Dr. Priyaranjan Pal



Dr. Priyaranjan Pal

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: prpal[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 7905579247(O)

Other Academic Achievements


Chair in Conferences:

Session Chair, National Conference on "Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering (ICGGE-2019)" held on March 01-02, 2019 in the Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
Session Chair, An online conference on 1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICRACEM 2020) held on September 04-06, 2020, IIT Kharagpur, India.
Session Chair of a technical session of an International Conference on "Recent Developments in Civil Engineering (RDC-2022)" held on October 20-21, 2022 in the Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, American Academy Sciences, Houston, Texas 77036, USA, June 7-13, 2014.
International Conference on Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Applications (ICMMSA-2014), AMD, MNNIT Allahabad, December 22-24, 2014.
International Conference on Geo-engineering & climate change technologies for sustainable environmental management (GCCT-2015), Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, October 09-11, 2015.
International Conference on Advances in Engineering Sciences: ICAES2017, Phuket, Thailand, 03-05, 2017.
National Conference on INCAM-2017, AMD, MNNIT Allahabad, July 05-07, 2017.
National Conference on Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering (ICGGE-2019), Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, March 01-02, 2019.
National Conference on Industrial Application of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IANN-2019), Department of Chemical Engineering & Department of Physics, MNNIT Allahabad, November 15-16, 2019

Award and Honors:

Quarterly Franklin Membership (ID#FL24861); given by Editorial Board of London Journals Press (2019).
Stood first position in Master of Engineering (Structural Engineering) (2001)
Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE); March 1999

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Self financed Short term course on Summer Training cum Internship Programme in Civil Engineering (STIPCE-2020), July 07 - July 31, 2020
Self financed Short term course on Summer Training cum Internship Programme in Civil Engineering (STIPCE-2019), June 10 - July 05, 2019
Self financed Short term course on Summer Training cum Internship Programme in Civil Engineering (STIPCE-2018), June 11 - July 07, 2018
Self financed Short term course on Summer Training cum Internship Programme in Civil Engineering (STIPCE-2017), June 12 - July 8, 2017
Self financed Short term course on Summer Training cum Internship Programme in Civil Engineering (STIPCE-2016), June 13 - July 10, 2016
Self financed Short term course on Advances in Concrete Technology (ACT-2016), April 04 - 08, 2016
Self financed Short term course on Summer Training cum Internship Programme in Civil Engineering (STIPCE-2015), June 15 - July 12, 2015
TEQIP-II financed Short term course on Seismic Analysis, Design and Retrofit of Bridges (SADRB-2014), February 2-6, 2015
International Conference on Recent Trends & Challenges in Civil Engineering (RTCCE-2014), December 12-14, 2014
Self financed Short term course on Limit State Design of Steel Structures” (LSDSS-2013), October 17 -21, 2013
TEQIP financed one day workshop on Sensitization Programme for the Engineering & Technical Students on Disabilities & Rehabilitation, 31st March 2008

Consultancy(Past):

Several Consultancy Projects in different areas of materials testing, mix design, NDT, Vetting of design of buildings and bridges, TPQA inspection, and Proof checking of structural design and drawings.

Expert Lectures:

Delivered Keynote/ Invited Talk/ Expert Lecture at
MNNIT Allahabad
Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College, Purulia, West Bengal
GNA University, Phagwara, Punjab 144401

Overseas Assignments:

Visited AIT Bangkok, Thailand from 28th September to 04th October, 2013 to attend a training and study tour programme and for interaction & collaboration work between AIT Bangkok & MNNIT Allahabad.
Visited Texas, USA from June 7-13, 2014 to attend and present a paper titled “Appraisal of Certain Anaerobic Digestion Studies”, 7th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2014, American Academy Sciences, 9720 Town Park Dr. Ste 18 Houston, Texas 77036, USA.
Visited Phuket, Thailand from July 3-5, 2017 to attend and present a paper titled “Combined effects of flaky and elongated aggregates on the compressive strength of concrete”, 1st International Conference on Advances in Engineering Sciences: ICAES2017, Hotel Ä°bis Phuket Patong 10 Chalermphrakiat Road, Kathu District, Phuket, 83150, Thailand.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, David Publishing Company, UK
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier
Journal of Fluids and Structures, Elsevier
Ocean Engineering, Elsevier
Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Springer
Journal of Building Material and Structural Engineering
Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering
International Journal of Concrete Technology
International Journal of Structural Engineering and Analysis
International Refereed Journal of Engineering Science and Technology

Other Significant Achievements:

Attended Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials and Structures (AFMS-2012), AMD, MNNIT Allahabad, 12th-14th July 2012.
Attended Workshop on Role of Alumni in Professional Growth of Students in Enhancing Professional Competency, MNNIT Alumni Association, MNNIT Allahabad, 10th November 2019.
Attended Training Programme on Training & Study Workshop, AIT Bangkok, Thailand, September 28-October 4, 2013.
Attended Short term Course on Modern Construction Materials & Practices (MCMP-2013), Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, July 17-21, 2013.
Attended Short term Course on Padagogy, TEQIP-II, MNNIT Allahabad, 6th-7th July 2013.
Attended Short term Course on Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering, Dept. of Mathematics, MNNIT Allahabad, 25th-26th August 2012.
Attended Webinar on Concrete for Next Decade organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-1:30 PM, 07.09.2020
Attended Webinar on Structural Engineering organized by Centre for Construction & Architectural Excellence (CCAE), 10:00 AM-1:30 PM, 09.09.2020
Attended Webinar on Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Retrofitting of Structures organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:30 AM-2:00 PM, 31.10.2020
Attended Webinar on Civil Engineering in Ramayana organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, 07.11.2020
Attended Webinar on Pavement Management System organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, 21.11.2020
Attended Webinar on Application of Artificial Intelligence to Prediction of Properties of Concrete organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, 28.11.2020
Attended Webinar on Application of NDT in Structure Evaluation organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, 05.12.2020
Attended Webinar on Sustainable Use of Alternative Aggregates in Construction organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, 17.12.2020
Attended Webinar on Durability of Structural Concrete organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, 26.12.2020
Attended Webinar on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Curing Process of Concrete organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, 02.01.2021
Attended Webinar on Climate Change: Imperative Concrete Understanding & Practice organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, 16.01.2021
Attended Webinar on Remedial Waterproofing for Buildings organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, 23.01.2021
Attended Webinar on Interpretation of NDT Results for Acceptance of Concrete organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, 30.01.2021
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Building Materials and Structural Engineering
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering
Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Concrete Technology
Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Structural Engineering and Analysis
Editorial Board Member of International Refereed Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
Acted as Ex Exam Superintendent AMIE Summer 2011, Allahabad Centre, Uttar Pradesh
Acted as Ex Center Controller, UPTU Exam in 2008, Varanshi, Uttar Pradesh
Acted as Member of International Scientific Committee in the International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics, December 20-22, 2013, organized by NIT Rourkela, Odisha-769008, India.
Acted as Member of Technical Committee in the International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures (ICMMS 2020), March 26-28, 2020, organized by NIT Calicut, Calicut-673601, Kerala, India.
Acted as Member of National Scientific Committee in the International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS 2020), October 03, 2020, organized by Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Enginering, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
Attended Webinar on Testing Techniques for Self Compacting Concrete organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, 06.03.2021
Attended Webinar on Technology Upgradation in Concrete Structures using Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) organized by UltraTech Cement Ltd., 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, 20.03.2021
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Annals of Earth, Environment, and Infrastructure Engineering