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Aritra Chatterjee

Ashok Kumar Gupta

Baidurya Bhattacharya

Bhargab Maitra

Biswanath Banerjee

Brajesh Kumar Dubey

Damodar Maity

Debarghya Chakraborty

Debasis Roy

Dhrubajyoti Sen

Dilip Kumar Baidya

Gaurav Misuriya

Kousik Deb

Kranthi Kumar Kuna

Kusam Sudhakar Reddy

Lingadahally S Ramachandra

M Amaranatha Reddy

Madhumita Paul

Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar

Manish Pandey

Mohammad Saud Afzal

Nandan Maiti

Nirjhar Dhang

Paramita Bhattacharya

Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari

Pratyush Kumar

Puneet Kumar Patra

Rajib Maity

Sahana V

Satya Brat Tiwari

Shaikh Jahangir Hossain

Shubha Verma

Shubham Arun Kalore

Sudha Goel

Sudhir Kumar Barai

Sujit Kumar Dash

Sushanta Chakraborty

Troyee Tanu Dutta

Vihangraj Vijaykumar Kulkarni

Paramita Bhattacharya, IIT Kharagpur

Paramita Bhattacharya

Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

paramita@civil.iitkgp.ac.in

Awards and Accolades

Personal Webpage Bio Sketch

Research Areas

Numerical modelling in geomechanics
Soil Dynamics, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Numerical Modelling of Geotechnical Systems

I am interested in Computation Geomechanics and Soil Characterization

All Publications

Uplift Capacity of Anchors in Lyered Sand using Finite Element Limit Analysis: Formulation and Results by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) 04015078-1-15 - (2016)
Bearing capacity of two interfering strip footings from lower bound finite elements limit analysis by Kumar J., Bhattacharya P. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 37(5) 441-452 (2013)
Bearing capacity of interfering multiple strip footings by using lower bound finite elements limit analysis by Kumar J., Bhattacharya P. Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier Publication) 37(5) 731-736 (2010)
Pullout capacity of inclined plate anchors embedded in sand by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51(11) 1365-1370 (2014)
Variation of horizontal pullout capacity with width of vertical anchor plate by Bhattacharya P., Roy A International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) 06016002-1-8 - (2016)
Pullout capacity of strip plate anchor in cohesive sloping ground under undrained condition by Bhattacharya P. Computers and Geotechnics 78 134-143 (2016)
Stability of Horseshoe Tunnel in Cohesive-Frictional Soil by Bhattacharya P., Sriharsha P. International Journal of Geomechanics 20 - (2020)
Bearing capacity of foundations on soft clays with granular column and trench by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Soils and Foundations 57 488-495 (2017)
Pullout Resistance of Buried Pipeline in Cohesionless Soil Nearby Sloping Ground by Bhattacharya P., Sahoo S. Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice 11 - (2020)

Completed Projects

Principal Investigator

Stochastic Analysis for Geotechnical Problems on Active State Soil Failure Using Lower Bound Theorem Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Stochastic Analysis for Geotechnical Problems on Active State Soil Failure Using Lower Bound Theorem Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

Ph. D. Students

Aditya Roy

Area of Research: Computational Geomechanics

Deepa Das

Area of Research: Computational Geomechanics

Congress

Stability of unsupported elliptical tunnel subjected to surcharge loading in cohesive-frictional soil. by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. 7th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS) 2019 - (Accepted/In-Press)
Stability of Underground Horseshoe Shaped Rock Tunnel Subjected to Seepage Forces by Bhattacharya P., Hasan T. 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations - (2023)

Book

Geotechnical Engineering by Bhattacharya P., Dutta T. T. - (2026)

Book Chapter/Section

Variation of Passive Earth Pressure Coefficient with Height of Retaining Wall by Bhattacharya P. . Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 703. 147-156 (2025)
Effect of Foundation Width on N in Dilative Sands Considering Stress Level Dependency of Peak Friction Angle and Dilation Angle. by Roy A., Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 705 75-91 (2025)
Evaluation of dynamics properties and liquefaction potential of Kasai river sand by cyclic triaxial test by Vikal S. P., Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 317-325 (2022)
Bearing capacity of strip footing over rectangular tunnel in soft clay by Dutta P., Sriharsha P. , Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 17-26 (2022)
Improvement of Seismic-Bearing Capacity of Foundation on Soft Clay by Granular Material by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Geohazards. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 751-763 (2021)
Stability of an Unsupported Elliptical Tunnel Subjected to Surcharge Loading in Cohesive-Frictional Soil by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 225-235 (2021)
Experimental study on uplift capacity of horizontal circular and strip anchor plates in two-layered cohesionless soil by Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 13 79-87 (2019)

