Nripojyoti Biswas

Expertise

Research Interests

• Sustainable infrastructure materials
• Net-zero construction practices
• Coastal hazards and infrastructure resilience
• Application of AI/ML
• Infrastructure Asset Monitoring
• Geothermal Energy

Education

• Ph.D.: Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA (2022)
• M. Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, (2017)
• BE: Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India, (2013)

Biosketch

Nripojyoti Biswas is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prior to this he was working as an senior research engineer and postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University. His research interest is focused towards developing advanced methods of health monitoring for geotechnical and water-retaining infrastructures using drones, robots, and satellite data and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to those research fields. He is also interested in working on new reliability-based design methodologies in slope stability, and construction using intelligent materials with NetZero energy potential to tackle the shifting global environmental patterns. Developing nature and nature-inspired solutions for sustainable infrastructures is another pillar of his research interest.

Selected Awards and Honors

• Terracon Endowed Fellowship in Geotechnical Engineering, 2021 (TAMU)
• Hooper Fellowship in Geotechnical Engineering, 2020 (TAMU)
• Geo-Institute Travel Award (Geo-Congress), 2020 (TAMU)
• Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Travel Award for TRB 2020, 2019 (TAMU)
• Academic Excellence Award for Outstanding Civil Engineering PhD Student, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2019

Selected Publications

• Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S. and Little, D. 2024. Micro-mechanical behavior of nano-silica in suppressing ettringite-induced heave. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, (in production) doi:10.1139/cgj-2023-0051.
• Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. 2024. Experimental Studies and Sustainability Assessments of Quarry Dust for Chemical Treatment of Expansive Soils. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 47(1): 20220243. doi:10.1520/GTJ20220243.
• Gajurel, A., Puppala A.J., Biswas, N., and Chimauriya, H. 2024. Application of Satellite-based Remote Sensing for the Management of Pavement Infrastructure Assets. Transportation Research Record - Journal of Transportation Research Board
• Chou, S., Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Huang, O. and Radovic, M. 2024. Evaluation of Locally Available Calcined Clay-Based Geopolymer for Stabilization of Expansive Soils Transportation Research Record - Journal of Transportation Research Board.
• Kumar, P., Puppala A.J., Biswas, N., Congress, S.SC., Tingle, J., and Little D. 2024 Assessment of Durability of Chemically Stabilized Soils Using Different Moisture-Susceptible Methods Transportation Research Record - Journal of Transportation Research Board (accepted)
• Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. 2023. Role of Nano- and Crystalline Silica to Accelerate Chemical Treatment of Problematic Soil. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(7). doi:10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-10999
• Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., and Ramineni, K. 2023. Durability and Permanency Studies in Sulfate-Laden Soils Treated with Nano- and Crystalline Silica-Based Admixtures. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering doi: 10.1061/JMCEE7/MTENG-16456
• Khan, M.A., Puppala, A.J., Biswas, N., and Congress, S.S.C. 2023. Evaluation of structural performance of the geocell reinforced flexible pavement Transportation Geotechnics.
• Chakraborty, S., Puppala, A.J., and Biswas, N. 2022. Role of crystalline silica admixture in mitigating ettringite-induced heave in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils. Géotechnique,: 1–17. doi:10.1680/jgeot.20.p.154
• Congress, S.S.C., Puppala, A.J., Khan, M.A., Biswas, N., Kumar, P. 2022. Application of Unmanned Aerial Technologies for Inspecting Pavement and Bridge Infrastructure Asset Condition. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
• Jang, J., Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Congress, S.S.C., Radovic, M., Huang, O., 2022. Evaluation of Geopolymer for Stabilization of Sulfate-Rich Expansive Soils for Supporting Pavement Infrastructure. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
• 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: Journal of the Transportation Research Board p. 036119812110013.
• Khan, M.A., Biswas, N., Banerjee, A., and Puppala, A.J. 2020. Field Performance of Geocell Reinforced Recycled Asphalt Pavement Base Layer. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2674(3): 69–80. doi:10.1177/0361198120908861.
• Biswas, N., and Ghosh, P. 2019. Bearing Capacity Factors for Isolated Surface Strip Footing Resting on Multi-layered Reinforced Soil Bed. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 49(1). doi:10.1007/s40098-017-0293-z.
• Biswas, N., and Ghosh, P. 2018. Interaction of adjacent strip footings on reinforced soil using upper-bound limit analysis. Geosynthetics International, 25(6): 599–611. Thomas Telford Ltd . doi:10.1680/jgein.18.00020.

Selected Presentations

Keynotes: “Role of Silica-Based Admixtures for Effective Stabilization of Problematic Soils” - Young Researcher Special Speaker – 2nd International Conference on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies, Fukuoka, Japan, November 2023.

“Chemical Stabilization of Problematic Soils with Traditional Calcium-based and Non-traditional Stabilizers” Cement Stabilization & RCC Conference, Arlington, Texas, September 2022.