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Research Group

Ph.D. Students
 

Sl. No.

Name of Student

Co-Supervisor

Area of Work

Funded by

Status

8

Renuka Roy

Dr. Jayati Ray Dutta

Performance Evaluation of Problematic Soils Treated with Different Bacterial Strains as a Foundation Material

CDRF

April 2024 - present

7

Ansab Shafi Mir

Dr. Aboel Naga Hossam (LaTrobe University, Australia)

Feasibility Studies for reusing Construction and Demolition Waste for Smart Cities: Application in Unbound Pavement Layers

BITS-Pilani Hyderabad & LaTrobe University, Australia (ASCRIN)

January 2023 - Present

6

Meenu Krishnan

-

Performance Evaluation of Construction and Demolition Waste as Stone Column Material for improving Bearing Capacity of Soft Soil

DST-SERB (Power)

January 2022 - Present

5

Ankur Abhishek Singh

Dr. Toshiro Hata (Hiroshima University, Japan)

Stabilisation of Expansive Soil with Agro-based Waste Products: An Experimental Investigation and Prediction Modeling

BITS-Pilani Hyderabad

March 2021 - Present

4

Gunde Sachin Chakravarthy

Dr. Arkamitra Kar

Improvement of Strength and Reduction of Surface Erosion of Soil Slopes by Treated Natural Fibers and Plant Roots

BITS-Pilani Hyderabad (Travel funded by Indo-Austria bilateral grant)

Thesis defended on 29th January 2024

3

Syed Mazhar  (July 2017 - August 2022)

-

Stabilization of Fiber Reinforced Expansive Soil treated with Alkali Activated Binder: Experimental Investigation and Prediction Modeling

BITS-Pilani Hyderabad

Thesis defended on 25th August 2022

2

Jayatheja M. (January 2017 - August 2020)

Dr. Arkamitra Kar

Performance Evaluation of Backfill Soils Partially Replaced with Building Derived Materials

DST-SERB (ECR)

Thesis defended on 3rd August 2020

1

Ashok Kumar Suluguru

(January 2016 - December 2019)

Dr. Arkamitra Kar (Supervisor)

Behavior of  Shallow Foundation Resting on Soil Partially Replaced with Building Derived Materials under  a Static Loading Condition

BITS-Pilani Hyderabad

Thesis defended on 9th December 2019 

 
 
Research Collaborators
  • Prof. Aboel Naga Hossam, Professor, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia
  • Prof. G.V. Ramana, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
  • Prof. Toshiro Hata, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Prof. Kenji Kawai, Professor, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Dr. Wei Wu, Director and Professor, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria.
  • Dr. Ankit Garg, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, China
  • Dr. Arghadeep Biswas, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engg. College, West Bengal, India
  • Dr. Pijush Samui, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Patna, India
  • Dr. Naveen James, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar, India
 
Thesis Students
 
11. Yash Kasat (2020-21 Sem 2) - Analysis and Modelling of Geosynthetic Wrap Faced Walls as Flexible Retention Systems (Off Campus Thesis - IIT Guwahati - Supervisor: Prof. Arindam Dey)
10. Gaurav Sarda (2020-21 Sem 1) - Studies on Developing Equivalent Top-down Load-Settlement Response of Pile Foundations using Bi-directional Load Testing Results (Off Campus Thesis - IIT Bombay - Supervisor: Prof. Dasaka Murthy)
9. Gavin Francis (2019-20 Sem 2 HD) - Mathematical Modelling of slopes usingChemically Treated Jute and Bermuda Grass
8. Sai Phaneendra Bhavaraju (2019-20 Sem 1) - Geotechnical and Chemical Characterization of Biochar treated Black Cotton Soil
7. Himanshu Singh (2019-20 Sem 1) - Earth Pressures on Retaining Wall: A laboratory model scale study
6.  Charu Srivastava (2018-19 Sem 2) - Numerical Studies of Dynamic Response of Pile Foundations in Various Soil and Orientation Conditions
5. Arijit Sarkar (2018-19 Sem 2) - Subgrade Stabilization of black cotton soil with biochar and water hyacinth fibre mix
4. Md Zaid (2018-19 Sem 1) - Reliability based Approach for assessing Soil Liquefaction Potential
 3. Venkata Purneshwar Komaravolu (2018-19 Sem 1) - Subgrade Stabilization Using Alkali Activated Binder Treated Jute Geotextile
 2. Avinash GSS (2017-18 Sem 2) - Ground Improvement of Black Cotton Soil with Alkali Activated Binder 
 1. Shashank Gupta (2017-18 Sem 1) - Ground Improvement by Alkali Activated Binder Treated Jute Geotextile

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