Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

NAME: DR. DIPANKANA BHATTACHERJEE

Date of Birth: 31st May, 1989
Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA
Address for correspondence:
Qtrs B-176, IIEST Shibpur Campus
Howrah - 711103, West Bengal, INDIA
Contact details: dipankana@civil.iiests.ac.in; dipankana.civil@faculty.iiests.ac.in

Educational background

% of
Examination Subject / Specialization/Title Divn /
Board / Univ. Year of Passing Marks /
Passed of Thesis Class.
CGPA
English, Bengali, Physical
*Madhyamik Sci., Life Sci., Mathematics,
WBBSE 2005 1st 90.38%
Pariksha Geography, History,
Computer Application
*Awarded with Shield for securing highest total marks in aggregate in Class X Board Examination from Gokhale
Memorial Girls’ School, Year: 2005
**Higher Science [Physics, Chemistry,
WBCHSE 2007 1st 96%
Secondary Mathematics, Statistics]
**Awarded with Dr. Monoranjan Biswas Physics Aptitude Scholarship by Nava Nalanda High School, Year: 2007
B.C.E Civil Engineering Jadavpur University 2011 1st 9.11
M.Tech. Geotechnical Engineering IIT Bombay 2013 1st 9.86
$Ph.D.
Geotechnical Engineering IIT Bombay 2018 9.76
$Awarded
with Excellence in Ph.D. Research for the year 2017-19 by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
(IIT Bombay), Year: 2019

Awards and Distinctions

 IGS-Kolkata Chapter Young Geotechnical Engineer (YGE) Award for the best paper on “Earth Retaining
Structures” for the year 2021 by the Indian Geotechnical Society. Awarded during IGC-2021 held in NIT
Trichy [Awarded with plaque and certificate] – Year 2021
 IGS Second Best Paper Prize, sponsored by Springer Nature in Theme of "Numerical and Physical Modeling
and Soil Dynamics" presented at Indian Geotechnical Conference, Visakhapatnam, 2020 [Awarded with a
certificate and Special prize of book vouchers worth 100 Euros from Springer International] – Year 2020
 Excellence in Ph.D. Research for the year 2017-19 by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – Year 2019
 Young Geotechnical Engineer Award sponsored by Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering,
University of Wollongong, Australia, Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), Delhi chapter of IGS and TC 202 of
ISSMGE. Awarded at IIT Delhi [Awarded with Cash prize of Australian $300, a certificate, plaque and Special
prize of book vouchers worth 200 Euros from Springer International] - Year 2018
 IGS-Dr. B.B. Rai-S.N. Gupta Biannual Prize for the BEST PAPER on “Earth and Earth-Retaining Structures,
Including Interaction and Instrumentation” for the year 2011-2012. Awarded during IGC 2013 held in IIT
Roorkee [Awarded with plaque and certificate] – Year 2013

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Research Activities/Interests
 Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Soil Mechanics
 Geotechnical Physical Modelling at normal and enhanced gravity
 Rainfall induced landslides and mitigation measures
 Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and its application
 Geosynthetics in Geotechnical Engineering

Teaching / Research experience

Type of Total
Organization From Designation
Organization period
Indian Institute of Engineering Central Govt.
Science and Technology, Shibpur Institute 05/04/2019 Ongoing Assistant Professor (Gr II)
(IIEST, Shibpur)
Indian Institute of Technology, Central Govt.
05/03/2018 1 year Research Associate
Bombay (IIT Bombay) Institute

Thesis Supervised
Academic Program Responsibility Status of thesis Number
Supervisor Ongoing 01
Ph.D
Co-supervisor Ongoing 01
Supervisor Completed 01
M.Tech
In progress 08
Supervisor Completed 08
B.Tech
In progress 04

Courses Taught
Academic Program Courses
 Estimation, Valuation and Project Management
 Ground Improvement Methods
 Geotechnical Engineering-II
 Advanced Foundation Design Project
UG (B.Tech) &  CAD in Civil Engineering
Dual Degree  Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
 Estimation Practice Sessional
 General Civil Engineering Problems (Minor Project)
 Introduction to Civil Engineering
 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
 Advanced Soil Mechanics
M.Tech & Ph.D.
 Geotechnical Model Laboratory
 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Project

Publications
Category Journals [SCI indexed] International / National Conferences Book chapters
Published 06 08 04

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(a) Paper(s) Publication in SCI/Scopus indexed Journal(s)
Name of the
Sl. Author(s) as listed
No.
Title of Paper(s) Name of the Journal Page(s) Volume & Year
serially in the
published papers

Centrifuge Model Studies on Performance Journal of Geotechnical

of Hybrid Geosynthetic Reinforced Slopes D. Bhattacherjee and and Geoenvironmental
1 04019108:1-13 145(12), 2019
with Poorly Draining Soil Subjected to B.V.S Viswanadham Engineering (ASCE),
Rainfall United States
Design and Performance of an Inflight Geotechnical Testing
D. Bhattacherjee and
2 Rainfall Simulator in a Geotechnical Journal, (ASTM), 72-91 41(1), 2018
B.V.S Viswanadham
Centrifuge United States
Effect of geocomposite layers on slope D. Bhattacherjee and Indian Geotechnical
3 316-326 48(2), 2018
stability under rainfall condition B.V.S Viswanadham Journal, Springer
Studies on the performance of Japanese Geotechnical
B.V.S Viswanadham
4 geocomposite reinforced low-permeable Society Special 2362-2367 2(69), 2016
and D. Bhattacherjee
slopes subjected to rainfall Publication
Geotechnical Special
Effect of hybrid geosynthetic layers on soil
D. Bhattacherjee and Publication, American
5 walls with marginal backfill subjected to 362-371 GSP 269, 2016
B.V.S Viswanadham Society of Civil Enggs.
rainfall
(ASCE), United States
Geosynthetics
Numerical studies on the performance of
D. Bhattacherjee and International, ICE
6 hybrid-geosynthetic-reinforced soil slopes 411-427 22(6), 2015
B.V.S Viswanadham Publishing, United
subjected to rainfall
Kingdom

(b) Paper(s) Publication in SCI/Scopus/Web of Science indexed /internationally renowned Conference

Sl. Name of the Author(s) as
Title of Paper(s) Name of the Conference Page(s) Volume & Year
No. listed serially
4th European Conference on
Centrifuge model studies on geogrid and
D. Bhattacherjee and Physical Modelling in
1 hybrid geosynthetic reinforced slopes 221-226 Vol 1, 2020
B.V.S Viswanadham Geotechnics (ECPMG) 2020
subjected torainfall
Luleå, Sweden
B.V.S Viswanadham, 4th European Conference on
Performance of Geogrid reinforced soil
M. Jayanandan, D. Physical Modelling in
2 walls with low permeable backfill: 213-220 Vol 1, 2020
Bhattacherjee and P. Geotechnics (ECPMG) 2020
Centrifuge Study
Kumar Luleå, Sweden
Prediction of threshold curves for 77 -78
D. Bhattacherjee and Second ASCE India Conference
3 mitigating rainfall induced landslides in [extended Vol 1, 2020
B.V.S Viswanadham (CRSIDE 2020), Kolkata
low permeable soil slopes abstarct]
9th International Conference on
Development of a rainfall simulator in
D. Bhattacherjee and Physical Modelling in
4 centrifuge using modified Mariotte's 337-342 Vol 1, 2018
B.V.S Viswanadham Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018),
principle
London
Young Geotechnical Engineers’
Effect of geosynthetic layers on slopes D. Bhattacherjee and Paper ID: FM
5 Symposium on Finite Element 1-2
subjected to rainfall B.V.S Viswanadham 031, 2015
Method, ISSMGE, DST
Some studies on the Performance of 8th Int. Conf. on Physical
D. Bhattacherjee and 1153-
6 Geocomposite Reinforced Slopes Modelling in Geotechnics Vol 2, 2014
B.V.S Viswanadham 1159
subjected to Rainfall (ICPMG 2014), Australia
B.V.S Viswanadham,
Centrifuge model tests on the 8th Int. Conf. on Physical
A. Guha, B.V 1061-
7 measurement of impact energy on bridge Modelling in Geotechnics Vol 2, 2014
Sudarshan, S.Kundu 1066
pier foundations embedded in sand (ICPMG 2014), Australia
and D. Bhattacherjee

Some studies on the seepage analysis of

D. Bhattacherjee, S.
geosynthetic reinforced soil walls Indian Geotechnical Conference
8 Balakrishnan and 347-350 Vol. 1, 2012
constructed with low-permeability backfill (IGC 2012), IIT Delhi
B.V.S Viswanadham
soils

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 (c) Book Chapter(s) written
Sl.
Name Name of Author(s) Year of Publication Publisher with address
No.
Simplified Plane Strain Consolidation Modeling of Stone
Puspendu Ray,
Column In: Soil Dynamics, Earthquake and Springer, Singapore
1 Ambarish Ghosh and 2022, In press
Computational Geotechnical Engineering, Lecture notes in (pubs.)
D. Bhattacherjee
Civil Engineering
Studies on Centrifuge Modelling of Rainfall Induced
Landslides, In: Dynamics of Soil and Modelling of D. Bhattacherjee and Springer, Singapore
2 2022, pp. 207-216
Geotechnical Problems - (ISBN: 978-981-16-5604-0). B.V.S Viswanadham (pubs.)
Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 186
Centrifuge Modelling of Marginal Soil Slopes under
Rainfall with Hybrid Geosynthetic Inclusions, In: Ground D. Bhattacherjee and Springer, Singapore
3 Improvement Techniques (ISBN: 978-981-15-9987-3). B.V.S Viswanadham
2021, pp. 329-338
(pubs.)
Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 118
Use of hybrid geosynthetics in mitigating rainfall induced
slope instability, In: Geotechnics for Transportation D. Bhattacherjee and Springer, Singapore
4 2019, pp. 689-702
Infrastructure (ISBN: 978-981-13-6712-0). Lecture notes B.V.S Viswanadham (pubs.)
in Civil Engineering, Volume 28

