Civil Engineering Ph.D Scholar

Name: P.Venkata Dilip Kumar

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NBH-19, IIIT Campus,
IIIT Hyderabad, Gachibowli,
Hyderabab 500 032.
Email: dilipkumarpv@research.iiit.ac.in

Area of Intrest & Research:

Mechanics of Materials, Theory of Elasticity, Finite Element Method, Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering and Human Values

Overview:

Indian plate is moving towards north-east at the rate of about 5 cm/yr and in doing so, collides with the Eurasian Plate resulting in occurrences of “great” earthquakes in the northern subcontinent. Major Inter and Intra plate earthquakes have been observed from past few centuries on it. Andaman, Nicobar Archipelago and western part of the plate has also experienced “great” earthquakes. The southern peninsula has suffered damaging earthquakes but less frequently as in the north. It has been observed from past few centuries that the major Earthquakes occurred on and nearer to boundaries had a large time gap and also been observed that mostly the great earthquakes have occurred where more than two plates are interacting. So there is a need to study the build up and release of stress fields on and near plate boundaries or at Quadruple junctions.
Research on earthquakes in India has started prior to 1800, but it only came into light after Thomas Oldham published first real catalog of significant events in 1883, his son Richard D Oldham continued the study and written accounts of four major Indian earthquakes (1819,1869,1881 and 1897). Roger Bilham has also added a lot of research on Indian earthquakes. Using latest technology GPS, SAR and DORIS measurements plate motions are calculated. Research is being done on interaction of two or more plates and data observed from past few centuries gives an idea of major earthquakes at quadruple junctions.

During last few years’ tremendous progress has been achieved in the development of both computers as well as mathematical computations. Now a larger data with huge computations can be solved in few hours which would have taken days previously. With the help of high end computing technology it would not be a difficult task to develop a 3D plate interaction model which would give the stress field locations.

Lectureship (Aug 2011 - Present): 

Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Finite Element Method
CASE Workshop
Human Values – I & II

Teaching Assistantship (2007-2011):

Structural Dynamics, Numerical Modeling of Structures & Fluids, Theory of Elasticity, Mathematical Foundation of Solid Mechanics, Applied Functional Analysis

Project Mentorship: (2007-Present)

Project-1: Generation of 3D building from a given plan
Role: Mentor
                    Students: B Tech
                    Group Size: 5
Description: In this project students will be given a plan as input by dimensions or coordinates of columns. Using the latest technology 3D Java and C programming an user interface is made to take number of stories also as input. And output of the program will a 3D building with columns, slabs and walls. Future of this project will be dynamic analysis of a given structure. 
   
Project-2: Optimum Evacuation from 3D Building
Role: Mentor
                    Students: B Tech
                    Group Size: 5
Description: In this project I have guided students to make a 3D model of a two storey building, to calculate the evacuation time by changing parameters, in fact it was a little extension to my master’s project. Technologies used where Java3D and C programming for basic matrix calculations.
   
Project-3: Image Processing
Role: Mentor
                    Students: B Tech
                    Group Size: 3
Description: In this project a moving bob with a small black dot on it is filmed and from the film, graph is developed showing the position of black spot on the bob with respective time.
   
   Project-4: Interactive Seismotectonic map of India
                    Role: Mentor
Students: B Tech, RA
                    Group Size: 4
Description: Here we have developed a Graphical User Interface to retrieve the collected data of earthquakes and faults on the Indian tectonic plate. This will be mainly helpful to calculate the seismicity of any region on the Indian tectonic plate.

Project-5: Virtual lab (Ongoing)
                    Role: Mentor
Students: B Tech
                    Group Size: 5
Description: A virtual laboratory is a tool for distance learning and/or experimentation that allows people to share knowledge, data, voice, video, tools, and many other resources. It provides a suitable environment to extend, improve, integrate, refine, and assist the learning and/or experimentation process of many subjects, thus contributing to an increase of the effectiveness of scientific research and widening the use of scarce or costly equipments. (Complete Civil Engineering lab)

Project-6: Earthquake Resistant Design of G+ 3 structures
                    Role: Mentor
Students: B Tech (External)
                    Group Size: 2
Description: Complete analysis of design of considered plan. Project includes gravity analysis, equivalent static and dynamic analysis. Design of different components of structure: Slab, Beam, Column, Foundation and staircase.

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