Dr. Jitesh T. Chavda is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat. He obtained his Ph. D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering from SVNIT Surat, B.E. degree and Diploma in Civil Engineering from University of Mumbai. He has worked as a Project Associate at IIT Roorkee and served as a lecturer at Rizvi College of Engineering, Mumbai. He has published papers in several reputed journals and conferences. His area of research includes computational geomechanics, conservation of heritage structures, experimental geotechnics and image analysis. He has received best paper awards in national and international conferences, recipient of institute gold medal in M.Tech. SVNIT, organised several STTPs, delivered lectures in webinars, STTPs and conferences, actively involved in many prestigious consultancy projects, and is active member in several national and internationa
EDUCATION
Diploma (Civil Engineering), BE (Civil Engineering), MTech (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering), PhD (Geotechnical Engineering)
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Computational Mechanics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering
A comprehensive review on Indian coal mine overburden as subballast for railway infrastructure Kanchan Patil, Jitesh T. Chavda, Ankesh Kumar Applied Earth Science Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2025 Railways are one of the most significant modes of transportation in India that requires huge natural resources to maintain the existing tracks, fulfil the escalating demand for new infrastructure, and upgrade the tracks for a semi-high or high-speed rail network. To conserve natural resources, it is essential to explore suitable alternatives to conventional materials. Coal is extensively used in energy generation in India. Coal is primarily supplied through open-cast mines that generate coal mine overburden (CMO) causing environmental concerns for safe disposal. In the pursuit of sustainable development, the potential of the CMO, a waste-derived material, for use as a subballast in railway track embankments is reviewed comprehensively focusing on design aspects, challenges, and limitations. The outcome of the review depicts that the mechanical and chemical properties of Indian-originated CMO are comparable to conventional subballast materials demonstrating its suitability as a viable alternative. Moreover, the use of CMO significantly reduces the demand for natural resources for subballast and efficiently overcomes the challenge of its safe disposal. The collective knowledge of engineering fundamentals of subballast, available waste-originated alternatives for a subballast, and the CMO's characteristics referring to its use as a subballast are the key highlights of the present review. The summary directs researchers and field practitioners in sustainable railway track construction and while shedding light on associated challenges.
Experimental and numerical investigation on heave evaluation for expansive soil treated with lime Niharika Thorat, Jitesh T. Chavda, Saif Alzabeebee, Shruti J. Shukla Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Ground Improvement, 2025 Expansive soil is treated with lime to a certain depth before construction to stabilise the soil under the action of a pozzolanic reaction. However, there is a need to evaluate the required depth of treatment based on the swelling characteristics of soil, the percentage of lime used for stabilisation, and the span or width of treatment required. This study attempts to find the effective depth of lime treatment using a combination of experimental and numerical approaches. The experimental phase involves determining soil properties and using them in the numerical model, consisting of the heave evaluation of expansive soil. The linear finite element analysis has been carried out using Plaxis 2D, considering the depth of lime treatment as d = 250–2000 mm, the swelling pressure as p = 10–200 kPa, the length of soil deposit representing plan area as B = 5, 10, and 15 m, and the degree of lime treatment by weight as 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8%. The results of the finite element analysis are presented in the form of design charts, which can be used to find out the effective depth of lime treatment considering the design heave of swelling soils.
FELA Evaluation of uplift, lateral and inclined capacity of buried pipeline in layered clays Parin Dalal, Jitesh T. Chavda, Chandresh H. Solanki Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering, 2025 The offshore buried pipelines are prone to upheaval and lateral buckling due to the high temperature and pressure of the materials being transported. The pipeline placed on marine soil or buried in layered soil can be subjected to drained and undrained loading conditions. An attempt has been made in the present study to evaluate the uplift and lateral capacity factor ( N u ) of buried pipeline in layered clays using finite element limit analysis (FELA) considering the layered clay condition as soft clay over hard clay and hard clay over soft clay. The lateral and uplift capacity factors are evaluated corresponding to varying normalized C / D ratio, where C is the crown height and D is the diameter of the pipeline, h 1 / D ratio, where h 1 is the height of upper layer of clay and D is the diameter of the pipeline and S u1 / S u2 , where S u1 is undrained shear strength of upper clay layer and S u2 is the undrained shear strength of bottom clay layer. The inclined capacity of buried pipeline in layered clays is also evaluated numerically and by interpolation using the vertical and lateral capacity factors. Then the assessment of the interpolated inclined capacity is also performed. The FELA results are compared with those solutions available in the literature and the present study outcomes are presented as design charts and tables. This study will be useful to the offshore foundation engineering practitioners.
Evaluation of Drained Stability Factors for Circular and Ring Shape Trapdoors Using Finite Element Limit Analysis H Rai, JT Chavda Indian Geotechnical Journal, 1-20 , 2026 2026
Numerical Evaluation of Undrained Bearing Capacity of Unconnected Strip and Circular Skirted Footings DM Patel, JT Chavda, NH Joshi, AS Chatra Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 13 (1), 2 , 2026 2026
Efficacy of DIC in Evaluating Displacement Field for Extraction and Slope Failure Problems K Chouhan, JT Chavda Analytical, Physical, and Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering … , 2025 2025
Uplift Capacity of a Single and Double Under-Reamed Pile in Clay N Shukla, K Chouhan, JT Chavda Foundation Engineering: Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference … , 2025 2025
Strip Anchors in Clay JM Hadiyol, JT Chavda Analytical, Physical, and Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering … , 2025 2025
Observations on deterministic seismic hazard analysis for the study region, Gujarat R Kumar, JT Chavda Arabian Journal of Geosciences 18 (9), 162 , 2025 2025
FELA evaluated bearing capacity factors for circular, planar, and interfering cutting edges of open caisson JT Chavda, W Jitchaijaroen, R Banyong, S Keawsawasvong, ... Ships and Offshore Structures 20 (7), 1028-1039 , 2025 2025
Experimental and numerical investigation on heave evaluation for expansive soil treated with lime N Thorat, JT Chavda, S Alzabeebee, SJ Shukla Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement 178 (3 … , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
An Experimental Approach to Simulate Large Scale 1 g Finite Slope Failure K Chouhan, J Chavda Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 12 (5), 153 , 2025 2025
Evaluation of Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing on Grouted Rockmass Using FELA N Kachhadiya, JT Chavda, NH Joshi Indian Geotechnical Journal 55 (3), 2204-2216 , 2025 2025
A comprehensive review on Indian coal mine overburden as subballast for railway infrastructure K Patil, JT Chavda, A Kumar Applied Earth Science, 25726838251337217 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
FELA evaluation of drained and undrained bearing capacity factors for single and multiple strip footings on clay with limited depth PR Dalal, JT Chavda Deep Foundations for Infrastructure Development in India, Volume 2 … , 2025 2025
FE evaluation of undrained uplift capacity of strip and circular anchors in layered clays JM Hadiyol, JT Chavda Deep Foundations for Infrastructure Development in India, Volume 2 … , 2025 2025
Stability Evaluation of Planar and Circular Sheet Pile Wall in Sand and Clay Using Finite Element Limit Analysis JC Gandhi, JT Chavda, GP Thaker Deep Foundations for Infrastructure Development in India, Volume 1 … , 2025 2025
FELA Evaluation of uplift, lateral and inclined capacity of buried pipeline in layered clays P Dalal, JT Chavda, CH Solanki Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering 5 (1), 100226 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Bearing capacity factors of single-and double-strip footings placed over an embankment C Talikoti, S Alzabeebee, JT Chavda International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering 13 … , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Application of artificial neural networks for predicting lateral and uplift capacity of buried rectangular box carrying pipelines K Kounlavong, VQ Lai, JT Chavda, R Banyong, P Jamsawang, ... Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 42 (12), 1907-1923 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Effect of subbase stabilization on the bearing capacity of footing resting on clayey soil S Alzabeebee, BH Ismael, JT Chavda, S Keawsawasvong Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 11 (5), 3111-3128 , 2024 2024 Citations: 9
Drained bearing capacity of skirted circular and ring footings with varying depths of skirts B Akabari, JT Chavda, W Jitchaijaroen, S Keawsawasvong, NH Joshi Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 11 (5), 3019-3061 , 2024 2024 Citations: 6
Observations on tensile testing of intact and slitted geotextiles through image analysis C Bambhaniya, JT Chavda, JB Patel Geosynthetics International 31 (5), 773-784 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Experimental evaluation of ultimate bearing capacity of the cutting edge of an open caisson JT Chavda, S Mishra, GR Dodagoudar International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 20 (5), 281-294 , 2020 2020 Citations: 65
