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LIST OF RESEARCH TOPICS FROM FEW UNIVERSITIES OHIO UNIVERSITY Landfill components Flow through porous media Reclamation of Mined Lands Soil-Structure interaction Computational methods in soils, pavements, and pipe Testing and performance of pipe Flowable fill and material characterization Subsurface investigation Deformation Based Design Methodology for Excavation Support Systems (NSF), L. Sebastian Bryson CPT Testing for I-90 Expansion Evaluating Sorbent Potential for Arsenic Removal from Water Evaluation of Drainable Bases (U Akron) Further Use of Spread Footing Foundations for Highway Bridges (ODOT/FHWA) Little Leading Creek Sediment Study - Habitat Portion Little Leading Creek Sediment Study - Flooding Portion Long-Term Monitoring of Pipe Under Deep Cover (ODOT) Microbiological Assessment of the Linden AMD Bioremediation System
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Page 1: Civil engineering Project Topics

LIST OF RESEARCH TOPICS FROM FEW UNIVERSITIES

OHIO UNIVERSITY

Landfill components

Flow through porous media

Reclamation of Mined Lands

Soil-Structure interaction

Computational methods in soils, pavements, and pipe

Testing and performance of pipe

Flowable fill and material characterization

Subsurface investigation

Deformation Based Design Methodology for Excavation Support Systems (NSF), L.

Sebastian Bryson

CPT Testing for I-90 Expansion

Evaluating Sorbent Potential for Arsenic Removal from Water

Evaluation of Drainable Bases (U Akron)

Further Use of Spread Footing Foundations for Highway Bridges (ODOT/FHWA)

Little Leading Creek Sediment Study - Habitat Portion 

Little Leading Creek Sediment Study - Flooding Portion

Long-Term Monitoring of Pipe Under Deep Cover (ODOT)

Microbiological Assessment of the Linden AMD Bioremediation System

Modeling and Monitoring of Pavement Response and Performance (FHWA Pooled Fund

Study)

Monitoring of Bridge Abutment Walls at SR 33 Over East State Street (Athens, OH)

Sheer Strength of Clay and Silt Embankments (ODOT)

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Transport and Fate of Iron Nanoparticles in Groundwater (USGS)

Truck/Pavement/Economic Modeling and In-Situ Field Test Data Analysis Application

(ODOT/FHWA)

Use of Dynamic Cone Penetrometer In Subgrade and Base Acceptance (ODOT)

Use of Fluidized Bed Slag Reactors for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Water Injection to assist Pile Jacking

The Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction of Shallow Foundations on Dry Sand Beds

Environmental Sustainability Assessment & Associated Experimental Investigations of

Magnesia Production Routes

Performance evaluation of unactivated and activated persulphate oxidation for in situ

contaminated land remediation applications

Damage detection and monitoring for tunnel inspection based on Computer Vision

Ground movements due to excavation in cohesionless soil: physical and analytical

models

Data Mining, Mapping and Modelling of the Strength of Cement-Stabilised Soils

The impact of biochar on soil processes and its potential in soil remediation

Material point method to simulate large deformation problems in fluid-saturated granular

medium

Response of piled buildings to the construction of deep excavations

Mechanical properties and durability performance of reactive magnesia cement concrete

Deformation mechanisms beneath shallow foundations

Deep soil mixing and predictive neural network models for strength prediction

Numerical investigation of Geomechanical behaviour of hydrate-bearing sediments

Monotonic and cyclic uplift resistance of buried pipelines in cohesionless soils

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Enhancing the carbonation of reactive magnesia cement-based porous blocks

The axial behaviour of piled foundations in liquefiable soil

Constitutive modelling of a heavily overconsolidated clay

Strength mobilisation for geotechnical Design & its application to bored piles

Submarine landslide flows simulation through centrifuge modelling

Floatation of underground structures in liquefiable soils

Characterisation and performance of innovative alumino-silicates for soil mix technology

permeable reactive barriers

Microbial carbonate precipation in soils

The influence of bacteria on the mechanical properties of deep-ocean clay sediments

Long-term behaviour of twin tunnels in London clay

Process envelopes for and biodegradation within stabilised/solidified contaminated soils

Disturbance analysis of the self boring pressuremeter tests

2011 Tunnelling in sands and the response of buildings

Piled foundations subjected to cyclic loads or earthquakes

Response of ground and buildings to deep excavations and tunnelling

Ground movements due to excavation in clay: physical and analytical models

Ground Improvement with Conventional and Novel Binders

Foundation optimisation and its application to pile reuse

Soil-Pipeline Interaction in Unsaturated Soils

In-Situ Photocatalytic Remediation of Organic Contaminants in Groundwater.

Engineering- (Environmental Geotechnics).

Long-Term Engineering Performance and In-Situ Assessment of Cement Bentonite Cut-

Off Walls

Properties and applications of reactive magnesia cements in porous blocks

Rainfall trends in India and their impact on soil erosion and land management

Seismic Response of Tunnels

Tunnelling in sand and its effect on pipelines and piles

Mass Transfer in Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Contaminated heterogeneous Porous Media

Compensation Grouting in Sand

Modelling of Hydraulic Fracturing in Cement Bentonite Geomaterials

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Physical Modelling of Jet Grouting Process

Micromechanical Modelling of Soil Creep

Application of Two Novel Magnesia-Based Binders in Stabilisation/Solidification

Treatment Systems

Distributed Optical Fibre Strain Sensing of Geotechnical Structures

An investigation into the strength and stiffness of jacked piles in sand

Effect of Building Stiffness on Excavation-Induced Displacements

Effects of Piles On Tunnels

In Situ Soil Testing for Foundation Performance Prediction

Impact of climate change on chemical and biological properties in contaminated soils

An investigation of crushing and compaction bands in granular material

Impact of Climate Change on Contaminated Land Containment Systems

In Situ Densification as a Liquefaction Resistance Measure for Bridge Foundations

Durability and Mechanical Properties of Deep-Mixed Clays

Stabilisation/Solidification and Pelletisation of Petroleum Drill Cuttings

Numerical Modelling of Soil-Pipeline Interaction

Piled foundations in liquefiable soils: accounting for axial loads

Liquefaction Remediation Techniques for Existing Buildings

Ground Improvement of Organic Soils Using Wet Deep Soil Mixing

Investigating the mechanical behaviour of two residual soils from Malaysia

Lubrication and soil conditioning in pipejacking and tunnelling

Horizontal arching of earth pressures on retaining structures

The response of full-scale piles and piled structures to tunnelling

Three-dimensional finite element analysis of short and long-term ground response to

open face tunnelling in stiff clay.

The Effects of Tunnelling on Buried Pipes

Photocatalytic remediation of organics in groundwater

Behaviour of landfill systems under monotonic and earthquake loading

The Role of Accelerated Carbonation in the Ageing of Cement-Based

Stabilised/Solidified Contaminated Materials

Numerical and physical models of rate effects in soil penetration

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Remediation of DNAPL using Surfactant flushing-Mass flux approach

Predicting ground displacements in clay during construction

A Mass Flux and Partitioning Tracer Concept for DNAPL Source Zone Characterisation

Soil-Pipeline Interaction at the Seabed

Micromechanical investigation of soil plasticity

Soil conditioning for earth pressure balance machines

Installation effects of diaphragm walls on adjacent piled foundations

Source zone remediation by air sparging and soil vapour extraction

Accelerated ageing of cement stabilised/solidified contaminated soils with elevated

temperatures

Behaviour of rigid foundation in layered soil during seismic liquefaction

Stability of marine pipelines on unstable and liquefied seabed

The influence of seasonal moisture cycles on clay slopes

Pile instability during earthquake liquefaction

Tunnelling-induced ground and building movement on the Jubilee Line Extension

Vertical drains as a countermeasure to earthquake-induced soil liquefaction

The effect of tunnelling on pile foundations

An investigation into the behaviour of pressed-in piles

Development of a novel self-boring permeability measrement technique

The significance of boundary conditions in dynamic centrifuge modelling

149. Haigh S K 2002 Effects of earthquake-induced liquefaction on pile

foundations in sloping ground

148. Yimsiri S 2002 Pre-failure deformation characteristics of soils: anisotropy

and soil fabric

147. Coumoulos H 2002 Centrifuge and numerical modelling of dense non-aqueous

phase liquid contaminants migration

146. Treadaway A C J 2001 Development and Use of Photometric Sensors for

Contaminent Transport Studies

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145. Au S K A 2001 Fundamental Study of Compensation Grouting

