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3D-Printed SHCC for Prestressed Bridge Girders
Developed and investigated a 3D-printable strain-hardening cementitious composite cover to mitigate end-zone cracking in pretensioned bridge girders.
Civil Engineering · Materials · Structures · Computation
Pranay Singh
Building resilient infrastructure through advanced materials and structural engineering.
PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering at the University at Buffalo, graduating in December 2026. My research spans 3D-printable cementitious composites, prestressed concrete, fracture and durability, seismic resilience, and computational methods for structural engineering.
Seeking post-PhD opportunities: faculty, postdoctoral/research scientist, and industry R&D / structural-materials engineering roles beginning after December 2026.
Profile
Experimental research with a structural-engineering perspective.
My work connects material development to structural performance. I study how advanced cementitious materials can improve durability, ductility, constructability, and resilience, then translate those material-level findings into structural applications and design guidance.
I also bring experience in nonlinear structural analysis, seismic protective systems, finite-element modeling, computer vision, machine learning, and high-performance computing—supporting research that moves between laboratory testing, numerical simulation, and data-driven analysis.
Research
Selected research themes & projects
From material formulation to structural-scale performance.
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ECC for Post-Tensioned Girders
Established design guidance for using Engineered Cementitious Composites to enhance the flexural performance of girders with unbonded post-tensioning strands.
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Durable Reinforced Concrete
Investigated steel-wool reinforcement as a strategy to improve fracture performance and mitigate cracking in reinforced concrete members for bridge applications.
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Enhanced Seismic Isolation
Analyzed recentering passive friction-based seismic isolation devices and developed a novel isolation concept aimed at easier implementation and enhanced performance.
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Low-Carbon & High-Performance Concrete
Worked on UHPC, fiber-reinforced high-strength concrete, geopolymer concrete, recycled-aggregate concrete, and roller-compacted concrete for resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
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AI for Concrete Crack Detection
Applied computer vision and convolutional neural networks to crack detection and segmentation in concrete beams undergoing Mode-I fracture.
Publications
Selected scholarly work
My publication record spans digital fabrication, fracture mechanics, sustainable concrete, structural control, and computational methods.
Crack detection and crack segmentation in concrete beams undergoing Mode I fracture using computer vision and convolutional neural network
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 50(5), 432–443.
Fracture behavior of slag & fly ash-based geopolymer concrete in comparison with OPC-based conventional concrete, including the effect of steel and hybrid fibers
Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 38(2).
Seismic performance assessment of adjacent building structures connected with superelastic shape memory alloy damper and comparison with yield damper
Structural Control and Health Monitoring, e2926.
3D printed advanced materials to mitigate prestressed concrete girder end cracks
TRB 103rd Annual Meeting.
For the full publication list, presentations, and conference activity, see my CV.
Experience
Research across academia and applied R&D.
2023 — 2026
PhD in Civil Engineering · University at Buffalo, SUNY
Research focused on advanced concrete materials, prestressed bridge applications, crack mitigation, 3D concrete printing, and structural performance.
2022 — 2023
Senior Project Scientist · IIT Delhi
Investigated recentering passive friction-based seismic isolation systems, developed numerical models, and contributed to a novel base-isolation concept.
2021 — 2022
Project Engineer · National Council for Cement and Building Materials
Worked on advanced concrete materials for structural resilience and sustainability, including UHPC, fiber-reinforced concrete, geopolymer concrete, and structural performance evaluation.
2019 — 2021
M.Tech. in Civil Engineering · IIT Patna
Graduate work in structural dynamics, earthquake-resistant design, finite-element methods, and seismic engineering.
Capabilities
Tools I use to connect experiments, mechanics, and computation.
Structural & FE Analysis
ABAQUS · ANSYS · SAP2000 · ETABS · OpenSees
Programming & Data
Python · MATLAB · Java · machine learning · neural networks · high-performance computing
Concrete Materials
Mix design · fresh & hardened properties · fracture · microstructure · UHPC · ECC/SHCC · geopolymer concrete
Structural Engineering
Static & dynamic analysis · prestressed concrete · seismic response · structural resilience · design under extreme loads
Academic service & recognition
Active in the broader research community.
Highest CGPA in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna (2021).
Reviewer for journals including Automation in Construction, Construction and Building Materials, and ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
Session moderator at AAMCT 2024 and member of the Scientific Committee for Digital Concrete (3DPCMS) 2026.
ACI · RILEM · ASCE · PCI · fib International.
Post-PhD opportunities
Interested in research that moves infrastructure forward?
I’m interested in academic and industry opportunities where advanced materials, structural engineering, digital fabrication, computational mechanics, and data-driven methods can be combined to improve infrastructure performance and resilience.
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