Dr Adnan Anwar Malik

Head of STEM Programs / Senior Lecturer / Program Coordinator (Civil Engineering)

College of Engineering, Science and Environment / School of Engineering

Biography

Dr Adnan holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Engineering degrees in Environmental Science and Civil Engineering from Saitama University Japan. Before starting his academic career in 2018, he worked for over five years as a professional geotechnical engineer with international consultants and contractors. His research focused on deep foundations and deep excavation support systems. More specifically, his research interest lies in the performance enhancement of eco-friendly piling techniques in a variety of difficult subsurface conditions.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), Saitama University Japan
  • Master of Engineering, Saitama University Japan
  • B.Sc. in Geological Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan

Specialisation

  • Eco-friendly piling techniques, i.e., Press-in and rotary press-in driven piles

Research Areas

  • Deep foundations
  • Deep excavation support systems
  • Geomechanics of construction and demolition waste
  • Rock mechanics

Awards

  • 2021: Best presentation award in 1st International Symposium on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (Springer Publication)
  • 2015: Best presenter at the 50th National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering by the Japanese Geotechnical Society
  • 2012: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) scholarship for Doctor of Philosophy at Saitama University, Japan
  • 2011: Excellent Master Thesis and Presentation for Master of Engineering by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, Japan
  • 2010: Best presenter at the 7th Geo-Kanto Conference by the Japanese Geotechnical Society
  • 2009: Asian Development Bank (ADB) scholarship for Master of Engineering at Saitama University, Japan

Publications

Journal Articles
Year Citation
2025 Ali, U., Otsubo, M., Malik, A. A., & Kwano, R. (2025). An inter-particle capillary force model for coarse-grained soils implementation in DEM and experimental validation on ground cavities. Results in Engineering, 28, 107903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.107903
2025 Sahil, A. W., Uchimura, T., Malik, A. A., & Kabir, M. R. (2025). A Comparative Study on the End-Bearing Capacity of Toe-Wing & Spiral Screw Piles in Cohesionless Soil. Buildings, 15(4), 525. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15040525
2025 Shah, S.K.H., Malik, A.A., Haq, S. et al. (2025). Effect of moisture change on water retention behavior of unsaturated silty soil under loading–unloading conditions. Discover Civil Engineering 2(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44290-025-00169-0   
2024 Malik, A.A., Ahmed, S.I., Ali, U., Shah, S.K.H., Kuwano, J. (2024) Advancement ratio effect on screw pile performance in the bearing layer, Soils and Foundations, 64(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2024.101537
2024 Ahmed, I., Shah, S.K.H., Ahmad, T., Ali, U., Malik, A.A., and Ahmad, N. (2024) Coupled influence of compaction and moisture on unsaturated soil response in triaxial tests, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-024-02807-3
2024 Ahmed, A., Shah, S.K.H., Ahmad, N., Ali, U., Malik, A.A., and Iqbal, M.J. (2024) Feasibility of utilising recycled concrete aggregate blended with waste tyre rubber and drywall waste as pavement subbase material, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-024-01967-x
2022 Ho, M.H., Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J., Brasile, S., Tran, T.V. and Mazhar, M.A. (2022) Experimental and numerical study on pressure distribution under screw and straight pile in dense sand. International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), 22(9), 04022139-1-13. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002520
2021 Rashid, H.M.A., Ghazzali, M., Waqas, U., Malik, A.A. and Abubakar, M.Z. (2021) Artificial intelligence-based modeling for the estimation of Q-factor and elastic Young’s modulus of sandstones deteriorated by a wetting-drying cyclic process. Archives of Mining Sciences, 66(4), 635-658. https://doi.org/10.24425/ams.2021.138944
2021 Ho, H.M., Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J. and Rashid, H.M.A. (2021) Influence of helix bending deflection on the load transfer mechanism of screw piles in sand: Experimental and numerical investigations. Soils and Foundations, 61(3), 874-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2021.04.001
2020 Saleem, M.A., Malik, A.A. and Kuwano, J. (2020) End shape and rotation effect on steel pipe pile installation effort and bearing resistance, Geomechanics and Engineering, 23(6), 523-533. https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2020.23.6.523
2020 Malik, A.A. and Kuwano, J. (2020) Single helix screw pile behavior under compressive loading/unloading cycles in dense sand. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38, 5565-5575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01385-4
2019 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J., Tachibana, S. and Maejima, T. (2019) Effect of helix bending deflection on load settlement behaviour of screw pile. Acta Geotechnica, 14, 1527-1543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-019-00778-x
2019 Malik, A.A., Dora, G., Derar, R. and Naeem, M. (2019) Diaphragm wall supported by ground anchors and inclined struts: A case study. International Journal of GEOMATE, 16, 150-156. https://doi.org/10.21660/2019.57.8170
2017 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J., Tachibana, S. and Maejima, T. (2017) End bearing capacity comparison of screw pile with straight pipe pile under similar ground conditions. Acta Geotechnica, 12, 415-428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-016-0482-4
2016 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J., Tachibana, S. and Maejima, T. (2016) Interpretation of screw pile load test data using extrapolation method in dense sand. International Journal of GEOMATE, 10, 1567-1574. https://doi.org/10.21660/2016.19.29262
2013 Khan, F.S. and Malik, A.A. (2013) Probability and sensitivity analysis of the slope stability of Naulong Dam. Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13, 54-64. https://journal.uet.edu.pk/ojs_old/index.php/pjeas/article/view/118
Book Series (Springer)
YearCitation
2025Malik, A.A., Le Owen, H., Shah, S.K.H., Ali, U. (2025). Numerical Simulation of Triaxial Tests on Recycled Concrete Aggregates. In: Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Xue, J., Indraratna, B. (eds) Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) 2024, Volume 5. ICTG 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 406. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8229-1_22
2024Malik, A.A., Ahmed, S.I., Kuwano, J., Maejima, T. (2024) Effect of Change in Penetration to Rotation Rate on Screw Pile Performance in Loose Sand. In: Hazarika, H., Haigh, S.K., Chaudhary, B., Murai, M., Manandhar, S. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation from Geotechnical Perspectives. CREST 2023 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 447. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9215-7_3
2021Malik, A.A., Ndoye, Y. and Kuwano, J. (2021) Tip shape effect on screw pile installation and ultimate resistance. In: Hazarika H, Madabhushi GSP, Tasuhara K, Bergado DT (eds) Advances in Sustainable Construction and Resource Management, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 144, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0077-7_53
2021Ahmed I., Kuwano, J., Malik, A.A. and Shrestha, D.R. (2021) Behavior of unsaturated silty soil due to change in water content and suction. In: Hazarika H, Madabhushi GSP, Tasuhara K, Bergado DT (eds) Advances in Sustainable Construction and Resource Management, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 144, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0077-7_35
Conference Articles (Peer-reviewed)
Year Citation
2025 Malik, A.A., & Htet, K. (2025). A numerical study on the pressure distribution under multiloop single helix screw pile. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering & 8th International Symposium on Geohazards, December 4-5, Lahore, Pakistan.
2025 Mirza, M.Q., Kibria, S., Butalia, T.S., Sohail, G.M., Malik, A.A., Umar, M., Sohail, S., Qadri, T., Shahid, F., & Munir, A. (2025). Use of multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) in geotechnical and earthquake engineering in Pakistan. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering & 8th International Symposium on Geohazards, December 4-5, Lahore, Pakistan.
2025 Mazhar, M.A., Malik, A.A., Ho, H.M., & Ali, U. (2025). Investigating the soil arching phenomenon in micropiles using numerical analysis. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference – GEOMATE 2025. Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, November 11-13, Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 978-4-909106124 C3051, https://www.koku.bio.mie-u.ac.jp/Proc_GEOMATE2025_Final.pdf
2025 Mirza, M.Q., Sohail, G.M., Malik, A.A., Qadri, T., Shahid, F., Ijaz, F., & Munir, A. (2025). Application of multi-channel analysis of surface waves in probabilistic seismic hazard assessment: A case study in Islamabad, Northern Pakistan. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference – GEOMATE 2025. Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, November 11-13, Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 978-4-909106124 C3051, https://www.koku.bio.mie-u.ac.jp/Proc_GEOMATE2025_Final.pdf
2025 Malik, A.A., Wang, Y., & Kok, C. L. (2025). Optimizing the Ground Settlement Monitoring through A Conceptual Framework,” 2025 IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Systems Science and Engineering (RASSE), November 4-7, Singapore, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/RASSE64831.2025.11315356, https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.ezproxy.newcastle.edu.au/document/11315356
2024 Malik, A.A., Ho, H.M., Ali, U., Kuwano, J. (2024) Finite element study on the response of screw pile with open and closed shaft in dense sand. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Press-in Engineering, July 3-5, Singapore
2023 Malik, A.A., Ahmed, S.I., Kuwano, J., Maejima, T. (2023) Effect of change in penetration to rotation rate on screw pile performance in loose sand. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies, November 20-22 Fukuoka, Japan.
2022 Shahzad, F., Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J. and Maejima, T. (2022) Performance of open and close-end screw piles in bearing layer. In Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundatins, Deep Foundation Institute, National Harbor, Maryland, USA.
2021 Saleem, M.A., Takeuchi, K., Hirayama, N., Malik, A.A., and Kuwano J (2021) Performance comparison of close-ended pressed-in steel pipe piles with helical pile in dense sand: An experimental study. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Press-in Engineering, Kochi, Japan, Taylor & Francis Group, London. ISBN 978-1-032-10414-0
2021 Saleem, M.A., Malik, A.A. and Kuwano, J. (2021) Model study of screw pile installation impact on ground disturbance and vertical bearing behaviour in dense sand. In Proceedings of 18th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting, ISSMGE, Helsinki, Finland. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/710/1/012056
2016 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J., Tachibana, S. and Maejima, T. (2016) Screw and straight pile behavior under cyclic compressive loading dense sand. In Proceedings of 41th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Deep Foundation Institute, New York, USA
2015 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J. and Maejima, T. (2015) Helix deflection effect on load settlement behavior of pile with increasing stress level. In Proceedings of 40th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Deep Foundation Institute, Oakland, USA
2014 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J. and Maejima, T. (2014) Modification of best-fit interpretation method for ultimate capacity of screw pile. In Proceedings of International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations, Deep Foundation Institute & EFFC, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Malik, A.A., Kuwano, J. and Maejima, T. (2013) The effect of helix/wing plate deformation on end bearing resistance of screw piles. In Proceedings of 38th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Deep Foundation Institute, Phoenix, USA, pp. 505-510
2012 Malik, A.A., Maejima, T. and Kuwano, J. (2012) A comparison of steel screw and straight piles under compressive load. IS – Kanazawa 2012, Japan, pp. 817-822