Ms Neeraja Nair completed her BTech in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering(CET), Trivandrum in 2011. She obtained her Masters in Structural Engineering from National Institute of Technology(NITK), Surathkal in 2014. She has worked at IES College of Architecture from August to December 2014 as Assistant Professor and joined FISAT as Assistant Professor in January 2015. Ms. Neeraja holds lifetime membership in ICI and ISTE and is a Member of American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE). She is currently serving as Faculty advisor to the ASCE Student Chapter FISAT. She has completed a 2 months Summer Faculty Research Internship at IIT Delhi in 2020(Online). She has attended an online course Seismic Analysis of Structures using OpenSees conducted by University of Palermo. Her areas of interest include Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Seismic pounding, Environmental Sustainability and Impact Assessment.
She has handled subjects such as Basics of Civil Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Introduction to Sustainable Engineering, Mechanics of Solids, Civil Engineering Drawing, Construction Technology, Functional Design of Buildings, Advanced Computational Techniques and Optimisation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Prestressed Concrete Structures, Theory of Plates and Shells, Advanced Structural Design and Quantity Survey and Valuation.
Experience:
| Assistant Professor |
IES College of Architecture, Chittilapilly |
Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 |
| Assistant Professor |
Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT) |
Jan 2015 – Till Date |
Academic Credentials:
| Sl No |
Degree |
Specialization |
Institute |
University |
Year of Passing |
| 1 |
B.Tech |
Civil Engineering |
College of Engineering, Trivandrum |
University of Kerala |
2011 |
| 2 |
M. Tech |
Structural Engineering |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka(NITK), Surathkal |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka(NITK), Surathkal |
2014 |
Papers presented in Conferences:
- Kiran, N.K., Unni Kartha, G., Nair, N. (2023). A Study on the Effect of Tank Shape on the Performance of Tuned Liquid Dampers. In: Saha, S., Sajith, A.S., Sahoo, D.R., Sarkar, P. (eds) Recent Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Structures. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 269. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3371-4_21
- K, Vineesh and Kartha G, Unni and Nair, Neeraja, Buckling Behaviour of Hollow Stainless Steel Sections (September 27, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3978099 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3978099
- Thapasya, P.S., Nair, N. (2022). Study on Seismic Performance of Braced Single Storey Framed Structure Using X-Shaped Pipe Damper. In: Marano, G.C., Ray Chaudhuri, S., Unni Kartha, G., Kavitha, P.E., Prasad, R., Achison, R.J. (eds) Proceedings of SECON’21. SECON 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 171. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80312-4_19
- Antony, A., Neeraja, N. (2022). Seismic Performance of Modular Steel Braced Building Equipped with BRB Braces. In: Marano, G.C., Ray Chaudhuri, S., Unni Kartha, G., Kavitha, P.E., Prasad, R., Achison, R.J. (eds) Proceedings of SECON’21. SECON 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 171. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80312-4_44
- Krishna A.D., Nair N. (2021) Thermo Structural Optimisation Study on Slim Floor Beam with Hollow Core Slabs. In: Dasgupta K., Sudheesh T.K., Praseeda K.I., Unni Kartha G., Kavitha P.E., Jawahar Saud S. (eds) Proceedings of SECON 2020. SECON 2020. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 97. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55115-5_24
- Vaisakh K.N., Nair N. (2021) Seismic Evaluation of High-Rise Buildings Using Hybrid Configuration of Grid Systems. In: Dasgupta K., Sudheesh T.K., Praseeda K.I., Unni Kartha G., Kavitha P.E., Jawahar Saud S. (eds) Proceedings of SECON 2020. SECON 2020. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 97. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55115-5_16
- Vaisakh P.V., Nair N. (2020) Seismic Analysis of Transmission Tower Line Systems. In: Dasgupta K., Sajith A., Unni Kartha G., Joseph A., Kavitha P., Praseeda K. (eds) Proceedings of SECON’19. SECON 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26365-2_54
- James M., Nair N. (2020) Seismic Performance Analysis of Vertically Irregular Structures with Diagrid. In: Dasgupta K., Sajith A., Unni Kartha G., Joseph A., Kavitha P., Praseeda K. (eds) Proceedings of SECON’19. SECON 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26365-2_55
- S, Akhila. and Nair, Neeraja. (2018): “Numerical Investigation of RC beams subjected to blast”, SECON’18, pp 230-236.
- Kumar, Misha P. and Nair, Neeraja. (2018): “Numerical Investigation of steel cabin subjected to internal explosion”, SECON’18, pp 237-241.
- Raj, Smruthi. and Nair, Neeraja. (2017): “Seismic Analysis of Base Isolated Steel Concrete Composite Structures”, SECON’17, pp 109-114.
- K, Naveena. and Nair, Neeraja. (2017): “Seismic Analysis of RC building with combined isolation”, SECON’17, pp 151-156
Awards and Recognition:
- Summer Faculty Research Fellow Program-2020 (Online) conducted by IIT Delhi
- KSITM Mapathon Keralam Project Coordinator – Received funding of 50000/-
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) qualified 2012- Rank 604 (out of 36156 candidates)
Membership in professional bodies:
- The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) since 2021
- Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) since Oct 2021
- Lifetime member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) since June 2018
FDP/STTP
| Sl. No |
Name of the Programme |
Program Type |
Institution |
Period (from-to) |
| 1 |
Futuristic Research Scope in Civil Engineering |
FDP |
CK College of Engineering and Technology, TN |
23-08-2022 to 27-08-2022 |
| 2 |
Earthquake Engineering-Basics, Code Provisions, Control and Retrofitting |
FDP |
National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
26-07-2021 to 30-07-2021 |
| 3 |
Seismic Analysis of Structures using OpenSees |
Online Course |
University of Palermo |
19-07-2021 to 22-07-2021 |
| 4 |
Art and Skill of Writing Research Publication |
FDP |
NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad |
28-06-2021 to 30-06-2021 |
| 5 |
Construction Industry- Present and Future trends |
FDP |
Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam |
21-06-2021 to 26-06-2021 |
| 6 |
Emerging Trends in Structural Health Monitoring Procedures |
FDP |
Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Arakkunnam |
19-04-2021 to 23-04-2021 |
| 7 |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning: Theory and Applications |
FDP |
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi |
01-02-2021 to 05-02-2021 |
| 8 |
online workshop on Universal Human Value on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” |
FDP |
All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) |
19-10-2020 to 23-10-2020 |
| 9 |
Summer Faculty research development programme |
FDP |
IIT Delhi |
01-06-2020 to 31-07-2020 |
| 10 |
Forensics in Civil Engineering |
FDP |
Sree Budha College of Engineering, Alappuzha |
27-07-2020 to 03-08-2020 |
| 11 |
Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau |
Online Course |
Coursera, University of Davis |
09-07-2020 |
| 12 |
Research Methodology and Scientific Writing |
FDP |
Sree Budha College of Engineering, Alappuzha |
29-06-2020 to 01-07-2020 |
| 13 |
A short course on Random Vibrations |
FDP |
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi |
09-12-2019 to 14-12-2019 |
| 14 |
Design of Advanced Concrete Structures |
FDP |
Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam |
03-07-2019 to 10-07-2019 |
| 15 |
Tools to aid Online and Blended Learning |
FDP |
Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam |
12-12-2018 |
| 16 |
Design of Steel Structures |
FDP |
Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam |
16-07-2018 to 20-07-2018 |
| 17 |
Advanced Techniques in Energy and Wastewater Treatment |
FDP |
NIT, Calicut |
02-07-2018 to 07-07-2018 |
| 18 |
Design Project |
FDP |
SCMS, Ernakulam |
21-08-2017 |
| 19 |
Lab Procedure of Environmental Engineering Lab |
FDP |
Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam |
31-01-2017 |
Student Project Guided:
- EVALUATION OF SEISMIC POUNDING BETWEEN ADJACENT RC BUILDINGS- Abhina N K, MTech 2016
- QUALITATIVE REVIEW OF RESPONSE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS IN VERTICALLY IRREGULAR RC BUILDINGS, USING CAPACITY SPECTRUM METHOD- Hafsa Basheer, MTech 2016
- EVALUATION OF SEISMIC EFFECTS AND POUNDING IN COMBINED BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS-Naveena N, MTech 2017
- SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF BASE ISOLATED STEEL CONCRETE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES-Smruthi M, MTech 2017
- FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR FOOT OVER BRIDGE AT ANGAMALY-Jacob P Kulangara, Ann mol Biju, Eldho C Paul, Krishnanunni M B, BTech 2018
- NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF STEEL CABIN SUBJECTED TO CONFINED EXPLOSION-Misha T Kumar, MTech 2018
- NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FACET RC BEAM SUBJECTED TO BLAST- Akhila S, MTech 2018
- CARBON FOOTPRINT OF FISAT CAMPUS-Arshad Alsab M, Amritha U, Anjana Vinod T N, Arun Hari, BTech 2019
- SEISMIC CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION TOWER-LINE SYSTEM USING TUNED MASS DAMPER- Vaisakh P V, MTech 2019
- SEISMIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF VERTICALLY IRREGULAR BUILDING WITH DIAGRID- Merry James, MTech 2019
- Seismic Performance Of Modular Steel Braced Building Equipped With BRB Braces-ANAT ANTONY MTech 2021
- Study On Seismic Performance Of Braced Single Storey Framed Structure Using X-Shaped Pipe Damper-THAPASYA P MTech 2021
- Thermo Structural Optimisation Study On Slim Floor Beam With Hollow Core Slabs-ATHUL DEEPAK KRISHNA MTech 2020
- Seismic Evaluation Of High Rise Buildings Using Hybrid Configuration Of Grid Systems-VAISAKH K N MTech 2020
- Effects Of Partial Replacement Of Cement With Silica Fume On The Strength Parameters Of Self Curing Concrete-NAIYMA SHIBU, NIBITHA BABU, TELNA JOSE, TOMSY JOSE BTech 2020