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Dr. Sayantan Chakraborty

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Geotechnical Engineering
1209 D, FD I, Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Publications

Journal Publications

  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty S., and Jang, J., 2024. Ground Improvement Studies on Problematic Soils: Innovative Materials with Sustainable Applications. Indian Geotechnical Journal (accepted)
  • Samadhiya, A., Bhunia, D., Chakraborty, S. and Lahoti, M., 2024. Influence of activator ratios and concentration on the physio-mechanical and microstructural characteristics of the geopolymers derived from sandstone processing waste. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp.1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33019-0
  • Samadhiya, A., Bhunia, D. and Chakraborty, S., (2023). Alkali-Activation Potential of Sandstone Wastes with Electric Arc Furnace Slag as Co-additive. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 49, 5817–5833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08514-0
  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S. and Little, D., (2023). Micro-Mechanical Behavior of Nanosilica-Treated High-Sulfate Soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2023-0051
  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. (2023). Experimental Studies and Sustainability Assessments of Quarry Dust for Chemical Treatment of Expansive Soils. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journalhttps://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20220243
  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. (2023). Role of Nano and Crystalline Silica to Accelerate Chemical Treatment of Problematic Soil. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering149(7), 04023044 (1-16), https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-10999 (Editor's choice paper - https://ascelibrary.org/jggefk/gt_editors_choice_collection)
  • Caballero, S.R., Puppala, A.J., Bheemasetti, T.V., and Chakraborty, S. (2022). Geotechnical Visualization and Three-Dimensional Geostatistics Modelling of Highly Variable Soils of a Hydraulic Fill Dam. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 148(11), 05022006 (1-14), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002872 (Editor's choice paper - https://ascelibrary.org/jggefk/gt_editors_choice_collection)
  • Kumar, P., Tingle, J.S., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S., and Congress, S.S.C. (2022). Resilient Characteristics of Polymer Emulsion Treated Sandy Soil. Transportation Research Record. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221087238
  • Mosadegh, L., Chakraborty, S., and Puppala, A.J. (2022). Effect of Geomaterial Variability on Seismic Response Analyses of Earthen Dams. Engineering Geology, 297, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106513.
  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Khan, M.A., Congress, S.S.C., Banerjee, A., and Chakraborty, S. (2021). Evaluating the Performance of Wicking Geotextile in Providing Drainage for Flexible Pavements Built Over Expansive Soils. Transportation Research Record, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211001381. 
  • Samuel, R.A., Puppala, A.J., Banerjee, A., Radovic, M., Huang, O.D., and Chakraborty, S. (2021). Improvement of Strength and Volume-Change Properties of Expansive Clays with Geopolymer Treatment. Transportation Research Record1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211001842
  • Boluk, B., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S., and Bhaskar, P. (2021). Forensic Analyses and Rehabilitation of a Failed Highway Embankment Slope in Texas. Transportation Research Record, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198121996359
  • Chakraborty, S., Puppala, A. J., & Biswas, N. (2021). Role of crystalline silica admixture in mitigating ettringite-induced heave in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils. Géotechnique, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.20.P.154
  • Chakraborty, S., Puppala, A. J., Bheemasetti, T. V., & Das, J. T. (2021). Seismic Slope Stability Analysis of a Hydraulic Fill Dam. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics21(1), 04020237. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001892
  • Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T. V., Puppala, A. J., Das, J. T., & Caballero O, S. R. (2021). Geomaterial Characterization and Stability Assessment of Hydraulic Fill Dams. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering33(2), 04020446. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003553
  • Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T. V., Das, J. T., & Puppala, A. J. (2020). Seismic response analysis of a hydraulic fill dam. Acta Geotechnica15(11), 3095–3110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-020-00978-w
  • Chakraborty, S., & Nair, S. (2020). Impact of curing time on moisture-induced damage in lime-treated soils. International Journal of Pavement Engineering21(2), 215–227. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2018.1453068   
  • Banerjee, A., Puppala, A. J., Congress, S. S. C., Chakraborty, S., Likos, W. J., & Hoyos, L. R. (2020). Variation of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils over a Wide Range of Suction States. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering146(9), 04020096. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002332
  • Chakraborty, S., Das, J. T., Puppala, A. J., & Banerjee, A. (2019). Natural frequency of earthen dams at different induced strain levels. Engineering Geology248, 330–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.12.008
  • Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T. V., Puppala, A. J., & Verreault, L. (2019). Use of Constant Energy Source in SASW Test and Its Influence on Seismic Response Analysis. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal41(6), 20170220. https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20170220
  • Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T. V., Puppala, A. J., & Nazarian, S. (2019). A rational approach to select the number of field tests required to determine subgrade properties. International Journal of Pavement Engineering20(9), 1118–1126. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2017.1394095
  • Das, J. T., Banerjee, A., Puppala, A. J., & Chakraborty, S. (2019). Sustainability and resilience in pavement infrastructure: a unified assessment framework. Environmental Geotechnics, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.19.00035
  • Chakraborty, S., & Nair, S. (2018). Impact of different hydrated cementitious phases on moisture-induced damage in lime-stabilised subgrade soils. Road Materials and Pavement Design19(6), 1389–1405. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2017.1314222

 

