M.E. (Mechanics of Solids), IIEST, Shibpur ( Erstwhile B.E. College, Shibpur)
PhD. (Engineering), IIT Kharagpur
Work Experiences
Lecturer at BITS Pilani during Nov. 2004-Dec. 2005
Lecturer at BIT Mesra (Ranchi) during Jan. 2006-June 2006
Lecturer at Jalpaiguri Govt. Engineering College during July 2006-Nov. 2007
Assistant Profeessor at NIT Durgapur during Dec. 2007-Oct 2018
Associate Professor at NIT Durgapur since Oct 2018
Research Interest
Computational Mechanics, Composite and Smart Structures, FE modelling, Structural Health Moonitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Projects
Title
Investigator
Co-investigator
Sponsered Agency
Duration
Status
i) Name of Project: Structural Health Monitoring
Sponsored by: NIT Durgapur (through Research Initiation Grant)
Project value INR 20.00 lakhs.
Status: Ongoing
Other investigator: Dr. A.K. Datta
ii) Name of Project:Design and Development of Crack Detection System in Steel Bridges using Acoustic Emission Technique.
Sponsored by: DST-TSDP, Govt. of India.
Project value INR 59.45 lakhs.
Status: Ongoing
Other investigator: Dr. A.K. Datta
Ongoing
Teachings
Under-graduate level: Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Analysis of Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Design of Structures, Finite Element Analysis, Theory of Plates and Shells
Post-graduate level: Finite Element Methods, Advanced Finite Element Methods, Theory of Elasticity, Numerical Methods
UG / PG Students
Data Not Found!
Doctoral Students
Mr. Parikshit Roy
FT Research Scholar (Submitted)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Mr. Parikshit Roy
FT Research Scholar (Submitted)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Mr. Arijit Banerjee
PT Research Scholar(Submitted)
Pavement Design and Modelling
Mr. Arijit Banerjee
PT Research Scholar(Submitted)
Pavement Design and Modelling
Mr. Soumyodip Das
PT Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Acoustic Emission Technique, Structural Health Monitoring, Rigid Pavement
Mr. Soumyodip Das
PT Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Acoustic Emission Technique, Structural Health Monitoring, Rigid Pavement
Mr Tamal Kundu
FT Research Scholar
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Detection and Monitoring of Damages in Rail Section Using AE Technique
Mr Tamal Kundu
FT Research Scholar
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Detection and Monitoring of Damages in Rail Section Using AE Technique
Mr. Anupam Kumar Biswas
PT Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Mr. Anupam Kumar Biswas
PT Research Scholar (Ongoing)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Debi Prasad Das
PT Research Scholar(Ongoing)
Asymmetrical Structures
Debi Prasad Das
PT Research Scholar(Ongoing)
Asymmetrical Structures
Dr. Sanjay Sengupta
(Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Dr. Sanjay Sengupta
(Completed)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Acoustic Emission Technique, Finite Element Modelling, Signal Processing, Machine Learning
Ms. Sudha Das Khan
PT Research Scholar (Submitted)
Health Monitoring of Bridges using Fuzzy-Logic
Ms. Sudha Das Khan
PT Research Scholar (Submitted)
Health Monitoring of Bridges using Fuzzy-Logic
Ms Neetika Saha
FT Research Scholar
Implementation of AE technique in Composite
Ms Neetika Saha
FT Research Scholar
Implementation of AE technique in Composite
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
Structural Health Monitoring
Pijush Topdar
Dr. A.K. Datta
NIT Durgapur (through Research Initiation Grant)
2,000,000
Sponsored
Ongoing
2
Design and Development of Crack Detection System in Steel Bridges using Acoustic Emission Technique.
Pijush Topdar
Dr. A.K. Datta
DST-TSDP, Govt. of India
5,945,000
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
Structural Health Monitoring
Pijush Topdar
Dr. A.K. Datta
NIT Durgapur (through Research Initiation Grant)
2,000,000
Sponsored
Ongoing
2
Design and Development of Crack Detection System in Steel Bridges using Acoustic Emission Technique.
