Nihar Ranjan Patra

PhD (IIT Kharagpur)

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Specialization


Research Interest

 

Education

  • PhD, IIT Kharagpur, India, 2001
  • M.E., Jadavpur University, India, 1997
  • B.E., Utkal University, India,1995

Website(s)

CV

  • Geotechnical Engineering

  • Nanda, S., and Patra, N. R. (2014) "Theoretical Load Transfer curves along piles considering soil non-linearity.", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 140(1), 91- 101.

  • Ashango, A. A., and Patra, N.R. (2014) "Static and cyclic properties of expansive soil stabilized with rice husk ash and Portland slag cement." International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Accepted.

  • Naik, S. P., Patra, N. R. and Malik, J.N. (2014) "Spatial distribution of Shear wave velocity for late Quaternary Alluvial soil of Kanpur city, Northern India", Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer Publication,32(1), 131-149.

  • Jishnu R. B., Naik, S. P., Patra, N. R., and Malik, J. N. (2013) "Ground Response Analysis of Kanpur Soil along Indo-Gangetic Plains, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 51, 47-57.

  • Mohanty, S., and Patra, N. R.(2013) "Cyclic Behavior and Liquefaction Potential of Indian Pond Ash Located in Seismic Zone III and IV," Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Accepted.

    • October 2010-present Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

    • December 2005-October 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

    • June 2008-July 2008 Visiting Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Ecole De Mines d Ales,Ales, France

    • April 2003-December 2005 Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

    • October 2001- March 2003 Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, KIST

        • DST Project entitled "Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial soil along Indo-Gangetic plains" evaluated as "Very good", during DST project work final evaluation, April 2013.

        • Soil and Foundation Engineering Sectional Committee member, Bureau of Indian Standards (2012-present).

        • Coordinator, National R&D Mission on Liquefaction of Soils during Strong Earthquakes (2013-present)

            • DST Fast Track Project for Young Scientists evaluated as "Very good", during DST project work evaluation, September 29th 2008.  DST Project entitled "Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial soil along Indo-Gangetic plains" evaluated as "Very good", during DST project work final evaluation, April 2013.

            • IIT Kanpur commendation certificates for excellence in teaching (CE 631N, CE 638N, CE731).

            • Adjusted Best B. Tech Project "Some Studies on Uplift Capacity of Footings and Liquefaction Analysis of Kanpur Soil" by Prashant Gupta, April 2010.

            • Soil and Foundation Engineering Sectional Committee member, Bureau of Indian Standards (2012-present).

            • Coordinator, National R&D Mission on Liquefaction of Soils during Strong Earthquakes (2013- present)

Office

Room: FB-316,
Faculty Building,
Departement of Civil Engineering
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016

Office Phone: 0512-259-7623 (O)

Email: nrpatra[AT]iitk.ac.in

   
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