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SEKHAR CHANDRA DUTTA Professor School of Infrastructure

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar) Samantapuri, Bhubaneswar 751 013, Odisha, India E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

ARTICLE I. PERSONAL

Date of Birth 30th December, 1965.

Citizenship Indian.

Experience:

Dean, Alumni Affairs, International Relation, Continuing Education, since July, 2011

PIC/Dean, Students’ Affairs, IIT Bhubaneswar since July, 2009-Dcember, 2010.

Visiting Fulbright Nehru Senior Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, (worked with Prof. Sashi K. Kunnath) since December, 2010 - June, 2011.

Founder Head, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar since July, 2009 – March, 2010 and Jan., 2012 to till date.

Professor, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar since July, 2009

Professor of Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur from 16th July 2004 to 16th July, 2009.

Assistant Professor of Applied Mechanics in B.E. College (D.U.), from 16th October, 1997 to 15th July 2004.

Lecturer in Civil Engineering in B.E. College (D.U.), from 9th October, 1995 to 15th October, 1997.

Academic Foreign Visits with different assignments: Univ. California, Davis, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in USA, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, National University of Singapore, Universiti Technologi Mara, Malayasia, Greece, BUET, Bangladesh.

ARTICLE II. EDUCATION

Ph. D. (1996) Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur C.P.I: 9.67 out of 10.0

M. E. (1990)

Civil Engineering, University of Calcutta, Kolkata Marks: 82.90%

B. E. (1988) Civil Engineering, University of Calcutta, Kolkata Marks: 79.72%, Ranked 4th in the graduating class of 90 students

Graduate Courses:

Ph.D. Program Masters Program

Stability and Dynamics Earthquake Engineering Soil-Structure Interaction Advanced Structural Analysis Numerical Methods and Computer

Programming Finite Element Method

Structural Dynamics Advanced Structural Analysis Theory of Plates Stability of Structures Advanced Method of RC Design Numerical Methods and Computer Programming Theory of Shells Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity Pre-stressed Concrete Structures Adv. Numerical Methods (FDM & FEM) Plastic Analysis of Structures Structural Optimization

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SEKHAR CHANDRA DUTTA

Research Interests Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Inelastic Seismic behaviour of Structures

Seismic design of Asymmetric Structures

Seismic behaviour of elevated water tank

Soil Structure interaction Seismic design of Masonry Structures

Study on Non-engineered structures

Seismic safety of Earthen Dam

Awards & Achievements Elected as Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology from Engineering

Section

Acted as a visiting faculty member in Mechanics for Summer Term during Summer of 2012 at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Received a prestigious award “ Dr. Jai Krishna Prize” in 26th Indian Engineering Congress, held

on 16th December, 2011 for publication of a recent paper namely “ Pushover Analysis of MDOF Systems: Explanation, Demonstration and performance study”, authored by S Das and S. C. Dutta.

Successfully completed Fulbright Nehru Senior Research Fellowship programme administered by US Department of States, for pursuing research in Dept. of Civil and environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis.

Selected for and delivered two invited lectures at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, under prestigious Occasional Lecturer Fund administered by Council for International Exchange of Scholar, US Department of State.

Received Young Faculty Research Award 2006 from B.E. College Alumni Association, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, USA.

Biography of the nominee has been included in 7th edition of Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering for the reference value of his contribution.

Received a research grant of Rs. 1.40 lakhs under Young Scientist scheme of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

Obtained Arthur Cotton Memorial Medal from Institution of Engineers (India) for best paper in Civil Engineering Division Journal of the Institution in Indian Engineering Congress, 1999-2000.

Given away National Science Day Award 2002 for notable contribution in the field of Science and Technology, by Science Association of Bengal.

Awarded Institute Post-Graduate Fellowship after qualifying in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, India.

Awarded National Scholarship and selected for Merit Scholarships during undergraduate program.


ARTICLE III. DETAILS OF PUBLICATIONS TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: 139

Publications in Journals: 65 Book: 1 Publications in Conferences: 71 Technical Reports: 3 Articles: 2

Publications in Journals

ASCE = 04; Elsevier = 16; IABSE = 06;

Technical University Press = 04;

IWPDC = 02; Techno Press = 03; ICE = 01;

Journal of Institution of

Engineers India = 06;

EAEE = 01; World Scientific Journal = 01; Taylor & Francis = 02; & Others = 19

ASCE = 04 nos.

1. Dutta,S.C., Mukhopadhyay, P., Goswammi, K. (2012), “Augmenting strength of collapsed unreinforced masonry junctions: The principal damage feature due to moderate Indian earthquakes”, accepted for publication in Natural Hazard Review, ASCE, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000096 (September 13, 2012).

2. Dutta, S. C. and Roy, R., (2012), "Seismic Demand of Low-rise Multistory Systems with General Asymmetry," Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 138, No. 1, pp 1-11.

3. Mukhopadhyay, P., and Dutta, S. C., (2012), “Strongest cyclone of the new millennium in the Bay of Bengal: Strategy of RVS for non-engineered structures”, Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, Vol. 13, No. 2 pp 97-105.

4. Dutta, S. C., Das, P. K. and Roy, R., (2005) “Seismic Behaviour of Code-Designed Bi-Directionally Eccentric Systems”, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 10, pp 1497-1514.

Elsevier = 16 nos. 5. Dutta, S.C. and Kunnath, S.K. (2013), “Effect of bidirectional interaction on seismic demand of

structures,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 52, pp 27–39. 6. Roy, R. and Dutta, S.C., (2010) “Inelastic Seismic Demand of Low-rise Buildings with Soil-

flexibility”, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Vol.45, Issue4, May, pp 419-432. 7. Dutta, S. C., Dutta, S., and Roy, R., (2009) “Seismic Failure Possibilities of R/C Elevated Shaft-

supported Tanks”, Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol.31, pp 2617-2629. 8. Dutta, S. C., Roy, R., Das, P. K., Roy, R. and Reddy, G.R., (2007) “Seismic Safety of Structures:

Influence of Soil-Flexibility, Asymmetry and Ground Motion Characteristics”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier.

9. Dutta, S. C., Bhattacharya, K. and Roy, R., (2004), “Response of Low-Rise Buildings under Seismic Ground Excitation Incorporating Soil-Structure Interaction”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 24, pp.893-914.

10. Dutta, S., Mandal, A. and Dutta, S. C., (2004), “Soil-Structure Interaction in Dynamic Behaviour of Elevated Tanks with Alternate Frame Staging Configurations”, Journal of Sound and

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Vibration, Elsevier, Vol. 277, No.4-5, pp.825-853. 11. Bhattacharya, K., Dutta, S. C., and Dasgupta, S., (2004), “Effect of Soil Flexibility on Dynamic

Behaviour of Building Frames on Raft Foundation”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier, Vol.274, pp.111-135.

12. Bhattacharya, K. and Dutta, S. C., (2004), "Assessing Lateral Period of Building Frames Incorporating Soil-Flexibility", Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier, Vol. 269, No. 3-5, pp. 795-821.

13. Dutta, S. C., and Das, P. K., (2002), “Validity and Applicability of Two Simple Hysteresis Models to Assess Progressive Seismic Damage in R/C Asymmetric Buildings”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier, Vol. 257, No. 4, pp. 753-777.

14. Dutta, S. C. and Roy, R., (2002), “A Critical Review on Idealization and Modelling for Interaction among Soil-foundation Structure system”, Computers and Structures. Elsevier, Vol. 80, No. 20-21, pp. 1579-1594.

15. Dutta, S. C., and Das, P. K., (2002), “Inelastic Seismic Response of Code-Designed Reinforced Concrete Asymmetric Buildings with Strength Degradation”, Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 24, No. 10, pp. 1295-1314.

16. Dutta, S. C., Jain, S. K., and Murty, C. V. R., (2001), “Inelastic Seismic Torsional Behaviour of Elevated Tanks”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier, Vol. 242, No. 1, pp. 151-167.

17. Dutta, S. C., Jain, S. K., and Murty, C. V. R., (2000), “Assessing Seismic Torsional Vulnerability of Elevated Water Tanks with RC Frame Type Staging”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 183-197.