Book Chapters/Conference Publications/Presentations

  • Ghosh, D., Banerjee, A., Chakraborty, S., and Patil, U. D., Impact of Biopolymers on Slope Stability of an Embankment in Steady and Transient States. In ASCE International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo 2024 GSP 355, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485415.007.
  • Mukherjee, A., Justin, A., Chakraborty, S., Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J. and Roy, S., Utilization of Quarry Fines as a Sustainable Admixture for Suppressing Ettringite-Induced Heaving. In ASCE Geo-Congress 2024 GSP 351, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 336-345. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485330.035
  • Samridh, Jain, A., Chakraborty, S., Biswas, N., Puppala, A. J., and Ramineni, K., (2023). Durability and Recuperative Properties of Lime Stabilized Soils, In ASCE Geo-Congress 2023 GSP 339, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 440-451. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784484661.046
  • Samadhiya, A., Bhunia, D., Chakraborty, S., and Kaushik, T., (2023). Alkali Activation Potential of Stone Wastes, Materials Today: Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.148 
  • Boluk, B, Chakraborty S., Puppala A.J., & Jafari, N.H. (2022) Inverse Analysis of a Failed Highway Embankment Slope in North Texas. In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 166. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77238-3_44. Available at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-77238-3_44
  • Biswas, N., Khan, M.A., Banerjee, A., Puppala, A.J., & Chakraborty, S. (2022) Application of Wicking Geotextile for Pavement Infrastructure on Expansive Soil. In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 165. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77234-5_44. Available at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-77234-5_44
  • Biswas, N., Chakraborty, S., Puppala, A. J., & Banerjee, A. (2021). A Novel Method to Improve the Durability of Lime-Treated Expansive Soil. In Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. (pp. 227-238). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6444-8_20
  • Banerjee, A., Puppala, A.J., Congress, S.S.C., Chakraborty, S., & Pedarla, A. (2021). Recent Advances in Predicting the Behavior of Unsaturated and Expansive Soils. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering: Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development and Urbanization. (pp. 1-21). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6590-2_1  
  • Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T. V., & Puppala, A. J. (2019). Effect of Constant Energy Source on Coherence Function in Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) Testing. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering: Geotechnical Characterisation and Geoenvironmental Engineering (pp. 59–65). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0899-4_8
  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. (2022). Mitigating ettringite-induced heaving in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils using crystalline silica admixture. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering – Rahman and Jaksa (Eds), Australian Geomechanics Society, Sydney, Australia, ISBN 978-0-9946261-4-1, pp 3071-3077.  
  • Kumar, P., Tingle, J.S., Puppala A.J., Chakraborty S., & Congress, S.S.C., (2022) Permeability Characteristics of Polymer Emulsion-stabilized Soils. In ASCE Geo-Congress 2022, GSP 331, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 261-270. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484012.027
  • Jang, J., Puppala A.J., Biswas, N., Chakraborty S., & Radovic, M. (2022) Utilization of Metakaolin-based Geopolymers for Stabilization of Sulfate-rich Soils. In ASCE Geo-Congress 2022, GSP 331, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 222-231. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484012.023
  • Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S., & Khan, M.A., 2021. Utilization of Silica-based Admixture to Improve the Durability of Lime-treated Expansive Soil. In ASCE IFCEE 2021. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 233-242. doi:10.1061/9780784483411.023
  • Congress, S. S. C., Kumar, P., Banerjee, A., Chakraborty, S., Patil, U. D., & Puppala, A. J. 2021. Evaluation of Rock Slope Stability Using 3-Dimensional Data Analysis. In Tran-SET 2020, pp. 28–33. doi:10.1061/9780784483305.004
  • Kaneza, N., He, S., Yu, X., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. 2020. Resilient Modulus of Expansive Soils in North Texas Treated with Liquid Ionic Soil Stabilizer (LISS). In ASCE Geo-Congress 2020. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 601–611. doi:10.1061/9780784482780.059
  • Mosadegh, L., Chakraborty, S., Biswas, N., Bhaskar, P., and Puppala, A.J. 2020. Comparison of Earthquake-Induced Pore Water Pressure and Deformations in Earthen Dams Using Non-Linear and Equivalent Linear Analyses. In ASCE Geo-Congress 2020. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 151–160. doi:10.1061/9780784482810.017
  • Biswas, N., Chakraborty, S., Mosadegh, L., Puppala, A.J., and Corcoran, M. 2020. Influence of Anisotropic Permeability on Slope Stability Analysis of an Earthen Dam during Rapid Drawdown. In ASCE Geo-Congress 2020. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 29–39. doi:10.1061/9780784482797.004
  • Jafari, N. H., Puppala, A., Boluk, B., Cadigan, J. A., Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T., & Pleasant, J. E. (2019). Predicting the Performance of Highway Embankment Slopes. In H. Sadek (Ed.), MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 271, p. 02007). https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201927102007
  • Chakraborty, S., Banerjee, A., Das, J. T., Mosadegh, L., & Puppala, A. J. (2018). Impact of Variation of Small Strain Shear Modulus on Seismic Slope Stability Analysis of a Levee: A Sensitivity Analysis. In ASCE IFCEE 2018American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. 302–313. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481608.029
  • Das, J. T., Banerjee, A., Chakraborty, S., & Puppala, A. J. (2018). A Framework for Assessment of Sustainability and Resilience in Subgrade Stabilization for a High-Volume Road. In Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting, 1–6. Washington DC.
  • Das, J. T., Samuel, R. A., George, A. M., Chakraborty, S., Bheemasetti, T. V., & Puppala, A. J. (2018). Establishing a Threshold Sustainability Index for a Geotechnical Construction. In ASCE IFCEE 2018American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. 222–232. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481615.018
  • George, A. M., Chakraborty, S., Das, J. T., Pedarla, A., & Puppala, A. J. (2018). Understanding Shallow Slope Failures on Expansive Soil Embankments in North Texas Using Unsaturated Soil Property Framework. In ASCE PanAm Unsaturated Soils 2017American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. 206–216. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481691.021
  • Chakraborty, S., Das, J.T., Banerjee, A. and Puppala, A.J., (2017). Effect of erroneous estimation of small strain shear moduli on seismic response of an earth dam. In Indian Geotechnical Conference, Guwahati, India (pp. 1-5).