Publications

Publications

Book Chapters:

Das D. S. and Bharat TV, (2020) Theoretical Study on Equilibrium Volume of Clay Sediments in Salt Solutions, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Partha Das and Bharat TV (2020). Effect of inorganic salt solutions on the diffusion and hydraulic characteristics of compacted clay. In book: Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns.

Bharat TV, Das P, Srivastava A. (2019). Insights into Contaminant Transport Modeling Through Compacted Bentonites. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Das P, Man Parvesh, SR, Bharat TV. (2019). Experimental Analysis of Salt Diffusion in Compacted Clays by Through-Diffusion and Half Cell Technique. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Bharat TV. (2016). Inverse Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering. A Primer on Numerical and Physical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering, 57.



Peer-reviewed journals 

  1. Yadav, H., Mehta, D., Kumar, S., Bharat, T. V., Kumar, S. Mechanism Controlling the Attachment of Coronavirus Surrogate to the Bentonite Clays Based on Experimental Studies. Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Accepted).
  2. Gopakumar, Vishnu, and Tadikonda Venkata Bharat. A Novel Biopolymer-Amended- Bentonite based Capillary Barrier: Performance Evaluation Against Rainfall-Induced Landslides. Canadian Geotechnical Journal (2025) https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2024-0715.
  3. Venkata Tadikonda, Bharat; Gopakumar, Vishnu; Ghose, Bedabrata; SSNV Manda, Praveen, Breakthrough Mechanism and Performance Analysis of Natural Capillary Barrier with Bentonite as Finer Layer. Soil Science Society of America Journal (2025), 89(4), e70099.
  4. Choudhury, C., & Bharat, T. V. (2025). Prediction of swelling pressure–dry density relationship for compacted Bentonites and Bentonite–sand mixtures. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 84(5), 1-18.
  5. Yadav, H., & Venkata, B. T. (2025). Biopolymer Amended Kaolin for Tailings Containment: An Engineered Solution. Biogeotechnics, 100182.
  6. Yadav, Himanshu, T. V. Bharat, & Kumar, S. A novel protocol for detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 virus based on settlement rates of clay-virus-electrolyte mixture. Applied Clay Science 265 (2025): 107680.
  7. Vasudev, A., & Bharat, T. V. (2025). Prediction of permeability characteristics of mine slurries and sediments using finite-strain framework by optimisation algorithms. Expert Systems with Applications, 261, 125495.
  8. Yadav, Himanshu, and Bharat Venkata Tadikonda. "Discussion of “On the DLVO Theory: Experimentally Measured Debye–Hückel Length”." Journal of Engineering Mechanics 151.4 (2025): 07025001.
  9. Yadav, H., & Tadikonda, B. V. (2025). Discussion on" Quantitative analogism on montmorillonite mineral layer filtration ability against micro-materials". Applied Clay Science, 275, 107834.
  10.  Dantam, S., Vasudev, A., Bharat, T. V., Nandy, A. K. (2024). Centrifuge Consolidation Analysis of Slurries and Tailings by Finite Element Modeling. International Journal of Geomechanics 25 (1), 04024313.
  11. Ansari, A. M., Patel, A., Bharat, T. V. (2024). Effect of Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Characteristics on Foundation Bearing Capacity in Mountainous Regions Using Slip-Line Theory. International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), 24(10): 04024224-1 – 16, https://doi.org/10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-9898
  12. Srivastava, Ankti, and Tadikonda Venkata Bharat. (2024) Theoretical Framework for Large- Strain Shear Resistance Of Kaolin Clays Under Chemo-Mechanical Loadings. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. In Production, https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2023-0327
  13. Srivastava, A., & Tadikonda, B. V. (2024). Collapsible Soil Model for the Prediction of Mechanical Characteristics of Partially Saturated Collapsible Soils. International Journal of Geomechanics, 24(7), 04024128.
  14. Dadhich, S., & Bharat, T. V. (2024). Modelling Hydraulic and Swelling Pressure Characteristics of Bentonite Buffer Material for High-Level Nuclear Waste Containment Conditions. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-00990-x
  15. Patel, S., Das, P., Priyadarshi, M., Babbar, M., Hussain, A., & Bharat, T. V. (2024). Anaerobic digestion of herbal waste: a waste to energy option. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(7), 600.
  16. Yadav, H., Tadikonda, B. V., Gaurav, S., & Kumar, S. (2023). Fate and Transport of Coronavirus Surrogate through Compacted Clays for Pathogenic Waste Disposal. Langmuir. 39 (23), 8042-8054.
  17. Das, D. S., Tadikonda, B. V., Raja, S., & Tripathy, S. (2022). Compressibility behavior of bentonites by Stern theory based on constant surface charge conditions. Clays and Clay Minerals, 70(6), 916- 933.
  18. Patwa, D., & Bharat, T. V. (2023). Influence of Hydraulic Response Time of Tensiometer in Hydraulic Characteristics Estimation for Riverbank Sand. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 41(1), 413-427.
  19. Tiwari, S., Adupa, V., Das, D. S., Anki Reddy, K., & Bharat, T. V. (2022). Structural and dynamic insights into SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein–montmorillonite interactions. Langmuir, 38(30), 9186- 9194.
  20. Das, P., Patwa, D., Vishnu, G. & Bharat, T. V., (2022). Influencing factors on the simulation of rainfall-induced landslide prediction based on case study. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 81(5), 194, 1-21.
  21. Vasudev, A., V., and Bharat, T. V. (2022). Prediction of Hydraulic Conductivity Parameters of Slurries from Centrifuge Consolidation Settlements. Canadian Geotechnical Engineering, 59 (11), 1981-2001.
  22. Yadav, H., and Tadikonda, B. V. (2022). The Influence of Mechanical Granulation Process and Granular Bentonite Plasticity on Self-Sealing and Volume Change Behavior. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 26(2), 04022003.
