Samit Ray Chaudhuri

Research
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India
Office: WLE 303G
Phone: +91 512 2597267
Email: samitrc@iitk.ac.in
Alt: samitrc@gmail.com

Theoretical and Experimental research related to the field of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering with an emphasis on:

Estimating and reducing vulnerability of nonstructural components
Soil-structure interaction
Performance-based design
Stochastic modeling
Nondestructive evaluation
Large-scale structural testing
Structural control
Health monitoring and system identification
Application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation
Enhancement of sustainability of infrastructure systems under extreme events

Research Works

Effect of Building Nonlinearity on Seismic Response of Nonstructural Components
Floor plan of buildings considered in parametric study.
Mean displacement ductility demand of nonlinear nonstructural components.
Probabilistic Assessment for Seismic Performance of Port Structures
Computed post-earthquake displacements: (a) nodal displacement vectors for the quay wall, (b) deformed shape after the earthquake.
Effect of Nonlinearity of Frame Buildings on Peak Floor Acceleration
Trend of modal response modification factors.
Seismic response of nonstructural components supported by a 4-story SMRF: Effect of nonlinear soil - structure interaction
Normalized FRS ordinates with respect to the fixed-base elastic structure case (mean response): (a)-(b) component with period close to Mode 1, (c)-(d) component with period close to Mode 2, and (e)-(f) component with period close to Mode 3.
Damage Detection in Railway Truss Bridges Employing Data Sensitivity under Bayesian Framework: A Numerical Investigation
Mode shape based damage localization
ARX Model-Based Damage Sensitive Features for Structural Damage Localization Using Output-Only Measurements
Shake table experimental setup and sensor arrangement.
Amplitude Dependent Damping Behaviour of Fundamental Mode for CFRP Composite Tubes
Experimental setup for CFRP composite tube.
Development and Performance Evaluation of a Robust Suboptimal H∞ - Based PI Controller - Observer System for Seismic Response Control
Schematic of friction slider-based control system.
An Investigation of Optimal Sensor Locations for Multi - Type Sensors Considering Modeling Uncertainties
Four-storey shear building test setup.
Singular value spectra from acceleration and strain data.
Seismic Performance Enhancement of Unreinforced Brick Masonry Buildings by Retrofitting with RC Bands
Construction sequence of URBM and retrofitted buildings.
Rail-Viaduct Interaction on India’s First Continuously Welded Rail: An Experimental Study