Journal Publications:

  • Faghihi, D., and Voyiadjis, G. Z. (2011); Determination of Nanoindentation Size Effects and Variable Material Intrinsic Length Scale for body-centered cubic Metals. Mechanics of Materials.
  • Faghihi, D., and Voyiadjis, G. Z. (2011); Size effect and length scales in nanoindentation for bcc materials with application to Iron. Proc. IMechE Vol. 225 Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., Faghihi, D., and Zhang, C. (2011); Analytical and Experimental determination of rate, and temperature dependent length scales using nanoindentation experiments. Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics (ASCE).
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D. (2011); Variable Material Intrinsic Length Scale for FCC Metals Using Nano-Indentation. Proc. IMechE Vol. 224 Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., Deliktas, B., Faghihi, D. and Lodygowski, A. (2010); Friction coefficient evaluation using physically based viscoplasticity model at the contact region during high velocity sliding. Acta Mechanica.
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D. (in review); Thermo-Mechanical Strain Gradient Plasticity with Energetic and Dissipative Length Scales. International Journal of Plasticity.
  • Haeri, S.M. and Faghihi, D.,  (in review); Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing in a Case Study Earth Dam during First Impounding. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Faghihi, D.,   and Haeri, S.M. (in review); A numerical Study on the Behavior of the Rock-fill Dams During First Impounding Process International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Conference papers:

  • Voyiadjis, G.Z. and Faghihi, D. “Gradient Plasticity with Temperature and Rate Dependent”, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition - Aug. 2011.
  • Haeri, S., Faghihi, D. “Modeling the construction process of a case study earthdam using finite element methods”; Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE 2009), Alexandria, Egypt – Oct 2009
  • Haeri, S., Faghihi, D. “Study on the behavior of earth dam during impounding process - Case study:Taleghan Dam”; Amirkabir Journal of Science & Technology - 2009.
  • Jafarzade, F., Faghihi, D., Ehsani, M. “Numerical Simulation of Shaking Table Tests on Dynamic Response of Dry Sand”; 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering , China - Oct. 2008.
  • Haeri, S., Faghihi, D. , Predicting Hydraulic Fracturing in Hytejuvet Dam; 6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering and Symposium in Honor of Professor James K. Mitchell –University of Missouri (USA)- Aug 2008
  • Haeri, S., Faghihi, D., Study on the behavior of earth dam during construction process; 4th national conference of civil engineering – University of Tehran (Iran) - May 2008

Research reports:

  • Voyiadjis, G.Z., Cai , S., Alshibly, K., Faghihi, D., Integral Abutment Bridge for Louisiana’s Soft and Stiff Soils: Caminda Bay Bridge; Report submitted to Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), Baton Rouge, LA - 2011.
  • Haeri, S.M., Faghihi, D., Investigating the effect of the first impounding on the behavior of the Taleghan dam; Report submitted to Ministry of EnergyofIran, Tehran, IRAN - 2008.

Presentations:

  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D., “Gradient Plasticity with Temperature, Grain Size and Rate Dependent Length Scales.” Invited lecture presented at the Symposium on Multiscale Behavior of Damage and Failure Mechanics, Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute 2011 (EMI 2011), Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2011
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D., “Microstructure to Macro-scale using Gradient Plasticity with Temperature and Rate Dependent Length Scales.” Invited Keynote lecture presented at the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on Linking Scales in Computations: from Microstructure to Macro-scale Properties, Pensacola, Florida, May 2011.
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D., “Analytical and Experimental Determination of Rate and Temperature Dependent Length Scales Using Nanoindentation.” Invited Keynote lecture presented at the “Mini-symposium on Deformation and Failure at Micro and Nano Scales in honor of Professor W. Nix,” The 17th International Symposium on Plasticity & Its Current Applications, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, January 2011.
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., Deliktas, B., Faghihi, D., and Lodygowski, A., “Multiscale Physical Model for Friction and Wear in Metals Using Gradient Based Damage Coupled Viscoplasticity.” Invited Speaker presented at the Symposium on “Multiscale Modeling of Micro/Nano Structural Thin Films,” of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D., “Multiscale Physical Model for Friction and Wear in Metals Using Gradient Based Damage Coupled Viscoplasticity.” Invited lecture presented at the Symposium on “Damage and Fracture Characterization of Engineering Materials,” of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.
  • Voyiadjis, G. Z., and Faghihi, D “Materials and Structures under Extreme Loadings: Coupled Viscoplastic Damage Model for Hypervelocity Impact in Metals & Composites.” Invited lecture presented at Center of Materials, College of Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, April 2011.
  • Faghihi, D., Voyiadjis, G.Z., “Thermo-Viscoplastic Deformation of Steel Alloys” Graduate Student Research Conference, Louisiana Tansportation Research Center (LTRC), Baton Rouge, LA, Apr. 2011
  • Voyiadjis, G.Z., Faghihi, D. “Temperature, Rate, and Grain Size Effects in Nano-Indentation,
    and Material Intrinsic Length Scale” International Symposium on Plasticity and Its Current Applications, Vallarta, Mexico - Jan. 2011
  • Faghihi, D., Voyiadjis, G.Z., “Characterization of Material Behavior from Microstructure to Macro-scale with Variable Length Scales” Graduate seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA - Jan. 2011
  • Faghihi, D., Haeri, S.M. “Study on the behavior of earth dam during construction process”; 4th national conference of civil engineering – University of Tehran (Iran) - May 2008
  • Faghihi, D., Haeri, S.M. “Numerical Modeling of the First Impounding of Rockfill Dams with emphasis on Hydraulic Fracturing of Core and Collapse of U/S Shell”, Graduate seminar, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran – Apr 2006.
  • Faghihi, D. “Numerical Analysis of Deep Foundation with emphasis on Contact Elements”. Sharif University of Technology , Tehran, Iran – Jun 2006
  • Faghihi, D., Haeri, S.M. “Earth Dams on Liquefiable Foundation (centrifuge experimental studies and numerical analyses)” Sharif University of Technology , Tehran, Iran – Jun 2006
  • Faghihi, D., Pak, A. “Transport of crude Oil in Unsaturated Soil” Sharif University of Technology , Tehran, Iran – Apr 2006
  • Faghihi, D., Jafarzade, F. “Investigation of dynamic properties of soil using physical model test on shaking table”. Sharif University of Technology , Tehran, Iran – Jan 2006