Civil Engineering

Faculty Details

Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Associate Professor
Joined the Institute in 1990
akdatta[dot]ce[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Publication

84

Publications

2

Sponsored Projects

8

Consultancy Projects
Education

8

Doctoral Students

22

Continuing Education

30

PG Dissertation
Education

1. MP (Star Marks), 1983

2. HS (Star Marks, with state rank), 1985

3. BE (Hons.), NIT (formarly RE College) Durgapur, 1989

4. M.Tech (Structural Engineering), NIT (formarly RE College) Durgapur, 1993

5. PhD (Earthquake Engineering/ Structural Dynamics), IIT Roorkee, 2001

6. Post Doctoral Research Training on Structural Health Monitoring, Concordia University, Montreal, CANADA, 2006

Work Experiences

Sl.No.

Name and Address of Employer

Designation

Pay-Scale

From

To

Duration

Type of

 organization

1.

RE College/DGP

Lecturer

 Rs.8000 –

275-13500

10/8/90

10/8/96

Six Years

Teaching Institute

2.

RE College/DGP

 Lecturer (Sr.)

Rs.3000-5000

10/8/96

09.8.2001

Five Years

Do

3.

RE College/DGP

Lecturer (Slect.)

Rs.12000-18300

10.08.2001

05.12.2001

 Four Months

   Do

4.

RE College/NIT

DGP

Assistant Prof.

Rs.12000 – 420 – 18300/-

06.12.2001

31.12.2005

Four Years

  Do

5.

NIT DGP

Associate Prof.

Rs.37400-67000

1.1.2006

Continuing

Sixteen years +

 Do

S.No.

Name and address of

Designation

Pay- scale

From

To

Duration

Type of

Organization

1.

Simplex/NDelhi

Student Engineer

Rs.18000+

Accommodation

08/08/89

07/08/90

One Year

 Industry

 

 

Research Interest

AI applications in SHM of Structure/Infrastructure, Fault detection in Railway, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Structures, FE modelling of Structures, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Smart Infrastructure Management System, System Identification.

Projects

Sponsoring Agency

Title of the Project

Period

Amount

(Lakhs)

Status (Completed/

ongoing)

DST, TDP

Design and development of crack detection system in steel bridges using acoustic emission technique

Order No. DST/TSG/STS/2015/62(C) dated 24.07.2017

2017-2022

 88.64

(NITD Share: 59.5)

 Completed

RIG (NIT-DGP)

Structural Health Monitoring

2014-2017

20.0 Lakhs

Completed

West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited (WBMD&TCL)

Valuation of “Quality Chemicals and Storage Pvt. Ltd., Barjora-Bankura

2012

10.5 Lakhs

 Completed

Palogix Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Proof checking of design and drawing

2014

0.2 Lakhs

 Completed

The Divisional Forest Officer

Panchet Division, Bishnupur

West Bengal

Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of Check Dams within the jurisdiction of Panchet Division

2017

2.44 Lakhs

Completed

The Divisional Forest Officer

Bankura (South) Division

West Bengal

Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs (Two Projects) within the jurisdiction of Bankura (South) Division

 2017

3.10 Lakhs

Ongoing

 

Teachings

Post Graduate

1.Introduction to  Finite Element Methods in Structural Engineering (CE-1003)

2. Computational Lab (CE-1052)

 

Under Graduate

1. Solid Mechanics (CEC-301)

2. Structural Health Monitoring (CEE-714)

3. Finite Element Method, (CEE621)

4. Finite Element Analysis and Applications (CEO-840)

5. Computational Lab-II (CES651)

UG / PG Students

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Doctoral Students

Dr. Parikshit Roy

Dr. Parikshit Roy

Full Time Research Scholar with Institute Fellowship (Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
Studies on Different Aspects of Acoustic Emission Technique for Damage Localisation in Structures
Dr. Parikshit Roy

Dr. Parikshit Roy

Full Time Research Scholar with Institute Fellowship (Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
Studies on Different Aspects of Acoustic Emission Technique for Damage Localisation in Structures
Dr. Arijit Banerji

Dr. Arijit Banerji

Part Time Research Scholar (Completed)
Pavement Design and Modelling
Study and Modelling of Highway Pavement Under Dynamic Loading
Dr. Arijit Banerji

Dr. Arijit Banerji

Part Time Research Scholar (Completed)
Pavement Design and Modelling
Study and Modelling of Highway Pavement Under Dynamic Loading
Dr. Sudha Das Khan

Dr. Sudha Das Khan

Part Time Research Scholar (Completed)
Health Monitoring of Bridges using Fuzzy-Logic
Fuzzy-Logic Based Condition Assessment and Rating of Reinforced Concrete Bridges: A Study
Dr. Sudha Das Khan

Dr. Sudha Das Khan

Part Time Research Scholar (Completed)
Health Monitoring of Bridges using Fuzzy-Logic
Fuzzy-Logic Based Condition Assessment and Rating of Reinforced Concrete Bridges: A Study
Dr. Sanjay Sengupta

Dr. Sanjay Sengupta

Part Time Research Scholar (Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT),  Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
Structural Investigation using Acoustic Emission Technique
Dr. Sanjay Sengupta

Dr. Sanjay Sengupta

Part Time Research Scholar (Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT),  Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
Structural Investigation using Acoustic Emission Technique
Dr. Tamal Kundu

Dr. Tamal Kundu

Full Time Research Scholar with Institute Fellowship (Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
Detection and Monitoring of Damage in Rail Sections Using Acoustic Emission Technique
Dr. Tamal Kundu

Dr. Tamal Kundu

Full Time Research Scholar with Institute Fellowship (Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
Detection and Monitoring of Damage in Rail Sections Using Acoustic Emission Technique
Mr. Apurba Pal

Mr. Apurba Pal

Full Time Research Scholar with Institute Fellowship (Ongoing)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission (AE) Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, AI & Machine Learning 
Studies and Development of AI Models for Fault Detection in Railway Track
Mr. Apurba Pal

Mr. Apurba Pal

Full Time Research Scholar with Institute Fellowship (Ongoing)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission (AE) Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, AI & Machine Learning 
Studies and Development of AI Models for Fault Detection in Railway Track
Mr. Soumyadip Das

Mr. Soumyadip Das

Part Time Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Acoustic Emission Technique, Structural Health Monitoring, Rigid Pavement
Characterization of Rigid Pavement Using Acoustic Emission Technique
Mr. Soumyadip Das

Mr. Soumyadip Das

Part Time Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Acoustic Emission Technique, Structural Health Monitoring, Rigid Pavement
Characterization of Rigid Pavement Using Acoustic Emission Technique
Mr. Anupam Kumar Biswas

Mr. Anupam Kumar Biswas

Part Time Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
A Study on Damage Localisation in Framed Structure using Acoustic Emission Technique
Mr. Anupam Kumar Biswas

Mr. Anupam Kumar Biswas

Part Time Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning 
A Study on Damage Localisation in Framed Structure using Acoustic Emission Technique

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Design and development of crack detection system in steel bridges using acoustic emission technique : Order No. DST/TSG/STS/2015/62(C Pijush Topdar Aloke Kumar Datta DST,TDP 8,864,000 Sponsored Completed 24.07.2017
2 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of Check Dams within the jurisdiction of Panchet Division Aloke Kumar Datta The Divisional Forest Officer Panchet Division, Bishnupur West Bengal 244,000 Consultancy Completed 2017
3 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs (Two Projects) within the jurisdiction of Bankura (South) Division Aloke Kumar Datta The Divisional Forest Officer Bankura (South) Division West Bengal 310,000 Consultancy Ongoing 2017
4 Structural Health Monitoring Aloke Kumar Datta RIG (NIT-DGP) 2,000,000 Sponsored Completed 2014-2017
5 Proof checking of design and drawing Aloke Kumar Datta Palogix Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. 20,000 Consultancy Completed 2014
6 Valuation of “Quality Chemicals and Storage Pvt. Ltd., Barjora-Bankura Aloke Kumar Datta West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited (WBMD&TCL) 1,050,000 Consultancy Completed 2012
7 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs within the jurisdiction of Purulia Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Purulia Division West Bengal 322,600 Consultancy Completed
8 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs within the jurisdiction of Kangsabati South Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Kangsabati South Division West Bengal 418,310 Consultancy Completed
9 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs within the jurisdiction of Kangsabati North Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Kangsabati North Division West Bengal 509,800 Consultancy Completed
10 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of Check Dams within the jurisdiction of Panchet Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Panchet Division, Bishnupur West Bengal 250,000 Consultancy Completed

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Design and development of crack detection system in steel bridges using acoustic emission technique : Order No. DST/TSG/STS/2015/62(C Pijush Topdar Aloke Kumar Datta DST,TDP 8,864,000 Sponsored Completed 24.07.2017
2 Structural Health Monitoring Aloke Kumar Datta RIG (NIT-DGP) 2,000,000 Sponsored Completed 2014-2017

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of Check Dams within the jurisdiction of Panchet Division Aloke Kumar Datta The Divisional Forest Officer Panchet Division, Bishnupur West Bengal 244,000 Consultancy Completed 2017
2 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs (Two Projects) within the jurisdiction of Bankura (South) Division Aloke Kumar Datta The Divisional Forest Officer Bankura (South) Division West Bengal 310,000 Consultancy Ongoing 2017
3 Proof checking of design and drawing Aloke Kumar Datta Palogix Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. 20,000 Consultancy Completed 2014
4 Valuation of “Quality Chemicals and Storage Pvt. Ltd., Barjora-Bankura Aloke Kumar Datta West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited (WBMD&TCL) 1,050,000 Consultancy Completed 2012
5 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs within the jurisdiction of Purulia Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Purulia Division West Bengal 322,600 Consultancy Completed
6 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs within the jurisdiction of Kangsabati South Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Kangsabati South Division West Bengal 418,310 Consultancy Completed
7 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of check dams/Reservoirs within the jurisdiction of Kangsabati North Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Kangsabati North Division West Bengal 509,800 Consultancy Completed
8 Checking of quality of works in connection with construction of Check Dams within the jurisdiction of Panchet Division Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta Dr. Pijush Topdar The Divisional Forest Officer Panchet Division, Bishnupur West Bengal 250,000 Consultancy Completed
Indexing

