Nima Babanouri
Associate Professor

Ph.D. in Rock Mechanics
 


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Shahid Fahmideh St., Hamedan, Iran
Research Interests 
     
Constitutive modeling of rock fractures | Slope stability analysis| Numerical modeling in geomechanics| Mining geomechanics| Rock dynamics

 
Publications
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S, Baghbanan A, Mohamadi H. Over-consolidation effect on shear behavior of rock joints, International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences (2011).
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S, Baghbanan A. The dependence of shear behavior of rock fractures on the normal loading-unloading history, Chapter 6 in: ‘Advances in Engineering Research. Volume 2’, Victoria M. Petrova, Editor. NOVA Science Publishers, USA, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-61324-709-9.
  • Babanouri N, Mansouri H, Karimi Nasab S, Bahaadini M. A coupled method to study blast wave propagation in fractured rock masses and determine unknown properties. Computers and Geotechnics (2013).
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S, Sarafrazi S. A hybrid particle swarm optimization and multi-layer perceptron algorithm for bivariate fractal analysis of rock fractures roughness. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences (2013).
  • Hossaini K, Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S. The influence of asperity deformability on the mechanical behavior of rock joints. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences (2014).
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S. Modeling spatial structure of rock fracture surfaces before and after shear test: A method for estimating morphology of damaged zones. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2015).
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S. Three-Dimensional Geostatistical Analysis of Rock Fracture Roughness and Its Degradation with Shearing. Int. J. Min. & Geo-Eng (2013).
  • Hossaini K, Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S. Studying the behavior of rock joints surface asperities in direct shear test. Iranian Journal of Mining Engineering (2014) [in Persian].
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S. Proposing Triangulation-Based Measures for Rock Fracture Roughness. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2017)
  • Babanouri N, Dehghani H. Investigating a potential reservoir landslide and suggesting its treatment using limit-equilibrium and numerical methods. Journal of Mountain Science (2017)
  • Babanouri N, Fattahi H. Evaluating orthotropic continuum analysis of stress wave propagation through a jointed rock mass. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (2018).
  • Fattahi H, Babanouri N. Applying Optimized Support Vector Regression Models for Prediction of Tunnel Boring Machine Performance. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (2017).
  • Babanouri N, Sarfarazi V. Numerical analysis of a complex slope instability: Pseudo-wedge failure. Geomechanics and Engineering (2018).
  • Fattahi H, Babanouri N. Predicting tensile strength of rocks from physical properties based on support vector regression optimized by cultural algorithm. Journal of Mining & Environment (2017).
  • Babanouri N, Karimi Nasab S. Development of an Automated Servo-Controlled Apparatus for Accurate Direct Shear Testing of Rock Joints under Different Boundary Conditions. Journal of Analytical and Numerical Methods in Mining Engineering (2016) [in Persian].
  • Bagher Shemirani A, Haeri H, Sarfarazi V, Akbarpour A, Babanouri N. The discrete element method simulation and experimental study of determining the mode I stress-intensity factor. Structural Engineering and Mechanics (2018).
  • Babanouri N, Fattahi H. Constitutive modeling of rock fractures by improved support vector regression. Environmental Earth Sciences (2018).
  • Fattahi H, Babanouri N.  RES-Based Model in Evaluation of Surface Settlement Caused by EPB Shield Tunneling. Indian Geotechnical Journal (2018).
  • Babanouri N, Kargar A. Development of software for analyzing stresses induced by mine pillars of arbitrary shape based on Newmark’s influence chart. Journal of Mineral Resources Engineering (2017) [in Persian].
  • Fattahi H, Babanouri N, Varmaziyari Z. A Monte Carlo simulation technique for assessment of earthquake-induced displacement of slopes. Journal of Mining & Environment (2018).
  • Asadizadeh M, Babanouri N, Back analysis of inter-ramp slope failure in the Teghout copper mine. Int. J. Min. & Geo-Eng (2018).
  • Fattahi H, Varmaziyari Z, Babanouri N. Feasibility of Monte Carlo simulation for predicting deformation modulus of rock mass. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology (2019).
  • Babanouri N, Fattahi H. An ANFIS–TLBO criterion for shear failure of rock joints. Soft Computing (2019).
  • Dehghani H, Babanouri N, Alimohammadnia F, Kalhori M. Blast-Induced Rock Fragmentation in Wet Holes. Mining Metallurgy & Exploration (2020).
  •  Babanouri N,  Abdolahpour M, Dehghani H. Modeling Blast-Induced Fragmentation of Jointed Rock Mass Using Voronoi Discrete-Element Method, International Journal of Geomechanics (2020).
  • Kargar A, Haghgouei H, Babanouri N. Time-dependent analysis of stress components around lined tunnels with circular configuration considering tunnel advancing rate effects, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (2020).
  • Babanouri N, Asadizadeh M, Hasan-Alizade Z. Modeling shear behavior of rock joints: A focus on interaction of influencing parameters, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (2020).
  • Amini MS, Sarfarazi V, Babanouri N. Influence of non-persistent joint sets on the failure behaviour of concrete under uniaxial compression test, Computers and Concrete (2021).
