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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Technologies and Advancements in Civil Engineering (ScTACE 2021)

Pala Gireesh Kumar, Kolluru V. L. Subramaniam, S. Moses Santhakumar, Neelima Satyam D. (Herausgeber)

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2022 | 1st ed. 2022
XXI, 621 Seiten
Springer Nature Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-19-0189-8 (ISBN)

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The book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Technologies and Advancements in Civil Engineering (ScTACE 2021). This book discusses the latest developments and contributions towards sustainable construction technologies and advances in civil engineering. Various topics covered in this book are construction technologies, geotechnical engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, remote sensing and GIS, geo-environmental engineering, water resources engineering and  earthquake engineering. This book will be useful for students, researchers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering.

Dr. Pala Gireesh Kumar, Head and Associate Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women (Autonomous), Bhimavaram,  has obtained his B.E (Civil Engineering) from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering Tirupati, India; Masters in Transportation Engineering and Management from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT), India and Ph.D in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT), India. He was honored with a National Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu for the best project during the year 2014, Best Paper Award received for the Paper presented in International Conference (FEAST 2018), NIT Trichy, and also won the International Best Researcher Award of the year 2020 in the area of Terramechanics and Nano Materials in Pavements from Idamas Learning Center, Malaysia and World Research Council (WRC). He holds the position as a National Advisory Committee member of the International Conference on 'Advancements and Innovations in Civil Engineering' (IC-AICE-2021). Dr. Pala was induced as the Editorial board member of Journal of Review in Science and Engineering and also a reviewer of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), International Journal of Engineering Sciences Advanced Computing & Bio-Technology (IJESACBT), Global Journal of Research in Engineering, USA, Silicon Journal and two more journals. Besides all, Dr. Pala is the Ambassador of PROCEDIA, the Conference Managing System, representing India. He has blazoned 18 publications at International Conferences, 15 plus at National Conferences, 30 plus Publications in well reputed International and National Journals, and a monograph titled 'Speed Detection and Management- An ITS Application', with Lambert Publishers, UK and authored two book chapters as well. Dr. Pala successfully organized two editions of Conference Series on Sustainable Construction Technologies and Advancements in Civil Engineering and was the mastermind behind the milestone success. Dr. Pala's area of interest relates to Terramechanics and Nano Materials in Pavements, Traffic Safety, Pedestrian and Driver Behaviour Analysis, Self Healing Pavements, Pavement Evaluation, and Management, and Traffic Simulation.

Prof. K. V. L. Subramaniam, Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, has obtained his B.E (Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India; M.S from University of Toledo, Toledo, USA and Ph.D from Northwestern University, Evanston, USA. He was awarded Teaching Excellence Award in IIT Hyderabad (2011 and 2016), Outstanding Young Researcher Award & Catell Research Fellow award in 2006, Early Career Award from National Science Foundation of USA in 2003, ASCE Faculty Award from City College of New York in 2003, ACI - James Instrument Award in 1999 for research in Nondestructive Testing of Concrete and Walter P. Murphy Fellowship from Northwestern University (1995-1996). Prof. Subramaniam fashioned the position of Editorial Board Member of Cement and Concrete Composites (Elsevier), Associate Editor of Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE) from 2004 - 2010. 2018-current, Associate Editor of Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE) in 2009 and a Guest Editor of International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 2014. He has 45 publications at International and National Conferences, 90 plus Publications in well reputed International and National Journals and authored 2 book chapters as well. Prof. Subramaniam's areas of interest are behavior of concrete and masonry structures; alkali-activated binders and geopolymers; rheology control and 3D printing; fiber-reinforced concrete; sensor development for concrete structures and infrastructure monitoring; low-cost housing solutions with prefabricated elements; and repair systems and strengthening of concrete.

Prof. S. Moses Santhakumar, Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, has obtained his B.E (Civil Engineering), Masters (Transportation Engineering) and Ph.D. (Transportation Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He holds lifetime membership in Indian Roads Congress, ISTE, Institute of Urban Transport, and also a member of Highway Research Board & Institution of Engineers. Prof. Moses has 10 publications in International and 19 publications in National journals. He has about 47 articles published in National Conferences and 14 in International Conferences. Prof. Moses is known for his expertise in consultancy works and has successfully completed 13 consultancy activities. In addition, he has a major advancement in the field of sponsored research activities that included Indo-German Project on Transportation System Management for Indian Cities, DOD Project on Sea Trial of Wave Energy Device' at the Ocean Engineering Centre, MHRD Project on Strengthening of the Transportation Engineering Laboratory, Election Commission Project on Computerization of Electoral Process, AICTE Project on Multimedia Tools for Teaching of Civil Engineering, MHRD Project on GIS-GPS Based Monitoring of Public Transport Vehicles, DRD Project on On-line Monitoring of Rural Development Schemes (ongoing), NRRDA Responsibility of Scrutiny of PMGSY Project Proposals (ongoing), NRRDA Project on Traffic Volume Studies on PMGSY Roads (ongoing), NRRDA Project on Rural Road Pavement Performance Study (ongoing) and, Coir Board Project on Coir Geotextiles for Rural Roads (ongoing). Prof. Moses research interests comprehends CAD in Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning, Computer Simulation and GIS.

Dr. Neelima Satyam D, Head and Associate Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, has obtained her B.E (Civil Engineering) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India; Masters (Geotechnical Engineering) and Ph.D (Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Dr. Neelima was honoured with numerous awards embracing CIDC Vishwakarma Academician Award 2021 from Construction Industry Development Council, Overseas famous scientist project from Ministry of Science and Technology, Guangdong, China (2020-21), JSPS Research Fellow Award from University of Tokyo (2012-2013), Career Award for Young Teachers (CAYT) from AICTE in 2012, Young Engineers Award from from The Institution of Engineers (India) in 2011, Young Scientist Research Award, BRNS from Department of Atomic Energy in  2011, Young Woman Engineer award from INWES-International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists in 2012 and  Best technical paper award from IGC (IIT Madras, Chennai) for the Innovations in field exploration and Insitu testing in 2006. In addition to the honours and achievements, Dr Neelima holds membership in American Concrete Institute, Institution of Engineers (India), American Society of Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, International Geosynthetics Society (India), International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (India), International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, and Engineering Council of India. She is also a life member of Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Society for Technical Education, Indian Concrete Institute, Indian Society of Engineering Geology, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, European Geosciences Union (EGU), and Indian Geotechnical society. She has published 39 articles in International and National journals and 7 articles in conference proceedings. Dr. Neelima's area of research interest includes geotechnical earthquake engineering, dynamic soil structure interaction analysis, liquefaction hazard and mitigation, environmental geotechnics, landslide research and rock mechanics and underground structures.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.6.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
• Zusatzinfo: XXI, 621 p. 352 illus., 283 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Schlagworte: Compressive strength • Geotechnical Engineering • Pedestrian Behaviour • Remote Sensing • ScTACE 2021 • Structural engineering • Transportation & Traffic Engineering
• ISBN-10: 981-19-0189-9 / 9811901899
• ISBN-13: 978-981-19-0189-8 / 9789811901898