मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Civil Engineering
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Journal Publications

8

Conference Publications

1

Research Projects

2

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati(2021)
    M. Tech.(Geotechnical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati(2016)
    B.E.(Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur(2014)
Research Interests

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Valorization of mine tailings and industrial byproducts, Unsaturated Soil Mechnaics, Use of waste materials for soil stabilization, Sustainable civil/infrastructure enginering, Polymeric materials.

  • Advanced Structural Analysis
  • Engineering Drawing and Sketching
  • Soil Mechanics Lab

    2025
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Prediction of hysteresis in the water retention curve for the fly ash-based hydrogel-amended soils" , Irrigation and Drainage (Wiley) Volume :In Press / / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.3098
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S., Manna, U., and Tripathy, S., "Quantifying water release into the soil from water absorbing polymers under drought conditions " , Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE) Volume :In Press / / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10514
  • Saha, A., Drishti, Jain, P. and Nancy, K., "Investigating the effect of superabsorbent hydrogel on hydraulic characteristics of desert soil" , Arid land research and management (Taylor & Francis) Volume :39 (3) / 348-369 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2024.2441726
    • 2024
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Effect of Water Absorbing Polymer Amendment on Performance of Capacitance Soil Moisture Sensor" , Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ASTM) Volume :13 / 116-133 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20230041
  • Saha, A. and Sekharan, S., "Potential Application of Superabsorbent Hydrogel Composite in Geotechnical Engineering Focusing Sustainability: State-of-the-Art Review" , Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer ) Volume :54 (3) / 1095-1116 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-00867-z
    • 2023
  • Rattan, B., Saha, A., Bordoloi, S., Garg, A., Sahoo, L. and Sekharan, S., "Efficacy of novel water-absorbing polymer amended soil for improving drought resilience of Solanum lycopersicum" , Soil Science Society of America Journal (Wiley) Volume :87 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20480
    • 2022
  • Rattan, B., Dhobale K.V., Saha, A., Garg, A., Sahoo, L., Sreedeep, S., "Influence of inorganic and organic fertilizers on the performance of water-absorbing polymer amended soils from the perspective of sustainable water use efficiency" , Soil and Tillage Research (Elsevier) Volume :223 / / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105449
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Characterization of Moisture Movement in Water Absorbing Polymer-Soil System: A Horizontal Absorption Method" , Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE Library) Volume :34(10) / / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004422
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Hysteresis model for water retention characteristics of water absorbing polymer amended soils" , Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE Library) Volume :148(4) / / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002764
    • 2021
  • Saha, A., Rattan, B., Sekharan, S., and Manna, U., "Quantifying the combined effect of pH and salinity on the performance of water absorbing polymers used for drought management" , Journal of Polymer Research (Springer ) Volume :28(11) / / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02795-5
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Predictive Model for Water Retention Curve of Water Absorbing Polymer Amended Soil" , Geotechnique Letters (ICE Publishing) Volume :11(3) / 164-170 / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1680/jgele.21.00015
  • Saha, A., Gupt, C.B., and Sekharan, S., "Recycling Natural Fibre to Superabsorbent Hydrogel Composite for Conservation of Irrigation Water in Semi-arid Regions" , Waste and Biomass Valorization (Springer ) Volume :12 / / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01489-9
  • Saha, A. and Sekharan, S., "Importance of Volumetric Shrinkage Curve (VSC) for determination of Soil-Water Retention Curve (SWRC) for Low Plastic Natural Soils" , Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier) Volume :596 / / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126113
  • Saha, A. and Sekharan, S., "Estimation of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function: implication of low to high suction measurements" , Acta Geophysica (Springer ) Volume :69(2) / 547-559 / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-021-00548-y
    • 2020
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S., Manna, U. and Sahoo, L., "Transformation of non-water sorbing fly ash to a water sorbing material for drought management" , Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing group) Volume :10 / / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75674-6
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Superabsorbent hydrogel (SAH) as a Soil Amendment for Drought Management: A Review" , Soil and Tillage Research (Elsevier) Volume :204 / / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104736
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Evaluation of Capacitance Sensor for Suction Measurement in Silty Clay Loam" , Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (Springer ) Volume :38(4) / 4319-4331 / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01297-3
  • Saha, A., Rattan, B., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Quantifying the interactive effect of water absorbing polymer (WAP)-soil texture on plant available water content and irrigation frequency" , Geoderma (Elsevier) Volume :368 / / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114310

    2025
  • Saha, A. and Sekharan, S., "Assessing Moisture Transport in Soil-Superabsorbent Hydrogel System for Drought Stress Management" , Japan Geoscience Union 2025 by :Conference at Tokyo, Japan / / 2025
  • Jangir, S. and Saha, A., "Stabilization of Arid Sand Using Bio-Based Polymer Additives for Pavement Applications" , 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT by :CTSEM-2025 at MANIT Bhopal / / 2025
    • 2020
  • Saha, A., Rattan, B., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Characterization and Reutilization Prospective of an Industrial Solid Waste Fly Ash: A State of the Art Review" , 3rd International Conference on Waste Management-Recycle 2020 by :Recycle 2020 at IIT Guwahati / / 2020
  • Saha, A., Gupt, C. B. and Sekharan, S., "Synthesis and Utilization of Bentonite Modified Hydrogel Towards Sustainable Water Resource Management" , Second ASCE Conference in India on Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies by :ASCEIC at Kolkata / / 2020
  • Saha, A., Sekharan, S. and Manna, U., "Performance of an Electromagnetic Sensor for Field Monitoring of Volumetric Water Content in Water Absorbing Polymer Amended Soil" , IGC 2020 on Developments in Geotechnical Engineering for Sustainable Tomorrow by :Indian Geotechnical Conference at Andhra University / / 2020
    • 2019
  • Saha, A., Rattan, B., Sreedeep, S. and Manna, U. , "Effect of Water Absorbing Polymer Amendment on Water Retention Properties of Cohesionless Soil" , International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics by :Springer at IIT Gandhinagar / / 2019
    • 2018
  • Mushahary, L., Deka, D., Saha, A. and Sreedeep, S., "Numerical Modeling of Tunnel Support Designing in Weak Rock" , Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018 by :Springer at IISC Banglore / / 2018
    • 2016
  • Saha, A., Yamsani, S. K. and Sreedeep, S., "Soil Water Characteristic Curve Prediction Using Grain Size Distribution" , Advances in Geotechnical Engineering by :Northeast Students Geo Congress at NIT Agartala / / 2016

  • Book Chapter, "Sustainable geotechnics: a bio-geotechnical perspective. In: Frontiers in Geotechnical Engineering" ISBN:978-981-13-5871-5 published by - Springer Year: 2019 authors- Sekharan, S., Gadi, V. K., Bordoloi, S., Saha, A., Kumar, H., Hazra, B. and Garg, A.
  • Book Chapter, "Role of Biopolymers and Their Composites in Sustainable Agriculture" ISBN:9781119783442 published by - John Wiley & Sons Year: 2024 authors- Saha, A., Sreedeep S. and Manna, U.

Level Type Collaborator Organization Year
InternationalPublication: Prof. Snehasis TripathyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Cardiff University, UK2025
InternationalPublication: Dr. Sanandam BordoloiAalto University, Finland2023

Journal Name Publisher Role Duration
Scientific Reports, NatureSpringerEditorial Review Board Member16-01-2025 - Present

  • Life member of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)

  • Topic: Effect of biopolymer on hydromechanical properties of soil Year - 2024-2025
    Abhishek Kumar Rathore; Ankit Kumar; Amulya Ratan (Completed)
  • Topic: Qauntifying the effect of hydrogel on hydraulic properties of soil Year - 2023-2024
    Drishti; Kumari Nancy; Prerna Jain (Completed)

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)		 Year Funding Agency Role
Hydrogels as nature-based solution for migration of sand dunes in semiarid and arid regions62.982025-2028Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)PI

  • "Transformation of fly ash into non-toxic, high water absorbing polymer for drought management", Abhisekh Saha, Sreedeep Sekharan and Uttam Manna , Reg.No. 473902 [The Patent Office, Govt. of India] Patent Granted Dt.28-11-2023

  • 3rd Position in Ideathon on "Bio-NEST, NIPER-Guwahati Bio-Innovation Challenge" for given by NIPER-Guwahati Incubation Center Year - 2021
  • Best paper Award for given by North East Students Geo Congress (NESGC) held at NIT Agartala Year - 2016

S.No. Category Name of Activity Organization Place Position Schedule
1InternationalConference on "Sustainable Experimentation and Modeling in Civil Engineering (SEMCE-2024)"Lovely Professional UniversityPunjabSession ChairNov-2024
2NationalFaculty Development Program on Sustainable Engineering for Future InfrastructureDream Institute of TechnologyKolkata, West BengalKeynote SpeakerFeb-2025
3NationalFaculty Development Program on Sustainable Infrastructure DevelopmentNetaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)New DelhiKeynote SpeakerMay-2025