Conferences

Stability of dual double D-shaped tunnels in Hoek-Brown rock mass by Agrawal A., Bhattacharya P. Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2025 - (2025)
Bearing capacity of skirted foundation on cohesionless soil for inclined and eccentric loading by Roy A., Bhattacharya P. Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2025 - (2025)
Effect of foundation width on Ng in dilative sands considering stress level dependency of peak friction angle and dilation angle by Roy A., Bhattacharya P. Indian Geotechnical Conference 2024 - (2024)
Variation of Passive Earth Pressure Coefficient with Height of Retaining Wall by Bhattacharya P. Indian Geotechnical Conference 2024 - (2024)
Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing Over Rectangular Tunnel in Soft Clay by Dutta P., Sriharsha P., Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 195 17-26 (2022)
Evaluation of Dynamics Properties and Liquefaction Potential of Kasai River Sand by Cyclic Triaxial Test by Vikal S.P., Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 195 317-325 (2022)
Improvement of seismic-bearing capacity of foundation on soft clay by granular material by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 86 751-763 (2021)
Stability of an Unsupported Elliptical Tunnel Subjected to Surcharge Loading in Cohesive-Frictional Soil by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 103 225-235 (2021)
Pullout capacity of ground anchors in non-homogeneous cohesive frictional soil by Sadhukhan S., Bhattacharya P. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 84 691-702 (2020)
Evaluation of dynamic properties and liquefaction potential of Kasai River sand by cyclic triaxial test by Vikal S., Bhattacharya P. 7 Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers conference (7IYGEC-2019) - (2019)
Bearing capacity of strip footing over rectangular tunnel in soft clay by Dutta P., Sriharsha P. , Bhattacharya P. 7 Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7IYGEC-2019) - (2019)
Improvement of seismic bearing capacity of foundation on soft clay by granular material by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019 - (2018)
Pullout capacity of ground anchors in nonhomogeneous cohesivefrictional soil by Sadhukhan S., Bhattacharya P. Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019 - (2018)
Experimental study on uplift capacity of horizontal circular and strip anchor plates in two layered cohesionless soil by Bhattacharya P. Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC2016 - (2016)

