Dr Rajibul Karim

Lecturer School of Natural and Built Environments

Mawson Lakes Campus (P2-46)
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 themes

Transforming industries

Research focus

Civil Engineering
Engineering, Geological
Environmental Engineering
Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Architecture

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
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', Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 37 22

Chapters

Year	Output
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 6

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2019	Karim, MR 2019, 'Behaviour of piles subjected to post construction subsoil movement and effect of soil creep - a case study', Australian geomechanics, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 53-60.
2019	Karim, MR, Hughes, D, Kelly, R & Lynch, K 2019, 'A rational approach for modelling the meteorologically induced pore water pressure in infrastructure slopes', European journal of environmental and civil engineering, online, pp. 1-22.
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. 1
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. 4 3
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. 4 6
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 2
2014	Karim, MR & Gnanendran, C 2014, 'Review of constitutive models for describing the time dependent behaviour of soft clays', Geomechanics and Geoengineering, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 36-51. 6
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. 2
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. 6 6
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. 28 20
2011	Manivannan, G, Karim, M, Gnanendran, C & Lo, S-C 2011, 'Calculated and observed long term performance of Leneghans embankment', Geomechanics and geoengineering, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 195-207. 9 5
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', Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 37 22

Conferences

Year	Output
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), International Congress and Exhibition "Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology"GeoMEast 2018, Springer International Publishing, ch. 12, pp. 151-161.
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), International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering (8th : 2019 : Philadelphia, Pa.), American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 30-39.
2019	Hassanli, R, Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Kamalzadeh, A, Mills, J & Javadi, M 2019, 'Pre-stressed segmental retaining walls (PSRWs)', International Congress and Exhibition "Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology" GeoMEast 2018, Springer International Publishing, 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', 8th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering: Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, Geo-Congress 2019, American Society of Civil Engineers, 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), International Congress and Exhibition "Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology"GeoMEast 2018, Springer International Publishing, ch. 12, pp. 151-161.
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.
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), International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering (8th : 2019 : Philadelphia, Pa.), American Society of Civil Engineers, 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), International Congress and Exhibition "Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology" GeoMEast 2018, Springer, ch. 5, pp. 76-86.
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
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. 1 1
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
British Geological Survey	UNITED KINGDOM
Durham University	UNITED KINGDOM
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
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 Engineers Australia	2016
Member Geo Institute ASCE	2016
Member Institution of Engineers Bangladesh	2016

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree 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
Development of microbial induced calcite precipitation, MICP technique to bio-cement of sandy soil for sustainable geotechnical practice	Current
Effect of consolidation on the liquefication behaviour: a critical state approach	Current
Energy smart foundation using waste tyres and construction & demolition waste	Current
Evaluating static liquefaction potential of tailings to prevent failures	Current
Lateral behavior of segmental post-tensioned retaining (SPR) walls	Current
Modelling ground and moisture movement in a vegetated expansive clay suburb	Current
Modelling the liquefaction behaviour of sand with fines and the effect of bio-cementation	Current
Static liquefaction potentiality of tailings dam	Current
The liquefaction behaviour of sand-fines mixtures: a discrete element method (DEM) approach	Current
Towards the development of a fully mechanistic pavement design method for aircraft flexible pavements	Current

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