Civil Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Gautam
Ph.D(NIT Jaipur )

E-mail:
hod.civil@nitm.ac.in

Ph. D

Aakash Kumar Research Scholar

  1.  B.E. in Civil Engineering, 2012-2016, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
  2.  M.Tech in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2017-2019, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

akash.mishra2312@gmail.com p22ce002@nitm.ac.in
8109466731
Full Time/Part Time Scholar: Full-Time

Research Area

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Research Plan

Retrofitting of Buildings in NE India

Seminar Conference Attended

  1. Aakash Kumar& Nirmalendu Debnath (2019), “Seismic behavior of typical rail bridge usingNorth-East India specific synthetic ground motions under multi-supportexcitation.”, ICRDSI-2019, KIIT, Bhubaneshwar, 11-13 July 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4577-1_24
  2. Manas Dimri & Aakash Kumar(2020), “Seismic performance evaluation of step-back RC buildings with andwithout infill walls”, ICRACEM-2020, IIT Kharagpur, 4-6 September 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6738-1_41
  3. Aakash Kumar& Manas Dimri (2020), “Performance Assessment of Step-back Dual Systems byUPBD Approach”, ICRACEM-2020, IIT Kharagpur, 4-6 September 2020.
  4. Aakash Kumarand Saranika Das (2021), “Seismic site characterization and ground response analysisfor the proposed bridge site at Prayagraj, India”, SDCEE-2021, NITKurukshetra, 17-19 December, 2021.
  5. Aakash Kumarand Needhi Kotoky (2022), “Seismic Risk Mitigation of RC Frame Building inNorth-East India using Buckling Restrained Braces”, NERC-2022, IITGuwahati, 20-22 May 2022.
  6. Aakash Kumarand Needhi Kotoky (2022), “Seismic Site Characterization and Ground ResponseAnalysis of Proposed Metro Rail Corridor at Noida, India”, STASDM-2022,IIT Guwahati, 22-24 June 2022.
  7. Sandhya Joshi, and Aakash Kumar(2022), “Seismic Site Characterization and Ground Response Analysis of  Railway Line on Eastern Dedicated FreightCorridor”, 17SEE-2022, IIT Roorkee, 14-17 November2022. 
  8. Aakash Kumar, Bilal Ahmad and Needhi Kotoky (2023), “Parametric Study of RC Jacketing on Seismic Vulnerability of Non-ductile RC Frame Building”, SEC-2023, VNIT Nagpur, 07-09 December 2023. (In press)
  9. Aakash Kumar, Alfie Doreen Nongsiej, Reuel Newman Dkhar, Needhi Kotoky, and Chandrasekhar Putcha (2024), “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of RC Buildings Using Rapid Visual Screening in Shillong, North-East India”, NDRAMM-2024, NIT Silchar, 23-24 March 2024. (Paper id: 25)
  10. Aakash Kumar and Saranika Das (2024), “Site-Specific Seismic Ground Response Analysis of Railway Bridge Site in Haryana, India”, NDRAMM-2024, NIT Silchar, 23-24 March 2024. (Paper id: 60)
  11. Aakash Kumar, Needhi Kotoky, and Shivang Shekhar (2024), “Estimating the Return Period and Recurrence Probability of Major Seismic Events in Meghalaya, India”, 8ICRAGEE-2024, IIT Guwahati, 11-14 December 2024. (Paper accepted)

Paper published

  • AakashKumar, Giridhar Rajesh Bande and R. Satyannarayana(2022), “Correlation between SPT-N and shear wave velocity (VS)and seismic site classification for Amaravati city, India.” Journal ofApplied Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2022.10475
  •  Aakash Kumar and Saranika Das (2023), “Estimation of Seismicity Parameters and Development of Seismotectonic and Isoseismal Maps for Bihar, India.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-023-01243-2
  • Aakash Kumar, Needhi Kotoky, and Shivang Shekhar (2024), “Spatial Variation of Seismicity Parameters in Meghalaya, North-East India.” Acta Geophysica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-024-01290-x

Work experience

1. Junior Research Fellow at National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, from December 2020 – January 2022

2. Assistant Professor at DIT University, Dehradun, from January 2020 – December 2020