Shashank Malal

Shashank is a Masters student with structural engineering specialization at UTA. He graduated from National Institute of Technology Calicut, India (NIT-C) – one of the premier educational institutes in India. He also has a one year of experience in the field of structural engineering as a design engineer and in project management services working for the construction of Cochin International Terminal and other Govt. of Kerala projects.
His area of interest includes – seismic design of high rise structures, precast construction, construction with sustainable materials etc. He published a research paper in Masterbuilder and 6th International Geotechnical Conference on using recycled tiles as a road sub-base – evaluating its geotechnical properties.

Research

• Hydrocarbon Pool Fire Performance of bearing pads under bridge decks for thermally insulated bridges – sponsored by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)