Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Designation
E-Mail ID
Contact at
: Distinguished Professor
: [email protected]; [email protected]
: 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
Engineering
Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji
05. Discipline of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
06. Department of Civil Engineering Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India
07. Department of Civil and Structural
Engineering
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong
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 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, Lucknow,
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 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 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)
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