International Journals:
1.
Rao SM, Nitish MV
and Lydia A (2019). Role of evaporation in NH4-N transformations in soils artificially
contaminated with blackwater. Water Supply (IWA), doi/10.2166/ws.2019.145/610125/ws2019145.pdf
2. Rao
SM and Monica R (2019). Soil water content–water activity relations of
structured kaolinitic specimens from GAB equation. Geotechnique,
1-4. doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.18.P.181
3.
Rao, SM and
Monica R (2019). Influence of moisture loss on swell pressure and volumetric
strain behaviour of desiccated kaolinitic residual soil specimens. International Journal of Geotechnical
Engineering, doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2019.1655946, 1-9.
4.
Rao SM, Priscilla A, and Nitish MV (2019). Biochemical Indicators
of Algal Bloom in Sewage-Contaminated Lakes. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, Volume 23, 2153-5515, 578-584
doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000459
5. Rao SM, Lydia A, Nitish VM
(2018). Performance of modified twin pit toilet in Mulbagal town,
Karnataka, India. Journal of Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene for Development, Vol. 8, 578-584. doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2018.159.
6.
Rao, SM and
Deepak, GB (2018). Influence of secondary compression on undrained strength of
soft kaolinites. Marine Georesources and
Geotechnology. DOI:10.1080/1064119X.2017.1285380, Vol. 36, No. 2, 173–180.
7.
Rao, SM, Rita E, Lydia A (2017). BTEX contamination of Bengaluru aquifers,
Karnataka, India, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science,
ICE, London, Vol 12, Issue JS3, 56-61.
8. Rao, SM, Lydia,A, Nitish, MV, Saksham, A and Priscilla A
(2017). Bioremediation of pit toilet sewage. Journal of Environmental
Engineering and Science, ICE, London, Vol. 12, Issue
JS2, 27-33.
9.
Ravi, K. and Rao, SM (2017). Estimation
of solute concentrations in micro-pore and macro-pore solutions of compacted
bentonite sand mixtures. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol.
35,517-525.
10. Rao, S.M. and Deepak, G.B. Raghuveer Rao, P. and Anbazhagan P. (2017). Influence of physico-chemical components on the consolidation behavior
of soft kaolinites. Acta
Geotechnica, Vol. 12, 441–451
11. Rao, S.M. and Deepak, G.B.
(2016). Response
of overconsolidated kaolinites to salt-leaching. Geotechnique Letters, Vol. 6, 132–135
12. Rao, S.M. and Raghuveer Rao, P.
(2016). Evaluation
of distribution coefficient of vadose zone soil from proposed near-surface
disposal facility at Kalpakkam, India. Environmental
Earth Sciences, Vol.
75,1485-1491
13. Sivachidambaram, S., Rao, S. M.
(2016). Characterization of silver–kaolinite (AgK):
an adsorbent for long‑lived 129I
species. Springer Plus 5:142 DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-1855-8
14. Rao, S.M. and Raghuveer Rao, P.
(2015). Role
of the vadose zone in mitigating strontium transport at the near-surface
disposal facility (NSDF) in Kalpakkam. India.
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, DOI 10.1007/s10064-015-0772-3
15. Rao, S.M., Malini, R. (2015). Use of permeable
reactive barrier to mitigate groundwater nitrate contamination from on-site
sanitation. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Vol.
05.2, 336-340.
16. Rao, S.M., Ravi, K. (2015). Influence of initial degree of
saturation on swell pressures of compacted Barmer
bentonite specimens. Annals of Nuclear Energy,doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.02.019
17. Rao, S. M., Malini, R.,
Priscilla, A., Lydia, A. (2015). Estimate of N2O release from pit-toilets. Environmental Earth
Sciences, Vol. 74,
2157-2166
18. Thyagaraj, T. and Rao, S.M.
(2014). Osmotic flow in compacted expansive clay. Environmental Geotechnics-ICE,DOI:10.1680/envgeo.13.00061
19. Rao, S. M. and Malini, R. (2014). Role of degree of
saturation in denitrification of unsaturated sand specimens. Environmental
Earth Sciences, Vol.72, 4371-4380.
20. Rao, S. M., Raghuveer Rao, P. and
Malini, R. (2014). Environmental Geotechnics: Need for Regional Approach. Environmental
Geotechnics-ICE, Vol. 1, 40-47.