8

Google Scholar h-index

7

Google Scholar i10-index

7

Scopus h-index

Journals

ID Details Year
2024 1. Innovative approaches to concrete health monitoring: wavelet transform and artificial intelligence models Soumyadip Das, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar & Apurba Pal Asian Journal of Civil Engineering SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-024-01178-7 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42107-024-01178-7 2024
2024 2. Earthquake Resistant Design of Framed Reinforced Concrete Building Using Artificial Intelligence Model Bikash Behera, Aloke Kumar Datta, Apurba Pal Asian Journal of Civil Engineering SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-024-01051-7 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42107-024-01051-7 2024
2024 3. Development of Smart Real-time Fault Detection Approach in Railway Track Deploying a Single Acoustic Emission Sensor Data Apurba Pal and Aloke Kumar Datta Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies SCIE https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-024-01374-4 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42417-024-01374-4 2024
2024 4. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring of RC Framed Building using Artificial Neural Network Model: A Study Taduku Ekambaram, Aloke Kumar Datta, Apurba Pal Asian Journal of Civil Engineering SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-024-01043-7 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42107-024-01043-7 2024
2024 5. Acoustic Emission-Based Assessment of Weld Effects on the Health Monitoring of the Rail Section: An Experimental Study Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta Engineering Research Express 6(1) ESCI DOI 10.1088/2631-8695/ad26e1 IOP Science https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ad26e1 2024
2023 6. Assessing the Influence of Welded Joint on Health Monitoring of Rail Sections: An Experimental Study Employing SVM and ANN Models Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation SCIE https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-023-01014-z Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10921-023-01014-z 2023
2023 7. An Experimental Study on Health Monitoring of Rail Section Using an Indigenously Developed AE System Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta, Parikshit Roy, Pijush Topdar, Aishwarya Banerjee, Arpita Mukherjee, Pratap Karmakar, Apurba Pal International Journal of Structural Engineering 13 (4), 463-481 ESCI DOI: 10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2023.10059751 Inderscience Publishers https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2023.134346 2023
2023 8. Detection Of Damage In Steel Frame Structures By Acoustic Medium: An Analytical Review Anupam Kumar Biswas, Aloke Kumar Datta, Piyush Topdar, Sanjay Sengupta International Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering Vol. 19(2) SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.22337/2587-9618-2023-19-2-188-204 ASV Publishing House LLC (Russia, Moscow) 2023
2023 9. Damage Localization in Rail Section Using Single AE Sensor Data: An Experimental Investigation with Deep Learning Approach Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu & Aloke Kumar Datta Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation SCIE https://doi.org/10.1080/10589759.2023.2243004 Taylor & Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10589759.2023.2243004 2023
2023 10. A study on the efficacy of modal acoustic emission technique for health monitoring of structures with different geometries Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar  Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation pp1-40 SCIE https://doi.org/10.1080/10589759.2023.2231611 Taylor and Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10589759.2023.2231611 2023
2023 11. A step toward the development of a user interface (UI) for material calculation and cost analysis of jacketed buildings Bajrabahu D. N. Deo & Aloke Kumar Datta Asian Journal of Civil Engineering SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00685-3 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42107-023-00685-3 2023
2023 12. Sensor-based smart diagnosis of rail defects using an ann model Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta Asian Journal of Civil Engineering 24(8), 3001-3008 SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00690-6 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42107-023-00690-6 2023
2023 13. Development of a novel real-time AE source localisation technique using ANN for health monitoring of rail section: an experimental study Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar Structural Heath Monitoring SCIE https://doi.org/10.1177/14759217231171026 Sage https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14759217231171026 2023
2022 14. A Cause-Based Defect Ranking Approach for Existing Concrete Bridges Using Analytic Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy-TOPSIS Sudha Das Khan, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar, and Sitharama Raju Sagi Structure and Infrastructure Engineering SCIE https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2022.2035407 Taylor and Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15732479.2022.2035407 2022
2022 15. Acoustic Emission-based Damage Detection and Classification in Steel Frame Structure Using Wavelet Transform and Random Forest Anupam Kumar Biswas, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar, and Sanjay Sengupta Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering Volume: 66, Issue: 4, PP: 1183-1198 SCIE https://doi.org/10.3311/PPci.20447 https://pp.bme.hu/ci/article/view/20447 2022
2022 16. Optimal Location of Acoustic Emission Sensors for Detecting Rail Damage Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar, and Sanjay Sengupta Structures and Buildings PP:1-10 SCIE https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.21.00074 Institute of Civil Engineers https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jstbu.21.00074 2022
2022 17. Effect of Axle Overloading on Pavement Structural Behavior with Improved Clayey Subgrade Using PET Fibers Arijit Banerji, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke Kumar Datta Civil Engineering and Architecture Volume: 10, Issue: 6, PP: 2410-2425 SCOPUS 10.13189/cea.2022.100614 Horizon Research Publication 2022
2022 18. Health Monitoring of Indian Rail Section Using AE Technique Combined with upvm: An Experimental Study Tamal Kundu, Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, and Pijush Topdar Journal of Structural Engineering (Madras) Volume: 49, Issue: 1, PP: 47-58 SCOPUS CSIR-SERC, Chennai https://serc.res.in/jose-contents 2022
2021 19. Investigation of layered composite plates under acoustic emission using an appropriate finite element model Sanjay Sengupta, Parikshit Roy, Pijush Topdar, Aloke Kumar Datta Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering Volume: 48, Issue: 12, PP: 1639-1651 SCIE https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2020-0452 Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjce-2020-0452 2021
2020 20. Applicability of Fuzzy-Based Visual Inspection Approach for Condition Assessment of Bridges in Developing Countries: A State-of-the-Art Review Sudha Das Khan, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke Kumar Datta Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A Volume: 101, PP: 835-846 SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-020-00465-1 Springer-Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40030-020-00465-1 2020
2015 21. Structural Damage Localisation by Acoustic Emission Technique: A State of Review Sanjay Sengupta, Aloke Kumar Datta, and Pijush Topdar Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures Volume: 12, Issue: 8, PP- 1565-1582 SCIE https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-78251722 Scientific Electronic Library Online https://www.scielo.br/j/lajss/a/qNDx63mDhgTXDVwNgFNg33b/abstract/?lang=en 2015
2013 22. On the Seismic Performance of Bamboo Structure Suja Elizabeth and Aloke Kumar Datta Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering Volume: 18, PP: 5413 SCIE https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-013-9561-1 Springer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10518-013-9561-1 2013
2001 23. On the Optimal Location of Sensors in Multi Storeyed Buildings Aloke Kumar Datta, Manish Shrikhande and Dilip K. Paul Journal of Earthquake Engineering Volume: 6, Issue: 1, PP: 17-330 SCIE https://doi.org/10.1080/13632460209350408 Taylor and Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13632460209350408 2001
1996 24. An Analysis of Free Undamped Vibration of Beams of Varying Cross-section Aloke Kumar Datta and S.N.Sil Computers & Structures  Volume 59, Issue 3, PP-479-483 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7949(95)60270-4 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0045794995602704 1996

Conferences

ID Details Year
2024 1.Seismic Performance Evaluation of High-Rise RC Building with Shear Wall Using AI. Authors: Rohit Patel and Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta National Conference on Futuristic Structural Engineering (StructE NatCon 2024), Indian Association of Structural Engineering (IAStructE), PHD House, New Delhi on 8th-10th November 2024 2024
2024 2.Assessment of defects of highway concrete bridges using PROMETHEE II method in fuzzy environment. Authors: Sudha Das Khan, Aloke Kumar Datta and Pijush Topdar Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development (RAID 2024) at the Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Calicut on 12-13 February 2024 2024
2024 3.Seismic Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Building using Artificial Neural Network. Authors: Taduku Ekambaram, Aloke Kumar Datta. First Indian Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (I-DRI - 2024) NIT Puducherry on 07-08 March. 2024
2024 4.Seismic Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Building with Different Plinth Area and Height: A Study using ANN Model. Authors: Taduku Ekambaram, Aloke Kumar Datta. International Conference on Natural Disaster: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation (NDRAMM-2024) NIT Silchar on 23-24 March 2024
2024 5.Application of artificial neural network for efficient earthquake resistant design of buildings: a study. Authors: Bikash Behera, Aloke Kumar Datta. First Indian Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (I-DRI 2024) NIT Puducherry on 7-8 March 2024
2024 6.A study on the effect of variation of plan and height for Efficient earthquake resistant design of building using ANN model. Authors: Bikash Behera, Aloke Kumar Datta. International Conference on Natural Disaster: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation NIT Silchar on 23-24 March 2024
2024 7.Application of AI in Health Monitoring of Railway Track. Authors: Apurba Pal, Aloke Kumar Datta. All India Seminar on ‘Machine Learning and Soft Computing Applications in Engineering and Science (MLSC-ES) Organized by The Institution of Engineers (India) Durgapur Local Centre Under the Aegis of Computer Engineering Division Board, IEI Durgapur on 6-7 April, 2024 2024
2024 8.Cost Effective Earthquake Resistant Design of Industrial Steel Structure. Authors: Akshay Kumar, Bikash Behera, Aloke Kumar Datta. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024) Milan, Italy 2024
2024 9.Seismic Health Monitoring of Industrial Structure Using Artificial Neural Networks. Authors: Rahul Ganga, Taduku Ekambaram and Aloke Kumar Datta. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024) Milan, Italy 2024
2024 10.Development of a Novel ANN Model for Earthquake Resistant Design of RC Buildings in Hilly Terrain. Authors: Abhishek Kumar and Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta National Conference on Futuristic Structural Engineering (StructE NatCon 2024), Indian Association of Structural Engineering (IAStructE), PHD House, New Delhi on 8th-10th November 2024 2024
2023 11.Cost-Effective Strengthening Methodology for RCC Buildings by Jacketing Against Failure Due to Earthquake: A Study, Authors: Bajrabahu Dhananjay Narayan Deo,  Aloke Kumar Datta 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1604-7_15 2023
2023 12.Selection of best-performing AE sensor for damage localization in rail section using Artificial Intelligence Model.Authors: Sagnik Datta, Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, and Aloke Kumar Datta. International Conference on Creative and Innovative Solutions in Civil Engineering (CISCE) at MNIT, Jaipur 2023
2023 13.Seismic strengthening of buildings by concrete jacketing: A review, Authors: Bajrabahu Dhananjay Narayan Deo and Aloke Kumar Datta INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING-ICICE 2022, 14–15 January 2022, Ernakulam, India 2023
2023 14.Enhancing AI Model for Fault Detection in Rail Through the Evaluation of AE Parameters with Proper Weighting Approach: A Comprehensive Study, (Selected Best Paper Award), Authors: Rajdeep Majumdar, Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta.  International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems (ICACECS-2023), September 22-23, 2023, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, VNR VJIET, co-located at THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES(UWI), AT MONA, JAMAICA.  DOI-10.2991/978-94-6463-314-6_10 2023
2023 15.An Experimental Study on Optimal Placement of AE Sensor for Localisation of AE Source in Steel Truss Bridge. Authors: Arunangshu Mondal, Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta. 13th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2023), held during 07-09 December 2023, Organised by the Department of Applied Mechanics at VNIT, Nagpur. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6603-1_13, Recent Developments in Structural Engineering, Volume 4, Springer, Singapore 2023
2023 16.Damage Detection in Reinforced Concrete Slab Using Shannon Entropy Applied to Acoustic Emission Signals. Authors: Soumyadip Das, Dr. Aloke Kumar Datta, Dr. Pijush Topdar, Dr. Sanjay Sengupta 13th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2023), held during 07-09 December 2023, Organised by the Department of Applied Mechanics at VNIT,  Nagpur. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9625-4_35, Recent Developments in Structural Engineering, Volume 1, Springer, Singapore. 2023
2023 17.Investigations on the Performance of Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structural Elements Under Different Loading Conditions Through Numerical Simulation. Authors: Bajrabahu D.N. Deo and Aloke Kumar Datta International Conference on Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS 2023), Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, 10-13 December 2023 2023
2022 18.Application of Soft Computing Techniques in Bridge Health Assessment: A Review. Authors: Sudha Das Khan, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke Kumar Datta 3rd Congress on Intelligent Systems (CIS 2022). CHRIST University, Bengaluru 2022
2022 19.Application of UPV-Instrument in Health Monitoring of Indian Rail Section Using AE Technique. Authors: Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar. 12th Structural Engineering Convention 2022 (SEC-2022) MNIT Jaipur. DOI: 10.38208/acp.v1.673 2022
2022 20.Applicability of Energy Efficient ANN Model for Smart Diagnosis of Rail’s Defect: A Study in Indian Perspective. Authors: Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta. 3rd Energy System Modeling and Modeling Conference (ESMOC-2021) National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 2022
2022 21.On Development of Smart Energy Efficient Damage Detection ANN Model for Indian Rail Section. Authors: Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar. 3rd Energy System Modeling and Modeling Conference (ESMOC-2021) National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 2022
2022 22.Seismic Strengthening of Buildings by Concrete Jacketing: A Review. Authors: Bajrabahu Dhananjay, Narayan Deo, and Aloke Kumar Datta.  4th International Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICICE 2022), SCMS School of Civil Engineering,Karukutti, Kerala 2022
2022 23.Seismic structural health monitoring of industrial structure:-A study Authors: Rahul Ganga, and Aloke Kumar Datta 5th Indian conference of applied mechanics (INCAM 2022), NIT Jamshedpur. Advances in Applied Mechanics, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0472-9_26 2022
2022 24.Cost effective earthquake resistant design of Industrial structure: A study.Authors: Akshay Kumar, Aloke Kumar Datta 5th Indian National conference on applied Mechanics (INCAM 2022), NIT Jamshedpur. Advances in Applied Mechanics, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0472-9_27 2022
2022 25.A Study on the Effect of Weld in Health Monitoring of Indian Rail Section using AE Technique. Authors: Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, and Aloke KUmar Datta.  International Conference on Science, Technology & Sustainability (ICSTS 2022). 2022
2022 26.On the application of UPV in health monitoring of Indian Rail section using AE Technique. Authors: Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, and Pijush Topdar. Published in NDT.net: NDT.net Issue: 2022-11. Link: http://www.ndt.net/?id=27467 International conference on Imaging NDE ICINDE 2022, Mahabalipuram, Chennai. 2022
2022 27.Application of Fuzzy Set Theory in Decision-making of Highway Concrete Bridge.  Authors: Sudha Das Khan, Aloke Kumar Dutta and Pijush Topdar International Conference on Advances in Data-driven Computing and Intelligent Systems (ADCIS 2022) at BITS Goa Campus. 2022
2022 28.A fuzzy synthetic evaluation approach for condition rating of RC bridge decks.  Authors:Sudha Das Khan, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke Kumar Dutta.   Advance Engineering Optimization through Intelligent Techniques (AEOTIT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Surat. 2022
2021 29.Source Localization in a Framed Structure for Effective Damage Detection Using Acoustic Emission Technique. Authors: Anupam Kumar Biswas, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar, and Sanjay Sengupta. Published in SPRINGER-NATURE. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04793-0_26 Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications. (ASMA 2021), NIT SILCHAR 2021
2021 30.Damage Localization in Reinforced Concrete Slab Using Acoustic Emission Technique. Authors: Soumyadip Das, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar, and Sanjay Sengupta. Published in SPRINGER-NATURE. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05509-6_13 International Conference on Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications (ASMA2021), NIT SILCHAR 2021
2021 31.Optimal Locations of Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring of a Steel Truss Using Acoustic Emission Technique: An Experimental Investigation. Authors: Sheersha Karmakar, Parikshit Roy, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke Kumar Datta. Published in- SPRINGER-NATURE. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98335-2_24 Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications. (ASMA 2021), NIT Silchar 2021
2021 32.On the Applicability of Wavelet Transform in Localising Defect in a Small Plate Using AE Technique: An Experimental Study.Authors: Parikshit Roy, Sanjay Sengupta, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke kumar Datta. Published in Springer-Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05509-6_19 Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications (ASMA 2021), NIT SILCHAR 2021
2020 33.On Effective Placement of Acoustic Emission Sensor in Steel Framed Structure for Damage Detection. Authors: Anupam Kumar Biswas; Aloke Kumar datta,Pijush Topdar, Sanjay Sengupta. Published in IEEEXplore. DOI: 10.1109/NCETSTEA48365.2020.9119915 2020 National Conference on Emerging Trends on Sustainable Technology and Engineering Applications (NCETSTEA), (Durgapur) 2020
2020 34.On The Implementation of Auto Search Algorithm for Localization of AE Source: An Experimental Study.  Authors: Parikshit Roy, Pijush Topdar, Aloke Kumar Datta, Sanjay Sengupta Conference: Second ASCE India Conference on “Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies” (CRSIDE2020) (Kolkata, West Bengal) 2020
2020 35.Characterization of Stabilized Subgrade on Pavement Performance by means of Finite Element Method. Authors: Arijit Banerji, Pijush Topdar, Aloke kumar Datta Second ASCE India Conference on Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies. 2020
2018 36.IMPROVEMENT IN PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE USING INTERLAYER MEMBRANE SYSTEM: A FEM APPROACH.  Authors: Arijit Banerji, Pijush Topdar, Aloke Kumar Datta Conference: 11th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2020), Jadavpur University, (Kolkata, West Bengal) 2018
2018 37.Structural Damage Localisation by Acoustic Emission Using FEA: A Review.  Authors: Parikshit Roy, Sanjay Sengupta, Pijush Topdar, Aloke Kumar Datta Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Stuctural and Geotechical Engineering (ACSGE-2018), BITS, (Pillani) 2018
2018 38.AE source Discrimination in Multi-layered Composite using FEM.Authors: Sanjay Sengupta, Parikshit Roy, Aloke K Datta, Pijush Topdar Structural Engineering Convention 2018, Jadavpur University, West Bengal. 2018
2017 39.Finite Element Analysis of Vehicle Pavement Interaction based on Static and Transient Dynamic Loading.Authors: Arijit Banerji, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar Third Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM-2017) (MNIT Allahabad) 2017
2017 40.A Critical Review of Road Failures due to Major Earthquakes in Asian Continent.Authors: Arijit Banerji, Pijush Topdar, and Aloke Kumar Datta Conference: Sixth International Conference on Advances in Design and Construction of Structures (ADCS-2017) (Bangalore) 2017
2015 41.Review of Numerical Modelling Techniques for Studying the Dynamic Response and Damage States of Highway Pavement Authors: Arijit Banerji, Pijush Topdar, Aloke Kumar Datta, Ashutosh Bagchi International Conference on Innovations in Structural Engineering (Hyderabad) 2015
2015 42.Issues in Structural Investigations: Vibration-Based Approach vs. Elastic Wave Propagation Approach In the Conf. on Innovations in Structural Engineering IC-ISE-2015 Organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad 2015
2015 43.Dynamic Behaviour of Plate Girder Bridge due to Varying Speed of Train- A Study by Finite Element Method ISTAM 2016 held in MNIT, Jaipur 2015
2015 44.A Study on Codal Provisions Applied to RCC Structures: Need for Development of Common Codal Provisions. 7th Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies in Civil Engg., Architecture and Environmental Engg. for Global Sustainability (CEAEGS-2015) held in J. N. University, New Delhi. 2015
2013 45.On the Prediction of Linear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beam: A Numerical Approach, 58th Congress of ISTAM (An International Conference) BESU Shibpur. 2013
2013 46.Health Monitoring of Bridges: A Review. The 6th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Hong Kong. 2013
2012 47.Bamboo as a Construction Material in Seismic Zone Areas of Developing Countries – A Review. 5th CUSAT Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE), pp.197-200. 2012
2010 48.Dynamics of Unsymmetrical Buildings – A Case Study for Hilly Region. 55th Congress of ISTAM, NIT- Hamirpur. 2010
2009 49.Seismic Damage Identification of Buildings in Hilly areas using Structural Health Monitoring Data. 4th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring on Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII), Zurich, Switzerland. 2009
2009 50.Optimal Placement of Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Buildings under Seismic Actions. 4th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring on Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII), Zurich, Switzerland. 2009
2008 51.Earthquake Induced Damage Identification in Buildings using Recorded Acceleration Response – A Simulated Study.   The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China. 2008
2005 52.On Seismic Damage Identification in R.C. Framed Building from Measured Building Response. Proceedings of 50th Congress of ISTAM (an International meet)pp.1-7,.IITKGP 2005
1998 53.System Identification of Buildings - A Review Eleventh Symp. on Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. 1998

Books

ID Title

A Text Book of STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, ISBN; 978-81-224-3080-6, D. Ghosh and A. K. Datta, Year of publication 2011, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.

 1.

A Text Book of STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, ISBN; 978-81-224-3080-6, D. Ghosh and A. K. Datta, Year of publication 2011, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.

A Text Book of STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (Second Edition), ISBN; 978-93-86418-84-5, C-17-05-10518, D. Ghosh and A.K. Datta, 2018, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.

 2.

A Text Book of STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (Second Edition), ISBN; 978-93-86418-84-5, C-17-05-10518, D. Ghosh and A.K. Datta, 2018, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.

Patents

ID Details Patent Filed Year
2024 1. Development of a Novel Real-time AE Source Localization Technique using ANN for Health Monitoring of Rail Section: An Experimental Study Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar Submitted 2024
2024 2. An Experimental Study on Health Monitoring of Rail Section using an Indigenously Developed AE System  Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta, Parikshit Roy, Pijush Topdar, Aishwarya Banerjee, Arpita Mukherjee, Pratap Karmakar, Apurba Pal Submitted 2024
2024 3. Application of UPV-Instrument in Health Monitoring of Indian Rail Section Using AE technique Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Parikshit Roy, Aloke Kumar Datta, Pijush Topdar Submitted 2024
2024 4. Selection of Best-performing AE Sensor for Damage Localization in Rail Section using Artificial Intelligence Model Sagnik Datta, Tamal Kundu, Apurba Pal, Aloke Kumar Datta Submitted 2024
2024 5. Damage Localization in Rail Section using Single AE Sensor Data: An Experimental Investigation with Deep Learning Approach  Apurba Pal, Tamal Kundu, Aloke Kumar Datta Submitted 2024
Awards and Recognitions
  1. Qualified in GATE exam 1989. 
  2. Awarded prizes for securing highest marks at BE level
  3. Suchit Kumar Ghosh Memorial Prize
  4. Reviewer of Journal Applied Mathematical Modelling
  5. Delivered talks as Invited speaker in different neighboring Institute in the area of Specialization.
  6. Reviewer of different books of TATA McGraw Hill Publisher.
  7. Regular Paper setter, Examiner of IIW (Summer, Winter).
  8. Attended and Chair Technical session in International Conference
  9. Recipient of SCIENTIFIC AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2011 from  American Biographical Institute.
  10. Recipient of THE CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE for Outstanding Engineering Achievement 2012
  11. Member of the IBC as LEADING SCIENTISTS OF THE WORLD 2012 by IBC
Administrative Responsibilities

Sl.No.

Section /office/Institute level committee

From

To

Positionheld

Responsibilities

1.

Institute-level committee for monitoring the activities under TEQIP - II

Vide office order: 

NITD/Reg/TEQIP, dated 18.11.2011

 18.11.2011

 19.11.2017

 Member

 Industry Institute Interaction

2.

 Proctorial Committee to prevent ragging.

Vide office order:

NID/59/2006 dated 26.7.06

 26.7.06

31.10.206

 Member

  Activity related to prevention of ragging

 3.

 HOD, AM&DRG.

Vide office order:

NITD/1P-4  dated January 19,  2007

 19.1.2007

 20.01.2009

  Head of the Department

 Coordinating department activities

4.

INDEST Consortium User Group.

Vide office order:

DEC/12 dated 05.08.2003

05.08.2003

 01.01.2005

 Member

 Time to time review the usage and problems

5.

 Wardenship of Hall-III

Vide office order:

DEC/3P-160

 11.01.2002

 12.01.2004

 Warden

 Monitoring and inspecting of hall activities

6.

Construction Cell Committee

Vide office order:

DEC/12(Const.) dated 29.5.2002

 29.5.2002

30.05.2004

 Member

 Directly responsible to the Principal in smooth execution and progress of projects in the Institute.

7.

Teacher-in-charge of Construction cell

DEC/12(Const.) dated 29.5.2002

29.5.2002

30.05.2004

 Teacher-in-charge

 Responsible for smooth execution of some projects.

8.

Tender Committee

DEC/12(Const.) dated 29.5.2002

 29.5.2002

30.05.2004

 Member

Responsible for smooth functioning of tendering for different projects.

9.

Departmental member of PGAC.

Vide circular dated 4.08.2011

4.08.2011

10.10.2013

 Member

 Attending meeting and intimating about the decisions.

10.

 Lab-in-Charge of SHM lab of Civil Engineering Department.

01.01.2014

 Continuing

 In-charge

 Performing Lab activities

11.

Staff Club/ Registrar Office

Vide order: NITD/EST/Staff Club/01/14

 23.6.14

12.6.2017

 Chairman

Design and estimate for modernization of the Staff Club.

 

Contact

 

Mobile   : +91-9434788119
Email Id: akdatta.ce@nitdgp.ac.in / dattarec_66@yahoo.co.in

Miscellaneous

1. Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET)- LM 1031 Life Member

2. The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)- LM 16556 Life Member

3. Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics- LM 343 Life Member

Academic Identity

Orcid Id
0000-0002-1663-0408
Scopus Id
7402110442
Researcher Id
HGA-7873-2022
Google Scholar Id