About me

I am Rouhollah Basirat, a PhD graduate in Rock Mechanics with over a decade of experience in geomechanics, tunnel and shaft design, and advanced numerical modeling. My professional work spans both academic research and applied engineering, with a strong focus on solving real-world geotechnical challenges. 

Driven by a deep passion for understanding the behavior of rock and soil systems, I specialize in:

• Tunnel engineering and structural analysis

• Slope stability and foundation design

• Static, dynamic, and hydraulic numerical modeling

• Applied use of geotechnical software such as PLAXIS, Itasca, and Rocscience tools

• Building Information Modeling (BIM) for underground structures

I am also the developer of RSF (Rock Soil Foundation) — a geotechnical application designed to assist engineers and students in addressing key challenges in soil and rock mechanics.

Whether through research, software, or engineering design, I’m committed to making complex geotechnical problems more accessible and solvable.

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"A Reflection on Humanity and Knowledge"

“I am a survivor of a concentration camp.  

My eyes saw what no human being should ever see:  

gas chambers built by learned engineers,  

children poisoned by educated physicians,  

infants killed by trained nurses,  

women and babies shot and burned by high school and college graduates.  

So I am suspicious of education.  

My request is: help your students become human.

Your efforts must never produce learned monsters, skilled psychopaths, or educated Eichmanns.

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are important only if they serve to make our children more human.”

Attributed to a Holocaust survivor (often misattributed to Viktor E. Frankl)