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Prof. TARUN KANT

Present Designation:

Professor Emeritus , IIT BOMBAY

Areas of Interest:

Advice on assessment of structural strength and stability.

Specialisation:

Linear Solid / Structural Mechanics, Computational Structural Mechanics; Mechanics of Polymer Composite Laminates, Finite Element Method, Plates & Shells.

Major Professional Contributions:

Member, High Rise Committee, MCGM, Government of Maharashtra
Member, Environmental Assessment Committee, Government of Maharashtra
Member, Coastal Roads Committee, Government of Maharashtra

Member, Council, INSA

Member, Buildings & Works Committee, RBI

Member, Buildings & Works Committee, NITIE (Now IIM Mumbai)

Consultancy Areas:

Evaluation of buildings and other special structures, Expert opinion on strength, stability and durability of structural systems, High-Rise Buildings, Nuclear Structures, Pressure Vessels, Evaluation of stresses by Finite Element Method in Structural Systems

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), Government (including funding agencies), Consultancy Firms, Private Agencies

Professional Experience

B.Sc. (1962) [Allahabad University]. B. Tech. (1967) [Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay]. M. Tech. (1969) [Structural Engineering, IIT Kanpur]. PhD (1977) [Thick Shells, IIT Bombay].

Professional experience of more than 55 years since 1971 in teaching, research, academic administration and consultancy.

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Education

PhD, Thick Elastic Shells, IIT Bombay, 1977

MTech, Structural Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 1969

BTech, Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1967

BSc, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Allahabad University, 1962

Intermediate, Hindi, English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, King Edward Government Intermediate College, Deoria, U.P., 1960

Awards and Recognitions

Khosla National Award, IIT Roorkee

1979 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust (UK) Fellowship by Government of India

1992-'93 European Committee (EC) Post-Doctoral (Senior) Fellowship Award by Government of India

IIT Bombay Research Paper Award, IIT Bombay

Lifetime Achievement Award, IIT Bombay
Lifetime Achievement Award, ICCES, USA
Lifetime Achievement Award, BITS Pilani

VASVIK Award, Structural & Mechanical Sciences, 2020, VASVIK Mumbai, 2020

Lifetime Achievement Award, SEC2023, IASE, MNIT Jaipur 

Visiting Scientist, University of Wales Swansea, U.K. 

Visiting Professor, Cambridge University, U.K., March - August 1993

Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

President, The Indian Society of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) for two terms

Founder President, Indian Association for Computational Mechanics (IndACM)

Founder President, Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE)

 

Link to Website

www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~tkant

INAE Section Affiliated

I: Civil Engineering

Year of Election to Fellowship

1999

Year of Birth

1946

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