Amir Shahkolahi - Considerations for designing and modelling geogrids for soil stabilisation and reinforcement

Amir Shahkolahi will discuss considerations for designing and modelling geogrids for soil stabilisation and reinforcement

Webinar Description

This webinar will review geogrid-aggregate interaction mechanisms and performance tests in different applications, and the parameters which can affect this interaction. It also reviews test methods and procedures for modelling the performance of geogrid and a brief pros and cons of each method. It then provides a summary of the most important performance parameters for geogrids and what needs to be considered when applying performance test results into design procedures.

About the presenter

Amir has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Civil Engineering. As a designer, project manager and researcher, he has been involved in Civil and Geosynthetic industry over the last 20 years. He is the Technical Manager at Global Synthetics. Amir is the Vice-Chair of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) Queensland chapter, member of the International Geosynthetic Society Technical Committees for reinforcement (TC-R) and Stabilisation (TC-S), Board member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)-Australian Section, member of the ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics, Industry Board member of the Australian Pavement Research Hub, Board member of ARC Training Centre for Advanced Technologies in rail Track Infrastructure (ITTC- Rail), and member of the Standards Australia Technical Committee CE/032-Reinforced fill structures working group. He is also a Board member of  the International Geosynthetic Society Technical Committees for Barriers (TC-B), board member of the QLD Landfill Working Group, Board member of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery of Australia in QLD, guest lecturer at Sunshine Coast University and University of Wollongong (UOW), and the industry supervisor and advisor for several Geosynthetic research projects in Australia and overseas.