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Dr Pouyan Abbasimaedeh
Unit Lecturer and Course Coordinator
School of Civil Engineering
Perth Campus
pouyan.abbasimaedeh@eit.edu.au
BEng, MEng, PhD
Dr. Pouyan Abbasimaedeh is a seasoned academic and industry expert (20 years) in the field of Civil Engineering with a robust career spanning numerous continents and institutions. Holding a PhD in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Dr. Abbasimaedeh has further expanded his knowledge through postdoctoral fellowships in prominent institutions such as the University of Porto in Portugal and the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering in Vienna, Austria.
His academic journey includes impactful teaching roles, where he passionately imparts knowledge in courses ranging from Soil Mechanics to Earthquake Engineering. Beyond teaching, Pouyan is actively involved in shaping the future of civil engineering through his role as a Master Thesis Supervisor, guiding students in their research pursuits.
In addition to his academic contributions, he has made significant strides in the industry. Currently serving as Principal Engineer and Project Manager at Professional Consultancy Companies, he brings a wealth of expertise in geotechnical earthquake engineering, Tailings and Dam Design, Advanced Geotechnical and soil mechanics analysis, Laboratory tests scheduling and definition, Numerical modelling and FEM analysis, seismic analysis, and the integration of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and deep learning into the field.
Dr Abbasi is a FIEAust CPEng NER APEC IntPE(Aus) from Engineers Australia and RPEQ from the Board of Professional Engineering Queensland in the areas of Civil, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. He is also a member of international societies ANCOLD, AGS, AEES, and ISSMGE.
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| First Authored | Abbasimaedeh, P. (2026). Numerical Simulation of Liquefaction Behaviour in Coastal Reclaimed Sediments. GeoHazards, 7(1), 8.
Abbasimaedeh, P., Hogg, C., Atmajaya, P. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Dam Breach Modelling Using the Eulerian Approach and Geometrical Debris Flows. Mine Waste and Tailings Conference 2025, AusIMM. Brisbane, Australia. Abbasimaedeh, P. (2024). Soil Liquefaction in Seismic Events: Pioneering Predictive Models Using Machine Learning and Advanced Regression Techniques. Environmental Earth Sciences. 83, 189, doi.org/10.1007/s12665-024-11480-x. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ferdosian, N. (2023). A Novel Deep Learning-based Prediction approach for groundwater salinity assessment of urban areas. Pollution. 9(2), 712-725. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., O’Kelly, B., Tavanafar, M., Ghaffari, K. (2021). Geomechanical behaviour of uncemented Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) beads–clayey soil mixtures as lightweight fill. Geotechnics MDPA. 1(1), 38-58. Abbasimaedeh, P., Wu, W., Ghanbari, A., Lin, J., Al Dianty, M., Ghaffari, K., Shahraki Ghadimi, A. (2018). On pullout displacement of soil nails considering soil strength and grouting pressure. Journal of measurements in engineering. 6 (1), 10-24. Abbasimaedeh, P., Wu, W., Da Fonseca, A.V., Ghaffari Idrmousa, K., Sudan Acharya, M., Bodaghi, E. (2018). A new approach to estimate the factor of safety for rooted slopes with an emphasis on the soil property, geometry and vegetated coverage. Advances in Computational Design. 3 (3), 233 253. Abbasimaedeh, P., Nasrabadi, T., Wu, W., Al Dianty, M. (2017). Evaluation of oil pollution dispersion in an unsaturated sandy soil environment. Pollution.3 (4), 701-711. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., Wu, W. (2017). Investigation of soil-structure interaction and wall flexibility effects on natural sloshing frequency of vessels. Civil Engineering Journal, 3(1), 45-56. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., Wu, W. (2017). Effects of soil-structure interaction on sloshing wave height of elevated tanks. Geomechanics and engineering. 12(6), 949-963. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., Wu, W. (2017). A new analytical model for natural period analysis of elevated tanks considering fluid-structure- soil interaction. Journal of Geoengineering, 12(1), 151-156. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., Wu, W. (2017). Estimation of elevated tanks natural period considering fluid-structure- soil interaction by using new approaches. Earthquake and Structures, 12(2), 145-152. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., Wu, W. (2016). Analytical assessment of elevated tank natural period considering soil effects. Coupled system mechanic, 5(3), 223-234. Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A. (2015). Dynamic behaviour of ground supported tanks considering fluid-soil-structure interaction (Case study: southern part of Tehran). Pollution, 1, 103-116. Abbasimaedeh, P., Mehrdadi, N., Nabi Bidhendi, G.R., Zare Abyaneh, H. (2013). Prediction of TDS Variations in Tehran Groundwater using neural networks. International Journal of Environmental and Sustainability. 2 (1), 10-20. Abbasimaedeh, P., Tatin, M., Lamour, V., Bonelli, S., Garandet, A. (2020). On earth dam leak detection based on using Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensor (Case study: canal embankment on the Rhône River, France), GeoChina 2021. Abbasimaedeh, P., Vincent, H., Colette, T., Nahli, A., Tatin, M., Lamour, V. (2021). Comparison of the effectiveness of the InSAR method in rocky areas and forested areas. 5th RSS Rock Slope Stability Symposium, Chambéry. Abbasimaedeh, P. Ghanbari, A. (2016). Analytical model for seismic analysis of elevated tanks considering fluid-structure- soil interaction. Second seismic and geotechnical engineering conference, Karaj, the University of Kharazmi (in Persian). Abbasimaedeh, P., Ghanbari, A., Wu, W. (2016). Analytical assessment of elevated tanks natural periods with emphasis on fluid-structure soil interaction theory. Fifth international conference of geotechnical engineering and soil mechanic. Iran, Tehran (in Persian). Abbasimaedeh, P., Najafi, H., Nasrabadi, T., (2012). Dispersion of electrical conductivity in Tehran planning groundwater, Iran, sixth conference on world environment day, Tehran (in Persian). Abbasimaedeh, P., Nasrabadi, T. (2012). Fertilizer effects on groundwater Tehran Cheetgar Park.2nd Conference on Environmental Planning and Management, Tehran, Iran (in Persian).
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Nasrabadi, T., Vosoogh, A., Tajziehchi, S. Marefat, Ali., Abbasimaedeh, P., et al. (2022). Comprehensive Scheme for Evaluation of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) Pollution in Surface Sediments of Wetlands, Case Study: Anzali Wetland. Int J Environ Res 16, 96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-022-00478-7 Tafreshi Motlagh, A., Ghanbari, A., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2019). A new analytical approach to estimate the seismic tensile forces of geosynthetics reinforcements concerning the uniform surcharge of slopes. Earthquakes and structures an international journal. 15(6) (corresponding author). Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P., Sidari, ZZ., Shirani Bidabadi, N., Tajik., M. (2015). Analysing the quantitative risk and hazard of different waterborne Arsenic exposures, the case study of Haraz River, Iran. Environmental Earth Sciences.74 (1), 521-532. Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2014). Groundwater quality degradation of urban areas (Case study: Tehran city, Iran). International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 11(2), 293-302. Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2014). Assessment of groundwater quality of southern part of Tehran Province. Environmental Earth Sciences. 71(5), 2077-2086. Ehsani, S., Salehpour, M., Ehsani Ardakani, H., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2013). Assessment of salinity and corrosion potential of Sari groundwater with emphasis for use in industry, agriculture and urban. Journal of Human and Environment.11 (1), 19-30 (in Persian). Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2013). Evaluation of Tehran city groundwater quality by WHO water quality index. Journal of Human and Environment. 26 (11), 1-12 (in Persian). Mehrdadi, N., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2012). Assessment of Groundwater basins in Tehran quality with the World Health Organization index. International Journal of Water Engineering. 65, 57- 70 (in Persian). Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2012). Evaluating the net exchange value of virtual water for Iran through import/export of agricultural products. International Journal of Water Engineering, 63, 47 64 (in Persian). Mehrdadi, N., Nabi Bidhendi, G.H., Baghvand, A., Zare Abyaneh, H., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2012). Parameters of predicted changes in the electrical conductivity of groundwater in Tehran city with the help of a neural network. Journal of Human and Environment.23 (10) 13-25 (in Persian). Khoshnazar, A., Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2012) Evaluating the efficiency of artificial neural network in the prediction of Electrical conductivity of Zarrinehroud River. Journal of Human and Environment. 22 (10), 1-16 (in Persian). Abbar, B., Isch., A., Michel, K., Vincent, H., Abbasimaedeh, P., Azaroual, M. (2021). Fibre optic sensors for environmental monitoring: state of the art and application in heterogeneous karstic limestone vadose zone of an agricultural field – Beauce Aquifer (O-ZNS), Orleans, France. Instrumentation and Measurement technologies for water cycle management, Springer Nature Switzerland (Under review). Al Dianty, M., Ahmad, F., Yahaya, A.S., Barontini1, S., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2020). The Development of Site Investigation on Telecommunication Network for Suitability Zoning, CAFEO37, The beacon for sustainable development., Jakarta, Indonesia. Nasrabadi, T., Abbasimaedeh, P. (2013). Spatial distribution of total hardness and electrical conductivity in Tehran city groundwater. Sustainable development conference 21-23 June 2013 Bangkok, Thailand.
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