Sponsored Research Project

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TitleProbabilistic Seismic Demand & Resilience-Based Design for Structures in High Seismic Risk Zones — Kashmir Valley
Principal InvestigatorDr. Zubair Rashid Wani
Funding agencyHEFA (Higher Education Financing Agency) — CSR Research Grant
Sanctioned amount₹50,00,000 (₹50 lakh)
Duration2025 – 2028
StatusOngoing

The Kashmir Valley lies in Seismic Zone V, the highest hazard category in the Indian seismic code, yet resilience-based design frameworks calibrated to local ground motion, construction typologies and building stock remain largely absent. The project develops probabilistic seismic demand models and a resilience-based design methodology specific to the region.

Recognised Proposals

  • MSCA Seal of Excellence, European Commission — Dr. Asif Hussain Shah, “Development of All-Waste Fire-Resistant Sustainable Concrete”. The Seal is conferred on proposals that pass all Horizon Europe evaluation thresholds.
  • MSCA Seal of Excellence, European Commission — Dr. Zubair Rashid Wani, “Development and integration of Metamaterial for controlled human leg prosthetics”.

Faculty Projects at Previous Institutions

ProjectInstitutionFacultyPeriod
MAXBLADE — experimental and numerical investigation of composite structural components for tidal energy systems (lifecycle performance, durability, structural reliability)University of Edinburgh, UKDr. Zubair Rashid Wani2023–2024
Vibration mitigation of civil and mechanical infrastructure using tunable metamaterialsUniversity of Edinburgh, UKDr. Zubair Rashid Wani2023–2024
Real-time hybrid simulation and system identification for MR-damper-controlled frames under biaxial loading; reliability methods for controller–structure interaction (with INSTRON collaboration on a multi-hazard fire/earthquake laboratory building)Indian Institute of Science, BengaluruDr. Zubair Rashid Wani2022–2023