Publications

Peer-reviewed journal papers

Barron J, Rouainia M, Charlton TS, Edwards S, Gibson F. (2024). Seismic performance of shared suction caisson anchors installed in liquefiable sand for floating offshore wind turbines. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 180, 108598.

Graham SP, Aplin AC, Rouainia M, Ireland MT, Armitage PJ. (2023). A micromechanical investigation of diagenetically-induced changes to the anisotropic elastic properties of calcareous mudstones. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 9, 107

Obradors-Prats J, Calderon Medina EE, Jones SJ, Rouainia M,  Aplin AC,  Crook AJL. (2023). Integrating petrophysical, geological and geomechanical modelling to assess stress states, overpressure development and compartmentalisation adjacent to a salt wall, gulf of Mexico. Marine and Petroleum Geology,  155, 106352.

Charlton TS, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Fisher QJ, Bowen L. (2023). Nanoindentation of Horn River Basin shales: The micromechanical contrast between overburden and reservoir formations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(3), e2022JB025957.  

Graham SP, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Ireland MT, Charlton TS, Armitage PJ. (2022). New micromechanical data and modelling framework for the elastic response of calcareous mudstones. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 158, 105181.

Charlton TS, Rouainia M. (2022). Geotechnical fragility analysis of monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines in extreme storms. Renewable Energy, 182, 1126-1140.

Charlton TS, Goodarzi M, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Cubillas P. (2021). Effect of diagenesis on geomechanical properties of organic-rich calcareous shale: A multiscale investigation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(7), e2020JB021365.  

Charlton TS, Rouainia M. (2021). Cyclic performance of a monopile in spatially variable clay using an advanced constitutive model. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 140, 106437.

Graham SP, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Cubillas P, Fender T, Armitage P. (2021). Geomechanical characterisation of organic‑rich calcareous shale using AFM and nanoindentation. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54, 303–320.

Fender T, Rouainia M, van Der Land C, Jones DM, Mastalerz M, Hennisen JAI, Graham SP, Wagner T. (2020). Geomechanical properties of coal macerals; measurements applicable to modelling swelling of coal seams during CO2 sequestration. International Journal of Coal Geology, 228, 103528.

Fender T, Van der Land C, Rouainia M, Graham SP, Jones DM, Vane CH, Wagner T. (2020). The assessment of organic matter Young's modulus distribution with depositional environment and maturity. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 125(12).

Charlton TS, Rouainia M. (2019). Uncertainty quantification of offshore anchoring systems in spatially variable soil using sparse polynomial chaos expansions. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 120(6), 748-767.

Obradors-Prats J, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Crook AJL. (2019). A Diagenesis model for geomechanical simulations: formulation and implications for pore pressure and development of geological structures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124(5), 4452-4472.

Charlton TS, Rouainia M. (2017). A probabilistic approach to the ultimate capacity of skirted foundations in spatially variable clay. Structural Safety, 65, 126-136.

Barari A, Bagheri M, Rouainia M, Ibsen LB. (2017). Deformation mechanisms of offshore monopile foundations accounting for cyclic mobility effects. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 97, 439–453.

Goodarzi M, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Cubillas P, de Block M. (2017). Predicting the elastic response of organic-rich shale using nanoscale measurements and homogenisation methods. Geophysical Prospecting, 65(6), 1597-1614.

Obradors-Prats J, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Crook AJL. (2017). Assessing the implications of tectonic compaction on pore pressure using a coupled geomechanical approach. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 79, 31-43.

Obradors‐Prats J, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Crook AJL. (2017). Hydromechanical modeling of stress, pore pressure, and porosity evolution in fold‐and‐thrust belt systems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 122 (11), 9383-9403.

Charlton TS, Rouainia M, Gens A. (2016). Numerical analysis of suction embedded plate anchors in structured clay. Applied Ocean Research, 61, 156-166. 

Goodarzi M, Rouainia M, Aplin AC. (2016). Numerical evaluation of mean-field homogenisation methods for predicting shale elastic response. Computational Geosciences, 20(5), 1109-1122.

Obradors-Prats J, Rouainia M, Aplin AC, Crook AJL. (2016). Stress and pore pressure histories in complex tectonic settings predicted with coupled geomechanical-fluid flow models. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 76, 464-477. 

Alrtimi A, Rouainia M, Haigh S. (2016). Thermal conductivity of a sandy soil. Applied Thermal Engineering 2016, 106, 551-560.

Charlton TS, Rouainia M. (2016). Probabilistic capacity analysis of suction caissons in spatially variable clay. Computers and Geotechnics 80, 226-236.

Alrtimi A, M Rouainia M,  Manning DAC. (2014). An improved steady-state apparatus for measuring thermal conductivity of soils. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 72, 630-636.

Alrtimi A , Rouainia M, Manning DAC. (2013). Thermal enhancement of PFA-based grout for geothermal heat exchangers. Applied thermal engineering, 54 (2), 559-564.

Peng J, Clarke BG, Rouainia M. (2011). Increasing the resistance of piles subject to cyclic lateral loading. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 137 (10), 977-982.

Peng J, Rouainia M, Clarke BG. (2010). Finite element analysis of laterally loaded fin piles. Computers & Structures, 88 (21-22), 1239-1247.

Peng J, Clarke BG, Rouainia M. (2006). A device to cyclic lateral loaded model piles. ASTM geotechnical testing journal 29 (4), 341-347.