Dr Rajibul Karim

Senior Lecturer UniSA STEM

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

email Rajibul.Karim@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
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. 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.

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 23 24
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 39 34
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 12 8
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 123 114 1
2010	Mak, J, Lo, S, Karim, MR & Gnanendran, C 2010, 'Predicting the long-term performance of a wide embankment on soft soil using an elastic-viscoplastic model'. 58 45

Chapters

Year	Output
2024	Le, TT, Nguyen, HBK, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2024, 'Computational geometric and discrete fourier series approaches for particle shape analysis', in JN Reddy et al. (eds), The International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and ArchitectureICSCEA 2023: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture, Springer, Singapore, pp. 1066-1073.
2024	Tran, M, Rahman, M, Karim, M & Ahenkorah, I 2024, 'Powdered enzyme from Australian weed for bio-stabilisation', in JN Reddy et al. (eds), The International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and ArchitectureI, CSCEA 2023: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture, Springer, Singapore, pp. 1191-1198. 60
2023	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2023, 'Influence of treatment temperature conditions on the performance of enzyme-induced cemented sand', in E Rathje, BM Montoya & MH Wayne (eds), Geo-Congress 2023: Geotechnical Data Analysis and Computation, American Society of Civil Engineers, US, pp. 509-519. Open access 2
2023	Aikins, D, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Nguyen, HBK 2023, 'Effect of interparticle friction and particle elasticity on behavior of granular materials', in E Rathje, BM Montoya & MH Wayne (eds), Geo-Congress 2023: Geotechnical Data Analysis and Computation, American Society of Civil Engineers, US, pp. 258-268. Open access 1
2023	Cao, Y, Nguyen, HBK, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Cheng, W-C 2023, 'The effects of fines on the response of granular soil during Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) shield tunneling', in E Rathje, BM Montoya & MH Wayne (eds), Geo-Congress 2023: Geotechnical Data Analysis and Computation, American Society of Civil Engineers, US, pp. 249-257. Open access
2023	Devkota, B, Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Nguyen, K & Iqbal, A 2023, 'Effect of climate change on depth of suction change-a case study', in E Rathje, BM Montoya & MH Wayne (eds), Geo-Congress 2023: Geotechnical Data Analysis and Computation, American Society of Civil Engineers, US, pp. 649-660. Open access 1
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 1
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. 23
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. 1
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 1
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 1
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. 1
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 9

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, R & Beecham, S 2024, 'Cyclic liquefaction resistance of MICP- and EICP-treated sand in simple shear conditions: a benchmarking with the critical state of untreated sand', Acta Geotechnica, vol. 19, pp. 5891-5913. Open access
2024	Arifuzzaman, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Hewa, GA, Rawlings, R & Iqbal, A 2024, 'Phytocapping for municipal solid waste landfills: a sustainable approach', Sustainability, vol. 16, no. 18, article no. 8230, pp. 1-25. Open access
2024	Javadi, M, Hassanli, R, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Nguyen, HBK 2024, 'Numerical investigation on the behaviour of post-tensioned mechanically stabilised earth walls (PT-MSEW)', Computers and Structures, vol. 299, article no. 107403, pp. 1-22. Open access
2024	Karim, MR, Devkota, B, Rahman, MM & Nguyen, HBK 2024, 'Thornthwaite moisture index and depth of suction change under current and future climate ‒ an Australian study', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 1761-1775. Open access
2024	Khayyer, F, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2024, 'Correlation of fabric parameters and characteristic features of granular material behaviour in DEM in constitutive modelling', Acta Geotechnica, online. Open access 1
2024	Momotaz, H, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Levett, P 2024, 'Changes in flexural, tensile and impact characteristics of kerb concrete due to the addition of tyre-derived aggregates and polypropylene fibres', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 83, article no. 108438. pp. 1-17. Open access 4
2024	Momotaz, H, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Levett, P 2024, 'Structural performance of fibre reinforced recycled aggregate concrete road kerb sections under monotonic and cyclic loading', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 438, article no. 137329, pp. 1-14. Open access
2023	Ahenkorah, I, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2023, 'Characteristics of MICP and EICP-treated sands in simple shear conditions: a benchmarking with the critical state of untreated sand', Geotechnique: International Journal of Soil Mechanics, in press, pp. 1-40. 4
2023	Cameron, D, Karim, MR, Johnson, T & Rahman, MM 2023, 'Influence of weather, soil variability, and vegetation on seasonal ground movement: a field study', vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1085-1103. Open access
2023	Cao, Y, Nguyen, HBK, Aikins, D, Karim, MR & Rahman, MM 2023, 'Advances in coupling computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method in geotechnical problems', vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1162-1179. Open access
2023	Javadi, M, Hassanli, R, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2023, 'Behaviour of self-centring shear walls - a state of the art review', Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 53-77. Open access 3 3
2023	Karim, ME, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR, Fourie, AB & Reid, D 2023, 'Characteristics of copper tailings in direct simple shearing: a critical state approach', Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol. 149, no. 5, article no. 04023018, pp. 1-17. Open access 5 5
2023	Kolapalli, R, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Nguyen, HBK 2023, 'A DEM investigation on the influence of cyclic and static stress ratios, and state variables on the pore water pressure generation in granular materials', Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol. 149, no. 7, pp. 1-16. Open access 4 4
2023	Momotaz, H, Rahman, M, Karim, M, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Levett, P 2023, 'Comparative study on properties of kerb concrete made from recycled materials and related carbon footprint', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 72, article no. 106484, pp. 1- 20. Open access 8
2023	Momotaz, H, Rahman, M, Karim, M, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Levett, P 2023, 'Properties of the interfacial transition zone in rubberised concrete - an investigation using nano-indentation and EDS analysis', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 77, article no. 107405, pp. 1-17. Open access 9
2023	Nguyen, H, Rahman, M & Karim, M 2023, 'Effect of soil anisotropy and variability on the stability of undrained soil slope', Frontiers in Built Environment, vol. 9, article no. 1117858, pp. 1-11. Open access 2 2 1
2023	Rahman, MM, Ahenkorah, I, Karim, MR & Beecham, S 2023, 'In vitro screening of crude urease extract from native Australian plants and weeds for bio-cementation of sands', Geotechnique: International Journal of Soil Mechanics, in press, pp. 1-51. Open access 3 57
2023	Xu, Y, Karim, MR, Freney, M, Rahman, MM, Hassanli, R & Zhuge, Y 2023, 'Experimental study on the mechanical performance of tyre encased soil elements for structural wall applications', Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 18, article no. e01971, pp. 1-16. Open access
2023	Xu, Y, Zhuge, Y, Karim, MR, Hassanli, R, Rahman, MM & Freney, M 2023, 'Structural analysis of a 3D dry-stack tyre wall by finite-discrete element method', Engineering Structures, vol. 281, article no. 115787, pp. 1-15. Open access 2 1 1
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, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 1226-1247. Open access 34
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 10 8
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 6 6 1
2022	Kolapalli, R, Rahman, MM, Karim, MR & Nguyen, HBK 2022, 'The failure modes of granular material in undrained cyclic loading: a critical state approach using DEM', Acta Geotechnica, online, pp. 1-26. Open access 7 8
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 5 5 1
2022	Nguyen, HBK, Rahman, MM & Karim, MR 2022, 'An investigation of instability on constant shear drained (CSD) path under the CSSM framework: a DEM study', Geosciences, vol. 12, no. 12, article no. 449, pp. 1-14. Open access 5 5
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. Open access 5 4 202
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 2 2 2
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. 50 40
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 37 34
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 23 24
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. 1 1
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 4 2
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. 3
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 6 7
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 39 34
2020	Barnett, N, Rahman, MM, 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 24 23
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. 6 6
2020	Karim, MR & Lo, S-CR 2020, 'Nonlinearity of creep coefficient', Geotechnical Research, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 90-95. Open access 3 3
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 8 11
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 12 8
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 123 114 1
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. 38 34
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. 11 8
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. 21 21
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 11
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. 23 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. 21 19
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. 42 34
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 9
2010	Mak, J, Lo, S, Karim, MR & Gnanendran, C 2010, 'Predicting the long-term performance of a wide embankment on soft soil using an elastic-viscoplastic model'. 58 45

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. Open access 6
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. Open access
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
2022	Xu, Y, Zhuge, Y, Karim, MR, Hassanli, R, Freney, M & Rahman, MM 2022, 'Numerical modelling of 3D dry-stack tyre wall by combined finite and Discrete Element Method (FDEM)', 3rd International Conference on Structural Engineering Research (iCSER 2022, iCSER, pp. 80-85. 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 2
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 3
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 17 13 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. 5
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 1
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. 9
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 2
2008	Gnanendran, C & Karim, MR 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
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
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2023
Associate Editor Geotechnical Research	2022
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2022
Telford Premium Prize Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), UK	2022
Associate Editor Geotechnical Research	2021
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2021
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2020
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2019
Editorial Board Member Geotechnical Research	2018
Executive committee member Australian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter)	2018
Executive committee member Australian Geomechanics Society (SA-NT Chapter)	2017
Member Institution of Engineers Bangladesh	2016
Member Geo Institute ASCE	2016
Member Engineers Australia (EA)	2016

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Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
111168- Developing a constitutive model for stabilised tailings material	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 Reinforced Pavements (GRP) 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
Simulating a system combining fluids and solids to assess the failure potential of geo-structure	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

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