Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula

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.

• 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

• 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

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

Patents

• Indian Patent Application No. 202241057712, filed on 10 October 2022. Title: “High Performance Plaster Coated Light Weight Composite Wall Panels.” Inventors: Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy, Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula, Visalakshi Talakokula, Sagi V. Simhadri Raju. Status: Granted on 05/01/2024 bearing Patent No. 495454 for a term of 20 years from 10/10/2022.
• Indian Patent Application No. 202341087858, filed on 10 October 2022. Title: “PZT-Based Smart Washer for Structural Health Monitoring of Bolted Joint Steel Structures.” Inventors: Vigneshwar S., Visalakshi Talakokula, Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula. Status: Published on 12/01/2024.
• Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy, Sri Kalyana Rama J., Talakokula V., Sagi V. Simhadri Raju, “Gang Mold System for Manufacturing Composite Concrete Panels,” The Patents Design Act 2000 and the Design Rules 2001, India 202241057712. Status: Granted.
• Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy, Sri Kalyana Rama J., Talakokula V., Sagi V. Simhadri Raju, “Dual Reinforced Thin Composite Concrete Panels,” The Patents Act 1970, India 202441077687. Status: Published.
• Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy, Sri Kalyana Rama J., Talakokula V., Sagi V. Simhadri Raju, “Light Weight Water-Proof Pre-Mortar Coated Interlocking Composite Block,” The Patents Act 1970, India 202541040307. Status: Published.
• Design No. 417613-001, filed on 21/05/2024. Title: “Modular Lattices as Reinforcement for Concrete Structures.” Inventors: D. Hariprasaath, Abdul Wahab, Sri Kalyana Rama Jyosyula, Mohd Ataullah Khan. Status: Granted on 02/08/2024.
• Yeturi Pramod Kumar Reddy, Sri Kalyana Rama J., Talakokula V., Sagi V. Simhadri Raju, “Multi Cast Mold System for Manufacturing Lightweight Interlocking Composite Blocks,” The Patents Design Act 2000 and the Design Rules 2001, India 202241057712. Status: Granted.

Refereed Journals

• Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Bansal, T. (2025). Durability monitoring of blended concrete systems under acid and sulphate exposure environment using embedded piezo sensor: an experimental and statistical investigation. Measurement, 119359.
• Kar, A., Chottemada, P. G., Hanži?, L., Kalyana Rama, J. S., Kara De Maeijer, P., Nematollahi, B., … & Dehn, F. (2025). RILEM TC 294-MPA: interlaboratory study of the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced ground granulated blast furnace slag-based alkali-activated concrete. Materials and Structures, 58(7), 230.
• Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Bansal, T. (2025). Strength Monitoring and Prediction of Blended Concrete Systems from Very Early to Delayed Age Using Embedded Piezo Sensor Data: An Experimental and Machine Learning Approach. Journal of Building Engineering, 112677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112677, (Q1, SCIE, IF: 6.7)
• Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Bansal, T. (2025). Chloride-induced degradation in blended concrete systems: A comparative study under ideal and combined exposure conditions using embedded piezo sensors. Construction and Building Materials, 475, 141114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.141114, (Q1, SCIE, IF: 7.4)
• Gomasa, R., Talakokula, V., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Bansal, T. (2024). Integrating electro mechanical impedance data with machine learning for damage detection and classification of blended concrete systems. Construction and Building Materials, 445, 137725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137725, (Q1, SCIE, IF: 7.4)
• Md, Z. N., SC, M., & Jyosyula, S. K. R. (2025). Shake-table testing of unreinforced fly ash brick masonry model with unreinforced elastomeric isolator. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1-20.
• Ganta, M., Jyosyula, S. K. R., & Baskar, R. (2024). Properties of alkali activated cellular lightweight binder blocks with industrial and agro waste. Discover Applied Sciences, 7(1), 13.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.
• 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.

• 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 .

• 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

• 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.
• 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).
• Sai Krishna P., Kalyana Rama J. S., “Influence of Bracing Systems on the Seismic Pounding of High-Rise Structures,” in 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 & Francis Group.
• 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, Springer, 2015, pp. 1673–1686. ISBN: 978-81-322-2187-6. [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, Springer, 2015, pp. 1705–1712. ISBN: 978-81-322-2187-6. [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, Springer, 2015, pp. 2567–2578. ISBN: 978-81-322-2187-6. [Indexed in SCOPUS]

Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings

• 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.” In 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.
• 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, 17–19 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, 17–19 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, 17–19 December 2021. (Accepted).
• 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, 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 June 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,” UKIERI Concrete Congress, 5–8 March 2019, NIT Jalandhar.
• 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,” The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India, 19–21 December 2018.
• Aakash Reddy, Kalyana Rama J. S., “Strengthening of Shear Deficient RC Beams with CFRP and UHPC Strips Using Damage Plasticity Model – A Numerical Study,” The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India, 19–21 December 2018.
• Nitesh Jain, Kalyana Rama J. S., “Improving Seismic Response of High-Rise Building Using Viscoelastic Dampers,” The Eleventh Structural Engineering Convention, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India, 19–21 December 2018.
• 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, 12–14 December 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, 16–17 March 2017.
• 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.
• 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), organized by NICMAR Hyderabad in association with National Academy of Construction, Hyderabad, 4–5 December 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, 2–5 November 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, 2015, pp. 353–358. ISBN: 978-93-83635-36-8.
• 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, 2015, pp. 385–390. ISBN: 978-93-83635-36-8.
• 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, 2–5 November 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 association with ASCE India Section, 12–13 March 2015.
• 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, 2014, pp. 1013–1021. ISBN: 978-981-09-1139-3.
• 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), IIT Hyderabad, 17–18 October 2014, pp. 286–295.
• 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), December 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 2012, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

Research Group
Post-Doctoral Student

Ph.D. Students
Completed

Ongoing

• 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 2^nd 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