Faculty Profile

Dr. Anil Joseph
Adjunct Faculty Member

Profile

 

Dr. Anil Joseph is the Managing Director of Geostructurals (P) Ltd. a leading foundation & structural consultancy firm based at Cochin. He has provided foundation and structural consultancy for more than 3000 High rise structures including many land mark multistoried and Infrastructure projects in India and abroad in the last 30 years. His design of Nippon Toyota showroom at Kalamassery, Platynum Mall at Maradu, Lulu Grand Hyatt Hotel & Convention Centre, Bolgatty Island, Kochi, has won the ICI- UltraTech Award for Outstanding Concrete structures of Kerala in the building category in the year 2012, 2017 and 2018 respectively. He is the Managing Director of CECONS (P) Ltd. a construction firm specialized in the execution of pile foundations and also the Director of Engineers Diagnostic Centre (P) Ltd a firm specialized in Geotechnical investigation and Retrofitting works. He was awarded PhD from NIT, Calicut, on his work on “Precompression of Soft Marine Clays”

He is the President of Indian Geotechnical Society for the year 2023 and 2024, National Council Member of Institution of Engineers India in Civil Division for the term 2021 to 2025 and Chairman of IEI Civil Division Board. He is the Governing Council member of Indian Association of Structural Engineers. He is also the Chairman of Indian Concrete Institute, Kochi Center, Vice Chairman of Builders Association of India, Cochin Chapter and Governing Council member of Builders Association of India. He is representing India in International Technical Committee TC – 220 on “Field Monitoring in Geo Mechanics” and in Asian Technical Committee AsRTC-14 on Smart Observation Methods. He is the Immediate past President of Association of Structural and Geotechnical Consultants, Kerala, Immediate Past State President of Graduate Association of Civil Engineers, the Past President of Association of Piling Specialists, Kerala, Member of Association of Contracting Engineers, Executive Committee Member of Deep Foundation Institute India, Managing Committee Member of Kerala Management Association and an adjunct faculty of Albertian Institute of Science & Technology, Cochin. As per the direction of Supreme Court, it was decided to raze 5 high rises at Maradu, Cochin and Dr. Anil Joseph was appointed as the Geotechnical and Structural expert in the technical committee by the Govt of Kerala in the year 2019.

Dr. Anil Joseph is also involved in various social activities such as Vice President of the Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthara, Cochin, He is an active Rotarian and was the Former Assistant Governor of Rotary District 3201 and past president of Rotary Club of Cochin Downtown. He was one among the top 10, Diamond Hall of Fame, New Age Icon Change Makers 2020. He is married to Rinna Anil, Director of Cecons Pvt Ltd and is blessed with two children. Son, Akhil Anil who is doing his PhD. in Geotechnical Engineering from Texas A & M University U.S.A. and daughter Alina Anil doing her M.S in Earthquake Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles.

Educational Qualification

 

• B.E. (Civil) from R.E.C. Surat in 1991 with First Class Distinction
• M.E. (Civil) from R.E.C. Surat in 1995 with First Class Distinction
• PhD from NIT, Calicut on “Precompression of Soft Marine Clays”
• MBA from ICFAI University, Tripura

Experience

 

• 1994 – 1996 | Junior Structural Engineer in GeoStructurals
• 1996 – 1997 | Project Engineer in CECONS Pvt Ltd
• 1996 – 1997 | Technical Director of CECONS Pvt Ltd
• 1996 – 2001 | Partner in GeoStructurals Pvt Ltd
• 1996 – TILL PRESENT | Technical Consultant to Sediment Soil Investigation
• 1998 – TILL PRESENT | Managing Director of CECONS Pvt Ltd, a construction firm specialized in execution of Pile Foundation and Geotechnical oriented projects.
• 2001 – TILL PRESENT | Managing Director of GeoStructurals Pvt Ltd, a leading Geotechnical and Structural Consultancy firm based in Cochin.
• 2006 – 2012 | Managing Partner of Engineers Diagnostic Centre
• 2012 – TILL PRESENT | Managing Director of Engineers Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd, an engineering laboratory specialized in testing of construction materials and soil for foundations.
• 2018 – TILL PRESENT | Director of Pumex Infotech Pvt Ltd, a software consultancy organization in Smart City, Cochin.

Awards and honours

 

• Was one among the top 10, Diamond Hall of Fame, New Age Icon Change Makers 2020 in Kerala conducted by New Age business magazine.
• Has won ICI Ultratech Award for Outstanding Concrete Structure of Kerala in the building category in the year 2020 for the design of Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Center, Thrissur and Trine Green Lagoon Resort, Kochi.
• Has bestowed with Shri. M. Vishwehwaraiah Best Engineering National Award by International Institute for Social & Economic Reforms, Banglore in November 2019.
• Has won ICI Ultratech Award for Outstanding Concrete Structure of Kerala in the building category in the year 2018 for the design of Lulu Grant Hyatt Hotel & Convention Centre, Bolgatty Island, Kochi.
• Has won ICI Ultratech Award for Outstanding Concrete Structure of Kerala in the building category in the year 2017 for the design of Platynum Mall at Maradu.
• Awarded Ph.D from Open International University in patented work on “Prestressing & Hollow shell Technology in Earthquake resistant Construction” in the year 2012.

Professional body memberships

 

• President Indian Geotechnical Society, a common forum for academicians, research workers, designers, construction engineers, equipment manufacturers and others interested in geotechnical activity having about 10000 members pan India

• National Executive Council Member and Chairman Civil Division Board, , Institution of Engineers India, a national organization for engineers in India having more than one million members in 15 engineering disciplines in 125 centers or chapters in India and overseas, and is the world’s largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional society.

• Governing Council Member, Indian Association of Structural Engineers, a national apex body of structural engineers in India established with the objective to cater to the overall professional needs of structural engineers.

• Chairman, Indian Concrete Institute Kochi, one of the leading professional bodies in India, catering to the professional needs of individuals and organizations involved in Concrete having more than 14, 000 enrolled members from 45 regional Centers.

• Chairman, Indian Concrete Institute Kochi, one of the leading professional bodies in India, catering to the professional needs of individuals and organizations involved in Concrete having more than 14, 000 enrolled members from 45 regional Centers.

• Vice Chairman, Builders’ Association of India – Kochi Centre, the only pan India apex representative body of civil engineering construction companies.