Research interests: 

• Theoretical and Computational Geomechanics
• Constitutive Modeling of Frictional Material
• Soil Instability Analysis
• DEM based Micro-mechanical Modelling of Granular Media
• Numerical Modeling of Large Deformation Problem
• Physical and Numerical Modeling of Granular Flow and Debris Flow
• Non-destructive Testing of Soil

Research Projects and Student Guidance: 

Ongoing Doctoral Research

Mr. Adil Nazir (January, 2023 - ): Micro-mechanical investigation of undrained shearing response of granular media.
Ms. Kmr Shraddha (August, 2022 - ): Numerical modeling of flow of geomaterials addressing material rate sensitivity and uncertainty associated with constitutive parameters.
Mr. Madhu Sudan (September, 2020 - ): DEM based micro-mechanical modelling of granular media addressing particle shape effect.
Mr. Siddharth Pathak (August, 2018 - ): Rate-dependent constitutive response of sand and its application to rapid pile load testing.

Ongoing M.S./M.Tech.(R)/M.Tech. Research

Mr. Tanishq Karanwal (January, 2024 -): Numerical modeling of granular flow with application to Geomechanics.

Mr. Govind Kant Mishra (August, 2021 - ): Continuum based modelling of debris flow incorporating different flow rheology.

Ms. Arpita Ray (July, 2023 - ): Assessment of liquefaction through DEM based approach (Jointly with Dr. Arindam Dey, IIT Guwahati, India). [External Supervision]

Ongoing B.Tech. Research

Mr. Yashwant Singariya and Mr. Rishabh Maheshwari (August, 2023 - ): Numerical modeling of Kedarnath debris flow (Jointly with Dr. Parmod Kumar).

Previous Research Fellows

Mr. Tanishq Karanwal (December, 2023 - January, 2024): Modeling of granular flow. [Presently pursuing M.Tech.(R) at IIT Mandi, India]

Mr. Dharani Raj S V (July, 2021 - December, 2022): DEM based study on the shearing response of sand addressing influence of intermediate principal stress and
rolling resistance. [Presently pursuing PhD at University of Adelaide, Australia]

Mr. Bhupendra Chand (August, 2019 - January, 2021): Large deformation based FE simulation of fast penetration process. [Presently pursuing PhD at IISc, India]

Ms. Dikshita Nath (May, 2018 - November, 2019): Continuum modeling of debris flows.  [Presently pursuing PhD at University of British Columbia, Canada]

Previous M.S./M.Tech.(R)/M.Tech. Research

Mr. Revatee Raman Pandey (July, 2022 - June, 2023): A coupled CFD-DEM approach for modeling of debris flow (Jointly with Dr. Arindam Dey, IIT Guwahati, India). [External Supervision]

Mr. Aman Ujjwal (July, 2021 - June, 2022): A DEM based study of dry debris flow through granular column collapse over a horizontal bed and its interaction with a rigid barrier (Jointly with Dr. Arindam Dey, IIT Guwahati, India). [External Supervision]

Mr. Dharani Raj S V (August, 2020 - July, 2021): DEM simulation of true triaxial test incorporating particle shape effect (Jointly with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roberto Cudmani, TU Munich, Germany, under DAAD Fellowship). [Presently pursuing PhD at University of Adelaide, Australia]

Mr. Navneet (August, 2020 - July, 2021): Large deformation based finite element analysis on load carrying capacity of driven pile incorporating installation effects. [Presently Senior Engineer at Tractebel Engineering Private Limited]

Mr. Geethesh Naiyyalga (August, 2019 - July, 2020): Micromechanical modeling of granular materials incorporating particle shape effect. [Presently pursuing PhD at IIT Bombay, India]

Mr. Atharv Anant Saurkar (August, 2019 - July, 2020): Non-linear analysis of coupled building-foundation-slope system subjected to lateral loading condition.[Presently Offshore Structural Engineer at Kent PLC]

Previous B.Tech. Research

Mr. Harsh Bhati and Mr. Jainam (August, 2023 - December, 2023): A DEM based assessment of influence of particle shape and shape distribution on the mechanical behaviour of geomaterials.

Mr. Tarun Soni and Mr. Yash Malhotra (August, 2023 - December, 2023): Modeling of debris flow (Jointly with Dr. Parmod Kumar).

Mr. Amit Kumar Jatav and Mr. Sagar Tomar (August, 2021 - June, 2022): Bearing capacity of driven pile using FEM.

Ms. Nisha and Ms. Misha Sagar (August, 2021 - June, 2022): Particle based modeling of granular materials like soil.

Mr. Shikhar Kumar (August, 2020 - June, 2021): Analysis and design of cantilever retaining wall supporting multi-layer inclined back-fill.

Mr. Vikas Verma and Mr. Saurabh Singh (August, 2020 - June, 2021): Investigation of pile load carrying capacity applying FEM.

Mr. Ashutosh Kumar and Mr. Bhanu Singh (August, 2019 - July, 2020): Bearing capacity of foundations on slopes under inclined loading.

Mr. Ankit Dahiya and Mr. Vikas (August, 2018 - July, 2019): Stability assessment of slopes in Kamand region, Mandi (Jointly with Dr. Maheshreddy Gade).

Mr. Utkarsh Kunwar (August, 2018 - July, 2019): Physical and cognitive modelling of multiphase dispersed flows (Jointly with Dr. Gaurav Bhutani).

Summer Interns

Ms. Arpita Ray (June - July, 2023): Modeling of liquefaction phenomena in sand employing discrete element method (DEM): Research Internship under SERB Accelerate Vigyan – VRITIKA Scheme 2022-23 (1st yr MTech, Dept. Civil Engg, IIT Guwahati).

Ms. Monika Mina (June - July, 2023): Simulation of Kedarnath debris flow employing RAMMS (2nd yr BTech, Schl. Civil Env. Engg, IIT Mandi).

Mr. Vikas (June - July, 2023): Particle shape characterization of granular media employing discrete Fourier transformation (2nd yr BTech, Schl. Physical Sc., IIT Mandi).

Mr. Gautam Kumaran (May - July, 2023): Particle shape characterization of granular media employing fractal method (1st yr BSc, Dept. Physics, Shiv Nadar University).

Mr. Sourit Saha (May - July, 2022): Numerical Modelling of Soft Particle Collision employing DEM (2nd yr BTech, Dept. Mechanical Engg, IIT Kanpur).

Mr. Arpit Mishra (June - August, 2022): 3D DEM modeling of triaxial test in YADE (3rd yr BTech, Dept. Civil Engg, Shiv Nadar University).

Mr. Rohan Deb (June - August, 2019): Stability Analysis of Finite Earthen Slopes and Embankments by Method of Slices (3rd yr BTech, Dept. Civil Engg, NIT Agartala).

Mr. Suhaib Anwar (June - August, 2019): Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes using Kinematic, Kinetic and Equivalent-Continuum Analysis (3rd yr BTech, Dept. Civil Engg, IIEST, Shibpur).

Mr. Balwant Kumar (June - August, 2019): Bearing Capacity Analysis of Shallow Foundation using FEM (3rd yr BTech, Dept. Civil Engg, NIT Arunachal Pradesh).

Mr. Kundan Kumar (June - August, 2018): Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes using Kinematic and Kinetic Methods (3rd yr BTech, Dept. Civil Engg, NIT Mizoram).

Mr. Naresh Singh (June - August, 2018): Stability Analysis of Finite Earthen Slope by Method of Slices (3rd yr BTech, Dept. Civil Engg, NIT Mizoram).

Invited/Expert Talks:

1. Implications of adopting up-scaled particle size distribution in DEM for simulating the mechanical and instability response of sand: Mini-Symposium on Recent Advances in Computational Geomechanics, 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations (9ICCMS), Gandhinagar, India on December 21, 2023.
2. Resource person for the short course on Soil Constitutive models in the Center for Continuing Education in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, May 15-19, 2023. Delivered expert lectures on (1) Nonlinear Elasticity, (2) Stress-Dilatancy Relationship and Plastic Potential Function, (3) Soil Behavior Prediction by Modified Cam-Clay and (4) Predicting Rate-dependent Constitutive Response of Geomaterials Employing Visco-plastic Model.
3. Modeling the constitutive response of geomaterials across the length scale: Universita degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy on July 3rd, 2023. Stability analysis of finite soil-slopes and Implications of soil shear strength parameters on slope stability analysis: Faculty Development Programme (FDP) organized for faculties of HP Govt. Engineering Colleges by IIT Mandi on 2nd September, 2022.
4. Stability analysis of finite slopes and overview on continuum modelling of debris flow: DST Summer School on Geospatial Technologies for Mountain Disaster Management-Landslide organised by Geo-informatics and Building Technology Research Centre, Department of Civil Engineering, Chitkara University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh on June 16th, 2022.
5. Investigation of Instabilities in Granular Materials Across the Length Scale: Webinar organised by Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR on March 15th, 2022.
6. Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes: Five day workshop on "Training Program on Landslide Mitigation and DPR Preparation for Practicing Engineers", organised by IIT Mandi and NDMA during September 23-27, 2019.
7. Instabilities and Rate-dependency in Mechanical Behavior of Sand: Symposium of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) during March 5-7, 2019 at IIT Gandhinagar, India. 
8. Introduction to Material Modelling and Elasticity: IACMAG pre-symposium workshop on "Behaviour of Civil Engineering Materials", organised by IIT Gandhinagar on March 4th, 2019.
9. Rock Slope Failures and Stabilization Methods: One day workshop on "Rainfall Induced Landslide – Mapping, Mitigation and Monitoring", organised by IIT Mandi and SDMA-HP on October 11th, 2017.

Conference Presented/Attended:

1. The 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations (9ICCMS), December 21, 2023, Gandhinagar, India.
2. The 17th Asian Regional Conference (17ARC 2023), August 14-18, 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan.
3. The 8th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazard Mitigation (DFHM8), June 26-29, 2023, Torino, Italy.
4. Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC2022), December 15-17, 2022, Kochi, India (Co-chaired a session on Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling).
5. The Symposium of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), March 5-7, 2019, IIT Gandhinagar, India (Co-chaired two sessions on Geomaterial Behaviour and Material Modelling).
6. The 11th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC2018), December 19-21, 2018, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
7. Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC2018), December 13-15, 2018, IISc Bangalore, India (Co-chaired a session on Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling).
8. Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC2017) GeoNEst, December 14-16, 2017, IIT Guwahati, India (Chaired a session on Computational Geomechanics and Geotechnical Modelling).
9. The 2nd Himachal Pradesh Science Congress organized by Himachal Pradesh Council For Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE), November 20-21, 2017, Shimla, India, 
10. ASCE Geotechnical Frontiers, March 12–15, 2017, Orlando, Florida, USA. 
11. The 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (15ARC), November 9-13, 2015, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan.
12. The 5th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS), December 10-13, 2014, Chennai, India.
13. The 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (14IACMAG), September 22-25, 2014, Kyoto, Japan.
14. The 8th International Symposium on Field Measurements in GeoMechanics (8FMGM), September 12-16,2011, Berlin, Germany.