Dr Rajibul Karim

Senior Lecturer UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (P2-10)
tel +61 8 830 21837

email Rajibul.Karim@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Soft soil engineering
soil atmospheric boundary interaction
granular material and liquefaction
Expansive soils
Soil structure interaction

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.

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Research

Research focus

Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Architecture
Building

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2021	Barnett, N, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Nguyen, H & Carraro, J 2021, 'Equivalent state theory for sand with non-plastic fine mixtures: a DEM investigation', Geotechnique: International Journal of Soil Mechanics, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 423-440. Open access 8 8
2020	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Teasdale, PR 2020, 'A comparison of mechanical responses for microbial and enzyme-induced cemented sand', Geotechnique Letters, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-26. Open access 11 9
2020	Rahman, MM, Beecham, S, Iqbal, A, Karim, MR & Rabbi, ATZ 2020, 'Sustainability assessment of using recycled aggregates in concrete block pavements', Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 10, article no. 4313, pp. 1-17. Open access 8 5
2020	Rahman, MM, Hora, RN, Ahenkorah, I, Beecham, S, Karim, MR & Iqbal, A 2020, 'State-of-the-Art review of microbial-induced calcite precipitation and its sustainability in engineering applications', Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 15, article no. 6281, pp. 1-43. Open access 45 41
2010	Karim, MR, Gnanendran, C, Lo, S & Mak, J 2010, 'Predicting the long-term performance of a wide embankment on soft soil using an elastic-viscoplastic model'. 51 37

Chapters

Year	Output
2021	Kolapalli, R, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Nguyen, HBK 2021, 'Effect of stress reversal in cyclic instability: a DEM study', in TG Sitharam, SV Dinesh & R Jakka (eds), Soil Dynamics, Springer, Singapore, ch. 20, pp. 213-221. Open access
2020	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, M, Karim, M & Teasdale, PR 2020, 'Optimization of enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) as a ground improvement technique', in JP Hambleton, R Makhnenko & AS Budge (eds), Geotechnical Special Publication, American Society of Civil Engineers, US, no. GSP 315, pp. 552-561. 7
2020	Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Dawson, A, Kumar, M & Wegener, L 2020, 'Tyre-derived aggregates in pavement subbases', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Springer, Singapore, ch. 63, pp. 645-654.
2020	Kolapalli, R, Rahman, M, Karim, M & Nguyen, H 2020, 'A micromechanical study on the effect of initial static shear stress on cyclic shearing response', Advances in Computer Methods and Geomechanics, Springer OCS, Germany, pp. 145-156. Open access
2019	Barnett, N, Rahman, M, Karim, R & Nguyen, HBK 2019, 'Critical state theory for sand with fines: a DEM perspective', in H Shehata & B Das (eds), Advances in numerical methods in geotechnical engineering, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, ch. 12, pp. 151-161. Open access
2019	Barnett, N, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Nguyen, HBK 2019, 'Influence of particle rolling and rotation on the shearing response of clean sand', in CL Meehan, S Kumar, MA Pando (eds), Geo-Congress 2019. Geotechnical Materials, Modeling, and Testing, American Society of Civil Engineers, United States, pp. 30-39. 2
2019	Hassanli, R, Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Kamalzadeh, A, Mills, J & Javadi, M 2019, 'Pre-stressed segmental retaining walls (PSRWs)', in M Meguid et al. (eds), Advances in geosynthetics engineering, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, ch. 14, pp. 187-196.
2019	Hora, RN, Rahman, M, Beecham, S & Karim, M 2019, 'Stress-strain behaviour of Adelaide Industrial Sand under monotonic loading', Geotechnical special publication, American Society of Civil Engineers, US, vol. 2019-March, no. 308, article no. 041, pp. 405-412.
2019	Karim, MR & Rahman, MM 2019, 'Effect of 'matching' on the prediction of excess pore water pressure in plane strain analyses', in H Shehata & B Das (eds), Advances in numerical methods in geotechnical engineering, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, ch. 12, pp. 151-161.
2019	Nguyen, H, Rahman, M & Karim, M 2019, 'The phase transformation under undrained and drained triaxial conditions by the discrete element method', in CL Meehan, S Kumar, MA Pando (eds), Geo-Congress 2019. Geotechnical Materials, Modeling, and Testing, American Society of Civil Engineers, United States, pp. 40-47.
2019	Rahman, MM, Nguyen, HBK & Karim, MR 2019, 'Modelling the liquefaction behaviour of Sydney sand and the link between static and cyclic instability', in H Shehata & CS Desai (eds), Advances in numerical methods in geotechnical engineering, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 5, pp. 76-86. Open access
2013	Lo, SR, Karim, M & Gnanendran, C 2013, 'Consolidation and creep settlement of embankment on soft clay: prediction versus observation', in J Chu, SPR Wardani & A Iizuka (eds), Geotechnical predictions and practice in dealing with geohazards, Springer, Netherlands, ch. 6, pp. 77-94. Open access 8

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2022	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2022, 'Unconfined compressive strength of MICP and EICP-treated sands subjected to cycles of wetting-drying, freezing-thawing and elevated temperature: experimental and EPR modelling', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, in press, pp. 1-22. Open access
2022	Devkota, B, Karim, MR, Rahman, MM & Nguyen, HBK 2022, 'Accounting for expansive soil movement in geotechnical design - a state-of-the-art review', Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 23, article no. 15662, pp. 1-27. Open access
2022	Karim, MR, Hughes, D & Rahman, MM 2022, 'Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity estimation-a case study modelling the soil-atmospheric boundary interaction', Processes, vol. 10, no. 7, article no. 1306, pp. 1-20. Open access 1
2022	Momotaz, H, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Iqbal, A, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Levett, P 2022, 'A review of current design and construction practice for road kerbs and a sustainability analysis', Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 3, article no. 1230, pp. 1-22. Open access
2022	Xu, Y, Freney, M, Hassanli, R, Zhuge, Y, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2022, 'Experimental study on the structural performance of full-scale tyre wall for residential housing applications', Engineering Structures, vol. 259, pp. 1-15. 122
2022	Xu, Y, Zhuge, Y, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Hassanli, R, Luo, L & Freney, M 2022, 'Investigation on civil engineering application of tyre encased soil element: laboratory direct shear test and supply chain analysis', Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 22, article no. 14852, pp. 1-15. Open access
2021	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2021, 'Enzyme induced calcium carbonate precipitation and its engineering application: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 308, article no. 125000, pp. 1-20. 5 3
2021	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2021, 'Optimisation of chemical constituents on enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation in test-tube and soil', Geotechnical Research, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1-19. Open access 9 8 2
2021	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Beecham, S & Saint, C 2021, 'A review of enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP): the role of enzyme kinetics', Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 92-114. Open access 2
2021	Barnett, N, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Nguyen, H & Carraro, J 2021, 'Equivalent state theory for sand with non-plastic fine mixtures: a DEM investigation', Geotechnique: International Journal of Soil Mechanics, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 423-440. Open access 8 8
2021	Hora, R, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2021, 'Behaviour of clean AI sand under triaxial monotonic loading', Australian Geomechanics Journal, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 145-157.
2021	Javadi, M, Hassanli, R, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2021, 'Self-centring segmental retaining walls--a new construction system for retaining walls', Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 980-1000. Open access
2021	Karim, MR, Hughes, D & Rahman, MM 2021, 'Estimating hydraulic conductivity assisted with numerical analysis for unsaturated soil - a case study', Geotechnical Engineering, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 12-19.
2021	Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Nguyen, K, Cameron, D, Iqbal, A & Ahenkorah, I 2021, 'Changes in Thornthwaite Moisture Index and reactive soil movements under current and future climate scenarios-a case study', Energies, vol. 14, no. 20, article no. 6760, pp. 1-18. Open access 1
