Prof Durgesh C Rai
Professor (HAG)
| Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Expertise:
Civil Engineering
133
Publications
3
Projects
3503
Scopus Citations
2481
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27 Years 7 Months Total Experience
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3,503
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31
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Professional Recognition
Fellowship
2010
Indian National Academy of Engineering(INAE)
Shah Family Innovation Prize
2001
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), USA
Young Engineer Award
1999
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
Young Scientist Research Award
1998
Dept. of Science and Technology
Technical Textbook Award
2004
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi
John B. Scalzi Research Award
2021
The Masonry Society, USA
R G Drysdale Award for the Best Paper on Masonry Research or Education
2013
Canadian Masonry Symposium, Vancouver, Canada,
Community & Membership
BIS CED 39 (Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee)
MemberBoard of Directors, International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), Tokyo
DirectorBIS CED 38 (Special Structures Sectional Committee)
MemberBIS Panel for Masonry (CED 46:P7)
MemberThe Masonry Society, USA
MemberEarthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), CA, USA
MemberIndian Society of Earthquake Technology, Roorkee
Life MemberNew Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering, Wellington, NZ
MemberIndian Road Congress
Life MemberPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
1996
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Master of Surgery
1992
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Bachelor of Engineering
1989
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Professor (HAG)
Aug 2018 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
| Department of Civil Engineering
Professor
Jan 2010 – Jul 2018
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
| Department of Civil Engineering
Associate Professor
Jan 2005 – Jan 2010
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
| Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Dec 2001 – Dec 2005
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Assistant Professor
Feb 1999 – Dec 2001
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Engineering and Technology
Scholarly Work
Aluminium shear-links for passive control of seismic response of truss moments frames
CompletedA hybrid scheme for enhancing seismic performance of a open - ground story RC buildings
CompletedConfinement of masonry for earthquake resistance
CompletedOut-of-plane behaviour of confined masonry walls under seismic loads
Hybrid elements for seismic strengthening of RC buildings with soft open storey
Evaluation of strengthening options for masonry-infilled RC frames with open first-storey
Seismic performance of nonstructural continuous plasterboard suspended ceiling systems
Behaviour of unreinforced masonry structure retrofitted with engineered cementitious composites (ECC
Effect of strand debonding on shear capacity of pretensioned bridge girders
Study of seismic behaviour of timber framed masonry systems using shake table tests and finite element modelling
ALUMINIUM CORE BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE FOR ENERGY DISSIPTION
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR
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Patent No. :
IN201403053I1
Filed :
27-10-2014
Published :
29-04-2016
Published
Scholarly Publications
Introducing earthquake engineering in civil engineering curriculum
Scopus: 2
Effectiveness of Reinforcement Details in Exterior Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints for Earthquake Resistance. Paper by C.V.R. Murty, Durgesh C. Rai, K.K. Bajpai, and Sudhir K. Jain
Seismic retrofitting of RC shaft support of elevated tanks
Landscape changes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) after the December 2004 great Sumatra earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami
Effects of M 9 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004
Scopus: 42
Behaviour of seismic and non-seismic RC frames under cyclic loads
Scopus: 4
Effects of the 2005 Muzaffarabad (Kashmir) earthquake on built environment
Scopus: 31
An insight into the flexibility of light beam-to-column connections
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