NAME: Jyant Kumar
DESIGNATION AND ADDRESS
Professor
(HAG), Civil Engineering Department
Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560012
Email: jkumar@iisc.ac.in
Work Phone : 91-80- 22933119
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D- Geotechnical Engineering in 1994 from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
M.Tech-Geotechnical Engineering in 1991 from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
B.Tech-Civil Engineering in 1988 from Regional Engineering College (NIT),
Kurukshetra. First Rank Holder.
DETAILS
OF EMPLOYMENT
March, 1993-
Oct, 1996: Scientist, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Central Road Research Institute, CSIR, New Delhi.
Oct, 1996-
Dec, 1997: Senior Consulting Geotechnical Engineer, ATES Division, AIMIL
Limited, New Delhi.
Dec, 1997-
Dec, 1999: Lecturer, Geotechnical Engineering, University of Technology, Lae, PNG.
Dec,
1999-Dec, 2005, Assistant Professor, Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Dec,
2005- Dec, 2011, Associate Professor, Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Dec,
2011- Till Date, Professor, Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Finite
elements limit analysis of two-dimensional and three-dimensional stability
problems in soil and rock mechanics; in-situ testing of ground and pavements
using dispersion of surface waves; dynamic properties of soils using resonant
column, bender and extender elements; laboratory testing of rock specimens
under triaxial state of stress; liquefaction and cyclic testing of sand;
stability of soil and rock slopes, earthen dams, tunnels, pipes &
underground openings; design of structures in seismically active zones.
PUBLICATIONS
Scopus ID:
7201861873
ORCiD:
0000-0002-7808-8984
RESEARCH
STUDENTS' GUIDANCE
|
Sr. No. |
Student' name |
Degree |
Title |
Year and Status |
|
1 |
Rao, V.B.K.M. |
M.Sc.
|
Seismic bearing capacity of foundations and horizontal
pullout capacity of vertical anchors. |
Completed
in 2001 (Guided independently) |
|
2 |
Samui, P. Professor, Civil Engg. Department, NIT
Patna |
M.Sc.
|
Stability numbers for slopes with associated and non-associated
flow rule and shake table liquefaction studies. |
Completed
in 2004 (Guided
independently) |
|
3 |
Ghosh, P. (Professor, Civil Engg IIT Kanpur) |
Ph.D |
Application of
method of characteristics and upper bound limit analysis to different bearing
capacity problems. |
Completed
in 2005 (Guided
independently) |
|
4 |
Kouzer, K.M. (Professor, Govt. Engg
College, Kozhikode) |
Ph.D |
On upper bound solution for different geotechnical
problems using finite elements and linear programming. |
Completed
in 2008 (Guided
independently) |
|
5 |
Raju, K.V.S.B. (Associate Professor, UVCE, Bangalore University, Bangalore) |
Ph.D |
Effect of stress level on the shear strength
characteristics of soils and miniature cone penetration tests. |
Completed
in 2008 (Guided
independently) |
|
6 |
Khatri, V.N. (Asst. Professor, Civil Engg Dept., IIT Dhanbad) |
Ph.D |
On lower bound solution for different geotechnical
problems using finite elements and linear programming. |
Completed
in 2009 (Guided
independently) |
|
7 |
Bhoi, M.K. (Asst. Professor, Civil Engg Dept., Pandit
Deendayal Petroleum Univ., Gandhinagar |
Ph.D |
Effect of interference of footings on the bearing
capacity of footings and pullout capacity of anchors. |
Completed
in 2009 (Guided
independently) |
|
8 |
Madhusudhan, B.N (Research Fellow, University of Southampton, UK) |
Ph.D |
Dynamic
properties of dry to fully saturated sands using resonant column and bender