2020	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Teasdale, PR 2020, 'A comparison of mechanical responses for microbial and enzyme-induced cemented sand', Geotechnique Letters, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-26. Open access 11 9
2020	Javadi, M, Hassanli, R, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2020, 'Experimental study on cyclic behavior of post-tensioned segmental retaining walls (PSRWs)', Engineering Structures, vol. 229, article no. 111619, pp. 1-18. 4 3
2020	Karim, MR & Lo, S-CR 2020, 'Nonlinearity of creep coefficient', Geotechnical Research, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 90-95. Open access
2020	Karim, MR, Hughes, D, Kelly, R & Lynch, K 2020, 'A rational approach for modelling the meteorologically induced pore water pressure in infrastructure slopes', European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, vol. 24, no. 14, pp. 2361-2382. Open access 5 5
2020	Rahman, MM, Barnett, N, Karim, MR & Nguyen, H 2020, 'Evaluating the particle rolling effect on the characteristic features of granular material under the critical state soil mechanics framework', Granular Matter, vol. 22, no. 4, article no. 89, pp. 1-24. Open access 6 8
2020	Rahman, MM, Beecham, S, Iqbal, A, Karim, MR & Rabbi, ATZ 2020, 'Sustainability assessment of using recycled aggregates in concrete block pavements', Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 10, article no. 4313, pp. 1-17. Open access 8 5
2020	Rahman, MM, Hora, RN, Ahenkorah, I, Beecham, S, Karim, MR & Iqbal, A 2020, 'State-of-the-Art review of microbial-induced calcite precipitation and its sustainability in engineering applications', Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 15, article no. 6281, pp. 1-43. Open access 45 41
2019	Karim, MR 2019, 'Behaviour of piles subjected to post construction subsoil movement and effect of soil creep - a case study', Australian Geomechanics Journal, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 53-60.
2018	Hassanli, R, Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Karim, R & Vincent, T 2018, 'Performance of segmental self-centering rubberized concrete columns under different loading directions', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 20, pp. 285-302. 15 12
2015	Karim, MR & Lo, S-C 2015, 'Estimation of the hydraulic conductivity of soils improved with vertical drains', Computers and Geotechnics, vol. 63, no. , pp. 299-305. 8 5
2014	Alam, MJI, Lo, S & Karim, M 2014, 'Pull-out behaviour of steel grid soil reinforcement embedded in silty sand', Computers and Geotechnics, vol. 56, pp. 216-226. 16 17
2014	Karim, M, Lo, S & Gnanendran, C 2014, 'Behaviour of piles subjected to passive loading due to embankment construction', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 303-310. 3 5
2014	Karim, MR & Gnanendran, C 2014, 'Review of constitutive models for describing the time dependent behaviour of soft clays', Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 36-51. 17 16
2013	Karim, M, Krabbenhoft, K & Lyamin, A 2013, 'Permeability determination of porous media using large-scale finite elements and iterative solver', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 991-1012. 6 5
2013	Karim, R 2013, 'Behaviour of piles subjected to passive subsoil movement due to embankment construction - a simplified 3D analysis', Computers and Geotechnics, vol. 53, no. , pp. 1-8. 14 12
2011	Karim, M, Manivannan, G, Gnanendran, C & Lo, S 2011, 'Predicting the long-term performance of a geogrid-reinforced embankment on soft soil using two-dimensional finite element analysis', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 741-753. 38 29
2011	Manivannan, G, Karim, M, Gnanendran, C & Lo, S-C 2011, 'Calculated and observed long term performance of Leneghans embankment', Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 195-207. 11 8
2010	Karim, MR, Gnanendran, C, Lo, S & Mak, J 2010, 'Predicting the long-term performance of a wide embankment on soft soil using an elastic-viscoplastic model'. 51 37

