Dr. Nallaval Chinnaswamy Balaji

Head of the Department (HoD) | Associate Professor | Structural Consultant | BIS Principal Member CED45 & EED07

Mysuru, Karnataka, India

About

Research Interests • Building thermal performance studies (Energy and Comfort studies) • Building envelope design (materials and its suitability) • Rural transition and well-being studies (building typologies) • Building restoration and rehabilitation design • Masonry & RC structures

Experience

  • The National Institute Of Engineering, Mysore (9 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head of The Civil Engineering Department (HoD)
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Associate Professor
      Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

    • NIEAA Treasurer
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Bureau of Indian Standards ()
    • Principal Member - EED 07 - Sustainability in Building Construction (Formerly CED 58)
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Principal Member - CED 45-Safety in Construction Sectional Committee
      May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Centre for Workplace Safety and Health, Mysore

  • Structural Engineer & Consultant at Freelance
    Jul 2005 - Present · 21 yrs 1 mo

    Structural Engineer

  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc) ()
    • Research Associate
      Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

      SERIIUS Project Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

    • Senior Research Fellow
      Aug 2009 - Jul 2015 · 6 yrs

      Area of Research is Building Physics

  • Senior Design Engineer (Structural) / N.D.T Analyst at Civil-Aid Techno-Clinic Pvt. Ltd
    Aug 2008 - Aug 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Assessment of fire damaged structures, Investigation of structural distress and structural rehabilitation, Assessment of old bridges, Load test evaluation for new bridges, Feasibility studies of the existing structures. Assessment of fire damaged structures for TCE & TATA BP Solar Pvt. Ltd., Old bridges investigation (for distress) on NH-45 for Navayug Construction Company, Modified load-testing design of bridges on NH-45 for I.J.M, India, Major feasibility study projects for MICO-BOSCH, INFOSYS, IIIT-B, SIFY, Karnataka State Cricket Association, Karnataka Veterinary Council (KVC), Sarva Shishana Abiyan, PWD (Inland Transportation Division), BWSSB, BBMP, etc..