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Dr. Akshay Venkateshwaran

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering

High Performance Concrete Encased Steel Columns, Lightweight Concrete Structural-Scale Slabs, Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC), Slab-Beam Composite Dowel Connections, Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete, Temperature and Fire Effects on Reinforced and Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Slabs
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Dubai Campus Dubai International Academic City  P. O. Box No. - 345055  Dubai, UAE. 

Research Projects

 

1. Fast Track Volumetric Construction Based on Composite Design Using Lightweight High-Performance Materials

  • Role: Research Fellow (Aug 2017 to Dec 2019) and Collaborator (Jan 2020 to Present)
  • Granting Organization: Sembcorp Industry & National Research Foundation, Singapore
  • Main PI: Prof. J.Y. Richard Liew, Head, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore

 

2. Design of Concrete Encased Composite Columns with High Strength Materials

  • Role: Research Fellow (Aug 2017 to Dec 2019) and Collaborator (Jan 2020 to March 2022)
  • Granting Organization: Ministry of National Development, Building & Construction Authority (BCA), Singapore
  • Main PI: Prof. J.Y. Richard Liew, Head, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore

 

3. Studies on the compressive behavior of H-shaped steel reinforced concrete beam-columns

  • Role: Collaborator (May-July 2022)
  • Granting Organization: Open Project of Failure Mechanics and Engineering Disaster Prevention, Key Lab of Sichuan Province
  • Main PI: Dr. Bing-Lin Lai, Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, SouthEast University, Nanjing, China

 

4. Structural Behavior of Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Slabs without Traditional Reinforcement

  • Role: PhD Research Scholar (Aug 2013 to Feb 2018)
  • Main PI: Prof. Tan Kiang Hwee, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore

 

Consultancy Projects

 

1.  Design of Reinforced and Fibre Reinforced Concrete Slab-On-Grade at Lucky Recycling Co. LLC Construction Site, Dubai

  • Role: Principal Investigator (PI) (July 2022)
  • Granting Organization: Lucky Recycling Co. LLC and Civil Matrix Contracting LLC, Dubai

 

Other Collaborations (non-funded)

 

1. Design and economic implications of using steel fibers in elevated slabs of multi-story buildings

  • In Collaboration with Prof. Ramesh Nayakka, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Dharwad - Completed in April 2024