Sensitivity analysis of slope stability using finite element method AVR Karthik, R Manideep, JT Chavda Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 7 (2), 184 , 2022 2022 Citations: 56
Stability evaluation of elliptical tunnels in natural clays by integrating FELA and ANN W Jitchaijaroen, W Wipulanusat, S Keawsawasvong, JT Chavda, ... Results in Engineering 19, 101280 , 2023 2023 Citations: 44
Finite element evaluation of ultimate capacity of strip footing: assessment using various constitutive models and sensitivity analysis JT Chavda, GR Dodagoudar Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 3 (1), 15 , 2018 2018 Citations: 38
Stability analysis of buried pipelines under combined uplift and lateral forces using FELA and ANN K Kounlavong, JT Chavda, P Jamsawang, S Keawsawasvong Applied Ocean Research 135, 103568 , 2023 2023 Citations: 35
Stability evaluations of unlined horseshoe tunnels based on extreme learning neural network T Jearsiripongkul, S Keawsawasvong, R Banyong, S Seehavong, ... Computation 10 (6), 81 , 2022 2022 Citations: 31
Finite Element Evaluation of Vertical Bearing Capacity Factors , Nq′ and Nγ′ for Ring Footings JT Chavda, GR Dodagoudar Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 37 (2), 741–754 , 2019 2019 Citations: 30
On vertical bearing capacity of ring footings: finite element analysis, observations and recommendations JT Chavda, GR Dodagoudar International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 15 (10), 1207-1219 , 2021 2021 Citations: 26
Application of ANN and FELA for predicting bearing capacity of shell foundations on sand VQ Lai, W Jitchaijaroen, S Keawsawasvong, JT Chavda, W Sae-Long, ... International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering 9 (2), 18 , 2023 2023 Citations: 25
Lateral Response of Contiguous Pile Wall Subjected to Staged Excavation: Physical and Numerical Investigations JT Chavda, CH Solanki, AK Desai Indian Geotechnical Journal 49 (1), 90-99 , 2019 2019 Citations: 24
Experimental studies on a circular open caisson JT Chavda, GR Dodagoudar International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 22 (2), 70-87 , 2022 2022 Citations: 22
Evaluation of vertical bearing capacity factors for conical footing with varying base roughness using FELA and MARS model K Chouhan, VQ Lai, JT Chavda, K Yoonirundorn, S Keawsawasvong Ships and Offshore Structures 19 (4), 471-483 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Numerical evaluation of bearing capacity of strip footing on rockmass slope A Parimi, S Keawsawasvong, JT Chavda Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 10 (6), 1072-1088 , 2023 2023 Citations: 18
Finite element evaluation of bearing capacity factors for cutting face of open caissons JT Chavda, GR Dodagoudar International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 16 (8), 951-961 , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OF BUILDINGS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL K Bajaj, JT Chavda, BM Vyas IGS , 2013 2013 Citations: 15
A review on digital image correlation in experimental geotechnics K Chouhan, JT Chavda Indian Geotechnical Journal 54 (2), 639-656 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
Analysis of bored pile subjected to machine vibration: an insight into the influence of the soil-pile interface coefficient S Alzabeebee, JT Chavda, S Keawsawasvong Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 10 (5), 871-887 , 2023 2023 Citations: 14
Soft computing-based models for estimating undrained bearing capacity factor of open Caisson in heterogeneous clay R Suppakul, JT Chavda, W Jitchaijaroen, S Keawsawasvong, ... Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 42 (6), 5335-5361 , 2024 2024 Citations: 13
A novel approach to simulate cone penetration test using conventional FEM K Chouhan, JT Chavda Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 41 (2), 1439-1451 , 2023 2023 Citations: 13
Experimental Evaluation of Failure Zone in Sand Beneath the Ring Footing and Cutting Edge of Open Caisson Using Image Analysis JT Chavda, GR Dodagoudar Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 133, 273-283 , 2021 2021 Citations: 13