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CURRICULUM VITAE (UPDATED 11 Aug 09)

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Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

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DR. CHEE-MING CHAN SENIOR LECTURER HEAD OF DEPARTMENT,

CENTRE FOR GRADUATE STUDIES GEOTECHNICAL AND TRANSPORTATION ENG. CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 19 MAY 1976 MALAYSIAN FEMALE

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 1998 Diploma in Civil Eng., Politeknik Port Dickson, Malaysia 2001 BSc (Civil Eng.), ITTHO/UTM, Malaysia 2006 PhD (Geotech. Eng.), University of Sheffield, United Kingdom WORKING EXPERIENCE June-November 1998 Trainee technical assistant: O&L Jurutera Perunding S/B,

Melaka. June 2001 – October 2002 Tutor: KUiTTHO, Johor. April 2006 – May 2008 Lecturer: UTHM, Johor. May 2008 - present Senior Lecturer: UTHM, Johor. AWARDS / SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS 1998 Best Student Award (Civil Eng. Dept.), Politeknik Port Dickson. 2001 Best Academic Achievement Award, ITTHO/UTM. 2002 1st. Prize: Postgraduate Poster Competition- Department of Civil and

Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. 2006 Special Excellent Service Award (Study Leave), UTHM.

Anugerah Khas Khidmat Cemerlang (Cuti Belajar), UTHM. 2007 Consolation Prize: Essay Writing Competition in conjunction with the 10th.

International Museum Day (National Level)- “Museums and World Heritage”.


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2008 Competency Level Assessment, Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan PTK 3. Results: TEST- Level 4/4, ASSESSMENT- Level 4/4 (22 Sep 2008).

2009 Input for Profil Penyelidik Wanita Terkemuka di IPTA (Profile of Prominent

Female Researchers in IHL), Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT): representative from UTHM (Februari 2009).

2009 Input for Compendium of Success Stories R&D Tahun 2009, MOSTI:

representative from UTHM (April 2009). 2009 Nominated (nominee of FKAAS, UTHM) for the COMSTECH (OIC Standing

Committee on Scientific and Tehnological Cooperation) Best Young Researcher Award 2009.

2009 UTHM Researcher Award for Year 2008 (Anugerah Penyelidik Universiti). 2009 Nominated (nominee of FKAAS, UTHM) for the L’Oréal Malaysia Women in

Science Fellowships 2009. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), Graduate Member Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), Graduate Engineer Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS), Member International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), Group Membership (through SEAGS) ACADEMIC CAREER DEVELOPMENT June 2001- September 2002 Tutor (DA22) September 2002 – April 2006 PhD studies (University of Sheffield, England) 05 April 2006 Lecturer (DS45) 28 March 2008 Confirmation as Permanent Staff of UTHM 21 May 2008 Senior Lecturer (DS52) MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIOS 15 July 2006 – 15 August 2008 Head, Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS),

UTHM 15 August 2008 – 31 August 2009 Head of Department, Graduate Studies, UTHM 01 September 2009 – 31 August 2010 Deputy Director, International Office, UTHM TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2001-2002 Tutor, KUiTTHO (diploma and bachelor’s degree)

Hydraulics for Civil Engineering (Diploma)


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Transportation Engineering: Tutorials (B.Eng) Hydraulics Laboratory (Diploma / B.Eng) Geotechnics Laboratory (B.Eng) Highway Engineering Laboratory (B.Eng)

2006-present Lecturer, UTHM (bachelor’s and master’s degrees)

Geotechnics (B.Eng) Foundation Engineering (B.Eng) Advanced Geotechnics (B.Eng) Engineers and Society (B.Eng) Geotechnics Laboratory (B.Eng) Advanced Geotechnical Engineering (Master’s) Rock Mechanics (Master’s)

2008 Lecturer, UTHM (bachelor’s degree- working adult learners)

Geotechnics (B.Eng) Engineers and Society (B.Eng)

SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE 2006-present Diploma Final Year Project: 3 graduated

Bachelor’s Final Year Project:

Main Supervisor: 10 graduated, 8 on-going

Co-supervisor: 11 graduated

Master’s (by course: Master’s Project):

Main Supervisor: 1 graduated

Co-supervisor: 1 graduated

Master’s (by research):

Main Supervisor: 2 (2007, on-going), 3 (2009, on-going)

PhD: Main Supervisor:

Main Supervisor: 1 (2009, on-going)

Undergraduate Final Year Project (PSM) 1. Siti Hajahrahani bt. Abdullah (2006 - 2007)

“One-dimensional compressibility behavior of cement-stabilised UTHM clay.”

2. Khairul Azhar b. Ibrahim (2006 - 2007) “Alternative road construction materials using clay admixed with natural wastes.” (Awarded the Best Civil Engineering Final Year Project for 2007/2008 session, UTHM.)

3. Lynafis bt. Mohd Shari (2006 - 2007) “Correlations between resistivity, unconfined compressive strength and compressibility of cement-mixed soils.”

4. Normassitah bt. Riduwan (2006 - 2007)


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“Ground improvement: a time-cost relationship.”

5. Nor Hafisah bt. Abdul Rahman (2007 – 2008) -co-supervisor Suitability study on agricultural wastes as filter material for kitchen grey water treatment.

6. Suhana bt. Sabran (2007 – 2008) -co-supervisor Suitability study on construction wastes as filter material for kitchen grey water treatment.

7. Nor Hafidah bt. Abd Rashid (2007 – 2008) -co-supervisor Chemical properties of rice husk in soil-cement stabilisation.

8. Siti Nor Azura bt. Md. Saad (2007 – 2008) -co-supervisor Chemical properties of palm oil clinker in soil-cement stabilisation.

9. Muhammad Farid b. Janudin (2007 – 2008) -co-supervisor Study on reinforced earth for road shoulder using geotextile at Pengkalan Raja Road, Pontian, Johor.

10. Ch’ng Sze San (2008 - 2009) “Engineering properties of clay stabilized with cement-PALF (pineapples leaf fibre).”

11. Mohamad Hairul b. Hanapi (2008 - 2009) -co-supervisor “Engineering properties of clay stabilized with cement-rubber chips.”

12. Iu Ching Pei (2008 - 2009)

“Engineering properties of clay stabilized with cement-TIA (timber industrial ash).”

13. Sally Tan Fui Ching (2008 - 2009) “Stabilised soils for settlement control of plantation road subgrade.”

14. Ha Wan Lu (2008 - 2009) “Stabilised soils for strength enhancement of plantation road subgrade.”

15. Noryati bt. Jomuin (2008 - 2009) “Physical and chemical properties of stabilised soils for plantation road subgrade.”

16. Iruing Jaafri Liew (2008 - 2009) “Physical modeling of improved embankments in peat soil areas: I.” (with 3 proposed solutions)

17. Muhamad Akmal b. Abdul Ghani (2008 - 2009) -co-supervisor “Physical modeling of improved embankments in peat soil areas: II.” (with 3 proposed solutions)

18. Muhamad Zaihafiz b. Zainal Abidin (2008 - 2009) -co-supervisor “A study of earth-foam material.”

19. Mohd Faizol b. Ahmad (2008 - 2009) -co-supervisor “Physical modelling of road embankments in peat soil area (Pengkalan Raja).”

20. Tengku Alina Tengku Alawi (2008 - 2009) -co-supervisor “Numerical modelling of improved embankments in peat soil area.”

21. Tengku Syamimi Tengku Abdul Rahman (2008 - 2009) -co-supervisor “SmartWUDHU’: a novel ablution water recycling system.” (Awarded the Best Civil Engineering Final Year Project for 2008/2009 session, UTHM.)

22. Low Liang Pin (2008 - 2009) “Soft soil stabilization with cement-rubberchips.”


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23. Norashikin bt. Shaharum (2009 - 2010) “Development of Compressed Stabilised Earthbricks (ComSTAB) with cement-wastepaper.”

24. Nurhidayah bt. Idris (2009 - 2010) “Development of Compressed Stabilised Earthbricks (ComSTAB) with cement-palm oil fuel ash.”

25. Nurlaily Suliana bt. Zolkifli (2009 - 2010) “Development of Compressed Stabilised Earthbricks (ComSTAB) with cement-rubbershred.”

26. Lee Chai Chin (2009 - 2010) “Performance enhancement of lateritic soils using cement-rubbershred.”

27. Wong Pik Yen (2009 - 2010) “Performance enhancement of lateritic soils using cement-rubberchips.”

28. Nur Irlinda bt. Adam (2009 - 2010) -co-supervisor (pelajar FKEE) “Automated soil conditioner for agriculture purposes.”

Master’s Project (by research) 1. Mardiha bt. Mokhtar (2007 - 2009)

“A laboratory investigation of shear wave velocity in soft soils stabilised with cement-RH (rice husk).”

2. Rafidah bt. Robani (2007 - 2009) “A laboratory investigation of shear wave velocity in soft soils stabilised with cement-POC (palm oil clinker).”

3. Ch’ng Sze San (2009 - 2011) “A study of cement-rubbershred for stabilized earthroad construction.”

4. Chin Lian Fon (2009 - 2011) “Reutilisation of lateritic soils for earthroad construction with cement-ruberchips.”

5. Tang Bee Ling (2009 - 2011) “Reutilisation of organic soils with compacted soil mixture approach.”

Master’s Project (by course) 1. Andi Norasyikin Binti Bachok@ Andi Yusoff (2006 - 2007)- co-supervisor

“Computational modelling of road failures study at Pengkalan Raja, Pontian.”

2. Ho Meei Hoan (2007 - 2008) “Some chemical properties of cement-stabilised columnar system in soft soils.”

PhD Project 1. Ho Meei Hoan (2009 - 2012)

“Physico-chemical properties of soft soils stabilized with cement-rubberchips.”

ASSESSMENT / EVALUATION EXPERIENCE 2006-present Assessor for:


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1. Diploma’s Final Year Project

2. Bachelor’s Final Year Project

3. Master’s Project

Master’s Project (by research) 1. Devraj Kenneth Subramani (2007 - 2009)

“Comparison of accuracy and cost effectiveness between GPS and total station surveys on the flood mitigation project in UTHM.”

2. Saravanan a/l Anguthan (2008 - 2009)- chairperson “A case study of runoff simulation of Sg. Skudai catchment area using artificial neural network.”

Master’s Project (by course) 1. Rashidah bt. Adon @ Mohd Don (2007 - 2009)

“Simulation of bearing capacity for different sizes of shallow foundation structure on Batu Pahat soft clay.”

2. Thillai Nayagee a/p Arumugam (2008 – 2009) “Soil stabilization for road sub-base using Probase TX-85.”

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST Ground improvement, soft soil stabilisation, sustainable geotechnics and development (materials and methods), and engineering behaviour of problematic soils. RESEARCH PROJECTS 2002-2006 A laboratory investigation of shear wave velocity in stabilised soft

soils. (PhD research title) 2006-2007 1-D compressibility of cement-stabilised UTHM soft soil. 2007-2008 “Green Bricks” from clay and waste materials- exploratory studies.

Cement admixed soft soil stabilisers for sustainable development- cement-PALF.

2008 “Green Bricks” from clay and waste materials- detailed studies (stage 1).

Chemical effects of stabilisation on surrounding soils- with Azra Munirah Mat Daud. Grey water treatment filters from construction wastes- with Azra Munirah Mat Daud and Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamad. Clay chemistry effect on the quality of reinforced concrete elements- with Syed Burhanuddin Hilmi Syed Mohamad.

2008-present Development of sustainable soft soil stabilisers: cement admixed with agricultural wastes.


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Geotextile-wrapped stone columns for soft soil improvement- with Zaihasra Abu Talib. Physical modelling of road embankment failure on problematic soils (collaboration with JKR Pontian). Quality assuarance of stabilised soils using shear waves. Development of earthbricks from in situ soils (collaboration with TH Properties S/B and FS Solution S/B). Full-scale test of trial embankments on bamboo-geotextile composite reinforced soft clay (collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia). Investigation of soil stabilised subgrades: QA and QC (collaboration with Probase Manufacturing S/B- specialist in soil subgrade). Construction on problematic peat soils in East Malaysia (collaboration with JKR Sarawak and JKR sibu). Development of an ablution water recycling system (SmartWUDHU): with Azeanita Suratkon (FKAAS) and Ustazah Halimi M. Khalid (PPKK).

RESEARCH GRANTS 1. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 1st. Cycle, by the Ministry of Higher

Education Malaysia: 01 January 2007 – 31 December 2008, RM 30,000- Project Leader “An investigation of stabilised / modified soft clay at UTHM with cement admixed with agricultural waste materials for optimised commercial use in soft soil stabilisation.” (Vot 0252)

2. ScienceFund by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia: 01 January 2007 – 31 May 2009, RM 163,595- Project Leader “A laboratory study of shear wave velocity and one-dimensional compressibility of stabilised columnar systems of the UTHM clay.”

(Vot S001)

3. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 1st. Cycle: 01 January 2007 – 31 December 2008, RM 117,000- Project Member “Development of the “Ground Cooling System” with UTHM soft clay soils.” (Vot 0256)

4. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2nd. Cycle: 01 October 2007 – 30

September 2010, RM 104,000- Project Member “A study of the geosynthetics-reinforced stone columns supported embankment supported (GRSCS) on UTHM soft soil.” (Vot 0387)

5. ScienceFund by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia: 01 August 2007 – 31 July 2009, RM 356,400- Project Member “Full scale test trial embankment on bamboo geotextile composite reinforced clay.” (Vot SF0236)

RESEARCH EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWCASES

2008 Participant from UTHM: Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2007, 21-23


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February 2008, PWTC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: (Building-Architecture-Civil Engineering Construction-Materials-Woodwork Category)- “Green Bricks: From Wastes to Walls”.

2008 Silver Medal: Research and Innovation Fest 2008, UTHM (Applied Research

Category)- “NeuSOIL- Soils: Regenerated”. 2008 Gold Medal: Research and Innovation Fest 2008, UTHM (Creativity and

Innovation- Students’ Category)- “AGROECO WASTE: Alternative Pozzolans” (as Supervisor).

2009 Silver Medal: International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition

(ITEX) 2009, Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS), 15-17 May 2009: (Building and Construction Category)- “NeuSOIL- Soils: Regenerated”.

2009 Invited presentation / exhibit: Malaysian Technical Universities Conference

on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2009, 20-22 June 2009: “NeuSOIL- Soils: Regenerated”.

2009 Invited presentation / exhibit: in conjunction with UMNO’s Sri Gading

Divisional Representative Meeting (Majlis Perwakilan UMNO Sri Gading), 01 August 2009, UTHM, Malaysia: “NeuSOIL- Soils: Regenerated”.

CONSULTATIONS 2006-present Technology provider for the development of Diploma Programme in

Construction Technology- Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA (MARA Advanced Skills College).

1. Preparation of syllabus and course modules. 2. Quality assurance and control; accreditation. 2007-present Research collaboration / consultation with the Department of Works,

Pontian, Johor: studies on road embankments constructed on problematic soils- failure mechanisms, deformation bahaviour, preventive and remedial measures.

2008-present Research collaboration / Consultation with the Department of Works,

Sarawak (HQ, Kuching): studies on alternative ground improvement techniques for soft soils.

2008-present Research collaboration / Consultation with the Department of Works,

Sibu, Sarawak: studies on the fundamental behavior of peat soils and potential remedial works with sustainable stabilization.

2008-present Research partner / Collaborator / Technical consultant with FS

Solution S/B and TH Properties S/B: development of earth-based construction materials for sustainability.

2008-present Research partner / Collaborator / Technical consultant with Probase

Manufacturing S/B: studies on stabilised soil subgrade for plantation roads.

2009-present Research team member: coastal erosion problem at Senggarang,

Johor. JOURNALS REVIEW


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1. Review panel: International Journal of Integrated Engineering. (2009). UTHM, Malaysia.

2. Review panel: International Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. (2009). Springer.

PUBLICATIONS A. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1. Hird, C.C. and Chan, C.M. (2005). Correlation of shear wave velocity with unconfined

compressive strength of cement-stabilised clay. Proceedings of the International Conference on Deep Mixing Best Practice and Recent Advances (Deep Mixing ’05), Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 79-85.

2. Chan, C-M. (2006). Sustainable soil-based construction materials: an alternative way forward. Proceedings of the 1st. International Symposium and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISESSE 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

3. Chan, C-M (2006). Relationship between shear wave velocity and undrained shear

strength of stabilised natural clays. Proceedings of the 2nd. International Conference on Problematic Soils, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 117-124.

4. Chan, C-M. (2007). One-dimensional compressibility of stabilised column systems

with shear wave velocity measurements. Proceedings of the 16th. South East Asian Geotechnical Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

5. Chan, C-M. (2007). An engineers – society interaction study: Impact of the upgraded

Kluang – Batu Pahat Road on the local community. Proceedings of the World Engineering Congress (WEC2007), Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

6. Chan, C-M. (2007). Alternative clay bricks admixed with natural or waste materials.

Proceedings of the Conference on Sustainable Buildings South-East Asia (SB07SEA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

7. Chan, C-M. (2007). Stabilised columnar system for natural disaster prone soft ground

areas. Proceedings of the 4th. International Conference on Disaster Prevention and Rehabilitation, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

8. Chan, C-M. (2007). Effectiveness of cement stabilisation for the UTHM soft soil.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Technology (ICET). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

9. Chan, C-M. (2007). Soil-based construction materials for sustainable development.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and ICT (ICEI). Melaka, Malaysia.

10. Chan, C-M and Suratkon, A. (2007). The “green construction materials” of UTHM: a

project-oriented learning approach. Proceedings of the Conference on Teaching and Learning of Higher Education (CTLHE). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

11. Chan, C-M. (2007). Improved compressibility of a cement-stabilised Malaysian soft

clay. Proceedings of the 2nd. International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (Geo-Changsha). Changsha, China.

12. Chan, C-M. and Suratkon, A. (2007). An outcome-based learning project: producing

sustainable construction materials from soft soils. Proceedings of the 2nd. Regional Conference on Engineering Education (RCEE). Johor Bahru, Malaysia.


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13. Chan, C-M. (2007). Relationship between strength and index properties of cement-

stabilised soft soil. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation. Bangkok, Thailand, 6-7 December 2007.

14. Chan, C-M. and Ibrahim, K.A. (2008). Using soft clay modified with cement-

agricultural waste as road construction materials. Proceedings of the 1st. International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics. Nottingham, UK, 25-27 August 2008 (University of Nottingham, UK).

15. Chan, C-M. and Ibrahim, K.A. (2008). Alternative road construction materials using

modified soft soil. Proceedings of the 12th Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG 2008). Goa, India, 1-6 October 2008 (IACMAG).

16. Chan, C-M. and Suratkon, A. (2008). Introducing project-based learning for an

engineering subject. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Professional Ethics and Education (ICEPEE 2008). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13-15 May 2008 (IIUM, Malaysia).

17. Chan, C-M. and Abdullah, S.H. (2008). Settlement behaviour of a cement-stabilised

Malaysian clay. Proceedings of the 6th. International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. Arlington, Virginia, USA, 11-16 August 2008 (University of Missouri-Rolla, USA).

18. Chan, C-M. (2008). Evaluation of strength and electrical resistivity of a cement-stabilised Malaysian clay. Proceedings of the 3rd. International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation (ISC’3). Taipei, Taiwan, 1-4 April 2008 (NCTU, Taiwan).

19. Chan, C-M. (2008). Sustainable construction materials from clay: a “green” approach.

Proceedings of the World Engineering Convention (WEC2008). Brasilia, Brazil, 2-6 December 2008 (World Federation of Engineering Associations- WFEA).

20. Chan, C-M. (2008). Compressibility study of cement-stabilised clay using the

electrical resistivity method. Proceedings of the International Geotechnical Conference on Development of Urban Areas and Geotechnical Engineering. St. Petersburg, Russia, 16-19 June 2008 (ISSMGE).

21. Chan, C-M. and Ibrahim, K.A. (2008). Ground improvement with cement-rubberchips

stabilisation. Proceedings of the 1st. International Workshop on Geotechnics of Soft Soils. Glasgow, Scotland, 3-5 September 2008 (Marie Curie Research Training Network).

22. Chan, C-M. and Suratkon, A. (2008). Effective teaching of geo-engineering subjects

via project-based approach. Proceedings of the 1st. International Conference on Education and Training in Geo-Engineering Sciences: Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics. Constantza, Romania, 2-4 June 2008 (ISSMGE).

23. Chan, C-M. (2008). Non-uniform settlement of a building: a geo-forensic case review.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICCE’08). Pahang, Malaysia, 12-14 May 2008 (UMP, Malaysia).

24. Chan, C-M. (2008). Relationship between salinity and corrodibility of substructure

reinforced concrete. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (ISCIE’08). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10-12 June 2008 (UiTM, Malaysia).


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25. Chan, C-M. and Robani, R. (2008). Alternative aggregates from Clay-POC: an exploratory study. Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction and Building Technology (ICCBT2008). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-20 June 2008 (UNITEN, Malaysia).

26. Chan, C-M. and Mokhtar, M. (2008). The utilisation potential of rice husk in creating

artificial aggregates. Proceedings of the 2nd. International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology (ICast2008). Pahang, Malaysia, 13-15 June 2008 (IIUM, Malaysia).

27. Abu Talib, Z., Chan, C-M. and Janudin, M.F. (2008). Case study: Modelling of a

problematic road embankment constructed on peat soil. Proceedings of the 5th. International Conference on Landslides, Slope Stability and the Safety of Infrastructures (LS08). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-26 July 2008 (UPM, Malaysia).

28. Chan, C-M. and Mokhtar, M. (2008). Undrained shear strength of clay stabilised with

cement-rubberchips. Proceedings of the 3rd. Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET 2008). Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 3-5 November 2008 (Institut Teknologi Brunei, Brunei).

29. Abu Talib, Z. and Chan, C-M. (2008). Comparison modelling of a problematic road

embankment constructed on peat soils. Proceedings of the 3rd. Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET 2008). Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 3-5 November 2008 (Institut Teknologi Brunei, Brunei).

30. Chan, C-M. and Abu Talib, Z. (2008). Pontian peat soil: road embankment failure and

remedial measure simulations. Proceedings of the International Symposium and Workshop on Tropical Peat Land. Kuching, Sarawak, 19-22 August 2008 (UNIMAS, Malaysia).

31. Chan, C-M. (2008). Strength improvement of peat using the ComSoil method- a

preliminary study. Proceedings of the United Kingdom – Malaysia Engineering Conference (UK-MEC2008). London, England, 14-15 July 2008 (MPGC, London).

32. Chan, C-M and Tan, S.F.C. (2008). Peat reutilisation via the ComStab method.

Proceedings of the 3rd. International Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology: Recent Advances (Geo-Chiangmai). Chiangmai, Thailand, 10-12 December 2008 (University of Chiangmai, Thailand).

33. Suratkon, A. and Chan, C-M. (2008). Deep piling vs. ground improvement: a time and

cost analysis. Proceedings of the 3rd. International Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology: Recent Advances (Geo-Chiangmai). Chiangmai, Thailand, 10-12 December 2008 (University of Chiangmai, Thailand).

34. Mokhtar, M. and Chan, C-M. (2009). Performance enhancement of soft soils using cement-rice husks. Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering and Education in the 21st. Century (ICEE2009). Sarawak, Malaysia, 23-25 March 2009 (Institution of Engineers, Malaysia).

35. Robani, R. and Chan, C-M. (2009). Reusing soft soils with cement-palm oil clinker (POC) stabilisation. Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering and Education in the 21st. Century (ICEE2009). Sarawak, Malaysia, 23-25 March 2009 (Institution of Engineers, Malaysia).

36. Chan, C-M. (2009). Shear wave velocity measurement in stabilised soil specimens: Arrival time determination. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Deep Mixing and Admixture Stabilisation (OKINAWA 2009). Okinawa, Japan, 19-21 May 2009 (Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan).


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37. Chan, C-M. (2009). Shear resistance enhancement of earthquake prone regions

using stabilized columnar system. Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering Disaster Mitigation Activities Implementing Millennium Development Goals: Earthquake and Tsunamis (EQT2009). Istanbul, Turkey, 22-24 June 2009 (Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers, Turkey).

38. Ho, M-H. and Chan, C-M. (2009). Chemical effects of cement-stabilised soils on the surrounding soils. 3rd. International Geotechnical Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Prevention and Reduction (IGS2009). Harbin, China, 22-25 July 2009 (Harbin Institute of Technology, China).

39. Chan, C-M. (2009). NeuSOIL: Regenerating poor soils for engineering applications (poster). 11th. International Conference on Quality in Research (QiR2009). Depok, Indonesia, 3-6 August 2009 (University of Indonesia, Indonesia).

40. Suratkon, A. and Chan, C-M. (2009). Incorporation of laboratory-based project for effective delivery of an engineering subject. 11th. International Conference on Quality in Research (QiR2009). Depok, Indonesia, 3-6 August 2009 (University of Indonesia, Indonesia).

41. Chan, C-M. and Suratkon, A. (2009). Development of humanistic skills among engineering students with embedded problem-solving projects. Teaching and Learning Open Forum. Sarawak, Malaysia, 17-18 July 2009 (Curtin University of Technology, Malaysia).

42. Chan, C-M. (2009). A university-industry partnership: innovative road building with soil reutilisation. Proceedings of the 2nd. Construction Industry Research Achievement International Conference (CIRAIC 2009). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3-5 November 2009 (CREAM-CIDB, Malaysia).

B. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN MALAYSIAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1. Chan, C-M. (2006). A study of shear wave velocity in stabilised clays. Proceedings of

the 1st. Malaysian Technical University College Annual Conference on Engineering and Technology. Johor, Malaysia.

2. Chan, C-M. (2007). 1-D compressibility of stabilised clays in an instrumented oedometer. Proceedings of the National Conference on Civil Engineering (AWAM’07), Langkawi, Malaysia.

3. Chan, C-M. (2007). Muzium dan warisan sejagat (Museums and world heritage).

Peraduan Menulis Esei sempena Menyambut Hari Muzium Antarabangsa Peringkat Kebangsaan Kali Ke-10. Perbadanan Muzium Melaka, Malaysia- Pemenang saguhati.

4. Chan, C-M (2007). Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS) Malaysia: potential

collaboration in Sabah for handling problematic soils. Proceedings of the Seminar Sabah Setelah 50 tahun Malaysia Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

5. Chan, C-M. and Lau, C-S. (2007). Effect of curing water salinity on the corrosion of

steel bars in concrete. Proceedings of Seminar Kebangsaan Aplikasi Sains dan Matematik (SKASM). Johor, Malaysia.

6. Chan, C-M. and Ibrahim, K. A. (2007). Introducing an alternative soft soil stabiliser:

cement-PALF admixture. Proceedings of the Malaysian Infrastructure Technology Conference (INFRATECH). Kedah, Malaysia.


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7. Robani, R. and Chan, C-M. (2007). Unconfined compressive strength of clay stabilised with cement-rubberchips. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Civil Engineering Research (SEPKA 2007). Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.

8. Mokhtar, M. and Chan, C-M. (2007). Effect of using cement admixed with rubberchips

on the undrained shear strength of soft soil. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Civil Engineering Research (SEPKA 2007). Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.

9. Ibrahim, K.A. and Chan, C-M. (2007). Alternative road construction materials using

clay admixed with natural wastes. Proceedings of the Seminar on Geotechnical Engineering (SGE 2007). Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.

10. Mohd Shari, L. and Chan, C-M. (2007). The correlation between electric resistivity,

unconfined compressive strength and compressibility of cement-mixed soils. Proceedings of the Seminar on Geotechnical Engineering (SGE 2007). Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.

11. Abdullah, S.H. and Chan, C-M. (2007). One-dimensional compressibility

characteristics of cement-treated clay from the RECESS test site. Proceedings of the Seminar on Geotechnical Engineering (SGE 2007). Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.

12. Chan, C-M. (2008). Reutilising soft clay via compacted soil mixtures- ComSoil.

Proceedings of the 2nd. Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2008). Perlis, Malaysia, 8-10 Mac 2008. (UNIMAP, Malaysia)

13. Suratkon, A., Chan, C-M. and Riduwan, N. (2008). Time-cost analysis of piling works

in Batu Pahat: a preliminary study. Proceedings of the 2nd. Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2008). Perlis, Malaysia, 8-10 Mac 2008. (UNIMAP, Malaysia)

14. Suratkon, A., Chan, C-M. and T. Abd Rahman, T.S. (2008). SmartWUDHU': A

conceptual model for recycling ablution water. Proceedings of the 2nd. Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering, Infrastructure Development and Management (ENCON 2008). Sarawak, Malaysia, 18-19 Disember 2008. (UNIMAS, Malaysia)

15. Chan, C-M. and Robani, R. (2008). Strain rate effect on the unconfined compressive

strength test of clay stabilised with cement-rubber chips. Proceedings of the 2nd. Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering, Infrastructure Development and Management (ENCON 2008). Sarawak, Malaysia, 18-19 Disember 2008. (UNIMAS, Malaysia)

16. Abu Talib, Z. and Chan, C-M., (2008). Study on developing alternative ground

improvement designs for construction of road embankment on peat soil. Proceedings of the 2nd. Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering, Infrastructure Development and Management (ENCON 2008). Sarawak, Malaysia, 18-19 Disember 2008. (UNIMAS, Malaysia)

17. Robani, R. and Chan, C-M. (2008). Experimental study: soft soil stabilisation using

cement admixed with palm oil clinker (POC). Proceedings of the 2nd. National Seminar on the Application of Science and Mathematics (SKASM 2008). Johor, Malaysia, 24-25 November 2008. (UTHM, Malaysia)

18. Mokhtar, M. and Chan, C-M. (2008). A novel quality monitoring method for stabilised

soils using shear waves. Proceedings of the 2nd. National Seminar on the Application of Science and Mathematics (SKASM 2008). Johor, Malaysia, 24-25 November 2008. (UTHM, Malaysia)


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C. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS 1. Hird, C.C. and Chan, C-M. (2008). 1-D compression tests on stabilized clays

incorporating shear wave velocity measurements. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 166-174.

2. Chan, C-M and Ch’ng S-S. (2009). S-wave velocity and unconfined compressive strength of cement-PALF stabilized kaolin. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, UTHM. (submitted second draft on 5 August 2009; pending review)

D. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN MALAYSIAN JOURNALS 1. Chan, C-M. (2009). Shortcut to WCU: synergy of teaching and research. Excellence

Journal, MAMPU (Unit Pemodenan Tadbiran dan Perancangan Pengurusan Malaysia). (submitted on 07 January 2009; pending review)

E. TEACHING MODULES / MATERIALS 1. Chan, C-M. (2006). Teaching Module: BFC3033 Geotechnics- Chapter 6 Shear

strength of soils. Bachelor of Civil Engineering, UTHM. 2. Chan, C-M. (2007). Teaching Module: BKA4533 Advanced Geotechnics. Bachelor of

Civil Engineering, UTHM. 3. Chan, C-M. (2007). Teaching Module: BKF4212 Engineers and Society- Chapter 5

Engineers and private sector. Bachelor of Civil Engineering, UTHM. 4. Chan, C-M. (2007). Teaching Module: BFC4043 Foundation Engineering- Chapter 1

Shallow foundations. Bachelor of Civil Engineering, UTHM. 5. Chan, C-M. (2008). Lecture Companion: BFC3033 Geotechnics (1st. ed.). Bachelor of

Civil Engineering, UTHM.

6. Chan, C-M. (2009). Lecture Companion: BFC3033 Geotechnics (2nd. ed.). Bachelor of Civil Engineering, UTHM.

7. Chan, C-M. (2009). Lecture Companion: BFC3033 Geotechnics (3rd. ed.). Bachelor of Civil Engineering, UTHM.

8. Chan, C-M. (2009). BFC3033 Geotechnics: Solved Examples (1st. ed.). Bachelor of Civil Engineering, UTHM.

F. ENCYCLOPEDIA 1. Chan, C-M. (2007). General Encyclopedia for Students. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,

Malaysia.

i. Omar Khayyam ii. Soil mechanics iii. Reproduction systems iv. Respiration systems


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G. ENTRIES IN SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS / SPECIAL REPORTS 1. Chan, C-M. (2008). En route to PhD: my story. Bulletin of the Centre for Academic

Development (May 2008), UTHM, Malaysia. 2. Chan, C-M. (2008). Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS), UTHM: Your Soft

Soils Research Partner. Advertorial in the local daily: New Straits Times, Malaysia (13 July 2008).

3. Chan, C-M. (2008). Pusat Penyelidikan Tanah Lembut (RECESS), UTHM: Sahabat

Penyelidikan Tanah Lembut Anda. Advertorial in the local daily: Berita Harian, Malaysia (13 July 2008).