Journal

Undrained uplift capacity of square and circular plate anchors embedded near clayey slope by Bhattacharya P., Sadhukhan S. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - (2024)
Innovative numerical modeling for predicting soil relaxation in the design of twin circular culverts by Shiau J., Nguyen T., Sams M., Bhattacharya P. Scientific Reports 14 - (2024)
Innovative numerical modeling for predicting soil relaxation in the design of twin circular culverts by Shiau J., Nguyen T. , Sams M. , Bhattacharya P. Scientific Reports - (2024)
Innovative numerical modeling for predicting soil relaxation in the design of twin circular culverts by Shiau J., Nguyen T. , Sams M. , Bhattacharya P. Scientific Reports - (2024)
Stability of rectangular tunnel in anisotropic cohesionless soil under steady-state groundwater flow by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 27 1596-1616 (2023)
Stability of rectangular tunnel in anisotropic cohesionless soil under steady-state groundwater flow by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 27 1596-1616 (2023)
Stability of Twin Elliptical Tunnels in Hoek Brown Rock Mass by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 48 13987-4015 (2023)
Support Pressure for Undrained Stability of Horseshoe-Shaped Twin Tunnels with Semi-Elliptical Roof in Clay by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P., Kumar A. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Civil Engineering - (2021)
Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Footings Using Reinforced Granular Trench by Bhattacharya P., Shiau J., Barole S. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering 7 - (2021)
Determination of internal pressure for the stability of dual elliptical tunnels in soft clay by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal 16 67-79 (2021)
Determination of support pressure for semi-elliptical tunnels in anisotropic and nonhomogeneous soil by lower bound limit analysis by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences 46 - (2021)
Estimation of Lining Pressure for Stability of Elliptical Tunnel in Cohesive-Frictional Soils by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A - Physical Sciences - (2021)
Stability of rectangular tunnels in weathered rock subjected to seepage forces by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 15 - (2021)
Stability of Horseshoe Tunnel in Cohesive-Frictional Soil by Bhattacharya P., Sriharsha P. International Journal of Geomechanics 20 - (2020)
Stability of rectangular tunnel in Hoek-Brown rocks under steady-state groundwater flow by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Geotechnique Letters 10 524-534 (2020)
Pullout Resistance of Buried Pipeline in Cohesionless Soil Nearby Sloping Ground by Bhattacharya P., Sahoo S. Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice 11 - (2020)
Stability of rectangular tunnel in cohesionless soils by Dutta P., Bhattacharya P. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering In press - (2019)
Undrained uplift capacity of strip plate anchor nearby clayey slope by Bhattacharya P. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 36 1393-1407 (2019)
Improvement of uplift capacity of strip anchor plate using granular trench by Bhattacharya P., Sadhukhan S. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering - (2019)
Diameter effect on uplift capacity of horizontal circular anchor embedded in sand by Roy A., Bhattacharya P. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering In press 1-14 (2018)
Bearing capacity of foundations on soft clays with granular column and trench by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Soils and Foundations 57 488-495 (2017)
Seismic pullout capacity of inclined anchor plates in sand by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 35 679-692 (2017)
Closure to "Uplift Capacity of Anchors in Layered Sand Using Finite-Element Limit Analysis: Formulation and Results" by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) - (2017)
Pullout capacity of shallow inclined anchor in anisotropic and nonhomogeneous undrained clay by Bhattacharya P. Geomechanics and Engineering, An International Journal 13 825-844 (2017)
Uplift capacity of horizontal anchor plate embedded near to the cohesionless slope by Bhattacharya P., Sahoo S. Geomechanics and Engineering-An International Journal 13 701-714 (2017)
Variation of horizontal pullout capacity with width of vertical anchor plate by Bhattacharya P., Roy A International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) 06016002-1-8 - (2016)
Pullout capacity of strip plate anchor in cohesive sloping ground under undrained condition by Bhattacharya P. Computers and Geotechnics 78 134-143 (2016)
Improvement in uplift capacity of horizontal circular anchor plate in undrained clay by Bhattacharya P., Roy A Geomechanics and Engineering 10(5) 617- 633 (2016)
Uplift Capacity of Anchors in Lyered Sand using Finite Element Limit Analysis: Formulation and Results by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) 04015078-1-15 - (2016)
Uplift capacity of strip and circular anchors in soft clay with an overlay of sand layer by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (Springer) 33(6) 1475-1488 (2015)
Vertical Uplift Capacity of Circular Anchor Plates by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS-AGSSEA 46(3) 105-110 (2015)
Pullout capacity of inclined plate anchors embedded in sand by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51(11) 1365-1370 (2014)
Vertical pullout capacity of horizontal anchor plates in the presence of seismic and seepage forces by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal 9(4) 294-302 (2014)
Bearing capacity of two interfering strip footings from lower bound finite elements limit analysis by Kumar J., Bhattacharya P. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 37(5) 441-452 (2013)
Seismic pullout capacity of vertical anchors in sand by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal 8(3) 191-201 (2013)
Horizontal pullout capacity of a group of two vertical plate anchors in clay by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geomechanics and Engineering 5(4) 299-312 (2013)
Horizontal pullout capacity of a group of two vertical strip anchors plates embedded in sand by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (Springer) 30(2) 513-521 (2012)
On improving the solution by using lower bound finite elements limit analysis and linear programming by Bhattacharya P., Kumar J. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (Springer) 29(4) 619-626 (2010)
Bearing capacity of interfering multiple strip footings by using lower bound finite elements limit analysis by Kumar J., Bhattacharya P. Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier Publication) 37(5) 731-736 (2010)
Reducing the Computational Effort for Performing Linear Optimization in the Lower-Bound Finite Elements Limit Analysis by Kumar J., Bhattacharya P. International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) 11(5) 406-412 (2010)

Others

Correction: Stability of Twin Elliptical Tunnels in Hoekâ Brown Rock Mass (Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, (2023), 48, 10, (13987-14015), 10.1007/s13369-023-07912-8) by Bhattacharya P., Dutta P. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 48 14251- (2023)