EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Structural Mechanics, Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity
Areas of Interest
- Fatigue and fracture mechanism studies on concrete
- Theoretical and analytical crack growth models,
- Atomistic fracture analysis of concrete using molecular dynamics simulations
- Fracture characterizations of reinforced concrete under corrosion and fatigue loading
- Experimental fracture studies on concrete using Acoustic Emission (AE) and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) techniques
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PUBLICATIONS2
DOCTORAL STUDENTSPERSONAL INFORMATION
Sonali Bhowmik
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Civil Engineering
Room Number: CE-207
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2019
Ph.D.
Structural EngineeringIIT Roorkee
2013
M.Tech
Earthquake EngineeringNIT Silchar
2011
B.Tech
Civil EngineeringNIT Agartala
Teaching Experience
- Structural Engineering, NIT Rourkela, 16 Jun 2020 - Present
- Structural Engineering, NIT Agartala, 07 Jun 2014 - 01 Dec 2014
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Fatigue analysis of concrete structures, IISc Bangalore, 01 Nov 2019 - 30 Apr 2020
Total Publications: 23
. Mansi and S. Bhowmik,"Effect of aggregate shape and volume on concrete fracture: a mesoscale modelling", Procedia Structural Integrity, vol.79, pp.259-265, Elsevier, January 2026, 10.1016/j.prostr.2025.12.332 Article
S. Bhowmik and . Mansi,"From molecules to structures: role of artificial intelligence in fatigue fracture characterization of concrete", Journal of Building Engineering, vol.123, no.115919, Elsevier, April 2026, 10.1016/j.jobe.2026.115919 Article
Ram. L. Riyar, D. Durgaprasad, T. Patel, and S. Bhowmik,"Influence of corrosion and reinforcement ratio on fracture performance of lightly reinforced concrete", Progress in Engineering Science, vol.2, no.2, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.pes.2025.100081 Article
Ram. L. Riyar and S. Bhowmik,"Fracture performance study of polypropylene-enforced steel slag concrete", Construction and Building Materials, vol.474, no.141006, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.141006 Article
I. Longkumer, . Mansi, and S. Bhowmik,"Nanoscale insights into concrete fracture via reactive molecular dynamics simulations", Materials Today Communications, vol.44, no.111885, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.111885 Article
- Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures {Theory}
- Civil Engineering Materials and Construction {Theory}
- Concrete Technology {Theory}
- Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
- Building Drawing Practice {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design Practice {Practical}
- Computer Aided Drawing and Graphics {Practical}
- Engineering Drawing {Practical}
- RC Structures Design Practice {Practical}
- Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [2]
Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering
MansiEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Studies on fatigue and fracture analysis of concrete
Ram Lal RiyarEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor