DEPARTMENT OF Civil Engineering

Designation: Assistant Professor

Educational Qualification:

• B. Tech–University of Kerala-2013
• M. Tech–NIT Calicut – 2016
• Ph.D.– NIT Calicut – 2022

Specialization:

• Structural Engineering

Administrative Responsibilities:

Research Topic:

• High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cement Concrete Shear Walls with Openings under Reverse Cyclic Loading

Areas of Interest:

• Design and Analysis of structures, Shear walls, High Performance Concrete, Numerical analysis of structures, Strut and tie method.

Professional Membership:

• Associate Member – The Institution of Engineers, India

Publications:

Papers Published in Journals:

• C Bhanu K., Ganesan N., Indira P.V. “Behavior of high performance concrete shear walls with openings under reverse cyclic loading”, ACI Structural Journal, Volume 119, No.1, pp 227 – 241, 2022

Papers Published & Presented in Seminars/conferences: 3

• C Bhanu K., Ganesan N., Indira P.V. (2021) Simplified Grid Strut and Tie Model Approach for Shear Walls. In: Singh R.M., Sudheer K.P., Kurian B. (eds) Advances in Civil Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 83. Springer, Singapore. (Book Chapter)
• C Bhanu K, N. Ganesan and P.V. Indira, “A Review on Strut and Tie Methods”, International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures (ICMMS 2020), NIT Calicut, July 14-15, 2020.
• Shah P., Indira P.V., C Bhanu K., “Analysis & Design of Slender Shear Wall with and Without Openings”, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’21), May 12-15, 2021.

Short term courses attended: 3

• Participated in the workshop on Repair and Rehabilitation of RCC Structures, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut and Co-Sponsored by Cera-Chem Pvt. Ltd. On 23^rd August 2017.
• Participated in the One Day Skill Development program on Non Destructive Testing of Concrete, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut and Co-Sponsored by UltraTech Cement Ltd. On 10^th March 2018.
• Participated in the workshop on Ferrocement Structures, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut and Co-Sponsored by Ramco cements Ltd. On 27^th October 2018.

Employment History:

• Site Engineer: 1 year