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Ravi K.

Ravi K.

Associate Professor
Ph.D – Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (2013)

0361-258 3339    ravi.civil[at]iitg.ac.in

Research Area: *Geo-environmental engineering *Geo-energy systems *Engineering behaviour of unsaturated soils *Research on hazardous waste management


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  • Ph.D – Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (2013)
  • M.Tech –Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati (2008)
  • B.Tech – Government engineering college, Thrissur, Calicut University (2006)

Experience

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati (From September 2021)
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati (July 2015- September 2021)
  • Research Assistant,Geo-environmental research centre (GRC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK (May 2014-July 2015)
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, NIT Kurukshetra (September 2013- March 2014)

  • ME111: Engineering drawing
  • CE313(L): Geotechnical engineering lab 2   
  • CE215: Geotechnical engineering lab 1
  • CE531: Advanced soil mechanics     
  • CE533: Advanced foundation engineering   
  • CE303: Geotechnical engineering 2  
  • CE647: Environmental geotechnics  
  • CE101: Engineering drawing

Research

  • Geo-environmental engineering
  • Geo-energy systems
  • Engineering behaviour of unsaturated soils
  • Research on hazardous waste management
  • Experimental soil mechanics

Awards

  • DAAD master sandwich fellowship (2007)

In Journals:

  1. Kale RC and Ravi K (2022). Influence of thermal gradient and canister corrosion on the hydration of compacted Barmer bentonite. Annals of Nuclear Energy166:108727

  2. Dubey AA, Murugan R, Ravi K, Mukherjee A, and Dhami NK (2021). Investigation on the impact of cementation media concentration on properties of biocement under stimulation and augmentation approaches Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000662

  3. Dubey AA, Borthakur A and Ravi K (2021).Investigation of Soil Suction Characteristics Induced by the Degradation of Organic Matter Geotechnical and geological engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-021-01986-7

  4. Dubey AA, Ravi K, Shahin MA,Dhami NK and Mukherjee A(2021). Bio-composites treatment for mitigation of current-induced riverbank soil erosion Science of the Total Environment, 800:149513

  5. Kale RC, Bhanwariwal K and Ravi K (2021). Response of compacted bentonite to hyperalkalinity and thermal history. Scientific reports, 11:15483

  6. Kale RC and Ravi K (2021). A review on the impact of thermal history on compacted bentonite in the context of nuclear waste management. Environmental Technology & Innovation23:101728

  7. Dubey AA, Ravi K, Mukherjee A, Sahoo L, Akindele AM and Dhami NK (2021). Biocementation mediated by stimulated ureolytic microbes from Brahmaputra riverbank for mitigation of soil erosion Scientific reports, 11:15250

  8. Dubey AA, Devrani R, Ravi K, Dhami NK, Mukherjee A and Sahoo L(2021). Experimental investigation to mitigate aeolian erosion via biocementation employed with a novel ureolytic soil isolate Aeolian research, 52: 100727

  9. Hussain R, Ghosh KK and Ravi K(2021). Influence of biochar particle size on the hydraulic conductivity of two different compacted engineered soils. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01226-7

  10. Patwa D,Chandra A, Ravi K, and Sreedeep S (2021).Influence of biochar Particle size fractions on thermal and mechanical properties of biochar-amended Soil. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 33(9):04021236

  11. Garia S,Pal AK, Ravi K, and Nair AM (2021). Laboratory assessment on factors controlling the acoustic properties of carbonates: A case study from Bombay offshore. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 203:108607

  12. Devrani R, Dubey AA, Ravi K and Sahoo L(2021). Applications of bio-cementation and bio-polymerization for aeolian erosion control Journal of Arid Environments,187: 104433

  13. Hussain R, Ghosh KK and Ravi K(2021). Impact of biochar produced from hardwood of mesquite on the hydraulic and physical properties of compacted soils for potential application in engineered structures Geoderma,385: 114836

  14. Muigai HH, Bordoloi H, Hussain R, Ravi K,Moholkar VS, and Kalita P (2021). A comparative study on synthesis and characterization of biochars derived from lignocellulosic biomass for their candidacy in agronomy and energy applications. Energy research,45(3):4765-4781

  15. Hussain R, Ghosh K K, Garg A and Ravi K (2021). Effect of Biochar Produced from Mesquite on the Compaction Characteristics and Shear Strength of a Clayey Sand. Geotechnical and geological engineering,39:1117-1131

  16. Hussain R, Bordoloi S, Gupta P, Garg A, Ravi K,Sreedeep S, and Sahoo L (2020). Effect of biochar type on infiltration, water retention and desiccation crack potential of a silty sand. Biochar,2(4):465-478

  17. Garia S,Pal AK,Nair AM, and Ravi K (2020). Elastic wave velocities as indicators of lithology based geomechanical behaviour of sedimentary rocks: An overview . SN Applied sciences 2:1521:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03300-1

  18. Hussain R, Ravi K and Garg A (2020). Influence of biochar on the soil water retention characteristics (SWRC): potential application in geotechnical engineering structures. Soil and Tillage Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104713

  19. Hussain R, Garg A and Ravi K (2020). Soil-Biochar-Plant Interaction: Differences from the Perspective of Engineered and Agricultural Soils. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-020-01846-3

  20. Garia S,Pal AK, Ravi K, and Nair AM (2019). A comprehensive analysis on the relationships between elastic wave velocities and petrophysical properties of sedimentary rocks based on laboratory measurements. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology9:1869�1881

  21. Kale RC and Ravi K (2019). Influence of thermal history on swell pressures of compacted bentonite. Process Safety and Environmental Protection123:199-205

  22. Garia S,Pal AK, Ravi K, and Nair AM (2018). Porosity estimation by digital image analysis. ONGC Bulletin53(2):59-72

  23. Bordoloi S,Hussain R, Gadi VK, Bora H, Sahoo L, Ravi K, Garg A and Sreedeep S (2018). Monitoring soil cracking and plant parameters for a mixed grass species. Goetechnique letters8: 1-7

  24. Kale RC and Ravi K (2018). Influence of thermal loading on index and physico-chemical properties of Barmer bentonite. Applied clay science165:22-39

  25. 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 engineering35:517-525

  26. Rao SM and Ravi K (2015). Influence of initial degree of saturation on swell pressure of compacted Barmer bentonite specimens. Annals of nuclear energy80:303-311

  27. Rao SM and Ravi K (2014). Permeability of bentonite buffer: Density and salinity effects. Environmental geotechnics , 1:40-47

  28. Ravi K, Sujit Kumar Dash, Vogt S and Breau G(2014). Behaviour of geosynthetic reinforced unpaved roads under cyclic loading. Indian geotechnical journal44:77-85

  29. Rao SM and Ravi K (2013). Hydro mechanical characterization of Barmer 1 bentonite from Rajasthan, India. Nuclear engineering and design265:330-340

  30. Ravi K and Rao SM (2013). Influence of infiltration of sodium chloride solution on SWCC of compacted bentonite-sand specimens. Geotechnical and geological engineering31:1291-1303

Book chapters:

  1. Kale RC and Ravi K (2021). Laboratory Liquid Limit Determination Comparison of Expansive Clays by Casagrande and Cone Penetration Method . In: T G Sitharam, C R Parthasarthy, Sreevalsa Kolathayar (eds.) Ground Improvement Techniques: Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2020, 118, 297. https:10.1007/978-981-15-9988-0_27

  2. Kale RC, Bhanwariwal K and Ravi K (2021).Effect of Alkaline Environment on the Swell Pressures of Compacted Bentonite Under Thermal History . In: Satyajit Patel, C H Solanki, Krishna R Reddy, Sanjay Kumar Shukla (eds.) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019: IGC-2019 Volume II (Vol. 134, p. 37) https:10.1007/978-981-33-6370-0_4

  3. Chandra A and Ravi K (2021). Application of Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) to Improve the Shear Strength of Different Type of Soils. In: Latha Gali M., Raghuveer Rao P. (eds) Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6237-2_52

  4. Dubey AA, Dhami NK,Mukherjee A, Ravi K, and Devrani R (2021).Investigating the Potential of Xanthan Gum for Aeolian Erosion Mitigation. In: Sitharam T. G., Parthasarathy C. R., Kolathayar S (eds) Ground Improvement Techniques. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9988-0_34

  5. Garia S,Pal AK,Nair AM and Ravi K(2021).Ultrasonic P Wave Velocity Measurement of Sedimentary Rocks in Laboratory and Its Dependency on Different Parameters by Using Multivariate Regression Analysis. . In: Sitharam T.G., Kolathayar S., Sharma M.L. (eds) Seismic Hazards and Risk. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9976-7_30

  6. Dubey AA,Devrani R, Ravi K and Sahoo L(2021).Investigation of the Microstructure of Brahmaputra Sand Treated with Bacillus megaterium-Mediated Single-Dosed Bio-Cementation In: Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6444-8_49.

  7. Katre S, Pal AK, Garia S, Ravi K and Nair AM (2021). Influence of Grain Sorting and Grain Shape/Elongation on the Intergranular Porosity of Cubic Packing for Sedimentary Rock In: Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 134. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6370-0_55

  8. Dubey AA,Ravi K, Devrani R, Rathore S, Borthakur A(2020). Characterization of Steel Slag as Geo-material. In: Latha Gali M., PRR. (eds) Geotechnical Characterization and Modelling. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6086-6_9

  9. Pal AK, Garia S, Ravi K and Nair AM(2020). Influence of Packing of Grain Particles on Porosity. In: Latha Gali M., PRR. (eds) Geotechnical Characterization and Modelling. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6086-6_79

  10. Chandra A and Ravi K (2020). Effect of Magnesium Incorporation in Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) to Improve Shear Strength of Soil. In:Prashant A., Sachan A., Desai C. (eds) Advances in Computer Methods and Geomechanics. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 56:333-346

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