Article

To, Peter, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2023) Analytical Solution for Rock Discontinuity Prediction Without Stereonet. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 41. pp. 4311-4320.

To, Peter, Malekzadeh, Mona, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, Nguyen, Peter, and Buskens, Rahoi (2023) Influence of salinity on sedimentation during electro-kinetic consolidation of dredged mud. Environmental Geotechnics. (In Press)

Pallanza, Andrew, To, Peter, and Matheson, Michael (2023) Lime stabilised road batters: A laboratory simulation of site flood conditions using a customised erosion apparatus and sample digitisation. Transportation Geotechnics, 40. 100975.

Malekzadeh, M., Sivakugan, Siva, and Clark, M.W. (2022) Effect of aqueous environment on sedimentation of dredged mud and kaolinite. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 40 (2). pp. 171-180.

El Kamash, Walid, El Naggar, Hany, and Nagaratnam, Sivakugan (2022) Novel adaptation of Marston's stress solution for inclined backfilled stope. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 61 (10). pp. 8221-8239.

Madanayaka, Thushara Asela, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2022) Relationship between minimum creep length and maximum exit hydraulic gradient in sheet pile cofferdams. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 40 (10). pp. 4911-4928.

Yowa, Gideon Gipmai, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, Tuladhar, Rabin, and Arpa, Gabriel (2022) Strength and Rheology of Cemented Pastefill using Waste Pitchstone Fines and Common Pozzolans Compared to using Portland Cement. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8. 56.

Kamash, Walid El, Naggar, Hany El, To, Peter, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2022) The effect of long-term consolidation on foundations underpinned by micropiles in soft clay. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 13 (1). 101487.

Mutjaba, H., Javed, M.T., Farooq, Khalid, Sivakugan, N., and Das, B.M. (2021) Axial capacity evaluation of rock-socketed cast-in-situ concrete piles. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 58 (2). pp. 152-158.

Niroshan, Naguleswaran, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Veenstra, Ryan (2021) Effects of curing methods on UCS test specimens and variability of mechanical properties of cemented paste backfill. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 15 (9). pp. 1188-1197.

Porter, Hannah, Mukherjee, Abhijit, Tuladhar, Rabin, and Dhami, Navdeep Kaur (2021) Life cycle assessment of biocement: An emerging sustainable solution? Sustainability, 13 (24). 13878.

Behera, Rabi Narayan, Patra, Chittaranjan, Das, B.M., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow strip foundation under eccentrically inclined load - a critical assessment. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 15 (7). pp. 897-905.

To, Peter, Malekzadeh, Mona, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, Pham, Ngoc Thinh, and Yuan, Weihai (2020) 3D numerical model of electro-kinetic sedimentation-consolidation of dredged mud with variable parameters. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38. pp. 4333-4348.

Sahu, R., Patra, C. R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B. M. (2020) Behavior of inclined loaded strip footings resting on geogrid-reinforced sand. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38. pp. 5245-5256.

Farooq, Muhammad Umar, Mujtaba, Hassan, Farooq, Khalid, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M. (2020) Evaluation of stability and erosion characteristics of soil embankment slope reinforced with different natural additives. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, 44. pp. 515-524.

Nguyen, Quang Khai, Jung, Kwang Hyo, Lee, Gang Nam, Suh, Sung Bu, and To, Peter (2020) Experimental study on pressure distribution and flow coefficient of globe valve. Processes, 8 (7). 875.

To, Peter, Agius, Daniel, and Cussen, Liam (2020) Influence of relative density of the granular base soil on filter performance. Acta Geotechnica, 15. pp. 3621-3627.

Mujtaba, H, Farooq, K, Sivakugan, N, and Das, B M (2020) Laboratory and field investigations in granular soils to correlate relative density, relative compaction and grain size. Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 62 (2). 0516. pp. 12-21.

Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, Ameratunga, Jay, and Das, Braja M. (2020) Site characterisation for residential slabs and footings - Australian practice. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 14 (2). pp. 130-133.

