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Kaviani-Hamedani F; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2026, 'Sample Size Effects on Morphological and Particle Size Distribution Characteristics of Granular Materials: 2D and 3D Analyses', Computers and Geotechnics, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2026.108413

Mousavi M; Khalili N, 2026, 'Reinforcement learning-driven modal feature selection for output-only structural anomaly detection in vibration measurements', Measurement Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2026.122633

Ahmadinezhad A; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2026, 'Three-dimensional electro-mechanical modelling of bender element testing: Key factors influencing the received signal', Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2026.110426

Mousavi M; Khalili N, 2026, 'Robust covariance feature selection for unsupervised clustering of ultrasonic measurements on standing trees', Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2026.111925

Khalili N; Nasr AK, 2026, 'How sociology and politics shape sustainable supply chain finance: Insights from a comprehensive literature review', Sustainable Futures, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101698

Akhyani S; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2026, 'Fully coupled physics-informed neural networks for hydro-mechanical analysis of saturated poroelastic media', Computers and Geotechnics, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2026.107954

Ahmadinezhad A; Shahbodagh B; Said S; Khalili N, 2026, 'Determination of shear wave velocity in bender element testing using objective criteria in time domain', Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109817

Tohidifar F; Khalili N; Eftekhari F, 2026, 'Emotion Measurement in Design: A Systematic Review of Tools, Their Evolution, and Emerging Directions', International Journal of Human Computer Interaction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2026.2714686

Motlagh NM; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2026, 'Pore-scale simulation of soil water retention curves using DEM-derived pore networks', Computers and Geotechnics, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107625

Wang H; Gao G; Meguid MA; Khalili N; Zhang L, 2025, 'The role of boundary normal stiffness in the micromechanical behavior of geomembrane-sand interface: A numerical study', Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 53, pp. 1506 - 1524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2025.07.011

Mousavi M; Khalili N, 2025, 'VSI: An interpretable Bayesian feature selection method based on Vendi score', Knowledge Based Systems, 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.112973

Zakerzadeh M; Mousavi M; Shahbodagh B; Ng J; Khalili N, 2024, 'Optimizing Stone Mastic Asphalt mix design with TGAN-enhanced surrogate models', Construction and Building Materials, 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138863

Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2024, 'Closed-form solutions for shear wave propagation and attenuation in multiphase porous media', Computers and Geotechnics, 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106660

Shahoveisi S; Vahab M; Shahbodagh B; Eisenträger S; Khalili N, 2024, 'Phase-field modelling of dynamic hydraulic fracturing in porous media using a strain-based crack width formulation', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.117113

Haji Seyed Javadi N; Hajimohammadi A; Heydari S; Kien Chung Ng JJ; Kypreos JE; Khalili N, 2024, 'Investigating the applicability of storage stability test for waste plastic modified bitumen: Morphological analyses', Construction and Building Materials, 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137451

Gharehdaghi M; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2024, 'Pore pressure parameters for unsaturated soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106441

Zakerzadeh M; Shahbodagh B; Ng J; Khalili N, 2024, 'The use of waste tyre rubber in Stone Mastic Asphalt mixtures: A critical review', Construction and Building Materials, 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135420

Heydari S; Hajimohammadi A; Haji Seyed Javadi N; Jeremy Kien Chung Ng J; Emmanuel Kypreos J; Khalili N, 2023, 'Modified asphalt by coffee cup Fibres: An optimum mix design using response surface method', Construction and Building Materials, 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133005

Dezfooli MS; Khoshghalb A; Shafee A; Khalili N, 2023, 'An h-adaptive edge-based smoothed point interpolation method for elasto-plastic analysis of saturated porous media', Computers and Geotechnics, 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105628

Vahab M; Shahbodagh B; Haghighat E; Khalili N, 2023, 'Application of Physics-Informed Neural Networks for forward and inverse analysis of pile–soil interaction', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 277-278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2023.112319

Jafari A; Vahab M; Broumand P; Khalili N, 2023, 'An eXtended finite element method implementation in COMSOL multiphysics: Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of fluid flow in discontinuous porous media', Computers and Geotechnics, 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105458

Samimi S; Gharehdaghi M; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2023, 'A fully coupled hydro-mechanical model for the analysis of partially saturated multiphase geo-structures using the bounding surface plasticity', E3s Web of Conferences, 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338215008

Shahbodagh B; Perić D; Khalili N, 2023, 'Effects of stress histories and drainage conditions on inception of strain localization in unsaturated soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105291

Russell A; Wang Y; Khalili N, 2023, 'Cavity expansions in partially drained soils and a comparison to CPT results', Computers and Geotechnics, 158, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105381

Dejaloud H; Rezania M; Khalili N, 2023, 'Non-stationary anisotropy-dependent critical state for clays', Geotechnique, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.22.00284

Ghafari R; Azar AS; Ghafari A; Aghdam FM; Valizadeh M; Khalili N; Hatamkhani S, 2023, 'Prediction of the Fatal Acute Complications of Myocardial Infarction via Machine Learning Algorithms', Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 18, pp. 278 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jthc.v18i4.14827

Khaleghi M; Haghighat E; Vahab M; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2022, 'Fracture characterization from noisy displacement data using artificial neural networks', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108649

Jafari A; Broumand P; Vahab M; Khalili N, 2022, 'An eXtended Finite Element Method implementation in COMSOL Multiphysics: Solid Mechanics', Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.finel.2021.103707

Vahab M; Haghighat E; Khaleghi M; Khalili N, 2022, 'A Physics-Informed Neural Network Approach to Solution and Identification of Biharmonic Equations of Elasticity', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0002062

Heydari S; Hajimohammadi A; Haji Seyed Javadi N; Khalili N, 2021, 'The use of plastic waste in asphalt: A critical review on asphalt mix design and Marshall properties', Construction and Building Materials, 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125185

Moghaddasi H; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2021, 'A bounding surface plasticity model for unsaturated structured soils', Computers and Geotechnics, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104313

Hirmand MR; Vahab M; Papoulia KD; Khalili N, 2021, 'Energy minimization versus criteria-based methods in discrete cohesive fracture simulations', Computational Mechanics, 68, pp. 845 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-021-02049-7

Moghaddasi H; Shahbodagh B; Esgandani GA; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2021, 'Generalized Mapping Rule for Image Point Identification in 3D Bounding Surface Plasticity Models', International Journal of Geomechanics, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002052

Mehryar H; Garkaz O; Atabaki P; Gharibi S; Khalili N; Paryab S, 2021, 'Comparison between GRACE and TIMI scores in predicting significant cardiovascular events in patients with chest pain: Brief report', Tehran University Medical Journal, 79, pp. 150 - 155

Jafari A; Vahab M; Khalili N, 2021, 'Fully coupled XFEM formulation for hydraulic fracturing simulation based on a generalized fluid leak-off model', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.113447

Vahab M; Hirmand MR; Jafari A; Khalili N, 2021, 'Numerical analysis of multiple hydro-fracture growth in layered media based on a non-differentiable energy minimization approach', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107361

Salimzadeh S; Zimmerman RW; Khalili N, 2020, 'Gravity Hydraulic Fracturing: A Method to Create Self-Driven Fractures', Geophysical Research Letters, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087563

Shahbodagh B; Mac TN; Esgandani GA; Khalili N, 2020, 'A Bounding Surface Viscoplasticity Model for Time-Dependent Behavior of Soils including Primary and Tertiary Creep', International Journal of Geomechanics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001744

Moghaddasi H; Shahbodagh B; Khalili N, 2020, 'Lateral Vibration of Piles and Pile Groups in Nonhomogeneous Transversely Isotropic Media', International Journal of Geomechanics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001753

Pasha A; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2020, 'Evolution of isochoric water retention curve with void ratio', Computers and Geotechnics, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103536

Khoshini M; Khoshghalb A; Henwood S; Khalili N, 2020, 'The strenuous leura weak sandstone', Australian Geomechanics Journal, 55, pp. 107 - 119

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2020, 'Empirical and Conceptual Challenges in Hydraulic Fracturing with Special Reference to the Inflow', International Journal of Geomechanics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001545

Hirmand MR; Vahab M; Papoulia KD; Khalili N, 2019, 'Robust simulation of dynamic fluid-driven fracture in naturally fractured impermeable media', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2019.112574

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2019, 'A super-convergent staggered algorithm for the simulation of hydraulic fracturing treatments', International Journal of Fracture, 217, pp. 49 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10704-019-00362-0

Vahab M; Khoei AR; Khalili N, 2019, 'An X-FEM technique in modeling hydro-fracture interaction with naturally-cemented faults', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 212, pp. 269 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.03.020

Zhao GF; Lian J; Russell A; Khalili N, 2019, 'Implementation of a modified Drucker–Prager model in the lattice spring model for plasticity and fracture', Computers and Geotechnics, 107, pp. 97 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.11.021

Pasha AY; Khoshghalb A; Khalili N, 2019, 'Can degree of saturation decrease during constant suction compression of an unsaturated soil?', Computers and Geotechnics, 106, pp. 199 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.10.015

Song X; Khalili N, 2019, 'A peridynamics model for strain localization analysis of geomaterials', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 43, pp. 77 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.2854

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2018, 'Computational algorithm for the anticipation of the fluid-lag zone in hydraulic fracturing treatments', International Journal of Geomechanics, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001273

Vahab M; Khalili N, 2018, 'X-FEM Modeling of Multizone Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments Within Saturated Porous Media', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51, pp. 3219 - 3239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1419-z


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