Professor Harianto Rahardjo
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
(Geotechnical Engineering)

Dr. Harianto Rahadjo is a Professor and Associate Chair (Research) at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

He obtained his Bachelor degree (Ir) from Institute of Technology Bandung, MSc and PhD from Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PEng) of Saskatchewan, Canada and Singapore. He is a member of Canadian Geotechnical Society, Engineering Institute of Canada, and Engineering Institute of Singapore, 2002. He is also a member of Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society, and International Society of Soil Mech. and Geotechnical Engineering,

Professor Rahardjo has conducted extensive research on unsaturated soil mechanics to solve geotechnical problems associated with tropical residual soils, swelling and collapsible soils. His current research focus is on rainfall-induced landslides, one of the major environmental problems affecting many countries in tropical regions. This research activity has led to the development of unsaturated tropical soil engineering laboratory in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is a recipient of ASTM International Award for “Outstanding Article on the Practice of Geotechnical Testing” in 2006

He is the co-author of the first textbook on unsaturated soils “Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils”, by Fredlund, D.G. and Rahardjo, H. (1993), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 517 pages and over 200 technical publications. He has also presented his research works in many keynote / invited lectures and short courses in various countries. He is Core Member of the TC6 Committee of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) on Unsaturated Soils and Member of the Asian Technical Committee on Geotechnical Natural Hazards (ATC3).

He has served as a consultant on various projects to several engineering firms and government institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Canada and Indonesia.

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