Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani

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Civil Engineering Department
Sharif University of Technology

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h Index (Scopus – Excluding self citations of all authors):  16

Citations received (Scopus – Excluding self citations of all authors):  568

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1.      Rajabi, M., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Sampling efficiency in Monte Carlo based uncertainty propagation strategies: Application in seawater intrusion simulations”, Advances in Water Resources, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.02.004.  [PDF]

2.      Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Simmons, C. T., Werner, A. D., “Influence of boundary condition types on unstable density-dependent flow”, Groundwater, doi:10.1111/gwat.12067.  [PDF]

3.      Ketabchi, H., Mahmoodzadeh, D., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Werner, A. D., Simmons, C.T., "Sea-level rise impact on fresh groundwater lenses in two-layer small islands",  Hydrological Processes, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10059.  [PDF]

4.      Asadi, R., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Simmons, C. T., "Finite volume coupling strategies for the solution of a Biot consolidation model",  Computers and Geotechnics, 55, pp. 494-505, 2014.  [PDF]

5.      Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Ketabchi, H., Rajabi, M., “Optimal management of freshwater lens in a small island using surrogate models and evolutionary algorithms”, ASCE Journal of Hydrological Engineering, 19 (2), pp.339–354. 2014.  [PDF]

6.      Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Werner, A. D., Simmons, C. T., Morgan, L. K., Lu, C., “How important is the impact of land surface inundation on seawater intrusion caused by sea-level rise?”, Hydrogeology Journal, 21 (7), pp. 1673-1677, 2013.  [PDF]

7.      Rafiezadeh, K., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Seepage analysis in multi-domain general anisotropic media by three-dimensional boundary elements”, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 37 (3), pp. 527–541, 2013.  [PDF]

8.      Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Aslani-Kordkandi, A., “Flow Field around Single and Tandem Piers”, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 90 (3), pp. 471-490, 2013.  [PDF]

9.      Beheshti, A. A., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Khanjani, J.,  " Discussion of Clear Water Local Scour around Pile Groups in Shallow-Water Flow by Ata Amini, Bruce W. Melville, Thamer M. Ali, and Abdul H. Ghazali",  ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 139 (6), pp. 679-680, 2013. [PDF]

10.  Ghaemi, N., Etemad-Shahidi, A., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Estimation of current-induced pile groups scour using a rule based method”, Journal of Hydroinformatics, 15 (2), pp. 516-528, 2013.  [PDF]

11.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Rajabi, M., Ketabchi, H., “Inverse modeling for freshwater lens in small islands: Kish island, Persian Gulf”, Hydrological Processes, 27 (19), 2759-2773, 2013.  [PDF]

12.  Werner, A. D., Bakker M., Post, V. E., Vandenbohede, A., Lu, C., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Simmons, C. T., Barry, D.A., “Seawater intrusion processes, investigation and management: Recent advances and future challenges”, Advances in Water Resources, 51 (1), pp. 3-26, 2013.  [PDF]

13.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Aslani-Kordkandi, A., “Flow field around side-by-side piers with and without a scour hole”, European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, Vol. 36, pp. 152-166, 2012.  [PDF]

14.  Rafiezadeh, K., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Three dimensional flow in anisotropic zoned porous media using boundary element method”, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 36 (5), Pages 812–824, 2012.  [PDF]

15.  Taheri-Shahraiyni, H., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Mathematical forms and numerical schemes for solution of unsaturated flow equation”, ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 1, pp. 63-72, 2012.  [PDF]

16.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Shafei, B., Rashidian-Dezfouli, H., Mohamadzadeh, M., “Capture Zone of a Partially Penetrating Well with Skin Effects in Confined Aquifers”, Transport in Porous Media, 91 (2), pp. 437-457, 2012.  [PDF]

17.  Najafi-Jilani, A., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Laboratory investigation of wave run-up caused by landslides in dam reservoirs”, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol. 45, pp. 89-98, 2012.  [PDF]

18.  Hosseini, S. Mosa, Ataie-Ashtiani, B., and Kholghi M., “Bench Scaled Nano-Fe⁰ Permeable Reactive Barrier for Nitrate Removal”, Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 31 (4), pp. 82-94, 2011, 2011. [PDF]

19.  Hosseini, S. Mosa, Ataie-Ashtiani, B., and Kholghi M., “Nitrate reduction by nano-Fe/Cu particles in packed column”, Desalination, 276 (1-3), pp. 214-221, 2011. [PDF]

20.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Yavari-Ramshe, S., “Numerical simulation of wave generated by landslide incidents in dam reservoirs”, Landslides, 8 (4) , pp. 417-432, 2011. [PDF]

21.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Ketabchi, H., “Elitist Continuous Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Optimal Management of Coastal Aquifers”, Water Resources Management, 25 (1), pp. 165-190, 2010. [PDF]

22.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Raeesi-Ardekani, D., “Comparison of Numerical Formulations for Two-phase Flow in Porous Media”, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 28 (4), pp. 373-389, 2010. [PDF]

23.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Baratian-Ghorghi, Z., and Beheshti, A.A., “Experimental investigation of clear-water local scour of compound piers", ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 6, Pages 343-351, June 1, 2010. [PDF]

24.  Beheshti, A. A., and Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Experimental Study of Three Dimensional Flow Field around a Complex Bridge Pier ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanic, Vol. 136, No. 2, Pages 143-154, Feb 2010. [PDF]

25.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B, Mansour-Rezaei, S., “Modification of weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for preservation of angular momentum in simulation of impulsive wave problems ” Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 51, No. 4, 363–386, 2009. [PDF]

26.  Joekar-Niasar, V., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Assessment of nitrate contamination in unsaturated zone of urban areas: The case study of Tehran, Iran, Environmental Geology, 57 (8), pp. 1785-1798, 2009. [PDF]

27.  M. Zounemat-Kermani, A.A. Beheshti, B. Ataie-Ashtiani, S.-R. Sabbagh-Yazdi., Estimation of Current-Induced Scour Depth around Pile Groups Using Neural Network and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System, Applied Soft Computing Journal , Volume 9 (2), pp. 746-755, 2009. [PDF]

28.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A. Najafi Jilani,  Laboratory Investigations on Impulsive Waves Caused by Underwater Landslide, Coastal Engineering, Volume 55, No. 12, pp. 989–1004, December 2008. [PDF] [SUPPLEMENTARY]

29.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., G. Shobeiry, L. Farhadi,  Modified Incompressible SPH method for simulating free surface problems, Fluid Dynamics Research, Volume 40, issue 9, Pages 637- 661, September 2008. [PDF]

30.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A. Nik-khah,  Impulsive Waves Caused by Subaerial Landslides, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Volume 8, No. 3, pp. 263–280, 2008. [PDF] [SUPPLEMENTARY]

31.  Beheshti, A.A and Ataie-Ashtiani, B, Analysis of Threshold and Incipient Conditions for Sediment Movement, Coastal Engineering, Volume 55, pp. 423–430, 2008. [PDF]

32.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S. Malek Mohammadi,  Mapping Impulsive Waves due to Subaerial Landslides into a Dam Reservoir: Case Study of Shafa-Roud Dam,  Dam Engineering, XVIII (3), 1-25, March 2008. [PDF]

33.  Najafi Jilani, A., B. Ataie-Ashtiani,  Estimation of Near Field Characteristics of Tsunami Generation by Submarine Landslide, Ocean Engineering Vol. 35/5-6, pp 545-557, 2008. [PDF] [SUPPLEMENTARY]

34.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., G. Shobeiry, Numerical simulation of landslide impulsive waves by Modified Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics,   International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 209–232, January 2008.  [PDF]

35.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., MODSHARP: Regional-Scale Numerical Model for Quantifying Groundwater Flux and Contaminant Discharge into the Coastal Zone, Environmental Modelling & Software, 22 (2007), 1307-1315. [PDF]

36.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S. Malek Mohammadi, Near field Amplitude of Subaerial Landslide Generated Waves in Dam Reservoirs, Dam Engineering, XVII (4), 197-222, March 2007 [PDF]

37.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A. Najafi Jilani,  A Higher-order Boussinesq-type Model with Moving Bottom Boundary: Applications to Submarine Landslide Tsunami Waves, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 1019-1048, 2007. [PDF]

38.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A. Najafi Jilani, Prediction of Submerged Landslide Generated Waves in Dam Reservoirs: An Applied Approach, Dam Engineering, Vol. XVII, Issue 3, Pages 135-155, November 2006.  [PDF]

39.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., M. Aghayi, A Note on Benchmarking of Numerical Models for Density Dependent Flow in Porous Media, Advances in Water Resources, 29/12 pp. 1918-1923, 2006.  [PDF]

40.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A.A. Beheshtii, Experimental Investigation of Clear-Water Local Scour at Pile Groups, J ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 10, Pages 1100-1104, October 2006  [PDF] [SUPPLEMENTARY]

41.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., L. Farhadi, Stable Moving Particle Semi-Implicit Method for Free Surface Flows, Fluid Dynamics Research, Volume 38, issue 4, Pages 241- 256, March 2006.   [PDF]

42.  Hosseini, S.A., A. Shamsai, B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Synchronous velocity and concentration measurements in low-density turbidity currents using acoustic Doppler velocimeter, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Volume 17, issue 1, Pages 59-68, March 2006. [PDF] 

43.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Hossaini, S.A.,  Error analysis of finite difference methods for two-dimensional advection-dispersion-reaction equation, Advances in Water Resources. Volume 28, Issue 8, Pages 793-806, August 2005. [PDF]

44.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Hossaini, S.A.,   Numerical errors of explicit finite differnce approximation for two-dimensional solute transport equation with linear sorption, Environmental Modelling & Software. 20/7 pp. 817-826, 2005. [PDF]

45.  Das,D.B., S.M. Hassanizadeh, B. Rotter, Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A Numerical Study of Micro-Heterogeneity Effects on Upscaled Properties of Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media, Transport in Porous Media,  Volume 56, Issue 3 , pp. 329-350, September 2004. [PDF]

46.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S.M. Hassanizadeh, O. Oung, F.A. Weststrate and A. Bezuijen, Numerical modelling of two-phase flow in a geocentrifuge, Environmental Modelling & Software, 18, pp.231-241, 2003.  [PDF]

47.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S.M. Hassanizadeh and M.A. Celia, Effects of heterogeneities on capillary pressure-saturation-relative permeability relationships, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 56:3-4, pp. 175-192, 2002. [PDF]

48.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Volker, R.E. and Lockington, D.A., Contaminant transport in the aquifers influenced by tide, Australian civil Engineering Transactions, Institution of Engineers, Australia, CE43, pp. 1-11, 2002. [PDF]

49.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S.M. Hassanizadeh, M. Oostrom, M.A. Celia, and M. White, Effective parameters for two-phase flow in a porous medium with periodic heterogeneities, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 49:1-2, 87-109, 2001. [PDF]

50.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Volker, R.E. and Lockington, D.A., Tidal effects on groundwater dynamics in unconfined aquifers, Hydrological Processes , 15: 4, 655-669, 2001. [PDF]

51.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Volker, R.E. and Lockington, D.A., Numerical and experimental study of seepage in unconfined aquifers with a periodic boundary condition, Journal of Hydrology, 222:1-4, 165-184, 1999.   [PDF]

52.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Volker, R.E. and Lockington, D.A., Tidal effects on sea-water intrusion in unconfined aquifers, Journal of Hydrology, 216:1-2, 17-31, 1999. [PDF]

53.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Lockington, D.A., and Volker, R.E., Truncation errors in finite difference models for solute transport equation with reaction term, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 35:4, 409-428, 1999. [PDF]

54.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Lockington, D.A. and Volker, R.E., Numerical correction for finite difference solution of the advection-dispersion equation with reaction. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 23:149-156, 1996.

55.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Lockington, D.A. and Volker, R.E., Comment on Removing numerically induced dispersion from finite difference models for solute and water transport in unsaturated soils, Soil Science, 160:442-443, 1995.

56.  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Lockington, D.A. and Volker, R.E., Comment on Integrated flux model for unsteady transport of trace organic chemicals in soils, Soil Science, 159:346-348, 1995.

57.  Rajabi, M., Ketabchi, H., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Numerical simulation of freshwater lens in small islands: Kish island Gulf”, Iran- Journal of Hydraulics. Vol. 6, No. 2, pp 45-56, 2011 (1390). (in Persian) [PDF]

58.  Ketabchi, H., Ataie-Ashtiani, “Development of Combined Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm and Numerical Simulation for Optimal Management of Coastal Aquifers”, Iran-Water Resources Research  Vol. 7, No.1 , pp 1-12, 2011 (1389) (in Persian) [PDF]

59.  Mansour-Rezaie, S., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Numerical simulation of impulsive wave problems by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Iran- Journal of Hydraulics. Vol. 4, No. 1 , pp 63-74, 2009 (1388). (in Persian) [PDF]

