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            Asst.Prof. Prachand Man Pradhan

                  Address: Sanepa, Ringroad, Lalitpur.

                  PO Box: 6250 , Kathmandu , Nepal

                  Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering,

                  School of Engineering , Kathmandu University.

                                                               Phone: 97711661399(Off.), 9851049174 (mobile), Fax: 97711661443

                                                               E-mail: prachand@ku.edu.np, prachandp@yahoo.com

Education:

  • 2011: One semester course, Structural Dynamics, Seoul National University, S.Korea.
  • 2004: One Semester Certificate Course on Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT R), (August 2004 - Dec 2004), NPEEE Program, Roorkee, India .
  • 2000 : Masters of Science in Structural Engineering, Tribhuvan University , Pulchowk , Nepal
  • 1991: Bachelor in Civil Engineering, Punjab Engineering College , Panjab University Chandigarh , India
  • 1986: Proficiency Certificate Level in Science (PCL), Amrit Science College , Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu , Nepal
  • 1983: HMG Board Exam, St. Xavier's School, Lalitpur , Nepal

Work experience:

Academic Experience:

December 2008 till Date

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering , Kathmandu University

April 2006 to Dec. 2008:

Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Libali.

Assistant Professor, Head of Department, P.G. Department of Earthquake Engineering

August 2001 to April 2006

Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Libali.

Assistant Professor, Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Experience:

January 1992 to July 1998 ICON: Civil Engineer

Experience as a Freelancer:

  • Structural design of a turbine testing lab for Kathmandu University, 2009.
  • Structural Design of Hospital Buildings at Chapagaon for WIND Consultancy, 2007.
  • Structural Design of Resunga School , Gulmi, for WIND Consultancy, 2007.
  • Structural Engineer: Structural Design of Khwopa Engineering College 's Computer Engineering Building, 2004.
  • Structural Engineer: Design and consultant for the 4,50,000 liters over head Intz tank in Parsha, 2003.
  • Project Engineer, Source appraisal work for water supply system at Chiti-Tilahar VDC, Lamjung.
  • Structural Design for Building Design Authority, Kamaladi, of Tribhuwan University Buildings of Humanities, Management and Education, a Higher Education Project (HEP) , Kirtipur, 1997.
  • Structural Design for Building Design Authority, Kamaladi, of Budhanilkantha High School Girls' Hostel Building , Budhanilkantha, 1997.
  • Structural Design for Design Consortium (Present Design Cell) of Govinda Bhawan (Present Kumari Bank) at Putali Sadak, 1996.
  • Structural Engineer for the design of five storey RCC Commercial Complex at Bhatbhateni for Mrs. Shanti Sherchan, 1996.
  • Consultant for the Construction and supervision of lodge complex in Royal National Park Chitwan for Chitwan Jungle Lodge, 1992.
  • Civil/Structural and Construction/Supervision Engineer for a number of residential and industrial structures.

Professional memberships:

  • Nepal Engineering Council.
  • Nepal Engineers' Association (NEA) , Life Member.
  • Structural Engineers' Association, Nepal (SEANep).
  • Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET), India , Life Member.

Patents and publications :

  • Technical Paper, "A Review on Partial Infill Frames under Lateral Loads",Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, ISSN 1816- 8752 , VOL. 8, No. 1, FEBRUARY, 2012.
  • Article titled, "Retrofitting Masonry Structures" Scitech Nepal , Vol.11, No.1, Dec. 2007, Scientific and Technical Journal, Publication of Nepal Engineering College, Changunarayan.
  • Article titled, "Tips on Building Construction" Limelight, Vol.4, No.1, 2007, Technical Journal, Publication of Bhaktapur students of Institute of Engineering.
  • Contributor For the Tutorial "At Risk: The Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings with Masonry Infill Walls" , First Edition, Nov. 2006; A Tutorial Developed by a committee of the World Housing Encyclopedia; a project of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the International Association for Earthquake Engineering, Publication Number WHE-2006-03.
  • Article titled, "Earthquake Safety Awareness In Nepal : Obstacles And Remedies" Scitech Nepal , Vol.10, No.1, Dec. 2006, Scientific and Technical Journal, Publication of Nepal Engineering College, Changunarayan.
  • Article titled, "Some Modifications in IS 1893:2002 for Safety Enhancements" , Prabidhi, Diploma Engineers' Association, Nepal (DEAN), Vol. 4, No.4, 2006.
  • Article titled, "Locating Earthquake Epicenter" , Prabidhi, Diploma Engineers' Association, Nepal (DEAN), Vol.3, No.3, 2005.
  • Article titled, "Hoarding Boards and Antennas; Ambushes" Prabidhi, Diploma Engineers' Association, Nepal (DEAN),Vol.1, No.1, 2003.
  • Article titled, "Uses and Misuses of Concrete in Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures" , Spectrum Vol. 1, Issue 2, March 2001, Engineer's Journal, Kathmandu University (KU).
  • Article titled, "Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete Buildings" , SONA (Society of Nepalese Architects) Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1.
  • "Contributions of Floor Slab in Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures" , M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, IOE, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Dec. 2000.

TALK PROGRAM/PRESENTATION/OTHERS:

  • Technical Paper presentation on "Earthquake Safety Awareness in Nepal" , 10 th National Convention of Engineers, 2007, organized by Nepal Engineers' Association (NEA), Birendra International Conference Center, Kathmandu (2007).
  • Presentation on "Earthquake Disasters and Existing Construction Practices" , One day Workshop on Earthquake Engineering, EQ Safety Day 2063, Khwopa Engineering College (2007).
  • Presentation on "Earthquake Resistant Design Principles" at Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus on Earthquake Safety Day, 15 Jan., 2006, organized by Structural Engineers' Association Nepal (SEANep).
  • Presentation on "Earthquake and Design Principles" at Khwopa Engineering College , Bhaktapur , Nepal , 2005.
  • Presentation on "Earthquakes and how to design safe" at Emerald Academy , A Secondary School, Lalitpur , Nepal , 2005

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS/ TRAINING / RESEARCH WORKS:

  • Participant, "Seismic Vulnerability Procedures Workshop, Civil Military Emergency Preparedness", organised by US Army Corps of Engineers, (18-28 April, 2011).
  • "HOPE-TFI, Training for Instructors", Participant of the Residential training course for Hospital Preparedness for Emergency, organized by Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University and Nepal Government, 23- 27 Feb. 2009, Kathmandu.
  • Trainer to Masons on "Earthquake Resistant RC.C. Construction Technology" , Mondialogo Award Program, Khwopa Engineering College (9-14 Nov.2008).
  • Participant of the International conference on " Disaster and Development " organized by Nepal Engineering College and Ehime University , Japan , at Kathmandu , 23-24 November, 2008.
  • Participant of the National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal , organized by CBDMP/UNDP, 28 May, 2007 .
  • Training on Research Methodology, Proposal and Thesis Writing: (11 Jan. -17, Jan. 2007), organized by the Post Graduate Department of Earthquake Engineering, Khwopa Engineering College .
  • Course on Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE): (May 30 June 2, 2006, , Kathmandu, Nepal; training course organized by National Society for Earthquake Technology, Nepal (NSET) in collaboration with Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine. (TU, IOM).
  • Training on teaching: (April 15 -17, 2003) Training of Trainers jointly conducted by TITI (Training Institute for Technical Instruction) Sanothimi, Bhaktapur and Khwopa Engineering College , Nepal.
  • Training: (June 5-9, 2000), Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structure, IWCAAD-01, organized by Asian Center For Engineering Computations and Software, AIT, Thailand in association with NEA, AIT Alumni Association Nepal Chapter, IOE and ITECO Nepal.
  • Training: (December 1-6, 1997), Short Course on Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings , organized by CED of IOE, Department of Civil Engineering of Pulchowk Campus IOE and IIT, Kanpur , India .
  • Training: (March 21-25, 1994), Special Training Programme on Sanitary Landfill Management, Phase I , organized in UDTC with the assistance of Urban Development through Local Effort (udle)/GTZ.
  • Interaction Program: ( 26 Feb. 2001 ), Coordinator of a one-day interaction Program on Safe Buildings ; learnings from the Gujarat Earthquake ( Jan 26, 2001 ), held in NIMAD, Kopundole, Lalitpur.
  • Seminar: (24-26 Nov. 2002), Participant of the Symposium on Seismology, Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Risk Management, Asian Seismological Commission 2002 , jointly organized by Nepal Society of Earthquake Technology (NSET) and Asian Seismological Commission (ASC), Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Computer Fundamentals: MS Windows, MS Office, Programming : Turbo C, Structural Analysis Software: SAP90, SAP 2000, P-Frame.