Major Areas of Work and Projects

  • Fire resistance rating of passive fire protection elements (Fire Engineering and Research Laboratory, FERL)
  • Development of cement-free binders for construction
  • Structural audit, assessment and retrofitting
  • Structural design and structural fire design
  • Egress modeling of metro stations
  • Fire dynamics modeling in infrastructure under different fire scenarios
  • Multi-physics computational modeling of energetic materials subjected to thermal and mechanical insults (Finite Element Method, Material Point Method)
  • Full-scale experimental assessment of perimeter fire and smoke barriers
  • Experimental investigation of fire behavior of different type of facade used in buildings
  • To assess effectiveness of FR ACP sheets compared to non-FR ACP sheets
  • Cultural Heritage Preservation and Restoration using Digital 3D Models
  • Containers for housing and re-urbanization of slums, refugee camps and other human settlements in post-disaster context, with EPFL Lausanne and UTM Malaysia.
  • Development of smart, environment friendly and low-cost fire detection and suppression systems, Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana
  • Uncertainty analysis and modeling in engineering systems

Publications

Books

  1. S. Chandrasekaran and G. Srivastava. 2023. Fire-resistant Design of Structures. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 9781003328711.
  2. G. Srivastava and P. Gandhi. 2023. Performance of Combustible Facade Systems used in Green Building Technologies under Fire. Singapore: Springer. 9789811631122.
  3. S. Chandrasekaran and G. Srivastava. 2018. Design Aids of Offshore Structures Under Special Environmental Loads Including Fire Resistance. Springer. 9789811076077.
  4. D. Nakrani and G. Srivastava. 2021. Quantification of enhanced fire severity in modern buildings. Eds.: A.K. Gupta, A. De, S.K. Aggarwal, and A. Kushari. In: Advances in Energy and Combusion: Safety and Sustainability. Springer Nature. Pages 413-427. 9789811626470.

Refereed Journal Publications

  1. G. Srivastava and V.K. Singh. 2024. "Effect of Methyl Cellulose on cement hydration and pore creation in high strength mixes at elevated temperatures". ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. accepted.
  2. D. Yadav, R. Ayyagari, and G. Srivastava. 2025. "Effect of Imperfections and Thermal Gradients on Thermo-mechanical Response of Hollow Aluminium Columns subjected to Fire". Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. accepted.
  3. D. Yadav, R. Ayyagari, and G. Srivastava. 2024. "Effect of Cavity Radiation in Aluminium Hollow Tubes and Curtain Wall System Subjected to Fire". Journal of Structural Fire Engineering 15(3), pages: 338-361. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1108/JSFE-04-2023-0025.
  4. V.K. Singh and G. Srivastava. 2024. "Development of sustainable geopolymer using blast furnace slag and lithium hydroxide". Sustainable Materials and Technologies 40, pages: e00934. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e00934.
  5. D. Nakrani and G. Srivastava. 2022. "Experimental study on fire performance of ventilated facade system". Quarterly Journal of Indian Association of Structural Engineers 12(4), pages: 70–81.
  6. D. Nakrani, M. Tiwari, T. Wani, and G. Srivastava. 2023. "Characterization of combustion of hardwood and softwood through experimental and computer simulations". Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 148, pages: 7727-7745. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12261-7.
  7. V.K. Singh, K. Jasuja and G. Srivastava. 2023. "Enhancing stabilization and early age hydration of dicalcium silicate using TiB2 derived nanosheets". ACS Applied Engineering Materials 1(5), pages: 1311-1321. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00025.
  8. N.A. Khan and G. Srivastava. 2020. "Models for strength and stiffness of steel plate shear walls with openings". Structures 27, pages: 2096-2113. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.07.037.
  9. D. Nakrani and G. Srivastava. 2022. "Full-scale performance of combustible and non-combustible curtain wall systems with firestops". Fire Technology 59(1), pages: 153-190. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-022-01342-y.
  10. C. Williams, K. Matous, G. Srivastava. 2023. "Continuum Modeling Predictions of Nonlinear Specific Heat in Phase Transition of Energetic Materials". Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 180, pages: 105401. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105401.
  11. G. Srivastava and V.K. Singh. 2023. "Effect of PVME on cement hydration and pore creation in mortar at elevated temperatures". ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 35(4), pages: 04023028. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004684.
  12. G. Srivastava, D. Nakrani and C. Ghoroi. 2020. "Performance of combustible façade systems with glass, ACP and firestops in full-scale, real-fire experiments". Fire Technology 56(4), pages: 1575-1598 (Editor's Choice). DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-019-00943-4.
  13. P.R. Prakash and G. Srivastava. 2019. "Distributed plasticity model for analysis of steel structures subjected to fire using the direct stiffness method". Fire Safety Journal 105, pages: 105-169. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2019.03.002.
  14. A. Roy, R. S. Chawhan, R. Patel, S. Varadharajan, L. M. Tiwari, A. L. Chakraborty, C. Ghoroi, and G. Srivastava. 2019. "Quantifying the CO and CO2 mole fraction in the plume of an aerosol-based fire extinguishing agent using 4560 nm and 4320 nm QCLs". IEEE Sensors Journal 19(21), pages: 9728-9735. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2927081.
  15. P. Ravi Prakash and G. Srivastava. 2017. "Nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete plane frames exposed to fire using direct stiffness method". Advances in Structural Engineering 21(7), pages: 1036–1050. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1177/1369433217737118.
  16. P. Kumar and G. Srivastava. 2018. "Effect of fire on in-plane and out-of-plane behavior of reinforced concrete frames with and without masonry infills". Construction and Building Materials 167, pages: 82–95. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.116.
  17. N.A. Khan and G. Srivastava. 2018. "Enhanced Fire Severity in Modern Indian Dwellings - A case study from Ahmedabad, Gujarat". Current Science 115(2), pages: 320–325. DOI: https://www.doi.org/www.jstor.org/stable/26978198.
  18. G. Srivastava and C. Ghoroi and P. Gandhi and V. Jagdish and G. Karthidefendedan and A. Chakravarthy and D. Nakrani. 2018. "Development of a unique full-scale real-fire facade testing facility at IIT Gandhiangar". Current Science 115(9), pages: 1782–1787. DOI: https://www.doi.org/https://www.jstor.org/stable/26978494.
