Journal Articles

Journals


  1. Karnati, V. R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., Quirion, M., & Meghnefi, F. (2026). Fluctuating Pressures on Spillway Surfaces as a Function of Joint Opening and Block Protrusion. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 44(2), 76.
  2. Aryanpour, G., & Saeidi, A. (2025). Relationship between particle plastic deformation and compactability: application to die-compaction of two pure iron powders. Metallurgical Research & Technology122(4), 411.
  3. Bayati, Z., Saeidi, A., & Payan, M. (2025). Approaches to the stability analysis of slopes subjected to seismic loading: a review. Results in Engineering26,105362.
  4. Bouharaoua, L. M., Chavali, R. V. P., Lévesque, Y., & Saeidi, A. (2025). Probabilistic and Deterministic Approach to Define the Vertical Stress in Inclined Mine Stopes. International Journal of Geomechanics25(5), 04025059.
  5. Brahami, Y., Fiset, M., Saeidi, A., Ba, K., & Chavali, R. V. P. (2025). Effect of Cement Replacement by Bauxite Residue on Mechanical Properties of Concrete. ACI Materials Journal122(1), 19-30.
  6. Brahami, Y., Fiset, M., Saeidi, A., Ba, K., & Chavali, R. V. P. (2025). Uniaxial compressive stress-strain model for Bauxite residue concrete. J. Compos. Sci.9(7), 318.
  7. Farhadian, H., Tabrizi, D. S., Yousefi, S., Rezaei, A., & Saeidi, A. (2025). Evaluation of geological hazards along the Karaj water conveyance tunnel using multiple approaches and GIS. Results in Engineering26, 104758.
  8. Hossain, A. F., Saeidi, A., Salsabili, M., Nastev, M., Suescun, J. R., & Bayati, Z. (2025). A Review of Parameters and Methods for Seismic Site Response. Geosciences15(4), 128.
  9. Hossain, A. S. M. F., Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Nastev, M., & Suescun, J. R. (2025). Effects of complex surficial geology on seismic amplification in Quebec, Canada. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 1–21.
  10. Hosseinpour, V., Saeidi, A., Nastev, M., & Nollet, M. J. (2025). Development of a damage simulator for probabilistic seismic vulnerability assessment of electrical installations. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction116, 105133.
  11. Karnati, V.R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2025). Evaluation of the Effect of Joint Orientation on Rock Mass Erosion using a Pilot-Plant Spillway Model. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, 8351–8372.
  12. Mahdavirad, M., Saeidi, A., Shahbazi, A., & Noël, J. F. (2025). Development of a novel equation for estimating the average volume of rock blocks in a rock mass with non-persistent joints. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment84(1), 14.
  13. Moghadam, E. M., Saeidi, A., Patarroyo, J., Rouleau, A., & Payan, M. (2025). Assessing the hydraulic parameters of an open channel through numerical and experimental approaches. Water. 17(21), 3059.
  14. Moghadam, E. M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Patarroyo, J. (2025). A numerical study on the effect of gate configuration on the hydraulic parameters of dam’s spillways. Results in Engineering, 104446.
  15. Pouramin, M., Pouramin, M., Payan, M., Salimi, M., Ashournia, M., Zanganeh Ranjbar, P., & Saeidi, A. (2025). Rapid stabilization of highly expansive clays: Synergistic approach with polyurethane and waste tire textile fiber for enhanced mechanical properties. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering37(11), 04025397.
  16. Seifaddini, M., Aryanpour, G., Saeidi, A., & Farzaneh, M. (2025). Study of the uniaxial behavior of isotropic ice in relation to time‐dependent and time‐independent strains. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik56(6), 906-915.
  17. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2025). Development a practical method for calculation of the block volume and block surface in a fractured rock mass. Scientific Reports 15, 44058.
  18. Jalili Kashtiban, Y., Saeidi, A., Farinas, M. I., & Patarroyo, J. (2025). Enhancing the Unit Stream Power Dissipation Equation for Unlined Spillways: Incorporating Geometrical Parameters and Surface Irregularities. Water17(12), 1751.
  19. Abi, A., Walter, J., Chesnaux, R., & Saeidi, A. (2024). Groundwater level monitoring using exploited domestic wells: outlier removal and imputation of missing values. Hydrogeology Journal32(3), 723-737.
  20. Bilodeau, J. P., Pérez-González, E. L., & Saeidi, A. (2024). Modelling of the variation of granular base materials resilient modulus with material characteristics and humidity conditions. Journal of Road Engineering4(1), 27-35.
  21. Dastjerdy, B., Saeidi, A., & Heidarzadeh, S. (2024). Determination of uncertainties of geomechanical parameters of metamorphic rocks using petrographic analyses. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering16(2), 345-364.
  22. Heidarzadeh, S., & Saeidi, A. (2024). A methodology for damage evaluation of underground tunnels subjected to static loading using numerical modeling. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering16(6), 1993-2005.
  23. Hosseinpour, V., Saeidi, A., Salsabili, M., Nastev, M., & Nollet, M. J. (2024). Development of a probabilistic seismic microzonation software considering geological and geotechnical uncertainties. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards18(3), 727-747.
  24. Koulibaly, A. S., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2024). Determining the Relevance of Commonly Used Hydraulic Parameters for Representing the Water Erosive Force in Rock Mass Erosion within Dam Spillways. Water16(9), 1261.
  25. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., Chesnaux, R., & Rouleau, A. (2024). An index based on fracture length and aperture to predict groundwater inflow rates in tunnels excavated in fractured-rock. Transportation Geotechnics45, 101217.
  26. Urmi, Z. A., Yerro, A., Saeidi, A., & Chavali, R. V. P. (2024). Prediction of retrogressive landslide in sensitive clays by incorporating a novel strain softening law into the Material Point Method. Engineering Geology340, 107669.
  27. Wisse, M. H., Saeidi, A., Quirion, M., & Nilsson, C. O. (2024). Effects of joint opening and block protrusion on the hydraulic parameters affecting rock block erosion in unlined spillways using a reduced-scale model. Acta Geotechnica19(4), 1965-1979.
  28. Dastjerdy, B., Saeidi, A., & Heidarzadeh, S. (2023). Review of applicable outlier detection methods to treat geomechanical data. Geotechnics3(2), 375-396.
  29. Eslami, E., Tremblay, K., Seifaddini, M., Saeidi, A., & Mercier-Langevin, P. (2023). Evaluation of the impact of fragile-ductile-fault-related hydrothermal alteration on geomechanical parameters in highly anisotropic mine environments—an improved linking of geology and rock mechanics. Arabian Journal of Geosciences16(9), 516.
  30. Jacob, S., Chavali, R. V. P., Saeidi, A., & Sadrekarimi, A. (2023). Remoulding energy as a criterion in assessing retrogressive landslides in sensitive clays: a review and its applicability to Eastern Canada. Natural Hazards118(3), 1833-1853.
  31. Jalili Kashtiban, Y., Saeidi, A., Farinas, M. I., & Patarroyo, J. (2023). Evaluation of the Effect of Surface Irregularities on the Hydraulic Parameters within Unlined Dam Spillways. Water15(16), 3004.
  32. Koulibaly, A. S., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2023). A reduced-scale physical model of a spillway to evaluate the hydraulic erodibility of a fractured rock mass. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering56(2), 933-951.
  33. Koulibaly, A. S., Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., Quirion, M., & Chesnaux, R. (2023). Advancements in rock block volume calculation by analytical method for geological engineering applications. Environmental Earth Sciences82(13), 344.
  34. McLean, J., Saeidi, A., Chavali, R. V. P., Seifaddini, M., Clement, A., Barbarisque, T., & Bilodeau, J. P. (2023). Adfreeze strength of wooden piles in warm permafrost soil. Journal of Cold Regions Engineering37(2), 04023002.
  35. Richer, B., Saeidi, A., Boivin, M., Rouleau, A., & Lévesque, Y. (2023). Development of a methodology for predicting landslide hazards at a regional scale. Geoenvironmental Disasters10(1), 6.
  36. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Nastev, M. (2023). Probabilistic approach for seismic microzonation integrating 3D geological and geotechnical uncertainty. Earthquake Spectra39(1), 310-334.
  37. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., Chesnaux, R., & Rouleau, A. (2023). Effects of fracture-system geometrical parameters on the inflow rate into a tunnel in rock: a numerical modelling experiment. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology56(2), qjegh2021-128.
  38. Urmi, Z. A., Saeidi, A., Chavali, R. V. P., & Yerro, A. (2023). Failure mechanism, existing constitutive models and numerical modeling of landslides in sensitive clay: a review. Geoenvironmental Disasters10(1), 14.
  39. Urmi, Z. A., Saeidi, A., Yerro, A., & Chavali, R. V. P. (2023). Prediction of post-peak stress-strain behavior for sensitive clays. Engineering Geology323, 107221.
  40. Wisse, M. H., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2023). Comparison of existing joint orientation parameters and their effect on rock erodibility in dam spillways. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology56(4), qjegh2022-042.
  41. Askaripour, M., Saeidi, A., Mercier-Langevin, P., & Rouleau, A. (2022). A review of relationship between texture characteristic and mechanical properties of rock. Geotechnics2(1), 262-296.
  42. Askaripour, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Mercier-Langevin, P. (2022). Rockburst in underground excavations: A review of mechanism, classification, and prediction methods. Underground Space7(4), 577-607.
  43. Attoumane, A., Walter, J., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2022). A cluster-based multiparametric similarity test for the compartmentalization of crystalline rocks into structural domains. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology55(3), qjegh2021-136.
  44. Brahami, Y., Saeidi, A., Fiset, M., & Ba, K. (2022). The effects of the type and quantity of recycled materials on physical and mechanical properties of concrete and mortar: a review. Sustainability14(22), 14752.
  45. Saeidi, A., Cloutier, C., Kamalibandpey, A., & Shahbazi, A. (2022). Evaluation of the Effect of Geomechanical Parameters and In Situ Stress on Tunnel Response Using Equivalent Mohr-Coulomb and Generalized Hoek-Brown Criteria. Geosciences12(7), 262.
  46. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Seifaddini, M., Heib, M. A., & Verdel, T. (2022). An improved methodology for applying the influence function for subsidence hazard prediction. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards16(2), 347-359.
  47. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Nastev, M. (2022). Development of empirical CPTu-Vs correlations for post-glacial sediments in Southern Quebec, Canada, in consideration of soil type and geological setting. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering154, 107131.
  48. Sanou, A. G., Saeidi, A., Heidarzadeh, S., Chavali, R. V. P., Samti, H. E., & Rouleau, A. (2022). Geotechnical Parameters of Landslide-Prone Laflamme Sea Deposits, Canada: Uncertainties and Correlations. Geosciences12(8), 297.
  49. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2021). A method to determine the relative importance of geological parameters that control the hydraulic erodibility of rock. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology54(4), qjegh2020-154.
  50. Heidarzadeh, S., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2021). The damage-failure criteria for numerical stability analysis of underground excavations: A review. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology107, 103633.
  51. Heidarzadeh, S., Saeidi, A., Lavoie, C., & Rouleau, A. (2021). Geomechanical characterization of a heterogenous rock mass using geological and laboratory test results: a case study of the Niobec Mine, Quebec (Canada). SN Applied Sciences3, 1-20.
  52. Hosseinpour, V., Saeidi, A., Nollet, M. J., & Nastev, M. (2021). Seismic loss estimation software: A comprehensive review of risk assessment steps, software development and limitations. Engineering structures232, 111866.
  53. Jalili Kashtiban, Y., Saeidi, A., Farinas, M. I., & Quirion, M. (2021). A review on existing methods to assess hydraulic erodibility downstream of dam spillways. Water13(22), 3205.
  54. Koulibaly, A. S., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2021). Identification of hydraulic parameters influencing the hydraulic erodibility of spillway flow channels. Water13(21), 2950.
  55. Saeidi, A., Heidarzadeh, S., Lalancette, S., & Rouleau, A. (2021). The effects of in situ stress uncertainties on the assessment of open stope stability: case study at the Niobec Mine, Quebec (Canada). Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment25, 100194.
  56. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Nastev, M. (2021). 3D probabilistic modelling and uncertainty analysis of glacial and post-glacial deposits of the city of Saguenay, Canada. Geosciences11(5), 204.
  57. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Nastev, M. (2021). Seismic microzonation of a region with complex surficial geology based on different site classification approaches. Geoenvironmental Disasters8, 1-13.
  58. Shahbazi, A., Chesnaux, R., & Saeidi, A. (2021). A new combined analytical-numerical method for evaluating the inflow rate into a tunnel excavated in a fractured rock mass. Engineering Geology283, 106003.
  59. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., Chesnaux, R., & Rouleau, A. (2021). The specific length of an underground tunnel and the effects of rock block characteristics on the inflow rate. Geosciences11(12), 517.
  60. Heidarzadeh, S., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2020). Use of probabilistic numerical modeling to evaluate the effect of geomechanical parameter variability on the probability of open-stope failure: a case Study of the Niobec Mine, Quebec (Canada). Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering53(3), 1411-1431.
  61. Richer, B., Saeidi, A., Boivin, M., & Rouleau, A. (2020). Overview of retrogressive landslide risk analysis in sensitive clay slope. Geosciences10(8), 279.
  62. Saeidi, A., Eslami, E., Quirion, M., & Seifaddini, M. (2020). Assessment of rock mass erosion in unlined spillways using developed vulnerability and fragility functions. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards14(4), 280-292.
  63. Seifaddini, M., Saeidi, A., & Doucet, M. (2020). Geomechanical testing report for the company Iamgold. 40. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (Rapport).
  64. Seifaddini, M., Saeidi, A., & Doucet, M. (2020). Geomechanical testing report for the company Iamgold. 35. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (Report).
  65. Seifaddini, M., Saeidi, A., & Farzaneh, M. (2020). Ice stress‐strain curve prediction in uniaxial compression loading in the objective of atmospheric icing risk evaluation. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik (Materials Science & Engineering technology)51(5), 676-684.
  66. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2020). A review of existing methods used to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity of a fractured rock mass. Engineering Geology265, 105438.
  67. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019). A method to determine relevant geomechanical parameters for evaluating the hydraulic erodibility of rock. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering11(5), 1004-1018.
  68. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019). Determining relative block structure rating for rock erodibility evaluation in the case of non-orthogonal joint sets. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering11(1), 72-87.
  69. Heidarzadeh, S., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2019). Evaluation of the effect of geometrical parameters on stope probability of failure in the open stoping method using numerical modeling. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology29(3), 399-408.
  70. Farid, H., Saeidi, A., Farzaneh, M., & Erchiqui, F. (2018). An atmospheric ice empirical failure criterion. Cold Regions Science and Technology146, 81-86.
  71. Foulon, T., Saeidi, A., Chesnaux, R., Nastev, M., & Rouleau, A. (2018). Spatial distribution of soil shear-wave velocity and the fundamental period of vibration–a case study of the Saguenay region, Canada. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards12(1), 74-86.
  72. Heidarzadeh, S., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2018). Assessing the effect of open stope geometry on rock mass brittle damage using a response surface methodology. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences106, 60-73.
  73. Farid, H., Saeidi, A., & Farzaneh, M. (2017). Prediction of failure in atmospheric ice under triaxial compressive stress. Cold Regions Science and Technology138, 46-56.
  74. Levesque, Y., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2017). An earth pressure coefficient based on the geomechanical and geometric parameters of backfill in a mine stope. International Journal of Geo-Engineering8, 1-15.
  75. Farid, H., Farzaneh, M., Saeidi, A., & Erchiqui, F. (2016). A contribution to the study of the compressive behavior of atmospheric ice. Cold Regions Science and Technology121, 60-65.
  76. Saeidi, A., Maazallahi, V., & Rouleau, A. (2016). Assessment of slide surface and pre-slide topography using site investigation data in back analysis. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences88, 29-33.
  77. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2015). An extension of analytical methods for building damage evaluation in subsidence regions to anisotropic beams. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering19(6), 756-772.
  78. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2015). Development of a damage simulator for the probabilistic assessment of building vulnerability in subsidence areas. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences73, 42-53.
  79. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2013). Comparison of building damage assessment methods for risk analysis in mining subsidence regions. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering31(4), 1073-1088.
  80. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Al Heib, M., Verdel, T., & Rouleau, A. (2013). Adjusting the influence function method for subsidence prediction. Key Engineering Materials553, 59-66.
  81. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2012). Development of building vulnerability functions in subsidence regions from analytical methods. Géotechnique62(2), 107-120.
  82. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2011). Développement d’un simulateur de dommages pour l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité en zone d’aléa minier. Mines & carrières (hors-série), (185), 34-38.
  83. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2009). Development of building vulnerability functions in subsidence regions from empirical methods. Engineering Structures31(10), 2275-2286.

Professor at the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi