National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Transportation Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Pavement Materials: Performance Characterization
  • Pavement Design and Analysis
  • Application of Fracture Mechnics in Pavment Engineering
  • Sustainable Pavement Technologies
  • Numerical Modeling
  • Pavement Evaluation, Maintanance and Rehabiliation

Gourab Saha Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

sahag@nitrkl.ac.in

24

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

2

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Gourab Saha

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Civil Engineering

Room Number: CE-207

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

2017

Ph.D.
Transportation Engineering
Indian Institute of Technlogy Kharagpur

2013

M.Tech
Transportation Engineering
Indian Insitute of Technology Kharagpur

2011

B.Tech
Civil Engineering
Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Kolkata

Teaching Experience
  • Tranportation Engineering II,  Lovely Professional University, Punjab,   22 Jul 2013 - 20 Dec 2013
  • Transportation Safety,  Lovely Professional University, Punjab,   22 Jul 2013 - 20 Dec 2013
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Pavement Engineering,  Rowan University, New Jersey, USA,   01 Sep 2017 - 06 Jun 2018
Industrial Experience
  • Pavement Construction, Design and Evaluation,  L&T Transportation Infrastructure, Mumbai,   27 Jun 2018 - 13 Jul 2020

Development and Performance Evaluation of Cold Mix Asphalt: Upgradation of Mix Design Method. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Performance Evaluation of Cement Concrete Pavements in Rural Roads. National Rural Roads Development Agency(NRRDA)
  • Co-Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 24

G. Saha, V. Sharma, and T. Akhil,"Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Performance Evaluation of Flexible Pavements using Geogrid in Soil Subgrade", Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems, vol.68, pp.16 2023       Misc

A. Salil and G. Saha,"Effect of Soil Stabilization on Pavement Design and Its Cost-effectiveness using Cement in Soil Subgrade", Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems, vol.53, pp.10 2023       Misc

G. Saha, M. Midya, and T. Akhil,"A Comparative Study of Convolution Neural Networks Classification Models: Crack Detection of Rigid Pavement", Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems, vol.43, pp.19 2023       Misc

G. Saha, N. Niharika, and S. Banerjee,"Analysis of Carbon Footprint using Life Cycle Assessment for Flexible Pavement: Emphasis on Design Variables over Life Cycle", Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems, vol.06, pp.21 2023       Misc

G. Saha and S. Banerjee,"Evaluation Framework for Cost-Effective and Sustain-able Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategies of Flexible Pavements", Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems, vol.50, pp.22 2023       Misc

Advance Technologies in Pavement Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
Sustainable Approaches in Pavement Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CE1000 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
  • CE3302 : Advanced Transportation Engineering {Theory}
  • CE6330 : Planning and Design of Airports {Theory}
  • CE6334 : Evaluation and Strengthening of Pavements {Theory}
  • CE1010 : Computer Aided Drawing and Graphics {Practical}
  • CE1701 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE3701 : Highway Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE6372 : Traffic Engineering Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [2]
Performance Evaluation of Recycled Asphalt Pavement
T Akhil
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Development and Optimization of High-Performing Asphalt Mixtures for Perpetual Pavement
Malaya Kumar Sahu
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM International,   2019