C.E. Dept. | NIT Silchar

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SILCHAR

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, सिलचर

Department of Civil Engineering

About The Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering started its journey in 1977. Ever since the inception, it has been imparting quality education to under graduate students. The Department presently fosters five PG courses. A good number of research scholars are carrying out research in various fields. There are about a dozen laboratories with various research and testing facilities. The faculty consists of eminent specialists from diverse fields and there is commendable research ambience in the Department.

Vision of the Department of Civil Engineering

Our Vision is stated as below:

The vision of the Department of Civil Engineering is to achieve unique identity by development of knowledge resources and highly competent Civil Engineers in various fields of Civil Engineering to meet local, national, and global economic and social needs.

Mission of the Department of Civil Engineering

Our Mission goes as below:
The mission of the Department of Civil Engineering is to create knowledge resources and to educate and train youths in the latest technologies in Civil Engineering, to imbibe in them human values, self confidence and independent thinking in tackling diverse problems in the field of Civil Engineering so that they can serve the country and the human society at large.

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) of the Department of Civil Engineering

Our programme educational objectives for the B.Tech. program in Civil Engineering are:

To impart to admitted students Civil Engineering education and knowledge in contemporary science and technologies so that they can meet practical challenges of Civil Engineering problems.
To train and equip the admitted students with knowledge of latest design codes and design philosophy.
To inculcate in admitted students the sense of ethics, morality, professionalism, creativity, leadership, independent thinking and self confidence.
To open the door of research world in students so that they feel an urge for higher studies and innovation.

Program Outcomes (POs) of the Department of Civil Engineering

The expected Program outcomes (POs) of the B.Tech. in Civil Engineering are as follows:

Graduates will be able to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in the solution of Civil Engineering problems.
Graduates will demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, analyze and solve Civil Engineering problems.
Graduates will demonstrate an ability to design engineering structures, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the resulting data.
Graduates will demonstrate an ability to design a system, component or algorithms to meet desired needs within the context of civil engineering and considering realistic constraints.
Graduates will demonstrate an ability to visualize and work on laboratory and multidisciplinary task.
Graduate will demonstrate skills to use modern engineering tools, software and equipment to analyze and solve problems.
Graduates will have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities.
Graduates will be able to communicate effectively.
Graduate will show the understanding of impact of engineering solutions on the society, environment and awareness of contemporary issues.
Graduates will develop confidence for self-education and ability for life-long learning.
Graduates who can participate and succeed in competitive examinations.

Graduate Attributes

Following are the expected attributes of our graduate students:

an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering,
an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data,
an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet the desired needs within realistic constraints, such as, economic, environmental, social, political, ethical health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability,
an ability to function in multidisciplinary teams,
an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems,
an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,
an ability to communicate effectively,
the broad education necessary to understand the impact of civil engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context,
cognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning,
a knowledge of contemporary issues, and an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice,
ability to compete in competitive examinations.

Course Outcomes (COs)

The expected course outcomes (COs) of the B.Tech. in Civil Engineering are as follows:

Students will be able to apply and articulate the principles of science and mathematics in Civil Engineering after completion of the science core courses
Students will be able to apply and articulate the principles of Civil Engineering in analyzing, understanding and solving real life problems after completion of the professional core courses
Students will be able to apply the communication skills and management principles necessary in the furtherance of Civil Engineering after completion of the humanities courses
Students will be able to use Civil Engineering in diverse areas after completion of the Engineering breadth, professional electives, engineering core and practices and open elective courses
Students will be able to design, analyze, implement and evaluate real life problems after completion of project works.

Contact

HOD: Dr. Upendra Kumar
Phone: +91-9435176340
E-mail: upendra_kumar72[at]rediffmail[dot]com

Faculties

Prof. Ashim Kanti Dey

Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435174776
Email: akdey[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Prof. Satyabrata Choudhury

Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9957182389
Email: chou_s[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Prof. Parthasarathi Choudhury

Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435372651
Email: parthasarathi[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Prof. Aminul Islam Laskar

Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9957601712
Email: aminul[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Asit Kumar Das

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9864370985
Email: asitkrdas736[at]gmail[dot]com

Dr. Pabitra Rajbongshi

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9864372494
Email: pabitrar[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Upendra Kumar

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435176340
Email: upendra_kumar72[at]rediffmail[dot]com

Prof. A.K. Barbhuiya

Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9864371354
Email: akbarbhuiya[at]yahoo[dot]com

Prof. Mokaddes Ali Ahmed

Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435725087
Email: ali.mokaddes[at]gmail[dot]com

Dr. Tauhid Rahman

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435172716
Email: tauhid_srm[at]yahoo[dot]com

Dr. Parthajit Roy

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435500889
Email: parthajit_roy[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in

Mrs. Parbin Sultana

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 943517695
Email: parbin[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Mrs. Nirmali Borthakur

Associate Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435009915
Email: borthakur_nirmali[at]rediffmail[dot]com

Mr. Pallab Das

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9864312246
Email: pallab[at]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Nitesh A.

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435565508
Email: niteshahir[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Arjun Sil

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 8471820847
Email: arjun[at]civil[dot][dot][dot]in

Dr. Dillip Kumar Ghose

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 8135979813
Email: dillip[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Lakshmi Vara Prasad. M

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 08133013175
Email: mlv[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Debjit Bhowmik

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: +918133018185
Email: debjit[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in, debjitbhowmik[at]gmail[dot]com

Dr. Briti Sundar Sil

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435579130
Email: bssil[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Monowar Hussain

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9435551673
Email: monowar[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Khwairakpam Lakshman Singh

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 8474800505
Email: lakshman[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Prashanth J.

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 07896546042
Email: prashanth[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Nirmalendu Debnath

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 9706055538
Email: nirmalendu.nits.civil[at]gmail[dot]com

Dr. Bijan Kumar Roy

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 08751881874
Email: bijan[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Susmita Ghosh

Assistant Professor
Department: CIVIL
Phone: 7086833798
Email: susmita[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in

Academics

The Department of Civil Engineering was established along with the inception of the Institute. Ever since its establishment the Department has been striving to provide quality technical education and imbibe a sense of professionalism in its students.To achieve such high standards it has got an extremely competent faculty and well equipped laboratories. The Department lays special emphasis on research and developmental activities both on the part of the faculty as well as the students.

Projects Undertaken

Projects undertaken by the Department Consultancy Support The Department is actively involved in providing consultancy services to a large number of organisations and industries like Northern Frontier Railway, LIC, BRTF, MES, AAI, Brahmaputra Board, Public Works Department, Irrigation Department, Power Grid, Barak Valley Cement Ltd., IRCON, NBCC, etc.

Broad Areas of Expertise

Structural engineering.
Geotechnical engineering.
Highway and transportation engineering.
Water resource and management engineering.
Environmental Engineering.

Major Equipments, Instrumentation, Test And Computation Facilities

Universal testing machine, 40 ton capacity.
Models for structural analysis experiments.
Compression testing machine, 200 ton capacity.
Rock core cutting machine.
Rock triaxial testing equipments.
Bunkel's beam apparatus.
Compacting factor, Flour table, Vee Bee apparatus, AIV, Motor Vibrator.
Motor mixer.
Bitumen penetrometer, ductility apparatus.
Triaxial test setup.
Direct shear apparatus.
Laboratory vane shear.
CRB test apparatus.
Unconfined test apparatus.
Atterberg's limit apparatus.
Relative density apparatus.
Siene shaker.
SPT apparatus and extension rods.
Plate load test apparatus.
UV-VIS spectrophotometer.
Material Testing Lab
Structural Engg. Lab

Courses

Core

Building Construction
Principle And Practice
Surveying
Engineering Geology
Structural Analysis
Hydraulic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Structural Design
Geotechnical Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Foundation Engineering
Estimation & Valuation
Hydrology & Flood Control
System Analysis, Project Planning And Construction Management
Irrigation Engineering
Computer Application in Civil Engineering
Planning, Design & Detailing.

Electives

Advanced Highway Engineering
Matrix Method of Structural Analysis
Concrete Technology and Advanced Materials
Photogrammetry and Photo Interpretation
Foundation Engineering
Advanced Environmental Engineering
Advanced Construction Technology
Advanced Structural Engineering
Bridge Engineering
Water Resources Development
Ground Improvement and Rock Mechanics.

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M.Tech. Courses

M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering:
- CLICK HERE to view the PEOs and POs of M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering
M.Tech. in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering:
- CLICK HERE to view the Syllabus of M.Tech. in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
- CLICK HERE to view the PEOs and POs of M.Tech. in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.
M.Tech. in Structural Engineering
M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering
M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering

Research

Head of the Department

Dr. Upendra Kumar,
Department of Civil Engineering,
NIT Silchar,
Silchar, Assam-788010, India.
Phone: +91-9435176340.

