Civil Engineering

Faculty Details

Amiya Kumar Samanta Professor
Joined the Institute in 2001
aksamanta[dot]ce[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Education

Ph.D. (Engg.) - 2009

MCEngg. (Structural Engg) - 1994

BCEngg. (Jadavpur University) - 1992

Schooling @RKM, Rahara & Vidyamandira-Belur Math - 1988

Work Experiences

Industry /Design/Professional ~7 yrs. + Teaching @NITdgp since May-2001 : ~24+ yrs.

Research Interest

Sustainable Construction Materials, Valorisation of construction demolition & Industrial waste, Heat-resistant concrete, 

Adv. Concrete Mechanics, Constitutive Modelling & Simulation, Strengthening & Retrofitting, 

Damage Identification, Condition Assessment,  Adv. Steel Structure /Innovative Design, 

Projects
Title Investigator Co-investigator Sponsered Agency Duration Status
  1. Need Assessment Survey & Design Clinic workshop for refractory cluster at Asansol awarded by NID Ahmedabad : May-2012
  2. Simulation and Analysis of wind induced deformation and bending effects on shell wall of ground elevated cylindrical stacklike structures by RIG, NITD : Aug-2014
  3. Development of eco-friendly Heat Reflective Bricks and manufacturing of eco-friendly shuttering material from various Agro-wastes
        Ongoing

 

Teachings
ID Subject Name Subject Code Semester Degree Download Key
999992 DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES CEC 402 4TH UG
999991 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES CEC 502 5TH UG

ODD Sem :  Engineering Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Design of Steel Structures, Design of Advanced Concrete Structures, Wind Analysis & Design of Structures.

EVEN Sem : Design of Concrete Structures, Design of Advanced Steel Structures, Elementary Structural Design.

UG Students

B.Tech. Project-58

B.Tech. Project-58

Completed
B.Tech. Project-58

B.Tech. Project-58

Completed

PG Students

M.Tech Dissertation-32

M.Tech Dissertation-32

Completed
M.Tech Dissertation-32

M.Tech Dissertation-32

Completed


Doctoral Students

Dharmadas Bairagi

Dharmadas Bairagi

SRF-FT
Enrolled July'2025
Dharmadas Bairagi

Dharmadas Bairagi

SRF-FT

Enrolled July'2025

Koushik Saha

Koushik Saha

SRF-PT
Enrolled July'2025
Koushik Saha

Koushik Saha

SRF-PT

Enrolled July'2025

Soumika Biswas

Soumika Biswas

SRF-FT
Enrolled Aug'2024
Soumika Biswas

Soumika Biswas

SRF-FT

Enrolled Aug'2024

Kapildeo Prasad Yadav

Kapildeo Prasad Yadav

SRF-QIP tenure closed
ENROLLED Oct'2021, Registered@2022.10, Thesis Submitted 26-06-2025
Kapildeo Prasad Yadav

Kapildeo Prasad Yadav

SRF-QIP tenure closed

ENROLLED Oct'2021, Registered@2022.10, Thesis Submitted 26-06-2025

Dr. Atrayee Bandyopadhyay

Dr. Atrayee Bandyopadhyay

Ph.D 2021 (Completed-3)
PCC-FRC-RAC, Confinement with Single & Double Skin UPVC pipe, Stub Column
Dr. Atrayee Bandyopadhyay

Dr. Atrayee Bandyopadhyay

Ph.D 2021 (Completed-3)

PCC-FRC-RAC, Confinement with Single & Double Skin UPVC pipe, Stub Column

Dr. Sudipta Ghosh

Dr. Sudipta Ghosh

Ph.D 2024 (Completed-8)
RRB; Sustainable Concrete; Elevated Temperature; Residual Properties.
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh

Dr. Sudipta Ghosh

Ph.D 2024 (Completed-8)

RRB; Sustainable Concrete; Elevated Temperature; Residual Properties.

Dr. Prakash Mondal

Dr. Prakash Mondal

Ph.D 2024 (Completed-7)
Prefabricated Cage, External Steel Plate Reinforced Concrete Composite Beams.
Dr. Prakash Mondal

Dr. Prakash Mondal

Ph.D 2024 (Completed-7)

Prefabricated Cage, External Steel Plate Reinforced Concrete Composite Beams.

