Department of Civil Engineering

Vivek Padmanabha

Assistant Professor

+91-361-258 3234 vivekp[at]iitg.ac.in

Research Area: Impact Geomechanics - Geomaterials (soils-rocks) under high strain rate and high-pressure loading; Rock Mechanics - Dynamic fracture and fragmentation in rocks Shock attenuation and compression phenomena in granular and porous materials Blast resistance and mitigation strategies  Protective structures against natural geohazard

Room No: M-006, Core IV
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PhD. in Geotechnical Engineering (2018), INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IISc), Bangalore, India.
M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering (2011), INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR (IITK), India.
B.E in Civil Engineering (2008), BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (BMSCE), Bangalore, India.

Experience

Assistant Professor (Jan 2022 to Present) at INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI, Department of Civil Engineering, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Visiting Scientist (April 2019 to Dec 2021) at FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH-SPEED DYNAMICS (EMI), Freiburg, Germany.
Postdoctoral Researcher (April 2019 to Dec 2021) at ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITY FREIBURG, Freiburg, Germany.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Jan 2018 – April 2019) at INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangalore, India.
Research Assistant (Dec 2008 – Apr 2009) at BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangalore, India.
Graduate Engineer Trainee (July 2008 – Dec 2008) at SHAPOORJI PALLONJI CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Bangalore, India.

CE 644: Elastic Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering

CE101 : Engineering Drawing (Tutor)

CE 646: R0ck Mechanics

Research

Impact Geomechanics: investigating the properties of geomaterials (soils/rocks) under very high strain rate and high-pressure loading.
Shock attenuation and compression phenomena in granular /porous materials
Dynamic fragmentation of rocks
Blast resistance and mitigation strategies of Geotechnical Structures

Books

1. Vivek Padmanabha and TG Sitharam , "Granular Materials Under Shock and Blast Loading", 0 , Springer (978-981-15-0437-2) ,pp.141 [2020]

Journal Publications

1. ASP Rae, T Kenkmann, V Padmanabha, MH Poelchau, F Schäfer Schäfer, F., Poelchau, Dörfler, M., and Müller, L. , "Dynamic Compressive Strength and Fragmentation in Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks", Tectonophysics , vol.824 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229221

2. ASP Rae, T Kenkmann, V Padmanabha, MH Poelchau, F Schäfer , "Dynamic Compressive Strength and Fragmentation in Felsic Crystalline Rocks", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets , vol.125 [2020] , https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006561

3. Vivek, P., and Sitharam, TG. , "Laboratory Scale Investigation of Stress Wave Propagation and Vibrational Characteristics in Sand when Subjected to Air-Blast Loading", International Journal of Impact Engineering , vol.114 ,pp.169-181, [2018] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2018.01.003

4. Vivek, P., and Sitharam, TG. , "Effect of Spherical Air-Blast on Buried Pipelines: A Laboratory Simulation Study", International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics , vol.18 (2) ,pp.57-67, [2018] , https://doi.org/10.1680/jphmg.16.00070

5. Vivek, P., and Sitharam, TG. , "Sand Ejecta Kinematics and Impulse Transfer Associated with the Buried Blast Loading: A Controlled Laboratory Investigation", International Journal of Impact Engineering , vol.104 ,pp.85-94, [2017] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2017.02.017

6. Vivek, P., and Sitharam, TG. , "Shock Wave Attenuation by Geotextile Encapsulated Sand Barrier Systems", Geotextiles and Geomembranes , vol.45 (3) ,pp.149-160, [2017] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2017.01.006

7. Ibrahim, M., Vivek, P., Reddy KPJ. , "Experimental Investigation on Transpiration Cooling Effectiveness for Spacecrafts Entering Martian Atmosphere", Journal of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , vol.54 (9) ,pp.2922-2926, [2016] , https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J054757

8. Keshava, M., Raghunath, S., Vivek, P. and Jagadish, K S., "Influence of Normal Stress on the Flexural and Shear Strength of Masonry - An Experimental Investigation", Journal of Structural Engineering, CSIR-SERC , vol.39 (3) ,pp.372-379, [2012] , https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289547885_Influence_of_normal_stress_on_the_flexural_and_shear_strength_of_masonry_-_An_experimental_investigation

Patents

Reddy, KPJ., Sitharam, TG., and Vivek, P. 'A System and Method for Increasing Yield of a Depleted Borewell by Using Shock Waves'. Indian Patent No. 9056, 1044/CHE/2015.

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Current M.Tech

	Image	Name	Email	Project Title/Area of Research	Duration
1		Goutam Mondal		Blast effects in underground tunnels	-
2		Sushikali Kuho		An integrated geological and geotechnical approach to understand the causative mechanism of rock dominated landslide: Insights from the Matia Pahar slide	2021 -

Current Research Scholars

	Image	Name	Email	Project Title/Area of Research	Duration
1		Hari Lal Ram		Rock Mechanics	2022 -