Akanshu Sharma
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Overview

Currently working as Jack and Kay Hockema Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA. From January 2017 – September 2021, worked as Junior Professor at the University of Stuttgart, sponsored by fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, and led the department on Innovative strengthening methods using fastenings. Worked as the Head, Department of Fire Safety, Materials Testing Institute, University of Stuttgart, Germany from March 2020 until December 2020, as group leader and senior research engineer at the Institute of Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart, Germany from May 2013 – December 2016 and as Scientific Officer at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India from September 2004 to April 2013. Received Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Stuttgart. Authored more than 250 research papers including more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed international journals. Serving as the chair of ACI 216 (Fire) and ACI 349-C (Nuclear anchorages), and technical secretary for the fib TG 2.9 (Fastenings) committee. Member of the fib TG 2.5 (Bond), fib TG 10.2 (Model codes updating), ACI 349 (Nuclear structures), ACI 352 (Joints), ACI 355 (Anchorage), ACI 408 (Bond), and ACI 440 (FRP) committees. Associate editor for ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Materials and Structures (Rilem), and Indian Concrete Journal. Peer reviewer and guest editor for several international journals.

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Research Fields and Projects

  • Seismic
  • Fire
  • Strengthening
  • Anchorages
  • Impact
  • Corrosion
  • Advanced Materials
  • Spring Models
  • Computational Modeling
  • Publications
Structural Seismic Engineering

Structural Seismic Engineering

Seismic
Fire performance of concrete structures

Fire performance of concrete structures

Fire
Concrete structures under impact

Concrete structures under impact

Impact
Anchorages in Concrete Construction

Anchorages in Concrete Construction

Anchorages
Strengthening of RC Structures

Strengthening of RC Structures

Strengthening
Corrosion

Corrosion

Corrosion
Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials
Computational Modeling

Computational Modeling

Computational Modeling
Spring Based Analytical Models

Spring Based Analytical Models

Spring Models

My Research Focus

Performance assessment and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures against natural and man-made hazards. Advanced and innovative solutions for anchorage and bond in concrete under normal and extreme loads.

My Work Principles

Teamwork

Working with a team of highly motivated researchers and engineers with a common goal of developing better engineering solutions.

Ethics in research

Developing and maintaining an atmosphere for ethical researchwork and fair sharing of credit.

High quality research

Performing high quality experimental and numerical research to develop practical engineering models and solutions to make safer structures.

Scientific And Non-Profit Association

Contact

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