21. Rao, S. M. and Ravi, K. (2014). Permeability of
bentonite buffer: density and salinity effect. Environmental Geotechnics-ICE,
Vol. 1, 66-67.
22. Rao, S. M. and Ravi, K. (2013). Hydro-mechanical
characterization of Barmer 1 bentonite from
Rajasthan, India, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 265, 330-340.
23. Rao, S. M. and Indra Prasad
Acharya (2014). Synthesis and characterization of fly ash geopolymer sand. ASCE
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 26, 912-917.
24. Ravi, K. and Rao, S. M. (2013).
Influence of infiltration of sodium chloride solutions on SWCC of compacted
bentonite-sand specimens. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 31, 1291-1303
25. Rao, S. M. and Asha, K. (2013).
Role of fly ash pozzolanic reactions in controlling fluoride release from phosphogypsum. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil
Engineering, Vol. 25, 999-1005.
26. Rama Pal, Rao, S. M. and
Sivachidambaram S (2013). Mitigation of chromium contamination by copper-ZVI bimetallic particles.
ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste, Vol. 17, 181-186.
27. Rao, S. M., Thyagaraj, T. and
Raghuveer Rao, P. (2013). Crystalline and osmotic swelling of an expansive clay
inundated with sodium chloride solutions. Geotechnical and Geological
Engineering, 31,
1399-1404
28. Rao, S. M., Asha, K. and
Sivachidambaram S. (2013). Influence of anthropogenic contamination on
groundwater chemistry in Mulbagal town, Kolar District, India. Geosciences
Journal, Vol. 17, 97-106.
29. Thyagaraj, T., Rao, S.M (2013). Osmotic swelling
and osmotic consolidation behaviour of compacted
expansive clay. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 31, 435-445
30. Rao, S. M., Malini, R., Lydia, A.
and Lee, Y. (2013). Contaminants removal by bentonite amended slow sand
filter. J. Water Chemistry & Technology Vol. 35, 23-29.
31. Rao, S.M., Gaurave,
K. and Sarvanan, A. (2013). Lead retention by soils
at field moisture contents. Soil and Sediment Contamination-An International
Journal, Vol.22, 208-222.
32. Rao, S. M., Sekhar, M. and
Raghuveer Rao, P. (2013). Impact of pit-toilet leachate on groundwater
chemistry and role of vadose zone in removal of nitrate and E. coli pollutants
in Kolar District, Karnataka, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol.68, 927-938.
33. Rao, S. M. and Sivachidambaram,
S. (2013). Characterization and iodide adsorption behaviour
of HDPY+ modified bentonite. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 68, 559 - 566
34. Rao, S. M. (2012). Influence of
anthropogenic contamination on fluoride concentration in groundwater. Journal
of Economic and Environment Geology, Vol. 3, 24-33
35. Thyagaraj, T., Rao, S.M., Sai
Suresh, P. and Salini U. (2012). Laboratory studies
on stabilization of an expansive soil by lime precipitation technique. ASCE
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 24, 1067-1075
36. Rao, S. M. and Asha, K. (2012).
Activation of fly ash-lime reactions: A kinetic approach. ASCE Journal of
Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 24, 1110-1117.
37. Sivachidambaram, S. and Rao, S.
M. (2012). Iodide retention by modified kaolinite in the context of safe
disposal of high level nuclear waste. ASCE Journal of
Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste, Vol. 16, 192-200.
38. Mamatha, P. and Rao, S. M.
(2011). Defluoridation of groundwater using magnesium
oxide. The Environmentalist, Vol. 31, 39-53.
39. Thyagaraj, T. and Rao, S. M.
(2010) Influence of osmotic suction on the soil water characteristics curves of
compacted expansive clays. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 136, 1695-1702.
40. Mamatha, P. and Rao, S. M.
(2010). Geochemistry of fluoride rich groundwater in Kolar and Tumkur Districts of Karnataka. Environmental Earth
Sciences, Vol. 61, 131-142.
41. Rao, S. M. and Thyagaraj, T.
(2010). Single and double oedometer tests to estimate osmotic compression of
clays. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 4, 325-336.
42. Rao, S. M., Mamatha, P., Asha, K.,
Soumita, K. Mythri, D. J. (2010). Field studies on defluoridation
using magnesium oxide. Water Management Vol. 163, 147-155.