144. Lee C J 2001 The influence of negative skin friction on piles and in pile

groups

143. Lee S W 2001 The Effects of Compensation Injections on Tunnels

142. Kechavarzi C 2000 Physical modelling of immiscible multiphase flow in

porous media

141. Baumgard A J 2000 Monotonic and cyclic soil responses to upheaval buckling

in offshore buried pipelines

140. Robertson D 2000 Computer simulations of crushable aggregates

139. Carrier M B 2000 Dielectric measurements over a wide frequency range in e-

grade kaolin clay

138. Butler G D 1999 A dynamic analysis of the stored angular momentum

earthquake actuator used with the equivalent shear beam container

137. Peiris L M N 1998 Seismic modelling of rock-fill embankments on deep loose

saturated sand deposits

136. Barker H R 1998 Physical modelling of construction processes in the Mini-

Drum centrifuge

135. Hsu Y S 1997 Excess pore pressures under cyclically loaded model jack-

up foundations

134. Ellis E A 1997 Soil-structure interaction for full-height piled bridge

abutments constructed on soft clay

133. El-Hamalawi A 1997 Adaptive refinement of finite element meshes for

geotechnical analysis

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132. Penn M L M 1997 Electrokinetic soil remediation: effects of pH, temperature

and chemical reactions

131. Lu Y C 1997 Compensation grouting in clay

130. Peña A1996 Theoretical study of brain biomechanics via poroelastic theory and

the finite element method

129. Balachandran S 1996 Modelling of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls

128. McDowell G R 1996 Clastic soil mechanics

127. Potter L J 1996 Contaminant migration through consolidating soils

126. Dasari G R 1996 Modelling the variation of soil stiffness during sequential

construction

125. Chin C Y 1996 An experimental study of hydrofracture in soils

124. Bransby M F 1995 Piled foundations adjacent to surcharge loads

123. Gui M W 1995 Centrifuge and numerical modelling of pile and

penetrometer in sand

122. Evans D C 1994 Contaminant migration through intact and damaged clay

liners

121. Boyce E E R 1994 Modelling of transport processes in heterogeneous soils

120. Sharma J 1994 Behaviour of reinforced embankments on soft clay

119. Hellawell E E 1994 Modelling transport processes in soil due to hydraulic,

density and electrical gradients

118. Tsukamoto Y 1994 Drum centrifuge tests of three-leg jack-ups on sand

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117. Pilgrim N K 1993 Observation and analysis of slope stability with seepage in

centrifuge model earthquakes

116. McKinley J D 1993 Grouted ground anchors and the soil mechanics aspects of

cement grouting

115. Lee D-M 1992 The angles of friction of granular fills

114. Smith C C 1992 Thaw induced settlement of pipelines in centrifuge model

tests

113. Jeyatharan K 1991 Partial liquefaction of sand fill in a mobile arctic caisson

under dynamic ice-loading

112. Madabhushi S P G 1991 Response of tower structures to earthquake

perturbations

111. Sun H W 1990 Ground deformation mechanisms for soil-structure

interactions

110. Maheetharan A 1990 Modelling the seismic response of piles and pile

groups

109. Lee S Y 1990 Centrifuge modelling of cone penetration testing in

cohesionless soils

108. Zeng X 1990 Modelling the behaviour of quay walls during earthquakes

107. Tan F S C 1990 Centrifuge and theoretical modelling of conical footings on

sand

106. Nunez I L 1989 Centrifuge model tension piles in clay

105. Stewart D I 1989 Groundwater effects on in-situ walls in stiff clay

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104. Springman S M 1989 Lateral loading on piles due to simulated

embankment construction

103. Hensley P J 1989 Accelerated physical modelling of transport processes in

soil

102. Lau C K 1988 Scale effects in tests on footings

101. Stone K J L 1988 Modelling of rupture development in soils

100. Wilson J 1988 A theoretical experimental investigation into the dynamic

behaviour of soils

99. Dean E T R 1988 An isotropic transformation soil constitutive model with induced

anisotropy in axial deformation events

98. Shi Q 1988 Centrifugal modelling of surface footings subject to combined loading

97. Poorooshasb F1988 The dynamic embedment of a heat emitting projectile

96. Al-Tabbaa A 1987 Permeability and stress-strain response of speswhite kaolin

95. Venter K 1987 Modelling the response of sand to cyclic loads

94. Phillips R 1987 Ground deformation in the vicinity of a trench heading

93. Habibian A 1987 Seismic modelling of coastal dykes on layered sand foundations

92. Powrie W 1986 The behaviour of diaphragm walls in clays

91. Elmes D 1986 Creep and viscosity in two kaolin clays

90. Simons H 1986 A theoretical study of pile driving

89. Lee F H 1985 Centrifuge modelling of earthquake effects on sand embankments

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88. Steedman R S 1984 Modelling the behaviour of retaining walls in earthquakes

87. Savvidou C 1984 Effects of a heat source in saturated clay

86. Airey D 1984 Clays in circular simple shear apparatus

85. Almeida M S S 1984 Stage constructed embankment on soft clays

84. Taylor R N 1984 Ground movements associated with tunnels and trenches

83. Mak K W 1984 Modelling the effects of a strip load behind rigid retaining walls

82. Francescon M 1983 Model pile tests in clay

81. Kutter B L 1982 Centrifugal modelling of the response of clay embankments to

earthquakes

80. Barton Y O 1982 Laterally loaded model piles in sand

79. Kusakabe O 1982 Stability of excavation in soft clay

78. Szalwinski C S 1982 Finite element modelling of kinematic history for particular

media

77. Sloan S W 1982 Numerical analysis of incompressible and plastic solids using finite

elements

76. Davies M C R 1981 Centrifuge modelling of embankments on clay foundations

75. Clarke B G 1981 In situ testing of clays using the Cambridge self boring

pressuremeter

74. Houlsby G T 1981 A study of plasticity theories and their applicability to soils

73. Clegg D 1981 Model piles in stiff clay

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72. Cousens T W 1980 The gravity flow of bulk solids in bunkers

71. Fahey M 1980 A study of the pressuremeter test in dense sand

70. Jewell R A 1980 Some effects of reinforcement on the mechanical behaviour of

soils

69. Seneviratne H N 1979 Deformations and pore pressure dissipation around tunnels

in soft clay

68. Mair R J 1979 Centrifugal modelling of tunnel construction in soft clay

67. Williams D J 1979 The behaviour of model piles in dense sand

66. Britto A M 1979 Thin walled buried pipes

65. Budhu M 1979 Single shear deformations of sand

64. Swain C W 1979 Piled foundations supporting a model offshore structure

63. Morris D V 1979 The centrifugal modelling of dynamic behaviour

62. Goodings D J 1979 Centrifugal modelling of slope failures

61. Padfield C J 1978 The stability of river banks and flood embankments

60. Cuckson J 1978 Shear zones and progressive failure in overconsolidated clay

59. Larsen H 1978 Earth pressure around buried pipes

58. Randolph M F 1977 A theoretical study of the performance of piles

57. Foster G H 1977 The behaviour of clay in plane strain

56. Potts D M 1977 Behaviour of lined and unlined tunnels in sand

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55. Smith A K C 1977 Experimental and computational investigation of model reinforced

earth retaining walls

54. Thompson S A 1976 Application of finite elements to plane strain deformation

and consolidation of soils

53. St John H D 1976 Field and theoretical studies of the behaviour of ground around

deep excavations in London clay

52. Orr T L L 1976 The behaviour of lined and unlined model tunnels in stiff clay

51. Windle D 1976 In situ testing of soils with a self-boring pressuremeter

50. Wind H G 1976 Interaction of sand and L-shaped walls in centrifuge models

49. Swain A 1976 Model ground anchors in clay

48. Wong K Y 1976 Micro-fabric changes during the deformation of clays

47. Chan K C 1975 Stresses and strains induced in soft clay by a strip footing

46. Wood D M 1974 Some aspects of the mechanical behaviour of kaolin under truly

triaxial conditions of stress and strain

45. Milligan G W E 1974 The behaviour of rigid and flexible retaining walls in sand

44. Beasley D H 1973 Centrifugal testing of models of embankments on soft clay

foundations

43. Cairncross A M 1973 Deformations around model tunnels in stiff clay

42. Blair-Fish P M 1973 Flow of sand in mass-flow bunkers

41. Ajaz A 1973 The stress and strain behaviour of compacted clay in tension and

compression

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40. Nadarajah V 1973 The stress-strain properties of lightly overconsolidated clay

39. Simpson B 1973 Finite elements applied to problems of plane strain deformation of

soils

38. Amerasinghe S F 1973 The stress-strain behaviour of clay at low stress levels and

high overconsolidation ratio.

