Department of Civil Engineering

DEPARTMENTS

Engineering

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CENTRE

Dr.(Mrs.) Dipika Devi

Professor

Computational Mechanics, Object-Oriented Programming in Finite Element Analysis, Constitutive modeling

Contact
(EPBX/Office): 0360 - 2257401-8 Extn. 6223
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
From(Date of Joining)ToDesignationOrganisationNature of Association
12/05/199708/02/2003LecturerRoyal Bhutan Institute of Technology 
18/07/20064/10/2016Assistant ProfessorNERISTRegular
05/10/2016Till DateAssociate ProfessorNERISTRegular
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
B.E.Civil EngineeringJorhat Engineering College (Dibrugarh University)1994
M.E.Soil Mechanics and Foundation EngineeringAssam Engineering College ( Guwahati Univwersity)1998
Ph.D.Object-oriented nonlinear finite element analysis framework for implementing modified cam clay modelIIT Guwahati2013
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
21/09/199815/06/1999Head, Civil Engineering DepartmentRoyal Bhutan Polytechnic, Dewathang, Bhutan
16/07/2024Till DateHead, Civil Engineering DepartmentNERIST
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. AMIE from 08/02/2000 (AM085882-2)
  2. CHARTERED ENGINEER from 07/03/2002 (AM085882-2)
TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
1. Engineering GraphicsCE3151Bridge course for 10+2I
2.Fluid Mechanics-1CE 3101DiplomaI
3. Engineering MechanicsCE 3102DiplomaI
4. Mechanics of SolidsCE 3201DiplomaII
4. Structural Analysis-ICE 4101DiplomaI
5. Diploma ProjectCE 4009DiplomaII
6. Geotechnical and Transportation EngineeringCE 4301Bridge course for DegreeI
7. Structural Analysis-IICE 5101DegreeI
7. Geotechnical Engineered-IICE 5202DegreeII
8. Introductoductory Finite Element MethodCe 5203DegreeII
9. Computation Methods in C.E.CE 6105DegreeI
10. Advance Soil Mechanics and FoundationsCE 6006Degree (Elective)II
11. Degree ProjectCE 6099DegreeII
12. Applied Geotechnical EngineeringGTE 7120M.Tech.I
13. Geotechnical Exploration, Sampling and TestingGTE 7123  M.Tech.I
14. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical EngineeringGTE 7222M.Tech.II
15. Critical State Soil MechanicsGTE 7021M.Tech.II
16. Finite Element Analysis     GTE7029  M.TechII
17. Seminar on Selected Topics (Audit) GTE 8120M.TechII
18. M.Tech. ProjectGTE 8099M.Tech.III & IV
PROJECTS AND THESIS SUPERVISED/ CURRENTLY SUPERVISING
Title of ProjectNames of Students
Interpretation of tests on soil samples and determination of critical state model parameters (DEGREE,2007)Payel Saha
Tekachila Jamir
Supantha Paul
Anindit Majumder
Pranjit Shil
Effect of Lime Admixture on strength of soil (DEGREE,2009)Zubenthung M Patton
Indu Kumari
Tilling Monju
Yagom Gapak
Takhe Haniya
Senge Basar
Geotechnical investigation and analysis of allowable bearing pressure for a site near NERIST playground from settlement analysis. (DIPLOMA,2012)Abhinay Kumar
Tekhewe Therie
Landi Yasa
Tadar Relum
Jerry Lalthakima
Calibration of soil constitutive model parameters. (M.Tech., 2013)Shovan Roy
Application of F.E.M. To solve simple problems in structures by using MATLAB (DEGREE,2013)Hage Tsunami
Michael Lalawmpuia
Nidup Lepcha
Langoljam Dohnson Singh
Effect of gravel percentage on compaction characteristics of soil (DIPLOMA,2014)Pratik Kumar
Mihir Mukharjee
Longpo Cheda
Kalyan Biswas
Ajoy Sarkar
Determination of safe bearing capacity of soil of a given site from shear strength criterion (DIPLOMA, 2015)Sraboni Roy
Arpan Anshu
Ankita Chakraborty
Abhishek Kumar
Kumar Rajnish
Bishwajoty Paul
