Information
- Designation : Assistant Professor (Gr- II)
- Email : pmondal@civil.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 8900492588
Introduction [Biosketch]
- Dr. Purbayan Ghosh Mondal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Silchar, where he has been serving since January, 2026. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Transportation Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He completed his Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, and his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Mondal worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay. He also received the prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, where he was involved in multiple research projects on “Sustainable Value Chain and Material Use in Road Construction” funded by the Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway. At NTNU, his work contributed towards the development of sustainable and greener road infrastructure in Norway. Prior to joining NIT Silchar, Dr. Mondal served as an Assistant Professor in the School of Construction and Technology at NICMAR University of Construction Studies, Hyderabad. Dr. Mondal’s research focuses on pavement engineering, with expertise in characterization of pavement materials, environment-friendly pavement construction technologies, cold recycling of bituminous pavements (using foamed bitumen and bitumen emulsion), hot recycling of bituminous pavements (particularly mixes with high RAP content), and warm mix asphalt (WMA). His academic contributions include eight SCI-indexed journal publications, one book chapter, and three international conference papers.
Areas of Interest
- Transportation Engineering, Characterization of pavement materials, Environment-friendly pavement construction technologies, Cold recycling of bituminous pavements (using foamed bitumen and bitumen emulsion), hot recycling of bituminous pavements (particularly mixes with high RAP content), Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 2023 | Ph.D. in Civil Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur | 2018 | M.Tech |
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal | 2015 | B.Tech |
Teaching Experience
Industrial/Research Experience
International Journals
1. Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2020). An automated technique for characterizing foamed bitumen using ultrasonic sensor system. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23(7), 2242-2254. DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2020.1849689.
2. Mondal, P.G., Gottumukkala, B. and Kuna, K. K., (2021). Permanent Deformation Behavior of Foamed Bitumen Stabilized Mixes. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(7), p.04021146.
3. Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2022). Mix design considerations for foamed bitumen stabilized materials: A review. Construction and Building Materials, 326, 126783. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126783
4. Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2023). Influence of bitumen foam characteristics on moisture susceptibility of foamed bitumen stabilised mixes. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 24(2), 2128352 pp 1 16, DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2022.2128352
5. Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2023). Effectiveness of different conditioning procedures for moisture susceptibility evaluation of foamed bitumen stabilized mixes. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1), 2221369, DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2023.2221369
6. Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2024). Influence of Physical Properties and Chemical Compositions of Bitumen on Foam Characteristics. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 25(7), 1528-1550
7. Mondal, P. G., Baditha A. K., Guduru G., Gottumukkala B., & Kuna, K. K. (2024) Development of bitumen selection criteria for cold recycled bituminous mixes with foamed bitumen. Transportation Research Record.
8. Roy, N., Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2023). Image-Based Indices of Aggregates for Predicting the Initial Skid Resistance of Bituminous Pavement. Construction and 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132776
Conference papers
1. Mondal, P. G., & Kuna, K. K. (2020). Effect of bitumen viscosity, source and temperature on bitumen foam characteristics”, 13th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
2. Mondal P.G., Baditha A.K., Ahriwar D., Chattaraj C., and Kuna K.K. (2023). Lessons learnt from a premature failure of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) on a high-volume Indian Highway. In Recent Trends in Transportation Infrastructure, Volume 1. TIPCE 2022. Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978- 981-99-3142-2_23.
3. Roy T.K., Karmakar S., Mondal P.G. (2018). Effect of partial replacement of stone dust with portland pozzolanic cement as filler in waste plastic modified bituminous mix, 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Seoul, South Korea, ICG 2018, 4, pp. 3033–3039.
