Profile
Dr. K.G. BHATIA
B.Sc. Engg., M.E., PhD
FIE, FISET, FIASE, MISWE, MICI
Formerly:
- General Manager - Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.,
- President - Indian Society of Earthquake Technology
- Chairman - Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, Delhi Chapter
- Expert Member - Group on Earthquake Preparedness, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
- Member, Research Council, Structural Engineering Research Centre, A body of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India
- Member - Dept. of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India - Committee on Seismic Instrumentation
- Member - DST - Committee on Augmentation of shake table facility at Univ. of Roorkee
- Member - Selection Committee (as Chancellor’s nominee) for position of Assistant Professor in Earthquake Engg. Dept. at Univ. of Roorkee
- Member - Selection Committee, for position of Professor in Continuing Education Dept. Univ. of Roorkee
- Member - Board of Studies, Institute of Technology - BHU, Varanasi, India
- Member - Standing Advisory Committee, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
MEMBER - PROFESSIONAL BODIES
- Fellow, India Society of Earthquake Technology
- Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India)
- Fellow, Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE)
- Fellow, Indian Concrete Institute
- Member, Indian Geotechnical Society
- Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering
- Member, Indian society of Wind Engineering
MEMBER - TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
- MEMBER, BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS on the following committees:
- CED 39 Earthquake Engineering (IS 1893)
- CED 37 Structural Safety of buildings
- MED 28 Mechanical Vibration and Shock
- CED 43 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
- CONVENER - CED 39:6 - Code on Earthquake Resistant Design of Industrial Structures
PUBLICATIONS:
Published about 30 Technical Papers in International & National Conferences/ Journals and authored about 100 Technical Reports in the following domain:
- Field Problems (Failure Investigations)
- Machine Foundation Design
- Stress and Vibration Analysis of Motors, Fans and Blowers
- Weight Optimisation
- Seismic Qualification of Structures, Equipment & Piping for
- Nuclear Power Plants
- Thermal Power Plants
- Industrial Systems
- Shock Qualification of Structures & Equipment
- Stress Analysis and Dynamic Analysis