Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha

Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha
Associate Professor
Ph.D
IISc Bangalore
Ph: +91-6115-233 807
jhaarvind[*AT]iitp.ac.in
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ujQ_csYAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Areas
  • Geotechnical Engineering Geoenvironmetal Engineering Ground Improvement Techniques Environmental Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics Soil stabilization by Admixtures Environmental Geotechnics Bio-Geotechnics Rock Mechanics and Underground Excavation
Other Interests
  • Sports
PHD Students
Sr. No. Photo Area of Reasearch Status
1
Mr. Ankush Kumar Jain (July 2017 - November 2022) Thesis Title: Potential use of marble dust as a geomaterial with soils and bentonite – a hydro-chemo-mechanical study
2
Ms. Shivanshi (July 2017-February 2023) Thesis Title: Quantification and controlling mechanisms of sulphate induced heave in lime stabilized soil
3
Mr. Abhishek Tarun (Joining Yr: 2020) Broad Area of Research: Biomediated Soil Improvement
4
Mr. Ajeet Kumar (Joining Yr: 2020) Board Area of Research: Application of Nanomaterials for Soil/Ground Improvement
5
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh (Joining Yr: 2020) Board Area of Research: Bio-improvement of Fine Grained Soils
6
Mr. Gaurav Kumar Mathur (Joining Yr: 2021) Board Area of Research: Rock Mechanics and Tunneling
7
Mr. Shivam Pandey (Joining Yr.: 2022) Broad Area of Research: Strengthening of Coal Mine Overburden Waste (CMOW)
Professional Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, Bihta-801103, Bihar, India (November 2019 – till date) Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), India (February, 2017 – November, 2019) Research Associate (RA), Department of Civil Engineering, IISc, Bangalore, India (February, 2016 – 31, January, 2017 Planning, Design and Supervision Engineer (Individual Consultant of World Bank), RAIDP, Government of Nepal (May, 2011 – July, 2012) Civil Engineer, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), Government of Nepal (March, 2008 to May, 2009)
Awards & Honours
  • ISSMGE Foundation Award, 2015 International Scholarship for PhD by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India, 2012 MSc Dissertation Grant by National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal, 2011 MSc Merit Scholarship by Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2009
Member of Professional bodies
  • Member, International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM), India ASCE Geo-Institute Soil Improvement Committee Member Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) (Life Member) Executive Committee Member, IGS Bihar & Jharkhand Chapter Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) (Life Member) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE Indian Road Congress (IRC) Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) (Life Member) Nepal Engineers Association (NEA) (Life Member) Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS) (Life Member)
Books
    1. Gurjar, D. K., & Jha, A. K. (2022). Influence of Slope Geometry on Stability of Bioreactor Landfills—A Numerical Analysis. In Transportation and Environmental Geotechnics: Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021 Volume 4 (pp. 343-356). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
    2. Jha, A. K., and Ali, Md Arshad (2022). Physical and Hydraulic Conductivity Behaviour of Sand- and Slag- Bentonite Mixes Modified Using Nanoclay Particles. 1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainable Environment (RAiSE 2022), Shobhit University Gangoh and Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology Meerut, Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India, STEM-Research Society during February 26-27, 2022.
    3. Jha A.K., Sharma M. (2021). Effect of Wetting–Drying Cycles on Strength Behavior of Lime Stabilized Expansive Soil. In: Patel S.,Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol137. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6466-0_3.
    4. Jain, A. K., Kumar, A., & Jha, A. K. (2021). Physical and Swell Behaviour of Sand–Bentonite and Marble Dust–Bentonite Mixes. In Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019: IGC-2019 Volume II (Vol. 134, p. 95). Springer Nature.
    5. Shivanshi, Singh V. B., Jha A. K. (2021). Geotechnical Properties of Lime Treated Soil Contaminated with Sulphatic Water. In: Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 136. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6444- 8_14.
    6. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Jain, A. K., & Akhtar, M. P. (2021). Effect of Sulphate Contamination on Lime-Stabilized Black Cotton Soil. Ground Improvement Techniques: Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2020,51, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer Nature, 118, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9988-0_6.
    7. Jha A. K., Kumar D. (2021). Geotechnical and Physicochemical Properties of Untreated and Treated Hazardous Bauxite Residue Red Mud. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns, vol 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 981-15-6237-2_39.
    8. Jain A. K., Gupta M., Jha A. K. (2021). Soil Amendment Using Marble Waste for Road Construction. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns, vol 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6237-2_21.
    9. Jha, A. K., Jain, Ankush & S., Shivanshi (2019). Potential of marble dust to improve the physical behaviour of soil. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28: Geotechnics for Transportation Infrastructure, DOI: 978-981-13-6700-7, 465411_1_En, (12).

    Special/International/National Conference/symposium Papers.

    1. Nakwal, Chetram, and Jha, A. K. (2022). Dynamic behavior of slope stability of bioreactor landfill. Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2022, 15th – 17th December, 2022, Kochi.
    2. Gurjar, Dharmendra Kumar and Jha, A. K. Influence of Slope Geometry and Decomposition Time-Age on Stability of Bioreactor Landfills – Numerical Analyses. Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, December 16-18, 2021, NIT Tiruchirappalli. (Accepted).
    3. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M. P. (2021). Effect of electrolyte concentrations on swelling behaviour of sand- and marble dust-bentonite mixes. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 796 (2021) 012068, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/796/1/012068 (open access).
    4. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M.P. (2021). Physical and geotechnical perspectives of gypsum on lime stabilized expansive soil: a critical appraisal. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 796 (2021) 012064, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/796/1/012064 (open access).
    5. Shivanshi, S., Jha, A. K., & Jain, Ankush (2019). Swell behaviour of Lime treated Soil under Sulphate Contamination. Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019, Geotechnical Engineering foundation of the future, Reykjavik Iceland, 1 - 6 September 2019, doi: 10.32075/17ECSMGE-2019-0570.
    6. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Quantification of sulphate induced heave in lime stabilized soil. Indian Geotechnical Conference- 2017 GeoNEst. 14-16 December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India
    7. Jha, A. K., Pandey, Mandeep R., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016).Geotechnical properties of lime treated gypseous soil with fly ash – Amicro-level study. ASCE, 767-     777, doi: 10.1061/9780784480144.076.
    8. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Potential of fly ash to enhancethe behaviour of lime treated gypseous soil. International Conferenceon Soil and Environment (ICSE), Bangalore, India.
    9. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2015). Pozzolanic additives induced strength behaviour of expansive soil: A comparative study. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 163(3), 149-163.
    10. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2014). Mineralogical and microstructural induced compressibility behaviour of lime stabilized expansive soil. International Symposium Geohazards, 502-513, November 20-21, Kathmandu, Nepal.
    11. Jha, A. K., and Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2014). Sulfate induced heave in calcium based stabilized soil – a mechanistic view. Seventh student symposium, 25-26 September, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India.
    12. Jha, A. K., and Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2013). Strength and microstructural development in lime stabilized expansive soil. Sixth student symposium, 26-27 September, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India.
Publications / Journals / Conferences

  • Book:

    • Guest Editor: Special Issue on “Behaviour of Geomaterials Subjected to Contamination Agents, and Its Remediation and Immobilization Techniques”. Publisher: ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste


    Refereed Peer Reviewed Journals (Published):

