Jaspreet Pooni

Dr. Jaspreet Pooni

Lecturer

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About

Jaspreet is a geotechnical and pavement engineer. He is a Lecturer at RMIT and currently teaches the geotechnical engineering courses. He has obtained both his bachelors and PhD degree from RMIT. Prior to his current position at RMIT, he has worked in the industry as a Geotechnical Engineer and Pavement Engineer at NTRO (formerly ARRB). Jaspreet is dedicated to creating an engaging and supportive learning environment for students and enjoys working with them on research projects.

Non-academic positions

  • ALF Program Manager
  • NTRO/ARRB
  • Australia
  • 1 Jun 2024 – 6 Dec 2024
  • Pavement Engineer
  • NTRO/ARRB
  • Australia
  • 4 Apr 2022 – 1 Jun 2024
  • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Ground Science
  • Australia
  • 1 Feb 2021 – 1 Apr 2022

Supervisor projects

  • Effect of earthquakes on moderately loaded buildings constructed on soft soil after ground improvement
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • Micro Tunnelling to lay pipes through very soft soil
  • 1 Jul 2025
  • Predicting the vulnerability of road pavements subjected to landslides
  • 3 Feb 2025
  • Settlement Response of Ground and Building Considering Staged Tunnelling
  • 20 Jan 2025

Teaching interests

Geotechnical Engineering 2 (CIVE1108)

Mining Geomechanics and Civil Tunnelling (CIVE1246)

Research interests

roads, road pavements, soil stabilization, asphalt, bitumen, mining, tunnelling, sustainabilty, recycling.

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