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Romanbabu Oinam

Romanbabu Oinam

Assistant Professor
PhD

0361-258 3233    romanbabu[at]iitg.ac.in

Research Area: * Seismic evaluation & Retrofitting of structures. * Supplemental damping & Energy dissipating devices. * Performance-based seismic design of structures. * Fiber-reinforced concrete. * Large scale testing of structures using Quasi-static, Pseudo-dynamic, and Hybrid simulation methods. * Numerical modeling of reinforced concrete and steel structures


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Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati– 781039, Assam, India

Ph.D  Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Experience

2017  Junior Project Scientist    IIT Delhi, Delhi
2018  Senior Project Scientist    IIT Delhi, Delhi
2018  Assistant Professor    NIT Warangal, Telangana
2018  Assistant Professor IIT Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
2021  Assistant Professor IIT Guwahati, Assam
 

Undergraduate Courses                 

  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Strength of Materials
  • Structural analysis
  • Basic surveying
  • Design of steel structure
  • Design of concrete structure
  • Civil engineering materials & Construction
  • Steel structure lab.
  • Concrete lab.  

Postgraduate Courses

  • Earthquake and Wind engineering
  • Advanced Mechanics of Solids
  • Advanced Structural Engineering Lab. 

Research

  • Seismic evaluation and Retrofitting of structures
  • Supplemental damping and Energy dissipating devices
  • Performance-based seismic design of structures
  • Fiber-reinforced concrete
  • Numerical modeling of reinforced concrete and steel structures

Awards

Young Author Best Paper Award: Structural Engineering Convention (SEC), New Delhi, India (2014)
 

Journal Publications

  1. Bhartiya, R., Oinam, R. M., Sahoo, D. R., and Kumar U., (2021), “Modified confinement model for monotonic axial behavior of concrete-filled steel tubular columns.” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 180 (XXX), 106570.
  2. Karaiya, B. K., Oinam, R. M., Sahoo, D. R., and Gupta, A., (2020), “Lateral cyclic performance of a CFRP retrofitted two-story RC frame with open ground story.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 18(13), 5919–5939.
  3. Karki, P., Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2020), “Evaluation of seismic strengthening techniques for non-ductile soft-story RC frame.” Advances in Concrete Construction (ACC), 9(4), 423-435.
  4. Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2019), “Cyclic performance of steel fiber-reinforced concrete exterior beam-column joints.” Earthquakes and Structures, 16(5), 533-546.
  5. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2019), “Using metallic dampers to improve seismic performance of soft-story RC frames: Experimental and numerical study.” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE), 33(1), 04018108-18.
  6. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2018), “Numerical evaluation of seismic response of soft-story RC frames retrofitted with passive devices.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16(2), 983–1006.
  7. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2017), “Seismic rehabilitation of damaged reinforced concrete frames using combined metallic yielding passive devices.” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 13(6), 816-830.
  8. Oinam, R. M., Sahoo, D. R., and Sindhu, R. (2014), “Cyclic response of non-ductile RC frame with steel fibers at beam-column joints and plastic hinge regions.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 18(6), 908–928.
  9. Oinam, R. M., Sugumar, R., and Sahoo, D. R. (2017), “A comparative study of seismic performance of RC frames with masonry infills”, Procedia Engineering, 173, 1784–1791.
  10. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2015), “Enhancement of lateral capacity of damaged non-ductile RC frame using combined-yielding metallic damper.” The Indian Concrete Journal, 89(1), 80–86.
  11. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2015), “Retrofitting of damaged RC frame using metallic yielding damper.” The Bridge and Structural Engineer, Indian National Group of International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (ING-IABSE), 45(1), 85–93.

 

Book Chapter

  1. Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo, D. R., and Maran, K., (2018), "Cyclic behavior of reinforced concrete coupling beams" Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume: I, pp 1063-1072, Springer.
  2. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R., (2018), "Numerical evaluation of cyclic performance of damaged RC frames using passive devices" Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume: II, pp 687-697, Springer.
  3. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2015), “Enhancement of lateral capacity of damaged non-ductile RC frame using combined-yielding metallic damper” Advances in Structural Engineering: Materials, Volume: III, pp 2157-2167, Springer.

 

Conference Proceedings

  1. Oinam, R.M., Nadimpally, M. K., and Kunaparaju, P. V. (2020), “Performance-based plastic designed for buckling-restrained braced frames” Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan.
  2. Rahul, B., Sahoo, D. R., and Oinam, R. M. (2020), “Influence of length-to-depth ratio on monotonic compression behavior concrete-filled tubular columns” Proceedings of the international federation for structural concrete (FIB) symposium, Shanghai, China.
  3. Pandikkadavath, M. S., Mangalathu, S., Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo D. R. and Krishnan N. M. A. (2020), “Drift response evaluation of buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs) under sequential seismic disturbances” Proceedings of the international conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures (ICMMS), Calicut, India.
  4. Pandikkadavath, M. S., Mangalathu, S., Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., Sahoo D. R. and Krishnan N. M. A. (2020), “Effect of response modification factor on main shock-after shock (MS-AS) seismic response of buckling restrained braced frames (BRBFS)” Proceedings of the Indian Structural Steel Conference (ISSC), Hyderabad, India.
  5. Pandikkadavath, M. S., and Oinam, R. M. (2019), “Effect of response reduction factor R on seismic drift response of buckling restrained braced frames” Proceedings of the Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ITCSD), Warangal, India.
  6. Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A., and Sahoo, D. R. (2018), “Effectiveness of steel fiber in external beam column joints under cyclic loading” Proceedings of the 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (16SEE), Roorkee, India.
  7. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2018), “Pseudo-dynamic testing of RC frame with soft-story strengthened using metallic dampers” Proceedings of the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA USA.
  8. Oinam, R. M., Karaiya, B. K., Sahoo, D. R., Gupta, A., and Sahoo V. (2018), “Seismic rehabilitation of damaged shear-critical columns of RC frame using CFRP jacketing” Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Thessaloniki, Greece.
  9. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2016), “Numerical evaluation of cyclic performance of damaged rc frames usings passive devices.” Proceedings of the 10th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2016), Chennai, India.
  10. Oinam, R. M., Kumar, P. C. A, Sahoo, D. R., and Maran, K. (2016), “Cyclic behavior of retrofitted reinforced concrete coupling beams” Proceedings of the 10th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2016), Chennai, India.
  11. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2017), “Pseudo-dynamic testing of large-scale reinforced concrete frame with open ground storey.” Proceedings of the Sixteenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile.
  12. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2016), “A comparative study of seismic performance of RC frames with masonry infills.” Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics (IMPLAST 2016), Delhi, India.
  13. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2015), “Analytical prediction of cyclic performance of RC frame structures.” Proceedings of the Tenth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10PCEE), Sydney, Australia.
  14. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014), “Enhancement of lateral capacity of damaged non-ductile RC frame using combined-yielding metallic damper.” Proceedings of the 9th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2014), Delhi, India.
  15. Oinam, R. M., and Sahoo, D. R. (2014), “Cyclic response of damaged non-Ductile SFRC frame fitted with metallic damper.” Proceedings of the 15th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (15SEE), Roorkee, India.

 

Patents

Combined Metallic Yielding Device, Status: Filed

1. Smart Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Strengthening System for Civil Infrastructure
Funding Agency : Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Su Suriya Prakash
Co-investigator: Dr. Romanbabu Oinam
Duration/Starting Year: 2019
Status: Completed

2. Seismic Strengthening of Open Ground Storey Building using RC Shear Wall
Funding Agency : SuG
Principal Investigator: Dr. Romanbabu Oinam
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2019
Status: Completed

Conference Attended

1. 15th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (15SEE)
Dr. Romanbabu Oinam
Details : Dr. Romanbabu Oinam
Institute : IIT Roorkee
Place : Roorkee
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 2014-12-12 to 2014-12-12

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Current B.Tech

  Image Name Email Project Title/Area of Research Duration
1 Mr. Bommin Bam ce18b030@iittp.ac.in Evaluation of shear strength of fiber-reinforced concrete beams 2018 -2022
2 Mr. Premsukh Mund ce18b023@iittp.ac.in Evaluation of shear strength of fiber-reinforced concrete beams 2018 -2022

Current M.Tech

  Image Name Email Project Title/Area of Research Duration
1 Mr. Manjeet Khadka manjeet_khadka@iitg.ac.in Seismic strengthening of non-ductile reinforced concrete open ground story frames using buckling-restrained braces 2021 -2023

Current Research Scholars

  Image Name Email Project Title/Area of Research Duration
1 Ms. Srilakshmi Lolla ce19s501@iittp.ac.in Seismic strengthening of shear deficient flexural member using local modification technique 2019 -2022
2 Mr. Abhilash M ce20d501@iittp.ac.in Seismic design and collapse-performance assessment of reinforced concrete shear wall structures 2020 -2025
3 Mr. Sanjeev Kumar sanjeev.ku@iitg.ac.in Development and Parametric Study of a Novel Hybrid Yielding Damping Device 2020 -2025

Completed B.Tech

  Image Name Email Project Title/Area of Research Duration
1 Mr. Vysyaraju Praneeth Sai tce15b029@iittp.ac.in Analysis and design of staggered concentrically braced steel frames 2015 -2019
2 Mr. Bobbili Uday Kumar tce15b004@iittp.ac.in Analysis and design of reinforced concrete shear wall systems 2015 -2019
3 Mr. Rajesh Gunta ce16b025@iittp.ac.in Performance evaluation of steel fiber concrete under monotonic load 2016 -2022
4 Mr. Umar Alam ce16b028@iittp.ac.in Seismic analysis of stiffness regular and irregular reinforced concrete buildings 2016 -2020
5 Mr. Nadimpally Mounic Kumar ce17b017@iittp.ac.in Finite element modelling of buckling restrained brace (BRB) system 2017 -2021
6 Mr. Kunaparaju Preetham Varma ce17b013@iittp.ac.in Design of steel frames with buckling restrained braces (BRBs) 2017 -2021
7 Ms. Singu Naga Supraja ce17b023@iittp.ac.in Analysis of a degraded structure using a commercial FE software 2017 -2021

Completed M.Tech

  Image Name Email Project Title/Area of Research Duration
1 Mr. Mayank Sharma ce19m019@iittp.ac.in Seismic design of buckling restrained braced frames 2019 -2021
2 Ms. Saranya R ce19m022@iittp.ac.in Seismic rehabilitation of corroded damaged beam using local modifications technique 2019 -2021
3 Ms. Sowmiya M ce19m017@iittp.ac.in Real-time hybrid simulation for concentrically braced frames building 2019 -2021