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
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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| 2010 |
44
32
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| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
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| 2020 |
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| 2013 |
Open access
6
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| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
3
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| 2020 |
1
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| 2020 |
1
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| 2020 |
1
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| 2020 |
Open access
2
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| 2020 |
Open access
4
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| 2020 |
Open access
6
1
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
9
7
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| 2015 |
5
4
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| 2014 |
12
12
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| 2014 |
3
4
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| 2014 |
12
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| 2013 |
4
4
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| 2013 |
11
10
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| 2011 |
35
24
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| 2011 |
9
5
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| 2010 |
44
32
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| 2020 |
2
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
1
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2016 |
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| 2016 |
Open access
1
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| 2015 |
Open access
10
7
1
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| 2015 |
1
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| 2015 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2012 |
8
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
Open access
1
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| 2008 |
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Amey Consulting | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bath University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| British Geological Survey | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Central Procurement Directorate | UNITED KINGDOM |
| 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 MemberGeotechnical Research |
2019 |
Executive committee memberAustralian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter) |
2018 |
Executive committee memberAustralian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter) |
2017 |
MemberEngineers Australia (EA) |
2016 |
MemberGeo Institute ASCE |
2016 |
MemberInstitution of Engineers Bangladesh |
2016 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Comparative study on soil improvement techniques using Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) and Enzyme Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) | Current |
| Cyclic liquefaction behaviour of sand with non-plastic fines: a coupled fluid dynamics and discrete element (CFD-DEM) approach. | Current |
| Effect of consolidation on the liquefication behaviour: a critical state approach | Current |
| Encased stone column as a ground improvement technique | Current |
| Evaluating static liquefaction potential of tailings to prevent failures | 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 |
| Recycled and tyre derived aggregates in concrete and its performance evaluation for kerb application on expansive soils | Current |
| Static liquefaction potentiality of tailings dam | Current |
| Towards the development of a fully mechanistic pavement design method for aircraft flexible pavements | Current |
| An evaluation of clean and MICP treated AI sand behaviour from the critical state perspective | Completed |
| The critical state behaviour of sand with non-plastic fines: a discrete element method (DEM) approach | Completed |
