Iman Hossein Pour Babaei Geotechnical Engineering Program Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan Rasht, PB 41996-13776, Guilan Province, Iran Email: i.hosseinpour@gmail.com imanhp@guilan.ac.ir C: +98 (912) 318-4510 Highlights Over eight years of international research experiences in geotechnical engineering with specialty in site investigation, soft soil engineering, embankment design, geosyntheticreinforced soil structure, field instrumentation and monitoring; Experienced in international geotechnical engineering codes and standards: ASTM, British Standard BS; Experienced in geotechnical, structural and project management softwares; Mature, professional personality with realistic goals and effective communication skills developed by working with a broad range of people in different professional positions; Involved in many research activities and supervising M.Sc. students resulting to publish a number of articles in high quality journals. 1
Educational Background & Positions Assistant Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, Sep 2017- Present; Postdoc Fellow at Graduate School of Engineering COPPE Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sep 2015-Sep 2017; PhD in Geotechnical Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering COPPE Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2011-May 2015; MSc in Geotechnical Engineering at University of Mazandaran, Babol, Iran, Oct 2005-Oct 2008; BSc in Civil Engineering at University of Mazandaran, Babol, Iran, Oct 2001-Sep 2005. Research Interests Soft soil engineering: in-situ and laboratory testing, field observations, ground instrumentation, numerical analysis, constitutive models; Embankment on soft clays: conventional stone columns, geosynthetic encased granular columns, and pile supported with basal reinforcement; Critical state soil mechanics; Ground improvement; Geosynthetic-reinforced soil; Finite element analysis. Honors & Awards Ph.D. Fellowship by Brazilian Research Council (CAPES) (2011-2015); Post-doctoral Fellowship by the Brazilian National Funding Institution (CNPq) (2015-2017); Best Paper Award (Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Prize) by Institution of Civil Engineers ICE for the paper published in Ground Improvement Journal 2017; 2
Best PhD Thesis Award by Brazilian Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS) (honrosa no Prêmio Costa Nunes award) ; Outstanding Researcher Award by Brazilian Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS); Outstanding Student Award from the President of University of Mazandaran (2006); 3rd place in National Competition of High Strength-Light Concrete, Iran (2004). Professional Affiliations International Geosynthetics Society IGS; Brazilian Association of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ABMS; Iranian Association of Civil Engineering. Review Services Geosynthetics International; Geotextiles & Geomembranes; Ground Improvement; International Journal of Geomechanics; Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. Software Skills Plaxis 2D and 3D (professional); Flac 2D (intermediate); Geoslope (professional); Slide (professional); Etabs (professional); Safe (professional); Autocad (professional); Microsoft office (professional). 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers [1] HOSSEINPOUR, I., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., RICCIO, M., (2017). Strength and compressibility characteristics of a soft clay subjected to ground treatment. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 35 (3), 1051-1066. [2] HOSSEINPOUR, I., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., RICCIO, M., (2016). Ground improvement of soft soils by geotextile-encased column. Ground Improvement, 169 (4), 297-305. [3] HOSSEINPOUR, I., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., RICCIO, M., (2015). Full-scale load test and finite element analysis of soft ground improved by geotextile-encased granular columns. Geosynthetics International, 22 (6), 428-438. [4] HOSSEINPOUR, I., RICCIO, M., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., (2014). Numerical evaluation of a granular column reinforced by geosynthetics using encasement and laminated disks. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 42 (4), 363-373. [5] ALMEIDA, M.S.S., HOSSEINPOUR, I., RICCIO, M., (2013). Performance of a geosynthetic-encased column (GEC) in soft ground: numerical and analytical studies. Geosynthetics International, 20 (4), 252-262. [6] ALMEIDA, M.S.S., HOSSEINPOUR, I., RICCIO, M., ALEXIEW, D., (2015). Behavior of geotextile encased granular columns supporting test embankment on soft deposit. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 141 (3), 04014116. [7] HOSSEINPOUR, I., MIRMORADI, S.H., BARARI, A., OMIDVAR, M., (2010). Numerical evaluation of sample size effect on the stress-strain behavior of geotextilereinforced sand. Applied Physics and Engineering, 11 (8), 555 562. [8] MAZAHERIPOUR, H., GHANBARPOUR, S., MIRMORADI, S.H., HOSSEINPOUR, I., (2011). The effect of polypropylene fibers on the properties of fresh and hardened lightweight self-compacting concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 25 (1), 351 358. 4
[9] MIRMORADI, S.H., HOSSEINPOUR, I., BARAI, A., GHOTBI, A.R., (2009). Analysis of foam drainage problem using variational iteration method. Advanced Studies of Theoretical Physics, 3 (8), 283 292. [10] MIRMORADI, S.H., HOSSEINPOUR, I., GHANBARPOUR, S., BARARI, A., (2009). Application of an approximate analytical method to nonlinear troesch s problem. Applied Mathematical Sciences, 3 (32), 1579 1585. [11] MIRMORADI, S.H., HOSSEINPOUR, I., GHANBARPOUR, S., BARARI, A., (2009). Application of homotopy perturbation method and variational iteration method to a nonlinear fourth order boundary value problem. International Journal of Mathematic Analysis, 3 (23), 1111 1119. Submitted Journal Papers [1] HOSSEINPOUR, I., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., SORIANO, C., (2017). Embankment on improved soft foundation: a numerical study for contribution of basal reinforcement and working platform. Soils and Foundations, (under review). [2] HOSSEINPOUR, I., RICCIO, M., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., (2017). Verification of a plane strain model for the analysis of encased granular columns. Journal of Geoengineering, (Under review). Conference Papers [1] SORIANO, C., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., HOSSEINPOUR, I., (2017). Embankment on encased columns: numerical study of the influence of working platform on the development of geosynthetic basal reinforcement and encasement tensile forces. International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure and Materials, Qingdao, China. [2] HOSSEINPOUR, I., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., RICCIO, M., (2016). Numerical analysis of geosynthetic encased granular columns supporting a test embankment. 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics, GeoAmericas, Miami, USA. 5
[3] RICCIO, M., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., HOSSEINPOUR, I., SCHMIDT, C.F., (2015). Comportamento de Colunas Granulares Encamisadas com Geossitético (GEC) Aterro Experimental sobre solos moles. VII Congresso Brasileiro de Geossintéticos-REGEO, Brasilia (In Portuguese). [4] ALMEIDA, M.S.S., HOSSEINPOUR, I., RICCIO, M., LIMA, B.T., BARONI, M., (2015). Numerical studies of the installation of stone columns in very soft soils. XV Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [5] HOSSEINPOUR, I., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., (2014). CPTu tests and site characterization of a soft clay deposit subjected to ground treatment. 3rd International Conference on Cone Penetration Testing, Las Vegas, USA. [6] RICCIO, M., ALMEIDA, M.S.S., HOSSEINPOUR, I., (2012). Comparison of analytical and numerical methods for the design of embankments on geosynthetic encased columns. 2nd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics, GeoAmericas, Lima, Peru. [7] HOSSEINPOUR, I., MIRMORADI, S.H., (2009). Numerical evaluation of size effect on the Mechanical behavior of geotextile-reinforced sand. XVII International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt. [8] MIRMORADI, S.H., HOSSEINPOUR, I., (2009). Behavior characteristics of geotextilereinforced clay. 7th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG, Geological Engineering Problems in Major Construction Projects, China. Academic Experiences [1] Teacher assistant at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 2015- Present. Soft soil engineering; Design and analysis of embankment on soft soils. [2] Full time lecture at Islamic Azad University (IAU), Amol, Iran, Sep. 2008- Jul. 2009. 6
Soil mechanic; Foundation engineering; Soil laboratory testing. Professional engineering software; Site investigation. [3] Teacher assistant at University of Mazandaran, Babol, Iran, Jan. 2006- Jul. 2008. Soil mechanic; Foundation engineering. [4] Teacher assistant at Pardisan University, Fereydoonkenar, Iran, Feb. 2005- Sep. 2006. Dam Engineering; Foundation engineering. [5] Teacher assistant at Shomal University, Amol, Iran, Dec. 2007- Jun. 2008. Basic soil mechanic and laboratory testing. Coaching and Supervision [1] Cristian Yair Soriano Camelo, (Jan. 2015- March 2016), Three-dimensional finite element analysis of an embankment on geosynthetic-encased granular columns, M.Sc. Thesis, Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. [2] Priscilla Antoniazzi Campos, (Jan. 2015- June 2015), Numerical analysis of reinforced and un-reinforced stone columns, B.Sc. final project, School of Polytechnic, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. 7
[3] Thanos Nicolas Nikolaou, (Oct. 2013- Sep. 2015), Parametric analysis for performance of granular encased columns, Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. Industrial Experiences [1] Geotechnical Engineer, ThyssenKrupp CSA, Santa Cruize, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2011 to October 2013. Performed: Ground instrumentation and field monitoring; Supervising site investigation and analyzing in-situ tests data; Field monitoring and interpretation of the instrumentation results; Laboratory testing and derivation soil parameters; Preparing geotechnical report; Finite element analysis. [2] Geotechnical Engineer, COPPETEC Fundacao, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2011 January 2015. Worked as: Research engineer in development of soft soil improvement techniques used in several practical projects; Analysis of the field investigation and instrumentation results; Assistance in several practical projects including slope stability, ground improvement, embankment on soft soil, excavation, and deep foundation. [3] Geotechnical Engineer, ZHARF AZMA Consultant, Amol, Iran, Aug. 2007 Sep. 2010. Worked as: Senior geotechnical engineer, supervising of the field tests; Designing of the shallow and deep foundations; Analyzing of the in situ and laboratory tests; Preparing of the geotechnical reports. 8
[4] Structural Engineer, BORJ FOOLADIN SHOMAL, Amol, Iran, Aug. 2002 Sep. 2007. Worked as: Designing the concrete structures; Designing the steel structures; Site supervisor and project manager. Languages Persian (native) English (professional proficiency) Portuguese (professional proficiency) 9