Dr Giridhar Rajesh Bande is Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Infrastructural Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad. His research interests include soil dynamics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, ground improvement techniques and geoenvironmental engineering. He holds a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) degree in Geotechnical engineering from IIT Guwahati and a Ph.D. degree from IIT Bombay.

Dr. Rajesh is the recipient of the IGS-FERROCO YGE Best Paper Award for 2016. He also received the Best PhD thesis award for the period 2017-2019 for outstanding research contributions from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He is a recipient of the IACMAG Excellent Paper Award-2022 from the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), USA.

Doctor of Philosophy (2013-2017)

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Research Scholar (P.hD)

Department of Civil Engineering

Research area: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Thesis title: Seismic stability of seawalls considering wave forces.

Supervisor: Prof. Deepankar Choudhury  

Masters of Technology (2011-2013)

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Post Graduate Student (M.Tech)

Department of Civil Engineering

Research area: Geotechnical Engineering

Dissertation title: Embankments resting on PVD incorporated soft soil: Modeling issues, analysis, and interpretation.

Supervisor: Prof. Arindam Dey 

Bachelor of Technology (2007-2011)

Acharya Nagarjuna University

Graduate Student (B.Tech)

Department of Civil Engineering

Journals

In Refereed International Journals

1. Satyannarayana, R., & Rajesh, B. G. (2023). "Estimation of Seismic Ground Motions Using Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Amaravati City, India.", Indian Geotechnical Journal, (ISSN: 0971-9555, Impact Factor: 1.4/2022) 1-19. 

2. Satyannarayana, R., and Rajesh, B. G. “Spatial Variation of Earthquake Hazard for Amaravati City of Peninsular India: A Probabilistic Approach” Pure and Applied Geophysics, Springer, USA (Submission ID-85766545-f3aa-4637-96a3-fdc2e1545c99, Under Review)

3. Kumar A., Satyannarayana, R., and Rajesh, B. G. (2022). “Correlation between SPT-N and shear wave velocity (VS) and seismic site classification for Amaravati city, India” Journal of Applied Geophysics, Elsevier, (ISSN: 0926-9851, Impact Factor: 2.121/2022), U. K, Vol. 205, 104757.

4. Satyannarayana, R., and Rajesh, B. G. (2021). “Seismotectonic map and seismicity parameters for Amaravati area, India.” Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer, (ISSN: 1866-7511, Impact Factor: 1.827/2022) Switzerland, Vol. 14(22), pp. 1-24.

5. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2019). “Computation of sliding displacements of seawalls under earthquake conditions.” Natural Hazards, Springer (ISSN: 0921- 030X, Impact Factor: 2.319/2018), Netherlands, Vol. 96(1), pp. 97-119.

6. Rajesh, B. G., Chukka, S. K., and Dey, A. (2018). “Finite element modeling of embankment resting on soft ground stabilized with prefabricated vertical drains.”Geotechnical Engineering, (ISSN: 0046-5828) Journal of the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS) and Association of Geotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia (AGSSEA), AIT, Thailand, Vol. 49(4), pp. 63-72.

7. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2018). “Seismic stability of seawall using modified pseudo-dynamic method under earthquake and tsunami.” Natural Hazards Review, ASCE (ISSN: 1527-6988, Impact Factor: 1.526/2018), USA, Vol. 19(3), pp.04018005_1-12.

8. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2017). “Stability of seawalls using modified pseudo-dynamic method under earthquake conditions.” Applied Ocean Research, Elsevier (ISSN: 0141-8018, Impact Factor: 2.436/2018), U.K, Vol. 65, pp. 154-165.

9. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2017). “Seismic passive earth resistance in submerged soils using modified pseudo-dynamic method with curved rupture surface.” Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, Taylor & Francis (ISSN: 1064-119X, Impact Factor: 1.166/2018), USA, Vol. 35(7), pp. 930-938.

10. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2017). “Generalized seismic active thrust on retaining wall with submerged backfill using modified pseudo-dynamic method.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE (ISSN: 1532-3641, Impact Factor:2.450/2018), USA, Vol. 17(3), pp. 06016023_1-10.

11. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2016). “Influence of non-breaking wave force on seismic stability of seawall for passive condition.” Ocean Engineering, Elsevier (ISSN: 0029-8018, Impact Factor: 2.730/2018), U.K, Vol. 114, pp. 47-57.

