shri-kalyana

Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula

Associate Professor
srikalyanarama.j@mahindrauniversity.edu.in

Dr. Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula is currently working as an Associate Professor, Smart and Sustainable Materials Lab, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahindra University. He completed his Ph.D. from BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, M. Tech, and B. Tech from V R Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada. Prior to joining Mahindra University, he worked for BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, V R Siddhartha Engineering College as Assistant Professor. He had also worked as a R&D Cell Coordinator and Associate Professor-Department of Civil Engineering, VBIT, Hyderabad. His research interests include Developing low-cost precast wall panels; Rheology of ultra-high-performance concrete and 3D printed concrete, and Risk assessment of Construction projects, Repair and Rehabilitation of concrete structures. He is a Young Member of The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM). He is also a Life Member of the Indian Concrete Institute, Indian Association of Bridge Engineers, and Society for Reliability and Safety (SRESA).  He is a Level 1 certified Institute of Risk Management professional from UK and BENTLEY Distinguished Educator and is also a Construction Life Cycle Assessment Specialist from One Click LCA.

2014 - 2018

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, India. (2014 – 2018)
    Thesis: Proportioning of Self Compacting Concrete Mixes Based on Plastic Viscosity Approach-Experimental and Numerical investigations

2010 - 2012

  • Master of Technology, Structural Engineering, V R Siddhartha Engineering College JNTU, Kakinada, India, India. (2010 – 2012)
    Thesis: Cylindrical Bending of Laminated Composite plates using finite element method

2006 - 2010

  • Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering, V R Siddhartha Engineering College, India. (2006 – 2010)
    Thesis: Study and Behavior of box girder bridges

2023 - Till Data

  • Associate Professor [August 2023 – Till Date], Department of Civil Engineering, Mahindra University.

2021 – 2023

  • Assistant Professor [July 2021 – July 2023], Department of Civil Engineering, Mahindra University.

2019-2021

  • Associate Professor [July 2019 – July 2021], Department of Civil Engineering, Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology.

2019

  • Visiting Faculty [January 2019 – July 2019], Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.

2013-2018

  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor [July 2013 – December 2018], Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.

2010-2013

  • Assistant Professor [Dec 2010 – June 2013], Department of Civil Engineering, V R Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada.

2015

  • Worked as a Faculty intern with Dr. A. Ramachandra Murthy, Senior Scientist and Project Leader (Computational Structural Mechanics Group) at CSIR-SERC (Structural Engineering Research Centre), Chennai for a period of two Months from May to July 2015.

Guided 23 UG Thesis and 12 PG Dissertations

Refereed Journals

2023

  • Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Bansal, T. (2023). “A review on health monitoring of concrete structures using embedded piezoelectric sensor”. Construction and Building Materials, 405, 133179.
  • Paritala, S., Singaram, K. K., Bathina, I., Khan, M. A., & Jyosyula, S. K. R. (2023). “Rheology and pumpability of mix suitable for extrusion-based concrete 3D printing–A review”. Construction and Building Materials, 402, 132962.
  • Md, Zoheb Nawaz, S. C. Mohan, and Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula. "Development of low-cost base isolation technique using multi-criteria optimization and its application to masonry building." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 172 (2023): 108024.

2022

  • Bansal, T., Talakokula, V., Rama Jyosyula, S. K., Vicente, R., & Ascensão, G. (2022). Embedded piezo-sensor-based automatic performance monitoring of chloride-induced corrosion in alkali-activated concrete. Sustainability, 14(19), 12917.
  • Ganta Mounika, Baskar Ramesh, Kalyana Rama J S, (2022) Rice Husk Ash as a Potential Supplementary Cementitious Material in Concrete-Solution towards Sustainable Construction, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer. 7(1), 1-14.
  • Ganta Mounika, Baskar Ramesh, Kalyana Rama J S, (2022) Rice Husk Ash as a Potential Supplementary Cementitious Material in Concrete-Solution towards Sustainable Construction, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer. 7(1), 1-14.

