Shahid Azam, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor
Environmental Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Regina, Canada
GROUND SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Our aim is to develop sustainable solutions to ensure an uninterrupted use of surface and buried facilities
We strive to safeguard soils from the impacts of climate change, geologic hazards, and environmental contaminants
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Akram I, Azam S (2023). A transient seepage–thermal stability model for cohesionless soil slopes in the semi-arid continental climate of the Canadian Prairies. Sustainability. 15(18):13739
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Akram I, Azam S (2023). Effect of sample preparation on saturated and unsaturated shear strength of cohesionless soils. Geotechnics. 3(2):212-223.
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Bukhary A, Azam S (2023). A review of physicochemical stabilization for improved engineering properties of clays. Geotechnics. 3(3):744-759.
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Huang Q, Azam S (2023). A numerical-hierarchical framework for predicting volume changes in expansive soils under variable surface and weather conditions. Sustainability. 15(5):4200.
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Huang Q, Azam S (2023). Modeling of weather induced volumetric changes in cracked expansive clays. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 41(2):861-879.
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Paranthaman R, Azam S (2023). Parametric design and field behavior of earthen structures. Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters. ISEIS. 9(2):60-69.
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Paranthaman R, Suchan J, Azam S (2023). Spatial variability during shrinkage testing of expansive clays. Geotechnics. 3(1):43-56.
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Zare M, Azam S, Sauchyn D (2023). Simulation of climate change impacts on crop yield in the Saskatchewan grain belt using an improved SWAT model. Agriculture. 13:2102.
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Zare M, Azam S, Sauchyn D, Basu S (2023) Assessment of meteorological and agricultural drought indices under climate change scenarios in the South Saskatchewan River Basin, Canada. Sustainability. 15(7):5907.
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Akram I, Azam S (2022). Collapse and consolidation behavior of cohesionless soils. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. IAEG. 81(11):458.
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Akram I, Azam S (2022). Determination of saturated-unsaturated flow through silty sand. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 40(1):469-481.
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Ito M, Azam S, Clifton W (2022). Suction-based model for predicting cyclic and transient volume changes in expansive clays using a material property function. Engineering Geology. 296(106491):1-18.
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Kabir G, Azam S (2022). Assessment of infrastructure reliability in expansive clays using Bayesian belief network. CivilEng. 3(4):1126-1136.
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Paranthaman R, Azam S (2022). Coupled hydraulic-thermal model for soils under extreme weather in cold regions. Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters. ISEIS. 7(2):90-102.
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Paranthaman R, Azam S (2022). Effect of compaction on desiccation and consolidation behavior of clay tills. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 7:31.
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Rehman A, Ahmed W, Azam S, Sajid M (2022). Characterization and thermal behaviour of marble from north-western Pakistan. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions.7:95.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2022). Datasets for the determination of evaporative flux from distilled water and saturated brine using bench-scale atmospheric simulators. Data. 7(1):1.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2022). Datasets for the determination of soil behavior during evaporation. Data. 7(12):174.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2022). Influence of desaturation and shrinkage on evaporative flux from soils. Geotechnics. 2(2):412-426.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2022). Influence of saline pore fluid on soil behavior during evaporation. Geotechnics. 2(3):754-764.
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Zare M, Azam S, Sauchyn D (2022). A modified SWAT model to simulate soil water content and soil temperature in cold regions: A case study of the South Saskatchewan River Basin in Canada. Sustainability. 14(17):10804.
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Zare M, Azam S, Sauchyn D (2022). Evaluation of soil water content using SWAT for southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Water. 14(2):249.
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Zare M, Azam S, Sauchyn D (2022). Impact of climate change on soil water content in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Water. 14(12):1920.
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Ito M, Azam S (2021). Estimation of hydraulic properties of evaporitic rocks in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. IAEG. 80: 8677–8691.
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Paranthaman R, Azam S (2021). Effect of composition on engineering behavior of clay tills. Geosciences. 11(10):427.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2021). Controlled Photogrammetry System for determination of volume and surface features in soils. MethodsX. 8(101368):1-9.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2021). Determination of evaporative fluxes using a bench-scale atmosphere simulator. Water. 13(1):84.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2021). Development of BAS2 for determination of evaporative fluxes. MethodsX. 8(101424):1-16.
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Suchan J, Azam S (2021). Effect of salinity on evaporation from water surface in bench-scale testing. Water. 13(15):2067.
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Huang Q, Azam S (2020). Evaluation of empirically predicted volumetric changes in cracked expansive clays. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 5:104.
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Ito M, Azam S (2020). Relation between flow through and volumetric changes in natural expansive soils. Engineering Geology. 279(105885):1-5.
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Akhter A, Azam S (2019). Flood-drought hazard assessment for a flat clayey deposit in the Canadian Prairies. Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters. ISEIS. 1(1):8-19.
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Hafeez S, Ahmed W, Azam S, Khan S (2019). Evaluation of landslide hazards at Herth, Chitral, Pakistan. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 4:13.
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Ito M, Azam S (2019). Feasibility of saline gradient solar ponds as thermal energy sources in Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters. ISEIS. 1(2):72-80
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Ito M, Azam S (2018) Determination of water flow through clayey slurries using computed micro-tomography. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology. 51(1):49-62.
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Ito M, Azam S (2018). Stochastic modeling of volume changes in expansive soils. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 3:45.
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Khan FS, Azam S (2018). A framework for coupled consolidation-desiccation behaviour of clay slurries. International Journal of Mining Science & Technology. 28(2):275-280.
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Ito M, Azam S (2017) Dewatering behaviour of a uranium ore slurry containing clays. Geotechnical & Geological Engineering. 35(6):2549-2569.
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Khan FS, Azam S (2017). Determination of desiccation behaviour of clay slurries. International Journal of Mining Science & Technology. 27(6):981-988.
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Owolagba J, Azam S (2017). Short-term dewatering of treated oil sand fine tailings. Environmental Systems Research. 6(3):1-3.
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Bhuiyan I, Azam S, Khaled S, Landine P (2016). Geotechnical behavior of uranium mill tailings from northern Saskatchewan. International Journal of Mining Science & Technology. 26(3):369-375.
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Chairawiwut W, McMartin DW, Azam S (2016). Salts removal from synthetic solution-potash brine by non-planted constructed wetlands. Water. 8(4):113.
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Chowdhury R, Azam S (2016). Unsaturated shear strength properties of a compacted expansive soil from Regina, Canada. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 1(1):47.
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Khan FS, Azam S (2016). Determination of consolidation behaviour of clay slurries. International Journal of Mining Science & Technology. 26(2):277-283.
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Khan FS, Azam S (2016). Spatial variability in swelling of aggregated expansive clays. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 1(1):11.
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Owolagba J, Azam S (2016). Response to Liu et al.: Rebuttal to ‘‘Effect of seasonal weather variations on the desiccation behavior of treated oil sand fine tailings’’ by Owolagba and Azam (Environ Earth Sci 2015, 74(2):1711–1717). Environmental Earth Sciences. 75(10):91.
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Bhuiyan I, Azam S, Landine P (2015). Consolidation behaviour of a uranium tailings storage facility in Saskatchewan. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, & Radioactive Waste. ASCE. 19(4):04015005.
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Owolagba J, Azam S (2015). Effect of seasonal weather variations on the desiccation behavior of treated oil sand fine tailings. Environmental Earth Sciences. 74(2):1711-1717.
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Owolagba J, Azam S (2015). Geotechnical properties of centrifuged oil sand fine tailings. Environmental Geotechnics. 2(5):309-316.
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Rima US, Azam S (2015). Centrifuge dewatering of polymer-amended oil sand tailings. Environmental Geotechnics. 2(3):175-180.
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Azam S (2014). Role of environmental geotechnics in mine tailings management. Environmental Geotechnics. 1(1):68-69.
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Azam S, Khaled S, Kotzer T, Mittal HK (2014). Geotechnical performance of a uranium tailings containment facility at Key Lake, Saskatchewan. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation & Environment. 28(2):103-117.
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Azam S, Khan F (2014). Geohydrological properties of selected badland sediments in Saskatchewan, Canada. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 73(2):389-399.
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Azam S, Rima US (2014). Oil sand tailings characterization for centrifuge dewatering. Environmental Geotechnics. 1(3):189-196.
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Ito M, Azam S, Hu Y (2014). A two stage model for moisture-induced deformations in expansive soils. Environmental Systems Research. 3(19):1-11.
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Khaled S, Azam S (2014). Depositional characteristics of uranium tailings from Saskatchewan, Canada. Environmental Earth Sciences. 72(11):4393–4400.
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Khan FS, Azam S, Raghunandan ME, Clark R (2014). Compressive strength of compacted clay-sand mixes. Advances in Materials Science & Engineering. ID 921815:1-6.
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Azam S, Chowdhury R (2013). Swell-shrink-consolidation behavior of compacted expansive clays. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 7(4):424-430.
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Azam S, Shah I, Raghunandan ME, Ito M (2013). Study on swelling properties of an expansive soil deposit in Saskatchewan, Canada. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 72(1):25-35.
