Department of Civil Engineering

Hrishikesh Sharma

Associate Professor
Ph.D (2012) Civil Engineering, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

0361-258 3326 shrishi[at]iitg.ac.in

Research Area: *Impact and Blast Resistant Design *Reliability Analysis and Performance Based Engineering *Design and Optimization of Protection Measures

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Ph.D (2012) Civil Engineering, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
M.S. (2007) Civil Engineering, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
B.E. (2003) Structural Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Experience

Assistant Professor (December 2011 to Present), Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati, India
Graduate Assistant (June 2006 to August 2011), Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Research Fellow (September 2003 to January 2004), Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India

UG Courses taught/teaching

ME101 Engineering Mechanics (Tutorial)
CE202 Solid Mechanics
CE205 Structural Analysis - I
CE305 Reinforced Concrete Design
CE402 Design Project
CE411
CE412
CE504 Advanced Structural Design
CE513
CE604
CE616 Blast and Impact Resistant Structures

Laboratory Set Up
Developed one of its kind Laboratory BHISM (Blast and Heavy Impact Simulating Mechanism Laboratory) in South-East Asia to conduct Full Scale Testing on Specimen

Technical Material Development
Development of one of its kind Course in India on Blast and Impact Design CE 616: Blast and Impact Resistant Structures (Open Elective B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD.)

MOOCS COURSE
Capacity Based Design Software (CBDS): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lsgWUK_JN1SzZZO7ie_7NvTBNQj_k_Yo?usp=drive_link

Research

Impact and Contact Mechanics
Blast Analysis and Resistant Design
Risk Assessment and Reliability Analysis
Performance-based Engineering
Design of Protection Measures for Severe Loading

Awards

International Education Scholarship, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Civil Engineering Scholarship, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

Technical Reports

Briaud, J-L, Hurlebaus, S., Chang, K-A., Yao, C., Sharma, H., Yu, O-Y., Darby, C., Hunt, B. E., Price, G.R. “Realtime Monitoring Of Bridge Scour Using Remote Monitoring Technology,” Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, FHWA/TX-11/0-6060-1, October 2010.
Trejo, D., Hurlebaus, S., Gardoni, P., Sharma, H., Mathakari, S. “Design of a Bridge Bumper to Protect Bridge Girders against Collisions of Overheight Vehicles,” Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, 150611–00008, 2007.

Book Chapter

1. S. TalapaReddy, J. Gangolu, H. Sharma and Y. Sreevalli, "International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics", A Novel Numerical Method for Reinforced Concrete (RC) Members Subjected to Blast Loading , Springer Nature Singapore ,pp.179-196 [2022]

2. K Bhuyan, KK Jujjavarapu and H Sharma, "Advances in Structural Technologies", Performance Evaluation of Two-Way RC Slab Subjected to Blast Loading Using Finite Element Analysis , Springer Singapore ,pp.57-70 [2020]

3. J Debnath and H Sharma, "National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management", Convergence Study of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints Under Impact Loads , Springer International Publishing ,pp.601-609 [2020]

Journal Publications

1. Saxena, S., & Sharma, H. , "Prediction and assessment of optimal concrete compositions for overall radiation protection and reduced global warming potential.", Scientific Reports , vol.15 (1) ,pp.5785 [2025] , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89683-w

2. Saxena, S., Kumar, S., & Sharma, H., "A novel computational framework for efficient nuclear containment design: structural integrity, radiation shielding, and reliability assessment.", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.260 ,pp.111038 [2025] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2025.111038

3. Kumar, S., Saxena, S., & Sharma, H., "Design and development of blast and heavy impact simulating mechanism for blast-resistant design and validation of structures.", Research Square (Research Square) [2025] , https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7260523/v1

4. Kumar, R., & Sharma, H., "Physics-informed machine learning approach for the prediction of critical column and explosive demolition planning of frame structure.", Structures , vol.79 ,pp.109630 [2025] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.109630

5. Saxena, S., Kumar, S., Sharma, H., & Kumari, P., "Quantitative assessment of steel reinforcement effects on Gamma-Ray shielding in reinforced concrete using Monte Carlo simulations.", Case Studies in Construction Materials , vol.23 ,pp.e05023 [2025] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05023

6. Bhuyan, K., & Sharma, H. , "Probabilistic capacity models and fragility estimate for NRC and UHSC panels subjected to contact blast.", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.242 ,pp.109683 [2024] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109683

7. Kumar, S., Saxena, S., Sharma, H., Gangolu, J., & Prabhu, T. A. , "Development of design guidelines using probabilistic framework for the development of smart thickening fluid based ultra resistant adaptive kinematic soft human armor (SURAKSHA).", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.236 ,pp.109277 [2023] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109277

8. Gangolu, J., Daudeville, L., Gangolu, A. R., & Sharma, H., "Improvement of probabilistic models for prediction of Missile-Impact effects on reinforced concrete protective panels using an experimental and numerical database.", Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities , vol.37 (5) ,pp.04023036 [2023] , https://doi.org/10.1061/jpcfev.cfeng-4316

9. Gangolu, J., Kishore, K. B., & Sharma, H. , "Probabilistic demand models and reliability based code calibration for reinforced concrete column and beam subjected to blast loading.", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.240 ,pp.109577 [2023] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109577

10. Gangolu, J., Kumar, A., Bhuyan, K., & Sharma, H. , "Performance-based probabilistic capacity models for reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete protective structures subjected to missile impact.", International Journal of Impact Engineering , vol.164 ,pp.104207 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104207

11. Gangolu, J., Kumar, A., Bhuyan, K., & Sharma, H., "Probabilistic demand models and performance-based fragility estimates for concrete protective structures subjected to missile impact.", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.223 ,pp.108497 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108497

12. Gangolu, J., Kumar, A., & Sharma, H., "Performance-Based code calibration and total probability of failure of the nuclear containment structure subjected to missile impact.", Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction , vol.27 (3) ,pp.04022027 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000702

13. Kumar, S., Saxena, S., & Sharma, H., "Ballistic performance Evaluation of High-Performance fabric due to interyarn friction.", ractice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction , vol.27 (4) ,pp.04022043 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)sc.1943-5576.0000721

14. Kishore, K. B., Gangolu, J., Ramancha, M. K., Bhuyan, K., & Sharma, H., "Performance-based probabilistic deflection capacity models and fragility estimation for reinforced concrete column and beam subjected to blast loading.", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.227 ,pp.108729 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108729

15. Bhuyan, K., & Sharma, H., "Reliability analysis & performance-based code calibration for slabs/walls of protective structures subject to air blast loading.", Reliability Engineering & System Safety , vol.228 ,pp.108751 [2022] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108751

16. Bhuyan, K., Sah, A. K., & Sharma, H., "Practical application of high strength concrete matrix for use in defense establishments", Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India [2019]

17. Jasawanth, G., Kumar, S., & Sharma, H., "Impact testing Facility: BHISM for Performance Based Design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures", Procedia Engineering , vol.173 ,pp.563-569, [2017] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.12.095

18. Sharma, H., Gardoni, P., & Hurlebaus, S. , "Performance‐Based probabilistic capacity models and fragility estimates for RC columns subject to vehicle collision. ", Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering , vol.30 (7) ,pp.555-569, [2015] , https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12135

19. Sharma, H., Gardoni, P., & Hurlebaus, S., "Probabilistic demand model and performance-based fragility estimates for RC column subject to vehicle collision.", Engineering Structures , vol.74 ,pp.86-95, [2014] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.05.017

20. Sharma, H., Hurlebaus, S., & Gardoni, P., "Performance-based response evaluation of reinforced concrete columns subject to vehicle impact.", International journal of impact Engineering , vol.43 ,pp.52-62, [2012] , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.11.007

21. Sharma, H., Hurlebaus, S., & Gardoni, P., "Development of a Bridge Bumper to Protect Bridge Girders from Overheight Vehicle Impacts.", Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering , vol.23 (6) ,pp.415-426, [2008] , https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8667.2008.00548.x

Conference Publications

1. Debnath, J., Kumar, A., & Sharma, H., "Numerical investigation of Reinforced-concrete beam-column joints under contact and close-in blast application.", ASPS Conference Proceedings , vol.1 (4) ,pp.1203-1208, [2022]

2. Jaswanth Gangolu, Suman Kumar, Ajay Kumar and Hrishikesh Sharma, "Numerical Technique for Prestressing Post-Tensioning Members Subject to Missile Impact Load", Proc., Int. Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation. (ICCMS19SD105126) [2019]

3. Suman Kumar and Hrishikesh Sharma, "Development of BHISM for Performance based Blast Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures", ICCMS , vol.2016 ,pp.219-222, [2016]

4. Sharma, H., Samanta, S., Kishore, K. B., & Singh, R. K., "Capacity estimation of RC slab of a nuclear containment structure subject to impact loading.", Advances in Structural Engineering: Mechanics, Volume One , Springer India ,pp.301-312, [2014]

5. Sharma, H., & Hurlebaus, S. , "Overheight collision protection measures for bridges.", Structures Congress 2012 ,pp.790-797, [2012]

6. Sharma, H., Gardoni, P., & Hurlebaus, S. , "Performance–based probabilistic capacity models and fragility estimates for reinforced concrete column subject to vehicle collision.", 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP , Taylor and Francis Inc. ,pp.1152-1159, [2011]

7. C. Yao, C. Darby, H. Sharma, S. Hurlebaus, G.R. Price, K.-A. Chang, B.E. Hunt, O.-Y. Yu, J.-L. Briaud, C, "Scour Monitoring Development for Two Bridges in Texas", 5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion ,pp.958-967, [2010]

8. Briaud, J., Yao, C., Darby, C., Sharma, H., Hurlebaus, S., Chang, K., Hunt, B. E., PE, & Yu, O., "Motion Sensors for Scour Monitoring: Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations.", Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting ,pp.10-14, [2010]

9. Sharma, H., Hurlebaus, S., & Gardoni, P. , "A probabilistic model for the estimation of shear capacity of bridge piers subjected to dynamic loading.", Structures Congress ,pp.1-10, [2009]

Patents

1) Title: BAMBOO FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FRANGIBLE STRUCTURES FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY Authors: Hrishikesh Sharma and Suman Kumar, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI. India A K Sharma and D S Gariva, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Indian Patent No. IN201831024409A, Filing Date: 2018-06-29, Publishing Date: 2020-01-03 |International Patent No: WO2020003020A1, Filing Date: 2019-05-15, Publishing Date: 2020-01-02

2) Title: A BLAST SIMULATOR FOR TESTING OF SPECIMENS OF VARIABLE DIMENSIONS. !Authors: Hrishikesh Sharma and Suman Kumar. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI,India Indian Patent No. IN201831017926A, Filing Date: 2018-05-12, Publishing Date: |2019-11-15, International Patent No: WO2019220302A1, Filing Date: 2019-05-13, Publishing Date: 2019-11-21

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Conference Attended

1. Seminar on Pre Fab Structures Hrishikesh Sharma Details : Hrishikesh Sharma Institute : MES Place : Chandigarh Type of Conference : National Date of Conference : 2015-10-09 to 2015-10-09

Invited

1. TEQIP II Workshop on Dynamic Response and Structure Health Monitoring, DRSHM Hrishikesh Sharma Details : Hrishikesh Sharma Institute : NIT Silchar Place : Assam, India Type of Conference : National Date of Conference : 2014-01-06 to 2014-01-06
2. SEC 2014 Hrishikesh Sharma Details : Hrishikesh Sharma Institute : - Place : New Delhi Type of Conference : National Date of Conference : 2014-10-22 to 2014-10-22

1. QIP Workshop Impact and Blast Resistant Structures Hrishikesh Sharma Details : Hrishikesh Sharma Institute : IIT Guwahati Place : India Type of Conference : National Date of Conference : 2015-03-23 to 2015-03-23

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