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Dr. Gourav Gill

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.-BITS Pilani,
M.E.-MBM University, Jodhpur,
B.E.-MBM University, Jodhpur

Overview

Dr. Gourav Gill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Adani University, Ahmedabad. He did his B.E. (Civil Engineering) and M.E. (Geotechnical Engineering) from MBM Engineering, College, Jodhpur. He completed his Ph.D. from BITS Pilani in the year 2020. Before joining Adani University, he worked at JIET Group of Institutions, Jodhpur from Feb 2021- May 2023. During his Ph.D., he extensively worked on using tire chips (12-50 mm) as a reinforcement material in shallow foundations. The pressure settlement behaviour of the prototype footings was tested under central vertical and eccentric inclined loadings conditions. The effect of parameters such as tire chip content, depth and width of the reinforced zone, equivalent relative density, gradation of sand, etc. on pressure settlement behaviour was studied. It was found that utilization of waste tire chips significantly enhanced the bearing capacity of the marginal soil. The bearing capacity increased by more than 13 times compared to the unreinforced case. The performance under eccentric inclined loads was better than the central vertical loads. He has also worked on possibly utilizing mining wastes such as copper tailings and copper slag as a structural fill, particularly in low-lying areas. He has published seven SCI journals and two Scopus publications based on his Ph.D. work.

Education

  • Ph.D.-BITS Pilani
  • M.E.-MBM University, Jodhpur
  • B.E.-MBM University, Jodhpur

Professional Experience

  • JIET Jodhpur ( Feb 2021- May 2023)

Research

  • Valorization of mining-related wastes in geotechnical engineering.