Anandha Raj Lenin Kumar

About

Anandha Raj is currently pursuing a collaborative doctoral degree at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, in partnership with the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). His research focuses on transportation geotechnics, soft ground improvement, and geosynthetic applications.

He holds a master's degree in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, where his research thesis explored "Reduction of Lateral Earth Pressure in Rigid Retaining Wall with the Compressible Inclusions at the Wall-Backfill Interface".

Employment

• University of Technology Sydney Casual Academic
  2025 - Present
• University of Technology Sydney Research Assistant
  2024 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Half Time Research Assistant
  2021 - 2023
• Anna University, Chennai Half Time Teaching Assistant (HTTA)
  2018 - 2020

Education

• University of Technology Sydney Collaborative PhD Candidate (UTS Sydney - IIT Madras)
  2024 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  2021 - Present
• Anna University, Chennai Master of Engineering (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering)
  2018 - 2024
• Anna University, Chennai Bachelor of Engineering
  2014 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (3)

• Performance of Railway Embankments on Soft Ground Improved with Partially Encased Granular Columns
  International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s40891-026-00704-8
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• Performance of Railway Embankment on Soft Ground Reinforced with Granular Columns
  Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s40515-025-00666-w
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• Effect of Different Compressible Inclusions on Lateral Earth Pressure Reduction in Rigid Retaining Wall
  Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7245-4_40
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