IIEST, Shibpur

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

(Formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur)

Empowering the nation since 1856

आई आई ई एस टि, शिवपुर

भारतीय अभियांत्रिकी विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, शिवपुर

(पूर्व में बंगाल इंजीनियरिंग एंड साइंस यूनिवर्सिटी)

१८५६ से देश को सशक्त बनाना

Prof. Soumya Bhattacharjee, Department of Civil Engineering

Dr. Soumya Bhattacharjya

Associate Professor

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. 2011

Honours, Awards, Recognition

  • Obtained the best paper award for the session: Civil, Architectural and Mechatronics in the National Conference NCETAS-2014 for the paper “Bhattacharjya, S., Chakraborti, S. (2014) “Probabilistic Robust Design Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Folded Plate Structures incorporating Parameter Uncertainty”, National Conference on Emerging Technology and Applied Sciences (NCETAS 2014), February 15-16, 2014 Modern Institute Of Engineering & Technology, Hooghly, India.”
  • Obtained the third best paper award in the track 4: Manufacturing, Management and Construction in the National Conference NCETAS-2015 for the paper “Niranjan R. S., Bhattacharjya S., Ajeesh Kumar NS (2015) “Robust Design Optimization of Bridge Pier including Parameter Uncertainty in Monte Carlo Simulation Framework”, National Conference on Emerging Technology and Applied Sciences (NCETAS 2015), February 21-22, 2015 MIET, West Bengal, India”
  • Awarded Post Graduate scholarship based on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
  • Awarded National Scholarship in Secondary and Higher Secondary examinations.

Area of Work

  • Structural Engineering

Contact

Phone

  1. Office : 2668 4561 to 63, (ext-659)
  2. Residence : 98305 61873
  3. Fax : 91 33 2668 2916

Address

  1. Residential : 45/25 Botanical Garden Road, P.O.: B. Garden, Howrah-711103
  2. Office : Department of Civil Engineering, IIEST Shibpur, Howrah 711103
  3. E-Mail : soumya@civil.iiests.ac.in, soumyabec@yahoo.co.in

Area of Interest

  • Optimization under uncertainty, Robust Design Optimization
  • Fragility analysis and optimization under extreme wave, wind or blast load
  • Fibre reinforced concrete
  • Metamodelling and Statistical Simulation
  • Probabilistic fatigue life analysis of steel bridges
  • Analysis and Design of Steel structure

Subjects Taught

Undergraduate Level

  1. Structural Analysis
  2. Design of Concrete Structures
  3. Design of Steel Structures
  4. Concrete Technology
  5. Structural Engineering Laboratory
  6. Reliability Analysis of Structure
  7. Modeling and Simulation
  8. Uncertainty Quantification in Engineering
  9. Model Analysis of structure
  10. Planning, Drawing, Estimating and Valuation
  11. Surveying and Surveying Laboratory

Postgraduate Level

  1. Probabilistic Design
  2. Optimization of Structures
  3. Behaviour of Metal Structures
  4. Experimental Stress Analysis
  5. Stability of Structure
  6. Numerical Methods and Computer Programming
  7. Plastic Analysis of Structure
  8. Engineering Elasticity and Plasticity

Research Papers Published (List)

International Journal

  1. Moulick, K. K., Bhattacharjya, S., Ghosh, S. K., and Shiuly, A. (2019) "An efficient robust cost optimization procedure for rice husk ash concrete mix", Computers and Concrete, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp 433-444.
  2. Kar, R., Dalui, S. K., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2019) "An efficient optimization approach for wind interference effect on octagonal tall building", Wind and Structures, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp 111-128.
  3. Bhattacharjya, S., Sarkar, M., Datta, G., and Ghosh, S.K. (2019)“Efficient Robust Design Optimization Of A Stacker Reclaimer Structure Under Uncertainty”, International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering. Vol. 26, No.2
  4. Bhandari, A., Datta, G., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2018) "Efficient wind fragility analysis of RC high rise building through metamodelling", Wind and Structures, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp 199-211.

  5. Bhattacharjya, S., Banerjee, S., and Datta, G. (2018) “Efficient robust design optimization of rail bridge hollow pier considering uncertain but bounded type parameters in metamodeling framework”, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp 679-692.

  6. Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S.  (2018) “An improved robust multi-objective optimization of structure with random parameters”, Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 11,, pp 1597–1607.

  7. Datta, G., Bhattacharjya, S. and  Chakraborty, S. (2017), “Adaptive Metamodel Based Efficient Robust Design Optimization of Offshore Structure Under Stochastic Wave Loading”, Journal of Structural Engineering, , Vol. 44, No. 3, pp 236-245.

