Publication

Asadifakhr, K., Roy, S., Taherkhani, A., Han, F., Bell, E., Mo, W. (2025). “A Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm Approach to Sustainable Road–Stream Crossing Management.” Sustainability, 17, 3987. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17093987

Alduais, M., Mei, Q., Taherkhani, A., Han, F. (2025). “Transfer learning on lateral capacity prediction of monopile foundations with limited data. Computers and Geotechnics 185, 107359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107359

Hu, Q., Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., Su, D., & Chen, X. (2025). “A Generalized Model for Predicting the Lateral Load Response of Open-Ended Steel Pipe Piles in Sandy Soil.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., Han, F., Raja, R.A., Kilic, M. (2025). Monitoring the Foundations of a Bridge during Construction and While in Service. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 151, 05025003.     https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-13204

Taherkhani, A., Mo, W., Bell, E., Han, F. (2024). Towards Equitable Infrastructure Asset Management: Scour Maintenance Strategy for Aging Bridge Systems in Flood-prone Zones using Deep Reinforcement Learning. Sustainable Cities and Society 105792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105792

Guo, X., Meng, X., Han, F., Zhang, H., Liu, X. (2024). Assessing the strength of deep-sea surface ultrasoft sediments with T-bar penetration: A machine learning approach. Engineering Geology 338, 107632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107632

Han, F., and Ghayoomi, M. (2024). “New threats, new solutions: tackling emerging contaminants.” Environmental Geotechnics, 11 (4): 257–258. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.2024.11.4.257.

Komolafe, O. O., Ghayoomi, M., and Han, F.  (2024). “Lateral Response of a Single Pile in Unsaturated Sand.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 150 (8): 04024057. https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11705.

Guo, X., Han, F., Liu, Y., Wu, N., Zhang, C., Zhang, N. (2024). “Methods and Advances in Marine Geology and Hydrodynamics Environment.” Frontiers in Marine Science. 11, 1362605, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1362605

Hu, Q., Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., Zhao, M., Wang, H., Lehane, B. M., Bransby, M. F., Askarinejad, A., & Wang, L. Z. (2024). Discussion on lateral load response of large-diameter monopiles in sand. Géotechnique, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.24.00990

Taherkhani, A., Mei, Q., and Han, F., (2023). “Capacity prediction and design optimization for laterally loaded monopiles in sandy soil using hybrid neural network and sequential quadratic programming.” Computers and Geotechnics, 163: 105745. [link to paper]

Hu, Q., Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., and Zhao, M. (2022). “Finite-Element Analysis of the Lateral Load Response of Monopiles in Layered Sand.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 148(4). [link to paper] 

Han, F., Mei, Q., and Taherkhani, A. (2022). “Prediction of lateral capacity of monopiles using hybrid neural network.” Acta Geotechnica, in prep.

Hu, Q., Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., and Zhao, M. (2022). “Lateral load response of large-diameter monopiles in sand.” Géotechnique, 72(12), 1035-1050. [link to paper] 

Xiao, Y., Stuedlein, A. W., He, X., Han, F., Evans, T. M., Pan, Z., Lin, H., Chu, J., and van Paassen, L. (2021). “Lateral Responses of a Model Pile in Biocemented Sand.” International Journal of Geomechanics, 21(11), 06021027.

Han, F., Marashi, M., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., Wells, T., and Zaheer, M. (2020). “Monitoring of the Response of the Sagamore Parkway Bridge and its Foundations During a Live Load Test.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 036119812097126. [link to paper] 

Han, F., Ganju, E., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., and Zaheer, M. (2020). “Axial resistance of open-ended pipe pile driven in gravelly sand.” Géotechnique, 70(2), 138–152. [link to paper]  

Ganju, E., Han, F., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2020). “Closure to ‘Static Capacity of Closed-Ended Pipe Pile Driven in Gravelly Sand’ by Eshan Ganju, Fei Han, Monica Prezzi, and Rodrigo Salgado.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, accepted.

Ganju, E., Han, F., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2020). “Static Capacity of Closed-Ended Pipe Pile Driven in Gravelly Sand.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146(4), 04020008. [link to paper]  

Han, F., Ganju, E., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2019). “Comparison of the load response of closed-ended and open-ended pipe piles driven in gravelly sand.” Acta Geotechnica, 14(6), 1785–1803. [link to paper]

Han, F., Salgado, R., Prezzi, M., and Lim, J. (2019). “Axial resistance of nondisplacement pile groups in sand.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(7), 04019027. [link to paper]

Zhao, G., Li, J., Han, F., Shi, M., and Fan, H. (2019). “Sulfate-induced degradation of cast-in-situ concrete influenced by magnesium.” Construction and Building Materials, 199, 194–206. [link to paper]

Han, F., Ganju, E., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2019). “Closure to ‘Effects of interface roughness, particle geometry, and gradation on the sand–steel interface friction angle’ by Fei Han, Eshan Ganju, Rodrigo Salgado, and Monica Prezzi.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(11), 07019017. [link to paper]

Ganju, E., Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., and Pereira, J. S. (2019). “Quantification of displacement and particle crushing around a penetrometer tip.” Geoscience Frontiers, (in press). [link to paper]

Han, F., Ganju, E., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2018). “Effects of interface roughness, particle geometry, and gradation on the sand–steel interface friction angle.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 144(12), 04018096. [link to paper]