Conferences

Year	Output
2022	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2022, 'Evaluation of the treatment processes for MICP- and EICP-treated sands', GeoCongress: State of the Art and Practice in Geotechnical Engineering - Soil Improvement, Geosynthetics, and Innovative Geomaterials, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), vol. 2022 March, pp. 365-374.
2022	Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Nguyen, HBK, Newsome, PL & Cameron, D 2022, 'TMI soil moisture index for South Australia under current and future climate scenarios', in M Rahman & M Jaksa (eds), 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2022 (ICSMGE), Australian Geomechanics Society, pp. 2233-2236.
2022	Khayyer, F, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2022, 'Fabric anisotropy of granular soils: a DEM study', in Md Mizanur Rahman & Mark Jaksa (eds), 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Australian Geomechanics Society, pp. 757-762. Open access
2022	Rahman, MM, Ahenkorah, I, Devkota, B, Karim, MR, Beecham, S, Chow, C & Desboilles, J 2022, 'A potentially sustainable weed control method using urease enzymes extracted from weeds', in R Melland et al. (eds), 22nd Australasian weeds conference, Weed Management Society of South Australia, pp. 181-184. Open access
2019	Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Dawson, A, Kumar, M & Wegener, L 2019, 'Tyre derived aggregates in pavement subbase', 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM25), Springer Nature, pp. 1-9. Open access
2019	Kolapalli, R, Rahman, M, Karim, M & Nguyen, H 2019, 'Effect of static loading on cyclic liqueafaction behaviour: a DEM study', in HE Acosta-Martínez & BM Lehane (eds), 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Australian Geomechanics Society, pp. 1129-1134. Open access
2019	Tolentino, R, Rahman, MM, Cameron, D & Karim, R 2019, 'Prediction of flexible pavement's unbound granular materials using elasto-plastic model SANISAND', International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 481-492. Open access 1 1
2016	Hora, R, Rahman, M, Beecham, S & Karim, R 2016, 'A review of the unconfined compressive strength of microbial induced calcite precipitation treated soils', in BM Lehane, HE Acosta-Martinez & R Kelly (eds), 5th International Conference on Geotechical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, Australian Geomechanics Society, ch. 168, vol. 2, pp. 1161-1166. Open access
2016	Karim, R, Rahman, M & Hughes, D 2016, 'Estimation of soil hydraulic conductivity assisted by numerical tools: two case studies', in BM Lehane, HE Acosta-Martínez & R Kelly (eds), 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, Australian Geomechanics Society, v. 1, pp. 491-496. Open access 1
2015	Glendinning, S, Karim, P, Rouainia, M, Stirling, R, Asquith, J, Hughes, P, Toll, D, Clarke, D, Powrie, W, Smethurst, J, Hughes, D, Harley, R, Karim, R, Dixon, N, Crosby, C, Chambers, J, Dijkstra, T, Dunn, D, Briggs, K & Muddle, D 2015, 'Research-informed design, management and maintenance of infrastructure slopes: development of a multi-scalar approach', International Symposium on Geohazards and Geomechanics, ISGG 2015, IOP, vol. 26, no. 1, article no. 012005, pp. 1-22. Open access 13 8 1
2015	Hughes, D, Karim, MR, Briggs, K, Glendinning, S, Toll, D, Dijkstra, T, Powrie, W & Dixon, N 2015, 'A Comparison of numerical modelling techniques to predict the effect of climate on infrastructure slopes', XVI ECSMGE Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development, ICE publishing, v. 7, pp. 3663-3668. 3
2015	Lynch, K, Hughes, D, Karim, MR, Harley, R, Bell, A, Mckinley, J, Donohue, S & Bergamo, P 2015, 'Evolving techniques for characterising and monitoring the stability of infrastructure slopes', 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICE Publishing, pp. 1615-1620. Open access
2013	Karim, R 2013, 'Teaching and learning of fundamentals of structural engineering in undergraduate level', International conference on structural engineering, mechanics and computation, Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 2549-2553.
2012	Karim, R, Gnanendran, C & Lo, S 2012, 'Effect of geosynthetic reinforcement creep on the long term performance of an embankment', GeoCongress 2012: State of the Art and Practice in Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers, no. 225, pp. 1330-1339. 8
2009	Karim, MR & Gnanendran, C 2009, 'Settlement analysis of foundation soil over a long time and comparison with field performance', International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, IOS Press.
2009	Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Baki, A & Paul, D 2009, 'Ultimate lateral load resistance of laterally loaded pile', in WF Impe & PO Impe (eds), 5th international symposium on bored and auger piles (BAP V), CRC Press, pp. 155-159. Open access 1
2008	Karim, MR & Gnanendran, C 2008, 'Review of visco-plastic soil models for predicting the performance of embankments on soft soils', International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Amey Consulting	UNITED KINGDOM
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
Queen's University	CANADA
Queen's University Belfast	UNITED KINGDOM
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads	AUSTRALIA
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	BANGLADESH
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

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2019
Executive committee member Australian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter)	2018
Executive committee member Australian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter)	2017
Member Geo Institute ASCE	2016
Member Institution of Engineers Bangladesh	2016
Member Engineers Australia (EA)	2016

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Bio-cementation for ground improvement	Current
Considering realistic shapes for granular materials in civil engineering	Current
Cyclic liquefaction behaviour of sand with non-plastic fines: a coupled fluid dynamics and discrete element (CFD-DEM) approach.	Current
Evaluating static liquefaction potential of tailings to prevent failures	Current
Evaluation of Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavements (GRP) for mitigating pavement damage on expansive soil	Current
Geosynthetic reinforced pavement to reduce damage due to cyclic seasonal ground movement of expansive soil	Current
Lateral behavior of segmental post-tensioned retaining (SPR) walls	Current
Modelling the liquefaction behaviour of sand with fines and the effect of bio-cementation	Current
Optimization of phytocapping technology using engineered growth media and selected native plant species in a Mediterranean of Southern Australia	Current
Reactive soil movement under current and future climate, and their influence on geotechnical structures	Current
Recycled and tyre derived aggregates in concrete and its performance evaluation for kerb application on expansive soils	Current
Simulating a system combining fluids and solids to assess the failure potential of geo-structure	Current
Static liquefaction potential of tailings materials: a critical state approach	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
The critical state behaviour of sand with non-plastic fines: a discrete element method (DEM) approach	Completed

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