Geotechnical Engg. and Geoenvironmental Engg: https://icsr.iitpkd.ac.in/sites/default/files/WEB%20CV%20%28Divya%29.pdf
1) Geosynthetics, Reinforced Soil Structures & Ground Improvement
- -- Geosynthetics in various geotechnical applications
- -- Soil stabilization and slope protection
- -- Reinforced soil walls, foundations & Embankments
- -- Problematic soils and problematic conditions
2) Rainfall Induced Landslides and Mitigation Measures
- -- Resilient reinforced soil structures
- -- Instrumentation and field monitoring
3) Green Geotechnics: Sustainable Practices
- -- Landfills & waste containment systems
- -- Bulk utilization of potential waste materials in geotechnical applications
4) Centrifuge Modelling and Application of Image Analysis
- -- 1g and Ng modelling Techniques, Digital Image Cross-Correlation
Musaib Ahmed (2019; PhD: Ongoing): Area of Research: Rainfall induced landslides in residual lateritic soil slopes
Anand Praveen (2020: PhD: Ongoing) : Bioengineering for landslide mitigation
Sumy Sebastain (2020; MS: Ongoing): Area of Research: Coir geotextiles in unsaturated lateritic soil
Vibha S. (2018, MS: Completed) : Performance of mechanically stabilized earth structures with marginal backfills at the onset of rainfall infiltration
Dhanya K.A. (2018: PhD: Ongoing) : Hydro-mechanical behaviour of geosynthetic reinforced MSE structures with marginal lateritic backfills
Rajesh Kumar Meena (2018): Geosynthetic reinforced soil walls with construction and demolition waste backfills
Parag Gaikwad (2018): Failure mechanism of group of stone columns in clay under a railway embankment
Projects Guided:
- -- Behaviour of Geosynthetic Encased CCD Stone Columns
- -- Mitigation of rainfall induced slope failures in residual lateritic soil slopes
- -- Numerical studies on slope failure mitigation by using Soil Nails - A case study
- -- Performance evaluation of bentonite amended coal ash as a landfill barrier
- -- Stabilization of expansive clay blended with RHA and lime
- -- Load settlement characteristics of foundation on geogrid reinforced clay
- -- Bearing capacity and settlement of coir braided geogrid and geocell reinforced soil
CE 5002: Applied Soil Mechanics (PG)
CE 5604: Geosynthetics and Reinforced Soil Structures (PG)
CE 5607: Ground Improvement (PG)
CE 5007:Soil Engineering (PG)
CE 4504: Ground Improvement and Reinforced Soil (UG)
CE 3350: Geotechnical Engineering (UG)
CE 2060: Geology and Soil Mechanics (UG)
CE 3410: Construction Materials Lab (with Dr. Madhu, Dr. Anil and Dr. Sudheesh) (UG)
CE 2050: Building Drawing (with Dr. Anil) (UG)
1. Divya P.V. (PI): Resilient reinforced soil structures for the sustainable stabilization of steep slopes and Landslide mitigation measures (2021-2024): 74.9 Lakhs (In Progress)
2. Divya P.V. (PI): Instrumentation and real-time monitoring of MSE walls with marginal backfills under seasonal variations: Recycling C&D waste including non-concrete part for geotechnical engineering applications (2021-2024): Amount: 66.84 Lakhs (In Progress)
3. Divya P.V. (PI): Performance of mechanically stabilized reinforced soil structures with locally available marginal lateritic backfills at the onset of rainfall infiltration (2020-2022): 11.05 Lakhs (In Progress)
4. Divya P.V. (PI): Studies on the performance of coir geotextile reinforced unsaturated lateritic soil embankments under seasonal variations: 25.32 Lakhs (In Progress)
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