🎓 Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Pavement Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Aug 2018 - June 2023
    (Gold Medallist)

Master of Technology

Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Aug 2016 - July 2018

Bachelor of Engineering

Civil Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, July 2012 - June 2016

💼  Professional Experience

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Jan 2026 – Present

Assistant Professor

School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar, June 2025 – Dec 2025

Technical Manager

Zydex Industries Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara, March 2024 – June  2025

 Project Scientist-II 

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, April 2023 – February 2024

📊 Research Interests

• Transportation and Pavement Engineering

• Pavement Materials and Design

• Geosynthetic Engineering

• Pavement Performance and Distress Evaluation

• Drainage in Pavements

🏅 Awards and Achievements

1. 2025 – Inspire Faculty Fellowship
   Awarded by the Department of Science and  Technology, Government of India
   
   

2. 2024 – IGS-Prof. Leonard’s Best PhD Thesis Award
   Awarded by the Indian Geotechnical Society for the best PhD thesis from Indian universities in Geotechnical Engineering.
   
   

3. 2024 – Prof. Govind Rao Award for Best PhD Thesis
   Presented by the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
   
   

4. 2023 – IGS-AIMIL-HCV YGE Award
   Conferred by the Indian Geotechnical Society at IGC 2023 for the best paper on Geotechnical Investigation and Testing.
   
   

5. 2023 – Best Paper Award
   Received in the Geosynthetic Engineering Category at the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2023), held at IIT Roorkee.
   
   

6. 2022 – Prof. T. S. Nagaraj Memorial Research Award
   Recognized for outstanding research by the Department of Civil Engineering, IISc, with a cash award of ₹1,00,000 and a citation.
   
   

7. 2019 – Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research
   Supported by SERB, DST, CII, and Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India.
   
   

8. 2018 – Best Paper Award
   Awarded at the International Symposium on Geotechnics for Transportation Infrastructure (ISGTI), Delhi, India.

📚 Publications

🔬 Refereed Journal Articles

1. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2024). Void States Perspective for Critical Hydraulic Gradient of Internally Unstable Noncohesive Soils. Géotechnique, 74(8), 761–773.
   https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.21.00386
   
   

2. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2023). Hydraulic Design of Granular and Geocomposite Drainage Layers in Pavements Based on Demand-Capacity Modeling. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 51(5), 131–143.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2023.06.001
   
   

3. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2023). Significance of Cu and Cc in Evaluating Internal Stability with Application to Design of Subbase Gradation in Pavements. Transportation Geotechnics, 40, 100972.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.100972
   
   

4. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2022). Improved Design Criteria for Nonwoven Geotextile Filters with Internally Stable and Unstable Soils. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 50(6), 1120–1134.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2022.07.004
   
   

5. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2022). Hydraulic Conductivity Requirement of Granular and Geotextile Filter for Internally Stable Soils. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 50(3), 510–520.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2022.02.003
   
   

6. Kalore, S.A., Sivakumar Babu, G.L., and Mahajan, R.R. (2021). Probabilistic Design Framework for Granular Filters. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 147(11), 04021133.
   https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002674
   
   

7. Kalore, S.A., Sivakumar Babu, G.L., and Mahajan, R.R. (2021). Approach to Estimate Hydraulic Conductivity Function from Soil–Water Retention Curve for Noncohesive Soils. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(10), 04021289.
   https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003917
   
   

8. Kalore, S.A., Sivakumar Babu, G.L., and Mallick, R.B. (2019). Risk Analysis of Permeable Layer in Pavement Subsurface Drainage System. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 145(3), 04019028.
   https://doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.0000129
   
   

9. Kalore, S.A., Sivakumar Babu, G.L., and Mallick, R.B. (2019). Design Approach for Drainage Layer in Pavement Subsurface Drainage System Considering Unsaturated Characteristics. Transportation Geotechnics, 18, 57–71.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2018.11.004
   
   

10. Kalore, S.A., Yashas, V., Bagrecha, A., Nypunya, J., and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2023). Climate Responsive Design for Road Surface Drainage Systems: A Case Study for City of Bengaluru. Urban Water Journal, 2023–12, 1–13.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2023.2287049

📘 Conference Proceedings and Book Chapters

1. Kalore, S.A., Sivakumar Babu, G.L., and Mahajan, R.R. (2022). Considerations for Design of Aggregate Gradation in Pavement Drainage Layers. In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV, Vol. 1, pp. 317–331. Springer.
   https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-77230-7_25
   
   

2. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2023). Recent Developments in Design Criteria for Granular and Geotextile Filters. GeoAfrica 2023, Vol. 368, 02015.
   https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202336802015
   
   

3. Kalore, S.A. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L. (2023). Partial Safety Factors for Hydraulic Conductivity Requirements of Granular and Geotextile Filters. Geo-Congress 2023, Los Angeles, CA.
   https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484685.048 

🛠️ Projects

1. Development and Field Implementation of Subsurface Drainage Measures for Highways With and Without Geosynthetics
   ANRF–ARG | 2024–Present | Status: Ongoing

2. Development of LCR Curves for Geogrids and Geocells in Stabilised Pavements Using Large-Scale Cyclic Plate Load Tests
   Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | 2023–2024 | Status: Completed.
   
   

3. Filtration and Drainage Design Methodologies for Jute Geotextiles
   National Jute Board, Government of India | 2023–2024 | Status: Completed.
    

4. Development of Design Guidelines for Subsurface Drainage of Pavements Using Drainage Geocomposites
   Prime Minister Fellowship for Doctoral Research | 2018–2023 | Status: Completed.