Previous Experience/Positions held

Institution	Post Held	Period
College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram	Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering	From 01-06-2000 to 05-05-2016
College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram	Associate Professor in Civil Engineering	From 06-05-2016 till date

• Total teaching experience : 19yrs

Areas of Interest:

Geotechnical Engineering, Ground improvement

Courses Handled

• Advanced Foundation Engineering
• Theoretical Geomechanics
• Geotechnical Investigations
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Engineering Mechanics

Publications:

International/ National Journals

Conferences

International Conference

• Bindu J . and P. Vinod, (2010) "Design of preload for reducing the compressibility of Kuttanad clays" In the proceedings of International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Management held at College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram.
• Sheeba Kumari J.S. and Bindu J .,(2010) " Effect of lime on shear strength of Kuttanad clay" In Proc. of International Conference on Technological Trends College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Bindu J . and P. Vinod (2012) "Shear strength determination of Soft soils with very high natural water content" International conference on Ground Improvement and Ground control (ICGI 2012) held at University of Wollongong, Australia.
• Vysakh P and Bindu J (2012) "Stabilisation of Lateritic soil using coconut shell, leaf and husk ash" International Conference on Green Technology (ICGT 2012) held on 17-19 May 2012 at Mar Baseleous College of Engineering and Technology.
• J.Bindu and Kannan K (2017) " Stabilisation of Marine clays by MICP: Optimum Reagent Concentration and Treatment Duration" International Conference on materials, mechanics and management (IMMM-2017) held at College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram. 7-12
• Neelima P, Bindu J (2017) " Model studies on footing in sand fills over soft clay and inclusion of skirts" International Conference on materials, mechanics and management (IMMM-2017) held at College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram. 80-86.
• Bindu J . and Aswathy Ramesh (2017)"Effect of Coarse grained cushion on the behaviour of Piled raft Foundation" International Conference on materials, mechanics and management (IMMM-2017) held at College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram. 87-93.
• Bindu J., Aishwarya Shaji, Kannan K., Neethu M.V.,Snehapoornima P.V., Thasleema P., Vijimol V. (2017) " Biocementation of Soil supplemented with Eggshell and Sporosarcina pasteurii" International Conference on materials, mechanics and management (IMMM-2017) held at College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram. 31-36.

National Conference

1. R P Aparna and Bindu J, ( 2023)  Laboratory study on the spacing effect of vertical drains on the consolidation characteristics of clay, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1280/1/012042.

