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Priyanka Ghosh
PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Research Interest
Bearing Capacity of Foundations, Numerical Analysis, Retaining walls and Earth Pressure Theory, Pullout Resistance of Anchors, Stability of Slopes, Vibration Screening, Geopolymers
Office
FB-335,
Departement of Civil Engineering
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Research Area
Geotechnical Engineering
Specialization
Geotechnical Engineering
Education
PhD, IISc Bangalore, 2005
M.Tech, IIT Delhi, 2000
B.E., University of North Bengal, West Bengal, 1998
Teaching Area
Geotechnical Engineering
Professional Affiliations
"IUSSTF Research Fellowship" by Indo-US S&T Forum-2013
"Class of 1982 Research Fellowship" by IIT Kanpur -2013
Selected Publications
Sreevalsa. K. and Ghosh, P. (2009) "Seismic active earth pressure on walls with bilinear backface using pseudo-dynamic approach". Computers and Geotechnics(Elsevier Publication), Vol. 36, No. 7, pp 1229-1236.
Ghosh, P. (2008) "Upper bound solutions of bearing capacity of strip footing by pseudo-dynamic approach". Acta Geotechnica (Springer Publication),Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 115 -123.
Ghosh, P. (2008) "Seismic active earth pressure behind non-vertical retaining wall using pseudodynamic analysis". Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp 117-123.
Kumar, J. and Ghosh, P. (2007) "Ultimate bearing capacity of two interfering rough strip footings". International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Vol.7, No. 1, pp 53-62.
Kumar, J. and Ghosh, P. (2006) "Seismic bearing capacity for embedded footings on sloping ground". Géotechnique, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp 133 -140.
Awards & Fellowships
“Arjun Dev Joneja Faculty Chair” by IIT Kanpur
"IEI Young Engineers Award 2011-2012" by The Institute of Engineers (India)-2011
"Outstanding Young Investigator Award" by International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), USA-2011
"Scholarship for Young Indian Researchers" by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research-2009
Keywords
Bearing Capacity of Foundations and Stability of Slopes Under Both Static and Seismic Cases, Method of Characteristics, Upper Bound Limit Analysis and Finite Element Analysis, Liquefaction Analysis.
Professional Experience
March, 2012 - Till Date Associate Professor IIT, Kanpur, India
June, 2007 - March, 2012 Assistant Professor IIT, Kanpur, India
June, 2009 - December, 2009 Young Indian Researchers University of Molise, Italy
January, 2007 - May, 2007 Senior Lecturer IIT, Kharagpur, India
July, 2005 - May, 2006 Lecturer Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, India
Current Research
• Seismic analysis of retaining walls, slopes, dams
• Vibration screening with geofoam and bamboo
• Machine foundations
• Combined pile-raft foundation
Recognition
"Associate Editor” in Indian Geotechnical Journal by Springer.
“Associate Editor” in International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE.
“Editorial Board Member” in International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE.
“Editorial Board Member” in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering by Taylor & Francis.
Administrative posts held in academic organizations
Member of Board of Studies (BOS) for the Department of Civil Engineering in VNIT, Nagpur, India (2021-23)
Member of the PAC on ‘Civil, Infrastructure & Transportation Engineering’, (2020-2024), SERB, India
Member of Board of Studies (BOS) for the Department of Civil Engineering in Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India (2010-11)
Administrative Responsibilities at IIT Kanpur
• Head, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India (2023-26)
• Academic Program Director, IIT Kanpur-LaTrobe University (Australia) Research Academy (2020-2023), IIT Kanpur
• Associate Dean, Physical Infrastructure (2019-2022), IIT Kanpur
• Faculty-in-charge for IIT Kanpur-La Trobe University Research Academy, 2019
• Vice President, “Workshop on Sustainable Geotechnics”, IIT Kanpur, October 13-14, 2017
• Warden (2015-2017), Hall-VIII, IIT Kanpur
• Convener, “Department Under Graduate Committee (DUGC)” (2014-15) in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
• Warden (2010-2013), Hall-VIII, IIT Kanpur
• Faculty-in-charge for Training and Placement (2012-13) in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
• Convener, “Department Post Graduate Committee (DPGC)” (2010-11) in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
• Organized successfully as “Convener” of The 4th National Conference for Civil and Environmental Engineering Students (CivERE-2009) during February 20 – 22, 2009 at IIT Kanpur, India
• Faculty-in-charge for “Society of Civil Engineering (SOCE)” (2008-09) in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Thesis
PhD Supervision
Finite element analysis of two symmetric and asymmetric interfering footings resting on linearly and non-linearly elastic foundation beds
LOHITKUMAR S. NAINEGALI, 2014
Uplift response of shallow interfering plate anchors of different shapes in dry sand
SRINIVASAN. V, 2017
Numerical analysis of vibration screening technique using geofoam under machine and train induced vibration
Mainak Majumder, 2019
Stability related geotechnical problems using method of stress characteristics under static and seismic conditions
SANTHOSHKUMAR. G, 2020
Experimental and numerical investigations on vibration screening and attenuation characteristics of bamboo-infilled wave barriers
SREYASHRAO SURYARAO SURAPREDDI, 2023