Geotechnical Engineering, Earth Retaining Structures, Liquefaction of Soil, Ground Improvement Techniques, Foundation Engineerring, Slope stability. Geotechnical Testing
Teachings
Assistant Professor (Aug’2022- Till Date) Deaprtment of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Soil Structure Interaction (T- UG, PG)
Foundation Engineering (T-UG)
Engineering Mechanics (T-UG)
Soil Mechanics (T-UG)
Computer Lab (P-UG)
Soil Mechanics Lab (P-PG)
Assistant Professor (June’2019- Aug'2022) Deaprtment of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, India
Advanced Foundation Engineering (T-UG)
Soil Structure Interaction (T-UG)
Engineering Mechanics (T-UG)
Environmental Geotechniques (T-PG)
Engineering Drawing (P-UG)
Geotechnical Engineering Lab (P-PG)
Seminar and Technical Writting (Seminar-PG)
Assistant Professor (Nov’2019- Mar’2020) Deaprtment of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Survering (T-UG)
Optimization Techniques (T-PG)
Soil Mechnics Lab (P-PG)
Assistant Professor (Feb’2018 - Nov’2019) Deaprtment of Civil Engineering, Bennett Unniversity, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Geotecnical Engineering -I (T, P-UG)
Geotecnical Engineering -II (T, P-UG)
Ground Improvement (T-UG)
Concrete Technology (T-UG)
Surverying (T, P-UG)
Civil Engineering Drawing (P-UG)
UG / PG Students
Niranjan Shekar (NIT Rourkela-Co PI with Prof. N. Roy)
Completed (2021) PG
Stabilization of soil
Niranjan Shekar (NIT Rourkela-Co PI with Prof. N. Roy)
Completed (2021) PG
Stabilization of soil
Sushmita Kumari (NIT Rourkela-Co PI with Prof. N. Roy )
Completed (2021) PG
Stabilization of soil
Sushmita Kumari (NIT Rourkela-Co PI with Prof. N. Roy )
1. Behavior of Braced Wall
Embedded in Saturated Liquefiable Sand under Seismic Loading Sanku Konai, Aniruddha Sengupta and Kousik Deb Earthquake Engineering
and Engineering Vibration,
20 ; 361-375
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-018-0443-z
Springer
2021
2020
2. Seismic Behavior of Cantilever
Wall Embedded in Dry and Saturated Sand, Sanku Konai, Aniruddha Sengupta and Kousik Deb Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering
14; 690-705
SCI
10.1007/s11709-020-0615-6
Springer and Higher Education Press
2020
2018
3. Behavior of Braced Excavation
in Sand under Seismic Condition: Experimental and Numerical Study Sanku Konai, Aniruddha Sengupta and Kousik Deb Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 311-324.
SCI
org/10.1007/s11803-018-0443-z.
Springer
2018
2017
4. Effect of Excavation Depths
on Ground Surface Settlement for Embedded Cantilever Retaining Structure due to Seismic
Loading Sanku Konai, Aniruddha Sengupta and Kousik Deb Procedia Engineering,
Vol. 199, pp: 2342-2347
SCOPUS
10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.217
Elsevier
2017
2017
5. Shake Table Tests
and Numerical Modeling of Liquefaction of Kasai River Sand Raj Banerjee, Sanku Konai, Aniruddha Sengupta and Kousik Deb Geotechnical and Geological Engineering: An International Journal
Vol. 35, No. 4, pp: 1327-1340
SCOPUS
10.1007/s10706-017-0178-z
Springer
2017
2014
6. Bearing Capacity of Geotextile-Reinforced Sand with
Varying Fine Fraction Kousik Deb and Sanku Konai Geomechanics and Engineering: An International Journal
Vol. 6, No. 1, pp: 33-45
SCI
10.12989/gae.2014.6.1.033
Techno Press
2014
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
2024
1.Titas Chakraborty, Sushovan Dutta, Sanku Konai, Gilbert Hinge (2024) "Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Soil Liquefaction Potential in Non-Plastic Soil" All India Seminar on Machine Learning and Soft Computing Applications in Engineering and Science (MLSC-ES) at IEI, Durgapur Local Centre, 06th-07th, April 2024.
