Projects Undertaken (Academic)

Investigated the influence of normal / confining stress on SWCCs for various soil barriers.

The hydraulic conductivity function of various soil barriers with and without the influence of normal / confining stresses have been estimated.

Illustrated the influence of unsaturated material properties of soil barriers on the analysis and design of engineered landfills through few typical case studies using numerical approach.

Developed detailed design methodology for slope stabilization using micropile considering both geotechnical and structural aspects

Developed a detailed methodology to analysis and design of micropile for structural foundations.

Demonstrated few practical design examples of micropile stabilised embankment using Geo5 software

Development of an experimental facility to evaluate the effectiveness of the hydraulic barrier as a gas barrier layer in the landfill system. [Initiation grant IIT Kanpur, 2011-2013]

Conceptualize, design and development of a test setup for estimating the gas permeability of the soil barrier material under various ranges of distortion level.

A detailed parametric study planned to be carried-out to understand the gas-mechanical behaviour of soil barrier material under deformation.

Risk of cracking of clay liners for landfill capping and environment hazard (Prof. Gourc Jean-Pierre, 2010-2011) - Post-Doctoral Research.

Involved in assessing the performance of soil barriers of low-level radioactive waste capping system and possible remediation for a site in France.

Performed Flexural test and Gas k - bending test for clay based landfill cover soil to understand the deformation behaviour. A short-series of centrifuge tests are performed and suitable remediation measures were worked out

Centrifuge Model Studies on the Performance of Geogrid Reinforced Soil Barriers of Landfill Covers (Prof. B.V.S. Viswanadham, 2006-2010) - Ph.D. Thesis.

Studied in detail the deformation behaviour of the soil barrier under various ranges of differential      settlements by performing enhanced gravity small-scale laboratory testing (Centrifuge model test) and Finite Element Analysis. Influence of various parameters like thickness of the soil barrier, geogrid type, overburden pressure and settlement rate on the deformation behaviour of the soil barrier were comprehensively studied.

Conceptualized, designed and developed a motor based differential settlement simulator and successfully used it to induce differential settlements at high gravity levels.

Strain gauge based instrumentation on model geogrids to determine the mobilised tensile load of model geogrids under various stages of distortion levels was performed.

Exhaustively performed a series of geotechnical tests on soil samples for determining basic index properties, compaction properties, shear strength and permeability properties. Similarly, for model geogrids, basic properties like percentage opening area of geogrid, tensile load-strain characteristics and interface behaviour were evaluated.

Investigation of Landslide at the Bank of River Volga in Ulyanovsk, Russia (Prof. W. Krajewski, 2004-05).

Involved with the geotechnical investigation, examining the sliding mechanism and performing slope stability analysis (using Limit Equilibrium and FE methods) for a natural slope. Used PLAXIS for the FE analysis.

Successfully carried out an exhaustive parametric study and made recommendations on critical parameters causing the instability of slope.

Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential using Geographical Information System (2003-04)

Developed spatial liquefaction potential map using GIS technique, for a portion of South Chennai, India.

Used Avenue Language for computing the Factor of safety against liquefaction.

Developed Liquefaction potential map for the earthquake magnitude of 6.5 and 7.

Suitable Ground Improvement Technique for SASTRA Campus, India (2002-03).

Carried out subsurface investigation and suggested suitable stabilisation method for various distressed light-storied buildings in the SASTRA campus.

Analysed, assessed and implemented feasible and economically viable option of improving soil (top 3m thick expansive soil) by means of sand-gravel mix, lime stabilisation and lime-flyash stabilisation.

Soil Information System (SIS) for Various Geotechnical Needs - A GIS Approach (2001-02) - M.E. Dissertation.

Developed SIS for a portion of South Chennai, India using ARC-Info/Arcview.

Collected from various resources the soil reports, basic soil map, village boundary, land use, transportation network and used them for generating the thematic maps.

Developed soil map and Iso-strength map at various stratifications by using the complied soil report and additional field and laboratory testing within the study area.

Recommended suitable foundation type (along with a guide value of the bearing capacity) by using the developed SIS guide.

Projects Undertaken (Consultancy)

Involved in the analysis (static and pseudo-static conditions) and design of 2 m raising above the 45 m high existing ash bund under phase I at SGPTS Birsinghpur. M.P., India (2011) [as Co-PI, Collaborator: Prof. S. Chandra]..

Involved in the analysis and design of strengthening of 45 m high existing ash bund under phase I at SGPTS Birsinghpur, M.P., India (2011).

Assisted Prof. B.V.S. Viswanadham (IITB, India) and Prof. Jean-Pierre Gourc (LTHE, France) in evaluating various engineering properties of the geosynthetic products and gas permeability of landfill covers (2006-11).

Undertook various consultancy works related to sub-surface investigation and design of foundation for the residential and industrial buildings (2002-06).

Projects Undertaken (Industry)

Design and Construction of Driven Cast in-situ Pile Foundation for Cooling Tower, CPCL, Chennai (2002-03).

Responsible for geotechnical design of pile foundation

Assisted in structural design of pile

Supervised and monitored the complete installation of the driven cast in-situ pile and assured quality control.

Design and Construction of Pile and Pile Cap arrangement for Bulk LPG Terminal, IOTL, Chennai (2002-03).

Responsible for geotechnical design of the pile and pile cap arrangement

Conducted pile load test

Prepared pile load test reports

Supervised the installation of the bored pile and pile cap arrangement.

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Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy, Ph.D., A.M. ASCE, MIE

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Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Kanpur