Dr. T. Thyagaraj is currently an associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He obtained his B.E. (Civil) from Osmania University, Hyderabad, and M.Sc. (Eng.) and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His major areas of research interests include unsaturated soil behaviour, ground improvement techniques, geoenvironmental engineering and use of waste materials in civil engineering applications. He has published 21 papers in respected international journals. Dr. Thyagaraj received the IGS-Prof. Dinesh Mohan Award in 2016. Currently he is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.

• THEME 3 : GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND GEOSYNTHETICS.- Behaviourial Study on Geopolymer Column in Soil.- A Study of Parameters Influencing Efficiency of Micropile Groups.- Alteration of CBR Values in Soft Soils using Enzymatic Lime.- Factors which Influence PVD Performance in Soft Clay Consolidation.- Experimental Study of Heave Control Technique for Expansive Soil using Micropiles and  Geotextile Layers.- Effect of Underground Void on the  Internal Stress Distribution in Soil.- Influence of Properties of Infill Material on the  Behaviour of Geocells.- Investigation of Glass Fiber Reinforcement Effect on the  CBR Strength of Cohesive Soil.-  Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing on Clay Soil Reinforced with Metal Strips and  with Anchors.- Application of Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Soil Improvement Via Ureolysis.- Influence of Organic Content on Fly Ash Stabilisation of Clay.- Strength Behaviours of the  Clayey-Silt Soil Mixed with Fly Ashand  Sand.- Strength Behaviour Of Expansive Soil Treated With Quarry Dust And Ferric Chloride.- Lime Stabilization of Subgrade with Waste Sand as Partial Soil Replacement.- Assessment Of Vetiver Grass Root-Reinforcement In Strengthening The Soil.- Geotechnical Aspects of Constructions Along the  Canal Embankment using Rice Husk Ash as Stabilizer.- Use of Jhama Columns as Replacement of Stone Columns.- Laboratory Study on the Performance of Geo-Synthetic Reinforced Sand Bed.- Repeated Load Response of Encapsulated Granular Trench Supported Footings on Embankments.- Re-Appraisal of Physico-Mechanical Stability of Lime Treated Soils.- Back analysis of PVD performance in Mumbai Port.- Discharge and  Absorption Capacity Tests on Composite Prefabricated Vertical Drains.- Stabilization of Clay at Sunnam Cheruvu Area in Nadergul, Hyderabad using Organic Waste.- The Tensile Strength Behavior of Lime Stabilized Soft Soil with Inclusion of Plastic Fiber.- Pullout Behaviour of Geosynthetics – a Review of Laboratory Testing Techniques.- Model Study on Cyclic Loading Responses of Flexible Pavement System Laid on Expansive Subgrade.- Evaluating the  Strength Characteristics of Lime and  Metakaolin Stabilized Expansive Soil.- Ground Improvement using Sand Columns to Mitigate Liquefaction – a Case Study.- Stabilization of Expansive Soil with Red Mud and  Lime.- California Bearing Ratio and  Permeability Behaviour of Fly Ash Reinforced with Geotextiles.- Influence of Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Contents on California Bearing Ratio Value of Clay Gbfs Mixture.- Geocell Reinforced Dense Sand Bases Overlying Weak Sand Subgrades Under Repeated Loading.- Load-Settlement Behaviour of Granular Pile on Cochin Marine Clay using Recycled Aggregate.- Transmissivity of Coir Latex Composite.- Influence of Combined Vertical and  Horizontal Reinforcement on Granular Piles in Soft Clays.- Effect of Ggbs and  Lime on the  Strength Characteristics ofBlack Cotton Soil.- Soil Improvement using Microbial: a Review.- Long Term Strength Studies on Natural Fibre Composite (N-F-C) Sheets for Use as Separator in Flexible Pavements in Terms of CBR Values.- Coefficient of Consolidation for Vertical and  Radial Drainage.- Comparative Analysis of Strength Characteristics of Soil Reinforced with Coir and  Polypropylene Fibers.- Geo-Engineering Properties of Sedimented Flyash Bed Stabilized by Chemical Columns.- A Short Review of Geosynthetic Granular Column Treatment of Soft Clay Soils.- Engineered Anti Erosion Works Along the  Right Bank of Jiabharali River in Assam.- Static and  Cyclic Properties of Eps Geofoam.- Swell Behavior of Expansive Soils with Stabilized Fly Ash Columns.