Puneet Kumar
Instructor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Engineering Building, 428 S Shaw Ln, Room 3456
Biography
Dr. Puneet Kumar is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches courses in structural engineering and engineering mechanics, including statics, bridge design, and the structural engineering specialization in the senior design course. He has taught more than 3000 students at MSU and has versatile experience of managing class sizes from 10 to 300. His research interests include Structural Fire Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Pro
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), Michigan State University 2023
M.S., Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India 2015
B.Tech., in Civil Engineering, Amity University, India 2013
Awards
PCI Charles C Zollman Award (2020)
Best poster award in the category of Mechanics and Structures at research symposium (2019)
Holder of PCI P. Jenny Fellowship (2016)
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Puneet Kumar, V.K.R. Kodur, “Effect of fire-induced restraint forces on fire behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete beams”, Engineering Structures (2023)
Puneet Kumar, V.K.R. Kodur, “Response of prestressed concrete beams under combined effects of fire and structural loading”, Engineering Structures (2021)
Puneet Kumar, V.K.R. Kodur, “A rational approach for fire-resistance evaluation of double-tee, prestressed concrete slabs in parking structures”, PCI Journal (2020)
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