About

Dr Abhishek Kumar

Education

  • PhD (2012) Geotechnical Engineering

        Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

  • M. E. Geotechnical Engineering

        Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (converted to PhD)

  • B. E. (2007) Civil Engineering

        Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor (Jan 2019- present)

         Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

  • Assistant Professor (May 2014- Jan 2019),

        Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

  • Assistant Engineering Manager (September 2013 to April 2014),

        L & T GeoStructure, HQ, Chennai, India

  • Research Associate (August 2012 to August 2013),

        Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Research Interests

  • Seismic Hazard of Urban centres

  • Seismic Hazard of Nuclear Power Plants

  • Ground Motion Simulation

  • Liquefaction Assessment

  • Site Response Analysis

  • Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW)

  • Subsoil investigation and Geotechnical Testing

  • Soil Dynamics

  • Dynamics Testing on Pile

  • Ground Improvement

  • Deep Excavations

Website last Updated on February 06 2024