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Ito M, Azam S (2013). Engineering properties of a vertisolic expansive soil deposit. Engineering Geology. 152(1):10-16.
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Ito M, Azam S (2013). Large-strain consolidation modeling of mine waste tailings. Environmental Systems Research. 2(7):1-12.
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Paul AC, Azam S (2013). Assessment of slurry consolidation using index properties. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 7(1):55-62.
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Azam S (2012). Effect of composition and morphology on self-weight settling of laterite ore slurries. Geotechnical & Geological Engineering. 30(1):107-118.
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Azam S, Ito M (2012). Coupled soil-atmosphere modeling for expansive Regina clay. Journal of Environmental Informatics. ISEIS. 19(1):20-29.
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Azam S (2011). Large strain settling behavior of polymer-amended laterite slurries. International Journal of Geomechanics. ASCE. 11(2):105-112.
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Imumorin P, Azam S (2011). Effect of precipitation on geologic development of badlands in arid regions. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 70(2):223-229.
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Ito M, Azam S (2010). Determination of swelling and shrinkage properties of undisturbed expansive soils. Geotechnical & Geological Engineering. 28(4):413-422.
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Azam S (2009). Discussion on “Assessments of swelling anisotropy of Ankara clay” by E. Avsar, R. Ulusay and H. Sonmez [Engineering Geology 105 (1-2) (2009) 24-31]. Engineering Geology. 108(3-4):304-305.
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Azam S (2009). Statistical modeling of polymer-aided dewatering for tailings thickening. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 3(4):475-483.
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Azam S, Jeeravipoolvarn S, Scott JD (2009). Numerical modeling of tailings thickening for improved mine waste management. Journal of Environmental Informatics. ISEIS. 13(2):111-118.
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Ito M, Azam S (2009). Engineering characteristics of a glacio-lacustrine clay deposit in a semi-arid climate. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 68(4):551–557.
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Azam S (2008). Parametric modeling of polymer-assisted slurry sedimentation for nickel laterite mining. Journal of Environmental Informatics. ISEIS. 11(1):28-35.
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Azam S (2008). Sustainable mining through innovation in waste disposal. Forum on Public Policy. Summer 2008 Edition:1-7.
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Azam S (2008). Engineering behaviour of clay-bearing calcium sulphate in Dammam Dome, eastern Saudi Arabia. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 67(4):521-528.
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Azam S (2007). Discussion on "Aiban SA (2006) Compressibility and swelling characteristics of Al-Khobar palygorskite, eastern Saudi Arabia. Engineering Geology 87(3-4):205-219". Engineering Geology. 92(3-4):170-172.
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Azam S (2007). Study on the geological and engineering aspects of anhydrite/gypsum transition in the Arabian Gulf coastal deposits. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 66(2):177-185.
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Azam S (2007). Study on the swelling behaviour of blended clay-sand soils. Geotechnical & Geological Engineering. 25(3):369-381.
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Azam S, Wilson GW, Herasymuik G, Nichol C, Barbour LS (2007). Hydrogeological behaviour of an unsaturated waste rock pile: a case study at the Golden Sunlight Mine, Montana, USA. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 66(3):259-268.
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Azam S, Sadiq R (2006). Evaluation of slurry settling rate using fuzzy rule-based modeling. Acta Geotechnica. 1(3):149-156.
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Azam S, Chalaturnyk R, Scott JD (2005). Geotechnical characterization and sedimentation behavior of laterite slurries. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM. 28(6):523-533.
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Azam S (2003). Influence of mineralogy on swelling and consolidation of soils in eastern Saudi Arabia. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 40(5):964-975.
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Azam S, Abduljauwad SN, Al-Amoudi OSB (2003). Volume change behavior of arid calcareous soils. Natural Hazards Review, ASCE. 4(2):90-94.
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Azam S, Abduljauwad SN (2001). Closure to discussion by D. Hussain on Influence of gypsification on engineering behavior of expansive clay. Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE. 127(7):632-633.
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Azam S (2000). Collapse and compressibility behavior of arid calcareous soil formations. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment. IAEG. 59(3):211-217.
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Azam S, Abduljauwad SN (2000). Influence of gypsification on engineering behavior of expansive clay. Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE. 126(6):538-542.
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Azam S, Abduljauwad SN, Al-shayea NA, Al-Amoudi OSB (2000). Effects of calcium sulfate on swelling potential of an expansive clay. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM. 23(4):389-403.
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Azam S, Abduljauwad SN, Al-Shayea NA, Al-Amoudi OSB (1998). Expansive characteristics of gypsiferous/anhydritic soil formations. Engineering Geology. 51(2):89-107.