College of Design and Built Environment
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Research Profile Bulletin
Name:
| Syed Umair Ali Naqvi |
Rank:
| Assistant Professor |
Specialization:
| ☐ | Structural Engineering | ☐ | Transportation Engineering |
| ☐ | Construction Materials | ☐ | Water Resources Engineering |
| ☒ | Geotechnical Engineering | ☐ | Environmental Engineering |
| Other(s) – please specify: | |||
PhD:
| Institution: | The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Dissertation Title: | Experimental and Numerical Analyses of Soil Arching and Stability Mechanism under Trapdoor and Underground Cavity Condition |
Selected Research Projects:
| 1. Use of 3D additive manufactured materials utilizing waste plastics for soil improvement. 2. Model Trapdoor testing equipment for stress redistribution and soil arching analysis for buried infrastructure. 3. Model testing for buried shallow cavities formation and factors affecting its stability. 4. Discrete element modelling for granular materials for stress-redistribution underground subsidence and settlement. 5. Development of numerical model for incorporation of unsaturated conditions in discrete element modelling and simulations. 6. Characterization of aggregate materials for vibro-replacement and its numerical modelling. 7. Use of AI in predicting soil behavior and validation through experimental data |
Selected Patents:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
Research Publications:
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| Google Scholar Link: | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fp3afIAAAAAJ&hl=en |
Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised:
| 1. Use of 3D printed waste plastic material for improvement of weak soils. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals):
| ☐ | Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems | ☐ | Renewable Energy |
| ☐ | Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques | ☐ | Sustainable Environment |
| ☐ | Carbon Utilization | ☐ | Climate Change Adaptation |
| Cycling of Waste Materials | Automation / Process Intensification | ||
| Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials | Novel Physical-Chemical Processes | ||
| Novel Modeling / Testing Methods | Exposure and Risk Analysis | ||
| Natural Resources Management | Smart Mobility Systems | ||
| Soil/ground improvement | ☒ | Development of model testing equipment |