Dr. Sunil Kumar

Educational Qualification

• B.Tech Civil Engineering — College of Technology, GBPUA&T Pantnagar (1996-2000)
• M.Tech Structural Engineering (GATE) — IIT Roorkee (2000-2002)
• Ph.D. Earthquake Engineering (QIP) — IIT Roorkee (2015-2020)

Area of Specialisation

• Earthquake-resistant design of structures
• Steel structures

Best Written Contributions

• Sunil Kumar, M.L. Sharma, Josodhir Das. Consistent scaling laws for thrusting environment: a case study for Himalayan region. International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 9(2), 2018.
• Deepanshu, Sunil Singh Rawat, Sunil Kumar. Effect of different steel sections on design of roof truss. Journal of Structural Engineering & Management, 2(2), 20-24, 2015.
• Sunil Rawat, Sunil Kumar, Vaneeta Devi. Seismic behaviour of buildings on slopes. JETIR, 3(12), 716-723, 2016.

Experience & Contributions

Around 20 years of experience (5 years in industry, 15 years in teaching), including service with Holtec Consulting, CPWD, and PDIL before joining the department in 2007. Research output includes papers in SCOPUS/Web of Science-indexed journals and peer-reviewed conferences, along with revenue generation of ₹5-6 lakh per annum through consultancy in construction-material testing. Life member of ISTE, INSDAG, ISET, ICI, ISSE and ISCMC.

Selected Research Publications

• Subir Kumar Sharma, Sanjeev Suman, Sandeep Gupta, Vaneeta Devi, Sunil Kumar, A Study of Model Landfill Liner Material Used for Solid Waste Disposal for Low Hydraulic Conductivity, Published in International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM),Volume 4, Issue 1, Jan 2022 pp: 1145-1150.( ISSN: 2395-5252).
• Sandeep Gupta, P K Garg, S K Ghosh, Sanjeev Suman, S K Sharma,Vaneeta Devi, Sunil Kumar, Development of a Web GIS based Bridge Management System (BMS), published in International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods (IJARESM), ISSN: 2455-6211, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-2022, Impact Factor: 7.429. pp 1057-1068.
• Sanjeev Suman, Pratul Raj, Subir Kumar Sharma, Sandeep Gupta, Sunil Kumar, Vaneeta Devi, Slope Stability Analysis for Optimal Tree Density of Cedrus Deodar Tree in Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand State in India, published in International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation, Volume 7, Issue 1, January-2022, pp 70-79, ISSN: 2456-3315
• Sunil Kumar and Vaneeta Devi paper title "Climate change and its impacts: a review" published in National seminar proceeding 'Natural Resource Management & Environmental Concerns' organised by G. B. Pant Uni. of Agrill. & Tech. Pantnagar Uttarakhand, May 16-18, 2014, pages no IV-246.