Habib Rasouli

Selected Projects:

• Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) Tender Design, Packages D and F, Melbourne, VIC (Nov 2023- Dec 2024): Designed the temporary station for Box Hill Station and multiple permanent station boxes, including Box Hill, Burwood, and Glen Waverley Stations.
• Central Place Sydney Redevelopment, Sydney Water Impact Assessment, Sydney, NSW (June 2024): Conducted specialist engineering impact assessments of Sydney Water assets within site boundaries, utilizing software packages such as PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS 3D, and XDisp.
• SSTOM Sydney Metro, Sydney, NSW (Jan-Dec 2023): Lead geotechnical engineer for the detailed design of station boxes for the delivery of Stations, Systems, Operations, and Maintenance (SSTOM) package involving 23km of new metro line and 6 new metro stations.
• Toga Central, Rail Infrastructure Easement Impact Assessment, Sydney, NSW (May-Jun 2022): Conducted impact assessments for existing and future assets on CBDRL.
• Oran Park, Sydney Water, Sydney, NSW (Jun-Dec 2022): Prepared the Basis of Design, ground improvement designs, and tank foundation designs using PLAXIS 2D and 3D.
• Trefoil, Beach Energy, Australia (2022): Seismic assessments of subsea infrastructure at Trefoil Gas Field for Front End Engineering Design (FEED). The study included development of bedrock response spectra, site response analysis and liquefaction assessment.
• KLM Underground Station, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Jun 2022): Designed multiple underground stations using PLAXIS 2D.
• Port Botany Duplication (BRD), NSW, Australia (2022): geotechnical engineer for proof engineering of several bridges, retaining walls, deflection walls, ground improvement works as well as temporary works. The Port Botany Rail Duplication Project is a duplication of a 2.9km section of single freight line track between Mascot and Botany.

Selected Projects:

• Antiene Tailings Dam, Singleton (2021-2022): Conducted PLAXIS modelling using Python remote scripting to design capping systems and provide construction phase support.
• Liddell South Cut Modification, Singleton, NSW (March 2021): Performed deposition modelling and stability assessments of high and low walls for TSF and capping design. Developed automation tools using Python for enhanced analysis efficiency.
• Mt Pleasant TSF, Singleton, NSW (April 2021): Conducted seismic stability assessments for the Mt Pleasant Tailings Storage Facility (TSF).
• Moorebank Intermodal, Sydney, NSW (October 2021): Conducted a desktop review and geotechnical assessment of the Moorebank Avenue diversion road.
  Sydney Cofferdam (November 2021): Designed cofferdams for Sydney Harbour at the northern and southern sides, ensuring structural stability and durability.
• Milton Ulladulla Bypass, NSW (December 2021): Prepared geotechnical factual and interpretative reports for the Milton Ulladulla Bypass project. Developed Excel VBA tools to analyse and interpret SPT, DCP, and geotechnical laboratory results.
• Pit A, Coronado Curragh Mine, Queensland, Australia (January 2022): Designed a soil dump bridge over existing tailings at Pit A TSF using PLAXIS modelling with Python remote scripting.
• Hills of Gold Wind Farm, NSW (March 2022): Conducted geotechnical investigations and assessments for the Hills of Gold Wind Farm project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and assist HDR students with the lab works
• Perform comprehensive geotechnical and structural laboratory tests
• Designing test large scale setup such Dincel wall and Rondo wall testing using Sap2000, ABAQUS
• Finding a Novel Mitigation Technique to Safeguard High-rise Buildings, Pipelines under Fault Rupture

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervision of a 60m-deep excavation, soil nail wall, deep foundation, waterproofing and drainage systems.
• Designed geo-structures such as retaining walls, deep foundations with Plaxis 3D.
• Prepare reports, proposals, and planning for the geotechnical projects.
• Liaising with other design disciplines to develop and maintain design coordination.
• Supervision on in-situ soil tests such as SPT, CPT, Pressuremeter test, Large direct shear test.

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership and teamwork skills in a team made of 8 peoples including 3 engineers & 5 technicians
• Prepared 5,000 sheets of shop drawings of Iran Mall (1,000,000 sq. m area-concrete structure) with AutoCAD.
• Construction phase support
• Reviewing of drawings and providing feedback to design team
• Providing guidance and support to more junior staff