Dr. Amin Soltani
Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Campus
Fields of research
- Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy
- Civil geotechnical engineering
- Civil engineering
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- Publications
Discussion: Utilizing Waste-Shredded Rubber Pieces for Improved Foundation Stability [Transp. Infrastruct. Geotech. 11(6), 3941-3968]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40515-025-00559-y
Editorial: Use of biopolymers in environmental geotechnics
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jenge.2025.12.4.273
Material recovery from waste rubber tyres and their geoenvironmental utilisation: a review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jenge.24.00103
Discussion: Determination of Atterberg Limits Using the Vane Shear Test Method [Bull. Min. Res. Exp. (2024) 174: 1-10]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.19111/bulletinofmre.1647192
Discussion: Atterberg limits determination and soil classification using fall cone device on the silty sands and sandy silts [International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 19(1-3): 78-87
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/19386362.2025.2502774
Reducing Lime Consumption Demand for Stabilizing High Plasticity Clay Using Xanthan Gum
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40891-025-00640-z
Discussion of "Prediction of the undrained shear strength of remolded soil with non-linear regression, fuzzy logic, and artificial neural network" [J. Mt. Sci. 21(9): 3108-3122]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s11629-025-9538-y
Discussion: A Fuzzy Classification Process for Swelling Soils [Transp. Infrastruct. Geotechnol. 10(3), 474-487]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40515-023-00320-3
Discussion: Development of a Single-Point Method to Determine Soil Plastic Limit Using Fall-Cone Data [Geotech Geol Eng 41:4473-4485, 2023]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10706-023-02679-z
Biopolymer stabilization of clayey soil
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2023.12.020
Statistical Reappraisal of the Wax and Mercury Methods for Shrinkage Limit Determinations of Fine-Grained Soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10706-024-02781-w
Unique Relationship Between Optimum Compaction Properties of Fine-Grained Soils Across Rational Compactive Efforts: A Validation Study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40515-024-00390-x
Enhancing earth dam slope stability prediction with integrated AI and statistical models
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.asoc.2024.111999
Discussion of Strength Evaluation of Expansive Soil Stabilized with LeadZinc Mine Tailings and Cement: An Artificial Intelligence Approach [DOI: 10.1007/s42947-02400450-y]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s42947-024-00459-3
Sustainability in Ground Improvement: The Case of Xanthan Gum Biopolymer
- Book
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-3-031-75313-8
Modeling the Effects of Particle Shape on Damping Ratio of Dry Sand by Simple Shear Testing and Artificial Intelligence
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/app13074363
Converting optimum compaction properties of fine-grained soils between rational energy levels
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.101096
Predicting the Strength Performance of Hydrated-Lime Activated Rice Husk Ash-Treated Soil Using Two Grey-Box Machine Learning Models
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/geotechnics3030048
Effects of particle shape on shear modulus of sand using dynamic simple shear testing
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s12517-023-11524-9
Experimental study on cyclic simple shear behaviour of predominantly dilative silica sand
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/19386362.2022.2135226
Reappraisal of linear shrinkage test for plasticity index determination and classification of fine-grained soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.clay.2023.106920
Discussion of 'Factors influencing undrained strength of fine-grained soils at high water contents' [Geomechanics and Geoengineering 13(4), 276-287]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/17486025.2021.2015457
Predicting the Compactability of Artificially Cemented Fine-Grained Soils Blended with Waste-Tire-Derived Aggregates
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40515-021-00214-2
Discussion: Effects of Plastic Waste Materials on Geotechnical Properties of Clayey Soil [DOI: 10.1007/s40515-020-00145-4]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40515-022-00224-8
Cyclic swell-shrink behaviour of an expansive soil treated with a sulfonated oil
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgrim.19.00084
Tyre rubber and expansive soils: Two hazards, one solution
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jcoma.18.00075
Review on IPCC Reports
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-981-19-1898-8_5
Modeling the Compaction Characteristics of Fine-Grained Soils Blended with Tire-Derived Aggregates
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3420-6
Comments on 'Strength and Deformation Behavior of Fine-Grained Soils Reinforced with Hair Fibers and Its Application in Pavement Design' by Ayothiraman et al. [Journal of Natural Fibers, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2021.1954129]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/15440478.2022.2134260
Intermittent swelling and shrinkage of a highly expansive soil treated with polyacrylamide
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2021.04.009
Experiments and Dimensional Analysis of Waste Tire-Based Permeable Pavements
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgein.21.00029
Reappraisal of Fall-Cone Flow Curve for Soil Plasticity Determinations
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1520/GTJ20200312
Stabilization of a highly expansive soil using waste-tire-derived aggregates and lime treatment
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01133
Discussion of "Behaviour of a Foam Mixture as a Lightweight Construction Material" [Int J of Geosynth and Ground Eng (2021) 7(3), 51]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40891-022-00369-z
Comments on "Possibility of using torvane shear testing device for soil conditioning optimization by Avunduk et al. [Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 107 (2021) 103665]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.tust.2022.104459
Compressibility Behavior of Soft-Rigid Granular Mixtures Bound with Polyurethane Binder
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002237
Discussion: Predicting Compaction Properties of Soils at Different Compaction Efforts
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgeen.22.00053
Discussion: The Impact of Variation of Gypsum and Water Content on the Engineering Properties of Expansive Soil [DOI: 10.1007/s40515-021-00192-5]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s40515-021-00216-0
Machine learning techniques for relating liquid limit obtained by Casagrande cup and fall cone test in low-medium plasticity fine grained soils [Eng. Geol. (2021) 294, 106381]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106746
