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.
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
From |
To |
Designation |
Organisation |
07/2011 |
12/2013 |
Asst. Professor |
Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala |
04/2018 |
Till Date |
Asst. Professor |
NIT Trichy |
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>
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>
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>
Joseph, J., Kuntikana, G., & Singh, D. N. (2019). Investigations on Gas Permeability in Porous Media. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. <Elsevier>
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>
Geotechnical Engineering
Subsurface Exploration
Foundation Analysis and Design
Environmental Geotechnics
Soft Soil Geomechanics
Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Building Materials
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
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 |
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 |
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.
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