4. Lee,Y-L and Chan, C-M. (2008). Concept and recent development in pavement design: soil subgrade stabilisation. Invited lecture: Seminar on Soil Subgrade Stabilisation, Malaysia (15 July 2008).

5. Lee,Y-L, Chan, C-M. and Seow, C.S. (2008). Soil subgrade stabilisation with silica

and soil stabilisation method: UTHM-Probase experience. Invited lecture: Seminar on Soil Subgrade Stabilisation, Malaysia (15 July 2008).

6. Chan, C-M. and Abu Talib, Z. (2008). Physical modelling of road embankment

failures on peat soils with EM:j. Bulletin of the Centre for Research and Innovation Management (August 2008), UTHM, Malaysia.

7. Sutekno, S.M.L. and Chan, C-M. (2009). Concept paper: The development of UTHM Northern Campus. UTHM, Malaysia.

8. Chan, C-M. (2009). Mengejar impian di pesisir pantai Port Dickson… (Chasing a dream along the shores of Port Dickson…), in 40 Tahun Keunggulan Politeknik sejak Penubuhan Pertamanya (40 Years of Polytechnic’s Excellence since Establishment). Politeknik Port Dickson, Malaysia.

H. INVITED REVIEWS 1. Seminar on Geotechnical Engineering (SGE), 27 December 2007, UTHM,

Malaysia.

i. The bearing capacity of soft clay reinforced with bamboo-geotextile composite. (A.R. Awang and M.F. Ishak)

ii. The prediction of final settlement from 1-D consolidation test: a case study.

(A.R. Awang and M.F. Ishak)

iii. Physico-chemical characteristics of RECESS soft soil. (R. Rosli, A.T. Abd Karim and A.A. Abd Latiff)

iv. Study on effect of ground water table to slope failure.

(Z. Abu Talib)

2. 6th. International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

and symposium in honour of Professor James K. Mitchell, 11 – 16 August 2008, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

i. An evaluation of the geotechnical characteristics of the abutments of a

proposed bridge across a 400-metre river channel in the lower Niger delta, Nigeria. (So-ngo Clifford Teme)


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ii. Subsurface geotechnical engineering investigations for a 9.833-km long road

and 130- metre wide bridge in a Karst topography in south-south Nigeria. (So-ngo Clifford Teme)

iii. Use of the interactive design method during a tunnel excavation: experinece feedback of the Bois de Peu Tunnel (France). (S. Eclaircy-Caudron)

iv. Construction of Salgueiros Station for Porto Metro – Design and Behavior

(António Topa Gomes)

v. Retrofit of bridge foundations using hollow core bar micropiles. (Jesús E. Gómez)

vi. Implementation of LRFD bridge substructure design code in Colorado DOT.

(Nien-Yin Chang)

vii. The environmental role of Kandovan tunnel enlargement (The transitional road from Tehran to the north of Iran) and its effects on the zone economy. (Atretchian Mohammad Reza)

viii. Ancient landslide reactivation at the southern abutment of the 1000 ft. viaduct located between Caracas and La-Guaira in Venezuela. (Luis B. Fargier-Gabaldon)

ix. Damage of railway sleepers under dynamic loads: a case history from the

Greek Railway Network. (Konstantinos Giannakos)

x. Health monitoring of dams: A new procedure devised.

(Filippo Ciuffi)

xi. Bahaviour of a shallow tunnel during construction. (Croce, P. and Russo, G.)

xii. Case histories back analysis for the application of the observational method

under EUROCODES for the SCOUT project. (Yeow, X.)

xiii. Investigation on the causes of longitudinal cracks on prestressed railway

sleepers of metric gauge of the Greek railway network. (Spyros Tsoukantas, Konstantinos Tzanakakis, Danai Spyropoulou, Petros Panopoulos and Manto Mintzia)

3. 5th. International Conference on Recent advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and symposium in honour of Professor I.M. Idriss, 24 – 29 May 2010, San Diego, California, USA.

i. Site specific response analysis in the new Madrid seismic zone.

(Zheng, W., .Hashash, Y., Whittaker, A.S. and Petersen, M.M.)

ii. The limitations of equivalent linear site response analysis considering soil non-linearity properties. (Mir Mohammad Hosseini, S.M., Pajouh, M.A. and Mir Mohammad Hosseini, F.)

iii. Site response analysis using spreadsheets.

(Iglesia, G.R. and Stiady J.L.)


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iv. Three-dimensional non-linear analysis of the site-specific ground response for different locations in Sharja-United Arab Emirates. (Al-Bodour, W., Nusairat, J. and Balwan, M.)

v. Displacement design spectrum model accounting for non-linear site effects.

(Tsang, H-H., Sheikh, M.N., Venkatesan, S. and Lam, N.T.K.)

vi. Simplified seismic demands evaluation: performance based approach including soil conditions. (Petkov, Z.B. and Nakova-Petkova, G.)

vii. Evaluation of frequency dependent equivalent linear analysis.

(Jeong, C-G., Kwak, D-Y., Park, D. and Bang, W.S.)

viii. Site specific seismic analysis of a deep stiff soil site. (Kumar, K. and Boominathan, A.)

ix. Multidisciplinary study of seismic amplification in the historical centre of Rome,

Italy. (Bonilla, B., Bozzano, F., Gélis, C., Giacomi, A., Lenti, L., Martino, S. and Semblat, J-F.)

x. The implementation of effective stress approach on Liyutan Dam.

(Wang, T-Y., Tsai, M-S., Chi, S-Y. and Chern, J-C.) I. EDITORIAL WORK 1. Chan, C-M. (2007 - present). Soil Story: quarterly bulletin of the Research Centre for

Soft Soils (RECESS), UTHM, Malaysia. J. LECTURES / TALKS 1. Chan, C-M. (2006). Pursuing a PhD: between expectations and reality. “Seminar on

Preparation for PhD: Are you ready?”. 16 August 2006. UTHM, Malaysia. 2. Chan, C-M. (2006). A laboratory investigation of shear wave velocity in stabilised

soils. “Seminar on Application of Science and Technology in Highway, Transportation, Geotechnical and Construction Engineering”. 15 September 2006. Politeknik Merlimau (POLIMER), Melaka, Malaysia.

3. Chan, C-M. (2007). Project analysis- an overview. “Seminar for Students Undertaking the Final Year Project- B.Eng. in Civil Engineering”. 16 February 2007. UTHM, Malaysia.

4. Chan, C-M. (2007). Analysis for engineering-based projects. “Seminar for Students Undertaking the Final Year Project- B.Eng. in Civil Engineering”. 03 August 2007. UTHM, Malaysia.

