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Ph.D.		Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, University of Southern California, USA, 1989.
M.S.	Applied Mathematics, University of Southern California, USA, 1990.
M.E.	Structural Engineering, University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee), India, 1985.
B.E.	Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee), India, 1982.

Contact Info

Education

Employment

Courses Taught

Publications

Honours & Awards

Employment

*1999-*	Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India
*1994-99*	Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India
*1990-94*	Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India
*1989-90*	Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California, USA
*1983-86*	Teaching Assistant/Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, India
*1982-83*	Management Trainee/Junior Engineer, Ocean Engineering Department, Engineers India Limited, New Delhi, India

Courses Taught

1. TA 101 - Engineering Graphics
2. ESO 204 - Mechanics of Solids
3. CE 222 - Structural Analysis
4. CE 321 - Structural Design I
5. CE 322 - Structural Design II
6. CE 351 - Materials Quality and Management
7. CE 620 - Structural Dynamics

8. CE 621 - Engineering Mechanics
8. CE 629 - Earthquake Analysis and Design of Structures
9. CE 721 - Random Vibrations

Publications

1. Agarwal, S.K. and V.K. Gupta (1985). Deflection control measures for slabs as per IS:456-1978, Bridge and Structural Engineer, 15(1), 21-30.

2. Agarwal, S.K. and V.K. Gupta (1985). Letters to the editor: slab deflection control to IS: 456-1978, The Ind. Concrete J., 59(4), 88-89.

3. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1990). A note on contributions of ground torsion to seismic response of symmetric multistoried buildings, Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib., 10(3), 27-40.

4. Gupta, V.K. (1990). New ideas on response spectrum superposition and modal interaction, Proc. Ninth Sym. Earthq. Eng., Roorkee, India, 1(2), 43-50.

5. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1990). Response of multistoried buildings to ground translation and rocking during earthquakes, J. Prob. Eng. Mech., 5(3), 138-145.

6. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1990). Response of multistoried buildings to ground translation and torsion during earthquakes, European Earthq. Eng., IV(1), 34-42.

7. Trifunac, M.D. and V.K. Gupta (1991). Pseudo relative acceleration spectrum, J. Eng. Mech. (ASCE), 117(4), 924-927.

8. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1991). Seismic response of multistoried buildings including the effects of soil-structure interaction, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 10(8), 414-422.

9. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1991). Effects of ground rocking on dynamic response of multistoried buildings during earthquakes, Struct. Eng./Earthquake Eng. (JSCE), 8(2), 43-50.

10. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1992). Higher order peaks in response of multistoried buildings, Proc. Tenth Wld Conf. Earthq. Eng., Madrid, Spain, 7, 3819-3824.

11. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1993). A note on the effects of ground rocking on the response of buildings during 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib., 13(2), 12-28.

12. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1994). Statistics of ordered peaks in a random response, Proc. Tenth Symp. Earthq. Eng., Roorkee, 907-915.

13. Agarwal, P. and V.K. Gupta (1994). A note on dynamic eccentricities obtained by using a stochastic approach and IS:1893-1984, Proc. Tenth Symp. Earthq. Eng., Roorkee, 351-359.

14. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1995). A probabilistic assessment of seismic damage in ductile structures, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 24, 1333-1342.

15. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1995). A note on ductility for probabilistic seismic design of structures, European Earthq. Eng., IX(1), 34-43.

16. Agarwal, P. and V.K. Gupta (1995). A stochastic approach to the response of torsionally coupled multistoried buildings, European Earthq. Eng., IX(2), 44-55.

17. Gupta, V.K. and M.D. Trifunac (1995). Discussion on a paper by W.-H. Wu and H.A. Smith, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 24, 1541-1542.

18. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1996). A note on damage-based inelastic spectra, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 25, 421-433.

19. Basu, B., V.K. Gupta, and D. Kundu (1996). Ordered peak statistics through digital simulation, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 25, 1061-1073.

20. Basu, B., V.K. Gupta, and D. Kundu (1996). A Markovian approach to ordered peak statistics, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 25, 1335-1351.

21. Shrikhande, M. and V.K. Gupta (1996). On generating ensemble of design spectrum-compatible accelerograms, European Earthq. Eng., X(3), 49-56.

22. Gupta, V.K. (1996). A new modal combination rule for the building response to earthquakes, Int. Seminar on Civil Eng. Practices in the Twentyfirst Century, Roorkee, India, III, 1756-1764.

23. Chandra Sekher, K.V.S. and V.K. Gupta (1996). A note on IS: 875-1987 approach to along-wind building response, J. Struct. Eng. (SERC), 23(3), 121-127.

24. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1996). Expected seismic damage during narrow-band structural responses, Struct. Eng./Earthq. Eng. (JSCE), 13(2), 119-123.

25. Gupta, V.K. (1996). A new stochastic approach for seismic floor spectra generation, Symp. on Earthq. Effects on Structures, Plant and Machinery, New Delhi, I(II-4), 1-12.

26. Gupta, V.K. (1997). Acceleration transfer function of secondary systems, J. Eng. Mech. (ASCE), 123(7), 678-685.

27. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1997). Probabilistic ductility demand including peak dependence, European Earthq. Eng., XI(1), 3-6.

28. Agarwal, P. and V.K. Gupta (1997). Dynamic amplification of eccentricities in seismic response of multistoried buildings, European Earthq. Eng., XI(1), 37-45.

29. Shrikhande, M. and V.K. Gupta (1997). A generalized approach for the seismic response of structural systems, European Earthq. Eng., XI(2), 3-12.

30. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1997). Non-stationary seismic response of MDOF systems by wavelet transform, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 26, 1243-1258.

31. Shrikhande, M. and V.K. Gupta (1997). On evolutionary seismic response and peak factors, Proc. Structural Eng. Convention 1997, Dept. Civil Eng., I.I.T. Madras, Chennai, 511-517.

32. Basu, U. and V.K. Gupta (1997). A critical analysis of the gust factor method for chimneys, Proc. Second National Seminar on Wind Eng., SERC, Ghaziabad, 195-206.

33. Dey, A. and V.K. Gupta (1997). Response transfer functions of multiply supported secondary systems, Proc. 14th SMiRT Conf., Lyon, France, 8, 285-292.

34. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1997). On wavelet-analyzed seismic response of SDOF systems, Symp. on Time-Frequency and Wavelet Analysis, ASME Sixteenth Biennial Conf. on Mechanical Vib. and Noise, Sacramento, U.S.A.

35. Chandra Sekher, K.V.S. and V.K. Gupta (1997). Higher modes in along-wind building response, J. Struct. Eng. (SERC), 24(3), 181-184.

36. Basu, U. and V.K. Gupta (1998). A note on the codal gust factor provisions for concrete chimneys, The Ind. Conc. J., 72(5), 259-269.

37. Dey, A. and V.K. Gupta (1998). Response of multiply supported secondary systems to earthquakes in frequency domain, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 27, 187-201.

38. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1998). A damage-based definition of effective peak acceleration, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 27, 503-512.

39. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1998). Seismic response of SDOF systems by wavelet modelling of nonstationary process, J. Eng. Mech. (ASCE), 124(10), 1142-1150.

40. Shrikhande, M. and V.K. Gupta (1998). On synthesizing ensembles of spatially correlated accelerograms, J. Eng. Mech. (ASCE), 124(11), 1185-1192.

41. Dey, A. and V.K. Gupta (1999). Stochastic seismic response of multiply-supported secondary systems in flexible-base structures, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 28, 351-369.

42. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1999). Wavelet-based analysis of the non-stationary response of a slipping foundation, J. Sound Vib., 222(4), 547-563.

43. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (1999). On equivalent linearization using wavelet transform, J. Vib. Acoust. (ASME), 121(4), 429-432.

44. Shrikhande, M. and V.K. Gupta (1999). Dynamic soil-structure interaction effects on the seismic response of suspension bridges, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 28, 1383-1403.

45. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (2000). Stochastic seismic response of single-degree-of-freedom systems through wavelets, Eng. Structures, 22, 1714-1722.

46. Tiwari, A.K. and V.K. Gupta (2000). Scaling of ductility and damage-based strength reduction factors for horizontal motions, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 29, 969-987.

47. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (2000). Wavelet-based non-stationary response analysis of a friction base-isolated structure, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 29, 1659-1676.

48. Gupta, V.K., S.R.K. Nielsen, and P.H. Kirkegaard (2001). A preliminary prediction of seismic damage-based degradation in RC structures, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 30, 981-993.

49. Basu, B. and V.K. Gupta (2001). Wavelet-based stochastic seismic response of a Duffing oscillator, J. Sound Vib., 245(2), 251-260.

50. Shrikhande, M. and V.K. Gupta (2001). On the characterisation of the phase spectrum for strong motion synthesis, J. Earthq. Eng., 5(4), 465-482.

51. Mukherjee¸ S. and V.K. Gupta (2002). Wavelet-based characterization of design ground motions, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 31, 1173-1190.

52. Ray Chaudhuri, S. and V.K. Gupta (2002). A response-based decoupling criterion for multiply-supported secondary systems, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 31, 1541-1562.

53. Rao, V.S.C., S. Ray Chaudhuri, and V.K. Gupta (2002). Mode-acceleration approach to seismic response of multiply-supported secondary systems, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 31, 1603-1621.

54. Mukherjee, S. and V.K. Gupta (2002). Wavelet-based generation of spectrum-compatible time-histories, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 22(9-12), 799-804.

55. Ray Chaudhuri, S. and V.K. Gupta (2002). Variability in seismic response of secondary systems due to uncertain soil properties, Eng. Structures, 24, 1601-1613. (erratum on Page 847 in the May 2003 issue)

56. Das, S., I.D. Gupta, and V.K. Gupta (2002). A new attenuation model for North-East India, Proc. Twelfth Symp. Earthq. Eng., Roorkee, 151-158.

57. Gupta, V.K. (2002). Developments in response spectrum-based stochastic response of structural systems, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 39(4), 347-365.

58. Gupta, V.K. (2002). Wavelet-based random vibrations in earthquake engineering, Proc. Seminar on Structural Dynamics in Civil Engineering (SDCE-2002), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 50-65.

59. Ray Chaudhuri, S. and V.K. Gupta (2003). Mode acceleration approach for generation of floor spectra including soil-structure interaction, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 40(2-4), 99-115.

60. Chakraborti, A. and V.K. Gupta (2004). Design spectrum-based scaling of strength reduction factors, Proc. 13^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, Paper 539, 1-9.

61. Chakraborti, A. and V.K. Gupta (2005). Scaling of strength reduction factors for degrading elasto-plastic oscillators, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 34, 189-206.

62. Sarkar, K. and V.K. Gupta (2005). Wavelet-based simulation of Spatially Correlated and Spectrum-Compatible Accelerograms, Proc. National Symposium on Structural Dynamics, Random Vibrations & Earthquake Engineering (NSSD-2005), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 69-78.

63. Das, S., V.K. Gupta, and I.D. Gupta (2005). Codal provisions of seismic hazard in Northeast India, Current Science, 89(12), 2004-2008.

64. Das, S., I.D. Gupta, and V.K. Gupta (2006). A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of North-East India, Earthq. Spectra, 22(1), 1-27.

65. Karmakar, D. and V.K. Gupta (2006). Design spectrum-based scaling and parametric study of strength reduction factor spectrum, Proceedings of the 8^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, U.S.A., Paper 615, 1-10.

66. Karmakar, D. and V.K. Gupta (2006). A parametric study of strength reduction factors for elasto-plastic oscillators, Sādhanā, 31(4), 343-357.

67. Das, S., V.K. Gupta, and R. Pradeep Kumar (2006). Design force ratio spectrum for performance-based design in case of multiple events, Proceedings of the 1^st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva, Switzerland, Paper 46, 1-9.

68. Das, S., V.K. Gupta, and V. Srimahavishnu (2007). Damage-based design with no repairs for multiple events and its sensitivity to seismicity model, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 36(3), 307-325.

69. Karmakar, D. and V.K. Gupta (2007). Estimation of strength reduction factors via normalized pseudo-acceleration response spectrum, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 36(6), 751-763.

70. Kumari, R. and V.K. Gupta (2007). A modal combination rule for peak floor accelerations in multistoried buildings, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 44(1), 213-231.

71. Banerjee, A. and V.K. Gupta (2007). A note on significant strong-motion duration definitions, Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges (CENeM-2007), Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India, 1, 339-350.

72. Das, S. and V.K. Gupta (2008). Wavelet-based simulation of spectrum-compatible aftershock accelerograms, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 37(11), 1333-1348.

73. Sadhu, A. and V.K. Gupta (2008). A modal combination rule for ordered peak response under multi-component ground motion, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 45(3-4), 79-96.

74. Gupta, V.K. (2009). Short communication: A new approximation for spectral velocity ordinates at short periods, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 38(7), 941-949.

75. Gupta, V.K., M. Kumar, and D. Kumar (2009). Peak floor accelerations in multistoried buildings, Proceedings of the International Conference on Earthquake Engineering—On the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Banja Luka Earthquake, Banja Luka, B&H, Keynote Lecture, Volume on Selected Topics in Earthquake Engineering—From Earthquake Source to Seismic Design and Hazard Mitigation, 217-235.

76. Das, S. and V.K. Gupta (2010). Scaling of response spectrum and duration for aftershocks, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 30(8), 724-735.

77. Das, S. and V.K. Gupta (2011). A wavelet-based parametric characterization of temporal features of earthquake accelerograms, Eng. Structures, 33, 2173-2185.

78. Mukhopadhyay, S. and V.K. Gupta (2013). Directivity pulses in near-fault ground motions—I: Identification, extraction and modelling, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 50, 1-15.

79. Mukhopadhyay, S. and V.K. Gupta (2013). Directivity pulses in near-fault ground motions—II: Estimation of pulse parameters, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 50, 38-52.

80. Singla, V.K. and V.K. Gupta (2016). On planar seismic wavefront modeling for estimating rotational ground motions: Case of 2-D SH line-source, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 85, 62-77.

81. Sarkar, K., V.K. Gupta, and R.C. George (2016). Wavelet-based generation of spatially correlated accelerograms, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 87, 116-124.

82. Yadav, K.K. and V.K. Gupta (2017). Near-fault fling-step ground motions: Characteristics and simulation, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 101, 90-104.

83. Pathak, S. and V.K. Gupta (2017). On nonstationarity-related errors in modal combination rules of the response spectrum method, J. Sound Vib., 407, 106-127.

84. Samdaria, N. and V.K. Gupta (2018). A new model for spectral velocity ordinates at long periods, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 47, 169-194.

85. Singla, V.K. and V.K. Gupta (2018). Planar seismic wavefront modeling for estimating rotational ground motions: Case of 2D P-SV line source, J. Eng. Mech. (ASCE), 144(7), 04018048.

86. Sen, N. and V.K. Gupta (2018). On estimation of seismic damage from ductility and hysteretic energy demands in equivalent oscillators using linear response, Eng. Structures, 172, 663-686.

87. Singla, V.K. and V.K. Gupta (2019). Surface rotations due to kinematic shear dislocation point source in a multilayered elastic medium, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 109(1), 433-447.

88. Singla, V.K. and V.K. Gupta (2019). Physics-based planar wavefront model to estimate seismic rocking spectra using translational spectra, J. Eng. Mech. (ASCE), 145(4), 04019016.

89. Mukhopadhyay, S., S. Das, and V.K. Gupta (2019). Wavelet-based generation of accelerogram-consistent, spectrum-compatible motions: New algorithms and short-period overestimation, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 121, 327-340.

90. Dey, P. and V.K. Gupta (2020). Effect of residual displacement and sequence of events on design force ratio spectrum, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 131, 105974.

91. Harikrishnan, M.G. and V.K. Gupta (2020). Scaling of residual displacements in terms of elastic and inelastic spectral displacements for existing SDOF systems, Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib., 19(1), 71-85.

92. Harikrishnan, M.G. and V.K. Gupta (2020). Scaling of constant-ductility residual displacement spectrum, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 49, 215-233.

93. Jaisal, A.K., I.D. Gupta, and V.K. Gupta (2020). Probabilistic seismic hazard mapping of Northwest India using area sources with non-uniform spatial distribution of seismicity, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 57(3), 103-150.

94. Saifullah, M. and V.K. Gupta (2020). Normalized residual displacements for bilinear and pinching oscillators, J. Struct. Eng. (ASCE), 146(11), 04020242.

95. Scaria, A., I.D. Gupta, and V.K. Gupta (2021). An improved probabilistic seismic hazard mapping of peninsular shield region of India, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 141, 106417.

96. Pal, A. and V.K. Gupta (2021). A note on spectral velocity approximation at shorter intermediate periods, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 141, 106422.

97. Singla, V.K. and V.K. Gupta (2021). An improved planar wavefront model to estimate rocking seismic motion spectra using translational spectra at a single station, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 144, 106612.

98. Gupta, A., I.D. Gupta, and V.K. Gupta (2021). Probabilistic seismic hazard mapping of National Capital Region of India using a modified gridded seismicity model, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 144, 106632.

99. Pal, A. and V.K. Gupta (2021). Peak factor-based modal combination rule of response-spectrum method for peak floor accelerations, J. Struct. Eng. (ASCE), 147(7), 04021095.

100. Das, S. and V.K. Gupta (2022). On contribution of aftershocks to cumulative seismic damage in RC frames, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 59(1), 1-26.

101. Sethi, H. and V.K. Gupta (2022). Effect of multiple events with no repairs on ductility-based seismic design, ISET J. Earthq. Tech., 59(2), 47-71.

102. Banerjee, A. and V.K. Gupta (2022). A statistical study of inelastic displacement ratio spectrum for existing structures, Earthq. Eng. Resilience, 1(4), 454-479.

103. Naqvi, A.A. and V.K. Gupta (2023). Duration and damping for ground motion characterization in frequency-domain damage estimation of SDOF structures, Earthq. Eng. Resilience, 2(3), 335-347.

104. Naqvi, A.A., V.K. Gupta, and S. Das (2023). On frequency-domain estimation of increase in design yield force levels of SDOF structures due to multiplicity of earthquake events, Earthq. Eng. Resilience, 2(4), 458-478.

105. Saifullah, M. and V.K. Gupta (2024). Direct scaling of residual displacements for bilinear and pinching oscillators, Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib., 23(1), 129-149.

106. Dadheech, S. and V.K. Gupta (2024). Estimation of inelastic displacement ratio spectrum for existing RC structures via displacement response spectrum, Earthq. Eng. Struct. Dyn., 53, 4806-4829.

Honors and Awards

· Young Engineer Award, 1997 from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

· ISET Biot Award for Significant Contributions in Earthquake Engineering with Emphasis on Biot Response Spectrum Method, 2022 from the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET)

· ISET Hanumantacharaya Joshi Award for the Best Paper in Structural Dynamics for the block year 2001–2004 from the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) (for Paper # 57 above)

· ISET B.N. Gupta Award for the Best Paper in Seismology and Seismotectonics for the block year 2017–2020 from the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) (for Paper # 93 above)

· Delivered 43rd ISET Annual Lecture entitled Recent Developments in Response Spectrum-Based Modal Combination Rules on November 15, 2022

· Editor, ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology (May, 1998–March, 2013)

· Vice-President, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) (April, 2003–March, 2007)

· Life Fellow, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) (since February, 2003)

· Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (January, 2004–December, 2014)

· Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (since January, 2005)