NameAjay Dwivedi
Date of Birth29.07.1976
E-mailajaydwivedi [at] cbri.res.in
Present DesignationSenior Technical Officer (2)
DivisionGEGH
Photo_ajay

Educational Attainments

Degree / DiplomaMain SubjectUniversity/Institution with DistinctionCountryYear of Passing
M.TechCivil EngineeringIIT RoorkeeIndia2023
AMIECivil EngineeringThe Institution of Engineers, KolkataIndia2017
Three Years DiplomaMechanical EngineeringU.P. Board of Technical EducationIndia1997

Specialization

a) Main Area of SpecializationCivil Engineering
b) Sub-area of SpecializationSoil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering

Countries visited in connection with higher studies, research training, employment and other scientific assignments:

Country visitedPurposeFromTo
NepalSite suitability study for reconstruction of schools damaged during 2015 Nepal earthquake15/04/201920/04/2019
Publications and Patents

  1. Ajay Dwivedi, Manojit Samanta & A.K. Mittal “Foundation features investigation of a heritage structure in India through non invasive and invasive techniques” published in Journal of Applied Geophysics, Volume 196, January 2022, 104491, DOI:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2021.104491
  2. Manojit Samanta, Piyush Punetha, S. Sarkar, Ajay Dwivedi & Mahesh Sharma, ”Slope stability assessment and design of remedial measures for Tungnath Temple at Uttarakhand, India: a case study” published in Natural Hazards (2019) 96:225–246, DOI : 10.1007/s11069-018-3538-y.
  3. Shantanu Sarkar, Manojit Samanta, Mahesh Sharma &  Ajay Dwivedi “Slope stability analysis and suggestive measures for an active landslide in Indian Himalaya” submitted for publication at 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018; Manuscript id SUCI-D-18-00176.
  4. Sharma M., Samanta M., Sarkar S. & Dwivedi A., “A laboratory study on inclined pullout capacity of helical anchors in sand medium” published at 6th Young Geotechnical Engineer Conference held at on 10th -11th March 2017 at NIT Tirchy.
  5. Manojit Samanta, Ajay Dwivedi, Piyush Mohanty, Anindya Pain and Mahesh Sharma “Investigation on causes of failure and design of remedial measures of Pile Foundation Supporting Transmission Line Tower” published at 5th International Conference on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering (5ICFGE 2016) held during December 8-10, 2016 at Bengaluru, India.
  6. Manojit Samanta, Ajay Dwivedi, Piyush Mohanty, Anindya Pain and Mahesh Sharma “Condition assessment of pile foundation through low strain pile integrity test: a case study” published at Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2016) going to held 15-17 December 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
  7. Agarwal, S.K Sood, Vivek Dwivedi, Ajay & Verma, P “Comparative hydration behaviour of Metakaoline –Microfine” 3rd International conference on key engineering materials (ICKEM-2013)
  8. Chand, P., Chandra, R., Sharma, A.K, Dwivedi, A., Garg, K.G.”Control of heave in expansive clays by in-situ reinforcement” IGC 2013 Roorkee, 22-24 Dec, 2013 (ISBN : 978-81-925548-1-5)
  9. Sharma, A. K., Dwivedi, A., Chand, P., Singh, S., “A comprehensive geotechnical investigation in boulder deposit” published at Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2013) held on 22-24 December 2013, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India. (ISBN : 978-81-925548-1-5)
  10. Dwivedi, A., Chauhan, P.K.S., Delineation of distress area in mosque using GPR” published at Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2013) held on 22-24, December 2013, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India. (ISBN : 978-81-925548-1-5)
  11. Chauhan, P. K. S.,  Dwivedi,  A., “Investigation for foundation of a mosque minar using GPR” published at Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2013) held on 22-24, December 2013, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India.
  12. Chauhan, P.K.S. Vaish, J. N. & Dwivedi, Ajay “Ground Distress Investigation through GPR” National Workshop on Engineering Geophysics for Civil Engineering & Geo-hazards (EGCEG) CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, 22-23 Nov. 2012, pp 42
  13. Agarwal, S.K Sood, Vivek & Dwivedi, Ajay “Comparative study of Pozzolanic activity of ultrafine pozzolana” International Journal of IT Management and Engineering (IJMIE) Vol 2 Issue 10, October 2012, pp 512 to 524.
  14. P.K.S. Chauhan, Ajay Dwivedi and J. N. Vaish “GPR Investigations at Taj” National Workshop on Engineering Geophysics for Civil Engineering & Geo-hazards (EGCEG) CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, 22-23 Nov. 2012 pp 42, pp44
  15. P.K.S. Chauhan, Y. Pandey, D.P. Kanungo, S. Sarkar, A. Dwivedi, Sandeep Kumar and O. P. Sahu,  Subsurface investigation of Tangni landslide, Garhwal Himalaya. Proc. National Conference on Landslide hazard-Consequences and Challenges, Sept. 2011,CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, 115-121, 2011.
  • Tech. Reports: NIL
  • Scientific Books / Book Chapters: NIL
  • Articles: NIL
  • Patents filed / granted: 02
    • “An end openable helical anchor and the mechanism thereof” Manojit Samanta, Ajay Dwivedi, Piyush Punetha, Mahesh Sharma, & Shantanu Sarkar. Patent No: 0158NF2018.
    • “Pull-out Device for Soil Nails & Anchors”, Manojit Samanta, Mahesh Sharma, Shantanu Sarkar & Ajay Dwivedi. Application No. 201611022643.
  • Processes Developed: NIL
  • Process Under Utilization: NIL

Awards and Distinctions (including fellowships of the learned societies):.

Name of AwardAwarded byAwarded forYear
Diamond Jubilee Research Paper Award for Best Research PublicationDirector, CSIR-CBRI RoorkeePublishing Paper “Manojit Samanta, Piyush Punetha, S. Sarkar, Ajay Dwivedi & Mahesh Sharma “Slope stability assessment and design of remedial measures for Tungnath Temple at Uttarakhand, India: a case study”2018
IGS – YGE Best Paper Biennial AwardIndian Geotechnical SocietySharma M., Samanta M., Sarkar S. & Dwivedi A., “A laboratory study on inclined pullout capacity of helical anchors in sand medium”2018
Director’s Best Technology AwardDirector, CSIR-CBRI RoorkeeSamanta M., and Dwivedi Ajay “Helical Anchors, Innovation and Application to infrastructure projects” was selected for Director’s Best Technology Award for year 2019.2019

Professional Experience:

 

Any other:

  • Elected member (Civil) for Institution of Engineers (India) Roorkee Local Chapter