मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Civil Engineering

16

Journal Publications

14

Conference Publications

3

PhD Research Supervised

1

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Geotechnical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee(2018)
    M.Tech.(Geotechnical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee(2013)
    B .Tech.(Civil Engineering) from College of Engineering Roorkee, UTU(2011)
Research Interests

Geotechnical Engineering, Numerical Modelling, Unsaturated Soil Mechnaics, Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics, Finite Element Method.

Brief Research Profile

My research focuses on developing advanced computational and constitutive models to understand and predict the behaviour of geomaterials under coupled hydraulic and mechanical loading conditions. My work primarily encompasses unsaturated soil mechanics, constitutive modelling in geomechanics, and numerical modelling using finite element and finite difference methods. Current research includes the hydro- mechanical behaviour of natural and compacted unsaturated soils; consolidation and seepage analysis; shallow and deep foundation behaviour; slope stability; soil-structure interaction; and the shear behaviour of unsaturated infilled rock joints. I am also interested in integrating data-driven approaches and machine learning with computational geotechnics to improve prediction accuracy and support the development of resilient and sustainable geotechnical infrastructure.

Professional Background
  • Assistant Professor at MNIT Jaipur [23 January 2020 - Present].
    Assistant Professor at G. B. Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology Pauri, Uttarakhand [12 January 2018 - 22 January 2020].
    Assistant Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Uttarakahnd [04 August 2017 - 11 January 2018].

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Science and Ecology
  • Geotechnical Engineering -1
  • Highway Subgrade and Foundation Analysis
  • Lifeline Services and Disasters
  • Mathematics for Transportation Engineering

    2026
  • Garg, A., Sawant, V. A. and Mehndiratta, S., "Performance evaluation of Disconnected Piled Raft Foundation (DPRF) under static and dynamic loading: a numerical study" , Sadhana (Indian Academy of Sciences) Volume :51 / 1-25 / 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-026-03252-z
  • 2025
  • Singh, D.K. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Effect of Shallow Footing Resting on Variably Saturated Soil Slopes under Varying Rainfall Infiltration Conditions" , Indian Geotech J (Springer Nature) Volume :55 / 1215-1227 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-00989-4
  • Singh, D.K., Mehndiratta, S. and Gautam, B., "Numerical Simulation of Retaining Wall Under Rainfall Infiltration with Variable Permeability" , Indian Geotech J (Springer Nature) Volume :2025 / / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-025-01284-6
  • Gupta, P., Keskar, S.S., Mehndiratta, S. and Singh D. K., "Numerical Analysis of Crest Loading and Pile Positioning in Rainfall-Affected Slope Stability" , Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice (ASCE) Volume :00 / / 2025 DOI: Accepted_Manuscript (in production)
  • Gupta, P., Mehndiratta, S. and Singh, S. , "Evaluating Long-Term Stability of Embankments on Soft Soils: A Numerical Study with Taguchi Optimization" , Indian Geotech J (Springer Nature) Volume :() / 1-14 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-025-01380-7
  • Gupta, P., Mehndiratta, S. and Singh, S., "Enhancing Coastal Embankment Performance through Numerical Modelling and Taguchi Optimization" , Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (Springer Nature) Volume :() / / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10706-025-03458-8
  • Bhawarnab, G. and Mehndiratta, S., "Analysis of a rock slope with an infilled planar joint using deterministic and probabilistic approaches" , Indian Geotech J (Springer Nature) Volume :55 / 191-199 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-00925-6
  • Bhawarnab, G. and Mehndiratta, S., "Shear Behaviour of Rock Joints Filled With Unsaturated Infill: Insights from Numerical Modelling and Development of Strength Criterion " , International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) Volume :00 / / 2025 DOI: 10.1061/IJGNAI/GMENG-11668
  • 2024
  • Gupta, P. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Exploring the Efficacy of Slope Stabilization Using Piles: A Comprehensive Review" , Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer Nature) Volume :55 / 3442-2459 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-01119-w
  • Khichad J. S., Vishwakarma, R. J., Morkhade, S. G. and Mehndiratta S., "Comparative study of flexural stress estimation methods in concrete pavement considering tied concrete shoulder" , Structural Engineering and Mechanics (Techno Press) Volume :90 (2) / 177-187 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2024.90.2.177
  • 2023
  • Siddharth Mehndiratta, Deepak Kumar Singh, Vishwas A. Sawant and Gaurav Tiwari, "Development of Uncoupled and Coupled Approaches to Analysing the Response of Foundations Resting over Partially Saturated Soil: Mathematical Development and Comparisons" , Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer) Volume :52 / / 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s40098-022-00686-0
  • 2019
  • Mehndiratta, S. and Sawant, V. A., "Wetting-Drying Effect on Response of Footing Resting on Partially Saturated Soils" , International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Taylor & Francis) Volume :16(2) / 187-199 / 2019
  • 2018
  • Kumari, S., Sawant V. A. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Effectiveness of Stone Column in Liquefaction Mitigation" , Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (ASCE) (ASCE) Volume :5 / 207-216 / 2018
  • 2017
  • Mehndiratta, S. and Sawant, V. A, "Numerical Modelling of Mechanical Behaviour of Partially Saturated Soils Using Coupled FEA" , International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Taylor and Francis) Volume :11 / 452-466 / 2017
  • Mehndiratta, S. and Sawant, V. A., "Behaviour of Partially Saturated Soil Under Isotropic and Triaxial Condition Using Modified BBM" , Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer) Volume :47 / 219-232 / 2017
  • 2014
  • Mehndiratta, S., Sawant, V. A. and Samadhiya, N. K., "Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Laterally Loaded Pile" , Structural Engineering and Mechanics (TechnoPress) Volume :49 / 479-489 / 2014