43. Rao, S. M. and Raju, G. C.
(2010). Neutralization of lead contaminated acid waste water. Journal of Water
Resources and Protection, Vol. 2, 182-190.
44. Rao, S. M., Venkatarama Reddy, B.
V., Raju, G. C., Lakshmikanth, S. and. Ambika N. S.
(2009). Re-use of fluoride contaminated bonechar
sludge in concrete. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 166, 751-756
45. Rao, S. M., Raju, G. C., and
Venkatarama Reddy, B. V. (2009). Compressive strength behavior of calcined gypsum sludge-sand specimens.
International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol.3,
65-73
46. Rao, S. M., Venkatarama Reddy, B.
V., Raju, G. C., Lakshmikanth, S. and. Ambika N. S.
(2009). Chemical stabilization of lead contaminated gypsum sludge.
International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol.3,
109-116.
47. Mishra, A. K., Dhawan, S. and
Rao, S. M. (2008). Analysis of swelling and shrinkage behaviour
of compacted clays. Geotechnical & Geological Engineering. Vol. 26,
289-298.
48. Rao, S. M., Mamatha, P., Shantha,
R. P. and Venkatarama Reddy, B. V. (2007). Encapsulation of fluoride sludge in
stabilized mud blocks. Waste and Resource Management, Vol. 160, 167-174
49. Rao, S. M. and Thyagaraj, T.
(2007). Swell-compression behaviour of compacted
clays under chemical gradients. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 44,
520-532.
50. Rao, S. M. and Thyagaraj, T.
(2007). Role of direction of salt migration on the swelling behaviour
of compacted clays. Applied clay Science, Vol. 38, 113-129.
51. Rao, S. M., Thyagaraj, T. and
Thomas, H. R. (2006). Swelling of compacted clay under osmotic gradients. Geotechnique, Vol. 56, 707-713.
52. Rao, S. M. and K. Revanasiddappa (2006). Influence of cyclic wetting and
drying on collapse behaviour of compacted residual
soils. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 24, 725-734.
53. Warith, M. A. and Rao, S. M. (2006)
Predicting the compressibility behaviour of tire
shred samples for landfill applications. Waste Management, Vol. 26, 268-276.
54. Rao, S. M. and Reddy B. V. V.
(2006) Characterization of Kolar gold field mine tailings for cyanide and acid
drainage. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 24, 1545-1559.
55. Rao S. M. and Shivananda,
P. (2005) Impact of sulfate infiltration on swelling behaviour
of lime-stabilized soils. Journal of ASTM International Vol. 2, 209-218.
56. Rao S. M. and Revanasiddappa,
K. (2005) Role of microfabric in matrix suction of residual soils. Engineering
Geology Vol. 80, 60-70
57. Rao S. M. and Shivananda,
P. (2005) Role of osmotic suction in swelling of salt amended clays. Canadian
Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 42, 307-315.
58. Warith, M. A., Eugin,
E., Benson, P. A. S. and Rao, S. M. (2005) Evaluation of permeability of tire
shreds under vertical loading. ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 33,
51-54.
59. Rao, S. M. and Shivananda, P. (2005) Compressibility behaviour
of lime-stabilized clay. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Kluwer, Vol.
23, 309-315.
60. Rao, S. M. and P. Shivananda (2005) Role of curing temperature in progress of
lime-soil reactions. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 23, 79-85.
61. Rao, S. M. and Thyagaraj, T.
(2003) Lime slurry stabilization of an expansive soil. Geotechnical
Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers London, Vol. 156, 1-10
62. Rao, S. M. and Revanasiddappa, K. (2003) Role of soil structure and matric
suction on collapse of compacted soils. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol.
26, 102-110.
63. Rao, S.M. and K. Revanasiddappa (2002) Collapse behaviour
of residual soils. Geotechnique, Vol. 52, 259-268.
64. Rao, S. M. and Venkatswamy, B. (2002). Lime pile treatment of black cotton
soils. Ground Improvement, Vol. 6, 85-93.
