Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla

Designation : Distinguished Professor E-Mail ID : [email protected]; [email protected] Contact at : Department of Civil Engineering, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Kanuru, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520007 (Regularly at School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia).

Education

Ph. D (Civil Engineering) 1995, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

M.Tech (Civil Engineering) 1995, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

B.Tech (Civil Engineering) 1988, BIT Sindri

Experience

Feb. 2017 – presentDistinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada,

Jan. 2010 – present Associate Professor and Founding Research Group Leader (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering) Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Founding Program Leader, Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering, April 2009 – December 2018) School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia

Aug. 2013 – present Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Himachal Pradesh, India

April 2016 – present Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering School of Civil and Chemical Engineering VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

April 2018 – present Adjunct Professor, School of Building and Civil Engineering Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji

Dec. 2018 – present Advisor (Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering), Floodkon Consultants LLP, Roorkee, India

Feb. 2017 – Jan 2019 Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering School of Engineering, Amrita University, Coimbatore, India

April 2009 – Dec. 2009 Senior Lecturer and Founding Program Leader Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia

Oct. 2008 – Aug. 2011Adjunct Associate Professor Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering School of Engineering and Physical Sciences James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

April 2008 – Oct. 2008 Visiting Scholar Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering School of Engineering and Physical Sciences James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Oct. 2005 – June 2013 Reader/Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology BHU, India (Was on leave from April 2009 to June 2013 being at the Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia)

Aug. 2003 – Oct. 2005 Senior Lecturer Indian Institute of Technology BHU, , India

Aug. 2002 – Aug. 2003 Lecturer Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India

Sept. - Oct. 2005 Visiting Scholar June - July 2004 Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Sept. - Oct. 2003 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University May-June 2002 Hong Kong

Dec. 1998 – Aug. 2002 Lecturer Department of Civil Engineering Harcourt Butler Technological Institute Kanpur, India

Feb. 1996 – Dec. 1998 Lecturer Department of Civil Engineering North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology Nirjuli, Itanagar, India

May 1995 – Feb. 1996 Senior Project Associate Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

Sept. 1989 – Dec. 1990 Lecturer Department of Civil Engineering, Bihar Institute of Technology Sindri, India

Research Interests

Broad Area of Research :  Geosynthetics and Fibres for Sustainable Developments  Utilization of Wastes in Construction  Ground Improvement Methods  Earth Pressure and Slope Stability  Environmental, Mining and Pavement Geotechnics  Soil-Structure Interaction

Honors and Awards

 IGS Award (2018) from the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), USA in recognition of outstanding contribution to the development and use of geosynthetics during the 2014-2017 IGS award period, received in concert with the IGS General Assembly and the International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG) at Seoul, South Korea on 19 September 2018.  IGS-Z-Tech Biannual Best Paper Award(2016)from the Indian Geotechnical Society for the best paper published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer), New Delhi, India.  Shri B N Gupta Biennial Best Paper Award (2015)from the Indian Geotechnical Society for the best paper published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer), New Delhi, India.  Special Appreciation (2014) by Professor Kerry Cox, Vice Chancellor, Edith Cowan University for my helpfulness and expert advice.  Executive Dean’s Award (2011) from the Faculty of Computing, Health and Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia in recognition of establishing the teaching and research infrastructure for Civil Engineering.

 Award of Excellence (2010) from the School of Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Health and Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia for outstanding research publications.  Vishwakarma Award (2007) from the Akhil BharatiyaVidhwat Parishad, India for the best technical contribution in the form of a book entitled ‚Fundamentals of Geosynthetic Engineering‛ published by Taylor and Francis, London in 2006.  Smt. Indra Joshi Best Paper Award (1995)from the Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi, for the paper published in the Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference – 1995, Bangalore, India.  Indian Government Ph.D. Scholarship, July 1992 – May 1995.  Indian Government Postgraduate Scholarship, December 1990 – June 1992.  Bihar State Government Undergraduate Scholarship, July 1984 – June 1988.  First Class withDistinction in BSc Engg., 1988.  Courses Taught Specialized:

 Soil Mechanics  Foundation/Geotechnical Engineering  Engineering Geology; Rock Mechanics  Soil Dynamics  Earth Retaining Structures  Transportation Engineering (Highway, Airport and Railway Engineering)  Ground Improvement Techniques  Earth Slope Stability and Landslides  Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering

General:

 Fluid Mechanics  Engineering Mechanics  Engineering Drawing  Surveying and Site Measurements  Steel Design; Building Materials and Construction  Engineering Mathematics; Numerical Methods

Research Profile

Publications The recent publications and research contributions can be viewed from the following URLs

Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XxhEDnMAAAAJ&hl=en Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7202528444 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4685-5560 Publons https://publons.com/researcher/1523264/sanjay-kumar-shukla Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sanjay_Shukla5 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-kumar-shukla-6bb5a475/

Recognized Research Supervisor

S.No. Department University

01. School of Engineering Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, Australia 02. Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India 03. Department of Civil Engineering Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India 04. School of Building and Civil Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji Engineering 05. Discipline of Civil and Environmental James Cook University, Townsville, Australia Engineering 06. Department of Civil Engineering Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India 07. Department of Civil and Structural Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Engineering Kong 08. Department of Civil Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia

Funded Research and Major Consultancy Projects

 An investigation of the problematic sites of road widening from 2 lanes to 4 lanes, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, and providing the solution to weak soil subgrade, December 2018.  Load-settlement behaviour of geosynthetic-reinforced soil bed under repeated loading, The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, HEC Scholarship, 2018 - 2022, $76,000.  Stability of slopes in the presence of conduits, The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, HEC Scholarship, 2018 - 2022, $76,000.  An investigation of the rock slide near the large void/goaf in an underground mine at a depth of about 500 m below the ground surface at Huangtupo Copper-Zinc mine near Hami city of Xinjiang, China, 2017.  Soft ground improvement with prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) and heat, Department of Education and Training, Government of Australia, 2016, A$25000.

 Modelling of contaminant transport through fractured porous media, Department of Education and Training, Government of Australia, 2015, A$25000.  Analysis for the geocellular tank to be constructed in Qatar, Eco-Rain Water Solutions, NSW, Australia, 2015.  An investigation of the load-bearing capacity of structural anchors in early age concrete, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA, Australia, 2014, $25000.  Analysis of laterally loaded piles in sloping ground, Department of Education and Training, Government of Australia, 2011, A$25000.  A novel vibration health monitoring system for civil infrastructures, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA, Australia, 2010, $24,000.  Technical advice for slope stabilization along the railway track at Albany, WA, Australia, John Holland Pty Ltd, WA, Australia, 2010.  Technical opinion with recommendations for the cut-off level of the proposed drainage crossings at chainages (in km) 60.800 and 61.050 of the MejaJirgo Link Canal in (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2009.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for aqueduct at chainage (in km) 8.300 along the alignment of Adwa- Meja link channel in Mirzapur District (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2008.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for aqueduct at chainage (in km) 67.800 along the alignment of Meja- Jirgo link channel in Mirzapur District (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2008.  Inspection of earth materials in canal under construction along the alignment of Meja-Jirgo link channel in Mirzapur District (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2008.  Improvement of the site for the railway workshop by preloading, RITES Limited, , Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for aqueduct on Sikrar drain at chainage (in km) 10.185 along the alignment of Meja-Jirgo link canal in Mirzapur District (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for receiving pit, bunker and silo– major units of coal handling plant (CHP) at Khadia Project, Northern Coalfields Limited, Khadia, Dist. – Sonebhadra (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for receiving pit, bunker and silo – major units of coal handling plant (CHP) at block-B project, Northern Coalfields Limited, Gorbi, Dist. – Sidhi (M.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.

