Number of Consultancy Projects ONGOING / COMPLETED as PI / Co-PI: 15 (Completed as PI)

S. No.	Details
1.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Structural Health Assessment of Railway Quarters at Haripur Railway Station, Rajasthan
	Sponsor:	NW Railway, Ajmer
	Duration	(c) 02 Months
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 4.9 Lakhs (RN. P-00/2019 dated 23/7/2019)
2.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking and Failure Study of OHR at Housing Board, Bhiwadi, 560 kL Capacity
	Sponsor:	M/S WPIL Limited, Jaipur
	Duration	01 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 4.8 Lakhs (RN. P-00/2019 dated 22/3/2019)
3.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Experimental Investigation of Soil Bearing Capacity of Soils
	Sponsor:	Public Health Engineering Department Suratgarh, Ganganagar, Rajasthan
	Duration	1 Months
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 0.93 Lakhs (R.N. 8650 dated 11/12/2008)
4.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checks and Design of Elevated Water Tanks located at Suratgarh Military Station, Rajasthan
	Sponsor:	Suratgarh Military Station, Ganganagar, Rajasthan
	Duration	6 months
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 1.855 Lakhs (R. No. 10612 dated 23/1/2009)
5.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking of Elevated Water Tank   located at Bhadra, Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan
	Sponsor:	Public Health Engineering Department, Bhadra, Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan
	Duration	1 months
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 0.608 Lakhs (R. No. 4698 dated 25/8/2009)
6.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Design and Safety Checks of Box-Culvert at Noida
	Sponsor:	Ahuja Builders (Engineers and Contractors), Noida, U.P.
	Duration	3 Months
	Grant Amount:	0.75 Lakhs (R. No. 1311 dated 17/5/2010)
7.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking of Elevated Water Tank located at Khetri, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan
	Sponsor:	Public Health Engineering Department, Khetri, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan
	Duration	1 months
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 0.56Lakhs (R. No. 8051 dated 02/11/2010
8.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking and Rehabilitation of Crusher Foundation, Khetri Copper Plant,   Rajasthan
	Sponsor:	Khetri Copper Plant,  Khetri, Rajasthan
	Duration	1 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 1.04 Lakhs
9.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking of water Tanks of Ghatal and Ramoura Project, Milkapur, Nagalia, Rajasthan
	Sponsor:	WPIL Ltd. And PROTECH Consultancy, Engineers
	Duration	3 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 1.49 Lakhs
10.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	StaadPro Design Checks
	Sponsor:	WPIL Ltd. And PROTECH Consultancy Engineers
	Duration	1 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 1.5 Lakhs
11.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety checking of Water Tanks
	Sponsor:	WPIL Ltd., Jaipur
	Duration	1 Months
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 112500/- Ref. 14/9/2017)
12.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking of OHR
	Sponsor:	WPIL Ltd., Jaipur
	Duration	1 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 88903 (Ref. 14/1/2017)
13.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking and Design of Water Tanks
	Sponsor:	WPIL Ltd., Jaipur
	Duration	1 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 150,000/- (Ref. 24/7/2019)
14.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Design of Foundation for Crusher
	Sponsor:	Khetri Copper
	Duration	1 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 140073/- (Ref. 24/8/2016)
15.	Project Status:	Completed
	As:	PI
	Title:	Safety Checking of OHR
	Sponsor:	WPIL Ltd., Jaipur
	Duration	1 Month
	Grant Amount:	Rs. 45500/- (Ref. 31/8/2018)
16.	Project Status:	Completed
	Title:	Design of FRP shelters for High Altitude Areas for Defence Sector
	Sponsor:	DRDO Invitation
	Duration:	Expert Advice  as and when required
	Grant Amount:	Work done for Honour only
17.	Project Status:	Completed
	Title:	Quality Assessment of Bridge Road Construction
	Sponsor:	M.P. Road Transport Corporation Ltd., Bhopal
	Duration:	As and when required
	Grant Amount:	Work done for Honour only
18.	Title:	Structural Audit of “Paramount Floraville, Sector 137, Noida” [Two blocks (Celcia and Fushia)],
	Sponsor:	Paramount Propbuild Private Limited, Noida
	Duration:	1 Month (September 2023)
	GrantAmount:	Rs. 11.80 Lakhs

Awarded with “ICI-UltraTech Outstanding Concrete Technologist Award” on 22nd March 2024 at Hotel Royal Orchid, Jaipur.

Elected Fellow of Institution of Civil  Engineers, UK (FICE)

Selected as expert member of BIS to represent India as a member of ISO TC 71/SC 6/ WG6 Committee on FRP Material Properties in May 2023.

Appointed  with nomination as Principal member of CED 54 Concrete Reinforcement Sectional Committee of Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India, May 2023 as representative of BITS Pilani.

Appointed as Associate member of the main committee on Standards Committee for ASCE/SEI 7-Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures for the 2028 cycles since March 30, 2023

Elected Fellow of Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (F.SEI) since December 2022.

Faculty Advisor for SEI Graduate Student Chapter (SEI GSC) at BITS Pilani, since August 2022.

Elected as Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE, F-526, June25, 2022)

Elected as Fellow of Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure  (F. CDRI), March 18, 2022

Elected as Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers Since December 11, 2021.

Appointed as Member of SEI Global Activity Division (GAD) Inter Organizational Committee since  April 03, 2022.

Awarded Best Paper Award  by The Indian Concrete Journal for the Year 2020.

Selected as one of the members of eminent Group of Faculty members of Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) Academy of Construction Engineering (CACE), an Apex Body of Niti Ayog, Government of India)

Awarded as the "Best Academician of the Year -2020" by the honourable Governor of Rajasthan,  Shree Kalraj Mishra at the “Eminent Engineers Award event’ organized by Institution of Engineers (India) at Rajasthan State Center, Jaipur on Engineers Day (15thSeptember, 2020) during its Centenary Celebrations.

Selected for “Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar” and Certifucate of Excellence by KTK Outstanding Achievers and Education Foundation, New Delhi, email dated 8th Feb., 2021

Honoured to deliver Invited Video Lecture at Indian Construction Week (ICW 2020) held at Delhi  on 2nd December, 2020, and organized by Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) an Apex body established by NITI Ayog, Government of India.

Appointed as Coodrnator of International Webinar on "Smart Cities: Beyond the Pandemics" by Director, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. The event was held during July 10-11, 2020 at BITS Pilani, Pilani campus.

Selected as Member of Sectional Committee as Reviewer of MHRD Scheme on Global Initiative on Academic Network (GIAN) January 01, 2020.

Invited by Provost, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland for Faculty Appraisal at the level of Professor, Nov. 2019

Appointed as committee member of Research Advisory Committee for PhD students of NIRMA University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, 2019.

Appointed as Editorial Board Member of Enliven: International Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering 2019

Invited to Conduct Interview on 21st July at UPSC, New Delhi for Lecturers

Appointed as committee member for Campus Level Faculty Appraisal Committee, BITS Pilani, Feb, 2019

Serving as a Committee Member for Campus Level appointment for Non-tenured faculty members, BITS Pilani.

Acted as Moderator for Rajasthan Public Service Commission, 2019

Appointed as  Research Advisory Committee Member  for PhD students Civil Engineering Department of NIRMA University, Ahemedabad, Gujrat, India

Invited to Conduct Interview on 21st July at UPSC, New Delhi for Lecturers

Appointed as committee member for Campus Level Faculty Appraisal Committee, BITS Pilani, Feb, 2019

Served as a Committee Member for Campus Level appointment for Non-tenured faculty members, BITS Pilani.

Appointed as Chartered Engineer (INDIA) by Institution of Engineers on June 12, 2018;  License Number:007471

Chartered Engineer (INDIA) Since June 2018;

Fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE)

Evaluator of Technical Institution by National Accredition Board (NAB) on May 17, 2018

Appointed as Chief Editor of STM Journal of Structural Engineering and Management

Associate Member of ACI 440 Committee

Appointed as Editorial Board Member of Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering, March 02, 2018.

Biographical note has been included in Asia Pacific Who’s Who (Vol. XIV), Publisher: Rifacimento International, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 11002,  May 05, 2016.

Acted as Expert Advisory Committee for DST Rajatsthan (Jaipur) Projects funding in Civil Engineering Discipline on 29th January 2016.

Member of American Society for Civil Engineer

National Merit Scholarship, NIT Warangal, 1981-1985.

Q.I.P. Fellowship, IIT Kanpur, 1993-1996.

Acted as an Advisor to UPSC New Delhi for Conducting Personality Test of       Engineering  Services Examinations Candidate (May 6-10, 2013).

Biographical-note has been included in Emerald Who's Who in Asia, Vol-II, (Ref#. RI/EWWA- PH/2015 dated 5/8/2015).

Editor of IJEE (International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering)

Honored as Guest of Honor at Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on Computational and  Experimental Methods for Advance Research in Composites, MNIT Jaipur, June 12-16, 2013.

Invited as an Expert Committee Member for Comments on Honey Combing of Vivekanand Lecture Theatre Complex at MNIT Jaipur along with Prof. Bishwajeet Bhattacharjee, Feb. 24, 2015.

Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education  (LM No. 1596)

Acted as an Advisor to UPSC New Delhi for Conducting Personality Test of Engineering Services Examinations Candidate (January 13-17, 2014).

Biographical note included in Famous India: Nation’s  Who’s Who, 2015.

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Korean Society of Civil Engineers

Honored as Chief Guest at 3rd National Conference on Recent Trends in Concrete Composites for Structural Systems (RTCCSS-09), Erode, Tamilnadu, India, April 03, 2009.

Honored as Guest of Honor at Seminar on Mitigation of Seismic Effects on Infrastructure Projects, Sponsored by UGC, New Delhi, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, March 30, 2015.

Integrated Scholarship, GIC Ballia, 1977-1981.

Life Member of Indian Concrete Institute (LM No. 8608)

Manchester WHO’S WHO, 2004-2005

Nominated as Expert member of BIS committee for test methods on fibre reinforced cementitious composites

Professional Civil Engineer (PE), Michigan, USA  (No.1318708, Permanent ID.6201051470)

Selected (on June 20, 2013) as Editorial Board Member of Journal of “Civil Engineering and Architecture”, published by Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Appointed as Program Coordinator UGC-SAP (DRS-I) from April 2012-March 2017.

Appointed as Vice-Chairman of   CAFET Innova Technical Society CITS India Council, 2009.

Appointed as Chairman of CITS, Rajasthan, Since Nov. 2010

Biographical-note has been included in Asian American Who’s Who (Vol. VII), 2015.

Junior Research Fellowship, MNNIT Allahabad, 1987-1988.

Postdoctoral Fellowship, LTU, Michigan, USA, 1999-2004.

Received The Best Paper Award at ACEE2015, Penang, Malaysia on 29th July, 2015.

Selected for inclusion in the 8th edition of Asian Admirable Achievers, RIFACIMENTO INTERNATIONAL, Editor  Ravi Bushan, New Delhi, India, 2015.

UGC Nominee for expert member of UGC-DRS (SAP) Advisory Committee of Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam for 2012-2017.

 

Laboratory Development:  

Developed Adavnced Structural lab,  Concrete Labs, and Part of Transportation Engineering Lab  as a coordinator of DST-FIST and UGC SAP Programs. Using individual project fundings also developed Computer, and Concrete Labs from the funds received from DST, CSIR, UGC, and KK Birla Academy Projects.

