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Chinmoy Kolay
PhD (Lehigh University, USA)
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Research Interest
- Behaviour of structures under extreme load events (e.g., earthquake, windstorm, and blast)
- Real-time hybrid (pseudo-dynamic) simulation
- Structural dynamics and control
- Nonlinear structural analysis
- Numerical techniques
- Soil-structure interaction
- Renewable building material
Room: Structural Engineering Laboratory
Specialization
Structural Engineering
Education
PhD, Lehigh University, USA, 2016
M.Tech., IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, 2009
B.C.E. (First Class with Honours), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 2006
Teaching Area
Structural Dynamics
Selected Publications
Kolay, C. and Ricles, J. M. “Assessment of explicit and semi-explicit classes of model-based algorithms for direct integration in structural dynamics”. In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 107.1 (2016), pp. 49–73. doi: 10.1002/nme.5153.
Feng, D., Kolay, C., Ricles, J. M., and Li, J. “Collapse simulation of reinforced concrete frame structures”. In: The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings 25.12 (2016), pp. 578–601. doi: 10.1002/tal.1273.
Kolay, C., Ricles, J. M., Marullo, T. M., Mahvashmohammadi, A., and Sause, R. “Implementation and application of the unconditionally stable explicit parametrically dissipative KR-alpha method for real-time hybrid simulation”. In: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 44.5 (2015), pp. 735–755. doi: 10.1002/eqe.2484.
Kolay, C. and Ricles, J. M. “Development of a family of unconditionally stable explicit direct integration algorithms with controllable numerical energy dissipation”. In: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 43.9 (2014), pp. 1361–1380. doi: 10.1002/eqe.2401.
Kolay, C., Prashant, A., and Jain, S. K. “Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Seismic Coefficient for Abutments and Retaining Walls”. In: Earthquake Spectra 29.2 (2013), pp. 427–451. doi: 10.1193/1.4000141.
Awards & Fellowships
Gibson fellowship and Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science (RCEAS) fellowship, Lehigh University, Spring 2015
Yen fellowship, Lehigh University, Fall 2014
Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science (RCEAS) fellowship, Lehigh University, Spring 2013
P.C. Rossin Doctoral Fellow, Lehigh University, Apr. 2013–May 2016
Academic Excellence Award, IIT Kanpur, Mar. 2009
Keywords
Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Testing, Hybrid Simulation
Professional Experience
Research Scientist I & NHERI Lehigh Research Engineer, ATLSS Engineering Research Center, Lehigh University, USA (June 2016–May 2017)
Assistant Professor, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India (Oct. 2009–July 2011)
Graduate Engineer Trainee, Larsen & Toubro Ltd. ECC Div., Chennai, India (July 2006–June 2007)