SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECT
Title - Performance evaluation of tunnel and slope support systems against the coupled effect of freeze-thaw cycle and dynamic loading. (SERB Sponsored, Role - PI)
Amount – Rs. 4457332
Start Date – 22 / 02/ 2023
Title- “Enhancing Geothermal Heat Extraction from Abandoned Oil Field” (Seed Grant Project of the IIT Palakkad, Role - PI)
Amount – Rs. 25 Lakhs
Start Date – 03/06/2024
Courses Taught
SVNIT Surat
IIT Palakkad
Engineering Mechanics (Theory and Lab.)
Rock Engineering (Theory)
Geotechnical Engineering (Theory and Lab.)
Underground Structures (Theory)
Building Technology (Theory and Lab)
Soil Engineering (Theory and Lab.) - PG
Rock Mechanics (Theory and Lab.)
Soil Mechanics (Theory and Lab.) - UG
Low Cost Construction (Theory)
Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics (Theory)
Research Scholars
S. No
Name
Topic
Status
1
Ms. Geetanjali Lohar
Time - Dependent Behavior of Tunnels
Thesis Submitted at SVNIT (2025)
2
Mr. Chappidi Srinivas
Geothermal Energy
Thesis Submitted at SVNIT (2025)
3
Ms. Kanchan S Patil
Utilization of OB in Railway Construction
Ongoing at SVNIT
4
Mr. M. Naveen
Dynamic Response of Rocks and Shotcrete
Ongoing at IIT Palakkad
5
Mr. K. Rugesh
Underground Energy Storage and Extraction
Ongoing at IIT Palakkad
6
Ms. Sudha Gautam
Landslide Mitigation Measures
Ongoing at IIT Palakkad
7
Mr. Ragupathi A P
Solar Energy Storage
Ongoing at IIT Palakkad
M.Tech. Students
S. No
Name
Topic
Year
1
Mr. Ravindra Kumar Burnwal
Behavior of anisotropic rocks under True Triaxial stress state
2021 SVNIT
2
Mr. Rapan Chandan Hrishikesh
Effect of weathering and earthquake loading on circular tunnel
2021 SVNIT
3
Mr. Poralla Venkata Satheesh
Creep behavior storage caverns
2022 SVNIT
4
Mr. M Naveen
Rock socketed piles
2022 SVNIT
5
Mr. Shashank Shekhar Chaubey
Analysis of tunnel in squeezing ground condition
2022 SVNIT
6
Mr. Vikram Ramesh Garasiya
Feasibility study of project specific large-scale laboratory
2022 SVNIT
7
Mr. Mitulkumar Rao
Effect of thermal treatment temperature on rocks
2023 SVNIT
8
Mr. Rohan Singh
Effect of creep and anisotropy angle on time dependent behavior of rocks
2023 SVNIT
9
Mr. Ajil B S
Blast resistant design of underground structures
2023 SVNIT
10
Ms. Vrutika Patelwala
Optimization using Monte Carlo simulation for tunneling
2023 SVNIT
11
Jakkula Naveen Kumar
3D constitutive model for rock using implicit constitutive relation
2024 IIT Palakkad
12
Mukesh TS
Seismic analysis of gravity dam foundations resting on jointed rock mass
2024 IIT Palakkad
B.Tech Students
Mr. Vasu Goyal (2021)
Mr. Sanjay Rai Verma (2021)
Mr. Shubham Parmar (2021)
Mr. Shivam Garg (2022)
Mr. Chirag Bhutra (2022)
Mr. Himanshu Rajoria (2022)
Geotechnical Engineering: Rock Mechanics and Underground Structures, Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics, Blast Resistant Design of U/G Structures, Geothermal Energy, Slope Stability, Machine Foundation