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Prof.Smruti Sourava Mohapatra

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Civil Engineering

Email: smruti[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9861443377

Office Number: +91-326-223-5160

Personal Page: Under Construction

About Me: Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. Mobile: +91-9861443377 ; Office: +91-3262235160 Email: smruti@iitism.ac.in

Research Interest: 1. Traffic flow modeling 2. Utilisation of alternate material in pavement 3. Freight flow modelling 4. Traffic safety 5. Haul road design and maintenance

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

PG/PhD Level Courses

  1. Traffic Engineering and Design
  2. Road Safety and Risk Analysis
  3. Transportation System Design and Management
  4. Advanced Pavement Material Laboratory
  5. Pavement Design Laboratory 

UG Level Courses

  1. Engineering Graphics
  2. Transportation Engineering-I    
  3. Transportation Engineering-II
  4. Transportation Engineering Lab
  5. Building Material Construction and Estimation
  6. Engineering Drawing
  7. Material Testing Lab
  8. Estimation and Costing
  9. Traffic Engineering Sessional
  10. Geotechnical Engineering
  11. Basic Transportation Engineering
  12. Highway Material Testing Lab

Academics

  • Ph.D. (Civil Engineering, 2012-2016)
    • Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    • Title of Thesis: Study of U-Turn Movement at Median Openings
    • Area of research: Traffic Flow Modeling
  • Master of Technology (Transportation Engineering, 2010-2012)
    • National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India
    • Title of Thesis: Level of Service Criteria of Urban Streets in Indian Context Using Advanced Classification Tools
    • Area of research: Clustering and Level of service analysis
  • Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering, 2006-2010)
    • KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Position

  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad since 9th August, 2023.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad since 5th August, 2015 to 8th August 2023.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, VSS University of Technology, Burla from July, 2014 to June 2015.
  • Research Scholar, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar from July 2012 to July 2015 .

Awards and Honors

  • Got appreciation from Director, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad for securing Excellent Teaching Feedback (9.25 out of 10) in the course Transportation System Planning and Management during Monsoon Semester, 2022-23.
  • ITS grant of SERB, DST to attend The Sixteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Riva del Garda, Italy, September 16-19, 2019.
  • Development of Transportation Engineering Laboratory at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. 
  • ITS grant of SERB, DST to attend the 19th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, 13th-15th December, 2014, held at Hong Kong.
  • Two years research experience as research scholar at IIT Bhubaneswar.
  • Got silver medal from NIT Rourkela for securing highest CGPA in Transportation Engineering Specialization.
  • Scored highest GPA in all the 4 semesters during Master of Technology study.
  • Qualified National Level test GATE (General Aptitude Test for Engineers) required for doing higher studies after Bachelor Degree

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Publications:

Journals (46 Published)

  1. Kundu, S., Khan, T., Vivek, A. K., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2026). Modeling Lane-Wise Headway Distributions to Formulate Policies for Improving Traffic Operations at Uncontrolled Median Openings. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 152(4), 04026016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.TEENG-9387
  2. Ansari, F. A., Pani, A., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2025). Prioritizing worker-centered risk mitigation strategies and technological solutions: a best–worst method study from highway work zones of India. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2584879
  3. Kundu, S., Khan, T. Vivek, A. K., Mohapatra, S. S. A Systematic Literature Review Exploring Safety of U-Turns at Uncontrolled Median Openings. Transportation Research Record, 1-32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981251404352
  4. Vivek, A. K., Mohapatra, S. S., & Khan, T. (2025). Perception based investigation exploring recurrence of violations by motorist and non-motorist at rail road grade crossings. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 38782. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-22613-y
  5. Mohanty, M., Beriha, B., Biswal, D. R., and Mohapatra, S. S. (2025). Experimental investigation on mechanical and fatigue characteristics of cement-treated coal mine overburden materials. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 26(1), 2540075. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2025.2540075
  6. Khan, T., Ansari, F. A., and Mohapatra, S. S. (2025). Capacity of U-Turning Traffic at Uncontrolled Median Openings on Four-Lane Divided Roads: A Gap Acceptance Based Approach. Transportation Research Record, 2679(9), 450-465. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981251338726
  7. Ansari, F. A., Pani, A., Oh, S., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2025). Systematic review and meta-analysis exploring safety performance measures of work zone. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 32(3), 460-473. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2025.2537684
  8. Ansari, F. A., Pani, A., and Mohapatra, S. S. (2025). Improving Highway Work Zone Mobility in the Developing World: A Systematic Literature Review of Work Zone Delay Measures and Technological Solutions. Transportation Research Record, 2679(3), 1091-1122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241283451
  9. Vivek, A. K.,  Mohapatra, S. S. and Padhi, A. (2024). Level of Service Criteria of Rail Road Grade Crossing Based on the Perceptions of Motorist and Non-motorist, Transportation in Developing Economies, 10(2), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-024-00209-x
  10. Mishra, N. B., Pani, A., Bansal, P., Mohapatra, S. S., & Sahu, P. K. (2024). Towards sustainable logistics in India: Forecasting freight transport emissions and policy evaluations. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 133, 104267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104267
  11. Tudu, C., Mohanty, M., Mohapatra, S. S., & Nayak, S. (2024). A systematic review exploring the feasibility of waste plastic as different constituents towards sustainable concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 428, 136210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136210
  12. Mohanty, M., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2024). Long-Term Strength and Durability of Cement-Treated Coal Mine Overburden Materials to be Used in Subbase and Base Layers of low-volume Roads. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(4), 04024035. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-16621
  13. Vivek, A. K., Gupta, S., Khan, T., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2024). Strategies to mitigate safety and associated problems at gated rail road grade crossing: a structural equation modelling approach. Transport Policy, 146, 19-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.11.002
  14. Mohanty, M., Mohapatra, S. S., & Padhi, A. (2023). Exploring mechanical and microstructural properties of cement-stabilized coal mine overburden materials. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 1-33. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2287219
  15. Khan, T., Vivek, A. K., Mohapatra, S. S., & Patnaik, A. K. (2023). Realistic Approach for Capacity Estimation of U-Turns Under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition. Transportation Research Record, 03611981231203227.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231203227
  16. Mishra, N. B., Pani, A., Mohapatra, S. S., & Sahu, P. K. (2023). Decoding Private or Commercial Vehicle Ownership Decisions for Low-Carbon Mobility Transitions: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Transportation Research Record, 03611981231194346. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231194346
  17. Vivek, A. K., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2023). An observational study on pedestrian and bicyclist violations at railroad grade crossings: exploring the impact of geometrical and operational attributes. Journal of Safety Research, 87, 395-406. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2023.08.011
  18. Mishra, N. B., Mohapatra, S. S., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. K. (2023). Exploring variation of length of haul and associated freight transport emission of Indian establishments: A survival analysis approach. Transport Policy, 140, 18-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.06.010
  19. Vivek, A. K., Mohanty, M and Mohapatra, S. S. (2023). Evaluation of road users’ violation at rail road grade crossings. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 149(9), 04023086. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.TEENG-7853
  20. Vivek, A. K. and Mohapatra, S. S. (2023). Level of service analysis of rail road grade crossing from the perspective of walking and bicycling: A perception based study. Transportation Planning and Technology, 46(4), 499-524. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2023.2201595
  21. Mohanty, M., Biswal, D., and Mohapatra, S. S.  (2023). A systematic review exploring the utilization of coal mining and processing wastes as secondary aggregate in sub-base and base layers of pavement. Construction and Building Materials, 130408, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130408
  22. Khan, T., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2022). Identification of spatial and temporal dilemma zone at mid-block median openings: a gap acceptance based approach. Transportation Research Record, 2677 (3), 160-175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221114118
  23. Khan, T., Dutta, P., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2022). Categorization of gaps at mid-block median openings in heterogeneous traffic: adjudging the applicability of support vector machine and occupancy time methods. Transportation Letters, 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19427867.2022.2133375
  24. Vivek, A. K., Mohapatra, S. S., and Jena, S. (2022). Evaluation of user perception to define level of service criteria of rail road grade crossing: an exploratory statistical approach. Transport policy, 122, 64-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.04.013
  25. Mohanty, M., Mohapatra, S. S., and Nayak, S. (2022). Efficacy of C&D waste in base/subbase layers of pavement–current trends and future prospectives: A systematic review. Construction and Building Materials, 340, 127726. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127726
  26. Khan, T., Mohapatra, S. S. and Dey, P. P. (2022). Estimation of conflicting traffic volume using spatiotemporal factor, Institution of Civil Engineers-Transport, 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.21.00074
  27. Khan, T., and Mohapatra, S. S. (2022). Influence of driver and vehicle attributes on operational characteristics of U-turning vehicles, Current Science, 122 (6), 705-716. DOI:  10.18520/cs/v122/i6/705-716
  28. Khan, T., Vivek, A. K. and Mohapatra, S. S. (2021). Comparative appraisal of critical gap estimation techniques in the context of u-turning vehicles, Transportation Research Record, 2675(12), 1408-1421. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211035761
  29. Vivek, A. K., Khan, T. and Mohapatra, S. S. (2021). Safety and associated parameters influencing performance of rail road grade crossings: a critical review of state of the art, Journal of Safety Research, 79, 257-272. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.09.007
  30. Mohapatra, S. S., Pani, A., and Sahu, P.K. (2021). Examining the impacts of logistics sprawl on freight transportation in Indian cities: implications for planning and sustainable development, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 147(4), 04021050. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000745.
  31. Khan, T. and Mohapatra, S.S. (2021) Modelling lateral merging position of vehicles in divided urban roads, Current Science, 120(11), 1768-1777.
  32. Mohapatra, S.S. and Dey, P.P. (2021). Application of cluster analysis to define level of service criteria of U-turns at median openings, European Transport, 81(3), 1-17.
  33. Yadav, S., Hachem-Vermette, C., Panda, S. K., Tiwari, G. N., and Mohapatra, S. S. (2021). Determination of optimum tilt and azimuth angle of BiSPVT system along with its performance due to shadow of adjacent buildings, Solar Energy, 215, 206-219.
  34. Khan, T. and Mohapatra, S.S. (2020). Effect of operational attributes on lateral merging position characteristics at mid-block median opening, Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research, 13(2), 83-96. DOI: https://10.1080/19427867.2019.1710037  (Published online)
  35. Khan, T. and Mohapatra, S.S. (2020). Lateral placement characteristics of u-turning vehicles: a statistical investigation, Transportation in Developing Economies, Vol. 6, No. 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-019-0091-7
  36. Dash, S., Mohapatra, S. S., & Dey, P. P. (2019). Estimation of critical gap of U-turns at uncontrolled median openings, Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 5, 229-240.
  37. Sil, G., Mohapatra, S. S., Dey, P.P., and Chandra, S. (2019). Service delay and merging time evaluation at median openings, European Transport, Issue 71, Paper no. 3.
  38. Mohapatra, S.S., and Dey, P.P. (2018). Estimation of U-turn capacity at median openings, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, Vol. 144, No.9, 04018049.
  39. Sil, G., Mohapatra, S. S., Dey, P.P., and Chandra, S. (2018). Merging process of U-turns at uncontrolled median openings under mixed traffic conditions, Transport, Vol. 33, No.2, 370-379.
  40. Mohapatra, S.S., Dey, P.P., and Chandra, S. (2016). Conflicting volume of U-turns at uncontrolled median openings, Institution of Civil Engineers-Transport, Vol. 169, No. 4, pp. 195-204.
  41. Mohapatra, S. S., Dey, P. P., and Chandra, S. (2016). Modeling the critical position of U-turning vehicles at uncontrolled median openings, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 411-420.
  42. Mohapatra, S. S., and Dey, P. P. (2015). Lateral placement of U-turns at median openings on six-lane divided urban roads, Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 252-263.
  43. Mohapatra, S. S., Sil, G., and Dey, P. P. (2015). Quantification of LOS at median openings through cluster analysis, Indian Highways, New Delhi, Vol. 43, No.3, pp. 25-31.
  44. Bhuyan, P. K., and Mohapatra, S. S. (2014) Affinity propagation clustering in defining level of service criteria of urban streets, Transport, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 401-411.
  45. Mohapatra, S. S., Bhuyan, P. K., and Rao, K. V. (2012). Genetic algorithm fuzzy clustering using GPS data for defining level of service criteria of urban streets, European Transport, Issue 52, Paper no. 7.
  46. Mohapatra, S. S., and Bhuyan, P. K. (2012). Self Organizing Map of Artificial Neural Network for Defining Level of Service Criteria of Urban Streets, International Journal for Traffic and Transport Engineering, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pp. 236-252.

 

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Details of Major R&D Projects:

1. Title of Project: Development of Suitable Methodology for Utilization of Coal Mine Overburden in Road Construction   

Amount: Rs. 14,96,000

Funding Agency: DST, NM-ICPS on Technology Innovation inExploration & Mining (TexMin)

Role: PI

Status: Ongoing

2. Title of Project: Critical Assessment of Road Network, Pavement and its’ Elements as per Codal Provisions.

Amount: Rs. 15,03,000

Funding Agency: L&T, EDRC

Role: PI

Status: Completed

3. Title of Project: Effect of Geometrical Attributes of Median Opening on Capacity Of U-Turn

Amount: 2,00,000

Funding Agency: MRP, TEQIP-III

Role: PI

Status: Completed

4. Title of Project: Driver and Traffic Characteristics at Uncontrolled Junctions

Amount: Rs. 10,20,000

Funding Agency: FRS, ISM

Role: PI

Status: Completed

5. Title of Project: Benefits of Composite Cement over OPC and PSC in Terms of Strength and Durability.

Amount: Rs. 6,00,000/-

Funding Agency: OCL India Limited

Role: Co-PI

Status: Completed

Consultancy Project

1. Upgradation and Redevelopment of Ranchi Railway Station of South Eastern Railway        

Client: Ram Kripal Singh Construction Pvt. Ltd.

Role: Co-CI

Status: Completed

2. Name of the Work: Design Rationalization of Elephants Underpass in Concurrence with National Standards                       

Client: M/s Rotrans Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar

Role: Co-CI

Status: Completed

3. Name of the Work: Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Bituminous Materials for Rationalization of its Usage in Pavement Construction          

Client: M/s PRA Daamar Private Limited, Raipur

Role: CI

Status: Completed

4. Name of the Work: Vetting of Design Drawing for Rectification of Identified Black Spots and Construction of Service Road to Existing VUP in Udhampur (J&K)

Client: M/s Bandh & Co., Sri Nagar.

Role: CI

Status: Completed

5. Name of the Work: Pavement Evaluation of Kharatunda-Barwa Addd (Nh-2) Road Project, Dhanbad Constructed with Zydex Technology

Client: Zydex Industries, Gujrat.

Role: CI

Status: Completed

6. Name of the Work: Vetting of Concrete Mix Design & Bituminous Mix Design of Ranchi Smart City Project.

Client: L&T Construction.

Role: CI

Status: Completed

7. Name of the Work: Evaluation of tensile strength of steel rebars.

Client: Saluja Steel & Power Pvt. Ltd.

Role: CI

Status: Completed

8. Name of the Work: Vetting of structural design & drawing of minor bridges, culverts & VUPs.

Client: NHAI

Role: Co-CI

Status: Completed

9. Name of the Work: Checking of structural design & drawing of three Railway over bridges. 

Client: Ram Kripal Singh Construction Pvt. Ltd.

Role: Co-CI

Status: Completed

10. Name of the Work: Quality assurance of bituminous roads at CCWP colony Saraidhela, Dhanbad.              

Client: BCCL, Dhanbad

Role: CI

Status: Completed

Membership of Scientific Societies

  1. Reviewer of the journal Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, ASCE, Transportation in Developing Economies, Current Science, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic & Radioactive Waste.
  2. Member of Technical Committee of 7th International Conference on Intelligent Traffic and Transportation (ICITT 2023) will be held in Madrid, Spain during September 18-20, 2023.
  3. Member of Technical Program Committee of ‘The United Conference on Architecture, Design, Earth Sciences and Geography (ADESG-2017).
  4. Member of the Technical committee of The World Symposium on Civil Engineering (WSCE-2017).
  5. Co-coordinator of short-term Course on Development of Cement Technology for Sustainable Infrastructure, 22nd -24th February, 2019 at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.
  6. Co-coordinator of National Workshop on Road Safety Audit (RSA-2015), 6th - 7th February 2015 held at VSSUT, Burla.
  7. Organizing committee member of short-term course on Sustainable Infrastructure, on 8th to 10th of January, 2016 organized by Department of Civil Engineering of Indian School of Mines Dhanbad.
  8. Organizing committee member of National workshop on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE-2014), on 25th and 26th of October 2014 organized by Department of Civil Engineering of VSSUT, Burla.

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

  1. Covenor, DPGC
  2. PIC, Transportation Engineering Laboratory
  3. Member, Dean’s Advisory Council (INFRASTRUCTURE)
  4. Member, Departmental Postgraduate Committee
  5. Member, Departmental Undergraduate Committee
  6. Member, Department Review Committee
  7. Mentor, Undergraduate students of 2019-20 batch

Guidance

1. Name of Candidate: Dr. Tathagatha Khan

Year of Joining: August, 2017

Topic of research: Operational Assessment of U-Turns at Mid-Block Median Openings

Status: Awarded in August, 2022

Role: Sole guide 

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Mizoram

2. Name of Candidate: Dr. Adheesh Kumar Vivek

Year of Joining: August, 2018

Topic of research: Safety Evaluation and Performance Analysis of Rail Road Grade Crossing

Status: Awarded in May, 2023

Role: Sole guide 

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (C.U), Bilaspur

3. Name of Candidate: Dr. Monika Mohanty

Year of Joining: August, 2020

Topic of research: Sustainable utilization of mine waste in road construction

Status: Awarded in January, 2025

Role: Sole guide 

Current Position: Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Department of Civil Engineering, Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC), Berhampur

4. Name of Candidate: Dr. Nirmalendu Mishra

Year of Joining: August, 2020

Topic of research: Commercial vehicle ownership modeling

Status: Awarded in October, 2025

Role: Joint guide 

Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Memphis, Memphis, USA

5. Name of Candidate: Mr. Faijan Ali Ansari

Year of Joining: August, 2021

Topic of research: Work Zone Safety

Status: Ongoing

Role: Joint guide 

6. Name of Candidate: Mr. Soumen Kundu

Year of Joining: August, 2021

Topic of research: Traffic Assessment at median openings 

Status: Ongoing

Role: Sole guide 

7. Name of Candidate: Mrs. Chhabirani Tudu

Year of Joining: August, 2022

Topic of research: Utilisation of waste palstic in Concrete

Status: Ongoing

Role: Joint guide 

8. Name of Candidate: Mr. Rajaesh Karel

Year of Joining: January, 2024

Topic of research: Pavement Detoriation Modeling

Status: Ongoing

Role: Joint guide 

9. Name of Candidate: Mr. Amit Kumar Yadav

Year of Joining: June, 2024

Topic of research: Yet to be decided

Status: Ongoing

Role: Sole guide 

10. Name of Candidate: Mr. Rishab

Year of Joining: October, 2025

Topic of research: Yet to be decided

Status: Ongoing

Role: Sole guide 

11. Name of Candidate: Mr. Abhish Raj

Year of Joining: January, 2026

Topic of research: Yet to be decided

Status: Ongoing

Role: Sole guide 

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