Faculty Profile

About

Working as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, BMS college of Engineering, Bangalore. He has completed his Diploma in Civil Engg from S.J Govt Polytechnic, Bangalore, B.E (Civil) from UVCE, Bangalore and M.Tech (Construction Technology) from BMSCE, Bangalore. He has obtained his Ph.D (Civil Engineering) from NITK, Surathkal, Mangalore. His research interest mainly includes Geopolymer and Alkali activated Slag Concrete. He has published more than 16 research publications in National/ International Journals/Conferences. He is also the Reviewer for international journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, Materials Today Proceedings, Elsevier, Journal of Materials in Civil Engg, ASCE, etc.

Education

• Ph.D - Civil Engineering
  National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. Mangalore
  Passed Year: 2020 | Program Type: FullTime
• M.Tech - Construction Technology
  BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
  Passed Year: 2014 | Program Type: FullTime
• B.E - Civil Engineering
  University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore
  Passed Year: 2012 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 07-07-2025
  R Manjunath, JR Pushya, KA Abhilash Kumar, Kiran K Shetty
  Performance evaluation of coffee husk ash based one-part self compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes, 10(6), Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer.
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• Journal | Published On : 17-11-2023
  Aryamol Joy, R Manjunath, SN Neha, MH Prashanth
  Experimental Studies on Self-Compacting Alkali Activated Slag Concrete Mixes Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement as Fine Aggregate, Key Engineering Materials, 961,pp113-134, Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
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• Journal | Published On : 09-09-2023
  HN Lekhan, R Manjunath, SN Neha, MH Prashanth
  Effect of elevated temperature on rice husk ash based self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes under different cooling regimes, Materials Science and Engineering
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• Journal | Published On : 01-09-2023
  K Nidhi, R Manjunath, S Pruthvi Raj, MH Prashanth
  Experimental Studies on Bagasse Ash-Based Self-Compacting Alkali Activated Slag Concrete, Materials Science and Engineering
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• Journal | Published On : 02-06-2023
  MH Prashanth, R Manjunath, Abhilash Koppad, B Umesh, Imran Kuttagola
  Experimental study on shear reinforced and shear deficient RC beams subjected to preloading and wrapping with CFRP sheets, Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier
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• Journal | Published On : 23-05-2022
  Avinash H. Talkeri and Manjunath R
  Performance of Alkali?Activated Concrete Mixes Incorporating Precious Slag as Fine Aggregate, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Volume 18, pages 1–16
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• Journal | Published On : 18-05-2022
  R Manjunath, Mattur C Narasimhan, Shivam Kumar
  Effects of fiber addition on performance of high-performance alkali activated slag concrete mixes: An experimental evaluation, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, V-26(7), pp 2934-2949.
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• Journal | Published On : 16-12-2020
  R Manjunath, M H Prashanth, M.C.Narasimhan, U K Balabharathi
  Flexural behavior of reinforced high performance self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete beams, Indian Concrete Journal,
• Journal | Published On : 29-09-2020
  R Manjunath, Mattur C Narasimhan, Janagam
  Performance evaluation of steel fiber-reinforced deep beams using self-compacting concrete, Lecture Notes in Civil Engg.
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• Journal | Published On : 27-09-2020
  R. Manjunath, Mattur C. Narasimhan & C. Bibesh Nambiar
  Performance evaluation of deep beams using self-compacting concrete subjected to corrosion, Lecture Notes in Civil Engg,
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• Journal | Published On : 07-07-2020
  R Manjunath, M C Narasimhan, L R Suryanarayana
  Bond Strength characteristics of Fly-ash admixed self-compacting alkali activated concrete mixes, Indian Concrete Journal, Volume 94, Issue 7.
• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 01-01-2020
  R. Manjunath, Mattur C Narasimhan
  Alkali-activated concrete systems: A state of art, New Materials in Civil Engineering, pg 459-491, Butterworth-Heinemann
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• Journal | Published On : 01-01-2020
  R Manjunath, Mattur C Narasimhan, M Shashanka, SD Vijayanand, J Vinayaka
  Experimental studies on shear strength characteristics of alkali activated slag concrete mixes, Materials Today Proceedings, Vol 27, pg. 275-279.
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• Conference | Published On : 18-12-2019
  R Manjunath and Mule Rahul
  Studies on fresh and hardened properties of sugarcane bagasse ash blended self-compacting concrete mixes - pp 265-274, Springer Singapore
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• Journal | Published On : 03-07-2019
  Manjunath. R, Mattur C. Narasimhan and Umesha K.M
  Manjunath. R, Mattur C. Narasimhan and Umesha K.M, “Studies on High Performance Alkali Activated Slag Concrete Mixes subjected to aggressive environments and sustained elevated temperatures”, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol 239, 2019, pp 1-19. - SCI and SCOPUS INDEXED - Impact Factor: 4.0
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• Journal | Published On : 24-04-2019
  Manjunath. R and Mattur C. Narasimhan,
  Manjunath. R and Mattur C. Narasimhan, “Effect of addition of OPC on the performance characteristics of Self –compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes” - First International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology, Coimbatore, April 12-13, 2019 – IOP – Materials Science and Engineering - SCOPUS INDEXED.
• Journal | Published On : 20-02-2019
  R. Manjunath, Mattur C. Narasimhan, K.M. Umesh, Shivam Kumar, U.K. Bala Bharathi
  Studies on development of high performance, self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes using industrial wastes Construction and Building Materials, V- 198, pp-133 - 147.
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• Conference | Published On : 13-12-2018
  R Manjunath, M C Narasimhan, P V Ashwin
  Effect of Addition of Silica Fume on Performance of Alkali Activated Slag Concrete Mixes - 3rd International Symposium on Advances in Science & Technology of Concrete – ACI and ICACI, ISBN: 978-93-88237-28-4
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• Journal | Published On : 01-11-2018
  Manjunath. R, Mattur C. Narasimhan, Umesh K.M, Shivam Kumar and Bala Bharathi U.K
  Manjunath. R, Mattur C. Narasimhan, Umesh K.M, Shivam Kumar and Bala Bharathi U.K. “Studies on development of high performance, self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes using industrial wastes”, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol 198, 2019, pp. 133 – 147. – SCI and SCOPUS INDEXED. - Impact Factor: 4.0
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• Journal | Published On : 03-10-2018
  Manjunath. R and Mattur C. Narasimhan,
  Manjunath. R and Mattur C. Narasimhan, “Setting Behaviour of Alkali Activated Slag Concrete mixes – Effect of chemical admixtures”, Indian Concrete Journal, Vol 92, issue 9, 2018, pp. 45-51. - SCOPUS INDEXED.
• Journal | Published On : 04-07-2018
  Manjunath R and Mattur C Narasimhan
  Manjunath. R and Narasimhan.M.C. “An Experimental Investigation on Self-Compacting Alkali Activated Slag Concrete Mixes”, Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, Vol 17, 2018, pp. 1-12. - SCI and SCOPUS INDEXED - Impact Factor: 2.38
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• Conference | Published On : 02-02-2018
  Manjunath R, M.C Narasimhan, M U Naveen
  “Steel Fiber Reinforced Alkali Activated Slag Concrete Mixes – An Experimental Evaluation 2nd International Conferences on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, (ACSGE 2018), ISBN: 978-93-87471-69-6.
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• Journal | Published On : 05-01-2018
  Manjunath R and Mattur C Narasimhan
  An experimental investigation on self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes- Journal of Building Engineering - SCI Indexed - Volume -17, pp 1-12, Elsevier
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• Conference | Published On : 03-03-2017
  Manjunath R and R.L.Rajath
  To study the Mechanical properties of Fly-ash based geopolymer concrete with partial replacement of Bagasse ash and GGBFS- Global Civil Engineering Challenges in Sustainable Development and Climate Change, ISBN: 978-93-5267-355-1
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• Journal | Published On : 03-06-2003
  R Manjunath, Mattur C Narasimhan, Gundupalli Bhanu Prakash, M Saipuspharaj
  Bond strength characteristics of high strength alkali activated slag concrete mixes, Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier
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