My teaching philosophy emphasizes a student-centered environment that fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. I aim to connect theory to real-world engineering applications, preparing students for leadership roles in the field. My approach includes hands-on projects, multimedia resources, and open discussions to enhance engagement and understanding. I am committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive classroom, encouraging diversity, equity, and practical learning experiences. Ultimately, I strive to equip students with the skills needed for success in both industry and academia.

Courses Offered at SIU

Semester: Fall 2025

CE320: Soil Mechanics

Course TA: Subin Rimal

Explore the fundamental principles of soil mechanics, including soil’s physical and mechanical properties, soil classification, and flow through soils. Topics include effective stress, consolidation, shear strength, and soil compaction. By the end of this course, students can analyze and solve fundamental soil mechanics problems and apply them to practical engineering scenarios.

CE520: Advanced Soil Mechanics

This course presents an advanced treatment of soil mechanics with emphasis on the nature of soil and effective stress principles. It covers permeability and seepage, stress–strain–strength behavior of granular and fine soils, and consolidation theory with settlement analysis.

CE-320L-002: Soil Mechanics Laboratory Experiments

Course TAs: Mukul Bhattarai and Bijay Nepal

The Soil Mechanics Lab provides students hands-on experience with fundamental soil mechanics principles through lab exercises. It complements theoretical knowledge from lectures by offering practical applications and experiments.

Semester: Spring 2025

CE-421-001: Foundation Design

Course TA: Subin Rimal

In this course, students will apply soil mechanics principles to foundation design, focusing on subsurface exploration, bearing capacity, and settlement analysis of shallow foundations. Topics include lateral earth pressures, retaining wall design, and the capacity and settlement of pile foundations under vertical axial loads. By the end of the course, you will have a practical understanding of foundation design for various structural applications.

Semester: Fall 2024

CE320: Soil Mechanics

Course TAs: Sudarshan Shrestha, Mukul Bhattarai

This course explores soil’s physical and mechanical properties, classification, and flow through soils. It introduces effective stress, consolidation, shear strength, and soil compaction for solving fundamental soil mechanics problems.

CE-320L-002: Soil Mechanics Laboratory Experiments

Course TAs: Sudarshan Shrestha, Mukul Bhattarai

Designed to give students hands-on experience in soil mechanics through practical laboratory exercises. It helps connect theoretical knowledge with real-world applications through experiments.

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