GeoHazard & Health Monitoring Studies

Hello, I'm Dr. Sukanta Das, currently appointed as a faculty (Ad-hoc) in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Raipur. My primary research interests lie in the field of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Within this field, I am particularly passionate about seismic response of different geotechnical structures, where I focus on Dynamic Properties of Geo-materials; Seismic Stability of Hill Slopes; Seismic Design of Shallow Foundations and Hill Buildings; Experimental and Numerical Study in Geotechnical Engineering; Land Subsidence; Health Monitoring of Geotechnical Structures; Advanced Mitigation Technique for Ground Vibration and Application of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) in Geotechnical Engineering. 

My motivation for this research stems from past casualties and deaths due to earthquake-induced damages of buildings and infrastructures, especially in the Alpine (Himalayan) regions, which are highly seismically active. I believe these areas are especially relevant today, given the increasing threat of seismic events. I have previously worked on projects related to the dynamic behavior of sand mixed with waste tire particles (crumb rubber), topographic soil structure interaction and land subsidence study in Joshimath, Uttarakhand.

My future goals include assessment of geotechnical hazards, implementing earth structures health monitoring systems and developing strategies for hazard mitigation. I welcome any opportunities for collaboration, discussions or networking in these research areas.