Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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Dr. Siddhartha Sengupta

Joined Institute on : 10-Jan-2004

  • Associate Professor
  • Civil and Evn Engineering
  • B.E.(North Bengal University), M.E.(BIT Mesra), Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur), GATE Qualified
Contact Address

Qr. No. C - II / 42, BIT - Mesra, Ranchi, Pin - 835215

Flat C - 1, 1st Floor, "MAYA NEER" Apartments, 12, Harisava Road, P.O. - Nabagram, Dt.- Hooghly, Pin - 712246, West Bengal

  • Phone Office - 9471502436
  • Phone Residence - 9471502436
  • Email - siddhartha@bitmesra.ac.in
Work Experience

Teaching : 21 Years

Research : 25 Years
Professional Background
  • Ph.D. supervision: Awarded – 3, Submitted – 1, Ongoing – 2
  • Post graduate dissertation supervision – 25

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0537-2391

Scopus Author ID: 57195606006

Web of Science ResearcherID: AAS-6563-2020

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RaR2Ui8AAAAJ

VIDWAN: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/407622
Research Areas
  • Slope stability
  • Geotechnical earthquake engineering
  • Numerical methods in geotechnical engineering
  • Eco-friendly construction materials
Award and Honours

Awarded additional financial assistance for merit (in addition to regular scholarship) during Ph.D. in IIT Kharagpur.

