EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Transportation Engineering
Areas of Interest
- Pavement Materials, Pavement Analysis and Design
64
PUBLICATIONS7
SPONSORED PROJECTS11
DOCTORAL STUDENTS8
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Mahabir Panda
Professor
Civil Engineering
Room Number:
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur)
Development and Assessment of High Polymer Modified Bitumen Binder and Mix for Heavy Traffic Road MoRTH - Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
- Principal Investigator
- 60
- Running Sponsored
Performance Evaluation of Cement Concrete Pavements in Rural Roads. National Rural Roads Development Agency(NRRDA)
- Principal Investigator
- 24
- Completed Sponsored
A Study on Utilization of Fly-ash and slag in Road Pavement WORKS DEPT,GOVT OF ODISHA ,
- Principal Investigator
- 12
- Completed Sponsored
Study of suitability of iron waste products in GSB and locally available marginal aggregates (moorum) in CTB and CTSB for L&T Sambalpur Rourkela tollway Ltd.(SRTL) Road Projects L&T
- Principal Investigator
- 12
- Completed Sponsored
Rural roads pavement performance study. National Rural Roads Development Agency(NRRDA)
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Rural roads pavement performance study. National Rural Roads Development Agency(NRRDA)
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Utilization of polymer modified binders for const. of durable pavements with locally available blast furnace slag/fly ash. MHRD
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Total Publications: 64
P. A. Puri, A. K. Das, and M. Panda,"Performance assessment of pavement quality concrete composed of different combinations of recycled, industrial, and agricultural waste materials: A comprehensive review", Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, vol.152, no.3, ASCE, April 2026, 10.1061/JPEODX.PVENG-1988 Article
M. Midya, M. Panda, and G. Saha,"Distress identification in concrete pavement using convolution neural network: An application of low-cost condition survey", International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, pp.1-15, Springer Nature, April 2026, 10.1007/s42947-026-00774-x Article
A. C. Pal, M. Panda, and P. K. Bhuyan,"A comprehensive study on sustainable development of pavement quality concrete utilising fly-ash and copper slag", European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, vol.29, no.9, pp.1743-1768, Taylor and Francis, January 2025, 10.1080/19648189.2025.2453016 Article
S. Nayak, M. Panda, and P. K. Bhuyan,"Development of 3W-LOS prediction model for urban roadways using adaptive neuro fuzzy interface system", in Transportation Research Procedia, vol.82, no.1, pp.3483–3496, Elsevier, transportation research procedia 2025, 10.1016/j.trpro.2024.12.081 Inproceedings
S. S. Pradhan, A. C. Pal, M. Panda, and P. Sarkar,"Predicting mechanical strength of concrete pavement: a case study with IoT-based monitoring systems", International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer, August 2025, 10.1007/s42947-025-00616-2 Article
National Symposium on Building Resilient and Sustainable Highway Infrastructure Civil Engineering (Conference)
- Chairperson
- 26 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2026
- Brochure
New Technology Initiatives in Rural Roads including Use of Marginal Materials Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Chairperson
- 05 Jan 2026 - 09 Jan 2026
- Brochure
Advance Technologies in Pavement Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 16 Jul 2024 - 20 Jul 2024
- Brochure
Sustainable Approaches in Pavement Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Co-Coordinator
- 08 Dec 2023 - 12 Dec 2023
- Brochure
ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (ATE 2020) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Co-Coordinator
- 23 Sep 2020 - 27 Sep 2020
- Brochure
New Technology Applications in Road Pavements Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 12 Jan 2019 - 16 Jan 2019
- Brochure
Maintenance and Preservation Treatment of Highways to Economically Enhance Service Life in Sustainable Manner Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 21 Dec 2016 - 30 Dec 2016
- Brochure
Advances in Bituminous Pavement Materials and Design Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 08 May 2014 - 11 May 2014
- Brochure
- CE613 : Soil-Structure Interaction {Theory}
- CE630 : Analysis and Structural Design of Pavements {Theory}
- CE6300 : Analysis and Structural Design of Pavements {Theory}
- CE6303 : Highway and Airport Pavement Materials {Theory}
- CE633 : Highway and Airport Pavement Materials {Theory}
- CE634 : Planning and Design of Airports {Theory}
- CE640 : Analysis and Structural Design of Pavements {Theory}
- CE643 : Highway and Airport Pavement Materials {Theory}
- CE644 : Planning and Design of Airports {Theory}
- CE2708 : Highway Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE6070 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}
- CE6370 : Transportation Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
- CE6371 : Transportation Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE675 : Transportation Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE676 : Transportation Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
- CE677 : Transportation Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE678 : Transportation Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
- CE789 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [9]
Sustainable Development of Pavement Quality Concrete Utilising Fly Ash and Copper Slag
Abinash Chandra PalEnrolled: Jul 2019Graduated : Dec 2024Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Stone Matrix Asphalt Containing Treated Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Debashish KarEnrolled: Apr 2013Graduated : May 2023Supervisor
Analysis of Pedestrian Level of Service and Capacity at Various Transportation Facilities
Manoj Kumar BiswalEnrolled: Jul 2014Graduated : Nov 2022Co-Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Hot and Warm Sand-Sulphur-Bitumen Paving Mixes
Subhashree JenaEnrolled: Jan 2014Graduated : Apr 2022Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Bituminous Mixes Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Siddharth PurohitEnrolled: Oct 2012Graduated : Sep 2021Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Bituminous Paving Mixtures Containing Treated and Untreated Recycled Concrete Aggregates
Jyoti Prakash GiriEnrolled: Jul 2013Graduated : Dec 2018Supervisor
Development and assessment of high polymer modified bitumen binder and mix for heavy traffic load
Aditya Ranjan PatraEnrolled: Jan 2025ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Transportation Engineering
Siddharth Shankar PradhanEnrolled: Aug 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Transportation Engineering
Subhada NayakEnrolled: Jul 2019ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
Traffic Engineering
Sitansu Kumar DasEnrolled: Jan 2020ContinuingCo-Supervisor
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Saroj Kumar RajwarEnrolled: Jan 2020ContinuingCo-Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
transportation engineering
Tarapada MandalGraduated : Oct 2015Co-Supervisor
TRANSPORTATION ENG
Madan Mohan PadhiGraduated : Jan 2015Supervisor



