Selected Lectures
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Minimizing global warming impact on vegetation growth: Role of unsaturated soil characteristics. Online faculty development program, Recent advances and research scope in geotechnical engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Jorhat Engineering College, Assam, June 2024.
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Choice of soil strength: How important is this for the success of the project?, Training program for practicing engineers on "Overcoming Challenges in the Design and Construction of RC Buildings in Earthquake-prone Areas" organized by Tata Steel and IIT Guwahati, June 2024.
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The science and engineering of soils, Indian Geotechnical Society Student Chapter, Government College of Engineering Kannur Seminar, February 2024.
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Soil water management-Agro waste management-Drought management: Exploring the nexus, Brainstorming session on Environmental Geotechnology, IIT Bombay, 4-6 December 2023.
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How geology influences convergence confinement method for tunnel design, Online short term course on Application of Geology and Rock-mechanics in Tunnelling Engineering, NIT Warangal, October 2-6, 2023.
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Soil testing for flood management and erosion control, Training Workshop on Flood Management and Erosion Control, North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board and NIH, February 2023.
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Role of geoenvironmental engineering towards sustainable development goals: Context to Kerala, ULCCS-Matter Lab Tech Talk Series, January 2023.
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Soil testing for flood management and erosion control, Training Workshop on “Flood Management and Erosion Control” North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Brahmaputra Board and NIH, September 2022.
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Role of geoenvironmental engineering towards sustainability, International conference on “Advancements and Recent Trends in Civil Engineering”, Mangalam College of Engineering, Ettumanoor and Indian Geotechnical Society Trivandrum Chapter, May 2022.
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Soil-atmosphere interaction: Relevance of unsaturated soil mechanics, Theme lecture, Indian Geotechnical Conference, NIT Trichy, December 2021.
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Improving sustainability in water retention characteristics of soil for drought management, International faculty development program on Sustainable Development and Practices in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, October 12-23, 2021.
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Consideration of climatic impacts for the design of final cover system, Short Term Course on Design of landfills and waste containment systems, IIT Bhubaneswar, July 5-9, 2021.
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Importance of critical state in geomechanics, TEQIP III Faculty Development Program on Geomechanics and Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, LBS ITW, Trivandrum, March 1-5, 2021.
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Waste for waste management: Importance of fly ash, Short Term Training Program on Recent Trends in Environmental Geotechnics for Sustainable Development, LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, March 22-26, 2021.
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Soil-atmosphere interaction of multi-layered cover system (MLCS) for hazardous waste management, Short term course on Sustainable Engineered Waste Barrier Systems, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Warangal, 8-12th March 2021.
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Biopolymer-soil interaction studies for drought management, TEQIP III short term course on Recent Advances in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, IIT Guwahati, December 17-23, 2020.
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Sensors for vadose zone monitoring, TEQIP-III short term course on Smart Geotechnical Engineering, Division of Civil Engineering, CUSAT and THDC Institute, Tehri, Uttarakhand, November 16-20, 2020.
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Soil-atmosphere interaction considering climate change, Faculty Development Program on Advances in Environmental Geotechnics, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Andhra Pradesh, October 12-16, 2020.
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Biogeotechnics: Ensuring sustainability in geotechnology, TEQIP-III short term course on Recent Developments in Geotechnical Engineering (RDGE-2020), Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Rourkela, September 14-18, 2020.
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Bridging energy with environment: Role of biochar from geoenvironmental perspective, Faculty Development Program on Energy and Environment: Conversion/ Generation, Storage and Efficient Utilisation, Department of Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, August 24-28, 2020.
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Innovative approaches to tackle challenges ahead: From the perspective of geotechnical engineering, Virtual International Conference on Innovative Solutions and Challenges in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College, August 20-21, 2020.
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Recent developments in geotechnical engineering, Faculty Development Program on Recent Research Advances in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, August 17-22, 2020.
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Bioploymer for water absorption:Use of water retention curve, Indo-China Research Webinar Series in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 8-19 May, 2020.
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Closure of landfills: Role of engineered cover system hydraulic performance, Short Term Training Program on Environmental Geotechnics and Sustainability, 6-10 January, 2020.
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Changing facets of research in geotechnical engineering: An interdisciplinary approach, TEQIP-III Faculty development program on Research and Development in Civil Engineering: GIMT, November 2019.
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Rock characterization for landslide studies, DST-IITG Workshop on Geotechnical Investigations for Landslide Studies, Feb 28-March 2, 2019.
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Role of unsaturated soil mechanics in landslide studies, DST-IITG Workshop on Geotechnical Investigations for Landslide Studies, Feb 28-March 2, 2019.
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Sustainable Geotechnics: A Bio-geotechnical Perspective, Sub theme lecture, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018, IISc Bangalore.
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Importance of rock engineering, TEQIP-STC course on Rock Engineering for Infrastructural Development, IIT Guwahati, 05-08 Apr 2016.
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Environmental geotechnology for future, Sub theme lecture, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2014, JNTU, Kakinada.
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Geotechnical centrifuge modeling, OIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Geotechnical Engineering Practices and Developments (GEPD), IIT Guwahati, January 2014.
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Geotechnical aspects of landfill, OIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Integrated Solid Waste Management at IIT Guwahati, January 2012.
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Introduction to environmental geotechnology, Invited lecture at Assam Engineering College, October 2009.
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Essential soil characterization for its use in landfills, OIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Trends & Technologies in Industrial Waste Treatment and Management, IIT Guwahati, December 2007.
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An overview of waste Containment facility" OIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Trends & Technologies in Industrial Waste Treatment and Management, at IIT Guwahati, December 2007.
- Monitoring the performance of embankment dams, OIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Trends in Dam Engineering, IIT Guwahati, June 2006.
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Seepage induced instability in dams, OIP Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Trends in Dam Engineering, IIT Guwahati, June 2006.