Ground Improvement Techniques and Geosynthetics

THEME 3 : GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND GEOSYNTHETICS.- Behaviourial Study on Geopolymer Column in Soil.- A Study of Parameters Influencing Efficiency of Micropile Groups.- Alteration of CBR Values in Soft Soils using Enzymatic Lime.- Factors which Influence PVD Performance in Soft Clay Consolidation.- Experimental Study of Heave Control Technique for Expansive Soil using Micropiles and  Geotextile Layers.- Effect of Underground Void on the  Internal Stress Distribution in Soil.- Influence of Properties of Infill Material on the  Behaviour of Geocells.- Investigation of Glass Fiber Reinforcement Effect on the  CBR Strength of Cohesive Soil.-  Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing on Clay Soil Reinforced with Metal Strips and  with Anchors.- Application of Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Soil Improvement Via Ureolysis.- Influence of Organic Content on Fly Ash Stabilisation of Clay.- Strength Behaviours of the  Clayey-Silt Soil Mixed with Fly Ashand  Sand.- Strength Behaviour Of Expansive Soil Treated With Quarry Dust And Ferric Chloride.- Lime Stabilization of Subgrade with Waste Sand as Partial Soil Replacement.- Assessment Of Vetiver Grass Root-Reinforcement In Strengthening The Soil.- Geotechnical Aspects of Constructions Along the  Canal Embankment using Rice Husk Ash as Stabilizer.- Use of Jhama Columns as Replacement of Stone Columns.- Laboratory Study on the Performance of Geo-Synthetic Reinforced Sand Bed.- Repeated Load Response of Encapsulated Granular Trench Supported Footings on Embankments.- Re-Appraisal of Physico-Mechanical Stability of Lime Treated Soils.- Back analysis of PVD performance in Mumbai Port.- Discharge and  Absorption Capacity Tests on Composite Prefabricated Vertical Drains.- Stabilization of Clay at Sunnam Cheruvu Area in Nadergul, Hyderabad using Organic Waste.- The Tensile Strength Behavior of Lime Stabilized Soft Soil with Inclusion of Plastic Fiber.- Pullout Behaviour of

Dr. T. Thyagaraj is currently an associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He obtained his B.E. (Civil) from Osmania University, Hyderabad, and M.Sc. (Eng.) and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His major areas of research interests include unsaturated soil behaviour, ground improvement techniques, geoenvironmental engineering and use of waste materials in civil engineering applications. He has published 21 papers in respected international journals. Dr. Thyagaraj received the IGS-Prof. Dinesh Mohan Award in 2016. Currently he is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.