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वीर सुरेंद्र साई प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय

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Prof. Sanjaya Kumar Patro

Professor

Qualification : PhD (IIT Bombay)

Specialization : Structural Engineering

PhD (IIT Bombay)

Structural Engineering

  1. VSS University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India (June 2015 – Continuing). Position: Professor
  2. KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India (July 2012 – June 2015). Position: Professor & Dean
  3. VSS University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India (Sept 2011 – July 2012). Position: Reader
  4. KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India (Aug 2009 – Sept 2011). Position: Associate Professor & Associate Dean
  5. CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants (www.cppwind.com), USA. (Jan 2008 – July 2009). Position: Senior Structural Engineer
  6. University of Arkansas, USA – Computational Mechanics and Nanotechnology Modeling Laboratory. (Feb 2006 – Jan 2008). Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow (Advisor: Professor R. Panneer Selvam)
  7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – IIT Bombay (July 2005 – Feb 2006) Position: Research Associate (Advisor: Professor Ravi Sinha)
  8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – IIT Bombay (July 2000 – July 2005) Position: Research Scholar (Advisor: Professor Ravi Sinha)
  9. Directorate of Technical Education and Training, Orissa, India (Jan. 1998 – July 2000) Position: Resource Person (Contract Lecturer)
  10. National Institute of Technology Rourkela - NIT Rourkela (July 1997 – Jan 1998) Position: M.E. Student (Advisor: Dr. M. R. Barik)

Graduate Level : Structural Analysis-I, Design of Steel Structures, Mechanics of Material, Concrete Structures, Prestressed Concrete
Post Graduate Level : Material Technology, Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

  1. Energy Dissipation Systems for Seismic Resisting Design
  2. Utilisation of Industrial Solid Waste in Concrete Preparation
  3. Nanotechnology – Cement
  4. Wind induced vibration control
  5. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
  6. Application of Machine Learning in Civil Engineering

Ph. D. Candidates : Awarded-08, Continuing - 03
M. Tech. Candidates : 32 (Awarded)
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  1. Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)
  2. Member of SESI
  3. Member of ASCE
  1. Vetting of structural drawings for construction of 12 nos. Of ‘D’ type Quarters at CHEP, Chipilima, Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Ltd at VSSUT Burla.
  2. Vetting of design & structural drawing of residential buildings, Odisha State Housing Board at VSSUT Burla.
  3. Third party quality assurance check for Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited, at VSSUT Burla.
  4. Vetting of Hydraulic design, structural design and estimates of overhead tanks, and water treatment plant for integrated rural piped water supply schemes of Sambalpur division RWSS division, Sambalpur at VSSUT Burla
  5. Non-destructive Test for concrete of Silo foundation at GTC-I of Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga, Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga, Odisha at VSSUT Burla
  6. Grinding aid and performance improver for the cement industries UNISOL INC. Gurgaon, India at KIIT University
  7. Vetting of design & structural drawing of AGE E&M & AGE B&R, subdivision office & accommodation for security control systems at DMRL at VSSUT Burla
  8. Checking of design and drawing of Town Hall-cum- Auditorium, Binka N.A.C., The Executive Officer Notified Area Council (N.A.C), Binka, Odisha at VSSUT Burla
  9. Structural design of abutment for construction of the Bailey bridge under ITDA, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda at KIIT University
  10. Design of the structural elements for construction of mini stadium at Baliguda, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda, Odisha at KIIT University
  11. Key Consultancy Services:

    Consultancy Services for engagement of Authority Engineer for construction supervision of the work widening and strengthening of SH 22 and SH 36 at KIIT University
  12. Sustainable construction practice through preparation of precast concrete blocks using construction-demolition and plastic waste, International Cooperation (Bilateral), India-Sri Lanka joint research programme, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, 2021-Continuing
  13. Development of Cement-Less Concrete Utilizing Industrial Solid Waste as Precursor and Rice Husk Ash as Source for Production of Alkali Activators, Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Odisha, 2020-2022
  14. Modernization of Structural Engineering Lab, AICTE, 2017-2020

International Publications

  1. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K., “Effect of lime and ferrochrome ash (FA) as partial replacement of cement on strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity and permeability of concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 94, 2015, pp 448-457. (Elsevier).
  2. Prusty J. K. and Patro S. K., “Properties of Fresh and Hardened Concrete using Agro-waste as Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregate – A Review”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 82, 2015, pp 101-113. (Elsevier).
  3. Mohapatra B. G., Sahoo S. K., Patro S. K., Paikaray B., “Failures in Raft Foundation-A case study”, International Journal of 3R’s , Vol. 5(2), 2014, pp 707-710.
  4. Banerjee S., Patro S. K. and Rao P., “Inelastic seismic analysis of reinforced concrete frame building with soft storey”, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research, Vol. 5 (4), 2014.
  5. Rao, M.M., Parhi, S. K., Dwibedy, S., Patro, S. K. (2026). Multicriteria decision making guided optimization of recycled HDPE fiber content for sustainable utilization in concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (SCIE, IF-3), https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-21923
  6. Parhi, S. K., Patro, S. K. (2025). Data-driven prediction and intelligent optimization of strength, porosity and cost of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials. Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, Taylor & Francis (ESCI, IF-3.1), Vol. 10 (4), pp. 2567084. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705314.2025.2567084
  7. Mishra, J., Soren, S., Nanda, B, Patro, S. K. (2025). Compressive strength and durability analysis of geopolymer concrete manufactured with rice husk ash-derived alkaline activator. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Springer (SCIE, IF-3.0), Vol 27, pp. 4573–4587, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-025-02384-4
  8. Mishra, J., Mohapatra, S.S., Nanda, B, Patro, S. K. (2025). Compressive Strength and Microstructural Properties of Geopolymer Binder Manufactured with Rice Husk Ash-Based Alkaline Activator at Room Temperature. Waste and Biomass Valorization, Springer (SCIE, IF-3.2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-025-03193-4
  9. Parhi, S. K., Patro, S. K. (2025). Interfacial Insights and Remediation Strategies through Molecular Dynamics Probing of Nanoparticle Interactions in Cementitious Matrices: A Review. Langmuir, American Chemical Society (SCIE, IF-3.9), Vol. 41 (26), pp. 16687-16713. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01813
  10. Banerjee S., and Patro S. K., “Estimation of the Park-Ang Damage Index for Floating Column Building with Infill Wall”, International Journal of Civil, Architectural, Structural and Construction Engineering, Vol. 8 (6), 2014, pp 760-763.(World Academy of Science).
  11. Parhi, S. K., Dwibedy, S., Patro, S. K. (2025). Managing waste for production of low-carbon concrete mix using uncertainty-aware machine learning model. Environmental Research, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-7.7), Vol. 279 (Part-2), pp. 121918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121918
  12. Parhi, S. K., Patro, S. K. (2024). Parametric Analysis and Prediction of Geopolymerization Process. Materials Today Communications, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-3.7), Vol. 41, pp. 111047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.111047
  13. Nanda, B., Mishra, J., Patro, S. K. (2024). Synthesis of Rice Husk Ash based Alkaline Activators for Geopolymer Binder Systems: A Review. Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-6.7), Vol. 91, pp. 109694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109694
  14. Ijmulwar, S. S., Patro, S. K. (2024). Seismic design of reinforced concrete buildings equipped with viscous dampers using simplified performance-based approach. In Structures, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-3.9), Vol. 61, pp. 106020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106020
  15. Mishra, J., Nanda, B., Patro, S. K., & Krishna, R. S. (2024). A comprehensive review on compressive strength and microstructure properties of GGBS-based geopolymer binder systems. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-7.4), Vol. 417, pp. 135242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135242
  16. Acharya, P. K., & Patro, S. K. (2024). Strength, Wear-Resistance, Degree of Hydration, Energy and Carbon Performance of Concrete Using Ferrochrome Waste Materials. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, Springer (SCIE, IF-1.7), Vol. 48(1), pp. 353-362.
  17. Das, S. K., Behera, N., Patro, S. K., Mustakim, S. M., Suda, Y., & Leklou, N. (2024). Effectiveness of rice husk ash-derived alkali activator in fresh, mechanical, and microstructure properties of geopolymer mortar at ambient temperature curing. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Taylor & Francis (SCIE, IF-4.7), Vol. 13(2), pp. 213-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/21650373.2023.2262465
  18. Parhi, S. K., & Patro, S. K. (2024). Application of R-curve, ANCOVA, and RSM techniques on fracture toughness enhancement in PET fiber-reinforced concrete. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-7.4), Vol. 411, pp. 134644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134644
  19. Parhi, S. K., & Patro, S. K. (2024). Compressive strength prediction of PET fiber-reinforced concrete using Dolphin echolocation optimized decision tree-based machine learning algorithms. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer (Scopus), Vol. 25(1), pp. 977-996. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00826-8
  20. Das, S. K., Nayak, M. K., Patro, S. K., & Suda, Y. (2023). Durability Properties of Ambient Cured Geopolymer Mortar Made from Rice Husk Ash–Based Alkali Activator: A Comparative Study with Conventional Alkali Activator. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM, (Scopus, Emerging sources citation, WoS, IF-1.4), Vol. 12(1), pp. 314-328. https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20230069
  21. Patro S. K., Mohanty T., and Mohanty M. K., “Use of Ferro-Chrome (FeCr) Slag as Aggregate in Concrete”, International Journal of 3R’s, Vol. 4(4), 2013.
  22. Dash, P. K., Parhi, S. K., Patro, S. K., & Panigrahi, R. (2023). Influence of chemical constituents of binder and activator in predicting compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete using firefly-optimized hybrid ensemble machine learning model. Materials Today Communications, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-3.7), Vol. 37, pp. 107485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107485
  23. Singh, S., Patro, S. K., & Parhi, S. K. (2023). Evolutionary optimization of machine learning algorithm hyperparameters for strength prediction of high-performance concrete. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer (Scopus), Vol. 24(8), pp. 3121-3143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00698-y
  24. Dash, P. K., Parhi, S. K., Patro, S. K., & Panigrahi, R. (2023). Efficient machine learning algorithm with enhanced cat swarm optimization for prediction of compressive strength of GGBS-based geopolymer concrete at elevated temperature. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-7.4), Vol. 400, pp. 132814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132814
  25. Parhi, S. K., & Patro, S. K. (2023). Prediction of compressive strength of geopolymer concrete using a hybrid ensemble of grey wolf optimized machine learning estimators. Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-6.7), Vol. 71, pp. 106521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106521
  26. Acharya, P. K., & Patro, S. K. (2023). Evaluation of environmental disturbance indicator using functional performance and life cycle assessment of ferrochrome waste concrete. Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-6.7), Vol. 65, pp. 105788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105788
  27. Rao, M. M., Patro, S. K., & Acharya, P. K. (2023). Utilisation of plastic waste as synthetic fiber and aggregate in concrete–a review. The Open Civil Engineering Journal, (Scopus), 17. https://doi.org/10.2174/18741495-v17-e230113-2022-HT31-3975-4
  28. Acharya, P. K., & Patro, S. K. (2022). Evaluation of functional, microstructural, environmental impact, and economic performance of concrete utilizing ferrochrome ash and slag. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, Springer (SCIE, IF-2.5), Vol. 8(4), pp. 1573-1589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-022-00587-9
  29. Mishra, J., Nanda, B., Patro, S. K., & Krishna, R. S. (2022). Sustainable fly ash based geopolymer binders: a review on compressive strength and microstructure properties. Sustainability, MDPI (SCIE, IF-3.3), Vol. 14(22), pp. 15062. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215062
  30. Mishra, J., Nanda, B., Patro, S. K., Das, S. K., & Mustakim, S. M. (2022). Influence of ferrochrome ash on mechanical and microstructure properties of ambient cured fly ash-based geopolymer concrete. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Springer (SCIE, IF-2.7), Vol. 24(3), pp. 1095-1108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01381-1
  31. Dash, M. K., Patro, S. K., Acharya, P. K., & Dash, M. (2022). Impact of elevated temperature on strength and micro-structural properties of concrete containing water-cooled ferrochrome slag as fine aggregate. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-7.4), Vol. 323, pp. 126542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126542
  32. Patro S. K., Selvam R. P. and Bosch H, “Adaptive h-finite element modelling of wind flow around bridges”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 48, 2013, pp 569-577. (Elsevier).
