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Academic Profiles:

Email: jigisha.vashi@nmims.edu

Contact No. 9619133219

Landline extension: 114809

Desk (location):  502 faculty area, 5th floor MPSTME, Mumbai

Area of Interest:  Reinforced Earth Structure, Ground Improvement Techniques, Pile Foundation, Roads and Pavements etc.

Education Qualification:
  • Ph.D., M.Tech (Gold Medalist)
  • B.E (Civil)
  • B.E (Civil Engineering) from B.V.M. Engineering College. V.V.Nagar, (SP University), Anand, Gujarat – 2005
  • M.Tech (Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering) from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat – 2008
  • Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat – 2013

Experience:

  • Working as assistant professor at SVKM’s NMIMS, Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, Mumbai, India, from April 2014 to till date.
  • Former lecturer at Vidyabharti Trust Institute of Technology & Research Center, Umrakh, Bardoli, Gujarat, from Feb 2009 -Aug 2009.
  • Former Assistant Manager at Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone Pvt. Ltd.Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone Pvt. Ltd. Belapur, Maharashtra, India, from Jun 2008 – Dec 2008.
  • Former lecturer at Government Engineering College, Valsad, Gujarat, from Aug 2005 – Feb 2006.

Membership:

  • IGS – Indian Geotechnical Society (LM 2946)
  • ISTE – The Indian Society for Technical Education (LM 61976)

Number of PhD/ M. Tech Students Guided:

  • 02 Ph.D. students research work ongoing

Service Activities (Within Organization)

  • Research co-ordinator of Civil Engineering Department
  • Panel member for Personal Interview Process for SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) for Ph.D. Eng. Batch 2021 and 2023.
  • Faculty mentor for ASCE international student chapter (CESA) at MPSTME, Mumbai from year 2018-till date.
  • Coordinator of A Five day FDP on GIS: A Geospatial World of Opportunities, Civil Department, MPSTME, 5th to 9th July 2022.
  • Coordinator of A three day FDP on Recent Developments in Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Civil Department, MPSTME, December 13-15, 2017.
  • Co-convener of ASCE India Region Student conference, MPSTME, Mumbai, 29th March – 1st April 2018.
  • Admission consoling duty for academic year 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
  • Member of Department Conference Committee from year 2016-2018.

Part of NBA Team member for MPSTME- Civil Department from 2016-2018.

  • Part of ABET Team Member for MPSTME- CIVIL Department from 2016-2020.
  • Faculty Mentor for First year Student from academic year 2014 -2018.
  • Faculty Mentor for B.Tech Integrated Internship Program from 2015.
  • Member of timetable committee for academic year 2014-16.

Service Activities (Outside Organization)

  • Joint secretory, Indian Geotechnical Society Mumbai chapter since 2021.
  • Evaluator of Ph.D. thesis on the subject of Parametric Study of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Bacterial Concrete by Incorporating Ceramic Tiles Waste from Gujrat Technical Universities during March 2023.
  • Coordinator of National Workshop on Geotechniques for Heavy Urban Infrastructure, IGS MC and IITB in association with MMRDA Mumbai, 1st-2nd October 2022.
  • External examiner at SVNIT Surat, Pravara Rural Engineering College Loni, Savitribai Phule, Pune University and Sardar Patel University, Mumbai for M.Tech examination.
  • Reviewed Paper from Geomechanics and Engineering, An International Journal Paper
  • Reviewed Paper from Institute of Engineers Journal
  • Reviewed Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019 and 2022 papers.
  • Reviewed International Conference on Research & Development in Civil Engineering-2021 Papers.

Journal Publications:

Conference Publication:

International Conference:

  • Jigisha Vashi and Rashmi Patel (2018), Unconfined Compressive Strength of Woven Geotextile Reinforced Sandy Clay Soil, as book chapter in the book proceedings by Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd. During 2nd International Conference on “Advances in Concrete, Structural, & Geo-technical Engineering” on 26 – 28th February 2018 at BITS Pilani, India pp.297-300.
  • Anand Daftardar, Shirish Vichare, and Jigisha Vashi (2016), Investigation of RCC Beam Wrapped With Sisal Cordage, International Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology Materials and Construction Practices at Goa College of Engineering, Ponda, India, 22-24 June 2016, pp 449-454.
  • Ravin M. Tailor, Jigisha M. Vashi and Mahesh D. Desai (2013), Relook at Foundation Design of RE Structures in Indian Environment Based on Case Study, 7th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, 29th April – 4th May, Chicago, USA, pp. 7.08a (1 – 13).
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, Atul K. Desai and Chandresh H. Solanki (2012), Feasibility Studies of Geotextile Reinforced Steep Embankment on Poor Foundations as Alternative to Reinforced Earth Wall in Indian Environment, International Conference on Ground Improvement and Ground Control (ICGI 2012) at University of Wollongong, Australia, 30 Oct. – 2 Nov, pp: 895- 901.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, Atul K. Desai, and Chandresh H. Solanki (2012), Espousal of Flyash+Clay as Innovative Backfill Material for Construction of Reinforced Bridge Embankment, 2nd International Conference ICCEBS at Bali – Indonesia, 30 June – 1 July, pp: 27-31.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, Atul K. Desai, and Chandresh H. Solanki (2011), Geosynthetics – Alternative Material for Low Cost Pavement, 2nd International Conference on (NUiCONE) at Nirma Institute of Technology –A’bad, 08 – 10 Dec., pp: 33.

 

National Conference:

  • Rashmi Patel and Jigisha Vashi (2018), A Review on T shaped Deep Mixing Technology in Engineering Project, 8th Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India, November 15-17, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, pp. 170-174.
  • Vashi Jigisha, Patel Rashmi, and Babu V Sundararaman (2017), Analysis of Flexible Pavement Using Geocell – A Comparative Case Study, 6th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, IIT Trichy, March 10-11, PP.296-300.
  • Subham Chowdhury, Saptarshi Chatterjee, KushagraSen, Ahmed Palwala, Jigisha Vashi, & Anand Daftardar (2016), Improvement of CBR for Clayey Sand Subgrade using Woven Geotextile, Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC- 16, IIT Madras, India, pp: 1-4.
  • Vashi Jigisha M and Sundararaman Babu (2015), Parametric study to investigate the effect of subgrade modulus (k) value on rigid pavement thickness (H), 50th Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC- 15, Pune India, pp:1-6.
  • Vashi Jigisha, Tailor Ravin, & Sundararaman Babu (2015), Geotextile reinforced embankment as a cost effective alternative to reinforced earth wall on difficult subsoil condition, 5th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Vadodara, March 14-15, PP. 217-222.
  • Vashi Jigisha (2014), Review on Some Factors Rarely Considered in Design of Retaining Earth Structures, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC on Geotechnics for Inclusive Development of India, Kakinada, India, December 18-20, pp: 2178 – 2181.
  • Vashi Jigisha (2014), Results of Triaxial Test on Unreinforced and Geotextile Reinforced Composite Soil, Proceedings of STTP on Advances In Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, SVNIT, Surat, 25th June to 4th July, pp: 128-139.
  • M. Tailor, N.C. Shah, & J.M. Vashi (2013), Application of Geotextile for Better Performance of Flexible Pavement on Swelling Subgrade, Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering at AMD SVNIT Surat, 8-9 June.
  • J. M., & Babu V.S. (2013), Prediction of Realistic CBR for Cohesive Subgrade, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference – IGC at IIT Roorkee, 22-24 Dec, pp: 292.
  • Vashi Jigisha & Desai Hitesh H (2013), Need for Experience and Engineering Judgment in Analysis of Raw Sub Soil Exploration Data, Fourth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineer’s Conference, IIT Madras, Chennai, May 17-18, pp: T8P1.
  • Vashi, Jigisha M., & Desai, Mahesh D. (2012), Influence of Strain Rate on Design Parameters for Woven Geotextile in RE Structures, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC at IIT Delhi, 13 – 15 Dec, pp: 1146-1149.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, Atul K. Desai, and Chandresh H. Solanki (2012), Geotextile Reinforced Steep Embankment (GRSE) on Weak Ground, 8th Biennial Conference on Structural Engineering Convention (SEC), at AMD, SVNIT, Surat, 17 – 19 Dec, pp: 499-505.
  • M. Vashi, M. D. Desai, A. K. Desai, & C. H. Solanki (2011), Gabion GRS Walls for Raising Solid Waste Dump Site at Surat – Case Study, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC at Kochi, Kerala, December 15-17, pp: 1023-1026.
  • Vashi, Jigisha M., Desai, A.K., and Solanki, C.H (2011), Effect of Strain Rate on Stress-Strain Characteristics of Geotextile, Two Days National Workshop: Advances In Geotechnical Engineering at AMD, SVNIT, Surat, 8 & 9 Oct, pp: 85-90.
  • M. Vashi, & M. D. Desai (2011), Exploration Data Unless Reconciled by Judgment Mostly Misleads the Designers, Two Days National Workshop: Advances In Geotechnical Engineering at AMD, SVNIT, Surat, 8 & 9 Oct, pp: 1-6.
  • Vashi, Jigisha M (2011), Adoption of Industrial Byproduct – Flyash as Fill Material for Modern Reinforced Earth Structures, National Workshop on Utilization of Fly Ash at CED, SVNIT, Surat, 10 &11 June, pp:123-133.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, M. D. Desai and A. K. Desai (2011), Use of GRSF to Improve Performance of Foundation for Reinforced Earth Wall, National Conference on Recent Advances in Ground Improvement Techniques at CBRI, IIT Roorkee, India, 24 & 25 Feb, pp: 203-210.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, A.K. Desai & C.H. Solanki (2011), Important Properties Emphasize to GRS Structures, National Conference on, “New Horizons For Sustainable Tomorrow” at SECT – Surat, 18 &19 Feb, pp: 38.
  • Vashi, Jigisha, M, Desai, A.K, Solanki, C.H & Desai, M.D (2010), State of Art: Factors Influencing Design of Earth Retaining Structures, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC at IIT Bombay, 16 – 18, Dec, pp: 219-222.
  • Umravia Nirav, M. D. Desai, Jigisha Vashi (2010), Need for Relook at Design Practice for Reinforced Earth Wall Foundations, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC at IIT Bombay, 16 – 18, Dec, pp: 73-76.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, M. D. Desai, A.K. Desai & C. H. Solanki (2010), Geosynthetic Materials and its Properties for Reinforced Earth Structures, All India Seminars on: Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering by IEI A’bad Chapter at A’Bad, 27-28th Nov.
  • Vashi, Jigisha M., Dr. Desai, A.K., Dr. Solanki, C.H., Dr. Desai, M.D (2010), Fly Ash as Backfill Material for Reinforced Earth Structures, National conference on Fly ash/Futuristic Materials in Civil Engineering Construction For Sustainable Development at BVM Engg. College, V.V. Nagar, Anand, Gujarat, 12th Aug, pp: 17/1 – 17/10.
  • Jigisha M. Vashi, & M. D. Desai (2010), Need to Review IS: 2720 (Part 16) to Predict Realistic CBR for Cohesive Subgrade, National Conference CRDCE10 at SVIT, Vasad, Gujarat, 21-22 January, pp: No 17/1-5.