element tests. |
Completed
in 2012 (Guided
independently) |
|
9 |
Bhattacharya, Paramita (Asst. Professor, Civil Engg Dept., IIT Kharagpur) |
Ph.D |
On lower bound limit analysis, finite elements and
linear programming: Application and improvement. |
Completed
in 2012. (Guided
independently) |
|
10 |
Rakaraddi, Prabhu (Professor, Civil Engg, Basaveshwar
Engineering College, Bagalkot) |
Ph.D |
Surface wave testing of ground and road pavements. |
Completed in 2013. (Guided
independently) |
|
11 |
Sahoo, Jagdish Prasad (Associate Professor, Civil Engg. Dept, IIT Kanpur) |
Ph.D |
Upper Bound Finite Element Limit Analysis for
Problems of Reinforced Earth, Unsupported Tunnels and a Group of Anchor. |
Completed in 2013. (Guided
independently) |
|
12 |
Chakraborty, Debarghya (Asst. Professor, Civil Engg Dept., IIT Kharagpur) |
Ph.D |
Lower Bound Limit Analysis of Different Plane Strain
and Axisymmetric Geomechanics Stability Problems Using Finite Elements and
Linear Programming. |
Completed in 2013. (Guided
independently) |
|
13 |
Chakraborty, Manash (Asst. Professor, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.) |
Ph.D |
Finite Element Limit Analysis for solving Different
Axisymmetric Stability Problems in Geomechanics: Formulation and Solutions |
Completed in 2015. (Guided
independently) |
|
14 |
Cherian, Achu Catherine |
Ph.D |
Effect of Cyclic Strain Path and Vibration Cycles on
Shear Modulus and Damping of Sand |
Completed in 2016. |
|
15 |
Tarun Naskar Assistant Professor, IIT Madras, Chenai |
Ph.D |
Testing of ground subsurface using spectral and
multichannel analysis of surface waves. |
Completed in 2017. (Guided
independently) |
|
16 |
Debasis Mohapatra Post-Doctoral Fellow, Aalto University |
Ph.D |
Novel Numerical Procedures for Limit Analysis: Implementation to Planar, Axisymmetric and Three-Dimensional Geomechanics Stability Problems |
Completed 2020 (Guided
independently) |
|
17 |
Obaidur
Rahaman Assistant Professor,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata |
Ph.D |
Lower bound finite element
limit analysis for solving
different planar and axisymmetric stability
problems in soil and rock media |
Completed 2021 (Guided
independently |
|
18 |
Shinde Ninad Sanjeev Post -Doctoral Fellow,
University of Glasgow |
Ph.D |
An application of resonant
column along with Bender elements tests for
assessing dynamic Properties and liquefaction
potential of sand |
Completed 2022 Guided
independently |
|
19 |
Vijaya Sree Korada |
Ph.D |
Formulations for solving
geomechanics stability problems using stress characteristics and finite
element limit analysis with power type and Mohr Coulomb yield criteria |
Completed 2023 Guided
independently |
|
20 |
Hemant Jain |
Ph.D |
Ground displacements and
stresses around single and twin tunnels using analytical and numerical
approaches |
Completed 2024 Joint supervision with Prof.
T.G. Sitharam |
|
21 |
Abdullah Talib |
Ph.D |
On dispersion
of surface waves during testing of ground |
Guiding independently |
|
22 |
Ramdev R.
Gohil |
Ph.D |
On
Non-destructive testing of pavements and ground (under PMRF) |
Guiding independently |
|
23 |
Abhay Anand |
Ph.D |
Constitutive
modelling of jointed rock mass |
Guiding independently |
|
24 |
Sudipto
Mukherjee |
Ph.D |
On testing of
foundations for oil tanks |
Joint
supervision with Dr. Raghuveer Rao |
|
25 |
R.V.K. Kaundinya |
Ph.D |
Dynamic
properties determination for using cyclic triaxial shear tests |
Guiding independently |
|
26 |
Peddaiah Sandyapogu |
Ph.D |
On
liquefaction assessment using resonant column test |
Guiding independently |