Baidurya Bhattacharya Professor Department of Civil Engnineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Principal Investigator Advanced Facility for Research in Reliability Engineering IIT Kharagpur
Mailing Address: Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India	Contact : Office: CE319, Dept. of Civil Engineering Phone: +91 (3222) 28-3422 Fax: +91 (3222) 28-2254 Email: baidurya [at] iitkgp.ac.in

Research Areas	Education	Experience	Publications	Funded Projects
Teaching	Students	Service	Downloads	Announcements

Areas of Research

· Computational Materials Science

· continuum damage mechanics

· fracture mechanics

· atomistic simulation for fracture

· spatially random defects and their effects on mechanical behaviour

· Risk and reliability analyses of engineering systems

· infrastructure disaster management

· systems risk management – allocation of target reliabilities

· Reliability-based design and maintenance of structures

· extremes of time-varying load sequences

· reliability based design code calibration -load and resistance factor design and rating (LRFD/LRFR)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, 1997

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Dissertation: A Damage Mechanics-based Approach to Structural Deterioration and Reliability

Advisor:Bruce R. Ellingwood

Master of Science in Engineering, 1994

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Technology (honours) in Civil Engineering, 1991

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Experience

At IIT Kharagpur: · Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, December 2011 – present · Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, April 2007 – December 2011 · Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, February 2006 – April 2007

At other organizations/institutes: Adjunct Associate Professor, January 2010 - present Department of Civil and Environmental Engnineering University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716, USA Visiting Assistant Professor, Sept – Dec 2005 Department of Civil and Environmental Engnineering Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305, USA Assistant Professor, July 2001 – February 2006 Department of Civil and Environmental Engnineering University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716, USA Scientist, Sept 2000 – June 2001 Department of Civil and Environmental Engnineering University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716, USA Engineer, March 1998 - March 2000 Advanced Analysis Department American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, TX, USA Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1997 Department of Civil Engineering The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Publications

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Funded Projects

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Teaching

At IIT Kharagpur

· CE41002/CE51002/CE60108/CE60112Probabilistic Design/Structural Reliability/Infrastructure Systems , (now teaching - Spring 2012)

· MT51032 Applied Reliability Engineering, (last taught Spring 2009)

· CE21005 Solid Mechanics, (last taught Autumn 2011)

· CE21004 Structural Analysis, (last taught Spring 2009)

· CE13001 Engineering Drawing & Graphics, (now teaching Spring 2012)

At Stanford University

· CEE 203 Probabilistic Models in Civil Engineering

At University of Delaware

· CIEG 315 Probability and Statistics for Engineers

· CIEG 212 Solid Mechanics

· CIEG 415/615 Probability-based Design

· CIEG 667-015 Mechanical Behavior of Materials and Structures

· CIEG 815 Reliabiity of Engineering Systems

· CIEG 865 Emerging Methodologies for Civil and Environmental Engineering Analysis

Advisement

· Doctoral

o M V D Prasad, toward PhD

o Ambarish Paul, toward PhD

o Puneet Patra, toward PhD

o Subhamoy Sen, toward PhD

o Suhas Vhanmane, Ph.D. 2011 Thesis abstract

o Qiang Lu, Ph.D., 2005 Thesis abstract

o Degang Li, Ph.D. 2004 Thesis abstract

· Masters (selected)

o Debarshi Sen, B. Tech. (2011), M. Tech., expected 2013

o Aritra Chatterjee, B. Tech. (2011), M. Tech., expected 2012

o Mainak Bhattacharya, M. Tech., 2011

o Pankaj Rajak, M. Tech., 2011 (co-advised)

o Rudraprasad Bhattacharyya, M. S., expected 2012

o G. R. Dinesh Kumar , M.Tech. 2009 (co-advised)

o Sreevathsan R., M.Tech., 2008 (co-advised)

o Michelle Bensi, M.S. 2006

o Mark Guzda, M.S. 2006

o Jinquan Zhong, M.S. 2005

o Jason Hasting, M.S. 2001 (co-advised)

· Undergraduate (selected)

o K. Sreekar, B. Tech. expected 2012

o Bikash Kanungo, B. Tech., expected 2013

o Gunjan Agrawal, B. Tech. 2010

o Abhishek Agarwala, B. Tech. 2010

o Anirban Pal, B. Tech. 2010

o Puneet Patra, B.Tech. 2009

o Arunima Singh, B.Tech. 2009 (co-advised)

o Andrew Seifried, B. S. 2004

Professional Service and Activities

· Editorial Board Member : International Journal of Engineering Under Uncertainty: Hazards, Assessment and Mitigation

· Associate Editor, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE

Invited Lectures

Lectures in short courses

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Announcements

Applications are sought for the position of Consultant (up to Rs 30,000 pm) and Senior Project Officer (up to Rs. 24,000 p.m.) in the two following areas:

Computational Materials Science

Candidates must have a Master’s/ Doctoral level degree in Civil/ Mechanical/ Aerospace/ Metallurgical Engineering or in Physics/ Materials Science. Excellent knowledge in mechanics and Finite Element modeling, along with reasonable knowledge in Materials Science and/or Composite Materials, is required. Excellent computer programming skills is essential. Familiarity with materials testing methods and a good publishing record will be given preference.

Risk and Reliability of Infrastructure Systems

Candidates must have a Master’s/ Doctoral level degree in Civil/ Mechanical/ Aerospace/ Engineering or in Mathematics/Statistics. Excellent knowledge in Reliability, along with reasonable knowledge in Mechanics and/or Structural Engineering, is required. Excellent computer programming skills is essential. Familiarity with the nuclear power industry and a good publishing record will be given preference.