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Murad Abu-Farsakh is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly focusing on civil and structural engineering. Their research spans across 107 published works, with notable specialization in geotechnical engineering and its related subfields.

The main topics in their research include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Landfill Environmental Impact Studies

Abu-Farsakh's work has been published particularly in venues such as:

  • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Geotextiles and Geomembranes
  • Infrastructures

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Using artificial neural network and genetics algorithm to estimate the resilient modulus for stabilized subgrade and propose new empirical formula, 2020, Transportation Geotechnics
  • A parametric study of embankment supported by geosynthetic reinforced load transfer platform and timber piles tip on sand, 2022, Transportation Geotechnics
  • Evaluating long-term benefits of geosynthetics in flexible pavements built over weak subgrades by finite element and Mechanistic-Empirical analyses, 2022, Geotextiles and Geomembranes
  • Numerical parametric study of geosynthetic reinforced soil integrated bridge system (GRS-IBS), 2020, Geotextiles and Geomembranes
  • Exploring Artificial Neural Network to Evaluate the Undrained Shear Strength of Soil from Cone Penetration Test Data, 2020, Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • George Z. Voyiadjis
  • Abedalqader Idries
  • MohammadAli Izadifar
  • Shengli Chen
  • Mohsen Amirmojahedi

The subfields contributing to their publications reflect a broad engagement with civil and structural engineering and related areas:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Best Publications

  • An experimental evaluation of the behavior of footings on geosynthetic-reinforced sand

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  • Laboratory Evaluation of the Geogauge and Light Falling Weight Deflectometer as Construction Control Tools

    Khalid A Alshibli;Murad Y Abu-Farsakh;Ekrem Seyman

  • Assessment of Direct Cone Penetration Test Methods for Predicting the Ultimate Capacity of Friction Driven Piles

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  • Ultimate bearing capacity analysis of strip footings on reinforced soil foundation

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  • Louisiana Experience with Foamed Recycled Asphalt Pavement Base Materials

    Louay N. Mohammad;Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;Zhong Wu;Chris Abadie

  • Numerical Parametric Study of Piezocone Penetration Test in Clays

    Murad Abu-Farsakh;Mehmet Tumay;George Voyiadjis

  • Evaluation of geogrid base reinforcement in flexible pavement using cyclic plate load testing

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  • Laboratory characterization of cementitiously treated/stabilized very weak subgrade soil under cyclic loading

    Murad Abu-Farsakh;Sanjay Dhakal;Qiming Chen

  • Evaluating the Light Falling Weight Deflectometer Device for In Situ Measurement of Elastic Modulus of Pavement Layers

    Munir D. Nazzal;Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;Khalid Alshibli;Louay Mohammad

  • EVALUATION OF BEARING CAPACITY OF PILES FROM CONE PENETRATION TEST DATA

    Hani H. Titi;Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh

  • Numerical analysis of the miniature piezocone penetration tests (PCPT) in cohesive soils

    Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;George Z. Voyiadjis;Mehmet T. Tumay

  • Computational model for the simulation of the shield tunneling process in cohesive soils

    Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;George Z. Voyiadjis

  • Performance of geosynthetic reinforced/stabilized paved roads built over soft soil under cyclic plate loads

    Murad Abu-Farsakh;Shadi Hanandeh;Louay Mohammad;Qiming Chen

  • Evaluating pile installation and subsequent thixotropic and consolidation effects on setup by numerical simulation for full-scale pile load tests

    Murad Abu-Farsakh;Firouz Rosti;Ahmad Souri

  • Evaluating the performance of geosynthetic-reinforced unpaved roads using plate load tests

    Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;Imran Akond;Qiming Chen

  • Evaluating the performance of very weak subgrade soils treated/stabilized with cementitious materials for sustainable pavements

    Allam Ardah;Qiming Chen;Murad Abu-Farsakh

  • Coupled theory of mixtures for clayey soils

    G.Z. Voyiadjis;M.Y. Abu-Farsakh

  • Laboratory Investigation of Behavior of Foundations on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Clayey Soil

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  • Large-Scale Model Footing Tests on Geogrid-Reinforced Foundation and Marginal Embankment Soils

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  • Performance evaluation of full-scale geosynthetic reinforced flexible pavement

    Q. Chen;S. Hanandeh;M. Abu-Farsakh;L. Mohammad

  • Numerical evaluation of the performance of a Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) under different loading conditions

    Allam Ardah;Murad Abu-Farsakh;George Voyiadjis

  • Experimental and Analytical studies of reinforced crushed limestone

    Qiming Chen;Murad Abu-Farsakh;Radhey Sharma

  • Mechanistic–empirical analysis of the results of finite element analysis on flexible pavement with geogrid base reinforcement

    Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;Jie Gu;George Z. Voyiadjis;Qiming Chen

  • Implementation of a Critical State Two-Surface Model to Evaluate the Response of Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavements

    Munir D. Nazzal;Munir D. Nazzal;Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh;Louay N. Mohammad;Louay N. Mohammad

  • EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL USE OF A PORTABLE LFWD FOR CHARACTERIZING PAVEMENT LAYERS AND SUBGRADES

    Munir Nazzal;Murad Abu-Farsakh;Khalid Alshibli;Louay Mohammad

  • Evaluation of bearing capacity of piles from cone penetration test data : technical summary.

    Hani Titi;Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh

Frequent Co-Authors

George Z. Voyiadjis
George Z. Voyiadjis Louisiana State University
Louay N. Mohammad
Louay N. Mohammad Louisiana State University
Sungmin Yoon
Sungmin Yoon Sungkyunkwan University
Khalid A. Alshibli
Khalid A. Alshibli University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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