65. Rao, S. M, Reddy, B.V. V and Muttharam, M. (2001 a) Effect of cyclic wetting and drying
on the index properties of a lime stabilized soil. Ground Improvement,
Institution of Civil Engineers, London , Vol. 5,
137-140
66. Rao, S. M., Reddy, B.V. V. and Muttharam, M. (2001 b). The impact of cyclic wetting and
drying on the swelling behaviour of stabilized
expansive soils, Engineering Geology, Elsevier Publication, Vol. 60, 223-234.
67. Rao, S. M, B. V. Venkatarama
Reddy and Muttharam, M. (2000). Engineering behaviour of wood ash modified soils. Ground Improvement,
Institution of Civil Engineers, London , Vol. 4,
107-110
68. Rao, K.S. S. Rao, S. M. and
Gangadhara, S. (2000 a). Swelling behaviour of a desiccated
clay. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 23, 193-198.
69. Rao, S. M. and Revanasiddappa, K. (2000 a). Role of matric suction in
collapse of compacted clay soil. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 126, 85-90.
70. Rao, S. M. and Mohan Rami Reddy,
P. (1998). Physico-chemical behaviour
of dry silty clays. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, Vol. 124, 451-453.
71. Rao, S. M. and Mohan Rami Reddy,
P. (1997). Laboratory studies on the volume change characteristics of kaolinite
contaminated with sodium phosphate/sulfate. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal,
Vol. 20, 362-367.
72. Rao, S. M. (1996 a). Correlation
between plasticity angle and engineering properties of volcanic ash soils.
Soils and Foundations, Vol. 36, 123-127.
73. Rao, S. M. (1996 b). Role of
apparent cohesion in the stability of Dominican allophane soil slopes.
Engineering Geology, Vol. 43, 265-279.
74. Rao, S. M. (1995 a). Mechanistic
approach to the shear strength behaviour of allophanic soils. Engineering Geology, Vol. 40, 215-221.
75. Rao, S. M. Sridharan, A. and Ramanath, K. P. (1995). Collapse behaviour
of an artificially cemented clayey silt. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal,
Vol. 18, 334-341.
76. Rao, S. M. and Rao, K. S. S.
(1994). Ground heave from caustic soda solution spillage-a case study. Soils
and Foundations, Vol. 34, 13-18.
77. Rao, S. M. Sridharan, A. and
Shenoy, M. R. (1993). Influence of polysaccharide
on the remoulded properties of two Indian clay
samples. Canadian Geotech. Journal, Vol. 30, 550-553.
78. Rao, S. M. Sridharan, A. and Chandrakaran, S. (1993). Consistency limits behaviour of bentonites exposed to seawater. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, Vol. 11, 213-227.
79. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and
Murthy, N. S. (1992). Physico-chemical effect on
compressibility of tropical soils. Soils and Foundations, Vol. 32, 156-163.
80. Sridharan, A. Rao, S. M. and Dwarakanath, H. N. (1992). Dispersive behaviour
of non-swelling clays. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 15, 380-387.
81. Yong, R. N., and Rao, S. M.. (1991). Mechanistic evaluation of mitigation of
petroleum hydrocarbon contamination by soil medium. Canadian Geotechnical
Journal, Vol. 28, 84-91.
82. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and Gajarajan, V. S. (1990). Effect of sulfate contamination on
the volume change behaviour of bentonite. Physico-Chemical Aspects of Soils and Related Materials
ASTM STP 1095, 60-68.
83. Rao, S. M. Sridharan, A. and Chandrakaran, S. (1990). Engineering behaviour
of uplifted smectite rich Cochin and Mangalore marine clays. Marine
Geotechnology, Vol. 9, 243-259.
84. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and
Joshi, S. (1990). Classification of expansive soils by sediment volume
method. ASTM Geotech. Testing Journal, Vol. 13, 375-380.
85. Prakash, K. Sridharan, A. and
Rao, S. M. (1989). Lime addition and curing effects on the compaction
characteristics of montmorillonitic soil.
Geotechnical engineering (AIT), Vol. 20, 39-47.
86. Rao, S. M. Sridharan, A. and Chadrakaran, S. (1989). Influence of drying on the liquid
limit behaviour of a marine clay. Geotechnique,
Vol. 39, 715-719.
87. Sridharan, A. Rao, S. M. and
Murthy, N. S. (1988). Liquid limit of kaolinitic soils. Geotechnique,
Vol. 38, 191-198.
88. Sridharan, A. and Rao, S. M.
(1988). A scientific basis for the use of index tests in identification of
expansive soils. ASTM Geotech Testing Journal, Vol. 11, 208-212.
89. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and Gajarajan, V. S. (1987). Influence of fluoride on the
compressibility characteristics of montmorillonite. Geotechnique,
Vol. 36, 197-206.
90. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and
Murthy, N. S. (1986). Compressibility behaviour of homoionized bentonites. Geotechnique,
Vol. 36, 551-564.
91. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M and
Murthy, N. S.(1986). Liquid limit of montmorillonitic soils. ASTM Geotech. Testing
Journal, Vol. 9, 156-159.
92. Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M and
Murthy, N. S. (1986). A rapid method to identify clay type in soils by the
free-swell technique. ASTM Geotech. Testing Journal, Vol. 9, 198-203.
93. Rao, S. M and Sridharan, A.
(1985). Mechanisms controlling volume change behaviour
of kaolinite. Clays and clay minerals (USA), Vol. 34, 323-328.
94. Rao, S. M and Sridharan, A.
(1984). Mechanism of sulfate adsorption by kaolinite. Clays and clay minerals
(USA), Vol.33, 414-418.
95. Daniels, E. A. and Rao, S. M.
(1983). Silver sorption by kaolinite. International Journal of Applied
Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 34, 981-984.
96. Daniels, E. A. and Rao, S. M.
(1983). Silver sorption by metakaolinite
from molten silver nitrate. Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie Neue Folge
Vol. 137, 247-254.
Indian Journals:
4.
Reddy, B.V.V., Rao, S. M. and Arun Kumar M. K. (2003). Characteristics
of stabilized
mud blocks using ash-modified
soils. The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 77, 903-911.
5.
Rao, S. M. and Sridharan, A. (1993). Environmental Geotechnics - A
review. Indian
Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 23, 235-252.
6.
Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and Murthy, N. S. (1992). Free swell behaviour of homoionized
bentonites. Clay Research, Vol. 11, 13-18.
7.
Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and Gajarajan, V. S.
(1986). Influence of adsorbed sulfate on the engineering properties of
kaolinite and bentonite. Clay Research, Vol. 5, 74081.
8.
Sridharan, A., Rao, S. M. and Murthy, N. S. (1985). Free swell index of
soils: A need for re-definition, Indian Geotechnical Journal. Vol. 15, 94-95.
ASTM & ASCE Special
Publications:
1.
Raju, G. C., Rao, S. M. and Reddy, B. V. V. (2008). Remediation of lead
contaminated gypsum sludge. GeoCongress
2008-Geotechnics of Waste Management and Remediation ASCE Geotechnical Special
Publication (GSP 177), 563-570.
2.
Warith, M. A. and Sudhakar M. Rao
(2004). Estimation of maximum leachate head in tire shred drainage layer,
Advances in Geotechnical Engineering with Emphasis on Dam, ASCE Geotechnical
Practice Publication No. 1,167-176
3.
Sridharan, A. Rao, S. M. and Gajarajan, V. S.
(1990). Effect of sulfate contamination on the volume change behaviour of bentonite. Physico-Chemical
Aspects of Soils and Related Materials ASTM STP 1095, 60-68
Book edited:
1.
Rao, S. M., Monto M., and Ravindranath, N. H.
(editors) (2008). Advances in water quality and management, Research Publication
Services, Singapore
Chapters authored in edited
books:
1. Rao, S. M. (2006). Identification
and classification of expansive soils. Expansive soils; Recent advances in
characterization and treatment, Al-Rawas and Goosen (editors), Taylor and Francis, New York, 15-24.
2. Rao, S. M., Nanda, J. P.,
Mamatha, P. (2008). Groundwater
quality issues in India. Advances in water quality and management, Research
Publication Services, Singapore, 33-55.
3. Rao, S. M. Monto, M., Mythri, D.
J. (2008). Summary: Issues, R & D challenges, institutional and societal
gaps in sustainable and quality water. Advances in water quality and
management, Research Publication Services, Singapore, 327-330.
4. Rao, S. M. (2011). Wetting and
drying, effect on soil physical properties, Encyclopedia of Agrophysics, Jan Glinski, Jozef Horabik, Jerzy Lipiec (editors)
Springer, 992-995
5. Rao, S. M. (2012). Volume change
of tropical residual soils-Chapter 6, in A Handbook of Tropical Residual Soil
Engineering, Editors, David Toll and Bujang Huat, Taylor
and Francis, New York, 147-184.
6.
Rao, S. M., Venkatesh, K. H. (2012). Case studies: Characterization of
residual soil deposits of India-Chapter 14 in A Handbook of Tropical Residual
Soil Engineering, Editors, David Toll and Bujang Huat,
Taylor and Francis, New York, 463-490.
Books reviews:
Patent:
1.
Rao, S. M., Mamatha, P. and Venkatarama Reddy, B. V. V., Process for
treatment of fluoride contaminated water and a domestic defluoridation
unit: Indian Patent Number 227176 June 2006
Conferences:
1. Rao, S.M., Kachroo T.A., Allam
M.M., Joshi M.R., Acharya A. (2008). Geotechnical Characterization of Some
Indian Bentonites for their Use as Buffer Material in Geological Repository.
Proc. 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer
Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October, 2008, Goa, India,
2106-2114.
2. Warith,
M. A., Rao, S. M. (2004). Estimation of maximum leachate head in tire shred
drainage layer, Advances in Geotechnical Engineering with Emphasis on Dam, ASCE
Geotechnical Practice Publication No. 1,167-176
3.Warith, M. A., Evgin,
E., Benson, P. A. S., Rao, S. M. (2004). Compressibility and permeability behaviour of shredded tire chips in aggressive pH
environments, 1st Water and Environment Specialty Conference of the Canadian
Society of Civil Engineering, Saskatoon Canada June 2004, 393-1 to 393-9.
4. Rao, S. M. (2002). Collapse behaviour of red soils. Keynote paper, Second International
Conference on Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental
Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, GEO- 2002, King Saud University, 6-9
October 2002, 79-85.
5. Rao, S. M., Shivananda P.
(2002). Swelling behaviour of lime-stabilized clays subjected to
wetting-drying cycles, Proceedings Workshop on Chemo-mechanical Coupling of
Clays, Martea, Italy, Balkema,
95-104.
6. Rao, S. M., Mohan Rami Reddy
P. (2001). Porosimetry and collapse studies on Calcium montmorillonite silts,
International Symposium on Suction, Swelling, Permeability and Structure of
Clays, IS-Shizuoka 2001, January 11-13 2001, 403-409.
7. Rao, S. M. (2000). Foundation
failures from chemical contamination, Keynote paper, First International
Conference on Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental
Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, GEO- 2000, U. A. E. University, 4-7
November 2000, 59-64.
8. Rao, S. M., Revanasiddappa, K.
(2000). Collapse of
compacted red soils, Proceedings Indian Geotechnical Conference, Mumbai, 41-44.
9. Subba Rao, K. S., Rao, S. M.,
Gangadhara, S. (2000) Compaction control in cyclic swelling of expansive soil,
Proceedings Indian Geotechnical Conference, Mumbai, 45-48.
10. Rao, S. M., Reddy, B. V. V., Muttharam, M. (1999). Swelling behaviour of stabilized
soils, Second British Geotechnical Society Geoenvironmental
Engineering Conference, London, 559-564.
11. Rao, S. M., Kamoji, A. (1998). Effect of strength-Matric suction
variations on stability of a natural slope, Proc. of International Symposium on
Problematic Soils, Sendai, Japan, October 1998, Vol. 1, 523-526.
12. Subba Rao, K. S. Rao, S. M.,
Gangadhara, S. (1998). Band width of vertical movement of expansive soils, Proc. Indian
Geotechnical Conference, New Delhi, December 1998, Vol. 1, 71- 74.
13. Rao, S. M., Kamoji, A. (1997). Factors contributing to the stability of
an unsaturated residual soil slope, Proc. Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vadodara,
December 97, Vol. 1, 581-584.
14. Rao, S. M., Mohan Rami Reddy,
P. (1996). Heave and collapse behaviour of contaminated laboratory soils, Proc.
3rd International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, San Diego, USA,
June 1996, Vol. 1, 162-169.
15. Nagaraj, T. S., Eswariah, H. V., Shashiprakash,
S. G., Rao, S. M. (1996). Polymer cement mortar repair material to reduce
seepage losses in masonry dam, International Congress Concrete in the Service
of Mankind, Dundee, Scotland, June1996, 429-438.
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