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, India 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, Varanasi, 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 Mirzapur District (U.P.), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India, 2009. Subsurface investigation