Faculty Profile

About

A civil engineer having extensive industry and research experience, I believe that it is through active interaction between academics-research-industry a holistic built environment is possible. Along with academics I have been actively involved in research and development and have carried out various consultations in the field of structural assessment, repair and restoration of heritage buildings and product development.

Education

• PhD - Lifecycle energy and Cost optimisation in Urban residential buildings
  VTU
  Passed Year: 2019 | Program Type: FullTime
• MTech - Construction Technology and Management
  NITK Surathkal
  Passed Year: 2012 | Program Type: FullTime
• BE - Civil Engineering
  VTU
  Passed Year: 2010 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 10-02-2026
  Chaithra E., Mangala Keshava, Varsha B.N., Amrutha T.A. a , Sathvik Sharath Chandra
  Chaithra, E., Mangala Keshava, B. N. Varsha, T. A. Amrutha, Sathvik Sharath Chandra, and George Uwadiegwu Alaneme. "Mechanical performance and sustainability assessment of copper slag mortar for masonry structures." Case Studies in Construction Materials 24 (2026): e05884.
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• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 11-07-2025
  Chaithra E, Mangala Keshava, Varsha B N
  Chaithra, E., Keshava, M., Varsha, B.N. (2025). A Study on Embodied Energy of GGBFS-Based Mortar Mixes. In: Guruprasad, Y.K., Dodagoudar, G.R., Rao, K.S.N., Pandey, P.C., Nagaraj, H.B. (eds) Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development and Management - Volume 1. MTCEIDM 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 570. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1554-4_19
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• Journal | Published On : 21-06-2025
  Vidyadhara V, Ranganath R V & Varsha B N
  Vidyadhara, V., Ranganath, R. V., & Varsha, B. N. (2025). Optimization of Na2O and Activator modulus to produce sustainable ground pond ash and GGBS-based geopolymer concrete. Environmental science and pollution research international, 32(26), 15975-15994.
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• Conference | Published On : 23-01-2025
  Amrutha T A, Chaithra E, Mangala Keshava, Varsha B N
  Amrutha T A, Chaithra E, Mangala Keshava, Varsha B N, “Studies on copper slag as a substitute to fine aggregates in mortar mixes”, Paper presented on 23.01.2025 in the International Conference on “1st International conference on Innovation in Sustainable and Digital construction Practices ISDCP 2025”, organized by DSCE during 23rd-25th January 2025. Paper ID- ISDCP_008
• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 06-11-2020
  Varsha B.N., Jitha P.T., Raghunath S.
  Varsha B.N., Jitha P.T., Raghunath S. (2021) Embodied Energy and Cost of Load Bearing Masonry with Alternative Binders and Units—Case Study. In: Ashish D.K., de Brito J., Sharma S.K. (eds) 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development. ITCSD 2020. RILEM Bookseries, vol 29. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51485-3_1
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• Journal | Published On : 01-02-2018
  Varsha BN, Saranya S and Jayanth KR
  Varsha BN, Saranya S and Jayanth KR, Embodied Energy of Aggregates and Masonry Units produced around Bengaluru, India, International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, Vol-6, Issue 1, Spl. Issue 1, 2018, 42-45.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-09-2017
  Jyothi, T. , Varsha, B.N , Raghunath, S
  Jyothi, T. , Varsha, B. , Raghunath, S. and Jagadish, K. (2017) Embodied Energy & Cost Issues of Tank-Bed-Lime Based Geopolymer Adobes. Open Journal of Energy Efficiency, 6, 128-139. doi: 10.4236/ojee.2017.63010.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-03-2017
  Varsha BN, Raghunath S and Mangala Keshava
  Varsha BN, Raghunath S and Mangala Keshava, Influence of Choice of Structural System & In-Fill Masonry on the Embodied Energy & Cost of a Low-Rise Residential Urban- Building Indian Case Study, Open Journal of Energy Efficiency, 6, 2017, 41- 60
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