Department of Civil and Construction Engineering

Education

• Ph.D., Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Taiwan Tech, Taiwan (2023)
• M.Sc., Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Taiwan Tech, Taiwan
• B.Sc., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nairobi – Nairobi, Kenya

Research Interests:

• Slope stability, Rainfall-induced Landslides, Unsaturated soil, Numerical Analysis

Professional Experience

• Research Assistant Geotechnical Intelligent Systems Lab, Taiwan Tech, Taiwan (03 / 2018 – 08 / 2023)
• Projects Assistant, Eaton Towers, Kenya (11 / 2016 – 02 / 2018)

Publications

• Mburu, J.W., Li, A.-J., Lin, H.-D., Lu, C.-W. “Investigations of Unsaturated Slopes Subjected to Rainfall Infiltration Using Numerical Approaches—A Parametric Study and Comparative Review.” (2022) Sustainability, 14, 14465. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114465 [SCI]
• Li, A.-J., Mburu, J.W., Chen, C.W. Yang, K-H. (2022) “Investigations of Silty Soil Slopes under Unsaturated Conditions Based on Strength Reduction Finite Element and Limit Analysis.” KSCE J Civ Eng 26, 1095–1110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-021-1162-y [SCI]