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Biography

I graduated from the Building and Construction department at the University of Technology in Baghdad, Iraq. Subsequently, I pursued and successfully earned my Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the same institution, achieving the first rank in my class. In a competitive selection process, I was awarded the HCDP Kurdistan Scholarship. I completed my doctoral studies in 2015 at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, specializing in geotechnical engineering with a focus on unsaturated soil mechanics. Currently, I am an assistant professor in geotechnical engineering.

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Education and qualifications (1)

Salahaddin University-Erbil: Erbil, IQ

2023-08-07 to present | Dr/Assistant Professor (Water Resources Engineering )
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Bestun Shwan

Works (35)

Bearing Capacity of Footings on Unsaturated Uniform Slopes

International Journal of Geomechanics
2025-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-10612
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan
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Passive earth pressure analysis considering hydraulic and mechanical hysteresis for unsaturated soil

PLOS ONE
2025-01-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310536
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan; Luan Carlos de Sena Monteiro Ozelim
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Influence of spatial variability of strength on bearing capacity for unsaturated soil

XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
2024 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, B. J.
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Soil-structure interaction of two different configurations of a cut and cover tunnel Interaction sol-structure

XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
2024 | Conference paper
Contributors: Hasan, A. M.; Shwan, Bestun J.; Aziz, O Q
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Drought-induced stability reduction in unsaturated geotechnical applications

Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40808-024-02039-7
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan
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Soil–Water Retention Curve Determination for Sands Using the Filter Paper Method

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2024-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11405
Contributors: B. J. Shwan
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Effect of hydro-mechanical hysteresis on active earth pressure for unsaturated soils

E3S Web of Conferences
2023 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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Numerical analysis of slopes treated by nano-materials

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun Jumaa
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Suction effect-induced reduction in shotcrete thickness in tunnels

International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
2023-11-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2023.2241284
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan
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Mechanical characterization of a gypseous soil: experimental and numerical studies

Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s41062-023-01215-5
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan; M. Fathollahy; Balen Z. Abdulsamad; Avesta M. Abdollah
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Hydromechanical Hysteresis Effect-Induced Bearing Capacity Variations for Unsaturated Sand

International Journal of Geomechanics
2023-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-8255
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan
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Microstructural interpretation of effective stress equations for unsaturated sands

International Journal of Geo-Engineering
2023-02-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40703-022-00181-8
Contributors: B. J. Shwan
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Numerical study of strength reduction-induced capillary rise effect for unsaturated soil

Geomechanics and Engineering
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun J
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Stability of Slopes Under Unsaturated Conditions Using a Modified Upper Bound Theorem

Geotechnical Engineering and Sustainable Construction: Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering
2022 | Book chapter
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun J
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Upper Bound Analysis of Suction Effect on Tunnel Stability

International Journal of Geomechanics
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002504
Contributors: Bestun J. Shwan
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Application of limit analysis in unsaturated soils: numerical and experimental study of bearing capacity

Unsaturated soils: Research & applications
2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Shwan, BJ; Smith, CC
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Determination of SWRC for unsaturated sands, comparative study--Filter paper method versus hanging column technique

Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Balkıs, Ayşe Pekrioğlu; Shwan, Bestun; Surchi, Svala
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Peak and Critical State Conditions for Unsaturated Sand

Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun J
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The effect of suction on ground surface settlement for a tunnel

E3S Web of Conferences
2019 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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Physical and numerical modelling of buried footing for unsaturated sand

Proc., 7th Int. Conf. on Unsaturated Soils. Hong Kong, China: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, BJ
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Physical and numerical modelling of sheet pile wall for unsaturated sand

Proc., 7th Int. Conf. on Unsaturated Soils
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, BJ
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Effect of Soil Capillarity on Total Passive Earth Pressure of Unsaturated Soils

3rd International Conference on New Advances in Civil Engineering
2017 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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The effect of soil water retention curve hysteresis on the strength of unsaturated soils

Journal of Duhok University
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Shwan, BESTUN J
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Analysis of passive earth thrust in an unsaturated sandy soil using discontinuity layout optimization

E3S Web of Conferences
2016 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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Moisture migration during loading and shearing of unsaturated sand

E3S Web of Conferences
2016 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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Experimental and numerical study of the shear strength of unsaturated sand

2015 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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Investigation of the shear strength of unsaturated sand using a modified direct shear apparatus

2015 | Book chapter
Contributors: Shwan, BJ; Smith, CC
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Wetting collapse at high degree of saturation during shearing

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics-from Theory to Practice: Proceedings of the 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils (Guilin, China, 23-26 October 2015)
2015 | Conference paper
Contributors: Shwan, BJ
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A study on the scale effect on bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations

International Journal of Engineering and Technology
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Nareeman, Bestun J
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Effect of Soil Reinforcement on Shear Strength and Settlement of Cohesive Frictional Soil

GEOMATE Journal
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Nareeman, Bestun J; Fattah, Mohammed Y
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Numerical simulation of triaxial test in clayey soil using different constitutive relations

Advanced Materials Research
2011 | Journal article
Contributors: Fattah, Mohammed Y; Salman, Firas A; Nareeman, Bestun J
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A treatment of expansive soil using different additives

Acta Montanistica Slovaca
2010 | Journal article
Contributors: Fattah, Mohammed Y; Salman, Firas A; Nareeman, Bestun J
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A Comparative Study of Different Constitutive Relations of Soil in Modelling Shallow Tunnels

2008 | Journal article
Contributors: Fattah, Mohammed Y
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Effect of Moisture Content Migration and Strength Variation on Bearing Capacity of Unsaturated Sand

Journal article
Contributors: Shwan, Bestun
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Wetting collapse at high degree of saturation during shearing for unsaturated sand

Journal article
Contributors: Shwan, BJ
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Bestun Shwan

Peer review (21 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for Bulletin of engineering geology and the environment. (7)
Review activity for Geotechnical and geological engineering. (1)
Review activity for Innovative infrastructure solutions. (2)
Review activity for International journal of geomechanics. (2)
Review activity for Journal of Engineering and Applied Science (Cairo) (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (7)
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