Dr Vasu Pancholi

Research Interests :

Seismic Hazard Assessment and Seismic Microzonation, Site-specific studies, Geotechnical Investigations, Engineering Geology.

Publications :

• Pancholi, V., Bhatt, N.Y., Dwivedi, V. K., Choudhury P. Chopra, S. (July-2020) Estimation of the Liquefaction potential index for the capital city of Gujarat state, Western India communicated in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01454-8

• Singh, A. P, Sairam B, N.Y., Pancholi, V., Chopra, S., Ravikumar M (August-2020), Delineation of thickness of intrabasaltic rocks beneath the Deccan Volcanic province of western India through microtremor analysis http://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106348

• Krishnan, J., Sharma P., Shukla S., Pancholi, V., Dwivedi V. K (May-2020) Cyclic Behaviour and Durability Analysis of Sand Grouted with Optimum Colloidal Silica Content in Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering 10.1007/s13369-020-04643-y

• Pancholi, V., Bhatt, N., Chopra, S., Singh, P (2020), Multi-criteria approach using GIS for macro-level seismic hazard assessment of Kachchh Rift Basin, Gujarat, Western India– First step towards earthquake disaster mitigation in Journal of Earth System Science (Under Review)

• Mohan, K., Dugar, S., Pancholi, V., Chopra, S., Sairam B (2020) Micro-seismic hazard assessment of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat (Western India) through near-surface characterization/soil modeling communicated in Bulletin of Earthquake engineering (Under Review)

• Dwivedi, V. K., Dubey R K., Pancholi, V., Rout, M. M., Singh P., Sairam, B., Chopra, S., Rastogi, B. K., (2019) Multi criteria study for Seismic Hazard Assessment of UNESCO world heritage Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, Western India in Bulletin of Engineering Geology & Environment (BoEG) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01644-6

• Kothyari, G. C., Kundregula R. S., Pancholi, V., Sah. N (2018). Identification of fluvial stratigraphy using shallow subsurface geophysical and field investigations: a case stud from Sabarmati River terraces, Mainlan Gujarat, J. Ind. Geophys. Union, 22(6), 659-668

• Bhatt, N., Pancholi, V., Chopra, S., Rout, M. M., Shah, R. D., & Kothyari, G. C. (2018). Rapid seismic hazard assessment of the Sabarmati River basin in Gujarat State, Western India using GIS techniques. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-018-1373-8

• Sairam, B., Singh, A. P., Patel, V., Pancholi, V., Chopra, S., Dwivedi, V. K., & Ravi Kumar, M. (2018). Influence of Local Site Effects in the Ahmedabad Mega City on the Damage due to Past Earthquakes in Northwestern India. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), 108(4), 2170–2182. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120170266

• Mohan, K., Rastogi, B. K., Pancholi, V., & Gandhi, D. (2018). Seismic hazard assessment at micro level in Gandhinagar (the capital of Gujarat, India) considering soil effects. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 109, 354–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.03.007

• Thokchom, S., Pancholi, V., Rastogi, B. K., & Dogra, N. N. (2018). Liquefaction potential mapping in Dholera region of western India. Natural Hazards, 92(1), 479–495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3214-2

• Pancholi, V., Kothyari, G. C., Prizomwala, S., Sukumaran, P., Shah, R. D., Bhatt, N. Y., Kandregula, R. S. (2018). Morphotectonic of Sabarmati-Cambay basin, Gujarat, Western India. J. Ind. Geophys. Union, 21(5), 371–383.

• Dubey, R. K., Dwivedi, V. K., Pancholi, V., & Rastogi, B. K. (2018). Relative Index of Seismic Hazard (RISH) and its Implication in first order Seismic Hazard Assessment of Sabarmati River Basin, Gujarat, India. J. Ind. Geophys. Union

• Bhatt, S., Shah, R. D., Pancholi, V., Dwivedi, V., & Bhatt N. (2017). Index properties of soil of Sabarmati river, Gandhinagar district, Gujarat. Indian J.Sci.Res, 16(1), 144–150.

• Mohan, K., Rastogi, B. K., Pancholi, V., & Sairam, B. (2017). Estimation of strong motion parameters in the coastal region of gujarat using geotechnical data. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 92, 561–572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.10.021

• Thokchom, S., Rastogi, B. K., Dogra, N. N., Pancholi, V., Sairam, B., Bhattacharya, F., & Patel, V. (2017). Empirical correlation of SPT blow counts versus shear wave velocity for different types of soils in Dholera, Western India. Natural Hazards, 86(3), 1291–1306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2744-3

• V.K. Dwivedi, R.K. Dubey, S. Thockhom, Pancholi, V., S. Chopra and B.K. Rastogi(2017). Assessment of Liquefaction potential of soil in Ahmedabad Region, Western India. Journal of J. Ind. Geophys. Union, 21(2), 116-123

List of Projects Completed/ Ongoing :

Memberships of Professional Bodies

• European Geoscience Union (EGU)

• Indian Society of Earthquake Sciences (ISES)

• Promotions of Soil Dynamics in India, IIT Roorkee

• Society for Disability and rehabilation studies