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Dr. Saloni Pandya

Program Chair & Assistant Professor

School: Engineering And Technology
Email Id: salonip@nuv.ac.in

Dr. Saloni Pandya is currently working as an assistant professor in Navrachana University, Vadodara, India. She has worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on continuous compaction control at the Center of Geotechnics, Technical University Munich, Munich Germany. She received doctorate in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India. She completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, India. She comes with 9 years of work experience. Dr. Pandya has authored 14 publications in Scopus-indexed journals, and book chapters. She has presented around 15 research papers at various international and national seminars and conferences. 

Academic background/Qualification 

  • Ph. D Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) from IIT Gandhinagar  
  • B.E. Civil Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering  

Professional Experience 

  • Teaching and research experience at Navrachana University, Vadodara, since January 2019. 
  • Postdoctoral fellow (Guest Scientist) at Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany from September 2018 to November 2018. 
  • Teaching Assistant at IIT Gandhinagar from 2012-2017. 

Teaching 

  • Geotechnical Engineering; Foundation Engineering; Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics, Advance Foundation Engineering, Applied mechanics, Introduction to Civil engineering; Engineering Geology, Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Structures, Retaining Structures, Building Construction Studio, Foundation Studio, Archaeology: Concept and Technology. 

Innovative teaching Methods 

  • Studio Pedagogy 
  • Project Based Learning 
  • Research-Informed Learning 

Area of Expertise and Research  

  • Primary Area:  Unsaturated soil mechanics; Suction and collapse response of unsaturated soils; Cyclic instability and Liquefaction susceptibility; Soil dynamics; Cyclic/ Dynamic behaviour of soils; Problem soils characterization and treatment; Ground improvement  
  • Secondary Area:   Sustainable construction materials, Geosynthetics testing and design, Soil water chemistry. 
  • Ongoing Projects:  Geoenvironmental characterization of the extent and impact of saltwater ingress on groundwater quality and soil characteristics.

Publications   

Journal Articles 

  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2017). Effect of matric suction and initial static loading on dynamic behaviour of unsaturated cohesive soil, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 12(5), 438-448. 
  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2017). Variation of collapse potential and stiffness degradation with matric suction of compacted unsaturated cohesive soil, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 14(1),35-48. 
  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2018). Matric suction, swelling and collapsible characteristics of unsaturated expansive soils, Journal of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, 4(1) 1-9. 
  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2019). Experimental Studies on Effect of Load Repetition on Dynamic Characteristics of Saturated Ahmedabad Cohesive Soil, International Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer,17(6), 781-792. 
  • Pandya, S., & Sachan, A. (2022). Effect of frequency and amplitude on dynamic behaviour, stiffness degradation and energy dissipation of saturated cohesive soil. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 17(1), 30-44. 
  • Thakur, A. S., Pandya, S., & Sachan, A. (2020). Dynamic behaviour and characteristic failure response of low plasticity cohesive soil. International Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer, 1-19. (Available online -27th August 2020) 
  • Fayaz, Z., Pandya, S., & Sachan, A. (2024). Effect of Lime, Kaolinite and Bentonite treatment on mechanical behaviour of micaceous sand. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 19(1), 58-76.  
  • Mansoor, B., Pandya, S., and Sachan, A. (2023). Liquefaction Susceptibility and Characterization of Rebound Response of Micaceous Sand. Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, Springer, 11 (1), 557–587. 

 Book Chapter 

  • Pandya, S., Sarswat, N. and Sachan, A. (2018). Relationship of collapse potential and swell pressure with suction of unsaturated expansive soil, In Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Multi-physics Processes in Soil Mechanics and Advances in Geotechnical Testing, GSIC 2018, Shanghai, China, May 27-30, 2018, 2(1), 147-155. 
  • Pandya S., Sachan A. (2020) Energy Dissipation Response of Unsaturated Cohesive Soil Under Dynamic Loading Conditions. In: IACMAG Symposium, Advances in Computer Methods and Geomechanics, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, 55(1), 565-578. 
  • Parmar, J., Yadav, V., and Pandya, S. (2020). Influence of Biopolymer Treatment on Suction Characteristics of Bhavnagar Saline Expansive Soil. Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2020, Visakhapatnam Chapter, Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh, December 17-19, 2020.  
  • Parmar, J., Pandya, S., Peddinti, P., Prasad., P. (2022). Sustainable Pavement Subgrades for Unsaturated Saline Bhavnagar Coast. International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD), ASCE, Seattle, WA, May 31-June 3, 2022. 
  • Parmar J., Prasad, P., Pandya, S., Peddinti, P. (2022). Geotechnical Assessment of Highly Saline Soil Stabilized with Fly Ash – Cement Admixtures. DFI (Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India) –India 2022, September 15 – 17, Tirupati, AP, India. 
  • Desai. M., Pandya. S., and Peddinti. P. (2023). Experimental Study on Use of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA) as Coarse Aggregate for Light Traffic, Medium Traffic, and LWC Application. Sustainable Eco materials in Civil Infrastructure, ELSEVIER. 

Conferences/Seminars  

 International  

  • Parmar, J., Pandya, S., Peddinti, P., Prasad., P. (2022). Sustainable Pavement Subgrades for Unsaturated Saline Bhavnagar Coast. International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD), ASCE, Seattle, WA, May 31-June 3, 2022. 
  • Pandya S., Sachan A. (2020) Energy Dissipation Response of Unsaturated Cohesive Soil Under Dynamic Loading Conditions. In: IACMAG Symposium, Advances in Computer Methods and Geomechanics, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, 55(1), 565-578. 
  • Shrivastava, R., Pandya, S. and Shah, M. (2020). Identification, Analysis and Remediation of Contaminated Soils. International Conference on Ecohealth and Environmental Sustainability, Navrachana University, Vadodara, India, February 24-26, 2020. 
  • Shah, D., Fadia, R., Prajapati, N. and Pandya, S. (2020). Remediation of black cotton soil using plastic straw as stabilizer. International Conference on Ecohealth and Environmental Sustainability, Navrachana University, Vadodara, India, February 24-26, 2020. 
  • Pandya, S., Sarswat, N. and Sachan, A. (2018). Relationship of collapse potential and swell pressure with suction of unsaturated expansive soil, In Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Multi-physics Processes in Soil Mechanics and Advances in Geotechnical Testing, GSIC 2018, Shanghai, China, May 27-30, 2018, 2(1), 147-155. 
  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2016). Stiffness degradation and cyclic response of naturally available combination soil, International Geotechnical Engineering Conference on Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Practices and Related Urban Issues, Mumbai, IN, Sep. 23-24, 2016. 
  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2016). Effect of microfabric on shear modulus and damping ratio of Kaolin clay, EMI International Conference, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France, Oct. 25-27, 2016. 
  • Pandya, S. and Sachan, A. (2015). Dynamic behaviour of unsaturated CH soil under cyclic loading in unconsolidated undrained conditions, 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Tongji University Shanghai, China, 4-8 May, 2015. 

National 

  • Jeevnani J., Pathak S., Pandya. S., and Mukherjee. M., (2023) Assessment of lateral load carrying capacity and p-y curve of single pile incorporating varying slenderness ratio. Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development. (Accepted). 
  • Parmar J., Prasad, P., Pandya, S., Peddinti, P. (2022). Geotechnical Assessment of Highly Saline Soil Stabilized with Fly Ash – Cement Admixtures. DFI (Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India) –India 2022, September 15 – 17, Tirupati, AP, India. 
  • Fayaz, Z., Pandya, S., and Sachan, A. (2022). Pore Pressure Evolution of Bentonite Treated Micaceous Sand under Cyclic Loading Conditions. A two-day symposium on “Socio-Technological Aspects of Seismic Disaster and its Mitigation, Jun 23, 2022 -Jun 24, 2022, IIT-Guwahati, Guwahati, India.  
  • Parmar, J., Yadav, V., and Pandya, S. (2020). Influence of Biopolymer Treatment on Suction Characteristics of Bhavnagar Saline Expansive Soil. Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2020, Visakhapatnam Chapter, Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh, December 17-19, 2020.  
  • Pandya, S., Sakkari, A. and Sachan, A. (2017). Unsaturated shear strength of CH combination soil using matric suction and conventional shear strength testing, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017 GeoNEst, IIT Guwahati, India, 14-16 December 2017. 

 Training/Workshops   

  • Two days National Symposium on “Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering” at NIT Surat, from 6th June to 7th June 2024
  • Faculty Development Program on “Ground motion modelling and response computations in earthquake engineering” from 4th august 2022 to 13th august 2022.
  • Workshop on Transportation Geotechnics Nirma University, Ahmedabad, December 20 -24, 2021
  • Workshop on Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Structures with Local Available Sustainable Resources (LASR)- Initiative for Geotechnical Research and Innovative Practice (I-Grip), IIT Gandhinagar, January 13- 17, 2020 

 Awards/Honors 

  • Awarded travel grant from CSIR for Geo-Shanghai International Conference 2018, Shanghai, China. 
  • Best paper award-first prize sponsored by Springer at International Geotechnical Engineering Conference on Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Practices and Related Urban Issues. 
  • Holder of national fellowship for doctoral students from Ministry of Human Resources & Development, India. 
  • Excellent Presenter Award 5th Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, May 4-8, 2015, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. 

 Professional Affiliations /Membership 

  • Executive Committee Member Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) Baroda Chapter 2024 
  • Life member (LM-4789) of the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), India. 
  • Executive Group Member (Academics and Research & Development) of Initiative for Geotechnical Research & Innovative Practice (I Grip).  
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