Dean, School of Engineering
Manmohan Technical University

Bio

RES.: Sanepa, Ringroad, Lalitpur. • CONTACT: PO Box 6250, kathmandu, Nepal

Phone 977-11-415100(Off) E-mail : prachand@ku.edu.np, prachand.pradhan@gmail.com, prachand.pradhan@mtu.edu.np, MOBILE: 9851049174

Prof. PRACHAND MAN PRADHAN, PhD

Date of birth: 29 September, 1966  

sex : male

Education :

• 2014 Kathmandu University (KU), Dhulikhel, Nepal.

Ph.D. Civil Engineering

• 2011 (Sept. 2010-Feb.) Seoul National University(SNU), Seoul, S. Korea

One Semester Course on Structural Dynamics

• 2004(August 2004 – Dec. 2004) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India.

One Semester Certificate Course on Earthquake Engineering, NPEEE Program,

• 2000 (1998-2000) TribhuvanUniversity,IOE, Pulchowk,Nepal

Masters of Science in Structural Engineering; Distinction

• 1991(1987-1991) Punjab Engineering College,PanjabUniversity, Chandigarh, India.

Bachelor in Civil Engineering; First Division

• 1986 Amrit Science College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Proficiency Certificate Level in Science (PCL); First Division
• 1983 St. Xavier’s School, HMG Board Exam, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Work experience :

• Civil Engineer, Integrated Consultants Nepal Pvt. Ltd. (ICON), 1992-1998
• Assistant Professor and Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering, Khwopa Engineering College, 2001-2005
  • was the founding Head of Civil Engineering Department. I had played key role in establishing Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
• Assistant Professor and Head of Department, Post Graduate Department of Earthquake Engineering, Khwopa Engineering College, 2005-2008
  • was the founding Head of Post Graduate Department of Earthquake Engineering.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering, Kathmandu University, 2008-2018
  • was one of the founding Faculties of the Department to establish Civil Engineering program in 2009.
• Acting Head of Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering, Kathmandu University, Oct. 2013-May 2018
• Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering, Kathmandu University, June 2018-April, 2019
  • In my tenure, the School of Engineering established ME in Structural Engineering Program in 2015.
  • In my tenure, the Bachelor of Architecture Program was launched in the year 2017.
  • In my tenure, the Master program in Sanitation Technology was launched in the year 2019.
• Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering, Kathmandu University, May 2019 – 15July, 2021.
• Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kathmandu University, 9 June 2023 onwards.
• Dean, School of Engineering, Manmohan Technical University, Morang, Nepal from 16 July 2021 for 4 years (Deputation).

Civil Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering Programs launched from 10 July, 2022.

 

DUDBC, Central Level Project Implementation Unit (CLPIU), Nepal Govt.

• Advisory Committee Member for the revision of NBC 105:2020, National Building Code: Code of practice for Earthquake Resistant Design of structures in Nepal.
• Contributor in the revision of Nepal National Building Code NBC205:2024

Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Nepal Govt.

• Coordinator of Technical Committee for AAC Block Standardization, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Nepal Govt., Feb. 2019
• Member, Technical Committee and Sub-Committee, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology for OPC Cement Standardization, Nepal Govt. from July 2016.

Department of Electricity Development, Ministry of Energy, Nepal Govt.

Advisory Committee member for Powerhouse Design Guidelines, Ministry of Energy, Department of Electricity Development, Nepal Govt. from 2018 June.

January 1992 to July 1998 ICON

Civil  Engineer

• Feasibility study of storm water drainage system in Nepalgunj Municipality
• Civil/Structural Engineer, development of contract documents and specifications, structural design and construction supervision of Transmission Station Building Construction Project at Phulchoki for Nepal Television.
• Project Engineer, survey, design and estimation of Greater Pharping Water Supply Project, Pharping V.D.C.
• Quantity and cost estimator for Feasibility Study of Storm water Drainage System in Butwal Municipality.
• Civil Engineer, Survey, design and estimation of DhadingBesi-Sunaula Bazaar Road (8 Km), Dhading.
• Civil Engineer, survey, preliminarily structural analysis and design of two bridges (over Gobraiya Nala and Talbunga rivers) at Mahendra Nagar Municipality.
• Civil Engineer, Involved in site selection, surveying and structural designs of de-silting basins, RCC reservoirs and other components of water supply works at Banepa Municipality.
• Civil Engineer, Site selection as well as source appraisal works for water supply, undertaken for JAKPAS, a World Bank Project in the Sindhuli and Danusha Districts.
• Civil/Highway Engineer, Surveying, Designing and quantity estimation works of Budhabare-Shanischare Road (~6Km) and Butabari-Pakalibhatti Road (~6.5Km) at Jhapa for UNHCR.

Civil Engineer, Survey and quantity estimate of River Training works at Ratuwa and Mawa Rivers at Damak for UNHCR.

EXPERIENCE AS FREELANCER:

• Retrofitting Design of a commercial building (including QFX cinema hall) at Butwal, 2016
• Retrofitting Design for Kathmandu University School of Management building at Balkumari, Kathmandu, 2015
• Retrofitting Design for Kathmandu University Library building at Dhulikhel, 2015
• Structural Design of Turbine Testing Laboratory for Kathmandu University, 2009
• Structural Design of Hospital Buildings; Maternity Block, Training Center and OPD Block of Primary Health Care and Research Center, Bajrabarahi, Chapagaon) for WIND Consultancy, 2007
• Structural Design of Resunga School, Gulmi, Tamghas, for WIND Consultancy, 2007
• Structural Engineer: Structural Design of Khwopa Engineering College’s Computer Engineering Building (fived storeys) at Bhaktapur, 2004
• Structural Engineer: Design and consultant for the 450,000 liters overhead water tank (Intz tank) in Parsha, an ADB/HMG project on small town water-supply development, 2003
• Project Engineer, Source appraisal work for water supply system at Chiti-Tilahar VDC, Lamjung undertaken for RWSFB
• Structural Design for Building Design Authority, Kamaladi, of Tribhuvan University Building of Humanities, a Higher Education Project (HEP), Kirtipur, 1997
• Structural Design for Building Design Authority, Kamaladi, of Tribhuvan University Building of Management, a Higher Education Project (HEP), Kirtipur, 1997
• Structural Design for Building Design Authority, Kamaladi, of Tribhuvan University Building of Education, a Higher Education Project (HEP), Kirtipur, 1997
• Structural Design for Building Design Authority, Kamaladi, of Budhanilkantha High School Girls’ Hostel Building, Budhanilkantha, 1997
• Structural Design for Design Consortium (Present Design Cell) of (Present Kumari Bank) at PutaliSadak, 1996
• Structural Engineer for the design of five storey RCC Commercial Complex at Bhatbhateni for Mrs. Shanti Sherchan, 1996
• Consultant for the Construction and supervision of lodge complex in Royal National Park Chitwan for Chitwan Jungle Lodge, 1992

Civil/Structural and Construction/Supervision Engineer for a number of residential and industrial structures

Professional Memberships

• Nepal Engineering Council; Registered Member
• Nepal Engineers’ Association(NEA),Life Member
• Structural Engineers’ Association, Nepal (SEANep), Treasurer; # 06, 2003-05
• Structural Engineers’ Association, Nepal (SEANep), Life Member
• Indian Society of Earthquake Technology(ISET), India, Life Member
• Member of Sakura Science Club, Japan
• Academic Council Member, Kathmandu University (March 2019- March 2022)
• Subject Committee Chair for Civil Engineering, Kathmandu University (2013 -2021)
• Subject Committee Member for Architecture Program, Kathmandu University.
• Faculty Board Member for Purbanchal University, Faculty of Engineering (7 May, 2024 to 7 May, 2027)

Dean of School of Engineering, Manmohan Technical University (July 2021 for four years on Deputation)

Speaker/Talk program/Presentation/OTHERS:

• Chief Guest and inaugurated the 26th Earthquake Safety Day organized by Kerabari Rural Municipality, Morang on 16th of January, 2024 (2080 Magh 02). The program was chaired by Mr. Suman Miringching, the Chair Person of Kerabari Rural Municipality. Delivered a presentation on “Earthquake Disasters, prevailing construction practice and suggestions”, which was the main event
• Invited Speaker for an International Conference, ModTech 2021, Modern Technologies in Industrial Engineering (23-26 June, 2021). Program was organized by Professional Association ModTech Iasi, Romania (https://modtech.ro/conference/invited_speakers.php#gsc.tab=0). Online speech delivered on 24^th June, 2021
• Presentation/Speaker (online) on the topic “Importance of High Speed Computer in Structural Engineering for Earthquake Analysis of Structures” on the Half day webinar on the commemoration of the 23^rd Earthquake Safety Day, “Scientific and Engineering Interaction on Earthquake Modeling”, Jointly organized by Govt. of Nepal, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Dept. of Mines and Geology, TU., KU. and Nepal Geological Society on 16 Jan. 2021
• Speaker (online) on Earthquake Resilience in Cities, Nepal Urban Dialogue 2020 (NUD2020) on the occasion of “National Conference on Sustainable-resilient Cities and Municipalities” organized by Green Institution, (31 Oct. 2020)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘A webinar on Non-linear Finite Element Analysis using Advanced Engineering Software’, organized by EEREC Pvt. Ltd., 10 Oct. 2020
• Keynote Speaker & International Advisory Committee Member for International Conference, “Advances in Materials and Structures (AMAS2020), Pondicherry Engineering College, India Pillaichavady, Puducherry, India (4-5 May, 2020), [However, due to COVID19, this program has been postponed]

• Keynote Speaker&National Scientific Committee Member for National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Khwopa Engineering College, 17 Jan. 2020.

