Dr. Gourav Gill
Designation: Assistant Professor
Biography:
Dr. Gourav Gill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering at Adani University, specializing in sustainable geotechnics, waste valorization, and construction project management. His research focuses on the utilization of mining tailings and waste tire chips as sustainable structural fill materials, supported by SCI-indexed publications and a growing citation record. He has contributed to curriculum modernization, internship reform, and industry-oriented teaching through case-based and technology-enabled pedagogy. Dr. Gill actively engages in outreach, academic governance, and interdisciplinary learning, and is committed to advancing sustainable engineering solutions and developing industry-ready civil engineering graduates.
- Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering), BITS Pilani, 2020
- M.E. (Geotechnical Engineering), MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur 2014
- B.E. (Civil Engineering), MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, 2012
- Assistant Professor, CIE, Adani University
- Waste utilization in geotechnical engineering
- Ground improvement
- Geosynthetics
- Chaudhary, K., Gill, G., Ram, R., & Sarna, B. (2024). Utilising Copper Tailings as a Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Structural Filling Materials: LCA Analysis. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 14(2), 145-162. (Q1, SCI Indexed). Utilising Copper Tailings as a Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Structural Filling Materials: LCA Analysis. Built Environment Project and Asset Management (Accepted, Q1, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., Chaudhary, K., Mittal, R.K., Sangwan, K.S., & Arya, A. (2022). Efficient Utilization of Tire Chip Reinforced Sand for Footings Subjected to Purely Inclined Loads – An Experimental and Life Cycle Investigation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(10), 12045-12060. (Q1, SCI Indexed). Efficient Utilization of Tire Chip Reinforced Sand for Footings Subjected to Purely Inclined Loads – An Experimental and Life Cycle Investigation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Q1, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., Mittal, R. K. (2021). Pressure Settlement Behaviour of Tire Chip Reinforced Sand Under Eccentric Inclined Loading. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(13), 1065. (Q2, SCI Indexed). Pressure Settlement Behaviour of Tire Chip Reinforced Sand Under Eccentric Inclined Loading. Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Q2, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., Mittal, R.K., & Rawat, S. (2021). Comprehensive Feasibility Study for Application of Waste Tire Chips in Enhancing the Performance of Shallow Foundations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(40), 55554-55578. (Q1, SCI Indexed). Comprehensive Feasibility Study for Application of Waste Tire Chips in Enhancing the Performance of Shallow Foundations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Q1, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., Mittal, R.K., & Dandautiya, R. (2021). Pressure Settlement Behaviour of Strip Footing Resting on Unreinforced and Tire Chips Reinforced Copper Slag. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 25(1), 92-106. (Q2, SCI Indexed). Pressure Settlement Behaviour of Strip Footing Resting on Unreinforced and Tire Chips Reinforced Copper Slag. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Q2, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., Mittal, R.K., Dandautiya, R., & Purohit, N. (2020). Sustainable Utilization of Waste Tire Chips Reinforced Copper Tailings as Structural Fill. Environment, Development, and Sustainability (Q1, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., & Mittal, R.K. (2019). Use of Waste Tire Chips in Shallow Footings Subjected to Eccentric Loading – An Experimental Study. Construction and Building Materials (Q1, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G., & Mittal, R.K. (2018). Sustainable Application of Waste Tire Chips and Geogrid for Improving Load Carrying Capacity of Granular Soils. Journal of Cleaner Production (Q1, SCI Indexed).
- Gill, G. and Mittal, R. K. (2017). Improving the load-carrying capacity of copper tailings by waste tire chip reinforcement. Indian Geotechnical Conference, IIT Guwahati, India, December 14-16, 2017, Paper ID-Th09_464
- Gill, G. and Mittal, R. K. (2017). Model Tests on Strip Footings Resting on Tire Reinforced Sand under Inclined Loading. ASCE India Conference on Urbanization challenges in Emerging Economies, IIT Delhi and Institution of Engineers, India, December 12-14, 2017. (Poster)
- Mittal, R.K. and Gill, G. (2016). Developments in Application of Waste Tires in Shallow Foundations. Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2016), Amity University, Noida, India, August 11-12, 2016.
- Attended and completed AICTE-sponsored online FDP “Application of Sustainable Construction Engineering for Enhancing Durability of Existing Structures” from 19th to 23rd July 2021 organized by VNIT, Nagpur.
- Attended and completed AICTE-sponsored online FDP “Sustainable Construction Technology” from 26th to 30th July 2021 organized by IIT, Indore.
- Attended and completed AICTE-sponsored online FDP “Advances in Pollution Control Technologies and Sustainable Development” from 2nd to 6th August 2021 organized by MNIT, Jaipur.