37. Sketchley C J 1973 Behaviour of kaolin in plane strain

36. Borin D L 1973 The behaviour of saturated kaolin in the simple shear apparatus

35. Dick S C 1973 A model earth pressure test rig for clay soils

34. Hughes J M O 1973 An instrument for the in situ measurement of the properties of soft

clays

33. Smith I A A 1972 Stress and strain in a sand mass adjacent to a model wall

32. Coupe P S 1971 Some effects of time on stress strain relationships for clays

31. Stroud M A 1971 The behaviour of sand at low stress levels in the simple shear

apparatus

30. Endicott L J 1971 Centrifugal testing of soil models

29. Pearce J A 1970 The behaviour of soft clay in a new true triaxial apparatus

28. Tennekoon B L 1970 Stresses and strains induced by a strip footing on sand

27. Hawley J A 1970 A unified theory for the one-dimensional consolidation of saturated

clays

26. Tovey N K 1970 Electron-microscopy of clays

25. Avgherinos P J 1970 Centrifugal testing of models made of soil

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24. Lord J A 1969 Stresses and strain in an earth pressure problem

23. Hambly E C 1969 Plane strain behaviour of soft clay

22. Balasubramaniam A S1969 Some factors influencing the stress strain behaviour of clay

21. Bransby P L 1968 Stress and strain in sand caused by rotation of a model wall

20. Ting W H 1968 Some effects of history on the stress-strain behaviour of kaolin

19. Bassett R H 1967 The behaviour of granular materials in the simple shear apparatus

18. Walker L K 1967 The deformation of clay as a time-dependent process

17. Smart P 1967 Soil structure, mechanical properties and electron-microscopy

16. Mitchell R J 1967 Applications of the critical state theories

15. Loudon P A 1967 Some deformation characteristics of kaolin

14. Coumoulos D G 1967 A radiographic study of soils

13. Cole E R L 1967 Soils in the simple shear apparatus

12. Burland J B 1967 Deformation of soft clay

11. Walker A F 1966 Stress/strain relationships for clay

10. Sirwan K Z 1965 Deformation of soil specimens

9. James R G 1965 Stress and strain fields in sand

8. O'Loughlin M W B 1964 Radiological examination of granular materials

7. Thompson W J 1962 Some deformation characteristics of Cambridge gault clay

6. Arthur J R F 1962 Strains and lateral force in sand

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5. Thurairajah A 1961 Some shear properties of kaolin and of sand

4. Poorooshasb H 1961 The properties of soils and other granular media in simple

shear

3. Schofield A N 1959 The development of lateral force during the displacement of sand

by the vertical face of a rotating model foundation

2. Wroth C P B 1958 The behaviour of soils and other granular media when subjected to

shear

1. Wells A A 1951 Soil mechanics & tillage

89. Wang Z 2012 Treatment of Reject Brine with Natural and Modified Zeolites

88. Allagoa M 2011 Solidification/sabilisation of contaminated site soil: field versus

laboratory results

87. Au W 2009 An Experimental Study of Compensation Grouting in Silt

86. Saleh S 2008 Dynamic Response of Dams during Earthquakes.

85. Khokher Y R 2008 Seismic behaviour of embedded sheet pile retaining walls.

84. Cheung L K L 2008 Fibre Optic Strain Measurement for Monitoring Tunnel Lining

Movements

83. Mori H2008 The SPH Method to Simulate River Levee Failures

82. Uchida S 2008 Numerical Investigations of Fracture Prevention in Wellbores

81. Pal I 2007 Impact of Monsoon Rainfall on Soil Erosion

80. Lee Y S 2005 Centrifugal Modelling of Landslides Triggering Mechanism in

Layered Fill Slopes

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79. Gafar K O 2004 Fundamental Study of Grout Behaviour in Sandy Soils

78. El-Shafie M 2004 Effect of Building Stiffness on Excavation-Induced Displacements

77. Duru U E 2004 Combined immobilisation and bioremediation of contaminated soil

76. Osman A 2003 Permeability of Cement-Bentonite Mixtures in Aggressive

Environments

75. Cheong T P 2003 Three dimensional finite element analyses of soil-pipeline

interaction

74. Katelenich S M 2003 Wave-induced liquefaction of silt in the mini-drum

centrifuge

73. Chua H Y 2003 Horizontal arching of earth pressures on retaining walls

72. Wong, P K P 2003 Centrifugal modelling of liquefaction failure of loose granitic fill

slopes

71. Cheong M T 2003 Fundamental study on the influence of underground excavation on

compensation grouting

70. Yeung F J 2002 Modelling of the behaviour of saprolitic soil slopes under severe

rainfall

69. Vun P L 2002 Finite element analysis of soft clay stabilised with soil-cement

columns beneath embankments

68. Osman A S E K 2002 Mobilisable soil strength for geotechnical design of

retaining walls

67. Mojapelo H T 2002 Stabilisation of mine tailings using conventional and novel binders

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66. Boes N C A 2001 Long-term behaviour of soil-mixed in-situ treated contaminated

ground

65. Subedi B R 2000 Seismic stability of steep slopes

64. Chitambira B 2000 Innovative and sustainable applications of soil-mixed columns

63. Smith T L G 1999 Comparative study of permeable barrier materials for groundwater

remediation

62. Peat L J 1998 In situ detection of non-aqueous phase liquids using a refractive

index sensor.

61. Lee Y H 1998 Dynamic behaviour of liquefaction resistant bridge foundations

60. Barefoot A J 1998 Modelling the uplift resistance of buried pipes in a drum centrifuge

59. Faranski A S 1997 Uplift resistance of trench backfill in a soft Atlantic seabed clay

58. Sasakura T 1996 Suction enhanced fixity of jack-up foundations

57. Zeng X 1987 Centrifuge modelling of the effect of earthquakes on quay walls

56. White T P 1987 Finite element calculations involving the yielding of dilatant soils

55. Tan F S C 1987 The behaviour of wedge shaped footings in sand

54. Sun H W 1987 Soil structure interaction problem of retaining wall on

compressible foundation

53. Nadasewaran V R 1987 Earthquake stability of coastal dykes on poor foundations

52. Maheetharan A 1987 Earthquake response of piles and pile groups

51. Liu D F 1987 Constitutive relation for sand

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50. Lee S Y 1987 Propagation of ruptures beneath strip footings

49. Pennington D 1986 Dynamic cavity expansion in soils

48. Stewart D 1986 The deformation of walls retaining clay

47. Wilson J M R 1985 The dynamic properties of soils

46. Thompson R 1985 Laboratory testing of sand using the screw plate

45. Stone K J L 1985 Shear band formation in granular materials

44. Lau C K 1985 Grain size effects in soil models

43. Hensley P 1985 Thermally induced effects in saturated clay

42. Ventner K 1984 Earthquake induced liquefaction in the foundation of a model sea

dyke

41. Tanaka H 1984 Bearing capacity of footings for "jack-up" platforms

40. Springman S 1984 lateral loading on piles due to embankment construction

39. Poorooshasb F1984 Changes in the state of saturated clay during the embedment of a

fast projectile

38. Habibian A 1984 The effect of surcharge loading on the pattern of tension cracks in

soil

37. Featherstone J J 1984 Dynamic torsional testing of soils

36. Al-Tabbaa A 1984 Anisotropy of clay

35. Simons H A 1983 Dynamic finite element analysis of piles

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34. Lee F H 1983 Partial liquefaction in centrifuge model embankment in an

earthquake

33. Elmes D R 1983 Creep of a loose aggregate of rock salt crystal with saturated brine

pore fluid

32. Ah Teck C Y 1982 The behaviour of spill-through abutments

31. Phillips R 1982 Trench excavations in clay

30. Nunez I L 1982 Centrifuge studies of tension pile behaviour

29. Lung R K W 1982 Variation of the lateral pressure of clay against a model wall

28. Silva Perez A A 1982 Conical footings under combined loads

27. Lee C s 1982 Forces on piers on spill-through abutments

26. Steedman R S s 1981 The effect of earthquakes on model retaining walls

25. Scarpelli G 1981 Shear bands in sand

24. Savvidou C 1981 Fracture and permeability change in soil

23. Mak K W 1981 The effect of a concentrated load behind a model retaining wall

22. Heidari M 1981 Earthquake induced liquefaction of uniform soil models

21. Dean E R T 1981 Aspects of earthquake effect on model dams

20. Cheah H 1981 Site investigation techniques for laboratory soil models

19. Almeida M S S 1981 Analysis of behaviour of an embankment on soft ground

18. Lawrence D 1980 Some properties associated with kaolinite soils

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17. Wong K 1980 A study of the behaviour of Teton Dam soil with special reference

to the low stress

16. Sellapah J 1980 The effect of pile compressibility on axial capacity

15. Kusakabe O 1980 Centrifuge model tests of an oil tank

14. Airey D 1980 Soils in the circular simple shear apparatus

13. Lau W G 1980 Investigations of the cyclic loading of clay

12. Taylor R N 1979 Stand up of a model tunnel in silt

11. Sloan S W 1979 Numerical prediction of collapse loads using finite element method

10. Kutter B L 1979 Behaviour of embankments under dynamic loading

9. Francescon M 1979 Measurement of shaft and end loads in a model penetrometer

jacked into clay

8. Dorey R 1979 Transient seepage in saturated and partly saturated soils

7. Davies M C R 1979 Centrifugal modelling of embankment construction

6. Barton Y O 1979 Lateral loading of model piles in the centrifuge

5. Casarin C 1978 Soil deformations around tunnel headings in clay

4. Nova R 1977 Theoretical Studies of constitutive relations for sands

3. Rush K J 1974 A study of the vane shear test

2. Osho P A 1970 Influence of electrolytes on the stress-strain behaviour of soils

1. Overy B B 1952 The application of soil mechanics to a study of mole drilling

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IITM

Geosynthetics and reinforced soil structures

Disposal and utilization of fly ash

Seismic site characterization and non-linear ground response analysis

Seismic microzonation and risk studies

Cyclic and dynamic lateral response of pile groups

Liquefaction mitigation by passive remediation techniques

Ground improvement techniques

Stochastic FEM analysis of reinforced soil structures

Deep excavation and tunnelling

Reliability analysis of pile raft foundations

IISc BANGLORE

Foundation Engineering

a) Interference effect of footings and anchors

b) Seismic Bearing Capacity of Foundations and Seismic Earth Pressures 

c) Dynamic response of machine foundations

Soil Reinforcement and Geosynthetics

a) Use of Coir Fibers for Sustainable Development

b) Soil Nailing 

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c) Studies on Geocell Reinforced Foundation Beds

d) Field Tests on Geosynthetic Reinforced Unpaved Roads

Computational Mechanics and Modeling

a) Novel FE and Mesh-Free Methods for Solution of Nonlinear Problems

b) Integrated Force Method(IFM) 

c) High-Performance Computation in Uncertainty Quantification

d) Simplified Methods of Evaluation of Diffused Double Layer parameters

e) Ultimate bearing capacity of group of footings and anchors

f) Numerical Simulation of geosynthetic reinforced soil structures

g) Finite Element Limit Analysis for Axi-symmetric problems

h) Discrete element simulation of granular soil behaviour and liquefaction

Rock Mechanics

a) Practical Equivalent Continuum Model and Applications to Large Underground Openings in

Jointed Rock Mass

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b) Static And Seismic Analysis of Rock Slopes

c) Prediction of Stress-Strain Behaviour of Rocks Using ANN

Environmental Engineering

a) Design of Efficient Surface Aerators for Waste Water Treatment

b) Modeling Contaminant Transport in Ground Water and Vadoze Zone

c) Fuzzy-Stochastic Modeling for Water Quality Control in Streams

d) Water Distribution Network

e) Electrokinetic Decontamination of Soils 

f) Re-Use of Hazardous Wastes in Civil Engineering Applications

g) Characterization of Bentonites as Buffer Material for Deep Geological Repository

h) Defluoridation of Ground Water

i) Pollution Induced Heave in Soils

j) Role of Osmotic Suction in Volume Change Behaviour of Expansive Clays

k) Geochemistry of fluoride rich groundwater

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l) Modeling of solute transport in heterogeneous porous media

PH D CONFERMENTS

1 Satyanarayana B (1967)

Swelling pressures and related mechanical properties of black cotton soils

Ranganatham B V

2 Nagaraj T S (1967)

Experimental and phenomenological studies of shear strength characteristics of cohesive

soils

Govinda Rao N S and Ranganatham B V

3 Madhav M R (1968)

Some studies on consolidation behaviour of clays

Govinda Rao N S and Ranganatham B V

4 Subba Rao K S (1969)

Strength of reinforced concrete slabs on ground

Ranganatham B V

5 Valsangkar A J (1970)

Flexural and buckling behaviour of individual piles and two-dimensional analysis of

group of piles

Siva Reddy A

6 Srinivasan R J (1971)

Ultimate bearing capacity and related stability problems in soils having anisotropy and

nonhomogeneity in cohesion

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Siva Reddy A

7 Pranesh M R (1971)

Warping stresses in concrete slabs on ground

Siva Reddy A

8 Mishra G C (1972)

Confined and unconfined flows through anisotropic porous media

Siva Reddy A

9 Zacharias G (1973)

Studies on shear deformation and strength characteristics of cohesive soils

Ranganatham B V

10 Renga Raju V R (1973)

Strength and structural behaviour of foundations under concentrated loads

Ranganatham B V

11 Venkatappa Rao G (1973)

Physico-chemical mechanisms controlling volume change and shear strength behaviour

of clays

Sridharan A

12 Narasimha Rao S (1973)

Strength behaviour including stress-strain relationships of clays

Sridharan A and Nagaraj T S

13 Pandian N S (1974)

Effect of stress-ratio including KO on deformation behaviour of soils

Ranganatham B V

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14 Nayak M (1974)

Stresses and displacements in cross anisotropic soils with particular reference to

prediction of settlement of foundations on clays

Subba Rao K S and Srinivasan R J

15 Sreenivasulu V (1974)

Stability problems in soils of anisotropic, nonhomogeneous undrained strength

Ranganatham B V and Nagaraj T S

16 Ramasamy G (1975)

Flexural behaviour of axially and laterally loaded individual piles and groups of piles

Siva Reddy A

17 Jeyachandran R K (1975)

Settlement of pile foundations and drag load on piles

Ranganatham B V

18 Mogaliah G (1975)

Ultimate bearing capacity and stability problems in soils considering partial saturation

and anisotropy and non-homogeneity in cohesion

Ranganatham B V and Siva Reddy A

19 Raman J (1976 )

Dynamic response of footing-soil system to vertical vibrations

Sridharan A

20 Shanmuganathan S (1976)

Strength behaviour of isolated and combined footings

Ranganatham B V

21 Basu U (1977)

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Steady state confined and unconfined flows through anisotropic soils

Siva Reddy A

22 Somasekhar B V (1977)

Studies on stress-deformation and strength of soils under general stress-state

Nagaraj T S

23 Rangaiah N (1977)

Lower bound limit analysis and design of reinforced concrete rectangular slabs

Ranganatham B V and Subba Rao K S

24 Allam M M (1978)

Shear strength and volume change behaviour of desiccated soils

Sridharan A

25 Siddappa S (1979)

Studies on mechanisms of fibre reinforced cement-based composites

Nagaraj T S

26 Krishna Murthy M (1980)

Studies on stress-deformation and strength of soils under triaxial compression and

extension

Sridharan A and Nagaraj T S

27 Shyam Prasad Y (1981)

Strength and structural behaviour of strip, isolated and combined footings

Ranganatham B V

28 Venkatakrishna Rao K N (1981)

Ultimate bearing capacity and stability of slopes considering anisotropy and

nonhomogeneity in cohesion and other related stability problems

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Siva Reddy A

29 Jayadeva M S (1982)

Analysis of soil behaviour as interacting systems

Nagaraj T S

30 Rajagopalan Nair R P (1982)

Strength and structural behaviour of alternate footing systems

Ranganatham B V

31 Satyadas G G (1982)

Some studies on swelling and shrinkage of black cotton soil with particular reference to

effects of temperature and humidity

Subba Rao K S

32 Nagendra M V (1982)

Studies on foundations-soil system subjected to vertical and horizontal vibration

Sridharan A

33 Sreepada Rao A (1983)

Physico-chemical properties and engineering behaviour of anion absorbed clays

Sridharan A

34 Sharada Bai H (1983)

Some studies on structure-soil interaction analysis elastic and elasto-plastic plane frames

Ranganatham B V and Subba Rao K S

35 Kulkarni V G (1983)

Steady two-dimensional seepage flow analysis of analytical and numerical methods

Siva Reddy A and Sridharan K

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36 Srinivasa Murthy B R (1983)

Prediction of volume change behaviour of soils

Nagaraj T S

37 Sashikant Singh (1986)

Lower bound limit analysis of footings and slabs on ground

Subba Rao K S

38 Rengaswamy N S (1986)

Failure of cold-drawn and stress-relieved pre- stressing steel Effect of tensile stress, strain

rate, temperature, pH and polarisation on corrosion cracking in H2S and

NH4N03 environment

Ranganatham B V

39 Satyanarayana Murthy N (1987)

Factors in mechanisms controlling volume change behaviour of fine grain soils

Sridharan A

40 Dwarakanath H V (1987)

Structural response of partially steel reinforced concretes

Nagaraj T S

41 Gandhi N S V V S J (1987)

Studies on the shear modulus and damping factor of uniform layered soils

Sridharan A

42 Satyanarayana D (1987)

Finite difference modelling of seepage and ground water flows

Siva Reddy A

43 Gajarajan V S (1987)

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The role of anion on the volume change behaviour of clays

