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Research Interests: Expansive soils, Reinforced Earth, Utilisation of waste materials like fly ash
Specializations : Geotechnical Engineering
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Course Taught Previously |
Courses Taught Previously
Academic Year | Semester | Classes | Course ID | Course Name |
2007-2008 | 1 | M.Tech. | CE 523 | Ground Treatment |
2007-2008 | 7 | B.Tech. | CE 413 | Ground Improvement Techniques |
2007-2008 | 2 | M.Tech. | CE 526 | Rock Mechanics |
2007-2008 | 5 | B.Tech. | Soil Mechanics Laboratory | |
2007-2008 | 2 | M.Tech. | CE 617 | Environmental Geotechniques |
2007-2008 | 4 | B.Tech. | Building Drawing | |
2007-2008 | 1 | M.Tech. | CE 585 | Design with geosynthetics |
| 2012-2013 | 2 | B.Tech. | CE424 | Geosynthetics |
Courses Currently Being Taught
2020 - 2021 2 M. Tech. CE5462 Geosynthetics Engineering
2020-2021 2 B. Tech. CE 424 Applications of Geosynthetics
2020-2021 1 B. Tech. CE 304 Geotechnical Engineering-1
Publications |
Journal Publication Details
Author | Title | Journal Name | Vol. Page. Year. |
Chandrasekhar, B.P., Ramana Murty, V., and Prasada Raju, G.V.R. | Swell Shrink Behavior of Expansive Soil Treated with Inorganic Additives | Highway Research Bulletin, HRB, Indian Roads Congress, | No.66, pp 35-50,2002. |
Ramana Murty, V., MadhuBala, V., and Ramana Sastry, M.V.B | Soil-Cement Mixes A Critical Evaluation | Journal of Indian Highways | IRC, pp 13-22,1995. |
Ramana, V.R., Vandanapu, R., and Murali, G. | Pull out Behaviour Geosynthetic Materials Embedded in Plain and Cement Treated Fills | Journal of Institution of Engineers (India) | Vol 87, 37-42,2007 |
Murty, V.R., and Krishna, P.H | A Study on Swell Pressure and Development of a Modified Oedometer | Journal of the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society | Vol. 36, No.2, pp 115-121,2005 |
Ramana Murty, V., and Hari Krishna, P. | Stabilisation of Expansive Clay Bed Using CaCl2 Solution | Journal of Ground Improvement, Thomas Telford, UK | Vol.10, No.1, pp 39-46,2006 |
Raman Murty, V., and Hari Krishna, P. | Amelioration of Expansive Clay Slopes Using Calcium Chloride | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE | Vol. 19, No.1, 19-25,2006 |
Ramana Murty, V. and Praveen. G.V | Use of Chemically Stabilized Soil (CSS) as Cushion Material Below the Light Weight Structures Founded on Expansive Soils | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE | Vol: 20, No:5,392-400,2008 |
| Ramana Murty, V. and Praveen, G.V. | Cement Modified backfills for Mechanically Stabilised Earth Walls with Built-in Facing | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE | Vol.21, No.7, 343-348 |
| Ramana Murty, V, and Hari Krishna, P. | Piled footings- An Alternative Foundation System in Expansive Soils | Ground Improvement | Vol.165, Issue G13, 159-166 |
| Amit, K.S. and Ramana Murty, V. | Numerical analysis of stone column in clay with geotextile encasement and lime stabilization | Jl. of Soil Dynamics and Earth Quake Geotechnical Engineering, Springer Nature, Singapore | No.15, 2019, 169-176 |
| Mohammed Ashfaq, Heera Lal, M. Arif Ali Baig Moghal & Ramana Murty, V. | Carbon footprint analysis of coal gangue in Geotechnical Engineering Applications | Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer | Vol.50, 2019, 646-654 |
| Bhavita Chowdary, Ramana Murty, V. and Rakesh J.Pillai | Fiber-reinforced geopolymer treated soft clay-an innovative and sustainable alternative for soils stabilization | Materials today: Proceedings | 2020, No. 32, 2020http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.574 |
| Hari Krishna, P. and Ramana Murty, V. | Long-term field heave studies on various foundation techniques in expansive soils | Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer | 2020, ISSN0971-9555, http://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-020-00474-8 |
Author | Title | Conference Name | Vol. Page. Year. |
Ramana Murty,V. | Influence of Some Treatment Alternatives on Heave of Model Walls in Expansive Soil | Proceedings of International Conference on Civil Engineering, I.I.Sc. Bangalore | Vol.2, pp 917-926,2001 |
Hari Krishna, P. and Ramana Murty, V | Heave Control of Footings in Expansive Soils by Using Rammed Anchored Granular Piles | Proceedings of International Conference on Civil Engineering, I.I.Sc. Bangalore | Vol.2, pp 917-926,2001. |
Hari Krishna, P., Ramana Murty, V. and Shankariah, B | Location and Orientation Effect of Soil-Reinforcement on Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Strip Footing and Sand Bed. | Proceedings of International Conference on Civil Engineering, I.I.Sc. Bangalore | Vol.2, pp 831-837,2001 |
Chandrasekhar, B.P., Ramana Murty, V., Prasada Raju, G.V.R. and Vinayaka Rao, V.R. | Test Track Studies on Expansive Soil Subgrades | Proceeding of International conference on Civil Engineering, I.I.Sc.Bangalore | Vol.2, pp 801-813,2001 |
Hari Krishna, P. and Ramana Murty, V. | In-situ Heave Measurement of Expansive Soil | Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering | Vol.2, pp 1136-1143,2002 |
Hari Krishna, P. and Ramana Murty, V | Uplift Capacity of Rammed Anchored Granular Piles in Expansive Soils A field study | Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering | Vol.2, pp 1144-1150,2002 |
Chandrasekhar, B.P., Ramana Murty, V. and Prasada Raju, G.V.R. | Stabilisation of Expansive Clay Bed Using Calcium Chloride and Sodium Silicate | Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, Kharagpur | Vol.2, pp 1127-1135,2002 |
Satyanarayana Reddy, N.V., Narayana Reddy, S.G. and Ramana Murty, V | Lime Stabilisation of Expansive Soils with Coal Ash and Brick powder | Indian Geotechnical Conference, Warangal | Vol.1, pp 107-110,1994 |
Pratap, D., Rmana Murty, V. and Dheerendra Babu | Stabilisation of Black Cotton Soils using Inorganic Additives | Indian Geotechnical Conference, Bangalore | Vol.1, 99 305-309,1995 |
Babu Shankar, N. and Ramana Murty, V. | Measurements in Expansive Soils | National Seminar on Partly Saturated Soils and Expansive Soils, Terzaghi, Kakinada | |
Babu Shankar, N., Ramana Murty, V. and Reddy, P.M | Measurement of Swell Pressure by Modified Oeometer | Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vadodara | Vol.1, pp 143-146,1997 |
Ramana Murty, V., Patil, J.R., Deva Pratap and Babu Shankar, N. | Measurement of In-situ Swell Pressure | Indian Geotechnical Conference, Calcutta | Vol.1, pp 3-5,1999 |
Ramana Murty, V., Prasada Raju, G.V.R. and Babu Shanker, N | Influence of Calcium Chloride and Sodium Silicate on Properties of Expansive Soils | Indian Geotechnical Conference, Mumbai | Vol.1, pp 97-98,2000 |
Ramana Murty, V. and Hari Krishna, P | Expansive Soil A Problematic Geotechnical material (Problems, Remedies and Possibilities) | National Conference on Ground Improvement and Amelioration Techniques, Kakinada | pp 125-144,2001 |
Ramana Murty, V. | High Quality Low Cost Housing Using Ferrocement | National Seminar on Civil Engineering Strategies in the Making of India A Global Giant, Chennai | pp 63-66.2002 |
Ramana Murty, V. and Hari Krishna, P | Influence of Inorganic additives on Properties of Murrum Soils used in Pavement Construction | National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, K.I.T.S, Waranga | pp 17-23,2003 |
Ramana Murty, V., Murali, G. and Ramesh Vandanapu | Geotechnical Investigations and Some Case Studies | GEOPRCTICE-2005 | pp 111-116,2005 |
V.Ramana Murty and G.V.Praveen | Instrumented Mse walls with cement modified marginal backfill and built-in facing | IGC-2008, IISc, Bangalore |
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| Pranav PRT and Ramana Murty V | Roof gardening using geomembranes | IGC-2014, Kakinada | 2014 |
| Suneetha and V. Ramana Murty | Plaxis 3 D analysis of reinforced soil wall at kanaka durga temple, vijayawada | IGC - 2016, Chennai | 2016 |
PHDs Supervised |
Ph.D.'s Supervised
Candidate | Thesis | Award Year |
P. Hari Krishna | A Study on the use of Granular Anchor Piles to Control Heave of Footings resting on Expansive Soils | 2006 |
| G. V. Praveen | Performance of Reinforced soil walls using marginal soils with built in facing | 2010 |
Workshops/Conferences |
Workshop/SSTPs/Conference Organized
Title | Coordinator | Date |
STTP on Ground Improvement Methods in Problematic Soils | Dr.V.Ramana Murty and Sri. Mohammad Ali | 1-12, 2001 |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-2004 | Dr.V.Ramana Murty, Joint Organising Secretary | Dec 17-19,2004 |
| GIAN course on ground improvement techniques | V. Ramana murty, G. Kalyan Kumar and Rakesh J Pillai | 28 august to 10th septemeber 2016 |
Workshop/SSTPs/Conference Attended
Title | Date | Workshop | Organized At |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 1994 | REC, Warangal | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 1995 | Bangalore University | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 1996 | Anna University, Madras | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 1997 | M.S.University, Baroda | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 1998 | IIT,Delhi | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 1999 | Science City, Kolkata | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2000 | IIT,Bombay | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2001 | Indore | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2002 | M.N.I.T,Allahabad | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2003 | IIT,Roorkee | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2004 | NIT, Warangal | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2005 | Nirma University,Ahmadabad | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2006 | IIT, Madras | |
Indian Geotechnical Conference | 2008 | IISc, Bangalore | |
International Conference on Civil Engineering | 2001 | IISc, Bangaloge | |
International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering | 2002 | IIT,Kharagpur | |
South East Asian Regional Conference on Geotechnical Engineering | 2007 | Kolkata |
Projects |
Research Projects:
Sl. No. | Title of the Project | Amount in Rs. | Funding Agency | Period | Remarks (Completed/ Ongoing) |
1. | High Quality Low Cost Ferrocement Housing | 16 Lakhs | MHRD,New Delhi | 2003-2006 | Completed |
Awards and Honors |
Awards And Honours
Award/honour Name | Detail |
Meritorious Educational Excellence Award, 2001 | By Global Society for Health and Educational Growth, New Delhi. |
Best Paper Award on Ground Improvement for the year 2004 | By Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi. |
Best paper award on Shallow Foundations for the year 2006 | By Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi. |
Best paper award on Slope Stability and Land Slides for the year 2008 | By Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi. |
Corps of Engineers Prize, 2009 | By Institution of Engineers, India |
One of the most popular publications from India, 2015 by the Institution of Engineers, London | The technical paper entitled "Piled footings-an alternative foundation techniques in expansive soils" is recognized. |
Additional Responsibility |
1. As warden from 2001-2004.
2. Head, Geotechnical Engineering from 2010 to 2013
3. Lab incharge, Geotechnical Engineering 2008-2010
4. Faculty incharge, Unnat Bharat Abhyan