Baidurya Bhattacharya

Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Invited Talks (selected)

1) “Extreme Value Statistics for the Very Small and the Rather Large in Engineering Problems,” Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, July 2011.

2) “Atomistic Simulations of Fracture,” Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, February 2011.

3) “Atomistic Modeling of Fracture,” University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, January 2011.

4) “Infrastructure Systems Reliability Involving non-Structural Components,” IUSSTF-NSF Indo-US Workshop on Innovative Materials & Structural Systems for Resilient & Sustainable Built Infrastructure, IIT Bombay, December 2009

5) “Introduction to Partial Safety Factor in Engg. Design,” 5th Indo-German Theme Meeting on `Structural Integrity of Pressure Retaining Components', BARC and Jadavpur University, February, 2009

6) “Molecular dynamics simulation of fracture: a look at carbon nanotubes,” Indo US workshop on Materials Design: Measurement Modeling and Informatics, Bengal Engineering and Science University, January 2009.

7) “Molecular dyanmics simulation of solids: a case study on carbon nanotubes,” AICTE/MHRD sponsored winter school on Nanoparticle-Science and Technology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Jan 2009

8) “Bending Behaviour of Carbon Nanotubes,” Plenary Lecture, International Conference on Materials Discovery the University of Tlemcen, Oran, Algeria October 11 – 13, 2008.

9) “Reliability based bridge design and rating,” Civil Engineering Training Center, South Eastern Railways, March 2008

10) “Fracture and Fracture resistance of carbon nanotubes,” Workshop on Mechanical Behaviour of Systems at Small Length Scales -2, IISc, Bangalore, February 2007.

11) “Tensile properties and fracture resistance of single-walled carbon nanotubes through atomistic simulation,” Defence Materials Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, May 2006

12) “Analysis of Randomness in Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes through Atomistic Simulation,” Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, May 2006

13) “Tensile properties and fracture resistance of single walled carbon nanotubes through atomistic simulation,” Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, May 2006

14) “Reliability of Redundant Ductile Structures with Uncertain System Failure Criteria,” Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India, March 2006.

15) “Application of extreme value theory in civil engineering,” University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2005

16) “Application of extreme value theory in engineering,” Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India, January 2005

17) “Issues in structural systems reliability,” Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India, January 2005

18) “Extremal processes in probabilistic solid mechanics,” IIT Kanpur, India, January 2005

19) “Atomistic Simulations of Fracture : A Review”, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, January 2003

20) “Reliability-Based Design: How to Use a Deterministic Finite Element Code in a Probabilistic World” American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, TX, November 2002.

21) “FORM Inverse FORM and Code Calibration”, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai, India, August 2002.

22) “Selecting Target Reliabilities in Probability-Based Design”, Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India, August 2002.

23) “Extreme Value Theory in Civil Engineering”, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, August 2002

24) “The role of random nanoscale fluctuations in material damage growth and failure”, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, July 2002.

25) “Issues in Probability-based Design”, Bengal Engineering College, India, August 2001.

26) “Stochastic CDM and Random Structural Damage Growth”, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, March 2000.

27) “Developing Target Reliability for Novel Structures: The Case of the Mobile Offshore Base”, Rice University, Houston, TX, February 2000.

28) “Stochastic CDM and Random Fatigue Crack Initiation”, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 1999