Civil Engineering Department

Performance of Pile Foundations in Problematic Soils
Bioreactor Landfills
Numerical and Analytical modelling in Geomechanics
Soft Soils Engineering
Long-term Behaviour of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Geotechnical Utilization of Recycled Materials

Performance of Pile Foundations in Problematic Soils

Bioreactor Landfills

Numerical and Analytical modelling in Geomechanics

Soft Soils Engineering

Long-term Behaviour of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Geotechnical Utilization of Recycled Materials

Award	Awarding Organisation	Year
Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021	Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste, ASCE	2022
Best Paper Award	International Conference on Recent Innovations in Cleaner Technologies (RICT-2021) organized by MNIT Jaipur	2021

From	To	Designation	Organisation
July 2019	Present	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Sep 2018	Jul 2019	Geotechnical and Tunneling Design Engineer	AECOM India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph.D.	Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	2018
B. Tech.	Civil Engineering	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	2013

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Mishra, A., and Patra, N. R. (2018). Time-dependent settlement of pile foundations using five-parameter viscoelastic soil models. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001122

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Mishra, A., and Patra, N. R. (2018). Dragload of pile groups in consolidating Non-Darcian clays. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers- Geotechnical Engineering, ICE Publishing. DOI: 10.1680/ jgeen.17.00169

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Mishra, A., and Patra, N. R. (2019). Analysis of creep settlement of pile groups in linear viscoelastic soil. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics Wiley Publications. DOI: 10.1002/nag.2976

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Mishra, A., and Patra, N. R. (2019). Long-term response of consolidating soft clays around a pile considering Non-Darcian flow. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001122

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Mishra, A. and Patra, N.R. (2022). Creep settlement analysis of pile foundations using viscoelastic model by incorporating nonlinear soil behaviour. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2022.2090695

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Avinash, L. S., Mishra, A., Balaiah, K. V. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2023). A Critical Appraisal of Leachate Recirculation Systems in Bioreactor Landfills. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHTRBP.HZENG-1186

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Avinash, L.S. and Mishra, A. (2023). Enhancing biogas production in anaerobic digestion of MSW with addition of bio-solids and various moisture sources. Fuel, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129414

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Singh, V. and Mishra, A. (2023). Large-Strain Radial Consolidation Analysis Incorporating Soil Smear and Well Resistance Effect. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-8515

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Avinash, L.S. and Mishra, A. (2024). Comparative evaluation of Artificial intelligence based models and kinetic studies in the prediction of biogas from anaerobic digestion of MSW. Fuel. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131545

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Kami V.B. and Mishra A. (2024). Microstructural Analysis of Creep Behavior in Soft Clays during Cyclic Loading and Unloading. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s10706-024-02941-y

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Kami V.B. and Mishra A. (2024). Model scale tests on the behaviour of single piles in cohesive soils under combined loads. Geomechanics and Geoengineering. DOI: 10.1080/17486025.2024.2421758

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Kami V.B. and Mishra A. (2025). A comprehensive study on microstructural behavior of clay under oedometer condition. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. DOI: 10.1007/s10064-025-04129-x

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Singh A.K and Mishra A. (2025). Influence of Load Transfer Platforms on the Performance of Embankments on Soft Soils Reinforced with Stone and DCM Columns. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s40891-025-00611-4

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Avinash L.S. and Mishra A. (2025). Performance Evaluation of Lab-Simulated Bioreactor Landfills under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions using Wastewater and Sludge as Moisture Sources. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHTRBP/HZENG-1453

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Singh V. and Mishra A. (2025). Vacuum Assisted Radial Consolidation of Vertical Drain Improved Soft Soils Considering Creep Effect. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/IJGNAI/GMENG-10597

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Jala Y., Sawant V.A. and Mishra A. (2025). Development of p-y curves from numerical study of long piles in sandy slope. Ocean Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120275

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Jala Y., Sawant V.A. and Mishra A. (2025). Numerical study on lateral response of piles in sandy slopes employing a hardening soil model. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology. DOI: 10.1080/1064119X.2024.2324045

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1. Title:- Time-dependent settlement of clay around piles subjected to compressive and uplift loads
Sponsor: FIG, IIT, Roorkee	Sanctioned Year: 2019-20	Amount: ₹ 20.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

2. Title:- Evaluating the Feasibility of Sustainable Landfill Cover Materials Derived from Industrial By-Products and Recycled Waste: Laboratory and Field Tests for Slope Stability and Long-Term Performance
Sponsor: SERB under Core Research Grant	Sanctioned Year: 2023-24	Amount: ₹ 33.41 Lakhs	Role: PI

Designation	Organisation	From Period	To Period
Associate Editor	Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste ASCE	Dec 2020	Present
Chief Warden	Kasturba Bhawan, IIT Roorkee	July 2021	June 2022
Member and Secretary	Department Administrative Committee	2020	2022
Warden	Kasturba Bhawan, IIT Roorkee	July 01, 2020	Jun 30, 2021
Member	Central Facilites for session	2020	2021
Member	Tour, Training and Placement	2019	2020
Member	CAD Lab	2019	2020

S. No.	Membership
1.	Life Member of Indian Geotechnical Society
2.	Member of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
3.	Member of American Society of Civil Engineering

S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Degree	Year
1.	Stability Analysis of Embankments	Sarvesh Saraswat and Shikhar Gupta	UG	2020
2.	Settlements due to Construction of Tunnels	Shubham Goyal, Sanskar Nigoti, Satyam Chaudhary, Tejaswi Anand	UG	2021
3.	Numerical Analysis of Seepage	Siddhant, Shivansh Kumar, Shailesh Kumar, Shobhit Namdeo	UG	2022
4.	Numerical Analysis of One-Dimensional Consolidation	Siddharth Singh Baghel, Neetu Kumari Verma, Siddharth Yadav	UG	2022

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S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Degree	Year
1.	Disconnected Piled Raft Foundation	Ankit Kumar	PG	2021
2.	Numerical Analysis of Long Term Settlement of Piles subjected to Combined Vertical and Lateral Loads	Rohit	PG	2021
3.	Slope Stability Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills	Gaurav Sharma	PG	2022

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year
1.	Time-Dependent Settlement of Clay around Piles Subjected to Combined Compressive and Lateral Loads	Kami Venkata Balaiah	2019
2.	Time-Dependent Settlement of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills	Lagudu S. Avinash	2020
3.	Behaviour of Embankments supported on Piles	Ashutosh Kumar Singh	2021
4.	Mine Tailings	Akshay Kumar Singh	2021
5.	Bioreactor Landfills	Sayeeda Syed	2022
6.	To be decided.	M Vinoth	2023
7.	To be decided.	Animesh Mishra	2023
8.	To be decided.	Jeet Sharan	2024

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Engineering Graphics	CEN-291	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
2.	Soil Mechanics	CEN-303	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
3.	Technical Communication	CEN-391	B. Tech.	Autumn
4.	Technical Communication	CEN-391	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
5.	B. Tech. Project	CEN-400A	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
6.	Advanced Foundation Engineering	CEN-622	M. Tech.	Spring

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Mishra, A. and Patra, N. R. (2015). Effect of compressive load on uplift of pile group in clay: Theoretical analysis. 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Page No: 1933-1940

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Mishra, A. and Patra, N. R. (2016). Effect of compressive loads on uplift capacity of line pile groups considering soil nonlinearity. 7th Civil Engineering conference in the Asian Region (CECAR7). Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Page No: 1-8

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Mishra, A. and Patra, N. R. (2017). Study of creep effects in single piles using a five-parameter linear viscoelastic soil model. 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 12th Joint CGS/ IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference. Place: Ottawa, Canada Page No: 1-7

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Mishra, A. and Rao, Y. S. (2020). Sustainable Infrastructure Management: Recovery and Reuse of Resources and Energy in Landfills. Proceedings of 35th Indian Engineering Congress. Place: Kolkata

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Mishra, A. and Rao, Y. S. (2021). Sustainable Innovations in Landfill Technologies: Bioreactor Landfills. International Conference on Recent Innovations in Cleaner Technologies. Place: MNIT Jaipur

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Kami V. B. and Mishra A. (2022). Time-dependent Behaviour of Pile Groups under Combined Axial and Lateral Loads. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Place: Sydney, Australia

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Avinash L.S. and Mishra A. (2023). Effects of Leachate Recirculation Systems on Slope Stability of Bioreactor Landfills. GeoCongress 2023. DOI: 10.1061/9780784484661.015 Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Singh A.K. and Mishra A. (2023). Numerical Analysis of Embankments on Soft Clay Supported with Cement-Mixed Columns. 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023. Place: Astana, Kazakhsthan

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Syed S. and Mishra A. (2023). Stability and Sensitivity Analyses of an Industrial Waste Landfill with a Novel Final Cover System. 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Place: Chania, Greece

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Avinash L.S., Mishra, A. and Ojha C.S.P. (2023). Effects of Leachate Recirculation under Drainage Blanket and Horizontal Trenches on Slope Stability of Bioreactor Landfills. 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Place: Chania, Greece

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Singh A.K. and Mishra A. (2023). Stability of Copper Mine Tailings Dam for Upstream, Downstream and Centre-line Construction Methods: Numerical Analysis. 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Place: Chania, Greece

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Singh, A.K., Balaiah, K.V. and Mishra, A. (2023). Behavior of Encased Stone Column-Reinforced Soil Under Eccentrically Inclined Loads. Geotec Hanoi. Place: Hanoi, Vietnam

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Balaiah, K.V. and Mishra, A. (2024). Long-Term Behavior of Pile Groups Resting on Multi-Layered Deposits Subjected to Combined Compressive and Lateral Loads. Geo-Congress 2024. DOI: 10.1061/9780784485323.027 Place: Vancouver, Canada Page No: 267-277

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