Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019

This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of Geomaterials and Physical Modelling; (ii) Foundations and Deep Excavations; (iii) Soil Stabilization and Ground Improvement; (iv) Geoenvironmental Engineering and Waste Material Utilization; (v)  Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering; (vi) Earth Retaining Structures, Dams and Embankments; (vii) Slope Stability and Landslides; (viii) Transportation Geotechnics; (ix) Geosynthetics Applications; (x) Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling; (xi) Rock Engineering, Tunnelling and Underground Constructions; (xii) Forensic Geotechnical Engineering and Case Studies; and (xiii) Others Topics: Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils, Offshore and Marine Geotechnics, Remote Sensing and GIS, Field Investigations, Instrumentation and Monitoring, Retrofitting of Geotechnical Structures, Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Education, Codes and Standards, and other relevant topics. The contents of this book are of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike.

Dr. Satyajit Patel is Associate Professor at the Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His research area includes utilization of industrial solid wastes in civil engineering constructions, geoenvironmental issues, soil stabilization, ground improvement, and geosynthetics for road pavements. He has published 13 journal papers and presented 7 research papers internationally. He has guided more than 29 M.Tech students and 9 students are currently pursuing their PhD under his guidance. He is a life member of Indian Geotechnical Society, Institution of Engineers (India), and Indian Road Congress (IRC). He has received a research grant from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Dr. Chandresh H. Solanki is Professor (Geotechnical Engineering) at the Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. He has guided 50 postgraduate dissertations and 16 Ph.D. thesis and he is currently supervising 11 PhD research scholars. He has published 165 research papers in the reputed national, international journals and conferences. Dr. Solanki received the “Shri. M.S. Jain Biannual Award” for the Best Paper in IGC 2013, Prof. Dinesh Mohan Award in IGC 2017 and “Distinguished Faculty Award” form The Venus International Faculty Awards-2016. He has organized 20 national level events including STTP, FDP, conferences and seminars and he was the chairman for the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2019) held at Surat, Gujarat. Dr. Solanki has been elected as a member of executive committee of IGS for the terms (2015-2022). His research interests include subsoil characteristics, predictions in geotechnical engineering, soil dynamics, ground improvement and geoenvironmental engineering. He has given 50 expert talks throughout India and abroad. He is a life member of Indian Geotechnical Society, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), and Institution of Engineers (India). Dr. Krishna R. Reddy is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory, and also Director of the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. Dr. Reddy has over 28 years of teaching, consulting, and research experience in the fields of civil engineering, geotechnical & geoenvironmental engineering, environmental engineering, and sustainable & resilient engineering. He is the author of 4 books, 246 journal papers, 21 edited books/conference proceedings, 22 book chapters, and 225 full conference papers. He has received several awards for excellence in research and teaching, including the ASCE Wesley W. Horner Award, ASTM Hogentogler Award, UIC Distinguished Researcher Award, the University of Illinois Scholar Award, and the University of Illinois Award for Exce