Centre for International Relations

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Asst. Professor (Structural)
Pratyush Jha
Institute of Engineering
Male
pratyush.jha@pcampus.edu.np

Name: Pratyush Jha

Position: Asst. Professor

Unit: Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering

 

Email: pratyush.jha@pcampus.edu.np

 

Research Identifiers:

 

Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 6

Total citations: 102

 

Research Interest/Expertise: 

Resilient Infrastructure; Sustainable Materials and Construction; Intelligent Systems and Simulation; Mobility and Connectivity; Earthquake Engineering

 

Teaching:

Theory of Structures (BE), Design of RCC Structures (BE), Bridge Engineering (BE/ME), Structural Dynamics (ME)

 

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

Indian Service of Engineers Cash Prize and Certificate, IIT Roorkee Trust Prize, 2017;
DAAD IIT Sandwich Scholarship at TU Munich, 2016;
Ministry of Human Resource Development, India Scholarship at IIT Roorkee 2015;
College Day Award for Highest Marks in all Structural Engineering Subjects 2015;
COMPEX Scholarship, Ministry of External Affairs India, 2011;
Gold Medal in Mathematics in International Assessment of Schools by Univesity of New South Wales, 2009

•    Bachelor Degree:  B.Tech. Civil Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, India [2015]
•    Master Degree: M.Tech. Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India [2017]
 

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, Institute of Integrated Hydro Environment Research (IIHR)
  • Member, Nepal Engineers Association (NEA)

 

Selected Recent Publications:

  1. Adhikari, R., P. Jha, et al. (2022). Failure Investigation of Under Construction Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Chitwan, Nepal, MDPI Infrastructures 7 (2), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures7020014
  2. Rupakhety, R., Gautam, D., Adhikari, R., Jha, P., Bhatt, L., Baruwal, R. (2022). System Identification and Finite Element Modelling of Damaged Bal Mandir Monument in Kathmandu After the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. In: Vayas, I., Mazzolani, F.M. (eds) Protection of Historical Constructions. PROHITECH 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 209. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90788-4_21
  3. Motra, G.B., Sah B.K., P. Jha (2021). Structural condition assessment and retrofitting of Shital Niwas building (presidential palace), Progress in Disaster Science, Elsevier 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2021.100174 
  4. Gautam, D., R. Adhikari, P. Jha, et al. (2020). Windstorm Vulnerability of Residential Buildings and Infrastructures in South-Central Nepal, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104113
  5. Adhikari, R., P. Jha, D. Gautam & G. Fabbrocino (2019). Seismic Strengthening of the Bagh Durbar Heritage Building in Kathmandu Following the Gorkha Earthquake Sequence, MDPI Buildings 9(5):128. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9050128
  6. Adhikari, R., D. Gautam, P. Jha, et al. (2019). Bridging Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Sustainability: Approaches and Applications to Nepali Highway Bridges, Resilient Structures and Infrastructures, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7446-3_14