Previous Experience/Positions held

Sl. No.	Positions held	Name of the Institute	From	To
1	Lecturer	College of Engineering Trivandrum	01/06/2000	06/07/2005
2	Lecturer - Senior Scale		07/07/2005	26/08/2010
3	Lecturer - Selection Grade		27/08/2010	05/06/2012
4	Associate Professor		06/06/2012	26/08/2016
5	Professor		27/08/2016	Till date

Areas of Interest:

• Finite element modelling
• Reinforced soil structures
• Geoenvironmental engineering
• Ground improvement

Courses Handled

• Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering
• Critical State Soil Mechanics
• Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour
• Building Planning and Drawing
• Advanced Foundation Engineering
• Introduction to Sustainable Engineering
• Design and Engineering
• Programming and Numerical Methods
• Reinforced Earth
• Basic Civil Engineering
• Ground Improvement Techniques

Publications:

Patent

1. Coir fibre - latex composite (CFLC) geosynthetic separator sheet (filing no. 201841018831) Patent#409660 wef 19/05/2018.  

Books

1. Dr. K. S. Beena and Dr. Jayasree P. K. (2011). "Gabion retaining walls", Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 2012, ISBN 978-93-80095-29-5. 96 pages
2. Dr. Jayasree P. K., Dr. Balan K., Dr. Joy Varghese V. M. and Mrs. Gouri P. (2017). "Design and Engineering". CBS Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN, 978-93-86310-87-3. 152 pages
3. P.K. Jayasree, K Balan, V Rani, (2021) "Practical Civil Engineering", Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781138033139 636 pages

Chapter in books

1. Balan K., Jayasree P. K. and Sibi Joy, (2012). "Coir Geotextiles Reinforced wall - A Study", Advances in Geosynthetics, G.Venkatappa Rao and G.V.S.S. Raju (Eds.), Sai Master Geoenvironmental services Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, pp 530 - 543. (ISBN 978-81-921790-3-2).
2. Balan K., Jayasree P. K. and Devaraj C R (2023). "Use of coir geotextiles in erosion control, SW India", Practices and Trends in Ground Improvement Techniques, Hemant Hazarika, Nakazawa, J., Nakahara, I. (Eds.), Springer, Singapore, pp. 115-126. ISBN 978-981-19-3321-9 ISBN 978-981-19-3322-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3322-6

Technical Papers - Journals (International)

1. P. K. Jayasree and K. S. Beena (2009): "Use of Rockwaste Filling in Gabion Retaining Walls", International Journal of Geotechnics and Environment, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 17.
2. P. K. Jayasree and K. S. Beena (2009): "Design Aids for Gabion Faced Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls", International Journal of Geotechnics and Environment, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Research Science Press, New Delhi, India, pp. 89 - 116.
3. P. K. Jayasree and K. S. Beena (2010): "Geometric parametric studies on reinforced soil gabion walls", Ground Improvement, Volume 164, Issue 1, Institution of Civil Engineers, U. K. and Thomas Telford Ltd., pp. 21 - 32. https://doi.org/10.1680/grim.900034
4. P. K. Jayasree, K. Rajagopal and C. T. Gnanendran (2012). "Influence of sidewall friction on the results of small-scale laboratory model tests: Numerical Assessment", International Journal of Geomechanics, Vol. 12, No. 2, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 119 - 126. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000120
5. P. K. Jayasree and M. Ansar (2012). "Use of novel materials for reinforced soil walls on weak soils", International Journal of Construction Materials, Institution of Civil Engineers, U. K. and Thomas Telford Ltd., Volume 165, Issue 6, August 2012, ISSN: 1747-650X, E-ISSN: 1747-6518, pp. 345 -353. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.10.00038
6. K. Balan, Jayasree P. K., Nisha K. K. and Thushara T. S. (2013). "Effect of coir waste on the geotechnical characteristics of soil", ASTM International - Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Volume 2, No. 1, pp. 586 - 598. https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20120039
7. Jayasree P. K., Balan K., Leema P. and Nisha K. K. (2015). "Volume Change Behaviour of Expansive Soil Stabilized with Coir Waste", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 6, Jun 2015, pp 04014195-1 to 8. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001153
8. Leema Peter, Jayasree P K, Balan K, Alaka Raj S (2016). "Laboratory Investigation In the Improvement of Subgrade Characteristics of Expansive Soil Stabilised with Coir Waste", Transportation Research Procedia Vol. 17, pp. 558 - 566 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.11.110
9. Leema Peter, Jayasree P K and Balan K (2020). " Optimization, quantification of Strength and Design Benefits of Flexible Pavements Resting on Soft Soil Subgrades Treated with Coir Waste and Lime", Journal of Natural Fibers, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1788490 .
10. R. B. Jiniraj, Sibi Joy, P. K. Jayasree, R. Chanthu, Leema Peter, and S. P. Anusha (2020) Application of latex backed jute geotextiles in flexible pavements: A macroscale study Journal of Natural Fibers, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1848728 .
11. K.P. Indulekha, P.K. Jayasree, K. Balan, L Dhanesh & J S Vinod (2020) Laboratory Evaluation of Permeability Characteristics of Cocologs, Journal of Natural Fibers, 18:12, 2127-2138, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2020.1723779
12. K. P. Indulekha, P. K. Jayasree & K. Balan (2022): Laboratory investigation of flow and turbulent characteristics around permeable and impermeable groynes in a strongly curved meandering channel, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis, DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2022.2115318
13. K.P. Indulekha, P.K. Jayasree & K. Balan (2023) Assessment of Best Configuration of Cocolog Groynes in Meanders Considering Scouring and Flow Patterns - An Experimental Study, Journal of Natural Fibers, 20:1, 2162181, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2022.2162181
14. Sibi Joy, Jayasree P. K., K. Balan, Jiniraj R. B. (2023) "Development and evaluation of physical and engineering properties of needle punched coir latex composites", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Technical Papers - Journals (National)

