Gopika Rajagopal
Doctoral Research Scholar, IIT Palakkad
Doctoral Research Scholar, IIT Palakkad
Ph.D. (Aug 2020 – Present)
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad
CGPA – 9.75/10
Area – Slope stabilization; Soil-structure interaction; Helical soil nails
Advisor: Dr. Sudheesh T.K.
M.S. by Research (Jan 2018 – July 2020)
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad
Thesis Title - Evaluation of the Performance of Hybrid Back-to- Back Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls with Select and Marginal Backfills
CGPA – 9.35/10
Area – Reinforced earth walls and Rainwater Infiltration Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Sudheesh T.K.
B.Tech. (July 2013 – July 2017)
Civil Engineering
NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
Calicut University
CGPA – 9.07/10
Ph.D.
CE5005: Geotechnical Investigations and Instrumentation (Jul-Nov 2020) - S
CE5611: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Jul-Nov 2020) - A
CE5516: Optimization Techniques in Engineering (Feb-May 2021) - S
CE5615: Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering (Feb-May 2021) - S
MS by Research
CE 5300: Applied Soil Mechanics - A
CE 5350: Geosynthetics and Reinforced Soil Structures - S
CE 5001: Advanced Foundation Engineering - S
CE 6420: Ground Improvement Techniques - A
CE 5410: Experimental Geotechnics Lab - A
Dr. Sudheesh T. K.
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Palakkad
Email: sudheesh@iitpkd.ac.in
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF May 2020 direct entry scheme)
Best Paper Award, for the paper titled “Numerical Analysis of Hybrid Back-to-Back MSE Wall with Select and Marginal Backfill” published in the proceedings of 7th IYGEC 2019, Silchar has been adjudged as the best paper published during immediate past Indian YGE Conference
Awarded Certificate of Excellence by University of Calicut (April 2017)
Best Student Award by Department of Civil Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad during the academic year 2015-2016
Chief resource person at Online Training Programme on Optimization Techniques in Engineering
IEEE student branch, Government Engineering College, Palakkad (June 2021 - October 2021)
Conducted weekly one-hour sessions on Optimization Techniques in Engineering, as a part of PMRF teaching requirements. Designed and delivered the course content as well as prepared quizzes, tutorials, and projects. Also, conducted hands-on-session on software, LINGO.
Geotechnical Engineering: Subsoil Exploration and Bearing Capacity
Government Polytechnic College, Palakkad (December 2021 - till date)
Conducted weekly one-hour sessions for the final year Diploma students of the Civil Engineering department. Prepared and conducted series quizzes, assignments, and class tutorials.