Research Interests
Research Domain Risk-based Seismic Safety Assessment of Dams; Structural reliability; Structural Health Monitoring (SHM); Dam Safety Assessment and Management; Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis; Uncertainty Quantification; Creep and AAR Modelling,
BioSketch
Concordia University - Montreal, QC, Canada, Canada
2024
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, BHU - India, Uttar Pradesh, India
2011
Master of Technology, Civil Engineering
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Odisha, Odisha, India
2008
Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering
Post Graduate Engineer Trainee (PGET)
01 Aug 2011 - 02 Aug 2012
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Technical Officer
01 Aug 2013 - 30 Apr 2014
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Assistant Professor
09 Jan 2026 - Present
International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED), IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Senior Design Engineer Civil
02 Aug 2012 - 31 Mar 2013
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Deputy Director
30 Apr 2014 - 30 Apr 2019
Central Water Commission (CWC), Federal Government of India, Delhi, Delhi, India
Assistant Engineer
01 Apr 2013 - 31 Jul 2013
WS Atkins Private Limited, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Teaching Assistant
01 May 2019 - 30 Apr 2024
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Deputy Director, Dam Safety Rehabilitation (DSR)
01 Aug 2024 - 31 Jan 2026
Central Water Commission (CWC), MoJS, Government of India, Delhi, Delhi, India
Research
Impact of Concrete Degradation and Heterogeneity on Fragility Assessment of Concrete Gravity Dams
2025
Patra, B. K., & Bagchi, A. | Taylor & Francis
Journal: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
Modeling Variability in Seismic Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams: A Parametric Analysis of Koyna and Pine Flat Dams
2024
Patra, B. K., Segura, R. L., & Bagchi, A. | MDPI AG
Journal: Infrastructures
A Benchmark Test Problem for Reservoir Simulation Models and Comparison of Their Results
2025
Ilich, N., Yates, D., Singh, H., Rani, D., & Patra, B. K. | Taylor & Francis
Journal: Hydrological Sciences Journal
Material Properties Investigation and Finite Element Analysis of Idukki Dam in India
2020
Singh, B., Ojha, P. N., Arora, V. V., Narayan, P., & Patra, B. K. | Wilmington Publishing Ltd. (Wilmington Publishing, UK)
Journal: Dam Engineering
Detailed Investigations and Finite Element Analysis of Idukki Dam in India
2019
Arora, V. V., Singh, B., Narayan, P., & Patra, B. K. | Indian Committee on Large Dams (INCOLD)
Journal: INCOLD Journal
Analysis of Skew Deck Slab Bridge by Analytical Methods
2013
Patra, B. K., Kumar, R., & Kumar, V. | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Journal: Structural Engineering
