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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Dr. Rubi Chakraborty Assistant professor

PhD, IIT Guwahati

rubi@nitm.ac.in
8486222619
https://nitmeghalaya.irins.org/profile/264263

Research Interest

Stability and Stabilization of Slopes, Seismic behaviour of Retaining Structures, Probabilistic geotechnical site characterization, Probabilistic study of geotechnical structures, Landslide Susceptibility Mapping

Education Qualification

PhD, IIT Guwahati

Students Supervised/ Supervising

B.Tech

1. Maybryan Wahlang and Richard Puwein (2023- ongoing)

2. Himanshu Kashyap, Yoobiangmi Suiam, Sojib Datta and Damemanbha Lyngdoh Lyngkhoi (2024- ongoing)

PhD
1. Masud Hussain (2024- ongoing)

PROFILES

  1. Vidwan-ID : 264263
  2. Orcid Id: 0000-0002-5665-9977
  3. Google Scholar Id: v6N0Ue0AAAAJ
  4. Scopus Id: 57205502815

INVITED TALK

1. Invited talk on "Ground Truth: Unveiling Probabilities for Enhanced Slope Stability Assessment" in International Congress And Expo On Infrastructure And Construction (Barcelona Spain, March 18-20, 2024)


Publications

Journals:

1. Probabilistic slope stability analysis: state-of-the-art review and future prospects, Chakraborty R, Dey A, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022, 7, 177. DOI: 10.1007/s41062-022-00784-1.

2. Probabilistic assessment of seismic response of toe-excavated hillslopes retained using anchored sheet-pile-wall, Chakraborty R, Dey A, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022, 13, 5. DOI: 10.1007/s41062-022-00784-1. 

3. Hillslope instability induced by toe excavation: A comparative study of LEM-based deterministic and probabilistic approaches, Chakraborty R, Dey A, S?dhan?, 2021, 46, 210. DOI: 10.1007/s41062-022-00784-1.

4. Random finite element and limit equilibrium methods based probabilistic stability analyses of a cut slope, Chakraborty R, Dey A, Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s40098-022-00617-z

5. Probabilistic Assessment of Seismic Response of Toe-Excavated Partially Saturated Hillslopes. Chakraborty R, Dey A, Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2024. DOI:10.1007/s40098-023-00840-2


Conferences:

 

Book Chapters:

 

1.   Influence of Toe Cutting on Seismic Response of a Typical Hill Slope in North East India, Chakraborty R., Dey A., In: Sitharam, T.G., Kolathayar, Sreevalsa, Sharma, Mukat Lal (Eds.) Seismic Hazard and Risk. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9976-7

2.   Effect of Toe Cutting on Hillslope Stability. In: I.V. A., Maji V. (eds) Geotechnical Applications, Chakraborty, R., Dey, A., Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 13. Springer, Singapore, 2019, pp 191-198.

3.   A Comparison of 1D and 2D Spatial Variability in Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis, Chakraborty, R., Dey, A., In: Sundaram R., Shahu J., Havanagi V. (eds) Geotechnics for Transportation Infrastructure. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2019, vol 28. Springer, Singapore

4.   Stochastic Modeling of the Spatial Variability of Soil, Chakraborty R., Dey A., In: Shehata H., Desai C. (eds) Advances in Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. GeoMEast 2018. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT/TEACHING (UG Course)

UG Courses

1. Geotechnical Engineering I

2. Geotechnical Engineering II

3. Engineering Geology

4. Ground Improvement Techniques

5. Surveying

6. Engineering Drawing

7. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

8. Transportation Engineering I

9. Disaster Management

10. Estimation, Costing and Valuation

11. Fluid Mechanics

12. Term Paper

13. Geotechnical Engineering Lab I

14. Geotechnical Engineering Lab II

15. Surveying Lab

PG Courses

1. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

REVIEWER:

1. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions

2. Arabian Journal of Geosciences

3. Scientific Reports

4. Geoenvironmental Disasters

5. Discover Civil Engineering

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

1.      2nd position in 12th in Tripura Board of Secondary Education (2009)

2.      2nd position in B.Tech in Civil Engineering Department of NIT Agartala

3.      MHRD sponsorship under NIT-IIT Trainee Teacher Scheme (2014) during M.Tech and PhD

ADMINISTRATIVE WORKS:

1. Faculty in Charge of NITM - SPIC MACAY Heritage Club (March, 2024 - till date)

WORKSHOPS/ SHORT TERM COURSES ATTENDED

1. One Week Online Course on “Advances in Remote Sensing Techniques for Geological Applications” March 11-15, 2024, Organised by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation,  Department of Space, Govt. of India Dehradun.

2. Geospatial Analysis using Google Earth Engine, Feb 19-23, 2024, Organised by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation,  Department of Space, Govt. of India Dehradun.

3. NNRMS Sponsored course on Fundamental of Remote Sensing & GIS using Open Source Software and Python Programming, Date: 22nd Jan-2nd Feb, 2024, North Eastern Space Applications Centre, Department of Space, Government of India Umiam, Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya - 793103.

4. Geodata Processing using Python, January 15-19, 2024, Organised by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation,  Department of Space, Govt. of India Dehradun.

5.   Workshop on: Earthquakes and other Ground Movements: Hazard Assessment, Mitigation and Management, June 16-17, 2023, at the Lemon Tree Premier Hotel, New Town, Kolkata, organized by the ISMAA- Kolkata Chapter.

6.  Indo-Chile Workshop on Recent Advancements in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, organized by SRKR Engineering College, India, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India and University of Chile, Chile; 07 Sept - 09 Sept, 2021

7. Outcome Based Engineering Education and Accreditation (OBEEA 2020), sponsored by TEQIP-III, organized by NIT Meghalaya during 21st-23rd September, 2020.

8.  Indo-Canadian Workshop on Interactive Design in Geotechnical Engineering: Theory to Practice, 24 Sep - 2 Oct, 2020

9.  SEISMIC HAZARD & RISK ASSESSMENT -Special attention to North East India on 12th & 13th September, 2020 by, Department of CIVIL Engineering, TCEA

10.  Quantification of Seismic Hazard and Mitigation of Induced Effects in NER, 8-9 November 2019, organized by: Department of Civil Engineering, Organized by: Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP Centre for Educational Technology

11.  3rd Indo-Japan workshop on Geotechnics for natural disaster mitigation and management, 13 December 2017, IIT Guwahati

12.  CET TEQIP Short Term Course on “Impact and Blast Resistant Design of Structures”, 23-27 March, 2015, IIT Guwahati

13.  Two-Week ISTE STTP on “Introduction to structural Engineering”, IIT Kharagpur, and NIT Meghalaya.

MEMBERSHIP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

21 July, 2014 – 12 Nov 2023 Trainee Teacher (Faculty), NIT Meghalaya

13 Nov 2023-Present Day Assistant Professor (Grade II), NIT Meghalaya

EDUCATION

PhD (2022), IIT Guwahati

M.Tech (2016), IIT Guwahati

B.Tech (2013), NIT Agartala