
Ali Akbar Hekmatzadeh
Honors & Awards
Top student in M.S. and Ph.D. levels
Contact
Email:
hekmatzadeh@sutech.ac.ir
Professional Education
B.S. in civil engineering, department of civil and environmental engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
M.S. in civil engineering (water and hydraulic structures), department of civil and environmental engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Ph.D. in civil engineering (water and environmental engineering), department of civil and environmental engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Courses
Advanced hydraulics,
Advanced hydrology,
Design of hydraulic structures,
Computational hydraulics
Soft computing
Water and wastewater treatment
Finite element method
SUTech advisees
• Ahmadshahi (2022), Providing rainfall-runoff model using artificial neural networks and machine learning techniques in Chenar-Sookhteh-Khoshk basin
• Amini (2022), Validation of rainfall-runoff events in Chenar-Sookhte- Khoshk basin and determination of hydrological parameters of this basin.
• Sepahvand (2022), Probabilistic investigation of seepage beneath a diversion dam, considering anisotropic permeability
• Shafiee (2022), The analysis of seepage flow underneath a diversion dam using unequal mesh sizes.
• Amina (2022), Providing a probabilistic hydrologic model for the prediction of flash flood: the case study of the Quran gate basin.
• Sistani (2022), Assessment and forecasting water footprint and virtual water flow of wheat in Fars province considering various climate change scenarios
• Rajabzadeh (2020), Introducing a process for the probabilistic routing of dam reservoirs with limited discharge data, Case study: Roodbal dam, Fars.
• Kaboli (2020), Determination of temporal variations of climatic seasons in Iran.
• Momen (2020), Evaluation of water footprint and virtual water flow of wheat in Fars province, considering uncertainty.
• Abbasi (2020), Evaluation the variation of rainfall trends in the north of Fars province.
• Panahi (2020), Adaptation to climate change for sustainable development of agriculture and water resources in bakhtegan watershed.
• Kazemi (2019), Design and construction of a self-regulated hydro-mechanical inclined gate to control water level in open canals.
• Ahmadizadeh (2019), Experimental study of advection and dispersion processes in a 3D groundwater pilot.
• Safshekan (2018), Experimental evaluation of discharge coefficient of sharp and broad crested triangular weirs.
• Adel (2018), Numerical solution of groundwater and solute transport equations with source term and uncertainty analysis using lattice Boltzmann method.
• Zarei (2017), Reliability assessment of diversion dams against piping and sliding.
• Hosseini Guyomi (2017), Multifractal analysis of discharge time series of shapur river.
• Keshavarzi (2017), The solution of groundwater and pollution transport equation using Lattice Boltzmann method.
• Barani (2016), The tree-dimensional numerical study of flow hydraulic in the intersection of three and four open canals.
• Papari (2016), Modeling of two-phase flow on low-gradient stepped spillway.
All Publications
• Rajabzadeh, V., Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Shourijeh, P.T. and Haghighi, A.T., 2023. Introducing a probabilistic framework to measure dam overtopping risk for dams benefiting from dual spillways. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, p.109030.
• Baubekova, A., Akbari, M., Etemadi, H., Ashraf, F.B., Hekmatzadeh, A. and Haghighi, A.T., 2023. Causes & effects of upstream-downstream flow regime alteration over Catchment-Estuary-Coastal systems. Science of The Total Environment, p.160045.
• Yousefi, R., Talebbeydokhti, N., Afzali, S.H., Dehghani, M. and Hekmatzadeh, A.A., 2022. Understanding the effects of subsidence on unconfined aquifer parameters by integration of Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). Natural Hazards, pp.1-30.
• Ahmadizadeh, A., Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Tabatabaie Shourijeh, P. and Baghlani, A., 2022. Modeling Contaminant Transport in Fine Sands: Three-Dimensional Sandbox Experiments and Numerical Simulation. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, 46(3), pp.2377-2392.
• Yousefi, R., Talebbeydokhti, N., Afzali, S.H., Hekmatzadeh, A.A., 2021, The solution of unconfined groundwater flow with an innovative lattice Boltzmann method. Scientia Iranica, accepted for publication.
• Kaboli, S., Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Darabi, H., Torabi Haghighi, A., 2021, Variation in physical characteristics of rainfall in Iran, determined using daily rainfall concentration index and monthly rainfall percentage index. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 144, p507–520.
• Torabi Haghighi, A., Tuomela, A. and Hekmatzadeh, A.A., 2020, Assessing the Efficiency of Seepage Control Measures in Earthfill Dams. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38, p.5667–5680.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Keshavarzi, H., Talebbeydokhti, N. and Haghighi, A.T., 2020. Lattice Boltzmann solution of advection-dominated mass transport problem: a comparison. Scientia Iranica, 27(2), p.625-638.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Kaboli, S. and Haghighi, A.T., 2020. New indices for assessing changes in seasons and in timing characteristics of air temperature. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 140, p.1247–1261.
• Torabi Haghighi, A., Abou Zaki, N., Rossi, P.M., Noori, R., Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Saremi, H. and Kløve, B., 2020. Unsustainability Syndrome—From Meteorological to Agricultural Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. Water, 12(3), p.838.
• Darabi, H., Haghighi, A.T., Mohamadi, M.A., Rashidpour, M., Ziegler, A.D., Hekmatzadeh, A.A. and Kløve, B., 2020. Urban flood risk mapping using data-driven geospatial techniques for a flood-prone case area in Iran. Hydrology Research, 51(1), p.127-142.
• Torabi Haghighi, A., Sadegh, M., Behrooz-Koohenjani, S., Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Karimi, A. and Kløve, B., 2020. The mirage water concept and an index-based approach to quantify causes of hydrological changes in semi-arid regions. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 65(2), p.311-324.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Torabi Haghighi, A., Hosseini Guyomi, K., Amiri, S.M. and Kløve, B., 2020. The effects of extremes and temporal scale on multifractal properties of river flow time series. River Research and Applications, 36(1), p.171-182.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Adel, A., Zarei, F. and Haghighi, A.T., 2019. Probabilistic simulation of advection-reaction-dispersion equation using random lattice Boltzmann method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 144, p.118647.
• Shekari, M.R., Hekmatzadeh, A.A. and Amiri, S.M., 2019. On the nonlinear dynamic analysis of base-isolated three-dimensional rectangular thin-walled steel tanks equipped with vertical baffle. Thin-Walled Structures, 138, p.79-94.
• Haghighi, A.T., Fazel, N., Hekmatzadeh, A.A. and Klöve, B., 2018. Analysis of effective environmental flow release strategies for Lake Urmia restoration. Water Resources Management, 32(11), p.3595-3609.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Papari, S. and Amiri, S.M., 2018. Investigation of energy dissipation on various configurations of stepped spillways considering several RANS turbulence models. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, 42(2), p.97-109.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Zarei, F., Johari, A. and Haghighi, A.T., 2018. Reliability analysis of stability against piping and sliding in diversion dams, considering four cutoff wall configurations. Computers and Geotechnics, 98, p.217-231.
• Monajemi, P., Rakhshandehroo, G. and Hekmatzadeh, A.A., 2018. Simulating steady saturated groundwater flow using converging–diverging pipe networks and its numerical solution. Journal of Porous Media, 21(13).
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Karimi-Jashni, A. and Rahemi, R., 2016. Evaluation of a selective resin in loading–regeneration cycles for the removal of nitrate from groundwater. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, 40(4), p.367-376.
• Saadat, S., Hekmatzadeh, A.A. and Karimi Jashni, A., 2016. Mathematical modeling of the Ni (II) removal from aqueous solutions onto pre-treated rice husk in fixed-bed columns: a comparison. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57(36), p.16907-16918.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Karimi-Jashni, A., Talebbeydokhti, N. and Kløve, B., 2013. Adsorption kinetics of nitrate ions on ion exchange resin. Desalination, 326, p.125-134.
• Hekmatzadeh, A.A., Karimi-Jashani, A., Talebbeydokhti, N. and
Kløve, B., 2012. Modeling of nitrate removal for ion exchange resin in batch and fixed bed experiments. Desalination, 284, p.22-31.
• Taleb, B.N., Hekmatzadeh, A.A. and Rakhshandehrou, G.R., 2006. Experimental modeling of dune bed form in a sand-bed channel. Iran Journal of Science and Technology: Trans Civ Eng.