Academic Staff Details
PERSONAL PROFILE
| Name | Ir. Dr. NG KOK SHIEN |  |
| Email Address (Official) | ngkokshien@uitm.edu.my | |
| Designation | Associate Professor | |
| Division | Geotechnical Highway Engineering (GeoTrEn) | |
| Area(s) of Expertise | Ground improvement; foundation engineering; numerical analysis; slope stability | |
| Details of Research/ Publication/ Supervision/ Consultation | Click To View | |
| Latest CV | Click To View |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| No. | Qualifications | Areas of Specialization | Universities | Date Obtained |
| 1 | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY | Geotechnical Engineering | NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE | Nov 2013 |
| 2 | DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENG. | Civil Engineering | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA (KUALA LUMPUR) | Jul 2001 |
| 3 | MASTER IN CIVIL ENG. (GEOTECHNIC) | Geotechnic | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA, SKUDAI | Aug 2005 |
| 4 | BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING( HONS) CIVIL | Civil Engineering | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA, SKUDAI | Mar 2004 |
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN UiTM
| No. | Positions | Dept. / Faculty / Campus, etc. | Year | |
| Begin | End | |||
| 1 | Koordinator Program (Sarjana Sains Kejuruteraan Forensik Infrastruktur) | Pengajian Kejuruteraan Awam | Aug 2021 | Jul 2025 |
| 2 | Ahli Eksekutif FKA | Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTMPP | Jan 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 3 | Ketua Bidang | Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTMPP | Jan 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 4 | Ketua Makmal | Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTMPP | Sep 2014 | Aug 2016 |
WORKING EXPERIENCES
| No. | Positions | Institution(s) / Organisation(s) | Year | |
| Begin | End | |||
| 1 | Associate Professor | UiTM | Feb 2023 | Apr 2035 |
| 2 | Senior Lecturer | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Oct 2012 | Feb 2023 |
| 3 | Lecturer | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Sep 2006 | Oct 2012 |
| 4 | Project Engineer | Keller (M) Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia | Mar 2005 | Aug 2006 |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP (BEM/IEM/MBOT)
| No. | Positions | Areas of Specialization | Institution(s) / Organisation(s) | Date Obtained |
| 1 | Professional engineer | - | Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM) | Mar 2021 |
| 2 | Member | - | The Institute of Engineers (IEM), Malaysia | Nov 2020 |
| 3 | Graduate Member | - | The Institute of Engineers (IEM), Malaysia | Mar 2008 |
| 4 | Graduate engineer | - | Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM) | Jan 2005 |
RESEARCH PROFILE LINK
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
| Teaching Philosophy Statement |
| As an educator, I would like to achieve these few goals: 1st Goal: Students should understand the importance of civil engineers in a society and their responsibility. I emphasize the importance of this by discussing the current event, for example, the collapse of Nicoll Highway in Singapore due to the excavation failure. The consequences of a construction failure and how it happens are discussed among students. 2nd Goal: Nurture students towards mastering the technology information through assignment. Students will know how to find information, evaluate and synthesize the information. I developed exercise on engineering failure cases and require student to read through the primary source, identify the main causes of failure, discuss the implication, synthesize the findings, and propose remediation action. 3rd Goal: Students should aware that engineer interacts with the surrounding people. Role playing exercise is used to reinforce this. The activity about a proceeding in a court with engineering failure case involves students to act as engineer, witness, lawyer, expert, or judge. This activity demonstrates the complexity of the issue and students learn the debate and communication skills through the process. |
TEACHING GOALS
| Teaching Goals Statement |
| 1. 100% passing rate. 2. Students actively engaged in projects. 3. Maximize the use of blended learning. 4. Encourage lifelong learning among students. |
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
| No. | Project Title | Grant Funders | Grant Amount | Duration | |
| Begin | End | ||||
| 1 | Optimizing Foundation Design for High Load Buildings: Geotecchnical Parameter Evaluation and Analysis | Industry | RM11,250.00 | Mar 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| 2 | Analytical Formulation of Double Layer Consolidation on Floating Stone Columns Using Nonlinear Theory | FGRS | RM113,200.00 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2024 |
| 3 | Pozzolon effect on the mechanical properties of SCBA and SCSA | RAGS | RM80,000.00 | Dec 2014 | Nov 2016 |
| 4 | Numerical Study of Embedded Strip Footing on Geogrid Reinforced Sand | Internal UiTM | RM8,500.00 | Mar 2009 | Jun 2010 |
| 5 | Implementation of ISO 14000 EMS in Malaysia Construction Firms | Internal UiTM | RM6,650.00 | Nov 2008 | Dec 2010 |
CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES
| No. | Project Title | Company/ Organisation | Consultation Amount | Duration | |
| Begin | End | ||||
| 1 | Geotechnical assessment on single storey housing project, Durian Pipit | TOWARDS ASIA SDN BHD | RM | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 2 | Failure Analysis of Reinforced Soil Wall at Terusan Alur Changileh | ABS CIVIL CONSULTANT | RM | Apr 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| 3 | Piled Raft Settlement Analysis | PERUNDING THD SDN BHD | RM | Jun 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 4 | Numerical Analysis on Embankment with Preloading, PARIT BUNTAR, PERAK | ABS CIVIL CONSULTANT | RM | May 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 5 | Structural Damarguna Assessment on Double Storey Semi-Detached Houses, Bandar Tanjung Bungah, Pulau Pinang | BINA KEMUNCAK CEMERLANG SDN BHD | RM | Feb 2019 | Mar 2019 |
JURNAL PUBLICATIONS
| No. | Jurnal Title | Organizer | Publisher | Indexed By | Date Published |
| 1 | Hardening soil model parameters for sands and clays from laboratory testing | Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels | Books and Journals Private Ltd. | Scopus | Sep 2021 |
| 2 | Bearing capacity analysis of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (Leca) columns-raft under footing load | Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels | Books and Journals Private Ltd. | Scopus | Aug 2021 |
| 3 | POZZOLAN EFFECT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SCBA BLENDED CEMENT TREATED SOIL | BORNEOSCIENCE (THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY) | UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH | My Cite | Jun 2023 |
| 4 | Use of geosynthetic reinforced soil-integrated bridge system to alleviate settlement problems at bridge approach: A review | Physics and Chemistry of the Earth | Elsevier | WOS | Feb 2023 |
| 5 | Bearing Capacity of Stone Column-Reinforced Soil Under Eccentric Load | International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering | Spinger | SCOPUS | Sep 2022 |
| 6 | Practical Design of Stone Column in Predicting Settlement Performance | Sustainable Cities and Resilience | Springer, Singapore | Scopus | Jan 2022 |
| 7 | Bearing Capacity of Stone Column Reinforced Foundation Subjected to Inclined Loadings | International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering | Springer International Publishing | Scopus | Sep 2021 |
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
| No. | Awards Title | Events | Date Received |
| 1 | Gold | The fourth Virtual International Breakthrough Invention, Innovation & Design Exhibition (VI-BiiDE2022) | May 2023 |
| 2 | Consultation Award 2020 | HARI ANUGERAH PENYELIDIKAN, JARINGANINDUSTRI, MASYARAKAT & ALUMNI 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 3 | Academy Award “Postgraduate Supervision” | MAJLIS KEMUNCAK BULAN INOVASI & APRESIASI STAF TAHUN 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 4 | GOLD PUBICATION AWARD | MAJLIS KEMUNCAK BULAN INOVASI & APRESIASI STAF TAHUN 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 5 | GOLD PUBICATION AWARD | MAJLIS KEMUNCAK BULAN INOVASI 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 6 | Best Presenter Award | International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Science Technology | Sep 2018 |
| 7 | Prestige Publication Awards (PLATINUM) | HARI INOVASI 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 8 | Service Excellence Awards 2015 | HARI INOVASI 2016 | Dec 2016 |
INNOVATION AND INVENTION
| No. | Project Title | Events | Participation or Award | Date Received |
| 1 | A NOVEL APPROACH IN ESTIMATING UNDRAINED BEARING CAPACITY OF STONE COLUMNS UNDER INCLINED LOADS | The fourth Virtual International Breakthrough Invention, Innovation & Design Exhibition (VI-BiiDE2022) | GOLD | May 2022 |
| 2 | MOOC: GEOTECHNICS | Virtual International e-Content Development Competition 2021 | Silver Award | Aug 2021 |
| 3 | UNIFIED DESIGN OF STONE COLUMNS REINFORCED FOUNDATION | VIRTUAL MELAKA INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL EXPOSITION (V-MIIEX 2021) | GOLD AWARD | Jul 2021 |
| 4 | PROBLEMATIC SOFT SOIL TREATMENT USING ALGRICULTURAL SUGARCANE BAGASSE ASH-CEMENT ADMIXTURES | Invention, Innovation and Design Exposition (iidex2016) | GOLD AWARD | Sep 2016 |
COMMUNITY SERVICES
| No. | Type of Service | Program | Date |
| 1 | Financial | Kami Prihatin 7 | Mar 2024 |
| 2 | Financial | Kami Prihatin 6 | Apr 2023 |
| 3 | Financial | Kami Prihatin 5.0 | Mar 2022 |
| 4 | Financial | Kami Prihatin- PPT | Oct 2021 |
| 5 | Financial | Kami Prihatin 3.0 | May 2020 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT SUPERVISION (Latest 10 FYP)
| Bil. | Student Name | FYP Topic | FYP Area | Semester Session |
| 1 | MOHAMAD IRFAN BIN AB GHANI | EFFECT OF AREA REPLACEMENT RATIO ON SETTLEMENT PERFORMANCE OF FLOATING STONE COLUMN | GEOTREN | 20232 |
| 2 | MUHAMMAD HARIZ BIN AZAHARI | EFFECT OF COLUMN LENGTH ON SETTLEMENT PERFORMANCE OF FLOATING STONE COLUMN | GEOTREN | 20232 |
| 3 | MUHAMMAD HAIRUL AZMAN MAULA MOHAMAD | STABILITY OF EMBANKMENT OVER GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED FOUNDATION | GEOTREN | 20214 |
| 4 | MUHAMMAD IMAN NABIL BIN ROSLI | EFFECT OF INCLINED LOADING ON BEARING CAPACITY OF CIRCULAR FOOTING | GEOTREN | 20212 |
| 5 | NOR ASYIQIN BINTI JAFRI | EFFECT OF ECCENTRIC LOADING ON BEARING CAPACITY OF CIRCULAR FOOTING | GEOTREN | 20212 |
| 6 | NORSHARMIMI FATEHAH BINTI MOHAMAD HASHIM | EFFECT OF ECCENTRIC LOADING ON BEARING CAPACITY OF STRIP FOOTING | GEOTREN | 20212 |
| 7 | TUAN PAH NUR ANIS MARINI BINTI SHARIH YAAKOB | EFFECT OF ECCENTRIC LOADING ON BEARING CAPACITY OF RECTANGULAR FOOTING | GEOTREN | 20212 |
| 8 | WAN NUR HAMIDAH BINTI WAN BAKAR | EFFECT OF INCLINED LOADING ON BEARING CAPACITY OF RECTANGULAR FOOTING | GEOTREN | 20212 |
| 9 | AUNI NAZURAH BINTI ROSLI | FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT TREATED SOIL | GEOTREN | 20202 |
| 10 | NURHANIS SUZANA BINTI SUHAIMI | SOIL STABILIZATION USING PLASTIC STRAW | GEOTREN | 20202 |