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Alternate E-mail ID:	ashim_kanti[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
Date of Joining:	1992-07-18
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering) in 2000 from IIT Madras; M.E./M.Tech. (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering) in 1992 from Jadavpur University; B.E./B.Tech. in 1983 (result declared in 1984) from R.E. College, Silchar; Class-XII (Science) in 1978 from G.C. College, Silchar; Class-X in 1976 from Narsing Higher Secondary School, Silchar.
Currently Teaching Subject:	Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Finite Element methods, Structural analysis 1, Soil dynamics, Geotechnical Engineering-I, Foundation Engineering
Experience
Experience Duration:	25 years (approx.) in NIT Silchar
Experience Description:	Professor in NIT Silchar from 04-07-2007 till date; Assistant Professor in NIT Silchar from 31-01-2004 to 03-07-2007; Lecturer in NIT Silchar from 18-07-1992 to 31-01-2004; Assistant Engineer (Civil) in West Bengal Electricity Board from 14-02-1985 to 15-07-1992; Design Engineer in Neo-Parisrutan (P) Ltd. from 16-07-1984 to 07-02-1985.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Geotechnical Engg., Finite Element methods, Seismic hazard analysis, Probability concepts
Administrative Interests :	a) Estate Officer: during July 2000 to August 2004; b) Head of the Department, Civil Engg.: during December 2007 to January 2010; c) Dean Academic: during April 2011 to May 2013; d) Chief Vigilance Officer: from 15-05-2013 till date; e) Chairman, Research Promotion Cell (RPC), NIT Silchar: from 08-10-2015.
Awards/Achievements :	1. GOLD MEDAL in Bachelor of Engineering (Civil); 2. FIRST PRIZE in the Competition of presentation of research papers on Ground Improvement Methods conducted by IGS, Warangal Chapter and GE Division, Deptt. of Civil Engineering, REC, Warangal, 1998; 3. FIRST PRIZE in Industrial Contest in CEAFEST ’97 conducted by Civil Engineering Association, Deptt. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras; 4. FIRST PRIZE in Industrial Contest in CEAFEST ’98 conducted by Civil Engineering Association, Deptt. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras; 5. IGS- GEOTECHNICAL BIENNIAL AWARD for the Best Paper on “ Innovations in Field Exploration” presented by Indian Geotechnical Society, 2000; 6. IGS – Shri M.S. Jain Biennial Award 2015 for the best paper on “Innovations in Piling and Other Foundation Construction Techniques” presented by Indian Geotechnical Society in Pune, Dec. 2015; 7. IRC – Maharashtra PWD Award 2015 for the best paper on Construction presented by Indian Road Congress in Indore, Dec. 2015.
P.G. Scholars Guided:	i. Seismic slope stability analysis – submitted by Miss Bijaya Saha, 2007 ii. Finite Element analysis of concrete dam structures - submitted by Mr. Pritam Sengupta, iii. 2008 iv. Analysis on stability of slope in cohesive embankment under static and dynamic condition – submitted by Mr. Arjun Sil, 2010 v. Effect of nano/micro size particles on behavior of cohesive soils – submitted by Miss Jagori Dutta, 2011. vi. Effects of nano particles on behavior of cohesionless soils – submitted by Miss Jumrik Taipodia, 2011 vii. A study on static and dynamic analyses of cohesive embankments – submitted by Mr. Limar Riba, 2011 viii. A study on slope stability protection with soil-cement – submitted by Mr. Uday Sankar Chakraborty, 2012. ix. An innovative device to study the in-situ properties of soft clay – submitted by Miss Rimi Sinha, 2012 x. A study on slope stability analysis – probabilistic and deterministic approach – submitted by Miss Aninidita Das, 2012. xi. A
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	1. Characterisation of soil at Silchar under static and dynamic loading – submitted by Mr. Sanjay Paul, 2010. 2. Investigations of Landslides in Sikkim and Sonapur – causes and site specific remedial measures –submitted by Mr. S. S. Porwal in December, 2014
Projects:	1. AICTE RPS project on Reduction of Stress wave amplitudes using clay dampers, Value Rs. 20.0 lacs 2. AICTE Modrob prject on Modernisation of Geotechnical Eng. Lab under Civil Engg. Value : Rs. 12.0 lacs 3. MoES RPS project on Behaviour of clay dampers under Impact Loading, Value Rs. 39.0 lacs 4. RPC projects vide no. RPC/NITS/14/0/8 on Modification of Triaxial cell for failure study of cuboidal samples 5. RPC projects vide no. RPC/NITS/14/0/7 on Improvement of bearing capacity of soft clay using geocells
Publications
Journals (International):	Prasenjit Debnath and Ashim Kanti Dey (2016). Prediction of Laboratory Peak Shear Stress Along the Cohesive Soil–Geosynthetic Interface Using Artificial Neural Network, Geotech Geol Eng, DOI 10.1007/s10706-016-0119-2, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Ashim Kanti Dey and Prasenjit Debnath (2015). Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Geocell Reinforced Soft Clay Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, pp 2248- , http:\\ doi.org/ 10.3208/ jgssp.IND-29. Ashim Kanti Dey and Thungchanbemo (2015), Stability analyses on the effect of Rainfall on Landslides in Sikkim, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environment Technology, Vol. 2, No. 4, April – June, 329-334. Intifa Parween and Ashim Kanti Dey (2015) Study on Behaviour of wrinkled walled Tuned Liquid Column Damper on a composite frame, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environment Technology, Vol. 2, No. 4, April – June, 377-382. Manita Das and A. K. Dey (2015) Behaviour of Geosynthetic reinforced stone column, International Journal of Research in Science and Technology, Vol 2(1), April – June, pp 6-10. Tushar Kumar Samal and A. K. Dey (2015) Behaviour of Foundations resting on a slope under static loads, International Journal of Research in Science and Technology, Vol 2(1), April – June, pp 1-5. Arjun Sil & A. K. Dey (2014) Dynamic performance of cohesive slope under seismic loading, International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, Volume, 5, No.1, pp 1-14. Gandhi, S.R., A.K.Dey and S. Shelvam(1999) Densification of pond ash by blasting. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 125,No.10, 889-899.
Journals (National):	S.S. Porwal & A. K. Dey (2014) A cut and cover structure across an active landslide at Sonapur in North East India on NH 44 at Sonapur in the state of Meghalaya – A case study, Journal of the Indian Roads Congress, Vol 74(4), April-June, pp 162-170. A. K. Dey and S. R. Gandhi (2011). A New Device to apply repetitive loading to Soil sample, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 91, Feb 18, pp 32- 38. Sanjay Paul and Ashim K. Dey (2009). Experimental study of Horizontal vibration of footing on dry cohesionless soil. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 39 (4), 436-452. Sanjay Paul and Ashim K. Dey (2008). Dynamic properties and ground response analysis of Silchar soil in North –East India. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 38 (4). Ramachandraiah, A., A.K.Dey and S.R.Gandhi (1998) Vibration of pond ash due to confined blasting. Journal of Acoustic Society of India, XXVI (3&4), 301-307.
Conferences (International):	Rupam Saikia and Ashim K. Dey (2016). A Static and Dynamic Slope Stability Analysis of Sonapur, 18th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 15-16 September, Rome, Italy. A.K. Dey (2014) A critical study on failure of a reinforced earth wall. 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Berlin, 21-26 September. A.K. Dey (2013) Failure of a reinforced soil wall, accepted for publication in GeoAfrica 2013 to be conducted in Accra, Ghana in September, 2013. A. K. Dey (2011). Performance of a cohesive embankment under a dynamic load. Proc. of 14th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 23-27 May, Hongkong, pp -244. A. K. Dey and A. Sil (2010). Analysis on Stability of Slope under cohesive embankment under static and dynamic condition. 3rd International Earthquake Symposium, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 5 – 6 March, pp 309- 316. S.S. Porwal and A. K. Dey (2010). Tunnelling through a highly slide prone area at Meghalaya, India. Geotechnical Challenges in Megacities, Vol. 3, Moscow, 7-10 June, pp 1099-1105. Dey, A.K. and S. R. Gandhi (2008). Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Pond Ash. 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation, GEDMAR08, May 30 – June 2, 2008, Nanjing, China. Paul S., A. K. Dey (2007). One Dimensional Ground Response of Local soil at Silchar. 13th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 10-14 December, Kolkata. Singha S. and A.K. Dey (2007) Seismic Base Isolation using Soft Clay Dampers. 13th Asian Regional Conference, 10-14 December, Kolkata. Singha S. and A.K. Dey (2007) Study on soft clay dampers. 4th International Conference on Earthqauke Geotechnical Engineering , 25-28 June, Thessaloniki, Greece. Paul S., A. K. Dey (2007) Cyclic Triaxial Testing of Local Soil at Silchar. 4th International Conference on Earthqauke Geotechnical Engineering , 25-28 June, Thessaloniki, Greece. Paul s., A. K. Dey (2007) Dynamic Properties of Partially Saturated Local Soil at Silchar. 3rd Asian Conference on Unsaturated Soils – UNSAT-ASIA 2007, 21-23 April, Nanjing, China. Gandhi, S.R. and A.K.Dey (1999) Liquefaction potential of pond ash. The 15th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, PA, USA, Dec 12-15. Dey, A.K. (1996) A case study on under-reamed pile. Sixth International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations, Bombay, Jan 15-17.
Conferences (National):	Siddhartha Kr. Karmakar, Parbin Sultana and Ashim Kanti Dey (2016). Use of Jhama Columns as replacement of Stone columns, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016, IIT Madras, 15-17 December. Paper no. 170. Manita Das and Ashim Dey (2016). An Innovative Approach to increase Bearing capacity of Stone columns, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016, IIT Madras, 15-17 December. Paper no. 183. Parbin Sultana and Ashim Kanti Dey (2016). Estimation of uncertainty during Reaction Loading in Plate Load Tests, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016, IIT Madras, 15-17 December. Paper no. 227. Rupam Saikia and Ashim Kanti Dey (2016). Slope Stability Analysis of Slides at Sonapur using Strength Reduction Method, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016, IIT Madras, 15-17 December. Paper no. 123. Puja Dutta and Ashim Kanti Dey (2016). A Study on mitigation of Tilting Problems in Liquefiable Soils, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2016, IIT Madras, 15-17 December. Paper no. 122. Rupam Saikia and Ashim K. Dey (2016). A Static and Dynamic Slope Stability Analysis of Sonapur. 18th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, ICCE 2016, Romr, Italy, 15-16 September, Paper code 161T090530. A.K. Dey and Minakshi Paul (2015). Modification of Triaxial Cell for Application of Anisotropic Stress Condition, 50th Indian Geotechnical Conference, Pune, Maharashtra, 17-19 December. Paper no. 250. A.K. Dey and Koushik Deb (2015).Concept of a New Pile Cap to Mitigate Liquefaction Problems. 50th Indian Geotechnical Conference, Pune, Maharashtra, 17-19 December. Paper no. 176. Manita Das and A.K. Dey (2015). Behaviour of Geotextile reinforced stone columns, 50th Indian Geotechnical Conference, Pune, Maharashtra, 17-19 December. Paper no. 129. A.K. Dey and Tushar Samal (2015). Behaviour of Foundations Resting on Slopes under Static and Dynamic Loads, 50th Indian Geotechnical Conference, Pune, Maharashtra, 17-19 December. Paper no. 122. Ashim Kanti Dey and Prasenjit Debnath (2015) Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Geocell Reinforced Soft Clay, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, pp 2248. A.K. Dey and Prasenjit Debnath (2014). A Study on Dynamic Behaviour of Geocell Reinforced Clay - Indian Geotechnical Conference, Kakinada, A.P. 18-20 December, pp - 950- 956. A.K. Dey and Abhijit Sutradhar (2014). Determination of Active Earth Pressure due to Rise in Pore Pressure During Ground Shaking - Indian Geotechnical Conference, Kakinada, A.P. 18-20 December, pp - 572- 581. A.K. Dey and D. K. Jamatia (2014). Use of Micropiles as a Replacement of Conventional Piles Indian Geotechnical Conference, Kakinada, A.P. 18-20 December, pp- 2019-2024. Sharmistha Paul, A. I. Laskar and A. K. Dey (2012). Application of Geopolymer in foundations. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, IIT Delhi, 13-15 December. Sadrita Dutta and A. K. Dey (2012). Effectiveness of clay dampers in control of vibration. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, IIT Delhi, 13-15 December. Anindita Das and A. K. Dey (2012). Risk Analysis of Silchar Saurashtra Mahasadak at some vulnerable points. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, IIT Delhi, 13-15 December. Jumrik Taipodia, Jagori Dutta and A. K. Dey (2011). Effect of Nano particles on properties of soil. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, Kochi, Kerala, 15-17 December, pp 105 – 108. A. K. Dey and A. Sil (2010). Yield Deformation of a cohesive embankment. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, IIT Bombay, December. Paul, S. and A. K. Dey (2008). Behaviour of strip footings under dynamic forces. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, IISc Bangalore, 17-19 December, pp 405 – 408. A. K. Dey and David Airey (2008). Particle movement under static and dynamic loadings. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, IISc Bangalore, 17-19 December, pp 7-10. Paul S. , A. K. Dey (2006) Dynamic properties and liquefaction potential of Silchar Soil in North East India. Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Chennai. Singha, S. and A.K. Dey (2005) Seismic Base Isolation using Damped soil and Frictionless sheets : An Overview. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, Ahmedabad, 17-19 December, pp 389-392. Paul, S. and A.K. Dey (2005) Behaviour of Foundations under Seismic Forces : An Overview. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol I, Ahmedabad, 17-19 December, pp 345-348. Dey, A.K. (2005) Factors affecting stability of slope at North Cachar Hills. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol II, Ahmedabad, 17-19 December, pp 103-106. Dey, A.K. and G.S. Mittal (2004) Restoration of a Water Treatment Plant in a difficult soil. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Warangal, December. Dey, A.K. (2004) Use of Lime Sludge to stabilize Soft Clay. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Warangal, December. Dey, A.K. and D.N.Battacharjee (2003) Landslides in Hilly Terrain in South Assam. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Roorkee, December. Dey, A. K. (2002). Relationship Between Index Properties and Shear Strength Parameters. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Allahabad, December. Dey, A. K. and S. R. Gandhi (2002). A Simple Device to Apply Repetitive Loading. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Allahabad, December. Mandal, J.J, A.K. Dey and D.N.Battacharjee (2000) Landslides in Chandighat tea estate of Cachar district, Assam – a case study. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Bombay, December. Gandhi, S.R., A.K.Dey and S.Shelvam(1999) Blast densification of pond ash. Conference on Fly ash disposal and deposition: Beyond 2000 AD, IIT Kanpur. Dey, A.K., S. Sharma, S.Shelvam and S.R.Gandhi (1998) Application of light cone penetration test to evaluate densification of pond ash by blasting. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, New Delhi, December. Gandhi, S.R. and A.K.Dey (1996) Groutability of Soil- an overview. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Madras, December. Dey, A.K. and J.N.Shome (1994) General Aspects of Rural Sanitation, National Conference on Emerging Trends of Engineering in Rural context, Pantnagar, U.P., Nov 24-26. Purkayastha, R.D., and A.K.Dey (1992) Influence of load repetitions on CBR values of Geotextile reinforced fly ash. Proc. of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Calcutta.

Alternate E-mail ID:	scnitsilchar[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	1983-04-18
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	B.E. (Civil Engg) from REC Silchar in 1983; M. Tech. (Structural Engineering) from IIT Kharagpur in 1986; Ph.D. (Earthquake Engineering) from IIT Roorkee in 2008.
Currently Teaching Subject:	PG: (1) Theory of Vibrations (2) Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (3) Performance-Based Seismic Design of Structures (4) Behaviour and Design of RC Structures (5) Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures; UG: (1) Elements of Earthquake Engineering (2) Structural Design-II (Steel Structures) (3) Elementary Performance-Based Seismic Design.
Experience
Experience Duration:	Teaching: 34 years
Experience Description:	Lecturer at REC Silchar: 1983-1991; Assistant Professor, NIT Silchar: 1991-2008; Professor, NIT Silchar: 2008-on going.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Performance-Based Seismic Design of Buildings, Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, PBD of Hospital Buildings.
Administrative Interests :	Coordinator Consultancy Cell, REC, Silchar; Coordinator, Computer Coordination Committee ; Coordinator, Centre of Excellence, REC, Silchar; President Alumni Association: 2004; Dean (P&D), NIT Silchar: 2009-2012; Director (I/c): 2012 (for a fortnight); Head, Department of CE, NIT Silchar: 21.02.2011 - 11.08.2012.
Biographical Sketch :	Acted as Coordinator of various activities like Consultancy Cell, Computer Coordination Committee etc.
Awards/Achievements :	1. Received Dr. Jai Krishna Gold Medal in 2001-02 for the Paper: “Dynamic Analysis of Buildings with Yielding Truss Elements of Bilinear Characteristics”, by S. Choudhury and S.K. Deb in journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), v. 82, Dec. 2001; 2. Received Dr. Jai Krishna Gold Medal in 2009 for the Paper: “Seismic Safety of Operational and Functional Components in Hospitals”, by S. Choudhury, Y. Singh and D.K. Paul in Journal of Institute of Engineers (I), V. 89, Feb. 2009; 3. Received Institution Award from Institute of Engineers(I) in 2011 for the Paper: “Effect of Infill on Performance of Frame Buildings”, by P. Brahmachary and S. Choudhury in Journal of Institution of Engineers (I), V. 92, May 2011; 4. Received President of India’s Prize in 2014 from Institution of Engineers (I) for the Paper: “A Unified Approach to Performance-Based Design of RC Frame Buildings” by S. Choudhury and Sunil M. Singh in Journal of Institution of Engineers (I)-Series-A, M
Publications
Journals (International):	Partha Pratim Debnath and Satyabrata Choudhury (2015), “Effect of Unreinforced Masonry Infill on Floor Amplification and Other Parameters in Frame-Wall Buildings”, J. of Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, v.43: 450–465, DOI: 10.1080/15397734.2015.1025961. S. S. Mayengbam and S. Choudhury (2014), “Determination of column size for displacement-based design of reinforced concrete frame buildings”, J. of Earthquake Engg. & Structural Dynamics, July 2014, Volume 43, Issue 8, pp. 1149-1172. Article first published online: 21 Nov 2013 \| DOI: 10.1002/eqe.2391.
Journals (National):	S. Choudhury and S.M. Singh (2013), “A Unified Approach to Performance-Based Design of RC Frame Buildings”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (I), Series A, Springer, (May–July 2013), v. 94(2): p. 73–82, DOI 10.1007/s40030-013-0037-8. P. Brahmachary and S. Choudhury, “Effect of Infill on Performance of Frame Buildings”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (I), V. 92, May 2011. S. Choudhury, Y. Singh and D.K. Paul, “Seismic Safety of Operational and Functional Components in Hospitals”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (I), V. 89, Feb. 2009. Choudhury, S. and Deb, S.K. (2001), “Dynamic Analysis of Buildings with Yielding Truss Elements of Bilinear Characteristics”, journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), v. 82, Dec. 2001, pp. 131-135. Choudhury, S. and Bandyopadhyaya, J.N. (1997), “Ultimate Torque of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Openings”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), v. 78, Aug. 1997, pp. 71-75.
Conferences (International):	Ashish Kumar Chaudhary and Satyabrata Choudhury (2016), “A Study on Base Isolation Using Geosynthetics”, 1st International Conference on Disaster Mitigation and Management for Sustainable Development and Risk Reduction, ICDMSDR-2016, NIT Tiruchirappalli, India, February 22-24, 2016. Ashitha K. Ikbal and Satyabrata Choudhury (2016), “Effect of Infill on Performance of Steel Frame Buildings”, International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction SDEC-2016, Cochin, India, May 14-15, pp. 401-407. Uday Sinha and Satyabrata Choudhury, “A Study on Dynamic Shear Amplification in RC Frame Structures”, International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction SDEC-2016, Cochin, India, May 14-15, pp. 408-417. Soumen Nandi and Satyabrata Choudhury, “Comparative Study on Layered-Shear Wall and Wide-Column Shear Wall Modeling”, Demystifying Global Trends in Technology & Management, Organised by Cyber Times and Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, April 29-30, 2016, pp. 129-134. Subhra Paul and Satyabrata Choudhury, “Performance of Concentrically and Eccentrically Braced Steel Frame Buildings”, Demystifying Global Trends in Technology & Management, Organised by Cyber Times and Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, April 29-30, 2016, pp. 52-58. Subhra Das and S. Choudhury (2014), “Tuned Liquid Damper – A Critical Study of Past Works”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Nov 30, Organized by Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. v. I(VII), ISSN 2321-2705, pp. 56-62. Nibir Paban Borah and S. Choudhury (2014), “A Critical Study on the Period Formulae of Various Design Codes” International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Nov 30, Organized by Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. v. I(VII), ISSN 2321-2705, pp. 79-82. Akbar Ali Ahmed and S. Choudhury (2014), “A parametric Study on Slope Stability of Earthen Dam”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Nov 30, Organized by Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; v. I(VIII), ISSN 2321-2705, pp. 569-573. Nabapallab Deka and S. Choudhury (2014), “A Study on the Adequacy of Codal Column-to-Beam Capacity Ratio”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Nov 30, Organized by Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; v. I(VII), ISSN 2321-2705, pp. 40-42. Vijay Krishna Kotapati and S. Choudhury (2014), “A Study on Performance of Steel Buildings”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Nov 30, Organized by Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; v. I(VII), ISSN 2321-2705, pp. 275-279. Sanketa Sangma and S. Choudhury (2014), “Design of RC Frame-Shear Wall Buildings Using UPBD Method”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Nov 30, Organized by Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; v. I(VII), ISSN 2321-2705, pp. 70-73. Sunil Singh M. and S. Choudhury (2012), “Prediction of Initial Column Size for Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings with Intermediate Drift”, 15th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon 2012. M.K. Sharma, Z. Ahmed, P. Bhardwaj and S. Choudhury (2012), "A Parametric Study of an Intze Type Tank", Second International Conference of Structural and Civil Engineering (SCE 2012), Bangalore, 3-4 August 2012. Z. Ahmed, R. Agarwal and S. Choudhury (2012), “Concrete Mix Design: A Deeper Look into IS 10262-1982”, Second International Conference of Structural and Civil Engineering (SCE 2012), Bangalore, 3-4 August 2012.
Conferences (National):	Ashitha K. Ikbal and Satyabrata Choudhury (2016), “A Study on Infill Effect in Steel Buildings”, National Conference on Recent Advance in Civil Engineering, RACE-2016, Organized by SVNIT Surat. Paper No. SE-02, March 5-6, 2016. Satyajit Roy Choudhury, Satyabrata Choudhury and Ashim Kanti Dey (2015), "An Overview of Soil Structure Interaction", Proceedings of National Conference on Technological Innovations for Sustainable Infrastructure (TISI-2015), March 13-14, NIT Calicut, Paper No. T0064, pp. 324-329. Partha P. Debnath and Satyabrata Choudhury (2014), “Performance Evaluation by Nonlinear Static Analysis of Frame-Wall Buildings Influenced by Masonry Infill”, 15th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, Paper No. A048, pp. 471-485. Partha Pratim Debnath and Satyabrata Choudhury (2014), “Challenges in Computational Analysis of Unified Performance-Based Seismic Design of Dual Systems” (2014), Proceedings of National Conference on Furthering Aspirations on Civil Engineering Technique, Govt. College of Engg., Kannur, June, pp. 8-13. Partha Pratim Debnath and Satyabrata Choudhury (2014), “Effect of Masonry Infill In Performance Based Seismic Design of Frame-Wall Buildings”, Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2014), Dec 22-24, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, Paper ID SEC14BBJ. Nongthombam M. Singh and S. Choudhury (2014), “Seismic Performance of RC Frame Buildings on Slope”, Structural Engineering Convention 2014, Dec 22-24, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi. Paper ID SEC14AXF. Choudhury, S. (2008), “Limitations of Force-Based Method of Design”, National Seminar on Earthquake Hazard and Disaster Management of North-Eastern States of India, Organized by NIT Silchar, October 18-20, pp. 365-68. Choudhury, S., Singh, Y. and Paul, D.K. (2006), “The Importance of the Importance Factor in Design: Myth and Reality”, 13th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Organized by Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT, Roorkee, December 18-20, 2006. Deb, S.K. and Choudhury, S. (1998), “Design of Viscolelastic Dampers for Seismic Retrofitting of Framed Structures”, 11th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Roorkee, Dec. 17-19. Deb, S.K. and Choudhury, S. (1997), “Seismic Response of Buildings with Friction Dampers”, Structural Engineering Convention, IIT Madras, Feb. 12-14, 1997, pp. 527-532. Choudhury, S. and Deb, S.K. (1996), “Seismic Response of Buildings with Supplemental Damping”, International Conference on Disaster Mitigation, 1996, Madras, pp. A3-17 to A3-22. Choudhury, S. and Deb, S.K. (1996), “WEBOPEN—a Software for Analysis of R.C. Beams with Web Opening”, First National Conference on Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design, Jan 3-5, 1996, organized by Engineering. Staff College of India, Hyderabad. S. Choudhury (1990), “A Method of Average Precipitation Computation”, All India Seminar on Infrastructure Development for Efficient Water management, Patna, India, Oct 30-31, 1990, organized by Bihar Chapter of IEI.

Alternate E-mail ID:	ps_chou[at]yahoo[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph. D.
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Water Resources Engineering, Rainfall Runoff modeling, Flood Movement Analysis, GIS Applications.
Administrative Interests :	DST (NRDMS, GOI): Sediment and Flood flow simulation models for river networks in Barak basin incorporating Hydrologic inputs from Ghagra, Madhura and Chiri Micro Watersheds: Amount- Rs. 3.0 millions - Completed. DST (SERC, GOI):
Biographical Sketch :	Graduated in Civil Engineering in 1988 from REC Silchar, Post graduated in Water Resources in 1994 from IIT Bombay and obtained Ph.D. from RGPV Bhopal in 2004.Currently holding the additional responsibility of Dean Planning and Development.
Publications
Journals (International):	Flow top width prediction using ANFIS model. International Journal of Computer Applications. (Accepted) P. Choudhury, J. Nongthombam (2012), (doi: 10.5296/emsd.vli2.1842) Application of NRCS model to watersheds having no land cover data, Environmental Management & Sustainable Development, Macrothink Institute ISSN 2164-76821 (2) pp 1-13. Ullah, N., P. Choudhury, J. Nongthombam, P. Roy (2012) Flood flow and damage forecasting in a river system using ANFIS. International Journal of water Resources and Environmental Management. 3(1) pp 111-119. Nongthombam J, P Choudhury. N Ullah. K Victor Singh (2012) "A Geomorphological based rainfall-runoff model for ungauged watershed" International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences. 2(2), pp 687-687. P. Choudhury (2010)- Coordinated reservoir flood control operation model incorporating multiple uncontrolled water flows-Lakes and Reservoir Research and Management, Wiely Blackwell Publishing, 15, pp 153-163. P.Choudhury, B.S. Sil (2010): Integrated water and sediment flow simulation and forecasting models for river reaches: J. Hydrology, Elsevier (doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.02.034), 385, pp 313-322. P. Choudhury and S Arumugam (2009)- River flood forecasting using complementary Muskingum rating equations Journal of Hydrologic Engg. (ASCE), vol 14 No.7 ,pp 745-751. P. Choudhury, (2007): Multiple inflows Muskingum Routing Model: J. Hydrologic Engg. (ASCE) 12(5).pp 413-419. P. Choudhury, R.K. Shrivastava, S.M. Narulkar (2002): Flood routing in river network using equivalent Muskingum inflow, J. Hydrologic Engg. (ASCE) 7(6). pp 413-419.
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Conferences (International):	N.Ullah and P. Choudhury, J.Nongthombam (2012): "Flood Stage-Damage Modeling in a River System." International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Management (ICETM, 2012), WAIRCO, Hyderabad, India. Choudhury P., Th. Arti Devi (2012): Extreme Rainfall Frequency Analysis for Hydro-meteorological Sub-zones 2(C) of India using L-moments. Intl. Conf. on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering: ICRASE-2012, 30-31 Oct,2012, Taj,Deccan; Hyderabad, India organized by Association of Scientists and Professionals (asp), pp 76-80. Choudhury P., J. Nongthombam (2011): "Development of GIUH model using combined Kirpich formula and velocity relationship" 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, (ICEST-2011). Choudhury P,and Jotish Nongthombam (2011): GIUH technique for modeling runoff responses using Kirpich formula and Velocity relationship. International Conference on Sustainable water resources management and climate change adaptation, (SWRMCCA-2011). P.Roy, P. Choudhury and M.Saharia (2010): River reaches flood forecasting using TLRN models Intl.Conf organized by EWRI, ASCE, held at University of Singapore during 4-6 Jan 2011. N.Ullah and P. Choudhury (2010): Flood forecasting in river systems using ANFIS, Intl.Conf on modeling, optimization and computing to be held at NIT Durgapur durind 28-30 oct., (ICMOS-2010), Vol. 1298. pp. 694-699. P.Roy, P. Choudhury and M.Saharia (2010): Dynamic ANN modeling for flood forecasting in river systems, Intl.Conf on modeling, optimization and computing to be held at NIT Durgapur durind 28-30 Oct. B.Sil and P. Choudhury (2010): Application of multi objective optimization technique in modeling sediment and water flow in river reaches, Intl.Conf on modeling, optimization and computing held at NIT Durgapur durind 28-30 Oct. B.Sil and P. Choudhury (2009): River reach Sediment load estimation using Hybrid model, Int. Conf. River basin management -2009, 7-9 Sept. Multa. P. Choudhury, R.K. Shrivastava and S.M. Narulkar (2003): Linear programming model for flood control in upper Narmada Basin. Accepted for poster presentation in International conference on Hydrology of the Mediterranean and semi arid region held at Montpellier, France 2003.
Conferences (National):	B.Sil, P. Choudhury, J.Nongthobam (2009): Assessment of sediment load using indirect method National conference "Management of micro watesheds in Himalayan region", Dehradun 01-03 Aug, 2009. P. Choudhury (2008): Continuous inflow and outflow prediction using lumped Muskingum model proceedings of national conference "Hydero-2008" (15-16 Dec,2008), NIT Jaipur, India. P. Choudhury, B.Sil and J. Nongthombam (2008): Nonstructural flood control measures for a river reach using soft computing techniques, proceedings of national conference, Earthquake hazards and Disasters management of NE states of India, NIT Silchar 18-20 Oct 2008, pp-1-9. P. Choudhury, B.Sil and J. Nongthombam (2008): Real time flood forecasting using data driven models, proceedings of national conference "Inflow forecasting during extremes", IIT Delhi - 28-29 Aug. P. Choudhury, B.V. Rao, S.M. Narulkar (2000): Estimation of Aquifer parameter transmissivity using FEM Proceedings of hydro 2000, NIT Kurukshetra, India. P. Choudhury (2007): Real time flood forecasting using TLRN & Muskingum model presented in the symposium on National Frontiers of Engineering- Young Engineers Interactive Meet, IIT Delhi, March 31 - April 1, 2007. P. Choudhury (2004): Reservoir operation during hydrological extremes "STTP" Water Resources Development, problems and promises, sponsored by AICTE, July, 2004.

Alternate E-mail ID:	aminul.nits[at]gmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Civil Engineering Materials
Administrative Interests :	High performance concrete, geopolymer concrete, waste materials in concrete, seismic study of beam-column joints.
Biographical Sketch :	Dr Aminul Islam Laskar did his BE in Civil Engineering from REC Silchar (presently NIT Silchar). He did his M.Tech in Building Science and Construction Management from IIT Delhi and PhD form IIT Guwahati in the area of Concrete Technology. He has authored 02 books viz. Concrete Technology (to be published shortly by Laxmi Publications (P) limited New Delhi), and Workability and Rheology of fresh Concrete (manuscript has been accepted for publication by Springer-Verlag, Germany). Dr Laskar has also filed for patents for ‘Concrete Rheometer’ (Patent application has already been published by Controller of Patents, Govt of India) and the filing of ‘Improved concrete superplasticizer’ is in process. He has undertaken R&D projects sponsored by DSIR and AICTE.
Publications
Journals (International):	Laskar A I, Talukdar S. Rheology of steel fiber reinforced concrete, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 1-11, 2008. Laskar A I, Talukdar S. A new mix design method of high-performance concrete, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 31-39, 2008. Laskar A I, Talukdar S. Correlation between compressive strength and rheological parameters of high-performance concrete, Research Letters in Materials Science, Vol. 2007, article ID 45869. Laskar A I, Talukdar S. Rheology based approach for workability characterization of high-performance concrete, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 36, pp 1239- 1244, 2009. Laskar A I, R Kumar, B Bhattacharjee. Some aspects of evaluation of concrete through mercury intrusion porosimetry, Cement and Concrete Research, Elsevier, 27(1), 93-105, 1997. Laskar A I, Talukdar S. Rheological behavior of high-performance concrete with mineral admixtures and their blending, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 22 (2008) 2345-2354. Laskar A I and R Bhattacharjee, Effect of Plasticizer and superplasticizer on rheology of fly ash based geopolymer concrete, ACI Materials Journal, 2012 (accepted). A I Laskar and Bhattacharjee R, Rheology of fly ash based geopolymer concrete, ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, Vol 108, No.5, 536-542, September-October, 2011. A I Laskar and Bhattacharjee R, Torque-speed relationship in a concrete rheometer with vane geometry, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 25, 3443-3449, 2011. Laskar A I, Talukdar S. Design of a new rheometer for concrete, Journal of ASTM International, American Institute of Physics, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2008.
Journals (National):	Laskar A I. Mix Design of High-Performance Concrete, Materials Research, 14(4); 429-433, 2011. Laskar A I. Correlating slump, slump flow, Vebe, and flow test to rheological properties of high-performance concrete, Materials Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp 63-69, 2009. Laskar A I. Self Compacting Concrete: A concrete for future, NBCC MDC Journal, 3-7, July- 2004. Laskar A I. Diagnosis of some common defects in buildings, NBCC MDC Journal, 42-45, October-2001. Laskar A I. Indoor environment and energy conservation of RC framed buildings in the hilly areas of Northeast, Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 9(3), 301-306, 2003. Laskar A I, F A Talukdar. Optimum shape and fenestration of RCC buildings in NE hilly places, Journal of the Solar Energy Society of India, 14(2), 11-1, 2004. Laskar A I, B Bhattacharjee. Experimental Investigation of pore structure and permeability of concrete by mercury intrusion porosimetry, Indian Concrete Journal, pp 237-239, May-1996.
Conferences (International):	Laskar A I and R Bhattacharjee, “Effect of high range water reducing admixtures on rheological behavior of fly ash based geopolymer concrete”, Proc International Conference on Sustainability Challenges & Advances in Concrete Technology SCACT 2012, PSG College of Technology Coimbatore, May 2,3 & 4 – 2012, pp183-187. Laskar A I and R Bhattacharjee, “Effect of plasticizer and super-plasticizer on workability of fly ash based geopolymer concrete”, Proc International Conference on Advances on Architecture and Civil Engineering, June 21-23, 2012, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, pp 974-977. Laskar A I, “Use of ground waste glass in concrete”, 2011 2nd Global Cement and Concrete Conference, 21-23 March, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, pp 4.1-4.6. Laskar A I, Rajan Bhattacharjee, “Rheological behavior of fly ash based geopolymer concrete”, 35th Conference on Our world in concrete and structures, 25- 27 August, 2010, Singapore, 193-198. Laskar A I, S Talukdar. Rheological Behavior of High-Performance Concrete with Rice Husk Ash, 8th International Symposium on Utilization of High-Strength and High-Performance Concrete, Tokyo,Japan, 2008, pp 270-276. Laskar A I, S A Barbhuiya. Influence of classified rice husk ash on splitting tensite strength of HSC, International Conf TACEM, IIT- Kharagpur, 251-254, 2004. Laskar A I, B Bhattacharjee. Porosity and pore structure of concrete- A study with MIP, National Conference on Civil Engg Mat and Structures, Osmania University, 167-172, 1995. Laskar A I, Talukdar S. Is water-cement ratio a fundamental property of fresh concrete rheology?, Proc of International Conf on Recent Developments in Structural Engineering, Manipal, India, pp 707-715, 2007.
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Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Specialised in Precambrian Rocks of Kamrup distt. Assam
Administrative Interests :	Interested in teaching,at present in addition to engaged in geology teaching,surveying in B.Tech. In M.Tech taking classes of Seismology and also Rock Mechanics. Teaching Experience: 35 years(32 years at NIT and 3 years at G.C College,Silchar),served as warden of hostels,Associate Dean(Exam) also acted as Dean(Academic) and HOD Civil from time to time
Biographical Sketch :	Born in the year 1954.Completed HSLC from National High School,Lumding.PU Sc. from Haflong College.Completed B.Sc(with hons. in Geology)from A.V College,Guwahati.Got M.Sc degree in Geology from Guwahati University in 1976.Obtained Ph.D degree in 1992 from Guwahati University.Served as a member of different geological societies of ISTE.
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Alternate E-mail ID:	prajbongshi[at]yahoo[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	M. Tech. (IIT Roorkee) and Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur).
Currently Teaching Subject:	Road materials; Traffic engineering; Pavement analysis and design (PG courses)
Experience
Experience Description:	21 years in teaching.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Flexible pavement design and analysis; Pavement materials; Probability and reliability in Transportation Engg.
Teaching Interests :	Road materials, Pavement design, Reliability in pavement engineering.
Research Interests :	Road materials, Pavement design, Reliability in pavement engineering.
Administrative Interests :	1. Coordinator, TEQIP-II 2. Nodal Officer (Academic), TEQIP-II 3. Associate Dean (Student’s Welfare) 4. Hostel Warden 5. Secretary, Board of Hostel Management (BHM). 6. Vice Chairman, BHM. 7. Member of Institute Purchase Committee (IPC). 8. Member of DPC. 9. Institute Maintenance committee for NBA visit 2013. 10. Members of various enquiry/technical committees formed time to time. 11. Member, DPPC and DUPC. 12. FIC, Highway Lab. 13. Faculty adviser for M.Tech (Transp. Engg.). 14. Vice-Chairman, Pre-primary Campus School. 15. Developed a Children Park at NIT campus. 16. Faculty-in-Charge for quality monitoring and test measurements checking. 17. Member, academic calendar committee,2015. 18. Associate Dean (P and D). 19. Coordinator, STA, PMGSY. 20. Member, KV Management committee. 21. Member, ICC. 22. Dean (P and D).
Biographical Sketch :	M. Tech. in Transportation Engineering, IIT Roorkee; Ph.D. (Pavement Engineering) from IIT Kanpur.
Publications
Journals (International):	Rajbongshi P. and Thongram, S. “An Approach for Nonlinear Fatigue Damage Evaluation in Asphalt Pavements”, Jr. of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 2016. Rajbongshi P. and Sonika Thongram, “Survival Analysis of Fatigue and Rutting Failures in Asphalt Pavements”, Jr. of Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corp., 2016. DOI:10.1155/2016/8359103. Rajbongshi P. and Engleng, G. “Asphalt Stiffness Reduction and Stress-Strain Calculation in Pavement Structures”, Int. Jr. of Pavement Research and Technology, 8(5), 2015, pp.377-382. Wahengbam, R.D. and Rajbongshi P., “Approach for Dynamic Stiffness Evaluation in Asphalt Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, 96, 2015, pp.542-549. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.060. Kalita, K. and Rajbongshi P., “Variability characterization of input parameters in pavement performance evaluation”, Jr. of Road Materials and Pavement Design, 16(1), pp.172-185, January, 2015. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2014.988171. ISSN: 1468-0629. Rajbongshi P., “Reliability Based Cost Effective Design of Asphalt Pavements Considering Fatigue and Rutting”, Int. Jr. of Pavement Research and Technology, 7(2), pp.153-158, March, 2014, ISSN: 1997-1400. Rajbongshi P., “Critical Temperature Stress Evaluation in Asphalt Pavements.”, Transport, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 165(3), pp.167-173, August, 2012, ISSN: 0965-092X. Rajbongshi P., Kunal Kachru and Das A., “Sampling Strategy for Road Distress Survey: A Case Study.”, Transport, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 165(2), pp.131-138, May, 2012, ISSN: 0965-092X. Rajbongshi P., “A Comparative Study on Temperature Stresses in Asphalt Material using Nonlinear Viscoelastic Approach.”, Jr. of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 137(10), pp.717-722, October, 2011, ISSN: 0733-947X. Rajbongshi P., “Reliability Calculation Considering Non-Linear Fatigue Damage in Asphalt Pavements.”, Int. Jr. of Pavement Research and Technology, 4(3), pp. 162-167, May, 2011,ISSN: 1996-6814. Rajbongshi P., “Discussion of Development of Fatigue Cracking Prediction Models Using Long-Term Pavement Performance Database.” by Hsiang-Wei Ker, Ying-Haur Lee and Pei-Hwa Wu, Discussion, Jr. of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 136(3), pp.276-277, March, 2010, ISSN: 0733-947X. Rajbongshi P., “A Critical Discussion on Mechanistic-Empirical Fatigue Evaluation of Asphalt Pavements.”, Technical note, Int. Jr. of Pavement Research and Technology, 2(5), pp.223-26, September, 2009, ISSN: 1996-6814. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “A Systematic Approach of Field Calibration of Fatigue Equation for Asphalt Pavements.”, Jr. of Road Materials and Pavement Design, 10(1), pp.109-124, 2009. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “Thermal Fatigue Considerations in Asphalt Pavement Design.”, Int. Jr. of Pavement Research and Technology, 1(4), pp.129-134, October, 2008, ISSN: 1996-6814. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “Optimal Asphalt Pavement Design Considering Cost and Reliability.”, Jr. of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, 134(6), pp.255-261, June, 2008, ISSN: 0733-947X.
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Conferences (International):	Shankaregowda and Rajbongshi P. “Desing Gradation of Surface Layer for Porous Asphalt Pavements”, Int. Conference on Innovative Strategies being Adopted in Management Technology & Social Sciences, Indian Academicians and Researchers Association, Kohima, Feb. 14, 2015. (Published in Int. Jr. of Advance and Innovative Research, 1(2), pp.50-54. ISSN:2394-7780). Rajbongshi P. “Probability Distribution of Temperature Stresses in Asphalt Pavements”, Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Developments in Road Transportation (DRT-2010), NIT Rourkela, Orissa, October 8-10, 2010, pp.487-491. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “A Systematic Approach for Development of Field Rutting Equation.”, Int. Conference on Pavement Engineering (ICPE-09), College of Engineering and Technology, B.P.U.T., Bhubaneswar, February 14-15, 2009, pp.184-190. Rajbongshi P. and Vasan R.M., “Rubberized Mastic Asphalt Using Soft Bitumen.”, Int. Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC 2008), CD-ROM, IIT Bombay, December 3-6, 2008. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “Estimation of Structural Reliability of Asphalt Pavement for Mixed Axle Loading Conditions.”, Proc. of the 6th Int. Conference of Roads and Airfield Pavement Technology (ICPT), Sapporo, Japan, July 20-23, 2008, pp.35-42. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “Reliability Based Automated Design of Flexible Pavements.”, Presented at the Annual Meeting of TRB 2008, Transportation Researchers Board, Washington, D.C., January, 2008. Rajbongshi P. and Das A., “Temperature Stresses in Concrete Pavement – A Review.”, Int. Conference, CENeM 2007, CD-ROM, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, January, 2007.
Conferences (National):	Rajbongshi P., “Modified Design Method of Dowel Bar.”, Jr. of Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, Vol.87, pp.67-72, 2006. Rajbongshi P., “Computer Oriented Bituminous Mix Design by Marshall Method.”, Jr. of Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, Vol.83, pp.14-16, 2002.

Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	B. Sc. (Engg), BCE Bhagalpur; Master in Civil Engg (Environmental Engg) Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (IIT Kharagpur, INDIA)
Currently Teaching Subject:	Environmental Engineering I & II; Water Quality management; Adsorption Design; Wastewater Treatment and Zero discharge
Experience
Experience Description:	19 years + at NIT Silchar
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Civil and Environmental Engineering; Water and Wastewater Engineering; Air and Noise Pollution; Adsorption technology.
Research Interests :	Innovative research work in the field of Adsorption technology. Research work for heavy metal removal from water and wastewater using rice husk is highly acknowledged. His recent papers in the international journals and their references in other international journal papers are being referred worldwide with more than 600 Citation in International Journals. Referee and Reviewer of more than Thirty (30) no. of the Important International Journals and conferences. Ph.D. Thesis: Sorption of heavy metals from water environment using rice husk. M.E. Thesis: A Laboratory study for performance evaluation of rotating biological contactor (RBC) and development of its optimum operating conditions. More than 19 years of teaching experience to UG and PG level students. He has supervised eight M. Tech projects and three PhD scholars. At present he is also supervising four PhD scholar.
Administrative Interests :	1. Head of the Department, Chairman DPMC, DPPC, DUPC, DPC, Civil Engineering (July 2015 onwards) 2. Member, Building Works Committee, NIT Sichar (July 2015 onwards) 3. Member of Senate, NIT Sichar (July 2015 onwards) 4. Centre-In Charge, CCMT 2015 and 2016, M. Tech. Admission Co-ordinator 2014, 2015 (institute level) and CE (department level) 5. Secretary, DPPC and member DPMC (2013-2015), CE Department.; member DPPC ME Department (2012-2016). 6. Secretary DUPC (2010-2014), Dept. of Civil Engg, National Institute of Technology, Silchar. 7. Lab In-charge of Environmental Engineering (1997-2002) and (2015 to till date), Dept. of Civil Engg, National Institute of Technology, Silchar. 8. Warden of Hostel (November- 2006 to November- 2008) and Warden (April-1999 to July-2002) at National Institute of Technology, Silchar. 9. Co-coordinator Time Table, Co-coordinator 8th sem Project Seminar. 10. Asst. Officer-in-charge B. Tech Exams (All branch institute level) – June 2001 to July
Biographical Sketch :	Dr. Upendra Kumar, completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Bhagalpur College of Engineering in 1994 and his Master of Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering, from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 1997 and Ph. D. in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering, from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in 2005. At present he is holding the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Silchar. He has published 66 number of Research Paper in total out of which 26 are in reputed Journals, 04 in edited books and the rest in Conferences. He has more than 600 Citation in International Journals. Current and previous research interests area includes Environmental Engineering; Water and Wastewater Engineering; Air and Noise Pollution; Adsorption technology. Dr. Kumar is also the Fellow Member of International Congress of Environmental Research (F.I.C.E.R.), Senior Member of IACSIT, Senior Member of Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) and Life Member of Institution of Engineers (India). Dr. Kumar is also associated with some Important International Journals as Referee and Reviewer.
Awards/Achievements :	• 2nd prize in Best Lecture Competition; • Fellow of ICER (FICER); • MIE (M-1518512); Senior Member of IACSIT (80340643); Senior Member of APCBEES (100381); Member of RJCE (A/RJCE/Aug/14/67); • MARQUIS Who’s Who in the World-2010 Edn.; • Reviewer of many Reputed International Journals; Citation in International Journals : Total 600+
Publications
Journals (International):	Kumar, U., Bandyopadhyay, M., “Sorption of cadmium from aqueous solution using pretreated rice husk.” Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), 97, 2006, 104-107. [Impact factor = 4.253] doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2005.02.027, SCI Journal Kumar, U., Bandyopadhyay, M., "Fixed bed column study for Cd(II) removal from wastewater using treated rice husk". Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier), B129, 2006, 253-259. [Impact factor = 4.144] doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.08.038, SCI Journal Kumar, U., Bandyopadhyay, M., "Fixed bed column study for the removal of Ni(II) from water environment by NCRH". Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. Vol. 9, No.4, December 2005. ISSN: 0972-0626. [Impact factor = 0.636] SCI Journal, Scopus. Kumar, U., "Fixed bed column study for Zn(II) removal from wastewater using pretreated rice husk". American Journal for Environmental Science, (Accepted). [h5-index = 7] Kumar, U., “Agricultural products and by-products as low-cost adsorbents for heavy metal removal from water and wastewater: A review”. Scientific Research and Essay Vol. 1 (2), November 2006, 033-037. ISSN 1992- 2248, Scopus Thomson Reuters [h5-index = 6]. Kumar, U., “Fixed bed column study for the removal of Zn(II) from aquatic waste by sodium carbonate treated rice husk". Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, Vol. 5, No. 2, 103-106, March 2008. ISSN: 0972-9860. [Impact factor = 0.773] SCI Journal. Pandey, K. M., Deb, K., and Kumar, U., “Experimental Studies on Controlling Piston Slap Noise of Standard Engine of Hero Honda Splendor”. Journal of Environmental Research And Development, Vol. 4, No.1, July-Sept. 2009, 222-231. ISSN: 0973-6921. [Impact factor = 0.157] Pandey, K. M., Deb, K., and Kumar, U., “Experimental Studies on effect of noise level control for 7.5 KVA Diesel generator set with an enclosures”. Journal of Environmental Research and Development, Vol. 4, No.2, Oct.-Dec. 2009, 506-516. ISSN: 0973-6921. [Impact factor = 0.157] Kumar, U., “Thermodynamics of the Adsorption of Cd(II) from Aqueous Solution on NCRH”. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, Vol. 2, No. 5, October 2011, 334 -336. ISSN: 2010-0264. DOI: 10.7763/IJESD Kumar, U. and Acharya, J., “Thermodynamics of the Sorption of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution on NCRH.” International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications. Vol. 2, No. 6, December 2011, 416-420. ISSN: 2010-0221. DOI: 10.7763/IJCEA.2011.V2.144 Pandey, K. M., Kumar, U., and Verma, S. D., “CFD Analysis of Flow Field inside the Expansion Chamber of Internal Combustion Engines.” International Journal of Engineering and Advance Technology. Vol. 1, Issue 3, February 2012, 25-29, ISSN: 2249-8958. [Impact factor = 0.34] Kumar, U. and Acharya, J., “Thermodynamics of the Removal of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution by NCRH.” Desalination and Water Treatment. Ref: DWT 9337. ISSN 1944-3994. Under Review. [Impact factor = 0.752] Acharya, J., Kumar, U., and Meikap, B.C., “Thermodynamic characterization of adsorption of lead(II) ions on activated carbon developed from tamarind wood.” The South African Journal of Chemical Engineers (SAJChE), vol. 18, no. 1, 2013, pp 70-76. Thomson Reuters Kumar, U. and Acharya, J., “Fixed Bed Column Study for the Removal of Copper from Aquatic Environment by NCRH.” Global Journal of Researches in Engineering. ISSN: 2249-4596 Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2012, 1-4. Aptitude Flux (AF) = 83% Kumar, U. and Acharya, J., “Fixed Bed Column Study for the Removal of Lead from Aquatic Environment by NCRH.” Research Journal of Recent Sciences. ISSN 2277-2502. Vol. 2, Issue 1, January 2013, 9-12. ISI Journal (Thomson Reuters) [Impact factor = 0.3722] Choudhury, P., Ullah, N., and Kumar, U., “Simulation and Forecasting of Downstream Flow Top Width in a River Reach Using Upstream Flows.” Int. J. Hydrology Science and Technology. Vol. 3, No. 3, 2013, pp.241–257. ISI Journal (Scopus, Elsevier, Thomson Reuters). DOI: 10.1504/IJHST.2013.058314 Karthik, R., Kumar, U and Pandey, K. M., “CFD Analysis in the field of River Engineering: A Review.” International Review of Applied Engineering Research. Volume 4, Number 4, 2014, pp. 337-342. ISSN 2248-9967. Karthik, R., Kumar, U and Pandey, K. M., “Numerical Simulation of 180˚ Meandering Bend of Barak River near Silchar City.” Proc. of the Intl. Conf. on Advances In Engineering And Technology - ICAET-2014, Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors. 377-381. ISBN: 978-1-63248-028-6, doi: 10.15224/978-1-63248-028-6-03-74. Kumar, U. and Acharya, J., “Removal of Pb(II) from wastewater by Rice Husk.” Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 30–38. February 2015. ISSN: 0972-0626. [Impact factor = 0.636] SCI Journal, Scopus. Kumar, U, Kumar B. and Pandey, K. M., “SEM and EDAX study of pretreated rice husk for the sorption of Cu(II) from wastewater.” Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 656 (2014) pp 17-22, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.656.17. Indexed by Elsevier: SCOPUS, ISI Thomson Reuters (Web of Science) etc. Kumar, U., and Laskar, N., “Thermodynamic characterization of sorption of copper(II) ions on rice husk.” Int. J. Engg. Sciences & Research Technology (IJESRT), vol. 3, no. 7, 2014, pp . ISSN: 2277-9655. [Impact factor = 3.449]. Kumar, U., Kumar B. and Acharya, J., “SEM, EDAX and FTIR study of rice husk for the sorption of lead(II) ions from wastewater.” Asian Journal of Chemistry, SCI Journal. Materials Research Innovations. (Accepted). Kumar B. and Kumar, U., “Removal of Malachite Green and Crystal Violet Dyes from Aqueous Solution with Bio-Materials: A Review”. Global Journal of Researches in Engineering. ISSN: 2249-4596 Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2014, 55-59. Aptitude Flux (AF) = 83%. Kumar B. and Kumar, U., “Adsorption of malachite green in aqueous solution onto sodium carbonate treated rice husk.” The Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (Springer), 32(8), 1655-1666 (2015). [Impact factor = 1.241], SCIE Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s11814-014-0351-5. Kiran S., Kumar, U., and Dey, A.K., “Three Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Vortex Structures in Barak River.” Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 772 (2015) pp 120-124, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.772.120. Indexed by Elsevier: SCOPUS, ISI Thomson Reuters (Web of Science) etc.
Journals (National):	Kumar, U., Banyopadhyay, M. “Sorption of cadmium from wastewater by pretreated rice husk.” Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers, India. Vol. 2005, April –June, No. 2, 17-20. ISSN: 0970-3195.
Conferences (International):	Kumar, U. and Kumar B., “Effect of chemical treatment on adsorption capacity of rice husk for the removal of crystal violet: SEM and FTIR analysis.” International conference on Environment and Energy, December 15th -17th 2014 at JNTUH, Kukatpally, Telangana, India. Kumar, B., Pandey, K. M. and Kumar U., “Isotherm, Kinetic, Thermodynamic of Adsorption of Crystal Violet onto Potassium Hydrogen Phosphate Treated Rice Husk,” International conference on Environment and Energy, December 15th -17th 2014 at JNTUH, Kukatpally, Telangana, India. Kumar, U, Kumar B. and Pandey, K. M., “SEM and EDAX study of pretreated rice husk for the sorption of Cu(II) from wastewater.” has been accepted by the ICMERA 2014 International Conference Smart Systems In All Fields of the Life. October 24 -27, 2014 at Bucharest, Romania. Kumar, U., Kumar B. and Acharya, J., “SEM, EDAX and FTIR study of rice husk for the sorption of lead(II) ions from wastewater.” has been accepted by the 3rd Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE 2014) October 20-23, 2014 Shanghai, China. Kumar, U., “Reuse of exhausted rice husk after heavy metal adsorption from aquatic waste,” International Conference of Engineering & Management Science, Organized by SEMS & RIET, 21-22 Dec. 2013 at RIET, Gr. Noida. K. M. Pandey, U. Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Dhrubajyoti Deka, Dipankar Das and Anand Surana, “CFD Analysis of an Isolated Main Helicopter Rotor for a Hovering Flight at Varying RPM.” ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Volume 1: Advances in Aerospace Technology, Houston, Texas, USA, November 9–15, 2012, ISBN: 978-0-7918-4517-2, Paper No. IMECE2012-89227, pp. 543-551; 9 pages doi:10.1115/IMECE2012-89227. Kumar, U., and Acharya, J., “SEM-EDAX study of rice husk for the sorption of Cu(II) from wastewater.” Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2012, November 09-15, 2012, Huston, Texas, USA. (Accepted). Acharya, J. and Kumar, U., “Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater by chemically modified agricultural waste material as potential adsorbent – a review.” 5th International Congress of Environmental Research 2012, Organized jointly by JERAD and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 22-24. (Accepted). Acharya, J., Kumar, U., and Meikap, B.C., “Thermodynamic study for Adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution using ATW.” International Congress of Environmental Research 2011, Organized jointly by JERAD and SVNIT, Surat, 15-17 December, 2011. Kumar, U., and Mishra U., “Sorption of Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution by Industrial Waste Sludge.” Journal of Environmental Research And Development Organized jointly by JERAD and Univ. of Maurititus, Maurititus, 16-18 September, 2010. Barma, S. D., Pandey, K. M., and Kumar, U., “Review on Noise Pollution from Internal Combustion Engine.” Proceedings of International Conference on Energy and Environment, March 19-21, 2009, pp. 111-114. Kumar, U. “Sorption of cadmium from aqueous solution by sodium hydroxide pretreated rice husk.” International Conference on Energy and Environment, NIT Kurukshetra, March 19-21, 2009 at Taj Chandigharh, India. Deb, K., Kumar, U., and Pandey, K. M. “Experimental studies on controlling piston slap noise of standard engine of hero Honda splendour”. International Congress of Environmental Research, BITS, Pilani – Goa Campus (India), December, 18-20, 2008. Kumar, U. “Management of Exhausted Rice Husk After Heavy Metal Adsorption.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Management : Scenario and Strategies to 2020, UEC, Ujjain, December, 26-27,2007, pp. 124-127. Deb, K., Kumar, U., and Pandey, K. M. “Reverberation Time for the Room in which 200 KVA Diesel Generator set was Installed without Enclosure.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation CIT, Coimbatore, 27 -29 August 2007, pp. 438-440. Kumar, U., Radhakrishnan, K., Karuh, N. “Design of Water Distribution System for NIT Silchar: A Case Study.” International Conference on Water Resource Management: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century. Assam University in collaboration with MHRD, GOI and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delh, April 23-25, 2007. Kumar, U., Bandyopadhyay, M. “SEM-EDAX study of metal ions sorption from water and wastewater using rice husk.” 4th AQUATECH Asia 2005 Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, October 6-8, 2005. Kumar, U., and Bandyopadhyay, M. “Sorption of Cadmium from Aqueous Solution by Pretreated Rice Husk.” International Conference in Agriculture and Food Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 14-17, 2004. Kumar, U. “Rice husk characterization for metal ion removal from water and wastewater.” International Conference in Agriculture and Food Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 14-17, 2004. Kumar, U., and Banyopadhyay, M. “Management of low cost agricultural product and by-product for heavy metal removal from water and wastewater: A Review.” International Conference on Environment and Development, Science City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. February 4-8, 2004. Kumar, U. “The Present Scenario of Law and Environment in India.” Education Culture in the 21st Century: Knowledge, Teacher & Technology, 29th Annual Meet of AIAET & International Conference, Guwahati, January 29-31, 1999.
Conferences (National):	20 numbers of papers in National Conferences BOOKS: Chapter in Edited Book: Kumar, U., and Bandyopadhyay, M. “Sorption of Cadmium from Aqueous Solution by Pretreated Rice Husk.” In “Natural Resource Engineering and Management and Agro-Environmental Engineering.” Edited by Prof. V. K. Tiwari, Anamaya Publishers, New Delhi, 2004, 464-470. ISBN: 9788188342525. Upendra Kumar and Rajib Kumar Bhattacharjya. “Remote Sensing - A Potential Tool for Environmental Management.” In “Modern Trends Of Research In Ecology And Environmental Sciences.” Edited by Abhik Gupta and B. K. Dutta, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 2006, 205-216. ISBN: 8183241425. Upendra Kumar. Contributing write-ups on the subjects of collection, conveyance and distribution of water; sewer system; types of ecosystem and biodiversity for the book “Introduction to Environmental Engineering” by Davis and Cornwell, 4th Edition (SEI), 2010, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, ISBN: 0073401145, 9780073401140. Upendra Kumar, “Reuse of exhausted rice husk after heavy metal adsorption from aquatic waste,” In “Handbook of Engineering & Applied Science.” Vol 01, 2013, 76-80, Edited by V.K. Srivastava and R.K. Pandey, SEMS, Greater Noida, ISBN: 978-81-928926-1-0.

Alternate E-mail ID:	akbarbhuiya[at]yahoo[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Water Resources Engineering - sediment transport, fluvial Hydraulics, hydraulic structures
Administrative Interests :	Local scour around obstructions, Riverbank erosion, sediment transport. Engineering Graphics, Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Hydraulic Structures Associate Dean (Academic), Centre In-charge; AIEEE-2012, Admission In-charge; Foreign Students.
Biographical Sketch :	Born in Katigorah of Cachar District in the year 1966. Completed Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) in 1990 from Regional Engineering College (REC) Silchar. Did Master of Engineering in Water Resources Engineering (first position) from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati in 1992. Joined as Lecturer in Applied Mechanics Department of REC Silchar in 1994. Completed Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur in 2003. Visited Denmark Technical University, Denmark from 01-06-06 to 21-06-06 and participated in a joint Research Project “Experimental investigation of flow around a bottom-seated full sphere or a partially-buried sphere with special emphasis on the bed shear stress”. Presently holding the post of Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Department.
Publications
Journals (International):	Barbhuiya, A. K. and Dey, S. (2003). “Vortex flow field in a scour hole around abutments”. International Journal of Sediment Research, IRTCES, Beijing, Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 1-16. Barbhuiya, A. K. and Dey, S. (2004). “Turbulent flow measurement by the ADV in the vicinity of a rectangular cross-section cylinder placed at a channel sidewall”. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Elsevier. Vol. 15(4), p. 221-237. Barbhuiya, A. K. and Dey, S. (2004). “Measurements of turbulent flow field at a vertical semicircular cylinder attached to the sidewall of a rectangular channel.” Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Elsevier. Vol. 15(2), p. 87-96. Dey, S. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2004). “Clear water scour at abutments in thinly armored beds”. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 130(7), p. 622-634. (July) Dey, S. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2004). “Clear water scour at abutments.” Water Management Journal, Institution of Civil Engineers (London), Vol. 157 (2), p. 77-98. (June) Dey, S. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2005). “3D flow field in a scour hole at a wing-wall abutment.” Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol.44 (1). Dey, S. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2005). “Time variation of scour at abutments”. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 131(1), p-11-23. (Jan). Dey, S. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2005). “Turbulent flow field in a scour hole at a semicircular abutment.” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol.32 (1), p. 213-232 (Feb). Dey, S. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2005). “Flow field in a scour hole at a vertical-wall abutment.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 131(12). Barbhuiya, A. K. and Talukdar, S. (2010). “Scour and three dimensional turbulent flow fields measured by ADV at 90º horizontal forced bend in a rectangular channel”. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Elsevier, Vol. 21 No. 3 (2010) p. 312-321. Mazumder, M. H. and Barbhuiya, A. K. (2012). “Live-Bed Scour Experiments with 45° Wing-wall Abutments.” International Journal Sediment Research, Elsevier, (communicated). Barbhuiya, A. K. and Mazumder, M. H. (2012). “Live Bed Scour at Vertical Wall Abutment.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), (under review).
Journals (National):	Barbhuiya, A. K. and Dey, S. (2004) “Local scour at abutments: a review.” Sadhana, Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol.29 (139), p. 449-476. Barbhuiya, A. K. and Dey, S. (2004). “Velocity and turbulence at a wing-wall abutment”. Sadhana, Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol.29 (135), p. 35-56.
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Alternate E-mail ID:	ali.mokaddes[at]gmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Transportation Engineering and Planning
Administrative Interests :	1.Transportation Planning 2.Transportation Engineering 3. Infrastructure Planning
Publications
Journals (International):	Utility of Paratransit Modes in Cities of Assam, India, Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1971, Washington, D.C., 2006, Pages 107 - 115.
Journals (National):	Paratransits in the cities of Assam, Developments in Road Transportation (DRT-2010), Civil Engg Department, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India, octobar 8-10, page-12. Socio-economic status of Paratransit Operators in the cities of Assam, Journal of Institute of Town Planners India, Vol.5, No.4, 2008,Pages 21-27. Structural Variations in the Cities of Assam and Usage of Paratransit Modes, Journal of Institute of Town Planners India, Vol.5, No.1, 2008, Pages 1-14.
Conferences (International):	Road Category wise Use of Modes in Guwahati, Assam,SAS Tech: 6th International Symposium on Advances in Science and Technology, March 24-25 March 2012, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Utility of Paratransit Modes in Cities of Assam, India, Proceedings of 84th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 05-0091, Page 61.
Conferences (National):	GOOGLE – EARTH: A BETTER SOLUTION FOR TOPO-MAPS, "ENSURE 2012: Environmentally Sustainable Urban Ecosystems", February 24-26, 2012 at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, INDIA.

Alternate E-mail ID:	parbinsultana[at]rediffmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; Soil Stabilization and Ground Improvement Techniques.
Administrative Interests :	Her research work during M.E. was on Lime Stabilization of Highly Organic Soil. Presently she is teaching both UG and PG students of Civil Engineering Deptt. She is a member of DUPC, Dept. of Civil Engg, National Institute of Technology, Silchar.
Biographical Sketch :	Mrs. Parbin Sultana completed her B.E. (Civil) from Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat, Assam. She did her Master of Engineering in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati. She has been holding the post of Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Department in NIT Silchar since May, 2010.
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Alternate E-mail ID:	pallabdas9[at]gmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Education: B.E. (Civil) 2001 - NIT Silchar (formerly, Regional Engineering College, Silchar) M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) 2004 – IIT Guwahati, Ph. D. - Pursuing
Currently Teaching Subject:	Structural Analysis, Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, Building Materials and Construction
Experience
Experience Description:	Structural Consultant from 2004 to 2006, Assistant Professor at NIT Silchar from 2006 to till date
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Structural Engineering
Teaching Interests :	Structural Analysis, Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
Research Interests :	Earthquake Engineering, Study on Beam-Column Joint
Biographical Sketch :	Education: B.E. (Civil) 2001 - NIT Silchar (formerly, Regional Engineering College, Silchar) M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) 2004 – IIT Guwahati Ph. D. - Pursuing Professional Experience Consulting Engineer(Structural) 18.06.2004 to 03.11.2006 N.I.T. Silchar Assistant Professor 04.11.2006 Onward
Publications
Journals (International):	Das P. (2012) Assessment of Damage in Prismatic Beams Using Modal Parameters, International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering & Information Technology, Vol. 2(2012) No. 2, Page 79-82. Das, P., Dutta, A. and Talukdar, S. (2011), “Detection of Cracks in Beam Structures Using Modal Analysis”, International Journal of Vibration, Structural Engineering and Measurement, Vol. (105-107), pp- 689-694.
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Conferences (International):	Effect of Strut Modeling on Seismic Behaviour of Structures, 3rd Annual International Conference on Civil Engineering, 10-13 June 2013, Athens, Greece. Assessment of Damage in Prismatic Beams Using Modal Parameters, Proc. Of International Conference on Advanced Science, Engineering & Information Technology, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Detection of Cracks in Beam Structures Using Modal Analysis, Proc. Of International Conference of Vibration, Structural Engineering and Measurement, 2011, Shanghai China.
Conferences (National):	Effect of Masonry Infill in R.C. structures, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology, Vol. 2, Number 5, April-June 2015, Page- 390-393. Effect of Floor Height in Multi-storied R.C. Storied Frame Buildings, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology, Vol. 2, Number 9, April-June 2015, Page- 1-4. Analytical Investigation of Exterior Beam-Column Joint Using Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology, Vol. 2, Number 7, April-June 2015, Page- 616-620. A Numerical Study on Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joint, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology, Vol. 2, Number 7, April-June 2015, Page- 593-596. Seismic Analysis of Beam Column Joints in Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frames, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology, Vol. 2, Number 7, April-June 2015, Page- 578-581. Study of Reliability of Non-Destructive Testing Methods, National Seminar on Earthquake Hazard and Disaster Management of North Eastern States of India, Date: October 2008, Page 375.

Alternate E-mail ID:	nitesh.ahir[at]gmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph. D. in Earthquake Engineering from I. I. T. Roorkee M. Tech. in Earthquake Engineering from I. I. T. Roorkee B. Tech. in Civil Engg
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Alternate E-mail ID:	arjunsil[at]yahoo[dot][dot]in, silarjun[at]gmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph.D [Indian Institute of Science (IISc),Bangalore] in Engineering
Currently Teaching Subject:	Civil Engineering
Experience
Experience Duration:	four years+ in academics and five years+ 02 months as Industrial in Civil Engineering field.
Experience Description:	Presently Assistant Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, NIT Silchar, India; Served as Engineering Officer (Civil), Govt. of Tripura [(2003-2008);5 Years+]; Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME, Civil Engineering) for competitive exams/recruitment with the professional bodies (MERITTRAC Pvt Ltd, India)
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Earthquake Engineering including Structural, Geotechnical,Seismology, Microzonation of Urban Centres, Multi criteria decision, Uncertainty Modeling, Performance based design, Risk and Reliability, Constitutive modeling, Elasticity and plasticity, Numerical Modeling, Slope stability, GIS and RS, Geophysical experiments, Landslide hazard assessment & extreme modeling
Teaching Interests :	Seismic engineering, solid mechanics, wave propagation, soil dynamics, structural dynamics, earthquake resistant design, Geotechnical earthquake engineering, revising standards, geophysical experiment, ground motion modeling, forecasting of events & modeling, simulation techniques, statistics & probability
Research Interests :	Forecasting of physical phenomenan, simulation, disaster mitigation, Hazards & Modelling
Administrative Interests :
Biographical Sketch :	Madhyamik Exam passed (10th,1996) in schooling level [1986-1996], B.Tech in Civil Engineering (2002), M.Tech in Earthquake Engineering (2010) & Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2014).AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENT:-2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Who Who in the Asia (2017), -IGS-Sardar Resham Singh (Biennial) Memorial Award-2015 confer by Indian Geotechnical Society. PhD thesis nominated for “MEDAL” in IISc, Bangalore from Civil Engg Dept 2014-2016.Nominated for "Best Citizen of India" Award (2016). Selected for "BHARAT JYOTI AWARD (2015)" by India International Friendship Society (IIFS). Honorary Member in International Advisory Committee in-VIF Board of Trustees. Young Faculty Award (2015), in the Category of Engineering (Civil) of the VIFFA 2015. Biography selected & included 2nd times in MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD,33 EDITION,2015; MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD, 32 EDITION,2014-15,[VIP No:-36882939]; BEST CIVIL ENGINEER AWARD (IAD-2009); DR.B.R AMBEDKAR MEMORIAL AWARD(1997); NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Exam (1994,4th position in the state SCERT Exam) IN SCHOOLING LEVEL [at the end of 8th std]; SPECIAL PRIZE FOR PARTICIPATION IN STATE LEVEL SCIENCE EXHIBITION (1994,1995,1996).
Awards/Achievements :	REVIEWER OF JOURNALS: 1. Natural Hazard Review, ASCE; 2.Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Taylor & Fancies; 3.Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Fancies; 4. International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering [IJGEE]; 5. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer, 6. ESRJ-Earth Sciences Research Journal, Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; 7.Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Institut Teknologi Bandung [MEMBERSHIPS]: 1. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); 2. Member of Seismological Society of America (SSA,USA) 3. Life member of Indian Geotechnical Society (LMIGS); 4. Member of Institution of Engineers India (MIE); 5. Member of International Geosynthetic Society (IGS, ID-10114). FACULTY PRESENTATIONS/INVITED TALKS:- (1) On 2015, at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi on the topic “Seismic hazard & Microzonation strategies in Indian contest” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi,India. (2)On 2016, at Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee on the topic “Seismicity & Seismic Hazard status of NE-India ” organized by Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee,India. (3)On 2017, at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT B.H.U, Varanasi on the topic “ Seismic Hazards and structural response assessment on Indian soil” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT B.H.U, Varanasi,India. (4) On 2017, at IIT Bhubaneswar,India on the topic “ Geophysical techniques and its importance in seismic site characterization." BROADCASTING CHANNEL INTERVIEW: Doordarshan Kendra (DDK), Silchar Invited as Expert & delivered talks on "Earthquake Disaster Mitigation" through LIVE TELECAST Interview for the Nation on dated-15/03/2017.
P.G. Scholars Guided:	Total PG [ME/MTECH] Scholars: 21 (Completed: 16, Ongoing: 05)
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	Total PhD Scholars=01, Ongoing
Projects:	1. Project-01, SERB-DST, Govt of India, funded R & D Project [Rs-19. lacs]-Ongoing. 2. Project-02, STIS Scheme funded by Institute grant [2.8 lacs]- Ongoing.
Publications
Journals (International):	Amit Zarola and Arjun Sil (2017)."Artificial neural networks (ANN) and stochastic techniques to estimate earthquake occurrences in Northeast region of India" Journal of Annals of Geophysics. [Accepted] Arjun Sil and Jyotirmoy Haloi (2017)."Empirical Correlations with Standard Penetration Test (SPT)-N for Estimating Shear Wave Velocity Applicable to any Region."International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering(Springer Publication), [Accepted], DOI10.1007/s40891-017-0099-1 Arjun Sil, and T.G. Sitharam (2016) "Detection of Local Site Conditions in Tripura and Mizoram Using the Topographic Gradient Extracted from Remote Sensing Data and GIS Techniques." Natural Hazards Review, 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000228 , 04016009.(Impact Factor-1.14) Arjun Sil, T.G. Sitharam and Syad Tabish Haidar (2015). “Probabilistic models for forecasting earthquake in North East region of India.” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), Vol.105(6),pp-2910-2927, doi:10.1785/0120140361,(Impact Factor-2.32) Arjun Sil and TG Sitharam (2015)."Site specific design response spectrum proposed for the capital city of Agartala, Tripura."Geomatics,Natural Hazards and Risk,(Taylor & Francis),Published online on 17th Dec,2015, (Impact Factor-2.14) Sitharam T.G, and Arjun Sil (2014) “Comprehensive seismic hazard assessment of Tripura & Mizoram states.” Journal of Earth System Science, (Springer publication) Vol.123 (4).pp-837-857,(Impact Factor-1.04) Arjun Sil and Ashim Kanti Dey (2014), “Dynamic performance of cohesive slope under seismic loading” International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, Vol.5(1).1-14, 2014, doi:10.6088/ijcser.201304010010. Arjun Sil, and T.G.Sitharam (2014). “Dynamic site Characterization & Correlation of Shear wave velocity with SPT ‘N’ values for the city of Agartala, Tripura state, India.” Journal of Pure& Applied Geophysics, Vol.171(8),pp-1859-1876 (Springer publication),doi:10.1007/s00024-013-0754-y, (Impact Factor-1.677) Arjun Sil and Sitharam T.G (2013) “Site response evaluation of Agartala city using geophysical and geotechnical data” International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,(IGI-Global publication),Vol.4(2),pp-53-73.(Impact Factor-0.16) Arjun Sil, T.G. Sitharam, and Sreevalsa Kolathayar (2013) “Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of Tripura and Mizoram states.” Natural Hazards (Springer publication) Vol.68 No.2 (2013), 1089-1108.,(Impact Factor-1.746)
Journals (National):	Arjun Sil and Thaihamdau Longmailai (2017)."Drift Reliability Assessment of a Four Storey Residential Building under Seismic Loading Considering Multiple Factors."Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India):Series A.Springer Publication(accepted), DOI10.1007/s40030-017-0216-0 Amit Zarola and Arjun Sil (2017)"Quantification of recent seismicity and a back propagation Neural Network for forecasting of earthquake magnitude in Northeast Region of India"Disater Advances(SCiE),Vol. 10 (6 ),pp-17-34 Arjun Sil (2017). "Spatial analysis of IISc campus using Remote Sensing data and Image processing (GIS) technique" Disaster advances(SciE). Vol.10.(4)/2017.pp-52-59
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Alternate E-mail ID:	dillipghose_2002[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph. D.
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Experience Duration:	10 years - Pre Ph.D Experience; 2 years –Post Ph.D Experience.
Experience Description:	10 years - Pre Ph.D Experience, 2 years –Post Ph.D Experience; Previously in the post of lecturer at ABIT, DRIEMS; Previously in the post of Asst. Professor at GITA, CEB, ITER; Presently working as Asst. Professor at NIT, Silchar, Assam.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Groundwater Modeling, Groundwater Contamination Biodegradation in Landfills, Settlement in Landfills, Gas Generation from Landfills, Bioreactor in Landfill, Infiltration Characteristics of Different Vegetation and Land use ,Seepage, Drainage, Canal Design, Multi-Hazard Protection of hydraulic Structures, Stability analysis of Dam; Stream - Aquifer interaction and Emerging Contaminants, Water Contamination and Remediation, Water Quality Modelling and Uncertainty Analysis. Numerical Techniques, Optimization, Finite Element method in Watershed Modelling, Irrigation management, Remote Sensing and GIS, Stochastic Processes, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hydro climatologically Modelling, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos theory, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms. Policy Analysis and Risk Assessment, Waste Management and Sewerage System, Snow and Avalanche, Watershed Management, Water pollution and human health, Conflict Resolution and Hydrologic Modelling of Large River Basin; Multi
Teaching Interests :	Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Structures, Irrigation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, And Artificial Neural Network.
Research Interests :	Effects of water in civil engineering structures. Natural Hazards and mitigation, Erosion of soils and stability. Climatology, sedimentation and runoff, Hydrology and hydraulics of Ground water and surface water. Flood and Flood Routing.
Administrative Interests :	To monitor and control civil engineering works and to Control disciplinary activities.
Biographical Sketch :	Teaching experience-12 years, In the post of lecturer--1999-2002, Asst. Professor-2006 onwards.
Awards/Achievements :	GATE, NRTS, NTSE, National scholarship.
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Alternate E-mail ID:	prasadsmlv[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2014-12-22
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph.D in Civil Engineering
Currently Teaching Subject:	Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering Estimation, Engineering Graphics, Structural Design, Construction Management, Advanced Concrete Technology.
Experience
Experience Description:	Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Department, NIT, Silchar .Previously worked as an AEE in the I & CAD Department, A.P, India from Dec-2008 to Nov-2014; Institute Research Scholar in National Institute of Technology from Jan-2006 to Dec-2008. worked as Lecture at KITS, Ramtek, M.S, India from July-2005 to Jan-2006; worked as a Assistant Design Engineer at Amba Associates, Warangal, A.P, India from June-2000 to Aug-2002.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Concrete Materials, Sustainable Development, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Self Compacting Concrete,Low Cost Housing.
Teaching Interests :	Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Graphics, Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis, Structural Design, Finite Element Methods, Civil Engineering Estimation and Construction Management.
Research Interests :	Self Compacting Concrete, Fibrous Concretes, Recycled Aggregate Concrete, High Performance Mortars/Concrete, Low Cost/Alternate building Materials, , Earthquake Engineering, Cement Composites, Repair and Rehabilitation of buildings and bridges, Dam maintenance, Nano-Materials.
Administrative Interests :	TEQIP coordinator for Civil Engineering Department, NIT, Silchar, Member DPPC Department of Civil Engineering , NIT Silchar. , Faculty Advisor-sports(Gymkahana), Faculty Advisor Research Promotion Cell( RPC), NIT Silchar.
Biographical Sketch :	https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=JcdsDS0AAAAJ
Awards/Achievements :	M.Tech Class Topper, Best e-drafting award from NIT Warangal.  Working as member & volunteer in NGO (Children of Hope India). Member of Institute of Engineer’s India, M – 1490030. Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, M.No: LM-111652
P.G. Scholars Guided:	guided: 07; ongoing:03
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	ongoing 03
Publications
Journals (International):	M.L.V.Prasad et.al, "Predicting strength of SCC using Artificial nural network and multivariable regression analysis, computers and concrete, vol.20, no.1, 2017 M.L.V.Prasad et.al, "Behaviour of Self Compacting Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Hybrid Fiber under Static and Cyclic Loading, International Journal of Civil Engineering, Published online 22-November-2016 M.L.V.Prasad et.al, "Eco-efficient Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete for Replacements of Cement and Natural Sand with Waste Materials", International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering,9(3), 71-77,2016 M.L.V.Prasad et.al, Self Compacting Reinforced Concrete Beam Strengthened with Natural Fibre under Cyclic Loading", Int. Journal of Computers and Concrete,17(5), 597-611,2016 M.L.V.Prasad and P.Rathish Kumar, “Prediction of The Moment – Curvature Relationship of Confined Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete”, International Journal of Cement Wapno Beton, Vol.4, July-August 2015, ISSN-1425-8129, (2015). M.L.V.Prasad et.al, “Effect of Glass Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Vibrated Concrete and Self Compacting Concrete”, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering ISSN 0974-5904, Vol. 07, No. 04, August, 2014, pp. 582-587. M.L.V.Prasad and P.Rathish Kumar, “Stress-Strain Model for Tie Confined Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting ,“International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, ISSN 2319 -6009 Vol. 3 No.1, February 2014, PP 174 – 188. M.L.V.Prasad et.al, “Tie Confined Glass Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Recycled Aggregate Concrete”, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 7, Issue 2 (May. - Jun. 2013), PP 17-23. M.L.V.Prasad, P.Rathish Kumar and Toshiyuki Oshima, “Development of analytical stress-strain model for glass fiber reinforced self compacting concrete “International Journal of Mechanics and Solids, Research India Publications. Vol 4, No.1, ISSN 0973-1881, 2009, pp 25-37. M.L.V Prasad and P.Rathish Kumar, “Strength Studies on Glass Fiber Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete”, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building and Housing), Volume 8, Number 6, December 2007, ISSN 1563-0854, Pages 677-690.
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Alternate E-mail ID:	debjitbhowmik[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2014-12-15
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	B.E. (Jadavpur University), M.C.E. (Jadavpur University), Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur).
Currently Teaching Subject:	Foundation Engineering, Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundation, Surveying, Advance Soil Mechanics.
Experience
Experience Description:	July, 2004 – June, 2006: Assistant Engineer, Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.; February, 2014 – December, 2014: Assistant Professor, Regent Education and Research Foundation; December, 2014 – Present: Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, NIT Silchar.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Specialisation: Geotechnical Engineering; Areas of Interest: Soil Dynamics, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pile Foundations.
Administrative Interests :	Associate Dean (P&D)
P.G. Scholars Guided:	04 (Completed), 04 (On-going)
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	02 (On-going)
Projects:	"A Numerical and Experimental Study of the Behaviour of Pile Foundation under Seismic Loading"- Science, Technology and Innovation Scheme (STIS), NIT Silchar.
Publications
Journals (International):	• Bhowmik, D., Baidya, D.K., and Dasgupta, S.P. (2013), A Numerical and Experimental Study of Hollow Steel Pile in Layered Soil subjected to lateral dynamic loading, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.53, pp. 119-129. • Bhowmik, D., Baidya, D.K., and Dasgupta, S.P. (2016), A Numerical and Experimental Study of Hollow Steel Pile in Layered Soil subjected to vertical dynamic loading, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.85, pp. 161-165. • Bhowmik, D., Baidya, D.K., and Dasgupta, S.P. (2017), Response of Full-Scale Pile under Vertical Dynamic Load, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, (Under Review)
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Conferences (International):	• Bhattacharya, P., Bhowmik, D., Mukherjee, S. P., and Chattopadhyay, B. C. (2008), Pullout Behaviour of Square Anchors in Reinforced Clay, 12th International Conference of IACMAG, Goa, Topic 13, pp 3441-3447.
Conferences (National):	• Bhowmik, D., Baidya, D.K., and Dasgupta, S.P. (2011), Coupled Motion of Soil-Pile System under Dynamic Loading, Indian Geotechnical Conference, Kochi, Paper No.: N-145. • Bhowmik, D., Baidya, D.K., and Dasgupta, S.P. (2012), Numerical Simulation of Soil-Pile System subjected to Horizontal Dynamic Loading, Indian Geotechnical Conference, Delhi, Paper No.: F-622. pp. 711-714. • Bhowmik, D., Baidya, D.K., and Dasgupta, S.P. (2013), Numerical Analysis of Soil-Pile System subjected to Vertical Dynamic Loading, Indian Geotechnical Conference, Roorkee, Theme: 23, Paper No. 97.

Alternate E-mail ID:	britisil[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2014-12-29
URL of Web Profile:	https://sites.google.com/view/briti-sundar-sil/home
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	BE(Civil),2002, JEC, Jorhat; M.Tech(WRE),2006, NIT, Silchar; PhD(WRE),2010, NIT Silchar.
Currently Teaching Subject:	B.Tech: Irrigation Engineering; M.Tech: Advanced Hydrology
Experience
Experience Duration:	JRF : 3 years; Teaching : 7 years
Experience Description:	Site Engineer-NIT Silchar-Jan 2003-July 2004; JRF-NIT Silchar-Feb 2007-Jan 2010; Asst. Prof-Tezpur University-June 2010-Dec 2014; Asst. Prof.-NIT Silchar-Dec 2014-Till date
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Water Resources Engineering
Teaching Interests :	Hydrology, Fluid Mechanics, Water Resources Engineering, Irrigation engineering, Hydraulics, Hydraulic Structures.
Research Interests :	Hydro logical modeling, sediment transport, flood forecasting and warning systems, pipe line networking systems.
Administrative Interests :	Warden
P.G. Scholars Guided:	6 guided, 2 ongoing
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	1 ongoing
Projects:	1. Development of an integrated hydrological-mathematical model to determine flood discharge in and around Silchar city., STIS, NIT Silchar, 2016. 2.Development of site specific design response spectrum(DRS) for the city of Silchar, Assam, India, STIS, NIT Silchar. 3. A study on effects of sediment load on river bank erosion in the Barak River system,DST, SERB.
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Journals (International):	9. Shahneen Nazreen Ali, Briti Sundar Sil. Derivation of Geomorphology-based IUH Using GIS-supported GIUH Model for the Barak River Basin. Development of Water Resources in India. Springer, Cham. 2017 8. Bahnisikha Das, BS Sil. Assessment of Sedimentation in Barak River Reach Using HEC-RAS, Development of Water Resources in India, Springer, Cham, 2017 7. Angana Borah, BS Sil. Flow Analysis in a Meandering River Using HEC-RAS Model, Development of Water Resources in India, Springer, Cham, 2017 6. Briti Sundar Sil and Shahneen Nazreen Ali. SCS- CN and GIS based Approach for Assessment of Surface Runoff to prioritize the Sub-Watersheds in the Barak River Basin. Disaster Advances. 2017 5. Briti Sundar Sil, Angana Borah, Subhrajyoti Deb, Biplab DAS. Development of river flood routing model using non-linear Muskingum equation and excel tool 'GANETXL'. Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering (JUEE). 2016 4. B.S. Sil and P. Choudhury "Muskingum equation based downstream Sediment transport simulation Models for a river Systems” Intl Journal of Sediment Research, Elsevier, 2015 3. B.S. Sil, A Kumar, P Saikia, P J Bui, and P Banerjee " Use of Excel-Solver as an Optimization Tool in Design of Pipe Network " Intl Journal of Hydraulic engineering, 2013 2. B.S. Sil and P. Choudhury " Water-Sediment Flow Models for River Reaches Sediment Related Pollution Control " Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering , 2012 1. P. Choudhury and B.S. Sil " Integrated Water and Sediment Flow Simulation and Forecasting Models for River Reaches " Journal of Hydrology, Elsevier, 2010
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Conferences (International):	10. Shahneen Nazreen Ali and Briti Sundar Sil. "Prioritization of ungauged catchments using Snyder Unit Hydrograph and GIS in Barak basin, India" Hydro 2015 International, IIT Roorkee. 17-19 December, 2015 9. Bahnisikha Das and Briti Sundar Sil. "Multiple Inflow River Flood Routing Using ANN" Hydro 2015 International, IIT Roorkee. 17-19 December, 2015 8. Angana Bora and Briti Sundar Sil. "Estimation of Muskingum flood routing parameters using GANetXL" Hydro 2015 International, IIT Roorkee. 17-19 December, 2015 7. Shikha Bordoloi and Briti Sundar Sil. "Sewer leakage as a non-point source of pollutants in contamination of surface and ground water"International Conference on Modeling Tools for Sustainable Water Resources Management, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. 28-29 December, 2014 6. Abhigyan Mahanta and Briti Sundar Sil. "Study of transport of industrial pollutants in small river or channels in and around Guwahati city"International Conference on Modeling Tools for Sustainable Water Resources Management, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. 28-29 December, 2014 5. Sudhakar Bhardwaj and Briti Sundar Sil. "Contamination of ground water by septic tank and sewage"International Conference on Modeling Tools for Sustainable Water Resources Management, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. 28-29 December, 2014 4. Tarali Saikia and Briti Sundar Sil. "Transportation of herbicides and pesticides in ground water"International Conference on Modeling Tools for Sustainable Water Resources Management, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. 28-29 December, 2014 3. B S Sil and P Choudhury, Hybrid Water-Sediment Forecasting Flow Models for Ungauged River Reaches International Conference on Sustainable water resources management and climate change adaptation , 17-19 February, 2011, NIT, DURGAPUR 2. B S Sil and P Choudhury, Application of Multi-Objective Technique In Modeling Water And Sediment Flow in River Reaches, AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1298, International Conference On Modeling, Optimization, and Computing (ICMOS 2010), West Bengal, (India), 28-30 October 2010. 1. B S Sil and P Choudhury, River Reach Sediment Load Estimation Using Hybrid Model, Fifth international conference on River Basin Management, 7-9 September, 2009, Malta, organized by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK.
Conferences (National):	3. B S Sil and P Choudhury . Comprehensive assessment of sediment flow in river reaches using multi objective genetic algorithm. Proceedings of the Fortieth National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power December 12-14, 2013, NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. 2. B S Sil and P Choudhury, Assessment of Watershed Erosion Using Indirect Approach , All India seminar on -Watershed management and efficient micro irrigation in mountainous Indian Himalayas (WMEMIMIH), 24-26 October,2009, IE(I), Dehradun, India. 1. B S Sil, P Choudhury and J Nongthambam, Real Time flood forecasting using data driven models, 13th National Symposium on Hydrology-Inflow forecasting during extremes, 28-29 August,2008 IIT New Delhi.

Alternate E-mail ID:	monowarhussain[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2015-12-17
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati).
Currently Teaching Subject:	Geotechnical Engineering; Foundation Engineering; Ground Improvement Technique.
Experience
Experience Duration:	Teaching: 5 years.
Experience Description:	Assistant Professor in NIT Silchar from 17 Dec. 2014 to till now; Assistant Professor in North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh from December 2009 to December 2014.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Geotechnical Engineering.
Research Interests :	Ground Improvement techniques; Geo-Environmental Engineering.
Publications
Journals (International):	Monowar Hussain and Sujit Kumar Dash, “The Influence of Lime on The Compaction Behaviour of Soils” Environmental Geotechnics, ICE, 05/01/2015 (Accepted). Sujit Kumar Dash and Monowar Hussain, “Influence of Lime on Shrinkage Behaviour of Soils” Journal of Materials in Civil Engg, ASCE, 2015. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001301. Sujit Kumar Dash and Monowar Hussain “Lime Stabilization of soils-Reappraisal” Journal of Materials in Civil Engg, ASCE, Vol. 24, No. 6, June 1, 2012.
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Conferences (International):	Hussain, M. and Dash, S.K. (2012) “Compaction characteristic of lime treated soils.” Proceedings of International Conference on Ground Improvement and Ground Control, held on 30 Oct.-2 Nov. University of Wollongong, Australlia, Volume-II, pp-1095-1100. Hussain, M and Dash, S (2010) “ Bearing capacity improvement of liquefiable soil using lime stablisation” Proceedings of the 3rd International Earthquake Symposium Bangladesh, 5-6 March, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ramanjaneyulu, C., Hussain, M. and Dash, S. K.(2006) “Mechanism of Volume Expansion in Soil”. Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Guwahati, December, CD Proceeding, P21.
Conferences (National):	R. Nyokir, and Hussain, M (2014)”Fly Ash-Bentonite Mixtures Use As MSW Landfill Liner” Proceeding of the North East Students Geo-Congress on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering- 2014, 18th October, IIT Guwahati. Bagang, D and Hussain, M (2014)”Unconfined Compressive Strength of Fiber reinforced Expansive Soil.” Proceeding of the North East Students Geo-Congress on Advances In Geotechnical Engineering 2014, 18th October, IIT Guwahati. Bagang, D, Lhamu, S and Hussain, M (2014)”Stength and Compressibility Characteristics of Fly Ash Stabilized Expansive Soil.” Proceeding of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, 22-24, Dec, Hyderabad, India. Nyokir, R and Hussain, M (2014) “Hydraulic Conductivity of Red Soil-Bentonite Mixtures for Landfill Liner” Proceeding of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, 22-24, Dec, Hyderabad, India. Sangey Lhamu and Monowar Hussain (2013) “Swelling behavior of fly ash stabilized expansive soil”. Proceeding of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, 22-24, Dec, IIT Roorke, India. Monowar Hussain and Sangey Lhamu (2013) “Compessibility characteristics of expansive soil-fly ash mixtures” Proceedings of the National conference on recent advances in civil engineering, 15-16 Nov., NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh. Hussain, M. and Dash, S.K.(2012) “Shrinkage behavior of soils.” Proceeding of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, 13-15 Dec, IIT Delhi, India. Hussain, M. and Dash, S.K.(2011) “Swell behavior of soils.” Proceeding of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, 15-17 Dec, kochi, kerala, India. Hussain, M. and Dash, S.K (2010) “Influence of lime on plasticity behaviour soils.” Proceeding of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, 16-18 Dec, Mumbai, India.

Alternate E-mail ID:	lakshman_kh[at]yahoo[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph.D. (Transportation Engineering)- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee M.E. (Transportation Engineering)-MNIT Jaipur B.E. (Civil)-MNIT Jaipur
Currently Teaching Subject:	Transportation Engineering, Transportation Engineering lab.
Experience
Experience Description:	Junior Engineer (2006-2008), Assistant professor (2008 to 2014), CAEPHT, Ranipool, Siikim, (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Assistant Professor from 2015 at NIT Silchar.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Pavement Analysis and Design, Highway Construction, Pavement Evaluation, Bituminous material Characterization and Highway Maintenance. Specialization: Transportation Engineering.
Biographical Sketch :	Acted as Assistant Engineer from 2008 to 2012 at CAEPHT, Sikkim , (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Subject expert for the recruitment of Junior Engineer(Civil) conducted by Sikkim Public Service commission in 2012.
Awards/Achievements :	GATE, MHRD Scholarship during Ph.D. at IIT Roorkee.
Publications
Journals (International):	Kumar Praveen, Mehndiratta H.C and Singh Lakshman Kh “Comparative Study of Rheological Behaviour of Modified Binders for High –Temperature Areas” Journal of Materials Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 22, Issue 10, October 2010, pp 978-984.
Journals (National):	Kumar Praveen, Mehndiratta H.C and Singh Lakshman Kh “Rheological Properties of Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen- A Lab Study” Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research,(JSIR), Vol.68. No. 9, September 2009, pp 812-816. Kumar Praveen, Mehndiratta H.C and Singh Lakshman “Effect of Mixing of SBS, EVA and Crumb Rubber on Properties of Bituminous Binders” Highway Research Journal, HRB, Indian Roads Congress. Vol.2, No. 1, January-June, 2009, pp-11-40. Mehndiratta H.C, Kumar P,P.B Anil Durga and Singh Lakshman Kh. “Relationship between Rheological and Empirical properties of Bitumen” Highway Research Bulletin, Indian Roads Congress. Vol.73, October 2005, pp 187-208.
Conferences (International):	Mehndiratta H.C., Kumar Praveen and Kh. Lakhsman Singh, Influence on Rheological Properties of Modified Bitumen at Higher Temperatures, 2005 International Symposium on Pavement Recycling, Brazil, March 14-16, 2005.
Conferences (National):	Mehndiratta H.C, Kumar P and Singh Lakshman Kh. “Laboratory Study on Rheological and Conventional properties of Modified Bitumen” Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Road Transportation (ART- 2005), NIT Rourkela, Feb 12-13, 2005, pp 526-536.

Alternate E-mail ID:	prashnitk.hsn[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2016-02-25
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.
Currently Teaching Subject:	Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Graphics, Environmental Engineering II, Environmental Engineering I, Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Experience
Experience Duration:	1 year 3 months
Experience Description:	2 years – Post Ph.D. Experience.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Coastal Engineering, Marine Structures, Concrete Technology
Teaching Interests :	Structural Analysis, Structural Design, Introduction to Coastal Engineering, Fluid Mechanics
Research Interests :	Wave structure interaction, Development of sustainable materials, Structural health monitoring, Application of soft computing Techniques in Civil Engineering, Application of RS & GIS in Civil Engineering
Administrative Interests :	Nodal officer for the preparation and submission of Centre of Excellence Reports under TEQIP II
Awards/Achievements :	Institute gold medal for securing highest marks in M. Tech. (Marine Structures) from NITK, Life member of Indian Society of Hydraulics, Associate member of The Institution of Engineers (India), Life member of Indian Society of Technical Education.
Publications
Journals (International):	Prashanth Janardhan, Harish N., Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, (2015), “Performance of Variable Selection Method for the Damage Level Prediction of Reshaped Berm Breakwater”, Aquatic Procedia, Vol. 4, 2015, pp 302-307. Prashanth J., Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Vishwanath N., (2012), “Wave Run-Up, Run-Down studies on reshaped Berm Breakwater with artificial armour units”, International Journal of Earth sciences and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 04 (02), August 2012, pp 1052-1056. Subba Rao, Arkal Vittal Hegde, G. S. Dwarakish, Prashanth J. and D. V. Reddy, (2012), “Seawalls: Performance and their failure analysis along Southern Karnataka, West Coast of India”, International Journal of Earth sciences and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1, February 2012, pp 18-29. Purthviraj U, Prashanth J., Subhash C Yaragal and M K Nagaraj, (2011), “Study on shelter effect of solid wind fences”, International Journal of Earth sciences and Engineering, vol. 04, No. 1, February 2011, pp 158-164.
Journals (National):	Prashanth Janardhan, Subba Rao and Kiran G. Shirlal, (2018), “Reshaping berm breakwaters: A physical model study”, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (accepted for publication). Manu, Subba Rao, Kiran G. shirlal, Prashanth J. and Balakrishna Rao K., (2011), “Physical Model studies on stability of concrete armoured breakwaters”, ISH journal of Hydraulic Engineering, special issue, Vol. 17, No. 3, October, 51-60.
Conferences (International):	Jagadeesh H. B., Geetha Kuntoji, Subba Rao, and Prashanth. J, (2016), “Development of Lagoon Type of Harbor Basin along Low Coastal Lands with Flat Sea Bed Slopes and Soft Soils” 10th International Symposium on Lowland Technology (ISLT 2016), held at NITK, Surathkal, India during September 15-17, 2016. Prashanth Janardhan, Harish N., Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, (2015), “Performance of Variable Selection Method for the Damage Level Prediction of Reshaped Berm Breakwater”, International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015), held at NITK, Surathkal, India during 12-14 March 2015. Geetha Kuntoji, Subba Rao and Prashanth J., (2013), “Investigation on berm breakwaters using concrete cubes as armour units”, International conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering (HYDRO-2013) held at IIT, Madras, during 4 -6 December 2013. Prashanth J., Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Vishwanath N., (2012), “Wave Run-Up, Run-Down studies on reshaped Berm Breakwater with artificial armour units”, 2nd International Engineering Symposium – IES 2012 held at Kumamoto University, Japan during 5-7 March 2012. Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Prashanth J., (2012), “Berm breakwater study with concrete cubes – An experimental approach”, 8th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC 2012) held at IIT, Madras, during 20-24 February 2012. Subba Rao, Kiran G. shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Prashanth J., (2011), “Wave run-up, run-down studies on berm breakwater with concrete cubes as armour units”, 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2011) held at University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 14 – 16 December 2011. Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Prashanth J., (2011), “Concrete cubes as artificial armour units: A laboratory study on berm breakwaters”, International conference on Advances in Materials and Techniques for Infrastructure Development (AMTID 2011) held at NIT, Calicut during 28-30 September 2011. Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Prashanth J., (2011), “Investigation of Stability of berm breakwater with concrete cubes as armour units”, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2011) held at NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka during 4-5 May 2011.
Conferences (National):	Prashanth J, Harish N and Anup D P (2016). “Properties of pervious concrete made with quarry dust.” National Conference on “Sustainable Materials and Management systems in Civil Engineering (NCS2MCE’16), held at CBIT-Hyderabad during 15-16 December 2016, 326-330. Sainath Vaidya, Prashanth J, Geetha Kuntoji, and Subba Rao. (2014). “Study of the influence of berm width on wave run-up and wave run-down with artificial armour units.” First Annual Conference on Innovations and Developments in Civil Engineering, ACIDIC-2014, held at NITK, Surathkal, India during 19-20 May 2014. J. Prashanth, Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, and K. Balakrishna Rao, (2013), “Experimental studies on berm breakwater with different armour units”, Fifth Indian National Conference on Harbour and Ocean Engineering – INCHOE held at NIO, Goa during 5 -7 February 2014. Prashanth J, Subba Rao, Kiran G Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K and Danny Thomas (2013). “Experimental Studies On Reshaping Berm Breakwaters With Artificial Armour Units.” National Conference on New Horizons in Civil Engineering – NHCE 2013, held at MIT, Manipal during 12-13 April, 859-865. Danny Thomas, Prashanth J. and Subba Rao. (2013). “Experimental Analysis on Berm Breakwater using Artificial Armour Units – Studies on Wave Run-Up and Run-Down.” Workshop on Disaster Management of Floods and Consequences thereof in Coastal Region and Food and Water Security, held at NITK, Surathkal during 4-5 February 2013. Geetha K., Prashanth J. and Subba Rao. (2013). “Investigation on berm breakwaters using concrete cubes as armour units.” National Seminar on Coastal Environments & their Management, held at Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri during 21-22 January 2013. Prashanth J., Subba Rao, Kiran G. shirlal, Geetha Kuntoji and Balakrishna Rao K. (2012), “Reshaped Berm Breakwater with Artificial Armour Units - Studies on Wave Run-Up and Run-Down”, National Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering (HYDRO-2012) held at IIT, Bombay during 7-8 December 2012. Subba Rao, Prashanth J. and Mithun Shetty, (2012), “Performance Characteristics of Berm Breakwater with Concrete Cube as Armour Units”, National Conference On Contemporary Civil Engineering Research And Practices – CCERP 2012 held at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka during 20-21 April 2012. Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Prashanth J. and Sharath kumar, (2011), “Study on stability of berm breakwater with artificial armour units”, National Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering (HYDRO-2011) held at NIT, Surat during 29-30 December 2011. Subba Rao, Kiran G. Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K. and Prashanth J., (2011), “Study on berm breakwater with concrete cubes as armour unit”, National Seminar on Coastal Hazards, Resources and Management held at Mangalore University, Mangalore during 25-26 March 2011. Subba Rao, Kiran G Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K and Prashanth J., (2011), “Stability analysis of berm breakwater with concrete cubes as armour units”, National Conference on Recent Development in Civil Engineering – RDCE 2011 held at Manipal Insititue of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka during 13-14 January 2011. Subba Rao, Kiran G Shirlal, Balakrishna Rao K and Prashanth J., (2010), “An experimental study on berm breakwater with concrete cubes”, National Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering (HYDRO-2010) held at MMU, Mullana during 16-18 December 2010. Prashanth J., Sridevi H, Pruthviraj U, Subhash C Yaragal and M K Nagaraj, (2010), “Use of porous fences in open storage yard at harbor”, National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management – SWaRM 2010 held at National Institute of Technology Karnataka during 07-09 January 2010. Subrahmanya Kundapura and Prashanth Janardhan, (2009), “Climate Change and Effects – Indian Scenario”, 24th Indian Engineering Congress held at National Institute of Technology Karnataka during 10-13 December 2009.

Alternate E-mail ID:	nirmalendu[at]civil[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	[1] B.E. (Civil Engineering) in 2002 from T.E.C. (presently, NIT-Agartala); [2] M.Tech (Structural Engineering) in 2006 from IIT-Guwahati; [3] Ph.D. (Structural Engineering) in 2014 (May) from IIT-Guwahati.
Currently Teaching Subject:	UG: Engineering Graphics, Design of Steel Structures, Computer aided design (CAD) in Engineering; PG: Solid Mechanics, Numerical Techniques.
Experience
Experience Description:	[1] Assistant-Professor in NIT-Silchar from 21/10/2014 to till-date [2] Assistant-Professor in Tezpur-University from 31/7/2013 to 30/6/2014 [3] Software-Engineer (Structural Engineering Domain) in Bentley-Systems from 21/1/2008 to 24/7/2009[4] Project-Engineer in Wipro-Technologies from 28/8/2006 to 24/12/2007.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Operational modal analysis of large structures; Optimal sensor placement; Finite element (FE) model updating with damage-detection; Vibration control (passive); Earthquake engineering.
Awards/Achievements :	[1] Invitation for review of SCI-indexed Journals [2] Selection/participation in Asia-Pacific summer school (APSS) on smart structures technology in 2012, organized by Asian-Pacific Network of Centres for Research in Smart Structures Technology (ANCRiSST) [3] Qualified in GATE for 2003 and 2004 (awarded by Department of Higher Education, MHRD, Government of India).
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Alternate E-mail ID:	bijan.roy[at]rediffmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2015-11-23
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	B.E. in Civil Engineering from BESUS (currently IIEST, Shibpur) in 2006, M.E. in Structural Engineering from BESUS (currently IIEST, Shibpur) in 2009, Ph. D in Civil Engineering from IIEST Shibpur in 2015.
Currently Teaching Subject:	Structural Design-I, Structural Analysis-III, Structural Analysis-II, Surveying, Surveying Lab.
Experience
Experience Description:	In teaching- 6 Years, In industry - 2 Years.
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Alternate E-mail ID:	mitu030378[at]gmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	2015-10-13
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	B.E. (Civil Engineering) from Jalpaiguri Govt. Engg. College; M.Tech. (Hydraulic Engineering) from IIT- Roorkee; Ph.D. (Water Resources Engineering) from IIT- Roorkee.
Currently Teaching Subject:	Computer application in Water resources engineering, Environmental Engineering, Evolutionary algorithm in search and optimization.
Experience
Experience Description:	i) Assistant-Professor in NIT-Silchar from Oct’2015 to till-date; ii) Assistant-Professor in NIT Hamirpur from July’2015 to Sep’2015; iii) Project Manager/Dy. Project Manager/Sr. Engg./Engg. in JACOBS-CES(I) Pvt. Ltd.( Water resources Deptt.) from July’2009 to July’2015.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Groundwater Engineering; Groundwater modelling; Hydrological modelling; Hydrodynamic modelling; Hydraulics.
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