• Keynote Speaker & International Scientific Committee Member on “Partial Infilled RC Frame under Lateral Load: Problems and Solution” for an International Conference on “Recent Trends in Construction Materials and Structures (ICON2019), VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, 18-20 September, 2019. Delivered lectures too for the graduate and undergraduate students of Civil Engineering
• Presentation & International Scientific Committee Member on “Behaviour of Stone Masonry Building at Ramechhap District During 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: A Case Study”, kerpic’19- Earthen Heritage, New Technology Management, 7^th International Conference, Koycegiz, Mugla, Turkey, 05-07 September, 2019
• Professor (visiting) to Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania, May 13 to 28 May, 2018
• Professor (Visiting) to State Key Lab of Hydropower and Water Resource Engineering, and Department of Civil Engineering,Wuhan University, China, June 20 to June 30, 2018
• Research Partner to Bristol University, UK representing Kathmandu University in EPSRC Global Challenges Research Project SAFER (Seismic Resilience of Schools in Nepal), 2017-2020. UK Project was completed in September, 2020
• Recipient of Small Research Development and Innovation Grant 2017, entitled “Construction of Design Response Spectrum for Nepal: A Probabilistic Approach. UGC project was successfully completed on 12 March, 2020
• Curricula Development of Interdisciplinary Master Courses in Energy Efficient Building Design in Nepal and Bhutan (CIMCEB) WP2; Involved in preparing some syllabus for the program and participated in the meeting held at the University of Innsbruck, Austria (4 Feb- 8 Feb, 2017)
• Presentation: “Earthquake Disasters and Existing Problems in Construction Practices in Nepal” Conference on Community Resilience to Natural Hazards in Developing Countries, Pugsley Theatre, Queen’s School of Engineering, at University of Bristol, UK (15 September, 2017)
• Team Leader, CC-DRR Project, Operational research on identifying ways to incorporate private schools in school disaster management practices in Nepal, for Nepal Fellowship Foundation Pvt. Ltd., A World Vision Project, June-July, 2016
• Presentation on “Effects of Partially Infilled Frames under Lateral Loads”, on 17^th Earthquake Safety Day, organized by Khwopa Engineering College, 15^th January, 2015
• Presentation on “Behavior or Partially Infilled Frames”, in a workshop titled “National Symposium on Experiences in Earthquake Risk Reduction and Response” 12^th-13^th January, 2014, 16^th Earthquake Safety Day, organized by Nepal Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET)
• Trainer (Resource person), Training of Trainers on Earthquake Safe Building Construction Practices, UNDP, Nepal Government and Earthquake Resistant Technology Development & Consultancy Centre, Dhulikhel, (2-10 Dec. 2012)
• Trainer to Masons on “Earthquake Resistant RC.C. Construction Technology”, Khwopa Engineering College (Jan.2012)
• Presentation on “Earthquake Disasters and Design Principles” to the Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering Students of Kathmandu University, March, 2009
• Trainer to Masons on “Earthquake Resistant RC.C. Construction Technology”, Mondialogo Award Program, Khwopa Engineering College (9-14 Nov.2008)
• Examination Superintendent of Purbanchal University at the School of Law, Dadhikot, Thimi, (June, 2008)
• Examination Superintendent of Purbanchal University at the School of Law, Dadhikot, Thimi, (30 May-14 June, 2007)
• Examination Superintendent of Purbanchal University at the School of Law, Dadhikot, Thimi, (4-18 May, 2007)
• Paper presentation on “Earthquake Safety Awareness in Nepal”, 10^th National Convention of Engineers, 2007, organized by Nepal Engineers’ Association, Birendra International Conference Center, Kathmandu (2007)
• Presentation on “Earthquake Disasters and Existing Construction Practices”, One-day Workshop on Earthquake Engineering, EQ Safety Day 2063, Khwopa Engineering College (2007)
• Presentation on “Earthquake Resistant Design Principles” at Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus on Earthquake Safety Day, 15 Jan., 2006, organized by Structural Engineers' Association Nepal (SEANep)
• Presentation on “Earthquake and Design Principles” at Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2005

Presentation on “Earthquakes and how to design safe?” at Emerald Academy, A Secondary School, Lalitpur, Nepal, 2005

PartiCipated Seminars / Workshops/ training :

 

