Doctor of Philosophy (Civil Engineering), University of Houston, USA, 2009.

Master of Technology (Civil Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2004.

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), Bengal Engineering College (D.U.), Shibpur, 2002.

Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete

Experimental Study and Analysis of Full-Scale Structural Specimens

Design Methodologies

Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Structures

Seismic Simulation of Structures

Innovative Base Isolation Techniques

Patent

Patent No.: 462037, Inventors: P. Motwani, N. Khan and A. Laskar, Date of Filing: October 10, 2018, Date of Grant: October 25, 2023. System and Method for Producing Prestressed Concrete Composite Beam Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer Bar. (Indian Patent Application No. 201821038501 (PCT/IN2019/050753)).

Book Chapters

 Kumawat, S., S. Pujari, M. Kumar and A. Laskar (2023), Numerical Study on One-Dimensional Aperiodic Foundations for Seismic Isolation of Structures, Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (Vol. 3), Springer Link, pp. 283-294, eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-1579-8, Print ISBN: 978-981-99-1578-1 (Eds.: M. Shrikhande, P. Agarwal and P.C.A. Kumar).

Laskar, A., S. Banerjee, P. Motwani, A.I. Rather (2023), Comparative Study of Long-Term Monitoring Systems and Introduction to Emerging Smart FRP Technology, Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Materials and Sustainable Structures. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8979-7_8 (Eds: S.B. Singh, M. Gopalarathnam, V.K.R. Kodur, V.A. Matsagar).

Polimeru, V.K. and A. Laskar (2021), Development of VC++ Wrapper for Structural Modeling in OpenSEES, Resilient Infrastructure, Volume 202, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer Singapore, pp. 161-173, Online ISBN: 978-981-16-6978-1, Print ISBN: 978-981-16-6977-4 (Eds.: S. Kolathayar, C. Ghosh, B.R. Adhikari, I. Pal and A. Mondal).

Polimeru, V.K., A. Sahu and A. Laskar (2019), Comparative Study of 1D and 2D Simulation Models of Hollow RC Bridge Columns under Reversed Cyclic Loads, Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 1, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 11, Springer Singapore, pp. 183-191, ISBN: 978-981-13-0361-6 (Eds.: A. Rama Mohan Rao and K. Ramanjaneyulu).

Journals

Jain, S., S. Pujari and A. Laskar (2023), Stability Improvement for Response Attenuation of Bridge Columns with One-Dimensional Meta-Material Based Isolation Systems, Earthquakes and Structures, An International Journal, Techno Press, Impact Factor 2.025, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 193-204, DOI:10.12989/eas.2023.24.3.193.

Rather, A.I., P. Mirgal, S. Banerjee and A. Laskar (2023), Application of Acoustic Emission as Damage Detection Technique for Performance Evaluation of Concrete Structures: A Review, ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Vol. 28, No. 3, August 2023, https://doi.org/10.1061/PPSCFX.SCENG-1256.

Motwani, P., A.I. Rather, and A. Laskar (2022), Transfer Stage Parameters for Concrete Beams Prestressed with BFRP Bars: Experimental and Numerical Studies, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Impact Factor 6.141, Vol. 315, 10 January 2022, 125639, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125639.

Perumalla, M., Y. Holebagilu, and A. Laskar (2022), Shear Tests on Post-Tens?oned H?gh Strength Self-Compact?ng Concrete I-Beams Under D?str?buted Loads, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute, Impact Factor 1.566, Vol. 119(1), January 2022, pp. 3-14.

Jain, S., S. Pujari, and A. Laskar (2021), Investigation of One Dimensional Multi-Layer Periodic Unit Cell for Structural Base Isolation, Structures Journal, Elsevier, Impact Factor 2.983, Vol. 34, December 2021, pp. 2151-2163, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.08.093.

