Civil Engineering Department

Bhargava Pradeep

Bhargava, Pradeep
Professor
Specialization : Structural Engineering
Room No : 124-A, B
p.bhargava[at]ce[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in
(O) 91-1332-285495 (R) 91-1332-285485

Areas of Interest

Finite Element Applications
Structural Fire Engineering

Finite Element Applications

Structural Fire Engineering

Professional Background

From	To	Designation	Organisation
May 2006	Continuing	Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Feb 2001	May 2006	Associate Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Apr 1996	Feb 2001	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Nov 1985	Apr 1996	Lecturer	University of Roorkee (Now IIT Roorkee)
Feb 1991	Sept 1994	Research Fellow (British Aero Space fellowship)	University of Wales, UK
July 1988	Dec 1988	Research Fellow	Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

Educational Details

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph.D.	Applied Mechanics	University of Wales, U.K.	1994
M.E.	Structures	University of Roorkee, Roorkee	1985
B.E.	Civil Engineering	University of Roorkee, Roorkee	1983

Journal Publication

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Bonet J. and Bhargava, P. (1995). The incremental flow formulation for the analysis of 3-Dimensional viscous deformatiom processes: continnum formulation and computational aspescts. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/0045-7825(94)00723-Z

Bonet, J. and Bhargava, P. (1995). A uniform deformation gradient hexahedron's cement with hourglass control. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. DOI: 10.1002/nme.1620381608

Bonet J., Bhargava, P. and Wood R. D. (1997). Finite element analysis of the superplastic forming of thick sheet using the incremental flow formulation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19970915)40:17<3205::AID-NME208>3.0.CO;2-P

Ojha, C. S. P., Mandal, S. and Bhargava, P. (2001). Aspects of inlet boundary prescription for turbulent flow field. Archives of Mechanics. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2001)127:8(694)

Mandal S., Bhargava, P. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2001). Significance of correlation coefficient in evaluating Reynolds stresses. Journal of Wind Engineering. Volume: 89 Number: 10 Pages: 317-320

Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P. and Kaushik, S. K. (2005). Behavior of Confined High Strength Concrete Columns under Axial Compression. Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology. DOI: 10.3151/jact.3.267

Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P. and Kaushik, S. K. (2005). Comparative study of confinement Models for High Strength Concrete Columns. Magazine of Concrete Research. DOI: 10.1680/macr.2005.57.4.185

Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P. and Kaushik, S. K. (2005). Spiral Confined Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete Short Columns. Journal of Ferrocement. ISSN: 0125-1759 Volume: 35 Number: 2 Pages: 571-581 Month: April

Kumar, L., Bhargava R., Bhargava, P. and Takhar, H. S. (2005). Finite Element Solution of Mixed Convection Micropolar Fluid Flow between Two Vertical Plates with Varying Temperature. Archives of Mechanics. Volume: 57 Number: 4 Pages: 251-264

10.

Viladkar M. N., Karisiddappa, Bhargava, P. and Godbole, P. N. (2006). Static soil–structure interaction response of hyperbolic cooling towers to symmetrical wind loads. Journal of Engineering Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2005.11.010

11.

Bhowmick, R., Sharma, U. K. and Bhargava, P. (2006). Numerical Simulation of Confined Concrete Columns and A Parametric Study. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building and Housing). Volume: 7 Number: 3 Pages: 269-286

12.

Bhargava, P., Sharma, U. K. and Kaushik, S. K. (2006). Compressive Stress-Strain Behavior of Small Scale Steel Fibre Reinforced High Strength Concrete Cylinders. Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology. DOI: 10.3151/jact.4.109

13.

Bhargava, R., Sharma, S., Bhargava, P. and Takhar, H. S. (2007). MHD heat and mass transfer of micropolar fluid flow over a stretching sheet. International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research. DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v34.i1.60

14.

Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P. and Sheikh, S. A. (2007). Tie Confined Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete Short Columns. Magazine of Concrete Research. DOI: 10.1680/macr.2007.59.10.757

15.

Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P., Singh, S. P. and Kaushik, S. K. (2007). Confinement Reinforcement Design for Plain and Fibre Reinforced High Strength Concrete Columns. Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology. DOI: 10.3151/jact.5.113

16.

Sahoo, D. K., Gautam R. K., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2008). Investigation of dispersion of compression in bottle-shaped struts. Magazine of Concrete Research. DOI: 10.1680/macr.2008.60.2.137

17.

Sharma, U. K. and Bhargava, P. (2008). Numerical Simulation of Confined Plain and Fibre Reinforced Concrete Columns. Journal of Structural Engineering. Volume: 35 Number: 3 Pages: 117-126

18.

Bhargava, R., Sharma, S., Takhar, H. S., Bég, O. A. and Bhargava, P. (2008). Numerical Simulation of Confined Plain and Fibre Reinforced Concrete Columns. Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control. Volume: 12 Number: 1 Pages: 45-63

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Kumar, R., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2009). Behavior of Confined Over-reinforced Self-compacting Concrete Beams. Structural Concrete. ISSN: 1464-4177 Volume: 10 Number: 4 Pages: 181-191

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Sahoo, D. K., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2009). An appraisal of the ACI strut efficiency factors. Magazine of Concrete Research. DOI: 10.1680/macr.2008.00112

21.

Sahoo, D. K., Singh B. and Bhargava, P. (2009). Investigation of dispersion of compression in bottle-shaped struts. Magazine of Concrete Research. Volume: 106 Number: 2 Pages: 178-186 Month: March/April

22.

Sahoo, D. K., Sagi, M. S. V., Singh B. and Bhargava, P. (2010). Effect of detailing of web reinforcement on the behavior of bottle-shaped struts. Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology. DOI: 10.3151/jact.8.303

23.

Sharma, U. K., Zaidi, S. K. A., Bhandari, N. M. and Bhargava, P. (2010). Effect of heating and cooling regimes on confined concrete in high strength concrete columns. American Concrete Institute. Volume: 279 Pages: 1-36 Month: January

24.

Sahoo, D. K., Singh B. and Bhargava, P. (2011). Minimum Reinforcement for Preventing Splitting Failure in Bottle-Shaped Struts. ACI Structural Journal. Volume: 108 Number: 2 Pages: 206-216 Month: March/April

25.

Sahoo, D. K., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2011). Effect of inclination on the strength of struts. Magazine of Concrete Research. DOI: 10.1680/macr.9.00178

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Kumar, R., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2011). Flexural capacity predictions of self-compacting concrete beams using stress–strain relationship in axial compression. Magazine of Concrete Research, ICE. DOI: 10.1680/macr.2011.63.1.49

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Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2011). Behavior of Eccentrically Loaded RCC Columns Confined with FRP Sheets. International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering. ISSN: 1425-1655 Volume: 16 Number: 4 Pages: 943-958

28.

Sahoo, D. K., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2012). An appraisal of design provisions for bottle-shaped struts. Magazine of Concrete Research. DOI: 10.1680/macr.11.00141

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Kumar, A., Bhargava, P. and Chakrabarti, A. (2012). Natural frequencies and mode shapes of laminated composite skew hypar shells with complicated boundary conditions using finite element method. Advanced Materials Research. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.585.44

30.

Kumar, A., Bhargava, P. and Chakrabarti, A. (2012). Vibration of laminated composite skew Hypar shells using higher order theory. Thin-Walled Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2012.09.007

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Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P., Singh, B., Singh, Y., Kumar, V., Kamath, P., Usmani, A., Torero, J., Gillie, M., Pankaj, P., May, I. and Zhang, J. (2012). Full-scale testing of a damaged reinforced concrete frame in fire. Structures and Buildings, ICE. DOI: 10.1680/stbu.11.00031

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Iqbal, M. A., Rai, S., Sadique, M. R. and Bhargava, P. (2012). Numerical simulation of aricraft crash on nuclear containment structure. Nuclear Engineering and Design. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.11.019

33.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2012). Analysis Of Laminated Soft Core Sandwich Plate Having Interfacial Imperfections By An Efficient Co Fe Model. Journal of Solid Mechanics. Volume: 4 Number: 4 Pages: 355-371 Month: Novwmber

34.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). An efficient hybrid plate model for accurate analysis of smart composite laminates. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. DOI: 10.1177/1045389X13486713

35.

Kumar, A., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Finite element analysis of laminated composite and sandwich shells using higher order zigzag theory. Composite Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.06.021

36.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Vibration and Buckling Analysis of Laminated Sandwich Plates having Soft Core. International Journal for Structural Stability and Dynamics. DOI: 10.1142/S021945541350034X

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Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Interlaminar stresses in laminated shallow shell panel. Acta Mechanica. DOI: 10.1007/s00707-013-0899-x

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Lakhani, H., Kamath, P., Bhargava, P., Sharma, U. K. and Reddy, G. (2013). Thermal Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. DOI: 10.1260/2040-2317.4.4.227

39.

Kumar, V., Sharma, U. K., Singh, B. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Effect of temperature on mechanical properties of pre-damaged steel reinforcing bars. Construction and Building Materials. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.03.051

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Sadique, M. R., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Nuclear containment structure subjected to commercial and fighter aircraft crash. Nuclear Engineering and Design. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.03.009

41.

Chourasia, A., Bhattacharyya, S. K., Bhargava, P., Bhandari, N. M. (2013). Influential aspects on seismic performance of confined masonry construction. Natural Science. DOI: 10.4236/ns.2013.58A1007

42.

Chalak, H. D., Chakrabarti, A., Iqbal, M. A., and Sheikh, A. H. (2013). Free vibration analysis of laminated soft core sandwich plates. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, ASME. DOI: 10.1115/1.4007262

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Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). An efficient C0 FE model based on RHSDT and LSE method for analysis of soft core sandwich plate. Computational Mechanics. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-012-0745-3

44.

Ajay Kumar, Anupam Chakrabarti, Pradeep Bhargava (2013). Failure analysis of laminated composite spherical shells based on higher order theory. International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering. Pages: 92-98

45.

Srivastava, I., Dey, T. K., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Structural Optimization of FRP Web Core Decks. Journal of composites for Construction, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000358

46.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A., Mishra, B. K. and Bhargava, P. (2013). A new heat flux continuity model for thermal analysis of laminated plates. Journal of Composite Materials. DOI: 10.1177/0021998312446184

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Kumar, A., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Vibration of laminated composites and sandwich shells based on higher order zigzag theory. Engineering Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.06.014

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Sahoo, D. K., Singh, B., Mathew, P. and Bhargava, P. (2014). Efficiency factors of recycled concrete bottle-shaped struts. Structures & Buildings. DOI: 10.1680/stbu.12.00029

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Kumar, A., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2014). Accurate dynamic response of laminated composites and sandwich cylindrical shells based on higher order zigzag theory. Thin-Walled Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2013.09.026

50.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2014). Effect of interfacial imperfection on bending behavior of composites and sandwich laminates by an efficient C0 FE model. Thin-Walled Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2014.04.011

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Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2014). Static and dynamic control of smart composite laminates. AIAA Journal. DOI: 10.2514/1.J052666

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Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2014). Accurate calculation of transverse shear stresses for soft core sandwich laminates. Acta Mechanica. DOI: 10.1007/s00707-014-1198-x

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Kamath, P., Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P., Bhandari, N. M. and Usmani, A. (2014). Mechanical Properties of Undamaged and Damaged Steel Rebars at Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. DOI: 10.1260/2040-2317.5.3.251

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Roy, A., Sharma, U. K. and Bhargava, P. (2014). Strengthening of Heat Damaged Reinforced Concrete Short Circular Columns. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. DOI: 10.1260/2040-2317.5.4.381

55.

Sharma, U. K., Kumar, V., Kamath, P., Singh, B., Bhargava, P., Singh, Y., Usmani, A., Torero, J., Gillie, M. and Pankaj, P. (2014). Testing of full-scale RC Frame under Simulated Fire Following Earthquake. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. DOI: 10.1260/2040-2317.5.3.215

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Iqbal, M. A., Sadique, M. R., Bhargava, P. and Bhandari, N. M. (2014). Damage Assessment of Nuclear Containment Against Aircraft Crash. Nuclear Engineering and Design. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.07.040

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Kumar, A., Chakrabarti, A., Bhargava, P. and Prakash, V. (2015). Efficient failure analysis of laminated composites and sandwich cylindrical shells based on higher order zigzag theory. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000433

58.

Kumar, A., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Vibration of laminated composite skew cylindrical shells using higher order theory. Journal of Vibration and Control. DOI: 10.1177/1077546313492555

59.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Vibration Response of Laminated Composite plate having weakly bonded layers. Applied Mathematical Modeling. DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2015.04.008

60.

