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Email

mahdi.miri@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Education
Bachelors Degree
Amirkabir University of Technology
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Amirkabir University of Technology
PhD
Swinburne University of Technology
Graduate Certificate
Swinburne University of Technology
ORCID

0000-0002-9231-8598

Prof Mahdi Miri Disfani

Professor
Department of Infrastructure Engineering

158 Scholarly works
44 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Micro-scale investigation of the role of fabric on internal stability of gap-graded soils
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107713
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Erodibility and mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soils close to the borderline of geometric stability: influence of critical parameters
    DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2025-0755
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Cyclic loading effects on flexible-bonded soft-rigid granular mixes
    DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202534007013
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Micromechanics of flexible bonded soft-rigid granular mixes using a new contact model
    DOI: 10.1007/s10035-025-01584-x
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    A Geotechnical Centrifuge to Underpin Australia's Energy and Construction
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Paving the Way to Greener Roads and Healthier Waterways
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Geomaterials: Physics-Inspired AI Framework
Mahdi Miri Disfani

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2014
Finalist for The Australian Innovation Challenge The Australian and Department of Industry
2012
Highly Commended Award for Excellence in Research and Education Australian Pavement and Recycling Association (Auststab)
2010
Winner Post–Graduate Student Prize (Physical Science) Royal Society of Victoria

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Investigation of the Combined Effects of Surface Roughness, Gradation, Mineralogy, and Effective Stress on the Large-Displacement Behavior of Sand-Structure Interfaces
    DOI: 10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-13438
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A new pile-soil interface and its application in battered mini piles under monotonic lateral load in cohesive soil
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106922
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Deformation Mechanism of Bound Soft-Rigid Granular Mixtures
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-8237-6_34
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    EVOLUTION OF FABRIC DUE TO SUSCEPTIBILITY OF FINE PARTICLES IN INTERNALLY UNSTABLE GAP-GRADED SOILS
    DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012054
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Stiffness and Flexural Strength of Cement-Stabilized Recycled Aggregate Mixtures for Pavement Subbase
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-8229-1_6
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC EVOLUTION OF BOUND SOFT-RIGID MIXTURES USING IMAGING ANALYSIS
    DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012087

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Rapid Geothermal Harvesting via Innovative Low-Cost Screw Pile Systems
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Advancing the Engineering of Minipile Systems to Frontier Applications

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