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Hemant B. Kaushik

Hemant B. Kaushik

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Ph.D. (2006) Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

0361-258 2427    hemantbk[at]iitg.ac.in

Research Area: *Earthquake Resistant Design *Nonlinear Behaviour of Structures *Retrofitting of Structures *Finite Element Modeling3.


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  • Ph.D. (2006) Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • M.Tech. (2000) Structural Engineering, Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (Now VNIT), Nagpur, India
  • B.E. (1996) Civil Engineering, Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (Now VNIT) Nagpur, India

Experience

  • Associate Dean (Since November 2021), Academic Affairs (Online Programs), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Head (Since August 2019), Centre for Educational Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Professor (Since January 2019), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Associate Professor (March 2014 - December 2018), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Assistant Professor (December 2007 - February 2014), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Senior Project Scientist (December 2006 - December 2007), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • Senior Project Associate (February 2000 - July 2000), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • Project Engineer (Civil) (June 1996 - August 1998) M/s. Hindustan Builders, Nagpur, India

Association with Other Institutes/Departments/Centres

  • Associated Faculty (Since July 2021), Centre for Disaster Management and Research, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Associated Faculty (July 2016 - July 2018), Centre for Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

Under Graduate Courses taught/teaching

  • ME101: Engineering Mechanics
  • CE202: Solid Mechanics
  • CE302: Structural Analysis II
  • CE309: Design of Structures II
  • CE312: Seminar Course
  • CE402: Design Project

 

Post Graduate Courses taught/teaching

  • DM501: Fundamentals of Disaster Management
  • CE512: Structural Engineering Laboratory
  • CE606: Earthquake Engineering
  • CE615: Design of Masonry Structures
  • RT511: Earthquake Resistant Rural Housing

 

Research

  • Earthquake Resistant Design of structures
  • Nonlinear Behavior of Structures
  • Retrofitting of Structures
  • Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Structures
  • Earthquake Damage Surveys

Awards

  • Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) since 2020.
  • The paper "Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load", published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures 2020 (ICMMS2020) organized by National Institute of Technology Calicut, India on 14-15 July 2020, has received the Best Paper Award in the theme “Concrete and Masonry Structures”.
  • The paper "Historic Earthquake-Resilient Structures in Nepal and Other Himalayan Regions and Their Seismic Restoration", published in the Earthquake Spectra: Special Issue on the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake, December 2017, has been chosen as the 2019 recipient of the David Fischetti Award presented by the Preservation Engineering Technical Committee (PETC) of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT), USA. The award recognizes an outstanding article in a peer-reviewed publication that advances the field of conservation engineering. https://www.apti.org/david-fischetti-award
  • INAE Young Associate since 2013 (Indian National Academy of Engineering).
  • INAE Young Engineer Award 2010 (Indian National Academy of Engineering).
  • The paper “Influence of Masonry Properties on Lateral Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames”, published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ICSEM-2013) organized by National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India on 20-22 December 2013 has received the Best Paper Award in the conference.
  • Associate Scribe of "Earthquake Engineering Practice" a quarterly periodical published by National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
  • Received fellowship under the Indian National Academy of Engineering scheme "Mentoring of Engineering Teachers by INAE Fellows" to work at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India during the summer of 2009.

Book Chapters/Refereed Technical Reports

  1. Naskar, S., Das, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), “Modification and Modeling of Experiments with Bi-directional Loading on Reinforced Concrete Columns”, In: S. Dutta et al. (eds.), Advances in Structural Vibrations: Select Proceedings of ICOVP 2017, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 185-197, Springer, Singapore. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5862-7_16.

  2. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), “Assessment of Important Parameters for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings: A Review”, In: Adhikari S., Dutta A., Choudhury S. (eds.), Advances in Structural Technologies, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 81. Springer, Singapore. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5235-9_20.

  3. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), “Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 936 (2020) 012020, IOP Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/936/1/012020.

  4. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), “Seismic Fragility of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Vertical Irregularities”, In Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 2, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Volume 12, Rama Mohan Rao, A., and Ramanjaneyulu, K. (eds.), Springer Nature, PP. 571-583. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0365-4, ISBN: 978-981-13-0364-7.

  5. Lizundia, B., Shrestha, S.N., Bevington, J., Davidson, R., Jaiswal, K., Jimee, G.K., Kaushik, H.B., Kumar, H., Kupec, J., Mitrani-Reiser, J., Poland, C., Shrestha, S., Welton-Mitchell, C., Tremayne, H., and Ortiz, M. (2016), "M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015 and its Aftershocks", EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Team Report, May 2016, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California.
    http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/2015-04-25-nepal/files/2016/05/Nepal-Gorkha-Earthquake-Report-Reduced.pdf

  6. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “Non-linear Behavior of Weak Brick-Strong Mortar Masonry in Compression”, in Advances in Structural Engineering: Materials, Vol. 2, Matsagar, V. (Editor), Springer.

  7. Kaushik, H.B., and Srinivasan, D. (Editors) (2012), “Seventh National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium - Abstract Book”, Seventh National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 12-14 October 2012, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati.
    http://www.iitg.ernet.in/7natfoe/7NatFoE-Abstract.pdf

  8. Kaushik, H.B., and Ravindra Babu, K.S. (2012), “Assam-type House”, World Housing Encyclopedia Report No. 154, Published by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), USA and International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), Japan.
    http://www.world-housing.net/WHEReports/wh100172.pdf

  9. Kaushik, H.B., Dasgupta, K., Sahoo, D.R., and Kharel, G. (2006), “Reconnaissance report: Sikkim earthquake of 14 February, 2006”, National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India.
    www.nicee.org/Sikkim.php, www.eeri.org/lfe/india_sikkim.html

Research Articles in Journals

  1. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), "Assessment of Seismic Design Provisions for Confined Masonry using Experimental and Numerical Approaches", Engineering Structures, Vol 245, 15 october 2021, Elsevier, 112864. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112864.

  2. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2021), "Development of a Novel V-D Strut Model for Seismic Analysis of Confined Masonry Buildings", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 147(3), March 2021, ASCE, 04021001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002941.

  3. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), "Experimental Evaluation of Full-Scale URM Buildings Strengthened using Surface-Mounted Steel Bands", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 147(2), February 2021, ASCE, 04020337. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002919.

  4. Chand, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Das, S. (2020), "Material Characterization of Traditional Assam-type Wooden Houses in North-Eastern India", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol 32(12), December 2020, ASCE, 04020384. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003492.

  5. Chand, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Das, S. (2020), “Lateral load behavior of connections in Assam-type wooden houses in the Himalayan region of India”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol 261, 20 November 2020, Elsevier, 119904. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119904.

  6. Choudhury, T., Milani, G., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Experimental and Numerical Analyses of Unreinforced Masonry Wall Components and Building", Construction and Building Materials, Vol 257, 10 October 2020, Elsevier, 119599. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119599.

  7. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (In Press), "Influence of Individual Wall Strengths on Lateral Strength of URM Buildings Constructed using Low-Strength Masonry", Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2020.1742253. Published Online: 17 April 2020

  8. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2020), "Component Level Fragility Estimation for Vertically Irregular Reinforced Concrete Frames", Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol 24(6), Taylor & Francis, pp. 947-971.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2018.1453413. Published Online: 22 March 2018.

  9. Basha, S.H., Surendran, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Empirical Models for Lateral Stiffness and Strength of Masonry Infilled RC Frames Considering the Influence of Openings", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 146(4), April 2020, ASCE, 04020021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002562.

  10. Choudhury, T., Kumar, V., Rashid, F., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Strengthening of New Market Building Damaged after January 04, 2016 Imphal (India) Earthquake", Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol 34(2), April 2020, ASCE, 04019116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001392.

  11. Naskar, S., Das, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Retrieval of True Lateral Load-Deformation Behaviour of Axially Loaded Columns from Experimental Data", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 146(3), March 2020, ASCE, 04020007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002522.

  12. Nithin, V.L., Das, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Stochastic Simulation of Fully Nonstationary Aftershock Ground Motions from Known Preceding Main Shock", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol 130, March 2020,  Elsevier, 106006. DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.106006.

  13. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2019), "Sustainable housing using confined masonry buildings", SN Applied Sciences, 1:983, September 2019, Springer Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1020-4.

  14. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2019), "Treatment of Uncertainties in Seismic Fragility Assessment of RC Frames with Masonry Infill Walls", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol 126, November 2019, Elsevier, 105771. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105771.

  15. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2019), "Investigation on Improving the Shear Behavior of Columns in Masonry Infilled RC Frames under Lateral Loads", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol 17(7), June 2019, Springer Nature B.V., pp 3995–4026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-019-00622-3.

  16. Chand, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Das, S. (2019), “Lateral Load Behavior of Traditional Assam-Type Wooden Housing”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 145(8), August 2019, ASCE, 04019072. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002359.

  17. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B., (2019), "A Novel Macromodel for Prediction of Shear Failure in Columns of Masonry Infilled RC Frames under Earthquake Loading", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol 17(4), Springer Nature B.V., pp. 2219-2244. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-00537-5.

  18. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018), "Seismic Response Sensitivity to Uncertain Variables in RC Frames with Infill Walls", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 144(10), October 2018, ASCE, 04018184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002190.

  19. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018), "Seismic Fragility of Open Ground Storey RC Frames with Wall Openings for Vulnerability Assessment", Engineering Structures, Vol 155, 15 January 2018, Elsevier, pp. 345-357.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.11.023.

  20. Joshi, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2017), "Historic Earthquake Resilient Structures in Nepal and other Himalayan Regions and Their Seismic Restoration", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33(S1), December 2017, EERI, USA, S299-S319. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1193/121616EQS240M. This paper has received the 2019 David Fischetti Award (https://www.apti.org/david-fischetti-award).

  21. Rai, D.C., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2017), "M6.7 January 4, 2016 Imphal Earthquake: Dismal Performance of Publicly-Funded Buildings", Current Science, Vol 113(12), 25 December 2017, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, pp. 2341-2350. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v113/i12/2341-2350

  22. Nithin, V.L., Das, S., and Kaushik, H.B., (2017), "Wavelet-based Simulation of Scenario-specific Nonstationary Accelerograms and their GMPE Compatibility", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol 99 (August 2017), Elsevier, pp. 56-67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.05.007.

  23. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B., (2016), "Behavior and Failure Mechanisms of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames (in Low-Rise Buildings) subject to Lateral Loading", Engineering Structures, Vol 111, 15 March 2016, Elsevier, pp. 233-245. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.12.034.

  24. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B., (2016), "Suitability of Fly Ash Brick Masonry as Infill in Reinforced Concrete Frames", Materials and Structures, Vol 49(9), September 2016, Springer Publications, Co-published with RILEM, pp. 3831-3845. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-015-0757-5.

  25. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2015), "Vulnerability Analysis of Buildings for Seismic Risk Assessment: A Review", The Bridge and Structural Engineer, The journal of the Indian National Group (ING) of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 45(1), March 2015, pp. 63-76.

  26. Choudhury, T., Milani, G., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “Comprehensive numerical approaches for the design and safety assessment of masonry buildings retrofitted with steel bands in developing countries: The case of India”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol 85, Elsevier, 15 June 2015, pp. 227-246.

  27. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “Evaluation of Non-linear Material Properties of Fly Ash Brick Masonry under Compression and Shear”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27(8), ASCE, August 2015: 04014227.

