Dafar Obeidat

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Dafar has nearly five years of experience in geotechnical engineering and a master’s degree in civil engineering. He has provided analyses and designs for tailings basins and has performed geotechnical investigations for wind and solar energy sites. His research experience includes studying the behavior of tailings materials and performing simple and more complicated geotechnical laboratory tests, including triaxial testing. Dafar’s programming and numerical modeling proficiency includes work in MATLAB, Python, and PLAXIS 2D. 

Title

Geotechnical Engineer

Office

Barr Engineering Co.
4300 MarketPointe Drive
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803
Phone: (952) 832-2936

Resources

White paper
Use of CPT with Dual Pore-Water Pressure Filter Elements in Characterization of Mine Tailings (Tailings and Mine Waste Conference)
By: Jason Harvey, Iván Contreras, & Dafar Obeidat
White paper
The Vane Shear Test in Mine Tailings (Tailings2024 Conference)
By: Jason Harvey, Iván Contreras, & Dafar Obeidat
Presentation
Site-Specific Approach for Developing Profiles of Critical State Soil Mechanics Parameters in Mine Tailings Deposits (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Jason Harvey, Iván Contreras, & Dafar Obeidat
White paper
Establishing A Site-Specific Standard of Practice for Field Vane Shear Testing in Mine Tailings (Tailings and Mine Waste Conference)
By: Jason Harvey, Iván Contreras, & Dafar Obeidat
White paper
State Parameter and Undrained Shear Strength of Mine Tailings from In-situ and Laboratory Testing (Tailings and Mine Waste Conference)
By: Jason Harvey, Iván Contreras, & Dafar Obeidat