5. Chan, C-M. (2007). Relationship between shear wave velocity and undrained shear

strength of stabilised natural clays. “Research Colloqium: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering”. 04 October 2007. UTHM, Malaysia.

6. Chan, C-M. (2008). How to babysit a research project. “Research and Innovation

Management Centre, UTHM: Ceremony for the Award of Research Grants 2008”. 06 November 2008. UTHM, Malaysia.

7. Chan, C-M. (2009). How to do well in PSM: Anybody can score ‘A’ in PSM! “Seminar for Students Undertaking the Final Year Project- B.Eng. in Civil Engineering”. 21 January 2009. UTHM, Malaysia.


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8. Chan, C-M. (2009). Managing a research grant: My story. 2nd. “Retreat with the Vice-

Chancellor: Research and Innovation at UTHM”. 06-08 February 2009. Melaka, Malaysia.

9. Chan, C-M. (2009). Modification and stabilisation fo soft soils. “Soft Soil Engineering Seminar 2009 (SSES’09)”, RECESS-FKAAS, UTHM. 30-31 July 2009. Johor, Malaysia.

COURSES / SEMINARS ATTENDED 1. “Creative Thinking On Problem-based Learning”. 25-26 May 2006. UTHM, Malaysia. 2. “Fundamental Teaching and Learning Course for New Lecturers”. 05-16 June 2006.

UTHM, Malaysia. 3. “Recent Experiences with Concrete and Cement-based Techniques for Geotechnical

Works in Malaysia” by Ir. Y.W. Yee [Keller (Malaysia) S/B]. 22 August 2006. Institution of Engineers, Malaysia.

4. “CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) Green Card Course”. 26 August

2006. CIDB – UTHM, Malaysia. 5. “1st. Course on Vibration”. 16-18 October 2006. RS Parts and Services S/B,

Malaysia. 6. “2nd. International Workshop on Characterisation and Engineering Properties of

Natural Soils”. 29 November – 01 December 2006. National University of Singapore, Singapore.

7. “Human Resources and Organisation Development Workshop No. 6/2006”. 11-14

December 2006. UTHM, Malaysia. 8. “Introductory Workshop for Academic Advisor”. 07 October 2006. UTHM, Malaysia. 9. “Signal Processing and Inversion for Civil Engineers”. 11-12 January 2007. UiTM,

Malaysia. 10. “Application of Geostudio 2004- a Geotechnical Engineering Analytical Software”. 05-

06 February 2007. UTHM, Malaysia. 11. “Seminar: Unsaturated Soils” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Jamaluddin M. Noor (UiTM,

Malaysia). 10 February 2007. UTHM, Malaysia. 12. “Short Course on Geo-Forensic Investigation Equipment”. 28 March 2007. UTHM,

Malaysia. 13. “Workshop on Wise Use of Tropical Peatland”. 05-06 April 2007. Agricultural

Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia. 14. “Training for Trainers: Engineering Geology”. 05-06 July 2007. UTHM, Malaysia. 15. “Workshop on Postgraduate Supervision”. 03-05 August 2007. UTHM, Malaysia. 16. “International Construction Conference 2007: Building To The Extreme”. 19-20

September 2007. MBAM, CIOB Malaysia and UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia. 17. “Workshop: Effective Management and Administration”. 27 February – 01 March

2007. UTHM, Malaysia. 18. “Workshop for Excellence in Academic Advisory”. 26 June 2007. UTHM, Malaysia.


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19. “Recycling of Construction Wastes for Sustainable Development”. 23-24 January

2007. CREAM / UiTM / ACCI / CSM, Malaysia. 20. “Building Foundation Failure Prevention”. 06 October 2007. Wawasan Professional

Training Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 21. “Building Defects and Maintenance”. 21 October 2008. Asia Pacific Diligence S/B,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 22. “AKEPT International Conference- Leadership in Higher Education: Framing the

Future”. 24-26 November 2008. AKEPT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

23. “Course on Modified Budget System for Year 2010 and 2011”. 20-22 February 2009. UTHM, Malaysia.

24. “The 3rd. International Course on Computational Geotechnics and Asia PLAXIS User Forum”. 23-26 February 2009. PLAXIS bv, The Netherlands.

25. “International Workshop on the Management of International Students”. 27-29 July 2009. UIA, Malaysia.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL WORK Primary Positions 1. Head of Centre: Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS), UTHM. (2006-2008). UTHM,

Malaysia.

2. Head of Department: Centre for Graduate Studie, UTHM. (2008-2009). UTHM, Malaysia. Other Responsibilities

3. Ad-hoc committee: Accreditation of B.Eng (Civil Engineering) Programs. (2006 - 2007).

UTHM, Malaysia. 4. Committee member: Examiner Board of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering

Department, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (2006 - present). UTHM, Malaysia.

5. Committee member of Geotechnical Engineering Academic Field Panel, Faculty of Civil

and Environmental Engineering. (2006 - present). UTHM, Malaysia. 6. Committee member: Research, Consultation and Innovation Committee, Faculty of Civil

and Environmental Engineering. (2006 - present). UTHM, Malaysia. 7. Special Committee for Reassessment of the Diploma Level Geotechnics subject, Faculty

of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (2006 - 2007). UTHM, Malaysia. 8. Committee member: Research and Innovation Management Committee. (2006-2007).

UTHM, Malaysia. 9. Panel for preparation of Thesis-Writing Guidelines for Research Students. (2006). UTHM,

Malaysia. 10. Faculty’s representative for the University’s Library books selection. (2006). UTHM,

Malaysia.


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11. Judging panel for the Creativity and Innovation Competition. (2007). UTHM, Malaysia. 12. Member: Meeting for Incorporation of Outcome-based Learning in the Faculty’s

Educational Programs, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (27-29 April 2007). UTHM, Malaysia.

13. Review panel for the teaching modules and laboratory worksheets, Geotechnical and

Transportation Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (2007). UTHM, Malaysia.

14. Review panel for the program of Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Environmental

Engineering), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (2007). UTHM, Malaysia. 15. Committee member: Postgraduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Civil and Environmental

Engineering. (2006 - 2008). UTHM, Malaysia. 16. Program Director: the Launching of RECESS’s Research Station, Research Centre for

Soft Soils. (01 November 2007). UTHM, Malaysia. 17. Organised the Palm-Printing event commemorating Malaysia’s 50th. Independence

Celebration. (30 August 2007). UTHM, Malaysia. 18. Accompanying lecturer: students’ technical visit to the Wan Man Island project site,

Terengganu- during construction. (17-18 March 2007). UTHM, Malaysia. 19. Chairperson for the Committee of the Launching of RECESS’s Research Station. (01

November 2007). Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS), UTHM, Malaysia.

20. Programme Director: Seminar on Geotechnical Engineering (SGE) 2007. (17 December 2007). UTHM, Malaysia.

21. Accompanying lecturer: Students’ technical visit to the Penang Bridge Upgrading and

Second Penang Bridge project sites. (21-23 March 2008). UTHM, Malaysia. 22. Accompanying lecturer: Students’ technical visit to the Kenyir Dam, Cameron Highlands

slope protection sites and Wan Man Island, Terengganu. (29-31 March 2008). UTHM, Malaysia.

23. Special committee: Development of Technology Program, Faculty of Civil and

Environmental Engineering. (2008-09). UTHM, Malaysia.

24. Program Director: Academic Visit from Politeknik Port Dickson. (10-11 March 2008). Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia.

25. Facilitator: Academic Session for students from Politeknik Port Dickson. (10-11 March

2008). Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia.

26. Supervised students undergoing Industrial Training in goverment agencies and private firms. (24-27 June 2008). Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia.

27. Deputy Program Director: 1st. National Level Diploma’s Civil Engineering Project

Competition, PRODIKA 2008. (19-20 June 2008). UTHM, Malaysia. 28. Project Leader: Research Collaboration with the industry (TH Properties S/B and FS

Solution Enterprise S/B) in the Studies/Development of Compressed Stabilised Earthbricks for Commercial use. (2008-2013). UTHM, Malaysia.


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29. Project Leader: Research Collaboration with the industry (Probase Manufacturing S/B) in the Studies/Development of Stabilised Soil for Roads and Plantations. (2008-2013). UTHM, Malaysia.

30. Committee member: Faculty’s Management Committee. (2008). Faculty of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia. 31. Judge for the Creativity and Innovation Competition. (2008). UTHM, Malaysia. 32. Judge for the Research and Innovation Festival, R&I Fest 2008. (14-15 October 2008).

Research and Innovation Management Centre, UTHM, Malaysia. 33. Panel for Diploma Project of Politeknik Port Dickson (12-13 November 2008), Negeri

Sembilan, Malaysia. 34. Committee member: Faculty’s Committee for Bachelor’s Project, PSM. (2008-09). Faculty

of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia. 35. Delegate for the Meeting on Data Management, UTHM (replacing the Dean of Centre for

Graduate Studies, UTHM- 2 days only). (2008). Quality Management and Corporate Planning Office (BPKPK), UTHM, Malaysia.

36. Review panel for the Postgraduate Supervising Manual for Malaysian Universities

(representing the Dean, Centre for Graduate Studies, UTHM). (2008). Malaysian Council for Deans of Graduate Schools. (21-23 November 2008), Melaka, Malaysia.

37. Committee member: Academic Committee for Graduate Studies (Jawatankuasa

Akademik Pengajian Siswazah, JAPS). (15 August 2008 – 31 August 2009), UTHM, Malaysia.

38. Member: Executive Meeting for Graduate Studies (Mesyuarat Eksekutif Pengajian

Siswazah, MEPS). (15 August 2008 – 31 August 2009), UTHM, Malaysia. 39. Advisor: Graduate Student Association (GSA). (15 August 2008 – 31 August 2009),

UTHM, Malaysia. 40. Delegate: Retreat with the Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation in UTHM (invited

presentation on “Excellent Research Grant Management”). (06-08 February 2009), Melaka, Malaysia.

41. Committee member (Publications and Proceeding): International Conference on Building

Science and Engineering (ICON-BSE2009). (2009). Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia.

42. Technical committee member: Study of coastal erosion problem in Senggarang, Johor.

(2009). Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia.

43. Member of Critical Agenda Project “Industry and Academia”: Institutional Project Management Office (iPMO), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. (1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010), UTHM, Malaysia.

44. Cheif Editor: Soil Story, quarterly bulletin of the Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS), UTHM. (2009-2010), UTHM, Malaysia.

45. Committee member: Development of the subject of Capstone Design Project. (2009).

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia. 46. Supervisor and advisor to students participating in the National Research and Innovation

Competition (NRIC), Engineering and Technology category: G.R.E.E.N Slope: grass-rock efficient, economical and natural slope. (15-18 May 2009). USM, Malaysia.


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47. Faculty’s representative: Discussion Session with Delegates from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. (03 June 2009), UTHM, Malaysia.

48. Assessing panel: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) Progress Monitoring

Wokshop. (16-17 June 2009). Research and Innovation Management Centre, UTHM.

49. Invited guest by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia: the Opening Ceremony of the Seventh Heads of Mission Conference, officiated by the Y.A.B. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib b. Tun Hj. Abdul Razak. (22 June 2009). Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya.

50. Supervised students undergoing Industrial Training in goverment agencies and private

firms. (29 June – 01 July 2009). Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM, Malaysia.

51. Delegate: Discussion on MOU signing details with UNIMAS and JKR Sarawak. (14-15

July 2009). UTHM, Malaysia.

52. Member of Meeting: Review of the Graduate Studies Rules and Regulations, UTHM. (18 July 2009). UTHM, Malaysia.

53. Delegate: Technical visit of the Visiting Professor (Faculty of Civil and Environmental

Engineering) to JKR Sibu, Sarawak. (23-25 July 2009). UTHM, Malaysia.

54. Secretary: Organising Committee of the Soft Soil Engineering Seminar 2009 (SSES’09), RECESS-FKAAS, UTHM and IEM (Southern Branch). (30-31 July 2009). Johor, Malaysia.

55. Steering committee: Organisation of the Seminar of Soft Soils: Challenges and

Sustainable Solutions, RECESS-FKAAS, JKR Sibu, IEM Sarawak (Sibu Region), United College Sarawak (UCS) and Sibu Municipal Council (SMC). (15-16 October 2009). Sarawak, Malaysia.

56. UTHM Representative: Exhibition at Politeknik Ungku Omar in conjunction with the

Politeknik Alumni Homecoming (50 Years of Academic Excellence). (16-17 August 2009). Perak, Malaysia.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 1. Tennis player for UTHM, Malaysia. 2. Table tennis player for UTHM, Malaysia. 3. Advisor: Earth-Loving Club (promoting recycling, energy efficiency and sustainable

development), UTHM, Malaysia. REFEREES 1. Professor Dato Dr. Hj. Ismail b. Hj. Bakar

Immediate ex-vice chancellor of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia;

Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein

Onn Malaysia

Tel.: +6012 7100565

Email: [email protected]


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2. Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Tarmizi b. Abdul Karim

Assoc. Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTHM.

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Tel.: +6013 7517787


3. Professor Dr. Wan Mohd Rashid b. Wan Ahmad

Deputy Dean, Centre for Graduate Studies, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Professor, Faculty of Technical Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Tel.: +6013 204 4271


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