Latest Developments in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

Single-Frequency Method for Computing Seismic Earth Pressures.- Three-Dimensional Centrifuge and Numerical Modelling of Underground Structures Subjected to Normal Faulting.- Liquefaction Mitigation Measures: A Historical Review.- Liquefaction-Induced Pile Downdrag from Full-Scale Testing.- Cyclic Resistance and Large Deformation Characteristics of Sands Under Sloping Ground Conditions: Insights From Large-Strain Torsional Simple Shear Tests.- High Speed Trains with Different Tracks on Layered Ground and Measures to Increase Critical Speed.- Civil Engineering Approach to Alleviate and Manage Resilience against Natural Disasters in Developing Countries.- Numerical Simulation of Coir Geotextile Reinforced Soil under Cyclic Loading.- Assessing the Effect of Aging on Soil Liquefaction Resistance.- Uncertainties in Small-Strain Damping Ratio Evaluation and Their Influence on Seismic Ground Response Analyses.

Prof. T.G. Sitharam is currently the Director of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT) , India. He is a KSIIDC Chair Professor in the area of Energy and Mechanical Sciences and Senior Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc). He was the founder Chairman of the Center for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) at IISc, and is presently the Chairman of the AICTE South Western Zonal Committee, Regional office at Bengaluru and Vice President of the Indian Society for Earthquake Technology (ISET). Prof Sitharam is the founder President of the International Association for Coastal Reservoir Research (IACRR). He has been a  Visiting Professor at Yamaguchi University, Japan; University of Waterloo, Canada; University of Dolhousie, Halifax, Canada;  and ISM Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and was a Research Scientist  at the Center for Earth Sciences and Engineering,  University ofTexas at Austin, Texas, USA until 1994.
Prof. Ravi Sankar Jakka is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He is also currently serving as Secretary, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology(ISET). He has graduated in Civil Engineering from Andhra University Engineering College in the year 2001. He has obtained masters and doctorate degrees from IIT Delhi in the years 2003 and 2007 respectively. His areas of interest are Dynamic Site Characterization, Soil Liquefaction, Seismic Slope Stability of Dams, Landslides, Foundations & Seismic Hazard Assessment. He has published over 100 articles in reputed international journals and conferences. He has supervised over 35 Masters Dissertations and 6 Ph.D. thesis, while he is currently guiding 10 PhD Thesis. He has received prestigious DAAD and National Doctoral fellowships. He has obtained University Gold Medal from Andhra University. He also received 'Young