Geomechanics/Geotechnical Research Group

Balaji Lakkimsetti

Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University (Jan 2025 – Present)

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, 2024
M.Tech., Geotechnical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, 2018
B.Tech., Civil Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada, 2016

Balaji Lakkimsetti joined as a Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University from January, 2025. Prior to this he worked as a Research Associate at IISc Bangalore, India, for almost an year. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from IISc Bangalore in 2024. His doctoral research mainly focused on understanding the morphological perspectives of sand liquefaction and its mitigation using geosynthetic and natural materials. He also has experience on stabilizing soft clays using waste materials. His research interest lies in geosynthetics, soil dynamics, liquefaction, ground improvement, sustainable geotechnics, and experimental characterization of geomaterials.

Research Associate, (Feb 2024 – Dec 2024) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Student member Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), ISSMGE member

1. Lakkimsetti, B. and Latha, G.M., 2024. Physico-mechanical aspects of liquefaction risk reduction in sand using geotextile-encased granular columns. Acta Geotechnica,19, 6843–6864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-024-02402-z
2. Lakkimsetti, B. and Latha, G.M., 2023. Role of grain size and shape on undrained monotonic shear, liquefaction, and post-liquefaction behaviour of granular ensembles. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 173, p.108086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.108086
3. Lakkimsetti, B. and Latha, G.M., 2023. Morphological insights into the liquefaction and post-liquefaction response of sands with geotextile inclusions using drained constant volume simple shear tests. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 51(5), pp. 144-164.vhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2023.06.002
4. Lakkimsetti, B. and Latha, G.M., 2023. Role of geofoam inclusions on the liquefaction resilience of transportation geostructures. Transportation Geotechnics, 41, p.101041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.101041
5. Lakkimsetti, B. and Latha, G.M., 2023. Effectiveness of different reinforcement alternatives for mitigating liquefaction in sands. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 9(4), p.37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-023-00459-6
6. Lakkimsetti, B. and Gali, M.L., 2023. Grain shape effects on the liquefaction response of geotextile-reinforced sands. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 9(2), p.15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-023-00434-1
7. Latha, G.M. and Lakkimsetti, B., 2022. Morphological perspectives to quantify and mitigate liquefaction in sands. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 52(5), pp.1244-1252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-022-00649-5
8. Lakkimsetti, B. and Nayak, S., 2022. Experimental investigation and performance evaluation of lithomargic clay stabilized with granulated blast furnace slag and calcium chloride. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8(1), p.12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-022-00355-5

balajil@tamu.edu