RC Structures Strengthened with FRP for Earthquake Resistance

Earthquake Behavior and Design of RC Structures with FRP Bars.- FRP-based seismic retrofitting of RC columns.- Large Scale Testing and Durability Studies of FRP for Seismic Retrofitting of Columns.- Seismic strengthening and retrofitting of RC structures using Fibre reinforced composites.- Strengthening of RCC structural elements, components, and systems using Fiber Reinforced Polymers.- Conventional and emerging materials used in FRP-Concrete Composites for earthquake resistance.- Damage Detection and Localization in Fiber Reinforced.- Polymers(FRP) Members using Power Spectral Density Method.- Advantages and Limitations of Seismic Strengthening using FRP.- Seismic re-evaluation and retrofitting of a back-end nuclear facility in India: Deterministic and probabilistic approaches.- Retrofitting of RC structures using FRP techniques.- A study on ductility and energy absorption capacity of Reinforced concrete-filled UPVC Columns.- Seismic Behavior and Design Guidelines of FRP Reinforced High Strength Concrete Structures - An overview.- Shear strength enhancement of RCC Beams using CFRP.- Innovative seismic strengthening method with experimental support for different types of structures.- Behaviour of FRP wrapped Eccentrically Loaded RC Columns.

Professor Shamsher Bahadur Singh is a Fellow of six prominent organizations such as  Fellow of  American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE),  Fellow of Structural Engineering  Institute (F.SEI), Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), UK,Fellow of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructures (FCDRI), Fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE), Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE), Chartered Engineer (India) and holds a Professional Engineering (Civil) license from Michigan State, USA. He is a Recipient of several Fellowships, e.g., Post-doctorate Fellowship from Lawrence Technological University (LTU), USA, Quality Improvement Program (QIP) Fellowship at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Research Fellowship at Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, as well as National Merit Scholarship from Regional Engineering College (REC), Warangal, and Integrated scholarship at schools. He has more than 250 publications to his credit which include more than 200 research papers, 10 books, 14 research reports, and 25 book chapters, 2 theses, and 3 Patents.


Professor Murty received B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) and M.Tech. (Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering) degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, and Ph.D. degree with specialization in Earthquake Engineering from California Institute of Technology, USA. Currently, he P. S. Rao Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras. He teaches nonlinear structural analysis and ductile design of reinforced concrete and steel buildings and bridges. His primary R&D interest is nonlinear earthquake behavior of buildings and bridges towards developing displacement-based and energy-based earthquake-resistant designs.