Name

Dr. S. D. Bharti

Current Position

Professor (Structural Engineering)

Head, Department of Civil Engineering (2024 Contd.) Head, National Centre for Earthquake Safety of Dams

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, JLN Marg Jaipur-302017.

Rajasthan (India)

Educational Qualification

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), Master of Technology

(Structural Engineering) and Ph. D. (Earthquake Engineering)

Teaching & Research Experience

• Teaching & Research experience of over thirty years.
• Taught various Courses of civil-structural-earthquake engineering.
• Supervised twenty Ph.D. and over a hundred P.G. dissertations in the field of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

Research Publications

Published over 45 research papers in international refereed journals & about 100

in International Conferences in the field of Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Behaviour and Risk Assessment of Dams.

Research Project (Principal Investigator)

1. Indigenous Design and Development of Prototype Base Isolation System for Earthquake Design in India”, DST-GoI (Financial Outlay: 5.46 Crore, 2015-20)
2. Development of Type Designs of Aanganwaadi and Houses using Structural Steel, as part of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana towards Enhancing Use of Steel in Housing Sector. Ministry of Steel-GoI (Financial Outlay: 4.3 Crore, 2022 onwards)
3. Earthquake Safety of Dams, Towards Implementation of the Dam Safety Act, 2021, (Financial Outlay: 30.0 Crore, 2023-28)
4. Flood and Earthquake Safety of Existing Dams in the State of Maharashtra, 2024, (Financial Outlay: 5.0 Crore, 2024-27)

Interest Area

• Earthquake Resistant Design of RC and Steel Structures.
• Nonlinear Analysis of Structures.
• Earthquake Testing of Civil Structures.
• Earthquake Risk Assessment of Dams.

E-mail

sdbharti@mnit.ac.in

Engagement with Bureau of Indian Standards for the Development of Standards

Member Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee (CED39), Bureau of Indian Standards.

Convener of Working Groups

• Working Group 27: IS 1893 (Part 6); 2022, Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, Base Isolated Buildings. (The New Standard successfully released in 2022 letter from DDG BIS is attached as Annexure-1)
• Working Group 28: IS 13920 (Part 6); Earthquake Resistant Design and Detailing of Base Isolated Structures.
• Working Group 29: IS 15988 (Part 6); Earthquake Safety Assessment and Retrofitting of Base Isolated Structures.
• Working Group 23: IS 13920 (Part 6); Principles for Earthquake Safety Assessment and Retrofit of Structures, Section 1 Concrete Dams
• Working Group 26: IS 13920 (Part 6); Principles for Earthquake Safety Assessment and Retrofit of Structures, Section 2 Earthen Dams and Embankments
• Working Group 50: New Standard on "Testing of Structures subjected to Effects of Earthquake Ground Shaking".