Putul Haldar
PUTUL HALDAR
S-1, Sarojini Bhawan, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India.
e-mail: reach2putul@gmail.com; reach2putul@yahoo.co.in
SUMMARY
 Ph.D. in Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of RC Buildings
 Design and retrofitting of structures
 Knowledge of American, European, New Zealander , Canadian and Indian seismic design codes
 Developed spreadsheet-based software "IVARA" and "SeisVARA" with user friendly interface for seismic risk estimation of housing
RESEARCH INTEREST
Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Evaluation of Structures, Seismic Evaluation and Retrofitting of Structures, Performance-Based Design of
Structures, Nonlinear Modeling and Analysis of Structures, Structural Engineering and Dynamics
ACADEMIC HONOURS/AWARDS/MEDALS
 Received Young Scientist Award in 5th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress-2010 under the discipline of Engineering Science and
Technology
 Received prize and certificate of The Indian Service of Engineers, for obtaining the highest C.G.P.A in Master of Technology,
specialization in Structural Dynamics (2008) at Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
 Received honours for securing 3rd position in Burdwan district, West Bengal in the state merit list in Secondary Education (1998)
PUBLICATIONS
REFEREED JOURNALS
1.
Putul Haldar and Yogendra Singh (2009), “Seismic Performance and Vulnerability of Indian Code Designed RC Frame
Buildings,” ISET Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Paper No. 502, Vol. 46, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 29-45.
2.
Putul Haldar, Yogendra Singh and D. K. Paul (2012), “Effect of URM Infills on Seismic Vulnerability of Indian Code
Designed RC Frame Buildings”, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 2012, pp. 233-241.
3.
Putul Haldar and Yogendra Singh (2012), “Modeling of URM Infills and their Effect on Seismic Behaviour of RC Frame
Buildings,” Special Issue on Advances in Infilled Framed Structures: Experimental & Modelling Aspects, in The Open Construction
and Building Technology Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, Vol. 6 (Accepted).
4.
Putul Haldar, Yogendra Singh, Dominik. H. Lang and D. K. Paul (2012), “Towards Earthquake Loss Assessment Using
Macroseismic and Spectral Ground Motion Parameters”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, (Under Revision).
REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1.
Putul Haldar, Yogendra Singh, Dominik. H. Lang and D.K. Paul (2010), “IVARA – A Tool for Seismic Vulnerability and
Risk Assessment of Indian Housing,” 14th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Department of Earthquake Engineering,
IIT, Roorkee, December 17-19, 2010, pp. 1405-1415.
2.
Putul Haldar, Yogendra Singh and D.K. Paul (2009), “Seismic Vulnerability of URM Infilled RC Buildings,” National
Seminar on Research Activities for Disaster Mitigation in Housing in India, August 22-23, 2009, Roorkee, India, pp. 230-242.
3.
Yogendra Singh, Ratnesh Kumar and Putul Haldar (2009), “Earthquake Resistant Design & Construction Practices in
India”, Second India Disaster Management Congress – IDMC 2009, November 4-6, Vigyan Bhaban, New Delhi, paper no. A1SOA.
4.
Yogendra Singh and Putul Haldar (2009), “Estimation of Seismic Performance of IS Code Designed RC Frame
Buildings,” Proc. Trends and Challenges in Structural Engineering and Construction Technology, February 11-12, CBRI,
Roorkee, India, pp. 534-535.
5.
Yogendra Singh and Putul Haldar (2008), “Modern Trends in Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures,” Proc. National
Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering for Infrastructure Development, February 15-16, NIT Raipur, pp. 14-27.
6.
Putul Haldar Yogendra Singh and D. K. Paul (2012), “Estimation of Capacity Curve Parameters for Indian RC Frame
Buildings with URM Infills”, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, (Accepted).
EXPERIENCE
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
M. N. Dastur & Co. (P) Ltd.
Assistant Engineer (Structural Design)
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July 2004 - July 2006
Analysis and design of office complex, Misurata, Libya
TATA STEEL : 1 MTPA Expansion Project: Bill of quantities; analysis, design and detailing of rebar mill and hot strip mill; design and
detailing of office buildings
TATA STEEL : 1.8 MTPA Growth Plan Project: Bill of quantities; analysis, design and detailing of rebar mill and hot strip mill
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Research Scholar
July 2008 - Till date
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Putul Haldar
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Provided teaching assistance on Seismic Vulnerability Assessment to participants from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) countries, in Short-Term Course on Techniques for Earthquake Resistant Structures, Organized by SAARC Disaster Management
Centre, New Delhi in collaboration with Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management and Department of Earthquake
Engineering, IITRoorkee, June 18-29, 2012.
Provided teaching assistance on Seismic Vulnerability And Risk Assessment of Buildings and training of non-linear analysis
software (SAP 2000) to participants from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, in Short-Term Course on
Earthquake Risk Mitigation, June 06-17, 2011.
Provided teaching assistance on Retrofitting of Buildings to engineers in National Programme for Capacity Building of Engineers in
Earthquake Risk Management (NPCBEERM), Home Ministry, Government of India, February 07-19, 2011.
Provided training of non-linear structural analysis software (SAP 2000) to teachers of various Engineering Colleges in India, in National
Programme for Capacity Building of Engineers in Earthquake Risk Management (NPCBEERM) NPCBEERM Course on Earthquake
Risk Management, IIT Roorkee, November 3-29, 2008.
Provided teaching assistance on Seismic Design of Masonry Structures to the core group of engineers in IITR-NTU Training
Programme on Seismic Strengthening, IIT Roorkee, May 17-21, 2010.
Provided teaching assistance on Damage Assessment of Buildings based on Seismic Intensity to undergraduate civil engineering
students, in course on Disaster Mitigation & Management for undergraduate Civil Engineering Students, Centre of Excellence in Disaster
Mitigation and Management and Department of continuing Education, IIT Roorkee, June 1 -30, 2010.
Provide training of non-linear analysis software (SAP 2000) to participants from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
countries, in Short-Term Course on Earthquake Risk Mitigation, September 15-21, 2010.
Provided teaching assistance to Master of Technology courses at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
Participated as a team member for “Earthquake Risk Reduction in Himalaya with institutional cooperation between India and
Norway”, under the Indo-Norwegian collaborative programme, 2008-2010.
Provided teaching assistance on Behavior of Buildings During Earthquakes to the National Talent Search Awardees, in Short-Term
Course on Nurturance Programme for National Talent Search Awardees, 12-16 Dec, 2011.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT / RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Research Scholar
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Developed spreadsheet-based software "SeisVARA" for seismic risk estimation of housing based on macroseismic intensity, response
spectrum and Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) relationships in “Earthquake Risk Reduction in Himalaya with institutional cooperation
between India and Norway”, under the Indo-Norwegian collaborative programme, 2008-2010.
Developed analytical fragility curves based on the survey data of multistory buildings in Noida, during the project named “ Seismic
Vulnerability of Multistorey Buildings in Noida” Project no. EQD-1003/2007-08, Department of Earthquake Engineering in
association with National Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi.2007-2008.
TRAINING
 International Training Course on Seismology, Seismic Data Analysis, Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation - GFZ German
Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Potsdam, Germany, September 21 to October 23, 2009.
OTHER SKILLS
 Software
 Computer Languages
: SAP2000, ETABS, STAAD-PRO
: C, C++, Matlab, GNU Octave
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Classical vocal and Rabindrasangeet – Performed in All India Radio
 Painting (Glass painting in particular)
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