Dr. Satyanarayana Murty Dasaka
Professor

Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076. (India).

Phone: +91-22-2576 7316
Fax: +91-22-2576 7302

Email: dasaka@civil.iitb.ac.in 		Your Most Recent Pic Here
 
Research
  • Publications
  • Interest
    My broad area of research is geoechnical engineering. My current research includes
    • Earth Pressure Reduction Techniques
    • Rock Socketed Piles
    • Stabilization of Problematic Soils
    • Analysis and mitigation of railway induced vibrations
    • Improving liquefaction resistance of soils
    • Deep Excavation Supporting Systems

  • Ph.D. Thesis
    • Probabilistic Analysis of Shallow Foundations and Slopes (pdf)
      Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, May 2006.
      Advisor : Prof.G.L.Sivakumar Babu.
Teaching
  • Current teaching
    • CE 605 Applied Statistics (Combinedly with Prof.Subimal Ghosh)

  • Past teaching
    • CE 632 Ground Improvement, Autumn 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
    • CE 605 Applied Statistics, Spring 2016-17, 2017-18
    • CE 303 Soil Mechanics-I, Autumn 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
    • CE 304 Soil Mechanics-II, Spring 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
    • CE 319 Soil Lab-I, Autumn 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
    • CE 314 Soil Lab-II,  Spring 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
    • CE 407 Foundation Engineering, Autumn 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-16, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08
    • CE 640 Foundation Engineering, Spring 2009-10
    • CE 637 Rock Mechanics, Autumn 2009-10
    • CE 688 Risk Assessment and Management in Geotechnical Engineering, Spring 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16
    • CE 215 Engineering Drawing, Autumn 2007-08 (Along with Prof.V.Jothiprakash)
    • CE 643 Experimental Geomechanics, Autumn 2016-17 (Combinedly with other geotech. faculty)
Education
Career
Patents Applied
  • Yashwant Apparao Kolekar and Dasaka S.Murty , "Soft cohesive soil consolidation with stone columns" - submitted to the Indian Patent Office, Application Number 201621007592, dt. 3rd March, 2016.
  • Dasaka S.Murty and Trudeep N. Dave, "A triaxial geocomposite testing apparatus for simultaneously calibrating multiple pressure transducers" - submitted to the Indian Patent Office, Application Number 223/MUM/2011, dt. 28th January, 2011. Response to the examination report under review. 
Sponsored Projects
    Sponsored Projects
  • Design and development of advanced yielding technique for static and dynamic earth pressure reduction on retaining structures using compressible geo-inclusions, MHRD-UAY, Govt. of India. Role: PI, Rs.3,11,71,000/-, 2019-2022 (On going).

  • Preparation of the State-of-the-art report on Road Construction in Black Cotton Soil, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India, Rs.6,09,200/-, 2018-19 (completed).

  • State-of-the-art Research Facility for Sustainable Materials and Technologies in Civil Engineering Applications (FIST Program), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Co-PI, Rs.5,13,00,000/-, 2014-19 (On going).

  • Reduction of Static and dynamic earth pressures on retaining walls using compressible inclusions (along with Prof. G L Sivakumar Babu, IISc Bangalore) - Ministry of Earth Sciences,Govt. of India, Rs. 49,97,900/-, 2012-16 (completed).

  • Development of resistance factors for shallow foundations using laboratory load test data- Fast Track Project, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, Rs.Rs.18,20,000/- (completed).

  • Scale effects on bearing capacity of shallow foundations - Seed grant, IIT Bombay, Rs.10,00,000/- (completed).
Students


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