HOD

Dr. N. Sudharsan

B.E., M.E., Ph.D.

Professor & HOD, Civil Engineering
civilhod@vjit.ac.in

Biography

He worked as an Assistant Engineering Manager at Larsen & Toubro Limited (ECC division), Chennai. He has over 17 years’ experience in Industry and Academics. He has published over 50 technical publications in various reputed international and national journals and conferences and book chapters. He worked as a Co-Principal Investigator for the All India Council for Technical Education with a total funding of Rs. 3.46 lakhs. Additionally, he received Rs. 1.25 lakhs from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) for conducting the International Conference ICACM2025. He is a recognized research supervisor affiliated with JNTUH, Hyderabad, Anurag University and SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai. He has also served in key roles such as NBA Coordinator, Board of Studies Member, and Academic Audit Member. He is a life member of the Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), the Institution of Engineers (IEI) and the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE).

ResearchInterests

  • Artificial Aggregates in Concrete
  • Production of Sustainable bricks
  • Light weight Concrete

TeachingInterests

  • Solid Mechanics
  • Structural Analysis
  • Design of Reinforced Concrete Structure
  • Design of Steel Structures
  • Advanced Concrete Technology
  • Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures

Publications

  • https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57201216882
  • https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=V43UCKQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Journal Publications
  • Sudharsan, N., Praburanganathan, S., Simha Reddy, Y. B., & Pavan Kumar, P. (2023). Interaction of anthracite coal ash and Archis hypogaea shell ash on an innovative brick: an experimental and simulation study. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 43(6), 971–986. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392699.2022.2089127 (SCIE)
  • Sudharsan N, Mayan, S. S., Govindan, A., & Praburanganathan, S. (2024). Influence of Carbon Nanotubes as an additive on fresh, mechanical and adsorption characteristics of hybrid fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete. Matéria (Rio de Janeiro), 29(4), e20240700. https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-7076-RMAT-2024-0700 (SCIE)
  • Praburanganathan, S., Sudharsan, N., Bharath Simha Reddy, Y., Naga Dheeraj Kumar Reddy, C., Natrayan, L., & Paramasivam, P. (2022). Force-Deformation Study on Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Slab Incorporating Waste Paper. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5343128 (SCIE)
  • Praburanganathan, S., Chithra, S., Divyah, N., Sudharsan, N., Reddy, Y. B. S., & Vigneshwaran. (2022). Value-added waste substitution using slag and rubber aggregates in the sustainable and eco-friendly compressed brick production. Revista de La Construccion, 21(1), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.21.1.5  (SCIE)
  • Jagadeesan, P., Sudharsan, N., Subash, S. M., Thirumoorthy, P., Sugumaran, B., Bari, J. A., … Karuppanan, K. (2022). Study on Performance of Infilled Wall in an RC-Framed Structure Using a Reinforcing Band. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8643959 (SCIE)
  • Aruna, G., & Sudharsan, N. (2020). Study on assessment of outcomes of education. Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, 33(4), 38–44. https://doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2020/v33i4/148741 (SCOPUS)
  • Sudharsan, N., & Grant, B. C. J. (2018). Comparison of static response of laced reinforced concrete beams with conventional reinforced concrete beams by numerical investigations. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 9(8), 700–704. (SCOPUS)
  • Sudharsan, N., & Sivalingam, K. (2019). Potential utilization of waste material for sustainable development in construction industry. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(3), 3435–3438. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijrte.C5062.098319 (SCOPUS)
  • Sudharsan, N., & Saravanaganesh, S. (2019). Feasibility studies on waste glass powder. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8(8), 1644–1647. (SCOPUS)
  • Sudharsan, N., Palanisamy, T., and Yaragal, S.C. (2018). Environmental sustainability of waste glass as a valuable construction material – A critical review. Ecology, Environment and Conservation 24, S331–S338.  (SCOPUS)
  • Sudharsan, N., & Palanisamy, T. (2018). A comprehensive study on potential use of waste materials in brick for sustainable development. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 24(September), S339-S343. (SCOPUS)
  • R, Manasa, Sudharsan .N, Praburanganathan S, and N Srinivas Rao  (2021). Development of coconut shell waste based paver blocks and concrete: A Review. Emperor Journal of Applied Scientific Research, 03(09). https://doi.org/10.35338/ejasr.2021.3901
  • Kumar .P, Pavan, Sudharsan .N, Praburanganathan S, and N Srinivas Rao.(2021). Use of Waste Ground Nut Shell in the Development of Various Construction Products. Emperor Journal of Applied Scientific Research, 03(09). https://doi.org/10.35338/ejasr.2021.3902
  • Sudharsan N, Saravanan A 2018. Concoction of plastic and bitumen with Laterite soil as a brick‟, International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, vol.6, Issue-2, April-2018, pp. 63-66.
  • Sudharsan N & Blessy Grant C J 2017. Structural Behaviour of Laced Reinforced Concrete Elements- A Review.  International Journal of Current Engineering And Scientific Research, Volume-4, Issue-12, pp.36-41
  • Sudharsan, N., & Palanisamy, T. (2016). The Characteristic Behaviour of Boron Lime Glass Powder in Development of New Era of Fly Ash Bricks. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 6(7), 713-721. https://doi.org/10.5958/2249-7315.2016.00457.3
  • Sudharsan, N., & Palanisamy, T. (2016). Feasibility of using waste glass powder in fly ash bricks. International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology vol. 7, no. 2, April-June 2016, pp. 684-688.
Conferences Publications
  • Sudharsan N, G. Aruna S. Praburanganathan, Strength assessment of unistone concrete paver formed with partial substitution of ferrosilicon waste-reject as cement alternate and Robo-sand as fine aggregate alternate. AIP Conf. Proc. 3146, 050006 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224934 (SCOPUS)
  • Aruna Govindan, N. Sudharsan, N. Arun Kumar. Experimental investigation on cold-formed steel channel beams with embossments. AIP Conf. Proc. 3146, 090001 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224959 (SCOPUS)