2. Anija A. J. and Bindu J . (2023) Effect of gradation on the unconfined compressive strength of clay-demolished brick waste mixture. Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation System (IMPACTS 2023), Trivandrum.
3. R P Aparna and Bindu J, ( 2023)  Laboratory study on the spacing effect of vertical drains on the consolidation characteristics of clay, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1280/1/012042
4. Anupama P L and Bindu J, ( 2024) Review on biochar amended soil as landfill cover system , National Conference Techsynod' 24 on Bioinformatics and Biomimetics and Sustainability in Civil Engineering, Mohandas college of Engineering and Technology , Trivandrum.
5. Ramanatha Iyer, T.S., Bindu J ., and Sam Vidyanath T.R., (2002) "Experimental Study on the efficiency of under drains in clay liners" in Proc. of IGC 2002, IGS Allahabad Chapter.
6. Bindu J ., Sam Vidyanath T.R. and Vinod J.S. (2002) "Effect of drain material on the efficiency of under drains" in Proc. Food Security Through sustainable technologies, Swadeshi Science Movement, Kerala.
7. Sam Vidyanath T.R and Bindu J ., (2002) "Experimental Study on the efficiency of under drains in clay liners" in Proc. of National seminar on Interactive, Integrated Technological advancement- Recent Trends. College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
8. Asha V. and Bindu J., (2004) " Effect of drain material in improving Shear strength of Soft clays" In Proc. of National seminar Recent Trends in Technological advancements. College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
9. Bindu J . and P. Vinod (2007) "Suitability of preloading techniques as applied to Kuttanad clay - A feasibility study"- published in the proceedings of National Conference on Foundations and Retaining structures (NCFRC 2007) held at IIT Roorkee pp82-85.
10. Merin Kurien and Bindu. J . (2008) "Study of Volume Change Behaviour of Consolidated Clays" In Proc. of National Conference on Technological Trends College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
11. Bindu J . and P. Vinod (2008) "Mini-plate load test on preloaded Kuttanad clay" In the proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference held at IISc, Bangalore pp.115-118.
12. Bindu J . and Aswathi Ramabhadran (2010) "Effect of concentration of dispersing agent on the grain size distribution of fine grained soil" In the proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference held at IIT , Bombay
13. Bindu J . and Aswathi Ramabhadran (2011) "Effect of water cement ratio on cement stabilized Kuttanad clay" In the proceedings of 12 th National Conference on Technological Trends held at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
14. Bindu J . and Aswathi Ramabhadran (2011) "Study on cement Stabilized Kuttanad clay" In the proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference held at Kochi.
15. Aparna R Pillai and Bindu J (2012) " Permeability Characteristics of Kuttanad clay with Quarry Dust and Rice husk ash drains" 13 th National Conference on Technological Trends held on 10-11 August 2012 at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
16. Bindu J . and Aparna R Pillai (2012) " Effect of density of drain material on the consolidation characteristics of Kuttanad clay" Indian Geotechnical Conference held on December 13-15, 2012, Delhi.
17. Vysakh P and Bindu J (2013) "Prediction of swelling of Kuttanad clay-using indirect test" Fourth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers conference held on 17-19 May 2013 at IITM, Chennai.
18. Vysakh P and Bindu J (2013) ) "Prediction of swell parameters" National Conference on Technological Trends held at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
19. Bindu J and Karthika M S (2014) "Influence of lime on the geotechnical properties of black cotton soil" National Conference on Technological Trends held at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
20. Bindu J and Karthika M S (2014) "Influence of flyash and coir fibre on the geotechnical properties of black cotton soil" has been accepted for presentation and including in the proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference held at Kakinada.
21. P. Swathy, J. Bindu (2015)" Vertical columns and coir geocell composite reinforcement for soft soil improvement" published in the proceedings of 50 th INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE 17th – 19th DECEMBER 2015, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
22. P. Swathy, J. Bindu (2015) " Vertical columns and coir geocell reinforcement for soft soil improvement" published in the proceedings of National Conference on Technological Trends held at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
23. Lekshmi Suresh, J.Bindu (2016) "Comparative study on Ordinary stone column and Coir Geotextile Encased Stone column" published in the proceedings of National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Modelling(GEM-2016), LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 17 th -18 th June 2016.pp 222-225.
24. J.Bindu , Kannan K (2017) " Biocementation in Marine Clays: Effect on Grain Size Distribution " Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017 GeoNEst 14-16 December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India.
25. Neelima P, Bindu J. (2017) " Behaviour of Skirted Foundations in Granular Fills Overlying Clayey Subgrade" Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017 GeoNEst 14-16 December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India.
26. Aswathy Ramesh, Bindu J(2017) " Effect of Controlled Stiffness Inserts on the Behavior of Piled Raft Foundation" Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017 GeoNEst 14-16 December 2017, IIT Guwahati, India.
27. Bindu J .,Aswathi Ramesh (2017) "connected and unconnected Piled Raft Foundation" published in the proceedings of 18 th National Conference on Technological Trends held on 21&22 July 2017at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
28. J.Bindu , Keerthi Raj (2018) " Role of sodium silicate in strength development of cement treated clayey soil admixed with composite promoter"International Conference , GEC Thrissur
29. Bindu J ., Kannan K and Panchami M. V.(2018) " Effect of oil contamination on geotechnical properties of soil- A Review " National conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering- ICE 2018 held at Marian Engineering College, 16-17 March 2018.
30. Panchami M. V. Bindu J. Kannan K (2018) " Effect of oil contamination on geotechnical properties of lateritic soils " Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018 13-15December 2018, IISc Bengaluru, India.

Other Responsibilities held:

At Present

• UG Professor

Responsibilities held previously

• Geotechnical Division Head
• DQAC member
• Accreditation Coordinator
• Internal auditor
• Staff advisor (UG &PG)

Other Academic Activities