Kumar, A., Chakraborti, A., Bhargava, P. and Chowdhury, R. (2015). Probabilistic failure analysis of laminated sandwich shells based on higher order zigzag theory. Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials. DOI: 10.1177/1099636215577368

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Iqbal, M. A., Tiwari, G., Gupta, P. K. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Ballistic performance and energy absorption characteristics of thin aluminium plates. International Journal of Impact Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2014.10.011

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Iqbal, M. A., Senthil, K., Bhargava, P. and Gupta, N. K. (2015). The characterization and ballistic evaluation of mild steel. International Journal of Impact Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2014.12.006

63.

Sadique, M. R., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Crash analysis of military aircraft on nuclear containment. Structural Engineering and Mechanics. DOI: 10.12989/sem.2015.53.1.073

64.

Shah, A. H., Sharma, U.K., Bhargava, P., Reddy, G. R., Singh, T. and Lakhani, H, (2015). A Full Scale Fire Test on a Pre Damaged RC Framed Structure. Advances in Structural Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2187-6_171

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Danie Roy, A. B., Sharma, U. K. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Bond Properties of GFRP Laminate with Heat Damaged Concrete. Journal of Composites for Construction. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000620

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Kamath, P., Sharma, U. K., Kumar, V., Bhargava, P., Usmani, A., Singh, B., Singh, Y., Torero, J., Gillie, M., Pankaj, P. (2015). Full-scale fire test on an earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete frame. Fire Safety Journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2015.02.013

67.

Khandelwal, R. P., Chakrabarti, A. and Bhargava, P. (2018). Efficient 2D thermo-mechanical analysis of composites and sandwich laminates. Mechanics of Advance Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2017.1410897

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Ahmad, S., Bhargava, P., Chourasia, A. and Sharma, U. K. (2020). Shear Transfer Strength of Uncracked Concrete after Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Structural Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002681

69.

Aditya Singh Rajput, Umesh Kumar Sharma (2020). Calibration of accelerated corrosion protocol for reinforced concrete columns. Current Science (00113891). Volume: 118 Number: 1 Pages: 70-78

70.

Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2020). Bond characteristics of corroded pullout specimens exposed to elevated temperatures. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.02.015

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Ahmad, M. S., Adnan, S. M., Zaidi, S. and Bhargava, P. (2020). A novel support vector regression (SVR) model for the prediction of splice strength of the unconfined beam specimens. Construction and building materials. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118475

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Ahmad, M. S. and Bhargava, P. (2020). Bond Slip Study Between Concrete and Steel Interface Using Splice Beam Specimen Exposed to Elevated Temperatures. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.06.021

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Ahmad, S., Bhargava, P. and Chourasia, A. (2020). Direct shear failure in concrete joints exposed to elevated temperatures. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.07.074

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Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2020). Bond-slip models for super ductile TMT bars with normal strength concrete exposed to elevated temperatures. Journal of Building Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101585

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Ahmad, S., Bhargava, P., Chourasia, A. and Usmani, A. (2020). Effect of elevated temperatures on the shear-friction behaviour of concrete: Experimental and analytical study. Engineering Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111305

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Chourasia, A., Singhal, S. and Bhargava, P. (2021). Damage limitation and structural behaviour factor for masonry structures. Australian Journal of Structural Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/13287982.2021.1872978

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Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2021). Post corrosion bond-slip models for super ductile steel with concrete. Construction and Building Materials. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122836

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Ahmad, S., Bhargava, P., Chourasia, A. and Ju, M. (2021). Residual shear strength of reinforced concrete slender beams without transverse reinforcement after elevated temperatures. Engineering Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112163

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Tariq, F., Gaikwad, M., and Bhargava, P. (2021). Analysis of behaviour of corroded RC beams exposed to elevated temperatures. Journal of Building Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102508

80.

Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2021). Flexural behaviour of corroded RC beams exposed to fire. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.05.025

81.

Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2021). Stress–strain curves and mechanical properties of corrosion damaged super ductile reinforcing steel. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.05.039

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Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2021). Temperature-dependent properties of corroded super ductile TMT steel bars. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.07.002

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Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2021). Corrigendum to “Bond characteristics of corroded pullout specimens exposed to elevated temperatures”. Structures. Volume: 34 Pages: 1154 Month: December

84.

Tariq, F., Bhargava, P. (2022). Bond–Slip Models for Corroded RC Members Exposed to Fire. Journal of Structural Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003135

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Sadique, M. R., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2022). Aircraft-structure interaction study for the assessment of the reaction-time response of nuclear containment structure. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2022.03.077

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Ahmad, S., Bhargava, P. and Ju M. (2022). Shear Behavior of Thermally Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams. ACI Structural Journal. Volume: 119 Number: 4 Pages: 11

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Yarlagadda, T., Zhang, Z., Jiang, L., Bhargava, P. and Usmani, A. (2022). Solid isotropic material with thickness penalization–A 2.5 D method for structural topology optimization. Computers & Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2022.106857

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Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2022). Masonry-Infilled RC Frames Exposed to Blast Loads: A Review on Numerical Modeling and Response. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000727

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Tariq, F. and Bhargava, P. (2022). FIRE RESIDUAL STRESS-STRAIN CURVES OF CORRODED TMT REINFORCING STEEL BARS. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2020-0392

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Bhatt, A., Maheshwari, P., Bhargava, P. (2022). Probabilistic performance analysis of structural elements subjected to blast load using equivalent static force model. International Journal of Protective Structures. DOI: 10.1177/2041419622114290

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Bhatt, A. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Pressure-impulse diagrams using coupled single degree of freedom systems subjected to blast load. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s42107-023-00705-2

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Ahmad, M. S. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Effect of different load levels on the flexure performance of RC beams exposed to fire. Materials Today: Proceedings. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.684

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Chandra, S., Sharma, U. K., Green, M., Gales, J. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Fire Performance of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Columns. Fire Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s10694-023-01472-x

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Tariq, F., Ahmad, S. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Bond-slip response of corroded SD bars with recycled coarse aggregate concrete. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.07.019

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Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Effect of masonry infill on the response of reinforced concrete frames subject to in-plane blast loading. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105317

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Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Investigation of the post-blast fire performance of RC members. Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105520

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Bhatt, A., Maheshwari, P., Bhargava, P. (2024). Probabilistic performance analysis of structural elements subjected to blast load using ESF model. International Journal of Protective Structures. DOI: 10.1177/20414196221142905

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Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2024). Prediction of direct shear failure in blast-loaded reinforced concrete members. International Journal of Protective Structures. DOI: 10.1177/20414196241245125

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Gaikwad, M., Singh, S., Gopalakrishnan, N., Bhargava, P. and Chourasia, A. (2024). Numerical analysis of fire-exposed reinforced concrete sections for assessing post-heating axial and flexural capacity. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. DOI: 10.1108/JSFE-10-2023-0039

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Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2024). Derivation of pressure-impulse diagrams for blast-loaded RC members. Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation. DOI: 10.1007/s41024-024-00411-9

Research Projects

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1. Title:- Estimation of Construction Energy Cost for Housing in India.
Sponsor: Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council	Sanctioned Year: 1996-97	Amount: ₹ 2.50 Lakhs	Role: PI

2. Title:- Uncertainties involved in numerical simulation of wind flow around bluff bodies
Sponsor: AICTE(R&D)	Sanctioned Year: 2002-03	Amount: ₹ 4.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

3. Title:- Performance Based Design of RCC Columns for Ductility
Sponsor: International Committee of Concrete Model Code for Asia	Sanctioned Year: 2004-05	Amount: ₹ 13.50 Lakhs	Role: PI

4. Title:- Ductility of High Strength Concrete Columns – Role of Fibres
Sponsor: MHRD	Sanctioned Year: 2005-06	Amount: ₹ 12.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

5. Title:- Strength and deformation characteristics of over reinforced Self Compacting Beams
Sponsor: DST	Sanctioned Year: 2008-09	Amount: ₹ 33.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

6. Title:- Fire Resistance & Repair of Earthquake Damaged Structures.
Sponsor: UKIERI (UK India Education and Research Initiative)	Sanctioned Year: 2008-09	Amount: ₹ 148.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

7. Title:- Behaviour of FRP Laminated Smart Sandwich Structures having Interlaminar imperfections under hygro-thermo-electro-mechanical loading
Sponsor: DST	Sanctioned Year: 2009-10	Amount: ₹ 19.20 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

8. Title:- Creep and Shrinkage Study of Concrete
Sponsor: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.,Mumbai	Sanctioned Year: 2009-10	Amount: ₹ 15.38 Lakhs	Role: PI

9. Title:- Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Ballistic Resistance of Ductile Targets Subject Oblique Projectile Impact.
Sponsor: DRDO	Sanctioned Year: 2010-11	Amount: ₹ 23.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

10. Title:- Numerical Simulation of the Response of Nuclear Containment Subjected to Aircraft Crash
Sponsor: AERB	Sanctioned Year: 2010-11	Amount: ₹ 22.60 Lakhs	Role: PI

11. Title:- Improvement of earthquake resistance capacity of circular columns
Sponsor: Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), GOI, New delhi	Sanctioned Year: 2010-11	Amount: ₹ 11.60 Lakhs	Role: PI

12. Title:- Structural Properties of Perforated/hollow clay fired Brick Masonry
Sponsor: TERI, New Delhi	Sanctioned Year: 2011-12	Amount: ₹ 5.50 Lakhs	Role: PI

13. Title:- Optimization of Cement Content in Concretes of Various Grades Using Additives
Sponsor: Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., Shimla	Sanctioned Year: 2011-12	Amount: ₹ 12.50 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

14. Title:- Strength and Deformability of Reinforced Concrete frames under Earthquake and Fire
Sponsor: Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), BRNS, Mumbai	Sanctioned Year: 2012-13	Amount: ₹ 78.24 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

15. Title:- A Collaborative Research Framework for Structures Subjected to Extreme Loads
Sponsor: UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)	Sanctioned Year: 2012-13	Amount: ₹ 11.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

16. Title:- Mechanical Properties of Nano Silica Based High Performance Concrete
Sponsor: NBCC (India) Ltd., New Delhi	Sanctioned Year: 2014-15	Amount: ₹ 27.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

17. Title:- Performance Evaluation of cracked / damaged concrete structures under fire
Sponsor: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), BRNS, Mumbai	Sanctioned Year: 2014-15	Amount: ₹ 52.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

18. Title:- Precast Concrete Columns for Low-Cost Housing
Sponsor: BMTPC	Sanctioned Year: 2014-15	Amount: ₹ 11.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

19. Title:- Energy Absorption Characteristics of Pre-stressed Concrete elements under drop Weight and Ballistic Impact
Sponsor: SERB	Sanctioned Year: 2015-16	Amount: ₹ 27.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

20. Title:- Sustainable Infrastructure Using Smart FRPs
Sponsor: DST (Indo-Canada)	Sanctioned Year: 2015-16	Amount: ₹ 30.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

21. Title:- Quasi-static and dynamic strength of ultrahigh performance concrete
Sponsor: DST (DST-RFBR Indo-Russian Joint Research Project)	Sanctioned Year: 2019-20	Amount: ₹ 26.60 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

22. Title:- Fire Performance of Aged Reinforced Concrete Structure
Sponsor: DST	Sanctioned Year: 2020-21	Amount: ₹ 40.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

Administrative Background

Designation	Organisation	From Period	To Period
Dean	Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy (SRIC)	2012	2015
Coordinator	Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA) – IIT Roorkee cell	2014	2017
Member	National Apex Committee on UBA	2014	2017
Coordinator	Uttarakhand Development Cell, Uttrarakhand	2010	2011
Coordinator	Structural Engg. Group , CED, IIT, Roorkee	2008	2010
Member	Institute Advisory Council
Coordinator	Structural Engg. Group , CED, IIT, Roorkee	2012	2014
Chairman	Departmental Research Committee
Faculty advisor	Structural Engineering
Member	Departmental Academic Committee
Member	Student’s internship and placement committee
Member	Purchase committee

Membership

S. No.	Membership
1.	American Concrete Institute, Member
2.	International Association for Fire Safety and Science, Member
3.	Indian Concrete Institute, Life Member
4.	Indian Society for Technical Education, Life Member
5.	Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures, Life Member

M. Tech. Dissertations

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S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	Finite Element Analysis of RC Columns Confined by FRP Sheets	Amit Chandra	Prof. P. Bhargava	PG	2007
2.	Finite Element Analysis of FRP Strengthened RC Columns Under Eccentric Loading	Adane Zeleke	Prof. P. Bhargava	PG	2008
3.	Effect of Hygrothermal Loading on Laminated FRP Plates	P. Venkata Chakravarthy	Prof. P. Bhargava	PG	2008
4.	Analysis of RCC Frames subjected to Blast Loading	Shashank Kumar Singh	Prof. Pradeep Bhargava	PG	2013
5.	Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Panels under Blast Loading	Lt. Col. K. V. Kartik	Prof. Pradeep Bhargava	PG	2016

Research Scholars

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year	Co-Supervisor
1.	Non Linear Behavior of bridges structure.	Sachin Jain	2021
2.	To be decided.	Ashwin Ramidhami	2023	Prof. Pradeep Bhargava,

Ph.D. Supervised

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Status	Awarded Year
1.	Investigation of Post-Cracking Behaviour of R.C. Box-Girder Bridges	Manoj Kumar	Awarded	2002
2.	Some Aspects in Numerical Simulation of Wind Flow Around Bluff Bodies	Sasank Mandal	Awarded	2002
3.	Ground Subsidence due to Shallow Tunneling in Soft Ground	Diganta Goswami	Awarded	2003
4.	A study on potential of Genetic Algorithms in Civil Engineering	Hardeep Singh	Awarded	2003
5.	Study of Reinforced Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Buildings	Achal Kumar Mittal	Awarded	2004
6.	Thermal Stresses in Concrete Box Girder Bridges	Arvind Kumar Dwivedi	Awarded	2004
7.	Investigations on Confinement of Fibre Reinforced High Strength Concrete Columns	Umesh Kumar Sharma	Awarded	2005
8.	Finite Element solution to Convection problem	Sapna Sharma	Awarded	2006
9.	Study of Shear Lag Behaviour of Laminated Composite Box Beams	Rajiv Chandak	Awarded	2006
10.	Load Distribution and Thermal Response of Composite Cellular Box Girder Bridges	Sanjay Tiwari	Awarded	2007
11.	Assessment of Fire Damage and Repaired Structural Elements	Suvir Singh	Awarded	2009
12.	Strength and deformation Characteristics of Bottle Shaped Struts	D. K. Sahoo	Awarded	2009
13.	Strengthening of RC members using CFRP	Sariputt Rajaram Bhagat	Awarded	2010
14.	Behaviour of Over Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete Beams	Rajesh Kumar	Awarded	2010
15.	FE Analysis of Laminated Shells Including Failure and Reliability Based On HOZT	Ajay Kumar	Awarded	2013
16.	Thermo-Electro-Mechanical 2D Fe Analysis Of Laminated Plates With Imperfections	Ravi Prakash Khandelwal	Awarded	2013
17.	Response of RC Framed Structures Subject to Post-Earthquake Fire	Praveen Kamath	Awarded	2014
18.	Finite Element Analysis of Aircraft Crash on Nuclear Containment Structure	Md.Rehan Sadique	Awarded	2014
19.	Performance Evaluation of Confined Masonry Building Under Cyclic Lateral Loads	Ajay Chourasia	Awarded	2015
20.	Strengthening of Heat Damaged Reinforced Concrete Elements	Danie Roy A. B.	Awarded	2015
21.	Characterization of fire damaged reinforced concrete beams and retrofitting aspects	Sanjeev Kumar Singh	Awarded	2017
22.	An investigation of the efficiency factors of RCA-concrete bottle-shaped struts	Suryavanshi Shivanad Rohidas	Awarded	2017
23.	Performance of Corroded RC Elements Exposed to Fire	Faraz Tariq	Awarded	2019
24.	Masonry Structures and Ductile Mortar	Subhan Ahmad	Awarded	2020
25.	Bond Behaviour of Steel in Concrete Under Flexure When Exposed to Fire	Mohammad Suhaib Ahmad	Awarded	2020
26.	Damage Assessment of RC Frames Subjected to Blast and Post-Blast Fire Scenarios	Mudragada Ravi Kumar	Awarded	2023
27.	Performance based blast resistant design of RC structures	Anita Bhatt	Awarded	2023

Teaching Engagements

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Solid Mechanics	CEN-102	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
2.	Matrix Structural Analysis	CEN-541	M. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
3.	Matrix Structural Analysis	CEN-541	B. Tech & M. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
4.	Finite Element Analysis	CEN-661	M. Tech.	Spring

Visits To Outside Institutions

S. No.	Visiting Institute	Purpose of Visit	Start Date	End Date
1.	The University of Edinburgh	Invited Guest Lecture Series

Conference Publication

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Sadique, M. R., Ahmad, I., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2012). Analysis of Concrete Structures Against Aircraft Crash. International Conference on Civil, Architectural and Building Engineering. Place: Paris, France

Iqbal, M. A., Bhargava, P., Rai, S. and Sadique, M. R. (2012). Response of Nuclear Containment Structure to Aircraft Crash. IMAC XXX A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics. Place: Jacksonville, USA

Sadique, M. R., Ahmad, I., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2012). Analysis of Concrete Structures Against Aircraft Crash. International Conference on Civil Architectural and Building. Place: Paris, France

Sadique, R., Ahmed, I., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Response of Nuclear Power Plants Against Crash of Commercial Aircrafts. UKIERI Concrete Congress, Innovation in Concrete Construction. Place: Jalandhar, India

Sadique, M. R., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Evaluation of Nuclear Containment Building Against Crash of Boeing 767 Aircraft. International conference on Challenges in Disaster Mitigation and Management. Place: IIT Roorkee, India

Sadique, M. R., Ahmed, I., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Factors Affecting the Reaction Time Response of Aircraft. International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-22). Place: San Francisco, USA

Sadique, M. R., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2013). Assessment of Structural Strength of BWR Containment Vessel against Aircraft Impact. 1st Saudi International Conference on Crisis and Disaster Management. Place: Riyad, KSA

Shah, A. H., Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P., Reddy, G.R and Singh, T. (2015). Outcomes of a Major Research on Full Scale Testing of RC Frames in Post Earthquake Fire. International Symposium on Advances in Science and Technology of Concrete. Place: Mumbai

Shah, A. H., Sharma, U. K., Bhargava, P., Reddy, G. R. and Singh, T. (2015). Effect of Pre-damage and reinforcement detailing on the spalling behaviour of reinforced concrete building frame in Post-earthquake fire. 4th International Workshop on Concrete Spalling due to Fire Exposure. Place: Leipzig

10.

Roy, D. A. B., Sharma, U. K. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Strengthening Heat Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Laminates. Applications of Structural Fire Engineering. Place: Dubrovnik, Croatia

11.

Roy, D.A.B., Sharma, U.K. and Bhargava, P (2015). Applications of Ferrocement In Strengthening of Heat Damaged Reinforced Concrete Circular Columns. 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement (FERRO-11). Place: Aachen, Germany

12.

Roy, D. A. B., Sharma, U.K. and Bhargava, P (2015). High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete In Strengthening of Heat Damaged Reinforced Concrete Circular Columns. International Conference on the Regeneration and Conservation of Concrete Structures (RCCS). Place: Nagasaki

13.

Senthil, K., Iqbal, M. A., Debarati, S. and Bhargava, P. (2015). Ballistic resistance of Armox 500T steel plates against 7.62 API projectiles. 3rd International conference on Protective Structures. Place: Newcastle, Australia

14.

Sadique, M. R., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2016). Impact Analysis of Fighter Jet Near the Nuclear Containment Base. 11th International Conference on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics, Implast 2016. Place: IIT Delhi, India

15.

Rajput, A., Iqbal, M. A. and Bhargava, P. (2016). Experimental and numerical study of concrete targets under high rate of loading. 11th International Conference on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics, Implast 2016. Place: IIT Delhi, India Page No: 130-137

16.

Iqbal, M. A., Rajput, A. and Bhargava, P. (2016). Plain and reinforced concrete targets subjected to projectile impact. 11th International Conference on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics, Implast 2016. Place: IIT Delhi, India Page No: 138-144

17.

Shah, A. H., Sharma, U. K. and Bhargava, P. (2017). Influence of Masonry Infill on Fire Performance of an Earthquake Damaged RC Frame. 2nd International Fire Safety Symposium (IFireSS 2017 ). Place: Naples, Italy

18.

Bhatt, A., Bhargava, P. and Maheshwari, P. (2021). Contribution of higher modes in the dynamic response of reinforced concrete member subjected to blast. The 2nd International Seminar on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ISCEE 2021). DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/871/1/012003 Place: 10.1088/1755-1315/871/1/012003

19.

Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Numerical investigation on blast induced response of masonry infilled RC frames. 14th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures. Place: CI-Premier, Singapore

20.

Mudragada, R., Agrawal, A. and Bhargava, P. (2023). A numerical study on fire resistance of blast-damaged reinforced concrete columns. 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, ECCOMAS Proceedia. DOI: 10.7712/120123.10629.20469 Place: Athens, Greece

21.

Mudragada, R. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Numerical Prediction of Direct Shear Failure in Fixed-end RC Beams Subjected to Close-in Blasts. 11th International Symposium on Impact Engineering. Place: Perth, Australia

22.

Mudragada, R., Agrawal, A. and Bhargava, P. (2023). Numerical derivation of pressure-impulse diagrams for a fixed-end RC beam subjected to blast loads. Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (Vol. 3) Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1579-8 Place: IIT Roorkee Page No: 723–733

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