Sandip Kumar Saha

Associate Professor

Sandip Kumar Saha

Structural Engineering

  • Multi-hazard resilient infrastructure
  • Passive vibration control
  • Seismic Soil-Structure interaction

Journal Article

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Kulariya, M., Kumari, M., & Saha, S. K. (2026). A Critical Appraisal of Local Construction Practices in the Western Himalayan Region with a Focus on the Performance of Buildings under Multiple Hazards. Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, 31(1), 05025011. https://doi.org/10.1061/jsdccc.sceng-1759

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Kumar, R., Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2026). Resilience assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in the Indian Himalayan region under flow-type landslides. Advances in Structural Engineering, 29(7), 1250–1267. https://doi.org/10.1177/13694332251375217

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Kumar, R., & Saha, S. K. (2025). Development of recovery functions for seismic resilience evaluation of reinforced concrete buildings in the Northwestern Indian Himalayan region. Sādhanā, 50(4), 314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-025-02881-0

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Kulariya, M., Aggarwal, Y., Kashyap, H., & Saha, S. K. (2025). Rapid visual screening methodology for multi-hazard vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in hilly region. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 23(12), 5093–5136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-024-02056-y

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Kulariya, M., Thakur, V., Saha, S. K., & Kumar, A. (2025). Effect of Uncertainty in Geotechnical and Flow Parameters on Landslide-induced Force for Building Response Analysis Under Flow-type Landslides Using Uncoupled Approach. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 55(5), 2715–2737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-01074-6

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2025). Damage assessment of buildings in the Western Himalayan region under soil subsidence, debris flood, and soil erosion events occurred during 2023 monsoon season. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 10(12), 534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-025-02345-8

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Kumar, R., Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2025). Methodologies for functional recovery assessment of hilly roads situated in the Indian Himalayan region. Journal of Infrastructure Intelligence and Resilience, 4(4), 100181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iintel.2025.100181

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Sengar, K. K., Saha, S. K., & Gade, M. (2025). Evaluation of appropriate intensity measures for seismic performance assessment of base-isolated liquid storage tanks. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 94, 105581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105581

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2025). Performance Assessment of Typical Hill-Side Buildings Considering Floor-to-Floor Pounding. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 29(9), 1894–1923. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2025.2493268

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2024). Failure mechanism and landslide fragility of reinforced concrete buildings considering uncertain flow properties. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 18(4), 779–805. https://doi.org/10.1080/17499518.2024.2337377

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Zelleke, D. H., Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2024). Reliability‐Based Multi‐Hazard Design Optimization of Base‐Isolated Buildings. Engineering Structures, 301(1), 117242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.117242

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2024). Efficient intensity measures for vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings under flow-type and slow to moderately moving landslides. Structures, 69, 107267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.107267

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Khakurel, S., Yeow, T., Saha, S., & Dhakal, R. (2023). Post-earthquake building assessments. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 56(2), 115–126. https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.1568

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Aggarwal, Y., Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Seismic performance evaluation of reinforced concrete hilly buildings under sequence of earthquakes. The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 33(6), e2086. https://doi.org/10.1002/tal.2086

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Aggarwal, Y., Baddipalli, S., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Construction Practices and Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings in the Indian Himalayan Region: A Case Study. Natural Hazards Review (ASCE), 25(2), 05024002. https://doi.org/10.1061/nhrefo.nheng-1902

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Baddipalli, S., Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Influence of masonry infills on blast response of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete buildings. Structures, 50, 908–924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.02.078

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Kumar, H., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Effects of Uncertain Soil Parameters on Seismic Responses of Fixed Base and Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 28(1), 176–201. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2023.2195017

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Building Typologies and Seismic Vulnerability Attributes: A Study on Important Buildings In Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh. The Indian Concrete Journal, 97. https://www.icjonline.com/editionabstract_detail/072023

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Multi-hazard performance evaluation of hillside buildings under earthquakes and landslides. Proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 177(2), 118–133. https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.22.00132

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Hillside Buildings under Blast and Blast-Induced Ground Motion. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE), 36(5), 04022043. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)cf.1943-5509.0001754

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Component repair cost functions in Indian context for seismic loss estimation of reinforced concrete buildings. Structures, 44, 1974–1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.08.090

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2022). An improved rapid visual screening method for seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Indian Himalayan region. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 21(1), 319–347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-022-01537-2

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Sengar, K. K., Saha, S. K., & Gade, M. (2022). Vector-Valued Intensity Measures for Seismic Risk Assessment of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty In Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 9(1), 04022065. https://doi.org/10.1061/ajrua6.rueng-967

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Kumar, H., & Saha, S. K. (2021). Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on Seismic Response of Fixed Base and Base Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 26(12), 6148–6171. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2021.1911887

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Kumar, H., & Saha, S. K. (2021). Seismic Fragility of Fixed Base and Base Isolated Ground Supported Liquid Storage Tanks Considering Soil–Structure Interaction. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (INDIA), 102(3), 829–839. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-021-00542-z

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2021). Seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete hilly buildings with open story. Structures, 34, 224–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.07.069

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Kumar, H., & Saha, S. K. (2020). Seismic Performance of Base-Isolated Elevated Liquid Storage Tanks Considering Soil–Structure Interaction. Practice Periodical On Structural Design and Constructions (ASCE)., 26(1), 04020062. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)sc.1943-5576.0000545

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Zelleke, D. H., Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2020). Multihazard Response Control of Base-Isolated Buildings under Bidirectional Dynamic Excitation. Shock and Vibration, 2020, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8830460

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Khakurel, S., Dhakal, R. P., Yeow, T. Z., & Saha, S. K. (2020). Performance group weighting factors for rapid seismic loss estimation of buildings of different usage. Earthquake Spectra, 36(3), 1141–1165. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755293019901311

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Zelleke, D. H., Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2020). Multihazard Response Control of Base‐Isolated Buildings under Bidirectional Dynamic Excitation. Shock and Vibration, 2020(1), 8830460.

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Khakurel, S., Yeow, T. Z., Chen, F., Wang, Z., Saha, S. K., & Dhakal, R. P. (2019). Development of cladding contribution functions for seismic loss estimation. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 52(1), 23–43. https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.52.1.23-43

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Kodakkal, A., Saha, S. K., Sepahvand, K., Matsagar, V. A., Duddeck, F., & Marburg, S. (2019). Uncertainties in dynamic response of buildings with non-linear base-isolators. Engineering Structures, 197, 109423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109423

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Kumar, A., Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2019). Stochastic response analysis of elastic and inelastic systems with uncertain parameters under random impulse loading. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 461, 114899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2019.114899

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Khan, S., Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Hoffmeister, B. (2017). Fragility of Steel Frame Buildings under Blast Load. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE), 31(4), 04017019. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)cf.1943-5509.0001016

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2016). Seismic fragility of base-isolated water storage tanks under non-stationary earthquakes. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 14(4), 1153–1175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-016-9874-y

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Dhakal, R. P., Pourali, A., & Saha, S. K. (2016). Simplified seismic loss functions for suspended ceilings and drywall partitions. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 49(1), 64–78. https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.49.1.64-78

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Saha, S. K., Sepahvand, K., Matsagar, V. A., Jain, A. K., & Marburg, S. (2016). Fragility Analysis of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks under Random Sinusoidal Base Excitation Using Generalized Polynomial Chaos Expansion–Based Simulation. Journal of Structural Engineering, 142(10), 04016059. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0001518

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V., & Chakraborty, S. (2015). Uncertainty quantification and seismic fragility of base-isolated liquid storage tanks using response surface models. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 43(1), 20–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2015.10.008

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2014). Earthquake Response of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks for Different Isolator Models. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 08(05), 1450013. https://doi.org/10.1142/s1793431114500134

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2014). Reviewing dynamic analysis of base-isolated cylindrical liquid storage tanks under near-fault earthquakes. IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering, 8(1), 41–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/19373260.2014.979518

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2013). Comparison of base-isolated liquid storage tank models under bi-directional earthquakes. Natural Science, Special Issue: Earthquake, 05(08), 27–37. https://doi.org/10.4236/ns.2013.58a1004

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Saha, S. K., Sepahvand, K., Matsagar, V. A., Jain, A. K., & Marburg, S. (2013). Stochastic analysis of base-isolated liquid storage tanks with uncertain isolator parameters under random excitation. Engineering Structures, 57(1), 465–474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.09.037

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Conference Paper

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Sengar, K. K., Saha, S. K., & Gade, M. (2023). Efficient and Sufficient Intensity Measures for Seismic Risk Assessment of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks. In Structural Engineering Congress 2023 (pp. 591–599). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9625-4_56

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Sengar, K. K., Saha, S. K., & Gade, M. (2023). Seismic Risk Assessment of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks with Friction-Pendulum System Using Vector-Valued Intensity Measures. In Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (pp. 81–94). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1604-7_7

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Effects of Open Stories on Expected Seismic Losses In Hilly Buildings. In 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering.

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Important Buildings in Mandi Region, Himachal Pradesh, India. In Two-Day Symposium on Socio-Technological Aspect of Seismic Disaster Management.

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Sacrificial Blast Wall for Blast Response Reduction in Hillside Buildings. In National Conference on Resilient Infrastructure-2022 (NCRI 2022).

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Verma, P., Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Effect of Unequal Slab Levels in Adjacent Buildings on The Seismic Demand of Non-Structural Building Components. In 5th International Workshop on the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements (SPONSE).

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Khakurel, S., Yeow, T., Saha, S., & Dhakal, R. (2021). Residential Building Repair Cost and Claim Settlement Time from The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence. In New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) Annual Technical Conference.

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Thakur, A., Gupta, A., & Saha, S. K. (2021). Metamaterials for Seismic Design. In Progressive Research In Industrial & Mechanical Engineering (PRIME - 2021).

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2020). Seismic Loss Estimation Due to Damage of Structural Components for Buildings in Hilly Region. In 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE).

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Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2020). Analysis of Buildings in Hilly Terrain Under Multiple Hazards. In 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE).

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Khakurel, S., Yeow, T., Saha, S., & Dhakal, R. (2020). Derivation and Application of Performance Group Weighting Factors for Rapid Seismic Loss Estimation. In 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE).

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Zelleke, D. H., Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2019). Base Isolation for Response Control of Buildings Under Multi-Hazard Condition. In 16th World Conference on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures.

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Aggarwal, Y., & S. K. Saha, S. K. (2018). Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Indian Building Stocks - An Abridge Review. In 11th Structural Engineering Convention.

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Kumar, H., & Saha, S. K. (2018). Seismic Performance Evaluation of Elevated Liquid Storage Tanks. In 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE).

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2018). A Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Indian Building Stocks - An Abridge Review. In 11th Structural Engineering Convention..

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Khakurel, S., Dhakal, R., Saha, S. K., & Yeow, T. (2018). Identification of Building Typology Groups and Performance Group Weighting Factors for Seismic Loss Estimation. In 11th U.S. National Conference On Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE)..

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Saha, S. K., Bong, S., & Dhakal, R. P. (2017). Contribution of Structural Wall Damage in Seismic Loss of RC Buildings. In 12th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017).

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Dhakal, R. P., & Saha, S. K. (2017). Loss Optimization Seismic Design (Losd): Beyond Seismic Loss Assessment. In 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

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Khakurel, S., Dhakal, R. P., Saha, S. K., & Yeow, T. Z. (2017). Identification of Building Typology and Contributing Components to The Expected Seismic Loss. In New Zealand Society For Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) Annual Technical Conference.

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Dhakal, R. P., & Saha, S. K. (2016). Loss Optimization Seismic Design. In 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation (3ICEEDM).

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Saha, S. K., & Dhakal, R. P. (2016). Effects of Isolation Properties on Expected Seismic Loss of Base-Isolated Buildings. In New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) Annual Technical Conference.

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Kumar, A., Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2015). Uncertainty Quantification of Stochastic Linear Systems Under Random Impulse Loadings. In 41St Annual German Congress On Acoustics (DAGA 2015).

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Gupta, A. (2015). Wind Response of Base-Isolated Building. In 14th International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE14).

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Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. (2014). Performance of Base-Isolated Buildings Subjected To Earthquake and Blast-Induced Ground Motions. In 8th National Frontiers of Engineering (NATFOE - 8) Conference.

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Sepahvand, K., Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V., & Marburg, S. (2014). Stochastic Analysis of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks Using Lumped-Model. In IUTAM Symposium on Dynamical Analysis of Multibody Systems With Design Uncertainties..

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V., & Jain, A. K. (2014). Assessing Seismic Base Isolation Systems for Liquid Storage Tanks Using Fragility Analysis. In 9th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2014).

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Sepahvand, K., Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Marburg, S. (2014). Stochastic analysis of base–isolated liquid storage tanks using lumped–model. In INCAM (pp. 18–20).

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2013). Seismic Fragility of Base-Isolated Industrial Tanks. In 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013).

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2012). Response of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks Under Near-Fault Earthquakes. In ISET Golden Jubilee Symposium.

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Saha, S. K., Matsagar, V. A., & Jain, A. K. (2012). Seismic Response of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks for Different Shapes of Isolator Hysteresis Loop. In 10th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM 2012).

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Sharma, R., Mahajan, P., & Saha, S. K. (2012). X-Ray Tomography and Homogenized Properties of Composites. In Proceedings of the Indo-Danish Workshop on Future Composite Technologies & Wind Turbine Blades. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45534643

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Book Chapter

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Kumar, R., & Saha, S. K. (2026). A Note on Seismic Resilience Evaluation of Buildings in the Indian Himalayan Region. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 453–465). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-9712-0_31

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Kumar, A., & Saha, S. K. (2024). Dynamic Characteristics and Seismic Response Analysis of Rectangular Tanks. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 19–28). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6603-1_3

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Baddipalli, S., Kulariya, M., & Saha, S. K. (2024). Effect of Dynamic Material Strength on Blast Response of Earthquake-Resistant RC Buildings. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 199–212). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9625-4_19

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Aggarwal, Y., & Saha, S. K. (2023). Effect of Open Stories on Expected Seismic Losses in Hilly Buildings. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 27–39). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1459-3_3

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Kumar, H., & Saha, S. K. (2020). Seismic Response of Liquid Storage Tank Considering Uncertain Soil Parameters. In Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Vol-I (pp. 589–603). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8138-0_45

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Saha, S. K., & Matsagar, V. A. (2014). Reliability of Base-Isolated Liquid Storage Tanks under Horizontal Base Excitation. In Numerical Methods for Reliability and Safety Assessment (pp. 305–328). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07167-1_10

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Book

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Saha, S. K., & Mukherjee, M. (2021). Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Volume-I: Materials to Structures. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8138-0

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Saha, S. K., Mukherjee, M., & eds. (2021). Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Volume-II: Nano to Macro. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8315-5

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