Polimeru, V.K. and A. Laskar (2021), CSMM based Seismic Fragility Analysis of Shear Dominant RC Hollow Rectangular Bridge Piers, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Springer, Impact Factor 2.819, Vol. 19(12), pp. 5051-5085, DOI: 10.1007/s10518-021-01151-8, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10518-021-01151-8.

Motwani, P., S. Dhruw and A. Laskar (2021), Finite Element Analysis and Design of Test Setup for Determination of Transfer Length in BFRP Prestressed Concrete Beams, Advanced Materials Letters, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Vol. 12(9), September 2021, DOI: 10.5185/amlett.2021.091660.

Motwani, P., N. Perogamvros, S. Taylor and A. Laskar (2020), Performance of Industrial Wedge Anchors for Pre-Stressing BFRP Bars: Experimental and Numerical Studies, Composite Structures, Elsevier, Impact Factor 4.829, Vol. 251, November 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112592.

Perumalla, M. and A. Laskar (2020), Improvements of IS 1343-2012 Shear Design Provisions Using a New Traditional Shear Database of Prestressed Concrete Members with Stirrups, S?dhan?, Springer, Impact Factor 0.849, Vol 45 (214), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-020-01448-5.

Motwani, P., N. Perogamvros, S. Taylor, M. Sonebi, A. Laskar and A. Murphy (2020), Experimental Investigation of Strain Sensitivity for Surface Bonded Fibre Optic Sensors, Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical, Elsevier, Impact Factor 2.739, Vol. 303, March 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2020.111833.

Jain, S., A. Shaik, A. Laskar and A. Alam (2019), Application of Innovative One Dimensional Periodic Isolation Systems for Seismic Response Reduction Of Bridges, Structures Journal, SAGE, Impact Factor 1.32, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1369433219895918.

Perumalla, M. and A. Laskar (2019), Evaluation of Design Methods for Prestressed Concrete Members with Stirrups Using a New Traditional Shear Database, Structures Journal, Elsevier, Impact Factor 1.646, Vol. 23, February 2020, pp. 621-634, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2019.10.021.

Polimeru, V.K. and A. Laskar (2019), Robustness Evaluation of CSMM Based Finite Element for Simulation of Shear Critical Hollow RC Bridge Piers, Engineering Computations, Emerald Publishing, Impact Factor 1.338, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-11-2018-0514.

Motwani, P. and A. Laskar (2019), Influence of Excessive End Slippage on Transfer Length of Prestressing Strands in PC Members, Structures Journal, Elsevier, Impact Factor 1.646, Vol. 20, August 2019, pp. 676-688, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2019.05.004.

Laskar, A., Mo, Y.L., and T.T.C. Hsu (2016), Simulation of Post-Tensioned Bridge Columns under Reversed-Cyclic Loads, Materials and Structures, Springer, Impact Factor 2.61, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 2237-2256, DOI: 10.1617/s11527-015-0646-y.

Laskar, A., and S.K. Chakrabarti (2015), Steel Plate-Anchor Assembly Embedded in Concrete under Dynamic Loads: A Parametric Study, Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, CSIR, India, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 405-417.

Laskar, A., L. Lu, F. Qin, Y.L. Mo, T.T.C. Hsu, X. Lu, and F. Fan (2014), Constitutive Models of Concrete Structures Subjected to Seismic Shear, Earthquakes and Structures: An International Journal, Impact Factor 1.381, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 627-645, DOI: 10.12989/eas.2014.7.6.627.

Yan, Y., A. Laskar, Z. Cheng, F. Menq, Y. Tang, Y.L. Mo, and Z. Shi (2014), Seismic Isolation of Two-Dimensional Periodic Foundations, Journal of Applied Physics, Impact Factor 2.210, Vol. 116, No. 4, 044908 (2014); doi: 10.1063/1.4891837.

Howser, R., A. Laskar and Y.L. Mo, (2010). Seismic Interaction of Flexural Ductility and Shear Capacity in Reinforced Concrete Columns, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Impact Factor 0.766,Vol. 35, No.5, pp. 593-616.

Hsu, T.T.C., A. Laskar and Y.L. Mo, (2010). Shear Strengths of Prestressed Concrete Beams Part 2: Comparisons with ACI and AASHTO Provisions, ACI Structural Journal, Impact Factor 0.810, Vol.107. No.3, May-June, pp. 340-345.

Laskar, A., T.T.C. Hsu and Y.L. Mo, (2010). Shear Strengths of Prestressed Concrete Beams Part 1: Experiments and Shear Design Equations, ACI Structural Journal, Impact Factor 0.810, Vol.107. No.3, May-June, pp. 330-339.

Laskar, A., T.T.C. Hsu and Y.L. Mo (2009). A New Design Method for Shear in Pretressed Concrete Girders, Special Publication SP-265-27, American Concrete Institute, November, pp. 579-601.

Laskar, A., H. Gu, Y.L. Mo, and G. Song (2009). Progressive Collapse of a Two-Story Reinforced Concrete Frame with Embedded Smart Aggregates, Smart Materials and Structures Impact Factor: 1.670, Vol. 18, July, 075001.

Laskar, A., J. Zhong, Y.L. Mo and T.T.C. Hsu, (2009). Multiscale Modeling of Reinforced/Prestressed Concrete Thin-Walled Structures, Interaction and Multiscale Mechanics: An International Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 61-89.

Conferences

Rather, A.I., S. Banerjee and A. Laskar, (2023), Active and passive monitoring of bond deterioration in GFRP-reinforced concrete beams: guided waves and acoustic emission approaches, International Conference on Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS 2023), 10 December - 13 December, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad. India.

Rather, A.I., S. Banerjee and A. Laskar, (2023), Investigating the Influence of Surface Geometry, Embedment Length, Confinement, and Concrete Strength on Bond Behavior of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams, 13th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2023), Department of Applied Mechanics, VNIT, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 07 December - 09 December.

Rather, A.I., S. Banerjee and A. Laskar, (2023), An Integrated Mechanical-Acoustic Energy Approach for Monitoring Flexural Bond-Slip Behavior of GFRP Bars and Concrete, 14th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM), Stanford University, CA, USA. 12 September – 14 September, DOI: 10.12783/shm2023/36795.

Kumawat S.R., S. Pujari, M. Kumar and A. Laskar, (2023), Effect of Periodic Unit Cell Volume on Attenuation Zones of 1D-Meta-material-based Periodic Foundations, Facing the Seismic Challenge Conference, New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE), University of Auckland, New Zealand, 19 April – 21 April, https://repo.nzsee.org.nz/handle/nzsee/2584.

Rather, A.I., S. Banerjee and A. Laskar, (2022) Assessment of Flexural Bond-Slip Behavior of GFRP Bars and Concrete using AE-Based b(Ib)-Value Analysis, ASNT NDE 2022 Conference and Exhibition, Gandhinagar, Gajarat, India, 24 November – 26 November.

Kumawat, S., S. Pujari, M. Kumar and A. Laskar, (2022), Numerical Study on One-Dimensional Aperiodic Foundations for Seismic Isolation of Structures, 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (17SEE), IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, 14 November – 17 November.

Polimeru, V.K. and A. Laskar, (2021), Nonlinear Static Pushover Analysis of Hollow Shear Critical RC Bridge piers under monotonic loading: A Comparative Study, 12th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC 2021), Jaipur, India, 19 Decemeber-22 December. (Full Paper Accepted).

Jain, S., S. Pujari and A. Laskar, (2021), Vibration Attenuation Through One Dimensional 3 Layer Periodic Foundation: Analysis and Experiment, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE, Hybrid Conference), Sendai, Japan, 17 September-02 October.

Polimeru, V.K. and A. Laskar, (2021), Development of VC++ Wrapper for Structural Modeling in OpenSEES, Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR), NIT Surathkal, Karnataka, India, 15 March-20 March.

Jain, S., S. Pujari and A. Laskar, (2020), Investigation of Novel One Dimensional Meta Material Based Isolation Systems for Seismic Response Reduction of Bridge, International Virtual Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (AFM 2020), KIIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, August 27-August 28.

Motwani, P., S. Taylor, M. Sonebi and A. Laskar (2019), "Numerical Studies on the Behaviour of a Novel Mechanical Anchor for Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymer Bar," Advanced Composites in Construction Conference, Birmingham, UK, September 3 – September 5.

Holebagilu, Y.R., V.K. Polimeru and A. Laskar (2019), "Evaluation of Shear Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Beams using the Softened Membrane Model for Prestressed Concrete (SMM-PC)," 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-September 4.

Motwani, P., N. Perogamvros, S.E. Taylor, M. Sonebi and A. Laskar (2019), "Study on the Anchor Efficiency and Stress Relaxation of BFRP Bars using Digital Image Correlation and FBG Sensing Technology," 14th International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Belfast, UK, June 4-June 7.

Polimeru, V.K. and A. Laskar (2019), "An Improved CSMM Based Simulation Model for Analysis of RC Panels under Cyclic Shear Laoding," 4th World Congress on Disaster Management, Mumbai, India, January 29-February 1.

Motwani, P. and A. Laskar (2018), "Advanced Numerical Simulation Technique for Modeling Prestress Transfer," 11th Strucutral Engineering Convention - 2018, Kolkata, India, December 19-21.

Polimeru, V.K., S. Shekhar and A. Laskar (2018), “Development Of CSMM Based Seismic Fragility Curves Of RC Hollow Rectangular Bridge Piers,” The International Federation for Structural Concrete 5th International fib Congress, Melbourne, Australia, October 7-11.

Motwani, P. and A. Laskar (2018), “Finite Element Studies on Bond Slip Behavior in Pretensioned Bridge Girders,” PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference of USA, Denver, Colorado, February 20-24.

Motwani, P. and A. Laskar (2017), “Fin?te Element Studies on Transfer Length Of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Strands in Pretensioned Members,” International Conference on Composite Materials and Structures (ICCMS 2017), Hyderabad, India, December 27-29.

Polimeru, V.K., A. Sahu and A. Laskar (2016), Comparative Study of 1D and 2D Simulation Models of Hollow RC Bridge Columns under Reversed Cyclic Loads, Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2016), Madras, India, December 21-23.

Rao, P.V.M, D. Soni and A. Laskar (2016), A Review on Shear Design of Prestressed Concrete, 11th fib International Symposium in Civil Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, August 29-31.

Yan, Y., A. Laskar, Z. Cheng, F. Menq, Y. Tang, Y.L. Mo and Z. Shi (2014), Periodic Materials Based 3D Seismic Base Isolators for Nuclear Power Plants, ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference (PVP 2014-28611), Anaheim, California, USA, July 20-24.

Howser, R., A. Laskar, Y.L. Mo, and T. T.C. Hsu (2010). Modelling of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders, Earth and Space 2010, ASCE, Honolulu, Hawai.

Tadepalli, P.R., H. B. Dhonde, A. Laskar, Y.L. Mo, and T. T.C. Hsu (2010). Effect of Steel Fibers on Shear Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Beams, Earth and Space 2010, ASCE, Honolulu, Hawai.

Tadepalli, P.R, H.B. Dhonde, A. Laskar, Y.L. Mo, and T.T.C.Hsu, (2009). Shear Behavior of Prestressed FRC Beams, ASCE Texas Section, Houston, TX.

Laskar, A., T.T.C. Hsu, Y.L. Mo and J. Wang (2008). Seismic Simulation of Prestressed Concrete Structures, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, October 12-17.

Laskar, A., H.B. Dhonde, Y.L. Mo, and T.T.C. Hsu (2008). Shear Behavior of Prestressed Beams with Steel Fiber Self-Compacting Concrete, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, October 12-17.

Howser, R., A. Laskar and Y.L. Mo, (2008). Seismic Interaction of Flexure and Shear in Reinforced Concrete Columns, 4th International Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Jeju Island, South Korea, May 26-28.

Laskar, A., J. Wang, Thomas T.C. Hsu and Y.L. Mo, (2008). Cyclic Softened Membrane Model for Prestressed Concrete, 18th Analysis and Computation Specialty Conference, ASCE Structure Congress, Vancouver, Canada, April 24-26.

Howser, R., A. Laskar and Y.L. Mo, (2008). Seismic Interaction of Flexural Ductility and Shear Capacity in High Strength Reinforced Concrete Columns, ASCE Structure Congress, Vancouver, Canada, April 24-26.

Laskar, A., H. Gu, Y.L. Mo, and G. Song (2008). Progressive Collapse of a 2-Story Reinforced Concrete Frame, Intelligent Sensors and Actuators Symposium, ASCE Earth and Space Conference 2008, Long Beach, California, March 3-5.

Laskar, A., J. Zhong, Y.L. Mo and Thomas.T.C. Hsu, (2007). Multiscale Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Thin-Walled Structures, APCOM\'07 in conjunction with EPMESC XI, Kyoto, Japan December 3-6.

Tadepalli P.R., T. McCarthy, A. Laskar, and Y.L. Mo, (2007). Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Columns under Biaxial Excitation, ASCE Texas Section, Fort Worth, TX, October 3-6.

Howser, R., A. Laskar, and Y.L. Mo, (2007). Seismic Interaction of Flexural Ductility and Shear Capacity in Normal Strength Concrete, ASCE Texas Section, Fort Worth, TX, October 3 -6.

Song, G., H. Gu, C. Olmi, A. Laskar, and Y.L. Mo, (2007). Structural Health Monitoring of a Concrete Frame Structure using Piezoceramic based Smart Aggregates, World Forum on Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, May 22-27, Chongqing & Nanjing, China.

Hsu, T.T.C., Y.L. Mo, J. Zhong and A. Laskar, (2006). Performance-Based Design of RC Shear Walls Using Cyclic Softened Membrane Model, 2nd FIB Congress, Naples, Italy, June 5-8.

Laskar, A. and C.V.R. Murty, (2004). Challenges before the Construction Industry in India, National Conference on Construction Materials, IIT Kanpur (India), March.

Technical Report and Other Major Publications

Laskar, A. (2009), Shear Behavior and Design of Prestressed Concrete Members, PhD Dissertation, University of Houston.

Hsu, T.T.C., A. Laskar and Y.L. Mo (2008), Shear Design of Prestressed Concrete Beams, Research Report UHCEE 08-1, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, TX.

Howser, R., A. Laskar and Y.L. Mo (2007), Seismic Interaction of Flexural Ductility and Shear Capacity in Normal Strength Concrete, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, TX, Research Experience for Under-Graduates Project, Sponsored by National Science Foundation.

Laskar, A., J. Wang, T.T.C. Hsu and Y.L. Mo (2006), Rational Shear Provisions for AASHTO LRFD Specifications, Technical Report 0-4759-1, Texas Department of Transportation.

Laskar, A. (2004), Analytical Study of Dynamic Behavior of Steel Plate-Anchor Assembly Embedded in Concrete, M-Tech Thesis, I.I.T. Kanpur, India.

Outstanding Reviewer Award by Elsevier Engineering Structures Journal (October 2014).

Young Faculty Award at IIT Bombay (2014-2018).

Licensed Professional Engineer (Currently Inactive) in State of Texas (Since Dec 2012).

Graduate Leadership Scholarship (2007-2008) by Dept. of Civil Engg. Univ. Of Houston.

International Education Fee Scholarship (2005-2006).

Prof. A.S.R. Sai Memorial Gold Medal 2005 for Best Academic Performance in M-Tech Program.

Presidential Fellowship for PhD Program (2004-2006).