Refereed National Journals 

R. Sinha and B. N. Rao (2023), Fragility Assessment of Non-Ductile RC Frames Subjected to Pounding, The Indian Concrete Journal, 97(6), pp: 27-35.

 Suresh Kumar, R., B. N. Rao, K. Velusamy, and B. M. Sachin (2021). "Role of Material Parameters in Fatigue Crack Growth Simulation: A Specimen Level and Prototype-Based Approach for Numerical Method." Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, 1-7. 

Sagadevan R. and Rao B. N. (2019). “Effect of Reinforcement Orientation on Ultimate Flexural Capacity of Solid and Biaxial Voided Reinforced Concrete Slabs.” The Indian Concrete Journal, (Accepted). 

Sagadevan R. and Rao B. N. (2019). “Prediction of Punching Shear Capacity of Biaxial Voided Slab.” Journal of Structural Engineering and Management, 6(2), pp: 24-33. 

Sagadevan R. and Rao B. N. (2019). “Investigations on One-way Flexural Behaviour of Biaxial Voided Slab with Cuboid Shape Void Formers.” Journal of Structural Engineering. (Accepted)

Sagadevan R. and Rao B. N. (2019). “Evaluation of One-Way Flexural Behaviour of Biaxial Voided Slab.” The Indian Concrete Journal, 98(5), pp:7-16.

Kuriakose, B., Krishnan, A., Dodagoudar, G.R., and Rao, B.N., “Reliability analysis of raft foundation on uniformly random soils,” SERC Journal of Structural Engineering, 2017 (in Press).

 Muthulingam, S., and Rao, B.N., “Effects of Rebar on Chloride Ingress in Steel Reinforced Concrete Components,” SERC Journal of Structural Engineering, 2016 (In Press)

Kuriakose, B., Rao, B.N., Dodagoudar, G.R., and Venkatachalapathy, V., “Modelling of heat of hydration for thick concrete constructions – a note,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 78–87, 2015.

Muthulingam, S., and Rao, B.N., “Numerical Assessment of Non-Uniform Corrosion Scenarios of Rebar in Concrete Exposed to Natural Chloride Environment,” Springer- Sadhana, Vol. 40, Part 1, pp. 1313–1341, February 2015

Narayanamurthy V., Lakshmana Rao, C., and Rao, B.N., “Numerical simulation of ballistic impact on armour plate with a simple plasticity model,” Defence Science Journal, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 55–61, January 2014, DOI:10.14429/dsj.64.4521    .

 Mukherjee D., Rao B.N., and Prasad A.M., “Cut-HDMR Based Fully Equivalent Operational Model for Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry Structure,” Sadhana, Vol. 37, Part 5, pp. 609– 628, October 2012. (Citations: 6)

  Kalanad, A., and Rao, B. N., “Two-Dimensional Elasto-Plastic Cracked Finite Element for Fracture Applications,” Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, Vol. 19, pp. 95– 106, April 2012. (Citations: 1)

Balu, A.S., and Rao, B.N., “Efficient high dimensional model representation based method for system reliability bounds estimation for problems with mixed uncertain variables,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 318–332, October - November 2011.

Balu, A.S., and Rao, B.N., “Efficient Explicit Formulation for Practical Fuzzy Structural Analysis,” Sadhana, Vol. 36, Part 4, pp. 1–26, August 2011. (Citations: 5)

   Kalanad, A., and Rao, B. N., “Modified Two-Dimensional Cracked Finite Element for Crack Identification,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 161–173, June-July 2011.

 Ghouse, M.D., Lakshmana Rao, C., and Rao, B.N., “Numerical modelling of failure of cement concrete using a unit cell approach,” Sadhana, Vol. 36, Part 1, pp. 1–17, February 2011. (Citations: 3)

   Rajesh, K.N., and Rao, B.N., “Coupled Element Free Galerkin and Fractal Finite Element Method for Uunbounded Problems,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 167–179, August-September 2010.

   Chowdhury, R., Rao, B.N., and Prasad, A.M., “Hybrid High Dimensional Model Representation for Failure Probability Estimation,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 185–196, August-September 2010. 

Arun, O. C., Rao, B.N., and Sivakumar, S.M., “Continuum Damage Growth Analysis Using Element Free Galerkin Method,” Sadhana, Vol. 35, Part 3, pp. 279– 301, June 2010.

 Rajesh, K.N., and Rao, B.N., “Coupling of Fractal Finite Element Method and Meshfree Method for Mode I Crack Problems,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 409–424, February - March 2010.

Chowdhury, R., Rao, B.N., and Prasad, A.M., “Stochastic Sensitivity Analysis Using HDMR and Score Function,” Sadhana, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 967–986, December 2009. (Citations: 3)

  Reddy, R.M., and Rao, B.N., “Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics by Fractal Finite Element Method,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 212–225, August September 2009.

Arun, O. C., Rao, B.N., and Sivakumar, S.M., “On Material Discontinuity Modeling in Element Free Galerkin Method,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 182–194, August-September 2009.

 Rao, B.N., and Rajesh, A., “Effect of Blow-Holes on Reliability of Cast Component,” Sadhana, Vol. 33(6), pp. 1-19, December 2008.

 Reddy, R.M., and Rao, B.N., “On the calculation of derivatives of stress intensity factors using fractal finite element method,” Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, Vol. 15, pp. 391-418, October 2008. (Citations: 3)

   Sunitha, N.V, Dodagoudar, G.R., and Rao, B.N., “A Fuzzy Meshless Method for Beams on Elastic Foundation,” Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 38(2), pp. 119-139, 2008.

Sunitha, N.V, Dodagoudar, G.R., and Rao, B.N., “Element Free Galerkin Method for Beams on Elastic Foundations,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 34, No. 5, December 2007–January 2008. 

 Chowdhury, R., Rao, B.N., and Prasad, A.M., “High Dimensional Model Representation Based Higher Order Limit State Function for Reliability Analysis,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 34 No.6, pp. 393-405, February– March 2008. (Citations: 3)

Rao, B.N., “An Improved Meshfree Method for Fracture Analysis of Cracks,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 34, No.4, October-November 2007. 

  Arun, O. C., Rao, B.N., and Sivakumar, S.M., “A Stochastic Meshless Method for Damage Mechanics,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 34, No.3, August-September 2007, pp. 181-190.

 Chowdhury, R., Rao, B.N., and Prasad, A.M., “Development of a New Bi-directional Hysteresis Model for RC Structural Element,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 34, No.2, June-July, 2007, pp. 88-94.

 Paul, S., and Rao, B.N., “A Modified Quarter Point Element for Fracture Analysis of Cracks,” Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, Vol. 14, February 2007, pp. 31-38. (Citations: 1)

Praveen Kumar, R., Dodagoudar, G.R., and Rao, B.N., “One Dimensional Contaminant Transport Modelling using Element Free Galerkin Method,” Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2006, pp. 233-248. 

 Rao, B.N., “Shape Sensitivity Method for Computation of Stress Intensity Factors Sensitivity in Functionally Graded Materials,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 33, No.4, October-November 2006, pp 319-332.

 Rao, B.N., “On Evaluation of Stress Intensity Factor Derivatives in Functionally Graded Materials,” Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, India, Vol. 32, No. 3, August-September 2005, pp. 239-243. (Citations: 1)