• High-End Workshop (HEW): “Experimental and Analytical Techniques for Evaluating the Seismic Strengthening Measures for Masonry Structures”

Convener

Sponsored by SERB under Karyashala Scheme, during 22nd-28th October 2021 at IIT Patna.

• Webinar on “Disaster Preparedness and Community Awareness: Assessing the Gap between Modern Science and Indigenous Knowledge”

Convener along with Dr. Sweta Sinha and Dr. Smriti Singh

Organized by Center of Earthquake Engineering Research and Center for Endangered Language Studies, IIT Patna during 10th October 2020 at IIT Patna.

• Earthquake Resistant Design Based on Recently Revised Seismic Codes

Convener

Organized by Center of Earthquake Engineering Research, IIT Patna during 05th-07th April 2018 at IIT Patna.

• 04th January, 2016 Imphal Earthquake

       Member of post-earthquake reconnaissance team from IIT Patna, IIT Kanpur and IIT Guwahati to study the effects of earthquake in Manipur and adjoining areas.

• 25th April, 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake

      Member of post-earthquake reconnaissance team from IIT Kanpur to study the effects of earthquake in Nepal and northern parts of Bihar.

•  18th September, 2011 India-Nepal Border Earthquake

       Member of post-earthquake reconnaissance team from IIT Kanpur to study the effects of earthquake in different areas of Sikkim (India).

• • Structural Design Review of Budha Smriti Stupa of Stone Masonry and Museum at Vaishali, Bihar  (Sponsored by Bihar Construction Department, Patna, Ongoing).

  • Review of stone-to-stone and stone-to-RC interlocking joinery for Anubhava Matapa (Sponsored by Nuture and Nature Enterprise, Bidar, Ongoing).

  • Seismic Strengthening and Retrofitting of Bihar State Chief Minister’s residence at 1-Anne Marg, Patna (Sponsored by Bihar Construction Department, Patna, 2018-2019).

  • Confirmation of Structural Soundness of Pre-cast CC Plate Boundary Wall in-place of Brick Boundary Wall of 1.98 m height (Sponsored by Food Corporation of India, Patna, 2021)

  • Review of the Structural and Geotechnical Design for ISBT Patna, Bihar (Sponsored by Shapoorji Palonji and Company Private Limited, 2017-20).

  • Inspection and Remedial Measures for Fire-damaged Structure of Main Admin Block of Dr. Kalam Agriculture College (Sponsored by Bihar State Building Construction Corporation Ltd., Kishanganj, 2016).

• “Fire Damage Assessment in Reinforced Concrete Buildings” Keynote Lecture organized by UltraTech Cement, Patna, December 2022.

• “Confined Masonry Buildings: An Alternative and Sustainable Housing” during 9th Civil Engineering Conference is the Asian Region organized by The Institution of Civil Engineers (India), Goa, India, September 2022.

• “Preliminary and Detailed Seismic Evaluation of Masonry Structures” during 1st International Conference on Innovation in Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure (ISSI-2022) Organised by Civil Engineering Department,  School of Technology, PDEU, August 2022.

• “Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Masonry Structures” during Faculty Development Programme Organised by  Department of Civil Engineering Rajshree Institute of Management and Technology, Bareilly

• “What is Earthquake Resilience?” during Stakeholders’ Consultation Organised by Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management (CoEDM), Development Management Institute, April 2022.

• “Learning from the Performance of Structures in Past Earthquakes” during Short Term Training Programme Organised by UGC – Human Resource Development Centre Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, October 2021.

• “Response Spectrum and Time-History Analysis” during ATAL Online FDP on Design and Construction of Tall Building Structures Organised by Department of Civil Engineering Vasavi College of Engineering, August 2021.

• “Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Masonry Structures” during One Week Online Short Term Training Programme Organised by Department of Civil Engineering Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology (SRIT), May 2021.

• “Evaluation and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete as per IS 15988” during One Week Online Short Term Training Programme Organised by Department of Civil Engineering Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology (SRIT), April 2021.

• “Seismic Evaluation and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete” during Recent Advances in Infrastructure Technology (RAIT-2021) Organised by Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology, Sikkim, March 2021.

• “Forgotten Art: Indigenous/Traditional Construction Techniques for Earthquake Resistant Structures,” Disaster Preparedness and Community Awareness: Assessing the Gap between Modern Science and Indigenous Knowledge, IIT Patna, October 2020.

• Delivered 3 lectures on Performance of Structures during Earthquake and Seismic Strengthening and Design of Confined Masonry Walls during Faculty Development Program Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Degree Engineering College, May 2020.

• “Alternative Housing: Confined Masonry,” TEQIP-III Brainstorming Session-cum-Workshop on Quantification of Seismic Hazard and Mitigation of Induced Effects in NER, IIT Guwahati, November 2019.

• Delivered 3 lectures on Earthquake Resistant Design of Buildings during a short course on “Earthquake Resistant Design Based on Recently Revised Seismic Codes” organized by Centre of Earthquake Engineering Research at IIT Patna from 05th-07th April 2018.

• “Confined Masonry Buildings as Low-Cost Engineered Housing,” Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Housing Units, IIT Kanpur-BMTPC, Noida, July 2017.

• “Testing Protocols for Performance Evaluation of Masonry Panels,” Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Housing Units, IIT Kanpur-BMTPC, Noida, July 2017.

• “Principles of Earthquake Resistant Buildings & Architectural Considerations,” Training Course for Chief and Superintending Engineer on Earthquake Resistant Buildings, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, April 2017-November 2017.

• “Seismic Evaluation and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Building,” Training Course for Master Trainers for Earthquake Resistant Buildings in Bihar, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, January 2017-March 2017.

• “Seismic Design and Behaviour of Confined Masonry Buildings,” Earthquake Resistance of Low-Cost Engineered Housing in North-East India, IIT Guwahati, June 2016.

• “Material Characterization for Masonry Structures,” Earthquake Resistance of Low-Cost Engineered Housing in North-East India, IIT Guwahati, June 2016.

• “An Introduction to Confined Masonry Construction,” Earthquake Resistant Practices for Students of Architecture, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, July 2014 and 2016.

• “Design and Construction Details of Confined Masonry,” NICCE seminar on Achieving Seismic Safety in Manipur through Confined Masonry Construction, Imphal, Manipur, April 2016.

• “Are We Safe From Earthquakes?” Regional Level Science Congress, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bikram, Bihar, November 2015.

• Conducted lectures on importance of literature survey and computer modeling in Review Workshops on Resource Material in Earthquake Engineering for Graduate Students during 2007-2014 at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

• Presented lectures on “Advanced Finite Element techniques” in Workshop on Finite Element Method: Constitutive Modeling and Applications in Civil Engineering during June 2012 organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad.