Biographical Sketch

Radhey S. Sharma studied at the University of Oxford for his doctorate and at Imperial College, London and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for MS. He has published over 60 papers in international journals and conferences. He received Telford Medal for unsaturated soil research. It is the highest award in any area of Civil Engineering by the Institution of Civil Engineers, London. Dr. Sharma serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals including the ASCE Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. He is serving on several national and international committees including TC6 (Unsaturated Soils) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. He has delivered several keynote and invited lectures wordwide.

Research Interests

Dr. Sharma's research program is focused on both fundamental and applied aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Specific interests include static and dynamic behavior of unsaturated and saturated soils and rocks; laboratory, in situ, field testing and instrumentation of geomaterials and geoinfrastructure including highway embankments; geotechnical earthquake engineering, especially aimed at the geoinfrastructure analysis and design involving unsaturated soils; ground improvement; geoenvironmental engineering; and coastal & offshore geoengineering.

Education

· Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering), University of Oxford, England
· M.S. (Soil Mechanics and Environmental Geotechnics), Imperial College, London
· D.I.C (Soil Mechanics and Environmental Geotechnics), Imperial College, London
· M.Tech. (Rock Mechanics), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
· B.S. (Civil Engineering), AMU, Aligarh, India

Professional Society Memberships

· American Society of Civil Engineers.
· International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
· Geo-Institute, ASCE.
· Network of Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES).
· British Geotechnical Association.
· Member, ASCE KSTAT Committee.
· Member, Indian Society for Rock Mechanics & Tunneling Technology (ISRMTT).

Courses Taught

· CE 3300 Geotechnical Engineering I
· CE 3350 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
· CE 560 Fundamentals of Soil Behavior.
· CE 360 Soil Mechanics (Laboratory)
· CE 569 Environmental Geotechnology.
· CE 450 and CENG 650: Foundation Analysis and Design.
· CE 350L Soil Mechanics Lab
· CE 242 Engineering Materials
· EN 209 Mechanics of Materials.
· Soil Mechanics I
· Soil Mechanics II
· Contaminated Land
· Environmental Hydrogeology

Selected Journal Publications (2003-2005)

Sharma R. S. and Phanikumar B.R. (2005). “Laboratory Study of Heave Behavior of Expansive Clay Reinforced with”. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No.4, p. 512-520.

Sharma R. S. and Phanikumar B.R. (2005). “Geoenvironmental Investigation of a contaminated site”. Journal of Engineering Geology (in press).

Phanikumar B.R. and Sharma R. S. (2005). “Volume change behavior of fly-ash blended expansive and non-expansive clays”. Journal of Civil Engineering Materials, ASCE (in press).

Phanikumar B.R., Sharma R. S., Rao A.S. and Madhav M.R. (2004). “Granular pile-anchor foundation (GPAF) system for improving the engineering behavior of expansive clay beds”. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM. Vol. 27, No3, p. 279-287.

Sharma R. S., Phanikumar B.R. and Nagendra (2004). “Compressive load response of geogrid-reinforced granular piles in soft clays”. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 41, p. 187-192.

Phanikumar B.R., Sharma R. S. (2004). “Effect of fly ash on engineering properties of expansive soils”. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No.7, p. 764-767.

Rao, A.S.,Phanikumar B.R., and Sharma, R.S. (2004). “Prediction of swelling characteristics of remoulded and compacted expansive soils using free swell index”. The Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol. 37, No. 3, p. 217-226.

Sharma R. S., Mohamed M.H.A. (2003). “Patterns and mechanisms of migration of light non-aqueous phase liquid in an unsaturated sand”. Géotechnique,Vol. 53, No.2, p. 225-239.

Gallipoli D., Gens A., Sharma R.S. and Vaunat J. (2003). “An elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soil incorporating the effect of suction and degree of saturation on mechanical behavior”. Géotechnique, Vol. 53, No.1, p. 123-135.

Sharma R. S. and Mohamed M.H.A.(2003). “An experimental investigation of LNAPL migration in an unsaturated/saturated sand”. Journal of Engineering Geology Vol. 70/3-4, p.305-313.

Wheeler S.J., Sharma R.S. and Bussien M.S.R. (2003). “Coupling hydraulic hysteresis and stress-strain behavior in unsaturated soils”. Géotechnique Vol. 53, No1, p. 41-54.