Dr. Rohit Ralli

Ph.D. (IIT Delhi)

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated geotechnical engineer with a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering and three years of research and teaching experience, transitioning to industry. Seeking to apply expertise in soil dynamics, foundation engineering, and advanced numerical modeling to contribute to innovative geotechnical design projects

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Geotechnical laboratory testing and data analysis

- Advanced numerical modeling using software such as DYNA 6.0, PLAXIS 2D and 3D, GEOSLOPE

- Fieldwork experience in soil sampling, site investigations, instrumentation (triaxial accelerometers, strain gauges, piezoresistive pressure sensors), multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), cross-hole tests, pile driving, block foundation tests, pile load tests

- Large scale model testing with the hydraulic actuators (50 kN and 100 kN)

- Data visualization and interpretation

- Strong technical writing and presentation skills

- Project management and collaboration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

M.I.T.S DU, Gwalior | April 2025 – Present

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

GBU, Greater Noida, U.P. | August 2022 – March 2025

- Teach advanced geotechnical engineering courses, emphasizing practical applications in slope stability and foundation design

- Supervise student projects on rock mechanics and dam foundation analysis

Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

New Delhi, India | January 2022 – June 2022

- Led research on vibration modulation in high-speed railway tracks, applicable to dam and slope stability projects

- Conducted large-scale model testing using hydraulic actuators (50 kN and 100 kN)

- Performed advanced numerical simulations for soil-structure interaction problems

KEY PROJECTS

Dynamic Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups

- Conducted extensive field model testing on vertical and batter piles under various loading conditions

- Analyzed dynamic response of pile foundations

- Utilized advanced instrumentation including triaxial accelerometers, strain gauges, and piezoresistive pressure sensors

Geotechnical Site Investigations

- Performed soil sampling, multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), and cross-hole tests

- Conducted pile driving and load tests, relevant to foundation design for dams and power plants

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 2015-2021

M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 2012-2014

B.E. in Civil Engineering | Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior | 2006-2010

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

• Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) – Life Member

CONFERENCE/SHORT COURSE ORGANIZED:

• Member, Demonstration Session and Workshop on Environmental Subsurface Investigations, Geoenvironment 2020, 17- 21 Feb 2020, IIT Delhi.
• Member of Organising Committee (Student Coordinator of Registration Committee) of the International Symposium on Geotechnics of Transportation Infrastructure (ISGTI 2018), New Delhi, April 7-8, 2018.
• Member of Organising Committee (Student Coordinator of Registration Committee) of the NHPC sponsored CEP Short Term Course on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design, New Delhi, January 17-19, 2017.
• Member of Organising Committee (Student Coordinator of Registration Committee) of the NHPC short term course on Slope Stability and Stabilization techniques on HE Projects, New Delhi, November 21-23, 2016.

PUBLICATIONS:

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL: 14 (Published)

1. Rohit Ralli; Bappaditya Manna; Manoj Datta (2022) "Dynamic behaviour of single steel driven vertical and batter piles under horizontal excitations: Field model testing." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Volume 148 (1), pp – 1-25. (SCI, IF = 4.012).
2. Ralli R, Manna B and Datta M (2022) Comparative Assessment of Dynamic Behavior of Vertical and Batter Pile Groups under Horizontal Excitation, International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 22:5. (SCI, IF = 3.82).
3. Ralli, R., Manna, B. & Datta, M. Field testing of single instrumented steel driven batter piles under vertical vibrations. Acta Geotech.17, 2415–2434 (2022) (SCI, IF = 5.8).
4. Rohit Ralli; Bappaditya Manna; Manoj Datta. (Dec 2022) "Performance of Vertical and Batter Pile Groups under Vertical Vibrations - A Comparative Assessment using Model-Scale Field Testing and Theoretical Study" Acta Geotechnica. (2023) (SCI, IF = 5.8).
5. Biswas, S., Ralli, R., Manna, B., Choudhary, S. S., and Datta, M. (2022), “Vertical Nonlinear Response of Single and 2 × 2 Group Pile under Strong Harmonic Excitation”, Sādhanā, Springer, Volume 47(19) (SCI, IF = 1.5).
6. Bisui, M., Chatterjee, S., Sarkar, A., Ralli, R., (Oct 2023). Numerical and experimental analysis of vibration mitigation using a series of hollow boreholes. Journal of Vibration of Engineering and Technologies (JVET) (SCI, IF = 2.7)
7. Shashwata Chatterjee; Parbin Sultana; Jayalekshmi S; Rohit Ralli., (Sep, 2023). Estimation of compression index of cohesive-frictional soil in Southwest Delhi district using statistical, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Springer (SCI, IF = 1.5)
8. Tandon, K., Ralli, R., Manna, B., Ramana, G. V., & Datta, M. (Nov 2023). Vertical Vibration Tests to Study the Effect of Foundation Geometry and Embedment on the Non-linear Response of Block Arabian Journal of Sciences.
9. Halder, , Tandon, K., Ralli, R., Manna, B. Experimental Assessment of the Performance of Novel Cushioned Disconnected Piled Raft System under Vertical Load. Arabian Journal of Sciences.
10. Agarwal, A., Chatterjee, S., Ram, S., Singh, D., , R., Sharma, C., (Feb 2023). Effectiveness of friction pendulum system on the seismic behaviour of high-rise building with shear-wall. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering.
11. Singh, D., Chatterjee, S., Ram, S., Singh, A., Ralli, R., Kumar, R., “Effectiveness of base-isolator on the seismic behaviour of high-rise buildings with shear wall”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions.
12. Divyanshu Dev, Rohit Ralli, Shobha Ram (July 2024) “Application of Tuned Mass Damper to mitigate the vibration of the structure”, Indian Journal of Structural Engineering.
13. Divyanshu Dev, Khyati Varshney, Rohit Ralli, Shobha Ram (May 2024) “Enhancing Structural Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Metaconcrete and Conventional Concrete”, International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology.
14. Divyanshu Dev, Khyati Varshney, Rohit Ralli, Shobha Ram, Deependra Kumar Varshney (2024) “Analysis and Prevention of Road Accidents for Gautam Buddha Nagar District (U.P)”, Indian Journal of Transportation Engineering.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES: 04 (Published in Proceedings)

1. R., Manna. B. and Datta. M. (2019) Response of Single Batter Pile under Vertical Vibrations, Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions, Rome, Italy, 4637-4644.
2. R., Manna. B. and Datta. M. (2019) Dynamic Analysis of Single Batter Pile using Different Soil Models, 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Crete, Greece, 1-9.
3. Tandon K., Ralli R., Manna B., Ramana G.V., Datta M. (2018) Effect of Embedment on Dynamic Response of Block Foundation Under Coupled Vibration. In: Choudhury D., El-Zahaby K., Idriss I (eds) Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction for Sustainable Infrastructures. GeoMEast 2018. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham.
4. Tandon K., Ralli R., Manna B., Ramana G.V., Datta M. (2018) Dynamic Response of Embedded Block Foundation Under Vertical Vibration: Volume 2., In book: Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering.

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