Faculty Profile

Ms. Neeraja Nair
Assistant Professor

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:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. S, Akhila. and Nair, Neeraja. (2018): “Numerical Investigation of RC beams subjected to blast”, SECON’18, pp 230-236.
  10. Kumar, Misha P. and Nair, Neeraja. (2018): “Numerical Investigation of steel cabin subjected to internal explosion”, SECON’18, pp 237-241.
  11. Raj, Smruthi. and Nair, Neeraja. (2017): “Seismic Analysis of Base Isolated Steel Concrete Composite Structures”, SECON’17, pp 109-114.
  12. 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:

  1. EVALUATION OF SEISMIC POUNDING BETWEEN ADJACENT RC BUILDINGS- Abhina N K, MTech 2016
  2. QUALITATIVE REVIEW OF RESPONSE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS IN VERTICALLY IRREGULAR RC BUILDINGS, USING CAPACITY SPECTRUM METHOD- Hafsa Basheer, MTech 2016
  3. EVALUATION OF SEISMIC EFFECTS AND POUNDING IN COMBINED BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS-Naveena N, MTech 2017
  4.  SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF BASE ISOLATED STEEL CONCRETE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES-Smruthi M, MTech 2017
  5. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR FOOT OVER BRIDGE AT ANGAMALY-Jacob P Kulangara, Ann mol Biju, Eldho C Paul, Krishnanunni M B, BTech 2018
  6.  NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF STEEL CABIN SUBJECTED TO CONFINED EXPLOSION-Misha T Kumar, MTech 2018
  7. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FACET RC BEAM SUBJECTED TO BLAST- Akhila S, MTech 2018
  8. CARBON FOOTPRINT OF FISAT CAMPUS-Arshad Alsab M, Amritha U, Anjana Vinod T N, Arun Hari, BTech 2019
  9. SEISMIC CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION TOWER-LINE SYSTEM USING TUNED MASS DAMPER- Vaisakh P V, MTech 2019
  10. SEISMIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF VERTICALLY IRREGULAR BUILDING WITH DIAGRID- Merry James, MTech 2019
  11. Seismic Performance Of Modular Steel Braced Building Equipped With BRB Braces-ANAT ANTONY MTech 2021
  12. Study On Seismic Performance Of Braced Single Storey Framed Structure Using X-Shaped Pipe Damper-THAPASYA P MTech 2021
  13. Thermo Structural Optimisation Study On Slim Floor Beam With Hollow Core Slabs-ATHUL DEEPAK KRISHNA MTech 2020
  14. Seismic Evaluation Of High Rise Buildings Using Hybrid Configuration Of Grid Systems-VAISAKH K N MTech 2020
  15. 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

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email : neerajanair@fisat.ac.in