  19. P. Ravi Prakash and G. Srivastava. 2018. "Fully coupled multi-physics nonlinear analysis of structural space frames subjected to fire using the direct stiffness method". Advances in Structural Engineering 22(6), pages: 1266–1283. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1177/1369433218810641.
  20. P. Gandhi and V. Jagdish and G. Karthidefendedan and A. Chakravarthy and D. Nakrani and C. Ghoroi and G. Srivastava. 2017. "Performance of glass-ACP facade system in a full-scale real fire test in a G+2 structure". Procedia Engineering 210, pages: 512–519. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.11.108.
  21. P. Ravi Prakash and G. Srivastava. 2017. "Efficient three dimensional nonlinear thermo-mechanical analysis of structures subjected to fire". Procedia Engineering 210, pages: 504–511. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.11.107.
  22. P. Kumar and Gaurav Srivastava. 2017. "Numerical modeling of structural frames with infills subjected to thermal exposure: State-of-the-art review". Journal of Structural Fire Engineering. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1108/JSFE-05-2017-0031.
  23. G. Srivastava and P. Ravi Prakash. 2017. "An integrated framework for nonlinear analysis of plane frames exposed to fire using the direct stiffness method". Computers and Structures 190, pages: 173–195. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2017.05.013.
  24. S. Krishnamoorthi and Gaurav and A. Mandhyan. 2015. "Web Application for size and topology optimization of trusses and gusset plates". {arXiv}, pages: arXiv:1512.02881 [cs.OH]. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1512.02881.
  25. A. Mandhyan and Gaurav Srivastava and S. Krishnamoorthi. 2016. "A Novel method for prediction of truss geometry from topology optimization". Engineering with Computers 33, pages: 95–106. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s00366-016-0474-x.
  26. Gaurav and S.F. Wojtkiewicz. 2011. "Use of GPU Computing for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Mechanics: A Case Study". Scientific Programming 19, pages: 199–212. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.3233/SPR-2011-0328.
  27. Gaurav and S.F. Wojtkiewicz and E.A. Johnson. 2013. "Rapid Reanalysis of Generalized Eigenvalue Problem of Locally Perturbed Dynamical Systems". Journal of Sound and Vibration 332, pages: 4354–4368. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2013.03.016.
  28. Gaurav and Wojtkiewicz, S.F.. 2010. "Efficient Spectral Response of Locally Uncertain Linear Systems". Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 25(4), pages: 419–424. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2010.05.003.
  29. Gaurav and S.F. Wojtkiewicz and E.A. Johnson. 2011. "Efficient Uncertainty Quantification of Dynamical Systems with Local Nonlinearities and Uncertainties". Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 26, pages: 561–569. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2011.07.002.
  30. S. Chandrasekaran and Gaurav and A.K. Jain. 2010. "Ringing Response of Offshore Compliant Structures". International Journal of Ocean & Climate Systems 1(3–4), pages: 133–144. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.1.3-4.133.
  31. S.F. Wojtkiewicz and L. Khazanovich and Gaurav and R. Velasquez. 2010. "Probabilistic Numerical Simulation of Pavement Performance using MEPDG". Road Materials and Pavement Design 11(2), pages: 291–306. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2010.9690277.
  32. Gaurav and S.F. Wojtkiewicz and L. Khazanovich. 2011. "Optimal Design of Flexible Pavements using a Framework of DAKOTA and MEPDG". International Journal of Pavement Engineering 12(2), pages: 137–148. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2010.535535.
  33. Wojtkiewicz, S.F. and Gaurav and Odes, Q.I.. 2011. "Efficient Frequency Response of Locally Uncertain Linear Structural Systems". ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics 137(2), pages: 147–150. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000212.
  34. S. Chandrasekaran and Gaurav and S. Srivastava. 2008. "Structural response of Offshore TLPs under Seismic Excitations". International Engineering & Technology Journal of Civil & Structures 1(1), pages: 7–12.
  35. S.K. Shukla, Gaurav and N. Sivakugan. 2009. "A Simplified Extension of the Conventional Theory of Arching in Soils". International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 3, pages: 353–359. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.3328/IJGE.2009.03.03.353-359.
  36. Wojtkiewicz, S.F. and Gaurav. 2009. "Efficient Modal Analysis of Structures with Local Stiffness Uncertainties". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 80, pages: 1007–1024. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1002/nme.2657.
  37. S. Chandrasekaran and Gaurav. 2008. "Offshore Triangular TLP Earthquake Motion Analysis under Distinctly High Sea Waves". Ship and Offshore Structures (Taylor & Francis) 3(3), pages: 173–184. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1080/17445300802051681.

Conference Publications and Presentations

  1. Gaurav. 2007. "Response of a Liquid-Tank Mounted Building Founded on Firm Ground to Random Vibration". Proceedings of National Conference on Civil Engineering \& Technology, Varanasi, India.
  2. G. Srivastava. 2007. "Response of a Liquid-Tank Mounted Building Founded on Firm Ground to Random Vibration". National Conference on Civil Engineering \& Technology, Varanasi, India.
  3. G. Srivastava and R. Kumar. 2005. "Linear Deflection Analysis of Beams using Genetic Algorithms". All India Seminar on Innovations in Design and Construction of Concrete Structures, Varanasi, India.
  4. Gaurav. 2004. "Finite Difference Method Tool for Analysis of Combined Footings". Proceedings of All India Seminar on Innovations in Design and Construction of Concrete Structures, Varanasi, India.
  5. G. Srivastava and S. Wojtkiewicz. 2009. "Efficient Response Estimation of Related Dynamical Systems Subjected to Random Inputs". Tenth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM), Columbus, OH, USA.
  6. Gaurav. 2004. "Role of Geo-synthetics in Civil Engineering". Seminar on Recent Trends in Civil Engineering, Varanasi, India.
  7. G. Srivastava. 2004. "Finite Difference Method Tool for Analysis of Combined Footings". All India Seminar on Innovations in Design and Construction of Concrete Structures, Varanasi, India.
  8. B. Gaudet, P. Gandhi and G. Srivastva. 2023. "Analysis of spill plume heat flux exposure on exterior surfaces from fire tests". 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Tsukaba, Japan.
  9. N.A. Khan and Gaurav Srivastava. 2019. "Development of surrogate models for steel plate shear wall systems for parametric analysis". Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, USA.
  10. D. Yadav and G. Srivastva. 2022. "Characterization of blast loads due to explosion of energetic materials through multi-physics computer simulations". 4th Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition, Hyderabad, India.
  11. Gaurav and R. Kumar and S. Mandal and V. Kumar. 2005. "Linear Deflection Analysis of Beams using Genetic Algorithms". Proceedings of All India Seminar on Innovations in Design and Construction of Concrete Structures, Varanasi, India, pages: 54–64.
  12. D. Yadav and G. Srivastva. 2023. "Effect of standoff distance on response of steel sections subjected to near-field detonations". International Fire Safety Symposium (IFireSS), Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
  13. Nasar A. Khan and Gaurav Srivastava. 2017. "Need to revisit fire loads - findings from a recent survey at Ahmedabad". International Conference on Safety (ICS) 2017, India.
  14. P. Kumar and Gaurav Srivastava. 2016. "Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Infill Panels Exposed to Fire". EMI/PMC 2016, USA.
  15. P. Kumar and Gaurav Srivastava. 2014. "{FE} Analysis of RCC Masonry Infill Panels Subjected to Thermal Exposure". International Conference on Safety (ICS) 2014, India.
  16. A. Mandhyan and Gaurav Srivastava and S. Krishnamoorthi. 2014. "Development of Web Application for Shape and Topology Optimization of Truss Structure and Gusset Plates". {XXIV} International Workshop on Computational Micromechanics of Materials ({IWCMM}), Spain.
  17. Vaibhav Palkar and Gaurav Srivastava and Olga Kuksenok and Anna C. Balazs and Pratyush Dayal. 2015. "Using Stability Analyses to Predict Dynamic Behaviour of Self-oscillating Polymer Gels". March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), USA.
  18. P. R. Prakash and Gaurav Srivastava. 2017. "Progressive collapse analysis of {RCC} planar frames subjected to fire". International Conference on Safety (ICS) 2017, India.
  19. P. R. Prakash and Gaurav Srivastava. 2014. "Development of Matrix Method for the Analysis of {RCC} Frames subjected to Fire". International Conference on Safety (ICS) 2014, India.
  20. Gaurav Srivastava and Harsh L. Shah. 2014. "Modeling of Moisture in Masonry Structures: A Case-Study of Structures in {C}handkheda, {A}hmedabad". International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structural and Mechanical Engineering (CSME), Hong Kong.
  21. G. Srivastava and S. Wojtkiewicz. 2012. "Fast Calculation of Damped Eigenproperties of Locally Modified Linear Dynamical Systems". ASCE EMI/PMC Conference 2012, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
  22. Gaurav Srivastava and K. Matou\v{s}. 2014. "Multi-physics Meso-scale Finite Element Simulation of HMX-based Solid Propellant Subjected to Thermal Insults". March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), USA.
