Durgesh C. Rai

Education


 
 
  • PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (USA), 1996
    (Civil Engineering with focus on Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures)

  • MS, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (USA), 1992
    (
    Civil Engineering with focus on Structures)

  • BE (Honours), Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli, 1989
    (
    Civil Engineering)

 
Research Training:
 
Masters' Thesis at Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, USA
  • Novel Bracing System for Enhanced Seismic Resistance
    (Supported by the University of Oklahoma Research Council,  Supervisor: Prof. B J Wallace)

 
PhD Dissertation at Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  • Seismic Strengthening of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Steel Elements
    (Research program sponsored by National Science Foundation, USA, Grant No. BCS 9120096, P.I.: Prof. Subhash C Goel)

 
Post-doc. Research at Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  • Seismic Evaluation and Upgrading of Steel Concentric Braced Frame Structures
    (Sponsored by National Science Foundation, USA, Grant No. CMS-941684, P.I.: Prof. Subhash C Goel)

  • Design Guide for Special Truss Moment Frames
    (Sponsored by Nucor Research and Development, USA, P.I.: Prof. Subhash C Goel)

  • Seismic Strengthening of Unreinforced Masonry Building using Steel Bars and Tendons Embedded in Ferro-cement Strips
    (Sponsored by National Science Foundation, USA, Grant No. CMS 9422010, P.I.: Prof. Subhash C Goel)

 
Other Research at Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  • Developed SNAP-2DX (Structural Nonlinear Analysis Program for 2D Structures) to run on DOS/Windows platforms, particularly for design offices (Prof. Subhash C Goel)

  • Assisted in development of a cost-effective seismic repair and strengthening scheme for damaged San Francisco City Hall using supplemental damping (Prof. R D Hanson)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Designed by Sandhya Sharma
NICEE, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur