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Nripojyoti Biswas, PhD, EIT, A.M.ASCE

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Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A& M University (TAMU) (May 2022- Present)

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2022
M.Tech., Geotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 2017
B.E., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Kolkata, 2013

Dr. Nripojyoti Biswas is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He received his Doctorate from Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, USA, Master of Technology in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India and Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Kolkata, India. His doctoral research was primarily focused on the application of novel materials to improve the performance of inferior geomaterials and expansive soils in particular. During his doctoral studies, he was also extensively involved in several other projects related to the in-situ application of other novel construction materials such as geosynthetics and geopolymers. During his M.Tech Thesis,  he worked on numerical and analytical modeling for improving the bearing capacity of shallow foundations using geotextile reinforcement. His current research interest includes soil stabilization, ground improvement, application of geosynthetics, and the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructures.

Associate Member (American Society of Civil Engineers)

Past Student Member (GI-GSO TAMU)

Past Student Member (International Student Association, TAMU)

  1. Biswas, N., Khan, M.A., Banerjee, A., Puppala, A.J., and Chakraborty, S. 2022. Application of Wicking Geotextile for Pavement Infrastructure on Expansive Soil. In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV. Edited by E. Tutumluer, S. Nazarian, I. Al-Qadi, and I.I.A. Qamhia. Springer International Publishing, Cham. pp. 533–544.
  2. Khan, M.A., Biswas, N., Banerjee, A., Congress, S.S.C., and Puppala, A.J. 2022. Effectiveness of Double-Layer HDPE Geocell System to Reinforce Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)-Base Layer. In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV. Edited by E. Tutumluer, S. Nazarian, I. Al-Qadi, and I.I.A. Qamhia. Springer International Publishing, Cham.pp. 593–604.
  3. Biswas, N., Chakraborty, S., Puppala, A.J., and Banerjee, A. 2021. A Novel Method to Improve the Durability of Lime-Treated Expansive Soil. In Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Edited by S.S.K. Patel S., Solanki C.H., Reddy K.R. Springer, Singapore. pp. 227–238.
  1. Congress, S.S.C., Puppala, A.J., Khan, M.A., Biswas, N., Kumar, P. Application of Unmanned Aerial Technologies for Inspecting Pavement and Bridge Infrastructure Asset Condition. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (accepted)
  2. Jang, J., Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Congress, S.S.C., Radovic, M., Huang, O., Evaluation of Geopolymer for Stabilization of Sulfate-Rich Expansive Soils for Supporting Pavement Infrastructure. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (accepted)
  3. Biswas, N., Puppala, A. J., Khan, M. A., Congress, S. S. C., Banerjee, A. and Chakraborty, S. 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, 2021, p. 036119812110013. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211001381.
  4. Chakraborty, S., Puppala, A.J., and Biswas, N. 2020. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Jang, J., Puppala, A.J., Biswas, N., Chakraborty, S., and Radovic, M. 2022. Utilization of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers for Stabilization of Sulfate-Rich Expansive Soils. In Geo-Congress 2022. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 222–231.
  9. Khan, M.A., Puppala, A.J., Biswas, N., Congress, S.S.C., and Jafari, K.H. 2022. An Analytical Approach to Estimate the Load-Bearing Capacity of Subgrade Soil with a Geocell-Reinforced Base Layer. In Geo-Congress 2022. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 380–389.
  10. Biswas, N., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S., and Khan, M.A. 2021. Utilization of Silica-Based Admixture to Improve the Durability of Lime-Treated Expansive Soil. In IFCEE 2021. pp. 233–242.
  11. 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 Geo-Congress 2020. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 29–39.
  12. Khan, M.A., Biswas, N., Banerjee, A., and Puppala, A.J. 2020. Performance of Geocell-Reinforced Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Bases in Flexible Pavements Built on Expansive Soils. In Geo-Congress 2020. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 488–497.
  13. 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 Geo-Congress 2020. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 151–160.
  14. Biswas,N., Chakraborty, S.,and Puppala, A.J. 2022. Mitigating Ettringite-Induced Heaving in Lime-Treated Sulfate-Rich Soils Using Crystalline Silica Admixture. In Proc of 20th ICSMGE 2022 (accepted).
  15. Biswas, N., A. J. Puppala, M. A. Khan, S. S. C. Congress, and S. Chakraborty. 2021 Depth of Influence of a Wicking Geotextile below the Flexible Pavement Constructed over Expansive Subgrade. In Geosynthetics Conference 2021. Kansas, MO. pp. 583-594Jang, J., Puppala, A.J., Chakraborty, S., Biswas, N., Huang, O., and Radovic, M. 2021. Eco-Friendly Stabilization of Sulfate-Rich Expansive Soils Using Geopolymers for Transportation Infrastructure. In Tran-SET 2021. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. pp. 223–231.
  16. Chakraborty S., Biswas N., Puppala A.J., Little D., 2020, “Longevity of Admixture Treatment of Soils”, CERGEP Report No.11 – SI/US units, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University.
  1. Depth of Influence of a Wicking Geotextile below the Flexible Pavement Constructed over Expansive Subgrade at Geosynthetic Conference 2021.
  2. Utilization of Silica-Based Admixture to Improve the Durability of Lime-Treated Expansive Soil at IFCEE 2021.
  3. Evaluating the Performance of Wicking Geotextile in Providing Drainage for Flexible Pavements Built over Expansive Soils at TRB 2021.
  4. Mitigating Sulfate Heaving Using Novel Admixtures at NSF-IUCRC, December 2021 meeting.
  5. Performance of pavement sections with H2Ri geosynthetics at NSF-IUCRC, December 2021 meeting.
  6. Evaluating the Performance of Wicking Geotextile in Providing Drainage for Flexible Pavements built over Expansive Soils at Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) 2021.
  7. Influence of Anisotropic Permeability on Slope Stability Analysis of an Earthen Dam during Rapid Drawdown at Geo-Congress 2020.
  8. A Novel Method to Improve the Durability of Lime-Treated Expansive Soil at Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019, Surat, India

Terracon Endowed Fellowship (Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Hooper Fellowship in Geotechnical Engineering (Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Student Travel Grant 2020 (Geo-Institute of ASCE)

2019-2020 Graduate Student Travel Award (Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Academic Excellence Award (University of Texas at Arlington)

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E-mail ID: nripojyoti.biswas@tamu.edu/nripojyoti@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0001-5548-1292