Manish Kumar

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Dean, Student Affairs
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India

Email: mkumar@iitgn.ac.in
Phone: +(91)-79-2395-2481
Office: AB 5/333, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 382355.

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Recent updates

April 2026: Chaman's paper entitled "In-process reinforcement method for 3D-printed concrete layers" is published in the Automation in Construction journal. It presents a printhead that enables automated in-proces reinforcement of concrete layers being printed.
February 2026: Manish completed a consulting project entitled "Condition assessment of Pier 2 of Bridge No. 53 (3rd Line) in Kharagpur Division of South-Eastern Railway" sponsored by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited. Drs. K Siva Teja Chopperla and Nirmalya Bandopadhyay were part of the team.
December 2025: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India sponsors a workshop entitled "Low cost housing for developing countries using 3D concrete printing technology" as part of India-Sri Lanka Joint Workshop Call-2024.
October 2025: Manish delivered a talk entitled "Seismic response control techniques" at Nirma University.

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Welcome Note

This website provides a gist of activities in my research group. We have been working in the fields of structural engineering with a focus on earthquake engineering, concrete printing, fluid-structural interaction etc.

Media Engagements

⚫ Indian Army statement on 3D printed bunkers: The Hindu, Indian Express
⚫ Indian Army Commendation Card: IIT Gandhinagar, Hindustan
⚫ Resilience of power transmission network: The Hindu BusinessLine, Economic Times
⚫ Podcast on academic and professional journey: TEDxIITGandhinagar