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Position

Lecturer

Name

Niraku Rosmawati binti Ahmad

Nationality

Malaysia

niraku.ahmad@utp.edu.my

Department

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Qualifications

2004, Master in MSc in Soil Mechanics by Imperial College London

2004, Diploma in Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) by Imperial College London

2001, Degree in BSc of Engineering (Civil) by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Specialization

Soil properties and behaviour, slope stability and advanced soil laboratory
- Remedial works for slope failure at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (2008)

Research

The mechanical behaviour of reconstituted and natural marine clay.

A study on subsea soil embedment

Geomechanical characterization of weak rocks with variable strength.

Experimental Investigation into the Fundamental Mechanisms of Rainfall Triggered Flow-slides

Investigation into behavior of electrical resistivity values correlated with heterogeneous soil strength parameters

Monitoring of land coverage changes using multi spectral and temporal satellite images over landslide prone area

Geomechnical correlation of subsurface settlement induced by tunnel excavation for Kuala Lumpur Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT)

Publications
No.	Title of Publication
1	http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2570623
2	https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/140/1/012117/meta
3	http://www.geomatejournal.com/sites/default/files/articles/158-163-8315-Balarabe-Feb-2019-54g.pdf
4	http://www.iaeme.com/MasterAdmin/UploadFolder/IJCIET_09_12_120/IJCIET_09_12_120.pdf

Working Experience
No.	Position	From - To (Year)	Company Name
1	Lecturer	2005 - Current	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
2	Trainee Lecturer	2002 - 2005	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
3	Design Engineer	2001 - 2002	Jurutera Perunding GEA (M) Sdn Bhd

Membership
No.	Position	From - To (Year)	Professional Bodies / Association
1	Graduate Member	2002 - Current	Board of Engineer Malaysia
2	Member	2017 - Current	Malaysian Society for Trenchless and Tunneling Technology (MSTT)
3	Member	2018 - Current	Malaysian Geotechnical Society (MGS)
4	Member	2018 - Current	International Society for Soil MEchanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)

Research
No.	Level of involvement	Research Title
1	Member	The mechanical behaviour of reconstituted and natural marine clay.
2	Member	A study on subsea soil embedment
3	Member	Geomechanical characterization of weak rocks with variable strength.
4	Member	Experimental Investigation into the Fundamental Mechanisms of Rainfall Triggered Flow-slides
5	Member	Investigation into behavior of electrical resistivity values correlated with heterogeneous soil strength parameters
6	Member	Monitoring of land coverage changes using multi spectral and temporal satellite images over landslide prone area
7	Member	Geomechnical correlation of subsurface settlement induced by tunnel excavation for Kuala Lumpur Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT)