DR. SANJAY SENGUPTA (HOD)

Professor

About

Email	sanjay.sengupta@bcrec.ac.in
Date of birth	1977-01-01
Date of joining	2014-01-09
Department	Civil Engineering
Address	AS-2, Flat No. 6G, Ashiyana Society, Shankarpur, Durgapur -12
Vidwan ID	185467
About Me	Love to teach students with all dedication. Having 10 years of industry and 12 yrs of teaching experience. Research area focus primarily on earthquake engineering and structural health monitoring. Presently heading the department. Having good exposure to academic accreditation processes.
Specialization / Research Interest	Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Structural Health Monitoring , Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

PhD
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur - March, 2014 - Oct, 2018
M.Tech
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) , Roorkee - July,1999 – Feb,2001
B.E
National Institute of Technology, Silchar - July,1995 – June,1999

Examination Cleared

GATE

Other Examination Cleared

SET

Teaching and R & D experience

Teaching	Research	Industry
12	6	10

Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College (Sept, 2021 to Present)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College (Jan, 2014 to Aug, 2021)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology (Feb, 2011 to Dec 2013)

Associate Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., (April, 2009-Jan, 2011)

Assistant Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., (April, 2007-March, 2009)

Information Technology Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., (April, 2005-March, 2007)

Assistant System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., (April, 2002-March, 2005)

Assistant System Engineer (Trainee), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., (April, 2001-March, 2002)

B.Tech:

Theory: Engineering Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Foundation Engineering, Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering, Construction Planning & Management, Design of Tall Structure, Building Materials & Construction

Practical: Solid Mechanics Lab, Computer Aided Design Lab, Soil Mechanics Lab, Foundation Engineering Lab, Surveying Lab, Structural Engineering Design Practice (Sessional), Quantity Surveying & Specifications (Sessional)

Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Structural Health Monitoring , Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

• 2nd rank in class of M.Tech of Structural Dynamics with 9.24 CGPA (IIT Roorkee)

• 2nd rank in class of B.E ,Civil with Honours (NIT Silchar, Formerly REC Silchar, Assam University)

• Qualified in GATE 1999 (All India Rank 293)

• Full time MHRD scholarship at IIT, Roorkee (1999-2001)

• Among top 10 performers for a continuous period of 5 years in the project team of approximate 150 members while working at different roles at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(TCSL) [2006-2011]

• Award for Best Implementation Project (as implementation team lead) for the project executed by TCS for Goldman Sachs (2006) and Hats Off award for continuous commitment by MD &CEO , TCS (2006)

• Appointed by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. for working as the Project Lead for the British Telecom Management Information Systems Project (located in Belfast, Northern Ireland) (2003-2005)

Activities

Area of Interest

Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Structural Health Monitoring , Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

Expertise

Teaching Expertise for more than a decade in different areas of Civil Engineering. Expertise in the domain of Structural Health Monitoring and Non Destructive Testing.

Other distinctions

Expertise in Software Project Management and Development.

Invited Lectures

SL. No.	Location	Topic
1	Department of Information Technology, Dr. B.C Roy Engineering College on the 11th Sep 2019	Lecture on Information Technology Industry Orientation
2	The Institution of Engineers (India), Durgapur Local Centre under the aegis of Civil Engineering Division on 19th July, 2021	Lecture on Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

Membership of professional bodies

SL. No.	Professional Body
1	Indian Geotechnical Society (Kolkata Chapter)

Project Ideas Submitted to Govt. Agencies/ On-going Projects / Research Ideas under preparation & execution

SL. No.	Project Ideas Submitted to Govt. Agencies
1	1. Real Time Crack Detection in concrete pavements using Acoustic Emission Technique – Submitted to CSIR in 2019 (Reviewed , not approved as the Department does not have Master’s Programme) 2. Bridge Pier Health Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission Technique (Project File No CRG/2019/000796) - Submitted to SERB in 2019 (The proposal was examined carefully on the basis of scientific / technical merit, novelty, work plan, research methodology and also considering the availability of funds etc. We regret to inform you that after thorough consideration, your proposal is not recommended for funding) 3. Investigation of Public Health Impacts and Traffic Management due to traffic congestion around schools in Urban Areas: A Case Study in Durgapur –Submitted to Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of West-Bengal (No communication received till date)

SL. No.

