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Selected Publications and Presentations

Investigation of Seismic Earth Pressure on Retaining Walls

Comparison of Seismic Response of Gravity and Cantilever Walls Backfilled with Dirty Coarse-Grained Material
Geo-Congress 2019: Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

Seismic Motion Response and Fragility Analyses of Cantilever Retaining Walls with Cohesive Backfill

Journal of Soils and Foundations, Elsevier, 2018
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The Effect of Backfill Cohesion on Seismic Response of Cantilever Retaining Walls Using Fully Dynamic Analysis
Journal of Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier, 2017

Fragility Analysis of Seismic Response of Cantilever Retaining Walls with Cohesive and Cohesionless Backfill Materials
​American Society of Civil Engineering, ​The International Association of Foundation Drilling, Orlando, Florida (IFCEE 2018)

Seismic Performance of Cantilever Retaining Walls with Clayey Backfills
American Society of Civil Engineering, International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo. San Antonio, TX (IFCEE 2015)

Earth Pressures of Clayey Backfilled Retaining Walls Under Seismic ‎Loading
XV Danube - European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. Vienna, Austria (2014)

Presentation: Investigation of Lateral Earth Pressure on Retaining Walls Due to Seismic Conditions in Low Frictional Backfill Materials
Location: Graduate Student Research Symposium, Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University

Presentation: Numerical and Empirical Earth Pressures Evaluation of Cohessive Backfill Materials in Seiscmic Conditions
Location: Graduate Student Research Symposium, Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University (2014)

Topic: Geomechanics, Wellbore Stability

A cost-effective chemo-thermo-poroelastic wellbore stability model for mud weight design during drilling through shale formations
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2020

Geomechanical Upscaling Methods: Comparison and Verification via 3D Printing
Journal of Energies, 2019

A geomechanical study of Bakken Formation considering the anisotropic behavior of shale layers
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering​, 2018


Stability Analysis of Multilateral High Density Pad Wells in the Three Forks Formation
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Garden Grove, CA
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Probabilistic Time-Dependent Thermo-chemo-poroelastic Borehole Stability Analysis in Shale Formations
49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. San Francisco, CA (ARMA 2015)

Geomechanical Modeling of Inclined Wellbore in‎ Anisotropic Shale Layers of Bakken Formation
48th US Rock Mechanics Geomechanics Symposium. Minneapolis, MN (ARMA 2014)

Wellbore Instability of Inclined Wells in Highly Layerd Rocks – Bakken Case Study
Charleston, WV: Society of Petroleum Engineers

Stress Analysis and Wellbore Stability in Unconventional Reservoirs
47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. San Francisco, CA (ARMA 2013)

Geomechanical Modeling of an Anisotropic Formation-Bakken Case Study
46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. Chicago, IL (ARMA 2012)

Topic: Mine Stability, Ground Subsidence

Floor and Pillar Stability Considerations for Underground Disposal of Fine Coal Waste
49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (ARMA). San Francisco, CA, 2015

Subsidence and Stability Investigation of an Illinois Coal Mine ‎
13th International Congress on Rock Mechanics. Montréal, QC (ISRM 2015)

Rock Mass Characterization for Roof Control Design for roof control design
‎48th US Rock Mechanics Geomechanics Symposium. Minneapolis, MN (ARMA 2014)

Presentation: Investigation of the Effect of Different Variables on Coal Mine Roof Fall Stability Based on Multiple Regression Analysis
Location: Spring Symposium in STEM, Chicago, IL

Presentation: Investigation of the Effects of Slurry Backfilling on Floor and Pillar Stability of Mines
Location:  Case Histories Seminar, St. Louis Chapter of the Geotechnical Institute of ASCE, St. Louis, MO (2015)

Presentation:  Subsidence Potential Analyses of an Illinois Coal Mine
Location: SME Annual Conference & Expo, CMA 117th National Western Mining Conference‎, Denver, CO
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Topic: Lab Scale Physical Modeling of ‎Levee Erosion

Scour Characteristics of Saturated Levees Due to Floodwall Overtopping
American Society of Civil Engineering, ​International Foundation Conference and Equipment Exposition. San Antonio, TX (IFCEE 2015)

Levee Erosion and Scour Potential Due to Floodwall Overtopping
XV Danube - European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. Vienna, Austria.

Topic: Investigation of Deep Foundations in Swelling Weathered Rock 

Performance of a Pier Group Foundation in Swelling Rock​
Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 2016

Modeling of Swelling Rocks for Group Pier Foundation Applications
50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, At Houston, TX

Topic: Seismic and Static Investigation of Soil Nail Walls

Numerical Analysis of Soil Nail Walls under Seismic Condition in 3D Form Excavations
International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials

Numerical Analysis of Soil Nail Walls under Seismic Condition for Different Geometry of the Nails
‎2nd International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012)

Investigation of Loading Effect in Soil Nail Walls under Deferent Excavation Types in Static and Dynamic ‎Analysis
ASAS Journal of Iranian Society of Civil Engineering

Numerical Investigation of Seismic Behavior of Soil Nail Walls
4th International Conference on Seismic Retrofitting. Tabriz (2012)

Topic: Stability Investigation of Tunnels

Numerical Analyses of Sequential Tunneling in Chicago Glacial Clays
‎48th US Rock Mechanics Geomechanics Symposium. Minneapolis, MN (ARMA 2014)

Numerical Investigation of Interaction of Soil and Anchors in Tunnels
‎3rd Conference of Structure and Earthquake, Kerman, Kerman (2012)



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Affiliations
•  Committee Member, ASCE GI Geophysics Committee, 2017-Present
•  Committee Member, ASCE GI Deep Foundations Committee, 2017-Present

•  Committee Member, ASCE GI Rock Mechanics Committee, 2016-Present
•  Member, American Society of Civil Engineering, 2015-Present
• Committee Member, Geomate Technical Program, 2015-Present
• Councilor-at-Large, Illinois State Academy of Science, 2017-2019
• Individual Member, Deep Foundation Institute, 2015-2016
•  Member, St. Louis Engineer Club, 2015-2017

•  President & Founder, Geo-Institute SIUE Student Chapter, 2015-2017
•  Member, Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society in the US, 2015-Present
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Siavash Zamiran, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Project Engineer, Marino Engineering Asscoiates, Inc.