Professor Indraratna is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of of Wollongong, Head of Postgraduate Research in the Faculty of Engineering and leader of the current Co-operative Research Centre - Rail Theme 2, Innovative Track Upgrading. Professor Indraratna has a PhD in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering from the University of of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1987, an MSc in Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology, from Imperial College, University of London, 1983 and a BSc (Honours) in Civil Engineering from the same institution. Additional information regarding research and publications is available here.
Articles
Analytical and Numerical Modelling of Consolidation by Sand Drains beneath a Circular Embankment (with A. Aljorany and C. Rujikiatkamjorn), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
: In the analysis of axisymmetric problems, it is often imperative that aspects of geometry,...
2D and 3D Numerical Modeling of Combined Surcharge and Vacuum Preloading with Vertical Drains (with C. Rujikiatkamjorn and J. Chu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) numerical analysis of a case study...
Laboratory Modeling of Consolidation Behavior of Soft Clays Using Vacuum-Surcharge Consolidation Method (with C. Rujikiatkamjorn and M. Sakr), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
In this study, the large-scale apparatus used to examine vacuum preloading in conjunction with conventional...
Shear strength model for overconsolidated clay-infilled idealised rock joints (with M. Jayanathan and T. Brown), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
Saturated infilled joints can contribute to the instability of rock masses during undrained shearing. This...
Recent advancements in the use of prefabricated vertical drains in soft soils., Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
A system of prefabricated vertical drains with surcharge load to accelerate consolidation by shortening the...
Contributions to Books
Predictions and observations of soft clay foundations stabilized with geosynthetic drains and vacuum surcharge (with C. Rujikiatkamjorn, A. S. Balasubramaniam, and V. Wijeyakulasuriya), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
This chapter starts with an introduction of a revised analytical model of radial drainage with...
Theoretical and numerical perspectives and field observations for the design and performance evaluation of embankments constructed on soft marine clay (with I. Sathananthan, C. Bamunawita, and A. S. Balasubramaniam), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
In this chapter, a two-demensional plane strain solution is adopted for the embankment analysis, which...
Presentations
Effects of Partially Penetrating Prefabricated Vertical Drains and Loading Patterns on Vacuum Consolidation (with C. Rujikiatkamjorn), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
In this study, numerical modeling of a multi-drain system is employed to determine the optimum...
Investigating Erosional Behaviour of Chemically Stabilised Erodible Soils (with T. Muttuvel and H. Khabbaz), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
Chemical stabilisation is a popular technique to improve the erosion resistance of the soils. In...
Vacuum Preloading Techniques - Recent Developments and Applications (with J. Chu and S. Yan), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
In this paper, an overview on the mechanisms, techniques and applications of the vacuum preloading...
Vacuum consolidation effects on lateral yield of soft clays as applied to road and railway embankment (with C. Rujikiatkamjorn, G. McIntosh, and A. Balasubramaniam), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)
The use of vertical drains with vacuum preloading is considered as the most effective and...
Cyclic behaviour of PVD-soft soil subgrade for improvement of railway tracks (with A. Attya and C. Rujikiatkamjorn), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)
The behaviour of saturated soft clays subjected to cyclic Loading is of considerable importance in...