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Office : Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology Email : behnia@cc.iut.ac.ir Phone : +98 313 3915105 Fax : +98 313 3912776 Web Site : Dr. Mahmoud Behnia Research Fields : Rock Mechanics

Fracture Mechanics

Rock Dynamic

Hydraulic Fracturing

Rock Friction

Teaching

Recent Publications

Barami, Shervin, and Mahmoud Behnia. "Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Effect of In Situ Stress and Discontinuities Orientation on the Deformation Modulus of Rock Masses." International Journal of Geomechanics 24.2: 04023287.

Aghababaei, Mohsen, Mahmoud Behnia, and M. R. M. Aliha. "Experimental investigation on the effect of grain size of granitic rocks on the fracture roughness and toughness." Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 38: 100535.

Alneasan, Mahmoud, and Mahmoud Behnia. "Analytical simulation of mode I fracture generation from dynamic frictional surfaces governed by slip weakening model." Environmental Earth Sciences 83.1.11.

Mahmoud Alneasan, Mahmoud Behnia, "Analytical and experimental investigation on the effect of loading rate on the fracture toughness and fracture envelope in brittle rocks", Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Volume 119, 103300

M Alneasan, AK Alzo'ubi, M Behnia, O Mughieda, "Experimental Observations on The Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Crack Speed and Mode I and II Fracture toughness in brittle and ductile rocks",Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 103525

M Alneasan, M Behnia, "Analytical investigation on the effect of friction coefficient and crack inclination angle on the effective elastic properties and strength of brittle rocks", Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 7 (5), 1-11

Mahmoud Alneasan, Mahmoud Behnia, Abdel KareemAlzo'ubi, "Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing", Volume 160, 105256

Mahmoud Alneasan, Mahmoud Behnia, "Analytical model for the activation of off-axis secondary faulting between two dissimilar rock layers", Journal of Structural Geology, volume 157, 104552

Mahmoud Alneasan, Mahmoud Behnia. "An experimental investigation on tensile fracturing of brittle rocks by considering the effect of grain size and mineralogical composition". International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. Volume 137

Amir Mohamadi, Mahmoud Behnia, Mahmoud Alneasan, "Comparison of the classical and fracture mechanics approaches to determine in situ stress/hydrofracturing method", volume 80, Issue 5, page 3833-3851

Mahmoud Alneasan, Mahmoud Behnia, "Strain Rate Effects on the Crack Propagation Speed Under Different Loading Modes (I, II and I/II): Experimental Investigations", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol 258, 1-14

Behnia, Mahmoud, et al. "Comparison of experimental and empirical methods for estimating the shear strength of rock joints based on the statistical approach." Environmental Earth Sciences 79.14. 1-15.

Alneasan, Mahmoud, Mahmoud Behnia, and Raheb Bagherpour. "The effect of Poisson's ratio on the creation of tensile branches around dynamic faults." Journal of Structural Geology 131 (2020): 103950.

Behnia, Mahmoud, and Behzad Nateghpour. Considerations on the Laboratory Measurement of the Basic Friction Angle of Planar Rock Surfaces/Effect of Testing Methods and Surface Polishing," Geotechnical and Geological Engineering" : 1-12.

Aghababaei, Mohsen, Mahmoud Behnia, and Omid Moradian. "Experimental investigation on strength and failure behavior of carbonate rocks under multistage triaxial compression." International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 123 (2019): 104099.

Alneasan, Mahmoud, Mahmoud Behnia, and Raheb Bagherpour. "Analytical and numerical investigations of dynamic crack propagation in brittle rocks under mixed mode loading." Construction and Building Materials 222 (2019): 544-555.

Alneasan, Mahmoud, Mahmoud Behnia, and Raheb Bagherpour. "Analytical investigations of interface crack growth between two dissimilar rock layers under compression and tension." Engineering Geology 259 (2019): 105188.

Behnia, Mahmoud, and Mohsen Ahmadloo. "Calculation of Dynamic Deformation Modulus of Rock Masses Using Rock Mass Classification Systems and Laboratory Tests." Journal of Dam and Hydroelectric Powerplant 6.22 (2019): 37-49.

Alneasan, Mahmoud, Mahmoud Behnia, and Raheb Bagherpour. "Frictional crack initiation and propagation in rocks under compressive loading." Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 97 (2018): 189-203.

Behnia, Mahmoud, Ahmad Rahmani Shahraki, and Zabihallah Moradian. "Selecting Equivalent Strength for Intact Rocks in Heterogeneous Rock Masses." Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 36.4 (2018): 1975-1989.

Behnia, Mahmoud, and Masoud Cheraghi Seifabad. "Stability analysis and optimization of the support system of an underground powerhouse cavern considering rock mass variability." Environmental Earth Sciences 77.18 (2018): 645.

Broojerdi, Mohsen Sharifi, Mahmoud Behnia, and Mousa Hazrati Aghchai. "Dynamic analysis of rock slopes using the distinct element method: A case study at the right abutment of the Upper Gotvand Dam, Iran." Journal of African Earth Sciences 145 (2018): 53-

Alneasan, Mahmoud, Mahmoud Behnia, and Raheb Bagherpour. "Applicability of the classical fracture mechanics criteria to predict the crack propagation path in rock under compression." European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering (2018): 1-24.

Behnia, Mahmoud, Javad Tavakoli, and Masoud Cheraghi Seifabad. "Estimation of Rock Block Size Distribution with Distinct Element Method (DEM) using Geological Strength Index (GSI)." Journal of Engineering Geology 12.2 (2018): 259-276.

Mokhtari, Maryam, and Mahmoud Behnia. "Comparison of LLNF, ANN, and COA-ANN techniques in modeling the uniaxial compressive strength and static Young’s Modulus of Limestone of the Dalan formation." Natural Resources Research 28.1 (2019): 223-239.

Aboutaleb, Shekoufeh, et al. "Combination of the physical and ultrasonic tests in estimating the uniaxial compressive strength and Young’s modulus of intact limestone rocks." Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 35.6 (2017): 3015-3023.

Aboutaleb, Shekoufeh, et al. "Using non-destructive tests for estimating uniaxial compressive strength and static Young’s modulus of carbonate rocks via some modeling techniques." Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 77.4 (2018): 1717-1728.

AZIZIAN, FATEMEH, ABDOLHADI GHAZVINIAN, and MAHMOUD BEHNIA. "Numerical Modeling of Failure Mechanism of Transversely Isotopic Under Triaxial Loading By Discrete Element Method." (2017): 67-76.

Behnia, Mahmoud, et al. "Numerical simulation of interaction between hydraulic and natural fractures in discontinuous media." Acta Geotechnica 10.4 (2015): 533-546.

Behnia, Mahmoud, et al. "Numerical modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation and reorientation." European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 19.2 (2015): 152-167.

Behnia, Mahmoud, et al. "Numerical simulation of crack propagation in layered formations." Arabian Journal of Geosciences 7.7 (2014): 2729-2737.

Behnia, M., et al. "Experimental Investigations of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation in Multi-layer Formation." Modares Civil Engineering journal 13.3 (2013): 123-123.

Behnia, M., et al. "On the crack propagation modeling of hydraulic fracturing by a hybridized displacement discontinuity/boundary collocation method." Journal of Mining and Environment 2.1 (2012).

Behnia, Mahmoud, et al. "Numerical modeling of artificial hydro-fractures in hot dry rock reservoirs by using displacement discontinuty method." Proceedings, Thirty-Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering. 2011.

Moradian, Z. A., et al. "Predicting slake durability index of soft sandstone using indirect tests." International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences 47.4 (2010): 666-671.

Moradian, Z. A., and M. Behnia. "Predicting the uniaxial compressive strength and static Young’s modulus of intact sedimentary rocks using the ultrasonic test." International Journal of Geomechanics 9.1 (2009): 14-19.

Dr. Mahmoud Behnia | Associate Professor of Rock Mechanics

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