Research

1. Investigator in project "Vulnerability assessment of built infrastructure in India to Wildfires using computational modelling and stochastic analysis framework” sponsored by the Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) (Ongoing).

2. Investigator in the project “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles-Assisted Emergency Response for High-Rise Building Fires” with the University of Exeter under the Joint Seed Money Funding Scheme (MFIRP), IIT Delhi (Completed).

Journal Articles

1. Venkatachari, S., & Kodur, V. (2024). Guidance for the treatment of high-temperature creep in the fire resistance analysis of steel structures. Steel and Composite Structures, 53(6), 665. https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2024.53.6.665   

2. Venkatachari, S., & Kodur, V. K. R. (2023). Modeling parameters for predicting the fire-induced progressive collapse in steel-framed buildings. Resilient Cities and Structures, 2(3), 129-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcns.2023.10.003

3. Kodur, V., Venkatachari, S., Bhatt, P., Matsagar, V.A., & Singh, S.B. (2023). Fire Resistance Evaluation of Concrete Beams and Slabs Incorporating Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymers. Polymers, 15(3), 755. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15030755 

4. Kodur, V., Venkatachari, S., Matsagar, V.A., & Singh, S.B. (2022). Test Methods for Characterizing the Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites at Elevated Temperatures. Polymers, 14(9), 1734. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091734

5. Venkatachari, S., & Kodur, V. K. R. (2021). Effect of transient creep on fire-induced instability in steel framed structures. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 181, 106618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106618

6. Kodur, V., Alogla, S.M., & Venkatachari, S. (2021). Guidance for Treatment of High-Temperature Creep in Fire Resistance Analysis of Concrete Structures. Fire Technology, 57, 1167–1197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-020-01039-0 

7. Kodur, V. K. R., Venkatachari, S., & Naser, M. Z. (2020). Egress Parameters Influencing Emergency Evacuation in High-Rise Buildings. Fire Technology, 56, 2035-2057. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-020-00965-3

8. Venkatachari, S. & Kodur, V. K. R. (2020). System level response of braced frame structures under fire exposure scenarios. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 170, 106073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2020.106073

Conference Proceedings

1. Venkatachari, S. & Kodur, V. K. R.  (2024, June 19-21). Guidance for incorporating high-temperature creep in fire-induced progressive collapse of steel-framed buildings. In: SiF 2024 – The 13th International Conference on Structures in Fire, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

2. Venkatachari, S. & Kodur, V. K. R. (2023, April 11-14). Modeling Temperature-Induced Instabilities for Tracing the Fire-Induced Progressive Collapse in Steel-Framed Buildings. In: The Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, Charlotte, North Carolina.

3. Venkatachari, S. & Kodur, V. K. R. (2022, November 30-December 2). Effect of Local Instabilities on the onset of Fire-induced Progressive Collapse in Steel-Framed Buildings. In: SiF 2022 – The 12th International Conference on Structures in Fire, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

4. Kodur, V. K. R. & Venkatachari, S. (2020, November 30-December 2). Effect of Transient Creep on Stability of Steel Columns Exposed to Fire. In: SiF 2020 – The 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

5. Venkatachari, S., & Kodur, V. K. R. (2020, April 21-24). Role of Transient Creep in Fire Induced Progressive Collapse of Steel Framed Buildings. In: The Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council, Atlanta, Georgia. (Conference canceled)

6. Venkatachari, S., Kodur, V. K. R., & Naser, M. Z. (2019, November 13-16). Stability of Braced Frame Structure under Standard and Design Fire Exposure. In: The 10th International Symposium on Steel Structures, Korean Society of Steel Construction, Jeju, Korea.

7. Svetha, V., Harinadha Reddy, D. & Ramaswamy, A. (2018, September 19-21). Response of Structural Concrete Assemblages to Thermo-Mechanical Loads. In: The 40th International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE) Symposium in Nantes 2018: Tomorrow’s Megastructures, Nantes, France.

8. Svetha, V., Harinadha Reddy, D., & Ramaswamy, A. (2016, December 21-23). Uncertainty analysis of hygro-thermo-mechanical behavior of concrete. In: The 10th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2016), CSIR-SERC, Chennai, India.