The mains equipments purchased are

(1) Two computing work stations (2) Data Acquisition Systems (3) Load cells (4) Pre-stressing Equipments  (5) Viscometer (6) GIS Imagery system (7) ABAQUS perpetual license  (8) Purchase of cement motor mixers and (9) Color printers 2Nos. (10) Servo-Hydraulic Actulators and Controller (11) Torsion Testing Machine (12) Carbonation Chamber (13) Hobart Mixer and Batch Mixer

In addition to the above, Structural Research Facilities will be upgraded under supervision of the PI for dynamic testing facility, Dynamic UTM and Servo hydraulic Load frame system.

Courses Taught at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, INDIA since August 2005 till date:

1. Advance Composite Materials for Structures (Analysis and Design; CE G 533): PG course
2. Mechanics of Solids (ES C 221):    UG Course
3. Prestressed Concrete Structures (CE G614): PG Course
4. Earthquake Engineering ( CE G 615): PG Course
5. Design of Steel Structures: CE C381: UG Course
6. Design of Concrete Structures: CE C383: UG Course
7. Analysis of Structures: CE C241: UG Course
8. Advance Structural Analysis CE G617: PG Course
9. Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity, CE G641: PG Course
10. Finite Element Analysis, CE G619: PG Course
11. Advanced Steel Structures, CE G612

 

Courses Taught at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA (from November 2001-2004):

 

1. Stability of Structures (PG Level)
2. Advance Composite Materials for Structures (PG Level)

Courses taught by me at NIT Warangal (October 2004 to July 2005) as Instructor-in-Charge

 

1. Mechanics of Materials
2. Advance Structural Design

 

Courses taught by me at MNNIT Allahabad (September 1988 till November 1999) as Instructor-in-Charge

 

1. Strength of Material  (UG Level)
2. Structural Analysis I and II (UG Level)
3. Engineering System Design (UG Level)
4. Material Science (UG Level)
5. Reliability Analysis (UG Level)
6. Experimental Stress Analysis (PG Level)
7. Theory of Elasticity (PG Level)
8. Theory of Elastic Stability of Structures (PG Level)
9. Theory of Plates and Shells (PG Level)

 

B. Tech Projects/First Degree Thesis Supervised and PP-II Master projects at BITS Pilani

 

(1) Study Oriented Projects:   3 (First Semester, 2006-2007)

(2) Computer Oriented Projects: 6 (Second Semester, 2006-2007)

(3) Special Projects: 1 (Second Semester 2007-2008)

(4) PP-II projects: 4 (2006-2007)

(5) Study Oriented Projects: 6 (August 2007-Dec. 2007)

(6) PP-II: 2   (August 2007-Dec. 2007: First Semester)

(7) Computer Oriented Projects: 4 (Jan. 2008- May 2008; Second Semester)

(8) Lab Oriented Projects: 2 (Jan. 2008- May 2008; Second Semester)

(9) Study Oriented Projects: 7 (First Semester, 2008-2009)

(10) PP-II: 2 (First Semester, 2008-2009)

 (11) Study Oriented Projects and COP: 8 (IInd Semester, 2008-2009)

(12) PP-II: 1 (IInd Semester, 2008-2009)

(13) pp- II 4 (I semester, 2009-2010)

(14) Study Oriented Projects and COP: 2 (I semester 2009-2010)

(15) Study Oriented Projects and COP: 10 (II semester 2009-2010)

(16) Study Oriented Project (3 Nos.) and COP (2 Nos.): 5 (Ist Semester, 2010-11)

(17) Lab Oriented Projects: 9    (Ist Semester, 2010-11)

(18) PP-II: 4 Students worked on manufacturing and testing of FRP Composite Panels (Ist Semester, 2010-11)

(19) Lab Oriented Projects: 7 (IInd Semester, 2010-11)

(20) Computer Oriented Projects: 2 (IInd Semester, 2010-11)

(21) First Degree Thesis: 5 (IInd Semester, 2010-11)

(22) Lab Oriented Project: 4 (Ist Semester 2011-12)

(23) Lab oriented Project: 7 (2^nd Semester, 2011-12)

(24) Study Oriented Project: 1(2^nd Semester, 2011-12)

(25) PP-II, Higher Degree: 4 (2^nd Semester, 2011-12)

(26) Research Practice for Higher degree: 2 (2^nd Semester, 2011-12)

(27) First Degree Thesis: 2 (1^st Semester, 2012-13)

(28) Higher Degree Thesis: 4 (1^st Semester, 2012-13)

(29) Higher Degree Thesis: 5 (2^nd Semester, 2012-13)

(30) First Degree Thesis: 01 (2^nd Semester, 2012-13)

(32) Study Oriented Project: 02 (2^nd Semester, 2012-13)

(33) Lab Oriented Project: 10 (2^nd Semester, 2012-2013)

(34) Study on Special Topic: 01 Ph.D. student (2^nd Semester, 2012-2013)

(35) BITS G540: Research Practice: 03 Higher degree Students (2^nd Semester, 2012-13)

    (36) Lab Oriented Project: 08 (Ist Semester 2013-2014)

    (37) First Degree Thesis: 01 (Ist Semester 2013-14)

   (38) Lab Oriented Project: 04 (IInd Semester 2013-14)

    (39) Study Oriented Project: 03 (IInd Semester 2013-14)

    (40) Special Project: 01 (IInd Semester 2013-14)

    (41) Lab Oriented Project: 06 (Ist Semester 2014-15)

    (42) Study and Design Oriented Project: 04 (3+1) (Ist Semester 2014-15)

    (43) First Degree Thesis: 02 (Ist  Semester 2014-15)

    (44) Study and Lab Oriented Projects :10 (2^nd Semester 2014-15)

    (45) First Degree Thesis : 04 (2^nd Semester 2014-15)

    (46) Higher Degree Thesis: 03 (2^nd Semester 2014-15)

    (47) Study Oriented/Design Project/ Lab Oriented Project: 10 (2^nd Semester, 2014-15)

    (48) Study Oriented Project: 03 (Ist Semester 2015-16)

    (49) Lab Oriented Project : 04 (Ist Semester 2015-16)

    (50) Design Oriented Project: 04 (Ist Semester 2015-16)

    (51) Study Oriented Project: 02   (IInd Semester, 2015-16)

(52)                       Design Oriented Project: 03   (IInd Semester, 2015-16)

(53)                       Lab Oriented Project: 02   (IInd Semester, 2015-16)

(54)                       Research Practice: 03 (IInd Semester, 2015-16)

(55)                       Study Oriented Project: 04   (Ist Semester, 2016-17)

(56)                       HD Thesis : 01 (2^nd Semester 2016-17)

(57)                       Research Practices: 02 (2^nd Semester, 2016-17)

(58)                       Study oriented project: 02 (2^nd Semester, 2016-17):

(59)                       Study Oriented Project: 02 (1^st Semester, 2017-18)

(60)                       Design Oriented Project:01 (1^st Semester, 2017-18)

(61)                       First Degree Thesis: 02 (1^st Semester, 2017-18)

(62)                       Study Oriented Project: 02 (2^nd Semester, 2017-18)

(63)                       Lab Oriented Project: 03    (2^nd Semester, 2017-18)

(64)                       Higher Degree Research Practice: 04 (2^nd Semester, 2017-18)

(65)                       Design Oriented Project: 03 (First Semester, 2018-19)

(66)                       Study Oriented Project: 02 (First Semester, 2018-19)

(67)                       Study Oriented Project:05 (2^nd Semester, 2018-19)

(68)                       Research Practices: 03 (2^nd Semester, 2018-19)

(69)                       First Degree Thesis: 02 (2^nd Semester, 2018-19)

(70)                       Study Oriented Project:03 (1^st Semester, 2019-20)

(71)                       Study Oriented Project:03 (1^st  Semester, 2020-21)

(72)                       First Degree Thesis: 01 (1^st Semester, 2020-21)

(73)                       Study Oriented Project: 01  (2^nd Semester, 2020-21)

     (78) Higher Degree SAT: 04 (First Semester 2022-2023)
     (79) First Degree Study Oriented Project: 06 (Second Semester, 2022-2023)
     (80) Higher Degree Research Practice: 02 (Second Semester, 2022-23)
     (81)    First Degree Thesis: 02 (First Semester, 2023-24).

(82)   First Degree SOP: 02  (First Semester, 2023-24)

1. S. B. Singh and Pullet Siva Sankar, “Buckling and Postbuckling Response of Natural Fiber based Functionally Graded Composite Plates under Uni-axial Compression,” The 26th International Congress ofTheoretical and Applied Mechanics, Daegu, Korea, August 25-30, 2024, Abstract No. AO-SM13-0352

   (Invited Paper for Oral Presentation).

2. Naveen Singh Thakur, S. B. Singh, and Anshuman Srivastava (2023), “BaTiO3 used as Photo Catalyst and Investigation of the Self Cleaning Properties of Composite,”Paper ID# UCC-2023-229, UKIERI Concrete Congress: 14-17 March 2023, NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
3. P.Siva Sankar and S.B. Singh (2022), “Effect of Mercerization on Mechanical Properties of Jute/Flax/Hemp Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical and Material Engineering (IMME-2022), 4-6 November, MNNIT Allahabad, Allahabad (Accepted).
4. P.Siva Sankar and S.B. Singh (2022), “Effect of Fiber Volume Fraction on the Mechanical Properties of NFRP Composites”, Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM-2022), 11-13 November, NIT Jamshedpur, Jamshedpur (Accepted).
5. S.B. Singh and Sudhir Vummadisetti  (2021), “Buckling and Postbuckling Responses of Composite Plates under Combined In-plane Loads,” Proceedings of the 3^rd AAAFM-UCLA International Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, August 18-21, 2021.
6. S. B. Singh and Sudhir Vummadisetti (2021), “Postbuckling Response of Functionally Graded Hybrid Composite Plates Under Uniaxial Compression, “5 th Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials – BCCM 5 Sao Carlos School of Engineering – University of São Paulo, 18th – 22nd January, 2021. V. Tita, J. R. Tarpani and M. L. Ribeiro (Editors).
7. Vinay Shimpi, Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanianand Singh, S.B. (2020) Field Measurement and Analytical Modeling of Masonry Arch Skew Bridges. In: International conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures, Barcelona, (2020). 
8. S. B. Singh and H. Chawla (2019), “ Flexural Strengthening of FRP Beams using CFRP Laminates,” International Conference on Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures (ICCRS 2019) on June 24-25, Mumbai, India.
9. S Vummadisetti and Singh S.B. (2019), “Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams using Functionally Graded Composite Materials”, International Conference on Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures (ICRRS 2019), 24-25 June, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
10. Shaik Hussain, Dipendu Bhunia, and S. B. Singh, (2018), “Influence of curing duration on accelerated carbonation of concrete and the uncertainties in its measurement 14th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology IOP Publishing IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 431 (2018) 052013 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/431/5/052013
11. S.B.Singh, Sudhir Vummadisetti*, Prachuryya kaushik, G Muthu kumar and Dipendu Bhunia (2018), “Mechanical characterization of Basalt FRP at elevated temperature conditions,” Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2018), Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, W.B., December 19-21, India.
12. Himanshu Chawla and S. B. Singh (2018), “Flexural Behavior of Pre-cracked Composite Beams Strengthened with Carbon Fiber Laminates,” 9^th International Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2018, Paris, July 17-19.
13. S. B. Singh and Pankaj Munjal (2017), " Flexural Response of CFRP Strengthened Masonry Walls,"  20th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS20),   Paris,  4-7 September 2017.
14. S. B. Singh, Sudhir Vummadisetti, and Himanshu Chawla (2017), " Assessment of Interlaminar Shear Strength in Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Composites," 20th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS20),   Paris,  4-7 September 2017.
15. Pankaj Munjal and S. B. Singh (2017), “Flexural Response of Reinforced Masonry beams with Cement Mortar as Bed Joint,” 13^th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Halifax, NS, Canada, June 4-7, pp. 1-9.
16. S. B. Singh, Pankaj Munjal (2016), “Mechanical properties of PVA and Polyester fibers based Engineered Cementitious Composites”, Structural Engineering Convention, Dec. 21-24, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai , CD Proceedings, pp.248-254.
17. S. B. Singh, Himanshu Chawla, Sudhir Vummadisetti (2016), “Experimental and Analytical studies of failure characteristics of FRP connections”, Structural Engineering Convention, Dec. 21-24, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai, CD Proceedings.
18. S.B. Singh, P. Munjal (2016), “Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Masonry Beams with ECC as Bed Joint,” Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, Materials and Construction Practices, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi, Goa, June 22-24, pp. 16-21 (Keynote Paper)
19. S.B. Singh, P. Munjal (2016) , Flexural Response of Masonry Beam Strengthened with FRP Rebars, Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2016), SEMC 2016/457, Cape Town, South Africa, September 5-7.
20. S.B. Singh, B. Ranjitha, and Himanshu Chawla (2016), Mechanical and Thermal Material Characteristics of Functionally Graded Materials,” Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2016), SEMC 2016/457, Cape Town, South Africa, September 5-7.
21. Shaik Hussain, Dipendu Bhunia, and S. B. Singh (2016), “Effect of Accelerated Carbonation on the Strength of Concrete made with Fly-ash and Blast Furnace Slag,” 7^th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asia Region (CECAR 7), Oahu, Hawaii, organized by ASCE.
22. Shaik Hussain, Dipendu Bhunia, and S. B. Singh (2016), “ Prediction of Depth of Carbonation from Accelerated Carbonation Conditions,” ACI-KC 4^th International Conference and Exhibition, Smart Green and Durable Concrete Structures.
23. S. B. Singh (2015), “Study of Structural Response and Failure Characteristics of FRP-I Girders,” Proc. of 60^th Congress of Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), MNIT Jaipur, Dec. 16-19, 2015. (Invited Keynote Lecture).
24. S. B. Singh and Himanshu Chawla (2015), “Investigation of Failure Characteristics of Lap Joints,” Proc. of 60^th Congress of Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), MNIT Jaipur, Dec. 16-19, 2015.
25. S. B. Singh, and Himanshu Chawla (2015), “Lateral Torsional Buckling Response of Pultruded GFRP Laminated Beams with Bearing Stiffeners,” International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering 2015 (ACEE2015), Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, July 28-30.
26. S. B. Singh, Pankaj Munjal, and Nikesh Thammishetti (2015), “Strengthening of Masonry Beams with ECC as Bed Joint,” International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering 2015 (ACEE2015), Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, July 28-30
27. S. B. Singh, Pankaj Munjal, and Thamisetti Nikesh (2015), “Influence of Water-Cement Ratio on Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortar,” Proc. of UKIERI Concrete Congress, NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
28. S. B. Singh and Pankaj Munjal (2015),  “Flexural Response of Strengthened Masonry Beam with CFRP,” National Conference of Recent Advancements in Civil and Environmental Engineering, BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Haryana, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1790.3449, Nov. 28-29.
29. Shaik Hussain, Dipendu Bhunia, and S. B. Singh (2015), “Concrete Research Driving Profit and Sustainability,” Proc. of UKIERI Concrete Congress, NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India, pp. 101-107.
30. Shaik Hussain, Dipendu Bhunia, and S. B. Singh (2015), “A Study on Effect of Carbonation on the Strength of Un-Reinforced Concrete,” Proc. of IABSE, Geneva, Switzerland.
31. Shaik Hussain, Dipendu Bhunia, and S. B. Singh (2015), “An Experimental Investigation of The Effect of Carbonation on Properties of Plain Concrete,” Eighth International Conference on Construction in the 21^st Century (CITC-8).   Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and ConstructionMay 27-30, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 393-398.
32. S. B. Singh, Himanshu Chawla, Manish Pandey, and Rohan Nerlekar (2014), “An Innovative Design of Functionally Graded FRP Material,” International Conference on Composites, China.
33. S. B. Singh and Himashu Chawla (2014), “Structural Response of Thin-walled FRP Laminated Mono-symmetrical     I-Beams,” Paper #SEC14AUK, CD Proc. of Structural Engineering Congress (SEC2014), December, New Delhi, India.
34. S. B. Singh (2014), “Response of Near Surface Mounted (NSM) CFRP Strengthened RC Beams,” First International Conference on Mechanics of Composites, Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY, USA, June 8-12, Abstract included in CD-Proceedings.
35. S. B. Singh, Himanshu Chawla, and Pankaj Munjal (2014), “Effect of Shear Deformation on Flexural Response of Laminated Composite I-Beam,” First International Conference on Mechanics of Composites, Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY, USA, June 8-12, Abstract Included in CD Proceedings.
36. S. B. Singh and Himanshu Chawla (2014), “Stability of Thin-walled FRP Laminated Beams under Flexural Loading,” Proceedings of NCSID, NITTTR, Chandigarh, March 13-14.
37. S. B. Singh, Siddharth Awasthi, Mohit Gupta, Penumarthi Kiran, Akhil Garg (2014), “In-Plane Strengthening of Masonry Walls with Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP),” Proceedings of NCSID, NITTTR, Chandigarh, March 13-14.
38. S. B. Singh, Siddharth Awasthi, Mohit Gupta, Penumarthi Kiran, Akhil Garg (2014),“Study on Improving the Resistance of Masonry Walls Subjected to Out of Plane Loads,” Proceedings of NCSID, NITTTR Chandigarh, March 13-14.
39. S. B. Singh, Mahalakshmi, N. and Nikesh Thammishetti, (2014), “Mechanical properties of Recyled Coarse Aggregate (RCA) Concrete,”  Presented at 2^nd International Conference On “Sustainable Innovative Techniques In Civil and Environmental Engineering (SITCEE - 2014), at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, January 4-5, 2014.
40. S. B. Singh (2013), Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Ductile FRP System and its Structural Applications,” at the ^5th Asia-Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium YRGS 2013) , MNIT Jaipur on ^15th October, 2013.
41. S. B. Singh, S. Madappa, and Nikesh Thammishetti (2013), Ductile FRP System and its Structural Applications,” Proceedings of the 5^th Asia-Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium YRGS 2013) , MNIT Jaipur, October 15-16, pp.133-141.
42. S. B. Singh (2013), Presented a research paper on “Sustainable Concrete Infrastructures,” at UKIERI Showcase Event held on October 14 at British Council Division, New Delhi.
43. S. B. Singh (2013) delivered Expert Lecture on “Innovative Ductile Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications,” at UltraTech Cement Technical Lecture in partnership with the Institution of Engineers, Baroda, Institution of Engineers Building, September 28.
44. S. B. Singh (2013), Delivered Invited Lectures on Philosophy and Practice of Maintaining Industrial Structures at Bokaro Steel Plant organized by HRD, Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro during July 16-17, 2013.
45.  S. B. Singh (2013), “Delivered a Keynote In-augural Lecture at Short-Term Training Programme on Computational and Experimental Methods for Advance Research in Composites, MNIT Jaipur, June 12-16, 2013.
46.  S. B. Singh (2012), “Retrofitting of RC Structures Using ECC and FRP,” Presented at Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring and Rehabilitation, September 19-20, 2012, Pilani, Rajasthan.
47. S. B. Singh and Himanshu Chawla (2012), “Assessment of Dynamic Parameter of GFRP Laminates with Imperfections (Paper#154),” ICCMS 2012, Hyderabad, India, December 9-12.
48.  S. B. Singh and Himanshu Chawla (2012), “Dynamic Characteristics of GFRP Laminates with Cutouts (ID No-IETET2012-112),” 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IETET 2012) held at Geeta Institute of Management and Technology, Kurukshetra, India, November 9 -11, 2012. 
49. S. B. Singh (2012), “Innovative Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications,” Presented as Invited Speaker at National Conference on Recent Advances in Composites (NCRAC 2012), June 15-16, Hyderabad.
50. S. B. Singh, V.R. S. Madappa, Tryphena Edward,and Priyadarshini Cheyar Nageswaran (2013), “Behaviour of Reinforced DFRCC Structural Elements under Flexural Loading,” Proc. of UKIERI CONCRETE CONGRESS: Innovations in Concrete Construction, March 5-8, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
51. S. B. Singh, Madhurima Bhattacharya, Nikhil Shrivastava, Anubhav Suri, and Ayush Gupta (2013), “ Flexural Strengthening of ECC Beams Using Near Surface Mounted (NSM) Hybrid FRP Bars,” Proc. of UKIERI CONCRETE CONGRESS: Innovations in Concrete Construction, March 5-8, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
52.   Dipendu Bhunia and S. B. Singh (2013), “A Study on Effect of Carbonation on the Properties of Concrete, Proc. of UKIERI Concrete Congress, Innovation in Concrete Construction, March 5-8, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, CD Proceedings.
53. S. B. Singh and Madappa V. R. S., (2012), “Strengthening Applications of Engineered Cementitious Composites for RC Structural Elements,” International Conference on Fiber Reinforced Concrete-Global Development (FIBCON2012), February 13-14, Nagpur.
54. S. B. Singh, (2011), “Innovative Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications”, Keynote Paper, All India Seminar on Rehabilitation and Retrofitting for Sustainable Structures”, Jodhpur, Aug 19-20, 2011.
55. D. Kumar and S. B. Singh (2011), “Postbuckling Strengths of Composite Laminate under Combined In-plane Loads for various Boundary Conditions,” 56th CONGRESS OF ISTAM (An International Meet), SVNIT Surat, Dec. 19-21.
56. D. Kumar and S. B. Singh (2011), “Effects of cutout shapes on postbuckling response of quasi-isotropic laminate under combined in-plane loads,” 19^th  Annual International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering (ICCE19), Shanghai, China, July July 24-30, 2011.
57. S. B. Singh and Madappa V. R. Subramanian (2011), “Response of Steel Reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composite Beams (Focus Paper #1),” UKIERI Concrete Congress, IIT Delhi, March 8-10, 2011.
58. S. B. Singh and Madappa V. R. Subramanian (2011),” Structural Behaviour of Externally ECC Strengthened RC Beams (Focus Paper #2),” UKIERI Concrete Congress, IIT Delhi, March 8-10, 2011.
59. S. B. Singh and Madappa V. R. Subramanian (2011), “Applications and Design of Ductile Fibre Reinforced Concrete Structures (General Paper),” UKIERI Concrete Congress, IIT Delhi, March 8-10, 2011.
60. S. B. Singh and D. Kumar (2011), “Effect of cutout aspect ratio on buckling and postbuckling strengths of composite panel under in-plane shear,”16^th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS16), University of Porto, Portugal, June 28-30, 2011.
61. D. Kumar and S. B. Singh (2011), “Load interaction curves and postbuckling response of composite laminate with cutout under combined in-plane loading,”16^th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS16), University of Porto, Portugal, June 28-30, 2011.
62. D. Kumar and S. B. Singh (2010), “ Investigation of Postbuckling Strengths of Composite Laminate under In-plane Shear Load for Varying Cutout Locations,” Proceedings of 55^th Congress of ISTAM, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India, December 18-21, pp.191-199.
63. S. B. Singh, A. Nagarjuna,  H. Kiran, and B. J. Reddy (2010), “Manufacturing and Investigating the Behaviour and Tensile Strength of FRP Bars,” National Civil Engineering Students Symposium, IIT Bombay, India. (Presented by students, won Second prize, and accepted for publication in Proceedings.).
64. S. B. Singh (2010), Presented UKIERI Progress Report at NIT Jalandhar, Feb. 16, 2010.
65. S. B. Singh (2010), Presented a Technical paper on “Advance Composites for Sustainable Concrete Infrastructures” at UKIERI Research Seminar held at GNDEC, Ludhiana on Feb. 17, 2010.
66. S. B. Singh and Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanian (2010), “Flexural Response of Steel Reinforced Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite Beam”, The Third International FIB Congress , Washington, DC, USA, May 29-June 2.
67. S. B Singh and D. Kumar (2009), “Effect of location of circular cutout on stability and failure characteristics of composite laminate”, 54^th congress of ISTAM (Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) 2009, IIT Kharagpur during 18-21 December on International Meet at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
68. S. B Singh, Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanian, Deepak M. Muniyandi and Mikhil Gajjar and Krishnakanth Ravuri (2009), “Experimental Study on Flexural Behavior of High Ductile Cementitious Composites”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE-2009),Pilani, India, October 25-27, CD proceedings, SBS_S369.
69. S. B Singh and D. Kumar (2009), “Cutout Shapes Effect on Failure Characteristics of Quasi-isotropic Composite Laminate”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE-2009),Pilani, India, October 25-27, CD proceedings. SBS_S314.
70. S. B Singh, S. A. Priyadharshani and K K Sharma (2009), “Torsional Behavior of FRP Strengthened RC Beam”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE-2009),Pilani, India, October 25-27, CD proceedings, SBS_S253.   
71. S. B Singh, D. Bhunia, N. Sudhir and S. Chandra (2009), “Effect of Carbonation on the Properties of Concrete”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE-2009),Pilani, India, October 25-27, CD proceedings, SBS_C395.   
72. S. B Singh, D. Kumar and G. Soni (2009), “Investigation of Postbuckling Response of Practical Laminates using ABAQUS”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE-2009),Pilani, India, October 25-27, CD proceedings, SBS_S315.   
73. S. B. Singh and Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanian (2009), “Parametric Study on Flexural Response of FRP Reinforced DFRCC Beam”, Proceedings of 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-9) Current challenges and Future trends, Sydney, Australia, July 13-15.
74. S. B. Singh, S. A. Priyadharshini, and K. K. Sharma, (2009), “Torsional Behavior of FRP Strengthened RC Beam,” Proceedings of Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure Development,  MNIT Jaipur, May 19-20, pp. 87-95.
75. S. B. Singh and D. Kumar (2009), “Buckling and Postbuckling Response of Quasi-isotropic Laminate with Circular and Non-Circular Cutouts under Uni-axial Compression,” Proceedings of Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure Development, MNIT Jaipur, May 19-20, pp. 286-294.
76. S. B. Singh, Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanian, Anitha P. Subramanian and Dinesh Kumar (2009), “Performance Based Design Approaches for Concrete –Composite Systems – A Review ”, Proceedings of 3^rd National Conference on Recent Trends in Concrete Composites for Structural Systems (RTCCSS-09), Erode, Tamilnadu, India, April 03-04, pp. 01-12 (Inaugural Key Note Paper)
77. Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanian*  and S. B. Singh (2008), “Flexural Capacity and  Ductility Prediction of FRP Reinforced ECC beams”, Proceedings of 8^th International Symposium on Utilization of High Strength and High Performance Concrete (8HSC-HPC), Japan Concrete Institute (JCI), Tokyo, Japan, October 27-29, S1-6-1, Vol. 02, pp 994-1001. Pub.: Japan Concrete Institute (JCI) http://www.jci-net.or.jp/e/publish/others/index.html.
78. S. B. Singh, S.Madappa Vigneasuva Raja, Sushmit Shreyans and Anurag Jaipuriar (2008), “Tensile and Compressive Stress-Strain Characteristics of Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (DFRCC)”, 5^th ASCE International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’5),  Irvine, CA, USA, August 27-29, CD Proceedings, Paper No.96.
79. S. B. Singh and Madappa V.R. Sivasubramanian (2008), “Flexural Capacity of Steel Reinforced ECC beams”, Proceedings of  7^th International RILEM Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB-2008), RILEM Proceedings PRO 60, Chennai, India, September 17-19, pp. 495-500. pub.: International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM)
80. S. B. Singh (2008) attended a Seventh International Congress on Sustainable Concrete Construction held at University of Dundee, UK. July 8-10, 2008.
81.  S. B. Singh (2008), “Design Aspects of FRP Reinforced Strain Hardening Cementitious Composite Beam” Concrete Technology Laboratory, University of Dundee, UK, July 11, 2008.
82. S. B. Singh., (2008) attended the Inaugural Seminar of "Network Concrete" in the Metropolitan Hotel at New Delhi. (Organizing Chairman of the Inaugural Seminar)
83.  S. B. Singh, (2007), “Analysis, Design, and Construction of FRP Prestressed  Concrete Structures,” Proceedings of the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Geotechnical and Structural Engineering (RTGSE-2007), Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Dec. 22-23, 2007, pp104-114. (Keynote Paper).
84. S. B. Singh, (2007), “Innovative Uses of FRP Materials for Construction,” Proceedings of Second National Conference on Materials and Structures (MAST), NIT Warangal, Dec. 14-15, 2007, pp.318-324.(Keynote paper)
85.  S. B. Singh, (2007), “Evaluation of Shear Capacity of CFRP Strengthened RC Beams,” Proceedings of Second National Conference on Materials and Structures (MAST), NIT Warangal, Dec. 14-15, 2007, pp.273-279..
86.  S. B. Singh and Raja, S.M.V. (2007), “Flexural Strength of FRP Reinforced ECC Beams,” Proc. Of Structural Engineers World Congress (SEWC-200),” Bangalore, India, November 2-7,100p. (TPS-01, CD Proceedings).
87.  S. B. Singh and Raja, S. M. V. (2007), “Design and Response of CFRP I-section Bridge Girders” Proceedings of National Conference on Civil Engineering: Advancement & Challenge organizing at M. M. Engineering College, Mullana (Ambala), Haryana during 9^th – 10^th March, pp. 208-213.
88. S. B. Singh (2006), “Evaluation of Flexural and Shear Strengths of CFRP Prestressed Concrete  Box Beams,”  Proc. of the Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, V.4, Eds. W. Kanok-Nukulchai, S. Munasinghe, and N. Anwar, Bangkok, Thailand, August-3-5, pp. 215-220.
89. N. F. Grace and S. B. Singh (2002), “Unified Analysis and Design Approach for CFRP Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders,” 10th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, Stanford, CA, USA, September 16-18.
90. N. F. Grace and S. B. Singh (2003), “Unified Analysis and Design Approach for CFRP Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders,” International Conference on Performance of Construction Materials in the New Millennium, Cairo, Egypt, February 18-20.
91. S. B. Singh and A. Pandey (2000), “Effect of boundary conditions on response and failure of symmetric laminates under bi-axial compression,” Proc. of SEC-2000, Bombay, India, January 1-5.
92.  S. B. Singh and A. Kumar (1998), “Response and strength of laminates with cutouts,” Proc. of ICTACEM, Kharagpur, December 1-5.
93. S. B. Singh and A. Kumar (1996), “Postbuckling strength of symmetrically laminated plates,” 19th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Kyoto, Japan, August, 25-31.
94.  A. Kumar and S. B. Singh (1996), “Progressive failure of symmetric laminates under in-plane loads,” 3rd International Conference on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, U.S.A, July 21-25.
95. S. B. Singh and A. Kumar (1997), “Nonlinear response and failure analysis of laminated plates using finite element method,” National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Design Engineering, Allahabad, India, January 31-February 2.
96. S. B. Singh, A. Kumar and N.G.R. Iyengar (1996), “Modeling of progressive failure of laminates under in-plane loads,” National Conference on Mathematical Modeling & Computer Simulation, Bangalore, India, December 17-18.
97. S. B. Singh and A. Kumar (1996), “Failure and strength of symmetric laminates under combined in-plane loads,” 6th National Seminar on Aerospace Structures, Bangalore, India, November 7-8.
98. S. B. Singh and A. Kumar (1996), “Failure and strength of symmetrically laminated plates under in-plane loads,” 5th National Seminar on Aerospace Structures, Bombay, India, January18-19.

   

 VII. Communicated Papers in Journals: (03)

 VIII. International/National Research Papers Reviewed

 IX. Review of Books

1. Singh, S. B., Reviewed a book entitled, “Analysis of Skeletal Structure,” Tata McGraw-Hill Private Ltd., New Delhi, May 2012.
2. Singh, S. B., Reviewed a book entitled, “Prestressed Concrete,” 4^th Edition, authored by N. Krishna Raju, Tata McGraw-Hill Private Ltd., New Delhi, May 2011 "
3. Singh, S. B., Reviewed a book entitled “Basic Structural Analysis, 2^nd Edition” authored by C. S. Reddy, Tata McGraw Hill Private Ltd, New Delhi, January 2010.
4. Singh, S. B., reviewed a book entitled “RCC Design by Limit State Method (Chapter 8 and 9)” for Elsevier Publishers, India, 2009.
5. Singh, S.B., reviewed sample chapters of a book entitled “Basic Civil Engineering”, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2009.
6. Singh, S. B., reviewed a book entitled “Limit State Design of Steel Structures" for Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, India, 2009.
7. Singh, S. B., reviewed a book entitled “Finite Element Analysis" for Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, India, 2009.

 

X. Examiner of Ph.D. Thesis

1.      Examined PhD thesis  entitled “Studies on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete with Secondary and Ternary Cement Blends,” by Vinay Mohan Agrawal, Civil Engineering Department, Goa College of Engineering, Goa, 16^th May, 2022.

2.      Examined PhD thesis entitled “Experimental and Finite Element Studies Towards Characterization of BFRP Bars for Prestressing Applications,” by Mr. Prashant Motwani, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, June 18, 2021.

3.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “ Strengthening of shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams using Polymer Modified Ferrocement (PMF),” by Rajinder Ghai (Registration No. 951002004), Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India.(Report sent on August 28, 2019) by e-mail.

4.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “A Frequency Domain Based Technique for Condition Monitoring of Structures using Limited Randomly Measured Dynamic Responses,” by Jafar Sadak Ali, 2019.

5.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “ Studies on Torsional Behaviour of Recycled Aggregate Based Steel Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete,” by KJN Sai Nitesh (Roll No. 714004), NIT Warangal, April 2019.

6.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “Experimental Study on the Effect of Slenderness on Circular and Non-Circular Columns Strengthened using CFRP Composites, “ by Giridhar N. Narule (Roll No. 129010011), Structural Engineering Department, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, 2019.

7.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled“Use of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Waste for Sustainable Development of Cementitious System,” submitted by Mulay Sachin Balkrishna (D12AM002) at SVNIT Surat. Report Sent on March 16, 2018 by e-mail and by Post on March 19, 2018.

8.      Examined PhD thesis of Mr. Manoj, “Design and Development of Concrete using Municipal Solid Waste Ash,” Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, December 2016.

9.      Examined in Detail the Ph.D. Thesis of Mr. G. Muthukumar, "Influence of Openings on the Structural Response of RC Shear Walled Structures, 2015.

10. Reviewed and Examined the Ph.D. Thesis of Mr. Sanjay Kumar, “Behavior of Reinforced Soils and Their Influence on Frames and Footings,” MNIT Jaipur, November 2011.

11. Reviewed and Examined the Ph.D. Thesis of Manish Kewal Ramani, “Impact on Compressive Strength of Concrete Cured using Colored Polythene Sheets,” BITS Pilani, April, 2007.,” The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, July 2009. 

 XI. Review of Ph.D. Proposal

1. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Nikhil S Agrawal (2018PH XP 0502P) entitled “Performance Evaluation of Marble Dust Incorporated Concrete,”, November 26, 2019, as Doctoral Advisory Committee member.
2. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Jaya Kumar Bhaskar (2018PHXF 0420) entitled “Investigation on the Seismic Behaviour of Masonry Infill Walls Strengthened with Textile Reinforced Concrete,” November, 2019 as Doctoral Advisory Committee member.
3. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Vasanth Keshav (2015PHXF004P) entitled “Dynamic Buckling Response of Composite Structures, August 2015 as Doctoral Advisory Committee member
4. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Manpreet Singh (2014PHXF429P), August 2015 as Doctoral Advisory Committee member
5. Reviewed PhD Proposal of Mr. Sudhir V (2014PHXF409P), entitled “The Study of Postbuckling Response, Failure and Strength of Functionally Graded Composite Plates with cutouts, May 2016 as thesis supervisor.
6. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Pankaj Munjal (2013PHXF437P) entitled “Development and Usage of Ductile Composite Materials for Repair and Retrofitting of Masonry Structures,” July 2014.
7. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Shaik Hussain (2013PHXF438P) entitled “Effect of Accelerated Carbonation on various Mechanical properties of Pozzolona Concrete,” July 2014.
8. Reviewed PhD Research Proposal of Mr. Himanshu Chawla (2010PH43412P),”The Study of Flexural Response, Strength, and Failure of FRP Girders. 2013.
9. Reviewed Draft thesis entitled “Best Traffic Management Practices- A Study of National and In-City Traffic Scenarios” of Mr. Raju V. N. N. Ponnaluri (2006PHXF429) as a member of Doctoral Advisory Committee, March 18, 2010.
10. Reviewed the PhD Research Proposal of Dinesh Kumar, " Study of Failure and Stability of a Laminated Composite Plates with Cutouts"
11. Reviewed the Ph.D Research Proposal of S.K. Mandellia, " Durability Based Strength and Parametric Cost Modeling of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Strengthened Structures"
12.  Reviewed the Ph.D. Research Proposal of S. Madappa, " Response and Micromechanics Based Design of Engineered Cementitious Composite Structures"
13.  Reviewed the Ph.D. Research Proposal of G. Muthukumar, " Influence of Openings on the Structural Response of RC Shear Walled Structures"

 

 

  

XII: Invited Lectures Delivered

The following invited/keynote lectures were delivered:

1. Delivered Invited Lecture on Grant Formulation and Writing: Unlocking Funding Opportunities at the workshop  on Grant Writing , held at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus on July 25, 2023 December 2022 at MNIT Jaipur.
2. Delivered Keynote Lecture, “ Response, Failure, and Strength of FRP Composite Beams,” SEC 2022 on 19^th
3.  Delivered Keynote Lecture, “ Response, Failure, and Strength of FRP Composite Beams,” ACCM 2022 on 17^th December 2022 at NIT Warangal.
4. Delivered invited Lecture on the topic “Failure and Strengthening of Frp Beams using CFRP Laminates,” International Online Conference on Reuse, Recycling, Upcycling, Sustainable Waste Management and Circular Economy (ICRSC – 2022). September 9-11 2022 Kottayam, Kerala, India.
5.  Delivered invited Lecture for the Indian Concrete Institute on the topic “ Material Characteristics &Structural Applications of Engineered Cementitious  Composite Materials,” on 10^th September 2022, 109^th Webinar Series.
6. Delivered invited lecture on” FRP Beam Failure Modes and Strengthening using FRP Laminates” on July 20, 2022. Organizers: International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS)
7.  Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture on 17^th December at Third International Conference on Emerging Research  in Civil, Aeronautical, and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM2021) held at NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, December 16-17, 2021.
8. Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture  on 10^th December at International Conference on Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation Techniques in Engineering and Sciences (RAMSTES-2021) held at Manipal University Jaipur during December 8-10, 2021.
9. Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture at the International E-Conference on Sustainable Development in Concrete Technology (ICSDCT2021): August 19 2021 organized by DY Patil College of Engineering, Pune, AICTE, and ACI.
10. Delivered Invited lecture of 2-Hour duration  on Engineered cementitious composites for Sustainable Construction”, at  Faculty Development Program on “Sustainable Construction Technology held during July 26 – July 30, 2021.
11. Delivered lectures for 4-sessions each of 2 Hour duration at 5-day AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Faculty Development Program (FDP) during July 25-29, 2021. Topic of Workshop was “Analysis and Design of FRP Reinforced Concrete Structures”.
12. Delivered talk on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) for Masonry and Concrete Structures at Indian Construction Week (ICW 2020) held at Delhi on and organized by Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) an Apex body established by NITI Ayog, Government of India, December 02, 2020.
13. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) for Structures, IIT Indore, 13^th October, 2020
14. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) and Its Applications for Masonry Beam” at Institution of Engineers, Rajasthan State Center, Jaipur, 15^th September, 2020, (Engineers Day).
15. Delivered Invited Lecture through Webinar at NIT Jalandhar on 19^th September at the Short Term Course on “Recent Advancements  in Concrete Technology” organized by NIT Jalandhar during September 15-19, 2020. Title of Talk was “Innovative Cementitious  and FRP Composites for Concrete and Masonry Structures.
16. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “FRP and Engineered Cementitious Composites for Resilient and Efficient Framed Structures for Smartcity Development,” at International Webinar on Smart Cities: Beyond the Pandemics held at BITS Pilani during July 10-11, 2020.
17. Delivered Keynote Lecture (Webinar) on Flexural Strengthening of FRP Beams using CFRP Laminates on May 11, 2020. The event was organized by Amity Institute of Aerospace Engineering.
18. Delivered Keynote Lecture through webinar on Application of Advance Composite Materials for Structures on April 28, 2020. The event was organized by Enliven Archeive.
19. Delivered Keynote Lecture at 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development, Chandigarh, to be held during Feb. 19-21, 2020).
20. Delivered Invited Keynote Lectures for 3 Hours at NIT Surathkal on November 18, 2019 on topic of “Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Its Application”  sponsored by TEQIP III.
21. Delivered 2 Hours Invited lecture Application of Composites for Structural Strengthening, NIRMA University, August 03, 2019.
22. Delivered 1 Hour Invited lecture Application of ECC for Masonry Structures, SVNIT Surat, May 10, 2018.
23. Delivered 4.5 Hours lecture at Symposium organized by Team Moments of Civil Engineering Association of NIT Tiruchirappaly, Tamilnadu on March 17, 2018.
24.  Delivered Invited lecture at   workshop on “Design and Development of Sustainable Concrete in the Era of Global Warming  organized by  NIT Surathakal  on 9^th January 2017 on FRP and ECC Applications for Structures
25. Delivered Invited lecture at NIT Surathakal  on 9^th January 2017 on FRP and ECC Applications for Structures.
26. Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture on “ Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Masonry Beams with ECC as Bed  Joint,”  at  International Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology Materials and Construction Practices, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi, Goa, June 23, 2016.
27. Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Study of Structural Response of FRP-I Girders,” at 60^th Congress of Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), MNIT Jaipur, December 19, 2015.
28. Delivered invited Keynote  Expert Lecture on “ Development of Polymer Composites for Civil Engineering Applications,” at Symposium on Sustainable Technology  Development  in Polymer (SSTDP-2016), March 11, 2016, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus.
29. Invited as Guest of Honor for In-augural Keynote Lecture at National Conference on Advaces in Civil and Environmental Engineering (RACEE2015) organized by Civil Engineering Department of BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Bhiwani, Haryana, November 28, 2015.
30. Delivered a Invited lecture as Chief Guest  at BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Bhiwani, Haryana on 48^th Engineers Day Function, 15^th September, 2015..
31. Participated as Panel Member at BITS Pilani on Civil Infrastructure Convention: An Academia-Industry-Public Collaboration, April 25, 2015.
32. Delivered keynote Lecture as Guest of Honors on Development and Innovative Applications of FRP Materials for Concrete Structures, at Seminar on Mitigation of Seismic Effects on Infrastructure Projects, Department of Civil Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, March 30, 2015.
33. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Ductile FRP System and its Structural Applications,” at the 5^th Asia-Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium YRGS 2013) , MNIT Jaipur on 15^th October, 2013.
34. Presented an Invited  UKIERI research Poster on “Sustainable Concrete Infrastructures,” at UKIERI Showcase Event held on October 14, 2013 at British Council Division, New Delhi.
35. Delivered Expert Lecture on “Innovative Ductile Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications,” at UltraTech Cement Technical Lecture in partnership with the Institution of Engineers, Baroda, Institution of Engineers Building, September 28, 2013.
36. Delivered a Keynote In-augural Lecture at Short-Term Training Programme on Computational and Experimental Methods for Advance Research in Composites, MNIT Jaipur, June 12-16, 2013.
37. Delivered invited lecture on “Innovative Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications,” at National Conference on Recent Advances  in Composites (NCRAC 2012), June 15-16, Hyderabad.
38. Delivered an Invited Keynote Lecturer on  “Innovative Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications” at All India Seminar on Rehabilitation and Retrofitting for Sustainable Structures”, Jodhpur, Aug 20, 2011 (Jointly organized by M. B. M. College Jodhpur and Institution of Engineers)
39. Delivered 7 lectures on Design of Steel Structures at NIT Kurukshetra, during Short-Term Training Programme (STTP) organized by Institute for Steel Development & Growth (INSDAG), KOLKATA, W.B., June 15-20, 2009.
40. Delivered the Inaugural Chief Guest Address at 3rd National Conference on Recent Trends in Concrete Composites for Structural Systems (RTCCSS-09), Erode, Tamilnadu, India, April 03, 2009.
41. Invited lectures on “Earthquake Resistance Design of Structures:  Analysis (Training of engineers of EIL, New Delhi)
42. Invited lectures on “Earthquake Resistance Design of Structures (Training of engineers of EIL of New Delhi).
43. Delivered Invited Keynote lectures at MAST-07 at NIT Warangal, Dec. 15, 2007.
44. Delivered Invited Keynote lectures at MNIT Jaipur, Dec. 22, 2007.
45. Delivered Keynote Lecture, “ Response, Failure, and Strength of FRP Composite Beams,” SEC 2022 on 19^th December 2022 at MNIT Jaipur.
46. Delivered Keynote Lecture, “ Response, Failure, and Strength of FRP Composite Beams,” ACCM 2022 on 17^th December 2022 at NIT Warangal.
47. Delivered invited Lecture on the topic “Failure and Strengthening of Frp Beams using CFRP Laminates,” International Online Conference on Reuse, Recycling, Upcycling, Sustainable Waste Management and Circular Economy (ICRSC – 2022). September 9-11 2022 Kottayam, Kerala, India.
48. Delivered invited Lecture for the Indian Concrete Institute on the topic “ Material Characteristics &Structural Applications of Engineered Cementitious  Composite Materials,” on 10^th September 2022, 109^th Webinar Series.
49. Delivered invited lecture on” FRP Beam Failure Modes and Strengthening using FRP Laminates” on July 20, 2022. Organizers: International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS).
50.   Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture on 17^th December at Third International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical, and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM2021) held at NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, December 16-17, 2021.
51.  Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture on 10^th December at International Conference on Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation Techniques in Engineering and Sciences (RAMSTES-2021) held at Manipal University Jaipur during December 8-10, 2021.
52. Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture at the International E-Conference on Sustainable Development in Concrete Technology (ICSDCT2021): August 19 2021 organized by DY Patil College of Engineering, Pune, AICTE, and ACI.
53. Delivered Invited lecture of 2-Hour duration on Engineered cementitious composites for Sustainable Construction”, at Faculty Development Program on “Sustainable Construction Technology held during July 26 – July 30, 2021.
54. Delivered lectures for 4-sessions each of 2 Hour duration at 5-day AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Faculty Development Program (FDP) during July 25-29, 2021. Topic of Workshop was “Analysis and Design of FRP Reinforced Concrete Structures”.
55. Delivered talk on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) for Masonry and Concrete Structures at Indian Construction Week (ICW 2020) held at Delhi on and organized by Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) an Apex body established by NITI Ayog, Government of India, December 02, 2020.
56. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) for Structures, IIT Indore, 13^th October, 2020
57. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) and Its Applications for Masonry Beam” at Institution of Engineers, Rajasthan State Center, Jaipur, 15^th September, 2020, (Engineers Day).
58. Delivered Invited Lecture through Webinar at NIT Jalandhar on 19^th September at the Short Term Course on “Recent Advancements in Concrete Technology” organized by NIT Jalandhar during September 15-19, 2020. Title of Talk was “Innovative Cementitious and FRP Composites for Concrete and Masonry Structures.
59. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “FRP and Engineered Cementitious Composites for Resilient and Efficient Framed Structures for Smartcity Development,” at International Webinar on Smart Cities: Beyond the Pandemics held at BITS Pilani during July 10-11, 2020.
60. Delivered Keynote Lecture (Webinar) on Flexural Strengthening of FRP Beams using CFRP Laminates on May 11, 2020. The event was organized by Amity Institute of Aerospace Engineering.
61. Delivered Keynote Lecture through webinar on Application of Advance Composite Materials for Structures on April 28, 2020. The event was organized by Enliven Archeive.
62. Delivered Keynote Lecture at 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development, Chandigarh, to be held during Feb. 19-21, 2020).
63. Delivered Invited Keynote Lectures for 3 Hours at NIT Surathkal on November 18, 2019 on topic of “Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Its Application” sponsored by TEQIP III.
64. Delivered 2 Hours Invited lecture Application of Composites for Structural Strengthening, NIRMA University, August 03, 2019.
65.  Delivered 1 Hour Invited lecture Application of ECC for Masonry Structures, SVNIT Surat, May 10, 2018.
66. Delivered 4.5 Hours lecture at Symposium organized by Team Moments of Civil Engineering Association of NIT Tiruchirappaly, Tamilnadu on March 17, 2018.
67. Delivered Invited lecture at   workshop on “Design and Development of Sustainable Concrete in the Era of Global Warming organized by NIT Surathakal on 9^th January 2017 on FRP and ECC Applications for Structures
68. Delivered Invited lecture at NIT Surathakal on 9^th January 2017 on FRP and ECC Applications for Structures.
69. Delivered Invited Keynote Lecture on “ Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Masonry Beams with ECC as Bed Joint,” at International Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology Materials and Construction Practices, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi, Goa, June 23, 2016.
70.  Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Study of Structural Response of FRP-I Girders,” at 60^th Congress of Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), MNIT Jaipur, December 19, 2015.
71. Delivered invited Keynote Expert Lecture on “ Development of Polymer Composites for Civil Engineering Applications,” at Symposium on Sustainable Technology Development in Polymer (SSTDP-2016), March 11, 2016, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus.
72. Invited as Guest of Honor for In-augural Keynote Lecture at National Conference on Advaces in Civil and Environmental Engineering (RACEE2015) organized by Civil Engineering Department of BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Bhiwani, Haryana, November 28, 2015.
73. Delivered a Invited lecture as Chief Guest at BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Bhiwani, Haryana on 48^th Engineers Day Function, 15^th September, 2015..
74. Participated as Panel Member at BITS Pilani on Civil Infrastructure Convention: An Academia-Industry-Public Collaboration, April 25, 2015.
75. Delivered keynote Lecture as Guest of Honors on Development and Innovative Applications of FRP Materials for Concrete Structures, at Seminar on Mitigation of Seismic Effects on Infrastructure Projects, Department of Civil Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, March 30, 2015.
76. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Ductile FRP System and its Structural Applications,” at the 5^th Asia-Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium YRGS 2013) , MNIT Jaipur on 15^th October, 2013.
77.  Presented an Invited UKIERI research Poster on “Sustainable Concrete Infrastructures,” at UKIERI Showcase Event held on October 14, 2013 at British Council Division, New Delhi.
78. Delivered Expert Lecture on “Innovative Ductile Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications,” at UltraTech Cement Technical Lecture in partnership with the Institution of Engineers, Baroda, Institution of Engineers Building, September 28, 2013. Delivered a Keynote In-augural Lecture at Short-Term Training Programme on Computational and Experimental Methods for Advance Research in Composites, MNIT Jaipur, June 12-16, 2013.
79. Delivered invited lecture on “Innovative Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications,” at National Conference on Recent Advances in Composites (NCRAC 2012), June 15-16, Hyderabad.
80. Delivered an Invited Keynote Lecturer on “Innovative Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Structural Applications” at All India Seminar on Rehabilitation and Retrofitting for Sustainable Structures”, Jodhpur, Aug 20, 2011 (Jointly organized by M. B. M. College Jodhpur and Institution of Engineers).
81. Delivered 7 lectures on Design of Steel Structures at NIT Kurukshetra, during Short-Term Training Programme (STTP) organized by Institute for Steel Development & Growth (INSDAG), KOLKATA, W.B., June 15-20, 2009.
    
82. Delivered the Inaugural Chief Guest Address at 3rd National Conference on Recent Trends in Concrete Composites for Structural Systems (RTCCSS-09), Erode, Tamilnadu, India, April 03, 2009.
83. Invited lectures on “Earthquake Resistance Design of Structures: Analysis (Training of engineers of EIL, New Delhi).
84. Invited lectures on “Earthquake Resistance Design of Structures (Training of engineers of EIL of New Delhi).
85. Delivered Invited Keynote lectures at MAST-07 at NIT Warangal, Dec. 15, 2007.
86. Delivered Invited Keynote lectures at MNIT Jaipur, Dec. 22, 2007.

XIII:   Chairing of Conference Session and Member of Technical Panels

1. Chaired a Session at 60^th Congress of Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) at MNIT Jaipur, 19^th December, 2015.
2. Chaired Session#1B at UKIERI Concrete Congress held at NIT Jalandhar on November 3, 2015.
3. Chaired Two Sessions (Session no. 2 and 4) at the 5^th Asia-Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium (YRGS) held at MNIT Jaipur, October 15-16, 2013.
4.  Chaired the last Session of International Conference (FIBCON2012) on “Fiber Reinforced Concrete-Global Developments,” at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, February13-14, 2012.
5. Chaired a Seminar Session on “Rehabilitation and Retrofitting for Sustainable Structures” at Institution of Engineers Building at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, August 19, 2011.
6. Member of a Technical Panel Discussion on “Rehabilitation and Retrofitting for Sustainable Structures” at Institution of Engineers Building at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, August 20, 2011.
7.  Chaired a Panel Discussion on “Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure” at GNDEC, Punjab, Ludhiana at UKIERI Research Seminar held on 17^th Feb., 2010.
8.  Chaired a conference session (MAST-07) at NIT Warangal, Dec. 15, 2007.
9.  Member of a technical panel for deciding the changes in the Civil Engineering Course Curriculum at NIT Warangal, Dec. 15, 2007.

 

XIV:    Seminar/Conference Organized

1.       Organized Inaugural Lecture for SEI Graduate Student Chapter on 8^th October 2022 on topic “Opportunities & challenges in Structural Engineering Profession - A Practitioner's Viewpoint,” by Mr. Manoj Mittal, President of Indian Association of Structural Engineers.

2.       Organized 5-day training programme for ONGC Engineers during April 25-29, 2022 at BITS Pilani.

3.       Organized US2020 Partnership Workshop on FRP Materials and Sustainable Structures, March 04, 2022.

4.       Organized Workshop on “ Fire-Resistance Guidelines for Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Structural Components,” IIT Delhi Committee Room on 18^th October, 2021, supported by Partnership 2020:U.S.-India Higher Education Cooperation, a Collaborative Initiative between U.S. Department of  State and University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA.

5.       Organized Virtual Workshop on “ Bio-Based Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Civil Engineering Infrastructure”, July 29, 2021, supported by Partnership 2020:U.S.-India Higher Education Cooperation, a Collaborative Initiative between U.S. Department of  State and University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA.

6.       Organized 5-day AICTE  Training and Learning (ATAL) workshop on  Faculty Development Program  during July 25-29, 2021 sponsored by AICTE New Delhi.

7.       Organized two DRDO-BITS Pilani online workshop for DRDO Scientists and BITS Pilani faculty members for Research Interactions on 20^th March and 24^th April, 2021.

8.       Organized International Webinar on “Smart Cities: Beyond the Pandemics”  during July 10-11, 2020 at BITS Pilani.

9.       Organized 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structures, and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE 2018) at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus during Feb. 26-28, 2018. (Role:  Organizing Chairman)

10.   Organized UKIERI Concrete Congress at NIT Jalandhar during March 5-8, 2013 (Role: Editor of Congress  Souvenir and UKIERI  Indian Team Lead Partner)

11.   Organized UKIERI Concrete Congress at IIT Delhi, March 2011 (Role:Organizing Committee Member and UKIERI Indian Team Lead Partner)

12.   Organized a National Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring and Rehabilitation during September 19-20, 2012 at BITS Pilani (Role: Coordinator)

13.   Organized an International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineering at BITS Pilani during October 25-27, 2009. (Role: Organizing Chairman)

14.   Organized Inaugural Network Concrete Seminar at The Metropolitan Hotel, New Delhi, Feb. 28, 2008. (Role:  Chairman, Organizing Committee)

15.   Organized UKIERI-Research Workshop and Network Concrete Meetings  at BITS Pilani, Feb. 16-18, 2009.(Role:  Chairman, Organizing Committee)

 

XV: External Examiner of Ph.D/M.Tech/M.E. Thesis

1.      Examined Master thesis  entitled “Condition Assessment of In-Situ Concrete  and Evaluation of Seismic Margin for Aging Reinforced Concrete Residential Buildings in Mumbai”, Candidate Name: Arun, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, dated, July 17, 2022 (online mode).

2.      Examine M.Tech Thesis entitled “  CONCRETE CYLINDERS CONFINED WITH NATURAL FRP: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF UNIFIED CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS,”  Candidate: ASIF ALI KHAN (2020CES2381), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, June 07, 2022.

3.      Examined PhD thesis  entitled “Studies on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete with Secondary and Ternary Cement Blends,” by Vinay Mohan Agrawal, Civil Engineering Department, Goa College of Engineering, Goa, 16^th May, 2022.

4.      Examined PhD thesis  entitled “Experimental and Finite Element Studies Towards Characterization of BFRP Bars for Prestressing Applications,” by Mr. Prashant Motwani, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, June 18, 2021.

5.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “ Strengthening of shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams using Polymer Modified Ferrocement (PMF),” by Rajinder Ghai (Registration No. 951002004), Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India.(Report sent on August 28, 2019) by e-mail.

6.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “A Frequency Domain Based Technique for Condition Monitoring of Structures using Limited Randomly Measured Dynamic Responses,” by Jafar Sadak Ali, 2019.

7.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “ Studies on Torsional Behaviour of Recycled Aggregate Based Steel Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete,”  by KJN Sai Nitesh (Roll No. 714004), NIT  Warangal, April 2019.

8.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled “Experimental  Study on the Effect of Slenderness on Circular and Non-Circular Columns Strengthened using CFRP Composites, “ by Giridhar N. Narule (Roll No. 129010011), Structural Engineering Department, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute,  2019.

9.      Examined PhD Thesis entitled“Use of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Waste for Sustainable Development of Cementitious System,” submitted by Mulay Sachin Balkrishna (D12AM002) at SVNIT Surat. Report Sent on March 16, 2018 by e-mail and by Post on March 19, 2018.

10. Examined PhD thesis of Mr. Manoj, “Design and Development of Concrete using Municipal Solid Waste Ash,” Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, December 2016.

11. Examined in Detail the Ph.D. Thesis of Mr. G. Muthukumar, "Influence of Openings on the Structural Response of RC Shear Walled Structures, 2015.

12. Reviewed and Examined the Ph.D. Thesis of Mr. Sanjay Kumar, “Behavior of Reinforced Soils and Their Influence on Frames and Footings,” MNIT Jaipur, November 2011.

13. Reviewed and Examined the Ph.D. Thesis of Manish Kewal Ramani, “Impact on Compressive Strength of Concrete Cured using Colored Polythene Sheets,” BITS Pilani, April, 2007.

14. Reviewed and Examined the Ph. D. Thesis of Mr. Jashvant Kumar Devabhai Rathod, “ Study of Behaviour of Smart Engineered Cementitious Composites Using Fibers and Fly Ash,”  The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, July 2009.

XVI: Review of Research Project Proposals for Sponsored Projects and Papers submitted to Conference etc (Ref. EDD, BITS Pilani)

(1)   Reviewed an Additional Competitive Research Grant proposal entitled” A feasibility Study on Development of Fire Resistant Geopolymer Composites,” submitted by Dr. Mukund Lahoti, Review was completed on October 09, 2019.

(2)   Reviewed a Seed Grant proposal entitled” Postbuckling Analysis of CNT-Reinforced Composite Plates under Different Types of In-plane Mechanical Loads,” submitted by Dr. Rajesh Kumar and Dr. S. N. Patel, (Review Completed on June 13, 2018).

(3)   Reviewed a technical paper entitled “ A theory on the performance of reinforced concrete elements,” MS#COMA-D-18-00019, Construction Materials, May 31, 2018

(4)   Reviewed (on December 15, 2017) a paper entitled “Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Laminated Composite Stiffened Plates,” authored by Dr. Shuvendu Patel for ICCMS-2017(International Conference on Composite Materials and Structures), 27-29 December, 2017.

(5)   Reviewed (December 2017) a Project Proposal entitled” Investigating on the Use of Feces for Geopolymer Concrete ,” submitted by Vishakha Sakhare (PSRN#3424), BITS Pilani.

(6)   Reviewed (on 23/11/2017)paper entitled “Free Vibration and Dynamic Response Study of Laminated Composite Plate with Carbon Nanotube Reinforcement,” authored by Dr. S. N. Patel, for 13^th International Conference on Vibration Problems, Nov. 29-Dec. 02, 2017 at IIT Guwahati.

(7)   Reviewed (on 23/11/2017) paper entitled “Applicability of SASW Method for Subsurface Structural Evaluation of Layered Asphalt Pavement,”,” authored by Dr. Amit Goel, for NDE 2017, Chennai Trade Centre, IIT Madras during 14-16 December, 2017.

(8)    Reviewed International Conference paper  entitled” Evaluation of Use of Bottom Ash Cement Masonry and Concrete Regarding their Mechanical Properties,” authored by Rajiv Gupta et al, The European Advance Material Congress (EAMC 2017), 22-24 August 2017, Sweden. (Dated 19/8/2017).

(9)   Reviewed DST Research Proposal of Dr. Dipendu Bhunia entitled “Development of Earthquake Resistant Structures using Sustainable Materials,” December 15, 2016.

(10)                 Reviewed DST Research Proposal of Dr. G. Muthu Kumar entitled “Experimental Study of RC frame structure under lateral loading,” for possible funding.

(11)                 Reviewed a Research Proposal entitled” Recycling of Marble Slurry for Environmental Improvement,” by Anshuman et al., BITS Pilani, December 23, 2015.

(12)                 Reviewed a Research Project Proposal entitled “Recycling of Marble Slurry for Environmental Improvement, “submitted by Anshuman and Rajiv Gupta, Civil Engineering Department, BITS Pilani, October 2013.

(13)                 Reviewed a Research Project Proposal entitled “Dynamic Buckling Response of Composite Structures,” submitted by Shuvendu Narayan Patel, Civil Engineering Department, BITS Pilani, September 2013.

(14)                 Reviewed a Technical Paper entitled “ Nonlinear Bending Analysis of Laminated Composite Stiffened Plates,” International World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM13), Korea, 2013, assigned by Dean, EDD dated 27/7/2013.

(15)                 Reviewed Project proposal entitled “Effect of Bentonite on Permeability of Pilani Sand,” submitted by Kamalesh Kumar for possible funding from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, January 16, 2013 (Ref. EDD Letter dated January 16, 2013).

(16)                 Reviewed Research paper of Dr. Kamalesh Kumar, submitted to 2^nd International Symposium on Constitutive Modelling of Geomaterials: Advances & Applications. Strengthening of Local Soil (Ref. EDD letter dated 18/8/2012), Civil Engg, Dept., BITS, Pilani Campus.

(17)                 Reviewed Project proposal entitled “Analytical Investigation on Structural Behavior of Skew-Curved Concrete Box-Girder Bridges,” submitted by Manoj Kumar for possible funding from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, August 2012 (Ref. EDD Letter dated July 29, 2012).

(18)                 Reviewed Project proposal entitled “ A Study on Minimization of Sludge during Treatment of Electroplating Effluent and Its Utilization,” submitted by Anupam Singhal and Rajiv Gupta for possible funding from Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi, March 2012 (Ref. EDD Letter dated March, 23, 2012).

(19)                 Reviewed Project Proposal of Dr. Kamalesh Kumar, entitled “Strengthening of Local Soil Using Admixture,” (Ref. EDD letter dated 12/10/2011), Civil Engg. Dept., BITS, Pilani Campus.

(20)                 Reviewed a Technical paper entitled “Thermal Performance of a Hollow Roof: An Experimental Study (Author: Unknown) submitted to World Renewable Energy Congress-Indonesia, 16-20 October, 2011, Bali (Ref. EDD letter dated 29/9/2011).

(21)                 Reviewed Project Proposal of Dr. Pradipto Chakraborrty entitled “Microzonation of Jaipur City Based on Shear Wave Velocity" for possible funding from DST, New Delhi, 2011.

(22)                 Reviewed Project proposal of Anupam Singhal and Rajiv Gupta for possible funding from DST, New Delhi, 2010.

(23)                 Reviewed a technical paper on “ Experimental Investigations and Parametric Optimization of Curing of Unsaturated Polyester Resin,” authored by Sachin D. Waigaonkar, B.J.C Babu, and Amit Rajput, BITS Pilani –K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Dec. 2010.

(24)                 Reviewed a Technical Paper for International Conference on Civil Engineering & Building Materials (to be held at Kumnming, China) entitled, “Polyster Fibers in The Concrete: An Experimental Investigation,” assigned by Dean, EDD dated 9/2/2011.

 

 

 

XVII: Review of Practice School Reports

 

1.      Reviewed PS-II Report of Harshil Khimesara (2009A2PS517P), January 2014.

2.      Reviewed PS-II Report of Aditya Kamireddipalli (2009A2PS437P), January 2014.

3.      Reviewed PS-II Report of Adarsh Mishra (2009A2PS374P), January 2014.

4.      Reviewed two PS-II report of Madhurima Bhatta Charya and Apoorva, October 2013.

5.      V. C. Rajeshwari (2010H143033P), “Design of Industrial Steel Structures by Limit State Method,” Thesis Report, Park Street, Kolkata (PS-II Center of BITS Pilani, June 2012.

6.      Prateek Jindal (2008A2PS302P), “Nonlinear System Identification in SHM using Kernel PCA and FDA,” Thesis Report, Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) Chennai, (PS-II station of BITS Pilani), June 2012.

7.      Likhith Reddy Asani (2007 B5A2653P), “Impedance Based Damage Detection Using Smart PZT Patches,” Thesis Report, Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) Chennai (PS-II Station of BITS Pilani), June 2012.

 Professional Associations:

1. Elected Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers, UK (FICE), ICE/Fellow/ 93713192, Since September 06, 2023.
2. Elected Fellow of Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (F.SEI) (Ref# 397383) since December 2022.
3. Faculty Advisor to the SEI Graduate Student Chapter (GSC) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) since September 08, 2022.
4. Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE, F-526, Since June25, 2022)
5. Fellow of Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure (F. CDRI, since May 20, 2022)
6. Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE since December 11, 2021, #397383)
7. Member of SEI Global Activity Division (GAD) Inter Organizational Committee since April 2022.
8. Chartered Engineer (INDIA), No. 007471
9. Life Fellow of Institution of Engineers of India, No.  F-118440-3
10. Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) of the State of Michigan by Examination April 2004, USA (License No. 6201051470)
11. Biographical candidate of Manchester Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals and for inclusion in the upcoming 2004/2005 Honors Edition of the registry.
12. International Fellow Toastmaster
13. Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (MISTE) Registration No. LM 1596
14. Life Member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) Registration No. 8608. 
15. Member of American Society for Civil Engineer (397383)
16. Member American Concrete Institute (914174)
17. Associate Member of ACI 440 Committee
18. Associate Member of ACI 423 Committee
19. Member of ISO/TC 71/SC6/WG6 Committee on FRP Material Properties
20. Nominated Principal Member of CED 54 Concrete Reinforcement Sectional Committee of Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India.
21. Life Member of ACI-India Chapter (LM.2023.063)
22. Associate member of the main committee on Standards Committee for ASCE/SEI 7-Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures for the 2028 cycles since March 30, 2023

   

 Fellowships Awarded:

Duration	Nature of Scholarship/Fellowship
Nov. 1999- July 2003	Postdoctoral fellowship
1993-1996	QIP Fellowship
1987-1989	Junior Research Fellowship
1981-1985	National Scholarship
1975-1981	Integrated Scholarship

  

Institute Representation:

 

• Attended ASCE Global Steel Bridge Competition Workshop – I, October 6, 2022 at 8.30 PM to 10.30 PM(IST)
• Representated MNREC Allahabad at BHEL, Hardwar for Institute-Industry Interaction Cell in 1991.

 

Special Training Programs Undertaken

 

 ?           Fully participated and delivered four special lectures in Short Term Training Program on Structural Steel Design, Organized by Institute for Steel Development & Growth  Kolkatta and Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi Jointly with NIT Warangal (Deemed University) in Association with  & Sponsored by Ministry of Steel, Steel Authority of India Ltd., Tata Steel., November 29-December 04, 2004. 

?           Successfully completed the workshop on “How to Teach Creativity and Innovation in Technical and Professional Programs,” Conducted by the Educational Innovation Collaborative on May 13, 2004 at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA.

?           successfully completed the workshop on Faculty Professional Development Day conducted by the Educational Innovation Collaborative on the 8^th day of January, 2004, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA.

?           Finite element analysis using Hypermesh and Nastran at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

?        A Training Program on Human Resource Planning for Education Sector, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, INDIA, December, 1997.

?        A Workshop on Management Information System (MIS), M.N.R.E.C. Allahabad, INDIA, November, 1997.

?        A workshop on Intellectual Property Rights at Indian Institute of Sciences Bangalore, India, July, 1997.

?        Winter School on Computer Aided Analysis and Design, M.N.R. Engg. College Allahabad, INDIA, Dec. 1991.

 

PhD and Master  THESIS SUPERVISION

 

(A)   Ph.D. Thesis Supervised

 

1.       Dinesh Kumar, “Study of Failure and Stability of Laminated Composite Plates with Cutouts,” BITS Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan, (Successfully Defended, 2011).

            Funding Agency: CSIR, New Delhi and KK Birla Academy

 

2.       S. Madappa, “Response and Micromechanics Based Design of Engineered Cementitious Composite Structures,” BITS Pilani, (Successfully Defended on December 29, 2012).

Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi.

 

3.       Gregory, Chukwuemeka Ezeokpube, “Finite Strip Analysis of Continuous Box Girders Bridges Including the Effects of Shear Deformation,” Visiting Ph.D. Research Scholar from University of Nigeria, 2011-2012.

 

4.       Himanshu Chawla,  “Study of Structural Response and Strengths of Thin-walled FRP Composite Girders,” BITS Pilani, (Defended his PhD thesis on July 7, 2018)

Funding Agency: UGC New Delhi.

 

5.       Pankaj Munjal,  “Development and Usage of Innovative Ductile Composite Materials for Repair and Retrofitting of Concrete and Masonry Structures,” BITS Plani, ( defended his PhD on July 27, 2018)

Funding Agency: DST New Delhi, and ABG.

 

6.       Shaik Hussain,  “Investigation of the Effect of Carbonation on the Properties of Concrete,” BITS Plani, Co-Supervisor(defended his PhD thesis on July 9, 2018)

Funding Agency: DST New Delhi.

 

7.       Sudhir, V., “Postbuckling Response, failure, and strength of functionally graded composite material plates,” (Successfully defended on October 09, June 2021)

Funding Agency: CSIR New Delhi

 

8.       Pulleti Siva Sankar , Postbuckling Response, Failure, and Strength of Natural Fiber Based  functionally Graded Composite Plates,  (In Progress)

Funding Agency: CSIR New Delhi

 

9.       Ankit Singh Mehra, “. Study of Structural Behaviour and Failure Characteristics of FRP-Concrete Composite Beams, (In Progress)

         Funding Agency: BITS Pilani

 

10.   Naveen Singh Thakur, “Performance of photo-catalyst in self-cleaning constructions material,” (In Progress)

Funding Agency: Sobhasaria Group of Institutions, Sikar

 

11.   Poletti Sai Kumar, Behaviour of Double Skin FRP Tubular Columns (DSFTCs) under Axial Compression, (In Progress). Funding Agency: BITS Pilani (Institute Fund)

 

12.   Brijesh Kumar Singh, “Studies on mechanical performance of sintered flyash lightweight aggregate in concrete  (PhD Aspirant Scheme  Candidate, In Progress),

Funding Agency: NCCBM, Haryna 

 

13.     Kathir, Vadivel, “Fabrication and Failure Charaterization  of Functionally Graded Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Simultaneous High Strain Rates and Elevated Temperature,” (In Progress).

 Funding Agency: ARDB/DRDO  New Delhi.  (Collaborative Project between IIT Delhi and BITS Pilani)

 

14.   Debjyoti Roychowdhury (Entry No. 2022CEZ8120), “Development of Functionally-Graded Hybrid Fiber-

Reinforced Polymer Composites for High Strain Rate and Elevated Temperature Aeronautical Applications,  (Registered at IIT Delhi)

    Funding Agency: ARDB/DRDO  New Delhi.  (Collaborative Project between IIT Delhi and BITS  Pilani)

 

 

(B)Master of Engineering Thesis/Dissertations Supervised

 

1. Fabrication, Failure, and Strength of Carbon Composite Twisted Cable Strands and Stirrups, Master’s Project, supervised at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA, May 2000.

 Candidate Name: Ashraf Gendy

2. Determination of elastic critical loads of multistory frames by conjugate method, M.S., Thesis, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, India, April, 1999.

Candidate Name:  S. Pandey

3. Effect of boundary conditions on response and strength of symmetric laminates under bi-axial compression, M.S. Thesis, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, India, April, 1999.

Candidate Name: Alok Pandey

4. Nonlinear response and strength of laminates under transverse loads,  M.S. Thesis. Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, India, August, 1998.

Candidate Name:  Pushkar Nath

5. Response and strength of laminated coupons subjected to in-plane bending loads, M.S. Thesis, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, India, and March, 1998.

Candidate Name: Srikanth, S.

6. Strength of symmetrically laminated coupons under tension, M.S. Thesis, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, India, March, 1998.

Candidate Name:  Akhilesh Singh

7. Effect of load parameters and rest time after application of single overload cycle on fatigue life, M.S. Thesis, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, India, May, 1993.

Candidate Name:  Kamlesh Kumar Singh

8. Torsional Behavior of Ferrocement box-beam: A simplified Theoretical Approach, NIT Warangal, (Andhra Pradesh), 2005.

Candidate Name:  Vikash

9. Design Approach of NSM FRP Reinforcement for Strengthening of R.C. Beams, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), 2005.

Candidate Name:  Manish R. Kondekar

10. Design and Response of CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced polymer) prestressed I-Section Bridge Girders, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), December, 2006.

Candidate Name:  S. Madappa

11.  Experimental Investigation of Flexural and Shear Response of SCC Beams, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), May 2007.

Candidate Name:  Vedula V. Ramana Murty

12.  Torsional Behavior of FRP Strengthened of R. C. beam,   BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), Dec., 2007.

Candidate Name:  Kamal Kumar Sharma

13.  Nonlinear Response and Failure of Laminated Composite Plates under In-Plane Bending Loads, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), Dec. 2007.

Candidate Name:  Surendra Madhao Tople

14.   Design and Dynamic Analysis of Composite Pipe with Manufacturing Perspective, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), May. 2008.

Candidate Name:  Sandeep Lingampally^* (This candidate belongs to Mechanical Engg. Group other master students belong to Civil Engg. Group).

15.   Seismic Response of Piping System, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), May 2008.

            Candidate Name:  V. V. Kamalakar

16.  Analysis and Design of FRP Reinforced ECC Beams in Flexure and Shear, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), May 2008.

Candidate Name:  Rohit Kumar Yadav

17.  Post buckling Behavior of FRP Laminate Plates with Cutouts, BITS Pilani, (Rajasthan), December 2009.

Candidate Name:  S. Anitha Priya Dharshani

 

18.   Flexural and Shear Response of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) Beams Cast with PVA Fibers, June 2010.

Candidate Name:   Deepak Munichakkravarthy M.

 

19.    Effect of Layer Thickness and Length of Plastic Hinge of PVA-ECC on the Behaviour of Ordinary Steel Reinforced Beams, June 2010.

Candidate Name:   Mikhil Gajjar

     

20.   Failure and Strength of FRP Composite Panels under In-plane Shear Load: An Experimental Study, May 2011.

Candidate Name: Zafar Mahmood

 

21.   Dynamic Characteristics of Laminated Composite Plates,: An Experimental Study, December, 2012. Candidate Name: Himanshu Chawla

 

22.    Development of Innovative Ductile FRP Systems for Rehabilitation of Masonry Structures, December, 2012.

Candidate Name: Mukund Lahoti

 

23.     Application of Element Free Galerkin Methods to Solid Mechanics, December 2012.

Candidate Name: B. Rahgvenrda (2010H106434P)

 

24.   Hygrothermomechanical Response of a Laminated Composite Beam, December, 2012.

Candidate Name: Gaurav Watts (2010H106432P)

 

25.    The Study of Flexural Response of Laminated Flanged Sections Beams, May 2013.  

Candidate Name:  Pankaj Munjal (2011H143010H)

 

26.    Finite Element Analysis of Timoshenko Beam made of Functionally Graded Materials,

       Candidate Name: Shambhu Singh ( 2011H141085P)

 

27.    The Study of Flexural Response of FRP Strengthened Masonry Structures,

        Candidate Name: Thammishetti Nikesh  (2011H143038P)

 

28.    The Study of Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Plate under In-Plane Bi-axial Compression,

        Candidate Name:   Digambar S. Killedar (2011H141086P)

 

29.    Structural Properties of Sustainable Concrete made with Industrial Waste  Products,

Candidate Name:  N. Mahalaksmi (2011H143033P)

 

30.    Influence of  Boundary Condition on the Lateral Torsional Buckling of Thin-Walled FRP Girders,

Candidate Name:  Prashant Kumar Jha (2012H143089P)

 

31.       Study of FRP Prestressed Bridge Girders, 

Candidate Name: Ameen Syed (2012H143086P)      

 

32.                Response of FRP Strengthened Masonry Structures under Blast Loading

           Candidate Name:  Aditi Chauhan  (2013H143059P)

                                                       

33.                Mechanical Characteristization of Functionally Graded Composites

            Candidate Name:  Ranjitha B.   (2013H143055P)

 

34.                  Flexural Response of  Sandwich  Masonry Beams

             Candidate Name:  Richa Patil   (2013H144042P)

 

35.                Messscale Modelling of Concrete and Impact Echo Analysis-Wave Interaction and Parametric Analysis

Candidate Name:  P. V. Ponambala Moorthi (2014H144044P)

36.          Postbuckling Response, failure and strength of Functionally Graded Composite Plate

      Candiate Name: Abhishek Peri  (2014H143051P)

     

37.   Performance evaluation of concrete filled double skinned FRP tubular columns subjected to axial 

       compression

Candidate Name: Susmit Sunil Kute (2020H1430063P)

 

 Professional Associations:

1. Fellow of Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (F.SEI) since December 2022.
2. Faculty Advisor to the SEI Graduate Student Chapter (GSC) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) since September 08, 2022.
3. Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE, F-526, Since June25, 2022)
4. Fellow of Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure (F.CDRI, since May 20, 2022)
5. Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE since December 11, 2021, #397383)
6. Member of SEI Global Activity Division (GAD) Inter Organizational Committee since April 2022.
7. Chartered Engineer (INDIA), No. 007471
8. Life Fellow of Institution of Engineers of India, No.  F-118440-3
9. Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) of the State of Michigan by Examination April 2004, USA (License No. 6201051470)
10. Biographical candidate of Manchester Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals and for inclusion in the upcoming 2004/2005 Honors Edition of the registry.
11. International Fellow Toastmaster
12. Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (MISTE) Registration No. LM 1596
13. Life Member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) Registration No. 8608. 
14. Member of American Society for Civil Engineer (397383)
15. Member American Concrete Institute (914174)
16. Associate Member of ACI 440 Committee
17. Associate Member of ACI 423 Committee
18. Member of ISO/TC 71/SC6/WG6 Committee on FRP Material Properties
19. Nominated Principal Member of CED 54 Concrete Reinforcement Sectional Committee of Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India.
20. Life Member of ACI-India Chapter (LM.2023.063)
21. Associate member of the main committee on Standards Committee for ASCE/SEI 7-Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures for the 2028 cycles since March 30, 2023

 

 

 Fellowships Awarded:

Duration	Nature of Scholarship/Fellowship
Nov. 1999- July 2003	Postdoctoral fellowship
1993-1996	QIP Fellowship
1987-1989	Junior Research Fellowship
1981-1985	National Scholarship
1975-1981	Integrated Scholarship