Dr. Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh

Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC)

Louisiana State University, USA

Research Professor

Email: cefars@lsu.edu

Qualifications

1997 Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Civil Engineering

1988 M.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Civil Engineering

1985 B.S., University of Jordan, Civil Engineering

Publications (Selected)

1. Shoaib, M. M., & Abu-Farsakh, M. Y. (2025). Developing tree-based machine learning models for estimating the pile setup parameter for clay soils. Transportation Research Record, 2679(1), 656-669.
2. Nobahar, M., Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Izadifar, M. (2024). Evaluating the mechanisms and performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Load Transfer Platform of pile-supported embankments design methods. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 52(6), 1112-1133.
3. Khasib, I., Amirmojahedi, M., & Abu-Farsakh, M. (2024). Evaluating the direct CPT-based design methods for estimating the end bearing and side resistance of instrumented test piles. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 42(7), 5871-5890.
4. Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Shoaib, M. M. (2024). Machine learning models to evaluate the load-settlement behavior of piles from cone penetration test data. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 42(5), 3433-3449.
5. Rosti, F., & Abu-Farsakh, M. (2024). An elastoplastic model to simulate pile installation and setup in clay soils. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 42(5), 3027-3041.
6. Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Moontakim Shoaib, M. (2024). Estimating the Ultimate Capacity of Piles Using Machine Learning Models Based on CPT Data. In IFCEE 2024 (pp. 126-135).
7. Shoaib, M. M., & Abu-Farsakh, M. Y. (2024). Exploring tree-based machine learning models to estimate the ultimate pile capacity from cone penetration test data. Transportation Research Record, 2678(1), 136-149.
8. Izadifar, M., Luo, N., Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Chen, S. (2023). Performance evaluation of design methods for geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported embankments. Transportation Research Record, 2677(11), 458-475.
9. Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Idries, A. (2023). Enhancement of clay-concrete interface strength through applying cycles of heating and cooling. Geothermics, 113, 102772.
10. Abu-Farsakh, M., Zadehmohamad, M., & Voyiadjis, G. Z. (2023). Incorporating the Benefits of Geosynthetic into MEPDG. Infrastructures, 8(2), 35.
11. Souri, A., Amirmojahedi, M., Abu-Farsakh, M., & Voyiadjis, G. Z. (2023). Development of unified p–y curve model for clays using finite element analysis of laterally loaded piles. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 60(7), 1055-1072.
12. Ikbarieh, A., Izadifar, M., Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Voyiadjis, G. Z. (2023). A parametric study of embankment supported by geosynthetic reinforced load transfer platform and timber piles tip on sand. Transportation Geotechnics, 38, 100901.
13. Chaabani, W., Remadna, M. S., & Abu-Farsakh, M. (2022). Numerical modeling of the ultimate bearing capacity of strip footings on reinforced sand layer overlying clay with voids. Infrastructures, 8(1), 3.
14. Hanandeh, S., Ardah, H., Ardah, A., & Abu-Farsakh, M. (2022). Prediction of the resilient modulus of stabilized weak subgrade for pavement design structure. Transportation Geotechnics, 37, 100856.
15. Zadehmohamad, M., Luo, N., Abu-Farsakh, M., & Voyiadjis, G. (2022). Evaluating long-term benefits of geosynthetics in flexible pavements built over weak subgrades by finite element and Mechanistic-Empirical analyses. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 50(3), 455-469.

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