Jitesh T._Chavda

Dr. Jitesh T. Chavda

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Professional Information

Assistant Professor - Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology Surat, India

  • Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer

Academia-Professor

  • Deep Excavations Shallow Foundations Shaft Foundations Pile Foundations Deep Foundations Caisson Foundations Seismic Slope Stability
    Site Response Analysis Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference Discrete Element Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Visualization

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • PhD in Geotechnical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology, Madras : 05/01/2015 - 05/03/2019
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Masters in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology : 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2014
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Bachelor's in Civil Engineering - University of Mumbai : 01/07/2009 - 01/07/2012

Work Experience

  • Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology Surat, India : ( 15/10/2019 - Present )
    • Assistant Professor

    • Dr. Jitesh T. Chavda is working as Assistant Professor in the Geotechnical Section, Department of Civil Engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology Surat, An Institute of National Importance, Government of India. He is involved in teaching Finite Element Method, Computer Applications in Geotechnical Engineering to Masters students and Engineering Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering to UG students.

      His area of research includes the finite element analysis of geomechanics problems like excavations, shallow and deep foundations, estimation of collapse load, constitutive modeling, slope stability analysis, etc. His research also focuses on 1g model testing, low and high strain dynamic soil properties, MASW test, conservation of heritage structures, seismic hazard analysis, image analysis, etc. He is also actively involved in many prestigious consultancy projects.

Languages

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
Gujarati Medium Low High
Hindi High High High
Marathi High High High

Latest Publications

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  • Experimental Evaluation of Failure Zone in Sand Beneath the Ring Footing and Cutting Edge of Open Caisson Using Image Analysis
    Book Chapter published 2021 in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering on pages 273 to 283
    Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, G. R. Dodagoudar
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6346-5_24
  • Experimental studies on a circular open caisson
    Journal Article published 2020 Nov 3 in International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics on pages 1 to 18
    Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, Goudappa R. Dodagoudar
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jphmg.20.00050
  • Experimental evaluation of ultimate bearing capacity of the cutting edge of an open caisson
    Journal Article published 2020 Sep in International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics volume 20 issue 5 on pages 281 to 294
    Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Goudappa R. Dodagoudar
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jphmg.18.00052
  • On vertical bearing capacity of ring footings: finite element analysis, observations and recommendations
    Journal Article published 2019 Aug 3 in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering volume 15 issue 10 on pages 1207 to 1219
    Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, G. R. Dodagoudar
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2019.1648737
  • Finite element evaluation of ultimate capacity of strip footing: assessment using various constitutive models and sensitivity analysis
    Journal Article published 2018 Jan 10 in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions volume 3 issue 1
    Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, G. R. Dodagoudar
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41062-017-0121-4


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Publications
Experimental Evaluation of Failure Zone in Sand Beneath the Ring Footing and Cutting Edge of Open Caisson Using Image Analysis
Book Chapter published 2021 in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering on pages 273 to 283
Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, G. R. Dodagoudar
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6346-5_24
Experimental studies on a circular open caisson
Journal Article published 2020 Nov 3 in International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics on pages 1 to 18
Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, Goudappa R. Dodagoudar
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jphmg.20.00050
Experimental evaluation of ultimate bearing capacity of the cutting edge of an open caisson
Journal Article published 2020 Sep in International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics volume 20 issue 5 on pages 281 to 294
Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Goudappa R. Dodagoudar
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jphmg.18.00052
On vertical bearing capacity of ring footings: finite element analysis, observations and recommendations
Journal Article published 2019 Aug 3 in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering volume 15 issue 10 on pages 1207 to 1219
Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, G. R. Dodagoudar
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2019.1648737
Finite element evaluation of ultimate capacity of strip footing: assessment using various constitutive models and sensitivity analysis
Journal Article published 2018 Jan 10 in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions volume 3 issue 1
Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, G. R. Dodagoudar
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41062-017-0121-4
Lateral Response of Contiguous Pile Wall Subjected to Staged Excavation: Physical and Numerical Investigations
Journal Article published 2017 Sep 4 in Indian Geotechnical Journal volume 49 issue 1 on pages 90 to 99
Authors: Jitesh T. Chavda, Chandresh H. Solanki, Atul K. Desai
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40098-017-0267-1
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