Advisory Committee
Dr. Marc Ballouz President, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Prof. Dr. Keh-Jian Shou Vice-President (Asia), International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Er. Tuk Lal Adhikari Past President, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Prof. Dr. Akkal Bahadur Past President, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Prof. Dr. Ram Krishna Poudel Past President, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Prof. Dr. Madan Bahadur Karkee Past President, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Dr. Gyaneshwor Pokhrel Founding Member, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Dr. Bishwa Ranjan Shahi Past General Secretary, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Er. Indu Sharma Dhakal Past General Secretary, Nepal Geotechnical Society (NGS)
Prof. Dr. Binod Tiwari California State University, Fullerton, USA
Dr. Anil Joseph President, Indian Geotechnical Society
Er. Srilal Sahabandhu President, Srilankan Geotechnical Society
Eng. Amjad Ali Agha President, Pakistan Geotechnical Engineering Society
Prof. A.M.M. Safiullah President, Bangladesh Society for Geotechnical Engineering
Dr. Hari Bahadur Darlami President, Nepal Engineers’ Association, Nepal
Er. Iswar Lal Joshi President, Society of Nepalese Architects (SONA)
Dr. Rajan Suwal President, Structural Engineer Association Nepal (SEANEP)
Er. Rajendra Raj Sharma President, Society of Transport Engineers Nepal (SOTEN)
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Dahal President, Nepal Society of Engineering Geology (NSEG)
Mr. Churna Bahadur Wali President, Nepal Geological Society
Er. Keshab Kumar Sharma Secretary, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, Nepal
Er. Gopal Prasad Sigdel Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Nepal
Er. Sarita Dawadi Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
Er. Maniram Gelal Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
Er. Ram Hari Pokharel Director General, Department of Roads
Er. Sanjeev Baral Director General, Department of Water Resources and Irrigation
Er. Kumar Prasad Ghimire Director General, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction
Er. Kamal Raj Shrestha Director General, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management
Organizing Committee
Chair: Prof. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Convener: Dr. Mandip Subedi Universal Engineering and Science College, Lalitpur, Nepal
A/Prof. Dr. Indra Prasad Acharya Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Er. Prabhat Kumar Jha Department of Roads, Government of Nepal
Er. Mandakini Karki Soil Test P. Ltd, Kathmandu, Nepal
Er. Udaya Raj Neupane Clay Engineering, Kathmandu, Nepal
Er. Rajan KC Geoinfra Research Institute, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water (CREEW), Nepal
Er. Jibendra Misra Ehime University, Japan
Dr. Mohan Prasad Acharya NEA Engineering, Nepal
Dr. Bhim Kumar Dahal IOE, Pulchowk Campus
Er. Ujjwal Niraula Geotechnical and Associates P. Ltd, Lalitpur, Nepal
Er. Darshan Babu Adhikari Chesco, Kathmandu, Nepal
Er. Kamal Prasad Regmi PSP, Nepal
Er. Kalpana Adhikari Department of Roads, Nepal
Dr. Pradeep Pokhrel Viswa Consult P. Ltd, Nepal
Er. Prashanta Poudel Geo Engineering P. Ltd, Nepal
Er. Suvarna Singh Raut Himalaya College of Engineering, Nepal
Er. Saroj Prasad Adhikari Himalaya College of Engineering, Nepal
Technical Committee
Dr. Abilash Pokhrel University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Dr. F. Albert Liu University of Alberta, Canada
Alex Strouth BGC Engineering, Canada
Prof. Dr. Amod Mani Dixit National Society for Earthquake Technology, Nepal
Ar. Apil KC Michigan University, USA
Dr. Arindam Dey IIT Guwahiti, India
Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha IIT Patna, India
Er. Baldeep Sharma NDRRMA, Nepal
Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dr. Bhim Kumar Dahal Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Er. Bikash Devkota
Prof. Dr. Binod Tiwari California State University, Fullerton, USA
Prof. Dr. Deepankar Chowdhury IIT Bombay, India
Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water (CREEW), Nepal
Prof. Dr. Dinesh Pathak Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University
Er. Dipendra Gautam Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of Iceland
Er. Diwakar Khadka Tongji University, China
Dr. Ellen Robson Durham University, UK
Dr. Gyaneshwor Pokhrel
Er. Harish Paneru Ehime University, Japan
Dr. Hem Nath Ghimire SMEC International
Dr. Ibrahim lashin University of Sherbrooke, Canada
A/Prof. Dr. Indra Prasad Acharya Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Er. Jibendra Misra Ehime University, Japan
Dr. Jitendra K. Thakur Geotechnical Department Head at Terracon Consultants, USA
Dr. Kamala Kanta Acharya Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Er. Kaushal Raj Gynwali University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Keshab Sharma BGC Engineering Inc., Canada
Lauren Hutchinson BGC Engineering, Canada
Er. Laxmi Datta Bhatta
Dr. Lukas U. Arenson BGC Engineering Inc., Canada
Er. Mandakini Karki Soil Test P. Ltd, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Mandip Subedi Universal Engineering and Science College, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dr. Manita Timalsina Geotech Solutions International, Kathmandu
Dr. Mohan Prasad Acharya NEA Engineering, Nepal
Prof. Dr. Murali Krishna IIT Tirupati, India
Dr. Narayan Marasini NSET Nepal
Er. Nareshman Shakya Department of Roads, Government of Nepal
Prof. Dr. Neelima Satyam IIT Indore, India
Prof. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Dr. Pankaj Baral Golder, Australia
Dr. Prabeen Joshi Arcadis, Nederland
Er. Prabhat Kumar Jha Department of Roads, Government of Nepal
Er. Prabin Acharya University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Prasanna Rousseau Carleton University, Canada
Prof. Dr. Prishati Raychowdhury IIT Kanpur, India
Er. Rajan KC Geoinfra Research Institute, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dr. Ram Chandra Tiwari Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
A/Prof. Dr. Ranjan Kumar Dahal Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Sambit Prasanajit Naik Pukyong National University, South Korea
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Jha Geoexplorers Inc. USA
Dr. Santosh Kumar Yadav Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Er. Shikshita Bhandari Stanford University, USA
Dr. Surendra Tamrakar Lalitpur Engineering College, Lalitpur, Nepal
Er. Suresh Neupane Ehime University, Japan
Dr. Tara Nidhi Lohani Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Japan
Er. Tuk Lal Adhikari ITECO Nepal P. Ltd.
Er. Tulasi Ram Bhattarai Ehime University, Japan
Er. Udaya Raj Neupane Clay Engineering, Kathmandu, Nepal
Proceedings Editors
Prof. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Prof. Dr. Binod Tiwari California State University, Fullerton, USA
A/Prof. Dr. Indra Prasad Acharya Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water (CREEW), Nepal
Dr. Mandip Subedi Universal Engineering and Science College, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dr. Keshab Sharma BGC Engineering Inc., Canada
Contact Details:
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Eng. Ujjwal Niraula, Secretary, NGS

Conference Secretariat:

GeoMandu 2024

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Eng. Rajan KC, Treasurer, NGS