Activities:

• 1. Convenor: Workshop on Modem Ground Improvement Techniques, 1986
  2. Organizing Secretary: First Indian Geotextile Conference under the auspices of the International Geosynthetics Society and International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 1988, IIT Bombay.
  3. Founder of International Geosynthetics Society Chapter(India),1988,
  4. CEP: Convenor: Modern Trends on Ground Improvement Techniques, 1993.
  5. Convenor: Seminar on Geosynthetics, 1993
  6. Convenor: Seminar on Field application of Gabion structure, 1997.
  7. Course Co-ordinator: QIP short term Course on Modern Trends in Ground Improvement Techniques, 1999, IIT Bombay.
  8. Organizing Secretary: Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC-2000 The Millennium Conference 2000, IIT Bombay.
  9. Organizing Chairman: International Conference on Geosynthetics and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2004, IIT Bombay.
  10. Video Flim on “Geosynthetics Edges” 1986
  11. Two courses offered on “Geotextiles” for UG and PG, 1985, and Development of Geosynthetics Testing and Research Laboratory” 1985.
  12.  Turning point TV program on “Geosynthetics” 1993
  13. Video courses “Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering’, 1988
  14.  video course phase II (63 Lectures)
  15. "Geosynthetics Engineering: In Theory and Practice... " NPTEL Video Course, available free at Youtube since April 15, 2014 and at site http://www.nptel.ac.in/courses/105101143/
  16. Nominated for International Geosynthetic Society Award. 2014 (Our two products have selected for nomination out of 25 products around the world)
      
      
  17. NPTEL Online Certification Courses:
      1. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (2017-20)
      2. Geosynthetics Testing Laboratory(2018-20)
      3. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (2020-21)
      4. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (2021-22)
      5. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (2022-23)
      6. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (2023-24)
  18. Glimpses of Research:

      Glimpses of research submitted to Dean R&D and published online at https://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/rnd/GlimpseOfResearch_2.jsp#IPS

  19. Memorandum of Understanding:

  Geosynthetics Research Centre; Indian Institute of  Technology Bombay and Exploratory and Creative Educational Program for Future City Design, Incheon National University, Republic of Korea for a period of five years starting from 22.09.2016.

  1. Engineering consulting on construction, development and management.
  2. Educational program for students at Incheon National University.
  3. Joint research activities.
  4. Exchange of academic materials, publications, and other information.
  5. Other activities yet to be discussed.

  1. (a) Patent Filed :

      Patent filed : 01
     Indian patent application No. 757/MUM/2015
     Inventor Name: Dutta Sushovan and J. N. Mandal
     Title: "Encased Vertical Drain for Soft Cohesive Soil Consolidation and Consolidated Soft Cohesive Soil Comprising the Same"

     Patent filed : 02
     Patent application No. 4101/MUM/2015
     Inventor Name: Ravindran Sharath, Dutta Sushovan and J. N. Mandal
     Title: "Bitumen Coated Bamboo Geocell Mattress"

     Patent filed: 03
     Invention Code: PAT/CE/124047002-1/15-16
     Inventor Name: Kulkarni Prasanna Prabhakar, Dutta Sushovan  and J. N. Mandal
     Title: "Miniature California Bearing ratio (CBR) Apparatus"