RECOGNITION:

• IGS – HEICO Prize for the best paper on “Rock Mechanics” published in Indian Geotechnical Journal
• Life Member - Indian Geotechnical Society
• Life Member of IGS – Delhi Chapter
• Member - The Institution of Engineers (India)
• Affiliate Member - ASCE
• Reviewer of Indian Geotechnical Journal, Geosynthetics International, Geomechanics and Engineering, J. Geological Society of India, SN Applied Sciences, Scientific Reports – Nature, and Shock and Vibration - Hindawi, Arabian Journal of Geosciences

ASCE (Geo - Institute) Technical Committee Member

• Underground Engineering and Construction TC
• Rock Mechanics TC

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES :

• Laboratory In-charge – Geotechnical Engineering Lab, Rock Mechanics Lab, and Geology and Geophysical Lab at SVNIT
• Warden :- Gajjar Bhavan SVNIT
• Joint Organizing Secretary for Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019 at SVNIT Surat.
• Co-ordinator for “Advances in Geotechnical Engineering” TEQIP III sponsored STTP – 2020
• Co-ordinator for “Metro-Rail Construction and Management” TEQIP III sponsored STTP – 2020
• Delivered Expert Lecture in training programme for WAPCOS on "Analysis, Design and Construction of Tunnels and Underground Structures" from 6th to 12th January 2020
• Delivered Expert Lecture in Workshop for IRCON and Indian Railways on “Tunnelling in Himalayas” at IIT Jammu (2017)
• Successfully completed 1 week LARAM 2020 course organised at IIT Roorkee
• Workshop for KONKAN Railways on “Tunnelling in Himalayas” at IIT Delhi (2013)
• Workshop for IRCON and Indian Railways on “Tunnelling in Himalayas” at IIT Jammu (2017)
• Worked on Large Scale Direct Shear testing of jointed rocks for Anjikhad Rail Link Project (IRCON)
• Numerical Simulation of Delhi metro tunnel under blast loads
• Involved in the Development of Impact Testing Facility and Creep Testing Facility at IIT Delhi
• Member of Organising Committee for IMPLAST 2022 conference at IIT Madras

PUBLICATIONS:

Journal Papers                   

• Ankesh Kumar, Bappaditya Manna, and K. S. Rao. "Dynamic response of block foundations resting on soil–rock and rock–rock system under vertical excitation." Indian Geotechnical Journal , pp 83-95, Vol 43, no. 1, 2013. 
• Renuka Darshyamkar, Ankesh Kumar, and Bappaditya Manna. "Investigation of block foundations resting on soil–rock and rock–rock media under coupled vibrations." Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, pp 305-317, Vol 9, no. 2, 2017. 
• Swapnil Mishra, K. S. Rao, N. K. Gupta, and Ankesh Kumar. "Damage to Shallow Tunnels under Static and Dynamic Loading."Procedia Engineering, pp 1322-1329, Vol 173, 2017. 
• Swapnil Mishra, K. S. Rao, N. K. Gupta, and Ankesh Kumar. "Damage to shallow tunnels in different geomaterials under static and dynamic loading." Thin-Walled Structures, pp 138-149, Vol 126, May 2018. 
• Rohan Dhamne, Swapnil Mishra, Ankesh Kumar, and K. S. Rao. “Numerical study of the cross-sectional shape of shallow tunnels subjected to impact and blast loading.” Journal of Engineering Geology, A bi-annual Journal of ISEG, pp 23-38, Volume XLIII, Nos. 1 & 2, 2018.
• Nishant Roy, Shiv Dayal Bharti, and Ankesh Kumar. "Seismic isolation of tunnels in blocky rock mass using expanded polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam." Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. Pp1-38, Vol 4 (1), 2019. 
• Mishra, S., Kumar, A., Rao, K. S., & Gupta, N. K. Experimental and numerical investigations of dynamic response of tunnels in soft rock. Structures, vol. 29, pp. 2162-2173. 2021 
• Roy, N., Kumar, A., & Rao, K. S. Stability Analysis of Landslide in Tindharia Region, West Bengal, India – A Case Study. Journal of the Geological Society of India. Vol 97, 2021.
• Dhamne, R. R., Mishra, S., Kumar, A., & Rao, K. S. Deformation Behavior of D-Shaped Shallow Tunnels under Dynamic Loading Conditions. Structures. Vol 33, 2021(SCIE, IF- 2.983)

Conference Papers

• Aditya Singh, Ankesh Kumar, and K. S. Rao. “Strength Behaviour of Anisotropic Rock Under True Triaxial Stress State. 10^th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Singapore, 2018.
• K. S. Rao, and Ankesh Kumar. "Engineering behavior of Indian oil shales." Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future, pp 307, 2016
• K. S. Rao, and Ankesh Kumar. "Petrophysical and engineering behavior of oil shale from Assam, India." In Rock Dynamics: From Research to Engineering: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Rock Dynamics and Applications, p. 171. CRC Press, 2016
• E. T. Chala, K. S. Rao, Swapnil Mishra, and Ankesh Kumar. “Geomechanical properties of volcanic rocks from Deccan Traps,India”. VII Brazilian Symposium on Rock Mechanics – SBMR, 2016
• Ankesh Kumar, and K. S. Rao. "Engineering behavior of oil shales at elevated temperature and confining pressure." In 5th Young Indian Geotechnical Engineers Conference. 2015
• Renuka Darshyamkar, Bappaditya Manna, and Ankesh Kumar. "Dynamic Response of Block Foundation Resting on Layered System Under Coupled Vibration." In Advances in Structural Engineering, pp. 1575-1585. Springer, New Delhi, 2015
• A. K. Gautam, Ankesh Kumar, and Bappaditya Manna. “Dynamic Behaviour of Socketed Single Pile in Rocks under Vertical Vibration.” INDOROCK-2014: 5th Indian rock conference. 2014
• A. Kumar, B. Manna, and K. S.  Rao. "Behaviour of Block Foundation Resting on Soil-Rock and Rock-Rock Medium Under Vertical Vibration." INDOROCK 2013 At: JUIT Campus, Waknaghat, Himachal Pradesh, Fourth Indian Rock Conference. 2013.
• Burnwal, R. K., & Kumar, A., “Strength behaviour of shale rock subjected to polyaxial stress state: A Numerical Approach”, Geo-Congress 2022