Arvind Kumar Jha

 
Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha
Assistant Professor
Ph.D
IISc Bangalore
India
Ph: +91-6115-233 807 (Office)/ 8861556432 (Mobile)
jhaarvind[*AT]iitp.ac.in
Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ujQ_csYAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Areas :
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geoenvironmetal Engineering
  • Ground Improvement Techniques
  • Environmental Geotechnics
  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Soil stabilization by Admixtures
  • Environmental Geotechnics
  • Bio-Geotechnics
  • Rock Mechanics and Underground Excavation
Other Interests : Sports
Courses taught/Teaching :

At IITP:

  • Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour (CE571) (August, 2020, 2021)
  • Civil Engineering Materials (CE216) (Jan. 2020; 2021; 2022)
  • Infrastructure Drawing and Estimation (CE218) (Jan. 2020)
  • Engineering Drawing (CE111) (December, 2021)
  • Rock Engineering (Jan. 2022)

At Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ):

  • Geotechnical Engineering-I (CV1501A) (August, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Geotechnical Engineering-II (CV1601A) (Jan., 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (CV1530A) (August, 2017, 2018, 2019)
No. of PhD Students :

Affiliated to IIT Patna:


Mr. Abhishek Tarun (Joining Yr: 2020)
Broad Area of Research: Biomediated Soil Improvement


Mr. Ajeet Kumar (Joining Yr: 2020)
Board Area of Research: Application of Nanomaterials for Soil/Ground Improvement


Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh (Joining Yr: 2020)
Board Area of Research: Bio-improvement of Fine Grained Soils


Mr. Mr. Gaurav Kumar Mathur (Joining Yr: 2021)
Board Area of Research: Rock Mechanics and Tunneling

Affiliated to Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) (Co-supervisor):



Mr. Ankush Kumar Jain (Joining Yr: 2017)
Board Area of Research: Application of Marble Dust as a Geomaterial


Ms. Shivanshi (Joining Yr: 2017)
Board Area of Research: Sulphate Contamination of Untreated and Treated Soils

M. Tech. Students :

Ongoing at IIT Patna:

  • Mr. Avadhesh Kumar (Joining Yr: 2021)
  • Mr. Uday Shankar Yadav (Joining Yr: 2022)

Completed:

  • Md Arshad Ali (Joining Yr: 2020-2021)
B. Tech. Students :

Ongoing at IIT Patna:

  • Mr. Shashank Kumar (Joining Yr: 2021)
  • Mr. Chetram Nakwal (Joining Yr: 2021)

Completed:

  • Mr. Dharmendra Kumar (Yr: 2020 – 2021)

Completed at MUJ: 09

Professional Experience :
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, Bihta-801103, Bihar, India (November 2019 – till date)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), India (February, 2017 – November, 2019)
  • Research Associate (RA), Department of Civil Engineering, IISc, Bangalore, India (February, 2016 – 31, January, 2017
  • Planning, Design and Supervision Engineer (Individual Consultant of World Bank), RAIDP, Government of Nepal (May, 2011 – July, 2012)
  • Civil Engineer, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), Government of Nepal (March, 2008 to May, 2009)
Awards & Honours :
  • ISSMGE Foundation Award, 2015
  • International Scholarship for PhD by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India, 2012
  • MSc Dissertation Grant by National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal, 2011
  • MSc Merit Scholarship by Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2009
Member of Professional bodies :
  • ASCE Geo-Institute Soil Improvement Committee Member
  • Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) (Life Member)
  • Executive Committee Member, IGS Bihar & Jharkhand Chapter
  • Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) (Life Member)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE
  • Indian Road Congress (IRC)
  • Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) (Life Member)
  • Nepal Engineers Association (NEA) (Life Member)
  • Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) (Life Member)
Publications : Referred Journals:
  1. Jha, A. K. (2021). Microbiological process to improve the behaviour of soils for civil engineering applications – A critical appraisal. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000686 (In press).
  2. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Singh, V. B., Jain, A. K. (2021). Effect of soluble gypsum on swell behaviour of lime treated expansive soil – a microlevel investigation. An International Journal of Geomechanics and Geoengineering, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2021.1975046
  3. Jha, A. K., Kumar, D., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2020). Influence of flyash on geotechnical behaviour of red mud: a micro-mechanistic study.Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 38(6), 6157-6176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01425-z
  4. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K. & Shivanshi (2020). Geotechnical behaviour and micro-analyses of expansive soil amended with marble dust. Soils and Foundations, Elsevier, 60(4), 737-751 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2020.02.013
  5. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K. & Shivanshi (2020). Improvement in subgrade soils with marble dust for highway construction: A comparative study.Indian Geotech J., Springer, 50(2):307–317,https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-020-00423-5
  6. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2019). Lime stabilization of soil –A physico-chemical study. Indian Geotech J., Springer, 50(3):339–347,https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-019-00371-9
  7. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2018). Potential of fly ash to suppress the susceptible behaviour of lime treated gypseous soil. Soils and Foundations, Elsevier, 58(3), 654-665 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2018.02.024
  8. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Physical and strength development of lime treated gypseous soil with fly ash - Micro-analyses.Applied Clay Science, Elsevier, 145(1), 17-27,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2017.05.016
  9. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Volume change behavior of gypseous soil. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE,29(10), 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002015
  10. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Unpredictable behaviour of gypseous/gypsiferous soil - an overview. Indian Geotechnical Journal,Springer, 47(4), 503-520, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-017-0239-5
  11. Jha, A. K. & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Gypsum induced volume change behavior of stabilized expansive soil with fly Ash-lime.Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, 39(3), 1–16,10.1520/GTJ20150017
  12. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Volume change behavior of lime treated gypseous soil—influence of mineralogy and microstructure.Applied Clay Science, Elsevier, 119(2), 202-212, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2015.09.017
  13. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Role of gypsum on microstructure and strength of soil. Environmental Geotechnics, ICE,3(2), 78-89, https://doi.org/10.1680/envgeo.13.00084
  14. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2015). Mechanism of improvement in the strength and volume change behavior of lime stabilized soil. Engineering Geology, Elsevier, 198, 53-64,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.08.020
  15. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2015). Susceptibility of strength development by lime in gypsiferous soil—A micro mechanistic study. Applied Clay Science, Elsevier, 115, 39-50,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2015.07.017
  16. Sivapullaiah, P. V., & Jha, A. K. (2014). Gypsum induced strength behaviour of fly ash-lime stabilized expansive soil. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 32(5), 1261-1273, DOI 10.1007/s10706-014-9799-7

   Book Chapters:

  1. Jha A.K., Sharma M. (2021). Effect of Wetting–Drying Cycles on Strength Behavior of Lime Stabilized Expansive Soil. In: Patel S.,Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol137. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6466-0_3.
  2. Jain, A. K., Kumar, A., & Jha, A. K. (2021). Physical and Swell Behaviour of Sand–Bentonite and Marble Dust–Bentonite Mixes. In Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019: IGC-2019 Volume II (Vol. 134, p. 95). Springer Nature.
  3. Shivanshi, Singh V. B., Jha A. K. (2021). Geotechnical Properties of Lime Treated Soil Contaminated with Sulphatic Water. In: Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 136. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6444- 8_14.
  4. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Jain, A. K., & Akhtar, M. P. (2021). Effect of Sulphate Contamination on Lime-Stabilized Black Cotton Soil. Ground Improvement Techniques: Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2020,51, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer Nature, 118, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9988-0_6.
  5. Jha A. K., Kumar D. (2021). Geotechnical and Physicochemical Properties of Untreated and Treated Hazardous Bauxite Residue Red Mud. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns, vol 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 981-15-6237-2_39.
  6. Jain A. K., Gupta M., Jha A. K. (2021). Soil Amendment Using Marble Waste for Road Construction. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns, vol 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6237-2_21.
  7. Jha, A. K., Jain, Ankush & S., Shivanshi (2019). Potential of marble dust to improve the physical behaviour of soil. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28: Geotechnics for Transportation Infrastructure, DOI: 978-981-13-6700-7, 465411_1_En, (12).

