Civil Engineering

Faculty Details

Sushovan Dutta Assistant Professor
Joined the Institute in 2022
sdutta[dot]ce[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Education

Bachelor of Construction Engineering from Jadavpur University on 2008, M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering + Ph.D. dual degree from IIT Bombay on Dec, 2016

Work Experiences

July 2022 - Till date: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Durgapur

December 2016 - June 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, under Mumbai University in Datta Meghe College of Engineering

July 2008 - February 2009: Trainee Engineer-Civil, MANI SQARE LTD. 

Research Interest

Ground Improvement, Soil Stabilization, Slope stability, Reinforced earth and Geosynthetics, Green and Sustainable approaches in Geotechnical Engineering, Pavement Engineering, Soil Dynamics

Teachings

Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Advanced Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Soil Structure Interaction, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Graphics

UG Students

Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar

Completed (May 2024)
Strength characteristics of alkali activated fly ash: experimental studies
Soil stabilization
Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar

Completed (May 2024)

Soil stabilization
Praneeth Kanajam

Praneeth Kanajam

Completed (May 2024)
Anchored sheet piles in diverse soil medium: numerical studies
Sheet piles, numerical modelling
Praneeth Kanajam

Praneeth Kanajam

Completed (May 2024)

Sheet piles, numerical modelling
Meda Thathviika

Meda Thathviika

Completed (May 2024)
Mechanically stabilized reinforced soil retaining walls: numerical studies
Reinforced soil retaining walls
Meda Thathviika

Meda Thathviika

Completed (May 2024)

Reinforced soil retaining walls
Titas Chakraborty

Titas Chakraborty

Completed (May 2024)
Machine learning approaches for predicting soil liquefaction potential of non-plastic soil
Machine learning, cyclic shear strength of soil
Titas Chakraborty

Titas Chakraborty

Completed (May 2024)

Machine learning, cyclic shear strength of soil
Goutam Yadav

Goutam Yadav

Completed (May 2023)
Design of tiered reinforced soil retaining walls under footing load
Reinforced soil retaining walls
Goutam Yadav

Goutam Yadav

Completed (May 2023)

Reinforced soil retaining walls
Rahul Bera

Rahul Bera

Completed (May 2023)
Numerical modelling of geogrid reinforced modified ground condition overlying soft clay
ground modification, geosynthetics
Rahul Bera

Rahul Bera

Completed (May 2023)

ground modification, geosynthetics
Bandi Vahini

Bandi Vahini

Completed (May 2023)
Stability analysis of geosynthetic reinforced embankments
Earthen embankments, geosynthetic
Bandi Vahini

Bandi Vahini

Completed (May 2023)

Earthen embankments, geosynthetic
Muskan Kumari

Muskan Kumari

Student (Ongoing)
STUDIES ON STONE COLUMN USING IS CODE 15284 PART 1 (2003) AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS (tentative)
Stone column, Numerical modelling
Muskan Kumari

Muskan Kumari

Student (Ongoing)

Stone column, Numerical modelling
Atanu Bepari

Atanu Bepari

Student (Ongoing)
Studies on the design load of rigid footings on/embedded in sand (Tentative)
Shallow foundation, plate load test, soil mechanics
Atanu Bepari

Atanu Bepari

Student (Ongoing)

Shallow foundation, plate load test, soil mechanics
Anish Kumar Ray

Anish Kumar Ray

Student (Ongoing)
Design of Reinforced Concrete Cantilever Retaining Walls: Numerical and Analytical Studies (Tentative)
Retaining walls, Earth pressure
Anish Kumar Ray

Anish Kumar Ray

Student (Ongoing)

Retaining walls, Earth pressure
Harsh Sinha

Harsh Sinha

Student (Ongoing)
Design of Reinforced Concrete Cantilever Retaining Walls: Numerical and Analytical Studies (Tentative)
Retaining Walls, Earth pressure
Harsh Sinha

Harsh Sinha

Student (Ongoing)

Retaining Walls, Earth pressure

PG Students

Debolina Ghosh

Debolina Ghosh

Completed (May 2024)
NUMERICAL ANALYSES ON ENCASED STONE COLUMNS UNDER STATIC LOAD CONDITION
Ground Improvement, Stone Column
Debolina Ghosh

Debolina Ghosh

Completed (May 2024)

Ground Improvement, Stone Column

NUMERICAL ANALYSES ON ENCASED STONE COLUMNS UNDER STATIC LOAD CONDITION
SUMARTA  BISWAS

SUMARTA BISWAS

Completed (May 2024)
USE OF FLY ASH AND FLY ASH BASED GEOPOLYMER FOR EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION: EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES
Soil Stabilization, Waste materials and sustainability, Geopolymers, Numerical modeling, Embankment 
SUMARTA  BISWAS

SUMARTA BISWAS

Completed (May 2024)

Soil Stabilization, Waste materials and sustainability, Geopolymers, Numerical modeling, Embankment 

USE OF FLY ASH AND FLY ASH BASED GEOPOLYMER FOR EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION: EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES
Soumyadip Kar

Soumyadip Kar

Student (Ongoing)
Numerical Modelling and Design of High Railway Embankments in Hilly Region
Geotechnical Engineering, Slope stability
Soumyadip Kar

Soumyadip Kar

Student (Ongoing)

Geotechnical Engineering, Slope stability

Numerical Modelling and Design of High Railway Embankments in Hilly Region
Subhodip Mukherje

Subhodip Mukherje

Student (Ongoing)
Studies on Underground Tunneling Through Soil Medium
Underground Tunneling, Soil Enginnering
Subhodip Mukherje

Subhodip Mukherje

Student (Ongoing)

Underground Tunneling, Soil Enginnering

Studies on Underground Tunneling Through Soil Medium

Doctoral Students

Autri Mukherjee

Autri Mukherjee

Research Scholar (TA)
Slope stability, Unsaturated soil mechanics
Broad area: Stability of unsaturated soil slopes
Autri Mukherjee

Autri Mukherjee

Research Scholar (TA)

Slope stability, Unsaturated soil mechanics

Broad area: Stability of unsaturated soil slopes
Siddharth Ray

Siddharth Ray

Research Scholar (Part time)
Earth Anchors, Soil Nailing 
Broad topic: Design of ground anchors under static, pseudo-static, and seismic conditions
Siddharth Ray

Siddharth Ray

Research Scholar (Part time)

Earth Anchors, Soil Nailing 

Broad topic: Design of ground anchors under static, pseudo-static, and seismic conditions

Projects

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Projects

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Projects

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Indexing

7

Google Scholar h-index

5

Google Scholar i10-index

6

Scopus h-index
Administrative Responsibilities

Current responsibilities:

Warden, Hall-12, NIT Durgapur (From 25/06/2024)

Member, Departmental Purchase Committee (From 8/11/2024)

PG Programme Co-ordinator + Admission, Geotechnical Engineering (From 23/10/2024)

Laboratory in-charge (Departmental Computer lab and Survey lab) (From 23/10/2024)

Contact

Email Id: sdutta.ce@nitdgp.ac.in

Mobile: 9434789065


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