1. Mahima D., Jayasree P K, Balan K (2024). Mechanism of root reinforcement involved in rainfall-induced shallow landslide mitigation - A review Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer, https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/22667
2. Rekha Ambi, P. K. Jayasree & N. Unnikrishnan (2020) "Effect of Surface Area of Fins on the Behaviour of Piles Under Combined Loading Conditions", Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer, ISSN 0971-9555, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-020-00459-7 . https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/22667
3. Jayasree P K, Arun K V, Oormila R and Sreelakshmi H (2018) "Lateral load capacity of piles: A comparative study between Indian statndards and Theoretical approach", Institution of Engineers India, Journal of Civil Engineering, Serial A, Springer publications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-018-0306-7 , 99, pp. 587-593.
4. Jayasree P K, Balan K, Leema Peter, Nisha K K (2015) "Shrinkage characteristics of expansive soil treated with coir waste", Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer Publications, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 360-367 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-015-0144-8 https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/22667
5. Balan, K., Jayasree, P. K. and Thushara, T. S. (2015). "Soft Soil Stabilization Using Natural Geotextiles Reinforced Stone Columns", Indian Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Improvement, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 3 - 11. http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:igs&volume=4&issue=1&article=001
6. Jayasree, P K, Ann Marie Thomas, Neenu Anna Bejoy (2011). "Influence of facing rigidity on stability of reinforced soil retaining walls", Institution of Engineers, Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 92, May 2011, pp. 55 - 60.

Technical Papers - Conferences (International)

