Meghdad Bagheri

Dr Meghdad Bagheri

Senior Lecturer

Department of Engineering & Construction , School Of Architecture, Computing And Engineering

Meghdad is the Course Leader for both the MEng/BEng Civil Engineering Full-time and Degree Apprenticeship programmes.

Meghdad Bagheri

OVERVIEW

Meghdad earned his MSc in Geotechnics through a joint programme offered by the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow. Following a brief stint in research at the University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt University, he embarked on his PhD journey at the University of Nottingham, UK. His doctoral research focused on the experimental exploration of the time and rate-dependent characteristics of unsaturated London clay.

Throughout his doctoral studies, Meghdad served as the primary Teaching Assistant for geotechnics modules at the University of Nottingham. Concurrently, he held positions as a part-time research assistant at the University of Warwick and as an HPL at the Cambridge Education Group.

In 2019, Meghdad transitioned to Coventry University, where he assumed the role of Lecturer in Civil Engineering. His tenure at Coventry University was marked by significant contributions to the advancement and enhancement of Civil Engineering programmes, encompassing full-time, part-time, and degree apprenticeship courses.

Dr Bagheri further enriched his academic journey by joining the University of East London in 2023 as a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering. At UEL, he serves as the Course Leader for both the MEng/BEng Civil Engineering Full-time and Degree Apprenticeship programmes, further solidifying his commitment to academic excellence and leadership in the field.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Dr Bagheri is an active researcher in the realm of fundamental unsaturated soil mechanics, climate change adaptation, and infrastructure resilience, boasting a notable portfolio of high-quality research publications primarily featured in Q1 journals and esteemed international conference proceedings. His passion for experimental geotechnics has driven the development of numerous cutting-edge testing systems and sensors, including an innovative performance-improved high-capacity tensiometer, a suction and temperature-controlled CRS oedometer system, and a suction-monitored oedometer cell, among others.

Meghdad's current research endeavours encompass a diverse array of themes:
 

  • Harnessing artificial intelligence for applications in geotechnical engineering
  • Early warning intelligent systems tailored to safeguard ageing infrastructure
  • Leveraging satellite-based earth observation techniques for infrastructure asset management
  • Investigating the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated clays within the context of energy and environmental geotechnics
  • Employing numerical modelling techniques to analyse pile-supported earth structures.
  • Validating advanced soil constitutive models through empirical means

PUBLICATIONS

1.    Sheridan, B, Bagheri, M & Rezania, M (2024), 'Thermal creep and stress relaxation of London clay', International Journal of Geomechanics, vol. 24, no. 4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-9074

2.    Bagheri, M & Bate, E (2024), 'Evaluation of delays in technical approval of UK Highways Act s.278 projects', Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, In Press.

3.    Es-haghi, M S, Rezania, M & Bagheri, M (2023), 'Machine-learning based estimation of soil’s true air-entry value from GSD curves', Gondwana Research, vol. 123, pp. 280-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.06.012  

4.    Bagheri, M, Akinniyi, D & Matziaris, V (2023), 'Reliability of HCT-based Soil Water Retention Curves', E3S Web of Conferences, vol. 382, 25004, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338225004 

5.    Akinniyi, D & Bagheri, M (2023), 'Critical state parameters for a saturated lateritic clay', Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies, 1st Edition, CRC Press, ISBN: 9781003299127, pp. 329-339.

6.    Bagheri, M & Matziaris, V (2022), 'The combined effect of clay and moisture content on very small strain stiffness of compacted sand-clay mixture', Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Rahman and Jaksa (Eds), Sydney, Australia, ISBN 978-0-9946261-4-1.

7.    Bagheri, M & Rezania, M (2022), 'Effect of soil moisture evaporation rate on dynamic measurement of water retention curve with high-capacity tensiometer', International Journal of Geomechanics, vol. 22, no. 3, 04021301 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002291

8.    Bagheri, M & Rezania, M (2021), 'Geological & geotechnical characteristics of London clay from the Isle of Sheppey', Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Journal, vol. 39, pp. 1701-1713, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01572-3

9.    Rezania, M, Bagheri, M & Mousavi Nezhad, M (2020), 'Creep and consolidation of a stiff clay under saturated and unsaturated conditions', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 728-741, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2018-0398

10.    Bagheri, M, Mousavi Nezhad, M & Rezania, M (2020), 'A CRS oedometer cell for unsaturated and non-isothermal tests', Geotechnical Testing Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, GTJ20180204, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20180204

11.    Bagheri, M, Rezania, M & Mousavi Nezhad, M (2019), 'Rate-dependency and Stress-Relaxation of Unsaturated Clays', International Journal of Geomechanics, vol. 19, no. 12, 04019128, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001507

12.    Bagheri, M, Rezania, M & Mousavi Nezhad, M (2018), 'Cavitation in high-capacity tensiometers: effect of water reservoir surface roughness', Geotechnical Research, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 81-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jgere.17.00016

13.    Rezania, M, Bagheri, M, Mousavi Nezhad, M & Sivasithamparam, N (2017), 'Creep analysis of an earth embankment on soft soil deposit with and without PVD improvement', Geotextiles & Geomembranes, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 537-547, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2017.07.004

14.    Pagano, A, Tarantino, A, Bagheri, M, Rezania, M & Sentenac, P (2016), 'An experimental investigation of the independent effect of suction and degree of saturation on very small-strain stiffness of unsaturated sand', E3S Web of Conferences, vol. 9, pp. 14015, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160914015

15.    Bagheri, M, Rezania, M & Mousavi Nezhad, M (2015), 'An Experimental study of the initial volumetric strain rate effect on the creep behaviour of reconstituted clays', IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 26, 012034, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/26/1/012034 

Prospective Collaborators

I am continually seeking high-calibre PhD students or collaborators to join me in ongoing or forthcoming research projects. If you are interested, please don't hesitate to reach out directly.

MODULES

Module Leadership:

  • EG7067 Environmental Impact Assessment (Level 7 [MSc], 30 credits) Module Contribution:
  • EG7030: Applied Research and Engineering Practice (Level 7 [MSc], 60 credits)
  • EG6010: Mental Wealth Professional Life 3 (Level 6 [Meng/BEng], 20 credits)
  • EG4014: Engineering materials (Level 4 [Meng/BEng], 20 credits)