Dr B Munwar Basha
Professor
| Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Telangana
Expertise:
Civil Engineering
133
Publications
5
Projects
1856
Scopus Citations
1546
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16 Years 4 Months Total Experience
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Professional Recognition
Associate Editor
2019
ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Nominated to represent Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) on the International Technical Committee TC-302 "Forensic Geotechnical Engineering
2018
International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Nominated as a member of TC 8 - Numerical and Physical Modelling chaired by Prof. K. Rajagopal to prepare a report on the guidelines
2017
Indian Geotechnical Society
IGS- Dr B B Rai- Shri S N Gupta Biennial Award - 2015 for the best paper on Earth and Earth Retaining Structures published through the Indian Geotechnical Society
2015
Indian Geotechnical Society
International Editorial Review Board Member of International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (IJGEE
2013
IGI Global
DST Fast-Track Scheme for Young Scientist award
2012
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry
Outstanding Young Faculty Fellow in the area of Engineering for the year 2011
2011
IIT-Delhi sponsored by Kusuma Trust. (Kusuma Trust, Gibraltar fellowship provides to the incumbent (
Excellent Paper Award received for the paper published in International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 8(4): 240-252
2011
International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) for the followi
Best Paper Award?received for the paper “Linear and Quadratic Functions to Evaluate Seismic Active Earth Pressure Considering Strain Localization Effect
2011
3rd Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (3IYGEC), held on March 25 – 26, 2011, organized by Indi
Prof. N. S. Govinda Rao Gold Medal for the Best Ph.D Thesis in the department of Civil Engineering at IISc Bangalore for the year 2008 – 2009
2010
Indian Institute of Sciecnes Bangalore, Bengaluru.
Government of India scholarship for pursuing doctoral program
2004
IISc Bangalore from 2004 to Apr 2010.
UGC-GATE Fellowship, IIT Kanpur during M. Tech. 2002-2004
2002
IIT Kanpur
Qualified GATE – 2002 examination with 95.93 percentile (All India Rank: 282
2002
GATE Organized by IIT Kanpur
Vellanki Rama Rao Memorial Gold Medal Award for bagging University First Rank in the Civil Engineering Department of all constituent colleges of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University for the batch 1997-2001
2001
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Secured Rank of 2976 in Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test
1997
EAMCET - 1997 exam in Andhra Pradesh.
Springer Best Paper Award for the paper presented in IGC 2021. Soujanya Dabbiru and B Munwar Basha (2021). Optimum Thickness of Veneer Cover Soil of MSW Landfill for Stability against Uplifted-Floating Failure
2021
Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development and Innovative Appli
Springer Best Paper Award for the paper presented in IGC 2022. Soujanya Dabbiru and B Munwar Basha (2022). “Allowable Thickness of Veneer Cover System with Internal Seeper for MSW Landfills” (TH-09-061
2022
Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC 2022, 15th – 17th December, 2022, Kochi.
Editorial Board Member (EBM
2024
Indian Geotechnical Journal (IGTJ), published by Springer in association with Indian Geotechnical So
Third Prize in "Best Reviewer of 2022 (from Non-EBM) based on the contribution to the Indian Geotechnical Journal
2023
The award was presented during the Valedictory function of IGC-2023 which was held on Saturday, the
IGS - Dr B B Rai - Shri S N Gupta Biennial Award - 2023
2023
for the paper entitled, Seismic Active Earth Pressure on Narrow Backfill Retaining Walls Considering
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Member of TC 302 Committee
Forensic Geotechnical EngineeringMember of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
ISSMGEIndian Geotechnical Society (IGS), LM 3173
Life MemberMember of ASCE (ID No: 469215) India section, awarded by the ASCE board of direction
M. ASCEIGS Hyderabad Chapter
Executive Committee member ofPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
2009
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Master of Technology
2004
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Bachelor of Technology
2001
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Professor
Aug 2023 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
| Department of Civil Engineering
Associate Professor
Jul 2018 – Aug 2023
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
| Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Jul 2013 – Jul 2018
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
| Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
May 2010 – Jul 2013
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Engineering and Technology
Scholarly Work
Development of Design Guidelines for Narrow Backfill Width Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls built near Rock Faces
OtherVertical Expansion of Existing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills using Retention Systems
CompletedRole of Probabilistic Methods in Sustainable Geotechnical Slope Stability Analysis of MSW Landfills in Hyderabad
CompletedMeasurement of Waste Pressure for the vertical expansion of MSW landfills
CompletedReliability Based Slope Stability Assessment of Waste Containment Systems.” New Research Faculty Grant
CompletedOptimum Design of Reinforced Soil Walls (RSW) for Vertical Expansion of MSW Landfills – A Reliability Based Approach
Reliability Analysis of Rainfall induced slope failures
Reliability Analysis of Flexible Pavements
Reliability Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Slopes
Reliability Based Design of Narrow Backfill Width Retaining Structures Under Static and Seismic Loading
Seismic Stability Analysis of Landfill Veneer Cover Systems
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Scholarly Publications
Optimum load and resistance factors for external seismic stability of reinforced soil walls: A reliability based approach
System Reliability Based Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for External Seismic Stability of Reinforced Soil Walls
Reliability based design of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills using translational failure mechanism
Load resistance factor design (LRFD) approach for reliability based seismic design of rock slopes against wedge failures
Analysis of Passive Earth Pressure and Displacements of Retaining Walls Using Pseudo-Dynamic Approach
Target reliability-based optimisation for internal seismic stability of reinforced soil structures
Seismic reliability assessment of internal stability of reinforced soil walls using the pseudo-dynamic method
Reliability Based Design Charts for Spatially Variable MSW Landfill Slopes
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