• Participated in the workshop as an expert, organised by DUDBC for the amendment of  NBC105:2020 and NBC205  codes on 13 Dec. 2023.
• Participated in a National High Level meeting on “Rastriya Heet (National Benefit) sambandhi uchcha stariya sarwajanik niti sambad” virtually on zoom on 1 July, 2022 organized by Policy Research Institute (Narayan Hiti, Kathmandu, Nepal Government) as an invitee
• Participant of Disaster Management course under Japan-Asia Youth Exchange program in Science (SAKURA Exchange Program in Science) administered by Japan Science and Technology Agency at Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan (Feb. 27 to March 7, 2017)
• Collaborator and Advisor, Japan-Nepal Urgent Collaborative Project regarding the April 2015 Nepal Earthquake within the J-RAPID Program. Project Title: Field Survey and Development of GIS Database on Rural Areas Affected by the Nepal Earthquake, a joint research by Tokyo University of Agriculture and Kathmandu University, June 2016
• Participant of training program on Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computation with Differential Equations, jointly organized by Technische Universitat, Kaiserslautern, Germany and Department of Natural Sciences (Mathematics), Kathmandu University, Nepal, 24-28 Sept., 2012
• Participant of training program on Seismic Vulnerability Procedures Workshop, Civil Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP), Organized by US Army Corps of Engineers at Army Club, Kathmandu, 18-28 April, 2011
• Course on HOPE-Training for Instructors (H-TFI), conducted by Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, at Kathmandu, 23-27 February, 2009
• Participant of the International conference on "Disaster and Development" organized by Nepal Engineering College and Ehime University, Japan, at Kathmandu, 23-24 November, 2008
• Participant of the National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal, organized by CBDMP/UNDP, 28 May, 2007
• Training on Research Methodology, Proposal and Thesis Writing: organized by the Post Graduate Department of Earthquake Engineering, Khwopa Engineering College, 11Jan.- 17 Jan., 2007
• Course on Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE): organized by National Society for Earthquake Technology, Nepal (NSET) in collaboration with Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine (IOM, TU), 30 May- 2 June, 2006
• Training on teaching: “Training of Trainers” jointly conducted by TITI (Training Institute for Technical Instruction), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur and Khwopa Engineering College, Nepal, 15 -17 April, 2003.
• Seminar: Participant of the “Symposium on Seismology, Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Risk Management, Asian Seismological Commission 2002”, jointly organized by Nepal Society of Earthquake Technology (NSET) and Asian Seismological Commission (ASC), Kathmandu, Nepal, 24-26 Nov. 2002
• Interaction Program: Coordinator of a one-day interaction Program on “Safe Buildings; learnings from the Gujarat Earthquake (Jan 26, 2001)”, held in NIMAD, Kopundole, Lalitpur, 26 Feb. 2001
• Training:“Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structures”, IWCAAD-01, organized by Asian Center For Engineering Computations and Software, AIT, Thailand in association with NEA, AIT Alumni Association Nepal Chapter, IOE and ITECO Nepal, 5-9 June, 2000
• Training: Short Course on “Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings”, organized by CED of IOE, Department of Civil Engineering of Pulchowk Campus IOE and IIT, Kanpur, India. 1-6 December 1997
• Training: Special Training Programme on “Sanitary Landfill Management, Phase I”, organized in UDTC with the assistance of Urban Development through Local Effort (udle)/GTZ,21-25 March 1994

Theses supervised/evaluated:

• External Examiner of Master Level Thesis for Pokhara University, School of Engineering, Master level thesis evaluation of 11 Structural Engineering candidates (6-7Oct. 2021)
• External Examiner of Master Level Thesis for Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Department of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, “Local site characterization of Singh Durbar area using micro-tremor measurement”, 14 July 2011
• External Examiner of Master Level Thesis for Purbanchal University, Khwopa Engineering College, two thesis examined in 2015, one in 2023 and two thesis in 2024). Also external examiner for Thapathali Campus, TU for Earthquake Engineering Master level thesis (2017)
• Master Level Thesis (M.E. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Engineering) Supervised

More than 40 master level theses have been supervised

• PhD Thesis Civil Engineering Evaluation

Three PhD thesis evaluations for international universities.

• PhD/ Master and Master by research, Thesis Civil Engineering Supervision at Kathmandu University
  • 3 candidates are being supervised for PhD
  • 1 Masters by Research Student is being supervised  

Awards/Projects:

• Research on Application and Demonstration of the Green Construction Materials for the Post- Disaster Reconstruction in Pakistan and Nepal. A research project in collaboration with Wuhan University of Technology, China (2019June)
• ‘Seismic Safety and Resilience of Schools in Nepal’, EPSRC, Global Challenge Grant Research Project, UK. Principal Investigator (PI) for Kathmandu University in partnership with University of  Bristol, UK, (May 2017- April 2020)
• Principal Investigator for a project “Construction of Design Response Spectrum for Nepal: A Probabilistic Approach”, Small RDI Grant 73/74-Engg- 01 (UGC funded National project); (2017-2020)
• Recipient of TCS Colombo Plan scholarshipaward to study B.E. Civil Engineering (1987-1991) at Punjab Engineering College, Panjab University, India, through meritious National Level competition
• Faculty Research grant from University Grants Commission(UGC), Sanothimi, Nepal, to do research on partial infilled frames for 18 months, 2011
• Community Education Pilot Project, KU, Syllabus preparation project for MasonTraining on Earthquake Resistant Construction Practices in Nepal, jointly undertaken by Prachand Man Pradhan, KU and Dr. Purushotam Dangol, Earthquake Resistant Technology Development & Consultancy Center, Dec. 2012

Journal REVIEWER/Editorials/Conference committee Member:

• Editorial Board Member, Lowland Technology International, Japan.
• Reviewer, American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Reviewer, Global Journals Inc. (GJRE)
• Reviewer, Engineering Structures: Elsevier, UK
• Reviewer, Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology
• Reviewer, Earthquake and Structures, Techno-Press, S. Korea
• Editorial Board Member, in Built Environment: Earthquake Engineering, Frontiers, Switzerland
• Reviewer, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer Open
• Reviewer, Engineering Structures and Mechanics
• Reviewer, Construction and Building Materials: Elsevier, UK
• Reviewer, Structural Engineering International, Switzerland
• Reviewer, Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, USA
• Science Advisory Board, Journal of Environmental and Natural Studies, Turkey
• Co- Editor, Kent Academy, Journal of Urban Academy, Turkey
• Reviewer, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Horizon Research Publishing  Corporation https://www.hrpub.org/journals/jour_reviewers.php?id=48 , USA

