Specialisation:

Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering 

Major Professional Contributions:

• Developed innovative and cost-effective passive vibration control devices for earthquake-resistant applications
• Established a state-of-the-art hybrid testing and simulation facility for structural systems under extreme loadings
• Filed Four patents on earthquake-resistant devices
• Published a book titled Indeterminate Structural Analysis (PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, India) 
• Supervised 12 Doctoral, 36 Masters’ and 100 Undergraduate students
• Completed 8 sponsored research projects and more than 250 consultancy projects
• Served as a member of Working Groups for the revision of IS:456 and IS:4343, IS:800, and IS:801, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi
• Coordinated and organized a GIAN course and international workshop under SPARC program
• Invited to deliver more than 30 keynote and guest lectures at various national and international forums

Consultancy Areas:

• Design of buildings, bridges and other structures including High-speed Rail (HSRC), Kolkata metro and Regional rapid transit system (RRTS)
• Assessment and strengthening of highway and railway bridges;
• Retrofitting of building structures
• Collapse performance assessment of structures

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Educational / Academic institutions

Professional Experience

• Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (May 2021- contd.)
• Associate Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dec., 2016-May. 2021)
• Assistant Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dec., 2010-Dec. 2016)
• Assistant Professor, School of Infrastructures, IIT Bhubaneswar (Jun.- Dec., 2010)
• Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Texas Arlington, USA (2008-2010)

Keywords

Composite and steel structures; Earthquake-resistant design; High-strength steel; Passive vibration control; Performance-based seismic design; Seismic testing