Biography

Dr. Kurian V. John obtained his Ph.D. in Offshore Structures from Indian Institute of Technology, India. Currently he is working as Professor at Civil Engineering Department University Technology PETRONAS (UTP) Malaysia. He also appointed as Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Post Graduate Professor at National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) India, Site Engineer at SKANSKA, Swedish Construction Company Muscat Sultanate of Oman, Head of Civil Engineering Department Federal Polytechnic Idah (FPI) Nigeria, and Associate Professor at University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Malaysia. He also received number of professional and educational awards. He is life member of Institution of Engineers, India, and Indian Society for Technical Education, Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, Concrete Society of Malaysia, and ASME. He successfully completed 25 Projects with a funding of RM 3.5 million. He has published 43 research articles in journals, 128 conference papers, 14 workshop and seminar papers, and 12 books/reports contributed as author/co-author. He is also serving as reviewer for many journals. He supervised 42 post graduate students. He also conducted 9 workshops and courses. He also attended 117 conferences, workshops and seminars.

Area of Interest:

Engineering

100%

Civil Engineering

62%

Construction Research

90%

Applied Sciences

75%

Applied Mechanics

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

Nizamani, Z., V.J. Kurian and M.S. Liew, 2015. Determination of environmental load factors for ISO 19902 code in offshore Malaysia using FORM structural reliability method. Ocean Eng., 92: 31-43.
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Montasir, O.A., A. Yenduri and V.J. Kurian, 2015. Effect of mooring line configurations on the dynamic responses of truss spar platform. Ocean Eng., 96: 161-172.
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Yenduri, A., O.A. Montasir and V.J. Kurian, 2014. Behavior of mooring systems for different line pretensions. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 204-209.
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Yenduri, A., O.A. Montasir and V.J. Kurian, 2014. A study on mooring systems of an offshore platform for different configurations. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 197-203.
Yazid, E., M.S. Liew, S. Parman, V.J. Kurian and C.Y. Ng, 2014. Nonlinear system identification of floating structures using time varying ARX-based volterra model. Applied Mech. Mater., 465-466: 3-7.
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Sebastian, A.A., V.J. Kurian, A.M. Al-Yacouby, M.S. Liew and V.G. Idichandy, 2014. Hydrodynamic forces on linear and multi-dimensional arrays of circular cylinders. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 259-264.
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Ng, C.Y., V.J. Kurian and M.S. Liew, 2014. Dynamic responses of classic spar platform: Short crested waves vs long crested waves. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 235-240.
Namazi-Saleh, F., V.J. Kurian and Z. Mustaffa, 2014. Investigation of vortex induced vibration of offshore pipelines near seabed. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 265-270.
Montasir, O.A., A. Yenduri and V.J. Kurian, 2014. Effect of mooring line properties and fairlead slopes on the restoring behavior of offshore mooring system. Res. J. Applied Sci. Eng. Technol., 83: 346-353.
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Kurian, V.J., S.S. Goh, M.M.A. Wahab and M.S. Liew, 2014. Reliability assessment model for aging jacket structures in Malaysian waters. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 283-288.
Kurian, V.J., M.M.A. Wahab, T.S. Kheang and M.S. Liew, 2014. System reliability of existing jacket platform in Malaysian water (failure path and system reliability index). Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 307-312.
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Kurian, V.J., M.C. Voon, M.M.A. Wahab, N.A. Iskandar and M.S. Liew, 2014. Multivariate regression analysis for screening process of reliability assessment. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 271-276.
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Kurian, V.J., A.M. Al-Yacouby, A.A. Sebastian, M.S. Liew and V.G. Idichandy, 2014. Effect of anodes on hydrodynamic coefficients of tubular cylinders-model tests. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 241-246.
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Kurian, V.J., A.A. Sebastian, A.M. Al-Yacouby, M.S. Liew and V.G. Idichandy, 2014. Wave forces on linear arrays of rigid vertical cylinders in regular waves. Res. J. Applied Sci. Eng. Technol., 7: 5249-5257.
Jamaluddin, M.A., M.S. Liew and V.J. Kurian, 2014. Response of monopod platform under extreme wave in Malaysian water. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 295-300.
Al-Yacouby, A.M., V.J. Kurian, A.A. Sebastian, M.S. Liew and V.G. Idichandy, 2014. Effect of marine growth on hydrodynamic coefficients of rigid tubular cylinders. Applied Mech. Mater., 567: 247-252.
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Yazid, E., M.S. Liew, S. Parman, V.J. Kurian and C.Y. Ng, 2013. Application of EMD based TVAR model for modal analysis of semi-submersibles. Int. J. Mech., 7: 484-491.
Silvianita, M.F.K. and V.J. Kurian, 2013. Decision making for safety assessment of mobile mooring system. Jurnal Teknologi Sciences Engineering, 61: 41-52.
Selamat, I.M., M.S. Liew, M.N. Abdullah and V.J. Kurian, 2013. Extreme value analysis and joint density of metoceal loads for Malaysian water. Malaysian J. Civil Eng., 25: 40-52.
Kurian, V.J., Z. Nizamani and M.S. Liew, 2013. Modeling for uncertainties in resistance for jacket platforms in Malaysia. Res. J. Applied Sci. Eng. Technol., 5: 750-759.
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Kurian, V.J., M.A. Yassir, C.Y. Ng and I.S. Harahap, 2013. Nonlinear dynamic analysis of multi-component mooring lines incorporating line-seabed interaction. Res. J. Applied Sci. Eng. Technol., 6: 1428-1445.
Kurian, V.J., C.Y. Ng and M.S. Liew, 2013. Dynamic responses of truss spar due to wave actions. Res. J. Applied Sci. Eng. Technol., 5: 812-818.
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Islam, A.B.M.S., M. Jameel, S. Ahmad, M.Z. Jumaat and V.J. Kurian, 2013. Structural behaviour of fully coupled spar mooring system under extreme wave loading. J. Civil Eng. Manage., 19: S69-S77.
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Montasir, O.A.A. and V.J. Kurian, 2011. Effect of slowly varying drift forces on the motion characteristics of truss spar platforms. J. Ocean Eng., 38: 1417-1429.
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Teo, D.C.L., M.A. Mannan and V.J. Kurian, 2010. Durability of lightweight OPS concrete under different curing conditions. Mater. Struct., 43: 1-13.
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Kurian, V.J., J.K. Febik, N. Bolong and I. Zakaria, 2010. Hydraulic design and experimental investigation of roof drainage system. Malaysian Const. Res. J., Vol. 5. .
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Kurian, V.J., O.A.A. Montasir and S.P. Narayanan, 2009. Numerical and model test results for truss spar platform. Platform, 7: 2-8.
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Kumar, P.S., M.A. Mannan and V.J. Kurian, 2008. High performance reinforced concrete beams made with sandstone reactive aggregates. Open Civil Eng. J., 2: 15-24.
Kumar, P.S., M.A. Mannan, V.J. Kurian and H. Achyutha, 2007. Investigation on the flexural behaviour of high performance reinforced concrete beams using sandstone aggregates. Build. Environ., 42: 2622-2629.
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Teo, D.C.L., M.A. Mannan, V.J. Kurian and C. Ganapathy, 2006. Lightweight Concrete Made From Oil Palm Shell (OPS): Structural bond and durability properties. Build. Environ., 42: 2614-2621.
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Teo, D.C.L., M.A. Mannan and V.J. Kurian, 2006. Structural concrete using Oil Palm Shell (OPS) as lightweight aggregate. Turk. J. Eng. Environ. Sci., 30: 251-257.
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Teo, D.C.L., M.A. Mannan and V.J. Kurian, 2006. Influence of site curing on bond properties of reinforced lightweight concrete. J. Civil Eng. Res. Pract., 3: 9-19.
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Teo, D.C.L., M.A. Mannan and V.J. Kurian, 2006. Flexural behavior of reinforced lightweight concrete beams made with Oil Palm Shel (OPS). J. Adv. Concrete Technol., 4: 459-468.
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Kumar, P.S., M.A. Mannan, V.J. Kurian and H. Achyutha, 2005. Effect of crushed sandstone sand on the properties of high performance concrete. J. Civil Eng. Res. Pract., 2: 1-11.