  23. Das, P., and Bharat, T. V. (2022). Assessment of Clay Mineral Attenuation Capacity for Human Viral Pathogens. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 26(1), 04021040.
  24. Tadikonda, V. B, Srivastava, A, and Y. Gapak. Prediction of wetting hydraulic characteristics of compacted bentonites in isochoric conditions. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental                                          Engineering             (ASCE),             147(8),             04021067-1-17, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002584.
  25. Bharat, T. V and Y. Gapak. (2021). Soil water characteristic curves of bentonites in isochoric conditions during wetting: measurement and prediction. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58(5), 711- 721, https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2019-0818.
  26. Das, D. S. and Bharat, T. V. (2021). Specific Surface Area of Plastic Clays from Equilibrium Sediment Volume under Salt Environment. Geotechnical Testing Journal (ASTM), Published ahead of print, September 01, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20200190.
  27. Das, P., and Bharat, T. V. (2021). Kaolin based protective barrier in municipal landfills against adverse chemo‑mechanical loadings. Scientific Reports (Nature), 11: 10354, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89787-z.
  28. Bharat, T. V., Yadav, H., Mahaur, J. P., and Kushwaha, S. (2020). Effect of Aging Time on Consistency Limits of Bentonites. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 38:3737–3749.
  29. Bharat, T. V., Vasudev, A., Kundu, S., and Ubaid, M. (2020). Reply to the discussion by Liu and Lei on “Analytical model for consolidation settlements under centrifuge environment”. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 57(3), 467-468.
  30. Das, P., and Bharat, T. V. (2020) Bentonite Clay: A Potential Natural Sanitizer for Preventing Neurological Disorders. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 11, 3188−3190.
  31. Bharat, T. V., Das, D. S., and Sahu, R. K. (2020). Prediction of Compressibility Behavior of Clayey Soils of Different Plasticity for Containment Applications at Large Consolidation Pressures. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (ASCE), 24(1), 04019036.
  32. Das, P., and Bharat, T. V. (2020). Reconstruction of a Wetting-Induced Shallow Landslide in Shillong, India. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering, 173(2): 48- 53.
  33. Bharat, T. V, Das P., and Buragadda V. (2019). Specific ion effects on surrogate compatibility indices of bentonite for hydraulic barrier applications, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 13(4), 360-368.
  34. Bharat, T. V., and Ubaid, M. (2019). Analytical model for consolidation settlements under centrifuge environment. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 56(4), 484-494.
  35. Bharat, T. V and Y. Gapak. (2018). Hydration kinetics of bentonite buffer material: Influence of vapor pressure, bentonite plasticity, and compaction density, Applied Clay Science, 157, 41-50.
  36. Gapak, Y. and Bharat, T. V. (2018). Hysteretic water retention behaviour of bentonites, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (ASCE), 22(3), 04018008.
  37. Choudhury, C. and Bharat, T. V. (2018) Wetting induced collapse behavior of kaolinite: influence of fabric and inundation pressure, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 55(7), 956-967.
  38. P. Das and Bharat, T. V. (2017). Effect of Counter Ions on the Diffusion Characteristics of a Compacted Bentonite, Indian Geotechnical Journal, 47(4), 477-484.
  39. Bharat, T. V and D.S. Das. (2017). Physicochemical approach for analyzing equilibrium volume of clay sediments in salt solutions, Applied Clay Science, 136, 164-175.
  40. Gapak, Y. Das, G. and Yerramshetty, U, and Bharat, T. V. (2017). Laboratory determination of volumetric shrinkage behavior of bentonites: A critical appraisal, Applied Clay Science, 135, 554- 566.
  41. Bharat, T. V. (2017). Selection and Configuration of Sorption Isotherm Models in Soils Using Artificial Bees Guided by the Particle Swarm. Advances in Artificial Intelligence, 1-22.
  42. Bharat, T. V and A. Sridharan. (2015). A Critical appraisal of Debye length in clay- electrolyte systems, Clays and Clay Minerals, 63(1), 43-50.
  43. Bharat, T. V and A. Sridharan. (2015). Prediction of compressibility data for highly plastic clays using diffuse double-layer theory, Clays and Clay Minerals, 63(1), 30-42.
  44. Bharat, T. V. (2013). Analytical model for 1-D through-diffusion transport of sorptive contaminants through clay barriers, Environmental Geotechnics, 1(4), 210-221.
  45. Bharat, T. V., Sivapullaiah, P. V. and Allam, M. M. (2013). Novel procedure for the estimation of swelling pressures of bentonites based on diffuse double layer theory, Environmental Earth Sciences, 70, 303-314.
  46. Bharat, T. V., Sivapullaiah, P. V. and Allam, M. M. (2012) Robust Solver Based on Modified Particle Swarm Optimization for Improved Solution of Diffusion Transport through Containment Facilities, Expert systems with Applications, 39, 10812-10820.
  47. Bharat, T. V. and J. Sharma (2010). Inverse modeling in geoenvironmental engineering using a novel particle swarm optimization algorithm, Swarm Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6234, 448-455.
  48.  Bharat, T. V., Sivapullaiah, P. V., and Allam, M. M. (2009). Swarm intelligence based inverse model for characterization of groundwater contaminant source. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 14, 1-14. 
  49. Bharat, T. V., Sivapullaiah, P. V. and Allam, M. M. (2009). Swarm Intelligence Based Solver for Parameter Estimation of Laboratory Through-Diffusion Transport of Contaminants, Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 36 (6), 984-992.



International Conference Proceedings:

1. Yadav, H., & Tadikonda, B. V. Diffusion of Heavy Metals through Geopolymerised Contaminated Soil using Leaching Out Experiments. In 2024 Goldschmidt Conference. GOLDSCHMIDT 2024, August

2. Kumar, S., Yadav, H., & Bharat, T. V. Geo-Polymerization of Kaolin-Amended Black Cotton Soil. In Geo-Congress 2024 (pp. 278-286).

3. Dadhich, S., Yadav, H., & Bharat, T. V. (2023). Hydraulic characteristics of granular bentonite amended with hydroxy methyl cellulose under adverse chemo-mechanical loadings. In Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies (pp. 1817-1823). CRC Press.

 4. Vasudev, A., & Bharat, T. V. Prediction of Hydraulic Conductivity Characteristics of Slurries Using Inverse Analysis, 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 2023

 5. Yadav, H., & Bharat, T. V. (2022). Bentonite based barriers for protecting offshore monuments from saltwater intrusion. In Geotechnical Engineering for the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Sites III (pp. 1152-1160). CRC Press.

 6. Yadav, H., and Bharat, T. V. Sealing and Volume Change Behaviour of Polymer-Amended Granular Bentonite under Extreme Chemical Loading. In Geo-Congress 2022 (pp. 199-208).

 7. Vasudev, A., and Bharat, T. V. Appraisal of Scale Effects in Centrifuge Modeling for the Prediction of Ultimate Settlement of Slurries. In Geo-Congress 2022 (pp. 608-617).

