Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Dr. Kumari Sweta
Assistant Professor (Visiting), Civil Engineering
Ph.D. (IIT Patna), M.Tech (NIT Patna) 		Contact Address
Permanent Address Flat No. 803, Vasundhara la Greeno Apartment, Near Shivam Convent School, Bye Pass Road, Patna-800020
Local Address Flat No. 803, Vasundhara la Greeno Apartment, Near Shivam Convent School, Bye Pass Road, Patna-800020
Phone (Office) 9709581445
Phone Residence 9709581445
Email Id kumarisweta@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 14-Aug-2023
  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 3.5 Years

Research : 11 Years

Individual: 4 Years
  Professional Background

Temporary Faculty at NIT Patna (Dec 2020-June 2023)

Assistant Professor (Visiting) (Aug 2023- Present)
  Research Areas
 

Rail Track Geotechnology, Transportation Geotechnics
  Award and Honours
 

Certificate of Excellence in M.Tech

Best Poster Award in Poster Presentation held at IIT Patna in 2018.
  Publications
 
  1. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2018). “Effect of shearing rate on the behaviour of geogrid-reinforced railroad ballast under direct shear conditions”, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 46(3), 251-256.
  2. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2019). “Behaviour evaluation of geogrid reinforced ballast-sub-ballast interface under shear condition”, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 47(1), 23-31.
  3. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2019). “Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Railroad Ballast in Direct Shear Mode”, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement, 172(4), 244-256.
  4. Syed K. K. Hussaini and Kumari Sweta (2020). “Application of geogrids in stabilizing rail track substructure” Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, 20.
  5. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2020). “Effect of geogrid on deformation response and resilient modulus of railroad ballast under cyclic loading” Construction and Building Materials, 264, 120690.
  6. Syed K. K. Hussaini and Kumari Sweta (2021). “Investigation of deformation and degradation response of geogrid-reinforced ballast based on model track tests”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 235(4), 505-517.
  7. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2022). “Role of particle breakage on damping, resiliency and service life of geogrid-reinforced ballasted tracks”, Transportation Geotechnics, 37, 100828.
  8. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2017). “Behaviour of Geogrid-Reinforced Railroad Ballast in Direct Shear Conditions”, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, GeoNest 2017, pp. 1-4, IIT Guwahati, India.
  9. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2018). “Shear behaviour of geosynthetic reinforced ballast based on large-scale direct shear testing” Fourth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance A2.06.
  10. Kumari Sweta and Syed K. K. Hussaini (2018). “Performance Evaluation of Ballast Sub ballast Interface Stabilized with Geogrids”, Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering: Volume 2, 1738-1741.
  11. Kumari Sweta, Sanjeev Kumar Suman and Sandip Karmakar (2021) “Correlation of California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Value with Shear Strength Parameters of Road Subgrade Soil” Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2021), NIT Calicut, August 26-27, 2021.
  12. Radhakrishnan L, Mary JS, Kumari Sweta, Anuj Jee A, Maurya NS, Nema A, Sharma D (2023) “Occupational health hazards associated with E-waste handling, treatment, management, and case studies”, Global E-waste Management Strategies and Future Implications, PP- 153-181. ISBN: 978-0-323-99919-9.
  13. Sharma D, Nema A, Prasad R, Kumari Sweta, Sonaviya DKR, Karmakar S (2023), “Global E-waste management: consolidated information showcasing best available practices”, Global E-waste Management Strategies and Future Implications, 2023, PP- 289-314. ISBN: 978-0-323-99919-9.
  14. Dayanand Sharma, Nandini Moondra, Ranjeet K Bhartee, Anudeep Nemaa, Kumari Sweta, Manoj K Yadav, Nityanand S Maurya (2024) “Processing and Recycling of Plastic Wastes for Sustainable Material Management”, Plastic Waste Management: Methods and Applications, pp.89-116. DOI:10.1002/9783527842209.ch4 .
  15. Vivek Kumar Singh, Sandip Kumar, Kumar Aniket, Gulshan Prakash, Saurav Kumar, Kumari Sweta (2024) “Experimental Assessment of the Effect of Waste Milk Packets for the Improvement of Soil Subgrade in Flexible Pavement” Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), MIT Aurangabad.