Research Initiatives
The Department of Civil Engineering exposes the students to the new line of thinking and also supports the growth of individual thinking. The laboratory consists of well-equipped experimental apparatus. The Department encourages active involvement of faculty and students in collaborative programme, both at the national and international level. These programme range in terms of research and project work, development of academic programme and training of students, exchange of publications, data, teaching materials, ensuring optimum utilization of infrastructure facilities.
| List of Ph.D Pursuing Faculties | ||||
| Sl No. | Name of the Faculty | Area of Research | University & Year of Admission | Status |
| 1 | Mr. Manu Vijay | Structural Engineering | VTU/2015 | Open Seminar |
| 2 | Mr. Mandeep G | Concrete | VTU/2015 | Comprehensive Completed |
| 3 | Mrs. Jyothi D N | Geotechnical Engineering | VTU/2017 | Course Work in Progress |
| 4 | Mr. Srivathsa H U | Concrete | VTU/2021 | Registered |
| 5 | Mrs. Shruthi H G | Concrete | Jain (Deemed to be University)/2022 | Registered |
Details of Funded Projects for the Academic Year 2022-23:
| Sl No | Title of the Project | Guide | Student name | Applied Agency |
Amount Sanctioned (Rs) |
| 1 | Durability Properties of Geo-Polymer Concrete | Mr. Srivathsa H U | Manish Bopaiah J N (4AD19CV029) | KSCST | Rs. 5000/- |
| Abhishek K (4AD19CV001) | |||||
| Mithali R (4AD19CV032) | |||||
| Nikitha Prakash (4AD18CV025) | |||||
| 2 | Evaluation of Dense Bituminous Macadam (DBM) Mixture using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) | Mr. Rudresh A N | Varun M (4AD19CV058) | KSCST | Rs. 5000/- |
| Dhanush V (4AD19CV010) | |||||
| Sawood Athar (4AD20CV406) | |||||
| Gowtham Ranna (4AD18CV011) | |||||
| 3 | Durability of High Performance Concrete with inclusive of TiO2 Nano Materials | Mr. Shashank P | Harshitha B (4AD19CV017) | KSCST | Rs. 5000/- |
| Anigowda B (4AD19CV005) | |||||
| Nagendra Prasad R N (4AD19CV035) | |||||
| Sagar S (4AD19CV047) |
DETAILS OF THE FUNDED PROJECT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22
| Sl. No. | Name of the Department | Name of Faculty
(Principal Investigator) |
Name of the Funding Agency | Title of the Project | Sanctioned order no. | Sanctioned date | Amount Sanctioned |
| 1 | Civil Engineering | Dr. Suneeth Kumar &
Mr. Manu Vijay |
AICTE | Grant for Organizing Conference | F-No-67-3/IDC/GOC/Policy-4/21-22 | 28-01-2022 | 4 Lakhs /- |
| Sl No | Title of the Project | Guide | Student name | Applied Agency | Amount Sanctioned
(Rs) |
| 1 | An experimental study on strength of concrete using steel slag as partial replacement for fine aggregates. | Manu Vijay | Naveen K
(4AD17CV022) |
KSCST | 6000 |
| Roopini N
(4AD17CV032) |
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| Kausal B C
(4AD18CV407) |
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| Hruthik S
(4AD17CV014) |
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| 2 | Study on performance of mortars at elevated temperatures with perlite as a partial replacement of cement | Srivathsa H U | D P Vikas (4AD15CV008) | VTU | 5000 |
| Murugesh P
(4AD15CV028) |
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| Adan Cleford
(4AD16CV002) |
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| Nishanth Gowda J (4AD16CV028) | |||||
| 3 | A Case Study on Supply Chain Management in Residential building construction around Mysuru | Puneeth K | Navya L
(4AD17CV024) |
VTU | 5000 |
| Puttavere Gowda K V
(4AD17CV028) |
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| Vishwas R
(4AD17CV040) |
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| Dhanush B S
(4AD18CV405) |
| Sl No | Title of the Project | Guide | Student name | Applied Agency | Amount Sanctioned
(Rs) |
| 1 | Study on Spatial and Temporal Variation of Water Quality in Lakshmanthirtha Watershed | Dr. Akshaya B J | Anusha A S
(4AD16CV007) |
KSCST | 4500 |
| Prajwal K M
(4AD17CV417) |
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| Bhagya Jyoti
(4AD16CV010) |
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| Akash S
(4AD17CV401) |
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| 2 | Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties and Durability Characteristics of Flyash-GGBS Blended Geo-Polymer Concrete | Mandeep G | Udaya Prasad G R
(4AD16CV044) |
KSCST | 4500 |
| Yeshwanth M K
(4AD16CV046) |
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| Zeeshan Haider Ansari
(4AD16CV047) |
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| Mohammed
Hannan (4AD16CV023) |
| Sl No | Title of the
Proposed Project |
Guide | Student name | Applied Agency | Amount Sanctioned
(Rs) |
| 1 | 3 day National Level faculty development program in science & technology | Dr Suresha K J | – | Karnataka Science & Technology Academy (KSTA) | 500000 |
| 2 | Experimental study on strength and durability characteristics of Foam concrete by using Synthetic Foaming agent | Srivathsa H U | Gaurav Akhil Y (4AD16CV407) | KSCST | 6500 |
| Thejus J (4AD16CV420) | |||||
| Vasundhra M C (4AD16CV422) | |||||
| 3 | Assessment of pedestrian crossing at sub-urban Junction, Mysore | Rudresh A N | Sanjeevini P (4AD15CV039) | KSCST | 3500 |
| Supriya S
(4AD15CV043) |
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| Dinesh K
(4AD16CV406) |
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| Md. Muthaheir M
(4AD16CV411) |
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| 4 | Performance Evaluation of Bituminous mixes by the Graphene | Bharathi B | Vasanth Kumar K A
(4AD16CV421) |
KSCST | 5000 |
| Pramod Kumar R
(4AD16CV414) |
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| Sangeetha S
(4AD16CV416) |
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| Shadab Shariff
(4AD16CV417) |
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| 5 | Analysis on Mechanical Properties and Durability characteristics of alkali activated concrete incorporating GGBS | Mandeep G | Praveen Kumar N
(4AD16CV415) |
KSCST | 5000 |
| Thanushree R
(4AD15CV046) |
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| Tharun N
(4AD15CV047) |
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| Vanishree C V
(4AD15CV049) |
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| 6 | Comparative study on stabilization of cohesive soil using Rice Husk ash with lime powder and metakaolin as additives | Puneeth K | Veenashree P
(4AD15CV050) |
KSCST | 5500 |
| Nagendra Naik
(4AD16CV412) |
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| Shilpa M D
(4AD16CV418) |
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| Tejashvini V
(4AD16CV419) |
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| 7 | Experimental Study on Stabilized Mud Blocks using Nano-Silica, sodium silicate to improve the mechanical properties of SBM | Manu Vijay | Avinash P
(4AD15CV005) |
VTU | 5000 |
| Azem Sarwar
(4AD15CV006) |
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| Harshitha M
(4AD15CV014) |
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| Chethan Kumara
(4AD16CV409) |
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| 8 | To determine the Engineering properties of clay minerals | Jyothi D N | Prakruthi Gowda S L
(4AD15CV031) |
VTU | 5000 |
| Preethi K S
(4AD15CV033) |
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| Rajeshwari B N
(4AD15CV034) |
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| K B Prajwal
(4AD16CV409) |
| Sl. No | Title of the
Proposed Project |
Faculty Name | Student Name | Applied Agency | Amount Sanctioned
(Rs) |
| 1 | Experimental study on strength and durability characteristics of concrete by using nanosilice – nanovanadium mixture as partial replacement of cement. | Srivathsa H U | Tejaswini T
(4AD14CV055) |
KSCST | 6000 |
| Raisa sultan
(4AD14CV038) |
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| Lohith K
(4AD15CV411) |
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| Madhukar V
(4AD14CV022) |
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| 2 | State level Symposium | Dr Suresh K J | – | Karnataka Science & Technology Academy (KSTA) | 60,000 |
| 3 | National conference (Recent trends in Geo-Science, Material Science & Civil Engineering | Dr Suresh K J | – | Canara Bank, Mysuru | 25,000 |
| SlNo | Title of the
Proposed Project |
Faculty Name | Student Name | Applied Agency | Amount Sanctioned
(Rs) |
| 1 | Reuse of Ceramic Tile Waste as Aggregate in Concrete | Shruthi H G | Supreeta Y L
(4AD12CV051) |
KSCST | 7000 |
| Samreen Taj
(4AD12CV048) |
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| Syeda Shabista Parveen
(4AD12CV055) |
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| Syed Ruman Pasha
(4AD12CV054) |