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Prof.Satadru Das Adhikary

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Civil Engineering

Email: satadru[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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About Me: Dr. Satadru Das Adhikary is currently holding the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad. Prior to joining IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at National University of Singapore (NUS) for 2 years 3 months. Dr. Adhikary received his B.Eng. with first class honors from IIEST, Shibpur in 2007 and Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2014. He has published one patent and developed 4 GUI-based computer programs out of which 2 are filed for Copyright in India. In total, he has 13 years 1 month of research, teaching and industry experience till November 2024. Till now, he has published 64 articles, in which 10 articles as book/book chapter, 25 articles are in International Journals, 17 articles are in International Conference Proceedings, 12 articles as reports, thesis, magazine and research bulletin. His articles are well cited (Total no. of citation: 862; h-index: 12; i10 index: 14 as per Google Scholar) all over the world. He is the recipient of “Promising Young Structural Engineer Award 2020” from Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE). Currently, he is serving as an Associate editor of ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction Journal from July 2020, Technical Committee Member: IEC Impact and Explosion of RILEM, Europe, Associate Member of ACI Committee 370, Blast and Impact Load Effects, Working Group Member of TG 2.12-Protective Concrete Structures against Hazards of International Federation for Structural Concrete and Technical Committee Member of Blast, Shock and Impact of ASCE. He served as guest editor for November edition of 2021 of the Indian Concrete Journal (ICJ). He is a Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI), Member of RILEM, Member of The Institution of Engineers India (IEI) and Life Member of Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures (ISCMS). He is the reviewer of various Journals such as American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI) Material Journal, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Construction and Building Materials, Cement and Concrete Composites, International Journal of Impact Engineering, Engineering Structures Journal, Structures Journal from Elsevier, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering Journal from Taylor and Francis, Advances in Structural Engineering Journal from SAGE Publisher, Shock and Vibration Journal from Hindawi Publisher, Proceeding of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics Journal, Indian Concrete Journal, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A - Springer Link etc. He had delivered invited talk at IEI (India), BIT Sindri, NIT Warangal, SVNIT Surat and Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE) (Eastern Zone), Kolkata. Till now, he has guided 2 PhD, 15 M. Tech. and 19 B. Tech. students and currently guiding 3 Ph. D. students. His research interests encompass a wide spectrum of areas such as blast, impact and fire engineering, sustainable structural materials, structural concrete and steel, protective technology, repairing & retrofitting of structures etc.

Research Interest: Blast, Impact & Fire Engineering; Structural Concrete And Steel; Sustainable Structural Materials; Retrofitting Of Structures; Protective Technology

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

Academics

Position

Employment History

  • Associate Professor (9 August 2023 to till date)
  • Assistant Professor (19 September 2016 to 8 August 2023: 6 years 11 months)

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (1 June 2014 to 10 September 2016: 2 years 3 months)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  • Research Engineer (28 November 2013 to 31 May 2014: 6 months)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  • Structural Design Engineer (1 August 2013 to 1 November 2013: 3 months)

Prostruct Consulting Pte. Ltd., Singapore

  • Project Associate (31 July 2008 to 24 June 2009: 11 months)

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India

  • Engineer (1 August 2007 to 29 July 2008: 1 year)

Structural Engineering Department, M. N. Dastur & Co (Pvt.) Limited, Kolkata, India

Awards and Honors

  • Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing from Defence Science Journal, DRDO in May 2024
  • Promising Young Structural Engineer Award 2020 from Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE)
  • Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice (July 2020 – Till date) [Link]
  •   Review Editor of Board of Computational Methods in Structural Engineering (specialty section of Frontiers in Built Environment Journal)
  • Guest Editor for the November 2021 issue of the Indian Concrete Journal (ICJ)
  • Guest Editor for Special Issue on “Structures under Blast and Impact Loading” in ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction Journal
  • Technical Committee Member: Blast, Shock and Impact of ASCE
  • Associate Member: ACI Committee 370, Blast and Impact Load Effects
  •   Technical Committee Member: IEC Impact and Explosion of RILEM
  • Working Group Member: TG 2.12-Protective Concrete Structures against Hazards of       International Federation for Structural Concrete
  • Grant for presenting paper in 5th International Conference (19-21 May 2015) on Design and Analysis of Protective Structures (DAPS 2015), Singapore from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.
  • Grant for attending workshop (23-26 February 2015) on Geomaterial, Modeling Technique and Simulation using LS-DYNA, Singapore from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (June 2014 – September 2016) from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.
  • Grant for research visit (17 October- 15 November 2011) to National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan from School of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Grant for presenting paper in 9th International Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures (16-18 November 2011) in Fukuoka, Japan from School of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Research Scholarship (2009-2013) for Doctoral Study from School of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
  • Rank certificate (ranked 3rd in the Graduating class of 93 students, 2007) from Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, West Bengal, India.

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

International Journal Articles

  1.  Jain, D. and Adhikary, S.D. (2024) “Sustainable Utilization of Basalt Waste Dust as Replacement of River Sand in One-Part Geopolymer Mortar” Structural Concrete Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202400979, Impact Factor – 3.2 (Q2)
  2. Pulkit, U., Adhikary, S.D. and V. Kodur (2024) “Influence of fire severity and concrete properties on the thermo-hygral behaviour of concrete during fire exposure,” Structural Concrete Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202400067, Impact Factor – 3.2 (Q2)
  3. Pulkit, U., and Adhikary, S.D. (2024) “Development of novel GUI-based computer program for predicting the temperature distribution in concrete compartment and member,” ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JSDCCC.SCENG-1617,  Impact Factor – 1.6 (Q3)
  4. Goswami, A., Thiagarajan, G, Adhikary, S.D. (2022) “RC Structures Subjected to Combined Blast and Fragment Impact Loading: A State-Of-The-Art Review on the Present and the Future Outlook”, International Journal of Impact Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104355, Impact Factor – 5.1 (Q1)
  5.  Goswami, A., Thiagarajan, G, Adhikary, S.D. (2022) “High Strength Materials for the Response Enhancement of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Cased Explosive Charges,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003491, Impact Factor – 3.7 (Q1)
  6.  Roy, D.M., Adhikary, S.D., and Sengupta, P. (2022) “Assessment of Mechanical and Micro-Structural Characterization of Novel Ambient Cured Cement-Free Composite Concrete”, Ceramics International, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.05.348, Impact Factor – 5.2 (Q1)
  7.  Goswami, A., Thiagarajan, G, Adhikary, S.D. (2021) “Dynamic Response Prediction of RC Structural Components Subjected to Combined Blast and Fragment Impact,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 148, Issue 2, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003242, Impact Factor – 3.7 (Q1)
  8.  Pulkit, U., and Adhikary, S.D. (2021) “Effect of Micro-structural changes on concrete properties at elevated temperature: Current Knowledge and Outlook,” Structural Concrete Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202000365, Impact Factor – 3.2 (Q2)
  9.  Patel, K., Goswami, A., Adhikary, S.D. (2020) “Response Characterization of Highway Bridge Piers Subjected to Blast Loading,” Structural Concrete Journal, Vol. 21, Issue 6, pp. 2377-2395, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201900286, Impact Factor – 3.2 (Q2)
  10.  Goswami, A., Adhikary, S.D. (2019) “Retrofitting materials for enhanced blast performance of Structures: Recent advancement and challenges ahead,” Construction and Building Materials Journal, Vol. 204, pp. 224-243, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.01.188, Impact Factor – 7.4 (Q1)
  11.  Goswami, A., Adhikary, S.D. and Li Bing (2019) “Predicting Punching Shear Failure of Concrete Slabs under Low Velocity Impact Loading,” Engineering Structures Journal, Vol. 184, pp. 37-51, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.01.081, Impact Factor – 5.5 (Q1)
  12.  Fukuda, T., Adhikary, S.D., Fujikake, K., Sasaki, K. and Tanaka, M. (2019) “Feasibility Study on Application of Controlled Electrical Discharge Impulse Crushing System to Lifesaving Operations in Earthquake Disasters,” ASCE Journal of Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Vol. 24, Issue 1, pp. 1-7, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000401 ,  Impact Factor – 1.9 (Q3)
  13.  Adhikary, S.D. and Dutta, S.C. (2019) "Blast Resistance and Mitigation Strategies of Structures: Present Status and Future Trends," Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings Journal, Vol. 172, Issue 4, pp. 249-266, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.17.00056, Impact Factor – 1.6 (Q3)
  14.  Adhikary, S.D., Lado, R.C., Christian, A., and Ong, K.C.G. (2018) "SHCC-strengthened RC panels under near-field explosions,” Construction and Building Material Journal, Vol. 183, pp. 675-692, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.199, Impact Factor – 7.4 (Q1)
  15.  Adhikary, S.D. and Li, B. (2018) “Simplified Analytical Models to predict low-velocity Impact Response of RC Beams,” ASCE Journal of Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 1-10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000357,  Impact Factor – 1.9 (Q3)
  16.  Adhikary, S.D., Lado, R.C., Christian, A., and Ong, K.C.G. (2017) "Influence of Cylindrical Charge Orientation on the Blast Response of High Strength Concrete Panels,” Engineering Structures Journal, Vol. 149, pp. 35-49, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.04.035, Impact Factor – 5.5 (Q1)
  17.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2016) “State-of-the-Art Review on Low Velocity Impact Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams,” Magazine of Concrete Research Journal, Vol. 68, Issue 14, pp. 701-723. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.15.00084, Impact Factor – 2.7 (Q2)
  18.  Adhikary, S.D. (2016) “Review of Glazing and Glazing Systems under Blast Loadings,” ASCE Journal of Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Vol. 21, Issue 1, pp. 1-10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000264, Impact Factor – 1.9 (Q3)
  19.  Christian, A., Lado, R.C., Adhikary, S.D., and Ong, K.C.G. (2016) "Influence of Charge Shape and Orientation on the Response of Steel-Concrete Composite Panels,” International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 284-293, Impact Factor – 1.3 (Q3)
  20.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2015) “Low velocity Impact Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams: Experimental and Numerical Investigation,” International Journal of Protective Structures, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 81-111, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1260/2041-4196.6.1.81, Impact Factor – 2.0 (Q2)
  21.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2015) “Parametric study of RC Beam under Wide range of Loading Rates,” Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings Journal, Vol. 168, No. 10, pp. 729-746. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.15.00024, Impact Factor - 1.6 (Q3)
  22.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2014) “Effects of High Loading Rate on Reinforced Concrete Beams,” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 111, No. 3, pp. 651-660. DOI: 10.14359/51686579, Impact Factor – 1.8 (Q3)
  23.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2014) “Residual Resistance of Impact-damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams,” Magazine of Concrete Research Journal, Vol. 67, Issue 7, pp. 364-378. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/macr.14.00312, Impact Factor – 2.7 (Q2)
  24.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2013) “Strength and Behavior in Shear of Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams under Dynamic Loading Conditions,” Nuclear Engineering and Design Journal, Vol. 259, pp. 14-28. (Most Downloaded Article after 90 days of online publication), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.02.016, Impact Factor –1.86 (Q1)
  25.  Adhikary, S.D., Li, B., and Fujikake, K. (2012) “Dynamic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete beams under Varying Rates of Concentrated Loading,” International Journal of Impact Engineering. Vol. 47, pp. 24-38. (Most Downloaded Article after 90 days of online publication), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2012.02.001, Impact Factor – 5.1 (Q1)

Patents

Patent/Copyright Details

  1. “A cement-free mortar (CFM) composition” by Satadru Das Adhikary and Dipanshu Jain (PhD student); Indian Patent Application Number: 202431006089; Status: Published on 16.02.2024 (Indian Patent)
  2. TZTFM: “A GUI-based computer program for predicting the nominal and travelling fire inside concrete compartment”; by Dr. Umang Pulkit and Prof. Satadru Das Adhikary, Copyright Diary Number: 33764/2024-CO/SW dated 25.10.2024
  3.  STRUCT-FIRE: “A GUI-based computer program for analysis of reinforced concrete flexural members exposed to fire”; by Dr. Umang Pulkit and Prof. Satadru Das Adhikary, Copyright Diary Number: 34108/2024-CO/L dated 29.10.2024

Development of Computer Program

  1. FRAG-BLAST: “A novel GUI based computer program developed to assist with the design and the analysis of reinforced concrete structures subjected to cased and uncased explosive charges”; PhD Student: Dr. Abhiroop Goswami, Guide: Prof. Satadru Das Adhikary, 2022
  2.  CALCI-BLAST: “A novel GUI based computer program for quantification of the blast loading parameters due to the detonation of uncased high explosive charges”; PhD Student: Dr. Abhiroop Goswami, Guide: Prof. Satadru Das Adhikary, 2022

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

SL. No.

Title

Funding Agency

PI/Co-PI

Amount (Rs)

Period

Status

Blast-fragment impact mitigation of structures using light weight steel cementitious composite steel (SCCS and functionally graded cementitious composite (FGCC) systems

DRDO (ARMREB) (25)/2023-2024/1059/CE

PI

43.54

Lakhs

16/01/2024-15/01/2027

(3 years)

Ongoing

Development of Computer Program and Experimental set-up for Response assessment of Concrete Structures under Drop-weight Impact and Contact Explosions

CORE-DST-SERB (DST(SERB) (379)/2022-2023/991/CE

PI

34.14 Lakhs

22/02/2023-21/02/2026

(3 years)

Ongoing

Development of Novel Cement-Free Mortar Utilizing Waste Materials

IEI R&D Grant-in-Aid

(IEI/2023-2024/50/CE)

Guide

Applicant: PhD Student Mr. Dipanshu Jain

1.00 Lakh

14.12.2023-13.12.2025

(2 years)

Ongoing

Development of Cement-free Concrete using GGBS and Fly Ash for Civil Infrastructures

TATA STEEL LTD.

(Tata Steel/2019-2020/675/CE)

PI

23.6 Lakhs

16/09/2019-15/06/2023

(3.9 years)

Completed

Machine learning model for assessing the impact response of concrete structures

DST-SERB-ACCELERATE VIGYAN (DST (SERB)(332)/2022-2023/902/CE)

PI

0.3 Lakhs

10/06/2022-31/07/2022

(1.5 months)

Completed

Development of Graphical User Interface based empirical tool for fast prediction of blast wave parameters

DST-SERB-ACCELERATE VIGYAN (DST (SERB)(271)/2020-2021/756/CE)

PI

0.3 Lakhs

29/11/2020-28/06/2021

(7 months)

Completed

Mathematical Modeling of Concrete Structures under Combined Blast and Impact Loading

MATRICS-DST-SERB

(DST(SERB)(254)/2019-2020/703/CE)

PI

6.6 Lakhs

21/02/2020-20/02/2023

(3 years)

Completed

Fly ash Concrete for Sustainable Development

TEQIP III

PI

2.0 Lakhs

18/12/2017-17/12/2019

(2 years)

Completed

Reinforced Concrete Slabs under Low Velocity Impact Loading

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (FRS (106)/2016-2017/CE)

PI

9.9 Lakhs

15/12/2016-14/12.2019

(3 years)

Completed

Guidance

 

  • Ph. D. Students

Sl. No

Name

Year

Title of thesis

Co-guide

(if any)

Status

1.

Abhiroop Goswami (17DR000485)

Aug 2017-Aug 2022

Study On the Responses of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Combined Blast and Fragment Impact

NA

Completed

2.

Umang Pulkit

(18DR0148)

Aug 2018-December 2024

Development of GUI-based Computer Program for Thermo-Hygro-Mechanical Behavior Assessment of Concrete Structures under Fire

NA

Completed

3.

Dipanshu Jain

(21DR0051)

Aug-2021

Development of Cement-free concrete with full replacement with waste materials

NA

Ongoing
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