Sridharan A

44 Padmanabha J R (1988)

Some studies on engineering properties and behaviour of Black cotton soil as affected by

climatic factors

Subba Rao K S

45 Bhanu Prasad D (1988)

Decision support data for interacting factors for design of footings

Ranganatham B V

46 Hans Raj Singh (1989)

Bearing capacity of reinforced soil beds

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Sridharan A

47 Venkatesh K H (1989)

Some studies on the uplift and axial capacity of piles

Subba Rao K S

48 Venkatasubramanya B V (1989)

Framed structure-soil interaction with particular reference to partial loss of support and

presence of underground voids

Allam M M and Subba Rao K S

49 Vatsala A (1989)

Development of 'CAM-CLAY' models for over consolidated and sensitive soils

Srinivasa Murthy B R

50 Chandrakaran S (1990)

Mechanisms controlling the engineering behavior of bentonites exposed to sea water and

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smectite rich natural marine clays

Sudhakar Rao M and Sridharan A

51 Bindumadhava (1991)

Reinforced soil technique for soft/expansive soils

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Sridharan A

52 Sreedharan B R (1991)

Quantification of effect of significant factors on settlement controlled design bearing

pressure

Ranganatham B V and Allam M M

53 Sivakumar Babu G L (1991)

Engineering behaviour of residual soils in tropical environment

Pandian N S

54 Shashiprakash S G (1992)

Analysis of behavior of cement composites: Particular and non-particulate considerations

Nagaraj T S and Raghu Prasad B K

55 Krishna Rao S (1992)

A study of the lumped masses multi-degree-of-freedom idealization of a tall structure

with soil-structure interaction

M M Allam

56 Vijaya Bhaskar Raju K (1992)

Engineering behaviour of fine grained soils with chemical additives and the governing

physico-chemical mechanisms

Sivapullaiah PV and Sridharan A

57 Jayasimha K S (1992)

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Permeability and containment retention characteristics of soils and soil-fly ash systems

Pandian N S, Sudhakar Rao M and Sridharan A

58 Dilip Kumar Baidya (1993)

Dynamic response of foundations on layered and nonhomogeneous soils system

A Sridharan

59 Balakrishna C K (1993)

Analysis of reinforced earth foundations

Srinivasa Murthy B R

60 Ramesh H N (1994)

Engineering behaviour of lime stabilized fine grained soils containing sulphate and the

governing physico- chemical mechanisms

Sivapullaiah P V and Sridharan A

61 Gurumurthy J V (1994)

Behavior of expansive soils cushioned with stabilized rice husk ash and a critical

appraisal of CNS soil as a cushion

Subba Rao K S and Sivapullaiah P V

62 Jyant Kumar (1994)

Theoretical analysis of anchor pull-out capacity and associated earth pressure problems

Subba Rao K S

63 Ramnath K P (1995)

Influence of iron oxides on the physical properties and engineering behavior of kaolinite

M Sudhakar Rao and A Sridharan

64 Karibasappa S (1995)

Ultimate bearing capacity problems in anistropic and non-homogeneous soils

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Subba Rao K S

65 Manoj M (1995)

Analysis and prediction of compaction characteristics of soils - an integrated approach

Pandian N S and Nagaraj T S

66 Narasimha Raju P S R (1995)

Compressibility and permeability behaviour of soils - analysis and assessment

Pandian N S and Nagaraj T S

67 Stalin V K (1995)

Factors and mechanisms controlling the index properties and engineering behavior of soil

mixtures

Sivapullaiah P V and Sridharan A

68 Zahida Banu A F (1995)

Synergetics in the proportioning of concrete mixes

T S Nagaraj

69 Herkal R N (1996)

Constitutive behaviour of partly saturated fine grained soils

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Vatsala A

70 Vinod P (1996)

Analyses oftwo-Iayer soil systems beneath rigid footings

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Sridharan A

71 Shantharajanna H R (1996)

Elasto-plastic modelling of fine grained soils - A variable moduli approach

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Vatsala A

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72 Rajasekhar C (1996)

Retention and permeability characteristics of clays and clay-fly ash systems subjected to

flow of contaminants

Pandian N S and Sridharan A

73 Nagendra Prasad K (1997)

Constitutive modelling of soft cemented soil

Srinivasa Murthy B R, Sitharam T G and Vatsala A

74 Raghavendra H B (1997)

Some studies on the analysis of reinforced soil beds

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Sitharam T G

75 Mohan Rami Reddy P (1997)

Role of physico-chemical factors in the heave and collapse behaviour of laboratory

desiccated soils

Sudhakar Rao M

76 Robinson R G (1998)

Some studies on the interfacial friction between soils and solid surfaces

Allam M M and Subba Rao K S

77 Gangadhara S (1998)

Cyclic swell-shrink behaviour of laboratory compacted expansive soils

Sudhakar Rao M and Subba Rao K S

78 Prakash K (1998)

Settling, compressibility and permeability behaviour of fine grained soils

Sridharan A

79 Manjunatha K (1998)

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Uplift capacity of horizontal strip and circular anchors in homogeneous and layered soils

Subba Rao KS

80 Prashanth J P (1999)

Evaluation of the properties of fly ash for its use in geotechnical applications

Sivapullaiah P V and Sridharan A

81 Ramesh Babu R (1999)

Uplift capacity and behaviour of shallow horizontal anchors in soil

Subba Rao K S

82 Snehasis Tripathy (2000)

Behaviour of compacted expansive soils under swell-shrink cycles

Subba Rao K S

83 Sitaram Nayak (2000)

Passive earth pressure coefficients and their applications in the uplift capacity of anchors

Subba Rao K S

84 Sridevi Jade (2000)

Numerical modelling of jointed rock mass

Sitharam T G

85 Revanasiddappa K (2000)

Collapse behaviour of red soils of Bangalore district

Sudhakar Rao M

86 Nagaraj H B (2001)

Prediction of engineering properties of fine-grained soils from their index properties

Sridharan A

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87 Muttharam M (2001)

Engineering behaviour of ash-modified soils of Karnataka

Sudhakar Rao M and Venkatarama Reddy B V

88 Ali Keyhani (2001)

A Study on the predictive optimal active control of civil engineering structures

Allam M M

89 Lakshmikantha H (2001)

Stablised mineral liners for wasted containment facilities

Sivapullaiah P V

90 Krishna K C (2001)

CBR behaviour of fly ash-soil-cement mixes

Pandian N S

91 Parthasarathy C R (2002)

Prediction of engineering properties of fine grained soils

Subba Rao K S

92 Deepankar Choudhury (2002)

Passive earth pressures and associated problems under seismic conditions

Subba Rao K S

93 Dinesh S V (2003)

Discrete element simulation of static and cyclic behaviour of granular media

Sitharam T G

94 Nagendra Prakash B S (2003)

Removal of heavy metal ions from fine grained soils by electrokinetics

Sivapullaiah P V

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95 Seshagiri Rao R (2004)

Response and reliability analysis of buried flexible pipes

Sivakumar Babu G L and Srinivasa Murthy B R

96 Shivananda P (2004)

Role of lime-soil reactions and environmental factors in the engineering behaviour of

lime amended expansive clays

Sudhakar Rao M

97 Maya Naik S (2004)

Influence of diffusion coefficient and retardation factor in contaminant transport through

soil liners

Sivapullaiah P V

98 Govindaraju L (2005)

Liquefaction and dynamic properties of sandy soils

Sitharam T G and Srinivasa Murthy B R

99 Priyanko Ghosh (2005)

Applications of method of characteristics and upper bound limit analysis to different

bearing capacity problems

Jyant Kumar

100 Manju (2005)

Alkali induced heave in kaolinitic soils and remedial measures

Sivapullaiah P V

101 Narendra B S (2006)

Improvement of strength of soils at high water content using pozzolanic materials

Sivapullaiah P V

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102 Sireesh Saride (2006)

Behaviour of geocell reinforced foundation beds

Sitharam T G

103 Satyanarayana Murthy D (2006)

Probabilistic site characterization and reliability analysis of shallow foundation and

slopes

Sivakumar Babu G L

104 Ravishankar B V (2006)

Cyclic and monotonic undrained behaviour of sandy soils

Sitharam T G

105 Vinod J S (2006)

Liquefaction and dynamic properties of granular materials: a discrete element approach

