Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2022 Volume 7

Parametric, Seismic & Static External Stability Analysis of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Wall.- Influence of Surcharge Strip Loads on the Behavior of Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls: A Numerical Study by ABAQUS.- A Study on Excavation Induced Surface Settlement Due to Construction of Underground Station Box.- Design of Slope Protection Works in the Third Reach of Vadakara - Mahi Canal.- Analysis of Geofoam Backfill Retaining Wall.- 3-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Shankumugham Beach Road Due to Rainfall-Induced Storm Surge.- Analysis and Design of Cantilever Retaining Wall with and without Pressure Relief Shelf.- A Critical Review on Static and Seismic Earth Pressure of Layered Soil on Retaining Wall.- Tensile Force Distribution of Geogrid Reinforced BBMSE Wall: Numerical Analysis and Model Study - Prediction by ANFIS.- Performance Analysis of Introjected Backfill Retaining Wall.- Influence of the Soil/Rock Conditions at Wall Toe on the Behavior of the Diaphragm Wall.- Earth Pressure Reduction on Rigid Cantilever Retaining Wall Using Inclusions.- A Numerical Study on the Abutment-Backfill System Subjected to Lateral Loading.- Prediction of Geogrid-Reinforced Flexible PavementPerformance using Numerical Analysis.- Effect of Construction Parameters on the Behaviour of Embankment Resting Over Soft Soil Improved with ESC.

Dr. Babu T. Jose completed his B.Tech. from NIT Warangal in 1967 with Nehru Memorial Gold Medal, M.Tech. from IIT Madras in 1972 and Ph.D. from Cochin University of Science and Technology in 1990. He was lecturer in NIT, Calicut, for 13 years (1967-1980). Currently, he is emeritus professor at Cochin University of Science and Technology since 2004. Dr. Jose has commendable experience in research. He has published more than 150 research papers, and on the consultancy front, he has successfully completed more than 500 projects. On the administrative side, he was principal at the School of Engineering, Cochin University, during 1980-1995 and a director till 2004. Dr. Babu T Jose is the founder chairman of IGS, Kochi Chapter. He was the chairman of the organizing committee of IGC in 2011 and the chief editor of its proceedings. 

Dr. Dipak Kumar Sahoo is full-time faculty member since 2001 and currently Professor since 2009, in the School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi. Prior to academics, he was working in the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, a Central Public Sector Company, in India for more than 10 years as a Consulting Engineer to many public and private sector companies for setting up their green-field petrochemical complexes. He received his B.Sc. Engineering (Civil) from CET Bhubaneswar in 1987, M.Tech. in Construction Engineering and Management from Cochin University of Science and Technology in 1998, Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2009 and LL.B. from the Cochin University of Science and Technology in 2015. Prof. Sahoo has guided four doctoral theses, published over 60 papers and discussions in refereed journals and conferences, a book chapter by the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, and a number of articles in periodicals. He was the Corresponding Editor of the Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical