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Prof. Arkamitra Kar

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering

structural engineering, Development and characterization and of concrete with alkali-activated aluminosilicates as sustainable or ‘green’ building materials, Correlation between microstructural properties of cementitious paste with mechanical properties of concrete at specimen scale, stiffness, Study of the polymerization or hydration chemistry of cementitious systems depending on the type of binder, and deformation characteristics of concrete with alkali-activated binder, Development of models to predict strength, Bacterial inclusions in concrete, Life cycle assessment of concrete with alkali-activated binder, Durability of concrete with Alkali-Activated Binders
 Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Current Collaborations

International Collaborations:

Prof. Abhijit Mukherejee, Curtin University, Australia
Dr. Mohna Bandyopadhyay, U Pitt, PA, USA 
Prof. Udaya B. Halabe, West Virginia University, WV, USA
Prof. Indrajit Ray, UWI, Trinidad & Tobago 
Prof. Avinash Unnikrishnan, Portland State University, OR, USA
Mr. Subhadeep Ghosh, ProMiles Software, PA, USA 
Ms. Patricija Kara De Maeijer, U Antwerp, Belgium 
Dr. Jesus Rodriguez Sanchez, Kingspan LLC, Ireland 
Prof. Martin Cyr, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France 
Prof. Georges Zissis, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France 
Dr. Rachida Idir, Cerema - Center For Studies And Expertise On Risks, The Environment, Mobility And Planning, Paris, Ile-De-France
 
 
National Collaborations:
 
Prof. Anasua GuhaRay, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad
Prof. Jayati Ray Dutta, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad
Dr. Trishikhi Raychoudhury, IIT Patna
Dr. Naveen James, IIT Ropar
Dr. Dibyendu Adak, NIT Meghalaya
 

Doctoral Scholars (As principal supervisor)

1.      Ashok Kumar Suluguru (Graduated)

Dissertation Title: "Behavior of Shallow Foundation Resting on Soil Partially Replaced with Building Derived Materials under a Static Loading Condition" 

2.      Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri (Graduated)

Dissertation Title: "Evaluation of High-Temperature, Bond, and Shrinkage Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Binder Concrete"

3.      Sk. Rahaman (September 2018 - Present)

4.      B. Radha Kiranmaye (January 2019 - Present)

5.      Pujitha Ganapathi C (January 2022 - Present) 
 
6.      Sk Abdul Kaium (January 2023 - Present)

 

Doctoral Scholars (As co-supervisor)

 1.      M. Jayatheja (Graduated)

Dissertation Title: Performance Evaluation of Retaining Walls with Backfill Soils Partially replaced by Building Derived Materials 

2.      G. Sachin Chakravarthy (January 2018 - Present)

 

Master’s Thesis Students 

           
1. Chintha Ravali (2019-2021) 
                     Thesis Title: "Environmental Impact Assessment of Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Concrete."
2. Kshema Sara Koshy (2019-2021)
                     Thesis Title: "Round Robin Testing of Mechanical Properties for Alkali Activated Concrete"
3.  P.S. Jagannadha Varma (2018-2020) 
                     Thesis Title: "Determination of the Mechanical Efficiency of Building Derived Materials as Coarse Aggregates In Concrete" 

4. R. Abhishek (2015-2017)

                      Thesis Title: "Developing a Mechanism for Determining the Stress-Strain Characteristics of Cast In-situ Ambient Cured Alkali Activated Binder (AAB) Concrete"  

5. Anju Alex (2016-2018)

                       Thesis Title: "Determination of Shrinkage Strains of Alkali Activated Binder Concrete"  

6. B. Sriman Pankaj (2017-2019)

                       Thesis Title: "Investigation of crushed concrete aggregates as a replacement for natural aggregates" 

 

Selected Undergraduate Students Advised (Thesis/Term Project)

               

2021 - 2022   Hemender Singh Chauhan   
2020 - 2021   Swetha Prabhakar
2019 - 2020   Haritya A. Shah
2018 - 2019   Ritika Sridharan
2017 - 2018   Shankar Ram
2017 - 2018   Md. Zaid
2017 - 2018   Lashhanth Dhevaraju
2017 - 2018   Dheeraj Dogiparthy
2017 - 2018   E. Aakash Reddy
2016 - 2017   Ajinkya Naringe
2016 - 2017   Shreyans R. Surana
2016 - 2017   Rohan Sirupa
2016 - 2017   Swaraj Patil
2016 - 2017   Harsh Mundra
2016 - 2017   Shashank Gupta
2015 - 2016   Kaushal Raut
2015 - 2016   Hridyesh Raj Tewani
2015 - 2016   Reeti Sarkar
2015 - 2016   Darshan Rajesh Chauhan