Civil Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Hriday Mani Kalita
Ph.D(IIT Guwahati )

E-mail:
hod.civil@nitm.ac.in

Faculty

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Research Interest

Structural Engineering and Material, Design of concrete structures, Concrete Science and Technology.

Education Qualification

Ph.D, Jadavpur University

Sponsored research project.

1.0 Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration. (Ongoing) 

Sanctioned Budget: Rs. 46,51,489/-,

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2.0 ASEAN-India STI Cooperation [Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)] (Ongoing)

Title: A Microbial Approach towards the Development and Characterization of Microbial Induced Alkali-Activated Concrete for Sustainable Construction

Lead Project Investigator (PI)-INDIA - Dr. Dibyendu Adak

Lead Project Investigator (PI) ASEAN MS 1 - Dr. Natt Makul (Pharakhon Rajabhat University Phranakhon Rajabhat University, 9 Changwattana Road, Bangkhen Bangkok, 10220, Thailand)

Lead Project Investigator (PI) ASEAN MS 2 - Dr. Antoni Antoni (Petra Christian University Jl. Siwalankerto 121-131, Surabaya, 60239, INDONESIA),

Sanctioned Budget: Rs. 15,72,500/-,

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3.0 State Council of Science, Technology & Environment Meghalaya (Completed)

Title: Development and Characterization Of Ternary Blended Geopolymer Concrete: A Sustainable Material for Green Construction Technology

Lead Project Investigator (PI) - Dr. Dibyendu Adak

Sanctioned Budget: Rs. 99,275.00/-,

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Publications

Journals:
2023: 

2021:
  1. Dibyendu Adak, Donkupar Francis Marbaniang, Subhrajit Dutta, Experimental studies on the development of a self-healing cementitious matrix for repair and retrofitting of concrete structures, International Journal of Structural Integrity, 2021,12(5),  799-814.
  2. Dodda Srinivas, Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri, Arkamitra Kar, Dibyendu Adak, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Subhrajit Dutta, Experimental characterization of quaternary blended mortar exposed to marine environment using mechanical strength, corrosion resistance and chemical composition, Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 42, October 2021, 102822.
  3. S. Das, S. Dutta, D. Adak, S. Majumdar, On the crack characterization of reinforced concrete structures: Experimental and data-driven numerical study, Structures, 2021, 30, 134-145,
  4. G.S. Reddy, M. Bolla, M. L. Patton, D. Adak, Comparative Study on Structural Behaviour of Circular and Square Section-Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFST) and Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) Stub Column, Structures, 2021, 29, 2067-2081.
  5. K.K. Ramagiri, D.R. Chauhan, S. Gupta, A. Kar, D. Adak, A Mukherjee, High-temperature performance of ambient cured alkali-activated binder concrete, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021, 6, 3 -11.

2020:

  1. S. Das, S. Dutta, C. Putcha, S. Majumdar, D. Adak, A data-driven physics informed method for prognosis of infrastructure systems: Theory and application to crack prediction, ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 2020, 6(2), 04020013.

2019:

  1. D. Adak, S Mandal, Strength and Durability Performance of Fly Ash–Based Process-Modified Geopolymer Concrete, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2019, 31(9): 04019174.
  2. M Maiti, M Sarkar, S Xu, S Das, D Adak, S Maiti, Application of silica nanoparticles to develop faujasite nano-composite for heavy metal and carcinogenic dye degradation. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 2019, 38(s1), s15 - s19.

2018:

  1. SJ Chithambaram, S Kumar, MM Prasad, D Adak,   Effect of parameters on the compressive strength of fly ash based geopolymer concrete. Structural concrete, 2018, 19(4), 1202-1209.

2017:

  1. Dibyendu Adak, Manas Sarkar, Saroj Mandal, Structural behaviour of nano-silica modified fly ash-based geopolymer concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 135 (2017), 430-439.

2015:

  1. Dibyendu Adak, Manas Sarkar, Moumita Maiti, Abiral Tamang, Saroj Mandal and Brajadulal Chattopadhyay; Antimicrobial efficiency of Silver aided silica nanocomposite modified fly ash based geopolymer concrete for eco-friendly construction technology. RSC Adv., 5(2015), 64037 - 64045.
  2. Dibyendu Adak, Saroj Mandal; Study on Two Different Processes for the Development of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Mortar Curing at Ambient Temperature. The Indian Concrete Journal, 89 (2015) 31-40. 
  3. Manas Sarkar, Dibyendu Adak, Abiral Tamang, Brajadulal Chattopadhyay and Saroj Mandal; Genetically-enriched microbe-facilitated self-healing concrete - A sustainable material for a new generation of construction technology. Rsc. Adv., RSC Adv., 5(2015), 105363.

2014:

  1. Dibyendu Adak, Manas Sarkar, Saroj Mandal, Effect of Nano silica on Strength and Durability of Fly Ash based Geopolymer mortar, Construction and Building Materials, 70 (2014) 453–459.


Conference: 

  1. Dibyendu Adak, Dodda Srinivas, Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri, Arkamitra Kar, Subhrajit Dutta, Effect of graphene oxide on strength and durability of activated slag mortar, International Conference on Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications (ASMA-2021),  Structural Integrity book series (STIN,volume 19).
  2. H. Bisht, A. Gupta, D. Srinivas, D. Adak “Structural performance of nano-silica based blended CFST stub circular column,” ERTSE 2020 at Chennai, India
  3. D. Srinivas, C. Hardik, Ch. Srinivasarao, D. Adak “A study on partial and full replacement of ?ne aggregate in high- performance concrete with granulated blast furnace slag,” ERTSE 2020 at Chennai, India,
  4. Dibyendu Adak, Saroj Mandal, Durability study of fly ash based geopolymer concrete and conventional concrete. YRGS International Conference, Jaipur, India, 2 (2013)  23-26.
  5. Dibyendu Adak, Saroj Mandal, Geopolymer concrete: an economic material that needs to be improved. Asia-Pacific Conclave, International Conference, Kolkata, India, 16-18 December, 4 (2013) 75-78.
  6. Saroj Mandal, Dibyendu Adak, Anti-microbial efficiency of nano silver-silica modified geopolymer mortar. CONSEC 2016 Politecnico di Milano, Lecco, Lake Como, Italy, 2 (2017) 49-54.

Book:
  1. Nano silica modified fly ash based geopolymer concrete. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2018, ISBN-13:978-613-8-32500-0.

Patent:

Work Experience

Worked as an Assistant Manager Civil and Structural Design section at Development Consultant Private Limited (DCIPS cell), Kolkata, India from 2011 to 2013. Responsible for doing analysis and design of Industrial Steel structures and RCC structures also of Ash Handling System of Power Plant, preparation of RFC drawings.

Ø  Barh Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-II (2x660MW)-:

Analysis and design of Bottom Ash Hopper, Ash pipe racks,  Slurry pump house with steel girder and roof, Ash water pump house with steel girder and roof , silo steel staircase , FA Silo, Sump and various components of the structures (         STEEL & RCC). Preparation of Drawing inputs, checking and release of Construction drawing. (Client: NTPC).

Ø  Indira Gandhi super thermal power project – Jhajjar, Stage-I (3x350MW),:

Analysis and design of Fly Ash silo, Ash pipe racks,  Slurry pump house with steel girder and roof, Ash water pump house with steel girder and roof , silo steel staircase , FA Silo, Sump and various components of the structures (STEEL  & RCC). Preparation of Drawing inputs, checking and release of Construction drawing. (Client: NTPC).

Ø  Santaldih Thermal Power Project  Unit-6 (1x250MW)-:

Analysis and design of Bottom Ash Hopper, Ash pipe racks,  Slurry pump house with steel girder and roof, Ash water pump house with steel girder and roof , silo steel staircase , FA Silo, Sump and various components of the structures (          STEEL & RCC). Preparation of Drawing inputs, checking and release of Construction drawing. (Client: BHEL).     

Ø  Korba Super Thermal Power Project  Stage-III (1x500MW)-:

Analysis and design of Ash water pump house with steel girder and roof , silo steel staircase , FA Silo, Sump and various components of the structures ( STEEL & RCC). Preparation of Drawing inputs, checking and release of Construction          drawing. (Client: NTPC).

Ø  Barh Super Thermal Power Project  Stage-I (2x660MW)-:

Analysis and design of pipe pedestal at ash dyke, Sump and various components of the structures ( STEEL & RCC). Preparation of Drawing inputs, checking and release of Construction drawing. (Client: NTPC) .

          

Membership

PhD students

Donkupar Francis Marbaniang (Topic - Synthesis, Characterization, and application of nano-materials in AAC)

Publications:
1.0 Dibyendu Adak, Donkupar Francis Marbaniang, Subhrajit Dutta, Experimental studies on the development of a self-healing cementitious matrix for repair and retrofitting of concrete structures, International Journal of Structural Integrity, 2021 (Accepted).

2.0 D. F. Marbaniang, A. Kar, D. Adak, K. K. Ramagiri, D. Srinivas, and I. Ray, Optimization of Activator Concentration for Graphene Oxide-Based Alkali-Activated Binder, ACI Materials Journal, 2023, 20(3), 57–72.



Sahil Pritam Swain (topic: identification and characterization of microbes and its application as biocement)




Mr. Souvik Das (topic: Structural and environmental impact assessment of AAC)

M.Tech Project Guided.

1. Dodda Srinivas (2020) - M.Tech thesis title - Effect of Graphene Oxide on Strength and Durability of Alkali-Activated Slag Mortar.

      Outcome of his work - 

  1. Dodda Srinivas, Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri, Arkamitra Kar, Dibyendu Adak, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Subhrajit Dutta, Experimental characterization of quaternary blended mortar exposed to marine environment using mechanical strength, corrosion resistance and chemical composition, Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 42, October 2021, 102822.
  2. Dodda Srinivas, Hardik Chitirala, CH Srinivasarao, Dibyendu Adak, A study on partial and full replacement of fine aggregate in high-performance concrete with granulated blast furnace slag, 2020 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 989 012013.
  3. Dibyendu Adak, Dodda Srinivas, Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri, Arkamitra Kar, Subhrajit Dutta, Effect of graphene oxide on strength and durability of activated slag mortar, International Conference on Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications (ASMA-2021), Published.
  4. Will be updated soon.

 2.  Himanshu Bisht (2020) -  M.Tech thesis title - Structural Behavior of Nano-Silica Based CFST Stub Column.

      Outcome of his work - 

  1. D. Adak; A. Chand; M.L. Patton; S. Dutta; H. Bisht.  Experimental investigation on the structural performance of nano-Silica blended square and circular CFST stub columnsPractice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, 2023. DOI: 10.1061/PPSCFX.SCENG-1203.
  2. Himanshu Bisht, Aakash Gupta, Dodda Srinivas, Dibyendu Adak, Structural performance of nano-silica based blended CFST stub circular column, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. (Best Conference Paper Awarded).

3.  Gaurav Kumar Prabhat (2020) - M.Tech thesis title - Development of Self-Healing of Concrete Using Encapsulation

      Outcome of his work - Nil.

4.  Abhishek Chand (2021) - M.Tech thesis title - Structural Performance of CFST Stub Columns under Elevated Temperatures.

      Outcome of his work - 

  1. Will be updated soon.

5.  Mahesh N  (2021) - M.Tech thesis title - Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction for Unsymettric Buildings on Medium Stiff Clay Soil.

6.  Ventrapragada Durgaprasad (2022) - M.Tech thesis title - Comparative study on Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional, Geo-polymer and Alkali Activated concrete.

     Outcome of his work - 

  1. Will be updated soon.

7. Srajan Prakash (2022) - M.Tech thesis title - Development of Red Mud Based Geopolymer Mortar for Conservation and Restoration of Heritage Structures.

    Outcome of his work -  .

    1. Will be updated soon.


Courses Taught (Current/Present Semester/ Year)


Committee



Consultancy Project

        

Project Reviewed

  1. Development of Pucca Housing Typology using Bamboo Fibre Ferrocement Concrete, GYTI Awards-2019, gyti.techpedia.in.
  2. Affordable Cyclone Resistant Sustainable Housing Technology using Cold-formed Steel. Impacting Research, Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT - II) - [A technology development initiative of MHRD and DST, Government of India].
  3. Pucca Housing Typology using Bamboo fiber ferrocement concrete. Individual innovator in category II of PRISM Phase - I - [Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR),]

Speaker at Workshop / STTP

  1. A talk on Antibacterial Activity of fly Ash-based Cement Concrete in a technical season organized by The Ramco cements.
  2. A talk on Assessment of RCC structural safety based on the non-destructive test in a five days workshop organized by the Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Meghalaya in collaboration with District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Government of Meghalaya, Shillong.
  3. A talk on Reinforced Concrete Design in a Short Term Course on Seismic Resistant Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures organized by Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Meghalaya Shillong-793003, India.

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