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Professor Samit Ray Chaudhuri
PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Dean of Infrastructure and Planning
Research Interest
Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Performance Evaluation of Structural and Nonstructural Components and Systems, Performance-Based Design and Structural Rehabilitation, Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction, Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Testing
Office
WLE 303G
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Specialization
Structural Engineering
Education
PhD, University of California, Irvine, 2005
M.Tech, IIT Kanpur, 2000
B.E., Bengal Engineering College, 1997
Teaching Area
Structural Dynamics
Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering
Earthquake Engineering and Design
Performance of Civil Infrastructure Systems during Natural and Manmade Hazards
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI)
Earthquake Engineering and Research Institute (EERI)
Selected Publications
Ray Chaudhuri, S. and Villaverde, R., "Effect of Building Nonlinearity on Seismic Response of Nonstructural Components: A Parametric Study." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 134(4), 2008, pp.661-670.
Ray Chaudhuri, S., Change in Instantaneous Eigen properties due to Yielding of a Structure". Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.312, 2008, pp.754-768.
Liang, J., Ray Chaudhuri, S. and Shinozuka, M., "Simulation of Non-stationary Stochastic Processes by Spectral Representation." ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, (133), 2007, pp.616-627.
Ray Chaudhuri, S. and Hutchinson, T.C., "Fragility of Bench-mounted Equipment Considering Uncertain Parameters." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 132(6), 2006, pp.884-898.
Roy, K. and Ray Chaudhuri, S. (2013), "Fundamental Mode Shape and its Derivative in Structural Damage Localization", Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier, 332, 5584-5593
Awards & Fellowships
Recipient of UC Regents Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, CA, 2001-2002
Recipient of CAL-(IT)2 Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, CA, 2002
Recipient of PK Kelkar Fellowship 2013-16
Member of Expert Group to Review Progress of the Building Typology Project, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, New Delhi.
Member - Loads and Stresses Committee (B-2), IRC Code Revision, Indian Road Congress, New Delhi
Keywords
Soil-Structure Interaction, Dynamics, Health Monitoring
Research Group
Koushik Roy, Sanjukta Chakraborty, Kanta PrajapatSanjukta Chakraborty, Kanta Prajapat, Komal Chowla, Jagojyoti Panda (Ph.D.), Shilpa Dixit, Tathagata Bhaduri, Debasish Jana (M. Tech), Mariyam Amir, Sayan Bhattacharya, Amit Chouhan (Project)
Professional Experience
Graduate Engineer, Tata Robins Fraser (T.R.F) Ltd (A Tata Enterprise), India, (1997 to June 1998)
University of California, Regents Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, (2001-2002)
Lecturer, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Irvine, (Spring 2006)
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, (2006 -2009 )
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, UP 208016, India (2009-)