Special/International/National Conference/symposium Papers.

  1. Gurjar, Dharmendra Kumar and Jha, A. K. Influence of Slope Geometry and Decomposition Time-Age on Stability of Bioreactor Landfills – Numerical Analyses. Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, December 16-18, 2021, NIT Tiruchirappalli. (Accepted).
  2. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M. P. (2021). Effect of electrolyte concentrations on swelling behaviour of sand- and marble dust-bentonite mixes. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 796 (2021) 012068, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/796/1/012068 (open access).
  3. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M.P. (2021). Physical and geotechnical perspectives of gypsum on lime stabilized expansive soil: a critical appraisal. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 796 (2021) 012064, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/796/1/012064 (open access).
  4. Shivanshi, S., Jha, A. K., & Jain, Ankush (2019). Swell behaviour of Lime treated Soil under Sulphate Contamination. Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019, Geotechnical Engineering foundation of the future, Reykjavik Iceland, 1 - 6 September 2019, doi: 10.32075/17ECSMGE-2019-0570.
  5. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Quantification of sulphate induced heave in lime stabilized soil. Indian Geotechnical Conference- 2017 GeoNEst. 14-16 December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India
  6. Jha, A. K., Pandey, Mandeep R., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016).Geotechnical properties of lime treated gypseous soil with fly ash – Amicro-level study. ASCE, 767-     777, doi: 10.1061/9780784480144.076.
  7. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Potential of fly ash to enhancethe behaviour of lime treated gypseous soil. International Conferenceon Soil and Environment (ICSE), Bangalore, India.
  8. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2015). Pozzolanic additives induced strength behaviour of expansive soil: A comparative study. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 163(3), 149-163.
  9. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2014). Mineralogical and microstructural induced compressibility behaviour of lime stabilized expansive soil. International Symposium Geohazards, 502-513, November 20-21, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  10. Jha, A. K., and Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2014). Sulfate induced heave in calcium based stabilized soil – a mechanistic view. Seventh student symposium, 25-26 September, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India.
  11. Jha, A. K., and Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2013). Strength and microstructural development in lime stabilized expansive soil. Sixth student symposium, 26-27 September, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India.

 