  33. Mishra, J., Nanda, B., Patro, S. K., Das, S. K., & Mustakim, S. M. (2022). Strength and microstructural characterization of ferrochrome ash-and ground granulated blast furnace slag-based geopolymer concrete. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, Springer (SCIE, IF-2.5), Vol. 8, 156-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-021-00469-6
  34. Tiwary, K., Patro, S. K., Gandomi, A. H., & Sahoo, K. S. (2022). Model updating using causal information: a case study in coupled slab. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Springer (SCIE, IF-3.6), Vol. 65(2), pp. 62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-021-03166-w
  35. Krishna, R. S., Mishra, J., Nanda, B., Patro, S. K., Adetayo, A., & Qureshi, T. S. (2021). The role of graphene and its derivatives in modifying different phases of geopolymer composites: A review. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier (SCIE, IF-7.4), Vol. 306, pp. 124774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124774
  36. Sahoo S. K., Mohapatra B. G., Patro S. K., and Acharya P.K. “Evaluation of graded layer in ground granulated blast furnace slag based layered concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol 276, 2021
  37. Dash M. K., and Patro S. K. “Performance assessment of ferrochrome slag as partial replacement of fine aggregate in concrete”, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/19648189.1539674, 2018
  38. Dash M. K., and Patro S. K. “Effects of water cooled ferrochrome slag as fine aggregate on the properties of concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol 177, 2018, pp.457-466
  39. Das S, Saha P. C, and Patro S. K. “Seismic protection of the benchmark highway bridge with passive hybrid control system”, Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2018), pp. 227-241
  40. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K., “Bond, Permeability and Acid Resistance Characteristics of Ferrochrome Waste Concrete”, ACI Materials, Vol. 115 (3), 2018, pp 359-368
  41. Prusty J. K., Patro S. K.andMohanty T., “Structural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Made with Ferrochrome Slag as Coarse Aggregate”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s12205-017-1294-2, 2017, (Springer)
  42. Saha A, Saha P. C, and Patro S. K., “Polynomial Friction Pendulum Isolators (PFPIs) for Seismic Performance Control of Benchmark Highway Bridge”, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 16, 2017,pp 827-840(Springer).
  43. Patro S. K. Sinha R., “Seismic Performance of Dry-Friction Devices in Shear-Frame Buildings”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 4, No.12, 2010, pp 01-19.
  44. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K. “Strength, Sorption and Abrasion Characteristics of Concrete using Ferrochrome Ash (FCA) And Lime as Partial Replacement of Cement”, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 74, 2016, pp 16-25. (Elsevier)
  45. Swain S. S. and Patro S. K. and Sinha R. “Numerical Methodology for Dynamic Analysis of Buildings with Friction Dampers”, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 49(3), 2016, pp 245-266
  46. Prusty J. K., Patro S. K. and Basarkar S. S. “Concrete using Agro-waste as Fine Aggregate for Sustainable Built Environment-A Review”, International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment (2016), Accepted for publication. (Elsevier).
  47. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K “Utilization of ferrochrome wastes such as ferrochrome ash and ferrochrome slag in concrete manufacturing”, Waste Management Research (2016), DOI: 10.1177/0734242X16654751. (Sage).
  48. Das S, Saha P. C, and Patro S. K. “Vibration-based damage detection techniques used for health monitoring of structures: a review” Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring (2016), DOI 10.1007/s13349-016-0168-5. (Springer).
  49. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K. “Acid Resistance, Sulphate Resistance And Strength Properties of Concrete Containing Ferrochrome Ash (FA) And Lime”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 120, 2016, pp 241-250. (Elsevier).
  50. Dash M. K., Patro S. K. and Rath A. K. “Sustainable Use of Industrial-waste as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate for Preparation of Concrete - A Review”, International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment (2016), (Elsevier).
  51. Dash M. K., Patro S. K. and Rath A. K. “Sustainable Use of Industrial-waste as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate for Preparation of Concrete - A Review”, International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2016.04.006 (in press) (Elsevier).
  52. Saha A, Saha P. C, and Patro S. K., “Seismic response control of benchmark highway bridge using non-linear FV spring damper”, The IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering, Vol. 8(4), 2015, pp 240-250. (Taylor & Francis).
  53. Patro S. K. and Sinha R., “Influence of Friction Models on Aseismic Performance of Buildings with Dry-friction Devices”, International Journal of Engineering Uncertainty: Hazards, Assessment and Mitigation, Vol. 2, No. (3-4), 2010, pp 99-113.

National Publications

  1. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K., “Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Cement Concrete Beams Made With Air-Cooled Ferrochrome Slag Coarse Aggregate”, Indian Concrete Journal, February, 2021
  2. Moharana R. and Patro S. K., “Seismic response of sliding isolated soft story building using velocity dependent friction model”, ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, Vol 56 (3), 2019, pp.77-95
  3. Pattanaik S. C., Gopalkrishnan E., Ahmad M. and Patro S. K., “Petrographic investigation to assess condition of concrete exposed to fire, Indian Concrete Journal, August, 2019, pp 57-66
  4. Banerjee S., Patro S. K. , “Inelastic Seismic Response of Building with Friction Damper ”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, DOI 10.1007/s40030-016-0184-9, 2016, (Springer)
  5. Acharya P. K., Patro S. K. And Moharana N. C. “Effect of Lime on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Blended Cement Based Concrete”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Vol. 97(2), 2016, pp 71–79. (Springer).
  6. Acharya P. K. and Patro S. K. “Flexural behaviour of ferrochrome ash concrete beams”, Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 90, July 2016. (Special issue-sustainability).
  7. Pattanaik S. C., Gopalkrishnan E., and Patro S. K., “A Study of deterioration of Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures in Mumbai”, Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 89(5), 2015, pp 51-58.
  8. Patro S. K., Selvam R. P. and Bosch H., “Bridge Flutter Modeling using h-adaptive FEM”, Journal of Wind and Engineering,Vol. 7, No. 2, July 2010, pp 39-48.
  9. Mohanty, T., Acharya, P. K., Patro, S. K., Saha, P., Khan A. M. (2024). Chemical and mechanical resistance of concrete containing ferrochrome slag aggregates. Indian Concrete Journal, (Scopus), Vol. 98(9), pp. 1-12.
  10. Acharya, P. K., & Patro, S. K. (2023). Structural characteristics of reinforced concrete beams made of waste materials from ferrochrome industry. Indian Concrete Journal, (Scopus), Vol. 97(7), pp. 31-40.
  11. Mohanty, T., Kumar, A., Acharya, P. K., Patro, S. K., & Saha, P. (2022). Performance of structural geopolymer concrete utilising ferrochrome ash and fly ash as source material. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Springer (Scopus), Vol. 103(4), pp. 1183-1194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-022-00681-x
  12. Rao, M. M., Patro, S. K., & Basarkar, S. S. (2022). Mechanical and post-cracking performance of recycled high density polyethylene fiber reinforced concrete. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Springer (Scopus), Vol. 103(2), pp. 519-530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-022-00625-5
  13. Patro S. K. and Sinha R., “Seismic Performance of Dry-Friction Energy Dissipation Devices in Shear-Frame Buildings”, Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, Vol. 36, No. 2, June – July 2009,pp 114-121.
  1. Patro S. K. and Acharya P. K. (2018) "A Composition for Partial Replacement of Ordinary Portland Cement, Patent Grant no. 303344.
  2. Method and composition of Rice Husk Ash derived Alkali Activator based cement free Geopolymer composite, Published, 20/10/2023
  3. Rice Husk Ash derived cement less alkali activated binder system for structural applications, Published, 01/03/2024
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  1. Coordinator, NIDM Sponsored training program on “Damage and Impact Assessment of Cyclone Phailin-2013”, 2014
  2. Member, Organizing committee, All India Seminar on Advances in Construction Technology, IE India, 2014
  3. Coordinator, AICTE sponsored Staff Development Program, VSSUT Burla, 2012
  4. Member, Organizing committee, RAMM 2012, VSSUT Burla, 2012
  1. Member, Central Research Facility, VSSUT Burla, 2015
  2. Advisor, Civil Engineering Society, VSSUT Burla, 2012
  3. External Examiner, Comprehensive and Project Viva-voce of 8th sem Civil Engg Students under BPUT, 2012
  4. Member, Doctoral Scrutiny Committee, VSSUT Burla, 2012
  5. Member, TEQIP Civil works committee, VSSUT Burla, 2012
  6. Coordinator, Tutor Mentor Activities of All students, KIIT University, 2011
  7. In charge, Research & Development/Consultancy/Project, School of Civil Engg., KIIT University, 2009-2011
  8. Coordinator, T&P cell of School of Civil Engg., KIIT University, 2009-2011
  9. Coordinator, Visiting and Adjunct Faculty, School of Civil Engg., KIIT University, 2009-2011
  10. Coordinator, Seminar/Workshop/Conferences, School of Civil Engg., KIIT University, 2009-2011
  11. Member, Research Scrutiny Committee, School of Civil Engg., KIIT University, 2009-2011
  12. Computer laboratory supervisor, Civil Engg Department, IIT Bombay, 2000-2005
  13. Advisor, Athletic club, Jharsuguda Engg. School, DTET, 1998-1999
  • Patent
    • Patro S. K. and Acharya P. K., “A Composition for Partial Replacement of Ordinary Portland Cement”, The Patent Office Journal, Vol. 37, 2014, pp 1832.
  • Session Organized (Chairman or Rapporteur):-
    • Chairman of technical session-33 at the Structural Engineering Convention 2014, IIT Delhi, Dec 22-Dec 24, 2014
    • Chairman of technical session-II at the 29th National Convention of Environmental Engineers & National Seminar on Green Building Technlogy in Urban Areas – A Boon to Environmental Sustainability, The Institution of Engineers (India), Odisha State Centre, Bhubaneswar – Aug 31-Sept 01, 2013.
    • Chairman of the technical session at the Awareness Workshop on Hydrological Information System (HIS) organized at Civil Engg Department, VSSUT Burla in collaboration with water resources department, Govt of Odisha, Oct 21, 2011
    • Rapporteur of the session at the 56th Annual Session of Orissa Engineering Congress, Bhubaneswar, Feb 26, 2011.
  • Invited Talk: - (Attended at following events as a invited speaker):-
    • Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings in Indian Context, National Curtain Raiser Event for the AMCDRR 2016, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, October, 2016
    • Performance of Buildings during Earthquakes, Silicon Institute of Technology, Sambalpur, April, 2016
    • Earthquake Resistant Design, Dr.J.J.Magdum College of Engineering, Maharastra, Feb 15, 2014.
    • Performance of Urban Buildings during Earthquakes, Dr.J.J.Magdum College of Engineering, Maharastra, Jan 19, 2013.
    • Effect of Earthquakes on Buildings, Awareness program for Consultants and private practitioners of Cuttack city, Organized by Ultratech Cement Ltd., Dec 12, 2012.
    • Effect of Earthquake on Buildings, Seminar Cum Workshop on Disaster Mitigation and Management with Special Reference to Earthquake, Cyclone & Flood, Civil Engg. Division, Odisha State Center, IEI.,July 31, 2012.
    • Performance of Urban Buildings during Earthquakes, 56th Annual Session of Orissa Engineering Congress, Bhubaneswar, Feb 26, 2011.
    • Performance of Buildings on Earthquakes, Seminar on Recent Developments in Civil Engineering, VIVTECH, Bhubaneswar, July 28, 2010
    • Effect of Earthquakes on Buildings, Annual Day of Sri Aurobindo Engineers’ Association, Bhubaneswar, Nov 08, 2009.
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