Designation: Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560012, India.

ORCID: 0000-0002-7808-8984

Scopus ID: 7201861873

Academic qualifications:

• B.Tech-Civil Engineering in 1988 from Regional Engineering College (NIT), Kurukshetra. First Rank Holder;
• M.Tech-Geotechnical Engineering in 1991 from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur;
• Ph.D-Geotechnical Engineering in 1994 from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.

Details of employment:

• March, 1993-Oct, 1996: Scientist, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Central Road Research Institute, CSIR, New Delhi;
• Oct, 1996-Dec, 1997: Senior Consulting Geotechnical Engineer, ATES Division, AIMIL Limited, New Delhi;
• Dec, 1997-Dec, 1999: Lecturer, Geotechnical Engineering, University of Technology, Lae, PNG;
• Dec, 1999-Dec, 2005, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru;
• Dec, 2005-Dec, 2011, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru;
• Dec, 2011-Till Date, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.

Research interest: finite elements limit analysis of two-dimensional and three-dimensional stability problems in soil and rock mechanics; in-situ testing of ground and pavements using dispersion of surface waves; dynamic properties of soils using resonant column, bender and extender elements; laboratory testing of rock specimens under triaxial state of stress; liquefaction and cyclic testing of sand; stability of soil and rock slopes, earthen dams, tunnels, pipes & underground openings; design of structures in seismically active zones.

Prof. Jyant Kumar has supervised more than 40 graduate students (Ph.D, and M.Tech(Res)).

Prof. Jyant Kumar is the author of over 180 publications in different International Journals.

The main publications:

• Ganesh R., Kumar J. Seismic bearing capacity of strip foundations with nonlinear power-law failure criterion using the method of stress characteristics. Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 2022. Accepted, In Press;
• Kumar J., Shinde N. S. Assessing the liquefaction potential of a sand specimen by using resonant column test. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier. 2022. Accepted in Press;
• Rahaman O., Kumar J. Seismic bearing capacity of a strip footing on rock media. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2022;
• Rahaman O., Kumar J. Lower bound limit analysis for an axisymmetric problem in rock mass using power cone programming. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2022, 46(5), 869–888;
• Mohapatra D., Kumar J. Homogenization based kinematic limit analysis for finding the stability of an embankment over soft clay reinforced with granular columns. Computers and Geotechnics, 2022, 142, 104562;
• Naskar T., Kumar J. MATLAB codes for generating dispersion images for ground exploration using different MASW transforms. Geophysics, 2022, 87(3), 1–37;
• Kumar J., Jain H. Elasto-plastic ground settlement response and stability of single and twin circular unsupported and supported tunnels. Transportation Geotechnics, 2022, 30, 100620;
• Keshavarz A., Kumar J. Bearing capacity of ring foundations over rock media. Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 2021, 147. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002517;
• Kumar J., Rahaman O. Lower bound limit analysis of unsupported vertical circular excavations in rocks using Hoek-Brown failure criterion. International Journal for Numerical & Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Wiley, 2020, 44 (7), 1093–1106;
• Mohapatra D., Kumar J. Kinematic limit analysis for clays with anisotropy and different strengths in compression and tension. Computers and Geotechnics. Elsevier, 2020, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103713;
• Kumar J., Rahaman O. Lower bound limit analysis using power cone programming for solving stability problems in rock mechanics for generalized Hoek Brown criterion. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Springer, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02099-y;
• Rahaman O., Kumar J. Stability analysis of twin horse-shoe shaped tunnels in rock mass. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Elsevier, 2020, 98, 103354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103354;
• Kumar J., Shinde N. S. Shear moduli of metal specimens using resonant column tests. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM, 2020, 48(6), JTE20180125, https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20180125;
• Shinde N. S., Kumar J. Effect of slenderness ratio of the specimen on resonant column test results. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20200177;
• Khatri V. S., Kumar J. Finite-element limit analysis of strip and circular skirted footings on sand. International Journal of Geomechanics, 2019, 19(3), 06019001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001370;
• Kumar J., Shinde N. S. Interpretation of bender element test results using sliding Fourier transform method. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2019, 56(12), 2004–2014. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2018-0733;
• Mohapatra D., Kumar J. Smoothed finite element approach for kinematic limit analysis of cohesive frictional materials. European Journal of Mechanics – A/Solids, Elsevier, 2019, 76, 328–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2019.05.005;
• Kumar J., Rahaman O. Vertical uplift resistance of horizontal plate anchors for eccentric and inclined loads. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2019, 56(2), 290–299;
• Chakraborty M., Kumar J. Lower bound limit analysis using nonlinear optimization for solving axisymmetric problems using Hoek-Brown yield criterion. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2019.1677050;
• Sahoo J. P., Kumar J. Required lining pressure for the stability of twin circular tunnels in soils. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 2018, 18 (7). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001196;
• Mohapatra D., Kumar J. Upper bound finite elements limit analysis of axisymmetric problems for Mohr-Coulomb materials using semidefinite programming. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. ASCE, 2018, 144 (7), 04018046. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001472;
• Kumar J., Mohapatra D. Closure on- Lower-bound finite elements limit analysis for Hoek-Brown materials using Semidefinite Programming. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 2018, 144 (7). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001486;
• Keshavarz A., Kumar J. Bearing capacity of foundations on rock mass using the method of characteristics. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2017, 42(3), 542–557. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.2754;
• Cherian A.C., Kumar J. Effect of vibration cycles batches on shear modulus and damping of dry sand. Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 2017, 143 (9). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001742;
• Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Seismic pullout capacity of inclined anchor plates in sand. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 2017, 35 (2), 679–692;
• Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Closure to uplift capacity of anchors in layered sand using finite-element limit analysis: Formulation and results. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 2017, 17 (7), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000879;
• Cherian A. C., Kumar J. Effect of vibration cycles on shear modulus and damping of sand using resonant column tests. Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 2016, 142 (12), 06016015. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001545;
• Chakraborty M., Kumar J. Bearing capacity of circular footings over rock mass by using axisymmetric quasi lower bound finite element limit analysis. Computers and Geotechnics, 2015, Elsevier, 70, 138-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.07.015;
• Chakraborty M., Kumar J. Lower bound axisymmetric formulation for geomechanics problems using nonlinear optimization. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 2015, 15 (5), 06014024, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000454.