CIVIL ENGINEERING
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Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering in Urban Development : Greener Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Dr Vivi Anggraini Senior Lecturer PhD , PEng ( IPM )
Research expertise : Geomaterials , Environmental Geotechnics , Landfill Liners , Geosynthetics , Ground Improvement
E : vivi . anggraini @ monash . edu T : + 603 5515 9697
Monitoring of variation in soil properties has been proven to be instrumental in the adequate health assessment of geoinfrastructure ( e . g ., green slope , embankment , tunnel , and retaining wall ). With the development of rapid urbanization , there is a growing need for environmentallyfriendly technology to ensure national sustainability goals . However , monitoring techniques for Geo-infrastructures are challenged by the encroachment / interference in / with natural water bodies , vegetation , and man-made structures . The intelligently integrated approach spanning the automatic data collection , monitoring , and model development , will allow assessment of soil ’ s waterretention and subsequently supports the robust design of geotechnical infrastructures . The quantification of several vegetation factors and valuation of models ’ performance will be better determined . The developed intelligent system will be an advanced and reliable way for long-term , real-time field monitoring of soil properties under complicated environmental and meteorological conditions . The industry and government grants facilitated Monash University Malaysia to initiate a substantial project whose goals include fostering innovation and commercialisation .
An urban vegetated slope showing the monitoring stations
A deep neural network for modelling water retention in urban vegetated soil
Dynamic traffic modelling : Solution for resilient , smart and green mobility
Dr Susilawati Senior Lecturer PhD
Research expertise : Smart cities , big data , connected and autonomous vehicles , resilient transport systems , dynamic traffic modelling
E : susilawati @ monash . edu T : + 603 5514 4490
There has been a significant shift in transport planning and management recently in which transport planning is no longer focused on constructing transport infrastructures . Instead , it has been evolving into the provision of reliable transport services and improving accessibility . The research projects conducted at Monash University focus on employing emerging technologies , including harnessing potentials offered by autonomous mobility to develop an adaptive , integrated , and reliable traffic system framework that can assist in implementing intelligent and sustainable cities .
An accurate traffic framework that consider the traffic demand and supplies uncertainty and traveler behavior is essential in solving various critical mobility issues that include :
1 ) assess active and micro mobility on traffic congestion reduction ,
2 ) assess travel demand management effectiveness ,
3 ) evaluate the effects of road disruptions due to frequent and severe natural disasters on key traffic performance indicators .
With the potentials offered by the Autonomous Vehicles ( AVs ), the proposed framework is utilized to assess the benefit of AVs and SAVs adoptions that include :
1 ) evaluate road capacity improvement that leads to reduction of travel time and cost .
2 ) assess the effectiveness of ( SAVs ) and public transport integration in solving public transport ' s first-mile and last-mile connectivity problems .
Testbed city traffic model .
Connected and autonomous vehicles ( courtesy : Shutterstock )
RESEARCHER PROFILE 2025 / 2026