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HISHAM MOHAMAD

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Hisham Mohamad
Senior Lecturer
Department of Geotechnics & Transportation Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310-UTM Skudai Johor Bahru, MALAYSIA Tel: +60 19 7547876 Fax: +60 7 5566157 Email: mhisham@utm.my, hisham.mohamad@cantab.net

A brief introduction of myself: (Upon graduation of my bachelor degree in Civil Engineering (with First Class Honours) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), I joined UTM in 2002 as a graduate Tutor in the Department of Geotechnics and Transportation. I was awarded with scholarships by the Malaysian government agencies to continue my studies for a Masters degree (Imperial College) and a Doctoral degree (Cambridge) which I successfully completed in 2004 and 2008 respectively. I am now a Lecturer in UTM, teaching advance geotechnical engineering design and modelling for final year undergraduate and Masters students as well as conducting research and supervising several PhD students. My field of expertise in which I developed during my PhD course at Cambridge is the research and development of a new strain sensing technology in geotechnical structures using fibre optic sensors. The technique of measuring strains in the form of 'continuous' rather than at discrete or local such as the conventional strain gauges is called Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (BOTDR). The technology allows strains to be measured at every point along a standard telecomuncation optical cable for up to 10 km long with an accuracy of 10-30 microstrains. Hence, it has the potential of becoming a low cost instrumentation and suitable for long term monitoring applications.)

PERSONAL DATA
Name: Citizenship: Race: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Marital Status: Languages: Hobbies: Hisham bin Mohamad Malaysia Malay th 7 March 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Married (2 children) Malay (Excellent), English (Excellent) Reading, writing, book collection, photographing, swimming, video recording

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EDUCATION
2005-2008 Doctor of Philosophy (Geotechnical Engineering) University of Cambridge
Title of thesis: Distributed Optical Fibre Strain Sensing of Geotechnical Structures Supervisor: Professor Kenichi Soga Advisor: Professor Robert J Mair

2003-2004

Master of Science (Soil Mechanics & Environmental Geotechnics) University of London Diploma of Imperial College Imperial College London
Supervisor: Advisor: Dr Lidija Zdravkovic Professor David Potts

1998-2002

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) (First Class, Hons.)* Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

* Vice Chancellor Award (for Best Student in the Faculty of Civil Engineering) at the UTM's 29th Convocation Seven times Deans List

1996-1997

MARA Junior Science College (MRSM) Jasin, Malacca

SPM (GCSE Level): 7 A1, 1 A2 & 1C3

1993-1995

Victoria Institution (Est. 1893), Kuala Lumpur

PMR (Lower Secondary Assessment): 8A

AWARDS
2005 2003 2002 1998 PhD Scholarship from Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia Masters Scholarship from Public Service Department of Malaysia Vice Chancellor Award, UTM Bachelor Degree Scholarship from UTM Foundation

CAREER PATH & WORK EXPERIENCE

2005 present Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, UTM* * (on study leave from Oct. 2003 Oct. 2008) Tutor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, UTM

2002 2004

2002 (3 months) Engineer, Hydraulic & Hydrology Department, JPZ Consulting Engineers, Kuala Lumpur 2001 (3 months) Trainee Engineer, TETO Engineering, Johor Bahru

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TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
(I consider myself as the expert in BOTDR distributed optical fibre strain sensing, in particular using the sensors for performance monitoring of tunnels and piled foundations. I provide the technical know-how in BOTDR instrumentation which includes optical fibre installation, data acquisition, and data interpretation. I have experiences working in many construction sites during my studies, and this has helped me to manage the practical issues regarding to successful fibre optic instrumentation in actual field sites.) Types of BOTDR used: Yokogawa AQ8603 Advantest N8510 Omnisense DiTest

Industrial Collaboration
(I have also developed close links with industrial partners, particularly during my period as a doctoral student. They are listed below.) Cementation Foundation Skanska, UK Arup Geotechnics, UK London Underground Ltd, UK Geotechnical Consulting Group, UK Land Transport Authority, Singapore Slope Engineering Branch, Public Works Deparment of Malaysia Ryobi G, Singapore

Engineering Software
I have experience in using many geotechnical software programs in particular Finite Element Method. Below are some of the examples of commercial and academic software I have worked with. PLAXIS Finite Element Code for Soil and Rocks FREW (Oasys Ltd) Flexible REtaining Walls program analysis RATZ (Randolph, 2003) Load Transfer analysis of axially loaded piles GeoStudio (GEO-SLOPE Int. Ltd) Geotechnical Engineering Software, e.g. SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, SIGMA/W, QUAKE/W ICFEP Imperial College Finite Element Program

Other Computer Software

MATLAB The Language of Technical Computing AutoCAD (Autodesk) Microsoft Office Includes Word, Excel, Visio, Powerpoint STAAD.Pro Structure Analysis and Design Software

TEACHING

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(Currently I am managing the course-file of an elective subject for the final year undergraduate student, which includes tasks such as setting up syllabus content, students learning outcomes, examination, and markings. I also teach several subjects in the Masters course.)