  8. Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S. (2015) “Behaviour of short fibre-reinforced composite in bending shear”, Construction Materials, Vol. 168, No. 6, pp 267-275.
  9. Misra, K. Ch., Panda D. and Bhattacharjya S. (2014) “Fatigue Life Assessment of Century Old Railway Bridge in India”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol.3, No. 3, pp 10803-10808.
  10. Chakraborty, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Halder, S. (2012) “Sensitivity Importance-based Robust Optimization of Structures with Incomplete Probabilistic Information”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol.90, No.10, pp 1207 - 1320.
  11. Chakraborty, S., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2011) “Improved robust design optimization of structures”, Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Vol. 164, No.1 pp. 47-57.
  12. Chakraborty, S., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2011) “Robust optimization of structures subjected to stochastic earthquake with limited information on system parameter uncertainty”, Engineering Optimization, Vol. 43, No.12 pp. 1311-1330.
  13. Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S. (2010) “Mechanics of SFRC under tension, part I: analytical study”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 62, No. 9, pp. 655-664.
  14. Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S. (2010) “Mechanics of SFRC under tension, part II: experimental validation”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 62, No. 10, pp. 717-722.
  15. Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S. (2009) “Robust optimization of linear dynamic system with random parameters under stochastic earthquake excitation”, Int. Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering , Vol. 16, No.38, pp. 261-279.
  16. Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S. (2007) “Compressive behaviour of short-fibre-reinforced concrete”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 59, No. 8, pp. 567-574.

National Journals

1.  Moulick, K.K., Shiuly, A., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2019) "Regression analysis and optimization of rice husk 

     ash based concrete mixes", The Indian Concrete Journal, May 2019 edition, pp. 22-30.

Book chapters Published (International)

  • Chakraborty, S., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2012) “Efficient Robust Optimization of Structures Subjected to Earthquake Load and Characterized by Uncertain Bounded System Parameters”, Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications, IGI-Global, pp. 1311-1330.

 

Conference

  1. Mondal, S., Dalui, S. K. and Bhattacharjya, S. (2019) " Effect of Aerodynamic Modification on a Tall Building with Horizontal Irregularity". 2nd International conference on 'Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM 2019), July 25-26, 2019, Nitte meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India (The paper has been awarded as 'Best Paper -Civil Engineering' ).
  2. Datta, G., Chaudhury, A. K. and Bhattacharjya, S. (2019) “Adaptive metamodel based robust design optimization of RC frame under stochastic blast load”. The 4th International Conference on Reliability, Safety and Hazard (ICRESH)– 2019 (Advances in Risk Based Technology), January, 10-13, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
  3. Das, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Datta, G. (2018) “An Improved Robust Design Optimization of Structures with Uncertain but Bounded Parameters”. The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention 2018 (SEC 2018), December, 19-21, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
  4. Misra, K. C., Paul, M., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2018) "Probabilistic Fatigue Life Assessment of Existing Steel Bridge in India Considering Train Speed in Metamodelling Framework",The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention 2018 (SEC 2018), December, 19-21, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
  5. Datta, G.,  Bhattacharjya , S.,  Chakraborty, S. (2018) “Efficient Robust Design Optimization of Steel Industrial Building under Stochastic Extreme Wind Load”. Advances in Concrete, Structural, & Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE), February, 26-28, 2018, BITS Pilani, India
  6. Sahoo, A.,  Bhattacharjya, S.,  and Ghosh,  S. K. (2017) “Wind Fragility Assessment of RC Chimney Considering Temperature Effects,” Proceedings of International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM 2017), December 28-30, 2017IIT Kharagpur, India.
  7. Chanda, M., Mishra, K. C.,  Bhattacharjya, S. (2017) “Fatigue Life Assessment of an Existing Railway Bridge in India Incorporating Uncertainty” , Proceedings of International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM 2017), December 28-30, 2017, IIT Kharagpur, India.
  8. Datta, G.  and Bhattacharjya, S.  (2017) ‘An Efficient Metamodelling based Robust Design Optimization of Structure under Stochastic Extreme Wind Load”, Proceedings of International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM 2017), December 28-30, 2017, IIT Kharagpur, India.
  9. Moulick, K.K.,  Bhattacharjya, S. and Ghosh, S. K.(2017) “Efficient Optimum Mix Design Procedure for Rice Husk Ash Concrete considering Robustness and Parameter Uncertainty in Metamodelling Framework”, International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Aug, 2017Austria, Vienna.
  10. Mukherjee, S., Shaw,  PK,  Datta, G., Bhattacharjya, S., and Ghosh, S. (2016) “Robust Optimal Design of Buried Reinforced Concrete Pipe in Trenchless Construction under Bounded Type Uncertainty considering Seismic Load”, Structural Engineering Convention SEC 2016, December 21-23, 2016CSIR Campus, Chennai,India.
  11. Datta, G., Bhattacharjya, S. and Chakraborty , S. (2016) “Adaptive Metamodel Based Efficient Robust Design Optimization of Offshore Structure Under Stochastic Wave Loading”, Structural Engineering Convention SEC 2016, December 21-23, 2016CSIR Campus, Chennai, India.
  12. Datta , G., and Bhattacharjya, S. (2016) “Adaptive Metamodel Based Efficient Robust Design Optimization of Concrete Frame Structure under Random Wind Load”, 61st Congress of ISTAM, Dec 11-14, 2016VIT Univ, Tamilnadu,India.
  13. Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S.(2016) “Robust Design Optimization of Structures under Stochastic Earthquake incorporating Parameter Uncertainty”, Asia pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and Application (APSSRA 2016), 28-30 May, 2016, Sanghai, China,
  14. Niranjan R. S., Bhattacharjya S., NS Ajeesh Kumar (2015) “Robust Design Optimization of Bridge Pier including Parameter Uncertainty in Monte Carlo Simulation Framework”, National Conference on Emerging Technology and Applied Sciences (NCETAS 2015), February, 2015 MIET, West Bengal, India
  15. NS Ajeesh Kumar, Bhattacharjya S. (2015) “ Robust Design Optimization of a Multi-storied concrete building in efficient Metamodelling and Simulation Framework Incorporating Parameter Uncertainty;” 6th All India Inter Engineering College Meet 2015, April, 2015, FOSET, MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India
  16. Chakraborti, S., Ajeesh Kumar N.S. and Bhattacharjya S. (2014) “Robust Design Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Folded Plate Structures Including Parameter Uncertainty”, In Proc. of SEC 2014, V. Matsagar (ed.), Modeling, Simulation and Analysis, IIT Delhi, India, Dec, 2014.
  17. Bhattacharjya, S., Chakraborti, S. (2014) “Probabilistic Robust Design Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Folded Plate Structures incorporating Parameter Uncertainty”, National Conference on Emerging Technology and Applied Sciences (NCETAS 2014), February 15-16, 2014 Modern Institute Of Engineering & Technology, Hooghly, India
  18. Bhattacharjya, S., Saha, U., Modak, A. and Sarker, B.(2013) Probabilistic Assessment of Safety, Economy and Robustness of Steel Structure Including Parameter Uncertainty in IS: 800-2007 Format”, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Dec 20-22, 2013, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  19. Bhattacharjya, S. and Saha, U. (2013) “Reliability Based Optimal Design of Steel Conveyer Gallery Structure considering Parameter Uncertainty in Latest IS: 800-2007 Framework”, 58th Congress Of ISTAM-2013, December 2013, BESU, Shibpur, India .
  20. Bhattacharjya, S. and De S. (2013) “Robust design optimization of steel cable stayed bridge girder system under seismic excitation”, 29th National Convention of Civil engineers, The Institution of Engineers (India), Meghalaya state centre, 15th & 16th November 2013, Shillong, India.
  21. Moitra, D., Baul, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Sikder, B. K. (2010) “Cost optimal design of steel building frames underlateral loads using coupled CA-LFSR”, Proc. of Int. conf. on convergence of science & engineeringin Education and research: ICSE- 2010,
  22. Chakraborty, S., Bhattacharjya, S., Halder, S., and Ray-Salazer, A. (2009) “A novel robust optimization method under limited uncertainty information”, Proc. of 10th Int. Conf. on Structural Safety and Reliability, (ICOSSAR’09), Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, ICOSSAR 2009: 0166.
  23. Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjya, S., and Chakraborty, S. (2007) “Mechanics of Steel Fibre Reinforced Composite in Flexural Shear”, Proceeding of Int. Conf. Civil Engineering in the New Millennium (CENeM 07), Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, West Bengal, India.
  24. Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjya, S., Chakraborty, S. (2005) “ Mechanics of Steel Fibre Reinforced Composite under compression”, Int. Conf. SEC –2005, IISc. Bangalore, India, Dec. 2005.
  25. Bhattacharjya, S., Chakraborty, S., Sarkar, S.K. (2005) “Robustness in Probabilistic Optimization of Structures”, Int. Conf. SEC –2005, IISc. Bangalore, India, Dec. 2005.

Review of Articles

Reviewed research articles for

  • Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Springer (SCI) (27 articles),
  • Advances in Structural Engineering, Sage Publ (SCI) (three articles),
  • Journal of Institute of Engineers India (three articles), 
  • International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems (one article)
  • Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (two articles)
  • Ain Shams Engineering Journal (one article)
  • Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier) (one article)
  • 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Urban Planning (CEUP2015) held in Beijing, China (one article)
  • International conference Structural Engineering Convention-2018 (SEC 2018) held in Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (eight articles)

 

Research Project:

Title: Robust Optimum Design of Structures under Extreme Loading Considering Parameter Uncertainty

Sponsoring Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Extramural research division, New Delhi,

Project duration: three years,

Project cost: Nine lacs (approx.)

Status: Ongoing 

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

1 (completed), 3 (ongoing)

M.E./M.Tech. Thesis guidance

32 (completed), 3 (ongoing)

Invited Lectures

  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2019) "Prudent construction, testing and retrofitting practices in civil engineering", in an invited talk held at Omdayal Group of Institution, Uluberia, Howrah, 30th March, 2019.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2018) "Prudent construction, testing and retrofitting practices in civil engineering", in an invited talk held at Techno-India Batanagar College, Kolkata, 26th April, 2018.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2017) "Robust Design of Structures under uncertainty", in Refresher course on “Recent Trends in Civil Engineering” held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata during 2-24th January, 2017
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2017) Comprehensive perspective of Design of Steel based on IS 800 :2007, as the main resource person in the industry oriented seminar on “Comprehensive perspective of Design of Steel based on IS 800 :2007” held at Pailan College of management and Technology, Kolkata on 28th April, 2017
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2017) "Design of steel compression member", in National seminar on “Recent Developments in Design of Steel Structures” held in Haldia Institute of Technology during 19th -20th April, 2017.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2017) "Introduction to building design and construction", in 10 weeks training programmes for 600 Nirman Sahayaks under ISGP program of Govt. of West Bengal during June, 2017 to December, 2017.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2015) “Seismic Retrofitting of Steel Structure”, in the In-house training programme on Disaster Management for Assistant Engineers & Sub-Assistant Engineers (Civil) of PWD, Government of WB, February-March, 2015.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2012) “ Design of steel beam-columns”, in the Short term refresher course on ‘Advanced Civil Engineering for the Officers of M/s Larsen and Toubro Construction- EDRC Kolkata (MMH-IC), Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, 21st May to 2nd June, 2012.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2012) “ Design of steel column base”, in the Short term refresher course on ‘Advanced Civil Engineering for the Officers of M/s Larsen and Toubro Construction- EDRC Kolkata (MMH-IC), Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, 21st May to 2nd June, 2012.
  • Bhattacharjya, S. (2012) “ Design of steel compression members”, National Workshop on ‘Recent Trends in Design of Steel Structures’, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, July 25 to 27, 2012.

Course Co-ordination

  • Acted as coordinator of ISTE STTP through ICT on 'Introduction to Structural Engineering' (MHRD sponsored)

Major Consultancy Projects

  1. Third Party Consultant for the project titled ‘1829 mm (OD) MS transmission pipe line from intake works at Rani Debendrabala Ghat on River Hooghly to Water treatment Plant at New Town in Action Area – 1A for 100 MGD Transmission Capacity’, Project cost: Rs. 416 lakh, Sanctioning authority: Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of West Bengal, continuing from April, 2013 (ongoing).
  2. ‘Inspection Of Vidyasagar Setu Along With Approach Viaducts & Interchanges’, Project cost: 257 lakhs, Sanctioning authority: Vice Chairman, Hooghly River Bridge Commissioner (HRBC), continuing from March, 2011 (ongoing).
  3. Vetting of BOQ for Mega Food Park Project at Tripura, funded by M/s Sikaria Mega Foodpark (P) Ltd, Project cost Rs. 6 lacs, December 2014.

Any other information:

  • Acted as Treasurer and a member of the organizing committee for the international symposium ‘International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty, safety and Management: ISEUSAM 2012’ held on 4th to 6th January, 2012.
  • Coordinated Part Time Postgraduate Programme in structural engineering for a period of about seven years.
  • In-charge of model analysis laboratory, surveying laboratory, etc.
  • Paper-setter of various examinations of Institute of Engineers, Jury of national level competitions, delivered lecture in courses for professionals.
  • Worked as member of organizing committee for the International conference, CENeM, 07.
  • Member of Departmental Routine committee, Departmental Academic committee.
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