Han, F., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2017). “Energy-based solutions for nondisplacement piles subjected to lateral loads.” International Journal of Geomechanics, 17(11), 04017104. [link to paper]

Han, F., Salgado, R., Prezzi, M., and Lim, J. (2017). “Shaft and base resistance of non-displacement piles in sand.” Computers and Geotechnics, 83, 184–197. [link to paper]

Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., and Zaheer, M. (2017). “Axial resistance of closed-ended steel-pipe piles driven in multilayered soil.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143(3), 04016102. [link to paper]

Salgado, R., Han, F., and Prezzi, M. (2017). “Axial resistance of non-displacement piles and pile groups in sand.” Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica, 51(4), 35–46. [link to paper] [pdf]

Tehrani, F. S., Han, F., Salgado, R., Prezzi, M., Tovar, R. D., and Castro, A. G. (2016). “Effect of surface roughness on the shaft resistance of non-displacement piles embedded in sand.” Géotechnique, 66(5), 386–400. [link to paper]

Han, F., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2015). “Nonlinear analyses of laterally loaded piles – A semi-analytical approach.” Computers and Geotechnics, 70, 116–129. [link to paper]

Egbe, K.J., Venegas, G., Sun, Y., Ghayoomi, M., Han, F. (2025), Advancing Seawater Intrusion Monitoring through Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning. Geo-Frontiers 2025. 

Taherkhani, A., Mo, W., Bell, E., Han, F. (2025), Optimizing Bridge Scour Maintenance in Flood-prone Areas: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Aging Infrastructure and Equity Enhancement. Geo-Frontiers 2025. 

Nobahar, M., Han, F., Eslami, A., Khan, S., & Amini, F. (2024). Stability Prediction of Highway Slope on Expansive Soils using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) based Neural Network. Geo-Congress 2024 . https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485347.027 

Alduais, M., Taherkhani, A., Mei, Q., and Han, F. (2024). Prediction for lateral response of monopiles: Deep learning model on small datasets using transfer learning. Geo-Congress 2024. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485323.00

Komolafe, O., Turner, M., Ghayoomi, M., and Han, F. (2023). “Centrifuge Modeling to Estimate p-y Curves in Unsaturated Cohesionless Soils.” Geo-Congress 2023. 

Taherkhani, A., Mei, Q., and Han, F. (2023). “Prediction of the lateral capacity of monopiles using deep learning.” Geo-Congress 2023. 

Han, F., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2021). “Group efficiencies for design of non-displacement pile groups in sand.” International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021), Reston, VA. [link to paper]

Ganju, E., Han, F., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2021). “Axial capacity of closed-ended pipe piles driven in gravelly sands.” International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021), Reston, VA.  [link to paper]

Han, F., Ganju, E., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2020). “Static Load Test on Open-Ended Pipe Pile Using Double-Wall Instrumentation.” Geo-Congress 2020, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 73–81.  [link to paper]

Ganju, E., Han, F., Castro, A., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2020). “Experimental Study of Crushing in Cone Penetration Test in Silica Sand.” Geo-Congress 2020, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 132–141. [link to paper]

Han, F., Bisht, V., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2019). “Validation of pile design methods for closed-ended driven pipe piles.” Geo-Congress 2019, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 98–110. [link to paper]

Han, F., Prezzi, M., and Salgado, R. (2018). “Static and dynamic pile load tests on closed-ended driven pipe pile.” International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2018), American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 496–506. [link to paper]

Han, F., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2018). “Numerical and experimental study of axially loaded non-displacement piles in sand.” International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement, Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute, 221–229. [link to paper]

Han, F., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2017). “A semi-analytical method for analysis of laterally loaded piles in elasto-plastic soil.” Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul, South Korea, 2771–2774. [link to paper]

Tehrani, F. S., Han, F., Salgado, R., and Prezzi, M. (2017). “Laboratory study of the effect of pile surface roughness on the response of soil and non-displacement piles.” Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 256–264.  [link to paper] 

Guo, X., Han, F., Liu, Y., Wu, N., Zhang, C., Zhang, N., 2024. Methods and advances in marine geology and hydrodynamics environment, Frontiers Research Topics. Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-8325-4361-0

Lim, J., Salgado, R., Prezzi, M., Wang, Y., and Han, F. (2024). Development of Protocols for Reuse Assessment of Existing Foundations in Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement Projects (Joint Transportation Research Program Publication). https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317654

Raja, R. A., Kilic, M., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., and Han, F. (2022). Implementation Study: Continuous, Wireless Data Collection and Monitoring of the Sagamore Parkway Bridge (Joint Transportation Research Program Publication). https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317367

Han, F., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., Marashi, M., Wells, T., and Zaheer, M. (2020). Verification of bridge foundation design assumptions and calculations (Joint Transportation Research Program Publication No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2020/18 ). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University.[link to report][pdf]

Han, F., Ganju, E., Salgado, R., Prezzi, M., and Zaheer, M. (2019). Experimental study of the load response of large diameter closed-ended and open-ended pipe piles installed in alluvial soil (Joint Transportation Research Program Publication No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/03). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University.  [link to report] [pdf]

Han, F., Lim, J., Salgado, R., Prezzi, M., & Zaheer, M. (2015). Load and resistance factor design of bridge foundations accounting for pile group–soil interaction (Joint Transportation Research Program Publication No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2015/24). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University.  [link to report] [pdf]