Post-graduate program
Geotechnical Modelling Semester II (2008/2009), Sem. II (2009/2010), Sem. I (2010/2011) Advance Geotechnical Engineering Software Semester I (2009) Geotechnical Engineering Design Semester II (2009/2010), Sem. I (2010/2011)

Undergraduate program
Geotechnical Engineering Design Semester II (2008/2009), Semester I & II (2009/2010), Sem. I (2010/2011) Soil Laboratory II (Direct shear, Oedometer, Triaxial tests, etc.) Semester II (2008/2009), Sem. I (2009/2010)

UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
2009 Chairman, Committee for the 2 publication of The Civil Engineering Volume, UTM-DBP Encyclopedia Science and Technology (in Malay) Secretary, Organizing and technical committee of Geotropika 2010 (An international conference on Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering) (I am also very active in the department and faculty organization. I am a committee member of the Internalization and Corporate Affairs of the faculty. Some of the tasks include activities such as Global Outreach Program (GOP)oversea institutional visit by UTM students.)
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(Currently I am involve in the establishment of a spin-off company called Virtual Mechanics. Virtual Mechanics is responsible for the development of first local engineering software for structural design withvery competitive price but similar performance as the established software. The work is funded by a state government and supported by the Construction Industry Development Board.)

RESEARCH
(70% of my workload is based on research. Currently I am attached in one of universitys Centre of Excellences as Fellow of Steel Technology Centre. I am also a member of a newly established UTM Research Group called Geohazard Research Group.)

Research Grants (as a Principal Investigator)

Project Title: Type: Sponsor: Innovative optical fibre sensing of highway and geotechnical infrastructures Research University Grant Program Tier 1 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 4

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Duration: Amount: Project Title: Type: Sponsor: Duration: Amount: Project Title: Sponsor: Duration: Amount: Project Title: Sponsor: Duration: Amount:

24 months (Apr. 2011 Mar. 2013) RM150,000 (Cost center code#Q.J130000.7122.02H16) 3 Dimensional effect of tunnel excavations beneath existing structures Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) Ministry of Higher Education 24 months (Apr. 2010 Mar. 2012) RM44,000 (Vot #78618) Distributed optical fibre strain sensing in piles and tunnels Reseach Management Centre, UTM (Research Grants for New Academic Staff with PhD) 12 months (Apr. 2009- Mar. 2010) RM10,000 (Vot #78925) Numerical and analytical studies of tunnel-soil-pile interactions Reseach Management Centre, UTM (Initial research grant for new PhD student) 18 months (Apr. 2009-Sep. 2010) RM10,000 (Vot #77921)

STUDENT SUPERVISION
(I have five PhD students working under my supervision, with one co-supervision. At the moment, my research focuses on theoretical studies of tunnelling in soft ground and slope stability. I also supervise projects for undergraduate final year students and masters students.)

PhD (Research students)

1. Student: Title: Date: Student: Title: Date: Student: Title: Date: Sponsor: Student: Title: Date: Student: Eshagh Namazi 3 Dimensional effects of tunnel excavations beneath existing structures January 2009 present Nima Khezri Limit analysis of tunnel face stability January 2010 present Siti Norafida bt. Yusof Analytical and Numerical Studies of Twin Tunnel Interactions February 2010 present Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Khalil Effati Daryani Reliability based design of sheet pile walls under seismic loading April 2010 present Mohsen Hajihassani (as co-supervisor to Prof. Aminaton Marto)

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Application of Artificial Neural Network in Prediction of Tunnel-Induced Ground Movement December 2009 present

Masters (Research Students)

1. Title: Date: Sponsor: Student: Wan Nur Firdaus Bt Wan Hassan Evaluation Of Finite Element Formulation For One-Dimensional Consolidation In Layered Soils June 2010 present The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Scholarship (Royal Highness King of Malaysia)

Masters Project
1. Title: 2. Title: Student: Student: Aini Sakinah Binti Esa (2010/2011) Finite Element analysis of vertical drains of layered soils Pan How Yen (2010/2011) 3D upper bound analysis of a vertical cut excavation

Undergraduate Projects
1. Student: Title: Nurshakila Rawai (Year 2008/2009) Comparison of strength properties of undisturbed sample between block sampling and piston-tubed sampling Tan Lih Chuan (Year 2009/2010) Stability Assessment of Slope at Bandar Baru Selayang Azfar Nor b Ahmad (Year 2009/2010) Geotechnical Instrumentation of Slope at Bandar Baru Selayang Nor Amirul b Muhammad (Year 2009/2010) Finite Element Modelling of Earth-Fills Embankment Cheah Yew Foong (Year 2009/2010) Characteristics and Fundamental of Tropical Mudflow Fauiyana Noor Bte Iza (Year 2010/2011) Analysis Of Slope Stability With Reinforced Soil Nail By Using Commercial Software Khairun Nissa Bt Mat Said (Year 2010/2011) Analysis of multi-prop retaining walls Darell Yong Chung Soong (Year 2010/2011) Analysis of anchored retaining walls Goh Heng Swee(Year 2010/2011) Numerical and analytical methods ofbeams on elastic foundation

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Cheong Chee Hoe (Year 2010/2011) Finite Element Analysis of laterally loaded pile

AFFILIATION
2010 2009- Present 2002 Ordinary Member, Malaysian Society for Engineering and Technology (#539) Graduate Member, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (#37216) Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineers, Malaysia

ACADEMIC VISITOR
2011 Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (June August)

CONSULTATION
2009 Title: Client: Date: Consultant: Position : Title: Client: Date: Consultant: 2006 Title: Client: Date: Consultant: Slope stability assessment around Malaysian Examination Council Malaysian Examination Council Oct. 2009 (2 years) Uni-Technologies Sdn Bhd. (UTM) Geotechnical modelling engineer & instrumentation engineer Review of Existing Software for Gas Movement and Mass Transport in Variably Saturated Media Tokyo Gas Aug. 2008 Jan. 2009 Cambridge University Technical Service Fibre Optic Instrumentation at Circle Line Stage 3 (Contract 852) Land Transport Authority, Singapore Oct. Dec. 2006 Cambridge University Technical Service

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REFERENCES
Professor Khairul Anuar Kassim, PhD (Geotechnics) Deputy Dean (Research & Postgraduate Studies) Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310-UTM Skudai Johor, Malaysia
Tel: +60 (0)7 5531504 Fax: +60 (0)7 5566157 Email: kanuar@utm.my

Professor Mahmood TAHIR, PhD Director Steel Technology Centre (STC) Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310-UTM Skudai, Malaysia
Tel: +60 (0)7 5531625 Fax: +60 (0)7 5566157 Email: mahmoodtahir@utm.my

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PUBLICATIONS Impact Factored Journal

1. Mohamad, H., Bennett, P. J., Soga K., Mair, R J and Bowers, K (2010) Behaviour of an old mansonry tunnel due to tunnelling induced ground settlement. Gotechnique, 60, No.12, 927938 Mohamad, H., Soga K., Pellew, A. and Bennett, P.J. (Published online 2011) Performance Monitoring of a Secant Piled Wall Using Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Sensing, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000543 Mohamad, H., Soga K., Bennett, P.J., Mair, R.J., Lim, C.S. Monitoring Twin Tunnel Interactions Using Distributed Optical Fiber Strain Measurements. Submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. Manuscript ID: GTENG-1588 (Accepted for publication) Namazi, E. and Mohamad, H. Potential Damage Assessment in Buildings Undergoing Tilt. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. Manucript ID: GE-D-10-00132 (Accepted for publication) Namazi, E. and Mohamad, H. 3 Dimensional Assessment of Excavation-Induced Building Damage, Submitted to ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. Manucript ID: GTENG2051. (Under review)

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Scopus Indexed Journal/ Proceedings

1. Mohamad, H., Bennett, P.J., Soga, K., Klar, A. and Pellow, A. (2007). Distributed Optical Fiber Strain Sensing in a Secant Piled Wall, Field Measurements in Geomechanics, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) 175, ASCE, in CD-ROM. Mohamad, H., Bennett, P.J., Soga, K., Mair, R.J., Lim, C.S., Knight-Hassell, C.K., and Chun, N. O. (2007). Monitoring tunnel deformation induced by close-proximity bored tunnelling using distributed optical fiber strain measurements. Field Measurements in Geomechanics, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) 175, ASCE. in CD-ROM Namazi, E., Mohamad, H., Jorat, M. E., and Hajihassani, M. (2011) Investigation on the Effects of Twin Tunnel Excavations Beneath a Road Underpass. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol.16, Bundle D, 441-450 Hafidzi, M. N., Kueh, A.B.H., Rasin N., Mohd Yassin, A. Y., Mohamad, H. (2011) Size Dependent Uniaxially Loaded Stability of Triaxial Composites, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 94-96, 1742-1745.

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Conference Proceedings
1. Namazi, E. and Mohamad, H. (2011) Assessment of building damage induced by excavation using plate analogy, Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, Rome, Balkema

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Namazi, E., Hajihassani, M., Marto, A., and Mohamad, H. (2011) Influence of existing loaded piles on tunnels, In 1st International Congress on Tunnels and Underground Structures in South-East Europe USING UNDERGROUND SPACE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, In CD-ROM Namazi, E. and Mohamad, H. (2011) The Influence of Subsurface Structures to Tunnel Construction. In International Conference on Tunnelling & Trenchless Technology, Kuala Lumpur, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 267-271 Khezri, N., Basiri, A. A., Farzaneh, O. and Mohamad, H. (2011) Analysis of Tunnel Face Stability in Nonhomogeneous soils; Variation of Strength with Depth, In International Conference on Tunnelling & Trenchless Technology, Kuala Lumpur, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 273-276 Hajihassani, M., Namazi, E., Marto, A. and Mohamad, H. (2011) Effects of Pile Geometry on Tunnels. In International Conference on Tunnelling & Trenchless Technology, Kuala Lumpur, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 313-316 Mohamad, H. (2011) Application of Fibre Optic Distributed Strain Sensing in Tunnels. In International Conference on Tunnelling & Trenchless Technology, Kuala Lumpur, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 297-302 Namazi, E. and Mohamad, H. (2010) Assessment of Contiguous Buildings Damage Due to Tunnelling, Geotropika 2010: International Conference on Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1-3 December, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, In CD-ROM, ISBN: 9789839805956 Khezri, N., Basiri Tehrani, A. A., Farzaneh, O. and Mohamad, H. (2010) Three Dimensional Analysis of Tunnel Face Stability using Upper Bound Theorem in a Two-Layered Soil,Geotropika 2010: International Conference on Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1-3 December, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, In CD-ROM, ISBN: 9789839805956 Jusoh, S.N. and Mohamad, H. (2010). A Short Review of Analytical Methods for Tunnelling in Elastic Ground, Geotropika 2010: International Conference on Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1-3 December, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , In CD-ROM. ISBN: 9789839805956

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10. Hajihassani, M., Namazi, E., Marto, A. and Mohamad, H. (2010). Prediction of Surface Settlement Based on the Analysis of Soil Movement Pattern Around the Tunnels, Geotropika 2010: International Conference on Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1-3 December, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, In CD-ROM. ISBN: 9789839805956 11. Mohamad, H., Soga, K., and Bennett, P.J. (2009). Fibre optic installation techniques for pile instrumentation. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Hamza, M., Shahien, El-mossallamy, Y. (Eds.), IOS Press, Vol. 3, pp. 18731876. ISBN: 9781607500315 12. Soga, K., Mohamad, H. and Bennett, P.J. (2008). Distributed fiber optics strain measurements for monitoring geotechnical structures. 6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering (Symposium in honor of Professor James K Mitchell), Arlington, USA.

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13. Mohamad, H. (2008.) Distributed optical fibre strain measurements of tunnel deformation induced by close-proximity tunnelling. BGA Young Geotechnical Engineers Symposium, UCL, London. 14. Bennett, P.J., Klar, A., Vorster, T.E.B., Choy, C.K., Mohamad, H., Soga, K., Mair, R.J., Tester, P.D. and Fernie, R. (2006). Distributed optical fibre strains sensing in piles. Reuse of Foundation for Urban Sites, Proceedings of International Conference, A.D. Butcher, J.J.M. Powell, H.D. Skinner (eds.), HIS Press, EP73, pp. 71-78.

Dissertation
1. Mohamad, H. (2008). Distributed Optical Fibre Strain Sensing of Geotechnical Structures, Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge. Mohamad, H. (2004) Ground Movement Induced by Vertical Shaft Construction - A Numerical Study. MSc Dissertation, Imperial College London.

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Commercial Report (Unpublished)

1. Uni-Technologies (2010) Engineers Inspection for Maintenance of MPM Slopes. A report prepared for Malaysia Examination Council. Mohamad, H. and Soga, K. (2009) Review of Existing Software for Gas Movement and Mass Transport in Variably Saturated Media. A report presented for Tokyo Gas. Mohamad, H., Bennett, P. J., Soga, K. and Mair, R. J. (2007) Optical fibre strain monitoring Circle Line Stage 3, Contract 852. A report presented to Land Transport Authorities, Singapore.

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