Durgapur, WB, India
2024
2023
2.Sanku Konai, Sushmita
Kumari, Gaurav Kumar, Anand Raj, (2023 ) "Strengthening Weak Clay Soil through the Incorporation of Plastic Strips" Advances of The Material Science and Engineering 2023 (ATMSE 2023), 22-24 September' 2023, Page: 97-99, e-ISBN: 978-81-19006-98-4
NIT Durgapur, India
2023
2023
3.Gaurav Kumar, Anand Raj, Sanku Konai, Sushovan Dutta, (2023) "Utilization of Waste Material as a Filler Material in Stone Column: A Review" Technological Advancement in Waste Management Challenges and Opportunities - 2023 (TAWMCO - 2023), 4-5th December, 2023,
IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
2023
2023
4.Minar Islam, Sushovan Dutta, Sanku Konai (2023) "Strength Enhancement of Soft Soil Using Alkali Activated Fly Ash" Technological Advancement in Waste Management Challenges and Opportunities - 2023 (TAWMCO - 2023),4-5th Dec,
IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
2023
2023
5.Anand Raj, Gaurav Kumar, Sanku Konai, (2023) Performance of Encased Stone Column Filled with Construction And Demolition Waste: Experimental Study" Indian Geotechnical Conference-2023 (GEOTECHNICAL ADVANCES IN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND RISK REDUCTION), Dec. 14-16,2023
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee
2023
2021
6.N. Shekar, S. Konai, (2021) "Multivariate Regression Model to Predict Geotechnical Properties of Fly Ash Stabilised Clayey Soil" Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, 16th Dec,2021
NIT Trichy, India
2021
2019
7.Sanku Konai (2019) Effect of Excavation Depths on Soil Pressure Acting on Embedded
Cantilever Retaining Walls under Dynamic Loadings, 7th Indian Young Geotechnical
Engineers Conference 7IYGEC 2019, NIT Silchar, Assam, India; 03/2019.
NIT Silchar, Assam, India
2019
2015
8.Kousik Deb and Sanku Konai (2015) Estimation of Lateral Earth Pressure on Cantilever
Sheet Pile using Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT) Data: Numerical Study, The 3rd International
Conference on the Flat Dilatometer, 14-16 June 2015, pp: 401-408.
Rome, Italy
2015
2015
9.Raj Banerjee, Sanku Konai, Aniruddha Sengupta and Kousik Deb (2015) Experimental
Study of Dry and Saturated Sand Subjected to Seismic Shaking, Indian Geotechnical
Conference, Pune, India, 17th - 19th December, 2015 (in CD-ROM).
Pune, India
2015
2013
10.Sanku Konai, Shishir Tigga and Kousik Deb (2013) Effect of Fines on Behavior of
Geotextile-Sand Interface, Indian Geotechnical Conference, 22nd - 24th December, 2013,
Roorkee, India (in CD-ROM).
Roorkee, India
2013
Books
ID
Title
Konai, S. (2022). Effect of Excavation Depths on Soil Pressure Acting on Embedded Cantilever Retaining Walls Under Dynamic Loadings. In: Dey, A.K., Mandal, J.J., Manna, B. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 195. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6456-4_32
> Best Paper Award (Second Position)Sanku Konai, Sushmita Kumari, Gaurav Kumar, Anand Raj, (2023 ) "Strengthening Weak Clay Soil through the Incorporation of Plastic Strips" Advances of The Material Science and Engineering 2023 (ATMSE 2023), 22-24 September' 2023, Page: 97-99, e-ISBN: 978-81-19006-98-4 NIT Durgapur, India
>Active review editor of Transportation and Transit Systems in Frontiers in Built Environment since 2021
>Fellowship from DST for Project during PhD @ IIT Kharagpur
> MHRD scholarship for M. Tech at IIT kharagpur
> Gold Medal for Scoring Highest from Dakshingram Jagattarini Vidyayatan (10th std)
Administrative Responsibilities
Mentor of UG students (4 nos) -(2022-2026)-NIT Durgapur
Departmental Responsibilities (at NIT Rourkela): Faculty Advisor- M.Tech.-Geotechnical Engg. (CE1) CE2020-21, Member of UG Project Evaluation Board
Contact
Official Email: skonai.ce@nitdgp.ac.in
Personal Email: sankukonai@gmail.com
Official Contact No: 9434789064
Miscellaneous
Reviewer of Journal:
1) Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer
2) Sādhanā (Published by the Indian Academy of Sciences) Springer
Reviewer of Conference:
International Conference on Natural Disaster: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation (23-24 March) at NIT Silchar
Involvement in Other Projects:
Estimation of lateral earth pressure on cantilever sheet pile using Flat Dilatometer Test data, Role: Performed Numerical Analysis on FLAC(PI: Prof. K. Deb, IIT Kharagpur)
Estimation of ground surface settlement due to construction of Diaphragm Wall, Role: Performed Numerical Analysis on FLAC.(PI: Prof. A. Sengupta, IIT Kharagpur))
Establishment of Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory for Civil engineering Department at Bennett University (Supplier : Gauge Geotechnique)
Guest Lecture Orgnised (at Bennett University)
Lecture on “Recent developments in Civil Engineering” Dr. B Manna, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi.
Lecture on “Ash – Useful Geo-Material for Civil Construction” by Dr. Amitava Ghosh, Chief Scientist and Advisor, Geotechnical engineering division, Professor and laboratory co-ordinator, Academy of scientific and innovative research CSIR – central building research institute,roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667,
ERP
Faculty Recruitment @2024 
