Dr Andreas Nataatmadja

Biography

Broad Area of Research: Infrastructure
Main Areas of Research
Within the broad field of geotechnical engineering, Dr. Andreas Nataatmadja and his research team has defined two main research areas in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning and Environment related problems:

• Geotechnical Engineering


• Pavement Technology

Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering involves the application of soil and rock mechanics as well as engineering geology to solve engineering problems such as design of foundations, slopes, excavations, dams, tunnels and other Civil, Mining and Environmental engineering projects relating to the mechanical response of the ground, and the water within it. Dr. Andreas Nataatmadja research work being undertaken in the GeoEngineering Centre includes studies on shallow and deep foundations, tunnels and deep excavations, pipes, culverts and other buried infrastructure as well as GeoTechnical Earthquake Engineering.
These projects are based on numerical, analytical and experimental methods and are carried out by the academic staff individually, and in cooperation with the PhD students in the Group. His main research areas include the following:

• landslides and slope instability


• ground improvement


• numerical applications to geotechnical engineering

Pavement Technology
Safety and mitigation of congestion are two of the most important strategic goals of the for the highway community. Long-life concrete pavements require less frequent repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction, and therefore contribute to improving highway safety and mitigating congestion. Thus, the goal of Dr. Andreas and his team of researchers is to reduce the pavement life cycle monitoring costs while improving the reliability of the structural performance models.
Dr. Andreas and his team of researchers are looking at innovative solutions to reduce maintenance cost for pavements, make them more durable, incorporate innovative materials, environmentally friendly by incorporating industrial waste. His research also looks at “intelligent” maintenance techniques aimed at exchanging information about pavements in real time, using the IT in order to support the management of its exploitation and maintenance operations. His main research areas include the following:

• analysis and design of pavement systems


• transportation soils and pavement materials engineering


• foundation engineering


• supplementary cementitious materials


• concrete chemistry and microstructure


• pavement design


• pavement concrete mix design and durability


• self-consolidating concrete


• pervious concrete


• soil compaction


• soil-structure interaction


• in-situ testing


• asphalt materials characterization


• asphalt design, performance, and construction


• asphalt rheology


• pavement design

GrantsWithin the broad field of geotechnical engineering, Dr. Andreas Nata-atmadja and his research team has been granted funds to conduct following research projects as principal and partner investigators:

• Utilisation of Brown Coal Fly–Ash in Pavement Construction, Griffith Research Initiative Scheme


• Characterisation of Fine-Grained Soils for Pavement Design


• MATTA UTM-5P Asphalt Testing Kit and Environmental Chamber


• An Aggregate Classification System Based on Resilient Modulus


• Gyratory Compactor for Asphalt Compaction


• Development of a High Performance Road Base Material


• Pavement Management System


• QUT Strategic Links Grant to develop research collaboration with Brisbane Airport and Port of Brisbane in the area of soft soil and pavement design


• Materials Testing Apparatus (MATTA)


• Research Facility for Near Coastal, Estuarine and Inland Water Body Studies


• Female Perception of Engineering Studies


• Wave-Seabed-Structure Interaction Modeling System


• Design and Analysis of Concrete Pavements

Awards and Recognition

• AAPA European Study Tour Grant


• Japanese Government Science & Technology Fellowship


• Monash Graduate Scholarship, Australia


• Japanese Government Monbusho Fellowship


• Lee Foundation Scholarship, Singapore

Career History

• 2002 - Continuing: Senior Lecturer, School of Urban Development, QUT, Brisbane, Australia


• 1996 - 2002: Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, in Geomechanics, Griffith University, Gold Coast


• 1995 - 1996: Lecturer in Geomechanics, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne


• 1993 - 1995: Materials (R & D) Engineer, CSR Readymix, NSW


• 1992 - 1993: Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Kinhill Engineers, Melbourne


• 1989 - 1991: Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Coffey Partners International, Melbourne


• 1989: Bridge Design Engineer, Bridge Design Section, VicRoads, Melbourne


• 1984 - 1988: Tutor/Demonstrator, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne


• 1982 - 1983: Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan


• 1977 - 1980: Staff Member (Civil Laboratory), Department of Civil Engineering, Petra University, Indonesia


• 1980: Geotechnical Engineer, P.T. Geomarindex, Geotechnical Consultant, Jakarta, Indonesia