1. K. S. Beena and Jayasree P. K. (2003). "Analysis of stresses in multilayered soil systems", International e-Conference on Modern Trends In Foundation Engineering - Geotechnical Challenges And Solutions, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. http://www.ecfg.iitm.ac.in , September 8 - 12, 2003.
2. K. S. Beena, Jayasree P. K. and Leena G. (2004). "Studies on cost reduction of gabion retaining walls", International Conference on Geosynthetics and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ICCGE 2004, IIT Bombay, December 14 - 16, 2004, pp. 355 - 360.
3. Sheela E. Y., Jayasree P. K., Anima T.M. and Dhanyatha B. V. G. (2008). "Pilot Studies on the Utilisation of Solid Waste from TTPL as a Fill Material", The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), 1-6 October, 2008, Goa, India pp. 2365 - 2371.
4. Reshma Rajendran, Arvee Sujil Johnson, Unnikrishnan N. and P. K. Jayasree (2008). "Model and Prototype Testing of Well Rings as Foundation for Residential Buildings", The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), 1-6 October, 2008, Goa, India, pp. 1405 - 1412.
5. Jayasree P. K. and Anitha Nelson (2010). "Seismic Response of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls with Block Facings", Fifth International conference on Recent advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honour of Prf. I M Idriss, 24 - 29 May, 2010, San Diego, California, pp.6.09 a 1 - 12.
6. Sunitha B. K., Jayasree P. K. and Sheela Evangeline Y. (2010). "Effects of electrodes and purging solutions in electrokinetic remediation of TTPL waste", International Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram 21 - 22, July, 2010, pp. 57 - 64.
7. Balan K., Jayasree P. K., Beena K. S., Anil K. R. and Sibi Joy (2013). "Coir reinforced retaining wall with gabion facing - a case study", Geosynthetics India '11, IIT Madras, September 23-24, 2013, pp. 40 - 47.
8. Balan K., Jayasree P. K., Nisha K. K. and Thushara T. S. (2013). "Studies on the engineering behaviour of coir waste mixed soil", Geosynthetics 2013, Long Beach, California, April 1 - 4, 2013, pp. 163 - 169. (Presented paper in the conference)
9. Balan K., Jayasree P. K., Leema Peter and Nisha K. K. (2013). "Feasibility of using Coir Fibre to Control Swell - Shrink Behaviour of Expansive Soil", International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Civil Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam Dec 12 - 14, 2013, pp. 126 - 130.
10. Balan K., Jayasree P. K., and Thushara T. S. (2013). "Behaviour of stone columns reinforced with natural geotextiles International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Civil Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, Dec 12 - 14, 2013 pp. 131 - 138
11. Leema Peter, P K Jayasree, K Balan & Alaka Raj S (2014). "Laboratory Investigation In The Improvement of Subgrade Characteristics of Expansive Soil Stabilized With Coir Waste", 11th TPMDC - Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 10-12 December 2014
12. Parvathi K and Jayasree P. K. (2017). "Geocells: A Recent Technique of Soil Strengthening - A Review", Paper ID 88, International Conference on Geotechniques for Infrastructure Projects, 27th & 28th February 2017, Thiruvananthapuram.
13. Padmakumar C, Sabith K and Jayasree P. K. (2017). "Feasibility Study of Geopolymers as a Stabilizing agent - A Review", Paper ID 125, International Conference on Geotechniques for Infrastructure Projects, 27th & 28th February 2017, Thiruvananthapuram.
14. Neethu P N, Parvathi K and Jayasree P. K. (2017). "Improvement of soil bearing capacity using geogrid anchor system - A review", Paper ID 131, International Conference on Geotechniques for Infrastructure Projects, 27th & 28th February 2017, Thiruvananthapuram.
15. Divya, D., Jiniraj, R. B. and Jayasree P. K. (2017). "Behaviour of single pile under combined and uplift loads-a Review", Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Science and Technology (ICETEST) 2018, Government Engineering College Trichur, 18-20 January 2018, Thrissur, Kerala.
16. Neethu P N, Jayasree P K and Sabith K (2018). "Effect of anchor system on bearing capacity of coir geotextile reinforced sand beds", Paper#AF0545, S21-04, 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Coex, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 16th to 22nd September, 2018. (Presented paper in the conference)
17. Indulekha K P, Jayasree P K, Balan K, (2020) "Analysis of groyne orientation in meanders with permeable groynes - a laboratory study". 4th International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Management IMMM 2020
18. K P Indulekha, P K Jayasree and S Sachin (2021), "Simulation of flow pattern around series of groynes with different orientations in meandering channels: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1114 012024, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1114/1/012024
19. Safa TT, Mahima D, Jayasree P K, Balan K (2023). "Hydro-Mechanical Effect of Vetiver Root on Laterite Soil", International Conference on construction resources for environmentally sustainable technologies CREST 2023, Fukuoka, Japan, November 20-22, 2023. (Presented paper in the conference)

Technical Papers - Conferences (National)

