{"id":1612,"date":"2026-07-10T05:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpu.ac.in\/uiit\/?page_id=1612"},"modified":"2026-07-10T05:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:18:19","slug":"dr-mahesh-sharma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hpu.ac.in\/uiit\/dr-mahesh-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mahesh Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tE-mail:<\/strong> mahesh3.ce@gmail.com<\/a>, msharma@hpuniv.ac.in<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tGoogle Scholar Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/scholar.google.co.in\/citations?user=U4DGeFgAAAAJ&hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tArea of Specialization:  <\/strong>Civil Engineering <\/p>\n

\n\tAreas of Research:<\/strong> Geotechnical Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Soil-Structure Interaction; Slope Stability Analysis; Landslides; Constitutive Modeling; Reinforced Retaining Structures, Sustainable Building Materials, Waste utilization, Finite Element Modeling.<\/p>\n

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\n\tDr. Mahesh Sharma has joined as an Assistant Professor & Head in the Department of Civil Engineering. Prior to this, he was working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Davis, USA. He has also served as a Scientist (T) at CSIR – Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, a constituent establishment of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) under Ministry of Science & Technology which is the largest government R&D organization in India. He has also pursued his PhD in the field of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering from the same institute. He has handled more than five Research and Development\/Industry Projects in the field of Geotechnical Engineering focussing on Landslides and Building Engineering. He has also filed two patents and has published more than twenty five research publications in reputed SCI\/International\/National journals and conferences. Presently, he is having a total of 134 citations of his research work with an h-index of 7. His research interests include Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Sustainable Construction techniques, Bio-Geotechnics, Slope Stabilisation, Disaster Mitigation, Ground Improvement, Foundation Engineering, and Constitutive\/Numerical Modelling of Structures. He is also acting as a Training & Placement Head, UIT-HPU Shimla besides being the Founding Chief Associate Editor, Himalayan Journal of Engineering Sciences, (An International Peer Reviewed Journal published by the university).<\/p>\n

\n\tDr. Sharma is serving as an expert member of various committees, viz. Member-Project Review Committee for STPI-Mehli (Shimla) project under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, Member-Expert committee, Private Regulatory Commission, Government of HP, Member -Disaster Studies Cell, HPU Shimla, Member -Expert committee, NAAC, HPU, Shimla, to name a few.<\/p>\n