An objective framework for determination of the air-entry value from the soil-water characteristic curve
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100298
Improved shear strength performance of compacted rubberized clays treated with sodium alginate biopolymer
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/polym13050764
Discussion: Determining the plasticity properties of high plastic clays: a new empirical approach [Arab J Geosci (2020) 13(11), 394]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s12517-021-06757-5
Discussion: A comparative study on the application of artificial intelligence networks versus regression analysis for the prediction of clay plasticity [Arab J Geosci (2021) 14(7), 534]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s12517-021-08566-2
Modeling the compaction characteristics of fine-grained soils blended with tire-derived aggregates
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/su13147737
Mechanical Performance of Tire-Derived Aggregate Permeable Pavements Under Live Traffic Loads
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-3-030-77230-7_39
Improving the behaviours of expansive soils using recycled tyres
Infiltration rates of recycled tyre-based permeable asphalt pavements and future maintenance
Reappraisal of the astm/aashto standard rolling device method for plastic limit determination of fine-grained soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/geosciences11060247
Discussion of "the flow index of clays and its relationship with some basic geotechnical properties" by G. Spagnoli, M. Feinendegen, L. di Matteo, and D. A. Rubinos, published in geotechnical testing journal 42, no. 6 (2019): 1685-1700
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1520/GTJ20190423
A novel formula for the prediction of swelling pressure of compacted expansive soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgele.20.00010
Improved geotechnical behavior of an expansive soil amended with tire-derived aggregates having different gradations
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/min10100923
Discussion: Influence of external stress and initial density on the volumetric behavior of an expansive clay during wetting [Environ Earth Sci (2020) 79(10), 211]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s12665-020-09249-z
Field performance monitoring of waste tire-based permeable pavements
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.trgeo.2020.100384
Effect of pore water chemistry on the behaviour of a kaolin–bentonite mixture during drying and wetting cycles
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/19648189.2018.1428691
A dimensional description of the unconfined compressive strength of artificially cemented fine-grained soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/01694243.2020.1717804
Improving workability of cement paste backfill using new binders
Application of slag–cement and fly ash for strength development in cemented paste backfills
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/min9010022
A note on determination of the preconsolidation pressure
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1520/JTE20170689
Engineering reactive clay systems by ground rubber replacement and polyacrylamide treatment
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/polym11101675
Mechanical behavior of micaceous clays
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2019.04.001
Strength development and strain localization behavior of cemented paste backfills using Portland cement and fly ash
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/ma12203282
Comments on effect of wetting-drying-freezing-thawing cycles on the swelling behaviour of the Yanji mudstone [Environ Earth Sci (2019) 78: 435]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s12665-019-8522-7
A simplified method for determination of the soil–water characteristic curve variables
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/19386362.2017.1344450
Discussion of "Optimization of carpet waste fibers and steel slag particles to reinforce expansive soil using response surface methodology" by M. Shahbazi, M. Rowshanzamir, S.M. Abtahi, S.M. Hejazi [Appl. Clay Sci., doi:10.1016/j.clay.2016.11.027]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.clay.2017.07.020
Discussion of "compaction and Strength Behavior of Tire Crumbles-Fly Ash Mixed with Clay" by Akash Priyadarshee, Arvind Kumar, Deepak Gupta, and Pankaj Pushkarna
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002701
Optimization model for integrated river basin management with the hybrid WOAPSO algorithm
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jher.2019.07.002
Swell–shrink–consolidation behavior of rubber–reinforced expansive soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1520/GTJ20170313
Consistency limits and compaction characteristics of clay soils containing rubber waste
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgeen.18.00042
Swell-shrink behavior of rubberized expansive clays during alternate wetting and drying
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/min9040224
Mechanical performance of Jute Fiber-reinforced micaceous clay composites treated with Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/ma12040576
Discussion on "Effects of lime addition on geotechnical properties of sedimentary soil in Curitiba, Brazil" [J Rock Mech Geotech Eng 10 (2018) 188-194]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2018.08.008
A sulphonated oil for stabilisation of expansive soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/10298436.2017.1408270
Interfacial shear strength of rubber-reinforced clays: A dimensional analysis perspective
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgein.18.00045
Experiments and dimensional analysis of contaminated clay soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jenge.18.00018
Expansion, consolidation, compaction and strength characteristics of rubber-reinforced expansive soils
Stabilization of soft clay using short fibers and poly vinyl alcohol
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2018.05.001
Rubber powder-polymer combined stabilization of South Australian expansive soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1680/jgein.18.00009
Swell–compression characteristics of a fiber–reinforced expansive soil
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2017.11.009
A framework for interpretation of the compressibility behavior of soils
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1520/GTJ20170088
Treatment of expansive soils with quality saline pore water by cyclic drying and wetting
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.22059/JDESERT.2015.54085
Swelling Potential of a Stabilized Expansive Soil: A Comparative Experimental Study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10706-017-0204-1
Discussion of "Compressibility Behavior of Soils: A Statistical Approach" by Syed Iftekhar Ahmed and Sumi Siddiqua [Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, doi: 10.1007/s10706-016-9996-7]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10706-016-0062-2
Models for predicting the seepage velocity and seepage force in a fiber reinforced silty soil
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.02.002
