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Tapash Kumar Roy

Academic Qualifications


  • B.E. (Civil Engg.)
  • M.E. (Geotech. Engg.)
  • PhD (Civil Engg.)

Research Statement


  1. The development of user-friendly appropriate technological solutions in the utilization of industrial and municipal solid wastes within the areas of roadway pavements which reduces the pollution levels, health hazards, and globally conserving the environment.
  2. An alternative approach to design pavements by mathematical models.
  3. A non-destructive testing approach by UPV for roadway pavements.

Latest Publications


  • 1 Mistry, R. and Roy, T.K., Predicting Marshall stability and flow of bituminous mix containing waste fillers by the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system, 19 (2), 209-219, Revista de la Construcción (Journal of construction), 2020
  • 2 Karmakar S., Roy T. K., Evaluation for Structural Integrity of Waste Plastic Cup Modified Bituminous Mix by Microchemical Analysis, 804 (1), 012039-1-10, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
  • 3 Ghosh A.S. & Roy, T.K, Evaluating the utility of Pond Ash as an alternative foundation material partially replacing sand for foundation layers, Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference at Silchar, India., 2019
  • 4 Karmakar S., Majhi D., Roy T.K., Chanda, D. K., Moisture Damage Analysis of Bituminous Mix by Durability Index Utilizing Waste Plastic Cup, 30 (9), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 2018
  • 5 Mistry, R., Karmakar S., Roy, T.K., Experimental evaluation of rice husk ash and fly ash as alternative fillers in hot-mix asphalt, 979-990, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor & Francis, 2018
  • 6 Asit Ghosh, Raja Mistry, Tapas Kumar Roy, Utilization of Rice Husk Ash/Pond Ash and Jute Fibre as alternative Materials for Stone Mastic Asphalt, 5(2), 39-42, International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, 2017
  • 7 Majhi D., Karmakar S., Roy T.K., Reliability of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Method for Determining Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Mixtures, 4(9), 9709-9712, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2017
  • 8 Karmakar, S. and Roy, T.K., Effect of Waste Plastic and Waste Tires Ash on Mechanical Behavior of Bitumen, 28 (6), 04016006-1-9, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 2016
  • 9 Mistry, R., Roy, T.K., Effect of using fly ash as alternative filler in hot mix asphalt, Perspectives in Science, 2016
  • 10 Roy, T.K., Effect of Tyre Rubber Ash on Bituminous Mixes Used for Roadway Pavement, compendium of papers: ID-670, Proceeding of the Eighth international conference on environmental science and technology, Houston, Texas, USA, 2016
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    Research Areas


    • Alternative design methods in rigid pavements
    • Utilization of alternative materials in subgrade and subase of pavement

    Publications


  • 1 Mistry, R. and Roy, T.K., Predicting Marshall stability and flow of bituminous mix containing waste fillers by the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system, 19 (2), 209-219, Revista de la Construcción (Journal of construction), 2020
  • 2 Karmakar S., Roy T. K., Evaluation for Structural Integrity of Waste Plastic Cup Modified Bituminous Mix by Microchemical Analysis, 804 (1), 012039-1-10, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
  • 3 Karmakar S., Majhi D., Roy T.K., Chanda, D. K., Moisture Damage Analysis of Bituminous Mix by Durability Index Utilizing Waste Plastic Cup, 30 (9), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 2018
  • 4 Mistry, R., Karmakar S., Roy, T.K., Experimental evaluation of rice husk ash and fly ash as alternative fillers in hot-mix asphalt, 979-990, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor & Francis, 2018
  • 5 Asit Ghosh, Raja Mistry, Tapas Kumar Roy, Utilization of Rice Husk Ash/Pond Ash and Jute Fibre as alternative Materials for Stone Mastic Asphalt, 5(2), 39-42, International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, 2017
  • 6 Majhi D., Karmakar S., Roy T.K., Reliability of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Method for Determining Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Mixtures, 4(9), 9709-9712, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2017
  • 7 Karmakar, S. and Roy, T.K., Effect of Waste Plastic and Waste Tires Ash on Mechanical Behavior of Bitumen, 28 (6), 04016006-1-9, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 2016
  • 8 Mistry, R., Roy, T.K., Effect of using fly ash as alternative filler in hot mix asphalt, Perspectives in Science, 2016
  • 9 Mistry, R., Roy, T. K., Utilization of Rice Husk Ash in Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete as Mineral Filler Replacement, 76-1 (629), pp 13-17, Journal of the Indian Roads Congress, 2015
  • 10 Mistry, R., Roy, T. K, Utilization of Rice Husk Ash in Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete as Mineral Filler Replacement, 76(1), 13-17, Journal of the Indian Roads Congress, 2015
  • 11 Roy, T. K., Ghosal, R,, A Study on Evaluation of Stress Behavior of Rigid Pavement by Concept Shell System, 41(7), 21-25, Journal of Indian Highway, 2013
  • 12 Roy, T.K., Evaluation of properties of alluvial soil with addition of wastes from thermal power plant and rice mill, 7(3), 323-329, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Technical notes, 2013
  • 13 Roy, T.K., Pradhan, S.K., Chowdhury, A., Effect of Alternative Materials on Moorum and Sand for Utilization in Granular Sub Base Layer of Flexible Pavement, 3(3), 469-474, International Journal of Earth Science & Engineering, ISSN-0974-5904, 2010
  • 14 Roy, T. K., Chattopadhyay, B. C., and Roy, S.K., Prediction of CBR from Compaction Characteristics of Cohesive Soil, 2(2), 77-88, Highway Research Journal, 2009
  • 15 Roy, T. K., and Chattopadhyay, B. C.,, Utilization of Rice Husk Ash and Pond Ash for Improving Subgrade in Road Construction., 89, 42-46, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India), 2008
  • 16 Chattopadhyay, B. C., and Roy, T. K., Effect of Rice Husk on Soil Improvement for Rural Road Subgrade Made With Pond Ash/Fly Ash, 35(5), 33-38, Journal of Indian Highways. May 2007, 2007
  • 1 Ghosh A.S. & Roy, T.K, Evaluating the utility of Pond Ash as an alternative foundation material partially replacing sand for foundation layers, Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference at Silchar, India., 2019
  • 2 Roy, T.K., Effect of Tyre Rubber Ash on Bituminous Mixes Used for Roadway Pavement, compendium of papers: ID-670, Proceeding of the Eighth international conference on environmental science and technology, Houston, Texas, USA, 2016
  • 3 Mistry Raja, & Roy, T.K., The Effect of Using Rice Husk Ash as Filler on Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mix, Compendium of papers: ID-0480, Proceeding of the International Conference on Applied System Innovation, Okinawa, Japan, 2016
  • 4 Roy, T.K., Study on the performance of bitumen with addition of plastic waste and crumb rubber, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10ICG) & 33. Baugrundtagung, Berlin, Germany, 2014
  • 5 Roy, A., Datta, T. and Roy, T.K., Stress-strain analysis in flexible pavement in rural roads, Proceeding on the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC), Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India., 2014
  • 6 Roy, T.K., Study on the performance of bitumen with addition of plastic waste and crumb rubber, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10ICG) & 33. Baugrundtagung, Berlin, Germany, 2014
  • 7 Kuity, A. and Roy, T.K., Utilization of Geogrid mesh for improving the soft subgrade layer with waste material mix compositions, Proceeding on the National Seminar on 2nd Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG), Agra, India., 2013
  • 8 Roy, T.K., Influence of sand on strength characteristics of cohesive Soil for using as Subgrade of road, Proceeding on the National Seminar on 2nd Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG), Agra, India., 2013
  • 9 Roy, T.K., A study on strength characteristics of alluvial soil with addition of laterite and sand for using as roadway subgrade, Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Civil, Material and Environmental Sciences, Osaka, Japan., 2013
  • 10 Roy, T.K, Effect of sand on strength characteristics of expansive soil for using as Subgrade of pavement, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Applied Science, Osaka, Japan., 2013
  • 11 Roy, T.K, Evaluation of Strength of Clayey Soil by UCS Test with Addition of Rice husk ash and Lime, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Chicago, USA, 2013
  • 12 Roy, T.K., Performance of Sediment of Water Treatment Plant on Compaction and Strength Properties for Addition of Sandy Soil, Proceeding on the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) at Delhi, India., 2012
  • 13 Roy, T.K., Roy, S.K. and Kuity, A., Prediction of soaked CBR for subgrade layer by using Artificial Neural Network model, Proceedings of the International symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM-2012) organized by BESUS at West Bengal, India., 2012
  • 14 Roy, T.K, Evaluation of Atterberg limits of Alluvial soil mixed with Laterite soil for Utilization as Subgrade Material in Road, Proceeding on the National Seminar on Geotechnics for Construction, Design & Performance of Structures Organized by Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), Kolkata Chapter., 2011
  • 15 Roy, T.K., Chattopadhyay, B.C., Roy, S.K. and Kuity, A., Use of Laterite Soil as Admixture to Alluvial Soil for Improving Roadway Subgrade Characteristics, Proceeding on the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) at Kochi, India., 2011
  • 16 Roy, T.K., Chattopadhyay, B.C. and Roy, S.K., California Bearing Ratio, Evaluation and Estimation - A Study on Comparison, Proceeding on the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) at. Powai, Mumbai., 2010
  • 17 Roy, T.K. and Roy, S., A Case Study on the Distress Behavior of the Existing Flexible Roadway Pavement, 535-542, Proceedings of the International Conference on Developments in Road Transportation (DRT-2010), India, 2010
  • 18 Roy, T.K., A Study on the Properties of the Lateritic Soil with Addition of Rice Husk Ash, 645-650, Proceedings of the International Conference on Developments in Road Transportation (DRT-2010), India, 2010
  • 19 Roy, T.K., Chattopadhyay, B.C. and Roy, S.K., Application of Pond and Rice Husk Ash in Elevating Properties of Alluvial Soil as Subgrade Materials, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (6ICEG), Delhi, India., 2010
  • 20 Roy, T.K., Influence of lime on Alluvial Soil Strengthened with Pond Ash and Rice Husk Ash for Construction of Subgrade of Road, Proceedings of the GeoShanghai 2010 International Conference, China., 2010
  • 21 Roy, T.K., Chattopadhyay, B.C. and Roy, S.K., Effect of Alternative Materials on Engineering Properties of Alluvial Soil for Construction of Road Subgrade, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS’2010), China., 2010
  • 22 Roy, T.K., Application of Jute Geo-textile in the Moorum-Sand Mixed Layer as Granular Sub Base of Flexible Pavement, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS’2010), China., 2010
  • 23 Roy, T.K., Pradhan, S.K., Chowdhury, A., Effect of Alternative Materials on Moorum and Sand for Utilization in Granular Sub Base Layer of Flexible Pavement, Proceedings of the International Congress on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE-2009), BITS, Pilani, India., 2009
  • 24 Roy, T.K., Chattopadhyay, B.C, A Study on the Effect of Cement on Alluvial Soil Strengthened With Pond And Rice Husk Ash For Construction of Road Subgrade, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) at GOA, India., 2008
  • 25 Roy, T.K., Chattopadhyay, B.C. and Roy, S.K., Prediction of CBR for subgrade of different materials from simple test, Proceedings of the international conference on Civil Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges, CENeM-2007 organized by BESUS at West Bengal., 2007
  • Patents


    # Patents Year

    Projects


    • Widening and up-gradation to 2-lane with paved shoulder configuration and geometric improvements: Aizawl-Tuipang section of NH-54 in the state of Mizoram, Consultancy
      Ongoing
    • Technical comment regarding stability of the garage building of Tower building premise at Haldia Dock Complex, Consultancy
      Ongoing
    • Technical Consultancy Service towards development & strengthening of public road infrastructure from Anchorage Camp at Haldia Township to Durgachak Level Crossing, Haldia., Consultancy
      Completed
    • Technical comment regarding the Health Study and preparation of Qty estimate in connection with repairing work as would be necessary for refurbishment of the Road over Bridge (ROB) at Vidyasagar, Chiranjibpur, Haldia, Consultancy
      Completed
    • Vetting of structural design of proposed Library Building & PG Building of Prabhat Kumar College, Contai., Consultancy
      Completed
    • PROOF CHECKING OF DESIGN AND DRAWING OF PAVEMENT DESIGN OF BOTH RIGID AND FLEXIBLE FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL LANES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SVB TOLLY PLAZA BUILDING, Consultancy
      Completed
    • Vetting of roadway and other structural design for Haldia Development Authority, Consultancy
      Completed
    • Technical vetting of Design pertaining to culvert/bridge below approach road for LPG Import Facility Project of M/s BPCL at Haldia, Consultancy
      Completed
    • Technical vetting of Design pertaining to overhead pipes way bridge (PWD) crossing HPL link road for LPG Import Facility Project of M/s BPCL at Haldia, Consultancy
      Ongoing
    • Utilization of Alternative Materials in the Construction Subgrade and Subbase Layer of Flexible Pavements, Sponsored
      Completed
    • Correlation between Engineering Properties of In-situ Subgrade Materials in Response Study of Flexible Pavements., Sponsored
      Completed

    Research Groups


    Aditya Shankar Ghosh
    Ph. D
    adityaghosh369@gmail.com

    Sandip Karmakar
    Ph. D
    karmakar38@gmail.com

    Research:
    Performance Evaluation of Plastic Waste Modified Bituminous mix in Response Study of Non-Destructive Test Method

    Sukanta Karati
    Ph. D
    sukantabesus@gmail.com

    Asit Ghosh
    Ph. D.
    2020cep013_asit@students.iiests.ac.in / ghosh1509.asit@gmail.com

    Research:
    Laboratory based performance improvement of stone mastic asphalt adding shredded waste plastic

    Puspendu Jana
    Ph. D.
    xxx@gmail.com

    Research:
    Applications of Optimization Techniques in Information and Fuzzy System

    Created: 23 November 2019