Nihar Ranjan Patra
VIDWAN ID: 52422

Prof Nihar Ranjan Patra

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Professor | Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Expertise: Civil Engineering
96 Publications
10 Projects
1527 Scopus Citations
1250 CrossRef
20 Years 9 Months Total Experience
Publications
96 Total
Articles
67
Chapters
1
Proceedings
28
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Professional Recognition

Young Scientists
2008
Department of Science and Technology, India
IGS – YGE Best Paper Biennial Award
2023
Indian Geotechnical Society
Best paper Award
2019
4th World congress of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’19), Rome, Italy.
Excellent Grading to the Research Project "A study of Time effects on Behaviour of Piled-Raft Foundations
2024
BRNS
IGS-Prof. C. S. Desai Biannual Prize
2015
Indian Geotechnical Society
Best paper Award
2015
GCCT-2015
Best B. Tech Project
2008
Department of Civil Engineering IIT Kanpur
Study of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial Soil along Indo-gangetic Plains” evaluated as “Very good
2013
DST
Elected Fellow Member, ASCE
2025
ASCE(American society of Civil Engineers

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ASCE
Member
Jan 2003
Indian Geotechnical Society
Life Fellow
Jan 2017
International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Member
Jan 2003
Canadian Geotechnical Society
member
Jan 2018
ASCE
Elected Fellow Member
Jan 2025

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2001
N/A
Professor
Oct 2010 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Dec 2005 – Oct 2010
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Department of Civil Engineering
Engineering and Technology
Civil Engineering

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Scholarly Work

Effect of Confinement on load transfer mechanism of piles in Piled Raft foundation considering both connected and disconnected piled rafts
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Strain Dependent Static and Cyclic Behavior of Bio-Enzyme Stabilized Expansive Soil
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
A study of time effects on behavior of Pile-raft foundations
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Field Validation Of Stabilized Material For Subgrade Pavement
Completed
Agency: Department of Secondary and Higher Education Role: Principal Investigator
An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Indian Crushable Sands Under Cyclic Loading
Completed
Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Ground Response Analysis of Soils from North India Considering Soil Strain
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial soil along Indo-Gangetic plains
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Fly ash Dyke along Indo-Gangetic plains
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Liquefaction potential evaluation and Design of flyash dyke
Completed
Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Role: Principal Investigator
Effect of Compressive load on uplift capacity of piles/pile groups in marine clay
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator

Some Studies on the Behaviour of Single and Group of Piles

University IIT Kanpur
Year 2006
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One-way compressive cyclic triaxial response of Rae Bareli Pond Ash

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2011
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Nonlinear Analysis of Stress-Strain in Soils and its application to some problems in Piles and Retaining walls

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2013
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Static and Dynamic Properties of Expansive Soil Stabilized with Waste Materials

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2013
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Dynamic Characterization and Analysis of Pond Ash Embankments from Talcher, Panki and Panipat sites of India

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2014
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Active fault and paleoseismic studies along Himalayan Frontal thrust, Central Himalaya: Implication Towards Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial Soil in Indo-Gangetic Plain

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2014
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Dynamic Characterization and Liquefaction Analysis of Renusagar Pond Ash Embankment Reinforced with Geotextiles

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2017
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A study of time-dependent settlement of single piles and pile groups subjected to compressive loads

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2018
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Dynamic Characterization and Ground Response Analysis of Soils from Baraut, Noida, Mandi and Rudrapur sites of Northern India

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2020
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Behaviour of concrete and fiber reinforced polymer tapered piles subjected to static compressive and harmonic loads

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2020
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Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Geogrid and Geocell Reinforced Pond ash under Static and Cyclic loading

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2021
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Applicability of Clay Soil Stabilized with Red Mud, Bioenzyme,and Red Mud–Bioenzyme as a Subgrade Material in Pavement

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2023
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Long term effect of vertical and lateral loads on piled- raft foundations

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2023
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Numerical and Experimental Study of Cyclic Loading Effects on Carbonate Sand

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2025
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Time-dependent behavior of piled raft foundations under different loading and ground conditions: field investigations, analytical and numerical studies

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2025
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(ii)A STABILIZED MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR SUBGRADE CONSTRUCTION

Shubham Singh and Nihar Ranjan Patra
- Application No. : 137/7905/2025/DEL Filed : 12-06-2025
Published : 30-11--0001 Filed

RED MUD-BIO-ENZYME STABILIZED SOIL FOR SUBGRADE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION HYPERTROPHY

IIT Kanpur
- Application No. : 202311071742 Filed : 20-10-2023
Published : 04-10-2024 Published

STABILIZED MATERIAL FOR SUBGRADE PAVEMENT

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - KANPUR
- Patent No. : IN201503776I1 Filed : 18-11-2015
Published : 19-05-2017 Published

Scholarly Publications

Ultimate lateral resistance of pile groups in sand

Journal Article
Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering. Year: 2001. Volume: 127 , Issue: 6 , Pages: 481-487 .
Authors: Nihar Ranjan Patra; Prabhakar Jagannath Pise

Uplift capacity of pile groups in sand

Journal Article
Year: 2003. Volume: 8 B .

Pullout capacity of anchor piles

Journal Article
Year: 2004. Volume: 9 C .

Uplift capacity of pile groups embedded in sands: Predictions and performance

Journal Article
Soils and Foundations. Year: 2006. Volume: 46 , Issue: 5 , Pages: 605-612 .
Authors: K. Shanker; P.K. Basudhar; N.R. Patra

Model pile groups under oblique pullout loads - An investigation

Journal Article
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. Year: 2006. Volume: 24 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 265-282 .
Authors: Nihar Ranjan Patra; Prabhakar Jagannath Pise

Effect of compressive load on oblique pull-out capacity of model piles in sand

Journal Article
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. Year: 2006. Volume: 24 , Issue: 3 , Pages: 593-614 .
Authors: B. Krishna; N. R. Patra

Break out resistance of inclined anchors in sand

Journal Article
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. Year: 2006. Volume: 24 , Issue: 6 , Pages: 1511-1525 .
Authors: Shubhra Goel; Shalini; Nihar Ranjan Patra

Prediction of load displacement response of single piles under uplift load

Journal Article
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. Year: 2007. Volume: 25 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 57-64 .
Authors: Shubhra Goel; Nihar Ranjan Patra
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