Publications
Research contributions in structural engineering, earthquake engineering, and confined masonry structures
- Research Articles in Journals
- Borah, B., and Kaushik, H.B. (2025), “Briefing: The 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Civil Engineering, Vol 178(1), February 2025, Emerald Publishing, UK, 16-18, ISSN 0965-089X, E-ISSN 1751-7672.
- Borah, B., Gupta, A., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2024), “Design of Tie-Columns in Confined Masonry Structures for Lateral Loads”
Earthquake Spectra, Vol 40(3), August 2024, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), 2116-2136.
- Borah, B., Naik, S., Abhishek, V., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2024), “Influence of Wall Openings on Nonlinear Lateral Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Masonry Infills: A Finite Element Study”,
International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 22(4), April 2024, Springer.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023),”Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Structures: Review and Future Research Directions“,
Buildings, Special Issues – Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced and Confined Masonry Buildings, Vol 13(5), May 2023, MDPI, 1282.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023), “Evaluation of Modeling Strategies for Gravity and Lateral Load Analysis of Confined Masonry Structures”,
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol 21(2), January 2023, Springer Nature B.V., 1273–1301.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2022), “Seismic Force Distribution in Members of Confined Masonry Buildings”,
Engineering Structures, Vol 266, September 2022, Elsevier, 114605.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2022), “Lateral Load-Deformation Models for Seismic Analysis and Performance-based Design of Confined Masonry Walls “,
Journal of Building Engineering, Vol 48, May 2022, Elsevier, 103978.
- Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), “Assessment of Seismic Design Provisions for Confined Masonry using Experimental and Numerical Approaches”,
Engineering Structures, Vol 245, October 2021, Elsevier, 112864.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2021), “Development of a Novel V-D Strut Model for Seismic Analysis of Confined Masonry Buildings”
Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 147(3), March 2021, ASCE, 04021001.
- Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2019), “Sustainable Housing using Confined Masonry Buildings”,
SN Applied Sciences, Vol 1(983), September 2019, Springer Nature.
- Book Chapters
- Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), “Assessment of Important Parameters for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings: A Review”,
In: Adhikari S., Dutta A., Choudhury S. (eds) Advances in Structural Technologies. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 81. Springer, Singapore.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), “Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load”,
IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 936 012020, IOP Publishing.
- Research Articles in Conferences and Workshops
- Borah, B., Naik, S., Abhishek, V., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2025) .
A Micro Modeling Approach for Numerical Simulation of Masonry Infilled RC Frames with or without Openings.” International Conference on Advanced Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ASAGE 2025), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, India, 06-08 February, 2025, paper id 256. This paper has received the Best Paper Award.
- Best Paper Award
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2024).
A Proposal for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Walls” 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE), 30 June-05 July 2024, Milan, Italy.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023).
“Sensitivity of Seismic Force Distribution to Key Parameters of Confined Masonry Buildings”, Proceedings of the 13th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2023), 07-09 December 2023, Paper Id 159, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023)
“Experimental Validation of a Design Methodology for Tie-Columns of Confined Masonry Buildings“, Proceedings of the 14th North American Masonry Conference (14NAMC), 11-14 June 2023, Page 322, sponsored by the Masonry Society (TMS) and Related Masonry Industry Organizations; hosted by the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Nebraska Masonry Alliance (NMA), Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2022)
Application of V-D Strut Model for Analysis and Design of Multi-Story Confined Masonry Buildings”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Materials, Mechanics & Structures (ICMMS 2022), 10-12 March 2022, Paper No. 058, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020),
“Effectiveness of Code Approaches in Seismic Design of Confined Masonry Walls”, Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 13-18 September 2020, Paper ID 2c-0268, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.
- Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020)
“Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load”, Proceedings of International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures 2020 (ICMMS2020), 14-15 July 2020, Paper No. CMS045, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. This paper has received the Best Paper Award in the theme “Concrete and Masonry Structures”.
- Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2019),
“Assessment of Important Parameters for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings”, Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Structural Technologies (CoAST-2019), 1-3 February 2019, Paper No. 138, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, India.
- Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018)
“A Simplified Approach to Analytical Modeling of Confined Masonry Buildings”, Proceedings of 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (16SEE), 20-22 December 2018, Paper No. 247, IIT Roorkee, India.
- Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018)
“Sustainable Housing using Confined Masonry Buildings”, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development – Opportunities and Challenges (CESDOC 2018), 18-19 December 2018, Paper No. SRD0103, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India.