1. K. S. Beena, Jayasree P. K., J. Meerakumari (2001). "Numerical analysis of reinforced layered soil systems", Indian Geotechnical Conference, Indore 14 - 16, Dec., 2001, pp. 235 - 238.
2. K. S. Beena, Jayasree P. K. (2002). "Stresses in multilayered soil systems under strip loading - a novel approach", Indian Geotechnical Conference, Allahabad, 20 - 22 Dec., 2002 pp. 553 - 556.
3. Jayasree P. K., K. S. Beena, Leena G. (2004). "Study on quarry dust filled gabion retaining walls", First CUSAT National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, RACE 2004, March 25 - 27, 2004, pp. 327 - 335.
4. Jayasree P. K., K. S. Beena (2005). "Gabion retaining walls - the ecofriendly walls", PRITHVI 2005 - Global Eco Meet, Swadeshi Science Congress, Trivandrum, Kerala, February 19 - 25, 2005.
5. Jayasree P. K., K. S. Beena, Indu B. and Sachin P. (2005). "Design charts for the environment friendly Gabion Retaining Walls", Geotechnics in Environmental Protection GEN-2005, Allahabad, April 9 - 10, 2005, pp. III 12 - III 15.
6. Indu B., Jayasree P. K. and Beena K. S. (2005). "Parametric studies on gabion retaining walls", National Conference on Technological Trends 2005, College of Engineering Trivandrum, November 25 - 26, 2005 pp. 77 - 81.
7. Beena K S, Jayasree P K, Babu K K (2006). "Geo-Environmental Studies On Coir Pith Mixed Soil With Special Reference To Saline Intrusion", Indian Geotechnical Conference 2006, GEOINDEX, Chennai, December 14 - 16, 2006, pp. 849 - 852.
8. Meera Vasudevan S. and Jayasree P K (2007). "Effect of backfill and rockfill on the performance of MSE retaining walls with gabion facing", 7th National Conference on Technological Trends 2007, College of Engineering Trivandrum, November 30 - December 1, 2007, pp. CE 49 - 53.
9. Dhanyatha Bai V G and Jayasree P. K. (2007). "Heavy metal removal from contaminated soil by electrokinetics", 7th National Conference on Technological Trends 2007, College of Engineering Trivandrum, April 6 - 7, 2007, pp. CE 107 - 111.
10. Anitha Nelson and Jayasree P K (2008). "Parametric Studies on the Behavior of Segmental Retaining Walls under Seismic Loading", 8th National Conference on Technological Trends 2008, College of Engineering Trivandrum, November 21 - 22, 2008, pp. 68 - 73.
11. K. S. Beena and Jayasree P. K. (2008). "Cost Analysis of Gabion Faced Retaining Walls", Indian Geotechnical Conference 2008 GEOAGE, Bangalore, December 17 - 19, 2008, pp. 563 - 566.
12. Jayasree P K, Sheela E Y, Sudhir K J (2009). "Utilisation of solid waste from industries in Kerala producing titanium dioxide", Proc. of 21st Kerala Science Congress, Kollam, January 28 - 31, 2009, pp. 300 - 303.
13. P K Jayasree, Y Sheela Evangeline, K J Sudhir (2009). "Remediation of Hazardous solid waste from Titanium industries", Indian Geotechnical Conference 2009, GEOTIDE, Guntur, December 17 - 19, 2009, pp. 296 - 300.
14. K S Beena and P K Jayasree (2009). "Gabion retaining walls with alternate fill materials, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2009, GEOTIDE, Guntur, December 17 - 19, 2009, pp. 472 - 474.
15. Jayasree P K, Rajagopal K and Sibi Joy (2010). "Modified Two Wedge Failure Mechanism for Seismic Analysis of Vertical Reinforced Soil Walls by Pseudo Dynamic Approach", Indian Geotechnical Conference 2010, GEOtrendz, Mumbai December 16 - 18, 2010 pp. 241 - 244.
16. Sibi Joy, Balan K and Jayasree P K (2011). "Biodegradation of coir geotextile in tropical climatic conditions", Indian Geotechnical Conference 2011, GEOchallenges, Kochi, December 15 - 17, 2011, pp. 604 - 606.
17. Sibi Joy and Jayasree P K (2011). "Seismic analysis of reinforced soil retaining walls - A comparative study", National Technological Congress, Kerala - 2011 College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, January 28 - 29, 2011, pp. 161 - 167.
18. Sibi Joy, Balan K, Jayasree P K (2011). "Model study on coir reinforced retaining wall", 12th National Conference on Technological Trends College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, August 15 - 16, 2011, pp. 114 - 120.
19. Athira S., Balan K and Jayasree P K (2012). "Parametric Study of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Wall with Thin Panel Facing", 13th National Conference on Technological Trends College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, October 16 - 17, 2012, pp. 1077 - 1083.
20. Sandhya Anand S., Balan K and Jayasree P K (2012). "Finite Element Studies on Coir Reinforced Gabion Faced Retaining Walls, 13th National Conference on Technological Trends College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, October 16 - 17, 2012, pp. 1084 - 1091.
21. Balan K., Jayasree P. K., and Thushara T. S. (2013). Studies on natural geotextile reinforced quarry waste columns for soft soil stabilization Indian Geotechnical Conference on Geotechnical Advances and Novel Geomechanical Applications, IIT Roorkee, India December 22 - 24, 2013, Theme 6 Paper No. 61