  • Saradha Perumal, S. Aravind, P. Senthilkumar, N. Sudharsan Experimental study partial replacement of natural aggregate by recycled aggregate in concrete. AIP Conf. Proc. 3146, 020023 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224946 (SCOPUS)

  • Suganthi Mullainathan, R. Senthil Velavan, K. A. Gokul, N. Sudharsan Experimental investigation on geopolymer concrete, AIP Conf. Proc. 3146, 080002 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224932 (SCOPUS)

  • Santhosh Kumaar, N. Muralimohan, N. Sudharsan, D. Ambika. A study on mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) using coir & rice husk ash. AIP Conf. Proc. 3146, 040004 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224711 (SCOPUS)

  • Preetha Achuthan, Theonette Maribojoc, Panneerselvam Arul Sivanantham, N. Sudharsan. A pilot scale study on the effects of workability, steadiness and set period attributes of OPC/SRC and strength of concrete engaging Disaccharides as an additive. AIP Conf. Proc. 3146, 020014 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224834 (SCOPUS)

  • Mohan, S., D. Ragul, and N. Sudharsan. “Feasibility studies on deepening Pondicherry Port to accommodate larger vessels explored.” E3S Web of Conferences. Vol. 529. EDP Sciences, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202452904020 (SCOPUS)

  • Krishnamoorthy Lakshmipathi, Soundharajan Jayaprakash, Periyasamy Dhamodharan, Sellamuthu Manishankar, N Sudharsan. Enhancement of strength and durability characteristic of ternary blended reinforced concrete. AIP Conf. Proc. 2782, 020188 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0155591 (SCOPUS)

  • Balasubramaniyan Sivabalan, Samikannu Sridhar, Ramasamy Manirasu, Kumarasamy Vidhya, N Sudharsan. Experimental investigation on properties of blended cement concrete. AIP Conf. Proc. 2782, 020190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0155233  (SCOPUS)

  • Mondikatti, P., Sudharsan, N., Praburanganathan, S., & Aruna, G. (2023). The Impact of castoff aggregate on the fresh and mechanical behaviour of high-range water reducer administered self-compacting concrete. Materials Today: Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.061 (SCOPUS)

  • Parthiban, P., Sakthi Ganapathy, R., Karthick, S., Navin Ganesh, V., & Sudharsan, N. (2023). A Review on Environmental Impact Assessment of Limestone Mining Operations. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2682). American Institute of Physics Inc. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0114606 (SCOPUS)

  • Aruna, G., Ponraj Sankar, L., Sudharsan, N., & Balakrishnan, V. (2021). Numerical simulation of cold-formed T-shaped built-up steel sections under bending. In Materials Today: Proceedings (Vol. 46, pp. 857–861). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.889 (SCOPUS)

  • Sudharsan, N., Grant, C. J. B., Murthi, P., Poongodi, K., & Mahesh Kumar, P. (2021). A Comparative Experimental Investigation on Laced Reinforced Concrete Beam and Conventional Beam under Monotonic Loading. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 822). IOP Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/822/1/012034 (SCOPUS)

  • Sudharsan N, Saravanan A (2018), „Concoction of plastic and bitumen with Laterite soil as a brick‟, International Academics Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering (IACCSE) held on Bangkok, Thailand on 5 -6 February 2018.

  • Saravanan A, Mohanraj B, Sudharsan N (2017), “Value added of bitumen and plastic with PET as a brick‟, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Engineering Technology and science at Muthayammal Engineering Institutions, Rasipuram pp. 7048-7052.

