National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Prof. Shishir Kumar Sahu is currently working as Professor, HAG in Department of Civil Engineering in National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. In addition to this, he has additional responsibility of Chairman, Press and Public Relations and Local Coordinator, GIAN of the institute. He has served as Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Dean, Planning and Development, Chairman, Board of Trustee of the institute, and Chairman, Library of the institute. He received his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur on the area of dynamics of composite plates and shells and did his postdoctoral research at ISVR, Southampton University through Indo-British UKIERI fellowship. He has supervised 12 Ph. Ds besides numerous M Tech and B Tech projects in structural dynamics and Waste management. He is the author of more than 110 publications with nearly 77 peer-reviewed international journals with SCI/SCOPUS indexing with 2050 citations and an h-index of 26 dealing with mechanics. He has written four book chapters. He has been granted a PATENT on Fly ash angular aggregates. He has handled research projects on Structural dynamics of composites and Innovative fly ash utilization for structural applications. He has developed a Structural dynamics laboratory with state-of-the-art FFT analyser, UTM cum fatigue testing machine Instron 8862 along with composite fabrication test set up with nano fillers. He has delivered keynote address in many conferences in Germany, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia etc. His teaching interests include Structural analysis, Finite element method, Plates and shells and Composite structures, His main research interests include Structural mechanics, FEM, dynamics, stability, Fracture Mechanics, plates and shell structures including nanocomposites and Waste management.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Structural Mechanics
Areas of Interest
  • Structural Dynamics, Finite Element Method, Vibration and Stability of Plates and Shells, Modal analysis of structures, Fracture Mechanics
  • Waste management
  • Composite Structures
  • Damage mechanics
  • Nanocomposites

Shishir Kumar Sahu Professor HAG

Civil Engineering

sksahu@nitrkl.ac.in / sksahu.nitrkl@gmail.com

0661 - 246 2322

7978705849

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Shishir Kumar Sahu

Professor HAG

Civil Engineering

Room Number: MN-218

Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2002

Ph.D.
Structural Dynamics
IIT Kharagpiur

Teaching Experience
  • Structural Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,   16 Aug 1990 - 07 Jul 2020
  • Structural Engineering,  IGIT Sarang,   30 Oct 1989 - 14 Aug 1990
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Structural Dynamics,  Southampton University, UK,   07 May 2007 - 06 Aug 2020
Industrial Experience
  • Construction of Koraput Railway line,  Indian Railways,   03 Jun 1988 - 29 Sep 1989
  • Deputy Project manager, OBCC,Bhubaneswar,  Works department, Govt of Odisha,   30 Apr 1987 - 02 Jun 1988
Laboratory Development
  • Structural Dynamics Laboratory,  NIT Rourkela,   Procurement of Vibration analyser, Laser Vibrometer, Servo electric Fatigue testing machine

Flyash utilisation in structural applications for sustainable construction WORKS DEPT,GOVT OF ODISHA ,
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Parametric instability of laminated composite panels. DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Vetting of design of Library building in Govt. Egg. college, Bhabanipatna Spire Consultants, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal investigator
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 12 Oct 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of structural design of multistoried BCCD Office building, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar The Design group, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal Investigator
  • 25 Jul 2019 - 28 Sep 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of circuit house in sonepur Spire Consultants, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal investigator
  • 21 Jul 2022 - 13 Sep 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of residential & commercial complex in Nuahat, Cuttack Laxmi Infra Venture pvt ltd
  • Principal investigator
  • 26 Aug 2022 - 30 Aug 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of residential cum commercial building at Plot No 2254, Brahmani tarang, Rourkela Ms carnex Sales agencies, Rourkela
  • Principal Investigator
  • 22 Jun 2022 - 05 Jul 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of IT Park and convention center in Bhubaneswar NN Engineers
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12 May 2022 - 25 Jun 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of structural design of Hospital extension in Bargarh The Design group, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal Investigator
  • 10 Feb 2022 - 25 Jun 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
ORMAS outlet building in Bhubaneswar NN Engineers & Consultants
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12 Apr 2022 - 27 Apr 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of structural design of Farmers Technology center, OUAT building, Bhubaneswar The Design group, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal Investigator
  • 02 Jan 2022 - 22 Apr 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of structural design of multistoried hotel Sea Roses building in Puri EVOS Buildcon PVT Ltd
  • Principal Investigator
  • 10 Jan 2022 - 22 Feb 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Investigation of the collapse of PSC Girders at the Flyover at Km 479+897 in Deogarh NHAI
  • Principal Investigator
  • 20 Feb 2020 - 19 Mar 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of B+G+6 building in brahmani tarang, Rourkela Ms carnex Sales agencies, Rourkela
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12 Apr 2019 - 10 Jun 2019
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting of design of structural design of SLDC, OPTCL in SLDC premises, Bhubaneswar The Design group, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal Investigator
  • 26 Oct 2018 - 15 Jan 2019
  • Completed   Consultancy
Ultrasonic Pulse velocity test for darlipali super thermal power project NTPC sundergarh
  • Principal Investigator
  • 20 Apr 2016 - 22 Mar 2017
  • Completed   Consultancy
Evaluation of Structural stability of crusher plant at Gomar Tata Steel
  • Principal Investigator
  • 10 Aug 2015 - 24 Aug 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Stability test of fire damaged Building Ordinance factory, Badmal, Bolangir
  • Principal Investigator
  • 07 Jul 2015 - 15 Jun 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Checking design of various components such as spur, mid-stream tank, balancing tanks, ungated weir and training wall of NALCO project Wapcos, Bhubaneswar
  • Principal Investigator
  • 16 Jun 2015 - 09 Feb 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy

S. K. Sahu and P. K. Pati,"Development of Lightweight Fly ash Angular Aggregates for Structural Applications",IN 392612, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2022       << Patent >>

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 38
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 20
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 80
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M. Biswal, S. K. Sahu, and A.,"Vibration of composite cylindrical shallow shells subjected to hygrothermal loading-experimental and numerical results", Composites Part B: Engineering, vol.98, pp.108-119, Elsevier, August 2016, 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.05.037       Article

H. S. Panda, S. K. Sahu, and P.,"Thermal effects on parametric instability of delaminated woven fabric composite curved panels", International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol.17, no.1, World Scientific, January 2017, 10.1142/S0219455417500080       Article

M. Biswal, S. K. Sahu, and A.,"Experimental and numerical studies on free vibration of laminated composite shallow shells in hygrothermal environment", Composite Structures, vol.127, pp.165-174, Elsevier, September 2015, 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.03.007       Article

S. Dey, T. Mukhopadhyay, S. K. Sahu, G. Li, H. Rabitz, and S. Adhikari,"Thermal uncertainty quantification in frequency responses of laminated composite plates", Composites Part B: Engineering, vol.80, pp.186-197, Elsevier, October 2015, 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.06.006       Article

H. Panda, S. K. Sahu, and P. Parhi,"Hygrothermal response on parametric instability of delaminated bidirectional composite flat panels", European Journal of Mechanics- A/Solids, vol.53, pp.268-281, Elsevier, October 2015, 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2015.05.004       Article

Analysis, Design and Health Monitoring of Structures (ADHMS-2016) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CE212 : Structural Analysis {Theory}
  • CE2202 : Structural Analysis {Theory}
  • CE222 : Structural Analysis {Theory}
  • CE3205 : Structural Analysis {Theory}
  • CE328 : Finite Element Method {Theory}
  • CE6000 : Finite Element Method {Theory}
  • CE602 : Finite Element Method {Theory}
  • CE604 : Finite Element Method {Theory}
  • CE613 : Analysis and Design of Plates and Shells {Theory}
  • CE618 : Pre-Stressed Concrete {Theory}
  • CE6203 : Analysis and Design of Plates and Shells {Theory}
  • CE627 : Analysis and Design of Plates and Shells {Theory}
  • CE378 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE472 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE6273 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE671 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE673 : Structural Engineering Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [13]
Vibration and Buckling of Cracked Laminated Composite Beams with Crack Detection Using Fuzzy Logic
Priyadarshi Das
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  Oct 2022
Supervisor
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF LAMINATED COMPOSITE STIFFENED PLATES WITH/ WITHOUT CUTOUT
Leena Sinha
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2022
Co-Supervisors
Vibration, Buckling and Dynamic Stability of Fiber Metal Laminated Plates
Elluri Venkata Prasad
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Dec 2019
Supervisor
Vibration, Buckling and Dynamic Stability of Laminated Composite Curved Panels in Hygrothermal Environment
Madhusmita Biswal
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Jan 2017
Supervisor
Vibration of stiffened laminated composite plates
Prashanta Kumar Tripathy
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2017
Co-Supervisors
Vibration, Buckling and Parametric Instability of Delaminated Composite Panels in Hygrothermal Environment
Himanshu Sekhar Panda
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Mar 2016
Supervisor
Vibration, buckling and dynamic stability of beam with multiple transverse cracks
Uttam Kumar Mishra
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2014
Supervisor
Dynamic Instability of Laminated Composite Curved Panels in Hygrothermal Environment
Manoj Kumar Rath
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2012
Supervisor
Vibration, buckling and parametric resonance characteristics of delaminated composite plates subjected to in plane loading
Jayaram Mohanty
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2012
Supervisor
Parametric resonance characteristics of laminated composite twisted cantilever panels
A V Asha
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2008
Supervisor
Vibration analysis of multi crack structures
Rabindra Kumar Behera
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2006
Co-Supervisors
Fly Ash Innovations in Structural Concrete for Tiles, Paver Blocks with Development of Angular Aggregates and ANFIS Modelling of RC Wall Panels
Pritam Kumar Pati
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Structural Engineering
Asha Patel
Enrolled: Jul 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
Flexural and shear strengthening of RC beams with FRP-An experimental study
Sarat Chandra Choudhury
Graduated :  2013
Supervisor
Parametric instability of woven fiber composite plates
Itishree Mishra
Graduated :  2012
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Patent on Development of lightweight flyash angular aggregates for structural applications,   2022
  • UKERI British Council Fellowship for Post Doctoral studies in ISVR, Southampton University, UK,   2007
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Fellow of Institution of Engineers, (INDIA), LMISTE,   2015