National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Geotechnical Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Dynamic Soil Characterization, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Soil Dynamics, Liquefaction Mitigation, Ground Improvement, Numerical Modelling, Experimental Geotechnics

Adyasha Swayamsiddha Amanta Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

amantaa@nitrkl.ac.in

11

PUBLICATIONS

1

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Adyasha Swayamsiddha Amanta

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

Room Number: MN-226

Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2022

Ph.D.
Geotechnical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra

2015

M.Tech
Geotechnical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, UP

2012

B.Tech
Civil Engineering
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Odisha

Teaching Experience
  • Assistant Professor,  KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,   24 Jun 2015 - 30 Jun 2016
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Post Doctoral Fellow,  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,   12 Jul 2022 - 17 Apr 2023
  • Research Associate,  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,   08 Mar 2022 - 07 Jul 2022

Total Publications: 11

A. S. Amanta and D.,"Experimental investigation of the static and dynamic behavior of sand-tire crumb mixes.", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol.34, no.11, pp.04022296, ASCE, November 2022, 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004452       Article

A. S. Amanta and S. M. Dasaka,"Dynamic characteristics and liquefaction behavior of sand tire chips mixes.", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol.34, no.10, pp.04022269, ASCE, October 2022, 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004423       Article

A. S. Amanta and S. M. Dasaka,"Air Injection Method as a Liquefaction Countermeasure for Saturated Granular Soils.", Transportation Geotechnics, vol.30, pp.100622, Elsevier, September 2021, 10.1016/j.trgeo.2021.100622       Article

A. S. Amanta and S. M. Dasaka,"Evaluation of Engineering Properties of Sand–Tire Chips Mix.", Indian Geotechnical Journal, vol.52, pp.86-96, Springer, June 2021, 10.1007/s40098-021-00552-5       Article

A. S. Amanta,"Liquefaction Countermeasures for Soil Supporting Existing Structures: A Review.", in Geotechnics for Transportation Infrastructure Vol 2, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol.29, pp.517-528, Springer Nature, Singapore, June 2019, 10.1007/978-981-13-6713-7_41       Inproceedings

Geosynthetics in Geotechnics: Theory and Practice Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CE1000 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
  • CE2001 : Civil Engineering Materials and Construction {Theory}
  • CE3107 : Foundation Engineering {Theory}
  • CE6131 : Dynamics of Soils and Foundations {Theory}
  • CH1400 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}

Ph.D. Students [1]
Investigation on the application of industrial waste as sustainable geo-materials for liquefaction mitigation
Lopamudra Mallick
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Best Paper Presentation Award at 9th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (9IYGEC), 2023.,   2023
  • Best Paper Presentation Award by Springer Nature at 7 th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, 2021.,   2021
  • First prize in best paper prizes sponsored by Springer Nature in the theme “geosynthetics and reinforced soil structures”, for the technical paper presented at Indian Geotechnical Conference 2020.,   2020
  • Merit Scholarship by LANCO Foundations for securing highest marks in the Department of Civil Engineering, IGIT Sarang for the year 2011-12.,   2012
  • Merit Scholarship by Government of Odisha for four years of graduation on the basis of Odisha Joint Entrance Examination rank.,   2008
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Member of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE),   2023
  • Life Member of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS),   2022