8. Vishnu, G., and Bharat, T. V. Influence of Soil Hydraulic Characteristics in Modelling Capillary Barrier Systems. In Geo-Congress 2022 (pp. 265-273).

9. Partha Das, T V Bharat (2019). Effect of Mixed Salts on the Long-term Behavior of Compacted Bentonite Clay. Second International Conference of Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE-2019) University of Illinois, Chicago.

10. Partha Das, Manparvesh SR and T V Bharat (2016). Salt diffusion in compacted plastic clay: Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation. International conference on soil and Environment, ICSE, IISC Bangalore.

11. Partha Das, T V Bharat (2016). Laboratory Experimental Techniques for Determination of Diffusion Coefficients for Landfill Liner Facilities - A Review. 1st International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development Opportunities and Challenges, CESDOC, AEC Guwahati.

12. T. V. Bharat, Influence of Fredlund-Xing-Kunze hydraulic models for the prediction of flow through unsaturated soils, Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications, Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, pp: 1205-1210, UNSAT2014, Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014.

13. T. V. Bharat and J. Sharma, Use of metaheuristics for improved estimation of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soil, Proceedings of 65th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoManitoba-2012, Winninpeg, Canada, Sept 30-Oct 3, 2012.

14. T. V. Bharat and J. Sharma, Validity limits for Fredlund-Xing-Kunze model for the estimation of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils, Proceedings of 65th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoManitoba-2012, Winninpeg, Canada, Sep 30-Oct 3, 2012.

15. T. V. Bharat, and Sharma J. (2011). Prediction of Compression and Permeability Characteristics of Mine Tailings Using Natural Computation and Large‐Strain Consolidation Framework. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Geotechnical Special publication – 211: Vol. 5, pp. 3868‐3877.

16. T. V. Bharat, Sivapullaiah, P. V. and Allam, M. M. (2010). Novel implicit automated time‐stepping for contaminant transport through soil. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Geotechnical Special publication – 199, pp. 109‐118.

17. T. V. Bharat and J. Sharma, Inverse modeling of contaminant transport through soil using natural computation, Proceedings of 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoCalgary, Alberta, Canada, Sep 12-16, 2010.

18. E. C. N. Peter, M. R. Madhav, E. S. Reddy and T. V. Bharat. Modeling dominant transport processes in one-dimensional contaminant transport, Invited paper in the proceedings of International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering (ISGE)-2009, Hangzou, China, Sept 8-10, 2009.

19. T. V. Bharat, Metaheuristics for parameter estimation in contaminant transport modeling through soils, Proceedings of 4th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Alexandria (Egypt), Oct 2-6, 2009.

 20. T. V. Bharat, P. V. Sivapullaiah and M. M. Allam. Novel inverse model based on bio-inspired algorithms for contaminant transport through landfill liners, Proceedings of 6th Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, pp: 311-321, 2008.

 21. T. V. Bharat, Agent Based Algorithms for Design Parameters Estimation in Contaminant Transport Inverse Problems, Proceedings of IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium, St. Louis, MO, USA, pp-1- 7, 2008.

 22. T. V. Bharat, P. V. Sivapullaiah and M. M. Allam. Accurate Parameter Estimation of Contaminant Transport Inverse Problem Using Particle Swarm Optimization, Proceedings of IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium, St. Louis, MO, USA, pp-1-7, 2008.

 23. T. V. Bharat, P. V. Sivapullaiah and M. M. Allam. Swarm Intelligence Based Inverse Model for Laboratory Double-Reservoir Diffusion Experiments, Proceedings of 12th International conference of International Association for Computer methods in Geomechanics (IACMAG), pp: 2572-2579, 2008.

 24. T. V. Bharat, P. V. Sivapullaiah and M. M. Allam. Novel algorithm for the estimation of swell pressure of fine-grained soils based on Diffuse Double Layer (DDL) theory, Proceedings of 12thInternational conference of IACMAG (International Association for Computer methods in Geomechanics), pp: 1413-1419, 2008.

 25. T. V. Bharat, Sivapullaiah, P. V. and Allam, M. M. (2008). Numerical modelling of the contaminant transport through stratified soil. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Geotechnical Special publication – 179, pp. 766‐773.