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