Madanayaka, Thushara Asela, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2020) Validity of the method of fragments for seepage analysis in circular cofferdams. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38. pp. 1547-1565.

To, Peter (2019) A prototype of a self-assembly slope-stability scanner for small slopes. Australian Geomechanics, 54 (4). pp. 99-105.

Al-Juboori, Muqdad, and Datta, Bithin (2019) Minimum cost design of hydraulic water retaining structure by using coupled simulation optimization approach. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 23 (3). pp. 1095-1107.

Madanayaka, Thushara Asela, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2019) Simple solutions for square and rectangular cofferdam seepage problems. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 56 (5). pp. 730-745.

Jaditager, Mohamed, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2018) Consolidation behavior of fly ash-based geopolymer-stabilized dredged mud. Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 144 (4). 06018003.

Niroshan, Naguleswaran, Yin, Ling, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Veenstra, Ryan Llewellyn (2018) Relevance of SEM to long-term mechanical properties of cemented paste backfill. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 36 (4). pp. 2171-2187.

Mujtaba, Hassan, Farooq, Khalid, Sivakugan, Sivakugan, and Das, Braja M. (2018) Evaluation of relative density and friction angle based on SPT-N values. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 22 (2). pp. 572-581.

Niroshan, Naguleswaran, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Veenstra, Ryan Llewellyn (2018) Flow characteristics of cemented paste backfill. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 36 (4). pp. 2261-2272.

Mujtaba, Hassan, Aziz, Tahir, Farooq, Khalid, Sivakugan, Siva, and Das, Braja M. (2018) Improvement in engineering properties of expansive soils using ground granulated blast furnace slag. Journal Geological Society of India, 92 (3). pp. 357-362.

Al-Juboori, Muqdad, and Datta, Bithin (2018) Linked simulation-optimization model for optimum hydraulic design of water retaining structures constructed on permeable soils. International Journal of GEOMATE, 14 (44). pp. 39-46.

To, P., Scheuermann, A., and Williams, D.J. (2018) Quick assessment on susceptibility to suffusion of continuously graded soils by curvature of particle size distribution. Acta Geotechnica, 13 (5). pp. 1241-1248.

Sethy, B.P., Patra, C.R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B.M. (2017) Application of ANN and ANFIS for predicting the ultimate bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded rectangular foundations. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 3. 35.

Madanayaka, Thushara Asela, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2017) Adaptation of method of fragments to axisymmetric cofferdam seepage problems. International Journal of Geomechanics, 17 (9). 0601701.

Jaditager, Mohamed, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2017) Influence of fly ash-based geopolymer binder on the sedimentation behaviour of dredged mud. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 143 (5). pp. 1-9.

Malekzadeh, M., and Sivakugan, N. (2017) Double drain electrokinetic stabilization of dredged mud using stainless steel electrodes and application of surcharge. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 21 (7). pp. 2615-2621.

Malekzadeh, M., Sivakugan, N., Kazum, O., and Mathan, B. (2017) Effect of polyaniline-coated galvanized steel electrodes on electrokinetic sedimentation of dredged mud slurries. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 54 (8). pp. 1150-1157.

Niroshan, Naguleswaran, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Veenstra, Ryan Llewellyn (2017) Laboratory study on strength development in cemented paste backfills. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29 (7). pp. 1-11.

Malekzadeh, Mona, and Sivakugan, Siva (2017) One-dimensional electrokinetic stabilization of dredged mud. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 35 (5). pp. 603-609.

Sahu, R., Patra, C.R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B.M. (2017) Use of ANN and Neuro Fuzzy Model to predict bearing capacity factor of strip footing resting on reinforced sand and subjected to inclined loading. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 3. 29.

Rajeev, P., Sumanasekera, P.R., and Sivakugan, N. (2016) Lateral variation of the vertical stress in underground mine stopes filled with granular backfills. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 34 (2). pp. 481-492.

