Visiting Faculty

Prof. Kota Sitaramanjaneyulu

Education

1984

Bangalore University
B. E. (Civil Engineering)

1988

Bangalore University
M. E. (Highway Engineering)

1993

Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Pilani
Higher level diploma in Science & Technology

Position Held

  • Chief Scientist & Professor (Retd.), CSIR - Central Road Research Institute & Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research

Professional Experience

  • 1988-1993, CRRI Director, CRRI Scientist Gr. IV(1)
  • 1993-1998, CRRI Director, CRRI Scientist Gr. IV(2)
  • 1998-2003, CRRI Director, CRRI Scientist Gr. IV(3)
  • 2003-2009, CRRI Director, CRRI Scientist Gr. IV(4)
  • 2009-2015, CRRI Director, CRRI Scientist Gr. IV(5)
  • 2015-2021, CRRI Director, CRRI Scientist Gr. IV(6)

Area of Specialisation

  • Highway Engineering covering aspects of Highway Construction including quality control and technical inspection; Pavement Design; Pavement Performance Evaluation; Pavement Maintenance and Management

Scholarships / Fellowships / Awards

  • Selected under Indian National Science Academy-German Research Association (INSA-DFG) bilateral exchange program and deputed to Germany from 4.8.93 to 30.1.94. During this trip, visited and worked in the following Institutions/Universities/Organizations.
    • a) Institute for Roads and Tunnel Engineering at University of Aachen, Germany
    • b) Institute for Traffic Planning and Road Construction at University of Berlin, Germany
    • c) Federal Highway Research Institute, Germany
    • d) TEERBAU Construction Company, Germany
    • e) Dr. Volker Potschka Consultants, Germany
  • Under this program opportunity was also utilized to visit the following institutions in other countries.

    Dept. of Transportation and Highway Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering, Delf University of Technology, Netherlands Road and Bridge Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland

  • Selected for a fellowship by Directorate General for International Cooperation, Govt. of Belgium. Deputed to Belgium to attend a training course on ‘Roads 2001: Maintenance and Environmental Problems’, conducted by Belgian Road Research Centre, Brussels from April 9th to May 18th 2001.
  • Awarded Commendation Certificate by Indian Roads Congress during the 67th Annual Session, 2006 held at Punchkula for Paper entitled "Pavement Maintenance Management System for Urban Roads Using Software HDM- 4 - A Case Study"
  • Awarded Medal for Best Paper on Road Research (Instituted by Bihar PWD) by Indian Roads Congress during the 72nd Annual Session, 2011 held at Lucknow for the Research Paper entitled "Critical Evaluation of Roadway Capacity of Multi-Lane Speed Corridors under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition through Traditional and Microscopic Simulation Models.”

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Life member of Indian Roads Congress
    Life member of Indian Geo-Technical Society (Delhi Chapter)
    Life member of Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling Technology

Position on Technical and National Committees

    • Member Secretary of H-6 committee of IRC on “Road Maintenance and Asset Management” (2012-2017)
    • Member of H-2 committee of IRC on “Flexible Pavement” ( 2012-2014)
    • Member of H-3 committee of IRC on “Rigid Pavement” ( 2012-2014)
    • Member of H-9 committee of IRC on “Composite Pavement” ( 2012-2014)
    • Member Secretary of H-2 committee of IRC on “Flexible Pavement” (2015-2017)
    • Co-Convener of H-6 committee of IRC on “Road Maintenance and Asset Management” (2018-2020)
    • Member of H-2 committee of IRC on “Flexible Pavement” ( 2018-2020)
    • Member of CED-6 committee of BIS on “Stones Sectional Committee”(2009 - 2021)
    • Member, Project Monitoring Committee constituted by Ministry of Environment & Forest (Clean Technology) for the Project entitled "Eco-Friendly Road Technology by Using RBI Grade 81"
    • Member, Research Advisory Board, Centre of Excellence in Transportation Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
    • Member, Board of Governors, Bhagalpur College of Engineering
    • Member(Alternate), Kerala Infrastructure Committee
    • Member, Expert Group to Ensure Quality Control and Quality Assurance in Road Works, (MoRTH)

