Mr M. Mahdi Biabani

Qualifications

BSc, MSc

Education

• 2006
  Bachelor of science in Civil Engineering, Gorgan University, Iran
• 2007
  Master of science in Civil Engineering CSUF, California State University, Fullerton, USA

Employment

• 2008
  California state university, USA, 18 months
• 2006
  Falat Asia Company, Iran, 2 years
• 2004
  Abniyeh Company, Iran, 2 years
• 2002
  Falat Asia Company, Iran, 2 years

Research Interests

• Cyclic load in railway
• Railway sub-structure (including Ballast and Sub-ballast)
• Soil reinforcement

Supervisors

• Professor Buddhima Indraratna
• Dr Vinod Jayan Sylaja

Research Topic

Behaviour of geocell reinforced Sub-ballast during cyclic loading

Research Abstract

This research is aimed to study the performance of subballast in reinforced condition. Employing geocell as reinforcement will lead to increasing of sub-ballast confinement and remarkable improvement of sub-ballast performance. By reinforcing sub-ballast using geocell, this research aims to increase number of load cycle, thereby using train with higher speed. Furthermore, ballast performance will be improved through sub-ballast reinforcement, which in turn reduces tamping time and cost of maintenance.