  28. Kaushik, H.B., and Dasgupta, K. (2013), “Assessment of Seismic Vulnerability of Structures in Sikkim, India, based on Damage Observation during Two Recent Earthquakes”, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 27(6), ASCE, December 2013, pp. 697-720.

  29. Surendran, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2012), “Masonry Infill RC Frames with Openings: Review of In-plane Lateral Load Behaviour and Modeling Approaches”, The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, 6, pp. 126-154.

  30. Kaushik, H.B. (2011), “Importance of Effective Stiffness Properties of RC Members in Seismic Analysis and Design of Structures”, Annals of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), VIII, pp. 191-196.

  31. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2009), “Effectiveness of some strengthening options for masonry-infilled RC frames with open first storey”, Journal of Structural Engineering, 135(8), ASCE, August 2009, pp. 925-937.

  32. Kaushik, H.B., and Jain, S.K. (2009), “Earthquake Engineering: Meeting Report”, Current Science, 97(1), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, 10 July 2009, pp. 13-15.

  33. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2007), “Stress-strain characteristics of clay brick masonry under uniaxial compression”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 19(9), ASCE, September 2007, pp. 728-739.

  34. Kaushik, H.B., and Jain, S.K. (2007), “Impact of great December 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami on structures in Port Blair”, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 21(2), ASCE, March/April 2007, pp. 128-142.

  35. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2007), “Uniaxial Compressive Stress-Strain Model for Clay Brick Masonry”, Current Science, 92(4), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, 25 February 2007, pp. 497-501.

  36. Rai, D.C., Kumar, K., and Kaushik, H.B. (2006), “Ultimate flexural strength of reinforced concrete circular hollow sections”, The Indian Concrete Journal, 80(12, The Associated Cement Companies, Thane, India, December 2006, pp. 39-45.

  37. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2006), “Code approaches to seismic design of masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames: A state-of-the-art review”, Earthquake Spectra, 22(4), EERI, USA, November 2006, pp. 961-983.

  38. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2006), “A case for use of dynamic analysis in designing for earthquake forces”, Current Science, 91(7), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, 10 October 2006, pp. 874-877.

  39. Kaushik, H.B., Dasgupta, K., Sahoo, D.R., and Kharel, G. (2006), “Performance of structures during the Sikkim earthquake of 14 February 2006”, Current Science, 91(4), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, 25 August 2006, pp. 449-455. Reprinted by Earthquake Hazard Center, New Zealand, April 2007.

  40. Murty, C.V.R., Rai, D.C., Jain, S.K., Kaushik, H.B., Mondal, G., and Dash, S.R. (2006), “Performance of structures in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) during the December 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami”, Earthquake Spectra, 22(S3), EERI, USA, Special Issue June 2006, pp. S321-S354.

  41. Rai, D.C., Murty, C.V.R., Jain, S.K., Kaushik, H.B., Mondal, G., Dash, S.R., Tang, A., Yashinsky, M., and Eskijian, M., (2006), “The effect of the December 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami on transportation systems in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands”, Earthquake Spectra, 22(S3), EERI, USA, Special Issue June 2006, pp. S561-S579.

  42. Tang, A., Rai, D.C., Ames, D., Dash, S.R., Eskijian, M., Jain, S.K., Kaushik, H.B., McLaughlin, J., Mondal, G., Murthy, P.A.K., Murty, C.V.R., Murugesh, G., Plant, G., Rao, S., and Yashinsky, M. (2006), “Lifeline systems in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) after the December 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami”, Earthquake Spectra, 22(S3), EERI, USA, Special Issue June 2006, pp. S581-S606.

  43. Kaushik, H.B., and Rai, D.C. (2006), “An insight into the flexibility of light beam-to-column connections”, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), 86(CV/4), CE Division, February 2006, pp. 171-176.

Research Articles in Conferences and Workshops

  1. Kaushik, H.B., Chand, B., and Das, S. (2020), "Cyclic Load Testing of Full-Scale Assam-Type Wooden House for Evaluation of Lateral Capacity", Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 14-18 September 2020, Paper No. C001412, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.

  2. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), "Effectiveness of Code Approaches in Seismic Design of Confined Masonry Walls", Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 14-18 September 2020, Paper No. C003787, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.

  3. Das, S., Naskar, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Evaluation of Global Seismic Damage Index Based on the Measurable Response Quantities of Structures", Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 14-18 September 2020, Paper No. C003563, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.

  4. Singhal, V., Tripathy, D., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Seismic Strengthening of Heritage Masonry Building: A Case Study", Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 14-18 September 2020, Paper No. C003591, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.

  5. Das, S., Nithin, V.L., and Kaushik, H.B. (2020), "Stochastic Conditional Simulation of Aftershock Accelerograms Given the Parent Main Shock", Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 14-18 September 2020, Paper No. C001237, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.

  6. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), "Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load", Proceedings of International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures 2020 (ICMMS2020), 14-15 July 2020, Paper No. CMS045, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. This paper has received the Best Paper Award in the theme “Concrete and Masonry Structures”.

  7. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2019), "Experimental Evaluation of an Unreinforced Masonry Building Strengthened with Steel Bands", In P.B. Dillon & F.S. Fonseca (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth North American Masonry Conference. Paper presented at the 13th North American Masonry Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah (pp. 1530–1541). Longmont, CO: The Masonry Society. c 2019 TMS (16-19 June).  ISSN 1053-2366.

  8. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2019), "Purview of Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis Procedures on Seismic Fragility Estimation of RC Buildings with Masonry Infills", Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Structural Technologies (CoAST-2019), 1-3 February 2019, Paper No. 104, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, India.

  9. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2019), "Assessment of Important Parameters for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Structural Technologies (CoAST-2019), 1-3 February 2019, Paper No. 138, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, India.

  10. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018), "Assessment of In-plane Capacity of Unreinforced Masonry Walls", Proceedings of 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, 20-22 December 2018, Paper No. 262, IIT Roorkee, India.

  11. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018), "A Simplified Approach to Analytical Modeling of Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, 20-22 December 2018, Paper No. 247, IIT Roorkee, India.

  12. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018), "Sensitivity of Seismic Response of Vertically Irregular Masonry Infilled RC Frames to Critical Uncertain Parameters", Proceedings of 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, 20-22 December 2018, Paper No. 281, IIT Roorkee, India.

  13. Chand, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Das, S. (2018), "Influence of Openings on Seismic Behavior of Traditional Assam-type Wooden House", Proceedings of 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, 20-22 December 2018, Paper No. 278, IIT Roorkee, India.

  14. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), "Seismic fragility flow plots for risk assessment of reinforced concrete buildings with open ground storey", Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development - Opportunities and Challenges (CESDOC 2018), 18-19 December 2018, Paper No. SIN0302, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India.

  15. Chand, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Das, S. (2018), "Study of Seismic Performance of Traditional Assam-type Wooden House", Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development - Opportunities and Challenges (CESDOC 2018), 18-19 December 2018, Paper No. SRD0101, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India.

  16. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), "Steel Bands: A sustainable strengthening technique to strengthen unreinforced masonry buildings", Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development - Opportunities and Challenges (CESDOC 2018), 18-19 December 2018, Paper No. SIN0312, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India.

  17. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), "Sustainable housing using confined masonry buildings", Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development - Opportunities and Challenges (CESDOC 2018), 18-19 December 2018, Paper No. SRD0103, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India.

  18. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), “Numerical and Experimental Study on Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Various Opening Configurations Strengthened with Steel Bands”, Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Masonry Conference, 11-14 February 2018, Sydney, Australia.

  19. Naskar, S., Das, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2017). “Modification and Modelling of Experiments with Bi-directional Loading on Reinforced Concrete Columns”, 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP), 29 November - 02 December 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.

  20. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2017), “A Simplified Method for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of RC Buildings with Open Ground Storey”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 9-13 January 2017, Paper No. 1684, Santiago, Chile.

  21. Nithin, V.L., Das, S., and Kaushik, H.B. (2017), “Seismic scenario specific ground motion simulations consistent with ground motion prediction equation”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 9-13 January 2017, Paper No. 2143, Santiago, Chile.

  22. Chand, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Das, S. (2017), “Experimental Study on Traditional Assam-type Wooden House for Seismic Assessment”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 9-13 January 2017, Paper No. 2431, Santiago, Chile.

  23. Lizundia, B., Kaushik, H.B., Kupec, J., Shrestha, S., and Welton-Mitchell, C. (2017), “Investigating Community Resilience in Chautara, Nepal”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 9-13 January 2017, Paper No. 2522, Santiago, Chile.

  24. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2017), “Predicting Shear Failure in Columns of Masonry Infilled RC Frames using Macro-Modeling Approach”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 9-13 January 2017, Paper No. 3168, Santiago, Chile.

  25. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2016), “Seismic Fragility of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Vertical Irregularities”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2016), 21-23 December 2016, Paper ID 469, CSIR-SERC, Chennai, INDIA.

  26. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “Influence of Collector Beams on Lateral Load Response of RC Frames with Masonry Infills”, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP), December 14-17, 2015, Paper No. O0272, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.

  27. Chand, B., Thomas, J., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “A Novel Method for Seismic Strengthening of Open Ground Story Buildings”, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP), December 14-17, 2015, Paper No. O0168, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.

  28. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “Seismic Fragility of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames with Open Ground Story”, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP), December 14-17, 2015, Paper No. O0202, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.

  29. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2014), “Non-linear Behavior of Weak Brick-Strong Mortar Masonry in Compression”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2014), 22-24 December 2014, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.

  30. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2013), “Influence of Masonry Properties on Lateral Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ICSEM-2013), 20-22 December 2013, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, Paper No. 031. This paper received the Best Paper Award in the conference.

  31. Basha, S.H., and Kaushik, H.B. (2012), “Evaluation of Shear Demand on Columns of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames”, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 24-28 September 2012, Portuguese Society for Earthquake Engineering, and International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), Lisbon, Portugal, Paper No. 601.

  32. Kaushik, H.B., and Dasgupta, K. (2012), “Observations on Performance of Structures during 18 September 2011 Sikkim (India) Earthquake”, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 24-28 September 2012, Portuguese Society for Earthquake Engineering, and International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), Lisbon, Portugal, Paper No. 5281.

  33. Murty, C.V.R., Rai, D.C., Kumar, H., Mitra, K., Bose, A.K., Kaushik, H.B., Pradeep Kumar, R., Jaiswal, A. (2012)  “A Methodology for documenting Housing Typologies in the Moderate-Severe Seismic Zones”, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 24-28 September 2012, Portuguese Society for Earthquake Engineering, and International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), Lisbon, Portugal, Paper No. 81.

  34. Parchuri, C.P., and Kaushik, H.B. (2011), “Use of RC Shear Walls in Strengthening of Open Ground Story RC Buildings”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011, 4-6 July 2011, The European Association for Structural Dynamics (EASD), and The Technological Institute of the Royal Flemish Society of Engineers (TI KVIV), Leuven, Belgium, Paper No. 960, pp. 419-426.

  35. Kaushik, H.B., and Mane, A.L. (2010), “Effect of cracked section on lateral response of RC structures”, Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 30 August-03 September 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia, Paper No. 1649.

  36. Kaushik, H.B., and Manchanda, S.V. (2010), “Influence of ductile detailing on behaviour of masonry infilled RC frames”, Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 30 August-03 September 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia, Paper No. 1575.

  37. Kaushik, H.B., and Sanganee, D.A. (2010), “Analytical investigations of confined masonry constructions”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Earthquake Symposium, Bangladesh, 05-06 March 2010, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Bangladesh Earthquake Society, pp. 223-230.

  38. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2008), “Importance of Lime on Compressive Behaviour of Burnt Clay Brick Masonry”, 8th International Seminar on Structural Masonry, 05-07 November 2008, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, pp. 157-164.

  39. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2008), “A rational approach to analytical modeling of masonry infills in reinforced concrete frame buildings”, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 12-17 October 2008, Beijing, China.

  40. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2007), “Evaluation of code-specified strengthening schemes for open first-storey in masonry-infilled RC frames”, 8th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 5-7 December 2007, Singapore.

  41. Kaushik, H.B., Rai, D.C., and Jain, S.K. (2007), “Some strengthening options for RC buildings on stilts”, 3rd Structural Engineers World Congress, 2-7 November 2007, Bangalore, India.

  42. Kaushik, H.B. (2007), “Seismic vulnerability of RC frames with masonry infills”, National Workshop on Science & Technology in Disaster Management - Earthquake, Land Slide & Tsunami, 2-3 April, National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

  43. Kaushik, H.B., Dasgupta, K., Sahoo, D.R., and Kharel, G. (2006), “Performance of RC buildings during the Sikkim earthquake of 14 February 2006: a review”, 13th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Paper ID 047, 18-20 December, Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India, pp. 268-278.

  44. Kaushik, H.B. and Jain, S.K. (2006), “Performance of buildings in Port Blair (India) during the Great Sumatra earthquake of 26 December 2004”, Paper ID 610, Proceedings of Eighth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8NCEE), EERI, 18-22 April, San Francisco, USA.

  45. Dayal, U., Kaushik, H.B., Goswami, R. and Dasgupta, K. (2001), “Wharf failure at Navalakhi port due to Bhuj earthquake - a case study”, Proceedings of Workshop on Recent Earthquakes of Chamoli and Bhuj, Vol. 1, 24-26 May, DEQ, University of Roorkee, India, pp. 115-124.

  46. Kaushik, H.B. and Ingle, R.K. (2000), “Effect of finite size joint correction on earthquake analysis and design of staging for overhead service reservoirs”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2000), 5-8 January, 2000, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, pp. 419-424.

  47. Kalyani, R., Kaushik, H.B., Sukhija, P., Akella, K and Ingle, R.K. (1996), “Development of pre-processor and post-processor for SAP-IV using ‘C’ language”, B.E. project presented at INNOVATIONS 96 - BE Project Exhibition and Presentation Competition, 18-19 March, 1996, organized by Institution of Engineers (India), Nagpur local chapter and Vidarbha Industries Association.

 

Technical Reports, Newsletters

  1. Kaushik, H.B. (2018), "Structural Assessment of Kendriya Vidyalaya Building at Tura, Meghalaya", Project Report submitted to Deputy Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Regional Office Silchar.

  2. Kaushik, H.B. (2018), "Cost Effective Retrofitting Solution for Open Ground Storey Apartment Buildings in Guwahati", Project Report submitted to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, Government of Assam.

  3. Kaushik, H.B. and Talukdar, S. (2018), "Structural Assessment of a Collapsed Bailey Bridge over Turini River on NH-150 in Aizawl, Mizoram", Project Report submitted to Deputy Commissioner, Aizawl, Mizoram.

  4. Kaushik, H.B. and Borsaikia, A.Ch. (2016), "Investigation on the cracks observed at the top surface of deck lab of the Bridge bearing No. 70/3 (Chainage 69+6255.00 KM) belonging to National Highway Authority of India, Lumding, Hojai, Assam", Project Report submitted to Simplex Infrastructures Limited.

  5. Kaushik, H.B. (2016), "Non Destructive Testing and Concrete core cutting at Luxmi market and New market in Imphal, Manipur", Project Report submitted to Chief Engineer (Building), PWD Manipur.

  6. Kaushik, H.B. and Borsaikia, A.Ch. (2015), "Inspection of 5 nos. PEB Hangars at Air Force Station Jorhat", Project Report submitted to M/s Modern Prefab Systems Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon.

  7. Kaushik, H.B. (2015), "Feasibility study on construction of an additional floor in the administrative building of NRL, Golaghat, Assam", Project Report submitted to Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Golaghat, Assam.

  8. Kaushik, H.B. and Borsaikia, A.Ch. (2014), "Inspection of quality of Fabrication and Erection of Structures (hanger) at Air Force Station Borjhar", Project Report submitted to M/s Modern Prefab Systems Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon.

  9. Das, S. and Kaushik, H.B. (2014), "Review of Seismic Hazard Input for Safety Evaluation of Lower Subansiri Dam", Project Report submitted to NHPC Ltd, Gerukamukh, Dhemaji Assam.

  10. Kaushik, H.B. and Pradhan, B. (2013), “Quality evaluation of prestressed porcupine members”, Project Report submitted to Flood and River Erosion Management Agency of Assam (FREMAA), Guwahati.

  11. Kaushik, H.B. and Dasgupta, K. (2013), “Seismic design of pier and foundation of bridge over Umiam river at Shella, Meghalaya”, Project Report submitted to PWD (Roads) Meghalaya.

  12. Murty, C.V.R., Raghukanth, S.T.G., Menon, A., Goswami, R., Vijayanarayanan, A.R., Gandhi, S.R., Satyanarayana, K.N., Sheth, A., Rai, D.C., Mondal, G., Singhal, V., Parool, N., Pradhan, T., Jaiswal, A., Kaushik, H.B., Dasgupta, K., Chaurasia, A., Bhushan, S., Roy, D., and Pradeep Kumar, R. (2012), “The Mw 6.9 Sikkim-Nepal Border Earthquake of September 18, 2011”, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Special Earthquake Report - February 2012, Learning From Earthquakes Project, EERI, USA, 14p.

  13. Kaushik, H.B. (2010), “Assessment of structural safety of the war memorial structure at Laitkor, Shillong, Meghalaya”, Project Report submitted to Hindustan Prefab Limited, North Eastern Region, Shillong.

  14. Talukdar, S. and Kaushik, H.B. (2009), “Evaluation of the Degradation of Bank & Post Office Building at Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. and Suggestions for its Rectification”, Project Report submitted to Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Golaghat, Assam.

  15. Kaushik, H.B. (2009), “Assessment of structural safety of additional class rooms in Kendriya Vidyalaya at Lokra, Assam”, Project Report submitted to Arunachal Pradesh Public Works Department, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

  16. Kaushik, H.B. (2006), “Evaluation of strengthening options for masonry-infilled RC frames with open first-storey”, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India.

  17. Jain, S.K., Murty, C.V.R., Rai, D.C., Malik, J.N., Sheth, A.R., Jaiswal, A., Kaushik, H.B., Gandhi, P., Mondal, G., Sodhi, J.S., Kumar, G.S., Sanyal, S.A. and Dash, S.R. (2005), “The Great Sumatra earthquake and Indian ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004”, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Special Earthquake Report #3, EERI Newsletter, April, USA, 12p.

  18. Kaushik, H.B., Murty, C.V.R. and Jain, S.K. (2004), “Dynamic analysis of rail bridge at Patna across Ganga river in Bihar”, Project Report submitted to M/s. Rail India Technical and Economic Services Limited (RITES), New Delhi.

  19. Kaushik, H.B. (2000), “Dynamic analysis of overhead service reservoirs (OSR)”, Master of Technology Project Report, Applied Mechanics Department, Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (Now VNIT), Nagpur, India.

  20. Kalyani, R., Kaushik, H.B., Sukhija, P., and Akella, K (1996), “Development of pre-processor and post-processor for SAP-IV (Structural Analysis Program) using ‘C’ language”, Bachelor of Technology Project Report, Department of Civil Engineering, Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (Now VNIT), Nagpur, India.

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