# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Professor Abedi's research centers on experimental and theoretical microporomechanics; nano-chemomechanics of geomaterials; multi-scale modeling; granular material failure and flow and granular physics; and geomechanics.

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (edx)

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University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)

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Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

# publications[].label
Characterization of mesoscale instabilities in localized granular shear using digital image correlation

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Evolution of force chains in shear bands in sands

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Vortex formation and dissolution in sheared sands

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Length Scales for Nonaffine Deformation in Localized, Granular Shear

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Discovering Community Structures and Dynamical Networks from Grain-Scale Kinematics of Shear Bands in Sand

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Shear band in sand with spatially varying density

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A probabilistic multiscale approach for modeling poromechanical properties of shales

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Mechanical Properties of Drill Cuttings Based on Indentation Testing and Contact Mechanics Solutions

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Characterization of electrical properties of organic-rich shales at nano/micro scales

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Effect of temperature on nano- and microscale creep properties of organic-rich shales

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Multiscale Poromechanical Modeling of Shales Incorporating Microcracks

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Microscale approximation of the elastic mechanical properties of randomly oriented rock cuttings

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Assessing mechanical properties of organic matter in shales: Results from coupled nanoindentation/SEM-EDX and micromechanical modeling

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Nanomechanics of organic-rich shales: the role of thermal maturity and organic matter content on texture

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Role of Organic Matter on Nanoscale and Microscale Creep Properties of Source Rocks

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Vortex Structures inside Shear Bands in Sands

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT INSIDE SHEAR BANDS IN SANDS

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Finite strain analysis of nonuniform deformation inside shear bands in sands

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ANALYSIS OF GRAIN-SCALE MEASUREMENTS OF SAND USING KINEMATICAL COMPLEX NETWORKS

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Force Chain Lifetimes in Shear Bands in Sands

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Multiscale modelling of microcrack-induced mechanical properties in shales

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Assessment of local phase to mechanical response link: Application to the chemo-mechanical identification of rock phases subjected to reactive environments

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Nanochemo-mechanical signature of organic-rich shales: a coupled indentation-EDX analysis

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A multiscale modeling of damage accumulation and permeability variation in shale rocks under mechanical loading

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Probabilistic multiscale characterization and modeling of organic-rich shale poroelastic properties

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Approximation of Rock Fracture Toughness using Scratch Test and Phase-Field Modeling Approach

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Petroleum Engineering; 3116 TAMU

# organizations[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# etdChairOf[].label
Sharma, Prashant (2017-05). Effect of Temperature on Creep Properties of Organic-Rich Shales. Master's Thesis.