Dr. Trishna Choudhury

Associate Professor

Specialization

Structural Engineering

Email

trishna.choudhury@thapar.edu

Specialization

Structural Engineering

Email

trishna.choudhury@thapar.edu

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Total Citations (Google Scholar)

‪TRISHNA CHOUDHURY - ‪Google Scholar

 260
ORCID ID 0000-0002-5651-6124
Scopus ID 57210139730

 

Biography

Dr. Trishna Choudhury has been working with the CED Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, since December 2018 after completing her Doctoral program from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Her research is focused on developing resilient and sustainable structural systems through integration of smart materials, probabilistic modeling, and AI-driven monitoring techniques, with applications to Indian infrastructure and seismic safety. Key highlights include:

  • 15+ SCI-indexed journal publications (Elsevier, ASCE; Impact Factor up to 7.5)
  • PI: SERB-POWER project (~₹26 Lakhs); established shake-table testing facility
  • 7+ years teaching (UG/PG); supervised 11+ M.Tech. & 03 ongoing PhD students
  • Active research in seismic fragility assessment, smart & innovative materials in construction, and passive vibration control in buildings

Education

  • Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati) in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
  • B.E. in Civil Engineering / Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, Assam / First class

 

Professional Experience:  

  • Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, since 22 June 2026 till present
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, since 03 December 2018 till present (Duration: 7 years 6 months 19 days)
  • Junior Research Fellow (JRF-GATE) in the project titled “Evaluation and Enhancement of Seismic Capacity of Assam-type Housing” in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati during the period of 10 August 2017 to 06 November 2018 (Duration: 1 year 3 months)
  • Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, Royal School of Engineering and Technology (Royal Group of Institutions) during the period of 01 August 2010 to 16 July 2012 (Duration: 2 years)

Teaching Interests:

  • Structural Mechanics & Analysis
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
  • Seismic Rehabilitation of Structures
  • Probability Concepts in Fragility Analysis

 

Research Interests:

  • Seismic Resistant Design and Passive Vibration Control of Buildings
  • Structural Damage, Fragility and Vulnerability Assessment
  • Structural Retrofitting and Rehabilitation.
  • Use of Smart and Innovative Materials in Construction

 

Publications:

Research Articles in Refereed SCI Journals 
  1. Bhawani Singh, Trishna Choudhury, and Dhirendra Kumar Pandey. (2026). Forthcoming "A Novel Retrofitting Strategy for Crack Mitigation using NiTi SMA Wire-Reinforced High-Strength Cementitious Composite (SMA-HSCC)". Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7/MTENG-23349 , IF: 3.651
  2. Abdul Hanan Tramboo and Trishna Choudhury. (2026) "Seismic Performance and Strengthening of Tall Reinforced Concrete Building: A Case Study". Advances in Concrete Construction, TechnoPress. IF: 2.2
  3. Nganthoibi Chanu Arambam, Trishna Choudhury and Dhirendra Kumar Pandey. (2026) “Tuned Liquid Column Dampers (TLCD) For Seismic Vibration Attenuation: Research Trends and Recent Developments”. Structures, Elsevier. IF: 4.3
  4. Nganthoibi Chanu Arambam, Dhirendra Kumar Pandey and Trishna Choudhury. (2025) "Seismic vibration control for low-rise buildings using a novel compliant tuned liquid column ball damper (CTLCBD) with a NiTi alloy". Smart Materials and Structures. IOP Science Vol.34, no.11, pp.1-17. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ae1918 IF: 4.01
  5. Kamakshi Verma, Dhirendra Kumar Pandey and Trishna Choudhury. (2025) “Performance Assessment and Vibration Control of Structures Using a Novel Compliant Liquid Column Damper Inerter Considering Soil– Structure Interaction, Journal of Earthquake Engineering Vol. 30, Issue 4, pp. 957-978. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2025.2575658 IF: 2.7
  6. Singh, C., Choudhury, T. (2024). “Influence of ground motion variables on the nonlinear seismic demand of masonry-infilled reinforced concrete frames.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-024-01954-5. IF: 4.6
  7. Singh, N., Choudhury, T., and Roy, A.B.D. (2024). “Optimizing Waste Glass Powder Content in the Development of Sustainable Concrete for High-Temperature Resistance.” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology: Transaction of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-024-01504-8. IF: 1.7
  8. Choudhury, T. and Bansal, P. (2022). “Seismic Fragility and Retrofitting of a Damaged RC Beam-Column Joint using UHP-HFRC,” Earthquakes and Structures, Techno Press, Vol. 23 (5), pp. 463-472. IF 1.5
  9. Sompura, M, Choudhury, T., Kwatra, N. (2021). “Investigating the Nonlinear Performance of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Beams”, Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 44 (102640), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102640, IF: 7.144
  10. Choudhury, T., Kumar, V., Rashid, F. and Kaushik, H. B. (2020). “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Strengthening of New Market Building Damaged after January 04, 2016 Imphal (India) Earthquake”, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 34(2):04019116, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001392 (Also published in select Science Last Fortnight, Current Science, Vol. 118, (7, 10 April 2020), IF: 2.5
  11. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H. B. (2019). “Treatment of Uncertainties in Seismic Fragility of RC Buildings with Infill Walls”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 126, November 2019, 105771, DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105771. IF: 7.5
  12. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H. B. (2018). “Seismic Response Sensitivity to Uncertain Variables in RC Frames with Infill Walls” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 144(10): 04018184, October, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002190. IF: 4.1
  13. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H. B. (2020). "Component Level Fragility Estimation for Vertically Irregular Reinforced Concrete Frames", Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol 24(6), pp. 947-971, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2018.1453413. IF: 2.7
  14. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H. B. (2018). “Seismic Fragility of Open Ground Storey RC Frames with Wall Openings for Vulnerability Assessment”, Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol 155(15), January 2018, Elsevier, pp. 345-357, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.11.023. IF: 5.5
  15. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015). "Vulnerability Analysis of Buildings for Seismic Risk Assessment: A Review", The Bridge and Structural Engineer, The journal of the Indian National Group (ING) of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Vol. 45(1), March 2015, pp. 63-76.

 

Research Articles in SCOPUS (Published)

  1. Dhirendra Kumar Pandey and Trishna Choudhury. (2026) "A New Implementation in a Tuned Liquid Damper to Mitigate the Vibration of Low-Rise Buildings". In: Basu, B., Deb, K., Sahu, A., Das, A.K., Ghosh, S. (eds) Natural Disasters: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation -Vol. 1. NDRAMM 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Singapore. Vol.780, pp.163 – 173, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-4009-9_12. IF: 0.36
  2. Dhirendra Kumar Pandey and Trishna Choudhury. (2025) "Compliant Tuned Liquid Damper for Controlling Vibration of Short-Period Structures Considering Soil-Structure Interaction". Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Seismic Design and Performance of Structures, Soil-Structure Interaction (ICRAGEE 2024). Vol.567, pp.333–341. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2096-8_26 IF: 0.36
  3. Abhishek Kumar, Dhirendra Kumar Pandey and Trishna Choudhury. (2024) "Compliant Tuned Liquid Damper for Seismic Vibration Control of Short-Period Structures". Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Recent Developments in Structural Engineering, Volume 5 (SEC 2023). Vol.550, pp.461–469. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7043-4_43 IF: 0.36
  4. Singh, G., Singh, P., Choudhury, T. (2022) "Influence of Openings in Masonry Walls in the Modelling of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames". In: Ghai, R., Chang, LM., Sharma, R., Chandrappa, A.K. (eds) Sustainable Design and Eco Technologies for Infrastructure. CECAR 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 441. Springer, Singapore. Vol.441, pp.505–515. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8465-7_36 IF: 0.36
  5. Choudhury T., Kaushik H.B. (2019) Seismic Fragility of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Vertical Irregularities. In Rao A., Ramanjaneyulu K. (eds) Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 2. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 12. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0365-4_49, E-book ISBN: 978-981-13-0365-4 IF: 0.36
Research Articles in Conferences
  1. Amarnath, Abhinay Kumar, and Trishna Choudhury. (2026) "A review of reflective coating technologies on asphalt pavements for urban heat island mitigation". International conference on condition assessment, rehabilitation and retrofitting of structures (CARRS2026), IIT Roorkee.
  2. Nganthoibi Chanu Arambam, Trishna Choudhury and Dhirendra Kumar Pandey. (2025) "A comprehensive review on the tuned liquid column damper for vibration control in structures". 14th International symposium on plasticity and impact mechanics (IMPLAST 2025).
  3. Tramboo, A. H. and Choudhury, T., “Seismic Performance Assessment of a Tall RC Building Retrofitted with Shear Walls”. Vol. 1 No. 3 (2022): Proceedings of the 12th Structural Engineering Convention, SEC 2022: Theme 6 | Editors: M K Shrimali, S D Bharti, M Abdeddaim, A Benchabane. Organized by NCDMM and MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 19-22 December 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.38208/acp.v1.556
  4. Sompura, M., Choudhury, T., Kwatra, N., “Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Beams”. Vol. 1 No. 5 (2022): Proceedings of the 12th Structural Engineering Convention, SEC 2022: Themes 12-19 | Editors: M K Shrimali, S D Bharti, M Abdeddaim, A Benchabane. Organized by NCDMM and MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 19-22 December 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.38208/acp.v1.665
  5. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2019), “Purview of Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis Procedures on Seismic Fragility Estimation of RC Buildings with Masonry Infills”, National Conference on Advances in Structural Technologies, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, India – 788010.
  6. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), “Sensitivity Study of Seismic Response of MI-RC Frames to Critical Random Parameters”, 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, 20-22 December 2018, IIT Roorkee, India.
  7. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), “Seismic Fragility Flow Plots for Risk Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Open Ground Storey”, CESDOC 2018, 2nd International Conference on Sustainability, 18-19 December, Guwahati, Assam.
  8. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2017), “A Simplified Method for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of RC Buildings with Open Ground Storey”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 9-13 January 2017, Paper No. 1684, Santiago, Chile.
  9. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2016), “Seismic Fragility of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Vertical Irregularities”, Proceedings of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2016), 21-23 December 2016, Paper ID 469, CSIR-SERC, Chennai, India.
  10. Choudhury, T., and Kaushik, H.B. (2015), “Seismic Fragility of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames with Open Ground Story”, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP), December 14-17, 2015, Paper No. O0202, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India.

Services to Institute / Department

 

Position

Level

Duration

PhD Coordinator

Civil Engineering Department, TIET

01.01.2024 to 12.03.2026

PhD Co-Coordinator

Civil Engineering Department, TIET

29.07.2019 to 31.12.2023

Lab-In-charge

Structural Mechanics Lab (CED)

05.09.2025 to present

Assistant Warden, Hostel

Agira Hall and Dhriti Hall

10.09.2024 to present

Mentor

Bachelor of Engineering – (Group of 30 Students, 2019 entrant batch)

Oct 2019 to Aug 2023

Mentor

Bachelor of Engineering – (Group of 30 Students July 2023 entrant batch)

Jan 2024 to Aug 2028

Secretary of the Committee

Departmental Planning and Policy Committee (DPPC), Civil Engineering Department, TIET

01.07.2020 to 30.06.2021

Member

Departmental Planning and Policy Committee (DPPC), Civil Engineering Department, TIET

01.07.2023 to 30.06.2024

Member

Shortlisting Committee for Faculty Recruitment in the Civil Engineering Department

2021 to 2024

UG Admission Team

Shortlisting and Verifying team for UG admissions in the Department

2022 to 2024

Sponsored Research Projects

  1. “A Low-Cost Seismic Vibration Control Mechanism for RC Buildings using Compliant Tuned Liquid Dampers” ongoing under the SERB- POWER grant (File no. - SPG/2021/002716) sanctioned in 05 September 2022 as Principal Investigator, Project Duration: 3 years. (Approx budget: 26 lacs): Major contribution to the department laboratory– A servo-electric shake table (max acceleration capacity – 2g) has been installed under the sanctioned fund. (COMPLETED)
  2. “Investigation on the Self-Centering and Energy Dissipation Capacity of SMA Fibers for Retrofitting of RC Structures” ongoing under the Center of Emerging Materials and Science (CEEMS), a collaborative venture of Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) and Virginia Tech in August 2022 as Principal Investigator. (Approx budget: 12.6 lacs), Project Duration: 3 years. (COMPLETED)
  3. “Utilization of AI Generated Model to Suggest Optimal Landslide Control Measure for Earthen Slopes”, under the Seed Funding Program of Centre of Excellence in Data Science and AI (CoDSaI), at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. Budget: Rs. 11,40,000 effective from 01 June 2025 (ONGOING) as Co-Principal Investigator, Project Duration: 2 years (ONGOING) 

 

Professional Membership

  1. Indian Society of Engineering and Technology (ISET), IIT Roorkee, India
  2. The Institution of Civil Engineers, India (ICE India)

 

Achievements, Awards, and Recognitions

  • Ranked among top 1/8th of total candidates in India in four subjects in All India Senior Secondary examination in the year 2004 from Kendriya Vidyalaya CRPF, Guwahati.
  • Star marks awardee in Higher Secondary examination in the year 2006 from Cotton College.
  • Ranked 2nd in Gauhati University (B.E. Civil Engineering), Assam in the year 2010.
  • Received Government of India (MHRD) scholarship during Ph.D. program at IIT Guwahati.
  • 1st runners up in poster presentation in Research Conclave’16 held at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in the year 2016.

 

Teaching and Supervision

Courses Taught

Consistently received ~100% student feedback across core structural engineering courses @ Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala

Postgraduate

Advanced Structural Analysis (Summer Course)

Structural Dynamics

Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering

Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures

Structural Health Monitoring and Retrofitting
Undergraduate

Engineering Drawing

Seismic Analysis and Design

Engineering Mechanics

Structural Analysis

M.E. Thesis Supervision: 11 completed, 2 ongoing, TIET

 B.E. Thesis Supervision: 6 completed, TIET

 B.E. Industrial Project Supervision: 8 completed, TIET

Journal Reviewer

(Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, Discover Civil Engineering, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials)

 

ME THESIS SUPERVISION (COMPLETED)

Title of the Thesis

Student

Year

Efficacy of compliant tuned liquid column dampers (CTLCD) for seismic vibration control

Arambam Chanu Nganthoibi

2025

Performance Of TLD Assisted – Building Subjected to Earthquake Excitations

Abhishek Kumar

2024

Analysis of High-Rise RC Buildings Based On Different Positions Of Shear Wall

Rythem Parihar

2023

Effects of Near-field and Far-field ground motions on Non-Linear response of RC Buildings

Yashswi Bansal

2023

Investigation on the mechanical properties of SMA fiber reinforced concrete

Deepak Singh

2023

Performance assessment of masonry infilled RC Frames with Haunched Corners

Gursikhmeet Singh

2022

A study on behaviour of concrete subjected to Elevated temperature by partially replacing fine aggregate with glass powder

Nikhil Singh

2022

Performance assessment of complaint liquid column damper inerter considering soil structure interaction

Kamakshi Verma

2022

Seismic resilience study of a tall RC building after retrofitting

Abdul Hanan Tramboo

2020

Finite element analysis of corroded RC beams

Meet Sompura

2019

Finite element modelling of reinforced concrete beam joint retrofitted with CFRP

Faisal Mehraj Zaragar

2019

 

PHD THESIS SUPERVISION (ONGOING)

Multi-Performance Evaluation of Flexible and Rigid Pavement Systems Using Expanded Clay Aggregates

Amarnath

Since 2024

Numerical investigation and the use of AI in pavement construction

Abhishek Upadhyay

Since 2025

Study of RC structures under corrosive environment

Aviral Modgil

Since 2025

Participation in Seminars/ Lectures

  1. Resource person (Invited lecture) for One-Week online Faculty Development Program on “Research & Innovations in Structural Engineering (RISE 2K24)" from 12th - 17th February 2024, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, Hyderabad.
  2. Member of the conference - CECAR9, Civil Engineering Conference at the Asian Region, Theme: Sustainable Design and Eco technologies for Infrastructures, Held in Goa, India from 21 September to 24 September 2022. Hosted by The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) India and Organized by ACECC (Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council)
  3. Delivered an online lecture to the students of the Civil Engineering Department at Sreyas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, on 24 March 2022.
  4. Organized a 3-day online seminar on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering Systems - Advances and Challenges, in collaboration with The Institution of Civil Engineers (India) at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala on 23, 26, 30 January 2021 (with 16 keynote lectures).

 

Seminars/Workshops Attended

  1. QIP Short Term Course on Seismic Design of Buildings and Bridges organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati during 29th Nov to 3rd Dec, 2010 held at IIT Guwahati.
  2. QIP Short Term Course on Integrated Solid Waste Management organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati during 9th to 13th Jan, 2012 held at IIT Guwahati.
  3. Seventh National Frontiers of Engineering (NatFoe) symposium organized by IIT Guwahati and Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) during 12 – 14th October 2012 held at IIT Guwahati.
  4. Seismic Safety Agenda in North-Eastern Region of India organized by National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE) at IIT Kanpur in collaboration with Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati on 22nd March 2014 held at IIT Guwahati.
  5. Workshop on Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of RC Buildings Using Software SAP2000 Nonlinear Static Based Procedure organized by Assam Engineering College and NORSAR during 2nd to 7th June 2014.
  6. Poster presentation at Research Conclave organized by the Students’ Academic Board (SAB), IIT Guwahati during 23rd – 26th March, 2015 at IIT Guwahati.
  7. Presented paper on Seismic Fragility of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames with Open Ground Story at International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP) in Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India held during December 14-17, 2015.
  8. Presented paper on Seismic Fragility of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Vertical Irregularities at Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2016) held at Chennai, INDIA during 21st -23rd December 2016.

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office, AutoCAD (Autodesk), MATLAB (MathWorks), STAAD Pro (Bentley Systems), SAP2000 and ETABS (Computers and Structures Inc.), Abaqus FEA (Dassault Systemes)

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