Mohsen Ghafghazi, University of Toronto

Research

liquefaction tailings geotechnical site investigation numerical modelling critical state soil mechanics instrumentation laboratory testing cone penetration test

Latest funding

Preventing Tailings Liquefaction through Testing, Analysis, and Monitoring
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$38,000
Characterization of Slurry Deposited Tailings for Static Liquefaction Assessment
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$107,142
Characterization of Static Liquefaction in Tailings through the Critical State Framework
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$114,284

All 7 grants and awards

Preventing Tailings Liquefaction through Testing, Analysis, and Monitoring

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen

Keywords: tailings; liquefaction; critical state soil mechanics; instrumentation; laboratory testing

$38,000

Characterization of Slurry Deposited Tailings for Static Liquefaction Assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen M

Keywords: geotechnical site investigation; liquefaction; numerical modelling; tailings

$107,142

Characterization of Static Liquefaction in Tailings through the Critical State Framework

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen M

Keywords: cone penetration test; critical state; geotechnical engineering; liquefaction; soil mechanics; tailings

$114,284

Effects of sample and boundary imperfections on calibration of monotonic and cyclic constitutive models in sand

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen

$25,000

Assessment of Residual Strength of Tailings Using the Cone Penetration Test and Simplified Numerical Modelling

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen

$99,858

Development of a Soil-Specific Liquefaction Assessment Framework: Role of Soil Gradation

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen

$161,000

Soil-specific cone penetration test interpretation framework for tailings

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ghafghazi, Mohsen

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: liquefaction Dear Professor Ghafghazi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on liquefaction connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Preventing Tailings Liquefaction through Testing, Analysis, and Monitoring" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]