Dr. Kavitha P. E. secured PhD on the topic “Soil Structure Interaction Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles in Ship Berthing Structures” from Cochin University of Science and Technology. She did her BTech from Govt. Engg. College, Thrissur. She has completed two masters degrees; M.Tech in Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design from Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT and MCA from Indira Gandhi National Open University. She is a life member of ISTE, ICI, IEI(I) and IGS.
Dr. Kavitha started her career as an apprentice at Cochin Port Trust, W/Island. She worked as faculty member at Cochin E-land, Perumbadappu for two years. She has been working at Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayiruppu since 2006 and joined FISAT in September 2018.
She has published more than thirty journal papers in national and international journals and conferences. Her areas of interest are structural analysis, structural design, concrete technology, computer programming and soil structure interaction analysis.
Experience:
Lecturer-Associate Professor-Professor |
Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering |
30/10/2006 – 3/9/2018 |
Academic Credentials:
Sl No |
Degree |
Specialization |
Institute |
University |
Year of Passing |
1 |
Btech |
Civil Engineering |
Government Engineering College, Thrissur |
Calicut University |
1999 |
2 |
Mtech |
Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design |
Department of Ship Technologyr |
Cochin University of Science and Technology |
2006 |
3 |
MCA |
Master of Computer Application |
(Distance Education) |
Indira Gandhi National Open University |
2005 |
4 |
Diploma in Advanced Computing |
Six months Full-time Postgraduate Computing Course |
ER&DCI, Kochi |
C-DAC, Advanced Computing Training School, Pune |
2001 |
5 |
PhD |
Civil Engineering |
School of Engineering |
Cochin University of Science and Technology |
2017 |
(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5MGY1KUAAAAJ&hl=en )
- A review on soil–structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles PE Kavitha, KS Beena, KP Narayanan, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 1 (1), 1-15, 2016
- Numerical analysis of temperature distribution across the cross section of a concrete dam during early ages, T Kurian, PE Kavitha, B Kuriakose, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) 1, 26-31 , 2013
- Effect of openings in deep beams using strut and tie model method, N Nair, PE Kavitha, Int. J. Tech. Res. Appl 3, 59-62, 2015
- Analytical study on soil-pile interaction effect in the variation of natural frequency of a single pile, PE Kavitha, DB KS, DN KP, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 5, 12, 2014
- Model studies on laterally loaded piles in sloping clay bed, KS Beena, PE Kavitha, KP Narayanan, Indian Geotechnical Journal 48 (1), 114-124, 2018
- A review of soil constitutive models for soil structure interaction analysis PE Kavitha, KP Narayanan, KS Beena, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, 903-906, 2011
- Numerical Investigations on the Influence of Soil Structure Interaction in the Dynamic Response of SDOF System, PE Kavitha, KS Beena, KP Narayanan, Procedia Technology 25, 178-185, 2016
- Study on steel plate shear wall (SPSW) with cutout during seismic excitations, A Sunny, PE Kavitha, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) 4 (8), 2015
- Influence of soil structure interaction in the structural behaviour of a berthing structure in sloping ground, PE Kavitha, KS Beena, KP Narayanan, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A 98 (4), 469-476, 2017
- Effect of locked brick infill walls on the seismic performance of multistoried building, LM Thomas, PE Kavitha, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Management, 66-72, 2016
- Effect of infill walls on the seismic performance of the multistoried buildings, LM Thomas, PE Kavitha, International Journal of Research in Engineering & Technology (IJRET) 4 (10), 2015
- Experimental investigation of laterally loaded pile in a sloping ground embedded in clay, PE Kavitha, KS Beena, KP Narayanan, Proceedings of Indian geotechnical conference—2012. IIT Delhi, 2012
- Structural significance of soil-structure interaction analysis on laterally loaded piles, PE Kavitha, KS Beena, KP Narayanan, Proceedings of national conference on innovations in civil engineering—2011
- Numerical Analysis of Windowed Steel Tube Embedded in Concrete, A Anilkumar, PE Kavitha, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management , 2019
- Comparison of Structural Behaviour of Laterally Loaded Pile using Pi Terms and Numerical Simulation, PE Kavitha, KS Beena, KP Narayanan, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 225 (1), 012124, 2017
- A REVIEW OF SOIL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR SOIL STRUCTURE INTEREACTION ANALYSIS, KS Beena, PE Kavitha, KP Narayanan, Indian Geotechnical Society, 2011
- Software Development for the Analysis and Design of Ship Berthing Structures, PE Kavitha, KP Narayanan, CB Sudheer, ACEEE Int. J. on Transportation and Urban Development 1 (1), 16-21, 2011
- Software Development for the Analysis and Design of Ship Berthing Structures, PE Kavitha, KP Narayanan, CB Sudheer, Int. Conf. on Advances in Civil Engineering, 17-21, 2010
- Study on Strengthening of Deteriorated Corrugated Steel Beams Using Post Tensioning, H Varghese, PE Kavitha, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction,2021
- Performance Analysis of CFS Encased Recycled Plastic Laminate Beam, IM Ayoob, PE Kavitha, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 2021
- Structural Optimisation of Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shell Foundation, A Joseph, PE Kavitha, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction,2021
- Proceedings of SECON 2020: Structural Engineering and Construction Management, K Dasgupta, TK Sudheesh, KI Praseeda, GU Kartha, PE Kavitha, SJ Saud,Springer Nature, 2020
- Structural Performance of GFRP Deck Strengthened with Light Weight Ultra-High Strength Concrete, KT John, PE Kavitha, R Renjith, Proceedings of SECON 2020: Structural Engineering and Construction, 2020
- Structural Performance of GFRP Deck Strengthened with Light Weight Ultra-High Strength Concrete, K Teena John, PE Kavitha, R Renjith, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, 69-78, 2020
- Modified Magnetized Water Concrete Using Nanosilica, P Lal, PE Kavitha, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, 2020
- Effect of Magnetized Water with Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete, C Nived, M Sherin Babu, P Adithya Das, NM Babu, PE Kavitha, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, 2020
- Experimental Study on Strengthening of Steel Beam Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sheet,S Salim, PE Kavitha,National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management,2019
- Effect of Acid Environment on Bond Durability of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars and Steel Bars Embedded in Concrete,A Sreehari, PE Kavitha,National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management,2019
- Shear Strengthening of RC Deep Beam Using Steel Plates, K Chandrakanth, PE Kavitha, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, 2019
- Influence of Exposure to Acid Environment on the Bond Strength of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars and Steel Bars Embedded Concrete Blocks, A Sreehari, PE Kavitha, 2017
- Soil Structure Interaction Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles in Ship Berthing Structures, PE Kavitha, KP Narayanan, KS Beena, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2016
- Influence of Corrosion on Bond Stress Characteristics of Concrete, SM Jose, PE Kavitha, 2016
- Effect of anti-corrosive chemicals on the performance of SCC mixed with sea water, S Joseph, PE Kavitha, 2016
- Software Development for the Analysis and Design of Ship Berthing Structures, KP Narayanan, CB Sudheer, 2010
- Proceedings of SECON 2020, K Dasgupta, TK Sudheesh, KI Praseeda, GU Kartha, PE Kavitha, SJ Saud,
- Study on Diagonally Stiffened Steel Plate Shear Wall with Cutout, A Sunny, PE Kavitha, LM Paul, Soil structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles in ship berthing structures, KP Narayanan, KS Beena, Cochin
Books authored/edited:
- Shehas A. Shukkur, P. E. Kavitha,Shear Strengthening of RC Beams using Hybrid FRP Sheets -A solution Kavitha P. E., Beena K. S., Narayanan K. P. (2014), “Analytical Study on Soil Pile Interaction Effect in the Variation of Natural Frequency of a Single Pile”, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Management, SNGCE, Kadayiruppu, 30-31 December.
- Kavitha P.E., Beena K. S., Narayanan K. P. (2012), “Experimental Investigation of Laterally Loaded Pile in Sloping Ground Embedded in Clay”, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, IIT Delhi, Dec. 13-15, pp. 384-387
- Kavitha P.E., Beena K. S., Narayanan K. P. (2012), Structural Significance of Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis on Laterally Loaded Piles, Proceedings of National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering, Karukutty, Apr. 19-20, pp. 153-156
- Kavitha P.E., Narayanan K. P., Beena K. S. (2011), A Review of Soil Constitutive Models for Soil Structure Interaction Analysis, Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, CUSAT, Kochi, Dec. 15-17, pp. 903-906
- Kavitha P.E., Narayanan K. P., Sudheer C. B. (2010), Software Development for the Analysis and Design of Ship Berthing Structures, International Joint Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum, Dec. 21-22. to avoid failure of Reinforced Concrete beams, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Published on:28-08-2018, ISBN-13: 978-613-9-88768-2.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Outstanding Woman in Engineering Award during 14th Women’s Meet (AWM-2019), Chennai by Venus International Foundation.
Memberships in professional bodies:
- MIE : Life Member of Institution of Engineers (India) with Membership No.:M-153983
- MISTE : Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Membership No.: LM52770
- MICI : Life Member of Indian Concrete Institute with Membership No.: 9971
- MIGS : Member of Indian Geotechnical Society, Kochi Chapter with Membership No.:KL-097
- Engineer-A Licence holder.
Resource Person:
- Session Chair, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Management-2014 (ICETEM ‘14), SNGCE, Kadayiruppu
- Session Chair, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management-2018 (SECON’18), FISAT, Mookkannoor
- Jury, IGS-AISAT award 2018
- .Jury, IGS-AISAT award 2019, AISAT, Kalamassery on 10th July 2019
- Session Chair, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management-2018 (SECON’18), FISAT, Mookkannoor
- Reviewer and Session Chair, National Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management-2019 (SECON’19), FISAT, Mookkannoor
- Reviewer and Session Chair, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management-2020 (SECON2020), FISAT, Mookkannoor
- Reviewer and Session Chair, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management-2021 (SECON’21), FISAT, Mookkannoor
- Resource Person in AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on “Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering” from 06/12/2021 to 10/12/2021 at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology .
- Reviewer and Session Chair, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management-2022 (SECON’22), FISAT, Mookkannoor
- Reviewer, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, SPRINGER