Ujjain: SOET teacher gets patent for earthquake resistant material

Ujjain: SOET teacher gets patent for earthquake resistant material

Prajapati has succeeded in making earthquake-resistant structures using concrete reinforced with steel which makes it ductile so that it can withstand the tensile stress in a seismic zone.

FP News ServiceUpdated: Thursday, April 28, 2022, 10:03 AM IST
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SOET’s teacher Mohit Kumar Prajapati (fifth from left) along with faculty members | FP PHOTO

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Mohit Kumar Prajapati, a lecturer in the department of civil engineering, School of Engineering Institute (SOET), Vikram University has jointly published an article about his patent in the Indian Patent Journal along with a university faculty.

Prajapati has succeeded in making earthquake-resistant structures using concrete reinforced with steel which makes it ductile so that it can withstand the tensile stress in a seismic zone.

Polymers like Nylon-66, PVC, Polyester, etc can also be used inside this concrete to further increase the ductility thus making the structure based on this material more earthquake resistant.

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