  • Sudharsan.N, Saravanan A, Palanisamy T (2017), „Role Of Polyethylene Therephthalate In Bricks‟, Second National Conference on Modern & Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Development for Sustainabili-ty(METIDS-17) at Mahendra Engineering college, Tamilnadu pp. 31-35.

  • Saravanan A, Mohanraj B, Gowthami M, Sudharsan N & Palanisamy T (2017), „Concursus of Polyethylene Therephathalate And Bitumen as a Brick ‟, Proceedings of Fifth national Conference on Trendy and Sustain-able Development in Civil Engineering (NCTSDCE – 17) at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India, pp. 164-168.

  • N.Sudharsan, G.Arul Jothi, P.Balaji, A.P.Chidambarasan And P.Ravi kumar (2016), „Strength Study Of Co-loured Glass Added Fly Ash Bricks‟ First National Conference on Modern & Emerging Trends in Infrastruc-ture Development for Sustainability(METIDS-16) at Mahendra Engineering college, Tamilnadu.

  • Sudharsan N, Gobinath M, Karthikeyan R, Prakash S, Mohan Kumaar V (2016), „Value Added Utilization Of Waste Glass In Fly AshBricks‟ First National Conference on Modern & Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Development for Sustainability(METIDS-16) at Mahendra Engineering college, Tamilnadu.

  • Ramprasath T, Sudharsan N & Palanisamy T (2016), „Feasibility of using waste glass powder in fly ash bricks‟, Proceedings of Fourth national Conference on Trendy and Sustainable Development in Civil Engi-neering (NCTSDCE-16) at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India, pp. 156-161.

  • Saravanaganesh.S, Sudharsan.N and Palanisamy T (2015), “Feasibility Studies on Effect of Using Waste Glass” Proceedings of Fifth National Conference on Groundbreaking Techniques In Construction Management, Environmental, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering (NCGT 2K15) at Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode, Tamilnadu, India.

  • Saravanaganesh.S, Sudharsan.N and Palanisamy T (2015), “Studies On Mortars Containing Waste Glass Powders” Proceedings of Third National Conference on Trendy and Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering (NCTSDCE -15) at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India, pp.236-242

  • Kamaleswari.K, Sudharsan N and Palanisamy T (2014), “Study Review on Utilization of Waste Glass In Concrete” Proceedings of International Conference on Innovations and Advances in Civil Engineering to-wards Green and Sustainable Systems (INACES-2014) at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India.pp.CT17.

  • Kamaleswari.K, Sudharsan.N and Palanisamy T (2014), “Studies On Compressive Strength of Mortar Containing Waste Glass Powder” Proceedings of Second National Conference on Trendy and Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering (NCTSDCE 14) at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Tamilna-du, India, pp.131-135.

  • Sudharsan.N and Palanisamy T (2013), “ Study Performance Of Waste Glass Powder In Concrete” Pro-ceedings of National Conference on Trendy and Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering (NCTSDCE 13) at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India, pp.203-206.

  • Sudharsan.N and Mr.Baskar (2012), “Experimental Investigation on cold formed Lipped channel section with Embossment” Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Concrete and Construction Technology at K.S.R College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, TamilNadu, India, pp. 262-265.

  • Sudharsan.N and Dr.Balamurugan P.(2011), “Experimental study on the effect of Temperature in silicafume added concrete” Proceedings of International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering held at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, TamilNadu, India, pp.147-150

Book Chapters

  • Mageshkumar, P., Senthil, K. A., Sudharsan, N., Poongodi, K., & Murthi, P. (2022). Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall Using GIS in Rasipuram Taluk, Tamil Nadu, India. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 232, pp. 185–197). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96202-9_15  (SCOPUS)

Patents
  • Palanisamy, T, and Sudharsan, N were granted an Indian patent for “Glasscrete Building Blocks” in 2013, with patent number 5315/CHE/2013.
  • Sudharsan N received Australian patent number 2020104194 for “IWNA-Village Sanitation: Intelligent Way to Sanitation Village and Notify the Authority” on December 20, 2020.

Awards &Honors

  • Sudharsan N was awarded the Achievement Award for Academician at the 14th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2023 by the Construction Industry Development Council, Govt of India, on April 10, 2023.
  • He received the Young Engineer of the Year 2023 award from the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE(I)) Hyderabad centre on December 29, 2023.
  • Sudharsan N was recognized as the Young Concrete Engineer of the Year 2023 by the Indian Concrete Institute, Hyderabad Chapter.
  • He was honored with the Outstanding Thesis in Telangana award for 2020 by the Indian Concrete Institute, Telangana Chapter

Education

He obtained his B.E. (Civil Engineering) from Anna University in 2006, M.E. (Structural Engineering) from the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore in 2008, and Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) from Anna University, Chennai, in 2017.
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