NameDr. Banti A. Gedam
Present DesignationSenior Scientist & Assistant Professor (AcSIR)
E-mailbantiagedam [at] cbri.res.in
DivisionFire Safety Engineering

Educational Attainments

Degree / DiplomaMain SubjectUniversity/Institution with DistinctionCountryYear of Passing
DiplomaCivil EngineeringGovernment Polytechnic - Arvi, MSBTE Mumbai, MaharashtraIndia2005
B.E.Civil EngineeringNagpur UniversityIndia2008
M.TechStructural EngineeringVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NagpurIndia2010
Ph.D.Civil EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee, RoorkeeIndia2015

Specialization

a) Main Area of SpecializationCivil Engineering; Fire Engineering in Structure; Fire resistance; Concrete Materials; Computational Programming on Matlab
b) Sub-area of SpecializationFire effects on RC structures; Heat transfer analysis; Fire-resistant design of RC members; Spalling mitigation of high-performance concrete and high-strength concrete at the catastrophic fire; Steel fibre concrete; Post fire investigations; Passive fire protection; Shrinkage and creep of high-performance concrete; Artificial intelligence programming

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

Country visitedPurposeFromTo
NepalOfficial site visits to Nepal for ongoing construction work of Schools/Hospitals buildings under Education/Health reconstruction projects in Kavrepalanchok, Sindhupalchok, and Lalitpur districts.08 May 202317 May 2023
NepalTo conduct a school site survey for collection of data for the preparation of DPR, Meeting with GoN officials and Reconstruction Wing of Indian Embassy in Kathmandu12 April 201918 April 2019
MalaysiaPre-delivery Inspection of Vertical Fire Resistance Furnace27 January 201901 February 2019

Publications and Patents

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (INTERNATIONAL SCI/REPUTED NATIONAL JOURNALS)

  1. Banti A. Gedam “Serviceability and sustainability of prestressed high-performance concrete I-girder.” Structural Engineering Digest, 2023, 13(1), 105-117.
  2. Banti A. Gedam “Fire resistance rating evaluation for reinforced concrete beams at fire loads.” Structural Engineering Digest, 2022,12(4), 110-124. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T7SXB9Lprfn8OkmTQ9NgCq1ZbVUQYHhd/view
  3. Banti A. Gedam “Fire resistance design method for reinforced concrete beams to evaluate fire-resistance rating.” Structures, (2021),33, 855-877. (IF – 4.010). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.04.046
  4. Banti A. Gedam “Time-dependent behaviour prediction of the prestressed HPC I-girder.” Engineering Structures, (2019), 201, 109763, 1-19. (IF – 3.570). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109763
  5. Banti A. Gedam, Aff.M.ASCE; N. M. Bhandari; and Akhil Upadhyay. “Influence of supplementary cementitious materials on shrinkage, creep and durability of high-performance concrete.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, (2016), 28(4), 04015173, 00-00. (SCI). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001462
  6. Banti A. Gedam; Akhil Upadhyay; and N. M. Bhandari. “An apt material model for drying shrinkage and specific creep of HPC using artificial neural network.” Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Techno-Press, 52(1), (2014), 99-113. (SCI). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2014.52.1.099
  7. Banti A. Gedam; Akhil Upadhyay; and N. M. Bhandari. “Performance of creep and shrinkage prediction models for normal strength concrete.” The Bridge & Structural Engineer, 43(3), (2014), 137-148. http://issuu.com/iabse.secretariat/docs/bse_vol43-3_september2013_opt

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING (INTERNATIONAL)

  1. Banti A. Gedam, “Spalling mitigation techniques for high-performance concrete at elevated temperature.” The Second International Conference on “Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS-2022), National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), 14th-18th December 2022 (Online mode). (Best Paper award) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.556.
  2. Banti A. Gedam, “Heat transfer evaluation method for RC members at standard fire scenario.” The 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 14th-16th December 2022. (Will be published in Scopus with doi)
  3. Ananda Mitra, Shiwanand R. Suryawanshi, Banti A. Gedam, “Thermally-induced concrete properties at elevated temperature.” SICE 2​022, 4th ​Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, 14th-16th December 2022. (Will be published in Scopus with doi)
  4. Banti A. Gedam, “A new fire safe design solution for reinforced concrete beams at catastrophic fire conditions.” 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 24th-27th November 2021. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003341956-11/new-fire-safe-design-solution-reinforced-concrete-beams-catastrophic-fire-conditions-banti-gedam
  5. Banti A. Gedam; Suvir Singh; Akhil Upadhyay; and N. M. Bhandari, “Improved durability of concrete using supplementary cementitious materials.” Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Kingston University, 14-17 July 2019, London, UK. DOI: 10.18552/2019/IDSCMT5151.
  6. Banti A. Gedam; N. M. Bhandari; and Akhil Upadhyay, “Time-dependent behavior prediction, serviceability and sustainability problems for high-performance concrete bridges.” International Congress and Exhibition “Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology”, GeoMEast 2017, Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-61914-9_20
  7. Banti A. Gedam; N. M. Bhandari; and Akhil Upadhyay, “Life cycle sustainability of concrete structure using high performance concrete.” International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure, ICSCI-2014 ©ASCE Indian Section, IIT Hyderabad, Telangana, India. (2014)
  8. Banti A. Gedam; N. M. Bhandari; and Akhil Upadhyay, “Appropriate creep and shrinkage model of HPC for improve life-cycle design.” fib-Congress 2014, Mumbai, India. http://www.claisse.info/2019%20papers/5151.pdf
  9. Banti A. Gedam; Akhil Upadhyay; and N. M. Bhandari, “Study of an apt creep and shrinkage prediction model for high performance concrete.” 22nd International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, San Francisco, California, USA, August 18-23, 2013.
  10. Banti A. Gedam; Akhil Upadhyay; and N. M. Bhandari, “An apt material model to predict creep and shrinkage behaviour of HPC concrete.” Third International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies 2013, At Kyoto, Japan. http://www.claisse.info/2013%20papers/data/e451.pdf

TECHNICAL REPORTS

  1. Survey report – Post-Earthquake Reconstruction of School Buildings in Nepal of District: Kavrepalanchok, 2019.
  2. Shrinkage and Creep Data Bank for Indian Environment, 2015.

PROCESSES DEVELOPED

  • Chair Professor-Bridge Engineering sponsored by Indian Railways. The nature of research work: Experimental compilation of shrinkage and creep test data generated in Indian environment for Research Designs & Standards Organization, Lucknow

Technology Developed

Banti A. Gedam, Spalling mitigation technology for HSC/HPC at elevated temperature, (Developed Under Project No. MPL072002). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbnFdrzT67E&ab_channel=CSIR-CBRI%28BhavanTarang%29

Invited Talk/Keynote Speaker/Lecture Delivered

  1. Banti A. Gedam, Fire Safety in Buildings, Training programme on ‘Building Construction Systems’ for Trainee Students (Batch II)’, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, July 05-07,2023.
  2. Banti A. Gedam, Fire Safety in Buildings, Training programme on ‘Building Construction Systems’ for Trainee Students (Batch I)’, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, June 14-16,2023.
  3. Banti A. Gedam, Short-term course on Structural Fire Engineering, Performance-based fire resistance design method for reinforced concrete beams, IISc Bangalore, May 26, 2023 (Invited Talk by Prof. C S Manohar).
  4. Banti A. Gedam, Fire Safety in Buildings – Methods & Practices in Construction, Training programme on ‘Disaster Resilient Building Construction Practices’, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, November 14-16, 2022.
  5. Banti A. Gedam, History of Fire Research – Past, Present and Future, Training programme on ‘Orientation of CSIR-CBRI Activities, Policies and Guidelines for Newly Joined Scientists’, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, October 12-14, 2022.
  6. Banti A. Gedam, Performance-based fire resistance design of reinforced concrete beams, TEQIP-III Sponsored Online Short Term Training Program on Advances in Special Civil Engineering Structures & Materials (ASCESM – 2021), Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, March 9-13, 2021.
  7. Banti A. Gedam, Fire resistance design method for reinforced concrete members, Presentation- cum- Colloquium Series, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, Sep. 09, 2021.
  8. Banti A. Gedam, Time-dependent behaviour prediction of the prestressed HPC girder, Presentation- cum- Colloquium Series, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, Dec. 11, 2020.
  9. Banti A. Gedam, Effects of shrinkage and creep properties on prestressed HPC girder, International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (ICRACE-2017), Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU)–Mullana, Ambala, Haryana (May 4-5, 2017).

Workshop/Short-Term Course/Training Programme attended

  1. Banti A. Gedam, Short-term course on Structural Fire Engineering, IISc Bangalore, May 22-26, 2023.
  2. Banti A. Gedam, Workshop on Fire Safety of Civil Engineering Infrastructure, IIT Delhi, December 5-6, 2019.

Workshop/Short-Term Course/Training Programme arranged/organized

  1. CSIR CBRI Expert Lecture series on Building Science and Technology, Prof. Venkatesh Kodur Conditional Assessment and Refurbishment of Fire Damaged Structures: From Reconnaissance to Advanced Analysis, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, July 17, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RqNeASjnxY&list=LL&index=2&ab_channel=CSIR-CBRI%28BhavanTarang%29.

Reviewer of Journals/Conferences

  1. 13th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2023), VNIT Nagpur
  2. Materials Today: Proceedings, Journal of Science Direct 2022
  3. 17SEE · 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering/17SEE, IIT Roorkee (India). 2022
  4. Sadhana – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Springer Nature (India)
  5. Computers and Concrete – An International Journal, Techno-Press (Yuseong, Daejeon, Korea)

Awards and Distinctions (including fellowships of the learned societies)

Name of AwardAwarded byAwarded forYear
The Best Paper Award in The Second International Conference on “Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS-2022) 13-19 December 2022Conveners & Technical Core CommitteeBest Paper Award2022
Director’s Research Paper AwardDirectorBest Research Publication2019
ScholarshipMHRD, Government of IndiaPh.D Research Scholar2010-2014
ScholarshipMHRD, Government of IndiaM-Tech Scholar2008-2010
ScholarshipNagpur University, MaharashtraBE Scholar2005-2008
ScholarshipMSBTE Mumbai, MaharashtraDiploma Scholar2002-2005

Research Projects

Project SponceredProject TitleDurationRole
Council of Scientific & Industrial ResearchMLP-072002: Spalling-Mitigation technology for high-strength concrete at elevated temperature2019-2021Project Incharge
Council of Scientific & Industrial ResearchVertical 6: Design and development of fire safety measures for vital installations HCP-0017: Analysis of reinforced concrete members exposed to fire and development of retrofit techniques2018-2020Project Incharge

Project contracted

GAP = Grant-in-aid project
SSP = Sponsored Project
CNP = Consultancy Project
TSP = Technical services project

Projects onTotal Projects CompletedDurationRole
Fire performance assessment of doors/ducts/cable stop/partition system/fire wall/tunnel segment, etc. Fire safety auditsGAP-04, and TSP-392022-2023PI, Co PI, and Member
Fire performance assessment of doors/ducts/cable stop/partition system/fire wall, etc. Fire safety auditsSSP-01, and TSP-462021-2022PI, Co PI, and Member
Fire performance assessment of doors/ducts/cable stop/partition system/fire wall, etc. Fire safety auditsSSP-02, and TSP-902020-2021Member
Fire performance assessment of doors/ducts/cable stop/partition system/fire wall, etc. Fire safety auditsSSP-14, and TSP-542019-2020Member
Fire performance assessment of doors/ducts/cable stop/partition system/fire wall, etc. Fire safety auditsSSP-08, and TSP-372018-2019Member
Fire performance assessment of doors/ducts/cable stop/partition system/fire wall, etc. Fire safety auditsSSP-05, CNP-02, and TSP-192017-2018Member

Professional Experience

Posistion heldInstitute/OrganizationDuration
Senior ScientistCBRI–Central Building Research Institute, RoorkeeJune 2020 - to till date
Assistant ProfessorAcSIR - Academy of Scientific & Innovative ResearchMay 2018 - to till date
ScientistCBRI–Central Building Research Institute, RoorkeeJune 2016 - June 2020
Assistant ProfessorMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana Deemed university in Ambala, Haryana10 Months

Teaching courses at CBRI Roorkee under AcSIR - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research scheme:

Course No.TitleLevelTypeSession
ENG-CBRI-1-1104Disaster Resistant Building SystemPost Graduate (M-Tech)CoreEven Semester (January to June in Spring) - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
AcSIR-01-ID-004Computer for Research StudentsPost Graduate (M-Tech)ElectiveEven Semester (January to June in Spring) - 2021

Supervision of Students at CBRI Roorkee, India

Sr. No.Name of the student/research scholarRegistration/Roll No.TitleStartedCompletedPurpose
1Mr Rahul Dewangan (M-Tech, NIT Raipur)0011/CBRI(STM)/2022-23Concrete thermal properties and characterization at elevated temperaturesMay 2023July 2023Internship training
2Mr Tinkel Deshmukh (M-Tech, NIT Raipur)0014/CBRI(STM)/2022-23Pre- and post-fire experimental assessment of HSC RC beam for flexural behaviourMay 2023July 2023Internship training
3Mr Shubham Gupta (M-Tech, NIT Raipur)0015/CBRI(STM)/2022-23Post-heating creep behavior of high-strength concreteMay 2023July 2023Internship training
4Ms. Kevidenuo Shuya (B.Tech, NIT Nagaland)26/CBRI(trg.)/2019-20A study on residual mechanical properties of concrete at elevated temperatureJune 2019July 2019Vocational training

Administrative works CBRI Roorkee

Sr. No.Administrative workForum Year
1Recruitment for Scientist and Pr. Scientis in the Pay Matrix Level - 11 and 13Advt. No. CSIR-CBRI - 05/2021 - Constitution of the Screening Committee2021
2Recruitment for temporary manpower to work in CSIR Funded/External ProjectsAdvt. No. CSIR-CBRI - 02/2022 - Constitution of the Screening Committee2020

Professional Service & Membership:

  1. American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM International) (Member ID.#: 1805868)
  2. American Concrete Institute (Member ID.#: 1278119)
  3. American Society of Civil Engineering (Member ID.#: 9104459, Affiliate Member)
  4. ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology (LM 1512, Lifetime Member)
  5. Indian Geotechnical Society (LM-3487, Lifetime Member)
  6. Indian Society of Wind Engineering (LM.504, Lifetime Member)
  7. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (Member ID.#: 106752 as of: 2012-2013)
  8. The Institute of Engineering India (Associate A-553254-0/19162, Lifetime Member)

Member of Code Committee

  • Principle Committee Member, MED 18-Construction Plant And Machinery,
    Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Manak Bhavan, New Delhi, India, since August 2021 to till date.
  • Alternate Member, CED11 – Doors, Windows and Shutter, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Manak Bhavan, New Delhi, India, since April 2023 to till date.
  • Alternate Member, CED11:2 – Metal Doors & Windows, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Manak Bhavan, New Delhi, India, since April 2023 to till date.
  • Alternate Member, CED46:P2 – Fire Protection, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Manak Bhavan, New Delhi, India, since April 2023 to till date.

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