Dr. Barada Prasad Sethy

Education

Work Experience

Research Interests

• Geotechnical Engineering, Shallow Foundation, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Construction Management

Publications

1. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Sivakugan, N., and Das, B. M. (2017). “Application of ANN and ANFIS for predicting the ultimate bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded rectangular foundations.” Int. J. Geosynth. Ground Eng., 3(35), 1–14.
2. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Das, B. M., and Sobhan, K. (2019). “Bearing capacity of circular foundation on sand layer of limited thickness underlain by rigid rough base subjected to eccentrically inclined load.” Geotech. Test. J., 42(3), 597–609.
3. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Das, B. M., and Sobhan, K. (2020). “Behavior of circular foundation on sand layer of limited thickness subjected to eccentrically inclined load.” Soils Found., 60(1), 13–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2019.12.005
4. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Das, B. M., and Sobhan, K. (2021). “Prediction of ultimate bearing capacity of circular foundation on sand layer of limited thickness using artificial. neural network.” Int. J. Geotech. Eng. 15(10), 1252-1267.
5. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Das, B. M., and Sobhan, K. (2021). “Bearing capacity of circular foundation on a sand layer of limited thickness under eccentrically inclined loading.” Soil Mech. Found. Eng., 57, 452–457.
6. Gahlot, S., Mangal, R., Arya, A., Sethy, B. P., and Sethi, K. C. (2024). “Prediction of swelling pressure of expansive soil using machine learning methods.” Asian J. Civ. Eng., 26, 549–564.
7. Sethy, B. P., Gupta, P., Chandra, A., Sethi, K. C., Behera, A. P., and Sharma, K. (2024). “Optimizing construction time, cost, and quality: a hybrid AHP–NSGA-III model for enhanced multi-objective decision making.” Asian J. Civ. Eng., 26, 1043–1057.
8. Sethy, B. P., Prajapati, U., Neelasetty, K., Maharana, D., Lakkimsetty, N. R., and Maurya, S. (2025). “Artificial intelligence models for predicting unconfined compressive strength of mixed soil types: focusing on clay and sand.” Asian J. Civ. Eng., 26, 1955–1972
9. Maurya, S., Lakkimsetty, N. R., Manjunath, T. C., Shukla, A. K., Sethy, B. P., and Behera, R. R. (2025). “Balancing accuracy and interpretability: AI-driven predictive modeling of construction schedule performance in India.” Asian J. Civ. Eng., 26, 3083–3098
10. Dileep Kumar M., Mayank Chauhan, Kamal Sharma, Barada Prasad Sethy, Gohar Ali & Krushna Chandra Sethi (2026) Integrating machine learning algorithms for post-fire damage assessment and rehabilitation prioritization of urban structures., Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation., 11 (95).
11. Atalar, C., Patra, C. R., Sethy, B. P., Das, B. M., & Sobhan, K. (2022). Eccentrically loaded circular surface foundation on loose and dense sand of limited thickness. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (pp. 2799–2802). Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978-0- 9946261-4-1.
12. Sobhan, K., Patra, C. R., Sethy, B. P., & Das, B. M. (2020). Bearing capacity of circular foundation on sand of limited thickness under inclined loading. In Geo-Congress 2020, ASCE (pp. 305–312). Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
13. Sobhan, K., Patra, C. R., Sethy, B. P., & Das, B. M. (2019). Bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded surface circular foundation on sand of limited thickness. In 16th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (pp. 1206–1213). Cancun, Mexico.
14. Sethy, B. P., & Patra, C. R. (2019). Behavior of eccentric vertical loaded circular footing on sand layer of limited thickness using finite element. In 8th International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structural and Mechanical Engineering (pp. 84– 89). Birmingham, UK.
15. Patra, C. R., Sivakugan, N., Das, B. M., & Sethy, B. P. (2015). Ultimate bearing capacity of rectangular foundation on sand under eccentric loading. In Proceedings of the XVI ECSMGE – Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development (pp. 3153–3158). Paris, France.
16. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., & Sahu, R. (2017). Finite element analysis of eccentrically loaded rectangular foundation using PLAXIS. In Indian Geotechnical Conference (GeoNEst), 14–16 December 2017. IIT Guwahati, India.
17. Sahu, R., Patra, C. R., & Sethy, B. P. Experimental and numerical studies of eccentrically loaded strip footing using PLAXIS. In Indian Geotechnical Conference (GeoNEst), 14–16 December 2017. IIT Guwahati, India.
18. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., & Sahu, R. Ultimate bearing capacity of square foundation on homogeneous sand under eccentric loading. In 6th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 10–11 March 2017. NIT Tiruchirappalli, India.
19. Sahu, R., Patra, C. R., & Sethy, B. P. (2017). Prediction of ultimate bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded rectangular footing by ANN. In 6th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 10–11 March 2017. NIT Tiruchirappalli, India.
20. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., & Sahu, R. (2015). Eccentrically loaded rectangular foundation on granular soil. In Indian Geotechnical Conference, 17–19 December 2015. Pune, Maharashtra, India.
21. Sahu, R., Patra, C. R., & Sethy, B. P. (2015). Bearing capacity of square footing resting on geogrid-reinforced sand. In Indian Geotechnical Conference, 17–19 December 2015. Pune, Maharashtra, India.
22. Rout, S. K., Sahoo, R. R., Satapathy, S. R., & Sethy, B. P. (2023). Enhancement of soil properties by using red mud and lime. In Muthukkumaran, K., Sathiyamoorthy, R., Moghal, A. A. B., & Jeyapriya, S. P. (Eds.), Ground Improvement Techniques, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 297 (pp. 1–11). Springer, Singapore.
23. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Sobhan, K., & Das, B. M. (2018). Ultimate bearing capacity of eccentrically inclined loaded circular foundation on sand layer of limited thickness using ANN. In Advanced Research on Shallow Foundations (pp. 40–53). Springer.
24. Sethy, B. P., Patra, C. R., Sivakugan, N., & Das, B. M. (2017). Prediction of ultimate bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded rectangular foundations using ANN. In Advances in Reinforced Soil Structures (pp. 148–159). Springer.