Computer aided analysis of laterally loaded pile foundation in transmission tower (M.Tech., 2015)Pha Yayek
Effect of gravel percentage on compaction characteristics of soil (DIPLOMA,2016)Md. Tahir
Ahmed Laskar
Arbin Thakur
Lokesh Kumar Singh
Anant Gautam
Hemant Lakra
Finite Element Analysis of Beams and Frames using MATLAB (Degree,2016)Mohna Mayanglambam
Nabajit Sarkar
Millo Dante
Rajat Kanti Saha
John Tana
Soil improvement by using bambo fibre (M.Tech., 2016)Boken Jempen
Finite element analysis of some bench mark problems in Soil using nonlinear soil constitutive models and MATLAB (M.Tech., 2016)Kamal Kalai
PH.DS SUPERVISED
TopicScholar NameStatus of Ph.DRegistration Year
A study on Strength Behaviour of Bamboo  Reinforced Soil in Arunachal Pradesh.Dhan BagangContinuing2014
Analysis of salient geotechnical problems using finite element methodsTaku MuniContinuing2014
Slope Stability Analysis of Rainfall Induced Slope FailureRaja SarkarContinuing2018
Soil Structure Interaction Analysis Using Hybrid Finite Element-Scaled Boundary Finite Element MethodTalkeswar RayContinuing2018
Prediction of Engineering Properties of Soil Using Soft Computing TechniqueBishwajoty PaulContinuing2021
Soil-structure InteractionManuj ChhetryContinuing2024
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
Course NameSponsored ByDate
1. Short term course on “Matrix Computations &  Aplications, organized by Department of Mathematics, IIT GuwahatiAICTEDec, 18-22, 2006
2. Brainstorming Workshop on “Disaster Preparedness and Capacity Building”, Organized by IIT Guwahati.UNICEF24th Dec, 2007
3. Short term course on “Advances in Concrete and Masonry: Material and Mechanics”, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IITG.AICTEJune, 16-20, 2008
4. STTP on Advances on Concrete Technology and RCC Design, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, NERISTISTE/AICTEFeb,9-13, 2009
5.  STTP on “Behavioural Competency Development: Psychological Aspect”, organized by Department of Humanities and Social Science, NERISTISTE/AICTEMarch, 23-27, 2009
6. Seminar on “Renewable Energy Technology:Issues & Prospects”,  Organized by M.E. Department and E.E Department, NERISTMNRE and DST, Govt. of India, New DelhiSept, 24-25, 2010
7. Faculty Development Programme on “Advances in Traffic Flow and Environmental Management”, Department of Civil Engineering, NERISTTEQIPApril, 17-21, 2012
8. TEQIP sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Natural Resources Management”, A.E. Department, NERIST.TEQIPMay, 14-18, 2012
9. Faculty Development Programme on “Emerging Research Issues in Speech an NLP” by C.S.E. Department, NERISTTEQIPSept, 30 -Oct 4, 2013
10. Short-term course on “Pedagogical Training for Engineering Teachers”IIT GuwahatiMarch, 21-23, 2014
11. National Workshop on Disaster Management (NWDM-14), organized by Department of Civil Engineering & Centre for Management Studies, NERISTNERISTAugust, 29-30, 2014
12. Short course on Soil-Structure Interaction: Coumputer Application and Material Models, held at IIT Gandhinagar.TEQIPJanuary, 19-23, 2015
13. Short term programe on 'Induction Training, organized by NERIST.TEQIPSeptember 11-20, 2015
14. Short term Course on Rock Engineering for InfrastructuralDevelopment. conducted by C.E. Department, IIT Guwahati.TEQIPApril, 5-8, 2016
SPECIAL LECTURES DELIVERED
TitlePlaceDate
1. Monitoring Forecasting & Warning System for LandslideAdministrative Training Institute, Naharlagun, A.P.28/11/2007
2. Slope Instability and Remedial Measures for Strategic Highway Construction in Hilly Areas.Seminar on 'Recent Advances: Pavement Materials and Design' C.E. Department, NERIST24/04/2012
BOOK CHAPTER:

In book: “Modelling and Simulation in Computational Mechanics”, Edited by: Dr. Sashi Kanta Panigrahi, Published by: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (16 July, 2009), ISBN-10: 3838306945 and ISBN-13: 978-3838306940.

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

  1. Sarkar, R., Devi, D., and Tamang, S. K. (2024). " Experimental Studies on Fiber Reinforced Soil Stabilized with Lime and Fly Ash", International Journal of Integrated Engineering, (ISSN: 2229-838X e-ISSN: 2600-7916 IJIE), 16(5), 428-443  (Scopus)
  2. Ray, T., Devi, D., and Baishya, S. (2024). "Unleashing the Power of OpenSees: A Versatile Framework for SBFEM Analysis”, International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 12(9s), 264-270. (Scopus)
  3. Ray, T., Devi, D., and Baishya, S. (2022). "A State-of-the-Art Review on Soil-Structure Interaction”, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology (ISSN: 2395-602X), 9(1), 33-34, doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST22911.
  4. Tamang, S.K., Kumar, M., Devi D., et al. (2022). “Modeling and optimization of material removal rate and surface roughness for Al6010 HMMCs on WEDM using Response Surface Methodology”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research (JCPR, ISSN: 2672-152X ), 23(3), 373-382, (SCI)
  5. Tamang, S.K., Devi, D., Seenivasan, M., Gopalsamy, N. (2022). “Optimization of surface roughness using Taguchi technique for aluminium metal matrix composite”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 62(4), 2029-2033, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.02.400 (Scopus)
  6. Devi, D. and Singh, A. K. (2022). “An Object-oriented finite element framework for modified cam clay model”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 62(4), 2211-2216, doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.372 (Scopus)
  7. Muni, T., Devi, D. and Baishya, S. (2020). “Parametric Study of Sheet Pile Wall Using Abaqus”, Civil Engineering Journal, 7 (1), 71-82 (Scopus)
  8. Bhagate, K., Hawre, R. and Devi, D. (2017). “Design Optimization of Ship Hull Using CFD Analysis”, International Journal of Advanced in Management, Technology and Engineering Sciences (ISSN 2249-7455), 7(11), 57-65.
  9. Jiri, T., Bagang, D. and Devi, D. (2017). “On the Shear Strength Behaviour of Bamboo Reinforced Soil”, International Journal of Advanced in Management, Technology and Engineering Sciences (ISSN  2249-7455), 7(11), 88-94.
  10. Devi, D. (2016). “Nonlinear Solution Techniques and Load Stepping Schemes for Modified Cam Clay Model”, International Journal of Innovative Research and Development (ISSN 2278-0211 (Online)), 5(8) 238-243, .
  11. Devi, D. and Jempen B. (2016).  “Shear strength behaviour of bamboo fiber reinforced soil”, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (ISSN: 2395-0056 (E) / 2395-0072 (P)), 3(8), 433-437.
  12. Devi, D. and Singh, A. K. (2016).  “Implicit Integration of Modified Cam Clay Model Including Nonlinear Elasticity”, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (ISSN 1089-3032), (21.15), 5049-5060. (Scopus)
  13. Devi, D. (2016). “Finite Element Analysis of Strip Footing in Layered Soil Using MATLAB”, International Journal of Innovative Research and Development (ISSN 2278-0211(Online)), 5(9), 28-32.
  14. Devi, D. (2014). “On the determination of modified cam clay model parameters”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (ISSN (Online): 2319-8753), 3(4), 250-253.

Conferences

  • Devi, D. and Saikia, B.D. (1998). “ Effect of rainfall on landslide”, Proceedings of International Conference on Disaster Management, Guwahati, Assam, India, 400-419.
  • Muni ,T., Devi, D. and Baishya, S. (2020). "Finite Element Analysis of Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall in Layered Soil", 4th International Conference on. Advances in Civil & Structural Engineering. (ICACSE - 2020).
  • Muni ,T., Devi, D. and Baishya, S. (2020). "Sheet Pile Wall Subjected to Lateral Earth Pressure", 8th International Conference on Advancements in Engineering and Technology, (ICAET-2020), BGIET, Sangrur (ISBN No: 978-81-924893-5-3).
  • Devi, D. (2016). A comparative study of Nonlinear Solution Techniques and Load Stepping Schemes for Critical State Soil Constitutive  Models”, The International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences, Singapore.
  • Devi, D. (2015). “A review on use of finite element method for slope stability analysis”, Proceedings of Two- Day National Seminar cum Workshop on Advances in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (ACIE-2015), 155-165.
  • Roy, S., and Devi, D. (2013). “Calibration of soil constitutive model parameters”, Proceedings of  National Conference on Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Aspects of Wastes and Their Utilization in Infrastructure Projects (GGWUIP-13), 139-144.
  • Das, S., Devi, D. and Singh, A. K. (2009). “Object oriented finite element programming: A framework”, Proceedings of National Conference on Computer Aided Modelling and Simulation in Computational Mechanics (CAMSCM-09), 391-401.
  • Devi, D. and Singh, A. K. (2008) “On finite element implementation for modified cam clay model”, Proceedings of International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), Goa, India, 462-470. (Scopus)