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Professional
Civil and Geotechnical Engineer, 2003 – present.
Educations
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PhD, 2006-2013,
Geotechnical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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MSc,
2003-2005, Geotechnical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran,
Iran.
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BSc,
1999-2003, Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Fields of Interest
·
Unsaturated
Soil Mechanics
·
Dam
engineering
·
Geothermal
Engineering
·
Soil
Retaining Structures and Deep Excavations
·
Marine
Geomechanics
·
Foundation
Engineering
·
Constitutive
Modelling and Numerical Analysis
·
Laboratory
Automation
·
Site Investigations
Working Experiences
§ Deputy Technical Manager,
ABGEER Consulting Engineers, Aug 2011 – Present
§ Technical Manager, Tose'e Paydar Consulting
Engineers, Aug 2008 – Feb 2017
§ Technical Manager and Head of Geotechnical Engineering
Department, TNA Co., Dec 2011 – Sep 2016
§ Head of Marine Geotechnics Department,
Chase - Mandro Geotechnical Consulting Engineers, Sep
2006 – Aug 2011
§ Earth dam expert, Moshanir Consulting Engineers, May 2005 – Sep 2006
§ Dam Engineer, Melli Sakhteman Co., Aug 2004 – May 2005
§ Structural Engineer and Site supervisor,
Rastuck Engineers, Oct 2003 – Aug 2004
Teaching
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Undergraduate
Courses:
Ø
Soil
Mechanics
Ø
Foundation
Engineering and Project
Ø
Construction
Materials, Concrete Technology and Lab.
Ø
Engineering
Geology
·
Graduate
Courses:
Ø
Unsaturated
Soil Mechanics and Project
Ø
Design of
Steel Bridges
Certificates
§ The Project Management Professional (PMP),
March 2018, TenStep
§ Restoration of Natural Urban Areas, May 2016,
Ministry of Energy of Iran and Tehran Municipality
§ Design of Non-Structured Buildings, Sep 2014,
ISCE
§ Design of Urban Excavation Retaining Systems,
Sep 2014, ISCE
§ Numerical Modeling in Structural Engineering,
Sep 2014, ISCE
§ Principles of Passive Defense in the Field of
Civil Engineering, Sep 2014, ISCE
§ Soil Improvement Techniques, Sep 2014, ISCE
§ Writing Scientific Reports and Papers, Oct
2011, Springer
§ Tunneling with TBM, May 2010, ISGE
§ Drilling Works in the Field of Geotechnical
Engineering, Aug 2008, Iranian Offshore
Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC(
§ Professional Engineer (PE), 2008 and 2014, ISCE
Memberships
§ Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers
§ Iranian Society of Civil Engineers
§ Iranian Society of Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineers
§ Iranian Petroleum Geomechanics Association
§ Iranian Tunneling Association
§ Technical Committee on Impounding the Large
Dams (Iran)
Serving as Reviewer for Scientific Journals
§ International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE,
USA, (Awarded as the
Outstanding Reviewer of the years 2016 and 2017).
§ Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, USA.
§ Géotechnique Letters, ICE, UK.
§ Engineering Geology, Elsevier, Netherlands.
§ Journal of Civil Engineering, Sharif University
of Tech., Iran
Design and Manipulate the Equipment and Devices
§ A Fully Automated Laboratory Unsaturated
Triaxial Device, 2007, Sharif University of Technology.
§ Three Laboratory Unsaturated Oedometer Devices,
2007, Sharif University of Technology.
§ A Platform for Performing Geotechnical
Near-Shore Site Investigations, ARIAN-MANDRO, 2006, Chase-Mandro
Co.
§ A TLP Platform for Performing Geotechnical
Offshore Site Investigations, ARAS-MANDRO, 2007, Chase-Mandro
Co.
§ A Buoyant Huge Platform for Performing
Geotechnical Offshore Site Investigations, 2008, Chase-Mandro
Co.
§ A Passive Heave Compensation System for
Performing Geotechnical Offshore Site Investigations, 2008, Chase-Mandro Co.
§ A Fully Adjustable and Unmoored Propeller
Equipped Platform for Performing Geotechnical Offshore Site Investigations,
2009, Chase-Mandro Co.
Publications
Dissertations
MSc thesis
A. A.
Garakani, (2005), "2D and 3D Numerical Analysis on
the Effects of Sliding Abutment on Stress and Deformation Behavior of Rockfill
Dams During Construction, First Filling and Rapid Drawdown - (Case Study: Upper
Gotvand Dam)", Civil Eng. Dept., Sharif
University of Technology.
PhD thesis
A. A.
Garakani, (2013), "Assessment of the
Hydro-mechanical Behavior of Undisturbed Collapsible Soils by Conducting
Unsaturated Triaxial Tests", 2013, Civil Eng. Dept., Sharif University of
Technology.
ISI Journal Papers
Published
1.
S. M. Haeri, A. Khosravi, A.
A. Garakani, Sh. Ghazizadeh, (2016) "Characterization
of the Effect of Soil Structure and Specimen Disturbance on Hydro- Mechanical
Behavior of A Collapsible Loessial Soil", ASCE, International Journal
of Geomechanics, Vol.17, No. 1, pp. 1-15.
2.
A. A. Garakani, S. M. Haeri, A.
Khosravi, Gh. Habibagahi, (2015) "Hydro-Mechanical
Behavior of Undisturbed Loessial Soil under Different Stress State Conditions",
Elsevier, Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 195, pp. 28-41.
3.
S. M. Haeri, A. A.
Garakani, A. Khosravi, Ch. L. Meehan, (2014), "Assessing
the Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Collapsible Soils Using a Modified Triaxial
Test Device", ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol.37, No.2. pp.
190-204.
Under Review
4.
S.M. Haeri, A.A.
Garakani , H. R. Roohparvar, Ch. Desai, S.M.H.S. Ghafouri, and K.
Salemi, (2018), "Testing and Constitutive Modeling of Lime-Stabilized
Collapsible Loess. I: Experimental Investigations ", ASCE, International
Journal of Geomechanics.
5.
A.A. Garakani, S.M. Haeri, Ch. Desai,
S.M.H.S. Ghafouri, B. Sadollahzadeh, and H. H. Senejani, (2018), " Testing
and Constitutive Modeling of Lime-Stabilized Collapsible Loess. II: Modeling
and Validations", ASCE, International Journal of Geomechanics.
6.
A.A. Garakani, S. M. Haeri, D. Yazdani,
F. A. Givi, M. Kabiri, A. H. Hashemi, N. Chiti and F. Ghahremani, (2018)
"On the role of salinity on the hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated
collapsible soils", Elsevier, Journal of Engineering Geology.
7.
A. A. Garakani, H. Sadeghi, S. Saheb and
A. Lamei, (2018) "Bearing capacity of shallow foundations on unsaturated
soils: A new analytical approach with 3D numerical simulations" Elsevier,
Computers and Geotechnics.
8.
A. A. Garakani, A. Pirjalili and K. A.
Serjoie, (2018) "An Analytical Model for Coefficient of Lateral Soil
Pressure in Unsaturated Soils" Géoteqnique.
9.
A. A. Garakani, E. M. Haghighi and H. A.
Amirdehi, (2018) " On the Use of Energy Pile
Foundation in Electric Power Transmission Facilities: A Case Study on 400-kV
Transformers" Elsevier, Energy.
ISC Journal Papers (in Farsi)
10.
س. م. حائري، م. بيگي، س. صابري و ا.
ا. گرکاني (1395). "ارائه يک مدل
هيدرومکانيکي اصلاح شده جهت پيش بيني رفتار غير اشباع خاکهاي فروريزشي در شرايط
مکش ساختاري ثابت و تنش خالص ميانگين متغير". مجلـه علمي و پژوهشـي
عمران شريـف، مقاله آماده انتشار، پذيرفته شده ، انتشار آنلاين از تاريخ 31 خرداد
1397
International Conference Papers
11. A. A. Garakani, E. M. Haghighi, A.
Rahnavard, M. Beigi, M. Kabiri and T. Razmkhah, (2018). "A Feasibility
Study on Implementing the Energy Piles in electric Power Industries". Accepted
for oral presentation in International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics
(SEG-2018), EPFL, Zurich, Switzerland.
12.
F. Jafarzadeh, A. A. Garakani, R. Raeesi, J. Maleki and M. Banikheir (2018).
"Predicting Seepage Behavior of Silveh Earth Dam By Implementing 3D
Numerical Modeling and Instrumental Measurements During First Impounding".
Accepted for oral presentation in 83rd annual meeting of
ICOLD, ICOLD Congress, Vienna, Austria.
13.
F. Jafarzadeh, A. A. Garakani, J. Maleki, M. Banikheir and R. Raeesi, (2018). "Sealing Performance of Silveh Embankment Dam
Cutoff Wall Based on Instrumentation Measurements". Accepted for
oral presentation in 83rd annual meeting of ICOLD, ATCOLD
Hydro Engineering Symposium, Vienna, Austria.
14. S. M. Haeri, A. A. Garakani and M. Beigi,
(2017). "A hydromechanical model for the unsaturated behavior of
lime-stabilized collapsible soils". 19th International Conference
on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (19th ICSMGE), Seoul, Korea.
15. A. A. Garakani, M.M. Shahrabi, F.
Jafarzadeh, N. Eskandari and M. Banikheir, (2017). "Determination of
critical water level during first impounding in earth dams using unsaturated
transient seepage analyses". 19th International Conference on
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (19th ICSMGE), Seoul, Korea.
16. F. Jafarzadeh, M.M. Shahrabi, M. Banikheir, N. Eskandari,
A. A. Garakani and H. F. Jahromi, (2017). "Assessment of
underground karst caves using geophysical tests: a case study for Lajamgir dam
site, Iran". Fifth International Conference on Geotechnical and
Geophysical Site Characterisation (Issmge Tc-102 – Isc’5), Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia.
17. M.M. Shahrabi, F. Jafarzadeh, A. A. Garakani,
N. Eskandari, M. Banikheir and H. F. Jahromi, (2017). "Comparison of
liquefaction evaluation based on SPT and geophysical tests (case study: Mahabad
dam, Iran)". Fifth International Conference on Geotechnical and
Geophysical Site Characterisation (Issmge Tc-102 – Isc’5), Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia.
18. A. A. Garakani and A. Ghaffar, (2016).
"Numerical investigation on the bearing capacity of the spudcan
foundations on sandy soils under applying static loads". 5th International
conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Tehran, Iran.
19. A. A. Garakani, S. M. Haeri, S. Saberi
and M. Beigi (2016). "A Three-Phased Constitutive Model for Predicting the
Wetting Induced Collapse Behavior of Collapsible Soils under Triaxial Loading
Condition". 5th International conference on Geotechnical Engineering and
Soil Mechanics, Tehran, Iran.
20. S. M. Haeri, S. Saberi, M. Beigi and A.
A. Garakani (2015). "Study on the Behavior of a Collapsible Soil
under Constant Matric Suction Loading Implementing an Unsaturated
Framework". 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
21.
S. M. Haeri and A. A. Garakani
(2015)." Hardening behavior of a hydro collapsible loessial soil".
ISSMGE-15ARC, Fukuoka, Japan.
22. S.M. Haeri, A. Khosravi, S. Ghazizadeh, A.A.
Garakani and CL. Meehan (2014). "Characterization of the effect of
disturbance on the hydro-mechanical behavior of a highly collapsible loessial
soil". UNSAT 2014, International Conference on Unsaturated Soils: Research
& Applications, Sydney, Australia.
23. F. Jafarzadeh, S. Yoosefi,
M. Banikheir, H. Ghasemzadeh and.A. A. Garakani, (2014).
"Leakage Evaluation from Foundation of Old Embankment Dam by
Instrumentation Data Analysis and Geoelectric Field Tests: A Case Study on
Mahabad Dam" In Proc. of 82nd annual meeting of ICOLD, ICOLD Congress, Bali, Indonesia.
24. F. Jafarzadeh and A. A. Garakani (2013),
"Foundation Treatment in Rockfill Dams with Consolidation Grouting",
Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
and Symposium in Honor of Clyde Baker. Chicago, USA.
25. S. M. Haeri, A. A. Garakani and M.
Khorshidi (2012). "Retrofitting of Collapsible Basement of Water Conveying
Canals by Lime Mixing (A Case Study)". 1st Annual International Conference
in Geological and Earth Sciences, Singapore, Singapore.
26. F. Jafarzadeh and A. A. Garakani (2012).
"retrofitting methods to improve the swelling potential in water conveying
canals (A Case Study)". 4th International Conference on Problematic Soils.
Wuhan, China.
27. S. M. Haeri, M.Khorshidi and A. A. Garakani
(2012). "Variation of the volume change and water content of undisturbed
loessial samples in controlled matric suction odometer tests". 4th International
Conference on Problematic Soils. Wuhan, China.
28. S. M. Haeri and A.A. Garakani
(2012)." The variation of total volume change, water volume change,
yielding net confining stress and shear strength of undisturbed unsaturated
loess under isotropic compression". 2nd European Conference on Unsaturated
Soils. Napoli , Italy.
29. S. M. Haeri, A.Zamani and A. A. Garakani
(2012)."Study of the collapse potential and permeability behavior of
undisturbed and remolded loessial soil samples by using odometer test".
2nd European Conference on Unsaturated Soils. Napoli , Italy.
30. S. M. Haeri, A. A. Garakani and M.
Khorshidi (2012). "Collapse potential and variation of the water content
in undisturbed loessial samples under Ko condition and controlled
matric suction". 9th International Congress on Civil Engineering. Isfahan,
Iran.
31. S. M. Haeri and A. A. Garakani (2012).
"3D Analysis of the Effect of the Sliding Abutment on Stress –Deformation
of the Rockfill Dams at the End of Construction and First Impounding". The
First International Conference on Dams & Hydropower. Tehran, Iran.
National Conference Papers (in Farsi)
32.
س. م. حائري، ش. قاضي زاده، ن. ذبيحي، ا. ا. گرکاني (1392). " تحليل و مقايسه
منحني نگهداشت آب – خاک با استفاده از روش
کاغذ صافي و انتقال محوري براي نمونه هاي بازسازي شده و تثبيت شده با
آهک". اولين کنفرانس ملي ژئوتکنيک
ايران، اردبيل، ايران، مهر و آبان 1392.
33.
س. م. حائري، ح. روح پرور، ا. ا. گرکاني (1391). " بررسي
اثر آهک و مکش بر کاهش خاصيت رمبندگي خاک فروريزشي (مطالعه موردي – لس گرگان)". دومين
کنفرانس ملي سازه – زلزله - ژئوتکنيک، مازندران، ايران، آذر 1391.
34.
س. م. حائري، ا. ا. گرکاني، ح. روح پرور (1391). " بررسي
بهسازي بستر کانالهاي انتقال آب قرار گرفته بر روي خاکهاي فروريزشي با افزايش آهک
با انجام آزمايش ادومتر و مدلسازي عددي (مطالعه موردي – خاک لس گرگان)".
سومين سمينار ملي مسائل ژئوتکنيکي شبکه هاي آبياري و زهکشي.کرج، ايران، خرداد 1391.
35.
س. م. حائري، ا. ا. گرکاني (1391). " بررسي رفتار تغيير
حجمي نمونه هاي دست نخورده لسي در اثر اعمال فشار همه جانبه با کنترل مقدار مکش
ساختاري در دستگاه سه محوري غير اشباع". نهمين کنگره بين المللي مهندسي عمران. اصفهان، ايران، ارديبهشت
1391.
36.
س. م. حائري، ع. زماني، ا. ا. گرکاني (1391). " بررسي و
مقايسه پتانسيل فروريزش نمونههاي لس دستنخورده و بازسازي شده با استفاده از
ادومتر". نهمين کنگره بين المللي مهندسي عمران. اصفهان، ايران، ارديبهشت 1391.
37. ف. جعفرزاده ،ا. ا. گرکاني، م. بانيخير
(1390). "بررسي عددي ميزان تاثير عمق پرده آببند بر مقدار دبي خروجي و فشار
برکنش زير بندهاي بتني (مطالعه موردي: بند پنو نيروگاه برقابي کوچک استان
گلستان)". اولين کنفرانس بين المللي و سومين کنفرانس ملي سد و نيروگاههاي
برقآبي در ايران. تهران، ايران، بهمن 1390.
Guidelines and Strategic Plans
A.
A Feasibility Study on
Implementation of Energy Piles in Electric Power Industry, 2017, NRI, (Role:
Project Manager).
B.
Strategic Document of
Ground Hazard Identification in Electric Power Industry and Zonation of Their
Characteristic Parameters in Iran, 2017, NRI, (Role: Project Manager).
C.
On the Use of Helical
Piles in Electric Power Industry, 2017, NRI, (Role: Project Manager).
D. Strategic Document of Environmental Hazard Identification
in Electric Power Industry and Zonation of Their Characteristic Parameters in
Iran, 2017, NRI, (Role: Project Expert).
E.
A Guideline for Restoring
the Municipal River Valleys, A guideline for Tehran Municipality, 2015, (Role:
Executive Project Manager and Lead Engineer).
F.
Evaluation and Comparison
of Standard Stabilization Methods in Municipal Soil Slopes and Codification of
a General Design Guide, 2014, A guideline for Tehran Municipality, (Role:
Lead Engineer).