Doctoral and Masters theses supervised

(a) Ph.D. Theses

Serial Number
Name of Research Scholar
Topic
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1
 G Kumaran “Development of Improved Design Basis for Prestressed Concrete Railtrack Sleepers”, 2003
 
2
 Babu Kurian
“Estimation of Transverse Bending Moments and Collapse Loads of Single-Cell Concrete Box-Girder Bridges”, 2005
 
3
 Sakey Shamu
“Flexural cracking model using bilinear strain softening function and its application to RC beams”, 2005 (co-guide: Dr C. Lakshmana Rao)
 
4
 Srinivas Sriramula "Copula based dependence and probabilistic load modelling of highway bridges, 2006" (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)


5
 P Revathi "Slenderness effects in reinforced concrete slender beams, 2006"


6
 Pradip Sarkar “Seismic evaluation of reinforced concrete stepped building frames”, 2009 (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)


7
 Robin Davis “Earthquake resistant design of open ground storey RC framed buildings”, 2009 (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)


8
 P. Harikrishna “Wind induced interference effects on two square buildings in tandem”, 2010 (co-guide: Dr N Lakshmanan)
9
 Maganti Janardhana
"Cyclic behaviour of glass fibre reinforced gypsum wall panels", 2010 (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)
10
 R. L. Sreenivasa “Strength and behaviour of glass fibre reinforced gypsum wall panels”, 2010 (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)
 

(b) M.S. Theses

Serial Number
Name of Research Scholar
Topic
Picture
1
 K V Sivaraman “RC stairs supported on landing edges – elastic behaviour, analysis and design”, 2001
 
2
 K. Krishnan Nair “Reliability analysis of RC structural components with stochastic modelling of load combinations”, 2002 (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)


3
 Sourav Acharya “Assessment of radial stress due to prestressing in singly curved PSC shells”, 2002 (co-guide: Dr K Ramamurthy)

  
4
 Archana Gouthaman “Design basis for RC water tank elements”, 2003
 
5
 Sanjay Kumar Nayak “Estimation of deflections and crack-widths in RC slabs”, 2004
 
6
 Jyothi Krishnan “Reliability Analysis and Design of Transmission Line Towers”, 2006 (co-guide: Dr V Kalyanaraman)


7
 N. S. Susmitha Kopparti “Seismic Retrofit of RC Beam-Column Joints using GFRP Fabric”, 2006, (co-guide: Dr P Alagusundaramoorthy)


8
 Maidhily Govind "Estimation of short-term deflections in reinforced concrete two-way slabs, 2006"


9
 Shinto Paul " Improved flexural design of post-tensioned two-way slabs ", 2009


10
 Ambili Thampi " Longitudinal analysis of single-cell box-girder bridge decks ", 2009


11
 A Jetson Ronald " Seismic evaluation of gopurams and mandapams of a South Indian temple ", 2009 (co-guide: Dr A Meher Prasad)


(c) M.Tech. Theses

    1. Santhosh K., “Study of along-wind response of tall reinforced concrete chimneys”, 1991.

    2. Y. N. Reddy, “Finite element modelling of tall slender tubular towers”, 1995.

    3. Chitra E.V., “Launching analysis of a jacket platform”, 1995.

    4. S. Sreechand, “Structural evaluation of external tibial fixators”, 1996.

    5. R. Venugopal, “Reliability analysis and design of reinforced concrete tubular towers for along–wind loading”, 1996.

    6. P.N.S.S. Sastry, “Flexural rigidity of tubular reinforced concrete towers”, 1996.

    7. Pavan Kumar, “Assessment of structural safety using fuzzy logic”, 1997.

    8. T. Ramakrishna, “Second-order moments in tall RC towers subjected to dynamic wind load”, 1997.

    9. Viju K.S., “Finite element based structural evaluation of Ilizarov fixators in orthopaedic biomechanics”, 1997, (co-guide: Dr M Ameen).

    10. Anish Bhanu, “Viscoelastic analysis of human skin & development of external fixators”, 1998, (co-guide, Dr K.B.M. Nambudiripad).

    11. K. Srinivasa Rao, “Study of reinforced concrete staircases using finite element analyses”, 1998.

    12. H.S. Nagesh, “Finite element analysis of full/partial ring Ilizarov tibial fixators in orthopaedic biomechanics”, 1998.

    13. S. Baratam, “Analysis, design and construction of 200 MW solar chimney”, 1999 (co-guide, Dr A. Meher Prasad).

    14. N Srinivas, “A limit state design basis for RC water tank structural elements”, 2000.

    15. Ramakrishna, “Behaviour of slender columns in partially braced RC frames”, 2000.

    16. Harish M. Jadhav, “Design for shear in RC beams using modified compression field theory”, 2001.

    17. Rajeendra Prasad, “Reinforced concrete deep beams: elastic analysis and design recommendations”, 2001.

    18. M. Penchalaiah, “Generation of influence surface for slab panels using finite element method”, 2001 (co-guide, Dr A. Meher Prasad).

    19. Tushar D. Chaudhari, “Strain measurement around holes in concrete panels under direct tension”, 2002.

    20. Seeja S., “Seismic evaluation and retrofit of multi-storey buildings”, 2002.

    21. D. Bharath Reddy, “Optimal design of PSC masts”, 2002.

    22. Praveen Nagarajan, “Review of Indian highway code for concrete bridges and assessment of safety”, 2003.

    23. Sunitha P., “Behaviour of voided slab bridge decks”, 2003.

    24. P. Hemanth Kumar, “Finite element analysis of skew slab bridges”, 2003 (co-guide: Dr P.K. Aravindan).

    25. Biju Kumar Patir, “Seismic vulnerability assessment of multi-storey buildings in Guwahati”, 2003.

    26. Sumantha Singha, “Time-history based analysis of prestress loss”, 2003, (co-guide, Dr A. Meher Prasad).

    27. Siddharth Savadatti, “Critical review of IRC 21-2000 bridge design provisions for beams and columns”, 2003.

    28. Ravi Chugh, “Studies on RC beams, columns and joints for earthquake-resistant design”, 2004.

    29. Rajesh Lal, “Survey and preliminary evaluation of existing multi-storey buildings for seismic vulnerability”, 2004.

    30. Rajesh Agrawal, "Assessment of shear strength of RC frame elements under seismic loading", 2005.

    31. Vijaya Kumar, "Design basis for RC columns in buildings with open ground storey under seismic loading", 2005.

    32. Lathi Karthi, " Seismic evaluation and retrofit of open ground storey buildings at IIT Madras ", 2006

    33. Jaimin Jani, " Behaviour of curved prestressed concrete box-girder bridges ", 2006

    34. Harshit Chatur , " Cost effectiveness of different structural systems for multistory buildings ", 2006

    35. Siddhartha Bhattacharya, " Seismic design of bridges " , 2007

    36. Annepu Venkat Rao, " Design of non-rectangular RC column sections subject to uniaxial and biaxial eccentricities " , 2007

    37. Arnab Kumar Bhattacharya , " Precast pipe racks ", 2007

    38. R M Uma , " Flexural behaviour of voided bridge decks", 2008

    39. Amit Sharma , " Blast resistant design of reinforced concrete plates ", 2008

    40. Dubbaka Navaneeth Kumar , " Estimation of crack-widths in water tank elements ", 2008

    41. Karim Hussaini , " Slenderness effects in reinforced concrete beams ", 2008

    42. Sujith M S , " Reliability analysis of cantilever retaining walls ", 2009

    43. Dharanidharan A , " Optimal design of RC isolated footings ", 2009

    44. Prakash T , " Design and testing of formwork systems ", 2009

    45. P C Ashwin Kumar , " Distribution factors for beam slab bridge decks ", 2010

    46. Surya R. , " Optimal design of prestressed concrete railtrack sleepers ", 2010