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Nihar Ranjan Patra
PhD (IIT Kharagpur)
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Research Interest
Pile Foundations, Soil Structure Interactions and Ground Engineering, Soil Arching, Liquefaction Potential Evaluation
Office
Room: FB-316,
Faculty Building,
Departement of Civil Engineering
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Specialization
Geotechnical Engineering
Education
PhD, IIT Kharagpur, India, 2001
M.E., Jadavpur University, India, 1997
B.E., Utkal University, India,1995
Teaching Area
Geotechnical Engineering
Professional Affiliations
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)
Selected Publications
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.
Awards & Fellowships
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)
Professional Experience
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