Bio - Dr Durgesh C Rai

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)