Sarada K. Sarma

Sarada Kanta Sarma
Born
India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipBritish, Indian
Alma materImperial College London
Indian Institute of Technology
Known forSarma method of Slope stability analysis (static & seismic)
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering Seismology, Soil Mechanics
InstitutionsImperial College London
Thesis Response characteristics and stability of earth dams during strong earthquakes  (1968)
Doctoral advisorNicholas Ambraseys

Sarada Kanta Sarma is a geotechnical engineer, emeritus reader of engineering seismology and senior research investigator at Imperial College London. He has developed a method of seismic slope stability analysis which is named after him, the Sarma method.[1]

  1. ^ Sarma, S. K. (1975). "Seismic stability of earth dams and embankments". Géotechnique. 25 (4): 743–761. doi:10.1680/geot.1975.25.4.743.