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Prof. Arkamitra Kar

Associate Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering

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

Sponsered Projects

On-going (as PI, unless otherwise specified)

2022 -

Development of a sustainable eco-friendly concrete material with complete replacement of traditional ingredients with waste materials (WASTECRETE). Funded by: CEFIPRA. Amount: INR 1.16 Crores. French PI: Prof. Martin Cyr; French co-PI: Prof. Georges Zissis (Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France) and Dr. Rachida Idir (Cerema - Center For Studies And Expertise On Risks, The Environment, Mobility And Planning, Paris, Ile-De-France).

 

 

 Completed (as PI, unless otherwise specified)

2018 - 2024

Economic construction practice using bacterial inclusions in concrete to improve its durability.
Funded by: CSIR. Amount: INR 2,124,000.

2019 - 2022

Implementation of plants and treated natural fibers to enhance the strength properties of soft soil and to decrease the rate of surface erosion (Nat-Treat). (Indian co-PI; Indian PI: Dr. Anasua Guharay from BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus; Austrian PI: Dr. Wei Wu from Universität für Bodenkultur BOKU; Austrian Co-PI: Dr. M. Acharya from BOKU).

Funded by: Indo-Austria Scientific and Technological Cooperation between WTZ (Austria) and DST (India). INR 640,000.

2016-2020

Palamuru Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme (PRLIS).
(co-PI with Prof. Sridhar Raju, Prof. Vinayaka Ram, Prof. Jagadeesh Anmala, Dr. Anasua GuhaRay, Dr. Mohan SC, and Dr. Murari Varma from BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus).
Funded by: Govt. of Telangana, INR 8,000,000.

2016-2019

Performance evaluation of backfill soils partially replaced with building derived materials. (co-PI with Dr. Naveen James from IIT Ropar; PI: Dr. Anasua GuhaRay from BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus).

Funded by: SERB (DST), Govt. of India, INR: 2,443,000. 

2015-2020

Shrinkage properties of concrete with alkali - activated binder.
Funded by: BITS - Pilani. Amount: INR 1,920,000.

2015-2017

Effect of severely high temperatures on the behavior of reinforced concrete alkali-activated binder.

Funded by: BITS - Pilani. Amount: INR 200,000.

2012-2013

Characterization of concrete with alkali-activated binders and correlating their properties from micro to specimen levels.
Funded by ASCE Freeman Fellowship. Amount: USD 5,000.

 

Research Interest

  • 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
  • Study of the polymerization or hydration chemistry of cementitious systems depending on the type of binder
  • Development of models to predict strength, stiffness, and deformation characteristics of concrete with alkali-activated binder
  • Life cycle assessment of concrete with alkali-activated binder
  • Bacterial inclusions in concrete
  • Treatment methods for geotextiles
  • Durability of concrete with Alkali-Activated Binders