Research Interest
- Slope Stability
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Three Dimensional Digital Elevation Models
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Three Dimensional Back Analyses
Professional Affiliation
- Member, Pakistan Engineering Council.
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Member, Institution of Engineers, Pakistan.
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Member, American Society of Civil Engineers.
Research Publication
- Stark, T.D., Akhtar, K., and Hussain, M. (2010)"Stability Analysis for a Landfill Experiencing Elevated Temperatures," Proceedings of Specialty Conference GeoFlorida 2010: Advances in Analysis, Modeling and Design, ASCE, Orlando, FL, March, 2010, 10 p.
- Hussain, M., Stark, T.D., and Akhtar, K. (2010)."Back-Analysis Procedure for Landslides," Proceedings of International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Pakistan. Geotechnical Engineering Society (PGES), Lahore, Pakistan, November, 2010, 159-166 p.
- Niazi, F.S., and Akhtar, K.(2011) "Application of a Case History Based Investigation for the Stability Study of a Recent Landslide Dam," accepted for publication in 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Toronto, Canada from October, 2011.
- Stark, T.D., Akhtar, K., and Chugh, A. K., (2011) " Effect of Side Resistance in 3D Back Analysis," under review for possible publication in ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
- Akhtar, K., Hungr, O., and Stark, T.D., (2011) " Use of Digital Elevation Models in 3D Back Analysis," under review for possible publication in International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, John Wiley / UK.
Awards/Honors
1996 Government of Pakistan Scholarship for MSc/PhD study at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
2010 Recipient of Ralph B. Peck award that recognizes outstanding Ph.D. candidate in Geotechnical Engineering.
2011 External Reviewer of ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
2011 External Reviewer of Elsevier Journal of Computers & Geosciences.
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