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Dr. Salini U

Principal Scientist
Highway Engineering Division

Name Dr. Salini U
Designation Principal Scientist
Division Highway Engineering Division
Email ID saliniu@gmail.com;
usalini6200265@kerala.gov.in
Contact Number 9447512651
Contact Address Transpark Campus, Opposite NCESS, Ulloor - Akkulam Rd, Aakkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011
Link to

1. Google / Scopus Scholar ID
2. Research Gate

 Google-
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R20PLBQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Scopus-
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36440196800
Research Gate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salini-U
Research Area/ Research Interests
  1. Unsaturated soil mechanics
  2. Ground improvement
  3. Natural geotextiles
  4. Sustainable transportation geotechnics
  5.  Pavement materials and design
Professional Experience / Career Details
Name of Institute Post Held Duration
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Principal Scientist 28-04-2025 to till date (1 year)
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Senior Scientist 28-04-2021 to 27-04-2025 (4 years)
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Scientist 28-04-2017 to 27-04-2021 (4 years)
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Scientist-B 28-04-2014 to 28-04-2017 (3 years)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Scholar 01-01-2010 to 27-04-2014 (4 years)
Mary Matha College of Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum Lecturer 1-11-2008 to 31-12-2009 (14 Months)
US Technology, Trivandrum Software Engineer 10-10-06 to 31- 12-06 (2 Months)
Kanbay Software Pvt Ltd, Pune Associate Consultant 21-10- 04 to 28-07-06 (20 Months)
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), 2018
Thesis: Effect of Physico-Chemical Factors and Wet-Dry Cycles on the Behaviour of Compacted Clay Barriers
M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET), 2008
B.Tech. Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), 2004
List of Projects involved Research
  • Evaluation of fiber reinforced asphalt mixes and its suitability to Kerala condition
  • Study on conservation of natural resources by recycling asphalt pavements
  • Resource mapping of road construction materials in Kerala - phase II
  • Evaluation of warm mix asphalt mixes with the addition of RAP
  • Study on the collapse behavior of compacted soil in highway embankment
  • Use of shredded waste plastic in the subgrade layer of flexible pavement
  • Soil Modification by partial replacement of soil by waste sand, a by-product of kaolin extraction
  • Characterization of flowable fill incorporating industrial by-products
  • Resilient Transportation Planning for Disaster prone areas – A case study of Munnar Town
  • Stabilisation of pavement layers with the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) confined in coir geosynthetics
  •  Effect of Palm oil fuel ash on the stabilization of kaolinite-rich laterite soil
Consultancy
  • Soil testing and preparation of soil investigation report for - Preparation of DPR for Hill Highway-Package 1-Kasargode and Kannur
  • Soil collection and testing for - Study on Canal bank erosion due to boat wake waves in Alappuzha and Kuttanad region
  • Soil testing and BBD survey for - BBD and Bump integrator study for KRFB
  • Bitumen testing for - Northfield Infra Projects Pvt Ltd
  • DGPS and Total Station survey for - Topographic survey and preparation of drawings for Kesavadasapuram – Karamana stretch
  • Testing of bituminous mixes modified with zydex
  • Soil testing and preparation of soil investigation report for - Improvement and upgradation of Nadukani– Vazhikadavu–Nilambur – Edavanna – Manjeri – Malapuram – Vengara – Tirurangadi- Parappanangadi road in Malappuram District
  • Soil testing and preparation of soil investigation report for - Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Hill Highway
  • Suitability of industrial sludge sample as pavement material
  • Study on Failure of Roads in Kuttanad Region
  • Soil testing and preparation of soil investigation report for - Investigation works for coastal highway in Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram
  • Pavement design for LSGD and PMGSY roads in Kerala
Sponsored Projects
Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed
  • Salini, U., Parayil, A. Wet–Dry and Field Performance of Controlled Low Strength Material Incorporating Quarry Waste and Recycled Concrete Aggregates. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-025-02105-9
  • Salini, U., Parayil, A. (2025). Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Quarry Waste-Based Controlled Low Strength Material. Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology. 12, 206 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-025-00661-1
  • Salini, U., and Anusha Parayil.(2025). Performance Evaluation of Controlled Low-Strength Material Incorporating Palm Oil, Fuel Ash, Quarry Waste, and Concrete Waste. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 37.9 04025317. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-2074
  • Parayil, A., & Salini, U. (2025). Stabilization of weak lateritic soil with sawdust ash and lime. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 55(2), 1184-1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-00980-z
  • Koshy, S. A., Salini, U., Ajitha, T., & Praveen, A. (2025). Structural Performance Assessment of Lateritic Subgrade Under Varying Moisture Conditions. Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 12(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-024-00482-8
  • Salini, U., & Parayil, A. (2024). Behavior of controlled low-strength material incorporating industrial by-products fly ash, quarry waste and concrete waste. Construction and Building Materials, 447, 138057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138057
  • Salini, U., Parayil, A., Diya, B., & Dev, L. (2023). Use of fly ash and quarry waste for the production of the controlled low strength material. Construction and Building Materials, 392, 131924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131924
  • Salini, U., Sreedevi, B.G., Remjish, R.S. and Anoop, T.V., (2018). Use of Coir Fibre in Stone Matrix Asphalt for Pavement Construction. Indian Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Improvement, 7(1), pp.28-34.
  • Krishnan V., Arora V. K. and Salini U., (2016), "Evaluation of Jarofix-Soil Embankment Using Numerical Modelling", International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol 09, No. 06, pp 2871-2877
  • Thyagaraj, T. and Salini, U. (2015). Effect of pore fluid osmotic suction on matric and total suctions of compacted clay. Géotechnique 65, No. 11, 952-960. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.14.P.210
  • Thyagaraj, T., Rao, S. M. Suresh, P. S., and Salini, U. (2012). “Laboratory studies on stabilization of an expansive soil by lime precipitation technique”. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 1067-1075. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000483
  • Salini, U. and Girish, M. S. (2009), “Lateral Load Capacity of Model Piles on Cohesionless Soil”. The Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 24.
Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body
  • Salini U and Anusha P (2022) “Behavior of Sawdust Ash Stabilized Soil treated with Lime” In the proceedings of Online International Conference On Transportation Geotechnics GEOTRANS 2022, 01-03 June 2022 organised by LBSITW, thiruvananthapuram in association with the Indian Geotechnical Society - Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (KSCSTE-NATPAC) and TC 202 of ISSMGE
  • Salini U, Anusha Parayil and Anupa Alex (2022) “Collapse Potential of Compacted Silty Sand and Silt” Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2022 organized by Indian Geotechnical Society at Kochi, 15 - 17 December 2022
  • Merin Mariya Paul, Malavika Varma and Salini U (2022) “Analysis of Slope Stability using SLOPE/W Software” Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2022 organized by Indian Geotechnical Society at Kochi, 15 - 17 December 2022
  • Salini U and Jegan Bharath Kumar A (2021) “Stabilization of Subgrade Soil Using Shredded Waste Plastic Bags” Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, 16 -18 August 2021.
  • Jegan Bharath Kumar, A., Salini U., (2019) “Use of shredded waste plastic in the stabilization of subgrade soil”, Proceedings of International Conference on Geotechnics for High Speed Corridors-GHC 2019, 24-27 July 2019, Trivandrum, pp 524-526.
  • R, Chandraprathap and U, Salini. “Experimental investigation on the Feasibility of using Construction Demolition Waste Materials for Subbase Layer in Flexible Pavement” 5th International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2019), organized by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.
  • Laya N. N. and Salini U., (2016), “Lime Stabilization of Subgrade with Waste Sand as Partial Soil Replacement" Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, IITM, 15-17 December, India.
  • Aswathy M., Salini U. and Gayathri V. G., (2016), “Utility of Lime and Red Mud in Clay Soil Stabilization", Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, IITM, 15-17 December, India.
  • Salini, U., Sreedevi B. G., Remjish R. S., Anoop T. Vijayan., (2016), “Use of Coir Fibre in Stone Matrix Asphalt for Pavement Construction” Proceedings of 6th Asian regional conference on Geosynthetics, 8 -11 November, New Delhi, India.
  • Vishnu K, V.K Arora, and Salini U., (2016), “Utilization of Biaxial Geogrid in Embankment Constructed with Jarofix” Proceedings of 6th Asian regional conference on Geosynthetics, 8 -11 November, New Delhi, India.
  • Salini, U. and Thyagaraj, T., (2013), “Effect of physico-chemical factors on swell-shrink behaviour of clay”. 4th Indian Young Geotechnical Conference, 17-18 May, Chennai.
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed
  • Sonia, Y.S., Salini, U., Cyrus, S. (2025). Effect of Pore Fluid Salinity on Consolidation Characteristics of Cochin Marine Clayey Soil. In: Dixit, M.S., Jaiswal, S.S., Shermale, Y., Satyam, N., Maji, V.B. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 4. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 700. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7771-9_41
  • Salini, U., Parayil, A. (2025). Behaviour of Controlled Low Strength Material Comprising Quarry Waste and Fly Ash. In: Dixit, M.S., Jaiswal, S.S., Satyam, N., Singh, A.P., Maji, V.B. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 5. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 701. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7775-7_30
  • Parayil, A., Anuresha, T.S., Salini, U., Cyrus, S. (2025). Suitability of Sustainable Infill Materials in Coir Geocell Reinforcement. In: Dixit, M.S., Jaiswal, S.S., Satyam, N., Singh, A.P., Maji, V.B. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 5. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 701. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7775-7_31
  • Thomas, S., Salini, U., Cyrus, S. (2025). Stabilization of Marine Clay by Lime Precipitation Method. In: Dixit, M.S., Jaiswal, S.S., Satyam, N., Singh, A.P., Maji, V.B. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 1. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 626. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2444-7_35
  • Mahima Babu, K.C., Salini, U., Pushpan, S. (2024). Effectiveness of Coir Geocell for Reinforcing Base Course. In: Sivakumar Babu, G.L., Mulangi, R.H., Kolathayar, S. (eds) Technologies for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructures. SIIOC 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 529. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4852-5_48
  • Midhun, K.R., Salini, U., Pushpan, S. (2024). Effect of Wet–Dry Cycles on the Behaviour of Dredged Marine Clay. In: Sivakumar Babu, G.L., Mulangi, R.H., Kolathayar, S. (eds) Technologies for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructures. SIIOC 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 529. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4852-5_50
  • Krishnapriya, P.K., Salini, U., Pushpan, S. (2024). Performance Evaluation of Palm Oil Fuel Ash for Residual Soil Stabilization. In: Sivakumar Babu, G.L., Mulangi, R.H., Kolathayar, S. (eds) Technologies for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructures. SIIOC 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 529. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4852-5_52
  • Paul, M.M., Varma, M., Salini, U. (2024). Analysis of Slope Stability Using SLOPE/W Software. In: Jose, B.T., Sahoo, D.K., Oommen, T., Muthukkumaran, K., Chandrakaran, S., Santhosh Kumar, T.G. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2022 Volume 6. IGC 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 484. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3393-4_8
  • Salini, U., Koshy, S.A. (2023). Dynamic Complex Modulus and Rutting Characteristics of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Mixes. In: Rastogi, R., Bharath, G., Singh, D. (eds) Recent Trends in Transportation Infrastructure, Volume 1. TIPCE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 354. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3142-2_25
  • Salini, P.N., Rahul, P., Salini, U., Mathew, S. (2023). Estimation of Risk Exposure Index for Road Network in Landslide-Prone Areas. In: Agarwal, A., Velmurugan, S., Maurya, A.K. (eds) Recent Trends in Transportation Infrastructure, Volume 2. TIPCE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 347. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2556-8_22
  • Salini, U., Jegan Bharath Kumar, A. (2023). Stabilization of Sub-grade Soil Using Shredded Waste Plastic Bags. In: Muthukkumaran, K., Sathiyamoorthy, R., Moghal, A.A.B., Jeyapriya, S.P. (eds) Ground Improvement Techniques. IGC 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 297. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6727-6_26
  • Chandra Prathap, R., Salini, U. (2022). Experimental Investigation on the Feasibility of Using Construction Demolition Waste Materials for Subbase Layer in Flexible Pavement. In: Singh, D., Vanajakshi, L., Verma, A., Das, A. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India . Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 218. Springer, Singapore. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9921-4_13)
  • Aswathy, M., Salini, U., Gayathri, V.G. (2019). Utility of Lime and Red Mud in Clay Soil Stabilization. In: Stalin, V., Muttharam, M. (eds) Geotechnical Characterisation and Geoenvironmental Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 16. Springer, Singapore, pp. 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0899-4_3
  • Nair, L.N., Salini, U. (2019). Lime Stabilization of Subgrade with Waste Sand as Partial Soil Replacement. In: Thyagaraj, T. (eds) Ground Improvement Techniques and Geosynthetics. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 14. Springer, Singapore, pp. 125-133. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0559-7_14
Administrative and Institutional Support
  • Scientist in charge of Highway Engineering laboratory
  • Coordinator Research Projects of KSCSTE-NATPAC
Training programs attended
1.   Two days in-house training on “ERDAS IMAGINE -2014” conducted by Intergraph, Chennai at NATPAC during 28th – 30th  April 2014

2.   One day in-house training on “GS 14 and CS 10 of DGPS” conducted by Elcome Technologies, Thiruvananthapuram at NATPAC on 9th May 2014

3.   One day in-house training on “iRAP Road Safety Assessment” conducted by iRAP at NATPAC on 31st July 2014

4.   One day workshop on “Liquid Limit and Beyond” at IITM on 16th August 2014

5.   One week in-house training in “AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015” organized by InterCAD Systems, Trivandrum at NATPAC during February and March 2015

6.   Three days workshop on “Computational Geotechnics and Soil Dynamics” at LBSITW, Thiruvananthapuram during 23rd – 25th November 2015

7.   One day workshop on “Syllabus preparation of geotechnical engineering subjects for APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University” at LBSITW, Thiruvananthapuram on 3rd December 2015

8.   Five days workshop on “Laboratory training on Material Characterisation, Mix Design, and Pavement Evaluation” organized by TRC, College of Engineering, Trivandrum during 18th – 22nd January 2016

9.   One day symposium on “Bridging the gap: Theory and practice in pavement Engineering” organized by TRC, College of Engineering, Trivandrum on 23rd January 2016

10. Two day National Conference on “Geotechnical Engineering & Modelling” at LBSITW, Thiruvananthapuram during 17th – 18th June 2016

11. One day workshop on "Applications of Geosynthetics in Infrastructure Projects" organized by Indian Chapter of International Geosynthetics Society at Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram on 28th June, 2016

12. Two days workshop on “Development of Warrants for use of Modified Binders for Improved Performance of Flexible Pavements” conducted by IITM during 24th – 25th October 2016

13. Two weeks GIAN Course on “Building Resilient and Sustainable Roadway Infrastructure” at IIT Madras during 12th – 23rd December 2016

14. Three days National Symposium on “Geotechnical Aspects of Pavement Structures” at GEC, Barton Hill. Trivandrum during 23rd - 25th January, 2017

15. One week GIAN Course at IITM "Pavement preservation and Environmental Impact Assessment of Recycled Materials in pavement Management from 4th to 9th December 2017

16. Two days International Workshop on Rebuilding a Resilient Kerala after Floods to be held on 6-7 January 2019 at Mascot Hotel Trivandrum.

17. Two days Workshop on "Natural Hazard Mitigation with Geosynthetics", 11-12 January 2019 at CET Thiruvananthapuram.

18. One day workshop on Road Safety on 5th February 2019 at Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram.

19. One day lecture on Laterites and Lateritic Soils during 3rd T S Ramanatha Ayyar Annual Lecture and Symposium of TC 107 on 08-02-2019 at LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.

20. Five-day Road Safety Training Program organized by AITD and NATPAC from 25th February to 1st March 2019 at IMG, Thiruvananthapuram.

21. Five days FDP on “Recent Trends in Mechanical Characterization of Bituminous Binder and Mixture” sponsored by KTU and organized by MBCET, Trivandrum during 24th - 28th June 2019

22. One day session on “Research to Practice- Towards better roads” on 18th January 2020 at College of Engineering Trivandrum

23. DST Sponsored Online training programme on Environmental Leadership and Life Skills organised by IIFM, Bhopal from 26-30 October 2020

24. DST Sponsored online training programme on Community Resource Management from 23-27 November 2020- IIFM, Bhopal

25. Symposium on Laterites and other tropical soils and participated in the National Conference on Geotechnics and Concrete Structures, Geocon 2020 organized by student chapters of IGC during 25th to 27th August 2020

26. Two days in house training on open roads designer and concept station software organised by Bentley during 17th to 20th January 2021

27. CSIR-CRRI Online Training Programme on "Design of Bridge Structure and Foundation” from February 24-26, 2021.

28. Webinar on "Evaluating Chemical Compatibility of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs)" organized by University of Virginia on 16.02.2021.

29. In-house training cum demonstration about the equipment TIRTL on 9th March 2021

30. Five Days FDP on "Trailblazing Practices in Geotechnical Engineering" organised by Meenakshi Sundarajan Engineering College from 07.06.2021 to 11.06.2021.

31. Five Days FDP on "Advances in Physical and Numerical Modelling in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering" organised by Musaliar College of Engineering & Technology, Pathanamthitta from 21.06.2021 to 25.06.2021.

32. Three-days training on “Geospatial Technologies and Trends” organized by KSREC from 27.10.2021 to 20.10.2021

33. IGC 2021from 16th to 18th August 2021.

34. Two Days Short Course on “Application of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics on the Analysis of Slope” jointly organised by IIT Mandi, Durham University and UKM Malaysia from 24-25th February , 2022

35. Webinar on Hill Highway Project on 22.03.2022

36. National Seminar on “Application of Coir Geotextilees in Soil Remediation and infrastructure projects” at Coir Board Alappuzha on 25.03.2022

37. Lecture Series on “Advanced Finite Element Modelling of Geotechnical Constructions” from 10th March 2022 to 26th May 2022 every Thursday organized by the Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Roorkee in association with IGS Roorkee

38. International Conference on "New Technologies and Innovations in Rural Roads organized by NRIDA during 24th to 26th May, 2022 in online mode.

39. “International Colloquium on Translational Engineering & Research (ICTER 2022)” from 27th to 28th May, 2022 organized by TPLC, Govt. Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram at Kerala Arts & Crafts Village, Kovalam

40. Panel discussion of Vision 2050 of Science & Technology held on 29.05.2022 at Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Thiruvananthapuram.

41. Geo-Trans 2022 from 1-3 June 2022 via online.

42. Two-Day International Online Workshop on “Geospatial Data and GeoAI” organized by IIT Tirupati during 27 to 28 June 2022.

43. “Carbon Neutral Kerala Constitutive workshop on GHG Inventory” organized by Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Kerala on 27.07.2022.

44. One Day Workshop on “Cold Mix Technology”, conducted at Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous) in association with Hindustan Colas, on 2 December 2022.

45. IGC 2022 from 16th to 18th December 2022 at Kochi.

46.  AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Blended/Hybrid FDP on "Design and Production of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Mixtures: A step towards sustainable green pavement" at CET from 09.01.2023 to 16.01.2023

47.  One day National seminar on Modern Geotechnical Practices and Sixth Prof. T. S. Ramanatha Ayyar Lecture at CET on 3.2.2023

48.  Workshop on “Demonstration of sustainable technologies for slope stability and erosion control for disaster prone hills, river bank and seashore for Kerala” organised by Maccaferi on 07.02.2023

49.  2-day conclave on “Full Depth Reclamation For Low Volume Rural Roads” on 24.02.2023 and 25.02.2023 at NIT Warangal

50.  “Session 2 Regional materials Rubber and Coir Technologies" during the conclave on strategic and regional materials of Raksha - One week, One lab Program. Organized by CSIR-NIST on 15-03-2023

51.  Two-Day on-line workshop on “Sustainable Construction for Disaster Mitigation” Organized by the ISET Guntur Chapter in association with IGS-VRSEC Guntur chapter on 23 & 24 march, 2023.

52.  Technical Session on Bentley Civil WorkSuite organized by Bentley on 16.05.2023.

53.  Four days Training programme in MIDAS FEA NX software at KHRI during 5th to 80.06.2023.

54.  Lecture by Prof. Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Board of Nobel Foundation, and renowned Swedish molecular Scientist and Director of the Ludwig Cancer Research, Uppsala organized by KSCSTE on 17.02.2023 at Hotel Apollo Dimoro, Thiruvananthapuram

55.  Stakeholders meeting to discuss and review the revisions made in the draft IRC 111: 2023. on 21st September 2023 at 10:00am at CET

56.  Workshop on “Moisture sensitivity of hot mix asphalt (HMA) - A Comprehensive Study on the Petrology and Moisture Susceptibility of HMA Aggregate Sources/Quarries in Kerala” at KHRI on 17.11.2023

57.  International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency Confirmation on Aug 31, Sep 7, Sep 14, Sep 21, Sep 28, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 19, Nov 9, Nov 16, and Nov 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM.

58.  7th Conference of transportation research group of India from 17th to 20th December 2023 at SVNIT Surat.

59.   Geoenvironmental Engineering webinar on Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, and Feb 8, 2024 08:30 PM

60.   Hands-on training on “Statistical Techniques in Transportation Engineering" at CET from 31.01.2024 to 02.02.2024.

61.   National Conference on Soils and Foundation (SAF-2024) on 15-02-2024 & 17-02-2024 (2days) held at LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Poojappura.

62.   Stakeholder's Meet on 'Collaborative Assessment of Practical Issues in Transportation (CAPIT)' on 02.03.2024 organised by Transportation Engineering Research Centre (TRC) of College of Engineering Trivandrum.

63.  Stakeholder meeting on “Implementation of Tsunami ready program” organised by KSDMA at Apollo Dimoro Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram on 24.05.2024

64.   Two-day workshop on “Balanced mix design: enhancing performance and sustainability in Indian bituminous mixtures” organised by KHRI, PWD, GoK during 10-11, June 2024

65.   5 days National Level Workshop on “Advanced Computer Vision for Image & Video Analysis and Applications” during June 17-21, 2024 organised by IIIT Kottayam, Kerala.

66.   Stakeholder consultation on “Net Zero Pathway” organized by DoECC on June 27.06.2024 at Hotel Vivanta, Thiruvananthapuram.

67.   5-day short-term program on “Research Trends and Future Scope in Civil Engineering - 2024" (RTFSCE-24)” online from 9.09.2024 to 13.09.2024 organized by the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

68.   Webinar “Resilient Geosynthetic Solutions to Counter Soil Erosion” on 7.10.2024 organized by Maccaferri in collaboration with The Institution of Engineers (India)

69.   One-day conclave focused on the “Critical application of science and technology in landslide management within the state of Kerala” organized by KSCSTE on 8.10.2024 at IMG

70.   CWRDM-Stakeholders consultation workshop" at Sahakarana Bhavan, Trivandrum on 10.10.2024

71.  Expert session on “An Overview of Statistical Applications in Transportation Research” by Dr. Christabell P J, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Kerala, on 23.10.2024 at NATPAC Akkulam Campus

72.   Geoenvironmental Engineering webinar on Nov 7, Nov 14, Dec 5, Dec 12 2024 08:30 PM India

73.   One day seminar on “Thermal Analysis and Rheometry” organized by Netzsch Technologies India Private Limited on 14.11.2024 at Hyatt Regency Trivandrum

74.   “Geospatial Analytics and Geospatial Predictions” by Dr. Radhakrishnan T, Digital University Kerala,on 20.11.2024 at NATPAC Akkulam Campus as part of GIS day 2024 celebrations.

75.   4th Indo-Japan Preconference Workshop on High-Speed Rail & Challenges Associated” on 18.12.2024 at MIT, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

76.   Indian Geotechnical Conference - 2024 (IGC 2024) from 19.12.2024 to 21.12.2024 at MIT, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

77.  P.T Bhaskara Panicker Memorial Lecture in connection with 37th Kerala Science Congress organised by KSCSTE on 30.01.2025 at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram

78.  Third Annual T K Gopalakrishnan Nair Memorial Lecture and TC 107 Symposium on Tropical Residual Soils on 12.02.2025 at LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.

79.  37th Kerala Science Congress organised by KSCSTE in association with KFRI and University of Agriculture, Thrissur from 07.02.2025 to 10.02.2025 at Uty of Agri, Thrissur

80.  Scientist Conclave organised by KSCSTE         held at CWRDM Campus, Kozhikode on 15.02.2025

81.  Webinars on Geoenvironmental Engineering organised by University of Illinois Chicago supported by ISSMGE Technical Committee 215 on Environmental Geotechnics (TC 215) and the ASCE/G-I Geoenvironmental Engineering Committee (GEC) on 16 Jan, 23 Jan, Jan 30, Feb 9, April 25, April 10, May 1

82.  online "Short-term course on Data-Driven Statistics in Transportation" organised by IIT Tirupati and  IIT Kanpur from 03.03.2025 to 07.03.2025

83.  Certification course on the Preparation of DPRs organised by Indian Academy of Highway Engineers, MoRTH, New Delhi  from 17.03.2025 to 22.03.2025 at IAHE, New Delhi

84.  Webinar on Cold mix asphalt (CMA) Technology for India organised by SRM University on 26.03.2025

85.  Webinar on imaging in Pavement Engineering at Various Scales by  Prof. Animesh Das, IIT Kanpur organised by IIT Kanpur on 04.04.2025

86.  Space Application Adoption Workshop organised by Kerala State IT Mission in association with Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), KSPACE, and KSREC on 25.04.2025 and 26.04.2025 at Symphony Hall, Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

87.  Workshop on  A climate change vulnerability assessment of the selected Core Road Network (CRN) as part of Technical assistance for Enhancing Climate Resilience of Kerala‘s Road Network – Vulnerability Assessment Study to KSTP organised by Lea Associates on 21.05.2025 at Hyat regency Tvm

88.  Workshop on  Guidelines for Vulnerability Assessment and Work Program of Priority Measures for Road Network as part of Technical assistance for Enhancing Climate Resilience of Kerala‘s Road Network – Vulnerability Assessment Study to KSTP organised by Lea Associates on 22.05.2025 at Hyat regency Tvm

89.  Webinar on DRAINTUBE™ - An Innovative Drainage Solution organised by Geoquest India Pvt. Ltd. On 22.05.2025

90.  Symposium on Forensic Assessment of Geotechnical Distress along NH-66 on 16.07.2025 at LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram

91.  Webinar on Saving the Ground Beneath Us: Tackling Soil Erosion in India. Organised by Maccaferri on 30.07.2025

92.  KSCSTE - R&D summit 2025 Translating R&D Innovations into Scalable Solutions at Hyatt Regency, Thiruvananthapuram on 07.08.2025

93.  “M S Valiathan Memorial Lecture by Prof. Rajesh S. Gokhale Secretary Department of Biotechnology Government of India Memorial Lecture - Prelude to 38th Kerala Science Congress  at Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies Auditorium, Sree Chitra                       Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram

94.  Two-day Workshop on “Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering organised by NIT Calicut from 07.11.2025 to 08.11.2025 via online

95.  One day online training programme on Road safety sponsored by MoRTH on 4/11/2025 via online

96.  In house training on KSr, Store mannual, e-Marketplace (GeM) organised by NATPAC

 

 

