Recent Advances in Building Materials and Technologies

Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur, Ph.D. from IISc, and served as International Research Staff at UPC Barcelona Tech Spain. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, India. He has authored five books, edited twelve books, published over 100 research articles, and holds two patents. He is on the Editorial Board of several International Journals. In 2017, The New Indian Express honored him with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He received the ISET DK Paul Research Award from the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology for the best Ph.D. thesis on Earthquake Risk Reduction in India. He received the "IEI Young Engineers Award" from The Institution of Engineers (India) in 2019. He is on the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute and is a Member of the Working Groups of BIS CED 39 for three IS codes. Dr. Sreevalsa haseight funded R&D projects and completed over 50 civil engineering consultancy projects.Dr. K. S. Sreekeshava is currently working as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. He obtained Ph.D. from BMS College of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in the year 2020. His research interests are in the field of Masonry Structures, Bio-composites, and Structural Design. He has published more than 30 research articles in reputed journals, Elsevier and Springer publishing houses. He has successfully coordinated funded AICTE-ISTE faculty refresher Programme and is also working as Student Project Proposal (SPP) Coordinator. He has the honours of life member of ISTE, ICI, INSC, NICEE, and IAENG. He has successfully completed the research funding grant under competitive research funding scheme initiated under scheme of TEQIP by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. Dr. Sreekeshava is the organizing chair of G20 C20 International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (IACESD 2023).Prof. N. Vinod Chandra Menon has worked as Professor in the Centre for Disaster Management at the Yeshwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune. He has worked in charge of Emergency Preparedness and Response in UNICEF India Country Office in New Delhi. Prof. Menon was nominated by the Prime Minister of India in 2005 as one of the Founder Members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India with the status of a Union Minister of State in the Government of India. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India; President of RedR India, and Regional Director Asia of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) Oslo. He has over 37 years of working experience, of which more than a quarter century has been in the fields of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and public policy analysis. He is currently Member of the Peer Committee on “Technological Preparedness to Deal with National Disruptions” established by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE). He is the recipient of the SKOCH Challenger Award 2010 for his contributions in the field of disaster management.

• Recent Advances in Building Materials and Technologies- An Introduction.- Utilization of Waste Materials in Construction.- Effect of Rheological Properties of The Composite on Stress-Strain Behavior of Moulded Structure.- Effect of Recycled Broken Glass and Stone Aggregate Contents on The Compressive Strength of Concrete.- Inclusion of Different Plastic Wastes as Construction Material in Concrete – A Review.- Experimental Characterization of Concrete Properties with Partial Replacement of Scrap Ceramic Tiles.- Development of Thin Joint Masonry using Recycled Mortar for Sustainability.- Assessing Mechanical Properties of Concrete Modified with Use of Nano-Silica and GGBS.- Experimental Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic Brick.- An Experimental Study on Concrete Made by Magnetic Water and Admixture.- Exploring Plastic Waste as a Viable Aggregate Alternative for Structural Concrete in The Indian Context.- Experimental Study on Strength Behavior of M30 Grade Broken Tiles Waste Concrete.- Experimental Investigation on LECA as a Substitute Material for Coarse Aggregate in Concrete.- A Review on “Effect of Partially Used Sustainable Sea Shell Powder and Alccofine in Concrete Production”.- Utilization of Unused Old Cement in Construction Materials.- Use of Reclaimed Foundry Sand (RFS) as Fine Aggregate in Mortars and Concrete.