Dr. Karim completed his PhD in 2011 and worked in the area of soft soil engineering and ground improvement. After his PhD and before joining UNISA, he has worked as researcher in different institutions in Australia and United Kingdom.
Dr. Karim’s area of research interest includes, climate change, soil-atmospheric boundary interaction, expansive soils, ground improvement, soft soil engineering, constitutive modelling, numerical modelling, soil struture interaction, granular material behaviour, pavement engineering, tailing material behaviour, liqueafaction and bio cementation.
About me
Dr. Karim completed his PhD in 2011 and worked in the area of soft soil engineering and ground improvement. After his PhD and before joining UNISA, he has worked as researcher in different institutions in Australia and United Kingdom.
Dr. Karim’s area of research interest includes, climate change, soil-atmospheric boundary interaction, expansive soils, ground improvement, soft soil engineering, constitutive modelling, numerical modelling, soil struture interaction, granular material behaviour, pavement engineering, tailing material behaviour, liqueafaction and bio cementation.
About me
Australian Geomechanics Society, Engineers Australia, Institution of Engineers Bangladesh, ASCE, Geo Institute, ISSMGE
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of New South Wales
2014 to 2015
Research Fellow, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, UK
Worked in the areas of climate change and its effect on performance of geotechnical assets.
2011 to 2014
Research Associate, School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW, Canberra, Australia.
Worked in the areas of soft soil engineering and ground improvements.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Influence of expansive soil on water pipes and pavement infrastructures, City of Salisbury, 01/06/2023 - 31/12/2026
Guidelines to mitigate structure damage due to water content change in Victoria’s expansive soils, Victorian Building Authority, 03/03/2025 - 24/04/2026
Characterisation of tailings material behaviour in direct simple shear and triaxial space, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd, 22/04/2024 - 22/04/2025
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
30
30
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2020 |
Open access
48
43
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2020 |
Open access
15
10
|
2020 |
Open access
159
140
1
|
2010 |
61
47
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
67
|
2023 |
Open access
2
1
|
2023 |
Open access
2
2
|
2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
2023 |
Open access
4
4
|
2021 |
Open access
1
|
2020 |
27
|
2020 |
2
1
|
2020 |
Open access
1
|
2019 |
Open access
1
|
2019 |
2
|
2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
1
|
2019 |
Open access
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2013 |
Open access
10
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
8
6
|
2024 |
Open access
7
7
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
5
|
2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
2024 |
Open access
7
7
|
2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
2024 |
Open access
5
72
|
2023 |
Open access
2
2
|
2023 |
Open access
2
2
|
2023 |
Open access
3
3
|
2023 |
Open access
11
11
|
2023 |
Open access
8
7
|
2023 |
Open access
17
15
|
2023 |
Open access
19
18
|
2023 |
Open access
2
2
1
|
2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
2023 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
2022 |
Open access
54
46
|
2022 |
Open access
17
16
|
2022 |
Open access
8
8
1
|
2022 |
Open access
12
12
|
2022 |
Open access
10
8
1
|
2022 |
Open access
6
5
|
2022 |
Open access
5
4
201
|
2022 |
Open access
2
2
2
|
2021 |
75
65
|
2021 |
Open access
46
42
|
2021 |
Open access
79
2
|
2021 |
Open access
30
30
|
2021 |
1
1
|
2021 |
Open access
5
4
|
2021 |
3
|
2021 |
Open access
11
11
|
2020 |
Open access
48
43
|
2020 |
Open access
28
27
|
2020 |
8
8
|
2020 |
Open access
3
3
|
2020 |
Open access
11
13
|
2020 |
Open access
15
10
|
2020 |
Open access
159
140
1
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
40
36
|
2015 |
11
8
|
2014 |
22
22
|
2014 |
3
13
|
2014 |
24
16
|
2013 |
7
6
|
2013 |
22
20
|
2011 |
43
35
|
2011 |
11
9
|
2010 |
61
47
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Year | Output |
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2022 |
Open access
9
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
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2019 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
1
2
|
2016 |
Open access
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2016 |
Open access
4
|
2015 |
Open access
18
13
1
|
2015 |
7
|
2015 |
Open access
1
|
2013 |
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2012 |
9
|
2009 |
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2009 |
Open access
2
|
2008 |
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Amey Consulting | UNITED KINGDOM |
Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
Bath University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Bothar Consulting | UNITED KINGDOM |
British Geological Survey | UNITED KINGDOM |
Central Procurement Directorate | UNITED KINGDOM |
City of Salisbury | AUSTRALIA |
Durham University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | UNITED KINGDOM |
Loughborough University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Newcastle University, United Kingdom | UNITED KINGDOM |
Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queen's University | CANADA |
Queen's University Belfast | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads | AUSTRALIA |
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (Bangladesh) | BANGLADESH |
Rio Tinto Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Road & Traffic Authority (NSW) | AUSTRALIA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Bath | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Durham | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Saskatchewan | CANADA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southampton | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
WAP Golder | AUSTRALIA |
WSP Golder | AUSTRALIA |
Xian University of Architecture and Technology | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Associate Editor, Geotechnical ResearchGeotechnical Research |
2025 |
Editorial board memberGeotechnical Research |
2025 |
Special issue Geotechnics (Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering II)Geotechnics |
2025 |
Associate Editor, Geotechnical ResearchGeotechnical Research |
2024 |
Distinguished Lecture GeoMandu 2024 - Climate change and infrastructure resilienceInternational Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering |
2024 |
Editorial board memberGeotechnical Research |
2024 |
Special issue Geotechnics (Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering II)Geotechnics |
2024 |
Associate Editor, Geotechnical ResearchGeotechnical Research |
2023 |
Editorial board memberGeotechnical Research |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberGeotechnical Research |
2023 |
Invited speaker, Foundation & Footings Society, Victoria -Climate change, TMI and designing on expansive soilsFoundation & Footings Society, Victoria |
2023 |
Special issue Geotechnics (Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering)Geotechnics |
2023 |
Special issue Sustainability (Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials)Sustainability |
2023 |
Associate EditorGeotechnical Research |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberGeotechnical Research |
2022 |
Footings group lecture Engineers Australia (SA) -The Impact of Climate Change upon TMI (Thornthwaite Moisture Index) and HsEngineers Australia |
2022 |
Invited lecture Australian Geomechanics Society -Climate change, TMI and designing on expansive soil - Australian contextAustralian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT) |
2022 |
Special issue Geotechnics (Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering)Geotechnics |
2022 |
Telford Premium PrizeInstitution of Civil Engineers (ICE), UK |
2022 |
Associate EditorGeotechnical Research |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberGeotechnical Research |
2021 |
Invited Lecture, Australian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT) - Biocementation: A Green Solution to Geotechnical ProblemsAustralian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT) |
2021 |
Outstanding reviewer awardGeotechnical Research |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberGeotechnical Research |
2020 |
Invited speaker, Australian Geomechanics Society - Designing on soft soils: Finite element modelling of consolidation and creepAustralian Geomechanics Society |
2020 |
Outstanding reviewer awardGeotechnical Research |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberGeotechnical Research |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberGeotechnical Research |
2018 |
Executive committee memberAustralian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter) |
2018 |
Executive committee memberAustralian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter) |
2017 |
MemberEngineers Australia (EA) |
2016 |
MemberInstitution of Engineers Bangladesh |
2016 |
MemberGeo Institute ASCE |
2016 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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111168- Developing a constitutive model for stabilised tailings material | Current |
Advanced discrete element method with poromechanics for granular materials | Current |
Bio-cementation for ground improvement | Current |
Considering realistic shapes for granular materials in civil engineering | Current |
Constitutive behaviour of bio-treated soils subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading | Current |
Constitutive modelling of unsaturated sand-fines mixtures | Current |
Evaluation of geosynthetic stabilised pavements (GSP) for mitigating pavement damage on expansive soil | Current |
Optimisation of phytocapping technology using engineered growth media and selected native plant species for Southern Australia | Current |
Reactive soil movement under current and future climate, and their influence on geotechnical structures | Current |
An evaluation of clean and MICP treated AI sand behaviour from the critical state perspective | Completed |
An evaluation of microbial and enzyme induced carbonate precipitation for soil improvement | Completed |
Cyclic liquefaction behaviour of granular materials under the CSSM framework: a DEM study | Completed |
Exploring the influence of fabric at critical states in DEM and constitutive models for granular soils | Completed |
Lateral behaviour of post-tensioned segmental retaining walls | Completed |
Micromechanical study of sand with fines using discrete element method (DEM) | Completed |
Recycled and tyre-derived aggregates in concrete and its performance evaluation for kerb application | Completed |
Static liquefaction potential of tailings materials: a critical state approach | Completed |
The critical state behaviour of sand with non-plastic fines: a discrete element method (DEM) approach | Completed |