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Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Dr. Santhoshkumar G Assistant Professor
School of Infrastructure

Research Interests

  • Numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics;
  • Earth pressure on retaining walls;
  • Interaction effect of footings and anchors;
  • Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering;
  • Deep foundations;
  • Pavement Geotechnics;

Contact Details

  • #233, School of Infrastructure
  • +91-674-713-6632 (O)
  • santhoshg@iitbbs.ac.in, dr.santhoshkumarg@gmail.com

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Education

 Degree Discipline Year School
  PhD Civil Engineering 2020 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  MTech Civil Engineering 2012 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  BE Civil Engineering 2008 Government College of Technology Coimbatore
 

Biosketch

Dr. Santhoshkumar G is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.Tech. degrees from IIT Kanpur, after completing his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at GCT-Anna University.

With over five years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Santhoshkumar has made significant contributions to both academia and industry. Before his academic career, he spent more than two years engaged in field and industrial consultancy. He has published research in over 15 journals and presented at four conference proceedings.

His research interests encompass numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics, with a focus on topics such as retaining systems, rigid pavements, skirted footings, interaction effects, and the effects of earthquakes on geotechnical structures. Additionally, he has conducted extensive analyses of pile foundations and ground improvement methods. 

Teaching

  • Theoretical Soil Mechanics (PG)
  • Foundation Engineering (UG)
  • Applied Soil Mechanics (PG)
  • Engineering Drawing (UG)
  • Soil Mechanics Laboratory (UG)
 
 

Projects

 
  • Experimental investigation of rigid pavements placed on geosynthetic-supported soil bed (Seed Project - Rs. 25.48 lacs), ongoing (PI)
 

Recent Publications (International Journals)

1Kishore, M.S., G. Santhoshkumar, and Viswanath, P. (20XX). "Effects of earthquake and tsunami on the stability of quay walls with a bilinear backface – an analytical study", Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer), (Accepted).
2Kishore, M.S., G. Santhoshkumar, and Viswanath, P. (20XX). "Pseudo-dynamic analysis of bilinear waterfront retaining wall under earthquakes and tsunamis", International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), (Accepted).
3Rakesh, S., Srinivasan, V., G. Santhoshkumar, and Pathak, P. (2024). "Oblique pullout of strip anchor embedded in layered sandbed", GRAĐEVINAR, Vo. 76, No. 6, 503-514. DOI:10.14256/JCE.3848.2023
4Manna, D., G. Santhoshkumar, and Ghosh, P. (2024) "Ultimate load-bearing capacity of rigid two-way pavements placed on geosynthetic-supported soil embankment". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (SAGE), Vol. 2678, No. 6, 40-55 (DOI:10.1177/03611981231193408)
5Nandi, S., G. Santhoshkumar, and Ghosh, P. (2022) "Assessment of seismic stability of finite slope in c-phi soils - a plasticity approach", Geomechanics and Engineering (Techno Press), Vol. 31, No. 5, 439-452.
6G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2021) "Plasticity-based estimation of active earth pressure exerted by layered cohesionless backfill", International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Vol. 21, No. 11, 06021028.
7Manna, D., G. Santhoshkumar, and Ghosh, P. (2021). "Upper-bound limit load of rigid pavements resting on reinforced soil embankments - kinematic approach", Transportation Geotechnics (Elsevier), Vol. 30, 100611.
8Nandi, S., G. Santhoshkumar, and Ghosh, P. (2021). "Development of limiting soil slope profile under seismic condition using slip line theory", Acta Geotechnica (Springer), Vol. 16, No. 11, 3517-3531.
9G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2021) "Passive resistance of retaining walls supporting layered cohesionless backfill - a plasticity approach", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE), Vol. 147, No. 8, 06021008.
10G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2021) "Closed-form solution for seismic earth pressure on bilinear retaining wall using method of characteristics", Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Taylor & Francis), Vol. 25, No. 6, pp 1171-1190.
11Nandi, S., G. Santhoshkumar, and Ghosh, P. (2021). "Determination of critical slope face in c-phi soil under seismic condition using method of stress characteristics", International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Vol. 21, No. 4, 04021031.
12G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2020) "Seismic stability analysis of a hunchbacked retaining wall under passive state using method of stress characteristics", Acta Geotechnica (Springer). Vol. 15, No. 6, pp 2969-2982.
13G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2020) "Seismic stability of a broken-back retaining wall using adaptive collapse mechanism", International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Vol. 20, No. 9, 04020154.
14G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2020) "Ultimate bearing capacity of skirted foundation on cohesionless soil using slip line theory", Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier), Vol. 123, 103573.
15Srinivasan, V., Ghosh, P. and Santhoshkumar, G. (2020). "Experimental and numerical analysis of interacting circular plate anchors embedded in homogeneous and layered cohesionless soil", International Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer), Vol. 18, No. 2, pp 231-244.
16G. Santhoshkumar, Ghosh, P. and Murakami, A. (2019) "Seismic active resistance of a tilted cantilever retaining wall considering adaptive failure mechanism", International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Vol. 19, No. 8, 04019086.
17G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. (2018) "Seismic passive earth pressure on an inclined cantilever retaining wall using method of stress characteristics - a new approach", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Elsevier), Vol. 107, pp 77-82.
18Ghosh, P. and Santhoshkumar, G. (2016) "Vertical uplift capacity of two nearby horizontal strip anchors using method of stress characteristics", International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Vol. 16, No. 1, 04015015.

Conferences (International)

1G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. "Slip-line solution to the seismic active earth pressure considering varying shear modulus of backfill", 8th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, December 11-14, 2024, IIT Guwahati, India.
2G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. "Seismic passive resistance of cantilever retaining wall with an efficient adaptive failure mechanism", 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (16th ARC), October 14-18, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan.

Conferences (National)

1Gayathri, R. and G. Santhoshkumar. "A quantitative assessment on the usage of geofoam blocks in underground utilities," Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, December 19-21, 2024, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra.
2Pattanayak, S., G. Santhoshkumar. and S. Surapreddi, "Numerical analysis of the uplift capacity of a twin pipeline system on an inclinedseabed," Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, December 19-21, 2024, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra.
3Surapreddi, S., Santhoshkumar, G. and Ghosh, P. "Analysis and design of foundation system for the horizontal solar axis tracker". Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC-2021), December 16-18, 2021, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, India
4Manna, D., G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. "Ultimate bearing capacity of strip footing on reinforced embankment using upper bound limit analysis", Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, December 17-19, 2020, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
5G. Santhoshkumar and Ghosh, P. "Vertical pullout capacity of two interfering ground anchors in cohesionless soil medium", Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, December 13-15, 2012, IIT Delhi, pp.704-707.
 

Academic Honors & Awards

  • Best paper award in the 8th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, IIT Guwahati, India. Title: Slip-line solution to the seismic active earth pressure considering varying shear modulus of backfill; Authors: G. Santhoshkumar and Priyanka Ghosh
  • ISSMGE Foundation Awards
 

Research Scholar

Supervisor
  1. Mr. Abhishek Dash - (joined in 2024)
 
Co-Supervisor
  1. Ms. Pavithra M - Use of Coal overburden as pavement materials (joined in 2023) - jont guidance with Dr. Shantanu Patra
 

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar, Nov 2022 – Present; Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Mar 2021 – Nov 2022; Senior Research Fellow, IIT Kanpur, Jul 2020 – Mar 2021; Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Jun 2012 – Dec 2014; Project Associate, IIT Madras, Apr 2010 – Jun 2010; Engineer, Gammon India Limited, Sep 2008 - June 2009;

Book Chapters

  • Surapreddi, S., Santhoshkumar, G., Ghosh, P. (2023). Analysis and Design of Foundation System for the Horizontal Solar Axis Tracker. In Foundation and Forensic Geotechnical Engineering. Muthukkumaran, K., Reddy, C.N.V.S., Joseph, A., Senthamilkumar, S. (eds), Springer, Vol 295. (ISBN 978-981-19-6359-9)
  • Manna, D., Santhoshkumar, G. and Ghosh, P. (2022) "Ultimate bearing capacity of strip footing on reinforced embankment using upper bound limit analysis". In Ground Characterization and Foundations. C. N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy, K. Muthukkumaran, Neelima Satyam, Ravikiran Vaidya. (eds), Springer, Vol 167, pp: 543-551, (ISBN 978-981-16-3382-9)
 

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