Babloo Chaudhary

Designation:

Assistant professor

Date of Joining at NITK:

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Professional Experience:

Post-doctoral fellow: 2016 to 2018 (Kyoto University, Japan)
Industrial experience: 2010 to 2013
Total Experience: 10 years
Experiece at NITK: 8 years

Contact Details

E-mail:

babloo@nitk.edu.in

babloomit@gmail.com

Telephone:

+91-824 2473638

Mobile:

(+91) 8724041225

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0jIcUZQAAAAJ&hl=en

Academic Background

Academic Background:

M. Tech (2008 - 2010): Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
PhD. (2013 - 2016): Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Areas of Interest

Geotechnical Engineering
Disaster Prevention & Mitigation
Coastal and Offshore Engg.
Earthquake Geotechnics
Tsunami Mitigation
Renewable Energy.

Significant Projects

1) Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)- ARG (2026-29); Role-PI; Amount-91 Lakhs; Title-Earthquake Resilient Novel Reinforced Foundation Techniques for XL Offshore Wind Turbines: Experimental and Numerical Investigations.
2) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (2026-29); Role- Co-PI; Amount-78 Lakhs;
Title- Design, Analysis and Development of Hybrid Floating Silt Reduction Structure for Harbour, Navigation Channels and Basin
3) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (2022-25); Role- PI; Amount-45 Lakhs;
Title: New resilient breakwater of safety of Port and Harbour against Tsunami
4) SERB/DST (2020-23); Role- PI; Amount- 31.3 Lakhs;
Title: Development of Countermeasures to Mitigate Earthquake-induced Damage of RM Breakwater
5) JSPS, Japan (2016-19); Role - Project Collaborator; Amount 2 Crore;
Title: Investigation, Evaluation and Diagnosis on Irrigation System in India

Supervision of Ph.D

Significant Publications

1. Akarsh, P. K., Sah, B,. Chaudhary, B., Sajan, M. K., and Kumar, S. (2026) Dynamic responses of rubble mound breakwaters reinforced with geogrid-wrapped slopes and sheet piles under sequential earthquake loading. Ocean Engineering, 367, 128179 (Q1, Impact Factor 6.3) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.128179
2. Kumar, S., Sah, B., Chaudhary, B, Akarsh, P. K. and Sajan, M. K. (2026) Experimental and computational analysis of hybrid suction caisson foundation for next-generation offshore wind turbines. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, pg 1-14 (Q2, Impact Factor 2.2/2025). https://doi.org/10.1080/1064119X.2025.2612335
3. Sajan, M. K., Hema Gurappa, & Chaudhary, B (2026) Seismic Response Analysis of Stabilising Piles for Mitigation of Landslides. Indian Geotechnical Journal (accepted). (Q2, Impact Factor 1.4/2025).
4. Sajan, M. K., Sah, B, Kumar, S. & Chaudhary, B (2025) Comprehensive Analysis of Gabion Configurations for Modelling Tsunami-Resilient Rubble Mound Breakwaters. Indian Geotechnical Journal, pg 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-025-01424-y (Q2, Impact Factor 1.4/2025).
5. Kumar, S., Sah, B. & Chaudhary, B (2025) Response of Suction Caisson Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines Subjected to Earthquake Loading: Numerical Simulations. Indian Geotechnical Journal, pg 1-26, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-025-01404-2(Q2, Impact Factor 1.4/2025).
6. Sajan, M. K., Sah, B, Chaudhary, B., and Akarsh, P. K. (2025) Performance Assessment of Geosynthetic Reinforced Quay Walls Under Concurrent Tsunami and Earthquake Aftershocks. ASCE Natural Hazards Review, 26(4), 04025053 https://doi.org/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-2309 (Q1, Impact Factor 2.2/2025).
7. Sajan, M. K., Chaudhary, B., Akarsh, P. K., and Sah, B (2025). Investigations on the development of hybrid mound breakwaters for tsunami defense. Applied Ocean Research. 156, 104489 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2025.104489 (Q1, Impact Factor 4.4/2025).
8. Akarsh, P. K., Chaudhary, B., Sajan, M. K., and Kumar, S. (2024). Novel technique to mitigate the earthquake-induced damage of rubble mound breakwater. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 52(3), 260-285 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2023.11.001 (Q1, Impact Factor 6.2/2025).
9.Akarsh, P. K., Chaudhary, B., Sajan, M. K., and Kumar, S. (2024). Seismic stability evaluation of rubble mound breakwater: Shake table tests and numerical analyses. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 178, 1-22 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2024.108466 (Q1, Impact Factor 4.6/2025)
10. Sajan, M. K., Chaudhary, B., Akarsh, P. K., and Sah, B. (2024). Developing tsunami resilient rubble mound breakwater: Novel gabion-based technique. ASCE Natural Hazards Review 26(1), 04024049. https://doi.org/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-2183 (Q1, Impact Factor 2.2/2025).
11. Nagaraju, T. V., Sunil, B. M., Chaudhary, B., Ravindran G., Chitturi, P. & Chinta, DP (2024). Novel assessment tools for inland aquaculture in the western Godavari delta region of Andhra Pradesh. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31, 36275-36290, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30206-3 (Q1, Impact Factor 7.7/2025)
12. Nagaraju, T. V., Sunil, B. M., Chaudhary, B., Gobinath, R. & Bala G.S. (2024). Exploring the impact of aquaculture sludge on the swell-shrink behavior of expansive clays. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 10, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100897. (Q1/2025)
13. Rambabu, N, Srineash, VK, Sajan, MK, Chaudhary, B and Singh, DN (2024) Reef Breakwaters for Coastal Protection: A State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 11(3), 193-225, DOI: 10.32908/JMEE.v11.2024022701(Q2/2025)
14. Sajan, MK, Chaudhary, B., Akarsh PK and Kumar, S (2024) Geosynthetic Reinforced Rubble Mound Breakwater for Mitigation of Tsunami-Induced Damage. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 52(1), 72–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2023.09.003 (Q1, Impact Factor 6.2/2025).
15. Sajan, MK, Chaudhary, B., Akarsh PK, Kumar, S and Sah, B (2024) Novel Techniques for Reinforcing Rubble Mound Breakwater against Tsunami. ASCE Journal of Geotech. and Geoenvironmental Eng 150(3), https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11773 (Q1, Impact Factor 4.4/2025).
16. Nagaraju, TV, Sunil BM, Chaudhary, B, Prasad, CD, & Gobinath, R (2023) Prediction of ammonia contaminants in the aquaculture ponds using soft computing coupled with wavelet analysis. Environmental Pollution, 331(2), 121924, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121924 (Q1, Impact Factor 10.0/2022)
17. Sajan, M. K., Chaudhary, B., Akarsh, P K., and Kumar, S. (2023). Investigating the impact of tsunami waves on gabion material-reinforced coastal structures: A numerical analysis. Materials Today: Proceedings. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.09.033
18. Nagaraju, TV, Sunil BM, Chaudhary, B, Ravindran, G (2022) Assessment of Environmental Impact of Aquaculture Ponds in the Western Delta Region of Andhra Pradesh. Sustainability, 14(20), 13035. pp 1-19 (https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013035) (Q1, Impact Factor 3.3/2022)
19. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. Murakami, A. and Fujisawa, K. (2019) Development of resilient breakwater against earthquake and tsunami. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, 19 (1); 04018188-1 to 17 (DOI: 10.1061/ (ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001314) (Q1, Impact Factor 3.3/2025)
20. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. Murakami, A. and Fujisawa, K. (2018) Geosynthetic-Sheet Pile Reinforced Foundation for Mitigation of Earthquake and Tsunami Induced Damage of Breakwater. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 46; 597-610. Elsevier (DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2018.04.011) (Q1, Impact Factor 6.2/2025)
21. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. Murakami, A. and Fujisawa, K. (2018) Countermeasures for Enhancing the Stability of Composite Breakwater under Earthquake and Subsequent Tsunami. Acta Geotechnica 13(4); 997-1017, Springer (DOI: 10.1007/s11440-017-0615-4) (Q1, Impact Factor 5.7/2025)
22. Chaudhary, B. and Hazarika, H. (2018) Centrifuge Modelling for Stability Evaluation of a Breakwater Foundation Subjected to an Earthquake and a Tsunami. Ocean Engineering 148; 169-181, Elsevier (DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.11.005) (Q1, Impact Factor 5.5/2025)
23. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. Murakami, A. and Fujisawa, K. (2018) Mitigation of Earthquake Induced Damage of Breakwater by Geogrid Reinforced Foundation. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 36 (7); 827-840, Taylor & Francis (DOI: 10.1080/1064119X.2017.1391902) (Q2, Impact Factor 2.0/2025).
24. Pasha, SMK., Hazarika, H., Bahadori, H, and Chaudhary, B. (2018) Dynamic behaviour of saturated sandy soil reinforced with non-woven polypropylene fibre. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 12(1); 89-100, Taylor & Francis (DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2016.1250978) (Q2, Impact Factor 2.3/2025).
25. WO Sumartini, H Hazarika, T Kokusho, S Ishibashi, D Matsumoto and Chaudhary, B. (2018) Deformation and failure characteristics of Volcanic soil at landslides site due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake. Lowland Technology International Journal 19(4); 237-244.
26. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. and Nishimura, N. (2017) Effects of duration and acceleration level of earthquake ground motion on the behavior of unreinforced and reinforced breakwater foundation. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 98; 24-37, Elsevier (DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.04.006) (Q1, Impact Factor 4.6/2025).
27. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H., Ishibashi, I. and Abdullah, A. (2017) Sliding and overturning stability of breakwater under combined effect of earthquake and tsunami. Ocean Engineering 136; 106-116, Elsevier (DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.03.021) (Q1, Impact Factor 5.5/2025).
28. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. and Pasha, SMK. (2017) Countermeasures for breakwater foundation subjected to foreshocks and main shock of earthquake loading. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 36(3); 308-322, Taylor & Francis (DOI: 10.1080/1064119X.2017.1313342) (Q2, Impact Factor 2.0/2025).
29. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H. and Nishimura, N. (2017) Effects of reinforcement on the performance of breakwater foundation subjected to earthquake loadings. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 11(2); 186-197, Taylor & Francis (DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2016.1205167) (Q2, Impact Factor 2.3/2025).
30. Chaudhary, B. and Hazarika, H. (2017) An overview on development of countermeasures for breakwater against earthquake and tsunami induced damage. Recent Advances in Petrochemical Science 1(5); 1-3.
31. Hazarika, H., Hara, T., Nishimura, K., Yamasaki, N., Monji, N. Chaudhary, B., Ishikura, R. and Kasama, K. (2016) Fundamental study on seismic resistant behavior of caisson type breakwater foundation reinforced by steel sheet pile and gabion. Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering 16(1); 184-204 (DOI: 10.5610/jaee.16.1_184) (In Japanese).
32. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H., Monji, N., Nishimura, K., Ishikura, R. and Kasama, K. (2016) New reinforcing method for improving the bearing capacity of breakwater foundation against earthquake and tsunami. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication (15th ARC, ISSMGE) 2(35); 1273-1278 (DOI: 10.3208/jgssp.IND-35).
33. Chaudhary, B., Hazarika, H., Sah, B. and Krishna, A.M. (2016) Effects of reinforcement on the geo-structure for mitigation of the earthquake effects. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication (15th ARC, ISSMGE) 2(68); 2319-2323 (DOI: 10.3208/jgssp.IGS-25).
34. Hazarika, H., Nishimura, K. and Chaudhary, B. (2016) Model testing on resilient solution for breakwater protection against tsunami. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication (International workshop on Geotechnics for resilient infrastructure- The second Japan-Indian Workshop in Geotechnical Engineering) 3(2); 40-44 (DOI: 10.3208/jgssp.v03.j05).

 ASCE Special Publication:
35. Akarsh, P K., Chaudhary, B., Sajan, M. K., Sah, B., and Kumar, S. (2025). Geosynthetic Reinforcing Technique against Earthquake-Induced Damage of Rubble Mound Breakwaters. Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, Louisville, KY state, USA. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485996.052

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Detailed CV:

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