School of Engineering and Sciences
Department of Civil Engineering
SRM University-AP > Department of Civil Engineering > Research Areas
1. Structural Engineering
Participating faculty
Assistant Professor
bhagathsingh.g@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
arijit.s@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
veeraganesh.k@srmap.edu.in
Major Research areas:
Vibration Control of Structures, Base Isolation System, Uncertainty Quantification and Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Reliability-Based Design of Structures, Life-cycle-cost Based Design Optimization and Resilience of the Structural System, Small Scale Experimental Investigation using Shake Table Test, Seismic Hazard Analysis, Multi-hazard Risk Assessment, Nonlinear Analysis and Seismic Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Seismic Response Evaluation of Buildings Considering Soil-Structure Interaction Effects, Application of artificial intelligence.
Material characterization, microstructure, sustainable construction materials, low energy binders, fly ash-based geopolymers, magnesium cement, limestone calcined clay cement, nucleation seeding, carbonation, cellular concrete, high volume fly ash concrete, self-compacting concretes, concrete admixtures, 3D concrete printing, non-destructive testing and durability of concrete.
2. Geotechnical Engineering
Participating faculty
Assistant Professor
raviteja.k@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
pranav.rt@srmap.edu.in
Major Research areas:
Drones and advanced sensors for civil engineering applications and heritage conservation, Pavement Geotechnics and Reliability-based pavement designs, Nanocomposites and advanced materials for soil stabilisation and structural surface protection, Heritage structure conservation and sustainable protection strategies.
The research work mainly focused towards rendering reliability and probability design improvements for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering systems. Assessment of variability and spatial heterogeneity associated with the Geotechnical design parameters. Development of sustainable Geosynthetic-Clay liners for MSW containment facility using industrial by-products. Application of probabilistic optimization and GMM for the design improvements in MSW landfill slope stability analysis. Sustainable amelioration of problematic soils using industrial by-products.
3. Environmental Engineering
Participating faculty
Assistant Professor
siddhant.d@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
mohit.a@srmap.edu.in
Major Research areas:
This research focuses on the treatment of water and wastewater, with attention on emerging contaminants such as carcinogenic, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. Machine Learning techniques are applied for predictive modelling of contaminant behavior and treatment efficiency. Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis are used to evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of various treatment processes.
This research focuses on all aspects of aquatic ecology, primarily wetlands. This includes the application of Environmetrics in the assessment of water quality, sedimentology, heavy metal contamination in wetland ecosystems, and nutrient dynamics for assessing eutrophication problems.
This research focuses on managing waste, including solid, industrial, and municipal waste, and converting it into useful products. Machine Learning is applied to optimize waste-to-energy processes. LCA and TEA are applied to assess the environmental and economic impacts of these strategies.
This research focuses on microcosmic understanding of the fate and transport of Pesticides, Per-and-Poly Fluorinated Compounds, Organic Compounds, Micro and Nano plastics, Bisphenols, Phenolic Compounds, etc. in the natural environment.
4. Water Resources Engineering
Participating faculty
Assistant Professor
ainalhoque.g@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
geetadevi.r@srmap.edu.in
Major Research areas:
Scour under the Combined Action of Waves and Current, Mathematical Modeling of Scour, Fluid Structure Interaction, Hydrodynamics and CFD on Scour by OpenFOAM, Reef3D.
River hydraulics for understanding river flows, sediment transport, and river morphology through advanced 3D- numerical models. By integrating field measurements, laboratory experiments, and CFD and GA.
Impacts of climate change on water resources management, focusing on changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events affect water availability, quality, and distribution. Using climate models, hydrological simulations, and risk assessment frameworks
5. Transportation Engineering
Participating faculty
Assistant Professor
umamaheswar.a@srmap.edu.in
Major Research areas:
Materials, Management, and Design, Sustainability and Cost-effectiveness, Transportation Engineering
6. Geospatial Technology
Participating faculty
Vice Chancellor
manoj.a@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
harish.p@srmap.edu.in
Major Research areas:
Digital Image Processing, Machine Learning, Soft Computing, Hazard and Risk Studies. GIS for Renewable Energy, Urban planning, Land use management, and Urban growth modelling.
Terrestrial remote sensing, 3D city modeling, Nexus between urban composition and environmental parameters, Multi-criteria-based decision-making (MCDM)-GIS-based tools, Urban heat island studies, Air pollution mapping, and mitigation strategies.
UAVs for asset management, Crop health monitoring, and yield estimation.