Er. Ratna Shova Prajapati
Vice Principal, Sr. Lecturer
Bhaktapur
prajapati.shova[at]khwopa.edu.np
M.E in Earthquake
Education
  • Master's Degree in Earthquake Engineering (2013) - Purbanchal University
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (2010) - Tribhuvan University
Trainings
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control of RCC Structures,
  • Use of Latex as Tools & Techniques for Research & Technical Writing,
  • Workshop on Applied Mechanics,
  • Training Workshop on Earthquake Engineering,
  • Workshop on Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Aftershock Forcasting.
Experience
  • Vice Principal, Khwopa College of Engineering, Nepal                           
  • Project Supervisor
  • Senior Lecturer, Khwopa College of Engineering, Nepal
Research Interest
  • Stone Masonary Structure, Brick Masonary Structures
  • Analysis of Structure
Research & Publications

PUBLICATIONS

  • Prajapati, R. S., & Shrestha, R. (2017). Engineering Soil Properties of Bhaktapur Pottery. Journal of Science and Engineering
  • Shrestha, R., & Prajapati, R. S. (2015). Performance Analysis of Masonry Building with Courtyard. Journal of Science and Engineering.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

Sainju, P. R., Shrestha, M., Prajapati, R., Prajapati, R. S., & Shrestha, R. (2019). Performance of Timber Joint System Used in Traditional Monuments of Bhaktapur Municipality. Conference:

International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning. Bhaktapur. 

Teaching Subjects
  • Theory of Structures I,
  • Theory of Structures II,
  • Applied Machines,
  • Estimating and costing.
Miscellaneous

PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Vice Principal, Khwopa College of Engineering, Nepal                           

  • Mentored undergraduate students for research projects, engineering model preparation.
  • Served in the organizing committee for national and international conferences.   

Project Supervisor

  • Supervised more than ten groups of projects on Earthquake Resistant Structural Design of Building. The project is allocated to students as partial fulfillment of a Bachelor’s degree in the first and second semester of the final year.  
  • SAP2000/ETABS – for building analysis and design