Dr. P. V. Indira
Dr. P. V. Indira

Professor

Office Address:

Professor(HAG), Department of Civil Engineering. NIT CALICUT , NIT Campus P.O Calicut - 673601

Email ID:

indira@nitc.ac.in

Home Address:

Naduvathussery, Sellere Road, Malaparamba P.O, Calicut - 673 009

  • B.Sc (Engineering) , Civil Engineering, R. E. C. Calicut, University of Calicut.

  • M. Tech. Structural Engineering, I I T Madras.

  • Ph. D. Structural Engineering, R. E. C. Calicut, University of Calicut.

  • Educational Qualifications

    • B.Sc (Engineering) , Civil Engineering, R. E. C. Calicut, University of Calicut.

    • M. Tech. Structural Engineering, I I T Madras.

    • Ph. D. Structural Engineering, R. E. C. Calicut, University of Calicut.

    Actively involved in the consultancy activities of the Civil Engineering Department  like;

    Structural Analysis and Design of Buildings, Bridges etc..

    Scrutiny of structural design and drawings

    Construction material testing and quality control, Concrete mix design etc.

    Conducting short term courses and faculty developement programmes

    1. Head of the Departmenn 2019-2021

    2. PhD Programme Coordinator 

    3. Purchase Commitee Member.

    4. Programme coordinator , M. Tech Structural Engineering

    5. Faculty Advisor of B. Tech  

    6. Chairperson Class Commitee of B. Tech. 

    7. Chairperson Internal Complaints Committee

    8. Coordinator Continuing Education

    Received E P Nicolaides Gold Medal for the Best Research Paper published in the Civil Engineering Journal of The Institution of Engineers in 2007
    Second Rank in the University of Calicut for BSc (Engg)

    Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
    (No. LM10820)

    Life Member of Institution of Engineers (India)
    (No. M131506/9)

    Member, Computer Society of India( M.6998)

     

    Details of Ph. Ds  guided and on going

    Ph.D. Guidance:    Completed, Degree awarded: 14,  On-going : 4

    Sl.

    No.

    Title of the Project

    Name of Research Scholar

    Date on Degree Awarded

    1

    Strength and Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete structural Elements

    P.T. Santhosh Kumar

    24.10.2006

    2

    Strength and Behaviour of  Steel Fibre Reinforced High Performance Concrete under Compression, Flexure and Shear

    Ruby Abraham

    25.09.2008

    3

    Studies on Strength and Behaviour of RCC Frames Retrofitted with Ferrocement Wrapping under Lateral Loading.

    Shyju. P. Thadathil

    25.07.2011

    4

    Strength and Behaviour of Hybrid Fibre Reinforced High Performance Concrete Structural Elements

    Sabeena  M. V

    08.05.2014

    5

    Strength and Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced  Self Compacting Concrete Wall Panels

    S. Rajendra Prasad

    11.08.2014

    6

     Studies on Strength and Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Structural Elements

    Anjana Santhakumar

    11.10.2014

    7

    Studies on High Performance Fibre reinforced  Cement Concrete Shear walls

    Seena P

    30.11.2015

    8

    Strength and Behaviour of HFRHPC Beam-Column-Slab Joints under  Reverse Cyclic Loading

    Nidhi M

    02.03.2017

    9

    Studies on Strength and Behaviour of Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Structural Elements and Frames

    Sahana. R

    11.07.2018

    10

    Studies on Infilled RCC Frames with And without Openings

    Irshad Abdul Azeez.P

    15.05.2019

    11

    Strength and Behaviour of Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Wall Panels

    Himasree P R

    15.05.2019

    12

    Stength and Behaviour of Hybrif Fibre Reinforced Ternary Blend Geoploymer Concrete Structural Elements

    V Satish Kumar

    06.09.2019

    13

    Investigations on High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cement Concrete Shear Walls with Openings

    Kannan C Bhanu

    28.04.2022

    14

    Studies on Ferro-Geopolymer Composite Elements Under Flexure

    K. T. Vipin

    02.11.2022

     

    On going  : 6

     

    Sl.

    No.

    Title of the Project

    Name of Research Scholar

    Status

    1

    Rehabilitation of  RCC Structural Members Using Cementatious Composites and FRP Technology

    Bindurani  P

    Completed

    2

    Strength and Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete under Direct Shear

    Gopika Mohan

    Completed

    3

    Development of Shape Memory Alloy Fibre Reinforced GGBS Concrete and Its Application in Earthquake Resistant Design

    Geethu Elsa Thomas

     

    3years completed

    On going

    4

    Investigations on the use of Pagoda Design Concepts in Modern Structures for Earthquake Resistance

    Azeem M

    2years 6 months completed

    On going

     

     

     

    2. M Tech and B. Tech Projects guided

    M. Tech :103

    B. Tech : 63

    3. SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS

    Principal investigator in the following projects
     

    i. MHRD, R&D PROJECT on Compressive Constitutive Behaviour of Polymer Modified-Steel Fibre Reinforced-High Performance Concrete ,2004, Three and a half years duration, for Rs 17 lakhs

    ii. MHRD, THRUST AREA PROJECT on High Performance Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete,2004, two years duration for 17 Lakhs

    iii. Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment Department, Government of Kerala (KSCSTE) PROJECT on Strength and Ductility of High Performance Concrete Flexural Members for Seismic Resisting Structures, 2004, Three years duration for 5Lakhs.

    Co- investigator in the following projects.

    iv. Indian National Committee on Construction Materials and Structures (INCCMS), Govt. of India, R&D PROJECT on Studies on Durability and Compressive Constitutive Behaviour of Polymer Modified Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete.,1995, Three and a half years duration, for Rs 7 Lakhs

    v. National Programme on Earthquake Engineering Education (NPEEE ) Grant for Lab. enhancement.,2004, 1year duration, for 15 Lakhs.

    Conducted 3 numbers of AICTE Sponsored Faculty Developement Programmes

    Attended several STTPs conducted by AICTE & ISTE in areas related to Structural Engineering

    Conducted one International Workshop

    Courses handled


    UG Level : Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of solids, Structural Analysis, Structural Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Numerical Methods, Construction Management, Seismic Resistant Design of sSrucures


    PG Level : Theory of Elasticity, Stability of Structures, Structural Optimisation, Theory of Plates and Shells, Earthquake Analysis and Design of Structures, Advanced Theory and Design of  Concrete Structres.

    Chairperson Internal Complaints Committee

    Coordinator Continuing Education

    Senete Member