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Dr. Avik Samanta
Dr. Avik Samanta
Associate professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India
Dr. Avik Samanta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from IIT Bombay, M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, and B.E. from IIEST Shibpur (formerly Bengal Engineering College). He began his professional career as a design engineer at Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd.(2001-03), Kolkata, and later served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, from 2010 to 2013, where he focused on seismic response analysis and performance-based design for disaster mitigation.
Dr. Samanta’s academic and research interests lie in structural fire engineering, earthquake engineering, steel and thin-walled structures, and vibration control. He specializes in combining experimental investigations with numerical modeling to study structural behavior under elevated temperatures and seismic loads. He has led government-funded research projects, including a DST-sponsored study on seismic vulnerability in Patna, and has completed numerous consultancy assignments in structural performance assessment, fire resistance design, and safety evaluations. His scholarly contributions have been published in leading international journals, and his work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Dr. Jai Krishna Prize from the Institution of Engineers (India) and a Best Paper Award at RAID 2024.
As an educator, Dr. Samanta has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Structural Analysis, Design of Steel Structures, Earthquake Engineering, and Finite Element Methods. He has guided several Ph.D. and M.Tech scholars, with research spanning structural resilience under extreme loading conditions. His work reflects a strong integration of theory, experimentation, and real-world engineering practice.
PhD Students (Current)
Saurabh Shukla is a Ph.D. scholar at IIT Patna, holding an M.Tech in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering from NIT Silchar. His research focuses on the fire performance of steel plated structures, combining experimental testing and finite element modeling.
Prabhat Kumar Singh is a Ph.D. student at IIT Patna, enrolled since July 2021. He completed his B.Tech and M.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIEST Shibpur. His research focuses on the behaviour, design, and reliability of GFRP structural sections.
Ambar Kumar Mishra is a PhD. Scholar at IIT Patna, enrolled since July 2023. He has done B.Tech in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Silchar. His research is related to vibration control of structure with a focus on Liquid Dampers.
PhD Students (Former)
Dr. Saurabh Suman
Dr. Saurabh Suman
Dr. Suman completed his B.Tech in Construction Engineering from Jadavpur University. He joined IIT Patna for his doctoral studies and completed his Ph.D. in 2023, focusing on the behaviour and design of monosymmetric hot-rolled steel sections at elevated temperatures.He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Warwick, where he continues his research in structural fire engineering and steel design.
Dr. Ravikant Singh
Dr. Ravikant Singh
Dr. Singh earned his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering and completed his M.Tech in Structural Engineering from NITTTR, India in 2018, focusing on the seismic analysis of framed buildings. He completed his Ph.D. at IIT Patna in 2024, where his research examined the fire performance of cold-formed steel structures using experimental and numerical modelling. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland and working on fire safety standardization of offsite construction.
M.Tech Students (on-going)
Name: Megha
Research Field: Perforated Beam
Expected Year of Passing: 2025
Name: Nikhil Harsh
Research Field: RC Beam, Elevated temperature
Expected Year of Passing: 2026
Name: Rishi Raj
Research Field: Cellular Beam, Elevated Temperature
Expected Year of Passing: 2026
Name: Saurabh Shukla
Research Field: Monosymmetric Beam, Elevated temperature
Expected Year of Passing: 2025
M.Tech Students (Former)
Name: Tathagat Rakesh
Topic: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flexural Behaviour of RC Beam under Elevated Temperature
Passing Year: 2025
Current Position: —
Name: Amarnath Gupta
Topic: Lateral Torsional Buckling Behaviour and Design of Hot-Rolled Steel Monosymmetric I-beam under Different Loading Conditions
Passing Year: 2025
Current Position: Faculty at Bihar Government
Name: Prabhat Mishra
Topic: Behaviour of Hot-Rolled Steel I-Beam under Different Loading Conditions
Passing Year: 2024
Current Position: Engineer at L&T
Name: R Lalruatkima
Topic: Vibration Control of Jacket Type Offshore Structure Against Environmental Loads Using Tuned Liquid Damper
Passing Year: 2024
Current Position: Assistant Engineer at Mizoram Government
Name: Kumar Pallaw
Topic: Vibration control of multi-storied regular and irregular structures using combined tuned mass and liquid damper
Passing Year: 2023
Current Position: —
Name: Aditya Kumar
Topic: Vibration control of multi-storied buildings using multi-tuned liquid dampers
Passing Year: 2022
Current Position: Pursuing PhD from IIT Bombay
Name: Sunny Mishra
Topic: Seismic response of multi-storied building with shear wall considering soil-structure interaction in Patna, India
Passing Year: 2020
Current Position: Completed PhD from IIT Madras
Name: Pratyush Kumar
Topic: Seismic Fragility Assessment of Existing 9 Storey Reinforced Concrete (RC) Buildings in Patna, India
Passing Year: 2018
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher at Texas A&M and CAAAM-University of North Texas
Name: Arabinda Swain
Topic: Seismic Response and Vulnerability Assessment of Representative Low, Medium and High-rise Buildings in Patna, India
Passing Year: 2017
Current Position: Executive Engineer (Civil) at Public Works Department, Government of Odisha
Name: Mohd Zia Hussain
Topic: Properties and responses of buildings in Patna for future earthquakes
Passing Year: 2017
Current Position: Assistant Professor and HOD, GEC Samastipur
Name: Johneo Pasi
Topic: Seismic Retrofitting Strategies for Soft-Ground-Storied Building
Passing Year: 2016
Current Position: Working with Meghalaya Public Commission
Name: Pranjul Pandey
Topic: Effects of Ground Motion Duration and Scaling Methods on Seismic Performance of Tall Structures
Passing Year: 2016
Current Position: Entrepreneurship
Name: Ravi Kanth Sriwastav
Topic: Seismic vulnerability assessment of high-rise buildings in Patna for future earthquakes
Passing Year: 2016
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Madras
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