A/Prof. Arul Arulrajah
Associate Professor - Geotechnical
- Areas:
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Civil Engineering
Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure - Office:
- EN705a
- Phone:
- +61 3 9214 5741
- E-Mail:
- aarulrajah@swin.edu.au
- Campus:
- Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
Australia
Qualifications
- PhD, Curtin University of Technology (Perth), 2005
- MEngSc, University of Malaya (Malaysia), 2003
- BSc, Purdue University, (W. Lafayette, U.S.A.), 1992
Areas of Expertise and Research
- Geotechnics of Recycled and Waste Materials
- Geotechnics of Pavements
- Ground Improvement
- Soil stabilization
- Land reclamation and dredging
- Deep sand compaction
- Field Instrumentation and In-Situ Testing
Current Research Projects
- Reclaimed materials in geotechnical applications
- Reclaimed materials in pavement applications
- Ground Improvement and soil stabilization
- Geotechnical instrumentation
- Geotechnical and Pavement finite element modelling
- In-situ testing of soft soil
Membership of Professional Organisations
- Fellow Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)
- Chartered & Registered Professional Engineer
- Member Australian Geomechanics Society
Professional Committees
- ANZ 2012 Geotechnical Conference, Executive Committee
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Telford Premium Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom (2010)
For the paper titled "Ground Improvement Techniques for Railway Embankments" by
A. Arulrajah, A. Abdullah, M.W. Bo and A. Bouazza.
Awarded for one of the best paper published in the ICE´s journals in 2009.
A. Arulrajah, A. Abdullah, M.W. Bo and A. Bouazza.
Awarded for one of the best paper published in the ICE´s journals in 2009.
Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Geotechnical Engineering (2010)
For excellence in the practice, research and teaching of geotechnical engineering.
Swinburne Vice–Chancellor's Research Award (2009)
For prolific success in competitive and industry research grants on the biosolids, waste and recycled materials in Geotechnical Engineering applications.
Swinburne Vice–Chancellor's Sustainability Award (2008)
For research into the sustainable usage of waste and reclaimed materials in Civil Engineering applications.
Swinburne Vice–Chancellor's Early–Career Research Award (2007)
For developing highly effective research collaborations with industry, and for associated success in winning research grants and in publication.
Supervision of higher degree by research (HDR) (Current students)
| Name | Degree | Research Centre | Start year | Role | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Evans | PhD | CSI | 2005 | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Iqbal Hossain | Development of an Integrated Catchment-Stream Water Quality Model | ||||||
| PhD | CSI | 2008 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
| M. M. Younus Ali | PhD | CSI | 2009 | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Hamed Haghighi | PhD | CSI | 2010 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Alireza Mohammadinia | |||||||
| PhD | CSI | 2011 | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
| Md Amniur Rahman | PhD | CSI | 2011 | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
Previously Supervised higher degree by research (HDR) students
| Name | Degree | Research Centre | Status | Role | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurairatn Aatheesan | PhD | CSI | Completed | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Mahdi Miri Disfani | PhD | CSI | Completed | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Visvalingam Suthagaran | |||||||
| PhD | CSI | Completed | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
Media
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Recycled roads to deliver waste savings
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is calling on local councils to join an Australian-first project that will lead to an increase in the use of recycled content in our roads, footpaths and shared pathways.
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Future travels down a glass highway
Australians have become great recyclers of glass, although not all glass is actually reusable. Research at Swinburne's Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure is looking at ways to make this glass suitable for use in road construction -
New research reduces footpath footprint
Melbourneâ's newly laid footpaths will leave much smaller carbon footprints than their predecessors, thanks to new research from Swinburne University's Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure.
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The road to using biosolids
Melbourne's growing stockpile of biosolids could be significantly reduced, thanks to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. -
Crushed bricks lead to greener roads
The roads we drive on will be more environmentally friendly, thanks to research undertaken by Swinburne University's Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure in partnership with VicRoads. -
No waste spared for travel in the fast lane
Whenever he drives on a freeway, Dr Atputharajah Arulrajah eyes the roadside embankments and pictures a not-too-distant future when such earthworks are all created from recycled waste, including sewage.
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Arul Arulrajah - Future travels down a glass highway
Melbourne Talk Radio, Luke Grant Interview with Arul Arulrajah, 9:45pm 30/07/2010
- Running time:
- 5 mins 20 secs
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Sample Publications
List of further publications from Swinburne Research Bank
Research outcomes have been disseminated through some 30 refereed journal and 40 refereed conference publications. A selection of 10 journal publications are as follows:
- Suthagaran, V., Arulrajah, A., Bo, M.W. and Wilson, J. (2009). “Stabilisation of Biosolids with Admixtures for Potential Use as an Embankment Fill Material”, Australian Geomechanics, Vol.44, no. 3, pp.63-70.
- Aatheesan, T, Arulrajah, A., G. Newman, Bo, M.W., and Wilson, J.(2009). “Crushed Brick Blends with Crushed Concrete for Pavement Subbase and Drainage Applications”, Australian Geomechanics, Vol. 44 No.2, pp. 65-72.
- Arulrajah, A. and Bo, M.W (2008). “Factors Affecting Consolidation Related Prediction of Singapore Marine Clay by Observational Methods”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Volume 26, no. 4, pp. 417-430.
- Arulrajah, A. and Bo, M.W (2008). “Characteristics of Singapore Marine Clay at Changi”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Volume 26, no. 4, pp. 431-441.
- Arulrajah, A., Bo, M.W., Nikraz, H. and Balasubramaniam, A.S (2007). “Dissipation Testing of Singapore Marine Clay by Piezocone Tests”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Volume 25, No. 1, pp. 647-656.
- Bo, M.W., Arulrajah, A & Nikraz, H (2007). “A Case Study on Preloading and Prefabricated Vertical Drains Design for Foreshore Reclamation Projects”, Ground Improvement: Journal of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, April, pp. 67-76.
- Arulrajah, A., Nikraz, H. and Bo, M.W. (2006). “Assessment of Marine Clay Improvement under Reclamation Fills by In-Situ Testing Methods” Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Volume 24, No. 1, pp. 219-226.
- Arulrajah, A., Nikraz, H. and Bo, M.W. (2005). “Finite Element Modeling of Marine Clay Deformation under Reclamation Fills”, Ground Improvement: Journal of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, July, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 105-118.
- Arulrajah, A., Nikraz, H. and Bo, M.W. (2004). “Factors Affecting Field Instrumentation Assessment of Marine Clay Treated With Prefabricated Vertical Drains”, Geotextiles and Geomembranes: Journal of the International Geosynthetics Society, Vol. 22, No. 5, October, pp. 415-437.
- Arulrajah, A., Nikraz, H. and Bo, M.W. (2004). “Observational Methods of Assessing Improvement of Marine Clay”, Ground Improvement: Journal of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 4, October, pp. 151-169.