 A Report on the pile toe termination at km 52.106 and km 52.427 of the Bansagar feeder canal in Dist. – Sidhi (M.P.), Bansagar Canal Construction Division – 6, Irrigation Department, Government of , Mirzapur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Geotechnical investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations of hydraulic structures (Aqueduct, Syphon Aqueduct and Superpassage) at km 48.080, km 51.000, km 52.400, km 54.500, km 57.000, km 57.300 and km 60.200 along the alignment of Meja-Jirgo link canal, Bansagar Canal Construction Division – 11, Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Geotechnical investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations of hydraulic structure (head regulator) at km 0.080 of the Meja-Jirgo link canal, Bansagar Canal Construction Division – 5, Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Proof checking of soil investigation report prepared by M/s Technical Associates, Varanasi for CSIF Barrack site at Babatpur airport, Varanasi, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for receiving pit, bunker and silo– major units of coal handling plant (CHP) at Amlohri Project, Northern Coalfields Limited, Amlohri, Dist. – Sidhi (M.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for the intake well in Yamuna river at Karelabagh, Allahabad, U.P. Jal Nigam, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for the overhead water tank at Niamtabad, Chandauli, U.P. Jal Nigam, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mughalsarai (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2007.  E-Content development on applications of geosynthetics in civil engineering, Consortium for Educational Communication, Inter University Centre of University Grants Commission on Electronic Media, New Delhi, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations for the cold storage at Mugrabadshahpur, Jaunpur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Subsurface investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of well foundations for the approach bridge under the modernization of AugausiPump Canal, Maudha Dam Construction Division – 1, Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mahoba (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.

 A Report of the inspection of partly constructed pucca ghaton the Bank of Ganga river at Ramnagar, Varanasi, India, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Technical opinion in connection with the filter bed construction procedure and overall on-site sewage treatment process being adopted at the Ghagharnala, Allahabad (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Field and laboratory investigation along with estimation of design parameters for machine foundations, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Insulator Plant, Industrial Area, Jagadishpur, Dist. – Sultanpur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Afield loading test for determining the settlement of piers and deflection of floor slabs of viaduct trough of JarauliPump Canal, Bansagar Canal Construction Circle Construction, Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Geotechnical investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations of hydraulic structure (aqueduct) at km 34.655 and km 38.650 of the Bansagar Feeder Channel, Bansagar Canal Construction Circle – 1 Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Estimation of pile load – carrying capacity for the design of piles for the guest house of Honourable Chief Justice of High Court and Supreme Court at the bank river Ganga, Varanasi, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  A report on plate load test at the foundation site of pier no. P-7 of the aqueduct at km 46.615 of the Bansagar feeder channel, Bansagar Canal Construction Division – 7 Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Geotechnical investigation and recommendations on the allowable load-bearing pressure for design of foundations of hydraulic structure (aqueduct) at km 46.615 of the Bansagar Feeder Channel, Bansagar Canal Construction Division – 7 Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur (U.P.), India, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Design for filter gradation limits for its application in the construction of pond ash dyke, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd., Tanda, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2006.  Technical opinion on soil investigation report of Ghorawal Tehsil Building Project, Unit – 38, Construction and Design Services, UP Jal Nigam, Mirjapur, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2005.  Geotechnical investigation of site for syphon aqueduct of Shadabdi drain on Haidergarh Branch of Sharda Sahayak Feeder Canal (Indira Canal), Dist. – Barabanki, U.P., Department of Civil Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India, 2001.  Documentation and identification of geotechnical parameters pertaining to active Landslides on National Highway 52A between Banderdewa and Itanagar, India, Faculty of Natural

Disaster Management, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar supported by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 1998.

Invited Talks and Conference Chair/Advisory Board Members

 Webinar on ‘Wraparound Reinforcement Technique for Shallow Foundation’, organized by Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India, 19 May 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM IST.  Webinar on ‘How to Unleash Your Research Potential’, organized by VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, India, 2 May 2020, 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM IST.  Keynote Speaker, Fifth World Landslide Forum, WLF5, Kyoto, Japan, 2-6 November 2020.  Keynote Speaker, First International Conference on Construction Materials and Environment, ICCME 2020, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, India, 17-18 September 2020  Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Practices, Chandigarh, India, 19-20 July 2019  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Geosynthetics and Their Applications in Highway Pavements’ as an International Speaker, organized by the Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India, 23 December 2018  Delivered the International Short Course on ‘Pavement Geotechnics with Geosynthetics’ as an International Speaker, organized by the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India, 27 September 2018  Delivered the International Short Course on ‘Fibre-Reinforced Soils and Their Applications’ as an International Speaker, organized by the Department of Applied Mechanics, SV National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, 22 September 2018  Delivered the International Short Course on ‘Subsurface Construction and Maintenance Using Geosynthetics’ as an International Speaker, organized by the School of Engineering, Amrita University, Coimbatore, India, 21 September 2018  Delivered the International Short Course on ‘Geosynthetics and Their Applications in Road Construction and Maintenance’ as an International Speaker, organized by the School of Building and Civil Engineering, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji, 26-27 September 2017.  Delivered the Expert Lecture on ‘Challenges of Design of Road and Railway Foundations Considering Climate Change and Seasonal Frost’ at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, 15 September 2017.  Delivering the short course on ‘Introduction to Geosynthetic Engineering’ as the subject expert during GeoMEast 2017 International Congress and Exhibition, Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, 15-19 July 2017.  Delivered the Expert Lecture on ‘Geomaterials and Mine Backfilling’ at the Xinjiang Xituo Mining Company, Hami City of Xinjiang, China on 12 April 2017.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Geosynthetics and Their Applications in Road Construction and Slope Stabilization’ as the International Course Faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India on 16 December 2016.

