Timeline
2023 – Present
2023 – Present
My PhD focuses on computational modeling of Train-Track-Bridge interaction. My adviser is Rajib Chowdhury in the Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
2022
2022 –
Design Engineer in the WW-US team at IDES-Global where I designed cold-formed steel buildings.
2021
2021 –
Structural Design Executive at Vastustruct — designed reinforced concrete buildings, conventional steel structures and pre-engineered buildings with their foundation systems; prepared structural drawings, attended client meetings and site visits.
2019 – 2021
2019 – 2021
M.Tech at Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology (affiliated to Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University). Worked on Performance-based seismic design. Advisers: Ganesh D. Awchat and Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula.
2014 – 2018
2014 – 2018
B.Tech at National Institute of Technology Durgapur. Worked on Helical piles. Adviser: Pronab Roy.
2013 – 2014
2013 – 2014
Passed the All India Senior School Certificate Examination, 2014 at PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, Port Blair.
2010 – 2012
2010 – 2012
Passed the All India Secondary School Examination, 2012 at PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kavaratti.
2000 – 2010
2000 – 2012
Primary education at M.G.M. Co-ed. Hr. Sec. School, Bhopal and Kendriya Vidyalaya New Friends Centre Vigyan Vihar, both affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education.
About
Rajat A. Sirsikar is a Structural Engineer with over 5 years of experience in the analysis and design of steel structures, pre-engineered buildings, cold-formed steel, and reinforced concrete buildings. His research interests include nonlinear mechanics, finite element analysis, buildings and bridges to contribute toward safer and more resilient infrastructure. He enjoys developing computational tools to make structural engineering more efficient and sharing practical insights from both industry and research.