    1. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M. P. (2023). Influence of wetting-drying cycles on strength behaviour of cured lime treated soil contaminated with monovalent and divalent sulphatic solutions. Transportation Geotechnics, Elsevier (Accepted, in-press).
    2. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., & Akhtar, M. P. (2023). Physicochemical and strength behavior in lime-treated soil submerged under gypsum and sodium sulfate contamination. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, 27(2), 04023004. https://doi.org/10.1061/JHTRBP.HZENG-1185.
    3. Jha, A. K., Jain, A. K., Akhtar, M. P. (2022). Evaluating the behavior of marble dust-bentonite as an alternative to sand-bentonite mixes permeated with electrolyte concentrations. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, 27(1), 04022035. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000726.
    4. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K., Kumar, A., Akhtar, M. P. (2022). Geotechnical properties and microanalyses of marble dust-bentonite as an alternative geomaterial of sand-bentonite mixes. Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, Taylor and Francis, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2022.2083696.
    5. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M. P. (2022). Influence of soluble sodium sulphate contamination on physical and strength behavior of untreated and lime treated soil. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-022-1964-6 .
    6. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K., Akhtar, M. P. (2022). Assessing the swelling and permeability behaviour of novel marble dust-bentonite with sand-bentonite mixes for use as a landfill liner material. Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer, 52, 675–690 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-022-00602-6
    7. Jha, A. K. (2022). Microbiological processes in improving the behavior of soils for civil engineering applications: A critical appraisal. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, 26(2), 03122001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000686 [Selected as Best Paper Under Editorial Choice]
    8. Shivanshi, Jha, A. K., Singh, V. B., Jain, A. K. (2021). Effect of soluble gypsum on swell behaviour of lime treated expansive soil – a microlevel investigation. An International Journal of Geomechanics and Geoengineering, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2021.1975046
    9. Jha, A. K., Kumar, D., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2020). Influence of flyash on geotechnical behaviour of red mud: a micro-mechanistic study.Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 38(6), 6157-6176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01425-z
    10. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K. & Shivanshi (2020). Geotechnical behaviour and micro-analyses of expansive soil amended with marble dust. Soils and Foundations, Elsevier, 60(4), 737-751 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2020.02.013
    11. Jain, A. K., Jha, A. K. & Shivanshi (2020). Improvement in subgrade soils with marble dust for highway construction: A comparative study.Indian Geotech J., Springer, 50(2):307–317,https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-020-00423-5
    12. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2019). Lime stabilization of soil –A physico-chemical study. Indian Geotech J., Springer, 50(3):339–347,https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-019-00371-9
    13. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2018). Potential of fly ash to suppress the susceptible behaviour of lime treated gypseous soil. Soils and Foundations, Elsevier, 58(3), 654-665 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2018.02.024
    14. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Physical and strength development of lime treated gypseous soil with fly ash - Micro-analyses.Applied Clay Science, Elsevier, 145(1), 17-27,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2017.05.016
    15. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Volume change behavior of gypseous soil. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE,29(10), 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002015
    16. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2017). Unpredictable behaviour of gypseous/gypsiferous soil - an overview. Indian Geotechnical Journal,Springer, 47(4), 503-520, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-017-0239-5
    17. Jha, A. K. & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Gypsum induced volume change behavior of stabilized expansive soil with fly Ash-lime.Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, 39(3), 1–16,10.1520/GTJ20150017
    18. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Volume change behavior of lime treated gypseous soil—influence of mineralogy and microstructure.Applied Clay Science, Elsevier, 119(2), 202-212, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2015.09.017
    19. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2016). Role of gypsum on microstructure and strength of soil. Environmental Geotechnics, ICE,3(2), 78-89, https://doi.org/10.1680/envgeo.13.00084
    20. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2015). Mechanism of improvement in the strength and volume change behavior of lime stabilized soil. Engineering Geology, Elsevier, 198, 53-64,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.08.020
    21. Jha, A. K., & Sivapullaiah, P. V. (2015). Susceptibility of strength development by lime in gypsiferous soil—A micro mechanistic study. Applied Clay Science, Elsevier, 115, 39-50,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2015.07.017
    22. Sivapullaiah, P. V., & Jha, A. K. (2014). Gypsum induced strength behaviour of fly ash-lime stabilized expansive soil. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 32(5), 1261-1273, DOI 10.1007/s10706-014-9799-7
Invited Talks
    1. Delivered an Invited lecture on International conference on GeoMandu, An NGS International Conference Series during 16-17 March, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal
    2. Delivered an expert lecture on e-Short Term Course (e-STC), on “Advances in Transportation and Environmental Geotechnics (ATEG-2022)" held during 4-8th April, 2022 at NIT Hamirpur.
    3. Delivered an expert lecture on “Seepage analysis through soil mass and its application” organized by Manipal University Jaipur, 12th November, 2021.
    4. Delivered an expert lecture on “Flow through the soil mass and its application” organized by Manipal University Jaipur, 08th November, 2021.
    5. Delivered an expert lecture on the Short-term course (STC) entitled “Advances in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering (AGGE)” organized by NIT Patna and IGS Bihar and Jharkhand Chapter, 25th-29th October, 2021.
    6. Delivered the guest expert lecture on the occasion of engineer’s day on the “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and its Importance in Civil Engineering” organized by Government Polytechnic Daman, U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu at 15 September 15, 2021.
    7. Delivered an expert lecture on 5-day online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Sustainability Engineering", sponsored by AICTE,ATAL learning academy and organized by RTU KOTA during 05th – 09th, July, 2021.
    8. Delivered an expert lecture on 5-day online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Environmental Geotechnology", sponsored by AICTE, ATAL learning academy and organized by NIT GOA during 21st – 25th, June, 2021.
    9. Delivered three expert lectures on 5-day e-FDP on “REACH 2021” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology & Sports Complex, Dum Dum, Kolkata-700074 during 05th to 09th April, 2021.
    10. Delivered an expert lecture on one-week e-Short Term Course (e-STC), on “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (RAGE-2021)" held during 1st March- 5th March 2021 at NIT Hamirpur.
    11. Delivered an Expert Lecture on 5-day webinar “Recent Advances and Challenges in Geotechnical Engineering” an Industry Academia Interaction Initiative, organized by Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India 08 – 12, December, 2020.
    12. Delivered an Expert Lecture under TEQIP program at Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology (LNJPIT), 25 January, 2020.
    13. Delivered Keynote Lecture on topic “Chemical Stabilization of Soils — Scopes and Challenges” at National Level Short Term Course on “Geotechnical Investigation & Ground Improvement- Aspects & Prospects, organized by at JKL University, Jaipur, 19-21 Feb., 2018.
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