Dr. Ali Seiphoori

 

 
Biography:
 
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I am a post doctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). My current research is focused on Hydro-mechanical and Hydraulic fracturing analysis of Shales with particular attention to the Opalinus Clay Shale under supervision of Prof. Andrew Whittle.
 
I previously obtained my PhD from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL) under supervision of Prof. L. Laloui. My thesis entitled 'Thermo-hydro-mechanical characterisation and modelling of MX-80 bentonite material (Link)'.
I got an M.Sc. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from CSEE department of University at Buffalo, New York in 2010. I had previously obtained my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree in respectively Civil Engineering and Hydraulic Structures Engineering both from Sharif University of Technology in 2006 and 2008.
 
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Research interest:
 
The areas of my interest and expertise are:
 
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) testing/modelling of swelling geomaterials
- Microstructural analysis of unsaturated geomaterials
- Hydro-mechanical and hydraulic fracturing behaviour of Shale 
- Engineered barriers for wastes disposal
- Geotechnical performance of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL)
- Seismic soil-structure interaction analysis
 
Recent Journal Publications:
 
J1. Seiphoori, A., Haeri, S. M. and Karimi, M. (2011). Three-dimensional nonlinear seismic analysis of concrete faced rockfill dams subjected to scattered P, SV, and SH waves considering the dam-foundation interaction effects. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 31, No. 5-6, 792-804 (Link).
 
J2. Ferrari, A., Seiphoori, A., Rüedi, J. and Laloui, L. (2014). Shot-clay MX-80 bentonite: an assessment of the hydro-mechanical behaviour. Engineering Geology 173, 10-18 (Link).

J3. Keller, L.M., Seiphoori, A., Gasser, P., Lucas, F., Holzer, L., and A., Ferrari. (2014). The pore structure of compacted and partly saturated MX-80 bentonite at different dry densities. Clays and Clay minerals, Vol.63, No.3, 174-187 (Link).

J4. Seiphoori, A., Ferrari, A., and Laloui, L. (2014). Water retention behaviour and microstructural evolutions of MX-80 bentonite during wetting and drying cycles. Géotechnique Vol. 64, No.7, 1-14 (Link).

J5. Seiphoori, A., Ferrari, A., and Laloui, L. (2014). An advanced doubled-wall triaxial cell for thermo-hydro-mechanical analysis of unsaturated geomaterials. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal (to be submitted).

J6. Seiphoori, A. and Laloui, L. (2014). Hydro-mechanical behaviour of a granular bentonite for application in Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) systems. Geotextiles and Geomembranes (submitted).

J7. Seiphoori, A. and Laloui, L. (2014). Water retention and hydro-mechanical modelling of MX-80 granular bentonite. Computers and Geotechnics (to be submitted).

J8. Seiphoori, A. and Laloui, L. (2014). On the water retention and pore structure evolution of highly compacted bentonite and illite clays. Applied Clay Science, (manuscript in preparation).
 

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