Research

Structures that resist
the earth's fury

My work focuses on understanding how the built environment behaves under seismic loads and deterioration, and develops the models and tools that make existing structures safer and more resilient.

Research themes

Four intersecting threads guide my work. Click a card to read more.

01

Seismic Vulnerability

Developing fragility and vulnerability models for existing RC building stock, with a focus on pre-code construction and high seismicity regions.

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02

Deterioration Dynamics

Understanding deterioration mechanisms under various environmental exposure conditions and the consequential alterations in structural behaviour.

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03

Retrofitting of Buildings

Performance-based seismic design for RC frames, with an emphasis on retrofitting and rehabilitation strategies for existing structures.

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04

Machine Learning Applications

Sensor-based and model-driven approaches to continuous monitoring, damage detection, and condition assessment of RC structures.

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Publications

Selected peer-reviewed work. Click any entry to expand.

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Conferences
2025

Machine-Learning Based Seismic Damage Limit States Models for Corroded RC Building Frames

10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

COMPDYN 2025 · Rhodes, Greece

2024

Seismic Damage Limit States for Aged Reinforced Concrete Frame Considering Improved Corrosion Model

18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering

18WCEE · Milan, Italy

2024

Seismic Performance Enhancement of Corroded RC Frames Using Buckling Restrained Braces

14th Structural Engineering Convention

SEC 2024 · Tiruchirappalli, India

Currently working on
Under review

Time-variant seismic fragility of RC frames under combined corrosion and ground motion uncertainty

In preparation

Physics-informed neural networks for seismic fragility estimation of deteriorated RC buildings