PUBLICATIONS

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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 & Technology, 122(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 Engineering, 26,105362.
  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 Geomechanics, 25(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 Journal, 122(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 Engineering, 26, 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. Geosciences, 15(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 Reduction, 116, 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 Environment, 84(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 Engineering, 37(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 Werkstofftechnik, 56(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. Water, 17(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 Journal, 32(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 Engineering, 4(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 Engineering, 16(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 Engineering, 16(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 Geohazards, 18(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. Water, 16(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 Geotechnics, 45, 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 Geology, 340, 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 Geotechnica, 19(4), 1965-1979.
  28. Dastjerdy, B., Saeidi, A., & Heidarzadeh, S. (2023). Review of applicable outlier detection methods to treat geomechanical data. Geotechnics, 3(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 Geosciences, 16(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 Hazards, 118(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. Water, 15(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 Engineering, 56(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 Sciences, 82(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 Engineering, 37(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 Disasters, 10(1), 6.
  36. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Nastev, M. (2023). Probabilistic approach for seismic microzonation integrating 3D geological and geotechnical uncertainty. Earthquake Spectra, 39(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 Hydrogeology, 56(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 Disasters, 10(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 Geology, 323, 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 Hydrogeology, 56(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. Geotechnics, 2(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 Space, 7(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 Hydrogeology, 55(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. Sustainability, 14(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. Geosciences, 12(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 Geohazards, 16(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 Engineering, 154, 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. Geosciences, 12(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 Hydrogeology, 54(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 Technology, 107, 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 Sciences, 3, 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 structures, 232, 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. Water, 13(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. Water, 13(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 Environment, 25, 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. Geosciences, 11(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 Disasters, 8, 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 Geology, 283, 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. Geosciences, 11(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 Engineering, 53(3), 1411-1431.
  61. Richer, B., Saeidi, A., Boivin, M., & Rouleau, A. (2020). Overview of retrogressive landslide risk analysis in sensitive clay slope. Geosciences, 10(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 Geohazards, 14(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., & 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.
  65. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2020). A review of existing methods used to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity of a fractured rock mass. Engineering Geology, 265, 105438.
  66. 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 Engineering, 11(5), 1004-1018.
  67. 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 Engineering, 11(1), 72-87.
  68. 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 Technology, 29(3), 399-408.
  69. Seifaddini, M., Saeidi, A., & Doucet, M. (2020). Geomechanical testing report for the company Iamgold. 35. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (Report).
  70. Farid, H., Saeidi, A., Farzaneh, M., & Erchiqui, F. (2018). An atmospheric ice empirical failure criterion. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 146, 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 Geohazards, 12(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 Sciences, 106, 60-73.
  73. Farid, H., Saeidi, A., & Farzaneh, M. (2017). Prediction of failure in atmospheric ice under triaxial compressive stress. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 138, 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-Engineering, 8, 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 Technology, 121, 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 Sciences, 88, 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 Engineering, 19(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 Sciences, 73, 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 Engineering, 31(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 Materials, 553, 59-66.
  81. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2012). Development of building vulnerability functions in subsidence regions from analytical methods. Géotechnique, 62(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 Structures, 31(10), 2275-2286. 

Books

  1. Saeidi A, Deck O, Verdel T. (2011). Développement d’un simulateur de dommages. Éditions Universitaires Européennes. Published, Editions Universitaires Européennes, Mars 2011, 211 pages.

Conferences et book chapters

  1. Fakhri, D., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2025, August). Influence of Rock Mass Joint Openings and Hydraulic Parameters of Dam Spillways on Rock Mass Erosion Under Specific Conditions. 23rd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium – RockEng 2025, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  2. Hossain, A. S. M. F., Saeidi, A., Salsabili, M., Nastev, M. & Suescun, R. J. (2025, March) Analytical and Numerical Investigation of the Site Response Period in The Saguenay Region, Eastern Canada. Proceedings of 3rd Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering – 3CroCEE, Split, Croatia.
  3. Karnati, V.R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2025, August). Impact of Block Geometry on the Rock Mass Erosion: A Laboratory-Scale Model Study. 23rd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium – RockEng 2025, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  4. Karnati, V.R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2025, June). Impact of Joint Orientation on Rock Mass Erosion: Insights from Model Testing. EUROCK 2025, Trondheim, Norway.
  5. Mahdavirad, M., Saeidi, A., Noël, J-F., & Nilsson, C-O. (2025, August). Enhancing Rock Block Volume Estimation in Fractured Rock Masses: Development and Application of a Persistence Factor. 23rd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium – RockEng 2025, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  6. Saeidi, A., Chavali, R.V.P., & Azami, A. (2025, April). Evaluating Vertical Stress in Backfilled Inclined Mine Stopes: Insights from Numerical Modeling and Monte Carlo Simulations. In Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conferene 2025, Atlantis Highlights in Engineering. 40:93-101.
  7. Dastjerdy, B., Saeidi, A., & Heidarzadeh, S. (2024, February). A Proper Methodology to Characterize the Associated Variability of UCS Data for the Metamorphic Rocks Based on Outlier Detection Methods. In Geo-Congress 2024 (pp. 11-23).
  8. Dastjerdy, B., Saeidi, A., & Heidarzadeh, S. H. (2024, July). Evaluation of the applicability of statistical tools for developing stress-depth relationships for the Canadian Shield. In New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: Proceedings of Eurock 2024 (pp. 1218-1223). CRC Press. 
  9. Dastjerdy, B., Saeidi, A., & Heidarzadeh, S. H. (2024, September). A Novel Region-specific Methodology to Characterize Insitu Stress-depth Relationships in The Canadian Shield. Proceedings of the 77th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 16th Joint IAH – CNS Groundwater Conference – GeoMontréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  10. Hossain, A. F., Saeidi, A., Salsabili, M., Nastev, M., & Suescun, J. (2024, June). Soil Dynamic Response and Site Amplification Parameters for Saguenay, Eastern Canada. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication: Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 10(52), 1952-1957.
  11. Hosseinpour, V., Saeidi, A., Nastev, M., & Nollet, M. J. (2024, June). A Monte-Carlo based microzonation model for application in seismic hazard studies. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication: Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 10(58), 2197-2202.
  12. Jacob, S., Saeidi, A., Chavali, R. V. P., & Sadrekarimi, A. (2024, February). Assessment of the Relationship between Undrained Shear Strength and Geotechnical Parameters for Sensitive Clays of Eastern Canada. In Geo-Congress 2024 (pp. 435-445).
  13. Karnati, V. R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2024, September). Effect of joint orientation on the non-dimensional uplift pressure coefficient based on spillway model tests. Proceedings of the 13th Asian Rock mechanics Symposium & ISRM International Symposium 2024, Delhi, India.
  14. Karnati, V. R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2024, September). Hydraulic Pressure Distribution on Inclined Rock Blocks using an Experimental Spillway Model. Proceedings of the 77th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 16th Joint IAH – CNS Groundwater Conference – GeoMontréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  15. Karnati, V. R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2024, June). Effect of Joint Orientation on Rock Mass Erosion Based on Experimental Results Using a Pilot Plant Spillway Model. In ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (p. D031S030R004). ARMA, Golden, Colorado, USA.
  16. Koulibaly, A. S., Jalbout, A., Saeidi, A., Audet, D., Martel, M., Tremblay, K., & Dikonda, R. (2024, September). Geoseismic strategy for monitoring seismic hazard at Westwood mine. In Deep Mining 2024: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining (pp. 219-238). Australian Centre for Geomechanics.
  17. Koulibaly, A. S., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2024, July). Laboratory physical model for studying hydraulic erodibility of fractured rock mass. In New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: Proceedings of Eurock 2024 (pp. 1416-1422). CRC Press.
  18. Motahari M.E., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Patarroyo, J. (2024, June). Determination of hydraulic parameters of a laboratory-scale smooth surface spillway using numerical modeling. Proceedings of CSCE Annual Conference 2024, Niagara Falls, Canada.
  19. Motahari M.E., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Patarroyo, J. (2024, September). Operation of a reduced-scale physical model of a dam spillway monitoring flow components in the channel. Proceedings of the 77th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 16th Joint IAH – CNS Groundwater Conference – GeoMontréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  20. Saeidi, A., Chavali, R.V.P., Seifaddini, M., & Tremblay, A. (2024, November). Back-analysis approach for slope stability evaluation in sensitive clay: case study, La Baie region in Quebec. 17th Pan-American Conference on SoilMechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, La Serena, Chile.
  21. Seifaddini, M., Saeidi, A., Aryanpour, G., & Farzaneh, M. (2024, July). Study of the uniaxial behavior of isotropic ice in relation to time-dependent and time-independent strains. 18th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting (ACEX2024), Barcelona, Spain.
  22. Urmi, Z. A., Saeidi, A., Yerro, A., & Chavalli, R. V. P. (2024, February). Implementation of a New Strain Softening Constitutive Model in the Material Point Method for the Simulation of Retrogressive Failure in Sensitive Clays. In Geo-Congress 2024 (pp. 286-296).
  23. Urmi, Z. A., Saeidi, A., Yerro, A., & Chavalli, R. V. P. (2024, September). Numerical Simulation of the Lemieux Landslide of June 20, 1993, South Nation Valley with Material Point Method. Proceedings of the 77th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 16th Joint IAH – CNS Groundwater Conference – GeoMontréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  24. Attoumane, A., Walter, J., Chesnaux, R., Saeidi, A. (2023). Inferring factors controlling the response time and variability of groundwater levels in regional crystalline aquifers: a statistical data driven analysis. Regional groundwater levels in crystalline aquifers: structural domains, groundwater level monitoring, and factors controlling the response time and variability.
  25. Heidarzadeh, S., & Saeidi, A. (2023, October). Numerical Modelling-Based Methodology for Generating Fragility Curves of Underground Tunnels Under Static Loading. In 15th ISRM Congress (pp. ISRM-15CONGRESS-2023-270), Salzburg, Austria.
  26. Hossain, A. S. M. F., Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Suescun, J. R., & Nastev, M. (2023, November). Effects of shear wave velocity and thickness of soil layers on 1D dynamic response in the Saguenay Region, Quebec. In Rocscience International Conference (RIC 2023), pp. 165-173. Atlantis Press.
  27. Karnati, V. R., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Quirion, M. (2023, June). Effect of Joint Opening and Block Protrusion on the Hydraulic Pressure Around Rock Blocks in Unlined Dam Spillways. In ARMA 57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. ARMA-2023), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  28. Kashtiban, Y. J., Saeidi, A., Farinas, M. I., & Patarroyo, J. (2023, October). Evaluation of the Effect of Rock Surface Irregularities on Energy Gradient in Unlined Dam Spillways. In 15th ISRM Congress (pp. ISRM-15CONGRESS-2023-203), Salzburg, Austria.
  29. Puyhaubert, G., Saeidi, A., Seifaddini, M., & Rouleau, A. (2023). Adjustment of Analytical Methods by Numerical Models for Determining Earth Pressures Behind Retaining Walls. In Engineering Design Applications V: Structures, Materials and Processes (pp. 161-171): Proceedings of the Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting Conference 2022, July, Florence, Italy.
  30. Saeidi, A., Richer, B., Chavali, R. V. P., Boivin, M., & Rouleau, A. (2023, November). Regional-Scale Landslide Hazard Analysis in Sensitive Clays Using an Integrated Approach. In Rocscience International Conference (RIC 2023) (pp. 101-108). Atlantis Press.
  31. Urmi, Z.A., Saeidi, A., Chavali, R.V.P., & Yerro, A. (2023, June). Application of MPM for the prediction of retrogressive failure in sensitive clay slope. In: The 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. NUMGE 2023, London, United Kingdom.
  32. Urmi, Z.A., Yerro, A., & Saeidi, A. (2023, June). Application of MPM for the prediction of retrogressive failure in sensitive clay slope. MPM 2023 Workshop.
  33. Wisse, M. H., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2023, October). Experimental Study of Joint Opening and Block Protrusion Effects on Rock Mass Erosion in Unlined Spillways. In 15th ISRM Congress (pp. ISRM-15CONGRESS-2023-204), Salzburg, Austria.
  34. Wisse, M. H., Koulibaly, A. S., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2023, May). Small-Scale Physical Model for Studying the Effect of Rock Mass Parameters in the Hydraulic Erosion Process of Unlined Spillways. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023 (pp. 89-98).
