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Dr. Susanta Banerjee
Dr. Susanta Banerjee

Assistant Professor

Office Address:

Room No. AB 110, Department of Architecture and Planning, National Institute of Technology Calicut

Contact no:

0495 2286922

Email ID:

susanta@nitc.ac.in

Home Address:

Berhumpur, West Bengal- 742102

  • Ph.D. (Structural Engineering)- Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D. (Structural Engineering)- Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

    Journals

    1. Ranjan, N., Banerjee, S., Nayak, S., and Das, S. (2023), “Waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber reinforced mortar in enhancing the bond behavior of masonry”, Structures, (Elsevier), 53, 908-923, DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.04.097. (SCI), I.F- 4.01.

    2. Ranjan, N., Banerjee, S., Nayak, S., and Das, S. (2023), “ Exploring applicability of recycled nylon fiber reinforced mortar in joints and plaster to enhance the bond strength, in-plane and out-of-plane capacity of masonry structures”, Journal of Building Engineering, 72: 106744, DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106744. (SCI), I.F- 7.144.

    3. Ranjan, N., Banerjee, S., Nayak, S., and Das, S. (2023), “Agro-waste fiber reinforced mortar for augmenting the performance of masonry structures”, Construction and Building Materials, (Elsevier), 363: 129848, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129848. (SCI), I.F- 7.693.

    4. Ranjan, N., Banerjee, S., Nayak, S., and Das, S. (2022), “Efficacy of waste plastic towards enhancement of shear and flexure carrying capacity of masonry structures”, Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), 365: 132669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132669. (SCI), I.F- 11.072.

    5. Mandal, R., Panda, S.K., Kisku N., Rajhans, P., Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. (2022), “Improvement of shear capacity of RAC beams by adopting identical mortar volume method of mix-design along with dual-stage mixing approach”, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering (Taylor & Francis), DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2022.2083023. (SCI), I.F- 2.187.

    6. Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. and Das, S. (2021), “Adjudging efficacy of geonet reinforcement on the seismic performance of brick masonry structures: an experimental study”, Materials and Structures (Springer), 54: 213, DOI: 10.1617/s11527-021-01805-8. (SCI), I.F- 4.285.

    7. Banerjee S., Nayak S. and Das S. (2021), “Seismic performance enhancement of masonry building models strengthened with the cost-effective materials under bi-directional excitation”, Engineering Structures (Elsevier), 242: 112516, DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112516. (SCI), I.F- 5.582.

    8. Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. and Das, S. (2020), “Improving the in-plane behavior of brick masonry wallet using PP band and steel wire  mesh”, Journal  of  Materials  in  Civil  Engineering,  (ASCE), 32(6): 04020132, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003159. (SCI), I.F- 3.651.

    9. Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. and Das, S. (2020), “Shear and flexural behaviour of unreinforced masonry wallet with steel wire mesh”, Journal of Building Engineering, (Elsevier), 30:101254, DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101254. (SCI), I.F- 7.144.

    10. Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. and Das, S. (2020), “Augmenting the seismic performance of masonry models using polypropylene band and steel wire mesh through shaking table testing”, Structures, (Elsevier), 26, 340-347, DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.04.027. (SCI), I.F- 4.01.

    11. Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. and Das, S. (2019), “Enhancing the flexural behaviour of masonry wallet using PP band and steel wire mesh”, Construction and Building Materials, (Elsevier), 194, 179- 191, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.001. (SCI), I.F- 7.693.

    12. Banerjee, S., and Patro, S. K. (2016), “Inelastic seismic response of building with friction damper”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, (Springer), 97(4), 395-404, DOI: 10.1007/s40030-016-0184-9. (SCOPUS), I.F- 1.351.

    Conferences

    1. Banerjee, S., Nayak, S., Das, S. (2018), “Cost effective retrofitting techniques for enhancing seismic behaviour of unreinforced masonry buildings”, 16SEE, 20- 22nd December 2018, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, Paper No. 92.

    2.  Banerjee, S., Nayak, S., Das, S. (2018), “Experimental study on in-plane behaviour of masonry wall strengthened with steel wire mesh”, SEC-2018, 19-21st December 2018, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India.

    3. Nayak, S., Banerjee, S. and Das, S. (2018), “Augmenting out-of-plane behaviour of masonry wallet using PP-band and steel wire mesh”, 14th International Conference on Concrete and Technology (CONCET- 2018), 8th to 9th August 2018, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 431; 072003, DOI: 10.1088/1757- 899X/431/7/072003. (SCOPUS).

    4.  Banerjee, S., Nayak, S. and Das, S. (2018), “Enhancing shear capacity of masonry wallet using PP- band and steel wire mesh”, 14th International Conference on Concrete and Technology (CONCET- 2018), 8th to 9th August 2018, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 431; 072004, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/431/7/072004. (SCOPUS).

    Professional Experience

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), (2021- 2022).

    • Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad (2017 to 2021).

    • Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)- Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar (2014 to 2017).

    Areas of Interest

    • Behavior of masonry and reinforced concrete structure
    • Seismic safety of structures
    • Sustainable strengthening techniques
    • Sustainable alternative construction materials
    • Use of innovative materials and details

    • CHITHRA RAVINDRAN M, 2022- Ongoing

    • VADDIPARTI RAMYA GEETIKA, 2023 - Ongoing

    Ph.D. position is available with me. Candidate interested in conducting research on sustainable alternate building materials, masonry, concrete structure and structural simulation using the finite-element method are invited to apply. Interested candidates can get in touch over email with a copy of their CV.

    Project Work/Consultancy

    • Third party Quality Checking of Construction Materials: Integrated Commercial cum Residential Complex and development works, Bhubaneswar

    Funding Agency: NBCC Ltd.

    Role: Co-PI (2016 to 2017)

     

    • Vetting of Structural Design and Drawing: Officer’s Quarters, Suryanagar, Bhubaneswar

    Funding Agency: LIC India.

    Role: Co-PI (2016 to 2017) 

     

    • Research Associate, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, under the supervision of Prof. Sanket Nayak (2021).                                                                                                          

    Honors/Awards

    • Duo-India Student Fellowship Award by ASEM-DUO in the year 2019 to carry out research in Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

    • Gold Medal Award (Syed Mumtaz Ali Memorial) by Institution of Engineers, India, Bhubaneswar chapter in the year 2019.

    • Foreign Travel Grant by CSIR, Govt. of India to attend the 14th International Conference on Concrete and Technology (CONCET- 2018), 8th to 9th August, 2018, held at Malaysia.

    • Best Paper Award in the 14th International Conference on Concrete and Technology (CONCET- 2018), 8th to 9th August, 2018, University of Malaya, held at Malaysia.

    Professional Memberships

    • Life Member of "Indian Society for Technical Education" (ISTE).

    • Associate Member of “American Society of Civil Engineers” (ASCE), Membership Number- 9972086.

    • Member of “National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering” (NICEE), Membership Number- 14JY0094.

    • Young Member of “International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures” (RILEM, France), Membership Number- 41276.

    Reviewer of Journals

    • Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE

    • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE.

    • Heliyon, Elsevier

    • Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, Springer

    • Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Springer