60.  Kabiri-Samani, A.R., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Free Water Surface Oscillations in a Closed Rectangular Basin with Internal Barriers, Scientia Iranica. Vol. 15, No.3 , pp 315-323, 2008. [PDF]

61.   Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Housainabadi, H.R., and Fatemi, E. , Numerical Model for Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport  in Coastal Aquifer and Discharge into the Coastal Zone, Iran-Water Resources Research  Vol. 2, No.1 , pp 1-17, Spring 2006 (1385) (in Persian) [PDF]

62.   Joekar-Niasar, V. and Ataie-Ashtiani, B.,  Modelling the nitrate contamination of unsaturated zone in Tehran: Combining laumped parameter method and mass balance, Sharif Journal of Science & Technology, Sharif University of Technology.  Vol. 22, pp 3-12, Spring 2006 (1385) (in Persian) [PDF]

63.  Farhadi, L. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Comparison of the numerical modelling results for two form of unsaturated water flow equations, Iran-Water Resources Research , Vol. 1, pp 29-40, Spring 2005 (1384).

·         B. Ataie-Ashtiani, H. Ketabchi "Ground water Hydraulic and Contaminant Transport" Sharif University Publication, pp.931, 2014 (1393).

·         B. Ataie-Ashtiani, A.A. Beheshti " Water Wave Mechanics" Amir-Kabir University Jihad Daneshgahi Publication, pp.305, 2006 (1385).

·         B. Ataie-Ashtiani, A. Najafi-Jillani " Coastal Hydrodynamics" Amir-Kabir University Jihad Daneshgahi Publication, pp.655, 2005 (1384).

·         M.R. Shahnazari, B. Ataie-Ashtiani, " Finite element structural analysis", Imam Hussain University Publication, pp. 518, 1997 (1376). 

·         Jamali, M.M., M.R. Shahnazari, B. Ataie-Ashtiani, R. Forghani, "Introduction to aerospace structural analysis", Imam Hussain University Publication, pp. 653, 1991(1370). 

·         Yavari-Ramsheh, S., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., A., “Simulation of wave generated by landslides in Maku dam reservoir”, Predication and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation, Edited by Oka, Kimoto, and Murakami, Chapter 14, Pages 91-98, Print ISBN: 978-0-415-80482-0, CRC Press 2009.

·         Mansour-Rezaei, S., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Modification of compressible smooth particles hydrodynamics for angular momentum in simulation of impulsive wave problems”, Predication and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation, Edited by Oka, Kimoto, and Murakami, Chapter 30, Pages 201-207, Print ISBN: 978-0-415-80482-0, CRC Press 2009.

·         Najafi Jilani, A., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., “Develop of a fully nonlinear and highly dispersive water wave equation set; analysis of wave interacting with varying bathymetry”, Predication and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation, Edited by Oka, Kimoto, and Murakami, Chapter 32, Pages 213-219, Print ISBN: 978-0-415-80482-0, CRC Press 2009.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Najafi Jilani, A., “A Higher-order Two-dimensional Boussinesq Wave Model”, Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50 (Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium), Pages 125-131, Gold Coast, Australia, 2007.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Najafi Jilani, A., “Experimental Studies on Tsunami Wave Characteristics”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Violent Flows, Pages 110-116, Fukuoka, Japan, 2007.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Jalali-Farahani, R., “Improvement and Application of I-SPH Method in the Simulation of Impulsive Waves”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Violent Flows, Pages 116-121, Fukuoka, Japan, 2007.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Nick-khah, A., “Laboratory Investigations on the Sub-aerial Landslide Generated Waves and Run-up”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Violent Flows, Pages 122-127, Fukuoka, Japan, 2007.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B. and A. Najafi Jilani, " Numerical Modeling of Tsunamis Caused by Underwater Earthquakes", Fifth International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE-5), Tehran, Iran, 2007.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B. and A. Najafi Jilani, " Earthquake-Triggered Landslide Waves in Dam Reservoirs ", Fifth International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE-5), Tehran, Iran, 2007.

·         Najafi-Jilani, A . and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Numerical Modeling of landslide waves,  3rd National Congress of Civil Eng., Tabriz, Iran,  May 2007. (in Persian)

·         Baratian, Z., and b. Ataie-Ashtiani, Investigation of local scour around complex piers, 7^th Int. Seminar of River Eng, Ahvaz, Iran, February 2007. (In Persian)

·         Beheshti, A., and b. Ataie-Ashtiani, Threshold and incipient conditions for sediment movement, 7^th Int. Seminar of River Eng, Ahvaz, Iran, February 2007. (In Persian)

·         Kabiri-samani, A.R and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Free Water Surface Oscillations in a Closed Rectangular Basin with Internal Barriers,  5th Hydraulics Conference on Iran, Kerman, Iran, pp. 189-196, October 2005. (in Persian.

·         Fatemi, E. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Numerical simulation of sea-water intrusion on discharge of contaminant from coastal aquifers,  5th Hydraulics Conference on Iran, Kerman, Iran, pp. 1996-2002, October 2005. (in Persian)

·         Taghavi, A. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Influences of hystersis on the movement of  NAPL in heterogenoeus porous media,  5th Hydraulics Conference on Iran, Kerman, Iran, pp. 1473-1482, October 2005. (in Persian)

·         Shafiefar, M.., Ataie-Ashtiani, B, Experimental study of density dependent flow in porous media using image processing technique", 9th Fluid Dynamics Conference, Shiraz, Iran,March 2005. 

·         Beheshti, A.A., Ataie-Ashtiani, B, Experimental evaluation of scour depth around bridge pier group, 2nd  International Conference of Scour and Erosion, Singapore, November 14-17, 2004.

·         Farhadi, L,  Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Improved MPS method for simulating water flow with irregular free surface, XV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Chapel-Hill, USA, June 13-27, pp. 1743-1753, 2004.

·         Beheshti, A.A. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Scouring around bridge pier group in clear-water"1st National Congress of Civil Eng.,  Iran, Tehran, Iran,  May 2004. (in Persian)

·         Sharifi, E. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Boundary element model for seepage and under seepage through earth-dams ,  1st National Congress of Civil Eng.,  Iran, Tehran, Iran,  May 2004. (in Persian)

·         Farhadi, L. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Application of Lagrangian Method for Prediction of Irregular Free Water Surface , 1st National Congress of Civil Eng.,  Iran, Tehran, Iran, May 2004. (in Persian)

·         Raissi, D. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Comparison of the numerical modelling of one-dimensional two-phase  flow in porouse media ,  1st National Congress of Civil Eng.,  Iran, Tehran, Iran,  May 2004. (in Persian)

·         Farhadi, L. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, A Fully Mesh-less Lagrangian Numerical Method for Prediction of Free Water Surface ,  International Conference on Hydraulics of Dams & River Structures, Tehran, Iran, pp. 345-352,  APRIL 26-28, 2004.

·         Kabiri Samani, A.R. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Natural Frequencies of Seiche in Basin with Internal Barriers Book of Abstracts of the 8th International Coastal Symposium, pp. 257. Itajai, SC , Brazil, March 2004.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Seyedabasi, M.A., 2004. Effects of Sea-Water Intrusion Interface on the Flux of Contaminant from Coastal Aquifers into the Coastal Water , Book of Abstracts of the 8th International Coastal Symposium, pp. 246 Itajai, SC , Brazil, March 2004.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., MODSHARP: Regional-Scale Numerical Model for Quantifying Groundwater Flux and Contaminant Discharge into the Coastal Zone , Book of Abstracts of the 8th International Coastal Symposium, pp. 252 Itajai, SC , Brazil, March 2004.

·         Sharifi, A. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Boundary element model for seepage through zoned earth-dams ,  4th Hydraulics Conference on Iran, Shiraz, Iran, pp. ?-?, October 2003. (in Persian)

·         Farhadi, L. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Comparison of the numerical modelling results for two form of unsaturated water flow equations ,  4th Hydraulics Conference on Iran, Shiraz, Iran, pp. 943-951, October 2003. (in Persian)

·         Moridi, A. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Simulation of groundwater lenses in small islands,  6th International Conference of Civil Engineering, Isfehan, Iran, Vol.3, pp. 167-176, March 2003. (in Persian)

·         Joekar-Niasar, V. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Contamination of unsaturated zone in Tehran caused by Nitrate discharge from septic tanks ,, 6th International Conference of Civil Engineering, Isfehan, Iran, Vol.3, pp. 63-70, March 2003. (in Persian)

·         Ataie-Ashtiani B. and M. Navari, Influence of Seaward Boundary Geometry on Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers ,, International Conference on Soil and Ground Water Contamination and Cleanup in Arid Countries, Sultan Qaboos Unversity, pp. 17, January 20-23 2003. 

·         Joekar-Niasar V. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Nitrate Contamination Assessment from Domestic Septic Tanks to Water-Table ,, International Conference on Soil and Ground Water Contamination and Cleanup in Arid Countries, Sultan Qaboos Unversity, pp. 17, January 20-23 2003.

·         Joekar-Niasar, V. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, GIS application for vulnerability study of Tehran’s grounwater to Nitrate discharge from septic tanks ,, 3rd Internation conference of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics of Iran, Vol.3, pp. 324-331, December 2002. (in Persian)

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B. and S.M. Hassanizadeh, Upscaling two-phase flow in porous media with randomly distributed micro-heterogeneities, XIV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Delft, The Netherlands, June 23-28, pp. 1187-1195, 2002.

·         Das D.B., S.M. Hassanizadeh and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Effects of various heterogeneities patterns on capillary pressure-saturation-relative permeability relationships for two-phase flow in porous media, XIV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Delft, The Netherlands, June 23-28, pp. 1179-1187, 2002.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S.M. Hassanizadeh, O. Oung, F.A. Weststrate and A. Bezuijen, Numerical simulation of two-phase flow in a geocentrifuge, XIV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Delft, The Netherlands, June 23-28, pp. 224-233, 2002.

·         Oung, O., A. Bezuijen, B. Ataie Ashtiani and F.A. Weststrate, Transport of Two-phase Flow in Sand: Comparison of Experimental Results of Centrifuge Test and Numerical Model, 1st International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics St John's, Newfoundland, Canada July 10-12, pp. 335-341, 2002 .

·         Navari M. and B. Ataie-Ashtiani, Effects of boundary condition and sea water level rise on seawater intrusion, 3rd Hydraulics Conference on Iran, pp. 625-632, November 2001. (in Persian)

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Numerical simulation for DNAPL infiltration experiments in GeoDelft centrifuge, Second International conference on computer methods for engineering in porous media flow and transport, Besancon, France, pp. 27, July 10-13, 2000.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., S.M. Hassanizadeh, M.A. Celia, M. Oosrtrom and M.D. White, Effective two-phase flow parameters for heterogeneous porous media, XIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 25-29, pp. 755-762, 2000.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Oostrom, M. and White M.D., Numerical simulation and homogenization of two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media, International Symposium 2000 on Groundwater, Saitama, Japan, pp. 333-338 May 8-10, 2000.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Hassanizadeh, S.M, The effects of heterogeneity on the constitutive relationships of multiphase flow in porous medium. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. December 13-17, 1999.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Homogenization of two-phase flow in aquifers with micro heterogeneities, AIH 1999 Annual Meeting and 4th USA/CIS Joint Conference on Environmental Hydrology and Hydrogeology: Hydrologic Issues for the 21st Century: Ecology, Environment and Human Health. San Francisco, California, U.S.A. November 7 - 11, 1999.

·         Volker, R.E., Ataie-Ashtiani, B. and Lockington, D.A., Unconfined coastal aquifer response to sea boundary condition, Proc. IAH International Groundwater Conf., Groundwater: Sustainalbe Solutions, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 771-777, 1998.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Volker, R.E. and Lockington, D.A., A hybrid finite element and finite difference model for variably saturated flow, Proc. 2nd International Conf. on Environ. Management (ICEM2), New South Wales, Australia, Vol. I, pp. 565-572, 1998.

·         Volker, R.E., Ataie-Ashtiani, B. and Lockington, D.A., Groundwater behaviour in tidal beaches, The 27th Congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research, Groundwater: An Endangered Resource, Ed. A.N. Findikakis and F. Stauffer, San Francisco, USA., ASCE, pp. 511-517, 1997.

·         Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Lockington, D.A. and Volker, R.E., Numerical correction for finite difference solution of the advection-dispersion equation with reaction. IASTED International Conf. Modelling, Simulation and Optimization, Gold Coast, Australia, 1996.

·         Moghaddam, H. A., Ataie-Ashtiani , B., 1991, "Seismic behaviour of earth dams", 1st International Conf. of Seismology and Earthquake Eng, Tehran, 1991 (in Persian).