Sinnappoo (Ravi) Ravindran

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I was wondering if any landslide occurred in slopes with black soils or expansive soils (swelling clay material)?

Black soils swell and shrink causing settlement issues in pavements, foundations etc.

22 December 2022 5,973 9 View

What sort of pile foundation is preferred on riverbanks where roads are built?

In the past decades, many roads were constructed on riverbanks to provide transport. However, these roads have embankment failures in some riverbanks during heavy rain and floods.

22 December 2022 7,798 3 View

Is there any research on forest development with heat-tolerant trees to reduce the impacts of climate change?

We understand that there are many impacts due to climate change. High temperature causes wild fire whereas heavy rainfall induces landslides. I would like to know if developing forest with...

02 November 2021 4,204 11 View

I was wondering if there is any global database of landslides with causes, geology, soil properties etc?

Landslides are very common and a database of landslides would be beneficial for further research.

26 September 2021 8,382 20 View

Is there any prediction model of rainfall-induced flow landslide?

Eroded & mud landslides are caused by rainfall.

26 September 2021 3,600 15 View

Does soil suction varies with normal stress?

At different depth of soils, normal stress changes. Soil suction affects the shear strength. But, I was wondering if the soil suction changes with depth or normal stress.

10 March 2018 2,597 5 View

Can anyone advise on how to work out curve-fitting parameters using MATLAB or any other means?

Dear Everyone, I am working on curve-fitting parameters of soil water characteristics curve. There are many equations. But, it is bit hard to find out the unknown curve-fitting parameters. Best...

25 April 2017 1,234 12 View

Has anyone studied matric suction of soil samples at different moisture contents?

I am working on suction tests at different moisture contents. Plot of total suction vs. moisture content is parallel to the plot of matric suction vs.moisture content for some soil samples. But,...

06 November 2016 4,929 7 View

About shear strength test of soils, what would be the most reliable test ?

There are various tests such as vane shear test, pocket penetrometer test, direct shear test and tri-axial test for shear strength. For slope stability analysis, I would like to know most reliable...

02 August 2016 6,760 18 View

I am curious to know how friction angle and cohesion parameters are chosen for a retaining wall design?

I understand the various soil tests and bore-hole drilling are done as a part of geotechnical investigation. But, I am not sure how the shear strength values are chosen for design of retaining...

25 June 2016 7,907 5 View