Dr. Jeevan Joseph


 

 

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2014-2017.

  • M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering, NIT, Surathkal, Karnataka.

  • B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala.

Research Interests

  • Environmental Geotechnics

  • THMC modelling of porous media characteristics

  • Unsaturated soil mechanics

  • Geothermal Energy

  • Utilization and valorization of industrial by-products

  • Development of sensors and instrumentation for geotechnical applications

  • Carbon dioxide Sequestration

Experience

 

From

To

Designation

Organisation

07/2011

12/2013

Asst. Professor

Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala

04/2018

Till Date

Asst. Professor

NIT Trichy

 

Recent Publications

  1. Joseph, J., Dangayach, S., Singh, D. N., Kumar, P., Dewri, S. K., Tandi, C., & Singh, J. (2017). Investigation on excess gas method for synthesis of methane gas hydrates. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 42, 203-215. <Elsevier>

  2. Iyer, K. K., Joseph, J., Lopes, B. C., Singh, D. N., & Tarantino, A. (2018). Water retention characteristics of swelling clays in different compaction states. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 13(2), 88-103. <Taylor and Francis>

  3. Iyer, K. K., Joseph, J., Shetty, R., & Singh, D. N. (2018). Some investigations to quantify hysteresis associated with water retention behaviour of fine-grained soils. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 13(4), 264-275. <Taylor and Francis>

  4. Joseph, J., Kuntikana, G., & Singh, D. N. (2019). Investigations on Gas Permeability in Porous Media. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. <Elsevier>

  5. Kannan K. R Iyer, Rakshith Shetty, Joseph, J., & D. N. Singh. (2019). Influence of microstructure on drying- and wetting-characteristics of fine-grained soils. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 13(4), 264-275. <Taylor and Francis>

 

Teaching

  • Geotechnical Engineering

  • Subsurface Exploration

  • Foundation Analysis and Design

  • Environmental Geotechnics

  • Soft Soil Geomechanics

  • Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

  • Building Materials

Awards/ Recognition

  • Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Scholarship for M.Tech, 2009.

  • Research Fellowship from ONGC, during 2014-2017.

  • Fellowship under Marie Curie IRES project, GREAT, UPC, Barcelona, Spain, 2015.

  • Awarded International Travel Support from Indo-Japanese Research Collaboration, for the invited talk at Kyoto University, Japan, 2016.

  • Early Career Research Award, DST, 2019

Invited Talks

 

Topic

Date

Inviting Organization

Implication of pore characteristics in unsaturated soil Mechanics

January, 2016

Indo-Japanese Research Collaboration, Kyoto University, Japan

Thematic research areas in geotechnical Engineering

January, 2017

National Institute of Technology, Surat

“Methane Gas hydrate: The future source of Energy”

September, 2018

Institution of Engineers, Tiruchirapalli Chapter, TamilNadu

Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering

February, 2019

Care School of Engineering, Trichy

R&D Projects

 

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Amount (Lakhs)

Awarded Date

Status

Advancements in geotechnical engineering: Unsaturated lab development

AICTE

18

2018

Ongoing

The effect of soil-water retention behavior on the land use pattern for drought mitigation

DST

29

2019

Ongoing

Patents

1. Joseph, J and Singh, D.N. (2016). Device (GasCoM) for Determining Gas Conductivity of Soils. Indian Patent Application No: 201621028073.

2. Joseph, J and Singh, D.N. (2017). GasCon-TP: The Device to Determine Gas Conductivity of Soils under varied Temperature and Confining Pressure Conditions. Indian Patent Application No:201721031020.

 

Detailed profile can be downloaded here.

Contact Address

Dr. Jeevan Joseph
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
NIT Trichy - 620015
Telephone : + 91-9619474630 (Direct)
Email : jeevan@nitt.edu