By Dr Asal Bidarmaghz

Book Chapters

Kumar A; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A, 2025, 'Coupled Hydro-Thermal Response of Unsaturated Soils Under Non-isothermal Conditions', in , pp. 171 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8221-5_17

Bidarmaghz A; Makasis N; Fei W; Narsilio GA, 2023, 'Investigating the Effectiveness of Energy Tunnels in Cooling Underground Substations', in , pp. 593 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12851-6_70

Bidarmaghz A; Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Francisca FM; Carro Pérez ME, 2018, 'Geothermal energy in loess', in ICE Themes Geothermal Energy, Heat Exchange Systems and Energy Piles, ICE Publishing, pp. 3 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/gehesep.63983.003

Journal articles

Kumar A; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A, 2026, 'Numerical study of energy piles in unsaturated soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107619

Kumar A; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A; Soga K, 2025, 'Coupled heat and moisture migration in unsaturated soils subjected to thermal gradients', Computers and Geotechnics, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106893

Kumar A; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A, 2025, 'Erratum to “Numerical study of energy piles in unsaturated soils”. (Computers and Geotechnics (2026) 189, (S0266352X25005683), (10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107619))', Computers and Geotechnics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107789

Menberg K; Hemmerle H; Bayer P; Bott C; Bidarmaghz A; Ferguson G; Bloemendal M; Blum P, 2025, 'Opportunities, benefits and impacts of shallow geothermal energy', Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00736-0

Pirjalili A; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A; Russell AR, 2024, 'A thermal testing device to determine thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of saturated and dry soils', Geotechnique, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.24.01232

Dai X; Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA, 2023, 'Energy tunnels: A review of the state of the art and knowledge gaps to harness renewable energy from underground infrastructure', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2023.105431

Makasis N; Bidarmaghz A; Fei W; Narsilio GA, 2023, 'Cooling underground substations worldwide using heat pumps', Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.59490/seg.2023.528

Dai X; Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA, 2023, 'Numerical investigation on the thermal performance of energy tunnels under groundwater flow and tunnel airflow', Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.59490/seg.2023.525

Rottemberg MJ; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A; Sfriso AO, 2023, 'Thermo-mechanical analysis of energy tunnels accounting for thermo-plasticity', Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.59490/seg.2023.526

Pirjalili A; Bidarmaghz A; Khoshghalb A; Russell A, 2023, 'novel experimental technique to evaluate soil thermal conductivity in a transient state', Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.59490/seg.2023.519

Kreitmair MJ; Makasis N; Bidarmaghz A; Menberg K; Choudhary R; Soga K, 2023, 'Finding common ground: A methodology for city-scale subsurface thermal modelling', Urban Climate, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101513

Zhong Y; Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA; Makasis N, 2023, 'Thermo-hydraulic analysis in geothermal energy walls', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2022.104862

Ghasemiardekani M; Dadpour R; Irannezhad E; Bidarmaghz A, 2023, 'Endangering trust in health services: using ambulances to arrest protesters in Iran', Medicine Conflict and Survival, 39, pp. 345 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2023.2264122

Kreitmair MJ; Makasis N; Menberg K; Bidarmaghz A; Farr GJ; Boon DP; Choudhary R, 2022, 'Bayesian parameter inference for shallow subsurface modeling using field data and impacts on geothermal planning', Data Centric Engineering, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dce.2022.32

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA, 2022, 'Is natural convection within an aquifer a critical phenomenon in deep borehole heat exchangers' efficiency?', Applied Thermal Engineering, 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118450

Makasis N; Kreitmair MJ; Bidarmaghz A; Farr GJ; Scheidegger JM; Choudhary R, 2021, 'Impact of simplifications on numerical modelling of the shallow subsurface at city-scale and implications for shallow geothermal potential', Science of the Total Environment, 791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148236

Bidarmaghz A; Choudhary R; Narsilio G; Soga K, 2021, 'Impacts of underground climate change on urban geothermal potential: Lessons learnt from a case study in London', Science of the Total Environment, 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146196

Bidarmaghz A; Makasis N; Fei W; Narsilio GA, 2021, 'An efficient and sustainable approach for cooling underground substations', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2021.103986

Zhou Y; Bidarmaghz A; Makasis N; Narsilio G, 2021, 'Ground-source heat pump systems: The effects of variable trench separations and pipe configurations in horizontal ground heat exchangers', Energies, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14133919

Menberg K; Bidarmaghz A; Gregory A; Choudhary R; Girolami M, 2021, 'Multi-fidelity approach to Bayesian parameter estimation in subsurface heat and fluid transport models ', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10001

Menberg K; Bidarmaghz A; Gregory A; Choudhary R; Girolami M, 2020, 'Multi-fidelity approach to Bayesian parameter estimation in subsurface heat and fluid transport models', Science of the Total Environment, 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140846

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW; Zhong Y, 2020, 'The importance of boundary conditions on the modelling of energy retaining walls', Computers and Geotechnics, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.103399

Kreitmair M; Bidarmaghz A; Terrington R; Farr G; Choudhary R, 2020, 'A calibrated 3D thermal model of urban heat fluxes into the shallow subsurface', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-22207

Bidarmaghz A; Choudhary R; Soga K; Terrington RL; Kessler H; Thorpe S, 2020, 'Large-scale urban underground hydro-thermal modelling – A case study of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London', Science of the Total Environment, 700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134955

Bidarmaghz A; Choudhary R; Soga K; Kessler H; Terrington RL; Thorpe S, 2019, 'Influence of geology and hydrogeology on heat rejection from residential basements in urban areas', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2019.103068

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A, 2018, 'A robust prediction model approach to energy geo-structure design', Computers and Geotechnics, 104, pp. 140 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.08.012

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA, 2018, 'Heat exchange mechanisms in energy tunnel systems', Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 16, pp. 83 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2018.07.004

Jensen-Page L; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW, 2018, 'Investigation of the effect of seasonal variation in ground temperature on thermal response tests', Renewable Energy, 125, pp. 609 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.095

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW, 2018, 'Ground-source heat pump systems: The effect of variable pipe separation in ground heat exchangers', Computers and Geotechnics, 100, pp. 97 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.02.010

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW, 2018, 'Carrier fluid temperature data in vertical ground heat exchangers with a varying pipe separation', Data in Brief, 18, pp. 1466 - 1470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.04.005

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A, 2018, 'A machine learning approach to energy pile design', Computers and Geotechnics, 97, pp. 189 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.01.011

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA; Buhmann P; Moormann C; Westrich B, 2017, 'Thermal interaction between tunnel ground heat exchangers and borehole heat exchangers', Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 10, pp. 29 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2017.05.001

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA, 2016, 'Shallow geothermal energy: Emerging convective phenomena in permeable saturated soils', Geotechnique Letters, 6, pp. 119 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgele.15.00167

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA; Johnston IW; Colls S, 2016, 'The importance of surface air temperature fluctuations on long-term performance of vertical ground heat exchangers', Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 6, pp. 35 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2016.02.003

Bidarmaghz A; Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Francisca FM; Magalí ECP, 2016, 'Geothermal energy in loess', Environmental Geotechnics, 3, pp. 225 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jenge.15.00025

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio G; Johnston IW, 2012, 'Numerical modelling of ground loop configurations for Direct geothermal applications', Australian Geomechanics Journal, 47, pp. 15 - 20

Conference Papers

Kreitmair MJ; Makasis N; Bidarmaghz A; Terrington RL; Farr GJ; Scheidegger JM; Choudhary R, 2020, 'Effect of anthropogenic heat sources in the shallow subsurface at city-scale', in E3s Web of Conferences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020507002

Terrington RL; Thorpe S; Kessler H; Bidarmaghz A; Choudhary R; Yuan M; Bricker S, 2019, 'Making geology relevant for infrastructure and planning', in International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction 2019 Icsic 2019 Driving Data Informed Decision Making, pp. 403 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/icsic.64669.403

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW, 2019, 'The application of retaining walls and slabs as energy structures in underground train stations', in Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, pp. 43 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99670-7_6

Zhou Y; Mikhaylova O; Bidarmaghz A; Donovan B; Narsilio G; Aye L, 2018, 'HYBRID GEOTHERMAL-GAS AND GEOTHERMAL-SOLAR-GAS HEATING SYSTEMS FOR POULTRY SHEDS', in Zemch International Conference, pp. 545 - 556

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA; Buhmann P; Moormann C; Westrich B, 2017, 'Numerical and experimental investigation of geothermal integration into tunnels', in Icsmge 2017 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 3427 - 3430

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A, 2017, 'Optimising the design of energy piles using machine learning', in Icsmge 2017 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 3455 - 3458

Buhmann P; Westrich B; Moormann C; Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio G, 2016, 'An investigation of the potential thermal energy of geothermal tunnels with focus on a case study in Stuttgart, Germany', in Energy Geotechnics Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics Icegt 2016, pp. 601 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b21938-94

Makasis N; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW, 2016, 'Effects of ground heat exchanger variable pipe separation in ground-source heat pump systems', in Energy Geotechnics Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics Icegt 2016, pp. 155 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b21938-27

Jensen-Page L; Narsilio GA; Bidarmaghz A; Johnston IW, 2016, 'Impact of the Seasonal Variations in Ground Temperature on Thermal Response Test Results', in Geotechnical Special Publication, pp. 52 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784480137.006

Bidarmaghz A; Narsilio GA, 2016, 'The influence of natural convection on thermal performance of ground heat exchangers', in Energy Geotechnics Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics Icegt 2016, pp. 145 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b21938-25

Narsilio GA; Francisca F; Ferrero H; Bidarmaghz A; Serrano C; Carro Perez ME; Makasis N; Delacoste E, 2015, 'Geothermal Energy in Loess: A Detailed Numerical Case Study for Cordoba', in Manzanal D; Sfriso AO (ed.), FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO APPLICATIONS IN GEOTECHNICS, IOS PRESS, ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires, pp. 704 - 711, presented at 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE) / 8th South American Congress on Rock Mechanics (SCRM), ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires, 15 November 2015 - 18 November 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-603-3-704

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