· On-Going
Development of a sustainable eco-friendly concrete material with complete replacement of traditional ingredients with waste materials (WASTECRETE).
Funded by: Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA), a bilateral organisation set up by Government of India and Government of France. (Serving as Indian PI; French partners - Prof. Martin Cyr, 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). Amount: INR 1.15 Crores. 2022-2025.
Economic Construction Practice Using Bacterial Inclusions in Concrete to Improve its Durability.
Funded by: CSIR. Amount: INR 1,923,300. 2018-2023
2.
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). (Serving as 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. 2019-2021
· Completed
Evaluation of the efficiency of bacterial inclusions in concrete.
Funded by: ALIENS Developers Ltd. Amount: INR 1,140,000, 2019-2022.
Performance evaluation of backfill soils partially replaced with building derived materials. (Serving as 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: 2,500,000, 2016-2019.
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Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). Consultancy Project.
Funded by: Govt. of Telangana, INR 8,000,000. 2016-2020.(As 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).
1.
Shrinkage Properties of Concrete with Alkali - Activated Binder.
Funded by: BITS - Pilani. Amount: INR 1,500,000. 2017-2022
Effect of Severely High Temperatures on the Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Alkali-Activated Binder.
Funded by: BITS - Pilani. Amount: INR 200,000. 2015-2017
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. 2012-2013.