Dr. S. Rajesh Kumar

Dr. S. Rajesh Kumar

Ph.D 2018 (Completed-2)
Characterization /Development, Eco-friendly concrete, Industrial Wastes, Alccofine
Dr. S. Rajesh Kumar

Dr. S. Rajesh Kumar

Ph.D 2018 (Completed-2)

Characterization /Development, Eco-friendly concrete, Industrial Wastes, Alccofine

Dr. Naval K. Yadav

Dr. Naval K. Yadav

Ph.D 2024 (Completed-6)
UHI, LST, NDVI, NDBI GIS, UTFVI, Atmospheric Pollution, Spectral Index.
Dr. Naval K. Yadav

Dr. Naval K. Yadav

Ph.D 2024 (Completed-6)

UHI, LST, NDVI, NDBI GIS, UTFVI, Atmospheric Pollution, Spectral Index.

Pinaki R. Das

Pinaki R. Das

SRF-PT@BEAT
Enrolled -Oct;2021, Registered@2023.12
Pinaki R. Das

Pinaki R. Das

SRF-PT@BEAT

Enrolled -Oct;2021, Registered@2023.12

Pranoy Roy

Pranoy Roy

SRF-PT (Ongoing)
ENROLLED Oct'2020, Registered@2023.05
Pranoy Roy

Pranoy Roy

SRF-PT (Ongoing)

ENROLLED Oct'2020, Registered@2023.05

Rajender Amgoth

Rajender Amgoth

SRF-FT
Enrolled Oct'2021, Registered@2023.08
Rajender Amgoth

Rajender Amgoth

SRF-FT

Enrolled Oct'2021, Registered@2023.08

Dr. Ashok K. Sahani

Dr. Ashok K. Sahani

Ph.D 2021 (Completed-4)
Sustainable Concrete, Industrial Waste, Elevated Temperature, Microstructure
Dr. Ashok K. Sahani

Dr. Ashok K. Sahani

Ph.D 2021 (Completed-4)

Sustainable Concrete, Industrial Waste, Elevated Temperature, Microstructure

Dr. Animesh Paral

Dr. Animesh Paral

Ph.D 2021 (Completed-5)
Vibration Data, Steel Frame, Mode Shape Derivative, ANN, Structural Damage Detection
Dr. Animesh Paral

Dr. Animesh Paral

Ph.D 2021 (Completed-5)

Vibration Data, Steel Frame, Mode Shape Derivative, ANN, Structural Damage Detection

Dr. N. Aravind

Dr. N. Aravind

Ph.D 2016 (Completed-1)
RC Beam, Retrofitting, Pre-cracked Section, Corrugated CFRP, Ultimate Capacity
Dr. N. Aravind

Dr. N. Aravind

Ph.D 2016 (Completed-1)

RC Beam, Retrofitting, Pre-cracked Section, Corrugated CFRP, Ultimate Capacity

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 Audit of bridge & Sub-Structure for Construction of proposed RC bridge over River Shali on NH-60 Amiya Kumar Samanta DIlip K Singha Roy Mackintosh Burn Ltd. 1 Consultancy Completed Nov. 2017
2 Need Assessment Survey & Design Clinic workshop for refractory cluster at Asansol Amiya Kumar Samanta AK Saha NID Ahmedabad Sponsored Completed May-2012
3 Simulation of wind induced deformation and bending effects on shell wall of ground elevated cylindrical stacklike structures. Amiya Kumar Samanta NIL RIG, NITD Sponsored Completed Aug-2014
4 Concrete Mix designs for AIPL, Zetwerk Asansol Railway Developement Project AKSamanta S. Saha Auri Infra Ltd. 1 Consultancy Ongoing 2025-03-20
5 TPQA Service for Construction of G+5 Structural Lab, Classroom Complex at IIEST. AKSamanta S Pal, D Das CPWD 1 Consultancy Ongoing 2025-01-30
6 Proof checking /approval of design & drg for two RCC tunnels@Shyamsundarpur, ECL D Das S Pal, AKSamanta Vensar Constrn., Hyderabad 1 Consultancy Ongoing 2025-01-02
7 Safely & stability Test for structural soundness of existing Fire affected ESI Hospital at Sealdah West Bengal AKSamanta P Roy ESIC RO Kolkata 1 Consultancy Completed 2024-09-21
8 Safely & stability Test for structural soundness of Existing ESIC Building, Panchdeep Bhawan at 5/1 Grant Lane, Kolkata P Roy AK Samanta ESIC 1 Consultancy Completed 2024-09-14
9 Comprehensive structural consultancy services-health-checkup along with remedial measures for Durgapur, Asansol and Burnpur branches of SBI AKSamanta S. Pal & P Roy SBI RO Durgapur 1 Consultancy Completed 2024-06-04
10 Additional Strengthening of Chimney of Coke Oven Battery#2 of Rourkela Steel Plant. SPal AK samanta RSP, SAIL 1 Consultancy Completed 2023-09-04 2024-01-27
11 Root Cause Analysis for Ash Silo collapsed at Steel Plant Mangalpur, Raniganj Supriya Pal Amiya K Samanta Private Entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-06-23
12 Quality inspection and NDT Evaluation of construction of Faculty quarter block & Executive Hostel Amiya Kumar Samanta Dilip K Singha Roy MDI Murshidabad 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-03-29
13 Heat Resistant Concrete Mix Design Amiya Kumar Samanta D K Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-02-16
14 Structural Design Audit for LB+UB+14 storied twin Tower for Residential+Commercial Complex at Bhubaneswar Amiya Kumar Samanta Diptesh Das Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-02-15
15 Renovation / Retrofitting work of the damaged structure /water storage tank (50000 Gallon). DK Singha Roy Amiya Kumar Samanta, Diptesh Das East India Pharmaceutical Ltd 1 Consultancy Completed 2021-07-07
16 Augmentaion of sports facility (hostel, indoor stadium) for Burdwan University AK Samanta S. Pal Burdwan University 1 Consultancy Completed 2018-12-18 2019-02-26
17 Proof-Checking of design & drawing for launching scheme of bridge #77 @Sambalpur-Titlagarh Diptesh Das Amiya Kumar Samanta R Infotech 1 Consultancy Completed 2018-12-18
18 Proof Checking /Vetting of Structural Design & Drg. for proposed horizontal extension of existing Club for enhancing capacity at CLW, Chittaranjan S Saha AKSamanta Pvt. 1 Consultancy Completed
19 Building Safety & Stability Check for TIGPS at Midnapore AKSamanta Nil TIGPS 1 Consultancy Completed
20 Development of eco-friendly Heat Reflective Bricks and manufacturing of eco-friendly shuttering material from various Agro-wastes DDas SPal AKSamanta NBCC R&D 1 Sponsored Ongoing
21 Safely & stability Test for structural soundness of existing ESI Hospitals/ESIC Buildings in Asansol West Bengal P Roy AKSamanta ESIC RO Kolkata 1 Consultancy Completed
22 Study for assessment of structural stability of KNI Airport structures, Andal AKSamanta S. Pal BAPL 1 Consultancy Completed
23 Concrete Mix design for Asansol railway Redevelopement Project AKSamanta S Saha Zetwerk /AIPL 1 Consultancy Ongoing
24 Structural design drawing vetting of Intake Jetty and ancillary structures for WTP at Asansol SPal AKS, DD, GH Private 1 Consultancy Completed
25 Review of design & drawing of 4-laning of Purulia Bypass Section (length 103.15 km), WB DDas AKS, SP NHAI 1 Consultancy Completed
26 Condition assessment and detail structural stability study of 02/04 storied old residential Qtr. for IOCL Refinery Township AKSamanta S Pal IOCL, Haldia 1 Consultancy Completed
27 TPQA Service for Construction of 1000 capacity G+10 Boys’ Hostel at IIEST. AKSamanta DD, SP CPWD 1 Consultancy Ongoing
28 Building Safety & Stability Check for various Techno-India Schools in WB AKSamanta NIL TIGPS, Dgr/Bhp/Qgt/Mdn 1 Consultancy Ongoing
29 Condition Assessment (Phase-I) of the Prilling Tower at Panagarh plant, Durgapur AKSamanta DSR MFCL 1 Consultancy Completed
30 Structural Design Audit of (2B+G+7) Storied Hotel Building at Bhubaneswar AKSamanta Diptesh Das Govt. /Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed
31 Condition Assessment of piling job for PEB Extension for M/s Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. A K Samanta DK Singha Roy M/s SRIJON Nirman 1 Consultancy Completed 2021-12-22
32 Scrutiny of structural design & analysis of proposed ITI(s) in different district of West Bengal A K Samanta DK Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2015-02-28
33 Condition Assessment of raft foundation for M/s Graphite India Ltd. Durgapur A K Samanta DK Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2014-12-17
34 Scrutiny of Structural design & drawings of CARGO TERMINAL AT AGARTALA AIRPORT A K Samanta D Das Govt. /Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2020-10-14
35 Quality Inspection and Certification of IPD BLOCK, AIIMS Kalyani Project, West Bengal A K Samanta DK Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2019-11-26
36 Miscellaneous Testing (Physical) of Materials, NDT & Mix design(s) Amiya K Samanta Dilip K Singha Roy Govt. /Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Ongoing

