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Department of Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

 

Newsletter – January 2026


1. PhD Awarded

Name ID Topic Supervisor Co-Supervisor Date of Defence
Akash Samadhiya 2020PHXF0405P Potential of Using Sandstone Waste as a Raw Material for Geopolymerization Prof. Dipendu Bhunia Prof. Sayantan Chakraborty 08 January 2026

2. Research Publications

Authors Title Journal Volume Issue DOI Pages
Anirudh Sharma, Ajit Pratap Singh, Rallapalli Srinivas Adaptive Basin Management under Determinate and Indeterminate Sustainability Factors Environmental Management 76 3 10.1007/s00267-025-02368-y 69
Ravikumar Guntu; Guilherme Samprogna Mohor; Annegret H. Thieken; Meike Müller; Heidi Kreibich Deciphering the Drivers of Direct and Indirect Damages to Companies from an Unprecedented Flood Event: A Data-Driven, Multivariate Probabilistic Approach Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 26 1 10.5194/nhess-26-163-2026 163–186
Apoorva Singh; Ravikumar Guntu; Nivedita Sairam; Kasra Rafiezadeh Shahi; Anna Buch; Melanie Fischer; Chandrika Thulaseedharan Dhanya; Heidi Kreibich FLEMOflash – Flood Loss Estimation Models for Companies and Households Affected by Flash Floods Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 26 1 10.5194/nhess-26-103-2026 103–118

3. Conferences / Workshops / Seminars

Authors Paper / Presentation Title Conference / Workshop / Seminar (Event Details) National / International Mode (Attended / Presented) Date
Ganesh Mantri, Shubham Sharma, Anant Mishra, Mukund Lahoti Advancing Low-Carbon Construction with Performance-Optimized Cementless Binder ICR-2026: International Conference on Resilience – Future-Proofing Tomorrow, Navrachana University, Vadodara International Presented 09–10 January 2026

4. Seminars / Workshops / Conferences Conducted

  • The Department of Civil Engineering in association with the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapter, BITS Pilani, successfully conducted a workshop on IS 456:2000 (Plain and Reinforced Concrete – Code of Practice) under the guidance of Prof. G. Muthukumar

5. Invited Talks / Distinguished Lectures Hosted

    • Invited Talk: Integrated Geo-Informatics Solutions
      Organized by: Prof. Sanchari Thakur
      Topic: High-Resolution Satellite Images and Modern GIS Services for Industrial Workflows and Applications
      Date: 31 January 2026

  • Webinar: Master’s in Civil Engineering
    Organized by: Civil Engineering Association
    Speaker: Aseem Jain
    MS (Geotechnical Engineering), Purdue University, USA
    PE (Geotechnical) – 2024
    Tunnel Engineer, Black & Veatch, Houston, USA
    Date: 24 January 2026