  23. N.A. Khan and Gaurav Srivastava. 2019. "Influence of Openings on the Inelastic Response of Unstiffened Steel Plate Shear Wall Systems". Structural Engineers World Congress, Spain.
  24. B. Sivakumar, G. Kumar and G. Srivastva. 2023. "Metro egress modeling (fix)". 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Gandhinagar, India.
  25. P. R. Prakash and Gaurav Srivastava. 2016. "Numerical modeling of spalling in high strength concrete at high temperature". Structural Engineering Convention (SEC), Chennai, India.
  26. S. Shrivastav and Gaurav Srivastava. 2016. "Topology optimization of steel girders subjected to thermal and mechanical loads". Structural Engineering Convention (SEC), Chennai, India.
  27. G. Srivastava and S. Wojtkiewicz. 2011. "Efficient Numerical Algorithms for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Mechanics using {GPUs}". {SIAM} Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Reno, NV, USA.
  28. V.K. Singh and G. Srivastva. 2023. "PVME as a sustainable alternative to improve performance of dense mortar at elevated temperature". International RILEM Conference on Synergising expertise towards sustainability and robustness of cement-based materials and concrete structures (SynerCrete), Greece.
  29. Gaurav Srivastava and B. Bhatt and P. Kumar and P. Raviprakash. 2014. "Redesigning Police Barricade System for Riots". International Conference on Design for a Billion, India.
  30. G. Srivastava and S. Wojtkiewicz. 2010. "Use of {GPU} Computing for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Mechanics". ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, EMI 2010, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  31. Bathina Siva Kumar and Gaurav Srivastava. 2023. "Numerical investigation on optimum water mist droplet size for pool fire extinguishment". 10th International and 50th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP - 2023), India. inreview.
  32. D. Yadav and G. Srivastva. 2023. "Multi-physics modeling of the effect of blast load on steel column protected with polyurethane foam". 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Tsukaba, Japan.
  33. D. Yadav and G. Srivastva. 2023. "aluminium hollow tube fire (fix)". 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Gandhinagar, India.
  34. S. Chandrasekaran and G. Serino and A.K.Jain and S. Miranda and A. Gupta and Gaurav and A. Sharma. 2008. "Influence of Varying Inertia Coefficient and Wave Directionality on {TLP} Geometry". Eighth {ISOPE} {A}sia/Pacific Offshore Mechanics Symposium ({ISOPE}-{PACOMS}-2008), Bangkok, Thailand.
  35. Pratyush Dayal and Vaibhav Palkar and Gaurav Srivastava and Olga Kuksenok and Anna C. Balazs. 2015. "Predicting dynamic behaviour of self-oscillating polymer gels using stability analyses". 3rd Soft Matter Young Investigator Meet (SMYIM 2015),, Pondicherry.
  36. S. Chandrasekaran and Gaurav and S. Srivastava. 2008. "Steady and Transient Response of Triangular {TLP}s under Random Wave Load". Seventh {E}uropean Conference on Structural Dynamics ({EuroDyn} 2008), Southampton, U.K..
  37. P.R. Prakash and Gaurav Srivastava. 2017. "Efficient three-dimensional nonlinear thermo-mechanical analysis of structures subjected to fire". Response of Structures under Extreme Loading: Proceedings of {PROTECT}-2017, China.
  38. P.R. Prakash and Gaurav Srivastava. 2015. "Development of a Matrix Method based Framework for the Thermo-mechanical Analysis of {RCC} Frames". Response of Structures under Extreme Loading: Proceedings of {PROTECT}-2015, USA, pages: 972-980.
  39. Pravinray Gandhi and V. Jagdish and G. Karthidefendedan and A. Chakravarthy and D. Nakrani and C. Ghoroi and G. Srivastava. 2017. "Performance of glass-{ACP} facade system in a full-scale real fire test in a {G}+2 structure". PROTECT 2017, .
  40. Pravinray Gandhi and V. Jagdish and G. Karthidefendedan and A. Chakravarthy and D. Nakrani and C. Ghoroi and G. Srivastava. 2017. "Performance of glass-ACP facade system in a full-scale real fire test in a {G}+2 structure". PROTECT 2017, China, pages: 512–519.
  41. A. Bhatt and Gaurav Srivastava. 2016. "Assessment of perturbation and projection-based methods for static reanalysis of linear systems for uncertainty quantification". EMI 2016, France.
  42. S. Chandrasekaran and Gaurav and A.K.Jain. 2009. "Ringing response of Offshore Compliant Structures". Proceedings of International Conference on Ocean Engineering ({ICOE} 2009), IIT Madras, India, pages: 55–56.
  43. S. Chandrasekaran and Gaurav, and S. Srivastava. 2007. "Response Behavior of {TLP}s under Vertical Ground Excitation". Structural Engineering World Congress, Bangalore, India.

(Last updated: 02-September-2025)