behnia@iut.ac.ir Google Scholar Office Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology Phone +98 313 3915105 Fax +98 313 3912776 Positions Associate Professor of Rock Mechanics Research Interests Rock Mechanics Fracture Mechanics Rock Dynamic Hydraulic Fracturing Rock Friction More ArticlesJournal Papers Title DOI type Investigating the impact of thermal treatment on fracture toughness and sub-critical crack growth parameters under mode II loading 10.1016/j.tafmec.2024.104694 Journal Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Effect of In Situ Stress and Discontinuities Orientation on the Deformation Modulus of Rock Masses # Journal Experimental investigation on the effect of grain size of granitic rocks on the fracture roughness and toughness 10.1016/j.gete.2024.100535 Journal Analytical simulation of mode I fracture generation from dynamic frictional surfaces governed by slip weakening model # Journal Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing # Journal Experimental observations on the effect of thermal treatment on the crack speed and mode I and II fracture toughness in brittle and ductile rocks # Journal Analytical investigation on the effect of friction coefficient and crack inclination angle on the effective elastic properties and strength of brittle rocks 10.1007/s41062-022-00900-1 Journal Analytical and experimental investigation on the effect of loading rate on the fracture toughness and fracture envelope in brittle rocks # Journal Analytical model for the activation of off-axis secondary faulting between two dissimilar rock layers # Journal Strain rate effects on the crack propagation speed under different loading modes (I, II and I/II): Experimental investigations # Journal