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Prof.Lijith K P

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Civil Engineering

Email: lijith[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9092895751

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About Me: Dr. Lijith K. P. obtained his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He has two years of post-doctoral research experience at the University of Calgary. He earned his M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and his B.Tech from the National Institute of Technology Calicut. His research focuses on the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of multiphase soil systems under various natural and man-made environmental conditions.

Research Interest: Energy Geotechnics, Thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings in geomaterials, Frozen soil geomechanics, Carbon capture, Climate change-induced catastrophes

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

Building Materials and Building Construction (Monsoon Semester 2025)

Computational Methods in Civil Engineering (Monsoon Semester 2025)

Experimental Geotechnics (Monsoon Semester 2025)

Research Methodology (Winter semester 2025)

Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics (Monsoon 2026)

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (Monsoon 2026)

Academics

Degree/Qualifying exam

Score/Grade

Duration/ Year of passing

Institution

Thesis title

Ph.D.

10

2017-2022

IIT Bombay

Investigations on thermo-hydro-mechanical characteristics of gas hydrate-bearing sediments

M.Tech.

9.34

2015-2017

IIT Madras

Engineering properties of soils from multistage triaxial testing

B.Tech.

8.79

2011-2015

NIT Calicut

Investigations on rubberised concrete in railway sleepers

Higher Secondary

92.3

2010

Kerala State Board

-

Xth

9A+ & 1A

2008

Kerala State Board

-

Position

  1. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India, 2025 May – Present.
  2. Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2023 May – 2025 April.
  3. Project Officer, Subsurface mechanics and Geo-energy Lab, Dept. of Civil Eng., IIT Chennai, India, 2023 Jan – 2023 March.

Awards and Honors

  1. Received the Award for the best M. Tech. outgoing student in Geotechnical Engineering for the year 2017 from IIT Madras.
  2. GATE Scholarship of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India for post-graduate studies, 2015-2017.
  3. Travel grant from IIT Bombay for attending the TOUGH Symposium 2018, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, US

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Lijith, K. P., and Robinson, R. G. (2024) “Application of Asaoka’s method in multistage triaxial compression testing of normally consolidated soils.” Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM. 47(6). https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20230555.
  2. Lijith, K. P., and Singh, D. N. (2024). “Unveiling the realm of thermo-hydro-mechanical characteristics of gas hydrate bearing sediments.” Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, 11, 277-302. DOI: 10.32908/JMEE.v11.2022090101a.
  3. Lijith, K. P., Goli V. S. N. S., Yadav, R., and Singh, M. R. (2024). “Provenance studies on ancient mud mortar, plasters and floor soils of India’s Raigad hill fort.” Microchemical Journal, 199, 110223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.110223.
  4. Lijith, K. P., Rao, R. S., Singh, D. N. (2024). “Detection of formation & dissociation of CO2 gas hydrates in fine-sands through acoustic waves”. Fuel, 357, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129802.
  5. Sharma, V., Lijith, K. P., and Singh, D. N. (2022). “Methodology to Determine Thermal Properties of Soils in Cold Regions from Heat-Pulse Migration Characteristics”. International Journal of Geomechanics, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002538.
  6. Lijith, K. P., Rao, R. S., Singh, D. N. (2022) “Investigations on the influence of wellbore configuration and permeability anisotropy on the gas production from a turbidite hydrate reservoir of KG Basin”. Fuel, 317(7), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123562.
  7. Lijith, K. P., Sharma, V., and Singh, D. N. (2022). “Shear strength Characteristics of Frozen Fine-sands under Direct Shear Testing Conditions”. International Journal of Geomechanics, 22, 04021268. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002228.
  8. Lijith, K. P., Sharma, V., and Singh, D. N. (2021). “A methodology to establish freezing characteristics of partially saturated sands.” Cold Regions Science and Technology, 189, 103333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103333.
  9. Chen, L., Feng, Y., Merey, S., Lijith, K. P., Singh, D. N., Komiya, A., and Maruyama, S. (2020). “Numerical investigation on gas production from Shenhu (China): Influence of layer inclination and horizontal inhomogeneities.” Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 82, 103509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103509.
  10. Feng, Y., Chen, L., Merey, S., Lijith, K. P., Singh, D. N., Komiya, A., and Maruyama, S. (2023). “Simulation of gas production from hydrate reservoirs (AT1) of Eastern Nankai Trough Japan.” Environmental Geotechnics, ICE Publishing, 10 (3), 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.19.00177.
  11. Lijith, K. P., Malagar, B. R. C., and Singh, D. N. (2019). “A comprehensive review on the geomechanical properties of gas hydrate bearing sediments.” Marine and Petroleum Geology, 104, 270–285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.03.024.
  12. Malagar, B. R. C., Lijith, K. P., and Singh, D. N. (2019). “Formation & dissociation of methane gas hydrates in sediments: A critical review”. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 65, 168–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2019.03.005.

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. Lijith, K. P., and Priest, J. P. (2025). “Insights into the effect of hydrate dissociation, induced by climate change, on the stability of an Arctic continental slope". 4th Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils (PanAm UnSat 2025).
  2. Kumar, J. S., Kalyan, N. S. S. P., Lijith, K. P., and Kandasami, R. K. (2024). “Investigations on Particle Migration During Suspension Injection Through Porous Medium Using X-Ray CT.” Geomechanics from Micro to Macro. IS-Grenoble 2024, Grenoble, France.
  3. Motlagh, A. H., Lijith, K. P., and Priest, J. P. (2024). “Geomechanical Behaviour of Fine-grained Sediments Under K0 Consolidation in a Triaxial Cell.” Proceedings of the GeoMontreal.
  4. Lijith, K. P., Sharma, V., and Singh, D. N. (2021). “Investigations on the Influence of Ice-Content on Shear Strength Characteristics of Soils.” Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics, M. Barla, A. Di Donna, and D. Sterpi, eds., Springer International Publishing, Cham, 911–916.
  5. Shashikala, A. P., Anilkumar, P. M., Joseph, G., John, J., and Lijith, K. P. (2015). “Experimental Investigations on Use of Rubber Concrete in Railway Sleepers”, 2nd Raikar Memorial International Conference. International Symposium on Advances in Science & Technology of Concrete.
  6. Anilkumar, P. M., Joseph, G., Lijith, K. P., John, J., Shashikala, A. P. (2015). “Investigations on Tensile Behaviour of Rubberised High Strength Concrete”, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Built Environment.
  7. Anilkumar, P. M., Shashikala, A. P., Joseph, G., Lijith, K. P., John, J. (2015). “Behaviour of Rubberised High Strength Concrete Under Impact Loads”, National Conference on Technological Innovations for Sustainable Infrastructure. National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

Patents

  1. Singh, D. N., and Lijith, K. P. “DetFroSS: A test setup for determining frozen soil shear strength”. Indian Patent No. 526044. Status: Granted on 14 March 2024.
  2. Singh, D. N., Lijith, K. P., and Vikas Sharma “System and method for establishing soil freezing characteristic curve”. Indian Patent No. 543601. Status: Granted on 28 Jun 2024.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Ongoing Projects:

1. Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (ANRF/PM-ECRG) (2026-2029).

2. Faculty Research Scheme Project

Consultancy Project

1. Third Party Quality Assurance (TPQA) for the project “Re-construction of Rigid portions of Secondary Runway, ‘K’ and ‘A’ Taxiway and Strenghthening of ‘C’ Taxiway at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata. Role: Co-CI

2. Scientific Study on Pit & Dump Slope Stability Analysis and Design of Tasra Open Cast Mine. Role: Co-CI

3. Contract for Providing Services for Subsurface Seepage Investigation, Reservoir stability study and Remediation Strategy for Raw Water Reservoir (Mali-RWR) and Intermediate Reservoir” for 2x800 MW Thermal Power Plant at Vill-Motia, Dist-Godda, Jharkhand. Role: Co-CI

Guidance

Research Scholars:

1. Swayam Prakash Sahu (July 2025 - Present)

2. Abhishek Anand (July 2025 - Present) (Joint Supervision)

3. Shivangi Yadav (July 2026 - Present) (Joint Supervision)

4. Tirupathi Rao Tumula - (July 2026 - Present) (Joint Supervision) (External Candidate)

5. Lakshman Kumar Gope (October 2026 - Present) (Joint Supervision)

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