 Delivered the Training Course on ‘Geotechnical Structures with Geosynthetics, Reinforcement and Confinement’ as the International Course Faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India during 26 September – 7 October 2016. This course was approved and fully supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) program in Higher Education of India.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Fundamentals of Geosynthetic Engineering’ as the Foreign/International Course Faculty at the School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India during 11-22 July 2016. This course was approved and fully supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) program in Higher Education of India. 11-22July 2016.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Introduction to Geosynthetics and Their Applications’ as the International Course Faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering, Datta Meghe College of Engineering (University of Mumbai), Navi Mumbai, India during15-16 December 2015.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Introduction to Geosynthetics and Their Applications’ as the International Course Faculty at the Department of Applied Mechanics, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India on 14 December 2015.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Geotechnical Investigations and Ground Improvement with Geosynthetics for Structural and Construction Engineers’ as the International Course Faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India during 9-10 December 2015.  Delivered the Expert Lectures for the Staff Development Programme on ‘Ground Improvement and Ground Control including Waste Containment with Geosynthetics’, sponsored by All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as the International Course Faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India during 22 December 2011 to 5 January 2012.  Delivered the Expert Lectures on ‘Geosynthetics for the Slope Stabilization’ at the Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Chandigarh, India on December 20, 2007.  Organized the Short Course on ‘Applications of Geosynthetics in Road Construction’ and delivered the Expert Lectures at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India during 22-23 November 2007.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Construction of Earthen Embankments’ as the Subject Expert at the Training Centre, Hindalco Industries Limited, Renusagar, Uttar Pradesh, India during 27-28 July 2006.  Delivered the Training Course on ‘Geosynthetics in Construction of Roads’ as the Subject Expert at the Public Works Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India on 28 August 2005.  Organized the Short Course on ‘Introduction to Geosynthetics’ and delivered the Expert Lectures at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India during 10-11 May 2003.

 Organized the Short Course on ‘Earth Slope Stability and Landslides’ and delivered the Expert Lectures at Guwahati, India being a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India during 25-28 May 1999.  Organized the Short Course on ‘Ground Improvement Techniques’ and delivered the Expert Lectures at the Department of Civil Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Technology, Itanagar, India during 24-29 July 1997.  Chairman and Invited Plenary Speaker, Advances in Sustainable Construction Practices in Civil Engineering Session, First International Conference on Advances in Engineering, Science and Technology (ICAEST-1), 23-27 November 2021, College of Engineering, Science and Technology, Fiji National University, Fiji  Member, Advisory Committee, International Congress on Sustainable Development though Engineering Innovation, 17-19 September 2020, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India  Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Tends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, TRACE-2020, 20-21 August 2018, Amity University UP, Noida, India  Member, International Organizing Committee, 29th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2020), 4-6 November 2020, Delhi, India  Committee Member, 4th GeoMEast 2020 International Congress and Exhibition, 10-14 November 2019, Cairo, Egypt  Member, International Organizing Committee, 28th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2019), 2-4 December 2019, Curtin University, Perth, Australia  Committee Member, 3rd GeoMEast 2019 International Congress and Exhibition, 10-14 November 2019, Cairo, Egypt  Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Recent Development in Sustainable Infrastructure, 11-13 July 2019, Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India  Member, International Advisory Committee, First International Conference on Smart Materials and Techniques for Sustainable Development, 4-5 April 2019, Dr N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India  Member, Advisory Committee, National Conference on Futuristic Approaches in Civil Engineering, 30-31 August 2019, Mahindra École Centrale, Hyderabad, India  Member, Advisory Committee, Indian Geotechnical Conference, Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development and Urbanization (GeoINDUS 2019), 19-21 December 2019, SV National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India  Member, Advisory Committee, International Conference on Geotechnics for High Speed Corridors (GHC 2019), 25-26 July 2019, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India  Chairperson and Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Practices, Chandigarh, India, 19-20 July 2019  Member, Advisory Committee, Second International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering, EGRWSE - 2019, 17-18 June 2019, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

 Member, Organising Committee,International Symposium onTesting and Technology for Load Carrying Capacity of Deep Foundations, 26-28 February 2019, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India.  Member, Scientific Committee, 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), 12- 15 November 2018, Hammamet, Tunisia  Member, International Organizing Committee, 18th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, 20-22 November 2018, SWEMP-2018, Santiago, Chile  Committee Member, 2nd GeoMEast 2018 International Congress and Exhibition, 24-28 November 2018, Cairo, Egypt  Member, Advisory Committee, International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management though Design, 2-3 November 2018, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana Ludhiana, India  Member, International Advisory Committee, and Member, Editorial Committee, International Conference on Tends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, TRACE-2018, 23-24 August 2018, Amity University UP, Noida, India.  Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering, EGRWSE - 2018, 29-31 March 2018, Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India  Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Clean Technologies and Sustainable Development, 23-24 February 2018, Chandigarh, India  Member, Advisory Board, First International Conference on Ideation and Innovations in Sustainable Sciences and Technologies, 30 June – 2 July 2017, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Member, International Organizing Committee, 26th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection, 29-31 August 2017, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden  Chair of Technical Session on Geosynthetics and Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures, Member of Congress Scientific Committee and Publication Steering Committee and Keynote Speaker, 1st GeoMEast 2017 International Congress and Exhibition, 15-19 July 2017, Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt  Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Practices, 2-3 March 2017, Chandigarh, India  Member, International Organizing Committee, 16th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, 5-7 October 2016, SWEMP- 2016, Department of Mining Engineering, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey  Member, Advisory Committee, International Conference on Advances in Engineering, Technological and Scientific Research, 29-30 March 2016, Rajkot, Gujarat, India  Member, Advisory Committee, National Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure Development, 26-27 February 2015, National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Chandigarh, and Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India  Member, Technical Committee, 2nd Australasia and South-East Asia Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC-2), 3-7 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand, Australia

 Keynote Speaker, Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) - 2013, 22-24 December 2013, Roorkee, India  Member, Advisory Committee, National Conference, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Aspects of Wastes and Their Utilization in Infrastructure Projects, 15 – 16 February 2013, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India  Resource Person for the International Workshop, Reinforced Soil and Geosynthetic Engineering, 16 December 2012, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India  Member, Technical Committee, 1st Australasia and South East-Asia Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC-1), 28 November – 2 December, 2012, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  Chairman, Technical Session 9, Ground Improvement and Soil Stabilization, International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (ICAGE), 7 – 9 November 2011, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  Chairman of the National Seminar on Developments in Geotechnical Engineering for Applications in Pavement, Embankment and Retaining Wall Construction, organized by the Indian Geotechnical Society, Varanasi Chapter, Varanasi, India; November 13, 2008  Chairman of the National Seminar on Slope Stability Analysis and Stabilization, organized by the Indian Geotechnical Society, Varanasi Chapter, India at the Central Excavation Training Institute, Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli, Sidhi, MP, India; October 29, 2007  Member, Organizing Committee of the Workshop on Design and Construction of Confined Brick Masonry Buildings, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; February 3-4, 2007.  Member, Organizing Committee, and Member, Technical Paper Review Committee of the All India Seminar on Earthquake Resistant Design, Construction, Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Buildings, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; February 18-19, 2006.  Member, Organizing Committee of the 22nd Convention on Environmental Engineering with Special Emphasis on Cost Recovery and Pricing of Services, jointly organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and the Institution of Public Health Engineers, India; December 9-11, 2005  Organizing Secretary of the Second National Seminar on Recent Developments in Civil Engineering Practice, organized at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; February 19, 2005.

Professional Service / Reviewer

 Founding Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland (January 2015 – present)  Senior Editor (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Cogent Engineering, Taylor and Francis, UK (February 2017 – present)  Regional Editor (Australia) and Editorial Board Member, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Moscow, Russia (November 2018 – present)

 Associate Editor (Geoenvironmental Engineering, Geomechanics & Geotechnics), Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer International Publishing, Germany (March 2018 – present)  Chief Guest Editor, Special Issue on Smart Sustainable Cities (Vol. 7, No. 2.1, 2018), International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Science Publishing Corporation, UAE.  Editor, Cogent Engineering, Taylor and Francis, UK (April 2014 – January 2017)  Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Geo-Engineering, Springer Singapore Publishing, South Korea (August 2018 – present)  Editorial BoardMember, Journal of Environmental Pollution and Control, Annex Publishers, USA (December 2017 – present)  Topical Editor, Mechanical Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Germany (September 2016 – present)  Editorial BoardMember, Ground Improvement, ICE Publishing, UK (October 2014 – present)  Editorial BoardMember, Geotechnical Research, ICE Publishing, UK (April 2014 – present)  Editorial BoardMember, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor and Francis, UK (August 2010 – January 2020)  Editorial Board Member,Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer, India (August 2012 – February 2019)  Editorial BoardMember, Advances in Civil Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA, (March 2016 – present)  Editorial Board Member, Journal of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, JGTTE, USA (July 2015 – present)  Editorial Board Member, Journal of Mountain Science, Springer, Switzerland (January 2017 – present)  Scientific Editor, Journal of Mountain Science, Springer, Switzerland (August 2012 – December 2016)  Editorial Board Member, TheOpen Civil Engineering Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, UAE (November 2017 – present)  Guest Editor, Special Issue on Geosynthetics (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2014), International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor and Francis, UK  Guest Editor, Special Issue on Geosynthetic Engineering (Vol. 43, No. 4, 2013), Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer, Switzerland  Core Member of the IGS Technical Committee on Hydraulic Applications, International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), USA (February 2011 – present)  Chairman, Indian Geotechnical Society, Varanasi Chapter, India (2007 – 2009)  Founding Honorary Secretary, Indian Geotechnical Society, Varanasi Chapter, India (2005 – 2007)  Geotechnical Engineering Consultant: Providing consultancy services to private and government organizations  Short course expert: Conducting several short courses for practicing engineers, specialized contractors and other engineering professionals  Member/Organizing Secretary/Organizing Chairman/Technical Session Chairman: Leading/ participating in the organization of workshops/conferences, and chairing national and international technical sessions

 Examiners of PhD and Master by Research theses of many universities of the world, including theses of Australia, India, Malaysia and South Africa.  Invited Reviewer for many International Journals, including the following: Australian Journal of Civil Engineering; Canadian Geotechnical Journal; Cogent Engineering; Computers and Geotechnics; Ecological Engineering; Environmental Earth Sciences; European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering; Geomechanics and Engineering, An International Journal; Geosynthetics International; Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE; Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, An International Journal; Geotechnical Testing Journal; Geotechnique; Geotechnique Letters; Geotechnical Research; Geotextiles and Geomembranes; ICE Geotechnical Engineering Journal; Indian Geotechnical Journal; International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE; International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE; Journal of Mountain Science; Journal of Zhejiang University – Science A; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Soils and Foundations; Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An International Journal; Transport; Transportation Geotechnics

Professional Bodies Membership Details

 Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (F-3871522) (11 February 2011 – present)  Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) (F-114598-5) (5 December 2009 – present)  Life Fellow of the Indian Geotechnical Society (LF-0436) (21 February 2009 – present)  Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (M-9124871) (7 February 2012 – present)  Member of the International Geosynthetics Society (M-9286) (7 December 2010 – present)  Member of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (2 February 2017 – 1 February 2018)  Life Member of the Indian Roads Congress (LM-29953) (27 December 2004 – present)  Life Member of the Indian Society for Rock Mech. and Tunneling Technology (LM-1095) (2009 – present)  Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (LM-25089) (5 November 1997 – present)  Life Member of the Coal Ash Institute of India (12 November 1997 – present)  Life Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) (M-121686-9) (8 October 2001 – 4 December 2009)  Life Member of the Indian Geotechnical Society (LM-1547) (15 December 1996 – 20 February 2009) (Sanjay Kumar Shukla) ***