Dr. Himasree P R

Scientist B
Highway Engineering Division

Name Dr. Himasree P. R
Designation Scientist B
Division Highway Engineering Division
Email ID himasree.natpac@gmail.com
Contact Number 9497427011
Contact Address KSCSTE- National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (KSCSTE-NATPAC),
K. KARUNAKARAN TRANSPARK,
Ulloor - Akkulam Road
Aakkulam Thuruvikkal, PO,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala 695011
Link to

1. Google / Scopus Scholar ID
2. Research Gate

Scopus id-57195435546
Orcid id - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7127-4784
Research Area/ Research Interests
  • Sustainable Construction
  • New Reinforced concretes
  • New concrete mixes
  • Bamboo reinforced concrete
  • Precast concrete structural elements
Professional Experience / Career Details
  • Scientist B, National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) (30/9/2022 – till date).
  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), IIT Bombay. (28/3/ 2022 – 29/9/ 2022).
  • Adhoc Faculty, Department of Architecture and Planning, NIT Calicut. (20/12/2021– 24/3/2022).
  • Adhoc Faculty, Department of Architecture and Planning, NIT Calicut. (29/7/2021 –10/12/2021).
  • Adhoc Faculty, Department of Architecture and Planning, NIT Calicut. (11/1/2021 –20/5/2021).
  • Adhoc Faculty, Department of Architecture and Planning, NIT Calicut. (7/9/2020 – 6/1/2021).
  • Assistant Professor at Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum (1/7/2019 –30/11/2019).
  • Assistant Professor at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology-Technical Campus (VAST-TC), Trivandrum (7/7/2014 – 1/1/2015).
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. Structural Engineering, NIT Calicut, 2019
Thesis: Strength and behaviour of bamboo reinforced concrete wall panels
M.Tech Structural Engineering, NIT Calicut, 2014
B.Tech. Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET), 2012
List of Projects involved Strength and behaviour of hybrid fibre reinforced high performance concrete
Consultancy NIL
Sponsored Projects NIL
Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed
  • P.R. Himasree, Chaaruchandra Korde, Roger P. West and N. Ganesan, “State of the art report of bamboo reinforced concrete structural elements”, Magazine of Concrete Research, July 2023
  • N Ganesan, P V Indira and P R Himasree, “Bamboo reinforced concrete wall panels under one way in-plane action”, Environment Development and sustainability, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 1475-1488, 2020. (Published online on 24th September 2018).
  • N Ganesan, P V Indira and P R Himasree, “Strength and behaviour of bamboo reinforced concrete wall panels under two way in-plane action”, Advances in Concrete Construction, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-13, February 2018.
  • P R Himasree, N Ganesan, and P V Indira, “Bamboo as a substitute for steel in reinforced concrete wall panels”, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 80, pp. 137-145, 2017.
  • N Ganesan, P V Indira and P R Himasree, “Influence of opening on the behaviour of bamboo reinforced concrete wall panels under two way in-plane action”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 45 No.6, pp.486-496,2019.
Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body
  • P R Himasree , N Ganesan and P V Indira, “Bamboo as a substitute for steel in reinforced concrete wall panels”, International Conference on Civil Engineering and Infrastructural issues in Emerging Economies (ICCIEE), conducted at SASTRA University, Thanjavur, March 18-19, 2017, pp 137-145.
  • P R Himasree, N Ganesan and P V Indira, “Experimental investigation on the strength and behaviour of bamboo reinforced concrete beams” National Conference on Technological Innovations for Sustainable Infrastructure (TISI), conducted at National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, March 13-14, 2015, pp 399-405.
Research Reports
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed
  • Himasree P R, “MS Word: a promising candidate for writing thesis”, Amazon Kindle edition, 2019.
  • Himasree P R and Akhil V M, “Strength of materials”, Owl books, 2020, ISBN No. 9789385666889.
Administrative and Institutional Support
Training programs attended
Training Workshops conducted
  • Workshop on “KTIL – Design Policy” at Kovalam Tourist Village, 2023
  • Workshop on “Demonstration of sustainable technologies for slope stability and erosion control for disaster prone hills, river bank and seashore for Kerala” at Kovalam Tourist Village, 2023
  • Workshop on “Ferrocement Structures” sponsored by NIT Calicut and Ramco Cements Ltd. at NIT Calicut on 27th October 2018.
  • Workshop on “Repair and Rehabilitation of RCC Structures” sponsored by NIT Calicut and CERA-CHEM at NIT Calicut on 23rd August 2017.
  • International Conference on “Civil Engineering and Infrastructural issues in Emerging Economies (ICCIEE)”, conducted at SASTRA University, Thanjavur from 18th to 19th March 2017.
  • MHRD-TEQIP-II sponsored National workshop on “Research Methodology” conducted at NIT Calicut during 14th to 15th February 2017.
  • MHRD-TEQIP-II sponsored workshop on “Research Writing: Technical and Language Aspects” conducted at NIT Calicut on 12th February 2017.
  • Participated in the “3rd National Convention on Ferrocement Technology” conducted by the Ferrocement Society, Pune on 27th and 28th November 2015.
  • TEQIP sponsored two day workshop on “Retrofitting of RCC Structures Under Distress” conducted at NIT Calicut on 14th and 15th November 2015.
  • MHRD-TEQIP sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology for Science, Engineering and Management” at NIT Calicut from 25th to 30th May 2015.
  • National Conference on “Technological Innovations for Sustainable Infrastructure (TISI)”, conducted at NIT Calicut from 13th to 14th March 2015.
Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received:
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, IIT Bombay
Membership in Professional bodies
Student Guidance
  • M.Tech Thesis – 2 ongoing
  • B.Tech Project- nil
  • Internship- 1
Invited Talk delivered
  • Handled a session as a resource person in the training program on NOVEL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION from 22/03/2021 to 27/03/2021, held at Civil Engineering Dept organised by the Government Engineering College, Kozhikode.
  • Handled a session as a resource person in the short-term course on STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS USING STAAD PRO from 09/07/2021 to 11/07/2021, held at Department of Architecture and Planning, organised by the NIT Calicut, Kozhikode.
Positions held
  • Press and media committee
  • Hazardous goods drivers training programme committee