18. Dutta, S. C., Jain, S. K., and Murty, C. V. R., (2000), “Alternate Tank Staging Configuration with Reduced Torsional Vulnerability”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp.199-215.

19. Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Effect of Strength Deterioration on Inelastic Seismic Torsional Behaviour of Asymmetric RC Buildings”, Building and Environment, Elsevier, Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1109-1118.

20. Chakraborty, A. K, and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Study on Silica Fume Modified Mortar with Various Indian Cements Cured at Different Temperatures”, Building and Environment, Elsevier, Vol.36, No.3, April, pp. 375 -382. IABSE = 06 nos.

21. . Mukhopadhyay, P., Goswami, K., Chatterjee, P., Mandal, U., Bala, S., and Dutta, S. C., (2010), “An Attempt towards Modeling the Behaviour of Masonry Element under Lateral Loading with Limited Experimental Verification”, The Bridge Structural and Engineer, ING-IABSE, Vol. 40, No.1, March 2010, pp 1-23.

22. Dutta, S.C., Raychaudhury, A., Chakraborty, S., and Roy, R., (2009), “Pushover analysis: proposals for Modifications”, Structural Engineering International, IABSE, Vol.19, No.3, August, pp 249-255.

23. Roy, R., Dutta, S. C., and Moitra, D., (2002), “Soil-Structure Interaction in Buildings with Isolated and Grid Foundations: A Critical Study on State of The Art with Recommendations”, The Bridge and Structural Engineers, Vol. 31, No. 4 pp. 15-36.

24. Chakraborty, A. K., and Dutta, S. C., (2000), “Effect of Air-entraining Admixtures on the Behaviour of Concrete”, The Bridge and Structural Engineer, Vol. 30, No. 2, June, pp. 1- 13.

25. Dutta, S. C., and Dasgupta, S., (1992), "Dynamic Analysis of Multistoried Building Frame with Elastic and Elastoplastic Behaviour-Using Simplified Model”, The Bridge and Structural Engineers, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 71-85.

26. Dutta, S.C., (2010), “P-Δ Effect in Inelastic Seismic Demands”, Structural Engineering International, Vol.20, No.2, May, pp 185-194. Technical University Press = 04 nos.

27. Dutta, S. C., Roy, R. and Dutta, S., (2004), “Applicability of a Few Analytical Formulations for Dynamic Characteristics of Elevated Tanks with Battered Stagings”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 9, NO. 4, pp.803-819.

28. Sarkar, P., Dutta, S. C. and Nandi, N., (2003), “A critical review of dam analysis methodologies”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Technical University Press,

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Zielona Gora, Poland, Vol. 8, No.3, pp. 461-482. 29. Das, P. K., and Dutta, S. C., (2002), “Effect of Strength and Stiffness Deterioration on Seismic

Behaviour of R/C Asymmetric Buildings”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Technical University Press, Zielona Gora, Poland, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp 527-564.

30. Roy, R., and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Differential Settlement among Isolated Footings of Building Frames: The Problem, Its Estimation and Possible Measures”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Technical University Press, Zielona Gora, Poland, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 165 - 186.

IWPDC = 02 nos. 31. Nandi, N., Dutta, S. C., and Roychowdhury, A., (2010), “Explanation of seismic failure

possibilities through dynamic and response analysis of earthen dams”, Dam Engineering, International Water Power and Dam Construction, UK, Vol. 21, Issue: 1, pp. 45-68.

32. Nandi, N., Dutta, S. C. and Roychowdhury, A., (2005) “Analysis of Shear Failure of Earthen Dams”, Dam Engineering, Vol.-XV issue-4, pp 255-282.

Techno Press = 03 nos. 33. Mandal, B., Roy, R., and Dutta, “Lateral Capacity of Piles in Layered Soil: A Simple Approach”

to be published in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 5, December 10, 2012. 34. Dutta, S.C., Chakraborty, S., Rauchaudhuri, A., (2009), “Efficacy of Push over Analysis

Methodologies: A Critical Evaluation”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Techno press, Vol. 31, No.3, 265-276.

35. Dutta, S. C., Murty, C. V. R., and Jain, S. K., (2000), “Seismic Torsional Vibration in Elevated Tanks”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Techno Press, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 615-636.

ICE = 01 no. 36. Dutta, S. C. and Das, S., (2011), " A Case Study on P-Δ Effect on Seismic Behaviour of Bridge

Pier," Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers journal Bridge Engineering, accepted on 21st Sept.,2011.

Journal of Institution of Engineers India = 06 nos. 37. Das, S., and Dutta, S. C., (2010), "Pushover Analysis of MDOF Systems: Explanation,

Demonstration and Performance Study", Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Civil Engineering Division, Vol. 91, pp 37-46.

38. Roy, R., Bhattacharya, K. and Dutta, S. C., (2005), “Behaviour of Grid Foundation under Static Gravity Loading”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 85, February, pp.261-268.

39. Dutta, S. C., Majumder, S., Dutta, S., (2002), “Seismic Behaviour of Tanks: Progress and Scopes of Research”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 82, February, pp. 208-216.

40. Chakraborty, A. K, Dutta, S. C., and Ray, I., (2000), “Variation in Effect of Acrylic Latex with Change in W/C Ratio of Silica Fume Modified Superplasticised Concrete/Mortar”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 80, February, pp. 186 -190.

41. Dutta, S. C., (2000), “Seismic Torsional Behaviour of Elevated Tanks for Improved Code provisions: Elastic Behaviour”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 80, February, pp. 169 - 181.

42. Dutta, S. C., Maiti, A., and Moitra, D., (1999), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Column Moment of Building Frames”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 80, May, pp. 1-7.

EAEE = 01 no. 43. Dutta, S. C., and Dutta, S., (2003), "Inelastic Seismic Response of Elevated Tanks Incorporating

Period Lengthening due to Soil-Flexibility", European Earthquake Engineering, No.3, pp 36-49.

World Scientific Journal = 01 no. 44. Dutta, S. C., and Chowdhury, R., (2012), “Effect of gravity loading on inelastic seismic demand

of structures”, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, expected in September issue (in press).

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Taylor & Francis = 02 no. 45. Dutta, S.C., Bhattacharya, K., and Roy, R., (2009), “Effect of Flexibility of Foundations on its

seismic stress distribution”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, UK, Vol.13, pp 22-49. 46. Saha,R., Dutta, S.C., and Halder, S. S, Seismic Response of Soil-Pile Raft-Structure System,

accepted for publication in Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. Others : 19 nos.

47. Nayak, S., Dutta, S.C. and Dinakar, P. (2011), "Dynamic characteristics of masonry walls," The IUP Journal of Structural Engineering, accepted.

48. Dutta, S.C. and Roy, R..,(2011),'performance of seismically designed buildings under blast loadings," Iranian Journal of Science and Technology (accepted for publication).

49. Banerjee, R. and Dutta, S.C., (2011), "Inelastic seismic behavior of elevated tanks incorporating P-∆ effect," The IUP Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.4, No.2, pp 7-19.

50. Halder, L., and Dutta, S.C., (2010), “Wind Effects on Multi storied Buildings: A Critical Review of Indian Codal Provisions with Special Reference to American Standard”, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol.11, No.3, pp 345-370.

51. Dutta, S.C., Saha, P., Sinha, S., and Goswami, K., (2010), “Seismic Behaviour of Structure with Vertical Irregularities”, Computer Applications in Civil Engineering, ACECOMS, March, pp 14-19.

52. Dutta, S.C., and Ghatak, D., (2010), “P-∆ Effect in seismic Behaviour of Elevated water tanks Incorporating foundation flexibility”, Advances in Vibration Engineering, Vol. 9, No.1, pp 85-104.

53. Dutta, S.C., (2008), “Assessing the additional seismic vulnerability in post-elastic range due to P-∆ effect”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 162-167.

54. Dutta, S.C. and Bhattacharya, S., (2008), “Seismic Analysis of Chimney: A Simple Methodology”, Icfai University Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 64-81.

