Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019

1. Front Matter

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2. Behaviour of Geosynthetics Clay Liner Under Direct Shear Test

   • Aditya Kumar Bhoi, Sunil Kumar Ahirwar, Jnanendra Nath Mandal

   Pages 1-11

3. Effect of Saturation and Cementation on the Stiffness of Gypsiferous Soils

   • Raghava A. Bhamidipati, Michael E. Kalinski, L. Sebastian Bryson

   Pages 13-22

4. Experimental Evaluation of Bearing Capacity of Single CFG Pile

   • N. B. Umravia, C. H. Solanki

   Pages 23-37

5. Comparison Between Casagrande Method and Cone Penetrometer Method for Determination of Liquid Limit of Soil

   • Preksha Jain, Jennie Gandhi, Sudhir Trivedi, Rajesh P. Shukla

   Pages 39-48

6. Predictive Models for Estimating the Coefficient of Permeability for Sands

   • Indra P. Acharya, Anubhav, Prabir K. Basudhar

   Pages 49-57

7. Geotechnical Characterization and Mineralogical Evaluation of Soils in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir

   • Falak Zahoor, K. Seshagiri Rao, Mohd Younis Hajam, Irfan Ahmad Kumar, Hilal Ahmad Najar

   Pages 59-72

8. Determination of Volumetric Shrinkage of Soils by Dish Method

   • Sanjay Kumar Verma, Sagar Shrivastava, Saleem Akhtar, Rajesh Bhargava

   Pages 73-81

9. Comparison Between the Soil Properties of the Coastal and Interior Regions of Gujarat

   • Param Shah, Manas Kumar Bhoi

   Pages 83-98

10. Effect of Plastic Fines on Geotechnical Behavior of Ennore Sand

    • Sagarkumar Khunt, Ajanta Sachan

    Pages 99-106

11. Effect of Relative Density on Elastic Properties of Sand

    • Arpita V. Patel, Nitin H. Joshi

    Pages 107-118

12. Characterization and Stabilization of Red Mud and Ash—Solid Industrial Waste from Aluminum Industry

    • A. Ghosh, Dalip Kumar, Zamir Ahmaed

    Pages 119-129

13. A Study on Effect of Mica Content on Engineering Properties of Sands

    • Rajesh Deb, Indira Baruah Gogoi

    Pages 131-142

14. Study of Thermal Conductivity of Soils for Varying Density and Water Content Profiles

    • Pooja Bhojani, L. S. Thakur, D. L. Shah

    Pages 143-156

15. Electrical Resistivity Tomography in Geotechnical Engineering Applications

    • Deepak Sagar, S. B. Dwivedi, Parbir K. Basudhar

    Pages 157-167

16. Analysis of Physical Modeling of Cast-In-Situ Concrete Piled Raft

    • J. M. Raut, S. R. Khadeshwar, S. P. Bajad

    Pages 169-179

17. Assessment of 3D Consolidation Settlement of Soil by Considering the Effect of Surcharge Pressure

    • Arpan Laskar, Sujit Kumar Pal

    Pages 181-190

18. Compaction Characteristics of Red Earth and Quarry Dust Combinations

    • Neba C. Tony, G. Devdas, Sandra G. Raj, Renjitha Mary Varghese

    Pages 191-201

19. Effect of Placement Moisture Content on Swelling–Shrinkage Behaviour of Expansive Soil

    • Arshad K. Siddiqui, Trudeep N. Dave

    Pages 203-212

20. Foundation Bearing Capacity Estimation on Rock-Mass Using Hoek–Brown Failure Criterion and Equivalent Mohr–Coulomb Parameters

    • Shikhar Prakash, Dhiraj Raj, Yogendra Singh

    Pages 213-224

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.

• Characterization of Geomaterials
• Foundations and Deep Excavations
• Soil Stabilization
• Ground Improvement
• Geoenvironmental Engineering
• Waste Material Utilization
• Soil Dynamics
• Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
• Earth Retaining Structures, Dams and Embankments
• Slope Stability and Landslides
• Transportation Geotechnics
• Geosynthetics Application
• Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling
• Rock Engineering, Tunelling, and Underground Constructions
• Forensic Geotechnical Engineering and Case Studies
• IGC 2019

• Department of Applied Mechanics, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India

  Satyajit Patel, C. H. Solanki

• Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

  Krishna R. Reddy

• Department of Civil Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia

  Sanjay Kumar Shukla

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 50postgraduate 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, theUniversity of Illinois Scholar Award, and the University of Illinois Award for Excellence in Teaching.


Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla is the Founding Research Group Leader (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering) at the Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering. He holds the Distinguished Professorship in Civil Engineering at Delhi Technological University, Delhi, VIT University, Vellore, Amity University, Noida, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh and VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, India. He graduated in Civil Engineering from BIT Sindri, India, and earned his MTech in Civil (Engineering Geology) Engineering and PhD in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. His primary areas of research interest include geosynthetics and fibres for sustainable developments, ground improvement techniques, utilization of wastes in construction, earth pressure and slope stability, environmental, mining and pavement geotechnics, and soil–structure interaction. He is an author/editor of 15 books, including 7 textbooks, and more than 260 research papers, including 160 refereed journal papers. He has been honoured with several awards, including IGS Award 2018 by the International Geosynthetics Society, USA, in recognition of outstanding contribution to the development and use of geosynthetics. He is a fellow of Engineers Australia, Institution of Engineers (India), and Indian Geotechnical Society, and a member of American Society of Civil Engineers, International Geosynthetics Society, and several other professional bodies. 

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