Nimisha Kattumunda (2023)

Nimisha Kattumunda
Joint PhD between UoM and IIT Kharagpur (India)

Name: Nimisha Kattumunda
Email: nimishakbhaskar@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
PhD Topic: Improvement of fire performance of steel and bamboo reinforced composite
structures using geopolymers

Education

  • Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Melbourne India Postgraduate Academy Candidate, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India (2022 – Present)
  • MTech (Structural Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India (2020 – 2022)
  • BTech (Civil Engineering), A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, India (2015 – 2019)

Research Interests

  • Durability of structures
  • Low-cost housing
  • Concrete structures
  • Composite structures
  • Connections
  • Fire performance of structures

Awards and Scholarships

  • Melbourne Research Scholarship (Joint PhD) - University of Melbourne

Publications

  • Bapi Mondal, Nimisha KM, Damodar Maity, Puneet Kumar Patra. Capacity improvement techniques for bamboo reinforced concrete beam.  Structures-2023 (Under submission)