Engineering Engineer
Resume:
Shamsher Prakash
Page *
*. NAME:
Shamsher Prakash1 1, P.E., Ph.D. Home Address:
Professor Emeritus, ANAND KUTIR
Department of Civil Engineering 1707 Jackson Circle
University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65401
Rolla, MO 65409-0030 Tele: 573-***-****
Tele: 573-***-**** Fax: 573-***-****
Fax: 573-***-**** http://www.yoga10.org
E-MAIL: abqp7i@r.postjobfree.com
URL: http://www.6icchge2008.org
2. DATE OF BIRTH:
January 3, 1933
3. MARITAL STATUS:
Married
4. EDUCATION:
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1962
M.S. University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1961
P.G. Dip., University of Roorkee 1959
B.E. Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee 1954
5. POSITIONS HELD:
September 1, 2000 to present Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Rolla
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla2
September 1980-2000
September 1978-Aug 1980 Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Rolla
Director, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee2
August 1983-June 1985
January 1982-July 1983 Professor and Head, Civil Engg. Department, University of
Roorkee, Roorkee (UP) INDIA1
Dec. 1966-Sept. 1978 Professor, University of Roorkee, Roorkee (UP)
June 1962-Dec. 1966 Reader University of Roorkee (UP) INDIA
August 1959-January 1962 TCM Research Fellow Univ. of Illinois, Urbana IL
April 1957-June 1962 Lecturer in Civil Engg. Roorkee University
June 1954-March 1957 Assistant Engineer, Punjab PWD INDIA
6. REGISTRATION:
1. Professional Engineer, State of Missouri
2. Chartered Engineer (C. Engr.) UK and INDIA
7. RESEARCH INTERESTS:
(1)Non-linear Solutions in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and (2) Predictions and
Performance in Geotechnical Engineering including;
a) Displacement Based Design of Retaining Walls under Earthquakes
b) Abutments Under Earthquake Loads
c) Liquefaction of Silts and Clays
d) Dynamic Soil-Pile-Structure Interaction
e) Pile-Soil-Pile Effects under Earthquakes
f) Lateral Displacements of Piles Considering Non-linear Soil Modulus
8. CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
1
President, SP Foundation and YOGA-CHARYA
2
January 2007
Dual appointments
Shamsher Prakash
Page 2
A. OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Professor Prakash had completed both M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois,
Urbana, IL in January 1962 starting August 1959, i.e., in less than 3 years.
2. He introduced SOIL DYNAMICS in India in 1962. He set up the first SOIL
DYNAMICS lab at the then University of Roorkee, Roorkee (Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee (INDIA)).
3. He introduced the first Graduate course in Soil Dynamics at Roorkee in 1962. At that
time, even in the U.S., very few universities offered such a course.
4. He introduced research in the 1960 s at Roorkee in Liquefaction of soils, Pile
foundations under seismic loads, Analysis and design of machine foundations,
Displacements of retaining walls under earthquake energy and In-situ dynamic testing of
soils.
5. He continued his research on those topics at the University of Missouri Rolla, where
he joined as faculty in 1978 after retirement from Roorkee.
6. His research on (a) displacement based design of retaining walls, (Wu and Prakash (2001)
(b) liquefaction of sand with fines (Prakash and Puri 2003, 2004) is a state of the art on
the subject
7. He introduced the concept of Displacement Based Design of Rigid Retaining Walls
Under Seismic Conditions in 1973* at Roorkee (Prakash and Nandkumaran (1973). He
continued his work at UMR and he is a recognized leader on the subject. His latest work,
Wu and Prakash (2001), Prakash (2001), Munaf and Prakash (2004)
represents state of the art on the subject.
B. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND HONORS
1. Dr. Prakash, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri Rolla, Rolla,
Missouri has been admitted as an Honorary Fellow of Indian Geotechnical Society, December
2006. He has been cited for leadership in Research and Practice of Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering in India and throughout the world. He established the first ever graduate course in
Soil Dynamics at his Alma meter University of Roorkee (Now-Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee) in 1962.
2. He has been conferred the IGS Kuckelman prize of (IN. $35000) for 2004-2005 in December
2006. He has been cited for his leadership in Geotechnical Engineering in India and developing
International Conference in Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering and Recent Advances in
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics 1981 -2004, which are unique in
character and encourage young engineers and scientist by awarding the Research Awards and
prize for Excellence in Practice.
3. He has been admitted to the Order of Golden Shillilagh, by MSM- University of Missouri
Rolla, Alumni Association in June 2006.
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 3
4. Dr. Prakash was recognized as Distinguished Alumni by Civil Engineer Department, University
of Illinois (UIUC) in April 2004 for his contribution on liquefaction of sands silt mixtures and
displacements based design of retaining structures.
5. He has been conferred Doctor, Honoris Causa by the Technical University of Civil Engineering
Bucharest, Romania (April 2003). He has been cited for his pioneering Research on
Liquefaction of Silts, Non-linear analysis of Geotechnical Structures, Prediction and
Performance in Geotechnical Engineering and development of important analytical
techniques for the analysis and design of machine foundations and for outstanding friendship, and
cooperation among nations, and a reliable friend of the Romanian people.
6. He has also been conferred Honorary Fellowship, of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology
(December 2002) for his contributions in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil
Dynamics, his pioneering research on Liquefaction and Machine Foundation analysis and design
at Roorkee, India in 1960 s and his continued work when he moved to University of Missouri -
Rolla, in 1978. Dr. Prakash is founding member of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology.
He has been cited for his exemplary service to the worldwide community, in both Geotechnical
Engineering and traditional yoga. He is a recognized YOGA TEACHER and has lectured in
Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Norway, Singapore, UK and the USA and many other
countries. He is a complete YOGA teacher encompassing all aspects of human personality and
is like a GURU in VEDIC teaching. He has developed a unique program of inner peace and
happiness based on Rishi Ptanjali s Ashtang YOGA and has a (signature) workshop on YOGA and
offers free classes and lectures worldwide on meditation and peace of mind.
7. He was felicitated at the International Conference on Yoga Therapies, Lucknow, India,
November 30, 2005 for his service to the communities worldwide for free Yoga Workshops and
free literature.
8. Dr. Prakash has also been admitted as Life Member of American Society of Civil Engineers for his
continued support to the society.
9. He was member of a US delegation to US-Taiwan workshop on Liquefaction, Taipei, Nov. 2003.
10. Dr. Prakash was appointed Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering by University of Missouri
Rolla for his meritorious service, (September 2000).
11. He is recipient of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Research Award of IN ($50,000) in 1985, for his valuable contribution to the field of
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, including Soil Dynamics and Low Cost Housing. His
research on behavior of piles groups under lateral loads was the first work in the area which
culminated in quantitative evaluation of the effect of group action on load carrying capacity of
piles extensively used under retaining structures, offshore foundation and for multi-storeyed
buildings. His studies on dynamic properties of Indian soil deposits and their liquefaction
characteristics and behavior of pile foundation, analysis and design of earthquake resistant
retaining walls have been widely acknowledged.
12. He also received the Jai Krishna PRIZE of Institution of Engineers for his paper on
Liquefaction Analysis of Soils and Best Paper Award of the Indian Geot.Society in 1984.
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 4
13. Dr. Prakash was one of the first few to introduce in-situ tests for evaluating dynamic
characteristics and then to popularize their application on several important project sites. His
studies in this area led to formation of standards for determination of dynamic properties and
have been adopted by the Indian Standards Institution (Bureau of Indian Standards).
14. Dr. Prakash set up appropriate laboratory facilities for studies on liquefaction of sands and silts.
His efforts resulted in major recommendations in this area. The laboratory criterion for
liquefaction of soils was developed.
15. Dr. Prakash and his team of associates at the Central Building Research Institute have been busy
in developing alternate materials from agricultural waste like rice husk and from industrial
wastes like flyash and magnesium oxychlorides, etc. The low cost housing techniques such as
stone block masonry, low cost latrines, fire proof thatch roofs are being progressively adopted in
several State, including U. P. Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Imphal, etc. Dr. Prakash s researches
are of practical application.
16. He has been invited as an officer of International Conf. on Soil Mech. and Found. Engg. of the
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering beginning 1973 as:
(a) Panelist on Deep Foundations, 16th ICSMGE, Osaka, September 2005
(b) Chairman, Session on Liquefaction 13th Intern. Conf. New Delhi, Jan 94
(c)Co-General Reporter, "Pile Foundations", 12th International Conference on Soil
Mech. & Found. Engg. Rio, Brazil, 1989.
(d) Disc. Leader Ses. 7B, 11th Inter. Conf. on SM&FE, San Francisco, 1985.
(e) Panel Reporter, 10th International Conf. on SM&FE, Stockholm, 1981.
(f) Co-reporter Soil Dynamics, 9th International Conf. on SM&FE, Tokyo, 1977.
(g) Chairman Spec. Sess. on Soil Dynamics - 8th Int l Conf. SM&FE, Moscow, 1973.
17. He has been invited as Keynote and State of the Art Speaker at several International
and National Conferences:
(a) Keynote Lecturer, IGC -2006 Madras, December 2006
(b) Keynote to Geo- Singapore, December 2006
(c) Keynote Lecturer, Indian Geot. Conf. IGC 2005, Ahmedabad, December 2005
(d) Invited Speaker to Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Tirana,
(Albania) September 2004
(e) Invited Speaker on Liquefaction of Silts, US-Taiwan Workshop, Taipei Nov. 2003
(f) Keynote Speaker Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Infrastructure
Development Indian Geotechnical Conference 2003, Roorkee
(g) Keynote Speaker Stability of Retaining Structues Indian Geotechnical
Conference 2001, Indore
(h) Keynote Speaker Teaching of Geotechnical Engineering Indian Geotechnical
Conference 2000, Allahabad
(i) State of the Art - Recent Advances in Soil Dyn., XI Asian Reg. Conf. SM FE, August
1999
(j) State of the Art - Recent Advances in Geot. Eq. Engg, XI Danube European Conf. on
SM&FE (Croatia) May 1998
(k) ASCE/PA DOT Harrisburg, PA, Invited Lecturer, 1998
(l) Int l Workshop on Soil Dynamics Lisbon (Portugal), 1992 Invited State of the Art Speaker
(m) Indian Society of Earthquake Technology - Annual Lecture, January 1988
(n) Indian Geotechnical Society - Annual Lecturer 1983
(o) Member Phi Kappa Phi
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 5
(p) President, Indian Geotech. Soc. 1971-73, 1973-75
(q) Chairman, National Committee on Science and Technology, Govt. of India, to draft
recommendations on "Foundation Design and Construction", 1974
17. He was named Honorary Editor, International Journal of Case Histories in Geotechnical
Engineering, 2004.
C. SPECIAL SERVICE TO PROFESSION
1. He chaired Four-International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering and Soil Dynamics, University of Missouri Rolla, First 1981, St. Louis, Missouri,
Second 1991, St. Louis, Missouri, Third 1995 St. Louis, Missouri and Fourth 2001 San Diego
CA. He started this series of conferences at UMR, when this subject was in infancy worldwide
and he has been commended for this initiative by all the senior professionals around the world.
2. He also chaired Five-International Conferences on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering in
1984, 1988, 1993, in 1998 St. Louis, Missouri and New York, NY in 2004. He has been appointed
Chairman, Sixth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering,
Washington, D.C., 2008.
His conferences have had participation from 30+ countries (see below). This is a unique service to the
profession. No other professor anywhere has chaired so many International Conferences in
Geotechnical Engineering successfully.
Table 1. International Participation in Geotechnical Engineering Conferences: Organized
by University of Missouri Rolla
TOTAL TOTAL FOREIGN PERCENT
CONFERENCES
PARTICIPANTS COUNTRIES PARTICIPATION
(First) International Soil Dynamics
304 24 125 41%
1981
(First) International Case Histories
189 29 81 43%
1984
(Second) International Case Histories
250 23 93 37%
1988
(Second) International Soil Dynamics
320 34 134 42%
1991
(Third) International Case Histories
232 34 94 41%
1993
(Third) International Soil Dynamics
220 32 102 46%
1995
(Fourth) International Case Histories
165 32 65 39%
1998
(Fifth) Intern. Earthquake Conference
338 33 191 57%
2001
(Fifth) International Case Histories
328 37 154 47%
2004
3. He organized several short courses for Professional Engineers in Roorkee as well as
Rolla, Missouri:
(a) Short course on Soil Dynamics in Engineering Practice 2001, 2004
(b) Short course on Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
(c) Short course on Foundation Engineering and Soil Dynamics 1979, 1985,
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 6
1986, 1987, 1988
(d) Short course on Machine Foundation UMR 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991
(e) UNESCO Short Course on Machine Foundation, Roorkee 1975, 1976
9. CIVIC ACTIVITIES AND PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS
(a) SP RESEARCH AWARDS AND PRIZES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND
OTHER PRIZES
He established the Shamsher Prakash Foundation in 1988 for uplift of mankind through their
program in YOGA, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, EDUCATION and PEACE.
(i) Shamsher Prakash Foundation has established the following awards and prizes:
1. Shamsher Prakash Research Award in Geotechnical Engineering, US $1100 cash and a
plaque. This award has been made annually since 1990 and award winners include
professionals from Canada, Greece, India, Italy, Japan Thailand, United Kingdom, and USA.
The following are recipients of the awards so far:
2006 - Jonathan Stewart (USA)
1997 Raymond B. Seed (USA)
Mitsu Okamura (Japan)
2005 Rodrigo Salgado (USA)
1997 Raj Sidharthan (USA)
Gopal Madabhushi (UK)
2004 Juan M. Pestena(USA) 1996 Ahmed Elgamal (USA)
2003 D.N. Singh (India)
1995 Panos Dakoulas (USA)
Hao-Sui Yu (UK)
1994 M Pastor (Spain)
2002 George Mylonakis (USA)
Susumu Iai (Japan)
1993 D.T Bergrado (Thailand)
2001 Ross W. Boulanger (USA)
Shoba K. Bathia (USA)
2000 Roberto Paolucci (Italy) 1992 R. Kerry Rowe (Canada)
1999 Jonathan D. Bray (USA) 1990 George Gazetas (Greece)
1998 Ikuo Towhata (Japan)
(ii). Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Geotechnical Engineering, US
$1100 cash and a plaque. This prize has been instituted on the tenth anniversary of the
Shamsher Prakash Foundation and is awarded annually. The winners include professionals
from Israel, Korea, United Kingdom, and USA.
The following are recipients of the PRIZES so for:
2006 Mounir Bouassida (Tunisia)
2005 Hyu Shin - Korea
2004 - Jesus Gomez (USA)
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 7
2003 - Sissy Nikolaou (USA)
Yossef H. Hatzor (Israel)
2001 - Neven Matasovic (USA)
1999 - Scott Steedman (UK)
(iii) Shamsher Prakash Research prize in Geotechnical Engineering for professionals from India
is administered through Indian Institute Technology, Roorkee. It consists of a cash prize
(IN. $50,000) and a citation. This prize has been awarded three times so far.
(iv) Srimati Shalini prize for Creative Design was instituted in India in 2005 for undergraduate
students of any discipline. The first prize is (IN. $20.000).
(v) Shamsher and Sally Prakash Scholarship for UG Civil Engineering students and University
of Missouri Rolla, $500 since 2006.
(vi) Shamsher and Sally Prakash prize for Creative Design in Civil Engineering, UMR $500
since 2007.
(vii) Shamsher Prakash Foundation has established a primary school for children of migrant
labor in Khet Pralli, India in 2001. There are 50+ students. All their expenses of
education and two uniforms a year are paid by the Foundation.
(b) PROFICIENCY IN TEACHING OF YOGA
1. Signature workshop on Yoga A to Z.
2. Yoga for prevention and healing of common colds, hypertension, stiffness of joints.
3. Yoga hydro-therapy, ancient cleansing exercise (neti, kunjal, stomach wash) for healing of
Sinus, Allergies and Head Aches.
4. Meditation freedom from stress and effortless achievement; freedom from fear, thought
process, end of sorrow, understanding of self (conscious and subconscious).
(c) CLASSES AND TALKS:
1. Peace of Mind though Yoga Sandhana, Washington, D.C. 2006, IITR, Nov. 2006
2. YOGA WORKSHOP, Purdue University, 2/14/2004, UMR 2/28/2004
3. YOGA AND MEDITATION FOR PEACE OF MIND INDIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
INDORE, March 2003.
4. Yoga Classes Rolla, Missouri, 1979-2003
5. Yoga Classes in Newburg, Missouri 1991, 1992, 1993, and 2000.
6. Yoga Class with Executive Yoga-Ladies, Tokyo (Japan), July 1987, 1990.
7. Yoga-(i) Class Rolla City, spring 1987; (ii) Faculty Wives Club, University of Missouri Rolla,
fall 1986, 1990.
8. Workshop on Yoga Cleansing & Meditation, Roorkee, 1982, 1983, 1998, 1999, 2000 and
2001.
9. Workshop in Yoga-Cleansing, Rolla, Missouri 1981, 1982, 1987.
10. Lectures on Yoga in Everyday Life for Householder, Stockholm (Sweden) and Oslo
(Norway) June 1981.
11. Talk to India Association, Swansea (UK), May, 1980.
12. TV Program on Pan American Channel 5 on Yoga for Health in Lima, Peru, December 6,
1979.
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 8
13. Lecture on A Scientist s Approach to Yoga Institute of Asian Studies, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 21October, 1979.
14. Classes on self improvement, University of Missouri Rolla, M0), spring 1979, fall 1979.
15. Classes on Yoga in Singapore, July 1979, Yoga for Health to John Knox Village,
September and November, 1979.
16. Talk on Yoga to UMR, Rolla, Time of Your Life .
17. Lecture on Yoga in Your Life, Tokyo, Japan, August 1979 on Yoga in USA, Roorkee,
India, July 1979.
18. Talk to Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sidney, Australia, 1975 and Int l Yoga Assoc.
of Australia, Sydney and Brisbane 1975.
19. Talk to All India Radio, New Delhi, 1978 and to several Universities in India, 1977, 1978.
20. Talk to Rotary Clubs in India, 1978, 1979, 1983.
(d) BOOKS ON YOGA
(i) Everyday Pranayam for Everybody, Shamsher Prakash Foundation 2005
(ii) Introduction to Prevention and Yoga, Shamsher Prakash Foundation 1995
10. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
(a) Chairman, Civil Engg. Dept., Univ. of Roorkee, (now Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee), (1/1982-8/1983) 72 Faculty in Seven Specialty areas e.g. Geot., Hyd, Str, Remote
Sensing, Env., Transp., and Building Science. 240 U.G. students, 120 MS and 80 Ph.D. I
was responsible for updating the U.G. curriculum.
(b) Director, Central Building Research Station, Roorkee (8/1983-6/1985) 200 Scientists and
500 supporting staff: R&D in Soils, Foundations, Building materials. Prefab constructions,
appropriate building technologies, Energy efficient buildings, low cost housing and
others.
11. PUBLICATIONS:
Books Published in USA
1. "Displacement Based Aseismic Design Charts for Rigid Retaining Walls". Shamsher Prakash,
Alex Wu and E.A. Rafnsson, S.P. Foundation, Rolla, Missouri, June 1995
2. "Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics" by Shamsher Prakash, S.P. Foundation, Rolla, Missouri,
Jan. 1995
3. "Pile Foundations in Engineering Practice," by Shamsher Prakash, Hari D. Sharma; John
Wiley and Sons, New York, 1990.
4. "Foundations for Machines, Analysis, and Design," by Shamsher Prakash, V.K. Puri; John
Wiley, New York, 1988.
5. "Soil Dynamics," by Shamsher Prakash, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N.Y. April 1981,
Reprinted, S.P. Foundation, Rolla, Missouri 1991.
Edited Books and Proceedings USA
6. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geot. Eng., New York, NY April
2004 CD-ROM
7. Proc. Fourth International Conf. On Recent Advances in Geot. Eng., Soil Dynamics San
Diego CD-ROM March 2001
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 9
8. Proc. Fourth Intern. Conf on Case Histories in Geot Engg 1998 UMR (CD-ROM).
9. Seismic Analysis and Design for soil Pile-Structure Interaction, 1997 ASCE, Spec. Geot.
Publication 70.
10. Analysis and Design of Retaining Structures Against Earthquakes, 1996 ASCE Geot. Spec.
Pub. No 60.
11. Ground Failure under Earthquakes, ASCE Geot. Engg. Series No 44 October 1994 Co-Editor,
Panos Dakoulas.
12. Piles under Dynamic Loads, ASCE Geot Engg Series 34, Sept. 1992.
Published in INDIA
13. "Lectures on Housing," Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, June 1985.
14. "Soil Dynamics" (Translated into Chinese and published in China, 1985).
15. "Analysis and Design of Foundations and Retaining Structures," by Shamsher Prakash, Gopal
Ranjan and Swami Saran; Sarita Publishers, Meerut, Dec. 1979.
16. "Laboratory Geotechnical Testing," by Shamsher Prakash and P.K. Jain; Nemchand and
Bros., Roorkee, U.P., 1978.
17. "Problems in Soil Engineering," by Shamsher Prakash and Gopal Ranjan; Sarita Prakashan
Publishers, Meerut, U.P., 1976.
18. "Soil Mechanics and Foundation," by Bharat Singh and Shamsher Prakash; Nemchand and
Bros., Roorkee, U.P., India, 1963 7th Edition, 1990.
19. "Soil Mechanics and Foundation" (Translated into Arabic and published in Iraq, 1986).
Technical Papers -290 Published Papers, 90 presentations at 40+ Institutes in 10 countries
Professional Reports - 94
12. Ph D RESEARCH SUPERVISED
IN USA
1. Design of Rigid Retaining Walls by Eurocode 1999
2. Bridge Abutment-Soil-Pile Interactions 1999
3. Dynamic Soil-Pile-Structure Interactions 1996
4. Embedded Foundation under Dynamic Loads 1995
5. Analysis of Pile Groups Under Earthquakes 1993
6. Displacements of Embankments Under Earthquakes 1992
7. Displacements Based Design of Retaining Walls Against Earthquakes 1991
8. Vibrating Footings Analysis Considering Soil Non-linearity (1990)
9. Dynamic Characteristics of Loessial Soils (1989)
10. Liquefaction of Loessial Soils and Silts (1984)
IN INDIA
11. Effect of Vibrations on Skin Friction of Piles (1986)
12. Strength of Boulder Materials (1984)
13. Footing Structure Interaction Considering Soil Non-Linear (1984)
14. Battered piles under Lateral Loads (1984)
15. Prediction of Time Dependent Displacements in Piles (1981)
16. Non-Linear Analysis of High Rockfill Dams (1977)
17. Pressure Settlement of Footings from Constitutive Laws (1977)
18. Behaviour of Buried Conduits (1976)
19. Liquefaction of Sands under Earthquakes (1976)
20. Well Foundations under Static and Dynamic Lateral Loads (1975)
21. Static and Dynamic Bearing Capacity of Soils (1975)
22. Behaviour of Piles under Earthquake Loading (1974)
23. Behavior of Retaining Walls under Earthquakes (1974)
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 10
24. Bearing Capacity of Footings Subjected to Moments (1969)
M.S. RESEARCH SUPERVISED: IN USA 10 IN INDIA 30
13. AFFILIATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
Membership Technical Committees:
1. Member TC-4, Technical Committee on Soil Dynamics (1988-2004), ISSMGE
2. Co-chair- Geot. Comm. Inter. Soc. of Off shore and Polar Engg. 1992-1996
3. Member - Editorial Board International J. for Numerical Methods in Geomechanics,
1976 to 1990
4. Member - Soil Dynamics Committee, ASCE 1980-1984; 1989 to 2003
5. Member - Control Group Soil Dyn. Committee 1992 to 2002
6. Member - D-18 Soil & Rock Mechanics Committee ASTM, 1980 to present
7. Member - ACI Committee 351-Found. for Equip. Machine. 1981 to present
8. Member - Editorial Board, International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake
Engineering, 1982 to present
9. Co-chair- Geot. Comm. Inter. Soc. of Off shore and Polar Engg. 1992-1996
10. Member - Editorial Board International J. for Numerical Methods in Geomechanics,
1976 to 1990
Society Memberships:
11. Honorary Member, Indian Society Earthquake Technology
12. Life Fellow - American Society of Civil Engineers
13. Fellow - Institution of Engineers (India)
14. Fellow - Institute of Civil Engineers (London)
15. Fellow - Indian Geotechnical Society
16. Member - Inter. Soc. of Soil Mech. and Found. Engr.
17. Member - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
18. Member - Canadian Geot. Society
14. LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES:
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 11
Lecture Place
2006
Keynote GEO- Singapore, Dec. 2006
Piles Under Earthquakes ITT Roorkee Nov. 2006
Keynote Recent Advances on Soil Dynamics IGC Madras Dec. 2006
2005
Deep Foundations During Earthquakes IGC Ahmedabad, December 2005
Damage to Civil Engs. Structures during Earthquakes Panjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (UT)
and TIET, Patiala, (Pb)
How to be a Successful Engineer Panjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (UT)
and TIET, Patiala (Pb)
2004
A Seismic Stability of 2 Bridge Foundations IIT, Delhi, and Albanian Geotech Society Tirana
Retaining Walls under Earthquakes IIT Roorkee and Alb. Geotech Society and
II Sc, Banglore
How to be a Successful Engineer MA-NIT, Bhopal
2003
Stability of Abutments of Bridges in Missouri Pacific Earthquake Engineering Conference,
Canterbury, New Zealand
2002
Health Monitoring of Typical Geotechnical 12th Europe Conference Earthquake
Transportation Structures Engineering, London
2001
Health Monitoring Typical Geotechnical IGC Indore (India)
Transportation Structures
2000
Retaining Walls Under Earthquakes 12 WCEE Auckland, (NZ)
1999
Theme Lec. - Recent Advances in Soil Dynamics XI Asian Reg. Conf. SM FE, SEOUL
1998
Recent Advances in Geot. Eq. Engg. XI Danube European Conf. On SM&FE
Insitu Liquefaction Resistance of Sands Intern. Workshop, Liquefaction, Baltimore MD
1997
Retaining Structures Under Earthquakes ASCE Penn DOT Conf Harrisburg, PA
On Natural Frequencies of Structures ASCE Sp Session Minneapolis, MN
Displacements of Rigid Walls Sinotech Taiwan,
Dynamic Soil Pile Interaction Tainan University
1996
Realistic Displacements of Rigid Retaining ASCE Sp. Session Washington DC
Walls
Dynamic Soil-Pile Interactions ISOPE 96 - Los Angeles
Retaining Walls in Recent Earthquakes 11 WCEE - Acapulco
Dynamic Pile-Soil-Pile Interactions 11 WCEE - Acapulco
1995
Recent Advances in Soil Synamics
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 12
IGC-95 - Banglore
Liquefaction of Soils Univ. of Iceland, Reykjavik
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Univ. of Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Research at UMR
Liquefaction of Silts and Silt Clay Mixtures International Conference of ISOPE-95 the Hague,
Netherlands, June 1995
1994
Recent Analysis in Vibrations in Soils Cent. Florida ASCE, Orlando March 1994
1993
Soil Dynamics in Marine Enviornment 3rd Intern. Conf. of ISOPE, Singapore June 1993
1992
Piles under Marine Conditions 2nd Intern. Conf. of ISOPE, San Francisco (June
1992)
1991
Recent Advances in Geot. Eq. Engineering IX Asian Reg. Conf. SMFE Bangkok, December
"Prediction and Performance in Geotechnical Institution of Engineers (Kenya) Univ. of Nairobi-
Engineering" Kenya, Dept. of Civil Engineering July 1991.
"Damage to Civil Engineering Structures in Univ. of Nairobi-Kenya, Dept. of Civil Engineering
Recent Earthquakes, July 1991.
Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations, Univ. of Nairobi-Kenya Dept. of civil Engineering
July 1991.
Analysis and Design of Machine Univ. of Nairobi-Kenya Dept. of civil Engineering
Foundations, July 1991.
Geotechnical Engineering on the threshold of Univ. of Nairobi-Kenya Dept. of civil Engineering
21st Century, July 1991.
1990
Role of Model Tests in Geot. Earthquake Engr. 9th Symp. Eq. Engg. Roorkee Dec. 1990.
Soil Dynamics and Marine Foundations, IGC-90, Bombay, Dec. 1990.
"Geotechnical Engineering on the Threshold of the Nihon University, Tokyo (Japan) and "Institute of
21st Century," Soil and Snow Mechanics," Niigata (Japan) June
1990.
"Pile Foundations Under Dynamic Condition," Public Works Research Institute, Tsuba City (Japan)
June 1990.
"Predictions and Performance in Geotechnical Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering," Engineering and Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Japan)
June 1990.
Displacements of Embankments under Static and Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm
Dynamic Loads, Springs, CA, May 1990
1989
"Soil Mechanics on the Threshold of 21st Century," Indian Geotechnical Conference 1989,
Vishakapatnam.
1988
"Relevance of Displacements in Geotechnical Structures," theme lecture to Indian Geotechnical
Conference, Allahabad, December 1988.
"Recent Development in Geotechnical Engineering," lecture to Institution of Engineer, Roorkee (UP),
December 1988.
"Predictions and Performance of Piles," presented to Intern. Conf. of Case Histories in Geot. Engr., St.
Louis, Missouri, June 1988.
"Pile Foundation Under Dynamic Loads," ISET Annual Lecture, Roorkee, January 1988.
"Risk Analysis of Liquefaction of a Compressor Foundation," presented to Third Intern. Conf. on Soil
Dynamics, Princeton, May 1987.
Before 1987
"Future Trends on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Research," Eighth Symposium on Earthquake
Engineering, Roorkee, December 1986,
"Rigid and Flexible Retaining Structures Under Dynamic Loads," International Symposium on
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 13
Engineering Geology Problems in Seismic Areas, Bari (Italy), April 1986.
"Past and Future of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering," IGS Annual Lecture, Madras (India),
December 1983.
"Rigid Retaining Walls Under Earthquakes - State-of-the-Art," International Conference on
Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, Missouri, April
1981.
"Future Problems of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering," International Convention of
American Society of Civil Engineers, May 1981.
"Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations Under Earthquake Loads"
a) Netherlands Society of Soil Mechanics and Delft Laboratories, Delft (Netherlands),
September 1980
b) Japan Steel Pipe Pile Association, Tokyo (Japan), July 1979
c) General Services Administration, US Government, Washington, D.C., March 1984
d) Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, Spring 1980
e) University of Wales, Swansea (UK), June 1980
f) Building Research Station, Watford (UK), June 1980
g) University of Manchester, Manchester (UK), June 1980
h) Ecole Polytechnique Federals de Lusanne, (Switzerland), June 1980
i) Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, November 1978
j) University of New South Wales, Kingston NSW, Australia, August 1977
k) "Sydney University", Sydney NSW, Australia, August 1977
l) University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Japan), August 1977
m) University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, July 1976
n) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, July 1976
o) University of California, Berkeley, California, July 1976
p) University of Western Australia, Perth (Australia), July 1975
q) University of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), August 1975
r) University of Singapore, Singapore, August 1975
"Behavior of Footings Under Dynamic Loads," Conference on Recent Advances in Behavior of
Soil, Sydney (Australia), 1975.
"Behavior of Soils Under Repetitive Loads."
a) Conference on Behavior of Soils Under Repetitive Loads, School of Transportation
Engineering, University of NSW, Sydney, (Australia), 1975
"Past and Future of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering."
a) New York Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, New York, November 1985
b) National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., March 1984
"Liquefaction of Soils."
a) General Services Administration, US Government, Washington, D.C., March 1984
b) Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, Spring 1980
c) Ecole Polytechnique Federals de Lusanne, (Switzerland), June 1980
d) University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, December 1979
e) Detroit Institute of Technology, Detroit, Michigan, July 1976
f) Monash University, Melbourne (Australia), August 1975
g) Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, July 1976
"Retaining Walls Under Earthquakes."
a) Laboratorie Central Des Ponts et Chaussiss, Paris (France), June 1980
b) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, November
1979
c) California State University, Long Beach, California, August 1979
d) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., October 1979
e) Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
f) Kyushu University, Fukuoka, (Japan), August 1977
g) University of California, Berkeley, California, July 1976
h) University of California, Sacramento, California, July 1976
i) University of Southern Australia, Adelaide (Australia), July 1975
j) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Thailand), August 1975
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 14
k) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, June 1979
"Low Cost Housing."
a) Osmania University, Hyderabad, June 1982
b) Institution of Engineers, Shimla, March 1985
c) Symposium on Building Materials, Bhopal, March 1985
Analysis and Design of Machine Foundations
a) Kings College, London (UK), June 1980
b) University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW, Australia, August 1977
c) University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, July 1976
d) Jadavpur University, Jadavpur (India), August 1973
e) Mara Institute of Technology, July 1985 Mara (Malaysia)
15. WHO'S WHO LISTING:
1. Who's who in Frontiers of Science and Technology/Marquis Whos Who - Chicago IL
2. Who's Who in the Midwest, Chicago IL
3. Who's Who in Technology, Pittsburg PA
4. American Men and Women of Science
5. Who's Who - Indian Personages, New Delhi
6. Who's Who in India, Bombay, 1986
16. CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
1. Design of Machine Foundations 1997
2. Design of Hammer Foundations 1996
3. Compaction of silty Soils
4. Design of Machine Foundation for 10 T Drill.
5. Dynamic Pile Tests for Paper Mill Foundations, Review of Test Program, Finland.
6. Effect of Blasting Vibrations on Residential Buildings, Detroit (Mich).
7. Liquefaction of Soils Below BRPL Compressor.
8. Stability of Compressor Foundations, Bongaigaon Refinery.
9. Dynamic Soil Pile Constants for MRPL.
10. Stability of 6-storeyed public building on hill slope.
11. Liquefaction of foundation soils at 3 dam sites and one barrage site.
12. Settlement of 108' Hindu-Church.
13. Foundations for Thermal Plant, Bhatinda.
14. Pile Foundations for Haldia Refinery.
17. SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
1. PREDICTION AND PERFORMANCE IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Analysis and design of geotechnical structures is based upon several simplifying assumptions
on soil behavior and it is, therefore, necessary that performance be checked with the
predictions. A systematic program has been started for 8-years on performance of (1) Pile
Foundations (2) Rigid retaing walls (3) Liquefaction and (4) Vibratory Footings.
2. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF RETAINING WALLS UNDER EARTHQUAKE
CONDITIONS
Based on analysis of the behavior of retaining walls under earthquakes and laboratory
studies, a design procedure which considers both the traditional criteria as well as the
displacements of retaining walls during earthquakes was developed in 1974. More recently
(1995) a design method has been developed based upon permissible displacements soil non-
linearity and sinusoidal ground motion. This is very comprehensive yet simple method of
design of such structures. A monograph for design by the field engineer has been published.
A computer Code for Design of Retaining Walls based on displacements and for real ground
motion has been perfected considering several water conditions behind the wall and a
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 15
method for design of walls according to Eurocode has been developed (1999).
3. BEHAVIOR OF PILE FOUNDATIONS UNDER EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS
Studies were initiated on behavior of piles under dynamic loads both in the laboratory as well
as in the field. A design method developed in 1980 facilitated the design of piles for static
and dynamic loads. This design procedure has since been published in technical journals as
well as in the textbooks.
Although this work was done in 1978, it continues to be valid even today. A company in
Chicago has used this procedure for design of 2000 piles for their atomic power plant.
A new method was later developed (1993) considering soil non-linearily.
A computer code has been developed for analysis of piles under earthquake loads,
considering super-structure interaction.
4. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF VIBRATORY FOOTINGS CONSIDERING SOIL NON-
LINEARITY
A computer program has been developed for design of vibrating footings under vertical,
torsional, sliding and rocking vibrations. The behavior of upto 16' diameter footings was
predicted which compared very well with the full scale tests.
The design procedure has been extended to cover embedded machine foundations,
considering soil non-linearity and frequency dependent stiffness and radiation damping.
A unique correction to radiation damping has been applied in vertical vibrations to match the
computed and measured amplitudes at resonance.
5. LIQUEFACTION OF SANDS AND SILTS
Liquefaction resistance of sands is increased due to soil fabric, aging, cementation and
previous strain history. These effects cannot be studied in Laboratory. Field data of about
70 sites has been analysed and field resistance compared with laboratory resistance. A good
correlation has been established with corrected SPT(N1)60.
Also a unique correlation has been developed between Plasticity Index and liquefaction
resistance of silts. It has been found that both for undisturbed and reconstituted samples of
silts, there is a critical value of P.I. at which the liquefaction resistance is the minimum.
6. PILES UNDER LATERAL LOADS
A simple but realistic method of lateral load deflection prediction of pile group has been
developed in sands. Further studies are carried out on Pile groups in clay.
18. PAPERS PUBLISHED ( 295 TOTAL)
2004
280. Munaf. Y and S. Prakash (2004) Displacement of Bridge Abutment under Earthquake
Loading Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical
Engineering, New York, NY April. Paper No. 3.63 CDROM
281. Wu, Y. and S. Prakash (2004) Economic Aseismic Design of Rigid Retaining Walls Proc.
Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York -
NY, April, Paper No. 5.69 CDROM
282. Puri V. K., and S. Prakash (2004), Rational Interpretation of Typical Pile Load Test 13th
International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver (BC). Paper No. 3122 CD
ROM
283. Jadi H., and S. Prakash (2004), Prediction of Lateral Dynamic Response of Single Pile
Embedded in Fine Soils, Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical
Engineering, New York. Paper No. 6.50 CDROM
284. Puri V. K., and S. Prakash, (2004) Comparison of Observed and Computed
Response of Rigid Block Proc. Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC Warrangal CDROM
Resume 2 January 2007
Shamsher Prakash
Page 16
285. Puri V. K., S. Prakash and R. Widanarti (2004) Retaining Walls Under Seismic
Loading, Proc. Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical
Engineering, New York. Paper No. 5.55 CDROM
2005
286. Puri V. K., S. Prakash and B. M. Das (2005) Observed and Predicted Response of
BlockFoundations, Sixteenth International Conference on SM&GE, OSAKA, Japan
Paper No., Proc
287. Puri, V.K. and Prakash, S. (2005) Design of Foundations against Earthquakes:
Panel presentation to 16 ICSM & GE, Osaka, Japan
288. Prakash, S. and Puri, V.K. (2005) Consideration in Design Foundations, Keynote
Lecture to India Geotechnical Conf. IGC 2005, Ahmedabad, Volume II PP 75-79
2006
289. Prakash, S., Puri, V.K., and Wu, Alex (2006) Dynamic and Economic Design of
Rigid Retaining Wall, Paper No. 11070, ASCE GEO Congress, Atlanta
290. Puri, V.K., and Prakash, S. (2006) Liquefaction of Silt-Clay Mixtures, 8 NCEE,
San Francisco, CA April, CD-ROM
291. Prakash, S and Puri, V.K., (2006) Foundations for Vibrating Machines Special Issue,
April May 2006, of the Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, Madras
292. Prakash, S. and Puri, V.K., (2006) Design of Rigid Retaining Walls in Seismic Areas
(Id 283) Proc. First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology,
Geneva, September, CD-ROM
293. Prakash, S. (2006) Pile Foundations under Seismic Loads, Keynote Lecturer
Geo- Singapore, December 2006.
294. Prakash, S. and Puri, V.K., (2006), Recent Advances in Liquefaction and
Applications, Paper ID: 02, 13 Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667 India
2007
295. Prakash, S., and Puri, V.K., (2007), On Foundations under Seismic Loads, Geo-Denver
2007- Accepted
296. Prakash, S., and Puri, V.K. (2007), Piles under Earthquakes, Proc. Thirty years from
the Romania Earthquake on March 4, 1977.
297. Prakash, S., and Puri, V.K., (2007), On Foundations Under Seismic Loads, Paper No.
1118, Proc. 4th International Conference on Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering,
Thessaloniki, Greece, April
Resume 2 January 2007
Contact this candidate