Abhinav Gupta
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Associate Professor of Civil EngineeringStructural Engineering and Mechanics Office: 413 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Modeling experimental and analytical behavior of structures, Nonclassically damped primary-secondary systems, Earthquake behavior of electrical instruments and control panels, Buried pipelines, Computer aided engineering.
Education
- Ph.D., Structures and Mechanics, NC State University, Raleigh 1995
- ME, Earthquake Engineering, University of Roorkee, India 1991
- BE, Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, India 1988
Representative Publications
A. Gupta and A.K. Gupta, 'Seismic Response of Tuned Single Degree of Freedom Secondary Systems', Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 172, # 1-2, July, 1997.
A. Gupta, and A.K. Gupta, 'Missing Mass Effect in Coupled Analysis. I: Complex Modal Properties', Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 124, #5, May, 1998.
A. Gupta, and A.K. Gupta, 'Missing Mass Effect in Coupled Analysis. II: Residual Response', Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 124, #5, May, 1998.
A. Gupta, S.K. Rustogi and A.K. Gupta, 'A New Method for Evaluating Incabinet Response Spectra', Submitted for publication in Nuclear Engineering and Design, 1998.
P. Aradhya, A. Gupta and A.K. Gutpa, 'Effect of Uncertainties in Primary System Properties on Coupled Secondary System Seismic Response', Accepted for publication in Proceedings of 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference, Baltimore, June, 1999.
A. Gupta and A.K. Gupta, 'Significance of Damping', Accepted for publication in Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Techonology, Seoul, South Korea, August 1999.
A. Gupta, S.K. Rustogi and A.K. Gupta, 'Reconciliation of Experimental and Analysis Results for Switchgear Incabinet Spectra', Accepted for publication in Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Techonology, Seoul, South Korea, August 1999.
Gupta, A. and J. Yang, "Modified Ritz Vector Approach for Dynamic Properties of Electrical Cabinets and Control Panels," Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 217 #1-2, pp. 49-62, August 2002.
Yang, J., S.K. Rustogi, and A. Gupta, "Rocking Stiffness of Mounting Arrangements in Electrical Cabinets and Control Panels, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 219 #2, pp. 127-141, December 2002.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sigma Xi
Committees
Shock and Vibratory Effects, ASCE
Buried Pipelines, Joint ASCE-ASME Task Group
Dynamic Analysis of Nuclear Structures, ASCE



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