Korean National Institute for International Education | South Korea
Dr. Vikas Mehta is a structural engineer and researcher specializing in seismic performance optimization, sustainable construction materials, and the application of advanced computational and machine learning methodologies to civil infrastructure systems. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Keimyung University, South Korea, where his award-winning doctoral research introduced innovative modifier-based and data-driven techniques for improving shear strength prediction and design accuracy in reinforced concrete beam-column joints. His expertise spans nonlinear finite element modeling, fragility analysis, physics-informed and graph-based machine learning, geospatial analytics, and performance-based seismic assessment, supported by strong proficiency in ETABS, OpenSees, SeismoSoft, Abaqus, MATLAB, Q-GIS, SPSS, Python, PyTorch, WEKA, and OriginPro. Dr. Mehta serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chonnam National University R&BD Foundation, contributing to advanced safety technologies for nuclear power plant structures under extreme hazard scenarios, including buckling resistance enhancement, retrofit optimization, and complex wind–terrain interaction studies. His professional background includes academic appointments in structural and construction engineering, where he taught subjects in earthquake engineering, finite element analysis, and structural systems while supervising graduate research and contributing to curriculum and laboratory development. Dr. Mehta has authored a substantial body of SCI-indexed research on seismic damage prediction, torsional behavior modeling, hybrid AI-mechanics frameworks, recycled and sustainable materials, computational methods, and structural performance evaluation, complemented by multiple patents in construction materials, damping devices, and waste-based composites. He has presented at leading international and national conferences and contributed to funded collaborative research, including projects involving global academic and industry partners. His professional affiliations include membership in ASCE, the Institute of Physics (AMInstP), IAEME (Fellow), and licensure as a Class-A engineer under the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act. Dr. Mehta’s contributions to structural engineering and computational mechanics continue to gain international visibility, reflected in an h-index of 7, over 172 citations, and more than 19 published documents, underscoring his growing influence in machine learning–driven structural design, seismic resilience, and sustainable construction innovation.
Featured Publications
Mehta, V., Jang, S. H., & Chey, M. H. (2025). Corrigendum to “Adaptive simulation and data-driven hybrid modeling for predicting shear strength and failure modes of interior reinforced concrete beam-column joints”.
Mehta, V., Jang, S. H., & Chey, M. H. (2025). Predictive framework for shear strength and failure modes of exterior reinforced concrete beam–column joints using machine learning. Structural Concrete. h.
Sagar, G. S., Mukthi, S., & Mehta, V. (2025). Analyzing compressive, flexural, and tensile strength of concrete incorporating used foundry sand: Experimental and machine learning insights. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering.
Mehta, V., Thakur, M. S., & Chey, M. H. (2025). Enhancing seismic design accuracy of RC beam-column joints: Modifier-based approach for shear strength predictions. Structures.
Mehta, V., Jang, S. H., & Chey, M. H. (2025). Adaptive simulation and data-driven hybrid modeling for predicting shear strength and failure modes of interior reinforced concrete beam-column joints. Structures.