National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Transportation Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Pavement Materials, Pavement Analysis and Design

Mahabir Panda Professor, Civil Engineering

mpanda@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2312

64

PUBLICATIONS

7

SPONSORED PROJECTS

11

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

8

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL 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)
New Technology Initiatives in Rural Roads including Use of Marginal Materials Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
Advance Technologies in Pavement Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
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)
Maintenance and Preservation Treatment of Highways to Economically Enhance Service Life in Sustainable Manner Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
Advances in Bituminous Pavement Materials and Design Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • 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 Pal
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  Dec 2024
Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Stone Matrix Asphalt Containing Treated Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Debashish Kar
Enrolled: Apr 2013
Graduated :  May 2023
Supervisor
Analysis of Pedestrian Level of Service and Capacity at Various Transportation Facilities
Manoj Kumar Biswal
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Nov 2022
Co-Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Hot and Warm Sand-Sulphur-Bitumen Paving Mixes
Subhashree Jena
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Apr 2022
Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Bituminous Mixes Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Siddharth Purohit
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  Sep 2021
Supervisor
Development and Evaluation of Bituminous Paving Mixtures Containing Treated and Untreated Recycled Concrete Aggregates
Jyoti Prakash Giri
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Dec 2018
Supervisor
Development and assessment of high polymer modified bitumen binder and mix for heavy traffic load
Aditya Ranjan Patra
Enrolled: Jan 2025
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Transportation Engineering
Siddharth Shankar Pradhan
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Transportation Engineering
Subhada Nayak
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
Traffic Engineering
Sitansu Kumar Das
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Saroj Kumar Rajwar
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
transportation engineering
Tarapada Mandal
Graduated :  Oct 2015
Co-Supervisor
TRANSPORTATION ENG
Madan Mohan Padhi
Graduated :  Jan 2015
Supervisor