\n\tKey Publications in SCI Journals<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Choudhury D, Samanta M, Sarkar S, Ramakrishna AVS (2019) Analysis of helical soil nailed walls under static and seismic conditions, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, NRC Canada,<\/strong> doi: 10.1139\/cgj-2019-0240. (Impact factor: 3.73).<\/li>\n
  2. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Punetha P (2019) Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Pullout Response of Soil Nails in Cohesionless Medium. International Journal of Geomechanics<\/strong>, ASCE<\/strong> 19(3): 04019002-16. 10.1061\/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001372 (IF: 2.332).<\/li>\n
  3. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Sarkar S (2017) A laboratory study on pullout capacity of helical soil nail in cohesionless soil. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, NRC Canada<\/strong>. 54(10): 1482-1495 DOI: 10.1139\/cgj2016-0243 (IF: 3.73).<\/li>\n
  4. \n\t\tSamanta M, Punetha P, Dwivedi A, Sarkar S, Sharma M<\/strong> (2018) Slope Stability Assessment and Design of Remedial Measures for Tungnath Temple at Uttrakhand, India: A Case Study. Natural Hazards, Springer <\/strong>(in Press) DOI: 10.1007\/s11069-018-3538-y (IF: 3.1).<\/li>\n
  5. \n\t\tSamanta M, Punetha P, Sharma M<\/strong> (2018) Influence of surface texture on sand-steel interface strength response. Geotechnique Letters, ICE<\/strong> 8(1): 1-25 DOI: 10.1680\/jgele.17.00135 (IF: 2.5).<\/li>\n
  6. \n\t\tSamanta M, Punetha P, Sharma M<\/strong> (2018) Influence of roughness on interface shear strength of sand construction materials. Geomechanics and Engineering,<\/strong> Techno Press<\/strong>. 14(4): 387-398 DOI: 10.12989\/gae.2018.14.4.000 (IF: 3.3)<\/li>\n
  7. \n\t\tSarkar S, Pandit K, Sharma M<\/strong>, Pipal A (2018) Risk assessment and stability analysis of a recent landslide at Vishnuprayag on Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway (NH-58). Current Science<\/strong>, INAE.<\/strong> DOI: 10.18520\/cs\/v114\/i07\/1527-1533 (IF: 0.73).<\/li>\n
  8. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Sarkar S (2018) A comparative laboratory study on interface shear behaviour of soil nails, International Journal of Physical modelling in Geotechnics, ICE<\/strong>. DOI: 10.1680\/jphmg.18.00031. (Impact factor: 1.33).<\/li>\n
  9. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Sarkar S (2018) Novel Laboratory Pullout Device for Conventional and Helical Soil Nails. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM<\/strong> DOI: 10.1520\/GTJ20170319 (IF: 1.279). (IF: 1.5).<\/li>\n
  10. \n\t\tKumar, R., Lakhani, Rajni., Singh, B., Sharma, M<\/strong>., Negi, SK (2021) Agro-industrial Wastes Incorporated Cement Stabilized Mud Composites for Roof and Wall Assembly in Energy Efficient Building Envelope, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering<\/strong>, Springer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n\tKey Awards & Recognitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. \n\t\tDiamond Jubilee Research Paper award-2018 <\/strong>from CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) for the paper \u201cSlope Stability Assessment and Design of Remedial Measures for Tungnath Temple at Uttrakhand, India: A Case Study. Natural Hazards, Springer. <\/strong>Presented in the 72nd<\/sup> Foundation day of CBRI at CBRI, Roorkee, India, 12th<\/sup> February 2019.<\/li>\n
    2. \n\t\tIGS \u2013 YGE Best Paper Biennial Award \u2013 2018 <\/strong>from Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) for the paper \u201cA laboratory study on inclined pullout capacity of helical anchors in the sand medium\u201d. Presented in Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC-2018) at IISc, Bangalore India, 13-15th<\/sup> December 2018.<\/li>\n
    3. \n\t\tOutstanding and best paper award<\/strong> from Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) for the paper \u201cA laboratory study on inclined pullout capacity of helical anchors in the sand medium\u201d. Presented in a Sixth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (6IYGEC2017) NIT Trichy, India, 10-11th<\/sup> March 2017.  <\/li>\n
    4. \n\t\tBest paper award<\/strong> from ISSMGE and IGS for the paper \u201cA study on the comparison of pullout behaviour of helical and conventional driven soil nails\u201d presented in an International Geotechnical Engineering Conference on Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Practices and Related Urban Issues, on 23-24 September 2016.<\/li>\n
    5. \n\t\tBest poster paper award<\/strong> from CSIR- Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee for the poster \u201cRetractable Petals Building Envelope\u201d in National Science Day Poster Competition on 28th<\/sup> February 2014.<\/li>\n
    6. \n\t\tEditor\u2019s Choice<\/strong>: Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Pullout Response of Soil Nails in Cohesionless Medium. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE 19(3): 04019002-16. 10.1061\/(ASCE)GM.19435622.0001372 (IF: 2.332).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \n\tKey Publications in National\/ International Conferences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. \n\t\tAgarwal, E., Sharma, M<\/strong>., & Pain, A. (2021). Probabilistic stability analysis of helical soil nailed wall using the Monte-Carlo Simulation. In: Proceedings of Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021)<\/strong>, 15th<\/sup> \u2013 20th<\/sup> March 2021 (In Press). Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Scopus Indexed, Springer.<\/em><\/li>\n
      2. \n\t\tAgarwal, E., Sharma, M<\/strong>., & Pain, A. (2021). An analytical approach to probabilistically analyse the helical soil nailed walls with surcharge load. Abstract submitted in: Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR9).<\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. \n\t\tKumar, R., Lakhani, Rajni., Singh, B., Sharma, M (2020)<\/strong>,  Physico-mechanical and thermal performances of newly developed lightweight mud phuska composite for roof treatment, International Conference on Reuse and Recycling of Materials and their products<\/li>\n
      4. \n\t\tSarkar S, Samanta M, Sharma M<\/strong>, Dwivedi A (2018) Slope Stability Analysis and Suggestive Measures for an Active Landslide in Indian Himalaya: Proceedings of the 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018.<\/li>\n
      5. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Sarkar S (2017) An Innovative Pullout System for Soil Nails and Anchors. In. proceeding of Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2017). IIT Guwahati India 15-17th December 2017.<\/li>\n
      6. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Sarkar S (2017) A laboratory study on inclined pullout capacity of helical anchors in sand medium. Proceeding of Sixth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (6IYGEC2017). NIT Trichy India 10-11March 2017.<\/li>\n
      7. \n\t\tSharma M<\/strong>, Samanta M, Sarkar S, Punetha P (2017) Pullout capacity of driven soil nails in cohesionless soil and its constitutive modelling.  National proceeding of Conference on Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics. IIT Roorkee India 3-5 March 2017.<\/li>\n
      8. \n\t\tPandit K, Sarkar S, Samanta M, Sharma M<\/strong> (2016) Stability analysis and design of slope reinforcement techniques for a Himalayan landslide. International Conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (RARE 2016). Bengaluru India 16-18 November 2016. 10.2991\/rare-16.2016.16<\/li>\n
      9. \n\t\tSamanta M, Dwivedi A, Mohanty P, Pain A, Sharma M<\/strong> (2016) Condition assessment of pile foundation through low strain pile integrity test: A case study. In. proceeding of Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2016). IIT Madras India 15-17 December 2016.<\/li>\n
      10. \n\t\tSamanta M, Dwivedi A, Mohanty P, Pain A, Sharma M<\/strong> (2016) Investigation on causes of failure and design of remedial measures of pile foundation supporting transmission line tower. In. proceeding of International Conference on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering IISC Bengaluru India, 8-10 December 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \n\tReviewer of Journals<\/strong><\/p>\n