Dr Kamarudin Ahmad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geotechnics and Transportation, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. For the past 30 years he has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate civil engineering courses viz; Statics, Geotechnical Engineering. Advanced Geotechnical Analysis and Design, Environmental Geotechnics, and Advanced Materials in Construction. His research interest includes ground improvement, foundation engineering and environmental geotechnics.

Learning outcomes from the video;
Definition of eccentric load
Method to determine eccentricity and effective dimensions of footing due to eccentric loading
Effective area methods by Meyerhof to calculate ultimate bearing capacity
Items in ultimate bearing capacity equation affected by eccentric load
Example on calculation of shallow foundation subjected to eccentric loading