Engineering Geology Research Group

Members:

1. Dr Ros Fatihah Muhammad
2. Dr Noer El Hidayah 
3. Dr. Mohd Talha Anees
4. Dr Harry Telajan Linang

Collaborators:

1. Dr. Nurfashareena Binti Muhamad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2. Mr Mohammed Arkan Majeed - Universiti Malaya
3. Mr. Qalam A'zad Bin Rosle, Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia
4. Puan Shahida - GPS Lands   

 Research Areas:  

1. Geotechnical properties of earth materials in Malaysia
2. Stability of natural slopes and slope cuts in Malaysia
3. Geological hazards
4. Urban Geology
5. Digital outcrop modelling

Ongoing Grants:

1. UMREG021-2024AI-Driven Landslide Hazard Assessment and Mapping Using LiDAR Data: A Case Study of Vulnerable Areas in Kuala Lumpur and Its Vicinity (2024 - 2027)

Findings of Research:

Earth materials in different parts of Malaysia have been defined and characterized in terms of their morphological features and geotechnical properties, allowing for their classification in terms of excavability and their impact towards construction activities. Slope failures at several sites in Malaysia have been investigated, allowing an understanding of the causes of failures and the recommendation of appropriate remedial measures. The urban geology map of Kuala Lumpur has been produced and used as a reference for stake holders for strategic development and planning.

Research Output:

A.  Ongoing Ph.D students:

1. Mohammed Arkan Majeed

B.  Ongoing Master's students:

1. Norshafuraa Mohamad Saidi

C.  Completed Ph.D students:

1. Elanni Md Afandi: Urban Geology of Kuala Lumpur: Geohazard and Engineering Geology Assessment
2. Mohammadreza Gharibreza:  Sedimentation rates in Bera Lake and soil redistribution at its catchment using radioisotopes.
3. Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad Zulkifley: Occurrence and geotechnical engineering properties of peat and soft soils (and stabilized peat and soft soils) in the Kota Samarahan Area, West Sarawak.
4. Nkpadobi Johnbosco Ikenna: Geotechnical properties of meta-sedimentary bedrock and the stability of cut slopes along the Pos Selim Highway in Perak State, Malaysia.
5. Wong Mum Keng: Genomic study of soils derived from sedimentary rocks in Malaysia

D. Completed M.Sc. students:

1. Marelyn Telun Daniel: Landslide Susceptibility Assessment of Canada Hill, Miri, Sarawak.

Research Field Work Photos:

Publications:

1. Pereira, J.J., Fatt, N.T., Muhamad, N., Affandi, E., Hunt, J. (2024). Susceptibility Modelling for Building Climate Resilience in Cities: The Kuala Lumpur Multi-Hazard Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. In: Mazumder, R., Shaw, R. (eds) Surface Environments and Human Interactions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0112-4_10
2. Affandi, E., Ng, T. F., & Pereira, J. J. (2023). Integration of Geoscience Information for Disaster Resilience in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Applied Sciences, 13(12), 7004. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127004
3. Affandi, E., Ng, T. F., Pereira, J. J., Ahmad, F., & Banks, V. J. (2023). Revalidation Technique on Landslide Susceptibility Modelling: An Approach to Local Level Disaster Risk Management in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Applied Sciences, 13(2), 768. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13020768
4. Daniel, M.T., Ng, T.F., Abdul Kadir, M.F., Pereira, J.J. (2021) Landslide susceptibility modelling using a hybrid bivariate statistical and expert consultation approach in Canada Hill, Sarawak, Malaysia. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9:616225.
5. Wong, K.M., Paramananthan S., Ng, T.F., Hassan, M.H.A., Ranst, E.V. & Inubushi, K. (2020) Impact of agricultural land use on physicochemical properties of soils derived from sedimentary rocks in Malaysia. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 66(1), 214-224.
6. Leslie, A.G., Dobbs, M.R., Ng T.F., Rosle, Q.A., Mohd Noh, M.R., Dodd, T.J.H., Gillespie, M.R. (2020). The Ukay Perdana Shear Zone in Kuala Lumpur: A crustal-scale marker of early Jurassic orogenic deformation in Peninsular Malaysia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, 69, 137-147.
7. Wong, K.M. Paramananthan, S., Ng T.F., Amir Hassan, M.H., (2020). Characterization and genesis of soils derived from sedimentary rocks in the Crocker Formation, Sabah, Malaysia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, 69, 125-13
8. Banks, V.J., Affandi, E., Ng, T.F., Ramli, Z., Ahmad, F., Pereira, J., Reeves, H., 2020. Sinkhole Susceptibility Mapping in the Kuala Lumpur and the Need for a Buried Karst Database. Proceedings of the 16th Sinkhole Conference, 336 – 343.
9. Hellmy, M.A.A, Muhammad, R.F., Shuib, M.K., Ng, T.F., Abdullah, W.H., Abu Bakar, A., Kugler, R. (2020) Rock Slope Stability Analysis based on Terrestrial LiDAR on Karst Hills in Kinta Valley Geopark, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, Sains Malaysiana, 48(11), 2595–2604
10. Hamid, F.A.Z.A, Abu Bakar, A.F., Ng, T.F., Ghani, A.A., Zulkifley, M.T.M. (2019). Distribution and contamination assessment of potentially harmful elements (As, Pb, Ni, Cd) in topsoil of Penang Island, Malaysia. Environmental Earth Sciences,78(21), Article 616
11. Ghani, A.A., Shahjamal, M., Ng T.F., Ismail, N.E.H., Zulkifley, M.T.M., Islami, N., Quek L.X., Bakar, A.F.A., Hassan, M.H.A., Aziz, J.H.A. & Masor, A.F., (2019) Ce Anomaly in I‒Type Granitic Soil from Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia: Retention of Zircon in the Weathering Product. Sains Malaysiana, 48(2), 309–315.
12. Madhat F.A., Ismail Yusoff, Ng T.F., Maity, J.P., Alias, Y., Raksmey, M., Alborshg, H. (2019) A study on the impact of anthropogenic and geogenic factors on groundwater salinization and seawater intrusion in Gaza coastal aquifer, Palestine: An integrated multi-techniques approach. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 156, 75-93