✓ Seismic Design and Analysis of special Bridges with different complexities
Research Assistant
✓ Stability analysis of structural systems and multi-hazard objective resilience of infrastructural facilities.
Teaching Assistant
✓ Finite Element Analysis I, Senior Design, Design of Steel Structures, Structural Analysis, Lab Assistant, Soil Mechanics.
✓ Accomplished the reconstruction, retrofitting, and maintenance of school buildings affected by Gorkha Earthquake of 2015, Nepal. (44 Schools- RC and Masonry Structures)
✓ Founded an engineering firm and directed its technical aspects being aligned with the prime motto- “Enhancing Quality, maintaining integrity, and prospering sustainability"; Provided consulting services to the projects of total worth ~ 4.5 Crores NRs. (approx. 400 k USD).
✓ Supervised the design, analysis and factory set-up for the starting phase of “Interlocking Bricks Technology of Construction”
✓ Applied Mechanics, Theory of Structures, Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Crash-Course Instructor
✓ AutoCAD, SAP 2000
Civil Engineer
✓ Responsible for the design, repair, maintenance and retrofitting of RC framed and masonry buildings; worked total on 17
buildings.
Civil Engineering Intern
✓ Drafting, estimating B.O.Qs and writing technical reports including the preparation of bid documents.
Ph.D. (Structural Engineering)
Dissertation: Incorporation of Post-Earthquake Fire (PEF) and Subsequent Aftershock for Multi-Hazard Analysis of Steel Buildings.
✓ American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) -Associate Member (ID:11302279)
✓ Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)- Associate Member (ID: 19467)
✓ Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)
✓ Nepalese Students’ Association at Ole miss (NEPSA)
✓ Dissertation Fellowship (Jan 2020)
✓ Student Development Grant Award (April, 2019)- Division of Student Affairs.
✓ School of Engineering Award (May 2018)-Wood Society, School of Engineering.
✓ Graduate School Fellowship (May 2017 & May 2018)- Graduate School.
✓ Graduate Assistantship (August 2016-May 2020)- Department of Civil Engineering.
✓ Public Relation Coordinator, 6th National Civil Engineering Exhibition cum Competition, CESS NEPAL, Dec. 2013
✓ Civil Engineering Students’ Society (CESS Nepal, Pulchowk Campus)
✓ Nepal Engineering Council (Reg. no: 11373)
✓ Merit Based Scholarship (December 2010-December 2014)- IOE, Nepal
“Consideration of Post-Earthquake Fire Scenarios for the Objective Infrastructure Resilience”, Session: Multi- hazard Considerations for Objective Infrastructure Resilience, EMI 2019, Caltech, CA
Dahal P, Powell T, & Mullen C. (2019). “Hazard- independent Stability Sensitivity Study of Steel and RC Frame Structures”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction,08(02), 63-69.
DOI: doi.org/10.32732/jcec.2019.8.2.63
Dahal P, & Mullen C. (2021). “Incorporation of Post-Earthquake Fire (PEF) and Subsequent Aftershock for Performance Analysis of Steel Buildings.”, Structures,33, 3810-3821
DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.06.104
Dahal P, Mullen C, & Yarbrough L D. (2020). “Drone-Enhanced Rapid Visual Assessment for Disaster Resilience Indexing of Select UM Campus Buildings.” (in Preparation)
“Hazard-Independent Stability Sensitivity Study of Steel and RC Frame Structures”, International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Civil Engineering (AMCE)- Dec 29-30, 2018, Hong Kong.
“Hazard-Independent Study of the Stability Sensitivity of the Low Rise Frame Systems Subjected to the Extreme Loading Conditions”, (with C. Mullen), ID: A0247, Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) International Conference 2018, November 2-4, Tongji University, China.
“Comparison of Stability Sensitivity of Steel Frame and RC Moment Resisting Frame in terms of Asymmetric Hazard Independent Damage Scenarios,” (with C. Mullen), Session: Robustness of Infrastructures, EMI 2018, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T), Cambridge, MA
"Enhancing Asset Modeling and Design to Improve Community Hurricane Resilience” (with C. Mullen), Session: Asset vs. Community Resilience, with lessons, applications, and knowledge gaps from hurricane Harvey Practice, EMI 2018, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T), Cambridge, MA"
"Effect of Severe Scour on Seismic Vulnerability of Aging Highway Bridges,” (with C. Mullen and Trey Powell), Session MS-91: Advanced Analysis for Earthquake Engineering, EMI 2017, San Diego, CA"
“Stability Sensitivity of Low-rise Steel Moment Frames to Asymmetric Distributed Damage States,” (with C. Mullen and Trey Powell), Session MS-152: Robustness of Infrastructures (Progressive Collapse), EMI 2017, San Diego, CA.
“Asset and System Modeling- Objective Resilience,” (with C. Mullen), Session MS-163: Introduction to EMI Objective Resilience Manual of Practice, EMI 2017, San Diego, CA
Nepal
Structural Analysis
Advanced skills on static and dynamic analysis of different types of structural at both element and system level.
Structural Design
Design of Building/ Bridges and Aircraft component following different US and IS Standards and codes.
Project Engineering
Previous experiences in accomplishment of different construction projects, and successful relationship with clients.
Aerospace Engineering
Basic knowledge and some preliminary experience on design and analysis of aircraft components .
Material Engineering
Knowledge and Software Skills on Material Selection Process
R & D
Up-to date with the leading researches ongoing in the field of structural engineering
Academic and Professional Experiences
Creativity and Innovation
Technical Proficiency
Leadership and Communication
EMI 2019, CalTech | Objective Resilience (OR) Student Paper Session
EMI 2019, CalTech, Presenting my Quad Chart
Caltech on June 2019 during EMI Conference 2019
Poster Presentation during Infrastructure Resilience Workshop
PDH, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York
EMI 2018, M.I.T.
Harvard University on 2018
