This book includes the chapters related to two main domains—structural engineering and material sciences. The topics included in these two broad domains will be:

Structural Engineering - Advances in concrete structures, advances in steel structures, numerical modeling and simulation, seismic hazard analyses: zonation, microzonation, risk assessment, earthquake engineering/structural dynamics/seismic control, wind engineering, blast and impact, structural fire engineering, special structures, structural health monitoring and machine learning in structural engineering, offshore structures, bridge engineering, soil–structure interaction.

Construction Materials - New materials for construction, masonry structure, composites and construction, pre-cast construction, new materials for fire resistant design, new technologies in structural design and construction, underground structures.

Dr. Dipti Ranjan Sahoo is a renowned academic and researcher in Structural Engineering, currently serving as the Dean (Infrastructure) and Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur and specializes in seismic design, structural fire engineering, and passive vibration control. With numerous accolades, including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences (2022), Dr. Sahoo has made significant contributions to earthquake-resistant design through innovative devices and techniques.

Dr. Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Environmental Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. With extensive experience in environmental research, he has secured multi-million-dollar grants, led numerous interdisciplinary projects, and collaborated with federal and state agencies.

Dr. Sanket S. Sanghai is a distinguished civil engineering professional serving as Head of the Civil Engineering Department at G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur. With over 14 years of teaching and research experience, his research focuses on soil-structure interaction, friction dampers, and seismic retrofitting. He has published more than 20 papers in reputed indexed journals & conferences and has successfully guided several PhD & PG students in their research work.

Dr. Bhalchandra V. Khode is a distinguished academician and retired Professor from G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur. With a B.E. in Civil Engineering, M.Tech. in Hydraulic Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Hydraulics & Water Resources) from V.N.I.T. Nagpur, he has over 36 years of teaching and research experience. His expertise spans Hydraulics, water resources, and Transportation Engineering.