 

Book Chapters:

  • Jigisha Vashi, Yogesh Bafna, Santosh Bothe (2025). Predicting pavement condition using ultrasonic pulse velocity and AI techniques, GeoVadis – The Future of Geotechnical Engineering, CRC Press, vol.1, pp.93-98, DOI: 10.1201/9781003645917-12
  • Vashi, J., Parmar, K., Patel, J. (2025). Influence of Rainfall Water Infiltration on Stability of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall. Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 7. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 703. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7787-0_6
  • Vora, U., Paliwal, D., Vashi, J., Sundararaman, B.V. (2025). Analysis of Homogeneous Slopes Using Slope/W for Different Boundary Conditions. Analysis, Design, and Construction Aspects of Geotechnical Structures. IYGEC 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 421. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9831-5_15.
  • Patel, T., Vashi, J., Daftardar, A., Somani, P. (2025). Economic Analysis of Reinforced Slopes Using Slope/W for Different Boundary Conditions. Proceedings of 9IYGEC 2023, Volume 2. IYGEC 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 606. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6988-9_16
  • Vashi, J., Daftardar, A., Sundararaman, B.V. (2024). Improvement of Clayey Soil Using Fly Ash and Cement. In: Jose, B.T., Sahoo, D.K., Puppala, A.J., Reddy, C.N.V.S., Abraham, B.M., Vaidya, R. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2022 Volume 3. IGC 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 478. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1745-3_6
  • Jigisha Vashi, Anand Daftardar, Rahul Panchal, Kapil Agrawal, Yashish Pansari & Rohit Gupta (2023), Feasibility Study of Voided Slab: Sustainable Approach in Construction, Sustainability and Innovations in Civil Engineering, pp.95-103, Imperial Publications, ISBN: 978-93-91044-60-2.
  • Anand Daftardar, Jigisha Vashi, Vatsal Doshi, Ayan Shrivastava & Avantika Tamhane (2023), Reuse of Demolished Waste: A Sustainable Approach for New Construction, Sustainability and Innovations in Civil Engineering, pp.81-94, Imperial Publications, ISBN: 978-93-91044-60-2.
  • Darshana Lade, Sunayana Sarkar and Jigisha Vashi (2023), Maintaining Cultural Heritage in ‘Smart Cities’: Indian Context, Sustainability and Innovations in Civil Engineering, pp.67-79, Imperial Publications, ISBN: 978-93-91044-60-2.
  • Chheda, R., Kandpal, C., Anjana, H., Pisolkar, A., Soni, A., Vashi, J. (2022). Micro-Piles as Foundation for G+10 Building at Chhattisgarh—A Case Study. In: Dey, A.K., Mandal, J.J., Manna, B. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 195. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6456-4_41
  • Vashi J., Desai A., Solanki C., Sundararaman B.V. (2021) Comparison of Factor of Safety Between LEM and FEM for Geotextile Reinforced Embankment on Difficult Foundation. In: Satyanarayana Reddy C.N.V., Saride S., Krishna A.M. (eds) Ground Improvement and Reinforced Soil Structures. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 152. Springer, Singapore. pp 617-626, ISBN978-981-16- 1831-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1831-4_55
  • Chheda R., Pisolkar A., Kandpal C., Vashi J., Soni A., Bakliwal R. (2021) Analysis and Design of Micro-pile Foundation for an Extension of a Commercial Building. In: Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019 – Volume I, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 133. Springer, Singapore. pp 349-356, ISBN978-981-33-6346-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6346-5_30.
  • Vashi J., Desai A., Solanki C. (2021) Influence of the Geotextile Force on the Stability of Embankments. In: Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R., Shukla S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019 – Volume 5, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 137. Spring Series. pp 297-305, ISSN 2366-2557. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6466-0_28.

Honors and Awards:

  • “IGS Appreciation Award – 2025” for outstanding organization of 1st Geotech Asia Conference 2025 on 20th Dec 2025, at NIT Jalandhar.
  • “IGS Appreciation Award – 2022” for outstanding organization of Ferroco Terzaghi Orations on 15th Dec 2022, at Kochi.
  • Award for the Best Paper Presentation on “Influence of the Geotextile Force on the Stability of Embankments,” under the theme Geosynthetics Application during IGC- 19 Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development and Urbanization, 19th-21st December, SVNIT Surat, India.
  • Award for the Best Technical Paper Presentation on “Micro-piles as foundation for G+10 building at Chhattisgarh – A case study,” under the theme Site Investigation & Case Studies during 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference – 7th IYGEC, 15-16 March, 2019, NIT Silchar, Assam, India.
  • IGS-HEICO Young Geotechnical Engineer Award for the Best Paper on “Slope Stability and Landslides” on paper titled “Geotextile Reinforced Embankment as a Cost Effective Alternative to Reinforced Earth Wall on Difficult Subsoil Condition” Awards presented on 15th Dec 2016 during the Inaugural Function of IGC-2016 at IIT Madras, Chennai.
  • 1st Best paper prize, Shri Chirantan M. Desai Memorial Award, Rs 6,000/- cash in area of Utilisation of Flyash in Civil Engineering Structures (Roads & Buildings) for the Paper entitled “Adoption of Industrial Byproduct – Flyash as Fill Material for Modern Reinforced Earth Structure”, National Workshop on “Utilisation of Flyash”, CED, SVNIT, Surat, 10-11 – June 2011.
  • Gold Medal for securing first position at M.Tech in Civil Engineering Examination with Specialization in Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering held during academic year 2007-08.

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