  35. Hosseinpour, V., Saeidi, A., Nollet, M. J., & Nastev, M. (2022, June). Monte-Carlo based microzonation model for application in seismic hazard studies. 8th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Quebec, Canada.
  36. Hosseinpour, V., Saeidi, A., Nollet, M. J., & Nastev, M. (2022, October). A comprehensive review of seismic hazard and loss estimation software. Proceedings of the 75th Canadian Geotechnical Conference –GeoCalgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  37. Jacob, S., Chavali, R. V. P., Saeidi, A., & Sadrekarimi, A.  (2022, June). Assessment of post-peak strain-softening behaviour of EasternCanadian sensitive clays. 8th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Quebec, Canada.
  38. Jalili Kashtiban, Y., Saeidi, A., Farinas, MI., & Patarroyo, J. (2022, October). Evaluation of the effect of rock surface irregularities on the hydraulic parameters of water in unlined dam spillways. Proceedings of the 75th Canadian Geotechnical Conference –GeoCalgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  39. Mahdavirad, M., Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., & Noël, J.-F. (2022, August). Representative Elementary Volume (REV) of a jointed rock mass for determination of the block size. 22nd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium- RockEng22 Symposium, Kingstone, Ontario, Canada.
  40. Puyhaubert, G., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2022, July). Determination of Active Earth Pressure behind Rigid Retaining Walls using Numerical and Analytical Solutions. 15th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting, ACEX, Florence, Italy.
  41. Saeidi, A., Chavali, R.V.P., & Tremblay, A. (2022, July). Back-analysis of Shallow Landslides at La Baie, Quebec. 5th International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Nicosia, North Cyprus.
  42. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., Chesnaux, R., & Rouleau, A. (2022, April). Numerical investigation of the relationship between the inflow rate to the tunnel, block volume and block surface area, Rocscience International Conference, The Evolution of Geotech, 141.
  43. Urmi, Z. A., Chavali, R. V. P., Saeidi, A., & Yerro, A.  (2022, June). Prediction of remolded shear strain for eastern Canadian sensitive clays. 8th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Quebec, Canada.
  44. Urmi, Z. A., Chavali, R. V. P., Saeidi, A., & Yerro, A.  (2022, October). Analytical and numerical assessment of the effect of erosion in sensitive clay landslide: a case study of Saint-Jude Landslide. Proceedings of the 75th Canadian Geotechnical Conference –GeoCalgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  45. Wisse, M. H., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2022, June). Determining relevant joint orientation parameters for evaluating rock mass erosion hazard in unlined spillways. 8th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Quebec, Canada.
  46. Wisse, M. H., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2022, October). Relative Importance of Rock Mass Geometrical Parameters on Erosion in a Dam Spillway Tailrace using a Small-Scale Physical Model. Proceedings of the 75th Canadian Geotechnical Conference –GeoCalgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  47. Attoumane, A., Walter, J., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2021, April). A similarity test for the compartementalization of crystalline rocks into structural domains. In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. EGU21-9979).
  48. Chehri, A., & Saeidi, A. (2021, May). IoT and deep learning solutions for an automated crack detection for the inspection of concrete bridge structures. In Human Centred Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Centered Intelligent Systems (pp. 110-119). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
  49. Jacob S., Saeidi A., Chavali R. V. P. (2021, September) Comparison of existing methods of determination of remolding energy. Proceedings of the 74th Canadian Geotechnical Conference – GeoNiagara, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
  50. Jacob, S., Chavali, R. V. P., Saeidi, A., & Sadrekarimi, A.  (2021, May). Remoulding energy as a criterion in assessing cyclic failure and retrogression in sensitive clays. Scientific Symposium on the Saint Jean Vianney disaster of 1951 – 50 years of progression of geotechnical knowledge, Chicoutimi, Canada.
  51. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau, A., & Nastev, M. (2021, May). Le développement de corrélations entre la vitesse des ondes de cisaillement et des données de piézocône sismique: une étude dans des dépôts d’argile sensible du sud du Québec’ Colloque scientifique. Le Sinistre de Saint-Jean-Vianney de 1971, Chicoutimi, Canada.
  52. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2021, September). Dependency of the average inflow rate to the tunnel excavated in a fractured rock mass to its length and direction. Proceedings of the 74th Canadian Geotechnical Conference – GeoNiagara, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
  53. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2021, April). Numerical investigation of the relationship between the inflow rate to the tunnel, block volume and block surface area. In The Evolution of Geotech-25 Years of Innovation: Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conference (RIC) 2021 (pp. 141-147). CRC Press.
  54. Askaripour, M., Saeidi, A., Rouleau A., Mercier-Langevin, P. (2020, September). Determination of the effects of rock mineralogy on the point load compressive strength of rock. Proceedings of the 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference – GeoVirtual 2020, Canada.
  55. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2020, September). Probabilistic 3D modeling of layered soil deposits: Application in seismic risk assessment. Proceedings of the 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference – GeoVirtual 2020, Canada.
  56. Shahbazi, A., Saeidi, A., & Chesnaux, R. (2020, September). Numerical modeling for determining the local vertical hydraulic gradient at the wall of a tunnel. Proceedings of the 73rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference – GeoVirtual 2020, Canada.
  57. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019, June). Determining geomechanical parameters controlling the hydraulic erodibility of rock in unlined spillways. In Sustainable and Safe Dams Around the World/Un monde de barrages durables et sécuritaires: Proceedings of the 2019 Symposium of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD 2019) (pp. 2083-2096). CRC Press, Ottawa, Canada.
  58. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019, March). Determining rock mass parameters governing the hydraulic erodibility of rock. The Earth Sciences Meeting (Carrefour des Sciences de la Terre), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Canada.
  59. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019, October). Determining the most representative parameter for quantifying the rock block size used for evaluating the hydraulic erodibility of rock. Proceedings of the 72nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference – GeoSt. John’s 2019, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
  60. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019). Impact de la direction de l’écoulement sur l’érodabilité hydraulique du roc. Journée des Sciences de la Terre et de l’Environnement, Quebec.
  61. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2019, May). Impact of rock block’s shape and orientation on the hydraulic erodibility process. Proceedings of the GAC-MAC 2019, Québec, Québec, Canada.
  62. Heidarzadeh, S., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2019, September). Probabilistic numerical evaluation of the open stope compression failure at the Niobec Mine, Quebec (Canada). In 14th ISRM Congress (pp. ISRM-15CONGRESS-2019-317), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
  63. Saeidi A, Deck O, Verdel T. (2019, June). Determination of building damage in subsidence regions. 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure, Chania, Greece.
  64. Seifaddini, M., & Saeidi, A. (2019, July). Ice stress-strain curve prediction in uniaxial compression loading in the Objective of Atmospheric Icing Risk Evaluation. 13th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting (ACEX2019), Athens, Greek.
  65. Salsabili, M., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2019, June). Comparison of code-oriented site classification in the Saguenay region, Québec. Proceedings of the 12th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Québec, Québec, Canada.
  66. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi, A., & Quirion, M. (2018, September). Determining rock erodibility parameter «relative block structure» for non-perpendicular hydraulic flow. Proceedings of the 71st Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 13th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference– GeoEdmonton 2018, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  67. Boumaiza, L., Saeidi A, Quirion M. (2018, mai). Perspective d’amélioration de l’évaluation de l’érodabilité hydraulique du roc dans les canaux d’évacuation de crues des barrages. ACFAS 2018, Chicoutimi, Canada.
  68. Saeidi, A., Boumaiza, L., Quirion, M. (2018, October). Geomechanical parameters controlling the hydraulic erodibility of rock. DSIG Workshop on Rock Erosion at Spillways, Kim Pate, Seattle City Light, USA.
  69. Saeidi, A., Boumaiza, L., Quirion, M. (2018, October). Overview of methods used to assess rock scour in spillways. DSIG Workshop on Rock Erosion at Spillways, Kim Pate, Seattle City Light, USA.
  70. Foulon, T., Saeidi, A., Chesnaux, R. ,& Nastev, M. (2016). Geological modeling of the sedimentary basin of the municipality of Saguenay, Québec, Canada. Proceedings of GeoVancouver 2016, Vancouver, Canada.
  71. Lévesque, Y., Saeidi, A., & Rouleau, A. (2016, October). Estimating earth pressure exerted by the backfill on the vertical pillars in underground mine stopes. Proceedings of the 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 11th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference – GeoVancouver 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  72. Saeidi, A. (2016, October). Geotechnical Seismic Risk Zonation Of The City Of Saguenay And Risk Assessment For The Public Buildings. Proceedings of the 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 11th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference – GeoVancouver 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  73. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., & Verdel, T. (2015). Continuum mechanics beam theory for determining soil-structure interaction uncertainties and their effects on building vulnerability functions in subsidence regions. Iranian Society of Structural Engineering.
  74. Saeidi, A., Maazallahi, V., & Rouleau, A. (2015). Locating pre-slide topography using site investigation data, case study of the Maskun landslide, Iran. In 13th ISRM Congress (pp. ISRM-15CONGRESS-2015-379), Montreal, Québec, Canada.
  75. Rouleau, A., GAGNÉ, E. B., Saeidi, A., & Cloutier, V. (2014, October). Bedrock aquifer characterization based on underground mine site investigation: results and opportunities. In 2014 GSA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia.
  76. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Verdel, T., & Rouleau, A. (2014). Soil-structure interaction uncertainties and their effects on the development of building vulnerability functions in subsidence regions. GeoRegina 2014. 67th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Regina, Canada.
  77. Saeidi, A,, Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2013). Développement d’un simulateur de dommages permettant d’étudier la vulnérabilité d’un territoire soumis aux aléas mouvements de terrains. Québec Mine 2013, Québec, Canada.
  78. Saeidi, A,, Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2013). Analyse des risques liés à la subsidence des terrains suite à des exploitations minières souterraines. Les entretiens Jacques Cartier, exploitations minières passées et présentes, impacts environnementaux et sociétaux., Pôle montagne, France.
  79. Saeidi, A,, Deck, O., Verdel, T., Al-Heib, M., Rouleau, A. (2012). Methodology for adjusting the influence function method for subsidence prediction. ACEX2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
  80. Rouleau, A., Saeidi, A., Gagné, E. (2012). Hydrogeomechanical processes at underground mine sites:research results and opportunities. International Conference Groundwater in Fractured Rocks, Prague.
  81. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2012). Comparison of building damage assessment methods for risk analysis in mining subsidence regions.  A case study for french iron-ore.International Congress on the Management of Mining Wastes and Closed Mines, Marrakech, Morocco.
  82. Pasha pour, A., Saeidi, A., Ajayebi, S.A. (2011). Determination of unstable zones around circular tunnels by TUNSIM software. 3er, Iranien Conference on Mining, Tehran, Iran.
  83. Saeidi A. (2009). Développement d’un simulateur de dommages en zone d’aléa minier – Application à la ville de Joeuf.Les Entretiens du RGC&U, Paris, France.
  84. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2009). Développement de fonctions de vulnérabilité analytiques en zone d’affaissement minier. XXVIIèmes rencontres AUGC 2009, St. Malo, France.
  85. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2008). Development of buildings vulnerability functions in subsidence régions from empirical methods.Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Damage Assessment and Reconstruction after Natural Disasters and Previous, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  86. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2008). Développement d’un simulateur de dommages pour l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité des bâtiments en zone d’affaissement minier–application à la ville de JOEUF. XXVIe Rencontres Universitaires de Génie Civil, Nancy, France.
  87. Saeidi, A., Deck, O., Verdel, T. (2008). Development of a simulator of damage for evaluation of the vulnerability of buildings in subsidence zones–case study: Joeuf City. Post-Mining 2008, Nancy.

Scientific reports

1.  Foulon T, Saeidi A, Chesnaux R, Rouleau A. (2015). Coupes stratigraphiques sur le territoire de la Ville de Saguenay, Programme évaluation des risques d’aléas géologiques à l’échelle nationale. Rapport de phase 2.55. Geological Survey of Canada.

2.  Foulon T, Saeidi A, Chesnaux R, Rouleau A. (2015). Programme évaluation des risques d’aléas géologiques à l’échelle nationale. Rapport de phase 1. 22. Geological Survey of Canada

3.  Saeidi A, Deck O. (2013). Développement d’un simulateur de dommages appliqué aux risques naturels et leurs impacts sur les ouvrages en surface.60. Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine

Professor at the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi