Dr. Khatua specializes in occupant kinematics; dynamics of automobiles, trucks, forklifts and motorcycles; computer simulation of accidents; and injury assessment. He has research and development expertise in the areas of heavy truck crashworthiness, crash simulations, restraint system optimization, Hybrid III dummy properties evaluation, human head and spine modeling, multi-layer sandwich, and other complex composite constructions. He has also participated in the development of special-purpose computer programs for stress and dynamic analysis. Dr. Khatua’s research further includes analysis of nuclear power plant structure, piping, and pipe support systems; seismic and probabilistic analysis; evaluation of soil-structure and fluid-structure interactions; accident analysis of pressurized water and boiling water reactor plants; and analyses of steam generator tubes and tube supports.
Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Khatua held several academic and engineering positions and most recently served as Engineering Manager for Nutech Engineers, Inc., and as Supervising Engineer at Sargent and Lundy.