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Dr. Ranjith K.
Dr. Ranjith K.

Assistant Professor

Office Address:

DB 314, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode - 673601

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  • Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • M.S. in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • B.Tech in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    • M.S. in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    • B.Tech in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut

    Professional Experience

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, January 2024 - Present.

    • Post Doctoral Equivalent Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, August 2023 - December 2023.

    • Project Associate, Office of Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, March 2020 - September 2020.

    • Engineering Officer, Kozhikode Retail Region, Marketing Division, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, 2013 - 2016.

    Spatial Structures

    Structural Stability

    Progressive Collapse

    Configuration Processing

    Form Finding & Shape Optimization

    Crystal Lattice Formalism

    Journals

    Kolakkattil, R., Tsavdaridis, K. D., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2023) A State-of-the-art Review of Progressive Collapse Research and Guidelines for Single-layer Lattice Shell Structures. Structures. 56, 104945. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.104945

    Kolakkattil, R., Tsavdaridis, K. D., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2022) The Effect of Edge Valency on the Load Resistance of Single-layer Reticulated Cylindrical Shells. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 198, 107531. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2022.107531

    Kolakkattil, R. and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2022) Global Stability Behaviour of Single-Layer Reticulated Domes Created Using a New Nomenclature. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 63(1), 31-48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2021.012

    Conferences

    Kolakkattil, R., Tsavdaridis, K. D., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2023) The impact of valency and the orientation of the members on the global stability of lattice steel domes. Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC), Charlotte, United States of America.  Link: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/30752/

    Kolakkattil, R., Tsavdaridis, K. D., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2022) Imperfection sensitivity of non-triangulated cylindrical shell configurations. The Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures (ICASS), Chengdu, China.  DOI: 10.18057/ICASS2020.P.28  Link: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/28639/

    Kolakkattil, R., Tsavdaridis, K. D., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2022) Global stability of single-layer reticulated domes based on the valency of structural elements. Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference, Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC), Colorado, United States of America. Link: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/28638/

    Kolakkattil, R., Tsavdaridis, K. D., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2021) Influence of edge valencies on the overall resistance of single-layer reticulated cylindrical shells. Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Annual Symposium 2020/21, Guilford, United Kingdom.                                         DOI: https://doi.org/10.15126/900337

    Kolakkattil, R., and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2019) Configurations based on crystallographic parameters and system stability of reticulated domes. Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Annual Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, 21,1-8.                                                                                                    Link: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iass/piass/2019/

    Kolakkattil, R. and Sanjeevi, A. J. (2018) Configuration processing and system stability of Geodesic domes. Proceedings of the 11th Structural Engineering Convention, Kolkata, India, sh 7-12.