Awarded Fast Track Young Scientist R&D project by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
Publications
  1. Krishnamurthy, K.V. & Sengupta, S. (2002) “ Study of the nature of uplift resistance of underreamed piles” Proc. Int. Conf. on Adv. Civil Engg; IIT- Kharagpur, Vol. II, 1093-1099.
  2. Sengupta, S. (2002). “Strain localization under plane strain condition”, Proc. National Seminar on Recent Adv. In Geotech. Engg., JNTU, Hyderabad, 43-51.
  3. Sengupta, S. & Sengupta, A. (2003). "Strain localization in clayey soils and its numerical simulation." Proc. Indian Geotechnical Conference, Roorkee, 165 - 168.
  4. Sengupta, S. & Sengupta, A. (2003). “Prediction of probable failure mechanisms in embankments”, Proc. National conf., ACEDEC, H.B.T.I.-Kanpur, 314-323.
  5. Sengupta, S. & Sengupta, A. (2003). “Failures in cohesive geomaterials due to shear band formation”, Proc. Int. Workshop on Construction Management & Materials, IIT-Kharagpur, 574-582.
  6. Sengupta, S. & Sengupta, A. (2004). “Laboratory Investigation of strain localization in clay under plane strain and its theoretical analysis”, Proc. Int. Conf. on Geotech. Engg.,Sharjah, UAE, 447-458.
  7. Sengupta, S. & Sengupta, A. (2004). “Investigations into shear band formation in clay”, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2, 141-163.
  8. Sengupta, S. (2005). “Liquefaction susceptibility of soil’, Proc. NPCBEERM, BIT Mesra, Ranchi Vol. II, 82-90.
  9. Sengupta, S. (2006). “Elements of seismology & seismic hazards”, Proc. NPCBEERM, BIT Mesra, Ranchi,  Vol. III, 1-10.
  10. Sengupta, S. (2011). “Earthquake damages & role of engineers in their mitigation”. Proc. Celebration of the 44th Engineers’ Day, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Ranchi, 10-15.
  11. Sengupta, S. (2012). "Ethics for civil engineering - An overview". Proc. 3rd Asthapana Diwas Samaroh, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Ranchi, 23.
  12. Sengupta, S. (2016). "Insight into the behaviour and concept of helical anchor foundations." Int. J. of Scientific Research and Engineering Studies, 3(10), 30 - 33.
  13. Sengupta, S. (2016). "Understanding the behaviour of geogrid-reinforced foundations." Int. J. of Scientific Research and Engineering Studies, 3(11), 48 - 52.
  14. Sengupta, S. (2017). "Concrete admixtures and their properties." The Masterbuilder, MB Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, February 2017, 130 - 132.
  15. Agrawal, N., Sengupta, S. (2017). "Methods of water content determination of oil contaminated soil: A state-of -the-art review." Proc.National Conference on Construction Management Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, 63 - 69.
  16. Sengupta, S. (2017). "Determination of liquefaction susceptibility of sand by cyclic triaxial test." The Masterbuilder, MB Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, November 2017, 84-86.
  17. Mandal, S., Sengupta, S. (2017). “Experimental investigation of eccentrically loaded piled raft resting on soft cohesive soil.” Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.47, No.3, 314-325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-017-0235-9 .
  18. Rahman, Md. A., Sengupta, S. (2017). “Uplift capacity of inclined underreamed piles subjected to vertical load.” Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A., 98 (4), 533 - 544. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-017-0240-0 .
  19. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2018). "Liquefaction potential of fiber reinforced and fines containing sand: A review." Proc. National Conference on Civil Engineering and Sustainable Urban Development, BIT Patna, 85-88.
  20. Sengupta, S. (2018). "An analogy construction chemicals and their implication." The Masterbuilder, MB Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, Februay 2018, 62 - 63.
  21. Sengupta, S., Debnath, S. (2018). "Compressibility of oil contaminated cohesive soil subjected to different compactive efforts." The Masterbuilder, MB Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, May 2018, 90 -92.
  22. Sengupta, S. (2019). "Responses of piled raft foundations in layered soils subjected to eccentric vertical loading." International Journal of Science and Research, 8 (5), 440-445.
  23. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S. (2019). "Development of sustainable building blocks using fly ash blended with different additives: A critical review." Proc. 2nd National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE - II), National Institute of Technology, Patna, 6 - 7 June 2019, 79-91.
  24. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2019). "Determination of liquefaction potential of sand-fly ash blends." Proc. 2nd National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE - II), National Institute of Technology, Patna, 6- 7 June  2019, 54-60.
  25. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S. (2019). "Development of sustainable building blocks using alkali activated waste materials: A critical review." International Journal of Engineering Science And Computing, 9 (8), 23511 - 23515.
  26. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2019). "Liquefaction behavior of sand-fly ash blend due to earthquake vibrations." Abstract Proceedings, First Research Scholars Colloquium, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 1 - 2 September 2019, 46.
  27. Sengupta, S., Sengar, S. (2019). "Polypropylene fiber reinforced cohesive soil." Constrofacilitator, https://www.constrofacilitator.com/polypropylene-fiber-reinforced-cohesive-soil/
  28. Sengupta, S., Azim, U. (2020). "Numerical modelling of a pile-supported embankment." Constrofacilitator, https://www.constrofacilitator.com/numerical-modelling-of-a-pile-supported-embankment/
  29. Sengupta, S., Azim, U. (2020). "Numerical Simulations of an Embankment of Soils." Constrofacilitator, https://www.constrofacilitator.com/numerical-simulations-of-an-embankment-of-soils/
  30. Sengupta, S., Ghani, S. (2020). "Compressibility properties of fiber reinforced cohesive soil." Constrofacilitator, https://www.constrofacilitator.com/compressibility-properties-of-fiber-reinforced-cohesive-soil/
  31. Sengupta, S. (2020). "Water resource management in the state of Jharkhand." Constrofacilitator, June 2020, 9 -12, https://www.constrofacilitator.com/eMag-Lounge/2020/June/water-management-system.html
  32. Sengupta, S., Kumar, D. (2020). "Liquefaction phenomena and mitigation strategies for soil engineering." Constrofacilitator, https://www.constrofacilitator.com/liquefaction-phenomenon-and-mitigation-strategies-for-soil-engineering/
  33. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2020). "Dynamic response of fly ash blended sand and its liquefaction resistance." Presented in National Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials (ASCM 2020), 03 -04 August 2020, NIT Jamshedpur (Proceedings published by Springer).
  34. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2020). "Numerical modeling of geogrid reinforced embankment resting on pile supported layered soft soil." Presented in National Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials (ASCM 2020), 03 -04 August 2020, NIT Jamshedpur (Proceedings published by Springer).
  35. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S. (2020). "A critical review on effect of temperature on fly ash based geopolymer bricks." Abstract Proceedings, International Conference on Recent Development in Sustainable Infrastructures: Research and Practices (ICRDSI - 2020), KIIT, Bhubaneswar, December 19-21, 2020, Page 2-5.  https://online.pubhtml5.com/hpwr/ronf/
  36. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2020). "A-state-of-the-art review of soil liquefaction mitigation methods." Abstract Proceedings, International Conference on Recent Development in Sustainable Infrastructures: Research and Practices (ICRDSI - 2020), KIIT, Bhubaneswar, December 19-21, 2020, Page 5-18. https://online.pubhtml5.com/hpwr/ronf/
  37. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2020). "A state of art review on constitutive modeling of soft clays." Abstract Proceedings, International Conference on Recent Development in Sustainable Infrastructures: Research and Practices (ICRDSI - 2020), KIIT, Bhubaneswar, December 19-21, 2020, Page 5-16. (Awarded as the Best Paper in the Technical Session). https://online.pubhtml5.com/hpwr/ronf/
  38. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2021). "Numerical study of pile supported embankment Resting on Layered Soft Soil." Presented in International Conference on Advances in Construction Technology and Management (ACTM 2021), College of Engineering, Pune, 11 - 12 March, 2021.
  39. Hayat, M.Y., Sengupta, S. (2021). "A state-of-the-art review of soil nailing." Presented in International Conference on Advances in Construction Technology and Management (ACTM 2021), College of Engineering, Pune, 11 - 12 March, 2021.
  40. Singh, A.K., Sengupta, S. (2021). "A state-of-the-art review of stabilization of slopes subjected to seepage forces using numerical techniques." Presented in International Conference on Advances in Construction Technology and Management (ACTM 2021), College of Engineering, Pune, 11 - 12 March, 2021.
  41. Sahay, N., Sengupta, S., Kumar, A., Parameshwaran, L. (2021). "Kinematic response of pile foundations in liquefiable soil of Indo-Gangetic basin during earthquake." Indian Geotechnical Journal, 51(2), 286-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-020-00446-yhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-020-00446-y .
  42. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2021). "A state of art review on different methods of soft soil subgrade stabilization." Presented in Eighth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Organized by Indian Geotechnical Society (Chennai Chapter) in association with IIT Madras, Anna University - Chennai, NITTR - Chennai, SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Kattankulathur, 17-18 September, 2021.
  43. Hayat, M.Y., Sengupta, S. (2021). "Analysis of soil nailing and the effect of nail inclination and nail spacing on global factor of safety." Presented in Eighth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Organized by Indian Geotechnical Society (Chennai Chapter) in association with IIT Madras, Anna University - Chennai, NITTR - Chennai, SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Kattankulathur, 17-18 September, 2021.
  44. Singh, A.K., Sengupta, S. (2021). "Stabilization of slopes subjected to seepage forces using numerical techniques." Presented in Eighth Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Organized by Indian Geotechnical Society (Chennai Chapter) in association with IIT Madras, Anna University - Chennai, NITTR - Chennai, SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Kattankulathur, 17-18 September, 2021.
  45. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S. (2022). “An overview of fly ash utilization in production of geopolymer bricks and various factors influencing its strength.” Innovative Infrastructutre Solutions https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00891-z .
  46. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Effect of polypropylene reinforcement on cyclic behavior of sand-fly ash blend.” Abstract Proceedings, 3rd Research Colloquium, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 27 - 28 July 2022, 55.
  47. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Development of fly ash and bottom ash based geopolymer bricks using higher molarity NaOH solution.” Abstract Proceedings, 3rd Research Colloquium, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 27 - 28 July 2022, 60.
  48. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Liquefaction resistance of polypropylene strips reinforced sand-fly ash blend under strain-controlled cyclic triaxial test.” Innovative Infrastructutre Solutions, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00944-3 .
  49. Lal, S.R., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Behaviour of sand reinforced with rubber under static load: A state-of-the-art review.” Presented in National Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (NCSGE – 2022), National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, 11-12 November, 2022.
  50. Lal, S.R., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Behaviour of sand reinforced with rubber under dynamic load: A state-of-the-art review.” Presented in National Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (NCSGE – 2022), National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, 11-12 November, 2022.
  51. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Behaviour and strength assessment of fly ash based geopolymer bricks developed using high NaOH molarity.” Presented in National Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (NCSGE – 2022), National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, 11-12 November, 2022.
  52. Bhattacharya, S., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Effects of geogrids during tunneling in layered soft soils: A numerical analysis.” Presented in National Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (NCSGE – 2022), National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, 11-12 November, 2022.
  53. Bharti, S., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Impact on soil strata due to common construction practices for bridge foundation in the state of Jharkhand.” Presented in National Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (NCSGE – 2022), National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, 11-12 November, 2022.
  54. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2023). “Seismic stability analysis of road embankment resting on geotextile reinforced soft soil.” Presented in G20 C20 International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (IACESD-2023), organized by IGS Surathkal, 7 -8 July, 2023.
  55. Singh, B.K., Kumar, R., Sengupta, S. (2023). “Industrial production of fly ash and sand-based geopolymer bricks using different malarity of NaOH solution, and assessment of their mechanical and durability properties.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-023-01154-2
  56. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2023). “Parametric assessment for stability analysis of unstable slopes reinforced with breast wall and geotextiles – using multivariate regression method.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-023-01283-8
  57. Singh, B.K., Sengupta, S., Kumar, R. (2024). “Performance evaluation of industrially produced fly ash-sand based geopolymer bricks in acidic condition.” presented in International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment (ICSEE-2024), MANIT, Bhopal, February 23-25, 2024.
  58. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Seepage analysis of road embankment resting on geotextile reinforced soil.” Abstract accepted in International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Sciences (RTES – 2024)”, organized by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215, 29 -30 March, 2024.
  59. Lal, S.R., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Assessment of the impact on permeability in layered Soil: A State of-the-Art Review.” Abstract accepted in International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Sciences (RTES – 2024)”, organized by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215, 29 -30 March, 2024.
  60. Lal, S.R., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Behaviour of Sand Reinforced with Bio polymer: A State-of-the-Art Review.”Abstract accepted in International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Sciences (RTES – 2024)”, organized by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215, 29 -30 March, 2024.
  61. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Stability analysis of cut slopes reinforced with geotextiles along natioonal highway – 29, India.” Abstract Proceedings, p 48, 4th Research Colloquim, BIT Mesra, July 15-17, 2024 (Awarded Best Oral Paper).
  62. Das, S., Chakraborty, S., Sengupta, S. (2024). “ Characterization and suitability analysis of municipal solid waste (MSW) dumpsite soil for further agricultural use.” Abstract Proceedings, p 76, 4th Research Colloquim, BIT Mesra, July 15-17, 2024 (Awarded 3rd prize in poster presentation). 
  63. Das, S., Chakraborty, S., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Characterization and risk assessment of MSW dumpsite soil with special emphasis on heavy metal contamination.” Abstract Proceedings, p 220, 9th International Congress & Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment – Arsenic and other Pollutants, Water Security and One Health under Global Climate Change Scenario, KIIT, Bhubaneswar, October 20-24, 2024. 
  64. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2024).”Prediction of slope stability with comparative study between unstable slopes reinforced with breast wall and soil nailing using kNN and least square regression analysis.” Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 9:431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-024-01749-2
  65. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Seepage analysis of soil nail reinforced embankment resting on soft soil.” Presented in International Conference on Research and Innovation for Sustainability in Civil Engineering.” BIT Sindri, November 25 – 26, 2024.
  66. Das, S., Chakraborty, S., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Sustainable municipal solid waste management: Addressing generation, composition and environmental concerns.” Presented in International Conference on Research and Innovation for Sustainability in Civil Engineering.” BIT Sindri, November 25 – 26, 2024.
  67. Azim, U.,Sengupta, S. (2025). “Effectiveness of geotextle reinforcement in mitigation of dynamic forces within road embankment.” Presented in 4th International Conference on Recent Development in Sustainable Infrastructures: Research and Practices (ICRDSI - 2025), KIIT, Bhubaneswar, March 20-21, 2025.
  68. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2025). “Dynamic response of retaining wall optimizing stress distribution and stability of reinforced highway embankments in seismic prone area.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-025-01843-0
  69. Das, S., Chakraborty, S., Sengupta, S. (2025). “Soil Quality Assessment and Future Agricultural Land Use Potential of a Municipal Dumpsite (Jharkhand, India).” Accepted in Soil and Sediment Contamination https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2025.2509738
Member of Professional Bodies
  • Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
  • Life Member, Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)
  • Member (MIE), Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)
  • Member, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Current Sponsored Projects

Ongoing Externally Sponsored Projects:

Project title: Effect of blasting on opencast mine dump and development of relationship between blast induced vibration and dump design

Sponsored by: Coal India Limited (CIL)

Role: Co-PI

Completed Externally Sponsored Projects:

1) Project title: Influence of stress path on the behaviour of clayey soils under plane strain condition

    Sponsored by: University Grants Commission (UGC)

    Role: PI

2) Project title: Behaviour of piled raft foundations in layered soils under eccentric vertical loading

     Sponsored by: Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (Fast Track Young Scientist scheme)

     Role: PI

3) Project title: Interference of two closely spaced strip footings carrying eccentric loads in sand

    Sponsored by: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

    Role: PI

Completed Seed Money Project:

Project title: Behaviour of Eccentrically Loaded Ring Foundation Resting on Geocell Reinforced Soft Clay

Sponsored by: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi

Role: PI
Text and Reference Books

Book Chapters:

  1. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2020). "Dynamic response of fly ash blended sand and its liquefaction resistance." Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials, Select Proceedings of ASCM 2020, (eds.Biswas, S., Metya, S., Kumar, S., Samui, P.), 389-395, (Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 124, Scopus indexed, Published by Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4590-4
  2. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2020). "Numerical modeling of geogrid reinforced embankment resting on pile supported layered soft soil." Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials, Select Proceedings of ASCM 2020, (eds.Biswas, S., Metya, S., Kumar, S., Samui, P.), 267-275, (Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 124, Scopus indexed, Published by Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4590-4
  3. Kumar, D., Sengupta, S. (2022). “A state-of-the-art review of soil liquefaction mitigation methods.” Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI – 2020) – GEO-TRA-ENV-WRM, (eds. Das, B.B., Sahu, P.K., Hettiarachchi, H., Mamda, S.),Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2, 263-273, (Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 207, Scopus indexed, Published by Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7509-6
  4. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2022). “A state of art review on constitutive modeling of soft clays.” Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI – 2020) – GEO-TRA-ENV-WRM, (eds. Das, B.B., Sahu, P.K., Hettiarachchi, H., Mamda, S.),Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2, 275-289, (Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 207, Scopus indexed, Published by Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7509-6
  5. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2022). “Numerical study of pile supported embankment resting on layered soft soil,” Recent trends in Construction Technology and Management, (eds. Mahadeo Sambhaji, Ranadive et al.), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering,Vol. 260, 685-714. Scopus indexed, Published by Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2145-2
  6. Azim, U., Sengupta, S. (2024). “Seismic stability analysis of road embankment resting on geotextile reinforced soft soil.” Best practices in geotechnical and pavement engineering, (eds. Kolathayar, S., Menon, N.V.C., Sreekeshava, K.S.) Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 449, 239-250. Scopus Indexed, Published by Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8505-0
Member, Editorial Board

Reviewer of:

  • Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India)
  • International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering
  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Conferences/ Seminars Organized:

1) Organized a series of three training programmes under "Capacity Building of Engineers in Earthquake Risk Management (NPCBEERM)" on 25th - 29th October, 2005; 12th-17th December, 2005; 13th - 18th February, 2006.

2) Organized one day workshop entitled "Role of Community in Disaster Management with a Focus on Earthquake Engineering" on 29 th July, 2011.

3) Organized two-days National seminar entitled "Recent Advances in Civil & Environmental Engineering" on 25th - 26th February, 2016.