
Sanjay Kumar ShuklaEdith Cowan University | ECU · School of Engineering
Sanjay Kumar Shukla
PhD, MTech, BSc Eng, F.ASCE, FIEAust, FIEIndia, FIGS, CPEng NER, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus)
Founding Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering
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Introduction
Dr Sanjay Kumar Shukla is Founding Editor-in-Chief of Int. Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engg. He is also Founding Research Group Leader (Geot. and Geoenv.) at Edith Cowan University, Australia. He holds the Distinguished Professorship at ten universities. He is an author/editor of 27 books, and 320+ technical articles, including 210+ journal articles. He is among world's top 2% of scientists, and has been honoured with several awards (2021 ECU Aspire Award, IGS 2018 Award, etc.)
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April 2009 - present
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July 1992 - May 1995
December 1990 - June 1992
July 1984 - October 1988
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Publications (321)
Global warming has led to a tremendous rise in the atmospheric temperature. This results in increasing usage of air conditioning which leads to a large amount of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. An apparent solution to tackle this complication is to incorporate sustainable panels in buildings to reduce energy usage. This study focuses on utili...
Reliability analysis is necessary to address the many uncertainties, including both model and parametric uncertainties. This study systematically assesses the reliability index (β) and probability of occurrence of liquefaction (PL) using the first-order reliability method (FORM) approach on the cone penetration test (CPT) dataset, taking into accou...
Geopolymer technology is a spectacular technique which provides solutions to several construction problems in a sustainable way. In the primary stage of this research, geopolymer mortar using industrial and agro wastes, such as fly ash and sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) was developed. It was found that the geopolymer mortar with 10% SCBA shows good m...
An experimental study was conducted on the modified geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) specimen by replacing encapsulated Sodium Bentonite (Na-B) with different percentages of locally available black cotton soil (BCS). The specimens with punctured hole sizes of 4, 8, and 12 mm in diameter were tested for hydraulic conductivity and self-healing capacity...
The global warming dilemma raised an exigency toward sustainability in the construction industry and compelled scientists to hunt for alternative binders in construction materials. The, geopolymerization as a spectacular technology has arisen as a looming solution to this dilemma. This work assesses the features of geopolymer mortar developed with...
Vibrations from different sources can propagate through the soil mass and excite the supported structures. Prolonged exposure to these vibrations might cause adverse effects on both the building and its occupants. These vibrations should be quantified and checked for the permissible limits, as recommended by the relevant standards. The vibrations i...
Objective: In this study, the role of thickness and excitation frequency has been investigated to capture the dynamic response of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), emphasizing their uses to capture vibration sensitivity.
Methods: The drop-casting approach has been adopted to synthesize the pristine films of PVDF. These films were then embedded in c...
The growing importance of energy conservation has placed it at the forefront of global attention in recent years. To meet ambitious environmental requirements, the construction industry must engage in research on innovative materials. An emerging solution, mushroom-induced construction, offers a novel and sustainable approach that resolves ecologic...
A drastic change in the compilation of mountains of solid waste is indeed a great challenge for all of us to resolve. This era of Industry 4.0, automation , mass production, and population growth gives straightforward insights that it is necessary to investigate sustainable solid waste solutions. Engineers have come a long way in finding sustainabl...
The geotechnical and geoenvironmental issues of soils like low strength, high water content, low permeability, delayed dissipation of excess pore water pressure, and presence of different contaminants require special remediation and stabilization techniques. The application of electrokinetics has gained wide recognition as a sustainable soil treatm...
The emerging sustainability trends in geotechnical engineering have shown the significant utilisation of waste products and recycled material through innovative approaches. Previous research studies have proven the appropriate usage of plastic bottles or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers in mitigating liquefaction and related failures. In the...
Natural field sites originate under the action of external sources such as rivers, wind, or marine environments. These sources are responsible for constituting a variety of soil fabrics, which ultimately modify the deformation characteristics. Additionally, the dynamic properties of a site present the characterization of a region and have been prof...
Objective
In the present study, the deflections governed by cyclic strength due to structural vibrations caused by high-velocity moving load on a rigid pavement have been evaluated.
Methods
A novel finite-element-based cyclic response model has been proposed in terms of velocity-induced stress ratio for the design of rigid pavement. It consists of...
The rapid expansion of the urban population and industrialization have led to significant contamination in the soil, surface water, and groundwater. Leachate is a complex organic waste extracted from waste dump sites, and it is one of the causes of groundwater contamination. This study investigated the effect of leachate extracted from the municipa...
In recent years, it’s been observed that the necessity of engineered landfill around the world has increased. The development and enhancement took place to design the engineered landfill much more efficiently and effectively. Rapidly growing global industrialization is a concerning issue that has made an increment in solid waste generation, due to...
This paper discusses the assessment of optimum mix proportions of aggregates and tire chips based on shear strength and index properties (unit weight and specific gravity) for applications in granular piles/stone columns. Tire chips of cubical size 10 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm and aggregates passing through 12.5 mm, but retained on 10 mm were used. The ag...
In this article, finite element-scaled accelerated pavement testing (FEs-APT) has been conducted in a commercialised software package Abaqus. The stress response and rut depths have been estimated for the moving load over the full-scale accelerated pavement testing (Fs-APT) and finite element-scaled accelerated pavement testing test tracks. The out...
Visual-analytics-guided systems are replacing human efforts today. In many applications, movement in off-road terrain is required. Considering the need to negotiate various soft ground and desertic conditions, the beaten tracks of leading vehicles considered to be safe and suitable for guiding are used in such operations. During night, often, these...
The batter piles have several applications in infrastructure projects, such as offshore structures, transmission towers, bridges, and high-speed turbines involving machine-induced vibrations. This paper presents the details of a series of dynamic lateral and vertical loading tests as conducted on a vertical pile, B0 (β = 0º) and batter (i.e., incli...
Helical piles have lately emerged as a viable alternative foundation solution in offshore geotechnical applications. The helical piles are typically installed in groups to resist large loads from the structures and may encounter combined loading due to some factor such as the waves from the water surrounding it. Recent research works on group helic...
The open dumpsite is often the preferred option for waste disposal in most developing economies, but this option has severe environmental threats. For Kanpur city, being a hot tropical urban city, the generation of landfill gasses and secretion of leachate may be a factor in health concerns for the population on-site and vicinity of the dumpsites....
This paper presents a novel method to evaluate the safety factor of anchor-reinforced slopes using Taylor's stability chart.
During various operations of military and civil importance, the vehicles need to move in different off-road conditions. Several soil parameters that differ in spatial and temporal domains impact the possibility of vehicular movement. Conventional evaluation of the prevalent state of soil being cumbersome and time-consuming, the information extracte...
Mine tailings dams are surface impoundment structures consisting of raised embankments that are built to contain mine tailings and mill effluents. In the past, many failures of these iron ore mine tailings storage facilities/dams have been reported worldwide in different forms. In this paper, an attempt has been made to review the failure modes, me...
In recent years, it's been observed that the necessity of engineered landfill around the world has increased. The development and enhancement took place to design the engineered landfill much more efficiently and effectively. Rapidly growing global industrialization is a concerning issue has done the increment in the solid waste generation, due to...
The presence of non-biodegradable plastic waste is a serious concern for the health of endangered species. The present study is based on the sustainable utilisation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres obtained from waste plastic bottles to enhance the liquefaction resistance of fine sand. After performing a series of stress-controlled cyclic...
Most studies on liquefaction have addressed homogeneous soil strata using sand or sand with fine content without considering soil stratification. In this study, cyclic triaxial tests were conducted on the stratified sand specimens embedded with the silt layers to investigate the liquefaction failures and void-redistribution at confining stress of 1...
Based on my journal publication ( under the guidance of Dr. Deepesh Sir, HBTU, Kanpur and Dr. S.K. Shukla Sir, Edith Cown University,Australia) a special news was published in the hindi leading newspaper 'Hindustan'
A series of laboratory load tests were carried out to investigate the effect of geometrical dimensions of a handmade geocell on the ultimate bearing capacity of geocell-reinforced sand beds. The parameters considered in the study include the geocell placement depth from the base of the footing (u), equivalent diameter of geocell pocket (d), height...
A substantial amount of work on the cyclic behaviour of cohesionless soil has been performed after neglecting the reality of stratification existing nearby marine structures or alluvial plains. This complicated mechanism of stratified soil failure on earthquake-induced soil liquefaction is affected significantly by the presence of a less permeable...
Biochar has recently been gaining increasing attention as a stable and sustainable soil amendment material. However, the effect of biochar amendment on the desiccation behaviour of coastal soils has not yet been examined. Consequently, the present study primarily investigated the effect of exposing biochar-amended marine soil (BAS) to constant and...
Settlement prediction of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) abutments under service loading conditions is an arduous and challenging task for practicing geotechnical/civil engineers. Hence, in this paper, a novel hybrid artificial intelligence (AI)-based model was developed by the combination of artificial neural network (ANN) and Harris hawks’ opt...
Generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) depends upon lifestyle, urbanization and income level of population. Solid waste management is one of the essential parameters for the sustainable development of any city. Kanpur is one of the Indian cities with a population greater than 4 million having critical environmental and socio-economic issues of m...
Batter piles are most commonly used to resist large lateral loads caused by winds, tidal waves and soil pressure as experienced by offshore structures, bridges, and towers in general. The details in literature on the dynamic behaviour of these batter piles based on in-situ tests are limited. The present study focused on dynamic lateral behaviour of...
The reliable estimation of displacement amplitude is the prime factor for the design of geo-structures supporting the vibration loads. Currently, very subtle knowledge is available to compute the displacement amplitude of footing resting on the geocell-reinforced bed subjected to vibration loading. The advent of artificial intelligence modelling ha...
Soil nailing is considered as one of the widely used excavation retaining systems to reinforce and strengthen the soil surface in terms of stability. It provides resistance against the deformation of the wall and improves the overall stability along the soil interface, resulting in improved performance under seismic conditions. The soil nail walls...
A lot of uncertainty is associated with the behavior of pile foundations on the sloping ground due to factors like soil – pile interface and vague evaluation of pile bearing capacity. These constraints have a considerable impact on the extensive implementation of deep foundation on sloping ground. Comprehensive research studies were carried out on...
In order to simultaneously describe the spatial and temporal variations of soil moisture and the influence of land cover conditions in the semiarid Loess Plateau in Northwestern China, a field test was performed. In this study, four cover conditions were considered, including bare soil without any cover, non-vegetated soil with plastic mulch (PM),...
The common cause of failure of the unpaved road is associated with undesirable ruts and deformations. Use of geosynthetic reinforcement is a solution to this pavement distress problem as experienced in limited research works, especially in the laboratory studies. This study presents the performance of geosynthetic-reinforced unpaved roads subjected...
This paper addresses the issue of the latest analytical method when tackling a vacuum consolidation problem in a ground improvement project using prefabricated vertical drains (PVD) and the necessity of using numerical simulation. This paper aims to introduce a matching scheme to derive appropriate soil and drain properties in analytical solution a...
Settlement estimation of a footing located over a buried conduit in a sloping terrain is a challenging task for practicing civil/geotechnical engineers. In the recent past, the advent of machine learning technology has made many traditional approaches antiquated. This paper investigates the viability, development, implementation, and comprehensive...
This paper presents the dynamic vertical response of a vertical and two batter piles with an underreamed bulb. Batter angles (i.e. inclination to the vertical) of 10 and 20 degrees have been considered. The dynamic vertical tests were conducted using a mechanical oscillator-motor assembly by varying the intensity of exciting force level with a chan...
This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Construction Materials and Environment (ICCME 2020). The topics discussed revolve around the identification and utilization of novel construction materials primarily in the areas of structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and environ...
The development of excess pore the liquefaction phenomenon. Several investigations have suggested the intricate nature of pore water movement and dissipation under cyclic loading conditions. The failure of soil mass conditions. Most of the researchers have noticed the vulnerability of the specimens only under cyclic loadings where stress path touch...
This paper describes the behaviour of a square model footing resting on a geocell-reinforced sand bed subjected to static and repeated loads. The static load tests were conducted to investigate the performance improvement of reinforced soil in terms of bearing capacity and settlement. The repeated load tests were carried out with varying initial st...
The use of conduits for transportation of utilities is very common around the world. The safe design and installation of these conduits depend upon the understanding of the soil-conduit interaction and the resulting stress distribution. This research paper presents a laboratory model test investigation of the effect of crest distance of the conduit...
The long-term settlement of calcareous sand foundations caused by daily periodic fluctuations has become a significant geological hazard, but effective monitoring tools to capture the deformation profiles are still rarely reported. In this study, a laboratory model test and an in situ monitoring test were conducted. An optical frequency domain refl...
In this study, a multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) model has been developed to predict the settlement of shallow reinforced sandy soil foundations (RSSFs). The potential of the MARS model is validated comparatively with four other robust artificial intelligence/machine learning regression models, namely extreme learning machines (ELM)...
Geotechnical engineering is the most resource-demanding sub-discipline of civil engineering and considerably impacts the sustainable development of infrastructure. The design and construction of retaining walls play a vital role in geotechnical engineering practices around the world in the development and maintenance of infrastructure. Geosynthetic...
Buried conduits are commonly used for utility transportation around the world. Accordingly, to ensure the safe design and installation of conduits, it is important to understand soil-conduit interaction. This research paper presents a numerical investigation of the structural response of a conduit buried within a soil slope in response to applied s...
Marston’s load theory is commonly used for understanding the soil–conduit interaction. However, there are no practical methods available which can estimate the Marston’s soil prism (MSP) width ratio. Moreover, the advent of soft computing methods has made many traditional approaches antiquated. The main purpose of this work is to compare and evalua...
The bearing capacity (BC) of footing is considerably governed by soil settlement. In practice, the BC of soil can be improved by reinforcing the soil. The laboratory model tests were performed to investigate the effect of water table depth (WTD) on BC of reinforced soil. Randomly distributed shredded waste tyre rubber fibre (length-19 mm, width-4.5...
The study of the behavior of the cohesive-frictional slope in time under seismic action was carried out using records of the 1995 earthquake in Kobe. A two-dimensional dynamic finite element model has been developed under plane deformation conditions using the Mohr-Coulomb elastoplastic criterion. A joint analysis of the maximum horizontal and vert...
In order to ensure safe and sustainable design of geosynthetic-reinforced soil foundation (GRSF), settlement prediction is a challenging task for practising civil/geotechnical engineers. In this paper, a new hybrid technique for predicting the settlement of GRSF has been proposed based on the combination of evolutionary algorithm, that is, grey-wol...
In this study, the actively heated fiber Bragg grating (AH-FBG) technique is developed to measure temperature and moisture profiles of partially frozen soil. The working principle of the AH-FBG sensing system is introduced, which employs an aluminum oxide tube sensor (AOTS). The unfrozen water contents and ice contents are estimated by combining AH...
Conical excavations without support are often made in some field projects, such as foundations for piers, oil and water tanks. The seismic stability of these excavations has been given least importance in the research field. The instability of these unsupported excavations might increase during a seismic event. Hence, a realistic estimation of the...
In the recent times, the use of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) technology has become popular for constructing safe and sustainable pavement structures. The strength of the subgrade soil is routinely assessed in terms of its California bearing ratio (CBR). However, in the past, no effort was made to develop a method for evaluating the CBR of the...
In the recent past, the potential benefits of wraparound geosynthetic reinforcement technique for constructing the reinforced soil foundations have been reported. This paper presents the experimental study on the behaviour of model strip footing resting on sandy soil bed reinforced with geosynthetic in wraparound and planar forms under monotonic an...
Use of stone/granular columns is considered as one of the influential soil-stabilizing methods that can increase the load bearing capacity of soft soil foundations considerably. Recently, it has been reported that the stone aggregate can be replaced by shredded tire chips partially or fully, which will lead to an economical design solution for a gr...
Conduits are commonly installed below the ground for utility conveyance around the world. Vertical load on a buried conduit is an important parameter that needs to be known to ensure its safe design and installation. Consideration of soil arching in load calculations helps achieve a more realistic and efficient design. In the past, considering the...
Understanding the post-liquefaction behaviour of fine sand helps estimate the stress-strain behaviour and deformations after the occurrence of an earthquake. Several research studies have been conducted to analyse the post-liquefaction behaviour of soil incorporating numerous factors such as relative density, origin/formation of soil, loading inten...
A realistic estimation of load distribution over the buried structures is necessary for proper analysis of pipes/conduit, culverts and tunnel lining. Pipelines are often constructed in the areas of civil engineering, mining engineering, agriculture and some other areas. For the design of pipeline, it is essential to know the load over it. Load dist...
This paper investigates the influence of waste tyre fibres on the geotechnical properties of clayey soil used as a subgrade material. Laboratory California bearing ratio (CBR) tests were conducted for the unsoaked condition as a measurement of pavement performance under the normal rainfall. Three types of tyre fibres as TFA, TFB and TFC used in the...
This book presents select papers from the International Conference on Smart Materials and Techniques for Sustainable Development (SMTS) 2019. The contents focus on a wide range of methods and techniques related to sustainable development fields like smart structures and materials, innovation in water resource development, optical fiber communicatio...
This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of...
This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of...
This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of...
This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2020). The book focuses on the latest research developments in structural engineering, structural health monitoring, rehabilitation and retrofitting of structures, geotechnical engineering, and earthquake-resistant struct...
This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of...
A fuzzy logic (FL)–based modeling approach is employed for geogrid-reinforced subgrade soil of unpaved roads. A review of the literature reveals that fuzzy logic has not been used for predicting the behavior of geogrid-reinforced subgrade. This paper presents FL-based two models with fuzzy Triangular and Gaussian membership functions for input and...
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) planned the Chandrayaan missions 2 and 3 to explore the South Polar Region of the Moon, which is believed to consist of lunar highland soil. As a part of its moon-landing mission, it is necessary to prepare a “lunar surface terrain testbed” so that the lander and rover could be tested under simulated condit...