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  • Prof Nihar Ranjan Patra

  • Professor
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Publications 2001 - 2025

Publications

  • 59
    Journal Articles
  • 1
    Book Chapter
  • 25
    Conference
    Proceedings
  • 1
    Review
  • 10
    Projects
  • 1
  • 3
  • 52

Citations / H-Index

1025 Citations
18 h-index
993 Citations

Google Scholar

Co-author Network


Expertise

Civil Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering; Recycled Material, Pile Foundation, Soil Arching, Reinforced Earth Structures, Soil Liquefaction, Railway Geotechnology, Sustainable Geotechnique.

Personal Information

Prof Nihar Ranjan Patra

Male
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India - 208016


Experience

  • Professor

    Department of Civil Engineering

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

  • Assistant Professor

    Department of Civil Engineering

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur


Qualification

  • Ph.D

    Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur


Honours and Awards

2024

Excellent Grading to the Research Project "A study of Time effects on Behaviour of Piled-Raft Foundations"

BRNS

2023

IGS – YGE Best Paper Biennial Award

Indian Geotechnical Society

2019

Best paper Award

4th World congress of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’19), Rome, Italy.

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2024

Excellent Grading to the Research Project "A study of Time effects on Behaviour of Piled-Raft Foundations"

BRNS

2023

IGS – YGE Best Paper Biennial Award

Indian Geotechnical Society

2019

Best paper Award

4th World congress of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’19), Rome, Italy.

2015

IGS-Prof. C. S. Desai Biannual Prize

Indian Geotechnical Society

2015

Best paper Award

GCCT-2015

2013

Study of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial Soil along Indo-gangetic Plains” evaluated as “Very good"

DST

2008

Young Scientists

Department of Science and Technology, India

2008

Best B. Tech Project

Department of Civil Engineering IIT Kanpur

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Doctoral Theses Guided

2023

Applicability of Clay Soil Stabilized with Red Mud, Bioenzyme,and Red Mud–Bioenzyme as a Subgrade Material in Pavement

Piyush Parik, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2023

Long term effect of vertical and lateral loads on piled- raft foundations

Kajal Tarenia, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2021

Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Geogrid and Geocell Reinforced Pond ash under Static and Cyclic loading

Swaraj Chowdhury, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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2023

Applicability of Clay Soil Stabilized with Red Mud, Bioenzyme,and Red Mud–Bioenzyme as a Subgrade Material in Pavement

Piyush Parik, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2023

Long term effect of vertical and lateral loads on piled- raft foundations

Kajal Tarenia, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2021

Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Geogrid and Geocell Reinforced Pond ash under Static and Cyclic loading

Swaraj Chowdhury, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2020

Dynamic Characterization and Ground Response Analysis of Soils from Baraut, Noida, Mandi and Rudrapur sites of Northern India

Abhijit Kundu, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2020

Behaviour of concrete and fiber reinforced polymer tapered piles subjected to static compressive and harmonic loads

Sonal Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2018

A study of time-dependent settlement of single piles and pile groups subjected to compressive loads

Anumita Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2017

Dynamic Characterization and Liquefaction Analysis of Renusagar Pond Ash Embankment Reinforced with Geotextiles

T. Vijayasri, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2014

Dynamic Characterization and Analysis of Pond Ash Embankments from Talcher, Panki and Panipat sites of India.

Supriya Mohanty, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2014

Active fault and paleoseismic studies along Himalayan Frontal thrust, Central Himalaya: Implication Towards Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial Soil in Indo-Gangetic Plain.

S. P. Naik, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2013

Nonlinear Analysis of Stress-Strain in Soils and its application to some problems in Piles and Retaining walls

S. Nanda, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2013

Static and Dynamic Properties of Expansive Soil Stabilized with Waste Materials

Argaw Asha, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2011

One-way compressive cyclic triaxial response of Rae Bareli Pond Ash

B.Mohanty, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2006

Some Studies on the Behaviour of Single and Group of Piles

K. Shanker, IIT Kanpur

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Membership In Professional Bodies

2018

Canadian Geotechnical Society

member

2017

Indian Geotechnical Society

Life Fellow

2003

ASCE

Member

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2018

Canadian Geotechnical Society

member

2017

Indian Geotechnical Society

Life Fellow

2003

ASCE

Member

2003

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Member

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Research Projects

Effect of Confinement on load transfer mechanism of piles in Piled Raft foundation considering both connected and disconnected piled rafts

Funding Agency : BOARD of Research in Nuclear Sciences(BRNS)

Strain Dependent Static and Cyclic Behavior of Bio-Enzyme Stabilized Expansive Soil

Funding Agency : SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD

A study of time effects on behavior of Pile-raft foundations

Funding Agency : BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES

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Effect of Confinement on load transfer mechanism of piles in Piled Raft foundation considering both connected and disconnected piled rafts

Funding Agency : BOARD of Research in Nuclear Sciences(BRNS)

Strain Dependent Static and Cyclic Behavior of Bio-Enzyme Stabilized Expansive Soil

Funding Agency : SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD

A study of time effects on behavior of Pile-raft foundations

Funding Agency : BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES

An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Indian Crushable Sands Under Cyclic Loading

Funding Agency : CSIR

Field Validation Of Stabilized Material For Subgrade Pavement

Funding Agency : MHRD

Ground Response Analysis of Soils from North India Considering Soil Strain

Funding Agency : BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES

Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial soil along Indo-Gangetic plains

Funding Agency : DST

Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Fly ash Dyke along Indo-Gangetic plains

Funding Agency : DST

Liquefaction potential evaluation and Design of flyash dyke

Funding Agency : CSIR

Effect of Compressive load on uplift capacity of piles/pile groups in marine clay

Funding Agency : DST

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