 
Training Workshop conducted
  1. Coordinated a two day - two batch training program on “Road Safety Residential Training Program for Student Police Cadets” from 24th September to 27th September 2019 at Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode organized by NATPAC.
  2. Organized a five day training program on “ROAD SAFETY” from the 5th of August to the 9th of August, 2019 at Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode organized by NATPAC and AITD. Also prepared a report on the program.
  3. Organized one day training program on road safety for Auto/Taxi Drivers at Thriuvananthapuram on 17th January as part of NATPAC’s Road Safety Week 2020.
  4. Organized Pedestrian Drill at Medical college Junction on 13th January, as part of NATPAC’s Road Safety Week 2020
  5. Part of organising team of CTSEM 2020 organised by NATPAC and CET during 29th to 20th December, 2020
  6. Organized one day training program on road safety for Auto/Taxi Drivers at Thiruvananthapuram on 17th January as part of NATPAC’s Road Safety Week 2021.
  7. Organized and attended a training cum demonstration of equipment Moisture Induced Stress Tester -MIST on 27th May 2021
  8. Organized and attended a training cum demonstration of equipment Field CBR apparatus on 20 July 2021
  9. Organized and attended a training cum demonstration about the equipment Dynamic Shear Rheometers-DSR on 16,17 & 19 November 2021
  10. Organized 3 day training on Total station, GPS &DGPS for 23 ITI surveyor students of Govt ITI for Women Kazhakuttom from 8th - 10th December 2021.
  11. Organized Online International Conference on Transportation Geo-technics – Geo-Trans 2022 in association with LBITWS Institute, IGC (Thiruvananthapuram Chapter) and the Technical Committee TC 202 of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) from 1st June – 3rd June 2022.  (Organizing Secretary)
  12. Organized Five days On Job Training on DGPS and Total Station to ITI Surveyor students from Government I.T.I (W), Kazhakuttom as part of their curriculum from 04.07.2022 to 08.07.2022.
  13. Organized and conducted a laboratory and field tutorial for S3 M.Tech students of in Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering of Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur from 6th February 2023 to 10th February 2023
  14. Organised International Conference on "Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems" (IMPACTS 2023) in association with CET during 20-22 March, 2023 (venue committee)
  15. Organised Panel discussion of clean and green energy towards sustainable transportation organised by NATPAC on 19.04.2023 (reception and transportation committee)
  16. Organized Two Day Workshop on Full Depth Reclamation Technology organized by KSCSTE-NATPAC in association with KIIFB during 4/5/2023 - 5/5/2023 at Recca club, Cochin (Sponsorship and Overall coordination with Program committee and technical session arrangement)
  17. Organised a stakeholder consultation on preparation of road safety action plan for Kerala (RSAP-K) (registration and program committee) on 26/10/2023
  18. Organized an in-house interactive session with Dr. Vivek Tandon, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) on sustainable transportation infrastructure development on 07th December 2023.
  19. Organized Five days On Job Training on DGPS and Total Station to 22 ITI Surveyor students from Government I.T.I (W), Kazhakuttom as part of their curriculum from 11.12.2023 to 18.12.2023.
  20. Organized three One Day workshops on FDR Technology for KSRRDA engineers at Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode on 8.01.2024, 10.01.2024 and 12.01.2024 respectively.
  21. Organized 12th Trans Tech talk series - “Integrating Sustainability and Resilience in Transportation Engineering: Challenges, Frameworks and Applications” by Prof. Krishna R Reddy, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA on 12.01.2024.
  22. Organized Joint Programme Coordination Committee meeting at NATPAC on 24.01.2024 as part of MoU with RIT Kottayam
  23. Organized one day workshop on Bitumen Rheology and DSR by Dr. Sumit Singh, Anton Paar on 21.03.2024
  24. Organised five days OJT to ITI students during 11.03.2024 to 15.03.2024 at KSCSTE-NATPAC
  25. Organised One-day workshop on the topic “Energy and Environmental Challenges for Sustainable Transportation” on 10.05.2024 at 10.00 am in NATPAC Head Office, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram funded by the Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP), a decentralized system sponsored by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Govt of India
  26. Organized 17th TransTech Talk Series delivered by Dr. Ramkumar Veeraraghavan on the topic "Performance Based Asphalt Mixtures: Balanced Mix Design Approach - Linking Theory to Practice" held on 14.06.2024.
  27. Organized one day Stakeholder Meeting at Kozhikode on 27.11.2024
  28. Organized 21st TransTech Talk Series on Geotechnical Aspects on the planning and design of Ports by Dr. Manoj Mukundan on 28.10.2024.
Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received:
  • Received best paper award for “Behaviour of Controlled Low Strength Material Comprising Quarry Waste and Fly Ash”, presented by U. Salini and Anusha Parayil during Indian Geotechnical Conference 2024 (IGC 2024) organized by IGS,18-21 December 2024 at MIT, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
  • Certificate of Recognition for contibutions in Geotechnical Engineering by IGS kerala chapters during GeoKeralam 2026 from 25th to 26th February 2026.
Membership in Professional bodies
  • Life member of Indian Geotechnical Society
  • Life member of Indian Road Congress
  • Life member of Institute of Engineer (India)
  • Life member of Indian Geotechnical Society, Trivandrum Chapter
  • Life member of Institute of Urban Transport (Indian chapter)
Student Guidance
Ph.D Thesis
Sl.No. Name of Institution Course Topic
1. NIT Tiruchirappalli Ph.D Influence of moisture and compaction effect on volumetric and mechanical properties of bituminous mix
2. NIT Tiruchirappalli Ph.D (ongoing) Investigation of pavement damage due to the overloading of vehicles

 
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Invited Talk delivered
  • “Testing Methods of Pavement Materials” in the National Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Pavement Structures at GEC, Barton Hill. Trivandrum during 23rd to 25th January, 2017.
  • “Soil as pavement material” during the preconference workshop of GHC 2019 organised by IGS Trivandrum chapter at Thiruvananthapuram on 24th July 2019.
  • “Pavement Materials” at Rajadhani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagaroor on 27th February 2020.
  • “Geological Formations and Their Conservation” at LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on March 6th 2020.
  • “Unsaturated soil mechanics” FDP on “Advances in Physical and Numerical Modelling in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering” by Musaliar College of Engineering and Technology, Pathanamthitta held from June 21st to 25th 2021.
  • “Emerging Technologies in Sustainable Pavement Construction” during the Second International Conference on Advancements and Recent Trends in Civil Engineering (ICART-2022) during May 26-27, 2022 organised by Mangalam College of Engineering
  • Talk during Panel discussion on "Higher studies in Geotechnical Engineering" during IGNITE an Online Symposium Organized by IGS at CET on 16th Jan 2021.
  • “Unsaturated soil mechanics” in the International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics GEOTRANS 2022 held from 1st to 3rd June 2022.
  • “Sustainable Technologies in Pavement Construction” on 6 July 2022 at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore.
  • “Climate Resilient Pavement” during the training program on “New Methods in Pavement Construction and its Maintenance including Quality Assurance” organized by PWD on 13.10.2022
  • "FDR Technology" during the training program on “New Methods in Pavement Construction and its Maintenance including Quality Assurance” organized by PWD for PWD engineers on 18.10.2023 at KHRI.
  • "Geosynthetics for pavement construction" at KHRI for PWD engineers on the topic on 20/10/2023
  • "Introduction to Full Depth Reclamation Technology" during the One Day Workshop on FDR Technology for KSRRDA engineers at IMG Trivandrum on 8/01/2024
  • "Introduction to Full Depth Reclamation Technology" during the One Day Workshop on FDR Technology for KSRRDA engineers at GCDA HAll on 10/01/2024
  • "Full Depth Reclamation – A Sustainable Pavement Reconstruction Technology" through online for LSGD AE association on 14/01/2024
  • "Practical Considerations of Subgrade" during Online FDP on Recent Advances in Transportation Geotechnics (ReATraG24) at CET on 20/01/2024
  • "Full Depth Reclamation" during HRS Training TST-07 ‘Green Highways’ (Batch-I) on 08.02.2024 at Chennai
  • “Optimizing Road Utility Trench Rectification with Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM)” during the smart talk series organized by Turtle smart solutions on 27.07.2024
  • “Slope failure” during Industry-Academia Interaction at Saintgits College on 12.04.2025
  • “Landslides – Causes and Failures” to students of Rajadhani Institute of Engineering and Technology on 05.08.2025
  • “Reinstatement of Road Utility Trenches Using Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM)” during the Two-day Workshop on “Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering at NIT Calicut on 07.11.2025
  • “Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) stabilization during the PDP on Advanced Spol Stabilization Techniques by National Institute Of Technical Teachers Training And Research, Chennai on 12.11.2025
  • “Full Depth Reclamation – A Sustainable Pavement Reconstruction Technology” during Terrax Talk session organised by CET and IGS trivandrum chapter on 23.02.2026
  • Handled a session on ‘Slope stability analysis and counter measures’ for Conclusive Module – Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering for S4 B.Tech. Civil Engineering Students of Department of Civil Engineering, Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam on 13.04.2026
Positions held
  • Committee Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell of LBSITW, TVM
  • Committee Member of 34th KSC - PG Student Interactive Session &Children’s Science Congress Committee and Programme Committee
  • Committee member for Implementation of Natural resources Accounting in State’s Information on Carbon emission
  • Committee member of Project Implementation and Housekeeping Committee from 22.06.2022
  • Committee member of Committee for Revamping/re-designing of Official Website of NATPAC from 01.07.2022