Department of

RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST

RC columns under combined loading including torsion
Shear behaviour of high strength Prestressed Concrete members
Fire resistance of RC members
Blast Analysis and Mitigation of RC structures

Performance Evaluation of FRP composite for use as an Internal Reinforcement and for External Repair and Strengthening

Bond Behaviour of FRP composites with concrete and masonry
Evaluation of inorganic binders for FRP composites
Rapid repair and strengthening techniques

Condition Assessment and Seismic Strengthening of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Structural Capacity Evaluation
Instrumentation and Smart Structures
Non-destructive techniques to assess damage in concrete

Earthquake Engineering

Performance Based Design Approach
Development of damage models for combined loading

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Resilient and Sustainable Fiber Reinforced Masonry Systems for Rural India

Sponsoring Agency: DST India through Ramanujan Fellowship Grant
Funding : Rs. 35,00,000
Duration: 2012-2017
Role: Principal Investigator

Effective Confinement of Masonry Assemblies with FRP Composites

Sponsoring Agency: IIT H
Funding : Rs. 5,00,000
Duration: 2012-2015
Role: Principal Investigator

Estimation of Shear Flow Thickness and Damage Assessment of RC columns under Combined Loading including Torsion

Sponsoring Agency: DST SERB
Funding :  Rs. 36,50,000
Duration: 2013-2016
Role: Principal Investigator

S. Suriya Prakash

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Email: suriyap@iith.ac.in
Phone: +91 40 2301 7077