Faculty Profile

About

Obtained Bachelors degree (B.E) in Civil Engineering from BMS College of Engineering affiliated to VTU in 2009, Master's degree (M.Tech) in Structural Engineering from National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH) in 2014 and PhD in Engineering Structures from National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW) in 2022. I have Three years of experience in construction industry and Four years in teaching (overall 7 years). My research areas include developing low carbon cements, particle packing theories applicable to concrete suspensions. Energy, Carbon footprint and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of developing various cements and concretes, Special concretes, Design of RCC and Pre-stressed concrete structural elements. Eight papers were published (WOS and Scopus indexed) in various reputed international journals and one German Patent Grant titled "EnComPAs" is awarded as part of my research work.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - Engineering Structures
  National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW), Telangana State
  Passed Year: 2022 | Program Type: FullTime
• M.Tech - Structural Engineering
  National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), Himachal Pradesh
  Passed Year: 2014 | Program Type: FullTime
• BE - Civil Engineering
  BMS College of Engineering
  Passed Year: 2009 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 20-12-2023
  Chandra Sekhar K, Rathish Kumar P
  Study on energy use and carbon emission from manufacturing of OPC and blended cements in India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2023), SCI indexed. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31593-3
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• Journal | Published On : 17-08-2023
  Vikram T, Chandra Sekhar K, P.S.N.R. Giri, Rathish Kumar P
  Graphical user interface (GUI) for gradation of aggregate in pervious concrete pavements based on particle packing approach. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Volume 24, 2023 - Issue 1, Taylor and Francis (SCIE indexed) https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2246091.
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• Patents | Published On : 25-01-2023
  Arukala Suchith Reddy, Karadumpa Chandra Sekhar, Pancharathi Rathish Kumar
  System for Developing a particle packed technical Composite Cement Concrete (EnComPAs), No. 20 2022 106 4849, Federal Republic of Germany, Patent and Trademark
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• Journal | Published On : 02-01-2023
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  Developing Low-Carbon Composite Cement Concretes (LC4) Using Continuous Particle Packing Approach. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp.1-19(2023). (SCIE indexed, impact factor: 2.807)
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• Journal | Published On : 27-05-2022
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  Influence of gradation of aggregates using particle packing methods on strength and microstructure of blended cement mortars." Materials Today: Proceedings, vol: 61, pp.174-186 (2022). (SCOPUS indexed, impact factor: 1.24)
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• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 13-03-2022
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  Composite Cement: A Sustainable Binding Material for Real Time Construction Practice in India. In Advances in Sustainable Materials and Resilient Infrastructure (pp. 323-337) 2022. Singapore: Springer Singapore.
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• Journal | Published On : 30-12-2021
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  Studies on hydration mechanism of composite cement-based mortars through microstructure investigation." Journal of Structural Engineering, CSIR-SERC, vol.48, issue:5, pp. 338-354.
• Journal | Published On : 11-10-2021
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  Developing a novel mix design methodology for slow hardening composite cement concretes through packing density approach." Construction and Building Materials 303 (2021): 124391. (SCIE indexed, impact factor: 7.69)
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• Journal | Published On : 22-07-2021
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  "Influence of Particle Packing Theories on Strength and Microstructure Properties of Composite Cement–Based Mortars." Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, (ASCE) 33.10 (2021): 04021267. (SCIE indexed, impact factor: 3.266)
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• Journal | Published On : 18-01-2021
  Chandra Sekhar K, and Rathish Kumar P.
  The study of the microstructure of sustainable composite cement-based mortars.” Cement Wapno Beton (2020): 25(5), 2020, 390-403. (SCIE indexed, impact factor: 0.828)
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