Department: Faculty of Civil Engineering

GCRF Newcastle University Research Visit 2020

February 11, 2020

A research visit from Newcastle University (NU) was held to visit the Malaysia Collaboratory team. Malaysia Collaboratory team consists of researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed). The purpose of the research visit was to understand and discuss work progress and future directions of the research work carried out by respective workstreams. Dr. Claire Walsh and Dr. Jaime Amezaga were the representatives from Newcastle University. 

UTM Collaborates With Chongqing University In Civil Engineering Field

January 16, 2020

A visit from School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to Chongqing University, China was led by Ir. Dr. Rini Asnida binti Abdullah, accompanied by Ts. Mohd Nur Asmawisham bin Alel, senior lecturer and Mr Muhammad Irfan bin Shahrin, PhD candidate. Prof. Fu Xiang and Dr. Ban Yuxin warmly welcomed the UTM delegates at Chongqing University. The visit was a courtesy visit as School of Civil Engineering was visited by Chongqing University representatives earlier in year 2019.

SAKURA NITECH ASEAN 2019

NITech Sakura’s Program 2019 – ASEAN Universities (UTM-UTHM-VNU-NUOL)

December 3, 2019

Four ASEAN universities including Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), University Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM), Vietnam National University (VNU) and National University of Laos participated in the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) Sakura’s Program. Seminar on advanced nanotechnology material and its application to sustainability and disaster reduction were conducted and presented by NITech, UTM and UTHM professors and lecturers to teach and expose the students to the variety of knowledge related to advance material application. Three UTM students; Muhammad Syahmi Bin Azhari, Muhammad Zahin Bin Abd Muttalib and Muhamad Lokman Bin Sakip from School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering visited and experience experimental activities in the Nano Advance Material Research Centre at Ichikawa and Soga laboratories.

Final of UTM Staff Games Football: Sharizan’s Brace Ended Registrar F.C Domination

November 25, 2019

FINAL OF 2019 UTM STAFF GAMES FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT: SHARIZAN’S BRACE ENDED REGISTRA OFFICE F.C DOMINATION
Team Engineering showed synergy do paid off in football
Sharizan Ibrahim grabbed a brace at the final of the 2019 UTM staff games (USG) football tournament as Team Engineering F.C. ended Registra Office F.C nine years winning streak and emerged as the champion for 2019 USG football tournament. On a rainy 20 October 2019, Team Engineering F.C. and UTM Registra office battled with one another for the king of all gold medals in USG 2019. The final match of USG football tournament was held at the main UTM football pitch where the game kicked-off at approximately 5.30 p.m. UTM Registra office as always was the hot favorite to win the tournament – yet again especially knowing the fact that the Team Engineering F.C. will be playing without one of their key player Dr. Wan Yusryzal Wan Ibrahim who had to attend a student program so far away from UTM. Many believed that without their playmaker, Team Engineering F.C. will somewhat be crippled by it and will not stand a chance against the mighty Registra office F.C. On the contrary, players and the manager of Team Engineering F.C. thought otherwise. They believed that the odds are more or less even. This is because Registra office F.C. will also be missing some of their key players due to injuries and other unavoidable circumstances. To them (Team Engineering F.C), it is now or never! So the plot thickens. Team Engineering F.C. began to plan their strategy a couple of days before the final match and set to win the tournament.

UTM tops medal tally at Kejohanan Olahraga MAKSAK Johor 2019

November 10, 2019

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) emerged as the big winner at the Kejohanan Olahraga MAKSAK Johor 2019 which was held at Stadium Azman Hashim, UTM on the 20th October 2019 with overall medal collection of 10 golds, 9 silver and 3 bronze.

GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub Assembly (Autumn) 2019

March 1, 2021

GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub Assembly (Autumn) 2019 was held last week from 23rd to 26th September 2019 at Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour, Nusajaya, Johor. This Hub Assembly was co-organized by Centre for Environmental Sustainability (IPASA), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia and Newcastle University from United Kingdom. A total of 78 participants from United Kingdom, India, Ethiopia, Colombia and Malaysia had gathered at this annual Hub Assembly with the aim to finalise the Work Stream plans for the coming 12 months of the GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub (the Hub), with outline plans to the mid-term of the programme, and impacts around the Work Stream activities. Furthermore, the purpose of this Hub Assembly is to gain an understanding of the specific water security context in Malaysia and how the Hub can work together to address these issues. At the same time, through this Hub Assembly, not only partnerships across the Hub can be refreshed and re-energised, formation of new connections particularly among the Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and other stakeholders are facilitated as well.

Pipe-Roof Supported Tunnel through an Existing Retaining Earth Wall Highway Ramp Embankment: A Technical Visit

October 13, 2019

Pipe-Roof Supported Tunnel through an Existing Retaining Earth Wall Highway Ramp Embankment project is a part of advancement in tunnel technology in Kuala Lumpur’s drainage system. Due to limited space and very urbanised development, the catchment of Sg.Bunus need to be revised thus novelty of construction approach is introduced. By ‘punching through’ under the retaining earth (RE) wall, a cast-in twin box culvert that connect the Sg.Bunus and Sg. Klang. This is succeeded by applying pipe-roof jacking technology which is still new to Malaysia.