Paramita Bhattacharya

Dr. Paramita Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, specializing in computational geomechanics and geotechnical engineering. Her research focuses on analytical and numerical modelling, limit analysis, finite element methods, and optimization techniques for solving complex problems in tunnelling, foundation engineering, soil–structure interaction, and underground structures. Her current work addresses tunnel stability, foundations in soft soils, granular columns, buried pipelines, and geotechnical behaviour under seepage and dynamic loading. Her long-term research aims to develop reliable and sustainable design methodologies for geotechnical infrastructure under realistic soil and loading conditions.

• Best Paper Presenter Award (Professional) at IGC 2024
• Award for Academic Excellence in the Master of Technology Programme in Civil Engineering for the Year 2006-2007, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

• Bhattacharya, P. & Dutta, T. T. (2026). Geotechnical Engineering. AICTE undergraduate curriculum.

• Bhattacharya, P. and Sadhukhan, S. (2024) “Undrained uplift capacity of square and circular plate anchors embedded near clayey slope.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-024-09391-x
• Shiau, J., Nguyen, T, Sams, M. and Bhattacharya, P.(2024). “Innovative numerical modelling for predicting soil relaxation in the design of twin circular culverts.” Scientific Reports, Springer, 14(1), Article no. 7689. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58507-8
• Bhattacharya, P. and Dutta, P. (2023) “Stability of twin elliptical tunnels in Hoek-Brown rock mass.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-023-07912-8
• Bhattacharya, P. and Dutta, P. (2023) “Stability of rectangular tunnel in anisotropic cohesionless soil under steady-state groundwater flow.” European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 27 (4), 1596-1616. DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2022.2090444
• Dutta, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2021) “Stability of rectangular tunnels in weathered rock subjected to seepage forces.” Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer, 15, DOI: 10.1007/s12517-021-08817-2
• Dutta, P., Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, A. (2021) “Support pressure for undrained stability of Horseshoe-shaped twin tunnels with semi-elliptical roof in clay.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s40996-021-00763-z
• Bhattacharya, P., Shiau, J. and Barole, S. (2021) “Improvement of bearing capacity of footings using reinforced granular trench.” International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer, 7. DOI: 10.1007/s40891-021-00324-4
• Dutta, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2021) “Determination of internal pressure for the stability of dual elliptical tunnels in soft clay.” Geomechanics and Geoengineering, Taylor & Francis, 16(1), 67-79. DOI: 10.1080/17486025.2019.1641632
• Bhattacharya, P. and Dutta, P. (2021) “Estimation of lining pressure for stability of elliptical tunnel in cohesive-frictional soils.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, DOI: 10.1007/s40010-021-00742-z
• Dutta, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2020) “Determination of support pressure for semi-elliptical tunnels in anisotropic and nonhomogeneous soil by lower bound limit analysis.”, SADHANA, 46. DOI: 10.1007/s12046-020-01540-w
• Bhattacharya, P. and Dutta, P. (2020) “Stability of rectangular tunnel in Hoek–Brown rocks under steady-state groundwater flow.” Geotechnique Letters, 10 (4), 524-534. DOI: 10.1680/jgele.20.00043
• Bhattacharya, P.and Sriharsha, P. (2020) “Stability of horseshoe tunnel in cohesive-frictional soil.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 20 (9), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001770
• Bhattacharya, P. and Sahoo, S. (2020) “Pullout resistance of buried pipeline in cohesionless soil nearby sloping ground.” Journal of pipeline systems engineering and practice, ASCE, 11(2), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)PS.1949-1204.0000450
• Bhattacharya, P.and Sadhukhan, S. (2020) “Improvement of uplift capacity of strip anchor plate using granular trench.” International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. Taylor and Francis, 14(7), 843-850. DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2019.1625221.
• Roy, A. and Bhattacharya, P. (2020) “Diameter effect on uplift capacity of horizontal circular anchor embedded in sand.” International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. Taylor and Francis, 14(7), 779-792. DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2018.1534345.
• Bhattacharya, P. (2019) “Undrained uplift capacity of strip plate anchor nearby clayey slope.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 36(2), 1393-1407. DOI: 10.1007/s10706-017-0374-x
• Dutta, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2019) “Stability of rectangular tunnel in cohesionless soils.” International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.1080/19386362.2019.1592874.
• Bhattacharya, P.(2017). “Pullout capacity of shallow inclined anchor in anisotropic and nonhomogeneous undrained clay.” Geomechanics and Engineering-An international Journal, Techno Press, 13(5), 825-844. DOI: /10.12989/gae.2017.13.5.825
• Bhattacharya, P.and Sahoo, S. (2017) “Uplift capacity of horizontal anchor plate embedded near to the cohesionless slope by limit analysis.” Geomechanics and Engineering-An international Journal, Techno Press, 13(4), 701-714. DOI: 10.12989/gae.2017.13.4.701
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2017) Closure to uplift capacity of anchors in layered sand using finite-element limit analysis: Formulation and results. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 17 (7). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000879
• Bhattacharya, P.and Kumar, J. (2017) “Bearing capacity of foundations on soft clays with granular column and trench.” Soils and Foundations, Elsevier, 57(3), 488-495. DOI: 10.1016/j.sandf.2017.05.013
• Bhattacharya, P.and Kumar, J. (2017) “Seismic pullout capacity of inclined anchor plates in sand.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 35(2), 679-692. DOI: 10.1007/s10706-016-0133-4
• Bhattacharya, P. (2016) “Pullout capacity of strip plate anchor in cohesive sloping ground under undrained condition.” Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier, 78, 134-143. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.05.006
• Bhattacharya, P. and Roy, A. (2016) “Improvement in horizontal uplift capacity of circular anchor plate in undrained clay by granular column.” Geomechanics and Engineering-An international Journal, Techno Press, 10(5), 617-633. DOI: 10.12989/gae.2016.10.5.000
• Bhattacharya, P. and Roy, A. (2016) “Variation of horizontal pullout capacity with width of vertical anchor plate.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 16 (5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000639.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2016) “Uplift capacity of anchors in layered sand using finite element limit analysis: formulations and results.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 16 (3), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000560.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2015) “Uplift capacity of strip and circular anchors in soft clay with an overlay of sand.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 33(6), 1475-1488. DOI: 10.1007/s10706-015-9913-5.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2015) “Vertical uplift capacity of circular anchor plates.” Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society, 46(3), 105-110.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2014) “Pullout capacity of inclined plate anchors embedded in sand.” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, NRC Research Press, 51(11), 1365-1370. DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2014-0114
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2014) “Vertical pullout capacity of horizontal anchor plates in presence of seismic and seepage forces.” Geomechanics and Geoengineering, Taylor and Francis, 9(4), 294-302. DOI: 10.1080/17486025.2014.902116.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2014) “Seismic pullout capacity of vertical anchors in sand.” Geomechanics and Geoengineering, Taylor and Francis, 8(3), 191-201. DOI: 10.1080/17486025.2012.714475.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2013) “Horizontal pullout capacity of a group of two vertical strip anchor plates embedded in clay.” Geomechanics and Engineering-An international Journal, Techno Press, 5(4), 299-312.
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2013) “Horizontal pullout capacity of a group of two vertical strip anchors plates embedded in sand.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 30(2), 513-521. DOI: 1007/s10706-011-9484-z
• Kumar, J. and Bhattacharya, P. (2013) “Bearing capacity of two interfering strip footings from lower bound finite elements limit analysis.” International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. John Wiley & Sons. Ltd, 37(5), 441-452. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/nag.1104.
• Kumar, J. and Bhattacharya, P. (2011) “Reducing the computational effort for performing linear optimization in the lower-bound finite elements limit analysis.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 11 (5), 406-412. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000102.
• Kumar, J. and Bhattacharya, P. (2011) “On improving the solution by using lower bound finite elements limit analysis and linear programing.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 29(4), 619-626. DOI: 10.1007/s10706-011-9394-0.
• Kumar, J. and Bhattacharya, P. (2010) “Bearing capacity of interfering multiple strip footings by using lower bound finite elements limit analysis.” Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier, 37(5), 731-736. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.05.002

• Roy, A., and Bhattacharya, P. (2025). “Effect of Foundation Width on Nγ in Dilative Sands Considering Stress Level Dependency of Peak Friction Angle and Dilation Angle.” In: Dixit, M.S., Jaiswal, S.S., Satyam, N., Singh, A.P., Maji, V.B. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 9. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 705. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-96-7799-3, Print ISBN: 978-981-96-7798-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7799-3_7
• Bhattacharya, P. (2025). “Variation of Passive Earth Pressure Coefficient with Height of Retaining Wall.” In: Dixit, M.S., Jaiswal, S.S., Satyam, N., Singh, A.P., Maji, V.B. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2024), Volume 7. IGC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 703. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-96-7787-0, Print ISBN: 978-981-96-7786-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7787-0_12
• Dutta P., Sriharsha, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2022) “Bearing capacity of strip footing over rectangular tunnel in soft clay.” In: Dey A. K., Mandal J. J. and Manna B. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 195. pp. 17-26. Springer, Singapore. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-16-6456-4, Print ISBN: 978-981-16-6455-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6456-4_3
• Vikal, S. P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2022) “Evaluation of dynamic properties and liquefaction potential of Kasai river sand by cyclic triaxial test.” In: Dey A. K., Mandal J. J. and Manna B. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 195. pp. 317-325. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-16-6456-4, Print ISBN: 978-981-16-6455-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6456-4_34
• Dutta P. and Bhattacharya P. (2021) “Stability of an Unsupported Elliptical Tunnel Subjected to Surcharge Loading in Cohesive-Frictional Soil.” In: Saha S.K., Mukherjee M. (eds) Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 103. pp. 225-235. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-15-8138-0, Print ISBN: 978-981-15-8137-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8138-0_18 2
• Bhattacharya P. and Dutta P. (2021) “Improvement of Seismic-Bearing Capacity of Foundation on Soft Clay by Granular Material.” In: Latha Gali M., Raghuveer Rao P. (eds) Geohazards. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 86. pp. 751-763. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-15-6233-4, Print ISBN: 978-981-15-6232-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6233-4_54 3
• Bhattacharya P. and Sadhukhan S. (2020) “Pullout Capacity of Ground Anchors in Non-homogeneous Cohesive–Frictional Soil.” In: Latha Gali M., Raghuveer Rao P. (eds) Construction in Geotechnical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 84. Pp. 691-702. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-15-6090-3, Print ISBN: 978-981-15-6089-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6090-3_51
• Bhattacharya P. (2019) “Experimental Study on Uplift Capacity of Horizontal Circular and Strip Anchor Plates in Two-Layered Cohesionless Soil.” In: I.V. A., Maji V. (eds) Geotechnical Applications. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 13. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-13-0368-5, Print ISBN: 978-981-13-0367-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0368-5_9

• Roy, A. and Bhattacharya, P.(2024) “Effect of foundation width on Ng in dilative sands considering stress level dependency of peak friction angle and dilation angle.” Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC)2024(Abstract No. 499)
• Bhattacharya P. (2024) “Variation of Passive Earth Pressure Coefficient with Height of Retaining Wall.”, Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC)2024 (Abstract No. 519)
• Dutta, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2019) “Stability of unsupported elliptical tunnel subjected to surcharge loading in cohesive-frictional soil.” 7thInternational Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS) 2019, December 11-13, 2019, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. (Abstract ID. ICCMS19SD034910)
• Dutta, P., Sriharsha, P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2019) “Bearing capacity of strip footing over rectangular tunnel in soft clay.” Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7IYGEC) 2019, March 15-16, 2019, NIT Silchar, SIlchar. (Paper No. 23)
• Vikal, S. P. and Bhattacharya, P. (2019) “Evaluation of dynamic properties and liquefaction potential of Kasai river sand by cyclic triaxial test.” 7thIndian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7IYGEC) 2019, March 15-16, 2019, NIT Silchar, Silchar. (Paper No. 45)
• Bhattacharya P. and Dutta P. (2018) “Improvement of Seismic-Bearing Capacity of Foundation on Soft Clay by Granular Material.” Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018. December 13-15, 2018, IISc. Bangalore, Bengaluru (Paper No. TH-10-58)
• Sadhukhan, S. and Bhattacharya P. (2018) “Pullout capacity of ground anchors in non-homogeneous cohesive frictional soil.” Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018. December 13-15, 2018, IISc. Bangalore, Bengaluru. (Paper No. TH-10-33 )
• Bhattacharya, P. (2016) “Experimental Study on Uplift Capacity of Horizontal Circular and Strip Anchor Plates in Two-Layered Cohesionless Soil.” December 15-17, 2018, IIT Madras, Chennai. (Paper No. 302)
• Bhattacharya, P. and Kumar, J. (2011) “A comparative study to simplify the lower bound finite elements method using linear programing for geotechnical stability problem.” Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2011. December 15-17, 2011, Kochi. (Paper No. N-195)

• Editorial Board Member, Indian Geotechnical Journal
  Invited to write a book on “Geotechnical Engineering” for UG 3rd year students by AICTE
• Reviewer/examiner for PMRF in 2023-2024
• Acted as a session chair, ICCMS 2023 at IIT Gandhinagar (December 20-22, 2023)
  Nominated to represent the Indian Geotechnical Society as a corresponding member of the International Technical Committee TC-219 “System Performance of Geotechnical Structures”.
• Conducted an NPTEL course January-April, 2023 on Soil Dynamics.
• Acted as one of the examiners of MS thesis for the University of Southern Queensland.
• Reviewer, Geotechnique, ICE Publications, Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, NRC Press, International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE.
• Program Officer, National Service Scheme, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2013-09 to 2016-06.