*Rahendra Bohara (2023)

Topic: Development and Implementation of an Auxetic Composite to Enhance Blast and Impact Resistance Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Structures (Co-Supervisoring with Prof Tuan Ngo)

Contact details

Education

  • PhD in Structural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2020 – Present)
  • MSc (Civil Engineering and Technology), Thammasat University, Thailand (2017 – 2019)
  • BEng (Civil Engineering), Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2011 – 2015)

Employment

  • Research Assistant, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne (2021 - Present)
  • Researcher, Construction and Maintenance Technology Research Centre, SIIT, Thammasat University (2019-2020)
  • Civil Engineer, National Reconstruction Authority, Government of Nepal (2016)
  • Surveyor, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal (2015)

Prizes and Awards

  • Building 4.0 CRC travel grant (2023)
  • FEIT and Department of Infrastructure Engineering Travel Scholarships, University of Melbourne (2023)
  • Building 4.0 CRC top-up scholarship (2022)
  • Melbourne Research Scholarships (MRS), University of Melbourne (2020)
  • TU scholarship for foreign student, Thammasat University (2017)
  • Excellent Foreign Student Scholarship, SIIT, Thammasat University (2017)
  • Merit-based full scholarship for BEng, Pulchowk Campus, IOE, Tribhuvan University (2011-2015)

Research Interests

  • Auxetic metamaterials
  • Energy absorbing structures
  • Earth-covered magazines
  • Extreme loadings (blast, impact, earthquake, fire) on structure
  • Finite element analysis
  • Reinforced concrete structures
  • Steel structures
  • Topology optimisation

Publications

  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Thai, H. T., Nguyen, T., Ghazlan, A., & Ngo, T. (2023). Multi-objective bulk scale optimization of an auxetic structure to enhance protection performance. Engineering Structures, 280, 115729.
  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Nguyen, T., Ghazlan, A., & Ngo, T. (2023). Anti-blast and-impact performances of auxetic structures: A review of structures, materials, methods, and fabrications. Engineering Structures, 276, 115377.
  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Thai, H. T., Nguyen, T., Ghazlan, A., & Ngo, T. (2023). Experimental, numerical, and theoretical crushing behaviour of an innovative auxetic structure fabricated through 3D printing. Thin-Walled Structures, 182, 110209.
  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Nguyen, T., Ghazlan, A., & Ngo, T. (2023). A muti-deformation stage auxetic structure for blast energy absorption. In the 6th International Conference on Protective Structures, Auburn University, USA, May 14-17, 2023.
  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Nguyen, T., Ghazlan, A., & Ngo, T. (2022). Dual-mechanism auxetic-core protective sandwich structure under blast loading. Composite Structures, 299, 116088.
  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Ghazlan, A., Nguyen, T., Remennikov, A., & Ngo, T. (2022). Performance of an auxetic honeycomb-core sandwich panel under close-in and far-field detonations of high explosive. Composite Structures, 280, 114907.
  • Bohara, R. P., Linforth, S., Nguyen, T., Ghazlan, A., & Ngo, T. (2021). Novel lightweight high-energy absorbing auxetic structures guided by topology optimisation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 211, 106793.
  • Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2021), Experimental and numerical investigation on seismic performance of a composite wide beam-column interior joint, Structures, 30, pp. 560-573.
  • Tanapornraweekit, G.,Bohara, R. P., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2021), Assessment of precast wide U beam-column system for mitigation of structural failure from seismic hazard in Thailand, ASEAN Engineering Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 207-222.
  • Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2019), Seismic behavior of post-tensioned precast wide U beam-column interior joint: a finite element study, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 603-617.
  • Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2019), An experimental study on mechanical properties and cracking behaviors of AFRC used as functional material in hybrid beams, International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 9, pp. 1433-1444.
  • Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2019), Investigation of concrete material models for analysis of seismic behavior of reinforced concrete under reversed cyclic load, Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 951-958.
  • Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2019), Experimental and numerical investigation of AFRC-HSC hybrid beams under flexural load, In the Proceeding of the 3rd ACF Symposium, 10-11 September, 2019, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Untimanon, S.,Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G., Tangtermsirikul, S., (2019), Behavior of hybrid aramid fiber reinforced concrete beams under sustained load in marine environment, In the Proceeding of the 14th Annual Concrete Conference, 6-8 March, 2019,Hiahin, Thailand. 
  • Tripathi S, Bohara R.P., Mall P., (2019), Seismic retrofitting of non-ductile beam-column joint: Theory, design and application based on CFRP sheet, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-0-43776-1
  • Bohara, R. P., Tanapornraweekit, G, Tangtermsirikul, S., (2018), Behavior of post-tensioned precast wide U beam-column connection under lateral cyclic load, In the Proceeding of the 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 22-24 November, 2018, Bangkok, Thailand.