By Scientia Professor Nasser Khalili

Journal articles

Ahmadinezhad A; Shahbodagh B; Said S; Khalili N, 2026, 'Determination of shear wave velocity in bender element testing using objective criteria in time domain', Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109817

Motlagh NM; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2026, 'Pore-scale simulation of soil water retention curves using DEM-derived pore networks', Computers and Geotechnics, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107625

Wang H; Gao G; Meguid MA; Khalili N; Zhang L, 2025, 'The role of boundary normal stiffness in the micromechanical behavior of geomembrane-sand interface: A numerical study', Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 53, pp. 1506 - 1524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2025.07.011

Mousavi M; Khalili N, 2025, 'VSI: An interpretable Bayesian feature selection method based on Vendi score', Knowledge Based Systems, 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.112973

Zakerzadeh M; Mousavi M; Shahbodagh B; Ng J; Khalili N, 2024, 'Optimizing Stone Mastic Asphalt mix design with TGAN-enhanced surrogate models', Construction and Building Materials, 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138863

Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2024, 'Closed-form solutions for shear wave propagation and attenuation in multiphase porous media', Computers and Geotechnics, 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106660

Shahoveisi S; Vahab M; Shahbodagh B; Eisenträger S; Khalili N, 2024, 'Phase-field modelling of dynamic hydraulic fracturing in porous media using a strain-based crack width formulation', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.117113

Haji Seyed Javadi N; Hajimohammadi A; Heydari S; Kien Chung Ng JJ; Kypreos JE; Khalili N, 2024, 'Investigating the applicability of storage stability test for waste plastic modified bitumen: Morphological analyses', Construction and Building Materials, 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137451

Gharehdaghi M; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2024, 'Pore pressure parameters for unsaturated soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106441

Zakerzadeh M; Shahbodagh B; Ng J; Khalili N, 2024, 'The use of waste tyre rubber in Stone Mastic Asphalt mixtures: A critical review', Construction and Building Materials, 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135420

Heydari S; Hajimohammadi A; Haji Seyed Javadi N; Jeremy Kien Chung Ng J; Emmanuel Kypreos J; Khalili N, 2023, 'Modified asphalt by coffee cup Fibres: An optimum mix design using response surface method', Construction and Building Materials, 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133005

Dezfooli MS; Khoshghalb A; Shafee A; Khalili N, 2023, 'An h-adaptive edge-based smoothed point interpolation method for elasto-plastic analysis of saturated porous media', Computers and Geotechnics, 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105628

Vahab M; Shahbodagh B; Haghighat E; Khalili N, 2023, 'Application of Physics-Informed Neural Networks for forward and inverse analysis of pile–soil interaction', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 277-278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2023.112319

Jafari A; Vahab M; Broumand P; Khalili N, 2023, 'An eXtended finite element method implementation in COMSOL multiphysics: Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of fluid flow in discontinuous porous media', Computers and Geotechnics, 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105458

Samimi S; Gharehdaghi M; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2023, 'A fully coupled hydro-mechanical model for the analysis of partially saturated multiphase geo-structures using the bounding surface plasticity', E3s Web of Conferences, 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338215008

Shahbodagh B; Perić D; Khalili N, 2023, 'Effects of stress histories and drainage conditions on inception of strain localization in unsaturated soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105291

Russell A; Wang Y; Khalili N, 2023, 'Cavity expansions in partially drained soils and a comparison to CPT results', Computers and Geotechnics, 158, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105381

Dejaloud H; Rezania M; Khalili N, 2023, 'Non-stationary anisotropy-dependent critical state for clays', Geotechnique, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.22.00284

Ghafari R; Azar AS; Ghafari A; Aghdam FM; Valizadeh M; Khalili N; Hatamkhani S, 2023, 'Prediction of the Fatal Acute Complications of Myocardial Infarction via Machine Learning Algorithms', Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 18, pp. 278 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jthc.v18i4.14827

Khaleghi M; Haghighat E; Vahab M; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2022, 'Fracture characterization from noisy displacement data using artificial neural networks', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108649

Jafari A; Broumand P; Vahab M; Khalili N, 2022, 'An eXtended Finite Element Method implementation in COMSOL Multiphysics: Solid Mechanics', Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.finel.2021.103707

Vahab M; Haghighat E; Khaleghi M; Khalili N, 2022, 'A Physics-Informed Neural Network Approach to Solution and Identification of Biharmonic Equations of Elasticity', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0002062

Heydari S; Hajimohammadi A; Haji Seyed Javadi N; Khalili N, 2021, 'The use of plastic waste in asphalt: A critical review on asphalt mix design and Marshall properties', Construction and Building Materials, 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125185

Moghaddasi H; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2021, 'A bounding surface plasticity model for unsaturated structured soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104313

Hirmand MR; Vahab M; Papoulia KD; Khalili N, 2021, 'Energy minimization versus criteria-based methods in discrete cohesive fracture simulations', Computational Mechanics, 68, pp. 845 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-021-02049-7

Moghaddasi H; Shahbodagh B; Esgandani GA; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2021, 'Generalized Mapping Rule for Image Point Identification in 3D Bounding Surface Plasticity Models', International Journal of Geomechanics, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002052

Mehryar H; Garkaz O; Atabaki P; Gharibi S; Khalili N; Paryab S, 2021, 'Comparison between GRACE and TIMI scores in predicting significant cardiovascular events in patients with chest pain: Brief report', Tehran University Medical Journal, 79, pp. 150 - 155

Jafari A; Vahab M; Khalili N, 2021, 'Fully coupled XFEM formulation for hydraulic fracturing simulation based on a generalized fluid leak-off model', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.113447

Vahab M; Hirmand MR; Jafari A; Khalili N, 2021, 'Numerical analysis of multiple hydro-fracture growth in layered media based on a non-differentiable energy minimization approach', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107361

Salimzadeh S; Zimmerman RW; Khalili N, 2020, 'Gravity Hydraulic Fracturing: A Method to Create Self-Driven Fractures', Geophysical Research Letters, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087563

Shahbodagh B; Mac TN; Esgandani GA; Khalili N, 2020, 'A Bounding Surface Viscoplasticity Model for Time-Dependent Behavior of Soils including Primary and Tertiary Creep', International Journal of Geomechanics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001744

Moghaddasi H; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2020, 'Lateral Vibration of Piles and Pile Groups in Nonhomogeneous Transversely Isotropic Media', International Journal of Geomechanics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001753

Pasha A; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2020, 'Evolution of isochoric water retention curve with void ratio', Computers and Geotechnics, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103536

Khoshini M; Khoshghalb A; Henwood S; Khalili N, 2020, 'The strenuous leura weak sandstone', Australian Geomechanics Journal, 55, pp. 107 - 119

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2020, 'Empirical and Conceptual Challenges in Hydraulic Fracturing with Special Reference to the Inflow', International Journal of Geomechanics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001545

Hirmand MR; Vahab M; Papoulia KD; Khalili N, 2019, 'Robust simulation of dynamic fluid-driven fracture in naturally fractured impermeable media', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2019.112574

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2019, 'A super-convergent staggered algorithm for the simulation of hydraulic fracturing treatments', International Journal of Fracture, 217, pp. 49 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10704-019-00362-0

Vahab M; Khoei AR; Khalili N, 2019, 'An X-FEM technique in modeling hydro-fracture interaction with naturally-cemented faults', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 212, pp. 269 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.03.020

Zhao GF; Lian J; Russell A; Khalili N, 2019, 'Implementation of a modified Drucker–Prager model in the lattice spring model for plasticity and fracture', Computers and Geotechnics, 107, pp. 97 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.11.021

Pasha AY; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2019, 'Can degree of saturation decrease during constant suction compression of an unsaturated soil?', Computers and Geotechnics, 106, pp. 199 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.10.015

Song X; Khalili N, 2019, 'A peridynamics model for strain localization analysis of geomaterials', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 43, pp. 77 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.2854

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2018, 'Computational algorithm for the anticipation of the fluid-lag zone in hydraulic fracturing treatments', International Journal of Geomechanics, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001273

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2018, 'X-FEM Modeling of Multizone Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments Within Saturated Porous Media', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51, pp. 3219 - 3239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1419-z

Chen H; Khalili N; Li J, 2018, 'Development of stabilized Ca-based CO2 sorbents supported by fly ash', Chemical Engineering Journal, 345, pp. 312 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.03.162

Khalili N; Khoshghalb A, 2018, 'Comment on “Bridging Effective Stress and Soil Water Retention Equations in Deforming Unsaturated Porous Media: A Thermodynamic Approach”—J. M. Huyghe, E. Nikooee, S. M. Hassanizadeh; Published online: 4 March 2017—DOI 10.1007/s11242-017-0837-9', Transport in Porous Media, 122, pp. 515 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-017-0927-8

Vahab M; Akhondzadeh S; Khoei AR; Khalili N, 2018, 'An X-FEM investigation of hydro-fracture evolution in naturally-layered domains', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 191, pp. 187 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2018.01.025

Mousavi Nezhad M; Gironacci E; Rezania M; Khalili N, 2018, 'Stochastic modelling of crack propagation in materials with random properties using isometric mapping for dimensionality reduction of nonlinear data sets', International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 113, pp. 656 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.5630

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2018, 'An X-FEM Formulation for the Optimized Graded Proppant Injection into Hydro-fractures Within Saturated Porous Media', Transport in Porous Media, 121, pp. 289 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-017-0959-0

Payan M; Senetakis K; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2017, 'Characterization of the small-strain dynamic behaviour of silty sands; contribution of silica non-plastic fines content', Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 102, pp. 232 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.08.008

Pasha AY; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2017, 'Hysteretic model for the evolution of water retention curve with void ratio', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001238

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