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1 U n n i k r i s h n a n N. Current Position Contact info Skills Research Guidance Professor in Civil Engineering (2013 onwards), Currently at Government Engineering College, Thrissur (2017 onwards) Handling classes in Geotechnical engineering. Undertaking industrial consultancy in Geotechnical Engineering through the Institute. Handling of Soil Mechanics laboratory practical classes. Guiding Ph.D. dissertation and M.Tech and B.Tech project works. unnikrishnan_n@yahoo.com Geotechnical Analysis and Design, Geotechnical Investigations, Finite Element Analysis including use of Plaxis, Geosynthetic Applications, Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement, Transportation Geotechnics excavations, retaining structures, Recognised Doctoral Research Guide, University of Kerala since 2002 Recognised Doctoral Research Guide, APJKTU Education M. A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal M.Tech. (Geotechnical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering) Awards and Honours Conference Profeedings published Sponsored Projects IGS Dr. Shamsher Prakash Biennial Prize for the best paper on Soil Dynamics and Vibration Problems in Foundation Engineering for the year Best paper award in the other applications area in the International Conference on Opto-Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies, Trivandrum, 26-27, February Best paper award in the Geotechnical Engineering Stream of Civil Engineering for the paper Investigation on Stressed Encapsulated Granular Trenches in the 13 th National Conference on Technological Trends, August 2012, Trivandrum. Best Student Chapter Award 2005 for ISTE Student Chapter during tenure as the staff advisor 1. Ruby Abraham, S. Latheswary and N. Unnikrishnan. (2010).Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Management Vol I., Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. 2. S. Samitha, K. Jayaraj and N. Unnikrishnan. (2010). Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Management Vol II., Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. Cyclic pullout resistance of geosynthetics (PI) (completed) Cyclic pullout resistance of geosynthetics embedded in weak soils (PI).

2 Completed Development of driven reinforced cement concrete micropiles for slope stabilization, (PI). Completed. Investigations on long term performance of coir geotextiles in relation to environment (CPI). Ongoing. Behaviour of finned piles under combined loading conditions (CPI).Ongoing Technical Publications Professional memberships Please see separate info. Life Member, Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education Life Fellow, Indian Geotechnical Society Life Member Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology (ISRMTT). Life Member Indian Concrete Institute Life Member Indian Roads Congress Life Member Indian Water Resources Society IWRS Life Member Institute of Urban Transport Life Member Indian Society for Hydraulics Member International Geosynthetics Society Associate Member American Society of Civil Engineers Languages Malayalam, English, Hindi Important courses taught M.Tech thesis guided Advanced foundation engineering (P.G.) Reinforced Soil and Geosynthetics (PG). Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour (P.G.) Deep foundations (UG Elective) Site investigation and soil testing (UG Elective) Geotechnical Engineering I (UG) Geotechnical Engineering II (UG) Reinforced Earth Structures (UG Elective) Programming and Numerical Methods (UG) Analysis of pre-stressed concrete members: a finite element approach, by K.T. Sajan, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Efficacy of bentonite drilling mud under polluting environment, by P.B. Vinod,2001, Kerala University. Analysis of reinforced earth embankments on soft soil, by K.I. Geethakrishnan, Kerala University Compaction characteristics in relation to plasticity of soil, by V.V. Vijina. Investigations on the influence of confining piles on the bearing capacity of loose sand, by Sachin, P., Kerala University

3 B.Tech. Projects guided National Seminars Organised Faculty training programmes organised for Training programmes organised for Skill Development Other programmes organised Other activities Investigating Delayed Slope Failures in Lateritic Cuts, Kerala University, 2007, Mahesh Shankar, C.P. Influence of Rice Husk Ash with Lime on Geotechnical Properties of Lateritic Soil, Shylin Rachel John, 2008, Kerala University Behaviour of Piled Raft Foundation in Homogeneous and Layered Sand, 2009, Sona Vasudev, Kerala University. A Study of Shear Strength of Fine Grained Soils Using Fall-Cone Apparatus, 2009, Nazeer, A, Kerala University. Behaviour of footings on geosynthetic encapsulated granular trench, 2010, Susha Rajan, Kerala University. Influence of Vasthusasthra in Evaluation, March 2012, Manoj. S. Nair Reg. No (Degree of Master of Science in Real Estate Evaluation, Annamalai University). Static and cyclic pullout resistance of embedded geosynthetics, August 2012, Uma Sanker, M., Kerala University. Investigations on stressed encapsulated granular trenches, Aparna, S.R., August 2012, Kerala University. Monotonic and cyclic pullout test on model piles embedded in sand. Devi. S. Nair, August 2013, Kerala University. Encapsulated granular trenches in fine grained soils, Aparna Sai, August 2014, Kerala University. Resource Management for Constructing Protection Walls for Bunds in Kuttanad, Anjali Krishnan R.J., Anu Abraham, Atmaram, M, Fahimah Shad S V, Megha G., 2014, Kerala University. Geotechnical Investigations for Infrastructure Projects, June Case Histories of Geosynthetic Applications, 7-9 December 2011, Trivandrum (along with Dr. Balan). Organised the National Seminar on Engineering Flood Control in Kuttanad on 15 th March Organised the following short term training programmes for the faculty members. Research Methodology, 4-21, May D modelling and animation, 27 October - 10 November Software tools for numerical computation, 31 October - 15 November CAD An update for engineers, 22nd January to 7th February Introduction to Drilling, Sampling and Testing of Geo Materials, December Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting, January Laboratory Practice in Geotechnical Engineering, 13 th March to 16 th April 2013 Drilling Practices in Soil Exploration. 19 th April Drilling practices in geotechnical engineering. Professional training programme for PWD Engineers on 20 th June Laboratory Practices in Geotechnical Engineering, 15 th January to 13 th February 2014 Laboratory Practices in Geotechnical Engineering, 26 th March to 6 th May 2014 OPEN HOUSE on 21 November 2007 to showcase the technical prowess of the Department of Civil Engineering. Making the Dream Home, 10 th January Building Dream Homes, Seminar for the General Public, CETEX 2010, 31 Jan Acted as lab in charge of Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, actively supporting the purchase procedures for new equipment. Regularly taking part in the geotechnical consultancy activities through the Institute. Acted as the advisor to student chapter, Indian Society for Technical Education.

4 Member of committee for procuring equipment through Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme. Regularly taking part in University examination and valuations. Acted as Assistant Lab in Charge, Geotechnical Engineering and Editor of the Proceedings of the International Conf. on Materials, Mechanics and Management, Trivandrum, Jan Coordinator, Open House, CETEX 2010 Reviewer, the International Conf. on Materials, Mechanics and Management, Trivandrum, Jan Acted as student advisor 2001 July 2005 June. Took personal attention to all issues connected with the students. Specific attention given to students who are weak intellectually, emotionally or psychologically. Acted as Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) executive committee member, ISTE Trivandrum Chapter 2001 till date. Acted as ISTE student chapter advisor October 2003 October Headed the editorial committee of the souvenir published in connection with ISTE state convention, December Consultancy Projects undertaken through CCE Major Clients: Central PWD Kerala PWD Kerala State Electricity Board Kerala Police Housing Construction Corporation SRK Group Confident Group IVRCL Infrastructure Southern Railway Several Local Bodies Kerala Water Authority Irrigation Department Local Self Government Department Various local bodies KINFRA KHRWS National Games Secretariat Habitat Group UST KSTP Facilities and Building Solutions pvt. Ltd for US Technology STPI, Technopark through CPWD KIIDC KSHB TRDCL Cooperative Department ISRO KELTRON List of invited lectures Invited talk on Geosynthetic reinforced soil structures under cyclic loading, Institution of Engineers (I), Kerala Chapter, Thiruvananthapuram, 19th May, Delivered a two part lecture on computer programming techniques for the newly joined M.Tech. Students in August, Delivered a single part lecture on application of Computer Aided Drafting

