Research

Specific areas of interests

• Performance Based Earthquake Engineering

• Seismic Vibration Control

• Uncertainty Quantification

• Structural Reliability Analysis

• Use of Laminated Composites in Structural Engineering Applications

• Design of Structures for Impulsive Loading

Sponsored Research Project

1. "Seismic Safety Evaluation of Life-line Buildings in Mandi District", Sandip Kumar Saha (PI) and Kaustav Sarkar (Co-PI), Sponsored by Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management  Authority (HP-SDMA). (Completed)

2. Development of Expected Seismic Vulnerability Models and AI-Assisted Rapid Visual Screening (ARVS) Tool for RC Buildings in the Indian Himalayan Region", Sandip Kumar Saha (PI), Sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. (Recommended)

Research Group

Current Members

Project Associate

1. 1. Name: Dr Yati Aggarwal

Research Area: Seismic Vulnerability Assessment

Ph.D. Scholars

1. Name: Sengar Ketan Kumar

Research Topic: Vector-Valued Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Base-Isolated Structures

Role: Main Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Dr Maheshreddy Gade, IIT Mandi

Status: Ongoing

1. 2. Name: Mahipal Kulariya

Research Topic: Performance of Hilly Buildings under Multi-Hazard Scenario

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Ongoing (Under PMRF Scheme)

M.S. Scholars

1. Name: Rahul Kumar

Research Topic: Structural Assessment for Multi-Hazard Resiliency 

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Ongoing

M.Tech. Students

1. 1. Name: Kala J Prasad

Research Topic: Modelling and Mitigation of Seismic Pounding in Hilly Buildings

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Ongoing

1. 2. Name: Himanshu Rana

Research Topic: Floor Response Spectra for Multi-Story Building

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Ongoing

1. 3. Name: Anurag Barthwal

Research Topic: Effect of Structural Configurations on Floor Response Spectra

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Ongoing

Past Members

Ph.D. Scholars

1. Name: Yati Aggarwal

Research Topic: Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings in Hilly Region

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Thesis Defended, March 2023 

2. Name: Shreedhar Khakurel (Registered and worked at University of Canterbury)

Research Topic: Towards The Development of Rapid Loss Estimation Methodology for Loss Optimisation Seismic Design

Role: Associate Supervisor

Supervisor: Prof. Rajesh Dhakal, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Status: Awarded, April 2021

Project Associate

1. Name: Shivalinga Baddipalli

Research Area: Seismic Performance Evaluation of Life-line Buildings

M.S. Scholars

1. Name: Hitesh Kumar

Research Topic: Seismic Vulnerability of Liquid Storage Tanks

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, December 2020

M.Tech. Students

1. 1. Name: Divesh Bharti

Research Topic: Effect of Debris Flow on Structure

Role: Co-Supervisor

Supervisor: Dr. Gaurav Bhutani, IIT Mandi.

Status: Awarded, June 2019

1. 2. Name: Mahipal Kulariya

Research Topic: Seismic Base Isolation for Stepped Building

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June 2020

2. Name: Himanshu Singh Gangwar

Research Topic: FE Analysis for Frame-Infill Wall Interaction

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June  2020

3. Name: Bhag Chand Meena

Research Topic: Seismic Performance Assessment of RC Buildings with Irregularities

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June 2020

4. Name: Ajay Kumar

Research Topic: Investigating Sloshing Control in Liquid Storage Tanks

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, July 2021

5. Name: Aman Thakur

Research Topic: Seismic Design of Metamaterials

Role: Co-Supervisor

Supervisor: Dr. Arpan Gupta , IIT Mandi

Status: Awarded, July 2021

6. Name: Arun Kumar

Research Topic:Seismic Base Isolation for Rectangular Liquid Storage Tanks

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, July 2021

7. Name: Bhavana Arya

Research Topic: Modelling Downtime due to Earthquake-Induced Damage

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, July 2021

8. Name: Huzaifa S. Electricwala

Research Topic: Seismic Loss Evaluation for Multi Storey Buildings

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, July 2021

9. Name: Shivalinga Baddipalli

Research Topic: Seismic Performance of Buildings Installed with Various Mitigation Devices

Role: Main Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Maheshreddy Gade 

Status: Awarded, July 2021

10. Name: Prachi Verma

Research Topic: Pounding-Induced Damage Assessment in Hilly Buildings

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, July 2022

11. Name: Rishabh Sharma

Research Topic: Design of Metamaterials for Earthquake Resistant Design

Role: Associate Supervisor

Supervisor: Dr. Arpan Gupta, IIT Mandi

Status: Awarded, July 2022

B.Tech. Students

1. 2. 1. Name: Chirag Singh

Research Topic: Assessing Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings on Slopes

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June 2020

1. 2. 2. Name: Harsh Garg

Research Topic: Assessing Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings on Slopes

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June 2020

1. 2. 3. Name: Vijay Kumar

Research Topic: Design Charts for RCC Columns

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June 2020

1. 2. 4. Name: Mohit Gouniyal

Research Topic: Design Charts for RCC Columns

Role: Sole Supervisor

Co-Supervisor: Nil

Status: Awarded, June 2020

Visiting Research Scholars/Interns

1. Name: D. H. Zelleke

Research Topic: Multi-Objective Optimization of Stochastic Responses for Base-Isolated Buildings using Response Surface Approach

Category: Visiting Ph.D. Scholar, Supervisor: Prof. Vasant Matsagar, IIT Delhi

Year: November, 2019 

2. Name: Varun Raikar 

Research Topic:Seismic Response of Elevated Liquid Storage Tanks

Category: PG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2018

3. Name: Krishna Narayan Choudhury

Research Topic: Investigation of Building - Overhead Water Tank Interaction Under Earthquake Loading

Category: PG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2019

4. Name: Phibajanai Lyngdoh

Research Topic: Modelling and Analysis of RC Buildings

Category: UG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2017

5. Name: Srimaan Nannapaneni

Research Topic: Seismic Response of Liquid Storage Tanks

Year: Summer, 2017

Category: UG Intern 

6. Name: Rohan Naik

Research Topic: Seismic Response of Base-Isolated RC Buildings

Category: UG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2018

7. Name: Amrita Bhattacharjee

Research Topic: Seismic Analysis of Buildings with Split Foundations

Category: UG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2019

8. Name: Sirshapan Mitra

Research Topic: Effect of Structural Irregularities on Seismic Response of RC Building

Category: UG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2019

9. Name: Trishita Dhara

Research Topic: Seismic Analysis of Step-Back Buildings

Category: UG Intern 

Year: Summer, 2019