C. V. R. Murty
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600036
Earned Degrees
Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering), 1984
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Dissertation title: Development of Prototype Large Panel Precast RC House
(Guide: P. Srinivasa Rao, P. K. Aravindan, V. S. Raju, P. V. Indiresan)
Master of Technology (Civil Engineering), 1986
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Dissertation title: Gravity Load Testing of Prototype Large Panel Precast RC House
(Guide: P. K. Aravindan)
Doctor of Philosophy, 1992
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA,
Dissertation title: Nonlinear Seismic Response of Steel Planar Moment Resisting Frames
(Guide: John F. Hall)
Awards and Honours
Chairman, Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee CED 39 (2020 onwards) Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India, 2020
Member, 2nd Advisory Committee (2016 onwards) National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, 2016
2018 ICI Best Paper Award, Best Paper Published in ICI Journal "Limiting Twisting during Earthquakes in Buildings with Unsymmetrical Stiffness in Plan – Elastic Study" Indian Concrete Institute, 2018
Institute Chair Professor, (2017 – 2022) Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2017
2016 ACCE Nagadi Award, Best Publication in Civil Engineering (useful to Consultants) for authoring the book "Some Concepts in Earthquake Behaviour of Buildings" Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, 2016
2016 ICI Best Paper Award , Best Paper Published in ICI Journal "Importance of Plinth Beams in Mitigating Negative Effects of Flexible Column Bases in Seismic Behaviour of RC Moment Frame Buildings" Indian Concrete Institute, 2016
Member, Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (May 2013 – 2016) Government of Tamil Nadu, 2013
Best Teacher Award, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Hyderabad, 2009
Distinguished Teacher Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur, 2008
Symposium Co-Chair, 2nd National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2007
Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering Delhi, 2006
Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India) Kolkata, 2012
Editor-in-Chief, World Housing Encyclopedia Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA, 2005
ICI Best Construction Technique Paper Award, Best Publication for authoring the book “Earthquake Tips: Learning Earthquake Design and Construction†Indian Concrete Institute, 2005
Honorary Advisor (Earthquake Mitigation), Delhi State Disaster Management Authority Government of NCT of Delhi, 2005
Session Co-Chair, First Indo-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, New Delhi, 2006
ISET Hanumantacharya Joshi Award, Best paper in Structural Dynamics during the years 1993-96 in the publications of ISET Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, Roorkee, 1996
AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers, All India Council for Technical Education New Delhi, 1998
Harold Helwig Fellowship, Advanced Research in Structural Engineering (1990-92) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, 1990
Charles Lee Powell Fellowship, Advanced Research in Structural Engineering California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, 1990
Institute Medal, Best Academic Record in M.Tech. Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 1986
Institute Medal, Best Academic Record in B.Tech. Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 1984
Andhra Pradesh State Special Merit Scholarship towards undergraduate education at IIT Madras (1979-84), Outstanding performance in the Board of Intermediate Education Examination Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1979
Research Areas
| Nonlinear Behaviour of Structures |
| Displacement-based Earthquake-Resistant Design of Buildings and Bridges |
| Seismic Design Codes |
Professional Experiences
| 14 July 2010 – Present | : | Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai |
| 1 June 2009 – 23 May 2010 | : | Visiting Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad |
| 10 June 2008 – 31 May 2009 | : | Professor (on Deputation), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai |