Dr. V. B. Maji
Building Sciences Block, BSB-120
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai-600036, India
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai-600036, India
Email ID :vbmaji@iitm.ac.in
+919445422073
Alternative Email ID :vbmaji@civil.iitm.ac.in
Dr. V. B. Maji Presently working as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, joined the institute in 2008. He has received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in the year 2007. Before that, he completed his Master of Technology degree (M.Tech) from the Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India (formerly Institute of Technology, IT-BHU) with Rock Mechanics specialization (year, 2003) and a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree from BIT Sindri, Dhanbad, India (the year 2001). His research interest includes the Behavior of jointed rock mass, the Rock fracturing process, tunnelling and slope stability, and landslides. He has more than 15 years of research/teaching experience and has published more than 80 papers in various international/national journals and conferences. He has guided 6 Ph.D. and 3 MS students so far; 5 PhDs are in progress. Before joining IIT Madras, he worked as an associate consultant in Advanced Technologies and Engineering Services (ATES), a consultancy division of AIMIL Ltd. New Delhi.
Earned Degrees
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), 2007
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore, CV Raman Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Master of Technology (M.Tech), 2003
Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu
University (BHU), Varanasi, Formerly IT-BHU, Banaras Hindu University Campus, Uttar Pradesh 221005
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E), 2001
BIT Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Dhanbad Rd, Sindri, Jharkhand 828123
Research Areas
| Behavior of jointed rock mass and geomaterial |
| Rock fracture mechanics, Numerical modelling |
| Tunneling, slope stability and landslides |
Professional Experiences
| 2022 – Present | : | Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2016 – 2022 | : | Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2008 – 2016 | : | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2007 – 2008 | : | Associate Consultant, Advanced Technologies and Engineering Services (ATES), a consultancy division of AIMIL Ltd., New Delhi, India |