22. Jayasree P. K., Balan K., Leema P. and Nisha K. K. (2013). Influence of Coir Pith on Swelling and Shrinkage Characteristics of Expansive Soil Indian Geotechnical Conference on Geotechnical Advances and Novel Geomechanical Applications, IIT Roorkee, India December 22 - 24, 2013, Theme 6 Paper No. 40
23. Nisha K. K., Thushara T. S., Jayasree P. K. and Balan K. Feasibility Studies on using Coir Waste as a Subgrade Reinforcing Material Fourth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers' Conference 2013, IIT Madras, Chennai pp. 63 - 66
24. Balan K., Jayasree P. K., and Thushara T. S. (2013) "Natural reinforcement of stone columns with natural geotextile", 14th National Conference on Technological Trends 2013, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, pp. 841 - 846
25. Jayasree P. K., Balan K., Leema P. and Nisha K. K. (2013). :"Consolidation Properties of Expansive Soil Treated with Coir Waste 14th National Conference on Technological Trends 2013, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, pp. 829 - 834.
26. Mena G. Pillai and Jayasree P K (2014) Responses of flexible pavements on modified soil subgrade 15th National Conference on Technological Trends 2014, College of)). Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, pp. 114 - 118
27. Alaka Raj S, Leema Peter, Jayasree P K, Balan K (2014) Strength Characteristics of Soft Soil Subgrade Treated with Coir Waste 15th National Conference on Technological Trends 2014, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, pp. 282 - 286.
28. Sumesh C and Jayasree P K (2015), Development of a coir fibre latex composite, Proc. of National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, pp 132 - 137, September 2015.
29. Remya Y K, Leema Peter, Jayasree P K and Balan K (2015). Influence of coir waste and lime on strength characteristics of soft soil subgrade, Proc. of National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, pp 497- 503, September 2015
30. Anjali, K., Jayasree, P. K., Balan, K., and Leema Peter (2016). "Durability studies on coir waste lime treated soil", Proc. National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Modelling, LBS Institure of Technology for Women, Kerala, India, pp.233-236, June 2015
31. Sishma, P., Jayasree, P. K., and Balan, K. (2016). "Mechanical Characteristics of Composite Prefabricated Vertical Drains." Proceedings of the National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Modeling, LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 17th - 18th June, 2016. pp. 226 - 229.
32. Aathira Vijayan, Leema Peter, Jayasree P. K., Balan, K. (2016), "Long term tensile strength studies on Natural Fibre Composite (N-F-C) sheets", Proceedings of National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering & Modeling 2016, Indian Geotechnical Society, Thiruvananthapuram, India, pp. 241-245
33. Anand, C. G., Jayasree, P. K., Leema Peter, and Balan, K. (2016). "Permeability of Coir - Latex Composite." Proceedings of the National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Modeling, LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 17th - 18th June, 2016. pp. 230 - 232.
34. Anjali, K., Jayasree, P. K., Balan, K., and Leema Peter (2016). "Effect of wetting-drying cycles on durability of coir waste-lime treated soil", Proc. 2016 National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala, India, pp.374-378, August 2015.
35. Sishma, P., Jayasree, P. K., and Balan, K. (2016). "Physical and Hydraulic Characteristics of Composite Prefabricated Vertical Drains." Proceedings of the 17th National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 19th - 20th August, 2016. pp. 384 - 387.
36. Aathira Vijayan, Leema Peter, Jayasree P. K., Balan, K. (2016), "Long term durability studies on Natural Fibre Composite (N-F-C) sheets using Wet and Dry Analysis", Proceedings of 17th National Conference on Technological Trends 2016, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, India, pp.529-533
37. Anand, C. G., Jayasree, P. K., Leema Peter, and Balan, K. (2016). "Performance of Coir - Latex Composites as separator over clay subgrade under wheel load." Proceedings of the 17th National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 19th - 20th August, 2016. pp. 354 - 358.
38. Anand, C. G., Jayasree, P. K., and Balan, K. (2016). "Transmissivity of Coir Latex Composite." Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016. 15th - 17th December 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
39. Aathira Vijayan, Leema Peter, Jayasree P. K., Balan, K. (2016), "Long term strength studies on Natural Fibre Composite (N-F-C) sheets for use as separator in flexible pavements in terms of CBR values", Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC 2016, 15th - 17th December 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
