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Advances in Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering

Select Proceedings of FACE 2019

  • Comprises select contributions from the international conference Futuristic Approaches in Civil Engineering (FACE) 2019
  • Includes latest research in transportation planning and traffic engineering
  • Provides case studies and applications of environmental geotechnics and geosynthetics

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (LNCE, volume 71)

Conference series link(s): FACE: National conference Futuristic Approaches in Civil Engineering

Conference proceedings info: FACE 2019.

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Table of contents (28 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Estimation of PM2.5-Related Hospital Admissions and Its Monetary Burden in Hyderabad, India

    • N. Manojkumar, M. Manish Kumar, Shashank Kiran Somwanshi, M. Monish Raj, B. Srimuruganandam
    Pages 1-10
  3. Bi-directional Static Pile Load Test by S-Cell Method

    • Vijay Kumar Patidar, Suneet Kaur, Nitin Dindorkar
    Pages 11-20
  4. Soil Stabilization Using Bagasse Ash

    • Dharmesh Lal, M. Jeevan Kumar, K. Naresh Kumar, K. Sindhu, Ashok Kumar
    Pages 21-28
  5. Strength Behavior of Rammed Earth Stabilized with Metakaolin

    • S. K. Thiviya, Aswathi G. Krishnan, Monish Kalathuru, Anil Kumar Sharma, Sreevalsa Kolathayar
    Pages 29-39
  6. Geospatial-Based Coastal Risk Assessment of Gujarat Coastline

    • Minnu Abraham, R. S. Mahendra, Venkata Ravibabu Mandla, Chaithanya Sudha Merugu, Veerendra Satya Sylesh Peddinti
    Pages 41-57
  7. Numerical Analysis of Liquefaction and Settlement in Layered Soils

    • D. Nishanth Kiran, Mohammad Muzzaffar Khan, M. Madhusudhan Reddy, K. Raja Shekar Reddy, G. Kalayan Kumar
    Pages 69-77
  8. Evaluation of Lateral Capacity of Pile Foundation Using Finite Element Method in Layered Soil

    • B. K. Huchegowda, Munaga Teja, Gonavaram Kalyan Kumar
    Pages 79-84
  9. Impact Study on Desiltation of Water Tanks in Rural Areas Using Spatial Technology: A Case Study Work Under MGNREGA

    • Venkata Ravibabu Mandla, Satyanarayana Prasad Nerella, Mithun Choudhary, Veerendra Satya Sylesh Peddinti
    Pages 85-99
  10. Evaluation of Physical and Environmental Parameters of the Indian Sundarbans

    • Nilovna Chatterjee, Venkata Ravibabu Mandla, Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay, Nagaveni Chokkavarapu, Veerendra Satya Sylesh Peddinti
    Pages 113-129
  11. Development of Sustainable Community

    • B. G. Jagadeesha Kumar, M. G. Prajwala, V. Vishal, Mohan, M. M. Pavithra
    Pages 131-151
  12. Cinder Coal-Aggregate Quality Index (AQI) Appraisal Based on Weighted Arithmetic Index Method and Fuzzy Logic

    • Penki Ramu, J. Y. V. Shiva Bhushan, B. Shravani, I. Nagarani
    Pages 153-163
  13. Effect of Relief Shelves on Cantilever Retaining Walls

    • Preethi Sekar, Satya Kiran Raju Alluri, S. Suganya
    Pages 165-178
  14. Heave Studies on Expansive Clay Beds Reinforced with Granular Pile Anchors and Geogrid-Encased Granular Pile Anchors

    • Ammavajjala Sesha Sai Raghuram, B. R. Phanikumar, K. Purnanandam, Preethi Sekar, A. Sriramarao
    Pages 179-191
  15. Mathematical Modeling of Displacements in Building Frame Founded on Pile Groups Embedded in Sand

    • C. Ravi Kumar Reddy, K. Ramesh, G. Srinivasulu, N. V. Mohan Krishna
    Pages 193-198
  16. Capacity and Level of Service of Roundabouts Using Indo-HCM

    • Sadguna Nuli, Nagamani Gade, Kavya Beeravolu
    Pages 199-211
  17. Estimation of Arrival Time of Shear Waves in Fine-Grained Soils Using Bender Element Test

    • Kannekanti Prithvi Chandra, Kadali Srinivas
    Pages 213-232
  18. Numerical Modelling of Lateral Deformation of the Cantilever Retaining Wall in Expansive Clays

    • Santosh Sharma, N. Vinod Prabhu, Y. Naveen, S. Bhuvaneshwari
    Pages 233-247

About this book

This book presents the selected peer-reviewed papers from the national conference Futuristic Approaches in Civil Engineering (FACE) 2019. This volume focuses on latest research and challenges in the field of geotechnical, transportation, environmental and water resources engineering. The first part focuses on alternative and sustainable pavement materials, maintenance and rehabilitation of roads, transportation planning, traffic engineering, hybrid vehicles, safety management, and intelligent transport systems. In the second part of the book, basic and advanced research in geotechnical engineering which can provide sustainable solutions to practical problems in foundations, retaining structures, soil dynamics, site characterization, slope stability, dams, rock engineering, environmental geotechnics, and geosynthetics are covered. The third part of the book includes current research in environment, and water resources engineering. The contents of this book will be useful for students, researchers as well as industry professionals. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • IIT Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, India

    Sireesh Saride, B. Umashankar

  • Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Hyderabad, India

    Deepti Avirneni

About the editors

Dr. Sireesh Saride is currently working as Professor and Dean Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. His expertise and research interests are in the area of pavement geotechnics, geosynthetics and ground improvement. He has graduated from JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada in 2000 and earned his masters integrated with Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in 2006. Before joining IIT Hyderabad in 2010, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Texas at Arlington, during 2006-2010. Dr. Sireesh has published more than 170 journal papers, conference articles, and technical reports. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Ground Improvement (ICE) and Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. He is a member of ASCE, ICE, TRB and life member of IGS and IRC.

Dr. Umashankar Balunaini is currently working as Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. His expertise and research interests include reinforced earth structures, soil-structure interaction, foundation engineering, ground improvement techniques, and recyclable materials in geotechnics. He has graduated from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, and earned his masters from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He received his doctorate from Purdue University, USA.  Before joining IIT Hyderabad, he was a graduate research assistant at Purdue University.  Dr. Umashankar has filed one patent and published more than 50 articles in journals and conference proceedings. He is an active member of the Indian Geotechnical Society and also a reviewer for various reputed journals.


Dr. Deepti Avirneni is currently working as Assistant Professor, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Hyderabad. Her expertise and research interests include sustainable pavement materials, and pavement design. She has graduated from Acharya Nagarjuna University in 2006 andearned her masters from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2008. She received her doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. Before joining Mahindra Ecole Centrale Hyderabad in 2017, she worked as Associate Professor at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, during 2016-2017. Dr. Deepti has published more than 25 papers in journals and conference proceedings.

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