Dr. Suman Kumar

Name	Dr. Suman Kumar
Date of Birth	16.02.1992
E-mail	suman.kumar [at] cbri.res.in & sum92anith [at] gmail.com
Present Designation	Scientist
Division	Data Science and Special Structures

Educational Attainments

Degree / Diploma	Main Subject	University/Institution with Distinction	Country	Year of Passing
Ph.D.	Structural Engineering	IIT Guwahati	India	2022
M. Tech.	Structural Engineering	IIT Guwahati	India	2016
B. Tech.	Civil Engineering	NIT Hamirpur	India	2013

Specialization

a) Main Area of Specialization	Structural Engineering
b) Sub-area of Specialization	Blast and impact-resistant structures; Performance-based design of structures; Collapse mechanism and building demolition; Behavior of composites under ballistic impact; Shock absorbent materials; Design and optimization of protective shelters

Countries visited in connection with higher studies, research training, employment and other scientific assignments:

Country visited	Purpose	From	To
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Publications and Patents

Current Publications (2009 onwards):

Kumar, S., Saxena, S., Sharma, H & Gangolu, J. (Under Review). Design and Development of Blast and Heavy Impact Simulating Mechanism for Blast Resistant Design and Validation of Structures. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Kumar, S., Saxena, S., Sharma, H , Gangolu, J. &. Prabhu, T. A. (Under Review). Development of Design Guidelines using Probabilistic Framework for The Development of Smart Thickening Fluid Based Ultra Resistant Adaptive Kinematic Soft Human Armour (SURAKSHA). Journal of Reliability Engineering & System Safety
Kumar, S., Saxena, S., & Sharma, H. (2022). Ballistic Performance Evaluation of High-Performance Fabric Due to Interyarn Friction. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 27(4), 04022043. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000721
R. Umesh, Kumar S., and Sharma H., “A Review: Fatigue Analysis of Advanced Composite Materials,” Proceedings of Second ASCE India Conference on CRSIDE, 2020, IIEST Kolkata, India
Jaswanth G., Kumar S., Kumar A., and Sharma H., “Numerical technique for prestressing post-tensioning members subjected to missile impact load,” Proceedings of ICCMS 2019, IIT Mandi, India
Gangolu, J., Kumar, S., & Sharma, H. (2016). Impact testing Facility: BHISM for Performance based Design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures. Procedia Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.12.095
Kumar S., and Sharma H., “Development of BHISM for Performance-based Blast Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures,” Proceedings of ICCMS 2016, IIT Bombay, India.

Publications previous to 2009: NIL
Tech. Reports: NIL
Scientific Books / Book Chapters: NIL
Articles: NIL
Patents filed / granted:

Granted

1) Patent Title: A BLAST SIMULATOR FOR TESTING OF SPECIMENS OF VARIABLE DIMENSIONS, Patent No. 404848

Authors: Hrishikesh Sharma and Suman Kumar, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GUWAHATI, India

Filed

1) Patent Title: BAMBOO FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FRANGIBLE STRUCTURES FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY

Authors: Hrishikesh Sharma and Suman Kumar, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI, India A K Sharma and D S Gariya, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA ,

Indian Patent Application No. IN201831024409A, Filing Date: 2018-06-29

Processes Developed: NIL
Process Under Utilization: NIL

Awards and Distinctions (including fellowships of the learned societies):.

Name of Award	Awarded by	Awarded for	Year
Merit-cum-means Scholarship	MHRD, Govt. of India	For acquiring Merit	2010
Merit-cum-means Scholarship	MHRD, Govt. of India	For acquiring Merit	2010
Merit-cum-means Scholarship	MHRD, Govt. of India	For acquiring Merit	2010
Merit-cum-means Scholarship	MHRD, Govt. of India	For acquiring Merit	2010

Professional Experience:
NIT Meghalaya (Since 21st July 2014 to 06-01-2022);Designation & Department: Trainee Teacher & Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, Meghalaya, 793003 Larsen & Toubro Construction (8 July 2013 to May 2014);Designation: Graduate Engineer Trainee

Any other: Member, Institution of Engineers, India