    2025
  • Garg, A., Sawant, V.A. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Numerical Analysis of Combined Piled Raft Foundation in a Layered Soil Profile" , 10th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference by :10th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference at IIT Indore / / 2025
  • Garg, A., Sawant, V.A. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Performance Evaluation of Combined Piled Raft Foundation Subjected to Combined v-H Loading" , 1st GeotechAsia-GeoVadis: The Future of Geotechnical Engineering by :CRC Press at Goa, India / 469-475 / 2025
  • Gupta, P. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Numerical Assessment of Slope Stability Reinforced With Piles Under Dynamic Loading at the Crest" , Indian Geotechnical Conference 2025 by :India Geotechnical Society at NIT Jalandhar / / 2025
  • Singh, D. K., Mehndiratta, S. and Gupta, P. , "Numerical Study on Unsaturated Piled Slopes Stability Under Rainfall Infiltration." , Indian Geotechnical Conference 2025 by :Indian Geotechnical Society at NIT Jalandhar / / 2025
  • Gautam, B. and Mehndiratta, S. , "Hydromechanical Behaviour of Jointed Rock Slopes With Sand and Clay as Infill Under Varying Rainfall Intensities." , Indian Geotechnical Conference 2025 by :Indian Geotechnical Society at NIT Jalandhar / / 2025
  • 2023
  • Gupta, P. and Mehndiratta, S. , "A Comparative Study Using Different Methods for Reliability Analysis of Slope" , Indian Geotechnical Conference by :IIT Roorkee at IIT Roorkee / / 2023
  • Singh, D.K. and Mehndiratta, S., "Stability Analysis of Partially Saturated Soil Slopes Under the Influence of Various Rainfall Intensities and Duration" , Indian Getechnical Conference by :IIT Rookree at IIT Roorkee / / 2023
  • 2022
  • Singh, D. K., Mehndiratta, S. and Vishwakarma R. J., "Numerical Solution for 1-D Consolidation of Partially Saturated Soil Under Cyclic Loading" , Symposium in Earthquake Engineering by :IIT Roorkee at IIT Roorkee / / 2022
  • 2021
  • Deepak Kumar Singh, Chitranshu Kumawat and Siddharth Mehndiratta , "Consolidation of Layered Soils With Variable Compressibility" , First Indian Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering by :Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar at Jalandhar / / 2021
  • 2018
  • Mehndiratta, S., Nautiyal, S and Sawant, V.A., "Numerical Modelling of Mechanical Behaviour of Partially Saturated Soils Using Uncoupled Approach" , National Conference on Advanced Structures, Materials and Methodology in Civil Engineering (ASMMCE-2018) by :B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar at Jalandhar / / 2018
  • Dilshad A.I., Rawat, A., and Mehndiratta, S., "Improvement of Shear Strength of Soil by Mixing Optimum Percentage of Bitumen Emulsion and Cement Content" , ASMMCE-2108 by :NIT Jalandhar at Jalandhar / / 2018
  • 2017
  • Mehndiratta, S., Sawant, V. A. and Sharma, S., "Numerical Simulation of Volume Change Behaviour of Partially Saturated Soil" , Conference on Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics by :IIT Roorkee at IIT Roorkee / / 2017
  • 2015
  • Mehndiratta, S. and Sawant, V. A. , "Behaviour of Partially Saturated Soil Below Strip Footing Using Coupled FEM" , International Conference on Geo-Engineering and Climate Change Technologies for Sustainable Environmental Management (GCCT-2015) by :MNNIT, Allahabad at MNNIT Allahabad / / 2015
  • Mehndiratta, S. and Sawant, V. A., "Coupled Finite Element Analysis of Strip Footing Resting on Partially Saturated Soil" , Indian Geotechnical Conference by :IGC Pune CHapter at College of Engineering Pune / / 2015

  • Book Chapter, "Consolidation of Layered Soils with Variable Compressibility" ISBN:978-981-19-4739-1 published by - In Indian Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Conference, Springer, Singapore Year: 2022 authors- Singh, D. K., Kumawat, C., & Mehndiratta, S.
  • Book Chapter, "Numerical Solution for 1-D Consolidation of Partially Saturated Soil Under Cyclic Loading" ISBN:978-981-99-1578-1 published by - Springer, Singapur Year: 2023 authors- Singh, D.K., Mehndiratta, S. and Vishwakarma, R.J.
  • Book Chapter, "Effectiveness of stone column in liquefaction mitigation" ISBN:9780784481462 published by - In Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (ASCE) Year: 2018 authors- Kumari, S., Sawant, V. A., & Mehndiratta, S.

Level Type Collaborator Organization Year
NationalPublication: Title: Development of uncoupled and coupled approaches to analysing the response of foundations resting over partially saturated soil: mathematical development and comparisonsGaurav TiwariAssociate Professor, IIT Kanpur2023

  • National level Conference on Indian Geotechnical Conference 2025 at Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, Punjab, India from 18-12-2025 to 20-12-2025
  • National level Short Term Course on Materials and Structures Under Extreme Loading at Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India from 02-05-2024 to 06-05-2024
  • National level Conference on Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2023) at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India from 14-12-2023 to 16-12-2023
  • National level FDP on Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering at Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India from 25-05-2023 to 29-05-2023
  • National level FDP on Curriculum Development in the Light of NEP 2020 at PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Roorkee, MNIT Jaipur, and NIT Patna, Online mode, India from 08-08-2022 to 19-08-2022
  • National level Conference on First Indian Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering Conference (IGGEC-21) at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India from 19-11-2021 to 20-11-2021
  • National level Conference on Advanced Structures, Materials and Methodology in Civil Engineering (ASMMCE-2018) at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India from 03-11-2018 to 04-11-2018
  • National level Short Term Course on Deep Foundation of Mega Structure at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India from 27-07-2018 to 01-08-2018
  • National level Workshop on Faculty Induction Program at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India from 15-01-2018 to 19-01-2018
  • National level Short Term Course on Structural Elements Subjected to Extreme Loadings at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India from 20-03-2017 to 24-03-2017
  • National level Conference on Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics (CoNMiG)-2017 at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India from 03-03-2017 to 04-03-2017
  • National level Seminar on Geotechnical Investigations (NSGI-2017) at VFSTR University, Vadlamudi, Guntur Dist., India from 18-02-2017 to 18-02-2017
  • National level Short Term Course on Constitutive modelling on Practical Geotechnical Analysis at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India from 06-06-2016 to 16-06-2016
  • International level Conference on Geo-Engineering and Climate Change technologies for Sustainable Environmental Management (GCCT)-2015 at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India from 09-10-2015 to 11-10-2015
  • National level Workshop on Rock Engineering for Hilly Regions at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India from 26-09-2015 to 27-09-2015
  • National level Conference on Geotechnical Advances and Novel Geomechanical Applications (GANGA) at IIT Roorkee , Roorkee, India from 22-12-2013 to 24-12-2013

  • Lifetime member of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)

    Awarded
  • Deepak Kumar Singh on Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils: Constitutive Evaluation and Boundary Value Analysis Year - 2026
  • Pankaj Gupta on Stability and Long-Term Behaviour of Pile-Reinforced Slopes under Transient Hydraulic Conditions and Creep Effects Year - 2026
  • Ongoing
  • Bhawarnab Gautam on Rock Slope Stability with Infilled Joints Year - 2022

    2024-2025
  • Navneet Kumar on Comparative Finite Element Analysis of Pile Foundation Behaviour Adjacent to Single and Twin Tunnel Excavation Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
  • Sanchay Kumar on Stabilization of Expansive Soil for Subgrade Using Flyash Based Geopolymer Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
  • 2023-2024
  • Swapnaja Keskar on Stability Analysis of Rainfall Affected Slope Using Piles Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
  • Prabhat Ranjan on Effect of Flyash and Alccofine as Cementitious Materials and Crumb Rubber as Fine Aggregate on M40 Grade of Concrete Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
  • Shubham Jangir on Stabilization of Expansive Soil by Using Different Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
  • 2022-2023
  • Shruti S Wakode on Finite Element Analysis of Various Tunnel Excavations and Their Effect on Surrounding Structure. Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Sanjay Singh on Prediction of rutting in flexible pavement using FEM Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Nikhil K Mathur on Application of Geogrid in Flexible Pavement Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Apoorv Agarwal on Design of Flexible Pavement by IITPAVE Software: A Case Study. Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Krishan Jhajharia on Optimisation of Rock Bolts for Stabilising Rock Slopes: A Numerical Analysis Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Nitesh Kumar on Analysis of an embankment on soft soil using geogr Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • 2021-2022
  • Chitranshu Kumawat on Consolidation of Subgrade Soil Under Cyclic Loading With or Without Rest Period Year - 2021-2022 (Completed)

  • Topic: Numerical Analysis on the Performance of Stone Columns in Soft Clay Year - 2024-2025
    Azad Kumar, Himanshu Goyal and Nandkishor Kumaw (Completed)
  • Topic: Numerical Analysis of the Stability of a Slope Reinforced With Piles Year - 2023-2024
    Rishi Kumar, Saumya Singh, Akash Kumar (Completed)
  • Topic: Numerical Analysis of Rock Stability on Slopes and Solution Using Rock Bolting Year - 2022-2023
    Sarita Meena Shreshta Shrivastava, Vanshika Maan (Completed)
  • Topic: 1-D Consolidation Under Haversine Loading With Variable Coefficient of Consolidation Year - 2021-2022
    Gaurav Bauhara, Hitarth Meena, Umang Sharma (Completed)
  • Topic: Finite Difference Approach For Consolidation With Variable Compressibility Year - 2020-2021
    Deepak, Pradeep Suman, Anoop Singh Yadav (Completed)

  • Faculty In Charge (Road Material Testins Laboratory) in MNIT Jaipur from - 13-07-2026 to Till Date
  • Faculty Advisor, Technical Club (Astronomy) in Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur from - 31-08-2024 to Till Date
  • Member, Department Selection Committee in Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur from - 27-05-2024 to Till Date
  • Faculty In charge (Departmental Timetable) in MNIT Jaipur from - 08-01-2022 to Till Date
  • Faculty-In-charge (Departmental Website) in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2020 to Till Date
  • Faculty In Charge (Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory) in MNIT Jaipur from - 11-04-2023 to 12-07-2026
  • Faculty-In-Charge (Documentation) in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2020 to 12-07-2026

  • Best Paper for given by B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Year - 2018