  • Sarfaraz V, Abharian S, Babanouri N. Interaction between a hole and a crack in different layouts: Experimental and numerical study on concrete, Computers and Concrete (2021).
  • Sarfaraz V, Abharian S, Babanouri N, Salari Rad H. Influence of non-persistent joint sets on the failure behaviour of concrete under uniaxial compression test, Computers and Concrete (2021).
  • Shakeri J, Asadizadeh M, Babanouri N, Nowak S, Sherizadeh T. The evolution of dynamic energy during drop hammer testing of Brazilian disk with non-persistent joints: An extensive experimental investigation, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (2021).
  • Babanouri N, Asadizadeh M, Dabirimehr M. Comparison of continuum-discontinuum approaches to stability evaluation of open pit slopes: introduction of new measure of instability, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2022).
  • Shakeri J, Asadizadeh M, Babanouri N, The prediction of dynamic energy behavior of a Brazilian disk containing nonpersistent joints subjected to drop hammer test utilizing heuristic approaches, Neural Computing and Applications (2022).
  • Babanouri N, Dehghani H, Khodaveisi M. A Path Search Algorithm for Optimizing Ultimate Limit of Open Pit Mines with Geomechanical Constraints, Journal of Mining Science 58 (1), 44-51 (2022).
  • Babanouri N, Asadizadeh M, Nejati HR. Suggesting new protocol to determine point load strength index of rocks Arabian Journal of Geosciences 15 (13), 1180 (2022).
  • Asadizadeh M, Babanouri N, Sherizadeh T. A heuristic approach to predict the tensile strength of a non-persistent jointed Brazilian disc under diametral loading, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 81 (9), 364 (2022).
  • Fu J, Haeri H, Sarfarazi V, Babanouri N, Rezaei A, Omidi Manesh M, Bahrami R, Fatehi Marji M. Effects of axial loading width and immediate roof thickness on the failure mechanism of a notched roof in room and pillar mining: Experimental test and numerical simulation, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1-27 (2022).
  • Omidi Manesh M, Sarfarazi V, Babanouri N, A Rezaei. Investigation of Fracture Toughness of Shotcrete using Semi-Circular Bend Test and Notched Brazilian Disc test; Experimental Test and Numerical Approach, Journal of Mining and Environment (2022).
  • Babanouri N, Beyromvand H, Dehghani H. Evaluation of different methods of pillar recovery in coal mining by numerical simulation: a case study, Environmental Earth Sciences 82 (4), 1-11 (2023).
  • Sarfarazi V, Omidi Manesh M, Babanouri N, Rezaei A. Investigation of external work, fracture energy and fracture toughness of oil well cement sheath using HCCD test and CSTBD test, Journal of Mining and Environment (2023).
  • Sarfarazi V, Babanouri N, Fattahi S, Asgari K. Study on failure mechanism of room and pillar with different shapes and configurations under uniaxial compression using experimental test and numerical simulation, Underground Space (2023).
  • Mostafa Asadizadeh, Saeed Khosravi, Soheil Abharian, Mehrdad Imani, Jamshid Shakeri, Ahmadreza Hedayat, Nima Babanouri, Taghi Sherizadeh. Tensile behavior of layered rock disks under diametral loading: experimental and numerical investigations, Granular Matter (2023)
  • Asadizadeh M, Shakeri J, Babanouri N, Mohammad Rezaei. Tensile behavior of Brazilian Disk containing non-persistent joint sets subjected to diametral loading: experimental and numerical investigations, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (2023).
  • A Rezaei, V Sarfarazi, N Babanouri, M Omidi Manesh, S Jahanmiri. Failure mechanism of rock pillar containing two edge notches; Experimental test and numerical simulation, Journal of Mining and Environment (2023)
  • J Fu, H Haeri, V Sarfarazi, N Babanouri, A Rezaei, MO Manesh,  Reza Bahrami,  Mohammad Fatehi Marji. Effects of axial loading width and immediate roof thickness on the failure mechanism of a notched roof in room and pillar mining: Experimental test and numerical simulation, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2023).
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Graduate
Principles of Rock Mechanics Advanced Rock Mechanics
Structural Geology Advanced Statistics and Probability
Mechanics of Materials Advanced Slope Stability
Computer Programming Advanced Numerical Modeling in Mines
Rock Mechanics Lab. Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Field Geology Technical Writing
Mineral Processing  
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Peer-review Contribution
  • International Journal of Mining & Geo-Engineering (17)
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (15)
  • International Journal of Geomechanics (14)
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (13)
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (11)
  • Computers and Geotechnics (8)
  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (4)
  • Scientific Reports (3)
  • Journal of Mining and Environment (3)
  • Heliyon (3)
  • US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium (3)
  • Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering (2)
  • Advances in Water Resources (2)
  • Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (2)
  • Mediterranean Geosciences Union Annual Meeting (MedGU) (1)
  • Journal of Mining Science (1)
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (1)
  • Fractals (1)
  • Computers and Concrete (1)
  • Geomechanics and Engineering (1)
  • European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering (1)
  • Performance Enhancement and Health (1)
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology (1)
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (1)
  • Engineering with Computers (1)
  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences (1)
  • Geotechnique (1)