Recent Advances in Structural Engineering

A Sustainable Concrete with Manufactured Sand in Different Aggressive Environments.- Effect of Polycarboxylate Ether-Based Superplasticizer Dosage on Fresh and Hardened Properties of Standard Cement Concrete.- Studies on Infiltration Rate of Pervious Concrete.- Properties of Concrete with bagasse ash and stone dust exposed to sulphate attack.- Torque and Twist Response of High Grade Concrete beams with "U" Jacketing of Ferrocement.- Stress-strain behavior of Self Consolidated Processed Recycled Aggregate Concrete.- Bayesian finite element model updating without requirement of mode-matching and sub-structuring of system matrices.- Response of Delamination on Static behaviour of Simply Supported Composite Conoidal Shell Roofs.- Dynamic Analysis Of Telecommunication Tower Subjected To Wind Load With Different Configurations Of Bracings.- Effect of Stiffeners on the Natural Frequencies of Stiffened Plate.- Damage Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Subjected to Blast Loading.- Performance of RC Frames with Stiffness Irregularity under Sequential Ground Motion.- Influence of Marine Growth on the Static Response of Jacket Wind Turbine.

Prof. Srinivasan Chandrasekaran is at Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India. He obtained Gold Medal in his B. E Civil Engineering (1987-1991) from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore; M. Tech in Structural Engineering and PhD from IIT Delhi. He was a Post-doctoral Fellow from University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. He has wide spectrum of areas of research such as structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, dynamic analysis and design of offshore structures, development of new-generation compliant offshore platforms for ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration, structural health monitoring of ocean structures, risk and reliability of structures, fire-resistant design of structures, analysis, design, and construction of marine risers with functionally graded materials (FGM), health, safety & environmental (HSE) management in process industries. In addition to academics, he has industrial and research experience. He did several sponsoredand industrial projects. He published various papers in reputed international journals and conferences. He authored several books on the advanced analysis and design of floating offshore structures and written executive reports in the international level. He has delivered keynote lectures on national and international platforms. In addition to teaching at IIT Madras, he is offering online courser in NPTEL and Swayam portals for the learners and industry experts across the world.

Dr Shailendra Kumar is a Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering & Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur. He did his Under Graduation at NIT Jamshedpur, Post Graduation from NIT Rourkela and PhD from IIT Kharagpur. His main research areas are fracture mechanics of concrete, computer application on RC structures, fibre reinforced concrete and alternate construction materials. He published several papers in national and international journals