To, Huu Duc, Scheuermann, Alexander, and Galindo-Torres, Sergio A. (2016) Probability of transportation of loose particles in suffusion assessment by self-filtration criteria. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 142 (2). 04015078. pp. 1-10.

Madanayaka, Thushara Asela, and Sivakugan, Siva (2016) Approximate equations for the method of fragment. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 10 (3). pp. 297-303.

Rajeev, P., Sumanasekera, P.R., and Sivakugan, N. (2016) Average vertical stresses in underground mine stopes filled with granular backfills. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 34 (6). pp. 2053-2061.

Sahu, R., Patra, C.R., Das, B.M., and Sivakugan, N. (2016) Bearing capacity of shallow strip foundation on geogrid-reinforced sand subjected to inclined load. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 10 (2). pp. 183-189.

Malekzadeh, M., and Sivakugan, N. (2016) Experimental study on intermittent electroconsolidation of singly and doubly drained dredged sediments. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 11 (1). pp. 32-37.

Patra, C.R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B.M. (2016) Recent developments on bearing capacity of strip foundation on granular soil under eccentrically inclined load. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 10 (1). pp. 31-39.

To, Huu Duc, Galindo-Torres, Sergio Andres, and Scheuermann, Alexander (2016) Sequential sphere packing by trilateration equations. Granular Matter, 18 (70). pp. 1-14.

Sahu, R., Patra, C.R., Das, B.M., and Sivakugan, N. (2016) Ultimate bearing capacity of rectangular foundation on geogrid-reinforced sand under eccentric load. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 10 (1). pp. 52-56.

Widisinghe, Sankha, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2016) Vertical stress isobars for silos and square backfilled mine stopes. International Journal of Geomechanics, 16 (2). 06015003.

Malekzadeh, Mona, Lovisa, Julie, and Sivakugan, Nagaratnam (2016) An overview of electrokinetic consolidation of soils. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 34 (3). pp. 759-776.

Book Chapter

Ameratunga, J., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Basic soil mechanics. In: Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M., (eds.) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK, pp. 31-48.

Ameratunga, J., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Geotechnical testing. In: Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M., (eds.) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK, pp. 49-65.

Ameratunga, J., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Ground improvement methods for soft clays. In: Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M., (eds.) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK, pp. 99-116.

Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Siva, and Das, Braja (2021) Introduction. In: Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M., (eds.) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK, pp. 1-13.

Ameratunga, J., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Parameter derivation. In: Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M., (eds.) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK, pp. 67-97.

Ameratunga, J., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Replacement. In: Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M., (eds.) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK, pp. 117-136.

Tuladhar, Rabin, Marshall, Amelia, and Sivakugan, Siva (2020) Use of recycled concrete aggregate for pavement construction. In: Pacheco-Torgal, Fernando, Ding, Yining, Colangelo, Francesco, and Tuladhar, Rabin, (eds.) Advances in Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling: Management, Processing and Environmental Assessment. Woodhead Publishing . Elsevier, Duxford, United Kingdom, pp. 181-197.

Sahu, R., Patra, C.R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B.M. (2017) Bearing capacity prediction of inclined loaded strip footing on reinforced sand by ANN. In: Shukla, Sanjay Kumar, and Guler, Erol, (eds.) Advances in Reinforced Soil Structures. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 97-109.

Scheuermann, A., Muehlhaus, H.B., Galindo-Torres, S., Harshani, H.M.D., Aminpour, M., Bittner, T., To, P., Gholami-Korzani, M., Pedroso, D., Li, L., and Gross, L. (2017) Physical and mathematical modeling of erosion processes across the scales. In: Papamichos, E., Papanastasiou, P., Pasternak, P., and Dyskin, A., (eds.) Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 585-591.

Sethy, B.P., Patra, C.R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B.M. (2017) Prediction of ultimate bearing capacity eccentrically loaded rectangular foundations using ANN. In: Shukla, Sanjay Kumar, and Guler, Erol, (eds.) Advances in Reinforced Soil Structures. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 148-159.

