Dr Rohit Tiwari | UNSW Research

My Expertise

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Earth Retaining Systems, Liquefaction of Tailings, Underground Explosion in Soil and Rocks

Keywords

geotechnical engineering

seismic design

dynamic soil-structure interaction

blast resistance

physical modelling

Fields of Research (FoR)

Civil Geotechnical Engineering, Earthquake Engineering

Biography

Dr. Rohit Tiwari is a Lecturer in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UNSW and works closely in the areas of Geotechnical Engineering.

Rohit is deeply committed to understanding the performance of Geo-materials and Geo-infrastructures under dynamic loading conditions to ensure the safety and reliability of infrastructure systems. His primary research interests center around geotechnical earthquake engineering and performance-based seismic design of geo-structures. With a solid background in physical modelling, experimental investigations of seismic actions in tailings, earth embankments, and earth retaining structures, Rohit brings valuable expertise to his research endeavors. Additionally, his industry experience in construction and consultancy projects further enriches his perspective.

Rohit's passion for academic teaching is evident in his approach to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Australia and India. He strives to make complex concepts accessible by relating them to real-world experiences from industry and research. By doing so, Rohit fosters a deeper understanding and realistic appreciation of field conditions among his students.

My Grants

2022 – Minor Equipment grant of AUD 16000 for procurement of Automated Shearbox Machine, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

2021 – Minor Equipment grant of AUD 14500 for procurement of advanced computation unit, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

2021 – Minor Equipment grant of AUD 15000 for procurement of geotechnical laboratory instruments for soil structure interaction research, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

My Qualifications

Ph.D., The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2021.

M.S. (Research), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India, 2015.

My Awards

Best student paper award from the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES), (2018).

Prestigious Melbourne research scholarship by The University of Melbourne (2016-2019).

Project fellowship by IIT Delhi India (2012-2014).

Distinction in the undergraduate program.

My Research Activities

In Peer Reviewed Journals:

Rohit Tiwari, Arturo Jimenez & Adrian Russell (2024). A novel biaxial shaking table and its performance when investigating seismic actions. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.4266.

Rohit Tiwari (2024). Physical modelling, shaking table experiments, and numerical simulations of seismic actions on earth retaining structures. (Indian Society of Earthquake Technology Journal - Accepted, Selected for Keynote Lecture in the 8ICRAGEE)

Rohit Tiwari, & Nelson Lam (2024). A novel approach for physical modelling of seismic actions on a retaining wall supported by the Rock-socketed pile foundation. (In review)

Yipu Guo, Rohit Tiwari, Xiaohu Li, Bin Lei, Kejin Wang, & Wengui Li (2024). Performance of self-sensing asphalt cementitious composites using conductive carbon fibre and recycled copper tailing for smart infrastructure. (In review)

Rohit Tiwari, Arturo Jimenez & Adrian Russell (2024). Seismic performance of physical and numerical soil models when excited using novel biaxial shaking table. (Submitted)

Arturo Jimenez, Rohit Tiwari & Adrian Russell (2025). Seismic performance of saturated and partially saturated mine tailings. (In preparation)

Rohit Tiwari, & Nelson Lam (2022). Displacement Based Seismic Assessment of Base Restrained Retaining Walls. Acta Geotechnica, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11440-022-01467-y.

Rohit Tiwari, & Nelson Lam (2021). Modelling of Seismic Actions in Earth Retaining Walls and Comparison with Shaker Table Experiment. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 150, 106939.

Rohit Tiwari, Nelson Lam, & Elisa Lumantarna (2020). Modelling of seismic actions on earth retaining structures. Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 103, Springer, Singapore.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2016). Dynamic analysis of tunnel in weathered rock subjected to internal blast loading. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49(11), 4441-4458.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2017). Dynamic analysis of tunnel in soil subjected to internal blast loading. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 35(4), 1491-1512.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2018). Analysis of curved tunnels in soil subjected to internal blast loading. Acta Geotechnica, 15(2), 509-528.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2018). Dynamic analysis of twin tunnels subjected to internal blast loading. Indian Geotechnical Journal. 46(4), 369-380.

Shashank Jain, Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2015). Dynamic response of reinforced concrete wall under blast loading. Indian Concrete Journal, 89(8), 27-41.

In Peer Reviewed Conferences:

Rohit Tiwari, & Nelson Lam (2019). Displacement based estimate of seismic actions on earth retaining structures. In the proceedings of Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Nov, 29th – Dec, 1st, Newcastle, Australia.

Rohit Tiwari, Nelson Lam, & Elisa Lumantarna (2018). Displacement based seismic assessment of cantilever retaining walls. In the proceedings of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Nov, 16th -18th, Perth, Australia (Best student paper award)

Rohit Tiwari, Nelson Lam, Elisa Lumantarna, & Francis T. K. Au (2017). A drift and displacement-based seismic assessment method for bridge abutments. In the proceedings of Austroads Bridge Conference, April 2nd -6th, 2017, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Rohit Tiwari, Nelson Lam, & Elisa Lumantarna (2017). Assessment of displacement demand of earth retaining structures. In the proceedings of Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Nov, 24th – 26th, Canberra, Australia.

Rohit Tiwari, Nelson Lam, & Elisa Lumantarna (2016). Displacement based design of bridge abutments. In the proceedings of Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Nov, 25th – 27th, Melbourne, Australia.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2014). Dynamic analysis of underground tunnels subjected to internal blast loading. In the proceedings of 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-ECCM-ECFD 2014), pp 6667 - 6678, 20th - 25th July, Barcelona, Spain.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2015). Dynamic analysis of tunnels in rock subjected to internal blast loading. In the proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS3), Design and analysis of protective structures, pp. 618-626, 3rd - 6th February, Newcastle, Australia.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2014). Dynamic analysis of twin tunnels subjected to internal blast loading. In the proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2014), Advances in structural engineering, pp. 343-354, 22nd - 24th December, New Delhi, India.

Rohit Tiwari, Tanusree Chakraborty, & Vasant Matsagar (2014). Dynamic analysis of tunnels in curvature subjected to internal blast loading. In the proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2014), Advances in structural engineering, pp. 405-415, 22nd - 24th December, New Delhi, India.