Project Ideas Submitted to Govt. Agencies

1. Real Time Crack Detection in concrete pavements using Acoustic Emission Technique – Submitted to CSIR in 2019 (Reviewed , not approved as the Department does not have Master’s Programme) 2. Bridge Pier Health Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission Technique (Project File No CRG/2019/000796) - Submitted to SERB in 2019 (The proposal was examined carefully on the basis of scientific / technical merit, novelty, work plan, research methodology and also considering the availability of funds etc. We regret to inform you that after thorough consideration, your proposal is not recommended for funding) 3. Investigation of Public Health Impacts and Traffic Management due to traffic congestion around schools in Urban Areas: A Case Study in Durgapur –Submitted to Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of West-Bengal (No communication received till date)

Publications

Journal

Date	Title	Journal	DOI	Link
01-10-2022	Optimal location of acoustic emission sensors for detecting rail damage	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings	DOI	View
01-09-2022	Acoustic Emission-based Damage Detection and Classification in Steel Frame Structure Using Wavelet Transform and Random Forest,	Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering	DOI	View
01-03-2021	Compatibility Of Equivalent Static Load Method For A Telecommunication Tower Compared Against Time History Method	BCREC Engineering & Science Transaction	DOI	View
01-01-2021	Investigation of layered composite plates under acoustic emission using an appropriate finite element model	Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering	DOI	View
01-10-2019	Dynamic Analysis of Telecommunication Tower for Optimum Modal Combination and Elemental Discretization	International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology	DOI	View
10-01-2017	Pavement Subgrade Soil Stabilization using Stone Quarry Dust	Elixir Civil Engg	DOI	View
01-12-2015	Issues in Structural Investigations: Vibration Based Approach Vs. Elastic Wave Propagation Approach	International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology	DOI	View
01-08-2015	Structural Damage Localisation by acoustic emission technique: A state of the art review.	Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures	DOI	View
01-11-2014	Study of shear walls in multistoried buildings with different thickness and reinforcement percentage for all seismic zones in India	International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology	DOI	View

Participations

Participation In Administrative Committees

SL. No.	Post	Committee	Year
1	Coordinator	Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)	2019 till date
2	Convener	Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)	2022 till date
3	Memeber	AICTE-IDEA Lab Core committee	2021 to 2022
4	Convener	NAAC Core Committee	2019 till date
5	Member	Institute Academic Council	2019 till date
6	Member	Institute Innovation Council	2022 till date

Organization of events (Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College)

SL. No.	Description
1	Organising member (Publicity Team) of the National Conference on Emerging Trends on Sustainable Technology and Engineering Applications (NCETSTEA), 2020.
2	Publication Co-Chair of International IEEE Conference MESIICON-2022 (International Interdisciplinary Conference on Mathematics, Engineering and Science)

Thesis Supervised

Under Graduate

SL. No.	Year	Topic	Rollno	University Registration	Affiliation
1	2016	Study on The Effect of Plan Irregularity on Seismic Responses of R.C Framed Structures Using Different Methods	Debapriyo Ghosh(12001312011) Kalyan Samanta(12001312012) Pinaki Mukherjee(12001312024) Priyaman Panja(12001312027) Ritankar Saha(12001312032) Rohit Chourasia(12001312033) Subhendu Samui (12001312049) Tanmoy Dhara(12001312059)	NA	NA
2	2017	Parametric Study of Bearing Capacity And Comparison Using Different Code Provisions	Bikram Kumar Barnwal(12001313027) Birendra Kumar(12001313028) Bishal Singh(12001313029) Biswanath Yadav(12001313030) Geetanjali Kumari(12001313038)	NA	NA
3	2018	Seismic Analysys of Multistorey Residential Building Using Staad Pro And Design Using Matlab Programme	Navneet Kumar(12001314061) Pawan Kumar Modi(12001314068) Ram Babu Yadav(12001314074) Sandeep Kumar Sahu(12001314081) Sanjeet Bharti(12001314082) Sanjeev Kumar Sardar(12001314083) Sk. Abdul Salam(12001314093)	NA	NA
4	2019	A Comparative Study on Telecommunication Tower Under Different Loading Conditions With Comprehensive Seismic Analysis	Rahul Dey(12001315079) Souvik Gantait(12001315104) Tanmoy Saha(12001315110) Tirthankar Roy(12001315113) Trilok Anand(12001315114) Yawar Jawaid(12001315121) Trishit Chandra(12001315152) Rajdeep Paul(12001315153) Chiranjeev Tiwary(12001316017)	NA	NA
5	2020	A Comparative Study on Bearing Capacity Improvement of Loose Sandy Soil Using Grouting	Snehasish Bhattacharjee(12001317007) Shilpa Devsharma(12001317008) Sayan Ghosh(12001317009) Sadrul Amin(12001317010) Rahul Pan(12001317011) Priyam Singh Deo(12001317012) Partha Sarathi Guha(12001317013)	NA	NA
6	2021	A Sustainable Approach Towards Development of A Smart Township In Durgapur	Shivam (12001317042) Shashank Gupta (12001317043) Shairul Hussain (12001317044) Santanu Bala (12001317045) Saif Khan (12001317046) Riyanka Manna (12001317047)	NA	NA
7	2022	A Comparative Study on Strength of Concrete By Partial Replacement of Cement With Fly Ash	Souradip Bhattacharjee (12001319006) Mainak Chatterjee (12001319062) Emaj Ali (12001319008) Smriti Anand (12001319067) Baisakhi Dhara (12001319007)	NA	NA

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