Jitesh Chavda

@svnit.ac.in

Assistant Professor
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat

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
68

Scopus Publications

704

Scholar Citations

15

Scholar h-index

25

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • 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