Research Interests
Seismic response and design of steel structures, Supplemental damping and energy dissipating devices, Seismic rehabilitation and retrofitting of steel and concrete structures., Large scale testing and simulation study of structural systems., Non-destructive assessment of structures
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1 Kumar, P. C. A., Kumar, N., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014). “Evaluation of limits of slenderness ratio of braces used in special concentrically braced frame”, Eurosteel 2014, September 10-12, Naples, Italy. (Poster presentation)
2 Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014). “Effect of brace configurations on behaviour of SCBFs under near-field earthquakes”, Eurosteel 2014, September 10-12, Naples, Italy. (Oral presentation)
3 Kumar, N., Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014). “Optimum range of slenderness ratio for braces in concentric braced frames”, Fifth Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (5ACEE), October 16-18, Taipei, Taiwan. (Oral presentation)
4 Kumar, P. C. A., Kumar, A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014). “A study on staggered arrangement of braces in special concentric braced frame”, Fifteenth Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (15SEE), December 11-13, Roorkee, India. (Attended and gave oral presentation)
5 Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014). “Effect of brace configurations on seismic behaviour of SCBFs”, Structural Engineering Convention (SEC), December 22-24, Delhi, India. (Attended and gave oral presentation)
6 Kumar, P. C. A., Kumar, A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2015). “Seismic response of special concentric braced frames with staggered arrangement of braces”, Eighth International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA), July 1-4, Shanghai, China. (Oral presentation)
7 Kumar, P. C. A., Mannan, A., Anand, A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2015). “Study on the inelastic performance of mid-span gusset plate used in concentrically braced frames”, Tenth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10PCEE), November 6-8, Sydney, Australia. (Attended and gave oral presentation)
8 Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo, D. R., and Kumar, A. (2015). “Limiting slenderness ratio for hollow square braces in special concentric braced frames”, Tenth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10PCEE), November 6-8, Sydney, Australia. (Attended and gave oral presentation)
9 Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo, D. R., and Anand, S. (2016). “Modified design procedure for braced frames including post-elastic seismic demands”, Eleventh Pacific Steel Structures Conference (PSSC), October 31- November 2, Shanghai, China. (Oral presentation)
10 Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo, D. R., and Maran, K. (2016). “Cyclic behavior of retrofitted reinforced concrete coupling beams”, Tenth Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2016), December 20-22, Chennai. (Oral presentation)
11 Patra, P., Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2018). “Cyclic performance of gusset plate connections in special concentrically braced frames”, Ninth International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA), Christchurch, New Zealand.
12 Patra, P., Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo, D. R., and Jain, A. K. (2018). “Experimental investigation of in-plane and out-of-plane buckling braces in special concentrically braced frames”, 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, December, 2018.
13 Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2018). “ Effectiveness of steel fiber in external beam column joints under cyclic loading”, 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, December, 2018.
14 Nambirajan, T., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2019). “Comparative Evaluation of Design Methodologies for Eccentrically Braced Steel Frames with Short Links”, In 12th Pacific Structural Steel Conference (PSSC), Tokyo, Japan.
15 Nambirajan, T., Singh, V., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2020). “Ductile Fracture Initiation in Braces of Concentrically Braced Frames. In Indian Structural Steel Conference”. Springer Nature Singapore, Hyderabad, India.
16 Tewatia, D., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2022). “Post-installed Anchor Connection between Steel Brace and Existing RC Frame”, In: Socio-Technological Aspects of Seismic Disaster and its Mitigation (STASDM), Guwahati.
17 Tewatia, and D., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2022). “Connection Design Between Steel Brace and RC Frame Using Post-installed Anchors”, In: Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Roorkee, Springer Nature.
18 Nambirajan, T., Abishek, G., Aggarwal, S., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2022). “Effect of the high stress triaxiality on yield and ultimate tensile strength of E250 structural steel”, In Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Roorkee.
19 Sakore, S. R., Ghosh, D., Kumar, P. C. A. and Shiradhonkar, S., (2022). “Fatigue Life Evaluation of Corroded Steel Truss Bridge Girder”, In Symposium in Earthquake Engineering, Roorkee.
20 Tewatia, D. and Kumar P. C. A. (2023). “Experimental testing of post-installed anchors for use in retrofitting of RC frame with steel braces”, In: European Conference of Steel and Composite Structures (EUROSTEEL2023) Ce/Papers, vol. 6, no. 3-4, pp. 391–394, issn: 2509-7075. doi: 10.1002/cepa.2405, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
21 Murari K., Kumar P. C. A., and Shiradhonkar S. (2023). “Analytical Investigations of Seismic Performance of Different Joint Details for Composite RCS Frames”. ce/papers, 6(3-4), pp.46-52 (Eurosteel 2023), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
22 Nambirajan T., Ghosh D., and Kumar P. C. A. (2023). “Comparison of Seven Ductile Fracture Initiation Prediction Models for Stainless Steel”, 10th EuroSteel, Amsterdam.
23 Lalhmangaihzuali K, Kumar P. C. A., and Sharma U.K. (2023). “Comparison of Reinforcing Steel Model for Numerical Modeling of RC Columns Under Cyclic Loading”. International Conference on Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS 2023), Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad.
24 Ghosh, D., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2024). "Residual life assessment of steel truss bridge due to coupled action of corrosion and fatigue", In Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 2647, no. 4.
25 Balasubramaniam T, Kumar P. C. A., and Dar M. A. (2024). “Seismic Performance of Hybrid Cold-Formed and Hot-Rolled Steel Modular Shear Wall System”. 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE2024), Milan, Italy.
26 Tewatia, D. and Kumar P. C. A. (2024). “Experimental Testing of RC Frame Retrofitted with Steel Brace using Post-installed Chemical Anchors”, In: 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE2024), Milan, Italy.
27 Murari, K., Kumar, P. C. A., and Shiradhonkar, S. (2024).”Seismic Behavior of Exterior RC Column-to-Steel Beam Joints with and without Transverse Beam”. In 18thWorld Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE 2024) Milan, Italy.
28 Gupta, S., Khajuria, M., Dubey, R. N., and Kumar, P.C.A. (2024). “Typology Assessment of Traditional Stone Masonry Buildings in the Garhwal Region of the Indian Himalayas”. In: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE 2024). Milan, Italy.
29 Sharma A., Painuly A., Nambirajan T., Ghosh D., and Kumar P. C. A. (2024). “Effect of Accelerated Corrosion on Mechanical Properties of 409M Stainless Steel”. International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA 2024), Salerno, Italy.
30 Balasubramaniam T., Kumar P. C. A., and Dar M. A. (2024). “Seismic Characteristics of Cold-Formed and Hot-Rolled Steel Hybrid Modular Wall Panels with Opening”. 11th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA 2024), Salerno, Italy.
31 Kumar, G. S., Murari, K., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2024). “Parametric Study on Behavior of Moment Resisting RCS Composite Joints”. In International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA 2024), Salerno, Italy.
32 Nambirajan, T., Perka, A. K, Arora, K. S., Rai, V., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2024). “Study on Crack Initiation Prediction of Similar and Dissimilar Weldments under Ultra Low Cycle Fatigue. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2025)”. Anaheim, California, USA.
33 Lalhmangaihzuali, K. Kumar, P. C. A., and Sharma, U. K. (2025). “Influence of Chloride-Induced Corrosion on the Mechanical Behavior of TMT bars”. In: International Conference on Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS 2025), Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee.
34 Murari, K., Kumar, P. C. A., and Shiradhonkar, S. (2025). “Slab Effect on Seismic Performance of Composite RCS Systems”. In 10thInternational Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, (CCX 2025) Blaine,WA, USA.
35 Gupta, S., Dubey, R. N., and Kumar, P. C. A. (2025). “Vertical Compression Test of Stone Masonry Wall with Mud Mortar”. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC 2025), Lausanne, Switzerland.