Conference Item

To, Peter, and Le Van, Thinh (2022) Segregation Index—A New Soil Parameter for Internal Erosion Assessment. In: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (203) pp. 1171-1179. From: CIGOS 2021: Emerging Technologies and Applications for Green Infrastructure, 28-29 October 2021, Hanoi, Vietnam.

To, Peter, and Price, Peter (2021) Influence of rate of hydraulic gradient on washed-out soil mass due to perpendicular contact erosion or poor filter design. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion. pp. 50-58. From: 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, 18-21 October 2021, Online.

Malekzadeh, M., and Sivakugan, N. (2021) Laboratory evaluation of electrokinetic dewatering of dredged marine sediment as an option for climate change adaption. In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (710) 012030. From: 18th Nordic Geotechnial Meeting, 18-19 January 2021, Helsinki, Finland.

To, Peter, and Scheuermann, Alexander (2021) Suffusion assessment methods: a critical review. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion. pp. 103-118. From: 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, 18-21 October 2021, Online.

To, P., and Sivakugan, N. (2018) Boundary stress distribution in silos filled with granular material. In: Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (1) pp. 863-868. From: NUMGE 2018: 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 25-27 June 2018, Porto, Portugal.

To, P., and Sivakugan, N. (2018) Arching of granular flow under loading in silos. In: Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (1) pp. 857-862. From: NUMGE 2018: 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 25-27 June 2018, Porto, Portugal.

Sobhan, Khaled, Patra, Chittaranjan, Sivakugan, Siva, and Das, Braja (2017) Bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded rectangular foundation on sand. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. TC104. pp. 967-970. From: ICSMGE 2017: 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17-22 September 2017, Seoul, South Korea.

Madanayaka, Thushara, Sivakugan, Siva, and Ameratunga, Jay (2017) Validity of the method of fragments for seepage analysis in double-wall cofferdams. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. TC213. pp. 2921-2924. From: ICSMGE 2017: 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17-22 September 2017, Seoul, South Korea.

Al-Juboori, Muqdad, and Datta, Bithin (2017) Artificial neural network modeling and genetic algorithm based optimization of hydraulic design related to seepage under concrete gravity dams on permeable soils. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. pp. 77-83. From: ICEWRE 2017: 19th International Conference on Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, 2-3 February 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Jaditager, M., and Sivakugan, S. (2016) Geotechnical site investigations for dredging works - Port of Townsville. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation (2) pp. 987-990. From: 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, 5-9 September 2016, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

Malekzadeh, M., and Sivakugan, S. (2016) Assessing the use of aluminium electrodes on the electrokinetic dewatering and stabilization of dredged mud slurries. In: Selected Papers from Sessions of Geo-Chicago 2016. pp. 188-202. From: Geo-Chicago 2016: sustainable waste management and remediation, 14-18 August 2016, Chicago, IL, USA.

Niroshan, Naguleswaran, Sivakugan, Siva, and Veenstra, Ryan (2016) Effects of different binders on the strength and stiffness of paste fills. In: Proceedings of Geo-China 2016. pp. 197-205. From: Geo-China 2016, 25-27 July 2016, Shandong, China.

Madanayaka, Thushara, and Sivakugan, Siva (2016) Simplified method of fragments based two dimensional seepage solution for the double-wall cofferdam. In: Proceedings of the 19th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference. pp. 1047-1051. From: SEAGC 2016: 19th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference, 31 May - 3 June 2016, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

Book

Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M. (2021) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement. CRC Press, Abingdon, UK.

Sivakugan, Siva (2021) Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. McGraw-Hill, New York, USA.

Ameratunga, Jay, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, and Das, Braja M. (2016) Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering . Springer, New Delhi, India.

Thesis

Yowa, Gideon Gipmai (2020) Influence of pozzolans and plasticizer on the performance of paste backfill in underground mines. PhD thesis, James Cook University.