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 Need Assessment Survey & Design Clinic workshop for refractory cluster at Asansol Amiya Kumar Samanta AK Saha NID Ahmedabad Sponsored Completed May-2012
2 Simulation of wind induced deformation and bending effects on shell wall of ground elevated cylindrical stacklike structures. Amiya Kumar Samanta NIL RIG, NITD Sponsored Completed Aug-2014
3 Development of eco-friendly Heat Reflective Bricks and manufacturing of eco-friendly shuttering material from various Agro-wastes DDas SPal AKSamanta NBCC R&D 1 Sponsored Ongoing

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 Audit of bridge & Sub-Structure for Construction of proposed RC bridge over River Shali on NH-60 Amiya Kumar Samanta DIlip K Singha Roy Mackintosh Burn Ltd. 1 Consultancy Completed Nov. 2017
2 Concrete Mix designs for AIPL, Zetwerk Asansol Railway Developement Project AKSamanta S. Saha Auri Infra Ltd. 1 Consultancy Ongoing 2025-03-20
3 TPQA Service for Construction of G+5 Structural Lab, Classroom Complex at IIEST. AKSamanta S Pal, D Das CPWD 1 Consultancy Ongoing 2025-01-30
4 Proof checking /approval of design & drg for two RCC tunnels@Shyamsundarpur, ECL D Das S Pal, AKSamanta Vensar Constrn., Hyderabad 1 Consultancy Ongoing 2025-01-02
5 Safely & stability Test for structural soundness of existing Fire affected ESI Hospital at Sealdah West Bengal AKSamanta P Roy ESIC RO Kolkata 1 Consultancy Completed 2024-09-21
6 Safely & stability Test for structural soundness of Existing ESIC Building, Panchdeep Bhawan at 5/1 Grant Lane, Kolkata P Roy AK Samanta ESIC 1 Consultancy Completed 2024-09-14
7 Comprehensive structural consultancy services-health-checkup along with remedial measures for Durgapur, Asansol and Burnpur branches of SBI AKSamanta S. Pal & P Roy SBI RO Durgapur 1 Consultancy Completed 2024-06-04
8 Additional Strengthening of Chimney of Coke Oven Battery#2 of Rourkela Steel Plant. SPal AK samanta RSP, SAIL 1 Consultancy Completed 2023-09-04 2024-01-27
9 Root Cause Analysis for Ash Silo collapsed at Steel Plant Mangalpur, Raniganj Supriya Pal Amiya K Samanta Private Entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-06-23
10 Quality inspection and NDT Evaluation of construction of Faculty quarter block & Executive Hostel Amiya Kumar Samanta Dilip K Singha Roy MDI Murshidabad 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-03-29
11 Heat Resistant Concrete Mix Design Amiya Kumar Samanta D K Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-02-16
12 Structural Design Audit for LB+UB+14 storied twin Tower for Residential+Commercial Complex at Bhubaneswar Amiya Kumar Samanta Diptesh Das Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2022-02-15
13 Renovation / Retrofitting work of the damaged structure /water storage tank (50000 Gallon). DK Singha Roy Amiya Kumar Samanta, Diptesh Das East India Pharmaceutical Ltd 1 Consultancy Completed 2021-07-07
14 Augmentaion of sports facility (hostel, indoor stadium) for Burdwan University AK Samanta S. Pal Burdwan University 1 Consultancy Completed 2018-12-18 2019-02-26
15 Proof-Checking of design & drawing for launching scheme of bridge #77 @Sambalpur-Titlagarh Diptesh Das Amiya Kumar Samanta R Infotech 1 Consultancy Completed 2018-12-18
16 Study for assessment of structural stability of KNI Airport structures, Andal AKSamanta S. Pal BAPL 1 Consultancy Completed
17 Building Safety & Stability Check for TIGPS at Midnapore AKSamanta Nil TIGPS 1 Consultancy Completed
18 Safely & stability Test for structural soundness of existing ESI Hospitals/ESIC Buildings in Asansol West Bengal P Roy AKSamanta ESIC RO Kolkata 1 Consultancy Completed
19 Building Safety & Stability Check for various Techno-India Schools in WB AKSamanta NIL TIGPS, Dgr/Bhp/Qgt/Mdn 1 Consultancy Ongoing
20 Proof Checking /Vetting of Structural Design & Drg. for proposed horizontal extension of existing Club for enhancing capacity at CLW, Chittaranjan S Saha AKSamanta Pvt. 1 Consultancy Completed
21 Concrete Mix design for Asansol railway Redevelopement Project AKSamanta S Saha Zetwerk /AIPL 1 Consultancy Ongoing
22 Structural design drawing vetting of Intake Jetty and ancillary structures for WTP at Asansol SPal AKS, DD, GH Private 1 Consultancy Completed
23 Review of design & drawing of 4-laning of Purulia Bypass Section (length 103.15 km), WB DDas AKS, SP NHAI 1 Consultancy Completed
24 Condition assessment and detail structural stability study of 02/04 storied old residential Qtr. for IOCL Refinery Township AKSamanta S Pal IOCL, Haldia 1 Consultancy Completed
25 TPQA Service for Construction of 1000 capacity G+10 Boys’ Hostel at IIEST. AKSamanta DD, SP CPWD 1 Consultancy Ongoing
26 Condition Assessment (Phase-I) of the Prilling Tower at Panagarh plant, Durgapur AKSamanta DSR MFCL 1 Consultancy Completed
27 Structural Design Audit of (2B+G+7) Storied Hotel Building at Bhubaneswar AKSamanta Diptesh Das Govt. /Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed
28 Condition Assessment of piling job for PEB Extension for M/s Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. A K Samanta DK Singha Roy M/s SRIJON Nirman 1 Consultancy Completed 2021-12-22
29 Scrutiny of structural design & analysis of proposed ITI(s) in different district of West Bengal A K Samanta DK Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2015-02-28
30 Condition Assessment of raft foundation for M/s Graphite India Ltd. Durgapur A K Samanta DK Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2014-12-17
31 Scrutiny of Structural design & drawings of CARGO TERMINAL AT AGARTALA AIRPORT A K Samanta D Das Govt. /Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2020-10-14
32 Quality Inspection and Certification of IPD BLOCK, AIIMS Kalyani Project, West Bengal A K Samanta DK Singha Roy Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Completed 2019-11-26
33 Miscellaneous Testing (Physical) of Materials, NDT & Mix design(s) Amiya K Samanta Dilip K Singha Roy Govt. /Private entrepreneurs 1 Consultancy Ongoing
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Administrative Responsibilities

TIC, Concrete Structures & Structural Engg. Lab of CE Department : Since July 2011

Liason Officer (OBC) : July 2007 to Nov 2010

ACPIO , RTI activities related to NITD : Nov 2011 to July 2012

Warden, MTech students hostel (DSP& campus qtrs) : Sept. 2011 to Feb. 2013

Convener, Supplementary bill review committee : May 2011

Convener, committee for M/s Merint Infrastructure : Nov. 2011

Chairman, Tender committee for renovation of Internet server room of NITD : Feb. 2016

Institute Nominee to DMC bldg. subcommittee : Since Apr. 2016

Member-Central Purchase Committee (CPC): Dec. 2017-2019

Coordinator@Centre on Biomedical Engg. & Assistive Technology (BEAT) : Since Jan, 2018

hod.ce@nitdgp.ac.in : Mar'2019-July'2022

Chairman-Space Allocation Committee, since July 2021 to 2024

hod.ees@nitdgp.ac.in : Since June'2024

Contact

 

Mobile : +91-9434788099
Email : aksamanta.ce@nitdgp.ac.in, aksnitd@gmail.com

Miscellaneous

Industry-Academia Interaction & Joint Collaboartive Projects towards nation building.


Academic Identity