Krishna P. Ghimire | Undergraduate Program Director and Teaching Associate Professor

Jeffrey and Joy Lessman Cornerstone Teaching Scholar

Ph.D. - 2018, University of Kansas
Civil Engineering
M.S. - 2015, University of Kansas
Civil Engineering
B.S. - 2009, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Civil Engineering

Contact information

2141 Fiedler Hall
krishnag@ksu.edu

Professional experience

Krishna Ghimire received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, in 2009. Following graduation, he worked for four years as a structural engineer in hydroelectric power projects at Nepal Electricity Authority and high-rise building projects at Rasuwa Construction Company and also as a lecturer at Pokhara University. In 2013, Ghimire pursued advanced studies in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering at the University of Kansas, culminating in a doctoral degree in 2018. Upon graduation, he joined SGS Towers Inc. as a structural engineer where he focused on analyzing, designing, and inspecting telecommunication towers and foundations. He became a teaching assistant professor in 2018 at Kansas State University while continuing as a consulting structural engineer for SGS Towers. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Kansas and Connecticut.

Research

Ghimire research focuses on structural modeling and bond and development in reinforced concrete. He has worked extensively on the anchorage of headed reinforcing bars in concrete. The study became one of the largest of its kind with a primary objective of resolving limitations in ACI 318-14 Building Code provisions on headed-bar anchorage. From the study, new code provisions and design guidelines were developed allowing for the use of conventional and high-strength headed bars in a wide range of reinforced concrete members such as beam-column joints, column-foundation joints, and headed splices. This included those subjected to reverse cyclic loading. The findings are now incorporated into the ACI 318-19 Building Code and ASTM A970/A970M-18 Standard Specification for Headed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement. His research sponsors include the Electric Power Research Institute, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Education and Research Foundation, BarSplice Products Inc., Headed Reinforcement Corporation, and LENTON products from Pentair.

Academic highlights

Ghimire has authored and co-authored technical reports, peer-reviewed journal papers, and conference proceedings, which became the basis of updates on ACI 318-19 Building Code and ASTM A970/A970M-18 provisions on headed-bar anchorage. He is an engaged reviewer of publications in the fields of structural engineering and materials science such as in ACI/ASCE structural/material journals. Ghimire is passionate about teaching and adapts new teaching and assessment techniques to maximize student learning. He currently serves as a CE ABET Coordinator, Assistant Mentor in the ASCE ExCEEd Teaching workshop, and faculty advisor to ASCE/AISC Steel Bridge Team and Nepalese Student Association at K-State. In 2024, Ghimire was named Jeffrey and Joy Lessman Cornerstone Teaching Scholar and Clair A. Mauch Steel Ring Advisor of the Year. In the same year, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering Course and Curriculum Committee he served was selected for the Team Award of Excellence. In February 2023, the Teaching and Learning Center at Kansas State University highlighted him as the Teacher of the Month. He is also a recipient of the 2021 Department of Civil Engineering Above and Beyond Instructor Award. Active in professional organizations, he is a member of the ACI Committee 88-S802, Teaching Methods and Educational Materials; ACI Committee 311 — Inspection of Concrete; Joint ACI-ASCE 408 committee — Bond and Development of Steel Reinforcement; ACI Committee 437 — Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Structures; Phi Kappa Phi; and Chi Epsilon.

Recent faculty publications

• Ghimire, K. P., Darwin, D., Lepage, A., 2021, “Headed Bars in Beam-Column Joints Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 118, No. 3, May-June, pp. 27-33. DOI: 10.14359/51730523
• Ghimire, K. P., Shao, Y., Darwin, D., and O’Reilly, M., 2019, “Conventional and High-Strength Headed Bars—Part 1: Anchorage Tests,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 116, No. 3, May-June, pp. 255-264. DOI: 10.14359/51714479
• Ghimire, K. P., Shao, Y., Darwin, D., and O'Reilly, M., 2019, “Conventional and High-Strength Headed Bars – Part 2: Data Analysis,” ACI Structural Journal, V. 116, No. 3, May-June, pp. 265-272. DOI: 10.14359/51714480