Sitharam T G

106 Shankara G (2006)

Geotechnical behaviour of soil containing mixed layered illite-smectite contaminated

with caustic alkali

Sivapullaiah P V and Allam M M

107 Thyagaraj T (2007)

Influence of osmotic suction on the swell and compression behaviour of compacted

expansive clays

Sudhakar Rao M

108 Anbazhagan P (2007)

Site characterization and seismic hazard analysis with local site effects for microzonation

of Bangalore

Sitharam T G

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109 Vidya Bhushan Maji (2008)

Strength and deformation behaviour of jointed rocks: an equivalent continuum model

Sitharam T G

110 Vasudevan A K (2008)

Effect of coir fibres on the engineering properties of soils in the context of sustainable

development

Sivakumar Babu G L

111 Murali Krishna Adapa (2008)

Seismic response of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall models using shaking table tests

Madhavi Latha G

112 Sumantha Haldar (2008)

Reliability based design methods of pile foundation under static and seismic loads

Sivakumar Babu G L

113 Raju G C (2008)

Characterization and re-use of lead contaminated gypsum sludge

Sudhakar Rao M

114 Kouzer K M (2008)

Interference effects on the collapse loads for footings and anchors using an upper bound

finite element limit analysis

Jyant Kumar

115 Hari Prasad Reddy P (2008)

Remedial measures for alkali induced heave in soils

Sivapullaiah P V

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116 Guru Prasad Bolineni (2008)

Mechanism and control of sulphuric acid induced heave in soils

Sivapullaiah P V

117 Raju K V S B (2008)

Tip resistance of miniature cone penetrometer using triaxial apparatus for clean and silty

sand

Jyant Kumar

118 Arunakumari G (2009)

Factors affecting the static and dynamic response of jointed rock masses

Madhavi Latha G

119 Hemanta Kumar Dash (2009)

Undrained cyclic and monotonic response of sand-silt mixtures

Sitharam T G

120 Munwar Basha B (2009)

Optimum design of retaining structures under static and seismic loading: a reliability

based approach

Sivakumar Babu G L

121 Pijush Samui (2009)

Geotechnical site characterization and liquefaction evaluation using intelligent models

Sitharam T G

122 Mamatha P (2009)

A magnesia based sustainable method for de-fluoridation of contaminated groundwater

Sudhakar Rao M

123 Khatri Vishwas Nandkishore (2009)

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Solutions for plane strain and axisymmetric geomechanics problems with lower bound

finite elements limit analysis

Jyant Kumar

124 Manas Kumar Bhoi (2009)

The effect of interference of strip foundation and anchors on their ultimate bearing

capacity and elastic settlement

Jyant Kumar

125 Vikas Prathap Singh (2009)

Response and reliability analyses of soil nail walls

Sivakumar Babu G L

126 Amit Srivastava (2010)

Risk analysis of earth dams under static and earthquake loadings

Sivakumar Babu G L

127 Bharat T V (2010)

Modeling of contaminant transport through soils and landfill liners

Sivapullaiah P V and Allam M M

128 Ramulu More (2010)

Rock mass damage due to repeated blast vibrations in underground excavations

Sitharam T G and Madhavi Latha G

129 Arif Ali Baig (2010)

Enhancing the potential of class F fly ashes for geotechnical and geoenvironmental

applications

Sivapullaiah P V

130 Vipin K S (2010)

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Assessment of seismic hazard with local site effects: deterministic and probabilistic

approaches

Sitharam T G

131 Raghavendra Rao M V (2011)

A simplified approach of modelling the behaviour of unsaturated soils

Sivakumar Babu G L

132 Madhusudhan B N (2012)

Dynamic properties of dry to fully saturated sands using resonant column and bender

element tests

Jyant Kumar

M Sc (Engg) DEGREES   AWARDED

1. Krishnamurthy H V (1967)

Some studies on one-dimensional consolidation and theory of sand grains

Siva Reddy A

2.         Joy M J (1967)

Some studies on consolidation of partly saturated clays

Siva Reddy A

3.         Mahalingam S N (1971)

Studies on the engineering properties of synthetic soils in relation to the solid constituents

Ranganatham B V

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4.         Venkatesh K H (1983)

Experimental investigation on model short piles in uniform sand under vertical

compression or tension

Subba Rao K S

5.         Narendran R V (1984)

Strength and structural behaviour of reinforced concrete mat foundations

Ranganatham B V

6.         Balakrishna C K (1984)

Prediction of compaction characteristics of soils

Nagaraj T S

7.         Vatsala A (1985)

An engineering approach to predict shear strength of saturated soils

Nagaraj T S

8.         Hans Raj Singh (1985)

Friction coefficient in reinforced earth and design of reinforced earth walls

Sridharan A

9.         Bindumadhava (1986)

Prediction of compressibility behaviour of natural soils

Nagaraj T S and Srinivasa Murthy B R

10.     Harish Dutt H (1986)

Axisymmetric problems on bearing capacity and passive earth pressures in soils with

bilinear ground surface by the method of characteristics

Siva Reddy A

11.     Jagannath S V (1986)

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Two dimensional problems on bearing capacity and passive earth pressures in soils with

bilinear free surfaces by the method of characteristics

Siva Reddy A

12.     Sitharam T G (1986)

Some studies on volume change and strength behaviour of soils as effected on

environmental factors

Subba Rao K S and Sivapullaiah P V

13.     Sreedaran B R (1987)

Integrated study of RC footings

Ranganatham B V

14.     Vijaykumar Reddy P (1989)

An experimental study of end- bearing capacity of model piles in sand

Ranganatham B V

15.     Alok Agarwal (1989)

Stability of slopes and passive earth structures in partially saturated soils by the method

of characteristics

Siva Reddy A

16.     Shashikumar B M (1989)

Analysis of volume change behaviour of partly saturated soils

Nagaraj T S and Pandian N S

17.     Dwarkanath H N (1989)

Bentonite-Kaolinite-sand mixtures as backfill material for nuclear fuel waste disposal

vault

Sudhakar M Rao and Sridharan A

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18.     Karibasappa S (1990)

Axisymmetric problems in stability of slopes and passive earth pressures in partly

saturated soils by the method of characteristics.

Siva Reddy A

19.     Thandavamurthy R (1990)

Some studies on pile-soil friction and load transfer in rigid piles in sands.

Subba Rao K S

20.     Venkatesh P N (1990)

Simplified approach for field compaction control

Nagaraj T S and Srinivasa Murthy B R

21.     Narasimha Raju P S R (1992)

Analysis and prediction of permeability of saturated fine grained soils

Pandian N S and Nagaraj T S

22.     Sathi Devi U (1992)

Economic Design of Footings

Pandian N S and Sridharan A

23.     Bharti Patel (1992)

A critical evaluation of fracture models for concrete

Nagaraj T S and Raghu Prasad B K

24.     Robinson R G (1992)

Experimental studies on friction angle between soils and construction materials

Allam M M and Subba Rao K S

25.     Prashanth J P (1993)

Physical and engineering properties of soil fly-ash-time systems

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Sridharan A and Sivapullaiah P V

26.     Manjunatha K (1994)

Influence of anisotropy in sand on the ultimate bearing capacity of adjacent strip footings

& the effect of water table

Siva Reddy A

27.     Mandar S Nimbkar (1996)

Constitutive behaviour of coarse grained granular media: a discrete element approach

Sitharam T G

28.     Savitha S (1997)

Geotechnical evaluation of illite-bentonite mixtures as liners

Sivapullaiah P V

29.     Nagaraja Rao P V (1998)

Discrete element simulation of liquefaction behavior of sands

Vatsala A and Sitharam T G

30.     Mahesh Kumar C P (1999)

Shear strength and volume change behaviour of expansive soils and cyclic wetting and

drying

Subba Rao K S

31.     Balasubramanian S (1999)

Some studies on the leaching behaviour of Indian fly ashes

Pandian N S

32.     Bijoy A C (1999)

Comparative studies of slope stability methods

Sivakumar Babu G L

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33.     Susan Kurien (1999)

Shear strength and volume change characteristics of granular materials and aggregate

mixtures

Sitharam T G

34.     Krishna Y S R (2000)

Numerical analysis of large size horizontal strip anchors

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Vatsala A

35.     Venkataswamy B (2001)

Stabilisation of black cotton soil by lime piles

Sudhakar Rao M

36.     Srinivas Allada (2001)

Numerical analysis of In-Situ reinforcement techniques

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Sivakumar Babu G L

37.     Banahatti V M (2001)

Title of thesis Analysis of installation process for flexible ditch conduits

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Vatsala A

38.     Thyagaraj T (2002)

Analysis of installation process for flexible ditch conduits

Sudhakar Rao M

39.     Mohan Rao Ch V B K (2002)

Seismic bearing capacity of foundations and horizontal pullout capacity of vertical

anchors

Jyant Kumar

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40.     Nageshwar Rao S (2002)

Behaviour of cushioned expansive soils under cyclic wetting and drying

Subba Rao K S

41.     Rama Rao Y V S H (2002)

Numerical analysis of soil-pile system subjected to earthquake loading

Srinivasa Murthy B R and Vatsala A

42.     Mamatha P (2002)

Laboratory studies on use of mineral filters to treat fluoride contaminated water

Sudhakar Rao M

43.     Leelavathamma B (2003)

CBR behaviour of soil-stabilized fly ash systems

Pandian N S

44.     Nilanjan Saha (2004)

Numerical analysis of reinforced earth walls

Vatsala A and Srinivasa Murthy B R

45.     Saritha Dhawan (2004)

An experimental study of shrinkage behaviour and SWCC relations of clays

Sudhakar Rao M

46.     Pijush Samui (2004)

Stability numbers for slopes with associated and non-associated flow rule and shake table

liquefaction studies

Jyant Kumar

47.     Bharat T V (2005)

Simplified methods of evaluation of diffused double layer parameters employed in

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geotechnical engineering

Sivapullaiah P V and Allam M M

48.     Vidya S Murthy (2006)

Effects of reinforcement parameters on the

mechanical behaviour of geosynthetic reinforced sand

Madhavi Latha G

49.     Somwanshi Amit Bhimrao (2009)

Effects of reinforcement parameters on the behavior of geosynthetic reinforced

foundation beds

Madhavi Latha G

50.     Sandeep Kumar Chouksey (2009)

Analytical models for stress-strain response of fiber-reinforced soil and municipal solid

waste

Sivakumar Babu G L

51.     Kumar Gaurave (2010)

Characterization and lime stabilization studies on artificially lead contaminated soils

Sudhakar Rao M

IITB

Characterization of soft clays for road and infrastructure development projects

Centrifuge model studies on pile stabilized slopes

IIT KANPUR

2013 Rohit Ranjan Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury 2D FE modelling and a two-step

approach to reliability assessment of a tunnel in layered soft soil

2013 Praneet Jain Dr.Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy Performance of geosynthetic encased

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stone columns: A numerical study

2013 Abhishek Periwal Dr.Sarvesh Chandra Settlement response of extensible

geosynthetics reinforced granular fill – soft soil system

2013 Tanushree Dr. N. R. Patra 3D Ground response Analysis of Kanpur

Soil

2013 Abhijit Kundu Dr. N. R. Patra Behaviour of Kanpur Soil Stabilized with

Polyethylene Strips

2013 Abhijeet Swain Dr.P.Ghosh Experimental Study on Interaction Effect of

Two Closely Spaced Machine Foundations

2013 Santosh Kumar Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury, Dr.Prabhakar Gundlapalli

3D Finite Element Modeling and Seismic Analysis of a Nuclear Containment

Structure

2013 Monirul Mallick Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Seismic Analysis of Skew

Bridges including Nonlinear Pile-Soil Interaction

2013 Rashmi Kumari Dr.Sarvesh Chandra Shear Behaviour of RaeBareilly

Pond ash at low confining pressure

2013 Deepak G Thomas Dr.Sarvesh Chandra, Dr.Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy Finite

element study on the behaviour of buried flexible pipelines

2012 Kumar, Hridayesh Dr.P.Ghosh,Dr. Krishanu Biswas Fly ash based

geopolymers: processing and geotechnical property assessment

2012 Deepa Jayabhadran Dr.Sarvesh Chandra, Dr.Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy

Analysis of Buried Pipeline by Finite Element Approach

2012 Niraj Singh Parihar Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Seismic Slope Stability

Analysis of Indian Ports

2012 Varun VM Dr.P.Ghosh Interference effect of nearby strip footings on

reinforced soil using upper bound limit analysis

2012 Sanyam Singh Dr. N. R. Patra Effect of compressive load on uplift capacity

of group of batter piles in sand

2012 Rajesh Prasad Shukla Dr. N. R. Patra Patra Behaviour of Model Single

Piles and Pile groups Subjected to excavation induced Soil movement in Sand

2012 Kirti Choudhary Dr.Sarvesh Chandra, Dr.Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy

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Modelling of time dependent response of unreinforced and reinforced railway

track

2012 Akshay Jain Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Seismic Response of Highway Skew

Bridges Considering Soil-Structure Interaction Effects

2012 Santhosh kumar Dr.P.Ghosh Interaction effect of two nearby strip

anchors using method of characteristics

2012 Lopamudra Bhaumik Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Seismic response of nuclear

reactor structures incorporating nonlinear soil-structure interaction

2012 Deepak Kumar Bhardwaj Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Probabilistic Seismic

Performance of a Bridge-Foundation-Soil System

2012 Suniti Rautela Dr.P.K.Basudhar Seismic Stability Analysis of Unreinforced

and Reinforced Slopes

2012 Vishwajeet Khan Dr.P.K.Basudhar Optimal Lower Bound solutions of

Plane Strain Stability Problems in Geotechnical Engineering

2012 Sobin Joseph Dr.P.K.Basudhar Finite Element analysis of strip footings

resting on unreinforced and reinforced linearly elastic foun8ation beds

2012 Kamal Singh Dr. Amit Prashant, Dr.Sarvesh Chandra Measurement of

Permeability of Kaolin Clay at low Gradient

2011 Dhanaji Sukhadeo Chavan Dr. Amit Prashant, Dr.P.Ghosh Permanent

displacement of nailed soil slopes subjected to earthquake loading

2011 Reshma Bhoodesan Dr.Sarvesh Chandra Equivalent Shear Modulus for Multi-

Layered Geosynthetic Reinforced Granular Bed

2011 Vijayasri Thanikella Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Seismic Response Analysis

of Layered Soil Deposits

2011 B Vivek Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Probabilistic Analysis of Soil

Liquefaction Considering Spatial Variability of Soil

2011 Vikas Yadav Dr. N. R. Patra 1-D Ground response analysis of some

Indian pond ash located in seismic zone II, III and IV

2011 Poonam Singh Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Performance Evaluation of Steel-

moment-resisting-frame-building incorporating nonlinear SSI

2011 Rajat Gupta Dr.P.K.Basudhar Liquefied Soil Flow Around Single and

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Group of Piles and its Effect on the Flexural Behavior of Single Piles

2011 Sumit Jindal Dr.Prishati Raychowdhury Shallow Foundation Response

Analysis: A Parametric Study

2011 P Vivek Dr.P.Ghosh Static and Dynamic Interference of Strip Footings

in Layered Soil

2011 Karun Pratap Dr. Amit Prashant Modeling of Sand Crushing using DEM at

High Stresses

2011 Rahul Kanaujia Dr. Amit Prashant Settlement Estimation Method for

Ring Footings under Eccentric Loading

2011 Venkatraman Srinivasan Dr.P.Ghosh Interference f=effect of two near-by

circular footings on layered soil

2011 Lokender Singh Dr.P.K.Basudhar Lower Bound Limit Analysis of

Plane Strain Problems in Geotechnical Engineering

2011 G. S., PARVATHI Dr.P.K.Basudhar Analysis of beams on viscoelastic

foundations and model parameter estimation

2011 Lekshmi, V Dr.P.K.Basudhar Permeability Characteristics of some Indian

river sands

2011 SARVESH, RDr.N.R.Patra Uplift Capacity of Group of Battered Piles and

Combined Vertical and Battered Piles in Sand

2011 V.S, Neeraja Dr.P.K.Basudhar Upper Bound Limit Analysis of

Unreinforced and Reinforced Soil Beds

2011 Jishnu, R. B. Dr.N.R.Patra 1-D and 2-D ground response analysis of kanpur

soil

2011 Krishnan, A Dr.N.R.Patra Stress Strain behavior of local soil and pond ash

based on steady state strength concept

2011 Sagar Chanda Dr.N.R.Patra Measurement of shear wave velocity and

evaluation of liquefaction potential of Kanpur soil by seismic downhole technique

2011 Rajusha Dr.P.Ghosh Static and seismic interference of strip anchors in

layered soil

2011 Vivek, P Dr.P.Ghosh Static and dynamic interference of strip footings in

layered soil

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2011 Sumit Jindal Dr.P.Raychowdhury Shallow Foundation Response Analysis: A

Parametric Study

2011 Rajat Gupta Dr.P.K.Basudhar Liquefied Soil Flow Around Single and

Group of Piles and its Effect on the Flexural Behavior of Single Piles

2011 Poonam Singh Dr.P.Raychowdhury Performance Evaluation of Steel-

moment-resisting-frame-building incorporating nonlinear SSI

2010 P.Nareen Kumar Reddy Dr.N.R.Patra Oblique Pullout Capacity of Footing

in sand

2010 Kunal Dr.P.K.Basudhar

Dr.P.Ghosh Interference effect of two near-by square and rectangular footings on

layered soil

2010 Manash Chakraborty Dr. Amit Prashant Role of transient analysis and

material heterogeneity in simulation of Strain Localization in clays

2010 D V Vidhya Sagar Dr.N.R.Patra Morphological, chemical, mineralogical and

geotechnical characterization of Indian pond ashes.

2009 S.Rukmini Kumar Dr.Priyanka Ghosh Interference effect of two near-by

strip footings on layered soil.

2009 Kotak Himanshu

Arvindbhai Dr.Amit Prashant Estimation of Dynamic shear modulus of

embankment soiols compaction test.

2009 Chalivendra Suman Dr.N.R.Patra Effect of compressive load on uplift capacity

of single battered pile and group

of piles with single battered pile in the Group embedded in sand.

2009 Pawan Kumar Dr.Priyanka Ghosh Interference effect of two near by strip

footings on Rainforced soil bed.

2009 Indra Prasad Acharya Dr.P.K.Basudhar Shear Strength, one Dimensional

Compressibility and Permability Characterisisties

at Ganga sand and ennore sand.

2009 P.Venkata Siva Prasad Dr.N.R.Patra Effect of compressive load on

oblique Pull out capacity of Model single piles in

in Marine Clay

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2009 Cisy Joseph Dr.P.K.Basudhar Pseudo-Static kstability Analysis of Slopes

in Non-Homogeneous and Anisotropic

soils.

2009 Lohit Kumar S.Nainegali Dr.P.K.Basudhar Analysis of two closely

spaced surface fottings using finite Element Method.

2009 Arun Phakade Dr.P.K.Basudhar Critical study of some predictive models for

Pore pressure Generation during

cycle loading.

2009 Namita Adarshi Dr.N.R.Patra Effect of depth of embedment on

compressive and pullout capacity of footing in

sand

2009 Anirudh Sharma Dr.Priyanka Ghosh Interferen effect of two klnearby

kshallow foundations numerical approach.

2009 Abhijit Roy Dr.N.R.Patra Effect of arching on passive earth pressure for rigid

retaining walls considering

Translationed mode.

2009 Sreewalsa Kolathayar Dr.Priyanka Ghosh Seismic Earth pressure on contilever

Retaining walls PSEUDO-Dynamic Approach.

2009 Praveen G Sapare Dr.Amitk Prashant A comparative study of single stage

and multi stage design of nailed vertical

cuts and relevant parametric studies.

2009 Arindum Dey Dr.P.K.Basudhar Nonlinearly Elastic and viscoelastic

unreinforced and reinforced foundation beds:

modeling and model parameter estimation.

2009 Devindra Singh Rathore Dr. Amit Prashant Settlement estimation for ring

footings through strain influence diagrams including.

Stiffness nonlinearit

2013 Chandra Mani Dr. Tarun Gupta Chemical characterization of TSP and

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Shukla

PM2.5 components of aerosol in Taj

Mahal (Agra) and IITK (Kanpur): a

comparative study

2013Swetha Priya

Darshini T

Dr. Mukesh

Sharma

Synergy of Receptor and Dispersion

models in Estimating missing Emissions

of PM10 and PM2.5

2013 Arun Yadav Dr.S.N.TripathiAn Evaluation of WRF-Chem Model

over the Indian Domain

2012 Akhilesh Rawal Dr.S.N.Tripathi

Study of Ion-Aerosol Near-Cloud

Mechanism to explain Cosmic Ray-

Cloud-Climate Conundrum

2012 Punith Middha Dr. Tarun Gupta

Comparison of PM2.5 sources for winter

and summer at Kanpur using positive

matrix factorization(Receptor Model)

Technique

2012 Vikrant SheteDr. Mukesh

Sharma

Bayesian-inferred Fog Forecasting

model for Kanpur: Application of WRF-

predicted Meterological Parameters

2011Vivek Kumar

Goel

Dr.Purnendu

Bose

Reduction in 7-day Total THM

Formation of Wastewater and Ganga

Water through Ozonation and

Biologically-Active Carbon Filtration

(BACF)

2011 Anurag SrivastavaDr.Purnendu

Bose

Financial Modeling of Public Private

Partnership in Wastewater Treatment

2011 Neelabh Dixit Dr. Tarun Gupta

Dr. Tarun Gupta Comparative study of

Secondary Organic Aerosol formation

from the exhaust of a CRDI engine

fuelled with diesel and B20

2010 Amarjeet Singh Dr.Purnendu

Bose

Similarities in DBP Production on

Chlorination of Diluted Wastewater and

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Ganga River Water at Kanpur

2011 Ajay KumarSinghDr.Sharma,

Mukesh

A GIS-based Emission Inventory for

Primary Organic Carbon and its

Deposition in the Himalayas: A WRF

and CAMx Modeling

2011 Mayank SonkarDr.Sharma,

Mukesh

Regional Scale Transport Simulation and

Deposition of Elemental Carbon in the

Himalayas: A WRF and CAMx

Modeling

2011 Neelabh Dixit Dr.Tarun Gupta

Comparative study of Secondary

Organic Aerosol formation from the

exhaust of a CRDI engine fuelled with

diesel and B20

2011 AnuragSrivastavaDr.Purnendu

Bose

Financial Modeling of Public Private

Partnership in Wastewater Treatment

2010Swatantra Pratap

Singh

Dr.Purnendu

Bose

Dr.Souymen

Guha

Remediation of DDT Contaminated Soil

by Biological and Physicochemical

Processes

2010 Saurabh SachanDr.Purnendu

Bose

Modeling algal-bacterial growth kinetics

in batch and continuous photo bio-

reactros

2010 Amarjeet SinghDr.Purnendu

Bose

Similarities in DBP Production on

Chlorination of Diluted Wastewater and

Ganga River Water at Kanpur

2009 Rajesh SinghDr. Avinash

Kumar Agarwal

Experimental Investigations of

performance and combustion of

vegetable

2009Parvesh Chandra

ShuklaDr. Kunal Ghosh

Revival of wind energy application in

ship Propulsion sing modern wing

2009 Rajil Jian Dr. Purnrndu D.B.P. formation due  to chlorination of

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Bose Ganga Water in Kanpur

2009 Shefali Dubey Dr. Tarun GuptaComparison of personal eposure

measurements for a typical IIT Kanpur

2009Jariwala Chinmay

GunvaDr.S.N.Tripathi

An observational and Laboratory study

on the effect of loudf condensa-

2009 Vishnu Patidar Dr.S.N.TripathiFirst surface, spatial and vertical

measurements of cloud condensations

2009 Suraj Agarwal Dr.Tarun Gupta Optimal sat-gel coating of TiO2

Nanoparticles for potential photo

catalytic

2009 RajeshMohanan Dr Tarun Gupta

Dr.M.Sharma

Development of a continuous annular

photocatalylic Reactor for the control of

volatile organic compound (BTEX)

using TiO2

2009 Shubham Mishra Dr.Vinod Tare Estimation of wxit flow distribution

using computational fluid dynamics in

2009 Nidhi Gupta Dr.Vinod Tare Development of optical visibility meter

2009 Harshita Jain Dr.Purnendu

Bose

Recovery of Alum from Alum sludge

deposited in sludge beds in water

2009Amit Singh 

Chauhan

Dr.Saumyen

Guha

Studies on Anaerobic-Aerobic

Wastewater Treatment System as

Microbial Fuel Cell

2009Abdur Rahman

Quaff

Dr.Saumyen

Guha

Sewage treatment in

uasbreactor:enhanced granulation with

Natural Polymer and Evaluation of effect

of flow rate on mixing and mrerobial

2009 Varun BhattaDr.Saumyen

Guha

Studies on Anaerobic-Aerobic

Wastewater Treatment System as

Microbial Fuel Cell

2009 Sumit VermaDr.Saumyen

Guha

Treatability Studies of the Wastewater of

CETP, Ankleshwar

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NORWEGIAN UNVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Soil modeling, numerical analyses and testing

Development of soil models for clay, sand, and rock

Development of numerical methods

Material softening and regularization

Progressive failure

2D and 3D numerical analyses

Testing of soft clays and sand

Testing of frozen materials

Scaled model tests (1G)

Marine geotechnical engineering

Concept development and verification studies

Model tests on foundations and pipelines

Laboratory tests on offshore samples

Slides and geohazards

Stability calculations and evaluations

Stabilisation methods for protection towards new slides

National database for previous slide activity

Slide mechanisms in sensitive clays

Instrumentation and geotechnical investigations

Slide activity in an instrumented quick clay deposit

Geo-environmental engineering

Remediation of contaminated soil

Construction of waste deposit in the Netherlands