Amir Orangi ([email protected])
The University of Melbourne, School of Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, B105, Level 1, Block B, Building 175, Parkville, VIC 3010 PhD Thesis “Evaluation of Soil Properties through Electromagnetic Fields’’ Supervisors: A/Prof Guillermo Narsilio, Dr Dongryeol Ryu |
Research Interests
Education
Journal Papers
Conference Papers
Thesis
Supervision and Mentorship
Employment
Awards and Scholarships
Skills
Software
Certificates
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- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geophysical Testings
- Construction Engineering and Managements
- Structural and Material Engineering
Education
- PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, School of Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Geotechnical Group (2014 – 2019)
- PhD Visiting intern – Endeavour Fellowship, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Professor Yu-Hsing Wang’s Group, Lab. of Wave-Based Characterisation (2016)
- MEng (Distinction), Civil Engineering, The University of Melbourne, School of Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering (2011 – 2014)
- Study Abroad, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2012, Semester 1)
- BEng, Material Engineering (Metallurgy), Shiraz University, School of Engineering (2005 – 2010)
Journal Papers
- Orangi, A., Narsilio, G., Ryu, D, A Laboratory Study on Non-Invasive Soil Water Content Estimation Using Capacitive Based Sensors, Sensors, (Fully accepted)
- Orangi, A., Narsilio, G., Wang, Y. H., Ryu, D. Experimental investigation of dry density effects on dielectric properties of soil-water mixtures with different specific surface areas, Akta Geotechnica (under review)
- Orangi, A., & Narsilio, G. (2017). Physical characterisation of soils recovered from the ANZAC battlefield. Near Surface Geophysics, 15(1), 85-101. doi:10.3997/1783-0604.2016034
- Narsilio, G.; Disfani, M.; Orangi, A. Discussion of “fines classification based on sensitivity to pore-fluid chemistry” by Junbong Jang and j. Carlos Santamarina. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering 2017, 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001690
Conference Papers
- Orangi, A., Withers, N.M., Langley, D.S., and Narsilio, G.A. (2016), In-situ Soil Water Content and Density Estimations Using New Capacitive Based Sensors, in Barry Lehane, Hugo Acosta-Martínez, Richard Kelly (Eds), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, ISBN 978-0-9946261-2-7; Volume 2, pp. 1517-1522. 5-9 September 2016, Queensland, Australia
- Orangi, A., Langley, D.S., Withers, N.M. and Narsilio, G.A. (2016), Dielectric Permittivity of Selected Victorian Soils: Improved Empirical Correlations with Water Content and Density, in Barry Lehane, Hugo Acosta-Martínez, Richard Kelly (Eds), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, ISBN 978-0-9946261-2-7; Volume 2, pp. 1523-1528. 5-9 September 2016, Queensland, Australia.
- Orangi, A., & Narsilio, G. A. (2015), New capacitive sensor for in-situ soil moisture estimation. In D. Manzanal and A.O. Sfriso (Eds.) Proceedings of the XV Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, XV PCSMGE 2015, 15-18 November 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina. pp. 422-429. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-603-3-422. http://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/41543
Thesis
- M. Eng. Thesis (2013): Non-Invasive Measurement of Moisture Content of Soil Using Capacitance Based Instrument
Supervision and Mentorship
- Hao Yu and Fangyuan Lin, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Contamination Effects on the Dielectric Properties of Soil with different Specific Surface Area and Level of Compaction, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2018
- Ling Shu and Anup Sherchan, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Use of GPR and EM in Geotechnical and Environmental site investigations, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2018
- Melissa Um, Internship Subject, Cross Yarra Partnership, 2018
- Willian Zheng, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Developing a non-invasive sensor for soil water content estimation, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2018
- Jack Cockerall, Master of Engineering (Environment) final year research project, A framework for improving adoption of soil moisture monitoring technology in Australia, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2018
- Runke Dong, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, A framework for underground utility data management in Australia, Co-supervised with Eugene Baiden Assan and Annie Xu (Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA)), 2018
- Junqi Feng, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Innovative Non-Invasive Soil Water Content Estimation, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2018
- Riley Fullerton, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Experimental investigation into effects of water content and density on soil thermal and dielectric properties, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2017
- Karen Alarcon and Harry Smith, Master of Engineering (Civil), Impact of pore-fluid chemistry on the undrained shear strength of fine soils, Co-supervised with Dr Mahdi Disfani and Dr Alireza Mohammadinia,2016
- Daniel Popec, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Fine-Grained Soil Characterisation Using Electromagnetic Waves, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2016
- Adam Buchanan, Kean Sean Goh, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, New Fine Soils Classification Approach, Co-supervised with Dr Mahdi Disfani, 2016
- Daniel S. Langley and Nicholas M. Withers, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Non-destructive water content and Density estimation for road construction Materials, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio, 2015
- Timothy Darby, Master of Engineering (Civil) final year research project, Modification of an Odometer Cell for Water Content and Density estimation using Dielectric Probes, Co-supervised with Dr Guillermo Narsilio,
Employment
- Academic Teaching, Senior Tutor, Geotechnical Group, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, (Dec 2017 – 2019)
- Co-founder and Director, AquaTerra Solutions Pty Ltd, (2018 – Present)
- Deputy manager, Geotechnical Soil and Water Laboratory, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, (2014 – 2019)
- Tutor, The University of Melbourne, Department of Infrastructure Engineering (2013 – 2017)
- Engineering Student, Hardrock Geotechnical Consultant Engineers, Melbourne, Australia (Mar 2013 – Jan 2014)
- Research Assistant, Shiraz University, School of Engineering (Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 )
- Trainee Engineer (Quality Control), Fateh Sanat Kimia, Shiraz, Iran (Jan 2008 – March 2008)
- Trainee Engineer (part-time), Sangtash Construction Company, Shiraz, Iran (2005 – 2010)
Awards and Scholarships
- Finalist, Student Water Prize, Australian Water Association (AWA) (2017)
- Engineers Australia Graduate Night (2017)
- 2016 Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Research Fellowship, Department of Education and Training, The Australian Government
- 2nd Slide Competition, First Place, Graduate Infrastructure Engineering Society, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne (2014)
- 2013 Dean’s Honours List in Recognition of Academic Excellence (2014), The University of Melbourne
- 2013 Norman Westmore Prize, best research submitted by student related to Mining Engineering, The University of Melbourne (2014)
- Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS) (2014), The University of Melbourne (2014)
- Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarships (MIFRS), The University of Melbourne (2014)
- Highly Distinguished presentation on Fisherman’s Bend Urban Renewal Area, The University of Melbourne & Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) (2013)
- Melbourne School of Engineering Exchange Scholarship, The University of Melbourne (2012)
- Melbourne Global Grant, The University of Melbourne (2012)
Skills
- Non-Destructive Testing of ground (Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Electromagnetic (EM), Seismograph)
- Soil Laboratory testing (Dielectric properties, Index parameters, Triaxial)
- Ability to perform welding related NDT (Non-Destructive Testing)
- Ability to work with Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM)
- Ability to work with Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analyser
Software
- GeoStudio
- SpaceGass
- Xtract
- Primavera Project Planner P6
- Microsoft project
- HEC-RAS
- VHELP
- AutoCAD
Certificates
- Translating Research at Melbourne (TRaM), Accelerate commercial insight for researchers, The University of Melbourne (2017)
- Melbourne Teaching Certificate for Graduate Researchers, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne (2015)
- Tutor Development Program, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (2014)
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