Research Team
Rakesh Raushan
PhD Student
Automation in Structural Health Monitoring
Rahul Kumar
PhD Student (Co-guide)
Study of Superelastic Shear Yielding Dampers
Abhinav Anand
PhD Student
Development of Low-cost Precast Sandwich Panels
Sonali Upadhaya
PhD Student
Seismic Behaviour of Stone Masonry Buildings
Dattatreya Tripathy
PhD Student
Strengthening of Weak Masonry Walls using Wire Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (WRCM)
Akshay Gupta
PhD Student
Seismic Strengthening of Confined Masonry Walls Using Reinforced Cementitious Matrix
Research Interests
Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete and masonry structures
Small-scale modeling of structural systems for real time dynamic testing
Seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of structures
Earthquake damage surveys and disaster mitigation and preparedness
Work Experience
April 2023 - Till dateAssociate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, India
Aug. 2015 - April 2023Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, India
Oct. 2015 - Aug. 2015Senior Project Engineer
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (2014, Civil Engineering - Earthquake Engineering)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 9.0/10
Bachelor of Technology (2006, Civil Engineering)
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 9.83/10, Ranked First, Gold Medalist
Diploma Engineering (2002, Civil Engineering)
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Marks: 89.73%, Ranked First, Gold Medalist
Key Administrative Responsibilities
Head of the Department (HoD), Civil and Environmental Engineering (28th October, 2021 – Till date)
Head, Institute Works Department (12th March, 2019 – 10th November 2021)
Member (Ex-officio HoD), Institute Senate (28th October, 2021 – Till date)
Chairman, Construction Committee Incubation Center, IIT Patna (2017 – Till date)
Chairman (Ex-officio HoD), Departmental Academic Programme Committee (DAPC) (28th October, 2021 – Till date)
Member, Smart City Research Group, IIT Patna (2020 - Till date)
Task Force Member, COVID-19, IIT Patna (2020-10th November 2021)
Member, Institute School Committee, IIT Patna (March, 2019 – November 2021)
Founding In-charge, Center of Earthquake Engineering Research, IIT Patna (2017-2020)
Associate Head, Institute Works Department, IIT Patna (March 2017-March 2019)
Lab-incharge, Structural Engineering Lab, Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna (2019-Present)
Faculty in-charge, Association of Civil Engineers Club, IIT Patna (2016-2020).
Faculty in-charge, Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop, IIT Patna (2016-2018 and 2021 – Till date)
Convener, Faculty Search Committee, Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna (2019-2020).
Secretary, Department Academic Programme Committee, Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna (2016-2018)
Member, Institute Registration Committee, IIT Patna (2016-2017)
Revision of Curriculum and Syllabus for B.Tech and M.Tech programmes in the Department
Faculty Advisor, M.Tech (Civil Engineering) 2021-23 Batch