5 tools for the co-faculty members in November 2004 Delivered a single part lecture for the PWD Engineers at Tiruvalla Delivered a lecture at KHRI for graduate engineers on Delivered a lecture on Geotechnical Investigations at KHRI on for the PWD Engineers. Delivered a lecture on Geosynthetics for bearing capacity improvement in the short term training programme on Geosynthetics and their applications, July 9-13, 2007, College of Engineering Trivandrum. Delivered lectures for the training programme on Drilling Sampling and Testing of Geomaterials, December Delivered lecture Foundations for homes in the training programme Making the Dream Home, 10 th January Delivered lecture on Computer Aided Drafting for the training programme on Computer Aided Drafting, January Delivered lecture on Computer Aided Drafting for the training programme Introduction to AutoCAD, 4-6 February 2009, College of Engineering Trivandrum. Delivered lecture on Computer Aided Drafting for the training programme Introduction to AutoCAD, February 2009, College of Engineering Trivandrum. Delivered expert lecture on Geosynthetics for the short training programme STP-912/2009 on Properties and Testing of Construction Materials for Kerala PWD Engineers at KHRI on FN. Delivered a lecture on Design of earthquake resistant foundations in the seminar on seismic soil structure interaction, May 11-15, 2009, College of Engineering Trivandrum. Delivered a lecture on Foundations for residential buildings in the one day seminar on BUILDING DREAM HOME in connection with CETEX 2010 on 31 st January Delivered expert lecture on Soil Investigation and the use of geosynthetics for highways for the course STP/594/ Modern techniques and practices in the construction of highways for engineers, June 2010 at Institute of Management organised by the Joint Director, KHRI, Kerala PWD (lecture delivered on 17 th.) Delivered a lecture on Implementation of Hierarchical Single Surface (HiSS) Constitutive Model in GEOFEM and its Application to the Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Soil Subjected to Cyclic Loading in the AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Programme Numerical methods for optimal geotechnical designs, January 2011, IIT Madras. Delivered lecture on Bearing capacity improvement with geosynthetics in the AICTE Sponsored STTP Recent Advances in the Use of Geosythetics in Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering (GeTraGE 11) 30 November 13 December, Delivered lecture on Case history of Gabion Design for the failed slope at Palode in the Chullimanoor Elavupalam stretch of KSTP RMC in the training programme on Case Histories of Geosynthetic Applications, 7-9 December 2011, Trivandrum (along with Dr. Balan) Delivered lecture on Geotechnical Investigations for Infrastructure Projects for Engineering Professionals of Artech Realtors under Industry Institute Interaction Programme on 9 th June Delivered lecture on In-situ Testing for Engineering Professionals of Artech Realtors under Industry Institute Interaction Programme on 9 th June Delivered lecture on Failures in Geotechnical Engineering for Engineering Professionals of Artech Realtors under Industry Institute Interaction Programme on 9 th June Delivered lecture on Experiences with Quality Assessment of Flood Control Works in Kuttanad on 15 th March 2013 for the National Seminar on Engineering Flood Control in Kuttanad held at CET, Trivandrum Delivered invited lecture on Geotechnical Practice on 4 th February 2014 at LBS Institute of Technology for Women in connection with the National

6 List of conferences attended for technical paper presentation Seminar on Recent Advances in Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering. Delivered invited lecture on Geotechnical Investigations for Infrastructure Projects at TKM College of Engineering as a part of the Faculty Development Programme New Frontiers in Geotechnical Engineering. National Seminar on Applications of Personal Computers in Civil Engineering (Institution of Engineers), Nagpur, February, Second International Conference on Geotextiles, New Delhi, January, Second Annual Conference of Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Madras, February, Indian Geotechnical Conference, Madras, December, Seminar on Innovative Construction Techniques and Equipment for Hydro Power, Thiruvananthapuram, September Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics, Geosynthetics Asia 97, Bangalore, November Golden Jubilee Indian Geotechnical Conference, New Delhi, December Third National Seminar on Modern Trends in Power Engineering and Development. Thiruvananthapuram August All India workshop on computer applications in Civil Engineering practices CivilIT-98, Thiruvananthapuram, November th National convention of computer Engineers e-go 2000, Trivandrum, 13-15th October th National Seminar on Modern Trends in Power Engineering and Development, Trivandrum, November International Conference on Civil Engineering, Bangalore, July th national Convention of Environmental Engineers, Institution of Engineers, November 2001, Trivandrum Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC 2006, December 2006, IIT Madras Chennai. 8th National Conference on Technological Trends (NCTT07),Trivandrum, rd International Conference on Site Characterisation, Taipei, 1-4 April th National Conference on Technological Trends (NCTT08),Trivandrum, Nov , Indian Geotechnical Conference, 2008, IISc Bangalore. 10th National Conference on Technological Trends (NCTT09),Trivandrum, Nov , Int. Conf. Advances in Optoelectronics, Information and Communication Technologies February 2009, Trivandrum, India. Int. Conf. Materials, Mechanics and Management (IMMM 2010), Jan 14-16, 2010, Trivandrum, India. Indian Geotechnical Conference, December 2010, IIT Bombay. Geosynthetics India, IIT Madras, September 2011 Indian Geotechnical Conference, Kochi, December Indian Geotechnical Conference, New Delhi, December th International Conference on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, Bangalore, January Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC 2016, IIT Madras.

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: Ground Improvement Techniques, Environmental Geo techniques FACULTY PROFILE Name Designation Dr.SOBHA CYRUS Professor Date of Birth 31/10/1968 Official address Name of Father Name of Mother Professor in Civil Engg., School of Engineering Cochin University of Science