55. Dutta, S.C. and Das, S., (2007), “Consequence of Strength Dependant Stiffness on Traditional Seismic Design Approach”, Asian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp 405 -421.

56. Bhattacharya, K., Dutta, S. C. and Roy, R., (2006) “Seismic Design Aids for Buildings Incorporating Soil-flexibility Effect”, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp.341-348.

57. Chakraborty, A. K., and Dutta, S. C., (2000), “Effect of Silica Fume on the Long Term Strength at Various Ages of Mortar Made by Different Indian Cements”, New Building Materials and Construction World, Vol. 6, Issue 6, pp. 16 - 21.

58. Chakraborty, A. K., Dutta, S. C., Sen, P., and Ray, I., (2000), “Improved Performance of Silica Fume Modified Mortar due to Addition of Polymer Emulsions”, Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol. 17, No. 1, March, pp. 53 -62.

59. Chakraborty, A. K, and Dutta, S. C., (2000), “Performance of Silica Fume Slag Cement Mortar with and without Superplasticiser and Polymer Emulsion”, Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 305 -312.

60. Chakraborty, A. K., Dutta, S. C., and Ray, I., (1999), “Effect of Acrylic Latex on Silica Fume Modified Superplasticised Mortar in Various W/C Ratio Ranges”, Bulletin of Indian Concrete Institute, Bulletin No. 69, October - December, pp. 29-31.

61. Dasgupta, S., Dutta, S. C., and Bhattacharya, G., (1999), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Building Frames on Isolated Footings”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 129-134.

62. Mandal, A., Moitra, D., and Dutta, S. C., (1998), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Building Frames: An Experimental Study through a Small Scale Model”, International Journal of Structures, Vol. 18, No. 2, July - December, pp. 92 - 108.

63. Dutta, S. C., and Bhowmick, A., (1997), "Torsional Behaviour of Asymmetric Buildings in the Linear Elastic Range", Asian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2, pp. 57-77.

64. Bhowmick, A., and Dutta, S. C., (1997), “A Note on Torsional-to-Lateral Stiffness Ratio of

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Building Frames”, Asian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2, pp. 78-86. 65. Dutta, S. C., (1995), "Hysteresis Models for Nonlinear Behaviour of RC Members", Asian

Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-70.

Publications of Books 1. Dutta, S.C. and Mukhopadhyay, P., “Improving Earthquake and Cyclone Resistance of Structures:

Guidelines for the Indian Subcontinent”, TERI, New Delhi, 2011, ISBN 978-81-7993-302-2.

Publications in Conferences 1. Dutta, S.C., Raj, A., Shrivastava, N., (2012), “Effect of bidirectional interaction on seismic

behavior of asymmetric structures”. In: Proceedings of 9th Int Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering and 4th Asian Conference of Earthquake Engineering, March 6-8, 2012, Tokyo.

2. Nayak, S., Kumar, V., Jindal, M., Dutta, S.C., Dinakar, P., (2012), “Prediction of lateral strength of Masonry walls”. In: Proceedings of 9th Int Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering and 4th Asian Conference of Earthquake Engineering, March 6-8, 2012, Tokyo.

3. Saha, R., Tayal, S., Kumar, R., Dutta, S.C., Haldar, S., (2012), “Effect of Non-linear behavior of soil on seismic response of soil-pile foundation-structure system”. In: Proceedings of 9th Int Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering and 4th Asian Conference of Earthquake Engineering, March 6-8, 2012,Tokyo.

4. Saha, R., Haldar, S., and Dutta, S. C., (2010), " Seismic response of soil-pile foundation-structure system", Proceeding of Indian Geotechnical Conference-2010 (Geotrendz), December 16-18, 2010 at IIT Bombay.

5. Dutta, S. C., Mukhopadhyay, P., and Goswami, K., (2010), ”Improving Seismic Performance of Brick Masonry Junctions”, Proceeding of 7th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, & 5th International Conference on earthquake Engineering, 3rd to 5th March, Tokyo.

6. Mukhopadhyay, P., and Dutta, S. C., (2010),”Indian Bamboo as an alternative to timber: A Critical evaluation from Strength of Material Perspective”, Proceeding of Joint 7th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, & 5th International Conference on earthquake Engineering, 3rd to 5th March Tokyo.

7. Dutta, S. C., Mukhopadhyay, P., and Bhattacharya, S., (2009), “Impact of Moderate Earthquake in Post Bhuj Era: Case Study of Sikkim 2006 and Durgapur 2008 Earthquakes, India,” Proceedings of 3rd Greece-Japan Workshop on Seismic Design, Observation, Retrofit and Foundations, Santorini, 22-23 September, pp 154-170.

8. Mukhopadhyay, P, Dutta, S.C., and Bhattacharya, S. (2009), “Lessons Learnt from the Impact of Sikkim 2006 Earthquake on Heritage Structures,” Proceedings of 3rd Greece-Japan Workshop on Seismic Design, Observation, Retrofit and Foundations, Santorini, 22-23 September, pp 615-628.

9. Dutta, S.C., Samaddar, S., Datta, I, (2009),”Behaviour and Strengthening of Soft Storey Structures,” IABSE Symposium Bangkok, pp 545-546.

10. Dutta, S. C., Chakroborty, S. and Raychaudhuri, A., (2007), “Pushover Analysis Methodologies: A Tool for Limited Damage Based Design of Structure for Seismic Vibration”, 8th International Conference on Vibration Problems-2007, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India, January 30-February 3.

11. Dash, P., Roy, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2007), “Can Existing Seismic Design Strategy Cater to Explosive Shock?”, International Conference on Civil Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges, Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India, January 11-14.

12. Ghatak, D. and Dutta, S. C., (2007), “P- Effect in Seismic Behaviour of Elevated Water Tanks”, International Conference on Civil Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges, Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India, January 11-14.

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13. Roy, R. and Dutta, S.C., (2005), “Inelastic Seismic Behaviour of Multistorey Building Frames with General class of Asymmetry" Proceeding of International Conference on Structural and Road Transportation Engineering (START 2005) 3-5th January, 2005 in IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 288-297.

14. Nandi, N., Dutta, S.C. and Roychowdhury, A., (2005), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Stress Distribution of Earthen Dams" Proceeding of International Conference on Structural and Road Transportation Engineering (START 2005) 3-5th January, 2005 in IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 326-333.

15. Pal, S. and Dutta, S.C., (2005), "Influence of Distribution of Load Resisting Elements in Plan on Seismic Behaviour of Asymmetric Buildings" Proceeding of International Conference on Structural and Road Transportation Engineering (START 2005) 3-5th January, 2005 in IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 298-305.

16. Roy, R., Das, P. K., Chowdhury, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2004), “Adequacy of Existing Seismic Torsional Provisions: A Critical Review with Recommendations” Proceedings of World Congress on Natural Disaster Mitigation 19-22nd February, 2004 in New Delhi, India, pp. 337-347.

17. Das, P. K. and Dutta, S. C., (2003), “Inelastic Seismic Behaviour of R/C Structures with Bi-Directional Asymmetry under Near Fault Motion” accepted for publication in the Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC - 2003), An International Meet, 12–14th December 2003, at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, pp. 475-483.

18. Nandi, N. and Dutta, S. C., (2003), “A Study on Shear Failure of Earthen Dams” accepted for publication in the Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC - 2003), An International Meet, 12–14th December 2003, at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, pp. 636-647.

19. Roy, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Seismic Torsional Behaviour of Building Frames”, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM 2001), December 27-30, 2001, Paper No. 24, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

20. Nandi, N., Sarkar, P., and Dutta, S. C. (2001), “Study on Behaviour of a Few Indian Dams and Embankments,” Proceedings of Second International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM 2001), December 27-30, 2001, Paper No. 25, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

21. Dutta, S., and Dutta, S.C., (2001), "Analytical Formulation for Stiffness Shaft Stagings of Elevated Tanks Considering Soil-Structure Interaction”, Proceedings of 46th Congress of The Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (An International Meet), December 19-22, 2001. Hamirpur, India, pp 226-235.

22. Das, P K and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Seismic Behaviour of Bi-directionally Asymmetric Structures”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2001), An International Meet, October 29 -31, 2001, Roorkee, India. pp. 704-713.

23. Dutta, S, Majumdar, S, and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Dynamic Behaviour of Elevated Water Tanks”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2001), An International Meet, October 29 -31, 2001, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. pp. 714-724.

24. Roy, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Dynamic Behaviour of Building Frames on Grid Foundations”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2001), An International Meet, October 29 -31, 2001, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. pp. 694-703.

25. Pal L. N., Chakraborty, A. K., Dutta, S. C. and Gayen, P. K., (2001), “Study on Bond Strength of Reinforcement in Concrete”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2001), An International Meet”, October 29 -31, 2001, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, pp. 804-812.

26. Roy, R., Dutta, S. C. and Moitra, D., (2001), “Behaviour of Grid Foundations Supporting Multistory Frames: A Study Through Idealized Model”, Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematical Modelling, January 29-31, 2001, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India, pp. 452-457.

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27. Das, P. K., and Dutta, S. C., (2000), “Controlling Deterioration of RC Asymmetric Buildings under Seismic Loadings”, Proceedings of ICI-Asian Conference on Ecstasy in Concrete, November 20-22, Bangalore, India, pp. 295 - 303.

28. Chakraborty, A. K., and Dutta, S. C., (1999), “Performance of High strength Concrete due to Addition of Acrylic Latex in Low Water-Cement Ratio Range”, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Concrete Technology, Delhi, November, Vol. 1, pp. III 12 - III 21.

29. Chakraborty, A. K., and Dutta, S. C., (1998), “Prospect of High Performance Concrete in India: A Study on the Addition of Silica Fume on Cement Mortar,” Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative World of Concrete, November 1998, India.

30. Sen, P., Chakraborty, A. K., Dutta, S. C., and Ray, I., (1998), “Mortar Modified with Ternary Admixture Systems: A High Performance Repairing and Overlaying Material,” Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative World of Concrete, November 1998, India.

31. Pal, S., and Dutta, S. C., (1998), “Inelastic Torsional behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Asymmetric Buildings during Earthquakes” Proceedings of International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM 1998), December 1998, Kharagpur, India.

32. Dutta, S. C., Jain, S. K., and Murty, C. V. R., (1996), "Importance of Torsional-to-Lateral Strength Ratio on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Elevated Water Tanks", The World Conference on Urban Engineering in the Asian Countries in the 21st Century, November 1996, Bangkok.

33. Dutta, S. C., Murty, C. V. R., and Jain, S. K., (1996), "Torsional Failure of Elevated Water Tanks: The Problem and Solutions", Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, June 23-28.

34. Dutta, S. C., Roychowdhury, P., Das, S., and Das, M., (2008), “Evaluation of Inelastic Seismic Performance of Bridges considering Unavoidable P-Δ Effect.” 69th Annual Session Indian Roads Congress,13-16 December 2008, Kolkata, West Bengal, Public Works & Public Works (Roads) Department, Govt. of West Bengal.

35. Mukhopadhyay, P., Goswami, K., Chatterjee, P., Mondal, U., Bala, S. and Dutta, S. C., (2008), “Behaviour of Brick Masonry Under Reversible Cyclic Loading”, All India Seminar on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering Materials, 5 & 6 December 2008, American Society of Civil Engineers – India Section in association with The Institution of Civil Engineers, UK – India (Eastern Region).

36. Dutta, S.C., (2005), “Role of Mechanics in Earthquake Resistant Design”, Two Day Workshop on Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, August 12-13.

37. Roy, R., Chowdhury, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2004), “Role of Steel in Improving Behaviour of Concrete” accepted for publication in the Proceedings of Conference on Long Products: The Challenges & Opportunity jointly organized by The Indian Institute of Metals and Tata Steel, 9-10th February, 2004, at Jamshedpur, India, pp. 38.1 – 38.10.

38. Dutta, S. C., Chowdhury, R., Roy, R. and Reddy, G. R., (2003), “Development of a Hysteresis Model for R/C Columns subjected to Bi-axial Lateral Loading” Proceedings of National Seminar on Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants (SDNPP-2003), 21-22nd February, 2003, at SERC, Chennai, India, pp. 245-254.

39. Chowdhury, R., Reddy, G. R., Roy, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2003), “Effect of Gravity Loading on Inelastic Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Proceedings of National Seminar on Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants (SDNPP-2003), 21-22nd February, 2003, at SERC, Chennai, India, pp. 255-268.

40. Dutta, S. C., Chowdhury, R., Chakraborty, A. K., Roy, R. and Reddy, G. R., (2003), “Inelastic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures during Severe Earthquakes”, Proceedings of 5th Technical Programme Discussion Meeting (TPDM-2003) of BRNS Projects in Structures, Materials, Thermal Hydraulics, Chemical & Electronics Engineering and Water Chemistry, 2-6th February 2003, at BARC, Mumbai, India, Paper No. 11, pp. 1-11.

41. Chakraborty, A. K., Dutta, S. C. and Roy Chowdhury, A., (2003), “Study on Suitability of Ash Obtained from Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler as Supplementary Cementing Material”, Proceedings of 4th National Workshops & Conference on CFB Technology and Revamping of

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Boilers in India, 3rd-4th January 2003, at Bengal Engineering College (D.U.), West Bengal, India, pp. 263-272.

42. Dutta, S. C., (2002), “A Highlight on Simple Guidelines for Disaster-Resistant Structures,” Keynote Address, Proceedings of National Seminar on Multisectorial Role of Architects and Engineers for Earthquake Disaster, 26-28th December 2002, at School of Architecture, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 1-39.

43. Nandi, N. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), “Changing Upstream Slopes of Earthen Dams: A Possible Way to Avoid Seismic Failure due to Tension Zone at Crest”, Proceedings of National Seminar on Multisectorial Role of Architects and Engineers for Earthquake Disaster, 26-28th December 2002, at School of Architecture, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 77-90.

44. Das, P. K. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), “Seismic Behaviour of Code Designed Bi-Directionally Asymmetric System,” Proceedings of National Seminar on Multisectorial Role of Architects and Engineers for Earthquake Disaster, 26-28th December 2002, at School of Architecture, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 117-128.

45. Dutta, S., Mandal, A., and Dutta, S.C., (2002), “Effect of Lengthening Lateral Period Due to Soil-Flexibility on Inelastic Response of Elevated Water Tanks,” Proceedings of National Seminar on Multisectorial Role of Architects and Engineers for Earthquake Disaster, 26-28th December 2002, at School of Architecture, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 58-66.

46. Bhattacharya, K., and Dutta, S.C., (2002), “Soil-Structure Interaction Effect in Seismic Stress Distribution of Grid Foundation System,” Proceedings of National Seminar on Multisectorial Role of Architects and Engineers for Earthquake Disaster, 26-28th December 2002, at School of Architecture, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 129-140.

47. Mandal, A., Dutta, S., and Dutta, S.C., (2002), “Assessing Seismic Torsional Vulnerability of Shaft Supported Elevated Tanks”, Proceedings of Twelfth Symposium of Earthquake Engineering, 16–18th December 2002, at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, pp. 1343-1351.

48. Das, P.K., and Dutta, S.C., (2002), “Seismic Vulnerability of Low-Rise Asymmetric Buildings due to Degradation of R/C Structural Elements,” Proceedings of Twelfth Symposium of Earthquake Engineering, 16–18th December 2002, at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, pp. 1298-1306.

49. Bhattacharya, K., Dutta, S. C., and Dasgupta, S., (2002), “Methodology for Evaluating Stress Distribution due to Seismic Loading in Raft Foundation Incorporating Soil-Structure Interaction,” Proceedings of Twelfth Symposium of Earthquake Engineering, 16–18th December 2002, at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, pp. 530-539.

50. Nandi, N., and Dutta, S.C., (2002), “Tension at Crest: A Possible Reason of seismic Failure of Earthen Dams,” Proceedings of Twelfth Symposium of Earthquake Engineering, 16–18th December 2002, at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, pp. 1000-1007.

51. Sarkar, P., Nandi, N. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), "An Example-Based study on Behaviour of Earthen Embankments", Proceedings of National Seminar on 'Recent Challenges in Civil Engineering (RCCE-2002)', 21-22 June 2002, Hyderabad, India, pp. 69-81.

52. Das, P. K. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), "Inelastic Behaviour of Bi-Directionally Eccentric Street-Corner Buildings under Spectrum Consistent Seismic Excitation", Proceedings of National Seminar on 'Recent Challenges in Civil Engineering (RCCE-2002)', 21-22 June 2002, Hyderabad, India, pp. 245-255.

53. Bhattacharya, K. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), "Soil-structure Interaction in Seismic Response of Buildings with Isolated Footing", Proceedings of National Seminar on 'Recent Challenges in Civil Engineering (RCCE-2002)', 21-22 June 2002, Hyderabad, India, pp. 280-296.

54. Mandal, A. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), "Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Dynamic Characteristics of Elevated Tanks with Alternate Staging Configuration on Annular Footing", Proceedings of National Seminar on 'Recent Challenges in Civil Engineering (RCCE-2002)', 21-22 June 2002, Hyderabad, India, pp. 207-223.

55. Chowdhury, R. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), "Prediction of Deterioration of Concrete Strength under Repetitive Loading", Proceedings of National Seminar on 'Recent Challenges in Civil Engineering (RCCE-2002)', 21-22 June 2002, Hyderabad, India, pp. 184-191.

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56. Sarkar, P. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), “Performance of Various Analysis Methods in Predicting the Behaviour of an Earthen Embankment”, Proceedings of First National Seminar on Role of IT in Fire and Disaster Management, 23-24 February 2002, IES, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 59-68.

57. Das, P. K. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), “Speciality in Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Bi-Directional Asymmetry”, Proceedings of First National Seminar on Role of IT in Fire and Disaster Management, 23-24 February 2002, IES, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 69-79.

58. Bhattacharya, K. and Dutta, S. C., (2002), “Soil-Structure Interaction on Buildings with Isolated Footing due to Seismic Loading”, Proceedings of First National Seminar on Role of IT in Fire and Disaster Management, 23-24 February 2002, IES, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 80-97.

59. Mandal, A., Dutta, S., Dutta, S. C., and Moitra, D., (2002), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Dynamic Characteristics of Elevated Tank with Annular Ring-Type Foundation”, Proceedings of First National Seminar on Role of IT in Fire and Disaster Management, 23-24 February 2002, IES, IPS Academy, Indore, India, pp. 98-113.

60. Dutta, S. C., (2001), "Preventing Structural Collapse in Earthquakes: A Few Simple Guidelines", Proceedings of Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Structures, organized by ASCE India Section in association with The Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, Calcutta Chapter and Indian Concrete Institute, West Bengal Centre, June 9, 2001, Calcutta, India.

61. Das, P. K., and Dutta, S. C., (2001), “Simplified Hysteresis Models to Recognize Progressive Damage of R.C. Asymmetric Buildings under Seismic Torsion”, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Advances in Structural Dynamics and Design (ASDD), January 9-11, Chennai, India, pp. 219 -227.

62. Roy, R., Dutta, S. C., and Moitra, D., (2001), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Dynamic Behaviour of Building Frames on Isolated Footings”, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Advances in Structural Dynamics and Design (ASDD), January 9-11, Chennai, India, pp. 579 - 586.

63. Chakraborty, A. K., and Dutta, S. C., (2000), “Behaviour of Slag Cement Mortar modified with Silica Fume, Superplasticiser and Polymeric Latex”, Proceeding of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2000), January 5-8, Mumbai, India.

64. Bhattacharya, G., Dutta, S. C., Roy, R., Dutta, S., and Roy, T. K., (2000), “A Simple Approach for Frame-Soil Interaction Analysis”, IGC the Millennium Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, pp. 119.

65. Roy, R., Dutta, S. C., Moitra, D., and Ray, P. K., (2000), “Soil-Structure Interaction in Buildings with Isolated and Grid Foundations: Progress and Scopes”, Proceedings of All India Seminar on Structures in 21st Century, Organized by ASCE-IS and ICI.

66. Dutta, S. C., Bhattacharya, G., and Moitra, D., (1999), “Effect of Soil Structure Interaction on Building Frames,” Proceedings of Indian Geo-technical Conference (IGC 99), Jadavpur University, Calcutta.

67. Dasgupta, S., Bhattacharya, G., and Dutta, S. C., (1997), “Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Building Frames on Isolated Footings,” Proceedings of Seminar on Design Management Construction and Computer, 25-26 January, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), Howrah, West Bengal, India.

68. Dutta, S. C., and Bhowmick, A., (1997), “Behaviour of Asymmetric Buildings During Earthquakes,” Proceedings of Seminar on Design Management Construction and Computer, 25-26 January, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), Howrah, West Bengal, India.

69. Dutta, S. C., and Chakraborty, A. K., (1996), "Highlights on Various Aspects of High Performance Concrete: An Attempt to Create Awareness," Workshop on High Performance Concrete organized by Indian Concrete Institute (WBLC), pp. C1-C16.

70. Chakraborty, A. K., Dutta, S. C., and Kar, A. N., (1996), "Ready Mixed Concrete: A Way to Reach Better Performance," Seminar on Ready Mixed Concrete organized by Indian Concrete Institute and Cement Manufacturer’s Association on October 11 at Calcutta.

71. Kumar, R., Dutta, S. C., Srivastava, N. B., (1995), "Building Up National Capability to Cope with Natural Disasters: Report of Northern Region Workshop at I.I.T. Kanpur", included in the Series of Workshop Reports published by joint Assistance Centre, New Delhi, on behalf of CAPART.

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Publication of Technical Reports 72. Mukhopadhyay, P. and Dutta, S. C., (2008), “A Reconnaissance Based Vulnerability and Damage

Survey Report at the Khulna and Barisal Divisions of Bangladesh: Effect of the Cyclone Sidr of 15th November 2007”, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.

73. Mukhopadhyay, P. and Dutta, S. C., (2007), “A Reconnaissance Based Vulnerability and Damage Survey Report at the Sagar Islands, West Bengal — Effect of the Cyclone Sidr of 15th November 2007”, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.

74. Dutta, S. C., Guha, A. L., Guha Niogi, J., and Mukhopadhyay, P., (2006), “A Reconnaissance Based Vulnerability and Damage Survey Report — The Sikkim Earthquake of 14th February, 2006”, School of Community Science and Technology, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.

Publication of Articles 75. Dutta, S. C., "The Right Ratio", The Statesman (SCITECH), Monday 12 March 2001.

76. Dutta, S. C., "Bidhyangsi Bhukampan Kibhabe Raksha Pabe Amader Basogreeho", Ganashakti (Bignyaner Khabar).

Member in the Editorial Board Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series A Disaster Advances

Acted as Reviewer of the following Journals Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE

Earthquake Spectra, a Journal published by EERI at Cal. Tech, USA.

Computers and Structures, Elsevier Science Limited.

Engineering Structures, Elsevier Science Limited.

Journal of Institution of Engineers (India).

Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Techno-Press, Korea.

Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE, China.

Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier Science Limited.

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology

Journal of Vibration and Control

Invited Lectures

Delivered two invited lectures at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, under prestigious Occasional Lecturer Fund administered by Council for International Exchange of Scholar, US Department of State.

Delivered lecture on ‘World Concrete Day’ on ‘Simple Guidelines for Improving Seismic resistance of Structures’ on 18th September, 2010.

Delivered two invited lectures on ‘Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction’ and on ‘Inelastic Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures’ at Centre for Hazard Research and Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, on 18th November, 2008; and 20th November, 2008.

Delivered invited lecture on Earthquake Engineering at Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Technologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malayasia, on 24th November, 2008.

Invited to deliver keynote lecture and to chair a technical session in the First National Seminar on Role of IT in Fire and Disaster Management, 23-24 February 2002, IES, IPS Academy, Indore, India.

Delivered a lecture to a delegation from Bangladesh on Natural Disaster Mitigation in a lecture series organised by Indian Institute of Training and Development (IITD) at Thakurpukur, Kolkata, India.

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Delivered lecture on earthquake resistant design of structures in an Workshop arranged by Disaster Mitigation Unit of West Bengal Voluntary Health Association, India.

Invited as a panellist in a panel discussion on 'Should we go for blended cement and tor steel' organized by the 'Institution of Engineers (India)' at Kolkata, India.

Delivered lectures on Seismic Analysis of Building Frames as per IS: 1893 – 2002 in a Workshop arranged by UNDP at Asansol, India.

Delivered an invited lecture on Role of Mechanics in the field of Earthquake Engineering in a Workshop arranged by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

Delivered a number of invited lectures on Simple Guidelines for Disaster resistant Structures in a lecture series organized by UNDP at Dhanbad, India, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, and by many other professional organizations.

Delivered an invited lecture on 'Philosophy of Earthquake Resistant Design' in seminar 'Dynamics & Earthquake Resistant Structures' organised by the 'Institution of Engineers (India)' at Agartala, India.

Delivered a number of lectures in short term courses organized by Administrative Training Institute, Kolkata.

Delivered invited lecture in the conference on “Earthquake Risk Management in Housing Construction,” organized by National Building and Construction Company, New Delhi on 27th August.

Dooradarshan Program The applicant participated in two programs on ‘Bhabna Bhumikampa Niye’ organized by DD7 at the time of Tsunami caused by Sumatra Earthquake, in January, 2005.

Reporting Published in Different Newspapers on the research work done by the applicant especially on Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation.

1. Reporting in The Telegraph (metro), Thursday 8th November 2001, entitled "Buildings Old and High under Seismic Shadow".

2. Reporting in Hindustan Times, Kolkata, Wednesday 2nd January, 2002, entitled "Cracked Dams Cause Floods, Points Study".

3. Reporting in Sangbad Pratidin, Tuesday 8th January 2002, entitled "B. E. College-er Safalya: Bhu-kampa, Jhar-rodhi Nirman Prajukti".

4. Reporting in Ganashakti, Thursday 3rd January 2002, entitled "Prakitik Durjoger Mokabilaay Egiye Esechhe B. E. College".

5. Reporting in Bartaman, 11th May 2002, entitled "Adhikangso Bandher Naksaay Truti, Fale Prati Bachhar Bhange Ba Fatal Dhare: Gabeshak Dal".

6. Reporting in The Times of India Kolkata, Wednesday 20th November 2002, entitled “Disaster Mitigation”.

7. Reporting in Hindustan Tmes, Monday 20th. November 2006, entitled “Living at Risk: Quake – Resistant Buildings Hard to Find”.

8. Reporting in The Telegraph, Saturday 2nd. December 2006, entitled “Shibpur Campus Tips to Tame Tremors”.

Short-Term Courses Successfully Organized “Workshop on Computer & Software in Civil Engineering”, held in the Department of Civil

Engineering during 9-11 August, 1996.

“Computer Application in Structural Analysis” Jointly organized by B. E. College (D.U.) and Institution of Engineers (Calcutta).

“Safety of Structures under Seismic Hazards”, held in School of Community Science and Technology, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, during 12-13 April, 2006.

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“Training under National Programme for Capacity Building of Engineers in Earthquake Risk Management”, - Ist Phase held in the Department of Civil Engineering during 4 - 8. December, 2006.

“Training under National Programme for Capacity Building of Engineers in Earthquake Risk Management”, - IInd Phase held in the Department of Civil Engineering during 24 - 28. March, 2008.

Important Short-Term Courses Successfully Completed

Short course on “Seismic Design of Concrete Gravity Dams” organized by National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering, IIT, Kanpur at IIT, Kanpur during March 3-6, 2009.

Workshop on “Repairs and Rehabilitation of Structures” jointly organized by Dr. Fixit Institute and Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur at Kolkata on October 19, 2005.

Six-week course on the “Training of Faculty Members of State Resource Institutes” under the National Programme for Capacity Building of Engineers in Earthquake Risk Management (NPCBEERM), A Ministry of Home Affairs (Disaster Management), Government of India initiative offered by IIT, Kharagpur during March 7 to April 15, 2005.

“Workshop and Hands-On Computer Training on STAAD.Pro 2005” organized by Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur in collaboration with Research Engineers Ltd. at Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur in January, 2005.

Some of Recent Important Technical Visits Undertaken Following reconnaissance based technical visits were undertaken:

1. Visit to Centre for Hazard Research and Department of Civil Engineering, National University of

Singapore, for establishing Collaborative research link with School of Disaster Mitigation

Engineering, and Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University,

Shibpur, particularly in the aspect of seismic amplification in soft soil and wind engineering.

2. Visit to the structural laboratories of the Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Technologi

MARA, Shah Alam, Malayasia, for experiencing the facility of carrying experimental research in

the field of earthquake engineering

3. To assess and document the impact of the Cyclone Sidr of 15th November, 2007 on the non-

engineered structures at —

(a) The Sagar Islands, West Bengal, India, on 1st and 2nd December 2007 sponsored by the

Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, and,

(b) The Khulna and Barishal sub-divisions of Bangladesh, on 19th to 24th February, 2008

sponsored by the Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur.

4. To assess and document the effect of the Sikkim Earthquake of 14th February, 2006 on structures

of East & South Sikkim and Darjeeling, on 26th March to 1st April 2006 under the aegis of the

School of Community Science & Technology, Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur.

Corporate Membership Designated as Chartered Engineer [India] on May 21, 2008. Awarded the Fellowship of Institution of Engineers (India) on March 24, 2008.


ARTICLE IV. CITATIONS Number of papers cited= 41 Total no. of citations = 398 10 most cited papers: no. of citations =248 h-index is 11. i10-index is 13. Details are given in Annexure –II

LIST OF TEN MOST CITED PAPERS AND CORRESPONDING CITATION INDEX

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Name of cited paper No. of citations in Google Scholar

1. Dutta S.C., Roy R. A critical review on idealization and modeling for interaction among soil-foundation-structure system 2002, Computers and Structures, (20-21) 1579-1594.

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2. Dutta S.C., Bhattacharya K., Roy R. Response of low-rise buildings under seismic ground excitation incorporating soil-structure interaction 2004, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, (12) 893-914.

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3. Dutta S.C., Jain S.K., Murty C.V.R. Assessing the seismic torsional vulnerability of elevated tanks with RC frame-type staging 2000, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, (3) 183-197

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4. Dutta S.C., Jain S.K., Murty C.V.R. Alternate tank staging configurations with reduced torsional vulnerability 2000, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, (3) 199-215

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5. Dutta S., Mandal A., Dutta S.C. Soil-structure interaction in dynamic behaviour of elevated tanks with alternate frame staging configurations 2004, Journal of Sound and Vibration, (4-5) 825-853

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6. Bhattacharya K., Dutta S.C. Assessing lateral period of building frames incorporating soil-flexibility 2004, Journal of Sound and Vibration, (3-5) 795-821

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7. Bhattacharya K., Dutta S.C., Dasgupta S. Effect of soil-flexibility on dynamic behaviour of building frames on raft foundation 2004, Journal of Sound and Vibration, (1-2) 111-135

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8. Dutta S.C., Das P.K. Validity and applicability of two simple hysteresis models to assess progressive seismic damage in R/C asymmetric buildings 2002, Journal of Sound and Vibration, (4) 753-777.

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Citations to my articles

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9. Dutta S.C., Jain S.K., Murty C.V.R. Inelastic seismic torsional behaviour of elevated tanks 2001, Journal of Sound and Vibration, (1) 151-167

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10. Dutta S.C. Effect of strength deterioration on inelastic seismic torsional behaviour of asymmetric RC buildings 2001, Building and Environment, 36 (10), pp. 1109-1118.

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ARTICLE V. SUPERVISION OF RESEARCH WORK Supervision of Ph. D. Work

1. Name of Scholar: Prithwish Kumar Das

Title of the Thesis: Effect of Coupled Lateral-Torsional Vibration on Inelastic Seismic Behaviour of R/C Buildings with Uni-directional and Bi-directional Asymmetry.

Other Supervisor: N/A

Duration of Research: January, 2001 – January 2004.

Status of Research: Degree Awarded.

2. Name of Scholar: Somnath Dutta

Title of the Thesis: Seismic Behaviour of Elevated Water Tanks with shaft and Frame Stagings Including the Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction.

Other Supervisor: Dr. G. Bhattacharya

Department of Civil Engineering,

Bengal Engineering College (D.U.), India

Duration of Research: May, 2001 – January, 2004.


3. Name of Scholar: Koushik Bhattacharya

Title of the Thesis: Soil-Structure Interaction in Building Frames on Shallow Foundations with Special Reference to Dynamic and Seismic Behaviours.

Other Supervisor: Prof. S. Dasgupta

Department of Civil Engineering,


Duration of Research: January, 2001 – January, 2004.


4. Name of Scholar Nityananda Nandi

Title of the Thesis: Study on Behaviour of Earthen Dams with Special Focus on Seismic Behaviour.

Other Supervisor: Dr. A. Roy Chowdhury

Department of Applied Mechanics


Duration of Research: August, 2002 – November, 2006.


5. Name of Scholar Rana Roy

Title of the Thesis: Inelastic Seismic Behaviour of Multistoried Structures incorporating Asymmetry, Soil Flexibility and Degrading Characteristic of R/C Structures


Duration of Research: September, 2004 – April, 2009.


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6. Name of Scholar Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay

Title of the Thesis: Earthquake and Cyclone Resistant Cost-Effective Non-Engineered Building Elements: Suggestions and Guidelines for Better Performance with Special Focus on the Application of Bamboo.


Duration of Research: Started from April, 2008.

Status of Research: Thesis submitted.

7. Name of Scholar Sanket Nayak Title of the Thesis: Seismic Behaviour of Masonry Structures Other Supervisor: Dr. Dinakar Pasla.

School of Infrastructure I.I.T. Bhubaneswar

Duration of Research: Started from 2009 Status of Research: Registered.

8. Name of Scholar Rajib Saha

Topic of the Thesis: Seismic Response of Soil-Pile Foundation-Structure Interaction Other Supervisor: Dr. Sumanta Haldar

School of Infrastructure I.I.T. Bhubaneswar

Duration of Research: Started from May, 2010. Status of Research: Registered.

Supervision of M.E. Thesis

Sl. No.

Name Year of Completion

Title of Thesis Co-guides (if any)

1. Asim Bhowmick 1997 Torsional Behaviour of Asymmetric Buildings in the Linear Elastic Range

N/A

2. Sougata Dasgupta

1997 Effects of Superstructure Rigidity on Differential Settlement of Foundation

Dr. G. Bhattacharya, Dept. of Civil Engg., B.E. College (DU), Howrah

3. Animesh Maiti 1998 Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Bending Moments of Columns and Beams of Building Frames

Dr. D. Moitra, Dept. of Civil Engg., B. E. College (DU), Howrah

4. Anirban Mandal 1999 Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on Axial Force of Column and Settlement of Foundation of Building Frames

Dr. D. Moitra, Dept. of Civil Engg., B. E. College (DU), Howrah

5. Tapas Kumar Roy

January, 2000

Differential Settlement in Building Frames on Clayey Soil : A Study Based on Winkler’s Foundation

N/A

6. Somnath Datta January, 2000

Differential Settlement in Building Frame on Sandy Soil : A Study on its Effect

Dr. G. Bhattacharya, Dept. of Civil Engg., B.E. College (DU), Howrah

7. Prithwish Kumar Das

2000 Inelastic Seismic Torsional Behaviour RC Buildings with Asymmetry.

N/A

8. Rana Roy 2001 Soil-Structure Interaction of Building Frames with Special Highlight on Its Dynamic Behaviour

Dr. Debashis Moitra, Dept. of Civil Engg., B.E. College (DU), Howrah

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9. Sanjay Majumder

2001 Seismic Behaviour of Elevated tanks on RC Frame Stagings, with Special Reference to Soil-Structure Interaction Effect

N/A

10. Pradip Sarkar 2002 Analysis and behaviour study of a few Indian Dams.

N/A

11. Aparna Mandal 2002 Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on dynamic characteristics of Elevated tanks with frame-type Staging.

Dr. Debashis Moitra, Dept. of Civil Engg., B.E. College (DU), Howrah.

12. Rajib Chowdhury

2003 A Study on Cyclic Hysteretic Behaviour of R/C Members and Structures

N/A

13. Padmanav Dash 2005 Effect of Blast Loading on Buildings Rana Roy, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, BESU, Shibpur

14. Prashanta Kr. Mahato

2005 Design of Shake Table And A Cyclic Load Test Rig

N/A

15. Debjani Ghatak 2006 P- Effect on Seismic Behaviour of Overhead Tanks

N/A

16. Ahmed Tarique Anwar

2006

Inelastic Response of R/C Structures Under Bi-Axial Ground Motion

N/A

17. Subir Das 2006

The Influence of Strength-Dependent Stiffness on Dynamic Characteristics And Seismic Behaviour of Structures

N/A

18. Snehasis Sinha 2006

Seismic Behaviour of High Rise Building with Special Emphasis on Vertical Setback of Structure

N/A

19. Anusrita Raychaudhuri

2007 A Critical Review of Pushover Analysis: A Tool for Evaluation of Seismic Performance of Buildings

N/A

20. Piyali Saha 2007 Seismic Behaviour of Structures with Vertical Irregularities

N/A

21. Indranil Datta 2007 Soft Storey – Probable Remedies N/A 22. Lipika Halder 2008 Wind Effects on Multi-Storied

Buildings as per Various Codal Provisions

N/A

23. Bikash Ch. Tewari

2008 Performance of Different Pushover Analysis Methodologies for MDOF Systems

Dr. Suman Dasgupta, Dept. of Civil Engg., BESU, Shibpur

24. Pronoy Roychowdhury

2008 Importance of P-∆ Effect in Evaluation of Seismic Performance of Elevated Tanks

N/A

25. Sayantani Bhattacharya

2008 Dynamic Behaviour of Chimney: A Critical Review

N/A

26. Saumyasuchi Das

2009 Few Critical Issues Related to Inelastic Seismic Behaviour

N/A

27. Sanjib Samaddar 2009 Seismic Effect on Soft Storey Case Study and Strengthening

N/A

28. Suman Bala 2009 Study on Behaviour of Non-engineered Structural Element under Seismic and Wind Loading

N/A

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Supervision of B.E. Project

Sl. No.

Name Year of Complet

ion

Topic of Thesis Co-guides (if any)

1. Kundan Goswami 2. Payel Chatterjee 3. Utpal Mandal

2009 Behaviour of Masonry Element under Lateral Loading: Analytical Modeling with Experimental Validation

N/A

4. Anurag Raj 5. Nimish Shrivastava

2012 Bidirectional Interaction on Seismic Behavior of Asymmetric Structures

N/A

6. Vijay Kumar 7. Manish Jindal

2012 Seismic Behaviour of Masonry Structures N/A

8. Shankar Lal Tayal 9. Ranjeet Kumar

2012 Seismic Response of Soil-Pile Foundation-Structure System

Dr. Sumanta Haldar

10. Yadish Khan 11. Madem Harika

2012 Effect of Blast Loading on Structures Dr. Sumanta Haldar

12. Rangoli Madhavi 13. M.H.O. Reddy

2013 Tsunami Vulnerability of Structures Designed for Seismic Loading

N/A


ARTICLE VI. PROJECTS Research Projects:

1. Title of project: EVALUATION OF SEISMIC TORSIONAL DUCTILITY DEMAND IN STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF

REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS WITH ASYMMETRY (D.O. No. HR/OY/E-06/97)

(a) Funding Agency: under Young Scientist Scheme of DST, Sanction Order No. HE/OY/E-06/97

dated 22/12/98.

(b) Duration of the project: Two years (Completed).

(c) Financial Support for the project: Rs. 1,40,000/- (Approximately)

2. Title of the project: STUDY FOR IMPROVED DESIGN METHODOLOGY OF STRIP FOOTINGS OF MULTISTOREY FRAMES

CONSIDERING DIFFERENTIAL CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT

(a) Funding Agency: sanctioned under the scheme for Major Research Project of University

Grants Commission, New Delhi, Sanction Order No. F14-13/2000 (SR-I) dated 13/10/2000.

(b) Duration of the project: Three years (Completed).


3. Title of the Project: INELASTIC RESPONSE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES DURING SEVERE EARTHQUAKES

(a) Funding Agency: Board of Research in Nuclear Science, BARC, Mumbai, Sanction Order

No.2003/36/16/BRNS.

(b) Duration of the project: Three Years. (w.e.f February 2001 to November 2004)


4. Title of the Project: EFFECT OF SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ON DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED

CONCRETE ELEVATED WATER TANKS

(a) Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, West Bengal

(b) Duration of the project: Three Years. (w.e.f July, 2001 to October, 2006)

(c) Financial Support for the project: Rs. 2,75,000/- (Approximately).

5. Title of project: INELASTIC SEISMIC TORSIONAL BEHAVIOUR OF R/C MULTISTORIED BUILDINGS WITH ASYMMETRY

(a) Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Sanction Order No. 22(0347)

/02/EMR-II.

(b) Duration of the project: Three years. (w.e.f August 2002 to February 2007)

(c) Financial Support for the project: Rs.5,58,000/- (Approximately)

6. Title of the Project: STUDY ON POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING CORROSION IN CONCRETE USING DIFFERENT

ADMIXTURE SYSTEMS (Involved as Co-Investigator)

(a) Funding Agency: All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi

(b) Duration of the project: Three Years

(c) Financial Support for the project: Rs. 4,90,000/- (Approximately).

(d) Whether multidisciplinary or not, give details. No.

(e) Principal Investigator: Mr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Lecturer in Civil Engineering.

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Consultancy Projects: 1. Dutta, S. C., Dinakar, P., Haldar, S., Das, S.R. and Sarkar, A. (2013) “Proof Checking of Design

of 3 Skewed RCC Box Culverts of Koderma Thermal Power Projects, under construction for RITES LTD ”, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751013, Odisha, India. Approximate Cost Rs. 3,79,215/-.

2. Dutta, S. C., Dinakar, P., Haldar, S., Bhunia, P., Dash, R.R., Dey, P.P. and Sarkar, A. (2013) “Proposed Residential Quarters at HAL, Sunabeda, Dist. Koraput, Odisha, under construction for HAL”, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751013, Odisha, India. Approximate Cost Rs. 5,00,000/-.

3. Dutta, S. C., Dinakar, P., Haldar, S., Bhunia, P., Dash, R.R. and Dey, P.P. (2012) “Remedial Measures for Horizontal and Vertical Cracks Developed in Hospital Building at J.K. Pur, Dist. Rayagada, Odisha, under construction for ESIC”, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751013, Odisha, India. Approximate Cost Rs. 4,50,000/-.

4. Dutta, S.C., (2009),”Design Certification of 14m, 22m and 33m Lighting Masts for Remodeling and Upgradation of Major Dhanchand Stadium, New Delhi for Commonwealth Games, for Philips electronics India Ltd.,” School of Infrastructures, IIT Bhubaneswar. Approximate Cost: Rs.1,75,000/-.

5. Dutta, S.C., “Certification of Structural Design Calculation for the Flood Light mast for Wankhade Stadium for Bajaj Electricals Limited,” School of Infrastructures, IIT Bhubaneswar. Approximate Cost: Rs 1,00,000/-.

6. Dutta, S.C., (2008), “Certification for Hinged Type Flood Light Mast for Major Dhanchand Stadium, New Delhi,” Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India. Approximate Cost: Rs. 80,000/-

7. Dutta, S. C., Bandopadhyay, N., Roychowdhury, A., (2008) “A report on the Truss Girder Bridge Over Baitarini River at Kamalpur village, Dist. Keonjhar, Orissa, under construction for Essel Mining & Industries Limited”, Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. Approximate Cost Rs. 2,00,000/-

8. Dutta, S. C., and Roychowdhury, A., (2007) “Analysis of supporting truss structure for 70 m Stack at Haldia, West Bengal for Shrachi Engineering and Industries Ltd.”, Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. Approximate Cost: Rs. 44,000/-

9. Dutta, S. C., Ghosh, A., Pal, S., (2005) “Investigation of Distressed Bridge at Pirpainty, Rajmahal, for Eastern Coal Field Limited”, Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. Approximate Cost Rs. 50,000/-

10. Dutta, S. C., (2004), “Vetting of Design of Lighting Masts” for BMW Industries Ltd. Approximate Cost: Rs. 40,000/-.

11. Bhattacharya, P. G., Gayen, P. K., Chattopadhaya, B. C., Ghosh, A., Chaterjee, K. K., Chattopadhaya, B., and Dutta, S. C., (1996), “Study of the Distressed Building of Board of Practical Training (Salt Lake) Calcutta and Its Remedial Measures,” Consultancy Report Submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering College (D.U.).

12. Jain, S. K., and Dutta, S. C., (1995), "Safety Analysis of 131m TV Tower at Gulbarga (Karnataka) by Static and Dynamic Analysis," Consultancy Report submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, I.I.T. Kanpur.

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ARTICLE VII. DETAILS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Institution Subjects taught Year

Level (Undergraduate/

Postgraduate)

Department of Civil Engineering, School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar

a) Solid Mechanics b) Structural Analysis c) Surveying Practical d) Design of R.C.C structures e) Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Jul. 2009 to Till date

Undergraduate

a) Structural Design b) Theory of Structures

Undergraduate Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur c) Theory of Plates and Shells

d) Structural Dynamics.

Jul. 2004

to Jul. 2009

Postgraduate

a) Engineering Mechanics b) Strength of Materials c) Engineering Mechanics and

Graphics Laboratory d) Strength of Materials Laboratory e) Fluid Mechanics Laboratory.

Undergraduate Department of Applied Mechanics and Drawing, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University)

f) Theory of Plates and Shells g) Dynamics of Structures.

Oct. 1997

to Jul. 2004

Postgraduate

a) Concrete Technology b) Planning, Drawing and Estimation c) Computer Programming d) Concrete Technology Laboratory e) Analysis of Structure f) Final Semester Project

Undergraduate Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University)

g) Numerical Methods and Computer Programming

h) Advanced Structural Analysis.

Oct. 1995

to Oct. 1997

Postgraduate

Provided teaching assistance to the extent of 6 hours per week as part of the duty of the research scholars. Involved with:

a) Engineering Drawing b) Functional Drawing of Buildings

Undergraduate

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

c) Earthquake Engineering

Aug. 1990

to Oct. 1995

Postgraduate


ARTICLE VIII. REFERENCES

1. Professor Avijit Mukherjee Department of Civil Engineering I.I.T. Gandhinagar

2. Dr. Partha Sarathi Mandal Department of Civil and Construction Engineering University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, PO BOX 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44-161-200-4622 (O), +44-161-286-6728 (R) Fax: +44-161-200-4646

3. Professor Suman Dasgupta Department of Civil Engineering

Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur Howrah-711103, India.

Phone No.: +91-33-2359-5581 (R), +91-9831616388 (M)

4. Professor T. K. Datta Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +91-11-2686-1977, +91-11-2658-1696, +91-9818582445(M) Fax: 91-11-2686-2037/2658-5227

5. Professor Sudhir Kumar Jain Director Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +91-512-259-7582 /7631 Fax: +91-512-259-7395

6. Professor C. V. R. Murty Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Ordnance Factory Estate Yeddumailaram-502205 Andhra Pradesh, India. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Phone: +91-40-2301-6000 (O), +91-9490793470 (M)

7. Professor Tarun Kant Department of Civil Engineering I.I.T. Bombay Mumbai

biodata s c dutta professor school of infrastructure dynamics and earthquake engineering ......

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