R & D Projects

    • Pavement Performance Study: To Develop Pavement Deterioration Models for Indian Conditions
    • Development of Guidelines for Maintenance Management of Primary, Secondary and Urban Roads
    • Gujarat Rural Roads Maintenance Planning study
    • Maintenance Management Study for Rural Roads in Three Districts of Maharashtra State
    • Development of GIS Based National Highways Information System
    • Guidelines for the Use of Geo-Cells in Flexible Pavements
    • Development of Management System for Maintenance Planning and Budgeting of High Speed Road Corridors
    • Development of Indian Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM)
    • Development and Application of Technologies for Sustainable Transportation (SUSTRANS)
    • Economic Loss Due to Idling of Vehicles at Signalized Intersections and Mitigation Measures (ELSIM)
    • Performance Study on Use of Fly Ash in Construction of Bituminous Road Surfacing
    • Applications of Rhinophalt Preservative and its Performance Evaluation on Three Toll Roads (Trial Stretches) in Rajasthan and Gujarat States
    • Development of National Document / Guideline on use of Weigh-in-Motion System in India for Axle Load Monitoring
    • Design, Construction and Performance Evaluation of New Materials and Mixes Towards Development and Upgradation of Standards / Specifications
    • Study of Noise Reflection and Absorption for Flexible and Rigid Pavement Surfaces
    • Study on the Effect of Surface Texture of Bituminous and Cement Concrete Surfacing on Skid Resistance
    • Feasibility Study for the Use of Thermocole Waste Materials in Bituminous Mixes
    • Application of Cold Bituminous Based Eco-Friendly Road Building Technology for the Special Featured Himalayan Regions.

Consultancy Projects

    • Investigation of Causes of Pavement Distress and Needed Remedial Measures for Some Stretches of NH-2 (Delhi-Mathura Section)
    • Evaluation of Materials and Pavements for Implementation of Cold Mix Technology on Delhi Roads
    • Evaluation of Rehabilitation Needs of Vikas Marg in Delhi
    • Functional Evaluation of Mathura-Agra section of NH-2 (Km. 148.000 to Km. 200.000)
    • Post Construction Audit of Roads at DSIDC, Bhavana, Delhi
    • Evaluation of Delhi Roads for Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategies
    • Third Party Quality Assurance of Strengthening of Ring Road in Delhi
    • Feasibility Study on the Use of Copper Slag Waste in Roads and Embankment Construction
    • Feasibility Study of Using Waelzkiln Slag as Fine Aggregate for Construction of Embankments, Granular Sub-Base, Cement Concrete and Bituminous Layers
    • Feasibility Study of Using Imperial Smelting Furnace Slag as Fine Aggregate for Construction of Embankments, Granular Sub-Base, Cement Concrete and Bituminous Layers
    • Evaluation of Pavements and Database Development for Core Road Network of Mizoram State
    • Evaluation of Rehabilitation Needs of Road Nos. 28,29 and 44 in Delhi
    • Technical Audit of NHDP Roads (NS-1, NS-20 and NS-21)
    • Design of Flexible Pavements for Internal Roads in Residential Colony at AIC- Karnal
    • Investigation of NH- 3 (Indore-Maharashtra border) for Improvement
    • Condition Assessment and Roughness Measurements of Delhi – Agra (NH-2) and Delhi- Jaipur (NH-8) Stretches
    • Evaluation of Existing Carriageway and 3rd Party Quality Assurance for Construction of Link Road in Dwaraka
    • Technical Audit of PMGSY Roads in Andhra Pradesh State (Package AP 1503)
    • Investigation to Determine the Causes of Distress on Ahmedabad - Vadodara Expressway
    • Evaluation of Internal Roads of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad District and Needed Remedial Measures
    • Design of Flexible pavements for Community Centre Roads at Kalkaji Extension in New Delhi
    • Investigation for Development of Distress on Azamgarh-Ghazipur Road Section (3 Packages) and Needed Remedial Measures
    • Evaluation of Main Colony Lanes in NDMC Area and Needed Remedial Measures
    • Evaluation of Nazaf Khan Road Towards Recommending Pavement Design for Widening
    • Evaluation of NDMC Roads & Needed Remedial & Improvement Measures (Phase III)
    • Evaluation of Lanes & Bye Lanes in NDMC Area & Needed Remedial Measures
    • Third Party Validation of Design of Indore Test Tracks
    • Evaluation of Main Colony, Lanes & Connecting Lanes in NDMC Area & Needed Remedial Measures.
    • Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation Design of Several Roads Constructed Under Transport Nagar Yojana & Design / Verification of Design of Pavements to be Constructed Under Mansarovar and Gomti Extension Schemes
    • Evaluation of Master Plan Roads (60m & 45 m ROW ) and Needed Remedial and Improvement Measures
    • Evaluation of Riding Quality of Roads in Connaught Circus and Needed Remedial Measures
    • Road Inventorisation and Pavement Condition Survey on the Selected Road Stretches using Vehicle Mounted Digital Video System Integrated with GPS
    • Evaluation of Roads in NDMC Area to Suggest Remedial Measures
    • Evaluation of NDMC Roads under Jurisdiction of Division R-V for Needed Strengthening and Remedial Measures
    • Detailed investigations to Determine the Probable Causes of Damage / Distress on Three Roads in Agra Circle and Suggest Remedial Measures.
    • Assessment of Odisha Road Network using Falling Weight Deflectometer and Automated Road Survey System.
    • Functional Evaluation of Selected NDMC Roads (Phase-IV) and Suggest the Needed Remedial Measures of the Roads to Improve the Riding Quality.
    • Strengthening/Widening of Service Road of Agra Canal (km 9.600 to km 25.200) and Design of 45m ROW Road (2.725km) along Agra Canal to Provide Connectivity to Newly Developed Sectors of Faridabad
    • Evaluation & Strengthening of Road Works From Escort Yamaha to Gaur City, Sector Knowledge Park-5
    • Road Inventory and Pavement Condition Survey for Asset Management of Odisha PWD Roads
    • Evaluation of Pavement Condition, Strengthening Requirements and Development of Database Management System for Delhi PWD Roads (Ring Road and Outer Ring Road)
    • Pavement Deflection Survey Using Falling Weight Deflectometer for Asset Management of Odisha PWD Roads
    • Application of Glass Grid System as Crack Prevention Course and Quality Assurance for Execution of Bituminous Overlay Using Modified Binder (PMB-40) on DND Flyway in Delhi
    • Evaluation of Roads in NDMC Area to Suggest Needed Remedial Measures for Improvement of Riding Quality
    • Evaluation of Polymer Modified Binder for Utilization in Bituminous Concrete Mixes and Quality Assurance for Laying of Bituminous Overlay (Bituminous Concrete and Stone Matrix Asphalt)on Master Plan Roads of Dwarka Sub-City in Delhi
    • Quality Audit/Quality Surveillance of Various Road Works (21) in NCR
    • Assessment of Road Network (Road Inventory and Pavement Condition Survey using Automated Road Survey System and Falling Weight Deflectometer) for Asset Management of Odisha PWD Roads
    • Investigation for Rehabilitation/ Strengthening of PWD-Civil Road Maintenance Division (GNCTD) Identified Roads Proposed for Milling & Recycling of Bituminous Layers-Phase 1
    • Post Construction Quality Audit of Four Laning of Jetpur-Somnath Section of NH 8-D from km 0.000 to 127.000 (Gujarat)
    • Construction of 100 m ROW Road (UER-II) from Western Yamuna Canal to Kanjhawal Road Near Village Kalra Mazari for Part of Alignment Passing through Rohini
    • Construction of 100 m ROW Road (UER-II) from RD 15500 to RD 18450 Connecting NH- 10 to Bakkarwala
    • Road Safety Assessment / Road Safety Audit and Study of Black Spots on 2500 Km of SH/ MDR of Odisha State and Submission of Action Plan
    • Design Stage Road Safety Audit of proposed Four-Lane from Sambalpur to Rourkela (Km 4/900 to Km 167/900) of SH-10 in the State of Odisha under PPP Mode on DBFOT Pattern
    • Second Construction Stage Road Safety Audit of Proposed Four-Lane from Sambalpur to Rourkela (Km 4/900 to Km 167/900) of SH-10 in the State of Odisha under PPP Mode on DBFOT Pattern
    • Road Safety Assessment and study of Black Spots on SHs & MDRs Roads of Odisha (Phase-I : Imparting in-house training to OWD Engineers at Bhubaneswar about the Road Safety audit and others Road Safety Engineering Related Activities)
    • Investigation for Rehabilitation/Strengthening of PWD Civil Road Maintenance Division, M-442 (GNCTD) Identified Roads Proposed for Milling & Recycling of Bituminous Layers- Phase 1
    • Repair and Rehabilitation of container Parking Yard at N.S. Dock, Kolkata
    • Study on Alignment Road From Sasoma to Saser Brangsa
    • Skill Development on Road Safety Audit and other Road Safety Engineering related activities for odisha Works Department Engineers at Bhubaneswar
    • Investigation for Rehabilitation / Strengthening of PWD Roads in south zones identified for involving Milling & Recycling of Bituminous Layers
    • Evaluation of Roughness Index using laser Profilometer on Etawah to Kanauj Six Lane Access controlled Expressway Section from km 115.500 to km 172.500 in the State of Uttar Pradesh
    • Utilization of Dredged Sand as a Construction Material in Road Construction in New Capital Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
    • Road Safety Audit of Outer Ring Road (ORR), Hyderabad, Telangana
    • Evaluation of Four NDMC Roads for Milling and Redesign.
    • Evaluation of Selected NDMC Roads and Needed Remedial Measures
    • Evaluation of Three Roads (Krishnapatnam port (AP), Poranki (AP) & Hyderabad (TS) Stabilized with Cement and Stabilroad Stabilizer

Non SCI/ Peer Reviewed Journals

  • P. K. Kanchan, B. M. Sharma and K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “A Rational Statistical Approach for Extrapolation of Existing Pavement Design Curves (IRC: 37-1984)”, Indian Highway, Indian Roads Congress. Dec. 1995
  • S. S. Naidu, Dr. P.K. Nanda, Pawan Kalla, Dr. P.K. Kanchan and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, "Pavement Maintenance Management System for Urban Roads Using Software HDM - 4 - A Case Study", Journal of Indian Roads Congress, 2005, Vol. 66(3).
  • Vasanth G. Havanigi, A. K. Sinha, P.S. Prasad, K. Sitaramanjaneyulu and Sudhir Mathur, "Copper Slag as an Alternative Material for Road Construction", Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, USA, 2009
  • Velmurugan S., Errampalli M., Ravinder K., Sitaramanjaneyulu K., and Gangopadhayay S., “Critical Evaluation of Roadway Capacity of Multi-Lane High Speed Corridors Under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions through Traditional and Microscopic Simulation Models”, Journal of Indian Roads Congress, India, 2010, Vol. No. 71(3), 2010, pp. 235-266.
  • Padma S., Velmurugan S., Errampalli M., Sitaramanjaneyulu K., Gangopadhyay S., and Revathi A., “Modeling Occurrence and Severity of Road Crashes on Selected Multi-Lane Carriageways in India”, Highway Research Journal, Indian Roads Congress, 2012, Vol. No. 5, Issue No. 2. PP27-32
  • Padma S., Velumurugan S., Madhu E., and Sitaramanjaneyulu K., “Multinomial Logit Models for Modelling Accident Severity along Indian High Speed Corridors”, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research, India, 2014
  • Shukla Manoj, Dr. Devesh Tiwari and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Performance Characteristics of Flbre Modified Asphalt Concrete Mixes”, Journal of Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technologies, UK, 2014, Vol. No. 15, Issue No. 1
  • Ashutosh Arun, Velumurugan S., K. Sitaramanjaneyulu and K. Ravinder, “Statistical Relationship Between Mean Speed and Time Mean Speed on Multi- Lane Interurban Highways”, Highways Research Journal, Indian Roads Congress 2017. Vol.8(1)
  • Amal Raj, Pradeep Kumar, and K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Development of Correlation Between Roughness Index and International Roughness Index for Indian Conditions”, Indian highways, Indian Roads Congress, May 2017

International Conferences

  • V. K. Sood B.M. Sharma and K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Pavement Performance Study – An Input towards Development of Pavement Management System in India”, Seventh Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australia, Singapore, June, 1992.
  • V. K. Sood, B. M. Sharma, P. K. Kanchan and K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Pavement Deterioration Modeling in India”, Third International Conference on Managing Pavements, Texas, USA, May, 1994.
  • B. M. Sharma, K. Sitaramajaneyulu and P. K. Kanchan, “Effect of Vehicle Axle Loads on Pavement Performance”, 4th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, Michigan, USA, June 1995.
  • M.N. Nagabhushana, K. Sitaramajaneyulu, and T.S. Reddy, “Geo-Synthetics in Highway Pavement on Weak Soils”, Indo- US Workshop on Ground Improvement Using Geo-Synthetics, New Delhi, 1997.
  • K. Sitaramajaneyulu, P. K. Kanchan, B. M. Sharma and M. N. Nagabhushana, “Indian Tools for Assessment of Maintenance Needs”, Fourth International Conference on Managing Pavements, Durban, South Africa, 1998.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, B.M. Sharma, Ramesh Raina and Y. V. Rao, "Pavement Evaluation towards Application of Latest Technologies for Maintenance of Urban Roads", International Conference on Pavement Engineering (ICPE), Bhuvaneshwar, 14-15, Feb, 2009.
  • Pradeep Kumar, K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, and B.M. Sharma. “Current Practices for Pavement Condition Monitoring of Road Infrastructure in India”, 24th ARRB Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2010, 12-15, Oct, 2010.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, Devesh Tiwari, B.M. Sharma and Pradeep Kumar, “National Efforts towards Management of High Speed Road Corridors in India”, 24th ARRB Conference, Australia, 12-15, Oct, 2010.
  • Errampalli M., Velmurugan S., Nataraju J., and Sitaramanjaneyulu K., “Development of Vehicle Operating Cost Equations for High Speed Corridors of India”, International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), South Korea, 20-24, June, 2011.
  • Padma. S, Velmurugan. S, Madhu. E, Sitaramanjaneyulu. K, and Gangopadhyay. S, “Modelling Road Crash Occurrence and Crush Severity on High Speed Corridors in India”, 1st Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG), Bangalore, 7-11, Dec, 2011.
  • Sanjay Deori, Ranjan Choudhary, Devesh Tiwari, and Sitaramanjeyulu K., “A Critical Review of Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Models”, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Techniques for Infrastructure Development, NIT-Calicut, 2012.
  • Sanjay Deori, Dr. Rajan Choudhary, Dr. Devesh Tiwari, and Sitaramanjaneyulu K., “Deterioration Modeling of Flexible Pavements with Modified Bitumen”, Third International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries (ICCIDC-III), Bangkok, Thailand, 4-6, July, 2012.
  • Errampalli Madhu, S. Velmurugan and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Estimation of Roadway Capacity of Eight-Lane Divided Urban Expressways Under Heterogeneous Traffic through Microscopic Simulation Models”, International Conference on Transporation Planning and Implementation on Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), 12-14, Dec, 2012.
  • Shukla Manoj, Dr. Devesh Tiwari and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Performance Characteristics of Glass Flbre Modified Asphalt”, 13th International Conference in Pavement Engineering, At Sao Paulo Brazil, 8-9, Dec, 2013.
  • Ch. Ravi Sekhar, J. Nataraju, S. Velmurugan, Pradeep Kumar and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Free Flow Speed Analysis of Two Lane Inter Urban Highways”, International conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), 10-12, Dec, 2014.
  • Dr. S. Gangopadhyay, K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Maintenance of Flexible Pavements”, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI-2014), 17-18, October, 2014.
  • Pradeep Kumar and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Efforts towards Development of Sustainable Road Asset Management”, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI-2014), 17-18, October, 2014.
  • Ch. Ravi Sekhar, S. Velmurugan, J. Nataraju and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Examining Variation of Dynamic PCU Values for Inter Urban Highways Under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions”, Conference of Transportation Research Group (CTRG), 2015.
  • Sanjay Deori, Rajan Choudhary, Devesh Tiwari and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Field Performance Study on Modified Bituminous Road Sections of National Highways 5 Corridor”, Conference of Transportation Research Group (CTRG), 2015.
  • Ravi Sekhar, J. Nataraju, S. Velmurugan and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Study on Dependency of Pavement Roughness on Free Flow Speed and Capacity of Single Lane and Intermediate Lane Inter Urban Highways”, International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance (ISEHP), 2016.
  • P. S. Prasad, U. K. Guru Vittal, K. Sitaramanjaneyulu and M. R. Madhav, “Remedial Measures for upheaval of PQC Panels Adjacent to Piers of Monorail in Mumbai”, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, Bangalore, 2016
  • Pradeep Kumar and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Use of Modern Technologies for Maintenance of Delhi Roads”, Proceedings of International Conference on Pavements and Computational Approaches (ICOPAC), CSIR – Central Road Research Institute, pp – 213-223, New Delhi, 2018

National Conferences

  • Y R Phull, V. K. Sood B. M. Sharma and. K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Management of Airfield Pavements – Imperatives and Considerations”, National Seminar on Airfield Pavements, New Delhi, 1990.
  • K. Sitaramajaneyulu, V.K. Sood, B.M. Sharma and Sunil Jain, “Some Recent Developments towards Management of Road Pavements”, National Seminar on Recent Trends in Highway Engineering, Bangalore University, March, 1995
  • M. N. Nagabhushana and K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Role of Instrumentation in Pavement Construction, Evaluation and Management”, Trends and Techniques in Transportation, Warangal, 1997.
  • K. Sitaramajaneyulu and M. N. Nagabhushana, “Highway Development with Private Participation and Related Issues” Trends and Techniques in Transportation, Warangal, 1997.
  • V. K. Sood and K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Area Review Paper on Pavement Performance Evaluation”, 59th Indian Roads Congress Session, Hyderabad, 1999.
  • K. Sitaramajaneyulu, “Some Latest Technologies and Equipment for Pavement Evaluation”, Road Infrastructure Management (RIM) in the New Millennium. Bangalore University, 2000.
  • M. N. Nagabhushana, K. Sitaramajaneyulu and M.R. Arora, “Application of Cold Bituminous Technology in Pavement Maintenance Through Micro Surfacing and Sandwich Surface”, National Seminar on Challenges for Road Transportation in 21st Century Leading to Fuel Economy, CIRT 2001, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 2001.
  • K. Sitaramajaneyulu, M. N. Nagabhushana and M.S. Amarnath, “Reclamation of Bituminous Mixes – An Effective and Economical Method of Maintenance”, National Seminar on Challenges for Road Transportation in 21st Century Leading to Fuel Economy, CIRT 2001, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 2001.
  • K. Sitaramajaneyulu and M. N. Nagabhushana, “Street Lighting and Illumination- Their Importance Among Highway Facilities”, National Seminar on Challenges for Road Transportation in 21st Century Leading to Fuel Economy, CIRT 2001, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 2001.
  • S.S.Naidu, K. Sitaramajaneyulu, Mohan Rao and B.K Durai, “Integration of HDM-4 and GIS for Pavement Management System – A case Study”, Advanced Road Transport (ART), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 2005
  • Y. V. Rao, K. Sitaramanjaneyulu and M. N. Nagabhushana, "Significance of Road Roughness in Pavement Maintenance Related Decisions", Conference on Advanced Road Transport (ART), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 2005.
  • Naidu S. S., Rao A. M., Kanagadurai, B. and Sitaramanjaneyulu, K., "Integration of HDM-4 and GIS for Pavement Management System- A Case Study", Conference on Advanced Road Transport (ART), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 2005.
  • Ravi Sekar, CH., Durai B.K., Rao, A. M., and Sitaramanjaneyulu, K., "Toll System Design Based on Travel Time Reliability for High Speed Corridors", Seminar on Public Private Partenership in Highway Sector, New Delhi, 2009.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, "Network Level Pavement Management System in India: Present Status", Recent Advances in Pavement Engineering (RAPAVE), Hyderabad, 2009.
  • Y.V. Rao and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “The Use of Weight-In-Motion System to Monitor Axle Weights for Pavement Maintenance”, Recent Trends in Highway Development, New Delhi, IRC, 10-11, Oct, 2012.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Innovative Technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Flexible Pavements”, Regional Workshop on Promoting Usage of New Material/Technologies/Equipment etc., Bangalore, 23-24, Oct, 2013.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Recycling of Bituminous Pavements”, Seminar on Role of Consulting Engineers, Contractors, Developers and Authorities in Infrastructure Development, New Delhi, 28-29, Nov, 2014.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Asphalt Pavement Recycling”, Workshop on C&D Waste and its Utilization, JNTU, Hyderabad, 28 Feb, 2015.

Articles in Magazines /Souvenir

  • Pradeep Kumar and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Advanced Techniques for Development of Pavement Information and Management System”, Published in CSIR-CRRI Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Souvenir, India, 12th July, 2012
  • Pradeep Kumar and K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, “Modern Data Collection Techniques for Management of Road Assets”, New Building Materials & Construction World (NBM & CW), India, Issue No. 9, 2014.
  • Pradeep Kumar, N. C. Pal, K. Sitaramanjaneyulu and B. C. Pradhan, “Assessment of Roads in the State of Odisha Using Automated Data Collection Techniques”, Souvenir of 75th Annual Session of Indian Roads Congress, Bhubaneswar, Jan, 2015.
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, "Smart Pavement Materials and Emerging Technologies", Souvenir of International Conference on Pavements and Computational Approaches. November 2018
  • K. Sitaramanjaneyulu and Pradeep Kumar, "Pavement Maintenance Management System", New Building Materials & Construction World (NBM & CW), India, ISSN 0973 -0591, Volume 25, Issue No. 3, 2019

M.Tech / MCA / M Plan Thesis

  • J.C. Sunil Kumar – M. Tech Summer Training Report on “Health Monitoring of Pavements Using Non-Destructive Testing Methods”, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, 2010.
  • Vishal R. Mehta – M. Tech. Thesis on “Structural Evaluation and Overlay Design of Flexible Pavement Using Benkelman Beam and Falling Weight Deflectometer”, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara, 2012.
  • Manish Mishra – MCA. Project Work on “Pavement Data Management System”, Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly, 2013.
  • Amit Kumar Das – M. Tech. Summer Training Report on “Pavement Evaluation Techniques for Pavement Management System”, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 2013.
  • Dhruv Dilipbhai Patel – M. Tech. Thesis on “Development of Pavement Management System of Indian National Highways Using HDM-4”, M. S. University Baroda, Vadodara, 2013.
  • Abihnav – M. Planning. Thesis on “Development of Road User Cost Models for Urban Roads”, M Plan, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 2013.
  • Amal Raj – M. Tech. Thesis on “Development of Correlation between Roughness Index and International Roughness Index”, AcSIR, CRRI, 2014.
  • C.S. Mogan Kumar – M. Tech. Thesis on “Road Asset Management System Using GIS”, Shanmuga Arts Science Technology and Research Centre (SASTRA) University, Thanjavur, 2014.
  • Suraj M.S. – M. Tech. Thesis on “Evaluation of Pavement Surface Condition Using Artificial Neural Network”, National Institute of Technology, 2014.
  • Sumit Jain – M. Tech. Thesis on “Technical and Economical Analysis of Maintenance Alternatives for Selected Sections on National Highways”, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, 2015.
  • D. Praveen Raju - M. Tech. Thesis on “Structural Evaluation of Flexible Pavements Using Falling Weight Deflectometer – A Case Study”, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, 2016.
  • K V Srinivas – M. Tech Thesis on “Performance Properties of Cement Stabilised Bases with Brick Ballast and Flyash", Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, 2017.
  • Madhavendra Sharma – M. Tech Thesis on “Development of Pavement Maintenance Management System based on unified pavement condition Index" National Institute of technology, Patna, 2018.
  • Aqueel Ahamad – M. Tech Thesis on “Development of Maintenance Tool for Rural Roads", BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, 2019.
  • Ranjitha RL.– M. Tech Thesis on “Comparison of Different pavement rating techniques for prioritization of rural road network ", RASTA Centre for Road Technology, Bangalore, 2021

IRC Specifications

  • Specification for Bitumen Mastic Wearing Courses (IRC:107-2013)
  • Guidelines for Use of Waste Plastic in Hot Bituminous Mixes (Dry Process) In Wearing Courses (IRC: SP: 98-2013)
  • Guidelines for Design and Construction of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Pavements, (IRC: SP: 46-2013)
  • Guidelines for Design and Construction of Cement Concrete Pavements for Low Volume Roads (IRC: SP: 62-2014)
  • Use of Cold Mix Technology in Construction and Maintenance of Roads using Bitumen Emulsion (IRC: SP: 100-2014)
  • Guidelines for Structural Evaluation and Strengthening of Flexible Road Pavements using Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Technique (IRC: 115-2014)
  • “Guidelines for Wet Mix Macadam” (RC:109-2015)
  • “Guidelines for the Structural Evaluation of Rigid Pavement by Falling Weight Deflectometer” (IRC:117-2015)
  • “Guidelines for Gap Graded Wearing Course with Rubberised Bitumen” (IRC:SP:107-2015)
  • “Recommended Practice for Recycling of Bituminous Pavements" (IRC:120-2015)
  • “Tentative Guidelines for Conventional and Thin Whitetopping” (IRC:SP:76-2015)
  • “Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for Highways” (IRC:58-2015)
  • “Code of Practice for Maintenance of Bituminous Surface of Roads” (IRC:82-2015)
  • "Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements" (IRC 37-2018)
  • "Guidelines on Measuring Road Roughness and Norms" (IRC:SP: 16-2019)
  • "Model Contract for Maintenance of Roads" (IRC:SP:124-2019)

Contact Details

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