Professional Experience: 7 years
Educational Profile
M.TECH.( 2015-2017)
Geotechnical Engineering
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
B.TECH. (2011-2015)
Civil Engineering
CUSAT
First Class with Distinction
Courses handled
Course
Finite Element Analysis for Geomechanics
Geotechnical Investigation
Subsurface Investigation and Instrumentation
Geotechnical Engineering I
Basics of Civil Engineering
Quantity Surveying and Valuation
Engineering Geology
Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour
Advanced Soil Mechanics
Life Skills
UG/PG
PG
UG
PG
UG
UG
UG
UG
PG
PG
UG
No of semesters
5
1
1
1
6
1
4
3
2
1
Professional Body Memberships
Life Member, Indian Geotechncial Society Kochi Chapter.
Executive Committee Member, Indian Geotechnical Society Thiruvananthapuram Chapter.
Mentor, IGS Student Chapter, Marian Engineering College.
Young Member, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Research Interest
Highly Plastic clays
Soil Stabilisation
Subsurface Investigation
Geo-environmental Engineering
Ground Improvement
Projects / Theses Guided
"Behavior of piles passing through layered soil and resting on jointed rocks" - M. Tech. thesis (2018)
"Performance of jet grouted walls in mitigating the effects of tunnelling on adjacent structures" - M. Tech. thesis (2018)
"Assessing the effect of biopolymers on soil properties" - M. Tech. thesis (2019)
"Stabilisation of high plastic soils using Terrazyme" - M. Tech. thesis (2019)
"Recron Fibre as a soil reinforcement" - M. Tech. thesis (2019)
"Retardation of heavy metal concentration using coir pith amended landfill liner" - B. Tech. Project (2019)
"Effect of Zinc Contamination on Shrinkage Cracking Behaviour of Soils" - M. Tech. thesis (2020)
"Effects of Nanoclay on Geotechnical Properties of Clayey Soils" - M. Tech. thesis (2020)
"Behaviour of Footing Subjected to Moments" - M. Tech. thesis (2020)
"Effect of Geocell Reinforcement on Lateritic Soils with Underground Voids" - M. Tech. thesis (2021).
"Effect of Heavy Metal Contamination on Shrinkage and Cracking Behaviour of Clay Liners"- B. Tech. Project (2021)
"Rain Water Harvesting System for MEC Men's Hostel" - B. Tech. Project (2022)
"Estimation of Erodibility of Soil using Erosion Function Apparatus and its Remediation" - B. Tech. Project (2023)
"Use of Enzyme Induced Calcite Precipitation in Treatment of Highly Plastic Soils" -M. Tech. Project (2023)
"Reusability of Construction and Demolition Waste in Pavement Subgrade" - M. Tech. Project (2023)
"Estimation of the Erosion Rate of Soils Stabilized by Chemical Admixture - M. Tech. Project (2023)
"Integrated RUSLE - GIS Analysis for Soil Erosion Prediction" - B. Tech. Project (2024) ongoing
Significant Publications
"Engineering Behaviour of MICP Treated Marine Clays", Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 38 (7), pp. 761-769.
“Effect of Bentonite on Viscosity of Cement Grout”, International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 7(10), pp. 451-454.
“Stabilisation of Kuttanad Clay by Environment Friendly Methods – A Review”, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology (ICETEST - CEASIDE 2018), Taylor and Francis Publications.
"Stabilisation of Marine Clays by MICP: Optimum Reagent Concentration and Treatment Duration", Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Materials Mechanics and Management (IMMM 2017).
“Biocementation of Soil supplemented with Eggshell and Sporosarcina Pasteurii”, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Materials Mechanics and Management (IMMM 2017).
"Geotechnical Utilisation of Biosolids in Trivandrum: a feasibility study", Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Materials Mechanics and Management (IMMM 2017).
“Biocementation in Marine Clays: Effect of Grain Size Distribution”, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference GeoNEst (IGC 2017).
“Variation in Geotechnical Properties of Biosolids upon Blending with Fly Ash and Lime”, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference GeoNEst (IGC 2017).
“Potential utilisation of MICP in Clays; Development of a Suitable Application Method”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechniques for Infrastructure Projects (GIP 2017).
"Control of Foreshore Slope Erosion using Soft Methods: A Preliminary Laboratory Investigation into Effectiveness of MICP Method", Proceedings of National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICE 2021), Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum.
"Effect of Void Size on Footing Response in Lateritic Soil", Proceedings of National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICE 2021), Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum.
“Variation of Set Strength with Water Cement Ratio for Soil Grouted with Cement – Bentonite Mix”, Proceedings of National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICE 2018), Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum.
Potential Stabilisation of Kuttanad Clay using Biopolymer – A Review”, Proceedings of National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICE 2018), Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum.
“Effect of Oil Contamination on Geotechnical Properties of Soil – A Review”, Proceedings of National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICE 2018), Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum.
Duties Assigned
Mentor - IGS Student Chapter - 2018/19 - till date
Member - Series Cell - 2017/18
Member - Anti Ragging Squad - 2018/19, 2022/23, 2023/24
Member - Canteen Committee - 2018/19
Member - AICTE Committee - 2018/19, 2020/21
Coordinator - ISO - Department Level - 2018/19-2020/21
In-charge - Criteria 4 - NBA - 2018/19- till date
In-charge - MoU - UNO Technologies - 2019/20-2020/21
Senior Staff Advisor and Mentor - 2017-21 B. Tech. Batch
Staff Advisor - 2020-22 M. Tech. Batch
Senior Staff Advisor and Mentor - 2021-25 B. Tech. Batch
Placement Coordinator - M. Tech. - 2021/22, 2022/23
Assistant Chief Examiner - University Examination Cell - 2022/23 - till date
Member - IQAC - 2023/24 - till date
Member - Green Protocol Committee - 2023/24 - till date
Achievements and Awards
Reviewer for International Conf. on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology (ICETEST - CEASIDE 2018) at GEC Thrissur
M. Tech. project under my guidance was selected as one among best five M. Tech. theses of the state in GE (IGS AISAT Awardee 2018 & 2022)
B. Tech. Project guided by me stood first in Marian Technology Innovation Contest (MTIC 2019 & 2023)
Chaired a session in International Conference on Geotechnics for Highspeed Corridors (GHC 2019) organised by CET, IGS Thiruvananthapuram Chapter and TC 202 of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Delivered an expert session for B. Tech. students of the Department of Civil Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (2019-20)
Invited Peer Reviewer for 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment (WRE 2022), China, jointly organised by Xi'an University of Technology, China and I-Shou University, Taiwan.
Invited Peer Reviewer for 4th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER 2022), China, jointly organised by Xi'an University of Technology, China and I-Shou University, Taiwan.
Chaired a technical session in the International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (GeoTrans 2022) organised by the Department of CE, LBSITW Thiruvananthapuram and NATPAC in association with TC 202 of ISSMGE
Invited Reviewer for International Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer (SCI Indexed)
Invited Reviewer for International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (GeoTrans 2022) organised by the Department of CE, LBSITW Thiruvananthapuram and NATPAC in association with TC 202 of ISSMGE
Invited Reviewer for Fluid Mechanics and Materials Processing (SCI-E indexed Journal)
Associated with the project 'Development of Integrated Land Use Transport Model for Tricandrum' by NATPAC-KSCSTE
Technical Program Committee Member and Reviewer for Congress on Smart Computing Technologies organised by the SAU Center for Research and Innovative Learning, South Asian University, India
Technical Program Committee Member and Reviewer for 5th International Conference on Sustainable and Innovative Solutions for Current Challenges in Engineering and Technology organised by Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India
Technical Program Committee Member and Reviewer for 2nd International Conference on Advances in Data-Driven Computing and Intelligent Systems organised by BITS Pilani, Goa Campus and National Forensic Sciences University, Goa
Co-chaired a Plenary Session as part of National Conference on Soils and Foundations organised by Department of CE, LBSITW Thiruvananthapuram in association with Deep Foundations Institute India and TC 212 of ISSMGE