Articles, Book chapters, and Conference papers

1. 1. Dipendra Gautam*, Sajan KC (2026). "A half decade under the open sky? Physical recovery models for collapsed residential buildings in the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal," 13th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE), Portland, Oregon. 

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1. 2. Dipendra Gautam* et al. (2024). "System identification based appraisal oof soil structure interaction in elevated water tank for various reservoir conditions," Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2647: 252021. 

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1. 3. Dipendra Gautam* et al. (2024). "System identification based structural damage aggravation detection in a large masonry building," Procedia Structural Integrity, 58: 102-108. 

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1. 4. Dipendra Gautam* et al. (2025). "Evolution of dynamic characteristics in RC frames with block masonry infills," Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 613: 645-654. 

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1. 5. Andre Furtado, Maria Teresa De Risi, Dipendra Gautam (2021). "Editorial: Seismic vulnerability assessment and retrofitting of building structures," Frontiers in Built Environment: Earthquake Engineering, doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2021.676584 

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1. 6. Rajesh Rupakhety, Dipendra Gautam (2024). "Seismic impact on building structures: Assessment, design, and strengthening," Buildings, 14(6): 1545.

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1. 7. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "Parametric system identification of a suspension bridge," in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), Milan, Italy. 

   8. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "Dynamic identification of  a strengthened residential stone masonry," in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), Milan, Italy. 

   9. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "Transregional seismic vulnerability models for residential buildings in the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya: Tales and traits," in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), Milan, Italy. 

   10. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "State space system identification and impact aided damping ratio estimation for a strengthened stone masonry building," in: Proceedings of the ECCOMAS 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal.

   11. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "Dynamic identification and damage detection for a Greco-Roman monument," in SAHC 2023: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, RILEM Book series, vol. 47, Springer. 

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1. 12. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "Post earthquake system identification of a strengthened composite brick masonry museum," in REHABEND2024: 10th Euro-American Conference on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, Gijon, Spain. 

   13. Ashim Niraula, Dipendra Gautam et al. (2024). "Dynamic identification of  retrofitted institutional brick masonry building," in REHABEND2024: 10th Euro-American Conference on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, Gijon, Spain.

   14. Bishnu Prasad Gautam, Dip Roshan Chaudhary, Dipendra Gautam (2023). "Shear strength of the groove of precast concrete H-posts," Journal of Engineering Technology and Planning, 4(1): 1-12. 

   15. Dipendra Gautam* et al. (2023). "System identification based damage aggravation detection in a large masonry building," 7th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Durability (ICSID2023), Dubrovnik, Croatia. 

   16. Rajesh Rupakhety, Dipendra Gautam, Rabindra Adhikari, Pratyush Jha, Lalit Bhatt, Rewati Baruwal (2022). "System identification and finite element modeling of damaged Bal Mandir monument in Kathmandu after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake," in: Protection of Historical Constructions, Springer. 

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1. 17. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2021). "Seismic vulnerability of Himalayan stone masonry: regional perspectives," Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions, Chapter 2, Elsevier. 

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1. 18. Nimesh Chettri, Dipendra Gautam et al. (2021). "From Tship Chim to Pa Chim: Seismic vulnerability and strengthening of Bhutanese vernacular buildings," Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions, Chapter 10, Elsevier.

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1. 19. Abhishek Budhathoki, Bhupendra Joshi, Bigyan Acharya, Basanta Baral, Arjun Poudel, Dipendra Gautam (2023). "Parametric performance assessment of RC columns retrofitted by CFRP," Advances in Engineering and Technology: An International Journal, 3(1): 13-21. 

   20. Rabindra Adhikari, Dipendra Gautam et al. (2019). "Bridging multi-hazard vulnerability and sustainability: Approaches and applications to Nepali highway bridges," Resilient Structures and Infrastructures, Springer. 

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1. 21. Dipendra Gautam* et al. (2018). "Vernacular masonry construction in Nepal: History, dynamics, vulnerability, and sustainability," in: H. Rodrigues (ed.) Masonry: Design, Materials and Techniques, Chapter 6, pp: 147-175, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 

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1. 22. Dipendra Gautam (2018). "Past and future of the earthquake risk reduction policies and interventions in Nepal," in: D. Gautam and H. Rodrigues (eds.) Impacts and Insights of Gorkha Earthquake, chapter 7, pp. 175-184, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812808-4.00007-9  

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1. 23. Hemchandra Chaulagain, Dipendra Gautam, Hugo Rodrigues (2018). "Revisiting major historical earthquakes in Nepal: Overview of 1833, 1934, 1980, 2011 and 2015 seismic events," in: D. Gautam and H. Rodrigues (eds.) Impacts and Insights of Gorkha Earthquake, chapter 1, pp. 1-17, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812808-4.00001-8  

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1. 24. Humberto Varum, Rakesh Dumaru, Andre Furtado, Andre Barbosa, Dipendra Gautam, Hugo Rodrigues (2018). "Seismic performance of buildings in Nepal after Gorkha earthquake," in: D. Gautam and H. Rodrigues (eds.) Impacts and Insights of Gorkha Earthquake, chapter 3, pp. 47-63, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812808-4.00003-1 

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1. 25. Kai Weise, Dipendra Gautam, Hugo Rodrigues (2018). "Response and rehabilitation of historic monuments after Gorkha earthquake," in: D. Gautam and H. Rodrigues (eds.) Impacts and Insights of Gorkha Earthquake, chapter 4, pp. 65-94, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812808-4.00004-3 

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1. 26. Dipendra Gautam* et al. (2016). “Seismic response estimation along NW-SE section of Kathmandu valley alluvium,” Nepal Engineers’ Association Technical Journal (Gorkha Special Issue), Vol. XLIII-EC-30-Issue 1, pp. 4-9.

   27. Pramod Neupane, Dipendra Gautam* (2016). “Seismic strengthening of reinforced concrete structures by post-tensioned metal straps,” Nepal Engineers’ Association Technical Journal (Gorkha Special Issue), Vol. XLIII-EC-30-Issue 1, pp. 62-66. 

   28. Deepak Chamlagain, Dipendra Gautam (2015). "Seismic hazard in the Himalayan intermountain basins: An example from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal," In: R Shaw and HK Nibanupudi (eds.) Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction, Chapter 5, pp. 73-103. 

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1. 29. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2020). "A new methodology for seismic vulnerability assessment of school buildings based on field data," In: Proceedings of the 17th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan. 

   30. Rajesh Rupakhety, Dipendra Gautam, Rabindra Adhikari, Pratyush Jha, Lalit Bhatt, Rewati Baruwal (2020). "System identification and finite element modeling of the damaged Bal Mandir monument in Kathmandu after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake," In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions, PROHITECH2020, Athens, Greece. 

   31. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2020). "System identification of typical pre-code highway bridge in operation using heavy vehicle excitations," In: Proceedings of the 17th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan. 

   32. Rajan Dhakal, [...], Dipendra Gautam, Said Elias (2020). "System identification of code-conforming low-rise RC building in Kathmandu, Nepal," In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2020, Athens, Greece.

   33. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2023). "Operational modal analysis of non-redundant wood frame building," In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN 2023, Athens, Greece. 

   34. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2023). "System identification based appraisal of soil structure interaction in elevated water tank for various reservoir conditions," In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2023, Delft, The Netherlands.

   35. Dipendra Gautam, Krishna Kumar Bhetwal, Hugo Rodrigues, Pramod Neupane, Yashusi Sanada (2015). "Observed damage patterns on buildings during 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) earthquake," In: Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia, USMCA 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal. 

   36. Dipendra Gautam, Hugo Rodrigues (2015). "Architectural and structural characteristics of indigenous Newari Chhen: study of seismic risk and resilience in the historic urban nucleus of Bhaktapur city, Nepal," In: Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia, USMCA 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal. 

   37. Rabindra Adhikari, Sanjita Gotame, Puja Regmi, Bipin Karki, Dipendra Gautam (2023). "Dynamic response of common stone masonry buildings under uncertain material properties," Journal of Engineering Issues and Solutions, 2: 26-36. 

   38. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2022). "Seismic vulnerability analysis of Nepali neocassical buildings using macroseismic method," In: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (3ECEES), pp. 1772-1776, 

   39. Dipendra Gautam et al. (2022). "Debunking seismic vulnerability of Bhutanese buildings," In: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (3ECEES), pp. 1721-1727, 

   40. Ashim Niraula, Dipendra Gautam et al. (2022). "System identification of a tall office building in Kathmandu, Nepal, using ambient vibration measurements," In: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (3ECEES), pp. 1317-1325, 

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