Aser Abbas

Biography

Dr. Abbas is an assistant professor at The University of Rhode Island with geotechnical and structural engineering expertise. His research interests focus on two main areas: in-situ dynamic site characterization of soils and rocks, primarily for earthquake engineering, and soil-pile interaction. 

Research

  • Geophysical Subsurface Imaging
  • Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
  • Deep Foundations
  • Soil Modeling
  • Machine Learning

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 2024
  • M.E., Systems and Material Engineering, Alabama A&M University, 2020
  • M.Sc., Structural Engineering, Mansoura University, 2017
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Mansoura University, 2012

Selected Publications

[J13] Abbas, A., Aimar, M., Cox, B., Foti, S. (2024) “A Frequency-Domain Beamforming Procedure for Extracting Rayleigh Wave Attenuation Coefficients and Small-Strain Damping Ratio from 2D Ambient Noise Array Measurements” Submitted to Earthquake Spectra (Preprint)

[J12] Abbas, A., Cox, B. R., Tran, K. T., Corey, I., Dawadi, N. (2024) “An Open‐Access Data Set of Active‐Source and Passive‐Wavefield DAS and Nodal Seismometer Measurements at the Newberry Florida Site“ Seismological Research Letters (SSA). (Paper | Preprint)

[J11] Abbas, A., Aimar, M., Yust, M.,  Cox, B., Foti, S., (2024) “Emerging technologies and advanced analyses for non-invasive near-surface site characterization” Soils and Rocks. link 

[J10] Abbas, A., Vantassel, J., Cox, B., Kumar, K., Crocker, J., (2023) “A Frequency-Velocity CNN for Developing Near-Surface 2D Vs Images from Linear-Array, Active-Source Wavefield Measurements” Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier). DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105305. (Paper | Preprint)

[J9] Xu, X., Abbas, A., Lee, J., (2022) “Characterization of fracture process zones in scaled centre-notched quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates using a convolutional neural network” Engineering Fracture Mechanics (Elsevier). DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108768. link

[J8] Ashour, M., Abbas, A. (2021) “Mobilized response of piles subjected to downdrag” International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002087. link 

[J7] Ashour, M., Abbas, A. (2020) “Response of piles in multilayers of soil under uplift forces” International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE). 0.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001676. link 

[J6] Ashour, M., Abbas, A., (2020) “Axially Loaded Piles in Inundated Collapsible Soils under Compression and Tension Forces” Canadian Journal of civil engineering (NCR). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2019-0506. link

[J5] Ashour, M., Abbas, A., Altahrany, A., Alaaeldin, A. (2020) “Modeling the Behavior of Inundated Collapsible Soils” Engineering Reports (Wiley). https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12156. link 

[J4] Ashour, M., Abbas, A., Boskovic, S. (2019) “Pile cap interaction with bridge pile foundations under lateral loads” Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE). 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001408. link 

[J3] Ashour, M., Altahrany, Abbas, A. (2019) “Development of t–z curve for piles in sands under uplift force” Innovative Infrastructure Solutions (Springer). 10.1007%2Fs41062-019-0210-7. link 

[J2] Abbas, A., Ashour, M., Altahrany, A. (2017) “Behaviour of piles subjected to uplift loads in sand” New York Science Journal, Marsland press. 10.7537/marsnys100517.02. link

[J1] Abbas, A., Ashour, M., Altahrany, A. (2017) “Pile response under axial tension forces in sandy soils” Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE).  10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001142. link