Name: Kshitij Charana Shrestha

Position: Assoc. Professor

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

Other Appointments: Program Coordinator, MSc Structural Engineering

Email: kshitij.shrestha@pcampus.edu.np

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Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 17

Total citations: 1,114

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Structural Engineering; Masonry Structure; Reinforced Concrete Structure; Finite Element Modeling; Seismic Retrofitting

Teaching:

Design of Reinforced Concrete Structure, Design of Steel Structure, Design of Masonry Structure, Seismic Resistant Design of Structure

•    Bachelor Degree: Bachelor in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal [2004]
•    Master Degree: MSc in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal [2007]
•    PhD Degree: PhD in Structural Engieering, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Katsura Campus, Kyoto University, Japan [2011]

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Santosh Aryal, Smriti Dahal, Suraj Thapa, Sujal Koirala, Suniti Shrestha, Sushil Raj Pandey, Kshitij C Shrestha, Enhancing code compliance of non-engineered and pre-engineered buildings in urban Nepal through retrofitting interventions in RC construction, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, August 2025. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-025-02252-4)
2. Rabin Thapa, Kshitij C. Shrestha, Gapped Inclined Bracing (GIB) retrofit for soft-story vulnerable reinforced concrete residential buildings in Nepal, Structures, Vol. 74, 108548, April 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.108548
3. Rochak Adhikari, Nabin Gautam, Nischal Guragai, Abhushan Subedi, Kshitij C Shrestha, Dynamic Characterization and Fragility Assessment of Nepalese MultiTiered Temples, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, May 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2025.2495964
4. Sabin Ban, Kshitij C. Shrestha, Subash Bastola, Seismic performance assessment of stone masonry buildings: Efficacy of various strengthening elements, Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 96, 2024, 110380, ISSN 2352-7102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110380
5. Poudel, O., Shrestha, K.C. Enhancing earthquake resilience with strategically arranged inclined columns in multistoried RCC structures. Innov. Infrastruct. Solut. 9, 223 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-024-01540-3
6. Jiro Takagi, Takeshi Masui, Yoshikazu Araki, Kohju Ikago, Sanjay Pareek, Sanghun Lee, Yusuke Suzuki, Ryuta Enokida, Jia Guo, Kshitij C Shrestha, Iori Fukuda, Hayato Miyagawa, Development of Low-cost Rolling Base Isolation System for Seismic Protection of Rubble Stone Masonry Buildings in Himalayan Mountain Range, Front. Built Environ., 10, 2024. DOI:10.3389/fbuil.2024.1495051
7. Suzuki Y, Tada M, Enokida R, Takagi J, Araki Y, Pareek S, Lee S, Ikago K, Guo J, Shrestha KC, Fukuda I and Masui T (2024) Feasibility of sliding base isolation for rubble stone masonry buildings in the Himalayan Mountain range. Front. Built Environ. 10:1432912, 2024. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1432912
8. A.P. Gupta, A. Sapkota, S. Shrestha, A. Shrestha, A. Chapagain, S. Khanal, K.C. Shrestha, Strengthening non-engineered building using vegetal FRCM retrofitting: A numerical modeling approach for seismic assessment, Structures, Vol. 62, 106244, April 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106244
9. S. Prajapati, K.C. Shrestha, M. Shakya, Seismic fragility evaluation of the Nepalese pagoda temple: A case study of Laxmi Narsingha temple, Journal of Building Engineering, 108993, March 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108993
10. B. Devkota, A. Dahal, B. Sedhain, A.M. Karki, A. Pokhrel, T. Gyawali, K.C. Shrestha, RC Row Houses in Nepal and their Vulnerability to Impending Earthquakes. Journal of Inst. Eng. India Series A 105, 195–207, February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-024-00781-w