Seyedmasoud Manafighorabaei

Seyedmasoud Manafighorabaei

School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

You may soon hear about a new alternative test method for soil plasticity determination (Manafi Method) having more precision and reproducibility in comparison to conventional tests. He has introduced the new test method in his Master's program and developed it in his PhD program in high ranked universities in the world receiving competitive full scholarships from the universities based on his academic merits.

He has also been teaching civil engineering courses and geotechnical labs to bachelor and post-graduate students.

Soil plasticity is one of the essential index properties required for classifying soils in geotechnical engineering practice. Determination of plasticity properties of soils is also critical for correlation with their engineering properties such as shear strength, permeability, and compressibility. However, present standard test methods for soil plasticity suffer, to different extents, from operator-dependency and inconsistency. This research aims to develop and establish a recently introduced determination method, named the Manafi Method and Apparatus in his MPhil project, and to obtain more precise and accurate soil plasticity determinations than from the current standard methods.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2022 Manafi, M. S. G., Deng, A., Taheri, A., Jaksa, M. B., & Nagaraj, H. B. (2022). Determining Soil Plasticity Utilizing Manafi Method and Apparatus. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 45(4), 797-818.
    DOI
    2022 Manafi, M. S. G., Deng, A., & Taheri, A. (2022). Utilisation of extrusion method in geotechnical tests: conception and theoretical analysis. ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES, 15(5), 10 pages.
    DOI
    2019 Manafi, M. S. G. (2019). Soil plasticity variability and its effect on soil classification. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 42(2), 457-470.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2013 Kasebzadeh, J., Noorzad, A., Mahboubi, A., & Manafighorabaei, S. (2013). Evaluation of Liquefaction Triggering Considering The Pertinent Uncertainties. In Civil Engineering Architecture & Urban Sustainable Development. Tabriz.
    2012 Manafighorabaei, S., Noorzad, A., Mahdavifar, M., & Bagheri, F. (2012). Risk Analysis of Soil Strength Parameters in Dam Slope Stability. In DATEX 2012. Tehran.
    2012 Manafighorabaei, S., Noorzad, A., & Mahdavifar, M. (2012). Probabilistic Approach to Assess Dam Slope Stability Utilizing Monte Carlo Simulation. In CDA 2012. Saskatchewan.
    2012 Manafighorabaei, S., Noorzad, A., Mahdavifar, M., & Soleimannejad, A. (2012). Risk Analysis of the Slope Stability of Embankment Dam Using Three Different Approaches. In SASTECH. Kuala Lumpur.
    2012 Bagheri Khalili, F., Noorzad, A., & Manafighorabaei, S. (2012). Piping Risk Analysis in Earth Dam Foundation (Case Study of Galoogah Dam). In IRCOLD. Tehran.
    2012 Manafighorabaei, S., Noorzad, A., & Mahdavifar, M. (2012). Risk Assessment Application in Dam Safety Management. In IRCOLD. Tehran.
    2012 Manafighorabaei, S., Noorzad, A., Mahdavifar, M., & Bagheri Khalili, F. (2012). Risk Assessment of Slope Instability in Embankment Dams with Monte Carlo Method. In ICDHP. Tehran.
    2012 Bagheri Khalili, F., Noorzad, A., & Manafighorabaei, S. (2012). Utilizing Risk Analysis in Safety Assessment and Management of Embankment Dams. In DATEX 2012. Tehran.
    2011 Manafighorabaei, S., & Noorzad, A. (2011). Role of Risk Assessment in Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Earth Dams. In IRCOLD. Tehran.
  • Holder of the Adelaide Scholarship International, Adelaide, 2018 – 2022
  • Winner of the employment-based postgraduate scholarship program from Irish Research Council and Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd., 2018
  • Holder of Trinity College Dublin postgraduate scholarship, Dublin, 2015 – 2017

Teaching assistant for the following courses:

  • Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (CEME 2004 - 2021-22)
  • Geotechnical Engineering (CEME 3006  C&ENVENG 7069 - 2021)
  • Advanced Civil Geotech Engineering (C&ENVENG 4112-7112 - 2021)
  • Geotechnical Engineering Design III (C&ENVENG 3012 / 7069 - 2019-20)
  • Geotechnical Engineering II (C&ENVENG 2069 - 2019)
  • Soil Mechanics (TCD 2015-16)
  • Geotechnical Engineering (TCD 2015-16)

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2021 - ongoing Member International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member Engineers Australia (EA) Australia

  • Consulting/Advisories
    Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
    2014 - 2015 Jahd Azma Geotechnical Consulting Co. Geotechnical Department Business and professional Iran, Islamic Republic of

  • Industry Partnerships
    Date Engagement Type Partner Name
    2022 - ongoing Consultant Civil Group (Aust) Pty Ltd.
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