40. Sishma, P., Jayasree, P. K., and Balan, K. (2016). "Discharge and Absorption Capacity Tests on Composite Prefabricated Vertical Drains." Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016. 15th - 17th December 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
41. Rekha Ambi, Jayasree P K and Unnikrishnan N (2017). " Effect of Fin Length on the Behavior of Piles under Combined Loading Conditions", Paper ID Th02_290, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2017. 14th - 16th December 2017, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
42. Padmakumar C, Parvathi K, Jayasree P K and Leema Peter (2017). "IGC 2017 Effect of Curing Periods on Strength Development of Geopolymerized Kaolinite Clay", Paper ID Th09_003, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2017. 14th - 16th December 2017, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
43. Rekha Ambi, Jayasree P K and Unnikrishnan N (2018). "Effect of Fin Shape on the Behavior of Piles under Combined Loading Conditions", Paper ID TH-02-79 , Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2018. 13th - 15th December 2018, IISc Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
44. Divya D., Jayasree P.K. and Unnikrishnan, N. (2019). "Pullout Characteristics of Anchored Coir Geotextile Embedded In Compacted Granular Soil", Paper ID TH-09-81, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2019. 19th - 21st December 2019, SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, India.
45. Indulekha, K. P.,shibil Jayasree, P.K., Balan, K., Dhanesh, L. and Vinod, J S (2019). "Laboratory Evaluation of Permeability Characteristics of Cocologs", Paper ID TH-01-25, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2019. 19th - 21st December 2019, SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, India.
46. Vismaya A.,Monica Simon, Jayasree, P. K. and Leema Peter (2019). "Strength Characteristics of Subgrade Soil Stabilized with Plastic Bag Strips", Paper ID TH-03-56, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2019. 19th - 21st December 2019, SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, India.
47. Vismaya A., Monica Simon and Jayasree P. K. (2020): " Effect of submergence on settlement and bearing capacity of soil reinforced with PET bottle geocell", Paper ID TH 10-12, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2020. 17th - 19th December 2020, Andhra University College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
48. Monica Simon, Vismaya A., Jayasree, P.K. and Leema Peter (2020). "Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Subgrade Soil Stabilized with Plastic Covers", Paper ID TH-08-39, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2020. 17th - 19th December 2020, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
49. Sibi Joy, Jayasree P. K., Balan K. (2020), "Development and study on the properties of eco friendly coir latex composites", Paper ID TH-05-009, Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2020, organized during 17-19 December 2020 by IGS, Vishakapatnam Chapter and Andhra University College of Engineering, Vishakapatnam.
50. Zoheb Faisal, Muhammed Shibil P., Jayasree P.K. and Jayamohan J. (2020). ""Effect of Flood Parameters on Lateritic Slope Erosion", Paper ID TH-12-006, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2020. 17th-19th December 2020, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam.
51. Jiniraj R. B., Jayasree, P. K. and Anusha S. P.(2020). "Effect of Surface Modification on the Performance of Natural Fibres - A Review", Paper ID TH-10-13, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2020. 17th - 19th December 2020, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andrapradesh, India.
52. Arya S & Jayasree P. K. (2021), "Spatial Variability Mapping of Soil Types In 25 Villages of Thiruvananthapuram Taluk", Proceedings of the National Conference on Innovations in civil engineering (ICE2021), pp.125-128
53. Shilpa Mary Sam, Jayasree P K and Elsa Joseph (2022). Effect of nano-silica on dispersion characteristics of silty soil, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2022. 15th - 17th December 2022, at Kochi, Indian Geotechnical Society Kochi Chapter
54. Safa T T, Mahima D, Jayasree P K, Balan K (2022). Hydrological modification of laterite soil considering root soil interaction Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2022. 15th - 17th December 2022, at Kochi, Indian Geotechnical Society Kochi Chapter
55. Kannan K., Abhirami B., Jayasree P. K. and Vinod P. (2023). Effect of Lignosulfonate Treatment on Erosion Characteristics of Soils Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2023. 14 - 16 December 2023, at IIT Roorkee, Indian Geotechnical Society Roorkee Chapter