Invited Talks :
  1. Delivered an expert lecture on “Seepage analysis through soil mass and its application” organized by Manipal University Jaipur, 12th November, 2021.
  2. Delivered an expert lecture on “Flow through the soil mass and its application” organized by Manipal University Jaipur, 08th November, 2021.
  3. Delivered an expert lecture on the Short-term course (STC) entitled “Advances in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering (AGGE)” organized by NIT Patna and IGS Bihar and Jharkhand Chapter, 25th-29th October, 2021.
  4. Delivered the guest expert lecture on the occasion of engineer’s day on the “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and its Importance in Civil Engineering” organized by Government Polytechnic Daman, U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu at 15 September 15, 2021.
  5. Delivered an expert lecture on 5-day online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Sustainability Engineering", sponsored by AICTE,ATAL learning academy and organized by RTU KOTA during 05th – 09th, July, 2021.
  6. Delivered an expert lecture on 5-day online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Environmental Geotechnology", sponsored by AICTE, ATAL learning academy and organized by NIT GOA during 21st – 25th, June, 2021.
  7. Delivered three expert lectures on 5-day e-FDP on “REACH 2021” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology & Sports Complex, Dum Dum, Kolkata-700074 during 05th to 09th April, 2021.
  8. Delivered an expert lecture on one-week e-Short Term Course (e-STC), on “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (RAGE-2021)" held during 1st March- 5th March 2021 at NIT Hamirpur.
  9. Delivered an Expert Lecture on 5-day webinar “Recent Advances and Challenges in Geotechnical Engineering” an Industry Academia Interaction Initiative, organized by Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India 08 – 12, December, 2020.
  10. Delivered an Expert Lecture under TEQIP program at Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology (LNJPIT), 25 January, 2020.
  11. Delivered Keynote Lecture on topic “Chemical Stabilization of Soils — Scopes and Challenges” at National Level Short Term Course on “Geotechnical Investigation & Ground Improvement- Aspects & Prospects, organized by at JKL University, Jaipur, 19-21 Feb., 2018.
Short-TermShort-TermCourse/Workshop/Seminars/Technical EventOrganized/Involved :
  1.  Co-chair of technical session in the prestigious “7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (7th ICRAGEE)” held (online) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India on 12 to 15 July, 2021.
  2. Session Chair, Technical Session in “1st International Symposium on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (CREST 2020)” held in March, 2021 Fukuoka, Japan.
  3. Session Chair, Keynote session 06, ''Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Civil Engineering for a Disaster Resilient Society'' during 19-21 March 2021, organized by National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), and Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction (IHRR) Nepal.
  4. Member, Scientific committee, International Conference on Community based Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering(CBRICE-2021) held during 18-19 March 2021, organized by Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  5. Jury Member for Research Work Presentations, first Inter-IIT virtual meet "Civil Conclave, 2020" organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee in association with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on 7th and 8th November, 2020.
  6. Member, Technical expert committee, ''Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Civil Engineering for a Disaster Resilient Society'' during 19-21 March 2021, organized by National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), and Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction (IHRR) Nepal.
  7. Session chaired (theme: soil reinforcement) in of prestigious 1st National Conference on "Geo-Science and Geo-Structures (GSGS- 2020)", Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur, India, held during 03 to 04 September, 2020.
  8. Coordinator of International Webinar on “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering Research & Practice (RAGeo-RP)" organized by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna in association with Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) Bihar & Jharkhand Chapter, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) and Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (CEER) IIT Patna held during July 01-10, 2020.
  9. Convenor of National Level Workshop on “Computational Solution for Modern Engineering Problems (CSMEP, 2019)” from October 21- 23, 2019 at Manipal University Jaipur.
  10. Technical Committee Member of prestigious “7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (7th ICRAGEE)” held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India on 12 to 15 July, 2021.
  11. Program Coordinator “Industry-Academia Lecture Series in Geotechnical Engineering” on 19th August, 2019 at Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), India.
  12. Program Coordinator “Industry-Academia Lecture Series in Geotechnical Engineering” on 7th March, 2019 at Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), India.
  13. Convenor of 1st National Level Workshop on “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - From Theory to Practice” held at Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) in association with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) IIT Roorkee and IEI Student Chapter on 09th February, 2019.
  14. Technical Committee Member of prestigious “Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC)-2018” held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India on 13 to 15 December, 2018.
  15. Chaired the technical session of prestigious “Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC)-2018” held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India on 13 to 15 December, 2018.
  16. Co-Convenor of 1st symposium on “Manipal University Jaipur the First “LEED Platinum & GRIHA Five Star Rated” Campus in India - A Journey” held on October 30, 2018 at Manipal University Jaipur.
  17. Convenor of 1st National Level Seminar on “Research Advancement and Prospect in Civil Engineering (RAP-CE)”, held on 20th April, 2018 at Manipal University Jaipur.
  18. Technical Session Coordinator in the “International Conference on Soils and Environment 2016” organized jointly by Indian Geotechnical Society, Bangalore chapter and Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
  19. Technical Coordinator in the “International Conference on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering-2016” organized jointly by ISSMGE and Indian Geotechnical Society, India
  20. Student Committee Member in the “National Conference on Geo- Innovation-2015” organized by Indian Geotechnical Society, Bangalore chapter, India
  21. Committee Member for Nepal Earthquake Relief Team (NERT)- 2015, IISc, Bangalore-560012
  22. Organized Seventh Annual Student Symposium-2014, Civil Department, IISc Bangalore. 25th to 26th September 2014, Bangalore, India.
  23. Member of organizing committee in Open day-2014, IISc, Bangalore, India.
  24. Student Committee Member/presenter/demonstrator in Open day- 2013, IISc, Bangalore, India.
Editorial board member of journal :
  • International journal of structural engineering and analysis, eISSN: 2456-5326
  • International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, eISSN: 2581-5598
  • International Journal of Concrete Technology, eISSN: 2456-8317
  • Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology (RTCET), STM Journals Publication, eISSN: 2249–8753, ISSN: 2321-6476
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (JoGE), STM Journals Publication, eISSN: 2394-1987
  • Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications (TTEA), STM Journals Publication, eISSN: 2394-7284
Reviewed (Book/Journal/Conference Paper) :
  • Geotechnique, ICE Publication
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE
  • Soils and Foundations Journal, Elsevier Publication.
  • Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE
  • International Journal of Damage Mechanics, SAGE Journal
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer
  • Journal of Ground Improvement (Proceedings of the ICE), ICE
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, ScienceDirect
  • Geomechanics and Engineering, An International Journal, Techno Press
  • Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier
  • Advances in Cement Research, ICE publication
  • Soil Mechanics (Book), Oxford University Press (India)
  • Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer
  • Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer
  • Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Tech Science Press
  • Transportation in Developing Economies, Springer
  • International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation
  • International Symposium on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (CREST 2020)-2021, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (7th ICRAGEE)
  • Eighth Young Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021 (8IYGEC 2021), IIT Madras
  • International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE), VNIT Nagpur 2020
  • National Conference on “Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials (ASCM 2020)” at NIT Jamshedpur
  • International conference on Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development (SMTS) 2019
  • Geomate-2013, International Conference, Japan
Institute/Departmental Responsibilities at IIT Patna :
  • Professor In-charge (PIC)-Student Registration, IIT Patna (October 2021 – till date)
  • Professor In-charge (PIC)-NSO, IIT Patna (July 2020 – August, 2021)
  • Member, Department Academic Program Committee, DAPC (September 2020 –till date)
  • Member, Department Purchase Committee, DPC (FY: 2020-21; 2021- 22)
  • Faculty In-charge (FIC), ACE-PG Chapter, DCEE (May 2020 onwards)
  • Faculty advisor, B. Tech.-2020, DCEE Batch (2020 - 2024)
  • Nodal Officer - IIT Patna for Fit India Movement, Higher Education (31 March, 2021 onwards)
Research Project Grants :
  • SEED Grant on the topic “Bulk Utilization of Marble Waste for Highway Construction – A Geotechnical and Physico-Chemical Study” by MUJ for 2017-2019 [MUJ/REGR/1435/07] (Completed).
  • SEED Grant on the topic “Bio-Inspired Ground Improvement Technique for Granular Geo-Materials: Study of Mechanical behaviour under Extreme Environmental Conditions” by IIT Patna [OH-35; FY 2020– 21] (Ongoing).
Consultancy/Sponsored Projects :
  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Transportation Infrastructure IC (TIC), Bihar New Ganga Bridge Project, Patna: 2021
  • Soil Tech Engineers Private Limited, Boring Road, Patna: 2021
  • Bihar State Road Development Cooperation Ltd. Patna-800014, Bihar: 2021
  • Central Public Works Department (CPWD), PATNA: 2021
  • Chevrox Constructions Private Limited: 2021
  • NTPC – Barh: 2021
  • Chevrox Constructions Private Limited: 2020
  • M/S Bhagalpur Smart City Limited, Municipal Corporation Bhagalpu R, Swami Vivekanand Path, Bhagalpur, Bihar – 812001: 2021
  • Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd, Patna: 2021
  • NIPER-Hajipur: 2021
  • NTPC – Barh: 2020