2021

  • Kalyana Rama J. S., Sai Kubair K., Sivakumar M. V. N., Vasan A., and Ramachandra Murthy A. (2021). “Fracture properties of Ternary blended Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete – A Plastic Viscosity Approach”,  Computers and Concrete, 28(4), 379-393. 
  • P. Varun Raj, P. Surya Teja, K. Sai Siddhartha, J.S. Kalyana Rama, (2021) Housing with low-cost materials and techniques for a sustainable construction in India-A review, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 43, Part 2, 1850-1855.
  • Kota, S. K., &Kalyana Rama, J. S. (2021). Impact of locally available sustainable materials on the overall economy of the construction sector–A review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 43, 1103-1109. 
  • Sistla, S., & Kalyana Rama J S. (2021). Evaluating the performance of nature inspired algorithms using 52-bar steel truss subjected to dynamic load. Materials Today: Proceedings, 38, 2464-2470. 

    • 2020

    • Mounika, G., Ramesh, B., & Kalyana Rama J. S. (2020). Experimental investigation on physical and mechanical properties of alkali activated concrete using industrial and agro waste. Materials Today: Proceedings, 33, 4372-4376. 
    • Chahmi Oucif, Kalyana Rama J S, Shankar Ram K, Farid Abed (2020), “Damage modeling of ballistic penetration and impact behavior of concrete panel”, Defence Technology. 17, 202-211.
    • Kalyana Rama J S, Shreyans Surana, Sridhar Raju (2020), “Role of lightweight materials of construction on Carbon Dioxide emission of a reinforced concrete building”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 27, 984-990., Elsevier.

    2019

    • Sai Kubair K., Kalyana Rama J S., Ramachandra Murthy A, “Strengthening RC Frames Subjected to Lateral Load with UHPFRC Using Damage Plasticity Model”, Earthquake and Structures. Vol. 17, No. 2 (2019) 221-232.
    • Kalyana Rama J S, Sivakumar M V N., Sai Kubair K., Vasan A., “Influence of plastic viscosity of the mix on properties of SCC with river and crushed sand”, Computers and Concrete. Vol. 23, No. 1 (2019) 37-47.

    2018

    • Chauhan, D. R., Tewani, H. R., & Kalyana Rama, J. S. (2018). Application of Principles of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics for Concrete Structures: A Numerical Study. Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 877, pp. 282-288). Trans Tech Publications.
    • Ranjit Patil, Ajinkya Naringe, Kalyana Rama J S (2018) " Novel Techniques for Seismic Performance of High-Rise Structures in 21st Century: State-Of-The-Art Review", IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, (Vol. 330, No. 1, p. 012126).

    2017

    • Kalyana Rama J. S., Sivakumar M. V. N., Vasan A., Sai Kubair K. and Ramachandra Murthy A. (2017). “Plastic Viscosity based mix design of SCC with Crushed Rock Fines”, Computers and Concrete, 20(4), pp.461-468.
    • George J., Kalyana Rama J S., Sivakumar M V N and Vasan A. (2017). “Behaviour of Plain Concrete Beam subjected to Three Point Bending using Concrete Damaged Plasticity (CDP) Model”. Materials Today: Proceedings, 4(9), pp.9742-9746.
    • Kalyana Rama J. S., D.R. Chauhan, Sivakumar M. V. N., Vasan A. and Ramachandra Murthy A. (2017). “Fracture properties of concrete using damaged plasticity model-A parametric study”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 64(1), pp.59-69.

    2015

  • Bharat Reddy R, Sai Gopi Nihal, Taneja A, Kalyana Rama J S "Comparative Study on the Lateral load Resistance of Multi-storied Structure with Bracing Systems", Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 8(36), DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2015/v8i36/87536, December 2015.

    • 2013

    • Sri Kalyana Rama J, Panduranga Rao B "Strengthening of Plain and Reinforced Concrete plates using Fiber reinforced Polymer- Computational Approach", Volume 4, issue No 1,2013, P.No 47-55, International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, ISSN   0976 – 4399 .

    2012

    • P Suresh, B Panduranga Rao, J S K Rama "Influence of diagonal braces in RCC multi-storied frames under wind loads: A case study", Volume 3, No 1, 2012, P.no 214-226, International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, ISSN   0976 – 4399.

    Book Chapters

    2023

  • Gampa, S., & Jyosyula, S. K. R. (2023, March). Impact of Inhibiting Factors on the Efficiency of Precast Construction Projects Using Kendall’s Concordance Method. In International Conference on Cement and Building Koncrete for a Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (pp. 279-286). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Sri Kalyana Rama, J., Poojitha Lakshmi, C., Likhitha, G., Teja Sahithi, I., & Hema Rama Sri, K. (2023, July). Architectural and Structural Configurations for Enhanced Seismic Performance of RC Structure Using Integrated Building Information Modelling. In International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (pp. 177-190). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Ganta, M., Baskar, R., & Jyosyula, S. K. R. (2023). Predicting the strength characteristics of alkali activated concrete with environment friendly precursors using statistical methods. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 455, p. 03010). EDP Sciences.
  • Susmitha, P.J.R.L.P., Yeturi, P.K.R., Jyosyula, S.K.R., Talakokula, V. (2023). Characterization of Pozzolans to Use as Supplementary Cementitious Material in Concrete Through X-ray Diffraction. In: Jędrzejewska, A., Kanavaris, F., Azenha, M., Benboudjema, F., Schlicke, D. (eds) International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures. SynerCrete 2023. RILEM Bookseries, vol 44. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33187-9_22.
  • Mangalampalli, A. K., Jyosyula, S. K. R., Talakokula, V., Ascensão, G., & Ferreira, V. M. (2023). Exploring new frontiers for biomass ash in additive manufacturing. In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV (pp. 246-251). CRC Press.

    • 2022

  • Sai Kubair, K., & Kalyana Rama, J. S. (2022). Seismic Performance of UHPFRC-Strengthened RC Beam–Column Joints Using Damage Plasticity Model—A Numerical Study. In Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering (pp. 371-383). Springer, Singapore.
  • Zoheb Nawaz., Mohan S C., Kalyana Rama J S., (2022), “Seismic Behavior of Masonry Building with Spread Base Isolation using Natural Rubber” Davis, C. A., K. Yu, and E. Taciroglu (2021). San Fernando Earthquake Conference - 50 years of Lifeline Engineering: Book of Abstracts, Lifelines2021-22, University of California Los Angeles Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Center Report No. GIRS-2021-05, Version 1, March 22, 2021, doi:10.34948/N3QP4X, https://doi.org/10.34948/N3QP4X
  • Sai Kubair, K., & Kalyana Rama, J. S. (2022). Seismic Performance of UHPFRC-Strengthened RC Beam–Column Joints Using Damage Plasticity Model—A Numerical Study. In Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering (pp. 371-383). Springer, Singapore.
  • Sirsikar, R. A., Awchat, G. D., & Kalyana Rama, J. S. (2022). Parametric Study of Performance-Based Seismic Design of Plan Irregular RC Frames—Indian Scenario. In Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering (pp. 427-438). Springer, Singapore.
  • Nidhi Sannametla, Kalyana Rama J S, “Seismic Response of UHPC Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Frame Using Concrete Damaged Plasticity Model” Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 74, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer (Accepted).

    • 2019

  • Sai Krishna P, Kalyana Rama J S, "Influence of bracing systems on the seismic pounding of high-rise structures", Rao A., Ramanjaneyulu K. (eds) Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 2. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 12. Springer, Singapore, 2019.
  • Sai Kubair K, Kalyana Rama J S “Strengthening RC beams with Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete using Concrete Damage plasticity model - A Numerical study”, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group.

    • 2015

  • J.S. Kalyana Rama, N. Reshmi, M.V.N. Sivakumar and A. Vasan, "Experimental Investigation and Numerical Validation on the Effect of NaOH Concentration on GGBS Based Self-compacting Geopolymer Concrete", Advances in Structural Engineering, Materials -Volume 3, Editor: Vasant Matsagar, Springer, ISBN: 978-81-322-2187-6, 2015, pp:1673-1686 (Indexed in SCOPUS).
  • J. S. Kalyana Rama, M.V.N. Sivakumar, A. Vasan, Chirag Garg and Shubham Walia, "A Review on Studies of Fracture Parameters of Self-compacting Concrete", Advances in Structural Engineering, Materials -Volume 3, Editor: Vasant Matsagar, Springer, ISBN: 978-81-322-2187-6, 2015, pp:1705-1712 (Indexed in SCOPUS).
  • J.S. Kalyana Rama and B.S. Grewal, "Evaluation of Efficiency of Non-destructive Testing Methods for Determining the Strength of Concrete Damaged by Fire", Advances in Structural Engineering, Materials -Volume 3, Editor: Vasant Matsagar, Springer, ISBN: 978-81-322-2187-6, 2015, pp:2567-2578 (Indexed in SCOPUS).

    • Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings

    2022

  • Kumar, V. P., Kumar, A. S., Venkat, P., & Rama, J. S. K. (2022, December). Economical Robust Mix Proportioning of Self-Compacting Concrete Mixes-A Comparative Study. In ASPS Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 171-178).
  • Rama, J. S. K., Krishna, B. V., & Mohan, S. C. (2022, December). Performance-Based Design of an Irregular RC Structure with and without Supplemental Damping. In ASPS Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 605-610).
  • Mounika, G., Bhaskar, R., Rama, J. S. K., Madhu, E., & Sri, B. I. (2022, December). Alkali Activated Concrete using Industrial and Agro Waste-Mix proportioning and Experimental Investigation. In ASPS Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 1327-1331).
  • Zoheb Nawaz., Mohan S C., Kalyana Rama J S., (2022), “Seismic Behavior of Masonry Building with Spread Base Isolation using Natural Rubber” Davis, C. A., K. Yu, and E. Taciroglu (2021). San Fernando Earthquake Conference - 50 years of Lifeline Engineering: Book of Abstracts, Lifelines2021-22, University of California Los Angeles Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Center Report No. GIRS-2021-05, Version 1, March 22, 2021, doi:10.34948/N3QP4X.

    • 2021

  • Ganta Mounika, Ramesh Bhaskar, Kalyana Rama J S, “Alkali Activated Concrete using Industrial and Agro waste-Mix proportioning and experimental investigation”, Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2020), MNIT Jaipur, 17th to 19th December 2021. (Accepted).
  • Vamsi Krishna K, Kalyana Rama J S, Mohan S C, “Performance-Based Design of an irregular RC structure with and without supplemental damping”. Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2020), MNIT Jaipur, 17th to 19th December 2021. (Accepted).
  • Pradeep Kumar V K; Sai Kumar A; Venkat P; Kalyana Rama J S, “Economical robust mix proportioning of self-compacting concrete mixes for quality control- A comparative study”, Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2020), MNIT Jaipur, 17th to 19th December, 2021. (Accepted).

    • 2019

  • Saiteja Sistla, Kalyana Rama J S, “Cross section optimization of a planar truss subjected to various ground motions using SALP swarm algorithm”, 7th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, December 11-13, 2019 at IIT Mandi, India.
  • Kalyana Rama J S, Ram Sagar M, Ramachandra Murthy A, “Fracture Mechanics based design of reinforced concrete structural Elements-Analytical and numerical study”, FraMCoS-X: Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, 24-26 Jun 2019 Bayonne, France.
  • Ansuman Panda, Ginjala Venkata Ganesh, Shivaraj Panigavi, Chakravarthula Ajay Mani Teja, Uppari Ramkrishna, Kalyana Rama J S, Mohan S C, “Design of experiments for structural model updating of steel structure using dynamic testing”, International conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE), March 21-23, 2019, KL University, Vijayawada, India.
  • Saurabh J Patil, Himanshu Pal, Kalyana Rama J S, “Properties of Self-Compacting concrete with Alccofine, GGBS and Fly Ash-Plastic Viscosity Approach”, 5-8 March, 2019, UKIERI Concrete Congress, NIT Jalandhar.

    • 2018

  • Nidhi S, Shankar Ram K, Kalyana Rama J S, “Assessing Failure of concrete using CDP model-A Review”, Proceedings of the Conference on NEXT FRONTIERS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 30 November-2018.
  • Nidhi S, Shankar Ram K, Kalyana Rama J S, “Application of Concrete Damage Plasticity model in strengthening the beam and column using UHPC and FRP-Numerical Study”, 19-21 December, 2018, The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India.
  • Aakash Reddy, Kalyana Rama J S, “Strengthening of shear deficient RC beams with CFRP and UHPC strips using damage plasticity model-A Numerical Study”, 19-21 December, 2018, The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India.
  • Nitesh Jain, Kalyana Rama J S, “Improving seismic response of high rise building using viscoelastic dampers”, 19-21 December, 2018, The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India.

    • 2017

  • Shreyans Surana, Kalyana Rama J S, Sridhar Raju, " Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings with Supplementary Materials ", ASCE India Conference Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies-Moving Towards Resilient Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure, December 12-14, 2017.
  • Kalyana Rama J S, Saikrishna Pallerla, Sivakumar M.V.N, Vasan.A, Ramachandra Murthy A "Parametric Study On the Influence of Cement Replacement Materials On the Rheology of Cement Paste Using Brookfield Viscometer” International Conference on Advances in Construction Materials and Systems (ICACMS-2017), 71st RILEM Week, IIT Madras, 2017.
  • H. R. Tewani, Kalyana Rama J S, "Parametric Study On the effect of the friction coefficients between laminae on the behavior of a laminated composite plate” Computational Science Symposium, IISC Bangalore, March 16-17, 2017.

    • 2016

  • Reeti Sarkar, Ranjit Patil, Kalyana Rama J S, "Influence of Wind and Earthquake on A Single Modification High Rise Structure in Four Metro Cities of India, REDECON-2016, Bangalore, November, 2016.
  • Stuti M., Varun K., Kalyana Rama J. S. and Ramachandra Murthy A "Numerical Studies on the Influence of Notch Depth and Location on the Natural Frequency of Indeterminate Beams", International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2016) , July 2016, IIT Bombay.
  • George J., Kalyana Rama J. S., Siva Kumar M. V. N., Vasan A. and Ramachandra Murthy A.  "Influence of Notch to Depth Ratio on Fracture Process Parameters of Plain Concrete Beam Using Concrete Damaged Plasticity Model", International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2016) , July 2016, IIT Bombay.

    • 2015

  • Manjeeth Kolli Venkata, Bharath Reddy Rondla, Sri Kalyana Rama J " A study on the impact of inhibiting factors on the efficiency of project management in construction industry", Industry Academia Conference on Construction Management (IACCM - 2015), Organised by NICMAR, Hyderabad in association with National Academy of Construction, Hyderabad, Dec 4-5, 2015.
  • Sarana Hasanth K, Vasan A, Kalyana Rama J S "Optimizing the strength characteristics of Self Compacting Concrete using ANN and Genetic Algorithm", UKIERI Concrete Congress 2015, NIT Jalandhar, Nov 2-5, 2015.
  • Meet Shah, Sri Kalyana Rama J., "Comparative study on the Behavior of Symmetric and Asymmetric Buildings Subjected to Seismic Load", Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Research Advances in Civil Engineering, B S Publications, ISBN:978-93-83635-36-8, 2015, pp:353-358.
  • G L Raviraj, Kalyana Rama J S., "Analysis of Moment Resisting Frames", Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Research Advances in Civil Engineering, B S Publications, ISBN:978-93-83635-36-8, 2015, pp:385-390.
  • Darshan Puajara, M Santosh Kumar, Kalyana Rama J S "Experimental study on the effect of Recycled Aggregates on the strength characteristics of GGBS based Geopolymer Concrete", UKIERI Concrete Congress 2015, NIT Jalandhar, Nov 2-5, 2015.
  • Ganbavale Mandar. P., Ankit Jain, Vasan A., and Kalyana Rama J S, "Sustainable design of RC building portal frame through CO2  emission optimization using Chuckoo search algorithm", Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Built Environment, Organized by School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT, Vellore in associate with ASCE India Section, March 12-13, 2015.

    • 2014

  • Sudheer K, Kalyana Rama J S, Muthu Lakshmi. K. , "Influence of Size Effect on Fracture properties of Concrete-Computational Approach", Proceedings of 5th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, Research Publishing, ISBN: 978-981-09-1139-3, 2014, pp:1013-1021.
  • Sri Kalyana Rama J, Siva Kumar M. V. N, Vasan A, Ritesh Reddy , "A Review on Influence of superplasticizers on the strength characteristics of Self- Compacting Concrete", International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI-2014), October 17-18,2014, IIT Hyderabad, pp:286-295.

    • 2012

  • J S K Rama, B Panduranga Rao, K Mohana Rao, V Balakrishna Murthy "Modeling of an infinitely long orthotropic laminate under cylindrical bending", International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2012) , Dec 2012, IIT Hyderabad. 
  • J S K Rama,, B Panduranga Rao, K Mohana Rao, V Balakrishna Murthy "Modeling of an infinitely long orthotropic laminated plate under cylindrical bending" International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (INCRAME 2012), April, Dr. M G R University, Chennai. 

    • Magazines

    • Earth-friendly concrete, UDAAN Magazine, Jindal Steel Works (JSW), India
    • Robust Mix Proportioning of Self-Compacting Concrete Mixes - A Comparative Study, NBM&CW

    Research Interests

    • Developing low-cost precast wall panels
    • Rheology and hardened properties of ultra-high-performance concrete and 3D printed concrete
    • Risk assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation of concrete structures
    • Performance evaluation of plain and reinforced concrete structures under various loading conditions using Finite element analysis
    • Performance based design of material and structures for extreme loading

    Sponsored Projects

    S. No Project Title Funding Agency Role Other Investigators Amount Sanctioned Duration
    1 Performance Evaluation of Precast Ultra-High Performance Concrete Panels-Experimental and Numerical Investigation Mahindra University
    SEED Grant    		 Principal Investigator Prof. Visalakshi T
    Dr. Jagan Mohan P    		 6,00,000 October 2021 to April 2024
    2 Development of Economical and Sustainable Building Products for Non-Structural Application Smart Built Prefab Pvt Ltd Principal Investigator Prof. Visalakshi T Rs. 10,00,000 +
    An additional amount of Rs. 12,00,000 was invested on fabrication and technology development    		 January 2022 to January 2025
    3 Performance evaluation of structural and non-structural components with concrete enhancer for sustainable and economical construction Spartekoncrete Principal Investigator Prof. Visalakshi T 10,00,000 July 2022 to July 2023
    4 Investigating the compatibility of different types of cement with Spanocrete for
    concreting applications    		 Nanospan Principal Investigator Prof. Visalakshi T 4,19,000 July 2023 to December 2023
    5 From Laboratory to Field: Investigating the Mechanical and Durability Behavior of Ultra High Performance Concrete systems with Graphene Oxide Carborundum Universal Limited and Mahindra University Principal Investigator Prof. Visalakshi T 18,00,000 March 2024 to March 2025
    6 Experimental Investigation of Structural Response under Near Fault Ground Motions
    using SHAKE TABLE Studies    		 Mahindra University
    SEED Grant    		 Co-Investigator Dr. Jayaprakash Vemuri 8,00,000 October 2022 to October 2024
    7 Thermo-Structural Studies on RCC structures for impact analysis DRDO-ASL Co-Investigator Dr. Jagannatha Rao
    Dr. Janardhan (CBIT)    		 9,89,000 March 2022 to September 2023

    Research Group
    Post-Doctoral Student

    Name of the Student Date of Joining University Topic Role Status
    Aniruddha Tangirala
    (Ph.D. from BITS Pilani)    		 March 2024 Mahindra University Proportioning Alkali Activated Concrete mixes with Industrial and Agro wastes-An Experimental and analytical Investigation Supervisor
     
    Co-Supervisor: Prof. Visalakshi Talakokula    		 Awarded
    December 2023

    Ph.D. Students
    Completed

    Name of the Student Date of Joining University Topic Role Status
    Ganta Mounika
    (Part time)    		 December 2019 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai Proportioning Alkali Activated Concrete mixes with Industrial and Agro wastes-An Experimental and analytical Investigation Co-Supervisor
    Supervisor: Dr. Ramesh Bhaskar    		 Awarded
    December 2023

    Ongoing

    Name of the Student Date of Joining University Topic Role Status
    Abdul Wahab August 2023 Mahindra University Nature Inspired configurations for enhanced properties of structures using BIM Co-Supervisor
    Supervisor: Dr. Mohd Ataullah Khan    		 Course Work
    Pavan Patchigolla August 2023 Seismic Performance evaluation of precast joints subjected to-Numerical Investigations Supervisor Course Work
    Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy Feb 2022 Development of Economical and Sustainable Precast Elements for Infrastructural Applications Supervisor
    Co-Supervisor: Prof. Visalakshi Talakokula    		 Completed comprehensive exam
    Prakki Sushmitha Feb 2022 Plastic Viscosity Based Proportioning of Precast Ultra-High Performance Concrete Panels: Performance Evaluation Supervisor
    Co-Supervisor: Prof. Visalakshi Talakokula    		 Completed comprehensive exam
    Anil Kumar Mangalampalli Feb 2022 Sustainable Mortars for 3D Printing: A Rheological Study of Alkali Activated Mortars with Biomass Waste Supervisor
    Co-Supervisor: Prof. Visalakshi Talakokula    		 Completed comprehensive exam
    Ramesh Gomasa August 2021 Life Cycle monitoring of Concrete using piezo sensors Co-Supervisor
    Supervisor: Prof. Visalakshi Talakokula    		 Completed comprehensive exam
    Sangita De Feb 2022 Rheological characterization and ML based modelling of cementitious pastes comprising microfibers and nano materials Co-Supervisor
    Supervisor: Dr. Mohd Ataullah Khan    		 Completed comprehensive exam
    Sheik Mohammed Zoheb Nawaz Jan 2019 BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus Development of Novel Low-Cost Base Isolation Technique for Masonry Structures Co-Supervisor
    Supervisor: Dr. Mohan S C    		 Likely to submit by June 2024
    • Guided one PG student from Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded
    • Guided 19 UG Thesis and 11 PG Dissertations at BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus
    • Guided 2 UG projects at VBIT
    • Guided 8 UG projects at Mahindra University
    • Guiding 2 PG and 6 UG Projects at Mahindra University

    Advisor

    • One of the M. Tech (CASE) students was shortlisted for Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship (SSF) Cohort 2022, by Waste to Wealth Mission, Principal Scientific Advisory, Government of India.
    • Couple of our M. Tech (CASE) students Swetha and Amrutha won the second prize in a National level Industrial Design Problem contest on “Concrete for Metro Design and Durability” organized by Jindal Steel, Tata Projects Limited, and Aakaar (IIT Bombay Event). For the presentation round, 12 teams were shortlisted among 100+ teams across the country of which 3 teams are from M. Tech (CASE), Mahindra University. The solutions to the problem statement presented by the 3 teams are part of our current research on Smart and Sustainable Materials

    Research Committees

    1. Technical Committee Member, 287-CCS: Early age and long-term crack width analysis in RC Structures, RILEM.
      1. Team Lead-Numerical Simulations of early age cracking of concrete (Co-leading with Dr. Farid from ENS-PARIS-SACLAY, France)
      2. Contributing member for 4 groups
    2. Technical Committee Member, 294-MPA: Mechanical Properties of Alkali Activated Concrete, RILEM
      1. Team Lead-Fibre reinforced Alkali Activated Concrete (Co-leading with Dr. Arkamitra Kar, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus)
      2. Contributing member for 2 groups
    3. Technical Committee Member, 302- CNC: Carbon-based nanomaterials for multifunctional cementitious matrices
    4. Technical Committee Member, DCS: Data-driven concrete science

    Awards and Achievements

    • Level 1 Certified by Institute of Risk Management, UK.
    • Certified by Gopalakrishnan-Deshpande Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (GDC)-IIT Madras for successfully completing I-NDUCT program.
    • Young Researcher Award for the year 2022 by STEM-Research Society in association with University Institute of Technology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla during 2nd STEM-RS Awards Felicitation Ceremony on 17/12/2022.
    • BENTLEY Distinguished Educator-STAAD Pro and RCDC
    • Construction Life Cycle Assessment Specialist from One Click LCA.
    • Received an International Young Researcher Travel grant from International Association of Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures for attending FraMCoS-X: Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, 23-26 Jun 2019, Bayonne France.
    • Nominated as one of the Jury members for Smart India Hackathon-2020, an initiative by AICTE and MHRD Innovation Cell, Govt. of India.
    • Best paper award for the topic “Evaluating the Performance of Nature Inspired Algorithms Using 52-bar Steel Truss Subjected to Dynamic Load “at an International Conference & Exposition on Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Technology (ICE3MT2020), October, 2020, Hyderabad, India.
    • Best Presentation Award at the inaugural International Conference on Climate Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (INTERLINC)-2024, hosted by the Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi and supported by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, 28-30 March, 2024.
    • Delivered more than 80 invited lectures across the country at various state and central level academic and industrial organizations and delivered keynote and invited talks at various international conferences on Sustainability, Risk Management, and Building Information Modeling.
    • Associated with various collaborators from India, Germany, UAE, UK, Portugal, France, Australia, and Chile.

    Memberships

    1. Senior Member, The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM).
    2. Member, International Association of Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures.
    3. Life Member, Indian Concrete Institute
    4. Life Member, Indian Institute of Bridge Engineering
    5. Life Member, Society for Reliability and Safety (SRESA)
    6. Member, International Association of Engineers
    7. Member, All India Council for Technical Skill Development.
    8. Level 1 Member, Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance (StEER) Network