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ONGOING SPONSORED PROJECTS

Project Title

Principal Investigator

Co-Investigator

Funding Agency

Collaborator (if any)

Amount Sanctioned (INR)

Duration

Performance Evaluation of Soft Soil Treated with a Novel Geopolymer of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in Waste Material for Sustainable Development

Prof. Anasua GuhaRay

Prof. Toshiro Hata (Hiroshima University, Japan)

India-Japan Cooperative Science Programme between JSPS (Japan) and DST (India)

Hiroshima University, Japan

7.54 Lakhs (DST)

December 2022- November 2024

Development of a sustainable eco-friendly concrete material with complete replacement of traditional ingredients with waste materials (WASTECRETE)

Prof. Arkamitra Kar, Prof. Martin Cyr, (Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France)

Prof. Georges Zissis (Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France) and Dr. Rachida Idir (Paris, Ile-De-France)

CEFIPRA

Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France

115 Lakhs

September 2022- August 2025

Low-cost fibre reinforced elastomeric isolation using locally available materials – design methodology, numerical and experimental investigation

Dr. Mohan S.C.

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DST SERB CRG

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47.88 Lakhs

December 2021- November 2024

Feasibility study to assess the use of waste plastic aggregate in the design and performance of BC-I and BC-II mixtures for sustainable pavements

Prof. Sridhar Raju    

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K.K Waste Management Private Limited, Bengaluru, India

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6.5 Lakhs

September, 2021 - August, 2022

Performance Evaluation of Construction and Demolition Waste as Stone Column Material for improving Bearing Capacity of Soft Soil

Prof. Anasua GuhaRay

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DST SERB Power Grant

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28.92 Lakhs

December 2021- November 2024

Computational modeling of damage in solids

Dr. Raghu Piska

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DST INSPIRE faculty

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35.0 Lakhs

November 2021 – November 2026

Feasibility Studies for reusing Construction and Demolition Waste for Smart Cities

Prof. Anasua GuhaRay, Prof. Aboel Naga Hossam (La Trobe University, Australia)

Prof. G.V. Ramana (IIT Delhi)

Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN)

La Trobe University, Australia

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August 2021-July 2025

Electric-assist bicycle (e-Bike) mobility planning for smart cities: Fostering active transportation to improve public health, air-quality, sustainability, and efficiency during COVID-19

Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu, Dr. Rodrigo Rico Bini (La Trobe University, Australia)

Dr. Bandhan Bandhu Majumdar, Dr. Jayden Hunter (La Trobe University, Australia)

Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN)

La Trobe University, Australia

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August 2021-July 2025

Mitigation strategy to counter top-down cracking due to non-uniform contact stresses in flexible Pavements

Prof. Sridhar Raju    

 

Prof. Chandu Parimi

National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)

 

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26.5 Lakhs

July 2020-June 2023

COMPLETED SPONSORED PROJECTS

Project Title

Principal Investigator

Co -Investigator

Funding Agency

Collaborator (if any)

Amount

Sanctioned

(INR)

Duration

 Rainfall-Runoff Modelling for Lower Godavari Basin in a Changing Climate

Prof. K. Srinivasa Raju, Prof D. Nagesh Kumar (IISc Bangalore)

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CSIR

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

20 Lakhs

September, 2019-September-2022

Experimental and Computational studies of Surface Water Quality Parameters from Morphometry and Spectral Characteristics

Prof. Jagadeesh Anmala

Prof. Murari R. R. Varma & Dr. K. Rajitha

CSIR

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41.98 Lakhs

September 2019-September-2022

Transport policy interventions to curb particulate matter emissions in Chandigarh

Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu

Dr. Bandhan Bandhu Majumdar and Prof. Ashoke Kumar Sarkar (IIT Jammu)

Global Challenge Research Fund – UK

Cardiff University

 

36 Lakhs                                                        

July 2020-December 2021

Development of a comprehensive methodology to

improve road traffic safety in Indian urban roadways based on advanced statistical techniques

Dr. Bandhan Bandhu Majumdar

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DST-SERB

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11.39 Lakhs

December, 2019- December,2021

Economic Construction Practice Using Bacterial Inclusions in Concrete to Improve its Durability

Prof. Arkamitra Kar

Prof. Jayati Ray Dutta, Dr. Mohna Bandyopadhyay (U Pitt, PA, USA)

CSIR

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19.4 Lakhs

September 2018-

March-2021

Congestion Pricing: Planning for optimal strategies and commuters behavioral implications under different pricing schemes

Dr. Prasanta Sahu

Dr. Bandhan Bandhu Majumdar

SPARC- MHRD

Cardiff University

&

New Castle University

UK

40 Lakhs

May 2019-May 2021

Prevention of hazardous field-firing of bagasse and its sustainable utilization as a raw material in an innovative industrial process

Prof.  Bahurudeen A.

                                               

Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu

 

SPARC, MHRD

Kyushu University

28.79 Lakhs

May 2019-May 2021

Examination of binder loss in bituminous mixture for In-Service pavements

Prof. Sridhar Raju

Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu

Department of Roads and Buildings, Govt. of Telangana

None

9.9 lakhs

May,2019-May 2021

Implementation of plants and treated natural fibers to enhance the strength properties of soft soil and to decrease the rate of surface erosion (Nat-Treat)

Prof. Anasua GuhaRay

Prof. Wei Wu,

Prof. Arkamitra Kar and Dr. M. Acharya

Indo-Austria Scientific and Technological Cooperation between WTZ (Austria) and DST (India)

BOKU, University of Vienna, Austria

6.40 Lakhs

May 2019-May 2021

 

Development of Pedestrian Facility Assessment Tool for Improving Pedestrian’s Safety Condition in Hyderabad

Dr. Bandhan Bandhu Majumdar

Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu

Awareness In Action (AIA)- Hyderabad

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1 Lakh

March, 2019-March 2021

Coastal wetland Characterization using L and S bands of Polarimetric SAR data

Dr. Rajitha K.

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ISRO

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14  Lakhs

December, 2017-March-2021

Improving the seismic performance of dynamically similar buildings using damper connected control technique

Dr. Mohan. S.C.

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DST-SERB

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43.20 Lakhs

July 2017- January 2021

Multi-objective evolutionary approach for solving waster distribution network design optimization

Prof. A. Vasan

Prof. Murari R. R. Varma

CSIR

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18.46 Lakhs

July 2017-June 2020

Performance evaluation of backfill soils partially replaced with building derived materials

Prof. Anasua Guharay

Prof. Arkamitra Kar & Dr. Naveen James (IIT Ropar)

DST SERB Early Career Research Grant

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24.43 Lakhs

August 2016-July 2019

Pre-feasibility study of battery electric buses in India

Dr. Bandhan Bandhu

Dr. Prasanta Sahu;

Prof. Ashoke Sarkar

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Global Challenge Research Fund, UK

Cardiff University, UK

13 Lakhs

2018-2019

Integrated Urban Flood Management in India: Technology-Driven Solutions

Prof. K Srinivasa Raju

 

Prof. P.P.Mujumdar

(IISc, Bangalore)

Dr. Rominus Valsalam S

(CDAC, Thiruvanathapuram)

Prof NV Umamahesh,

(NIT Warangal)

ITRA

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27.97 lakhs

November 2013 – October  2016

Multi-criterion Analysis for Ranking of Various General Circulation Models to Study Water Resources of India

Prof. K Srinivasa Raju and Prof. D. Nagesh Kumar 

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CSIR

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16.22 Lakhs

 

November 2012 - October 2015

Fourier Analysis and Development of Two-Dimensional Finite Element Schemes for Shallow Water Equations and Transport-related Systems 

Prof. Jagadeesh Anmala

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DST

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11.00 Lakhs

July 2012 - July 2015

Multi-objective Reservoir Optimization Using Swarm Intelligence Algorithms

Prof. A. Vasan             

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CSIR

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11.17 Lakhs

April 2011-March 2014

Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Sandwiched Modular Multilayer Self Compacted Cement Concrete Pavements

Prof. V. Vinayaka Ram & Dr. MVN Sivakumar (NIT Warangal)

Prof. A.Vasan  &

Dr. M.Venu

Aditya Birla Group

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10 Lakhs

Oct 2011-Sep 2013

Artificial Neural Networks for Water Resources Planning: An innovative approach

Prof. K.S Raju

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INCOH, MOWR

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4.6 Lakhs

February 2006 to April 2010

Multi-objective Optimization in Irrigation Planning using Evolutionary Algorithms     

Prof. K.S Raju

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CSIR  

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6.18 Lakhs

November 2006 to November 2009

Recent Research Grants

    • Prof. Anasua GuhaRay along with Prof. Toshiro Hata (Hiroshima University, Japan) was awarded a sponsored project titled " Performance Evaluation of Soft Soil Treated with a Novel Geopolymer of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in Waste Material for Sustainable Development" supported by India-Japan Cooperative Science Programme between JSPS (Japan) and DST (India) (2022-2024).

    • Prof. Arkamitra Kar along with Prof. Martin Cyr, Prof. Georges Zissis (Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France) and Dr. Rachida Idir (Cerema - Center For Studies And Expertise On Risks, The Environment, Mobility And Planning, Paris, Ile-De-France) were awarded a sponsored project titled "Development of a sustainable eco-friendly concrete material with complete replacement of traditional ingredients with waste materials (WASTECRETE)" supported by the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA), a bilateral organisation set up by Government of India and Government of France (2022-2025).

    • Dr. Mohan S.C. was awarded a sponsored project of worth Rs. 47.88 lakhs titled "Low-cost fibre reinforced elastomeric isolation using locally available materials – design methodology, numerical and experimental investigation" funded by Department of Science and Technology under DST SERB CRG (2021-2024).

    • Dr. Raghu Piska was awarded a DST Inspire fellowship of worth Rs. 35.0 lakhs on a project titled " Computational modeling of damage in solids " funded by Department of Science and Technology (2021-2026).

    • Prof. Sridhar Raju was awarded a sponsored project of worth Rs. 6.50 lakhs titled “Feasibility study to assess the use of waste plastic aggregate in the design and performance of BC-I and BC-II mixtures for sustainable pavements " funded by K.K Waste Management Private Limited, Bengaluru, India (2021-2022).

    • Prof. Anasua GuhaRay along with Prof. Aboel Naga Hossam (La Trobe University, Australia) and Prof. G.V. Ramana (IIT Delhi) was awarded a sponsored project titled "Feasibility Studies for reusing Construction and Demolition Waste for Smart Cities" supported by Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) (2021-2025).

    • Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu and Dr. Bandhan Bandhu Majumdar, along with Dr. Rodrigo Rico Bini and Dr. Jayden Hunter (La Trobe University, Australia) was awarded a sponsored project titled Electric-assist bicycle (e-Bike) mobility planning for smart cities: Fostering active transportation to improve public health, air-quality, sustainability, and efficiency during COVID-19” supported by Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) (2021-2025).

    • Prof. Anasua GuhaRay was awarded a sponsored project titled "Performance Evaluation of Construction and Demolition Waste as Stone Column Material for improving Bearing Capacity of Soft Soil" funded by Department of Science and Technology under DST SERB Power Grant (2021-2024).

    • Prof. Sridhar Raju and Prof. Chandu Parimi were awarded a sponsored project of worth Rs. 26.5 lakhs titled “Mitigation strategy to counter top-down cracking due to non-uniform contact stresses in Flexible Pavements” funded by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), New Delhi (2020-2023).

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