Mudragada Ravi Kumar
Assistant Professor
ravikumar.mudragada@mahindrauniversity.edu.in
Dr. Mudragada Ravi Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Ecole Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University. He is a dedicated researcher in Structural Engineering, with expertise in the performance of structures under extreme loading conditions. His research advances the understanding of blast, impact, and fire effects on reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry-infilled structures through advanced numerical modeling and experimental validation.
With a strong focus on impact, blast and post-blast fire scenarios, Dr. Ravi’s work aims to provide practical mitigation strategies and design guidelines that enhance the safety, resilience, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. He has published his work in multiple peer-reviewed journals and presented at internationally recognized conferences on protective structures, impact engineering, and fire safety. His collaborative research with global experts continues to bridge the gap between academic innovation and real-world structural safety applications.
- Ph.D. in Structural Engineering (2018 – 2023)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India - M.Tech in Structural Engineering (2015 – 2017)
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Patna, India - B.Tech in Civil Engineering (2010 – 2014)
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Nuzvid, India - Minor Degree in Management Studies (2010 – 2014)
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Nuzvid, India
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor (August 2025 – Present)
Department of Civil Engineering
Mahindra University - Assistant Professor (Nov 2024 – Jul 2025)
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi, India.
Courses Taught: Finite Element Method, Structural Analysis. - Teaching Assistant (Jul 2018 – Nov 2023)
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India.
Assisted Courses: Solids Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Matrix Structural Analysis, Finite Element Method. - Assistant Professor (Jun 2017 – Jul 2018)
Department of Civil Engineering
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (K.L. University), Guntur, India.
Courses Taught: Structural Analysis, Design of RC Structures, Pre-Stressed Concrete.
Research Experience
- Postdoctoral Project Fellow (Nov 2023 – Nov 2024)
Collaborative research with Prof. Asif Sohail Usmani (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Prof. Pradeep Bhargava (IIT Roorkee) on developing pressure-impulse diagrams for RC structures under blast and post-blast fire loadings.
Industry Experience
- Graduate Engineer Trainee (Aug 2014 – Jun 2015)
BSCPL Infrastructure Ltd., Hyderabad, India.
Role: Site engineer for bridges and highway projects. - Internship (May 2013 – Jul 2013)
Army Welfare Housing Organization, Bengaluru, India.
Role: Supervision of high-rise RC buildings and sewage treatment plant works.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2024). “Prediction of direct shear failure in blast-loaded reinforced concrete members”. International Journal of Protective Structures. DOI: 10.1177/20414196241245125.
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2024). “Derivation of pressure-impulse diagrams for blast-loaded RC members”. Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 9:64. DOI: 10.1007/s41024-024-00411-9.
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2023). “Investigation of the post-blast fire performance of RC members”. Structures, 58: 105520. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105520.
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2023). “Effect of masonry infill on the response of reinforced concrete frames subject to in-plane blast loading”. Structures, 57: 105317. DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105317.
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2022). “Masonry-infilled RC frames exposed to blast loads: A review on numerical modeling and response”. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 27(4): 03122006. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000727.
- Ravi Mudragada & Shambhu Sharan Mishra (2021). “Effect of blast loading and resulting progressive failure of a cable-stayed bridge”. SN Applied Sciences, 3: 322. DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04145-y.
Conference Presentations
- Ravi Mudragada, Asif Usmani & Pradeep Bhargava (2024). “Pressure impulse diagrams for post-blast fire loaded RC columns”. The 4th International Conference on Structural Safety Under Fire & Blast Loading, September 2024, London, UK.
- Ravi Mudragada, Bhupendra Prasad Mishra & Pradeep Bhargava (2024). “Progressive failure analysis of long-span composite cable-stayed bridges under blast loads”. The 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, ECCOMAS Congress, June 2024, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2023). “Numerical prediction of direct shear failure in fixed-end RC beams subjected to close-in blasts”. The 11th International Symposium on Impact Engineering, December, 2023, Perth, Australia.
- Ravi Mudragada, Ankit Agrawal & Pradeep Bhargava (2023). “A numerical study on fire resistance of blast-damaged reinforced concrete columns”. The 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, ECCOMAS Proceedia, June, 2023, Athens, Greece. DOI: 10.7712/120123.10629.20469.
- Ravi Mudragada & Pradeep Bhargava (2023). “Numerical investigation on blast induced response of masonry infilled RC frames”. The 14th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, CI-Premier, March 2023, Singapore.
Book Chapter
- Ravi Mudragada, Ankit Agrawal & Pradeep Bhargava (2023). “Numerical derivation of pressure-impulse diagrams for a fixed-end RC beam subjected to blast loads”. 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 331, 723-733, Springer. ISSN 2366-2557. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1579-8.
Dr. Ravi’s research lies at the intersection of structural engineering, computational mechanics, and protective infrastructure design, with a special focus on the response of structures under extreme loading scenarios. His key areas of expertise include:
- Structural performance under blast, impact, and fire loadings
- Computational mechanics and nonlinear finite element modeling
- Finite element analysis of RC, masonry-infilled and composite structures
- Resilient and protective infrastructure design
- Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC)
- Structural vulnerability modelling
