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

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

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.

Administrative

Administrative expertise

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

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.