Research activities

PhD guidance (Awarded)

1. Leema Peter; topic: Performance of flexible pavements on soft soil subgrades stabilized with coir waste and lime: Viva conducted on 28.06.2017. PhD awarded on 11.08.2017
2. Indulekha K P; topic: Studies on the use of cocologs for river bank erosion control and restoration of river meanders Submitted on 31.10.2022 PhD awarded on 20.05.2023
3. Rekha Ambi; QIP candidate; topic: Behaviour of finned piles under combined loading Submitted on 27.10.2022 PhD awarded on 13.04.2023
4. Sibi Joy; topic: Studies on the use of coir composites as a separator in flexible pavement. Submitted on 24.02.2024

PhD guidance (On-going)

1. Currently supervising 9 PhD Scholars

M.Tech Guidance

1. Completed : 36
2. Ongoing: 4

Sponsored research projects undertaken

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNTS TO Rs.1,33,55,800/- (Rupees One crore thirty-three lakhs fifty-five thousand eight hundred only)

1. "Study on the use of Rock Waste Filling in Gabion Retaining Walls", Co-investigator, 2 years, 2004 - 2006, Project sanctioned by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for an amount of Rs. 2,20,000/-
2. "Studies on characterisation and decontamination of solid waste from titanium dioxide industries in Kerala", 2010 - 2012, Project sanctioned by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for an amount of Rs. 9,87,800/-
3. "Model study on retaining walls reinforced with coir geotextile using gabion facing", 2011 - 2013, Project sanctioned by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for an amount of Rs. 11,55,000/-
4. "Studies on the effect of natural geotextile reinforcement in quarry waste columns for soft soil stabilization, 2012 - 2014, Project sanctioned by Centre for Engineering and Research Development (CERD) for an amount of Rs. 2,00,000/-
5. "Laboratory investigation in the effect of stabilization of expansive subgrade soil on the service life of pavements", 2013 - 2014, Project sanctioned by Transportation Engineering Research Centre (TRC) for an amount of Rs. 8,23,000/-
6. "Studies on flexible pavement performance with coirpith reinforced subgrade, 3 years, 2013 - 2016, Project sanctioned by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for an amount of Rs. 13,00,000/-
7. "Feasibility studies on the use of coir composites as separator in flexible pavements", 2013 - 2016, Project sanctioned by Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) for an amount of Rs. 15,00,000/-.
8. "Experimental investigation on strength criteria of coir waste and lime treated soft soil", 2015 - 2016, Project sanctioned by Transportation Engineering Research Centre (TRC) for an amount of Rs. 2,26,000/-
9. "Studies on the Use of Cocologs for River Bank Erosion Control", 2017 - 2020, Project sanctioned by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for an amount of Rs. 28,00,000/-
10. "Behaviour of composite prefabricated vertical drains in soft soil", 2017 - 2020, Project sanctioned by Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) for an amount of Rs. 2,00,000/-.
11. "Behaviour of finned piles under combined loading", 2017 - 2019, Project sanctioned by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for an amount of Rs. 18,00,000/-
12. "Biosolids bricks for sustainable future", 2018-19, Student Project sanctioned by Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) for an amount of Rs. 44,000/-
13. "Green bricks for sustainable future", 2019-20, Student Project sanctioned by Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) for an amount of Rs. 50,000/-
14. "Effect of vetiver roots for erosion control in slopes", 2019-20, Student Project sanctioned by Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) for an amount of Rs. 50,000/-
15. "Effect of flooding on lateritic embankments resting on soft soils", Rs. 20,00,000/-, Funding for National Doctoral Fellowship by AICTE

Other Responsibilities held:

1. Staff advisor (2009 - 2013 B. Tech. batch and 2020-2022 M. Tech. Batch)
2. Treasurer CETAA (2010)
3. Research committee member, CERD (2010)
4. Counselling cell, executive committee member (2013)
5. Executive committee member, TrEST (2013)
6. Executive committee member, IIIC (2013)
7. Timetable committee coordinator (2013 - 2016)
8. KTU B Tech and M Tech syllabus preparation 2015
9. IDP preparation for TEQIP Phase III
10. Research coordinator in TEQIP Phase III
11. Secretary, PTA (2016 - 2018)
12. Coordinator, Centre for International Relations (2019 - 2020)
13. Secretary, CETAA (2019 - 2022)
14. Associate Dean (International Affairs) 2020 - 2022
15. Training and Placement Coordinator (2022- till date)

Other Academic Activities:

Conferences / Workshops Organised

1. Organising Secretary of International Conference on Geotechnics for High Speed Corridors [GHC2019], Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 24th to 27th July 2019http://conference.ghc2019.com/
2. A one-day symposium on "Ground Modification Techniques" 8th April 2019 in association with Indian Geotechnical Society, Trivandrum Chapter, Resource persons - Prof. (Dr.) G V Rao, Former professor, IIT Delhi, Dr Anil Joseph, MD Geostructurals
3. One day workshop on Opportunities for International Collaborations 7th Dec 2018 10.00 AM Resource person for the program is Shri TPD Rajan, Principal Scientist, CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram.
4. One-day workshop on 'Advances in Geotechnical Engineering' on 11-02-2019 (Monday) for the PG students of GE stream in the Department. Dr. R. Shivashankar, Dean of Faculty Studies, NIT Surathkal under Visiting Faculty Scheme.

Interview board Member

1. Subject expert and Viva examiner for qualifying examination leading to Ph. D. degree at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi on 16.06.2012
2. Interview for recruitment of adhoc lecturers in Civil Engineering at Sree Chitra College of Engineering, Pappanamcode on 16.08.2012
3. Interview for Ph.D. aspirants under Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) at College of Engineering Trivandrum on 22.01.2013
4. Interview for recruitment of Assistant Professors in Civil Engineering at John Cox Institute of Technology on 29.06.2013
5. Interview for Ph.D. aspirants under Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) at College of Engineering Trivandrum on 18.02.2014
6. Interview for Ph.D. aspirants in Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) at APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University Thiruvananthapuram on 24.06.2015
7. Interview for student project vetting in Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) at APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University Thiruvananthapuram on 14.12.2015
8. Chairperson of the student project evaluation committee under INNOVATE scheme for funding innovative B Tech student projects organised by Kerala State Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) Thiruvananthapuram on 29.12.2015
9. Interview for student project vetting in Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) at APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University Thiruvananthapuram on 20.10.2016
10. Interview for student project vetting in Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) at APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University Thiruvananthapuram on 18.02.2017
11. Chairperson of Course Committee for Basic Civil engineering for odd semester 2016-2017

Conference chair

1. Chaired the session on the theme "Computational Geomechanics" in the national conference on "Innovations and challenges in Geotechnical Engineering 2013" jointly organised by Indian Geotechnical Society Kochi chapter, held at IES Engineering College, Chittilappilly, Thrissur on 06/11/2013.
2. Chaired the session on the theme "Geotechnical Engineering" in the International conference on "International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Science and Technology - ICETEST 2015" organised by Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur, during 9-11 December 2015 on 11/12/2015.
3. Chaired a session in the National conference on "Geotechnical Engineering and Modelling - GEM 2016" organised by LBS Institute Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, during 17-18 June 2016 on 17/06/2016.
4. Chaired a technical session at the International Conference on Geotechniques for Infrastructure Projects GIP - 2017, organised by LBS Institute Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during 27th and 28th February, 2017.
5. Chaired a plenary session in the National Conference on Geotechnical and Concrete Structures GeoCon 2020 organised by LBS Institute Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, during 26-27 August 2020.
6. Chaired a session in the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2023 organised by IIT Roorkee during 14-16 December, 2023
7. Chaired a plenary session in the National Conference on Soils and Foundations 2024 jointly organised by Indian geotechnical society, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter and LBS College of Engineering and Technology for Women Poojappura Thiruvananthapuram during 14-16 February, 2024

Review Assignments handled In various peer reviewed journals like

1. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, USA
2. Ground Improvement, ICE, UK
3. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)
4. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, USA
5. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
6. Journal of Natural Fibres, Tayor and Francis, USA
7. Case Studies in Construction Materials, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
8. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands