Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Research Group At the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Research Group, School of Engineering. Edith Cowan University, we work on providing practical solutions to the problems in the broad area of civil engineering practice known as the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. We collaborate with several world-class universities, research institutions, industries and individuals on academic and field projects. Our Focus Our current research focuses on several specific topics, such as geosynthetic applications in civil and mining engineering projects, fibre-reinforced soils, slope stability under static and dynamic loading conditions, engineered landfills, burried structures, static and dynamic earth pressures, utilization of mine and other wastes in construction, mine stopes, pavement structures, and ground improvement techniques. We have recently identified some new areas for extending our research focus, such as soilcement (cement may be waste cementitious materials from industries), biocementation (changing loose/weak geomaterials to dense/hard geomaterials by biological activities), soil erosion and air pollution, waste management, effect of climate change on geomaterials and geotechnical structures, effect of sea level rise on tunnels and other burried structures, sustainable construction materials, reduction of carbon footprint in geotechnical construction, geological aspects of geothermal energy, rehabilitation of old mines and landfills, mine excavation and mineral processing (geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering aspects), and analysis and design of tailing dams. 1/5
Our Research Success We have recently developed many new engineering concepts for applications in field projects. Reinforced soil is a composite construction material formed by combining soil and reinforcement. Predicting the strength behaviour of the fibre-reinforced soils has been a challenging task for civil engineers since its development. This problem has been recently solved by developing a simple mathematical model. Analytical expressions for the total active and passive thrusts from the backfills have been quite popular among engineers for designing retaining structures since their development. In most real-life projects, the backfills are c- soils. Estimating the dynamic active thrust on the retaining structures from such soil backfills has not been possible by analytical methods considering both horizontal and vertical seismic loadings. The research group has presented analytical expressions for different field situations. Other areas where research group has created innovative research outcomes are mine stopes, soil arching, rock slope stability, airport pavements, evaluation of elastic constants, burried conduits covered with geosynthetic-reinforced granular fills, mine waste utilization, electrical characterisation of geomaterials, etc. Some recent publications are listed below (see the complete publication list at the research group leader s profile page): Recent Books: 1. Shukla, S.K. (2017). Fundamentals of Fibre-Reinforced Soil Engineering. Springer Nature, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-10-3061-1 (Hardbound), & ISBN: 978-981-10-3063-5 (EBook), DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3063-5. 2. Shukla, S.K. (2016). An Introduction to Geosynthetic Engineering. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, London, ISBN: 978-1-138-02774-9 (Paperbound) & ISBN: 978-1-4987-7809-1 (EBook). 2/5
Selected Research Papers: 1. Aria, S., Shukla, S.K. and Mohyeddin, A. (2018). Optimum burial depth of geosynthetic reinforcement within sand bed based on numerical investigation. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, UK, DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2017.1404202. 2. Yaghoubi, M. and Shukla, S.K. and Mohyeddin, A. (2018). Effects of addition of waste tyre fibres and cement on the engineering behaviour of Perth sand. Geomechanics and Geoengineering An International Journal, UK, DOI: 10.1080/17486025.2017.1325941. 3. Pandey, L.M.S., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2017). Resistivity profiles of Perth soil in leak detection test. Geotechnical Research, UK, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 214-221, DOI:10.1680/jgere.17.00014. 4. Borana, L., Yin, J.H., Singh, D.N., Shukla, S.K. and Hua-Fu, P. (2017). Influences of initial water content and roughness on skin friction of piles using FBG technique. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, USA, Vol. 17, No. 4: 04016097, pp. 1-14, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000794. 5. Kazi, M., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2016). Behaviour of embedded footing on geotextile-reinforced sand. Ground Improvement, UK, Vol. 169, No. GI2, pp. 120-133, DOI: 10.1680/grim.14.00022. 6. Kuranchie, F.A., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2016). Utilization of iron ore mine tailings for the production of geopolymer bricks. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, UK, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 92-114, DOI:10.1080/17480930.2014.993834. 7. Shukla, S.K., Shahin, M.A. and Abu-Taleb, H. (2015). A note on void ratio of fibrereinforced soils. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Switzerland, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 29.1-29.5, DOI: 10.1007/s40891-015-0030-6. 8. Shukla, S.K. (2015). Generalized analytical expression for dynamic active thrust from c- soil backfills. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, UK, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 416-421, DOI: 10.1179/1939787914Y.0000000076. 9. Ting, C.H., Sivakugan, N., Read, W. and Shukla, S.K. (2014). Analytical expression for vertical stress within an inclined mine stope with non-parallel walls. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, an International Journal, The Netherlands, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 577-586, DOI: 10.1007/s10706-014-9735-x. 10. Gill, K.S., Choudhary, A.K., Jha, J.N. and Shukla, S.K. (2013). Experimental and numerical studies of loaded strip footing resting on reinforced fly ash slope. Geosynthetics International, UK, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 13-25, DOI: 10.1680/gein.12.00036. 11. Ting, C.H., Sivakugan, N. and Shukla, S.K. (2012). Laboratory simulation of the stresses within inclined stopes. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, USA, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 280-294, DOI: 10.1520/GTJ103693. 3/5
Group Leader: Associate Professor Sanjay Kumar Shukla Research Team Members (ECU Faculty): Professor Daryoush Habibi Associate Professor Mehdi Khiadani Dr Alierza Mohyeddin Dr Hang Vu Dr Kudzai Chipongo Members (External Faculty): Professor A. Trivedi, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India Professor Bujang B.K. Huat, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Dr Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Amrita University, Coimbatore, India Dr Anil Kumar Sharma, Amrita University, Coimbatore, India Members (ECU Research Candidates): A. Shadi, PhD Candidate L.M.S. Pandey, PhD Candidate Y. Kou, PhD Candidate E. Baah-Frempong, PhD Candidate P.P. Sahoo, PhD Candidate S.M.A. Bazazorde, Master by Research Candidate A. Dortaj, Master by Research Candidate Members (External Research Candidates): M. Singh, PhD Candidate, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India L. Pradhipa, PhD Candidate, Amrita University, Coimbatore, India M. Surya, PhD Candidate, Amrita University, Coimbatore, India T.T. Teing, Master by Research Candidate, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Member (Technical Support): Dr Mohamed Ismail We are looking for the research candidates with strong academic background having innovative ideas for carrying out the doctoral/postdoctoral research. 4/5
Global Research Leadership Associate Professor Sanjay Kumar Shukla, the research Group Leader of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Research Group at the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, has established an international team of world-leading researchers in January 2015 to lead the research as the Founding Editor-in-Chief in the area of geosynthetics and ground engineering at the global level by developing a Research Journal with new concepts and several special features of practical importance as the International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, which is being published by Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. This journal has been benefiting the researchers worldwide significantly in several ways, and so this journal has now become the first publication platform for the researchers for their high-quality research works. More details about this journal can be found at: http://www.springer.com/engineering/civil+engineering/journal/40891 Contact Details Associate Professor Sanjay Kumar Shukla Program Leader, Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA 6027, Australia Tel.: +61 8 6304 2632; Mobile: +61 404453485 E-mail: s.shukla@ecu.edu.au Location: Joondalup Campus, Building 5, Room 202 5/5