Rajesh Dhakal
Position
Associate Professor
Qualifications
B.E. (Gold medallist), M.E. (Gold medallist), Ph.D. (Tokyo University)
Room
4th floor Civil Engineering building, room E436
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext: 7673
Fax: +64 3 364 2758
Email: rajesh.dhakal@canterbury.ac.nz
Teaching
Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Computational Mechanics, Reinforced Concrete Mechanics, Seismic Loss Assessment
Research and Publications
Please visit my research profile page for more extensive research information and a list of my recent publications.
Research brief
- Development of financial Risk assessment methodologies
- Seismic risk analysis of reinforced concrete structures
- Analysis and design of RC bridge piers and buildings
- Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC)
- Structural design for fire resistance
- Structural response to explosion-induced ground shocks
Administrative Responsibilities
College: Academic Staffing Committee
Professional Affiliations, Activities and Achievements (last 5 years):
- Young Researcher Award 2007, College of Engineering, University of Canterbury
- Associate Editor, Journal of Structural Eng, ASCE
- Best poster paper award, NZSEE Annual Conference 2007
- Otto Glogau Award : 2008 NZSEE Conference, April 2008, New Zealand
- Ivan Skinner Award 2006, given by EQC and NZSEE for the advancement of Earthquake Engineering Research in NZ
- Management Committee, SESOC (2005-6)
- Advisory committee, International Conf on Civil Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges (CENeM07), January 2007, Calcutta, India.
- Scientific Committee, 4th International Workshop on Structures in Fire (SiF06), May 2006, Aveiro, Portugal.