Dhanya Jaya Chandran Nair Sunanda Kumari
Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Architecture and civil engineering
Department of civil engineering and building materials
Email: d.jaya@satbayev.111
Professional biography
Apr. 2024 – Dec. 2025., Deputy Chief Engineer, Engineers Diagnostic Centre (P) Ltd., Kochi, India.
Nov. 2024., Invited Foreign Professor, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
May 2022 – Dec. 2023., Post Doctoral Fellow, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
May 2022 – Aug. 2023., Invited Lecturer, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
May 2022 – Aug. 2023., Technical Coordinator, 17th Asian Regional Conference (ISSMGE), Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Aug. 2019 – Feb. 2022., Teaching & Research fellow, Centre for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
Jul. 2012 – Jul. 2013., Assistant Professor, SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai, India.
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering (2010)
Master of Technology in Geotechnical Engineering (2012)
PhD in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (2019)
Scientific projects
Dr. Dhanya’s work focuses on integrating advanced analytical modeling with field-based engineering validation. Her current and recent professional and research activities include:
Numerical evaluation of lateral pile capacity;
Foundation design optimization for multi-storey and basement structures;
Development of IoT-based monitoring systems for concrete and foundation performance;
Structural and geotechnical health monitoring of infrastructure projects;
Seismic mitigation and foundation performance enhancement strategies.
Publications
Dhanya, J. S., Anil, A., Naskar, T., Boominathan, A., & Joseph, A. (2025). Monitoring ground vibration during blast induced demolition of coal tower and chimneys. In A. Juneja, A. Joseph, & D. S. Murty (Eds.), GeoVadis: The Future of Geotechnical Engineering (Vol. 1, 1st ed.)
Dhanya, J. S., Fouzul, M. A., Banerjee, S., Boominathan, A., & Zhussupbekov, A. (2023). Shaking table experiments on framed structure resting on geogrid reinforced geotechnical seismic isolation system. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 21(8), 3823–3849.
Dhanya, J. S., Boominathan, A., & Banerjee, S. (2020). Response of low-rise building with geotechnical seismic isolation system. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 136, 106187.
Dhanya, J. S., Boominathan, A., & Banerjee, S. (2019). Performance of geo-base isolation system with geogrid reinforcement. International Journal of Geomechanics, 19(7), 04019073.
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