In Geotechnical Special Publications of ASCE, USA

12. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2016). “Seismic rotational stability of seawall considering non-breaking waves.” In Geo-Chicago 2016:Sustainability and Resiliency in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Special Publication No. GSP 269, ASCE, Edited by Dimitrios Zekkos, Arvin Farid, Anirban De, Krishna R. Reddy and Nazli Yesiller (ISBN 978-0-7844-8012-0), Reston, VA, USA, pp. 217-226.

In Refereed National Journals

13. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2015). “Stability of seawalls by considering non breaking wave forces during earthquakes.” Disaster Advances, (ISSN: 0974-262X,Impact Factor: 2.272/2012) India, Vol. 8(5), pp.

Conferences

In Refereed International Conferences

1. Satyannarayana, R., Rajesh, B. G. and Yamsani, S. K. (2023). “Comparitive study of Equivalent Linear and Non-linear Site-specific Ground Responses of Amaravathi Soils.” the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023), Bangkok, 25-27 October 2023.

2. Rituraj, S.S., Rajesh, B. G., and Dey, A. (2022). “Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis of a Single Pile Subjected to Negative Skin Friction.” The 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Sydney, 1-5 May 2022.

3. Choudhury, D., Rajesh, B. G., and Pain, A. (2016). “Recent advances in seismic design of earth and waterfront retaining structures.” 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (6ICRAGEE), August 1–6, 2016, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) and IIT Roorkee, India, SPL paper-6.

4. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2016). “Seismic rotational stability of seawall considering non-breaking waves.” In Geo-Chicago 2016: Sustainability and Resiliency in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Special Publication No. GSP 269, ASCE, Edited by Dimitrios Zekkos, Arvin Farid, Anirban De, Krishna R. Reddy and Nazli Yesiller (ISBN 978-0-7844-8012-0), Reston, VA, USA, pp. 217-226.

5. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2015). “Sliding and overturning stability of seawalls subjected to non-breaking waves.” Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, (ISSN: 2188-8027), The 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Japan, Vol. 2(35), pp. 1285-1290.

(This paper received IGS-FERROCO YGE Award – 2016 for the Best Paper on‘Dam Engineering and Allied Areas’, given by Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), New Delhi, India).

6. Rajesh, B. G., and Choudhury, D. (2015). “Seismic design factors for sliding stability of waterfront retaining wall considering non-breaking waves.” 6th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (6ICEGE), November 1-4, 2015, Christchurch, New Zealand, paper ID174.

7. Rajesh, B. G., Sudheer, Y., Jibeesh, C. M. and Dey, A. (2012). “Dynamic analysis of undamped multi-unit machine foundations subjected to unequal operating forces.” 2nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical, Manufacturing and BuildingSciences (ICAMB-2012), Vellore, India, pp. 1087-1094.

In Refereed National Conferences

8. Jibeesh, C., Rajesh, B. G., Sudheer Kumar, Y., and Dey, A. (2015). “Response of two-storied machines: Effect of stiffness ratio.” 5th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (5IYGEC-2015), Baroda, India, pp. 420-424.

9. Choudhury, D. and Rajesh, B. G. (2014). “Recent developments in design of waterfront retaining structures to withstand earthquake and tsunami.” Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC-2014) on Geotechnics for Inclusive Development of India (GEOIND), December 18-20, 2014, JNTU Kakinada, India, pp. 2434-2448, in CD, Winger Publications, ISBN No. 978-81-921580-0-6.

10. Rajesh, B. G., Radhakrishnan, R. and Dey, A. (2014). “Finite element analysis of smear effects in PVD treated soft soil.” Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC-2014), Kakinada, India, pp. 892-899.

11. Sudheer Kumar, Y., Jibeesh, C. M., Rajesh, B. G., and Dey, A. (2012). “Effect of vibrating masses on the steady-state response of two-storied machines.” Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2012), New Delhi, India, pp. 739-742.

Book Chapters

1. Vindhya, K.P., Rajesh B. G. (2021). “Recent Advances in Metallic and Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls: A Review”, In Edited book entitled ‘Advances In Geo Science And Geo-Structures.’ by A. K. Choudhary et al. (Eds), Vol 154, Springer, Singapore.

2. Rituraj, S.S., Rajesh B. G. (2021). “Negative Skin Friction on Piles: State of the Art” ,In Edited book entitled ‘Advances In Geo-Science And Geo-Structures.’ by A. K. Choudhary et al. (Eds), Vol 154, Springer, Singapore.

3. Choudhury, D., and Rajesh, B. G. (2020). “Design of waterfront-retaining walls subjected to waves and earthquakes: A review”, In Edited Book entitled ‘Geotechnics for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management’ Edited by, A. M.Krishna and T. Katsumi, Developments in Geotechnical Engineering, Springer Nature, Singapore, Chapter 10, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-8828-6_10 (in press).

4. Choudhury, D., Rajesh, B. G., and Savoikar, P. (2017). “Recent Advances in Seismic Design of MSW Landfill Considering Stability.” In Edited book entitled ‘Geoenvironmental Practices and Sustainability, Developments in Geotechnical Engineering.’ Edited by G.L Sivakumar Babu et al. (eds.), published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Chapter 4, pp. 31-37, doi :10.1007/978-981-10-4077-1_4.

Membership of Professional Societies 

• Life Member of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS): LM3737

• Member of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) for 2018 – 2022: IND18LM-3737

Reviewer of Journals

• Scientific Reports Published by Nature Portfolio, UK.

• Applied Ocean Research, Published by Taylor & Francis, UK.

• Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Published by Taylor & Francis, USA.

• International Journal of Geomechanics, Published by ASCE, USA.

• Indian Geotechnical Journal, Published by Springer Nature, Singapore.

• Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, Published by Taylor & Francis, UK.

• Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Published by Springer Nature, Singapore.

• Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A (IEIA) by Springer Nature, Singapore.

Post Doctoral Fellow

• Chandra Bhanu Gupt (2023 - ): Research Domain:

P.hD Students

• R. Satyannarayana (2019 - 2023): Seismic Hazard Assessment and Ground Response Analysis of Amaravati Region, India.

• R Mahendar Reddy (2022-): Tentative Topic - Effect of Electrolyte Solutions on the Behavior of Alkali-Activated Slag Flyash Binder as Vertical Cutoff Walls

• Purimetla Sai Chenna Kesava Charyulu (2022-): Tentative Topic - Studies on Permeability of Alkali Activated Slag-Fly Ash Mixtures for Vertical Barriers

• Godson M D (2023-): Tentative Topic: Iron and Steel Slags: A Sustainable Alternative for Railway Sub-ballast Layer of Track Bed.

• Annapurna Basayya Balulmath (2023-): Tentative Topic:

M.Tech Students

• Nandigama Saradhi Sushanth (2020 - 2022): Stabilization of Expansive Soils by Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag in Alkali Activated Medium.

• G Sushmitha (2020 - 2022): Soil Stabilization using Palm Oil Fuel Ash and Ground Granulated blast Furnace Slag with Alkali Activators.

• Tirumalla Chandrakala (2020 - 2022): An expedient method for estimating Soil-Water Characteristic Curves (SWCC) for Indian soils. Co-supervisor - Prof. E.C. Leong, NTU Singapore.

• Vinaya Durga Pavan Kumar Chellaboina (2020 - 2022): Performance of Horizontally Reinforced Stone Columns under Earthquake conditions – A Numerical Study.

• "Design of Ballasted Railway Track: Current Practices and New Developments" sponsored by Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) conducted on 3 July 2023 to 7 July 2023.

• "Earthquake Geotechnics" sponsored by NIT Andhra Pradesh conducted on 22nd to 26th September, 2020.

• Received IACMAG Excellent Paper Award-2022 from International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), USA for the paper titled “Generalized seismic active thrust on retaining wall with submerged backfill using modified pseudo-dynamic method” by B.G. Rajesh and Deepankar Choudhury published in the International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE.

• Received Best Ph.D. Thesis Award for the period 2017-2019 for outstanding research contributions in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.

• Received IGS-FERROCO YGE Award – 2016 for paper titled “Sliding and Overturning Stability of Seawalls Subjected to Non-Breaking Waves” by B.G. Rajesh and Deepankar Choudhury published in the Proceedings of the Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 15th ARC Vol. 2, No. 35 as the Best Paper on ‘Dam Engineering and Allied Areas’, given by Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), New Delhi, India.

• Received travel grant from the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) for attending the conference Geo-Chicago 2016 and Indo US workshop on Establishing linkages between Geo-environmental practices and sustainability, during August 14 – 18, 2016 at Chicago, USA.

• Secured FIRST rank in First B.Tech (civil) & Second B.Tech (civil) Examinations held by Acharya Nagarjuna University.

• Selected for SUMMER CAMP 09 for civil Engineering students, held by IIT KANPUR.

• Secured FIRST place in the Technical Quiz competition held on the occasion of ENGINEER’S DAY, 2011 held by Bapatla Engineering College.