National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Earthquake Structural Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Seismic safety of irregular buildings
  • Sustainable building materials

Pradip Sarkar
প্রদীপ সরকার Professor & Dean (Planning and Development)

Civil Engineering

sarkarp@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2326

85

PUBLICATIONS

4

SPONSORED PROJECTS

21

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

14

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Pradip Sarkar

Professor

Civil Engineering

Room Number: MN-228

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

2009

Ph.D.
Structural Engineering
IIT Madras

2002

M.E
Engineering Mechanics
IIEST Shibpur

1999

B.E
Civil Engineering
IIEST Shibpur

Teaching Experience
  • Structural Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,   10 Aug 2009 - Present
Industrial Experience
  • Structural Design,  Technip,   22 Oct 2008 - 31 Jul 2009
  • Structural Design,  Bechtel,   04 Jun 2007 - 18 Aug 2008

Vibrations of functionally graded nano structural members DRDO
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Flyash utilisation in structural applications for sustainable construction WORKS DEPT,GOVT OF ODISHA ,
  • Co-Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Wavelt Transform Methods for the Solution of Fractional Differential Equations Arising in Real Physical Models SERB
  • Co-Investigator
  • 43
  • Completed   Sponsored
Pushover analysis of reinforced concrete setback building DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Proof-checking of POT-PTFE bearing design L&T Limited, Transportation Infrastructure
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Oct 2016 - 01 Nov 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Evaluation of SMS Structure Rourkela Steel Plant
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Sep 2015 - 01 Jun 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Design Proof-checking of High Level River Bridge Rural Works, Govt. of Odisha
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Sep 2015 - 01 Feb 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Condition assessment of crusher plant structure Tata Steel
  • Co-Principal Consultant
  • 01 Jul 2015 - 01 Jan 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Condition assessment of building No. 0505 of Unit V Ordnance Factory Badmal
  • Co-Principal Consultant
  • 01 Jul 2015 - 01 Sep 2015
  • Completed   Consultancy
Design of RCC leading channel Rourkela Public Health Division
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Mar 2015 - 01 Aug 2015
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Design Proof-checking of Box-culverts Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jun 2015
  • Completed   Consultancy
Proof-checking of PSC bridge over river Sedua Rural Works, Govt. of Odisha
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Feb 2015 - 01 Mar 2015
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Design Proof-checking of Bridge Foundation Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Nov 2014 - 01 Dec 2014
  • Completed   Consultancy
Condition Assessment of Buildings at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Nov 2014 - 01 Dec 2014
  • Completed   Consultancy
Expert Advice on 125m twin-flow chimney construction Simplex Infrastructures Limited
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Nov 2013 - 01 Dec 2013
  • Completed   Consultancy
Conveyor gallery No. 8 of Jharsuguda IPP Project Sterlite Energy Ltd.
  • Co-Principal Consultant
  • 01 Aug 2013 - 01 Oct 2013
  • Completed   Consultancy
Proof-checking of FOB at Jayadev Vihar Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 May 2013 - 01 Aug 2013
  • Completed   Consultancy
Proof-checking of Foundation of ROB at Jharsuguda L&T Railway Business
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Feb 2013
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Design Proof-checking of SAHARA GRACE Residential Project Sahara City Homes
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Nov 2012 - 01 Dec 2012
  • Completed   Consultancy
Testing and examination of poor quality works specifically marked by world bank Orissa State Road Project
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 May 2012 - 01 Jun 2012
  • Completed   Consultancy
Proof Checking of Design of PRS Building at Tatanagar Railway Station South Eastern Railway
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Dec 2011 - 01 Jan 2012
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Design and Detailing of Self Supported MS Chimney Indian Rare Earths Limited
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Nov 2011 - 01 Dec 2011
  • Completed   Consultancy
Structural Design and Detailing of Self Supported MS Chimney Indian Rare Earths Limited
  • Co-Principal Consultant
  • 01 Apr 2011 - 01 May 2011
  • Completed   Consultancy
Proof Checking of Goomty, Relay Equipment room and Panel building RITES Limited
  • Principal Consultant
  • 01 Nov 2010 - 01 Dec 2010
  • Completed   Consultancy
Proof checking of Cantilever Erection of Railway Bridge Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
  • Co-Principal Consultant
  • 01 Aug 2010 - 01 Sep 2010
  • Completed   Consultancy

Total Publications: 85

Z. N. Pundalikrao, B. A. Shivaji, P. Sarkar, and R. D. P,"In-Plane Seismic Response of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Block Masonry-Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frame Building", ACI Structural Journal, vol.119, no.2, pp.45-60, American Concrete Institute, March 2022, 10.14359/51734329       Article

S. T. John, M. S. Philip, S. Agarwal, P. Sarkar, and R. D. P,"IoT-enabled real-time monitoring system for plastic shrinkage of concrete", Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol.29, no.3, pp.06023001, American Society of Civil Engineers, September 2023, 10.1061/JITSE4.ISENG-2022       Article

B. Jena, N. P. Zade, P. Sarkar, and S. K. Karak,"Sustainable integration of coal mine overburden as a substitute for natural sand in concrete to enhance its mechanical and durability properties", Construction and Building Materials, vol.411, no.134488, Elsevier, January 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134488       Article

S. Panda, M. Alnounou, B. Jawhara, and P. Sarkar,"Bond strength and corrosion behavior of rebar embedded in copper slag concrete composites", Construction and Building Materials, vol.416, pp.135134, Elsevier, February 2024, 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135134       Article

N. R. Devi, N. P. Zade, P. K. Dhir, and P. Sarkar,"Stress-strain characteristics of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry under varying displacement rates", Journal of Building Engineering, vol.82, pp.108398, Elsevier, April 2024, 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.108398       Article

Advancement in Civil Engineering for Construction of Durable Structures Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 24 Jun 2023 - 26 Jun 2023
  • Brochure

  • CE100 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
  • CE1000 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
  • CE2003 : Mechanics of Solids {Theory}
  • CE203 : Mechanics of Solids {Theory}
  • CE313 : Advanced structural analysis {Theory}
  • CE314 : Structural Dynamics {Theory}
  • CE615 : Applied Elasticity and Plasticity {Theory}
  • CE622 : Advanced Steel Design {Theory}
  • CE6230 : Advanced Steel Design {Theory}
  • CE6231 : Structural Dynamics {Theory}
  • CE624 : Structural Dynamics {Theory}
  • CE629 : Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures {Theory}
  • CE1701 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE273 : Mechanics of Solids Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE3704 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE378 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE4703 : Steel Structures Design Practice {Practical}
  • CE4706 : Computer Aided Design Practice {Practical}
  • CE789 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [11]
Studies on Strength, Durability, and Structural Properties of Copper Slag Aggregate Concrete
Swetapadma Panda
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  Mar 2023
Supervisor
Lightweight Concrete Block Masonry Infill: Seismic Response and Sustainability
Nikhil Pundalikrao Zade
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  Dec 2023
Supervisor
Stochastic Seismic Response of RC Building and Multi-Span Bridge using Metamodel Approach
Deepak Kumar Sahu
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  Jul 2023
Supervisor
Structural Behaviour of Lightweight Concrete Block Masonry
Ningombam Reena Devi
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Dec 2023
Supervisor
Internet of Things based Real-time Monitoring System for Early-age Properties of Concrete
Shemin T John
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  Dec 2022
Supervisor
Structural Characterization and Modelling of Fly Ash Brick Masonry
Santosini Sahu
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  Jun 2021
Supervisor
Studies on Vertically Irregular RC Infilled Frame Buildings
Bhosale Avadhoot Shivaji
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Dec 2018
Co-Supervisor
Studies on Concrete made of Recycled Materials for Sustainability
Kirtikanta Sahoo
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  Jan 2017
Supervisor
Reliability based Seismic Design of Open Ground Storey Framed Building
Haran Pragalath D C
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  Jul 2015
Supervisor
Transportation Engineering
Siddharth Shankar Pradhan
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Damage modeling of quasi-brittle materials like concrete
Aman Deep
Enrolled: Sep 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
Evaluation of Column-to-Beam Flexural Capacity Ratio in Vertically irregular RC Buildings
Rashmi Mishra
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Sustainable building materials
Biswajit Jena
Enrolled: Nov 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Effect of graphene oxide and red mud on properties of concrete
Padmabati Sahoo
Enrolled: Nov 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [4]
Seismic Performance Assessment of RC Multi-Storeyed Gravity Load Designed Frames
Prateek Kumar Dhir
Graduated :  Oct 2017
Co-Supervisor
Studies on Mechanical Properties of Brick Masonry
Peri Raghava Ravi Teja
Graduated :  Dec 2015
Supervisor
STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND LOAD CALCULATION OF MASONRY STRUCTURE
Debranjan Sar
Graduated :  Jan 2015
Supervisor
Pushover analysis of R/C setback building frames
Rasmita Tripathy
Graduated :  2013
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • BIS Standardization Chair Professor,   2023
  • Best Teacher Award by NIT Rourkela,   2019
  • Functional Recognition by Bechtel, New Delhi for Quality of work,   2008
  • GC Mitra Memorial Gold Medal by IIEST Shibpur for 1st rank in M.E. in the Faculty of Engineering,   2002
  • University Silver Medal by IIEST Shibpur for 1st rank in M.E. in the Department of Applied Mechanics,   2002
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life Member (13119) of Indian Concrete Institute,   2021
  • Life Member (ELM-102261) of Indian Road Congress,   2020
  • Fellow (F-1233668) of The Institution of Engineers (India),   2017
  • Chartered Engineer (CE), The Institution of Engineers (India),   2017