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Abid Ali

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PhD candidate - ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, The University of Newcastle

  • Geotechnical Engineer

Student

  • Shallow Foundations Landslides Slope Stability Analysis Tunneling in Soils Risk & Reliability Offshore Geotechnics Marketing
    Pile Foundations

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Geotechnical Engineering - University of Newcastle : 02/10/2012 - 28/11/2016
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Master of Technology (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering) - Indiana Institute of Technology : 01/07/2008 - 01/06/2010
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) - University of Mumbai : 01/09/2003 - 01/06/2007

  • Best evolved and motivated employee for the year MIDAS Research & Development Centre India Pvt. Ltd, 2011
  • Master's Sandwich Model scholarship DAAD-IIT, 2009

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, The University of Newcastle : ( 01/01/2007 - Present )
    • PhD candidate
  • MIDAS Research & Development Centre India Pvt. Ltd : ( 01/08/2010 - 01/07/2012 )
    • Senior Support Engineer (Geotechnical Engineering)


    • Provided technical support and product training to nearly 20 users of midas GTS from a varied background (industry/university/government organisations).
      Prepared more than 25 technical documents (i.e. tutorials, documents for verification and validation) on midas GTS.
      Identified several key clients in the Indian market. Contacted and presented midas GTS to them, highlighting the technical capabilities of midas GTS by demonstrating the modelling procedures for problems of interest to them.
      Conducted nearly 10 webinars for users from Asia/Europe on Introduction to GTS (Part 1, 2), Pile Foundations, Deep Excavation with sheet pile wall, Construction stage analysis of a 3D Tunnel.
      Conducted a two-day midas GTS training session for members of the Egyptian Tunnelling Society, in which a case study for modelling in midas GTS was also presented.
      Presented the capabilities of midas GTS in technical workshops organised by MIDAS India in Mumbai and Kolkata, to an audience of almost 30 engineers from the industry.

       
  • Shapoorji Palonji & Co. Ltd. : ( 01/07/2007 - 01/07/2008 )
    • Graduate Engineer Trainee (Civil)

    • Successfully completed the training program for graduate engineer trainees.
      Underwent comprehensive onsite training at the sixty storied Imperial Towers in Mumbai (the tallest residential complex in India at that time), in the departments of planning, execution, quality control, finishes, services, safety, stores, facade, plant-machinery; and in the head office in the departments of tenders & contracts, cost monitoring and formwork design.

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Urdu Medium Medium Medium
English High High High

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