Journal Publications

• Mahabadi O, Kaifosh P, Marschall P and Vietor T (2014). “Three-dimensional FDEM numerical simulation of failure processes observed in Opalinus Clay laboratory samples”. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 6(6), 591 – 606. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2014.10.005)
• Mahabadi OK, Tatone BSA and Grasselli G (2014). “Influence of microscale heterogeneity and microstructure on the tensile behavior of crystalline rocks”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. (DOI: 10.1002/2014JB011064)
• Zhao Q, Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK, Liu Q and Grasselli G (2014). “Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing and associated microseismicity using FDEM”. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 6, 574-581.
• Mahabadi OK, Randall NX, Zong Z and Grasselli G (2012). “A novel approach for micro-mechanical characterization and modelling of geomaterials incorporating actual material heterogeneity”. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(L01303) (DOI: 10.1029/2011GL050411)
• Mahabadi OK, Cottrell BE and Grasselli G (2010). “An example of realistic modelling of rock dynamics problems: FEM/DEM simulation of dynamic Brazilian test on Barre granite”. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 43(6), 707-716. (DOI: 10.1007/s00603-010-0092-7)
• Mahabadi OK, Grasselli G and Munjiza A (2010). “Y-GUI: A graphical user interface and pre-processor for the combined finite-discrete element code, Y2D, incorporating material inhomogeneity”. Computer and Geosciences. 36(2), 241-252. (DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.05.010)

Conference Proceedings

• Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK, Grasselli G, Marschall P, Müller HR and Vietor T (2015). “The excavation damaged zone in clay shales: New rock mechanics insights from discontinuum numerical modelling”. In Proceedings of the 13th ISRM Congress — Shale Symposium. Montreal, QC. 10-13 May, 2015.
• Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK, Tatone BSA, Alruwaili K, Couples GD, Ma J and Al-Nakhli A (2015). “3D simulation of fluid-pressure-induced fracture nucleation and growth in rock samples”. In Proceedings of the 49th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium. San Francisco, CA. 28 June – 1 July, 2015.
• Tatone BSA, Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK and Vlachopoulos N (2015). “Incorporating rock reinforcement elements into numerical analyses based on the hybrid finite-discrete element method (FDEM)”. In Proceedings of the 13th ISRM Congress: Innovations in Applied and Theoretical Rock Mechanics. Montreal, QC, Canada. , paper 633.
• Tatone BSA, Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK and Vlachopoulos N (2015). “Verification of the implementation of rock–reinforcement elements in numerical analyses based on hybrid combined finite-discrete element
  method (FDEM)”. In Proceedings of the 49th US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium. San Francisco, CA. 28 June – 1 July, 2015.
• Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK, Kaifosh P, Vietor T and Grasselli G (2014). “A preliminary evaluation of an enhanced FDEM code as a tool to simulate hydraulic fracturing in jointed rock masses”. In Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses. Vigo, Spain. May, 2014.
• Mahabadi OK and Lisjak A (2014). “Application of FDEM to analyze fractured rock masses”. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Discrete Fracture Network Engineering (DFNE). Vancouver, BC. 19-22 October, 2014.
• Lisjak A, Tatone BSA, Mahabadi O and Grasselli G (2012). “Block caving modelling using the Y-Geo hybrid finite-discrete element code”. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mass Mining. Sudbury. 10-14 June, 2012.
• Lisjak A, Tatone BSA, Mahabadi O and Grasselli G (2011). “Slope stability assessment using a hybrid finite-discrete element method code (FEMDEM)”. In 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics. Beijing.
• Mahabadi OK, Lisjak A, Grasselli G, Lukas T and Munjiza A (2010). “Numerical modelling of a triaxial test of homogeneous rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method”. In Proceedings of the European rock mechanics symposium (EUROCK) 2010. Lausanne, Switzerland. 15-18 June, 2010.
• Tatone BSA, Lisjak A, Mahabadi OK, Grasselli G and Donnelly C (2010). “Evaluation of the combined finite-discrete element method for the assessment of gravity dam stability”. In Proceedings of the Canadian Dam Association Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. 2-7 October, 2010.
• Mahabadi OK, Grasselli G and Munjiza A (2009). “Numerical modelling of a Brazilian Disc test of layered rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method”. In Proceedings of 3rd Canada-US (CANUS) Rock Mechanics Symposium (RockEng09). Toronto, Canada. 9-14 May, 2009.