Dr Gupta is a Chartered Member of Institution of Structural Engineers (UK). He completed his PhD from K.U. Leuven (Belgium) in 2008 and worked in Industry for several years after that providing consultancy to various sectors including onshore civil and offshore oil and gas industry. He has worked extensively in the field of structural engineering with emphasis on dynamics and vibration, which has involved both theoretical and experimental aspects. He is engaged in teaching modules related to structural design and analysis.

Dr Gupta principal research interests are in the areas of structural dynamics and vibrations covering both theoretical and experimental aspects. His interest also lies in improving structural resilience and designing structures subject to extreme loads such as blast, earthquake and fire. He has worked on European funded as well as numerous Industry sponsored consultancy projects.

Chartered Member of Institution of Structural Engineers, UK (CEng MIStructE)

Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

PhD in Civil Engineering, K.U. Leuven, Belgium (2008) 

MSc in Computational Engineering, Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany (2004)

BTech in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India (2002)

Journal Publications: 

1. S. Gupta, E. Stoddart and A. Morrison. Blast Resilience Enhancement of Cable-Supported Facade Utilizing Super-Elastic Shape Memory Alloy. Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 9(2):1-20, 2021
2. D. Ding, W. Liu, S. Gupta, G. Lombaert, and G. Degrande. Prediction of vibrations from underground trains on Beijing metro line 15. Journal of Central South University of Technology, 17(5):1109-1118, 2010.
3. Ding, S. Gupta, W. Liu, G. Lombaert, and G. Degrande. Prediction of vibrations induced by trains on line 8 of Beijing metro. Journal of Zhejiang University - Science A, 11(4):280-293, 2010         
4. L Wei-Feng, L Wei-Ning, S Gupta and G Degrande. Prediction of vibrations in the tunnel and free field due to passage of metro trains. Engineering Mechanics 27, (1), 250-256, 2010.
5. S. Gupta, H. Van den Berghe, G. Lombaert, and G. Degrande. Numerical modelling of vibrations from a Thalys high speed train in the Groene Hart tunnel. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 30:82-97, 2010.
6. S. Gupta and G. Degrande. Modelling of continuous and discontinuous floating slab tracks in a tunnel using a periodic approach. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 329:1101-1125, 2010.
7. S. Gupta, Y. Stanus, G. Lombaert, and G. Degrande. Influence of tunnel and soil parameters on vibrations from underground railways. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 327:70-91, 2009.        
8. S. Gupta, G. Degrande, and G. Lombaert. Experimental validation of a numerical model for subway induced vibrations. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 321(3-5):786-812, 2009.          
9. WF Liu, WN Liu, S Gupta, G Degrande. A coupled periodic finite element-boundary element model for prediction of vibrations induced by metro traffic, J Vib Eng., 22 (5), 480-485, 2009.
10. S. Gupta, W.F. Liu, G. Degrande, G. Lombaert, and W.N. Liu. Prediction of vibrations induced by underground railway traffic in Beijing. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 310(3):608-630, 2008.
11. P Fiala, S. Gupta, G Degrande and F Augusztinovicz. A parametric study on the isolation of ground-borne noise and vibrations in a building using a coupled numerical model. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123 (5), 3260, June 2008.
12. L Wei-Feng, L Wei-Ning, S. Gupta, G Degrande. Dynamic response in the tunnel and free field due to the moving underground trains. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 27 (5), 81-84, 2008.
13. S. Gupta, M.F.M. Hussein, G. Degrande, H.E.M. Hunt, and D. Clouteau. A comparison of two numerical models for the prediction of vibrations from underground railway traffic. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 27(7):608-624, 2007.  

 Book Chapters:

1. Fiala, S. Gupta, G. Degrande, and F. Augusztinovicz. A numerical model for re-radiated noise in buildings from underground railways. In 9th International Workshop on Railway Noise, Munich, Germany, September 2007, Published in Book titled Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail transportation systems, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008, 115-121. ( eBook ISBN 978-3-540-74893-9).
2. M.F.M. Hussein, H.E.M. Hunt, L. Rikse, S. Gupta, G. Degrande, J.P. Talbot, S. François, and M. Schevenels. Using the PiP model for fast calculation of vibration from a railway tunnel in a multi-layered half-space. In 9th International Workshop on Railway Noise, Munich, Germany, September 2007, Published in Book titled Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail transportation systems, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008, 136-142. ( eBook ISBN 978-3-540-74893-9). 

Selected Conference Publications:

1.  Shashank Gupta, Euan Stoddart, Andrew Morrison. Use of Shape Memory Alloys to Improve Structural Resilience for Extreme Loading Conditions. SECED 2019 Conference: Earthquake Risk and Engineering towards a Resilient World, Greenwich, UK, 9-10 September 2019
2. S. Gupta, A. Morrison, E. Stoddart, A.J. Nelson. Review of Dynamic Performance of Cladding Systems Used in Blast Design. International Conference on Construction Futures (ICCF). Wolverhampton, UK 19-20 Dec 2018.
3. S. Gupta. Application of shape memory alloys to Civil Engineering Structures. International Conference  on Construction Futures (ICCF). Wolverhampton, UK 19-20 Dec 2018.
4. S. Gupta, A. Morrison, P. Thomas. Development of blast resilient glass facades for World Financial Centre in New York. SECED 2015 Conference: Earthquake Risk and Engineering towards a Resilient World, Cambridge UK, 9-10 July 2015.
5. S. Gupta, E. Stoddart, D. Sanderson and A. Morrison. Condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines with scour and grout damage in monopile foundations. SECED 2015 Conference: Earthquake Risk and Engineering towards a Resilient World. Cambridge UK, 9-10 July 2015.
6. Geert Lombaert, Pieter Coulier, Arne Dijckmans, Peter Fiala, Stijn François, Shashank Gupta, Hans Verbraken, Geert Degrande. Excitation mechanisms and mitigation of railway-induced ground vibration, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, Sept. 2014, New York.
7. Geert Lombaert, Pieter Coulier, Arne Dijckmans, Peter Fiala, Stijn François, Shashank Gupta, Geert Degrande. Excitation mechanisms and mitigation measures for ground-borne noise and vibration due to railway traffic, Fritz-Peter Müller award ceremony, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Karlsruhe. Oct. 2012.
8. S. Gupta, D. Sanderson and A. Stacey. Criticality rating of ageing fixed offshore structures. In Proceedings of the ASME 30^th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Artic Engineering OMAE, Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 2011.
9. DY Ding, WN Liu, Geert Degrande, Geert Lombaert, Shashank Gupta. Prediction of vibrations from underground trains on line 8 of Beijing metro, International Symposium on Environmental Vibration: Prediction, Monitoring and Evaluation, Beijing, China, 400-405. ISBN: 978-7-03-025765-9. Publisher: Science Press Beijing, October 2009.
10. Shashank Gupta, Hans Van den Berghe, Geert Lombaert, Geert Degrande. Prediction of vibrations from a thalys HST in the Groene Hart tunnel, International Symposium on Environmental Vibration: Prediction, Monitoring and Evaluation, Beijing, China, 321 - 330. ISBN: 978-7-03-025765-9. Publisher: Science Press Beijing, Oct. 2009.

Dr Shashank Gupta has about 10 years’ of experience in providing consultancy to various sectors including onshore civil, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Railways and Defence & Security. He worked at MMI Engineering (now MMI Thornton Tomasseti), where he was involved in numerous engineering consulting projects worldwide related to structural, blast and earthquake engineering. He applied analytical methods in combination with practical design experience to create efficient structural engineering solutions for a wide range of industries. He was also involved in business development, preparation of proposals, bids (contracts), technical reports and liaising with clients on regular basis.