Research

Professor Iskander is widely recognized as the leading authority in two areas of geotechnical research (1) behavior piling made of recycled polymers, and (2) physical modeling of geotechnical applications using transparent soils. He has also performed notable research in several areas including:

Penetration mechanics into soils
High strain rate behavior of soils
Seismic earth pressure
Earth pressure against rigidly framed structures
Sustainable piling made of recycled polymers
Geotechnical instrumentation
Modeling soil structure Interaction and multiphase flow using transparent soils
Foundation engineering
Plugging of pipe piles
Offshore foundations and marine geotechnology
Pile foundations

The following are research pages describing some of his research:

		Transparent Soil Wiki The fundamental premise of this work is that transparent synthetic materials with geotechnical properties similar to those of natural soils can be used to study 3D deformation and flow problems in natural soils.
		Rapid Penetration into Soils NYU geotechnical group has been studying terminal ballistics in soils, with emphasis on sand. This fundamental research has also been motivated by a number of military as well as civilian applications. This web site provides information on (1) the response of sand under high strain rate (HSR) loading, (2) the mechanics of penetration in soils, (3) a summary of visualization experiments done at NYU and collaborating universities.
		Dynamic Image Analysis (DIA) DIA is a modern experimental technique pioneered at NYU to analyze and classify particulate materials based on their size, shape, and other morphological properties. This method employs a high-frame-rate camera to capture images of individual sand particles, which have been transported and separated using various techniques. DIA generates both particle size and shape information by analyzing thousands to millions of particles, providing a quantitative statistical description of grain size and shape distribution within the specimen
		Plastic Piles Wiki This wiki summarizes work done by Professor Iskander and his students at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (formerly Polytechnic Institute/University) in Brooklyn New York to advance the state of the art in polymeric piling practice.
		MAGICgeo MAGICgeo open source software developed by Dr. Iskander and his students features a user friendly graphic user interface to perform standard and advanced digital image correlation (DIC), meso scale kinematic analyses. and 2D particle kinematics analysis.
		Drilled Shaft Defects This site presents the results of nondestructive integrity tests and axial static load tests on drilled shafts constructed in varved clay.
		Seismic Earth Pressure Calculator This Calculator computes pseudo-static seismic earth pressure on rigid retaining walls supporting c-phi soils. The equation accounts for sloping backfill, as well as wall inclination, and can readily accommodate layered soil profiles and the presence of groundwater.
		Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structures A simple method that can be used to determine the lateral deflections of rigidly framed structures is presented to simplify the design process and provide an efficient means to verify computer aided calculations.The method is suitable for low-rise rigidly framed structures subjected to a variety of lateral force distributions varying with the height of the frame.

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