Associate Professor Sivakugan received his Bachellor's degree in Civil Engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, with First Class Honours, and MSCE and PhD from Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. His writings include eight books, seven book chapters, 145 refereed international journal papers, 100 refereed international conference papers, and more than 100 consulting reports.  His books (see Amazon.com), published through Cengage, Springer, Taylor&Francis, and J Ross, are adopted as text in many universities world-wide.

Siva has supervised 15 PhDs to completion, including two Cum Laudes, and has examined 35 Australian and overseas PhDs. He is a registered professional engineer of Queensland; a chartered professional engineer; and a Fellow of Engineers Australia, and American Society of Civil Engineers. He does substantial consulting work for the geotechnical and mining companies, and was a consultant to the World Bank. He is the Associate Editor for the International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (UK)  and International Journal of Goesynthetics and Ground Engineering (Springer), and  serves in the editorial boards of Canadian Geotechnical Journal and Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer). He is an ARC Ozreader, and is a reviewer for more than 20 international journals.  Currently (2018-2021), he serves in the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland. His avocation includes bridge, cooking, reading, travelling and movies.

Teaching

• CS2001: Engineering Strength of Materials (Level 2; TSV)
• CS2005: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (Level 2; TSV)
• CS4001: Foundation Engineering and Rock Mechanics (Level 4; TSV)

Interests

Professional

• Consultancy work in geotechnical and mining engineering.
• Writing books for academics, researchers, professional engineers and students.

Research

• Consolidation and shear strength of soils, seepage through soils, bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations, testing soils and rocks, backfilling underground voids in mining, computational geomechanics.
• Mentoring and nurturing good quality PhDs with life-long commitment to excel in research.

Teaching

• Inspiring the budding civil engineers through geotechnical engineering education.
• Guiding our graduates in subject selection, vacation employment, and career prospects.

Experience

• 2006 to 2013 - Associate Professor, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2003 to 2013 - Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 1998 to 2005 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)

Fellowships

• Fellow, Engineers Australia
• Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers

Memberships

• Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland
• Chartered Professional Engineer
• Australian Geomechanics Society
• American Society of Civil Engineers

Other

• The Associate Editor, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Maney Publications (UK)
• Editorial Board Member, Environmental Geotechnics, ICE (UK)
• Editorial Board Member, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer
• Ozreader, Australian Research Council. Assessed LP, DP, DECRA, Future Fellows, CoE and LE projects.
• Assessor, European Science Foundation
• Consultant for World Bank

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Dewey J, Tuladhar R and Sivakugan S (2018) Review of design methods for round notched timber sections subjected to flexure and shear. Journal of Building Engineering, 18. pp. 130-141
• Mujtaba H, Farooq K, Sivakugan S and Das B (2018) Evaluation of relative density and friction angle based on SPT-N values. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 22 (2). pp. 572-581
• Niroshan N, Sivakugan N and Veenstra R (2018) Flow characteristics of cemented paste backfill. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 36 (4). pp. 2261-2272
• Niroshan N, Yin L, Sivakugan N and Veenstra R (2018) Relevance of SEM to long-term mechanical properties of cemented paste backfill. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 36 (4). pp. 2171-2187
• Al-Tahee M, Al-Adilli A and Sivakugan N (2017) Analysis of behaviour of soil surrounding around Baghdad metro at Baghdad city center during and after tunnel excavation using the finite element method. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 8 (10). pp. 31-40
• Jaditager M and Sivakugan N (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
• Madanayaka T and Sivakugan N (2017) Adaptation of method of fragments to axisymmetric cofferdam seepage problems. International Journal of Geomechanics, 17 (9).
• 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
• Malekzadeh M and Sivakugan S (2017) One-dimensional electrokinetic stabilization of dredged mud. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 35 (5). pp. 603-609

Conference Papers

• To P and Sivakugan N (2018) Boundary stress distribution in silos filled with granular material. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. In: 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. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. In: NUMGE 2018: 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 25-27 June 2018, Porto, Portugal
• Madanayaka T, Sivakugan S and Ameratunga J (2017) Validity of the method of fragments for seepage analysis in double-wall cofferdams. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. In: ICSMGE 2017: 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17-22 September 2017, Seoul, South Korea

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 200+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Siva Sivakugan from 2002 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Strengthening of timber bridge girders through the use of fibre reinforced polymers (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Characterization of Pozzolanic Properties of Waste Glass as Partial Replacement of Cement (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Effects of admixtures (polycarboxylate) and natural pozzolans (pitchstone) on the rheology, strength and microstructure of cemented paste fill. (Masters , Primary Advisor/AM)
• In-Situ Strength of Pastefill: A Laboratory and Analytical Approach (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Seepage solutions for cofferdams and hydraulic mine fill stopes using the method of fragments (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Sedimentation and Consolidation Behaviour of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Stabilized Dredged Dud. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM)
• Development of a sustainable groundwater management strategy and sequential compliance monitoring to control saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Seepage criteria based optimal design of water retaining structures with reliability quantification utilizing surrogate model linked simulation-optimization approach (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Optimal Identification of Unknown Groundwater Contaminated Sources in Conjunction with Designed Monitoring Networks (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Development of Sustainable Groundwater Management Methodologies to Control Saltwater Intrusion into Coastal Aquifers and an application to a coastal aquifer in Tropical Pacific Island Country (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Consolidation Properties of Recent Dredged Mud Sediment and Insights into the Consolidation Analysis. (2013, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Optimal monitoring network design and identification of unknown pollutant sources in polluted aquifers (2014, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Settlement of shallow foundations due to rise of water table in granular soils (2015, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Stress developments within a backfilled mine stope and the lateral loading on the barricade (2015, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Linked simulation-optimization based methodologies for unknown groundwater pollutant source identification in managed and unmanaged contaminated sites (2013, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Development of integrated methodologies for optimal characterization of reactive contaminant sources and monitoring network design in polluted aquifer sites (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Electrokinetic dewatering and consolidation of dredged marine sediments (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Cemented paste backfill modification using different types of binders and insight into its mechanical, micro-structure, and flow properties (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Development of recycled polypropylene plastic fibres to reinforce concrete (2015, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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