Reviewer of International Journals

 Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE)

 International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE)
 Geotextiles and Geomembranes (Elsevier)
 Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Elsevier)

Innovative activities and developments

 Design and development of an in-flight rainfall simulator at enhanced gravity levels in centrifuge. The
developed simulator is capable of inducing in-flight rainfall of various intensities (varying from 10 mm/h to
80 mm/h in prototype dimensions) and durations (over a year continuously in prototype dimensions) on
geotechnical structures using specially designed pneumatic nozzles. The intensity and duration of rainfall
can be regulated at any point of time in the in-flight condition to replicate prototype natural hazards, ranging
from long-term medium intensity rainfall to a short spell of very high intensity rainfall.

Sponsored Research projects

Sl.
Sponsoring Agency Title of the Project(s) Period Status Role
No.
Construction challenges of strip
1 TEQIP-III footings resting on low-permeable 1 year Completed PI
soil slopes

Consultancy projects

Sl. Amount Indicate role as PI /

Sponsoring Agency Title of the Project(s)/ Patent(s) Period Status
No. (Rs) Co-PI
Widening and Up-gradation 2-
Lane with paved shoulder
ABCI Infrastructures configuration and geometric 2020- 14
1 Ongoing Co-PI
Pvt. Ltd. improvements: Aiwawal - Tui 2021 lakhs
Pang section of NH-54 in the state
of Mizoram

Additionally participated in several consultancy projects of national importance involving governmental and
private agencies across India under the supervision of Prof. B.V.S Viswanadham. A selected few include:

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 Soil stabilization works involving soil-anchor systems and gabion walls
 Rockfall protection works and crib works
 Seepage and stability analysis of earthen dams, soil-nailed slopes etc.
 Computation of stresses and deformation analysis of retaining walls at various stages of excavation.
 Analysis of settlement problem and deformation behaviour of buried pipelines under the influence of
overburden pressure and rainfall using Geostudio software.
 Numerical analysis of failure mechanism of various geotechnical structures, eg. Analysis of the shored-pile
sections located near slope-failure zone in Wadala, Mumbai using Plaxis software.
 Effects of excavation of bored tunnels and excavation for underground station near Kalina-Vakola Flyover
during construction of Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) using ABAQUS.

Seminars/Workshops organized

Sl. Sponsored by / Self Number of

From To Name of the Course(s)
No. Financed Participants
Planning and Design of Sustainable
1 08.03.2021 12.03.21 Transportation Infrastructures TEQIP- Phase III 100
[5-days Webinar]
Studies on the simulation of climatic Department of Civil
2 02.08.2019 events in a geotechnical centrifuge Engg, IIESTS and IGS 100
[Technical Lecture] Kolkata Chapter

Membership of Professional Bodies

Sl.
Name of the Professional Body/Bodies Grade of the Body/Bodies Membership Number
No.
Elected as Life Member in
1 Indian Geotechnical Society, Delhi LM 4185
2017
2 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Associate Member ID: 10656216

Administrative/Institute Support Work

 Faculty in Charge of Institute Works Division, From 18-09-2019 – Ongoing

 Warden of Lt. Williams Hall of Residence, From 03-02-2020– Ongoing
 Member of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted as per sexual harassment of women
at workplace, From 23-11-2020– Ongoing
 Member of the Core Committee for preparing the Central Time Table (classes) for the Institute, From
03-03-2021– Ongoing
 Faculty in Charge of "Society for Creative Arts and Green Environment (SCAGE)”- a society under
the Center for Creative Expression, IIESTS, From 18-06-2021– Ongoing
 Member of the committee constituted for preparation of Annual Report, From 04-08-2021– Ongoing
 Member of committee constituted for celebration of Independence Day [2019, 2020, 2021]
 Nominated as an organizing member of the INDUCTION CUM ORIENTATION PROGRAM (IOP)
for the new batch of UG and PG students of IIEST Shibpur [2019, 2020, 2021]
 Jt. Convenor of Cultural Committee of 6th Annual Convocation of IIEST Shibpur
 Convenor of SATRANG-2020, the annual event of the seven cultural clubs of IIEST Shibpur

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Departmental Responsibilities

 Member of Departmental Under-Graduate Committee (DUGC) since August 2020

 Member of Departmental Routine Committee since December 2019
 Coordinator of Civil Departmental Website Committee since December 2019
 Convenor of the committee deputed by the Head for the establishment of Advanced Dynamics
Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering since
 Member of Departmental Committee for data preparation and maintenance of academic records
since September 2020
 Member of Departmental Committee for preparing road map and revised course curriculum since
September 2020