Dr Majidreza ( Majid ) Nazem

Biography

Majid Nazem works in the area of computational mechanics, and is interested in the application of numerical methods in geotechnical problems.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Newcastle, 2006

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Research

Research keywords

• Adaptive Finite Element Methods
• Contact Mechanics
• Finite Plasticity
• Large deformations
• Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis

Research expertise

Computational Geomechanics

Finite Elements Method

Finite Plasticity

Contact Mechanics

Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction

Collaboration

Numerical analysis of reinforced concrete structures

Dynamic analysis of geotechnical problems

Adaptive finite element methods

Multi-seam mining/ land subsidence

Languages

• English
• Persian (Excluding Dari)

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
090501	Civil Geotechnical Engineering	65
091599	Interdisciplinary Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified	25
010299	Applied Mathematics Not Elsewhere Classified	10

Centres and Groups

Centre

• ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling

Awards

Research Award.

2006	Trollope Medal AGS (Australia) Best paper published in Geotechnical Engineering

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Representative of Discipline of Civil, Surveying, and Environmental, Marketing Committee Group (MCG) of the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Engineering Mechanics
• Finite Elements
• Fortran programming language
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Soil Mechanics
• Stress Analysis
• Theory of Structures

Teaching expertise

CIVL3280 – Geomechanics II.

CIVL4110 – Theory of Structures III.

CIVL4201 – Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

CIVL4830 – Stress and Finite Element Analysis.

GENG1001 – Introduction to Engineering Mechanics.

GENG1002 – Engineering Computations.