National and international conference advisory committee Member:

• Scientific Committee Member,The 16^th International Conference on Vibration Problems and11^th International Conference on Wave Mechanics & Vibrations, Sept. 2–5, 2025, jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering of NOVA School of Science and Technology of Lisbon, NOVA University (DEC/FCT/UNL) and IDMEC- The Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the Instituto Superior Technico of the University of Lisbon (IDMEC/IST/UL), Lisbon, Portugal
• Keynote Speaker (online) and Member of International Scientific Committee, Kerpic’23, “Gain Information from the Traditional Earthen Architecture”, 10^th International Conference, 26-28 Oct., 2023, Turkey
• Member of International Advisory Board, Kerpic’22, Re-Thinking Earthen Architecture for Sustainable Development, 9^th International Conference, 30 June -3 July, 2022, Istanbul, Turkey
• Member of International Advisory Committee, ICCEASI-2022, Re-Thinking Earthen Architecture for Sustainable Development, 2^ndInternational Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Sustainable Infrastructure, 9-10 February, 2022, organised by Babu Banarasi Das University and IFERPLucknow, India
• Scientific Committee Member, 2^nd National Conference on Earthquake Engineering-Nepal 17Jan.2022, organised by Khwopa Engneering College and Khwopa College of Engineering, Bhaktapur, Nepal
• Program Committee Member, CiViE 2022, 6^th International Conference on Civil Engineering, Feb. 19-20, 2022, Dubai, UAE
• Science Board Member, Dicle University II, International Architecture Symposium (Virtual), 11-12 Oct. 2021, Turkey
• Scientific Committee Member,10^th international Conference on Wave Mechanics & Vibrations, July 4-6, 2022, Jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering of NOVA School of Science and Technology of Lisbon, NOVAUniversity (DEC/FCT/UNL) and IDMEC- The Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the Instituto Superior Technico of the University of Lisbon (IDMEC/IST/UL), Lisbon, Portugal
• Member of International Scientific Committee, Kerpic’20 (virtual program), 26-27 Nov.2020, Fatih Sultan Mehmet VAKIF University, Turkey
• International Advisory Committee Member, 9^th international Conference on Wave Mechanics & Vibrations, Sept. 4-6, 2020, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India & Von Korman Society of Advanced Study and Research in Mathematical Sciences, West Bengal, India. (program postponed due to COVID19).
• Keynote Speaker and Scientific Committee Member, 1^st National Conference on Earthquake Engineering-Nepal 17Jan.2020, organised by Khwopa Engineering College and Khwopa College of Engineering, Bhaktapur, Nepal
• Scientific Committee Member and Session Chair, 2^nd International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning (ICEE PDRP 2019), 25-27 April, 2019, Bhaktapur, Nepal
• Program Committee Member for International Conference on Recent Trends  and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICRTICE 2019), 26-28 September, 2019, Medi- Caps University, Indore, India
• Member of International Scientific Committee, Kerpic’19, Earthen Heritage, New Technology, Management, 7^th International Conference, 5-7 September, 2019, Turkey
• Scientific Committee Member CIB WORLD BUILDING CONGRESS, Int’l Conference 'Constructing Smart Cities', June2019,Hong Kong
• Member of the International Advisory Board, Innovative realms in Civil Engineering (IC-IRICE-2018), 24-25 Jan., 2018, Nagpur, India
• Member of International Scientific Committee, Kerpic’18, Back to Earthen Architecture, 6^th International Conference, 1-2 June, 2018, Turkey
• Member of International Advisory Committee,ICONNECT 2K17, International Conference, Trichy, India, 28-29 March, 2017
• Scientific Committee Member and Session Chair, 1^stInternational Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning (ICEE PDRP 2016), 24-26 April, 2016, Bhaktapur, Nepal

LEctures/speeches Delivered in foreign countries:

• Lecture (online) on Structural Engineering to School of Civil Engineering, REVA University, Bengaluru, India on “Recent Trends and Advances of Thrust Areas of Research in Civil Engineering” (1 March, 2021). Five Day Online Faculty Development Programme (1-5 March, 2021)
• Visiting Expert Lecture (online) on “The Concepts of RC Doubly Reinforced Beams and Flanged Beams” to School of Civil Engineering, VIT, Vellore, India. (11 Nov., 2020)
• On line lecture on Disaster Management and Mitigation, Faculty Development Program, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India on 29 July, 2020
• Guest Lectures to Master level students of Structural Engineering and Bachelors of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, VIT India, September 2019
• Visiting Lectures as a Professor, State Key Laboratory (SKL) of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Sciences at Academic Hall of SKL, Wuhan University, China, 25-26 June 2018
• Visiting Lectures as a Professor to master students of Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania, ErasmusPlus KA1, 13-28May 2018
• Invited Speaker for The 9th International Conference on Modern Technologies in Industrial Engineering, ModTech 2021, Online Edition, Eforie Nord, Romania, 23-26 June, 2021

countries visited officially:

• India: Keynote speech in International Conference and Visiting Lectures, Short courses and studies (VIT, Vellore, IIT Roorki, PEC Chandigarh)
• China: Visiting Lectures and research works (Wuhan University and Wuhan Technical University, Wuhan)
• Korea: Research work (Seoul National University, Seoul)
• Japan: Sakura Science Program for Disaster Management (Ehime University, Matsuyama)
• Turkey: Conference speaker (Kerpic Conference, Mugla)
• Austria: Erasmus project meeting and presentation (University of Innsbruck)
• United Kingdom: Safer Project meeting and presentation (Bristol University, Durham University and London)
• Romania: Erasmus+ program Senior faculty mobility for visiting lectures (Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iasi

JOURNALS/PUBLICATIONS:

S.N.	Title	Author(s)	Journal, Volume, Issue, Publisher	Date of Publication	Country of Publication	Type	Remark
1	Uses and Misuses of Concrete in Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures	P. M. Pradhan	Spectrum, Engineer's Journal, Kathmandu University, Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 28-29	Mar. 2001	Nepal	Article	My first ever article
2	Hoarding Boards and Antennas; Ambushes?	P. M. Pradhan	Prabidhi, Diploma Engineers' Association (DEAN), Vol. 1, No. 1	2003	Nepal	Article	Hard copy
3	Locating Earthquake Epicentre	P. M. Pradhan	Prabidhi, Diploma Engineers' Association (DEAN), Vol. 3, No. 3	2005	Nepal	Article	Hard copy
4	Some Modifications in IS 1893:2002 for Safety Enhancement	P. M. Pradhan	Prabidhi, Diploma Engineers' Association (DEAN), Vol. 4, No. 4	2006	Nepal	Article	Hard copy
5	Earthquake Safety Awareness in Nepal: Obstacle and Remedies	P. M. Pradhan	Scitech Nepal, Scientific and Technical J. Nepal Engg College,Vol.10,No.1	Dec. 2006	Nepal	Article
6	At Risk: The Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings with Infill Walls	C.V.R.Murty, Svetlana Brzev, Heidi Faison, Craig D.	A Tutorial, Committee of the World Housing Encyclopedia, EERI & Int’l Association of Earthquake Engg	Oct. 2006	USA	Tutorial	Contributor
7	Tips on Building Construction	P. M. Pradhan	Limelight, Technical Journal, Bhaktapur Students of Institute of Engg, Vol. 4, No.1	2007	Nepal	Article	Hard copy
8	Retrofitting Masonry Structures	P. M. Pradhan	Scitech Nepal, Scientific and Technical J. Nepal Engg College,Vol.11, No.1	Dec. 2007	Nepal	Article
9	Lateral Resistance of Partial Infilled Masonry Wall in Concrete Frame Structures	P.M. Pradhan, P.L. Pradhan &  R.K. Maskey	Building Research Journal, AEPress, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 209-220	2010	Slovakia	Research Paper
10	A review on Partial Infilled Frames under Lateral Loads	P.M.Pradhan, P.L. Pradhan, & R.K.  Maskey	KUSET, Kathmandu Univ.Journal of Science, Engg& Technology Vol.8, No.1, pp.142-152	Feb-12	Nepal	Research Paper	Nepjol
11	Contributions of floor slab in reinforced concrete frame structures, Frame-slab interaction behaviors against various loading conditions	P. M. Pradhan	Lap Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN: 978-3-659-14266-6	2012	Deutschland	Book
12	Equivalent Strut Width for Partial Infilled Frames	P. M. Pradhan	Journal of Civil Engineering Research, Vol. 2, No.5, pp. 42-48, Scientific & Academic Publishing	2012	USA	Research Paper
13	Composite Behavior of Masonry Partially Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames	P.M.Pradhan, R.K.Maskey & P.L.Pradhan	Building Research Journal, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vol. 60, No. 1-2, pp. 51-60	2012	Slovakia	Research Paper
14	Lateral Resistance Behaviour of Partial Masonry Infill In Reinforced Concrete Frames	P.M.Pradhan	Faculty Research Grant, UGC	2013	Nepal	Reserch Report	GrantRs.150000
15	Stiffness Behavior and Shear Effect in Partially Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames	P.M.Pradhan, R.K.Maskey & P.L.Pradhan	Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 580-588, Taylor and Francis	2014	U.K.	Research Paper	Web of Sc./ SCI/Scopus
16	Assessment Of Buildings After Gorkha-Earthquake-2015: A Case Study Of Central Buildings Of Kathmandu University, Nepal	P.M.Pradhan, R. Adhikari & D.R. Bhat	KUSET, Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Vol.11, No.2, pp.33-44,	Dec. 2015	Nepal	Research Paper	KU Journal
17	Retrofitting Design of Kathmandu University Library Building after Gorkha Earthquake 2015	P.M.Pradhan, R. Adhikari, A. Dahal, A. Shrestha, D.L.Subedi, S.Thapa, & P.Kharel	Lowland Technology International, Special Issue on: Nepal Earthquake & Disaster, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 65-74, IALT	2016	Japan	Research Paper	Scopus
18	Retrofitting Design of Kathmandu University Staff Quarter (Block#32 A) after Gorkha Earthquake 2015	P.M.Pradhan, R.Adhikari, A. Aryal, A. Dangal, D.R.Ghale, S. Pandey & P.Rai	Proceedings (ISSN 2505-0737), Int’l Conf. on Earthquake Engineering & Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning pp. 252-269	24-26 Apr-2016	Bhaktapur,  Nepal	Research Paper	Proceedings
19	Earthquake Safety Awareness: Global and Local Perspective	P.M. Pradhan	12th Int’l Conf.Inter-Univ.Cooperation Program "ASIAN Community Knowledge Networks for the Econ. Society, Culture &Env. Stability"	6-11 June 2016	Thailand	Conference Paper	Conf. at Univ. of the Philippines
20	Nature of Building Vibration Under SDOF System in Dynamics and Reflection of MDOF as a SDOF System	M.R. Bhatt & P.M.Pradhan	Civil Engineering Voice, An Annual Mag.CivilEngg Students’ Society (CESS-Nepal), IOE, Vol. 2	2016	Dharan, Nepal	Magazine article	Purwanchal Campus,
21	Earthquake Safety Awareness in Nepal: Global and Local Perspectives on Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction	P.M. Pradhan	Journal of Perspectives on Development Policy in the Greater Mekong Region, Vol. 4, No.1, pp. 75-86,	Jan-17	Thailand	Research Paper	Chiang Rai Rajabhat Univ.
22	Experimental Study of Partially Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frame Under Lateral Loading	P.M.Pradhan,R.K.Maskey & P.L.Pradhan	Advanced Engineering Forum, Vol. 21, pp. 22-32, Trans Tech Publications	2017	Switzerland	Research Paper	ISSN web 2234-991X
23	Study on the Effect of Soft Story on Infill RC Frames under Seismic Effect	M.R. Bhatt & P.M.Pradhan	KUSET, Kathmandu Univ.J. of Sc, Engg&Tech. Vol.13,No.2,pp79-91	Dec. 2017	Nepal	Research Paper	Nepjol
24	Experimental Work for Mechanical Properties of Brick and Masonry Panel	S.Phaiju & P.M. Pradhan	Journal of Science and Engg,Vol.5, pp.51-57	Aug. 2018	Nepal	Research Paper	Nepjol
25	Earth and Bamboos: Experience from Nepal	N.Adhikari & P.M. Pradhan	Kerpic'18, 6th International Conf., pp. 239-245	1-2 Jun. 2018	Turkey	Conference Paper
26	Determination of Shear Strength of Bamboo Panel	P. M. Pradhan, S.P. Timalsina& M. R. Bhatt	Kerpic'18, 6th International Conf., pp. 85-92	1-2 Jun. 2018	Turkey	Conference Paper
27	Load Bearing Capacity of Lateral Loaded Piles in Watershed Carpathian Flysch	J. W. Kozubal, D.R.Bhat & P.M. Pradhan	Archives of Mining Sciences, Polish Acad.of Sciences, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 947-962	Dec. 2018	Poland	Research Paper	Web of Science/Scopus
28	Structural Repair and Strengthening of RC Elements with Concrete Jacketing	H. Rodrigues, P. M.Pradhan, A. Furtado, P.Rocha, N.V. Pouca	Strengthening and Retrofitting of Existing Structures, pp. 181-198, Springer	2018	Singapore	Book Chapter	Web of Science
29	Study on the Effect of Mass and Stiffness Irregularities on Fundamental Period of Infil RC Framed Buildings	M.R.Bhatt, P.M. Pradhan & S. Jha	2nd International Conf. on Earthquake Engg and Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning, pp.195-223	27-28 Feb. 2019	Bhaktapur, pal	Conference Paper
30	Coordinate Transformation Parameters in Nepal by Using Neural Network and  SVD Method	K. Ansari, P. Gyawali, P.M. Pradhan & K.D. Park	Journal of Geodetic Science, DeGruyter, Vol. 9, pp. 22-28	2019	China	Research Paper	Web of Science/Scopus
31	Behaviour of Stone Masonry Buildings at Ramechhap District During 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: A Case Study	M.R. Bhatt & P.M. Pradhan	kerpic'19, 7th International Conference	Sept. 2019	Turkey	Conference Paper
32	Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on the Seismic Response of Ordinary RC-Framed Structures	N. Dangol, S. Manadhar, P.M. Pradhan	Civil Insight: A Technical Magazine, ISSN 2645-8551,Vol. 3, pp. 37-44, KUCEC/DCE	Dec. 2019	KU, Nepal	Research Paper	Civil Dept. Journal
33	Earthquake Aftershock Removal and Determination of Seismicity Parameters at the Dam Site of Upper Seti Hydropower Project	P. Shrestha, P.M. Pradhan, S.P. Timalsina	Civil Insight: A Technical Magazine, ISSN 2645-8551,Vol. 3, pp. 51-56, KUCEC/DCE	Dec. 2019	KU, Nepal	Research Paper	Civil Dept. Journal
34	Enhancing Performance of Infill Masonry with Latex Modified Mortar Subjected to Cyclic Load	S.V.S. Jebadurai, D. Tensing, P.M.Pradhan, G. Hemalatha	Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 23, pp. 551-557	Feb. 2020	U.K.	Research Paper	SCI Expanded/ WOS./Scopus
35	Construction of Design Response Spectrum for Nepal: A Probabilistic Approach	P.M. Pradhan	Report No: SRDIG-73/74-Engg-01	Feb.2020	Nepal	Research Report	Grant Rs. 150000
36	Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis on Dam Site for Specific Hydraulic Structure	P. Shrestha, P.M. Pradhan, S.P. Timalsina	Lowland Technology International, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 215-220, IALT	Mar-20	Japan	Research Paper	Scopus
37	Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Nepal	P.M.Pradhan, S.P. Timalsina& M.R. Bhatt	Lowland Technology International, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 38-42, IALT	June, 2020	Japan	Research Paper	Scopus
38	Earthquake Resistant Assessment of Building Construction Technique in the Nayagaun Settlement of Kavre before Gorkha Earthquake	R. Pradhan & P.M. Pradhan	Lowland Technology International, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp., IALT	June, 2020	Japan	Research Paper	Scopus
39	Effects of Soil Structure Interaction on Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures	N. Dangol, S. Manandhar, P.M. Pradhan	Lowland Technology International, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp., IALT	June, 2020	Japan	Research Paper	Scopus
40	Study of Pushover Analysis on RC Framed Structure with Underground Structure Considering the Effects of Soil Structure Interaction	N. Dangol, P.M. Pradhan, S. Manandhar	Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 8, pp. 22-29	Sept. 2020	Nepal	Research Paper	Nepjol
41	Influence of randomly distributed Geo-fibers with fly ash on the performance of the soil.	Ganesh CR., Sreekeshava K.S., P.M.Pradhan, Vasuki, B.M.	Kerpic’20 – 8th International Conference	Nov. 2020	Turkey	Research Paper	Peer reviewed proc.
42	Lateral Load Carrying Capacity of a Concrete-filled Cold-formed Steel Shear Wall	G. Sijwal, P.M. Pradhan, K. Phuvoravan	International Journal of Engineering Transactions A: Basics, Vol. 35, Issue 1	Jan. 2022	Iran	Research Paper	ESCI, Scopus, WOS
43	Characterization and reactivity of Nepali clays as supplementary cementitious material	Y. Tao, B.P.Gautam, Prachand Man Pradhan, C. Hu	Case Studies in Construction Materials	Feb. 2022	Netherlands	Research Paper	Scopus, SCI Expanded
44	Impact of thirteen run of river hydroelectric projects on land use land cover and ecosystem services in Nepal	S. Neupane, B. Das, G. Velvizhi, S. Neupane, P.M Pradhan	International Journal of Energy and Water Resources	Feb-22	Springer, Switzerland	Research paper	Peer reviewed
45	Study of Seismic Effect on Reinforced Concrete Building Due to Swimming Pool on Roof Top	Anish Bhujel, Mahesh Raj Bhatt, Prachand Man Pradhan	International Conference on Wave Mechanics and Vibrations,	Oct-22	Springer International Publishing	Conference Paper	Peer Reviewed
			Recent Trends in Wave Mechanics and Vibrations , pp.1224-1234
46	Flood Susceptibility Modeling of the KarnaliRiver Basin of Nepal Using Different Machine Learning Approaches	Sunil Duwal,  Dedi Liu, Prachand Man Pradhan	Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk	8-Jun-23	Talor and Francis	Research Paper	SCI Expanded, Scopus
47	Spatial Organisation of Cooking Places in Vernacular Houses in Kathmandu and Mangalore	Shaila Bantanur, Prachand Man Pradhan	9th Zero Energu Mass Custom Home International Conference and Workshop	Aug. 6, 2023	India	Conference Paper	Peer Reviewed
48	Machine Learning for Flood Susceptibility Mapping and Assessment of Associated Risk to the Population and Buildings in the Karnali River Basin	S. Duwal, Prachand Man Pradhan, D. Liu, Y. Bhattarai	International Conference on Technologies for Computer, Electrical, Electronics & Communication (ICT-CEEL 2023)	13-Oct-23	Bhaktapur, Nepal	Conference Paper	Peer Reviewed
49	Evaluation or Period of Vibration and Vulnerability Assessment of a Historical Masonry, Sama Center: A Case Study	P. Amatya, R. Ranjitkar, L.Rijal, P.M.Pradhan	10th International Conference Kerpic’23, pp. 84-92	26-28 Oct. 2023	Turkey	Conference Paper	Peer Reviewed
50	Simulation of Passive Thermal Technique and Renovation of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Residential Building: A Case Study of a Building on Tokha Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal	K.Pandit, PM Pradhan, S.Ergin	10th International Conference Kerpic’23, pp. 315-324	26-28 Oct. 2023	Turkey	Conference Paper	Peer Reviewed
51	Stone Quarries and Hydrological Regime of Roshi with Emphasis on Sedimentation	S. Shrestha, P.M.Pradhan, H.K. Shrestha	American Journal of Water Science and Engineering, Vol.9 Issue 4, pp. 86-96	2023	USA	Research Paper	CrossRef
52	Assessment of Rainfall-Induced Shallow Landslides in Kavre District, Nepal	S. Shrestha, P.M.Pradhan, H.K. Shrestha	Scitech Nepal, Vol. 17, No.1, pp. 84-90	2023	Nepal	Research Paper	Nepjol