1. 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 International Journal of Structural Engineering
13 (4), 463-481
ESCI
10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2023.10059751
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2023.134346
2024
2024
2. Identification of damaged member in a truss structure using acoustic emission technique aided by SVM Parikshit Roy , Gudipati Bhanu Kiran, Neetika Saha and Pijush Topdar Structural Health Monitoring
SCI
10.1177/14759217241242517
SAGE
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14759217241242517
2024
2023
3. 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
4. Structural Performance of Cement-treated Base Layer by Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Material and Plastic Waste Banerji, A.K., Topdar, P. & Datta, A.K. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering
17(2) 259-271
SCOPUS
doi.org/10.14525/JJCE.v17i2.08
2023
2023
5. Effect of Partial Opening on Responses of Plan Asymmetric Multistoried Building with Soil–Structure Interaction: A Case Study Das, D.P., Das, D., Topdar, P., Biswas, R.K. & Ghosh, B.B. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A
SCI/SCOPUS
doi.org/10.1007/s40030-023-00723-y
2023
2023
6. Development of a novel real-time AE source localisation technique using ANN for health monitoring of rail section: an experimental study Kundu, T., Pal, A., Roy, P., Datta, A.K. & Topdar, P. Structural Health Monitoring
SCI
DOI: 10.1177/14759217231171026
2023
2023
7. Damage detection in composites using non-destructive testing aided by ANN technique: A review Saha, N., Roy, P. & Topdar, P. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
SCI
DOI: 10.1177/08927057231172670
2023
2023
8. A study on the efficacy of modal acoustic emission technique for health monitoring of structures with different geometries Roy, P., Datta, A.K. & Topdar, P. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
SCI
doi.org/10.1080/10589759.2023.2231611
2023
2022
9. Optimal location of acoustic emission sensors for detecting rail damage. Kundu, T., Datta, A. K., Topdar, P., & Sengupta, S. Structures and Buildings
1-10
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.21.00074
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jstbu.21.00074
2022
2022
10. Effect of axle overloading on pavement structural behaviour with improved clayey subgrade using PET fibres Banerji, A. K., Topdar, P., & Datta, A.
Civil Engineering and Architecture
10 (6), 410-2425
SCOPUS
https://doi.org/10.13189/cea.2022.100614
2022
2022
11. On the application of UPV in health monitoring of Indian Rail section using AE Technique. Kundu, T., Pal, A., Roy, P., Datta, A. K., & Topdar, P. NDT.net
pp,1-16
Others
NDT.net
http://www.ndt.net/?id=27467
2022
2022
12. Acoustic Emission-based Damage Detection and Classification in Steel Frame Structure Using Wavelet Transform and Random Forest. Biswas, A. K., Datta, A. K., Topdar, P., & Sengupta, S. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering
66(4), 1183-1198
SCOPUS
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPci.20447
2022
2022
13. A cause-based defect ranking approach for existing concrete bridges using Analytic Hierarchy Process and fuzzy-TOPSIS Das Khan, S., Datta, A. K., Topdar, P., & Sagi, S. R. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
1-13
SCIE
https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2022.2035407
2022
2021
14. Investigation of layered composite plates under acoustic emission using an appropriate finite element model. Sengupta, S., Roy, P., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
48(12), 1639-1651
SCIE
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2020-0452
2021
2020
15. Applicability of fuzzy-based visual inspection approach for condition assessment of bridges in developing countries: a state-of-the-art review. Das Khan, S., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A
101, 835-846
SCOPUS
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-020-00465-1
2020
2018
16. STATIC AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF ISOTROPIC AND LAYERED COMPOSITE PLATES-A COMPARATIVE STUDY USING FEM. PAL, P., CHAUDHURY, A., & TOPDAR, P. International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD )
Special Issue, pp-337-343
SCOPUS
2018
2015
17. Structural damage localisation by acoustic emission technique: A state of the art review Sengupta, S., Datta, A. K., & Topdar, P Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
12, 1565-1582
SCIE
https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-78251722
19. Assessment, strengthening and monitoring of old bridge decks in Indian
Perspective: A review. Acharya, N., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. Journal of the Institution of Engineers. India. Civil Engineering Division
91(MAI), 17-21
SCOPUS
2010
2007
20. Vibration characteristics of composite/sandwich laminates with piezoelectric layers using a refined hybrid plate model P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
49(11), 1193-1203
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2007.04.001
2007
2006
21. Vibration and buckling of laminated sandwich plates having interfacial imperfections Chakrabarti A., Topdar P. and Sheikh A.H European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids
25, 981-995
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2005.09.008
2006
2006
22. Response and Control of Smart laminates using a Refined Hybrid Plate
Model P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh and N. Dhang AIAA Journal
44(11), 2645-2653
SCI
https://doi.org/10.2514/1.6467
2006
2006
23. Vibration of Pre-stressed Laminated Sandwich Plates With Interlaminar Imperfections Anupam Chakrabarti, Pijush Topdar and Abdul Hamid Sheikh Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, ASME
128, 673-681
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2358152
2006
2004
24. An Efficient Hybrid Plate Model for Analysis and Control of Smart
Sandwich Laminates. P. Topdar, A. Chakraborti and A.H. Sheikh Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
128, 673-681
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2004.03.008
2004
2003
25. Finite element analysis of composite and sandwich plates using a
Continuous Inter-laminar Shear Stress Model. P. Topdar, A.H. Sheikh, N. Dhang Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials
5(3), 207-231
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1099636203005003001
2003
2001
26.
An appropriate F. E. model for through thickness variation of
displacement and potential in thin/moderately thick smart laminates A.H.Sheikh, Pijush Topdar, S. Halder Composite Structure
51(4), 401-409
SCI
Elsevier
2001
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
2024
1.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
2023
2.SUDHA DAS KHAN, Pijush Topdar and Aloke Kumar Datta, "Application of Soft Computing Techniques in Bridge Health Assessment: A Review", In: Satyasai Jagannath Nanda and Rajendra Prasad Yadav (eds), Data Science and Intelligent Computing Techniques, SCRS, India, 2023, pp. 27-33. https://doi.org/10.56155/978-81-955020-2-8-3
In: Satyasai Jagannath Nanda and Rajendra Prasad Yadav (eds), Data Science and Intelligent Computing Techniques, SCRS, India, 2023, pp. 27-33. https://doi.org/10.56155/978-81-955020-2-8-3, CIS 2022--Christ (deemed to be university), Bangalore
2023
2023
3.Investigation of Isotropic and Anisotropic Plates under Simulated Damage: A Numerical Study, International Conference on Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS), 2023, Authors: Neetika Saha, Parikshit Roy, Radhe Yassung, Pijush Topdar
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH)
2023
2023
4.MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF PLATES UNDER SIMULATED DAMAGE USING FEM, April 2023, International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges (SIIOC 2023), Authors: Radhe Yassung, Parikshit Roy, Neetika Saha, Pijush Topdar
NITK, Surathkal
2023
2023
5.LOCALIZATION OF AE SOURCE IN PLATES USING ANN APPROACH: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION, April 2023, International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges (SIIOC 2023), Authors: Gudipati Bhanu Kiran, Tamal Kundu, Neetika Saha, Parikshit Roy, Pijush Topdar
NITK, Surathkal.
2023
2022
6.Roy, P., Sengupta, S., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. (2022). On the Applicability of Wavelet Transform in Localising Defect in a Small Plate Using AE Technique: An Experimental Study. In Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of ASMA-2021 (Volume 2) (pp. 226-237). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
NIT, Silchar (Online)
2022
2022
7.Biswas, A. K., Datta, A. K., Topdar, P., & Sengupta, S. (2022). Source Localization in a Framed Structure for Effective Damage Detection Using Acoustic Emission Technique. In Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of ASMA-2021 (Volume 3) (pp. 344-352). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
NIT Silchar (Online)
2022
2022
8.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
2022
9.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
10.Banerji, A. K., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. (2022). Study on the Effect of Wheel Load and Temperature on Rutting Damage of Composite Flexible Pavement Using Finite Element Method. In Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of ASMA-2021 (Volume 2) (pp. 202-212). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
NIT Silchar (Online)
2022
2022
11.Karmakar, S., Roy, P., Topdar, P., & Dutta, A. K. (2022). Optimal Locations of Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring of a Steel Truss Using Acoustic Emission Technique: An Experimental Investigation. In Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of ASMA-2021 (pp. 364-375). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
NIT Silchar (Online)
2022
2022
12.Kundu, T., Pal, A., Roy, P., Datta, A. K., & Topdar, P. (2022, December). Application of UPV-Instrument in Health Monitoring of Indian Rail Section Using AE Technique. In ASPS Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 1429-1439).
MNIT Jaipur, India
2022
2021
13.Das, S., Datta, A. K., Topdar, P., & Sengupta, S. (2022). Damage Localization in Reinforced Concrete Slab Using Acoustic Emission Technique. In Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications: Proceedings of ASMA-2021 (Volume 2) (pp. 162-170). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
NIT Silchar (Online)
2021
2020
14.Biswas, A. K., Datta, A. K., Topdar, P., & Sengupta, S. (2020, February). On Effective placement of acoustic emission sensor in steel framed structure for damage detection. In 2020 National Conference on Emerging Trends on Sustainable Technology and Engineering Applications (NCETSTEA) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
Durgapur, Burdwan, India
2020
2019
15.Sengupta, S., Datta, A. K., & Topdar, P. (2019). Damage Assessment in Composites Using Frequency Discrimination of Acoustic Emission Signals. In Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 1: Select Proceedings of SEC 2016 (pp. 1097-1109). Springer Singapore.
Chennai
2019
2019
16.Sengupta, S., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. (2019). A Study on Finite Element Modelling of Acoustic Emission Waveforms in Composite and Sandwich Plates. In Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 1: Select Proceedings of SEC 2016 (pp. 441-452). Springer Singapore.
Chennai
2019
2018
17.Banerji, A. K., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. IMPROVEMENT IN PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE USING INTERLAYER MEMBRANE SYSTEM: A FEM APPROACH.
Jadavpur University, At: Kolkata
2018
2017
18.Banerji, Arijit & Topdar, Pijush & Kumar Datta, Aloke. (2017). A Critical Review of Road Failures due to Major Earthquakes in Asian Continent. Sixth International Conference on Advances in Design and Construction of Structures (ADCS-2017)
Bangalore
2017
2017
19.Banerji, A. K., Topdar, P., & Datta, A. K. Finite Element Analysis of Vehicle Pavement Interaction based on Static and Transient Dynamic loading. Third Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM-2017)
MNIT Allahabad
2017
2015
20.Banerji, A. K., Topdar, P., Datta, A. K., & Bagchi, A. Review of Numerical Modelling Techniques for Studying the Dynamic Response and Damage States of Highway Pavement.
Hyderabad
2015
2015
21.S. Sengupta, A. K. Datta, & P. Topdar. Issues In Structural
Investigations: Vibration Based Approach Vs. Elastic Wave Propagation Approach, Innovations in
Structural Engineering IC-ISE-2015
Hyderabad
2015
2014
22.Study On The Behaviour Of Equivalent Sections Of Reinforced Concrete
Beams By FE Software. Structural Engineering Convention (SEC)
IIT Delhi
2014
2013
23.Health Monitoring of Bridges: A Review ,The sixth international conference on Structural Health Monitoring of
intelligent infrastructure; December 9-11, 2013
HongKong
2013
2012
24.Strengthening of concrete deck slabs by fibre
reinforced composites: Analysis. National Conference on Innovations in Civil
Engineering, Kerala
Kerala
2012
2004
25.A
refined hybrid plate model for static/dynamic Response and Control of Smart
Laminated Plates. P. Topdar and A. H. Sheikh. The
forty-ninth congress of Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
(ISTAM)
NIT Rourkela
2004
2004
26.Sheikh, A.H.; Topdar, P.; , A New Hybrid Plate Model for Response and Control of Smart Laminates, International conference on computational structures technology PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY; 29-30
Lisbon, Portugal
2004
2003
27.Finite Element Analysis and Control of Static
Response of Smart Laminated Plates: A New Hybrid Approach. A.H Sheikh, P. Topdar & N. Dhang. Structural Engineering Conference (SEC)
IIT Kharagpur
2003
2002
28.Finite Element Analysis of Smart Laminated
Plates: A New Hybrid Approach. International Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology (SHOT), December, 2002
IIT Kharagpur
2002
2001
29.A CONTINOUS INTERILAMINAR SHEAR STRESS MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES. SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORITICAL, APPLIED AND EXPERIMETAL MECHANICS (ICTACEM)
IIT KHARAGPUR
2001
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Administrative Responsibilities
Warden of Rabindranath Tagore Hall of Residence (Hall-3) (March 2016-July 2019)
Member of Institute Annual Report Committee till date
Member of committee for modernisation of Staff Club (2014)
Additional member from Department of Civil Engineering to UGAC (2013-16)
UG/PG Exam co-ordinator (jointly) of the Department of Civil Engineering (2015-17)
Training and Placement Representative of the Dept. of Civil Engg from April 2019 till date
Member, PhD Admission Committee of Dept. of Civil Engineering (2022 onwards)
Member, Departmental NBA Committee of Dept. of Civil Engineering (2022 onwards)
Contact
Mobile : +91-9434788156
Email : ptopdar.ce@nitdgp.ac.in, topdar72@yahoo.co.uk
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