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Dr. Arvee Sujil Johnson

Founder & Managing Consultant

Dr. Arvee Sujil Johnson

Geotechnical Consultant & Proprietor, TGTS

Professor in Civil Engineering (Rtd.) · College of Engineering Trivandrum

Ph.D · Queen's University Belfast MS · IIT Madras 28+ Years Experience MSME Reg. KL-12-0103982
Personal Information
Full Name Dr. Arvee Sujil Johnson
Date of Birth 7th May 1968
Home Address LAVER, F14F-Peroor Nagar, Kawdiar PO, Thiruvananthapuram 695003
Office Address M2, JNWA, Jawahar Nagar, Kawdiar PO, Thiruvananthapuram 695003
Mobile +91-9447411568
Email arveesujil@yahoo.co.uk
Academic Qualifications
Degree Year Specialization Institution Grade
Ph.D. 1998 Geotechnical Engineering The Queen's University of Belfast, UK -
M.S. 1994 Ocean Engineering IIT Madras, Chennai 9.8 / 10
B.Tech 1989 Civil Engineering College of Engineering Trivandrum, University of Kerala 0.79
Professional Experience
Geotechnical Consultant & Proprietor
M/s. Trivandrum Geotechnical Testing & Solutions (TGTS)
April 2025 - Present
Professor (Civil Engineering)
College of Engineering Trivandrum, Dept. of Technical Education, Govt. of Kerala
June 2013 - May 2024  ·  11 years
Associate Professor (Civil Engineering)
College of Engineering Trivandrum
Aug 2010 - June 2013  ·  3 years
Assistant Professor (Civil Engineering)
College of Engineering Trivandrum
June 2000 - Aug 2010  ·  10 years
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
Kerala State Electricity Board, Thiruvananthapuram
March 1998 - May 2000  ·  2.4 years
Post Graduate Trainee
M/s. John Brown, Bangalore
Mar 1994 - Aug 1994  ·  0.7 years
Graduate Apprentice Trainee
VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram
Dec 1990 - Aug 1991  ·  0.75 years
Site Engineer
Ceemex, Engineers & Contractors, Thiruvananthapuram
Feb 1990 - Aug 1990  ·  0.6 years
Consultancy & Soil Investigation
1500+
Total Soil Investigations
200+
High-Rise Projects
28 yrs
Consultancy Experience

Conducted over 1,500 soil investigations for structures across Kerala and Tamil Nadu - including high-rise apartments, office buildings, transmission towers, overhead water tanks, road and railway bridges, and hydro-electric projects - serving both Government and private agencies. Key clients include VSSC/ISRO (Veli, Valiyamala & Mahendragiri), IIST, ISER-Trivandrum, KSEB, KSHB, KPHCC, KWA, CPWD, Indian Navy, Indian Army (Garrison Engineers), and leading private builders such as M/s Skyline Foundation Structures, M/s Condor Builders, and M/s Artech Realtors.

Research Publications

International Journals

  • 1Pranesh, M.R. & Johnson, A.S. (1995) 'Submarine pipeline routing software', Computers and Structures Jl., Vol. 57, No. 2, p.233-252.
  • 2Sivakumar, V., Doran, I.G., Graham, J. and Johnson, A.S. (2001) 'The effect of anisotropic elasticity on the yielding characteristics of overconsolidated natural clay', Canadian Geotechnical Jl, 38, No. 1, p125-137.
  • 3Doran, I.G., Sivakumar, V., Graham, J. and Johnson, A.S. (2000) 'Estimation of in-situ stresses using anisotropic elasticity and suction measurements', Geotechnique Jl., 50, No. 2, 189-196.
  • 4Johnson, A.S. & Anusha R. (2015) 'Chemical and Geotechnical Properties of Termite Mound and Adjacent Soils in South India', Intl Jl in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 17, p.233-252.
  • 5Kavitha Suresh, Ashik Afsal A R, et al. and Johnson, A.S. (2023) 'Wood ash as stabilizer for pavement subgrade', Materials Today, 2023 (Accepted).

International Conferences (selected)

  • 1Pranesh & Johnson (1994) 'Submarine pipeline sea-floor-obstruction interaction', Intl. Conf. on Hydraulic Research, Singapore.
  • 2Doran, Sivakumar, Johnson & Cummings (1998) 'Measurement and prediction of effective stress in the sample', 1st Intl. Conf. On Site Characterization, Atlanta.
  • 3Johnson & Unnikrishnan (2001) 'Pore water pressure equation for sampling using anisotropic elastic theory', Intl. Conf. on Civil Engineering, IISc Bangalore.
  • 4Reshma R, Johnson A.S. et al. (2008) 'Model and Prototype Testing of Well Rings as Foundation', IACMAG, Goa.
  • 5Jaya V & Johnson A.S. (2021) 'A Case Study on effect of Vibration from pile Driving on nearby buildings', DFI India Virtual Conference, Chennai.

  Total publications: 52 (5 International Journals + 15 International Conferences + 32 National Conferences). Full list available on request.

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+91-9447411568
arveesujil@yahoo.co.uk
M2, Jawahar Nagar, Kawdiar PO, Thiruvananthapuram 695003
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