• An integrated framework for nonlinear analysis of plane frames exposed to fire using the direct stiffness method 

  Srivastava, Gaurav; Ravi Prakash, P. (Elsevier, 2017-10)

  A novel coupled framework for analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) and steel planar frames subjected to fire is developed with three-way coupling between heat transfer, mechanical deformations and pore pressure build-up. ...
• Numerical modeling of structural frames with infills subjected to thermal exposure: state-of-the-art review 

  Kumar, Puneet; Srivastava, Gaurav (Emerald, 2017-07)

  Purpose Reinforced concrete structural frames with masonry infills (infill-frames) are commonly used for construction worldwide. While the behavior of such frames has been studied extensively in the context of earthquake ...
• Effect of seismic hazard definition on isolation-system displacements in nuclear power plants 

  Kumar, Manish; Whittaker, Andrew S. (Elsevier, 2017-10)

  The effect of seismic hazard definition on the distribution of isolation-system displacements in a nuclear power plant (NPP) are studied in the paper and recommendations are made for design practice. The NPP is considered ...
• Estimation of small-strain shear modulus of embankment soils before construction using bender elements in compaction test 

  Prashant, Amit; Kotak, Himanshu; Jadhav, Prajakta R. (Springer, 2017-06)

  Design of railway track and highways on embankments with compacted fills often needs the value of small-strain shear modulus of the fill soil to be known before construction. This paper presents a new method of determining ...
• Seismic analysis of nailed soil slope considering interface effects 

  Chavan, Dhanaji; Mondal, Goutam; Prashant, Amit (Elsevier, 2017-09)

  Natural soil slopes are often reinforced with nails to stabilize them against earthquake loading. Although pseudo-static method is widely used in designing such slopes; it fails to provide important information such as ...
• Effect of mineralogical properties of expansive soil on its mechanical behavior 

  Mehta, Bhavini; Sachan, Ajanta (Spriger, 2017-06)

  Expansive soil contains montmorillonite clay mineral; which has tendency to swell by imbibing water in monsoon season and shrink or become harder by leaving cracks in drier seasons. Excessive drying and wetting of soil ...
• An integrated framework for nonlinear analysis of plane frames exposed to fire using the direct stiffness method 

  Srivastava, Gaurav; Ravi Prakash, P. (Elsevier, 2017-10)

  A novel coupled framework for analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) and steel planar frames subjected to fire is developed with three-way coupling between heat transfer, mechanical deformations and pore pressure build-up. ...
• Strut-and-Tie Model for seismic design of confined masonry buildings 

  Ghaisas, Kunal V.; Basu, Dhiman; Brzev, Svetlana; Gavilán, Juan José Pérez (Elsevier, 2017-08)

  The Strut-and-Tie-Model (STM) of a confined masonry wall, with or without opening, consists of an equivalent system, in which the masonry wall is modelled as compression struts and the reinforced concrete (RC) confining ...
• Contrasting response of rainfall extremes to increase in surface air and dewpoint temperatures at urban locations in India 

  Ali, Haider; Mishra, Vimal (Nature, 2017-04)

  Rainfall extremes are projected to increase under the warming climate. The Clausius-Clapeyron (C-C) relationship provides a physical basis to understand the sensitivity of rainfall extremes in response to warming, however, ...
• Testing the use of standardised indices and GRACE satellite data to estimate the European 2015 groundwater drought in near-real time 

  Van Loon, Anne F.; Kumar, Rohini; Mishra, Vimal (European Geosciences Union, 2017-04)

  In 2015, central and eastern Europe were affected by a severe drought. This event has recently been studied from meteorological and streamflow perspective, but no analysis of the groundwater situation has been performed. ...
• GPR signatures of pipes and walls with emphasis on the effect of inclined scanning trajectory 

  Thakur, Mohmad Mohsin; Prashant, Amit (Springer Verlag, 2017-04)

  This study investigates the effects of some commonly encountered constraints such as inclined scanning trajectory, multiple targets in the vicinity and material variation on GPR responses of pipes and walls. Further, the ...
• Non-intrusive underwater measurement of mobile bottom surface 

  Chourasiya, Shikha; Mohapatra, Pranab K.; Tripathi, S. (Elsevier, 2017-03)

  This paper reports a novel approach for underwater measurement of mobile bottom surface by using an inexpensive 3-D depth sensor – Kinect. The sensor is tested in controlled conditions for surface profiling of rigid objects ...
• Effect of matric suction and initial static loading on dynamic behaviour of unsaturated cohesive soil 

  Pandya, Saloni; Sachan, Ajanta (Taylor & Francis, 2017-02)

  Unsaturated soils are frequently encountered in various civil engineering projects; however, their dynamic behaviour is still unexplored. Present study evaluates the influence of matric suction, initial static loading, and ...
• Short to sub-seasonal hydrologic forecast to manage water and agricultural resources in India 

  Shah, Reepal; Sahai, Atul Kumar; Mishra, Vimal (European Geosciences Union, 2017-02)

  Water resources and agriculture are often affected by the weather anomalies in India resulting in disproportionate damage. While short to sub-seasonal prediction systems and forecast products are available, a skilful ...
• On extracting rotational components of ground motion using an empirical rotational window 

  Basu, Dhiman; Rodda, Gopala Krishna (Inderscience, 2014-01)

  Rotational ground motions are not being measured by the accelerographs deployed in the free-field, but rather extracted from the recorded three-component translation data, usually at one single station (single station ...
• An ensemble analysis of climate change impacts on streamflow seasonality across 11 large river basins 

  Mishra, Vimal (Springer Verlag, 2017-01)

  The paper investigates climate change impacts on streamflow seasonality for a set of eleven representative large river basins covering all continents and a wide range of climatic and physiographic settings. Based on an ...
• Seismic probabilistic risk assessment for seismically isolated safety-related nuclear facilities 

  Kumar, Manish; Whittaker, Andrew S.; Kennedy, Robert P.; Johnson, James J.; Kammerer, Annie (Elsevier, 2017-03)

  In the United States, seismic probabilistic risk assessment is performed on nuclear power plant (NPP) designs to calculate mean annual frequencies of unacceptable performance, including core damage and large early release ...
• Relative contribution of monsoon precipitation and pumping to changes in groundwater storage in India 

  Asoka, Akarsh; Gleeson, Tom; Wada, Yoshihide; Mishra, Vimal (Nature publishing group, 2017-01)

  The depletion of groundwater resources threatens food and water security in India. However, the relative influence of groundwater pumping and climate variability on groundwater availability and storage remains unclear. ...
• Seismic analysis of confined masonry shear walls using the wide column model 

  Rangwani, Kiran; Brzev, Svetlana (Trans Tech Publications, 2016-11)

  Confined Masonry (CM) structural system consists of masonry walls enclosed by reinforced concrete (RC) confining elements (tie-columns and tie-beams) and is usually supported by reinforced concrete floors and roof. This ...
• Multimodel assessment of sensitivity and uncertainty of evapotranspiration and a proxy for available water resources under climate change 

  Shah, Harsh L.; Mishra, Vimal; Kumar, Rohini; Samaniego, Luis; Eisner, S.; Yang, Tao (Springer Verlag, 2017-01)

  Partitioning of precipitation (P) into actual evapotranspiration (ET) and runoff affects a proxy for water availability (P-ET) on land surface. ET accounts for more than 60% of global precipitation and affects both water ...

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