| Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed |
- Ravi Shankar A U, Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang. (2013). “Fatigue and engineering properties of chemically stabilized soil for pavements.” Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer, 43 (1), pp. 96–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-012-0031-5
- Ravi Shankar A U, Koushik K and Sarang G. (2013). “Performance studies on Bituminous Concrete mixes using waste plastics.” Highway Research Journal, Indian Roads Congress, 6 (1), pp. 1–11.
- Ravi Shankar A U, Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang, and P Abhishek. (2014). “Performance and fatigue behavior of semi dense bituminous concrete using waste plastics as modifier.” Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress, 42 (7), pp. 23–32.
- B M Lekha, S Goutham, A U R Shankar. (2015). “Evaluation of lateritic soil stabilized with Arecanut coir for low volume pavements.” Transportation Geotechnics, Elsevier, 2, pp. 20–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2014.09.001
- Goutham Sarang, B M Lekha, J S Geethu, A U Ravi Shankar. (2015). “Laboratory performance of stone matrix asphalt mixtures with two aggregate gradations.” Journal of Modern Transportation, Springer, 23 (2), pp. 130–136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40534-015-0071-5
- B M Lekha, Goutham Sarang, A U Ravi Shankar. (2015). “Effect of Electrolyte Lignin and Fly Ash in stabilizing Black Cotton soil.” Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, Springer, 2 (2), pp. 87–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-015-0020-0
- Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M, Krishna G and Ravi Shankar A U. (2016). “Comparison of Stone Matrix Asphalt mixtures with Polymer Modified Bitumen and plastic coated aggregates.” Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor and Francis, 17 (4), pp. 933–945. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2015.1124799
- Asher John D and Goutham Sarang. (2017) “Soil Stabilization Using Hydrated Lime and Randomly Distributed Bagasse Fibers.” International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 8 (12), pp. 512–518.
- Priyanka B A, Goutham Sarang, Ravi Shankar A U. (2019) “Evaluation of Superpave mixtures for perpetual asphalt pavements.” Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor and Francis, 20 (8), pp. 1952–1965. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2018.1474794
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Saravanan K, and Goutham Sarang. (2019) “A review on the mechanisms involved in Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement.” International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer, 12 (2), pp. 185–196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-019-1024-x.
- Durga Prashanth L, A U Ravi Shankar, Nitendra Palankar and Goutham Sarang. (2019) “Laboratory investigation of recycled aggregates for bituminous concrete mix.” Highway Research Journal, Indian Roads Congress, 10 (1), pp. 17–23.
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Saravanan K, and Goutham Sarang. (2019) “Evaluation of rejuvenator's effectiveness on the reclaimed asphalt pavement incorporated stone matrix asphalt mixtures.” Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 224, pp. 909–919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.126
- Ravi Shankar A U, Priyanka B A and Goutham Sarang. (2019). “Laboratory investigation of blended lateritic soil for gravel roads.” Highway Research Journal, Indian Roads Congress, 10 (2), pp. 39–47.
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Saravanan K, and Goutham Sarang. (2020) “Effect of rejuvenating agents on stone matrix asphalt mixtures incorporating RAP.” Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 254, 119298, pp. 909–919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119298
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Saravanan K, and Goutham Sarang. (2020) “Microstructural characterisation of reclaimed asphalt pavement with rejuvenators.” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 23(4), 1038–1049. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1788027
- Ravi Shankar A U, Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M and Priyanka B A. (2020). “Strength and Durability Properties of Black Cotton Soil Stabilized with Inorganic Additives as a Pavement Material.” Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress, 48 (6), pp. 30–37
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Saravanan K, and Goutham Sarang. (2021) “Fracture Characterisation of Rejuvenated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Incorporated Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixtures.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 33(11), pp. 04021320. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003945
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Goutham Sarang and Saravanan K. (2022) “Characteristics of aggregate gradation, drain down and stabilizing agents in stone matrix asphalt mixtures: A state of art review.” Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition), Elsevier, 9(2), pp. 167–179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2021.10.007
- Kavitha Karthikeyan, Saravanan Kothandaraman and Goutham Sarang. (2023) “Perspectives on the utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement in concrete pavement construction: A critical review.” Case Studies in Construction Materials, 19, e02242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02242.
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| Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body |
- Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang and Ravi Shankar A U. “Laboratory investigation of soil stabilized with nano chemical.” Indian Geotechnical Conference – 2013 by Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), Roorkee, December 22-24, 2013.
- Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M and Ravi Shankar A U. “Comparison of bituminous mixtures prepared in Marshall compaction and gyratory compactor.” Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, NIT Calicut, Kerala, May 12-13, 2014.
- Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang and Ravi Shankar A U. “Laboratory performance of Black Cotton Soil stabilized with Terrasil as a pavement material.” Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, NIT Calicut, Kerala, May 12-13, 2014.
- Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M and Ravi Shankar A U. “Stone Matrix Asphalt using aggregates modified with waste plastics.” GeoShanghai – 2014, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering by ASCE, Shanghai, China, 28-31, May 2014. Published in Pavement Materials, Structures, and Performance, Geotechnical Special Publication 239, pp. 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413418.002
- Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M, Monisha M and Ravi Shankar A U. “SMA mixtures with modified asphalt and treated aggregates.” Second Transportation and Development Institute Congress by ASCE, Orlando, Florida, USA, 8-11, June 2014. Published in 2nd T&DI Congress 2014 Proceedings, pp. 290–299. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413586.028
- Ravi Shankar A U, Lekha B M and Goutham S. “Properties and performance of blended Lateritic Soil for gravel roads.” Indian Geotechnical Conference – 2014, by IGS, Kakinada, December 18-20, 2014.
- Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M, Pavan Patil and Ravi Shankar A U. “Experimental evaluation of Bituminous Concrete using chemically treated aggregates.” 2nd Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, May 1-2, 2015.
- Priyanka B A, Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang and Ravi Shankar A U. “KENPAVE analysis for low volume roads with reduced resilient modulus values.” 2nd Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, May 1-2, 2015.
- Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang and Ravi Shankar A U. “Effect of RBI 81 on laterite soil as a pavement material.” 53rd Indian Geotechnical Conference 2015, Conducted by IGS, Pune, December 17-19, 2015.
- Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M, Priyanka B A and Ravi Shankar A U. “Stone Matrix Asphalt mixtures with sisal fiber and Crumb Rubber Modified Binder.” Conference on Sustainable Asphalt Pavement for Developing Countries (CONSAP) 2016, Conducted by Centre for Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi, March 11-12, 2016.
- Priyanka B A, Lekha B M, Goutham Sarang and Ravi Shankar A U. “Development of Perpetual Pavements with Cement Treated Base and Rich Bottom Layer using KENPAVE analysis.” Conference on Sustainable Asphalt Pavement for Developing Countries (CONSAP) 2016, Conducted by CRRI, New Delhi, March 11-12, 2016.
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Goutham Sarang and Saravanan, K (2017) “A Review on the Performance of Additives in Warm Mix Asphalt.” ASCE India Conference 2017 on Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies, IIT Delhi, Delhi, India 13-14, December 2017, pp. 31–39.
- Ravi Shankar A U, Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M and Calvin Adesimi Carlton-Carew. “Investigation on the effect of anti stripping additives on the moisture sensitivity of Bituminous Concrete.” GeoMEast 2017: International Conference Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology, Egypt, 16-20, July 2017. Published in Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure, pp 228–239. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61633-9_14
- Priyanka Biluve Ashoka, Goutham Sarang, Lekha B M, A U Ravi Shankar. “Laboratory performance of Superpave mixes for perpetual pavements.” International Conference on Highway Pavements and Airfield Technology 2017, ASCE, Philadelphia, USA, 27-30, August 2017. Published in Airfield and Highway Pavements 2017, pp. 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480939.006
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Goutham Sarang and Saravanan K. (2023) “Evaluation of Performance of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Mixtures Using Acetone as Rejuvenator.” Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 261, pp. 219–233. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2273-2_15
- Maisha Gunturi, Goutham Sarang. (2023) “A Study on the Effectiveness on the Polyethylene Strips in Cement-Treated Soil.” Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 280, pp. 457–465. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4739-1_42
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| Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed |
- Goutham Sarang. (2019). “Replacement of stabilizers by recycling plastic in asphalt concrete” Use of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete, Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering, Elsevier, pp. 307–325.
- Lekhaz Devulapalli, Saravanan K, and Goutham Sarang. (2020). “Economic analysis of the recycled asphalt pavement mixtures” Construction Economy Modern Perspective, Published by: ASKM Innovations and Sakthi Consultancy Pvt Ltd., pp. 33–41.
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| Administrative and Institutional Support |
- Exam coordinator from School of Mechanical and Building Sciences in VIT Chennai during 2017-18.
- Associate Chief Superintendent for conducting final semester examinations in VIT Chennai during 2017-18.
- Deputy Warden for A block Boys Hostel, VIT Chennai from 01.12.2018 to 04.11.2022.
- Ranking and Accreditation Committee member from School of Civil Engineering, VIT Chennai from 20.07.2020 to 04.11.2022.
- School Academic Program Advisory Committee member of School of Civil Engineering for Vellore Institute of Technology (Chennai and Vellore) from 25.01.2021 to 04.11.2022.
- Board of Studies member of School of Civil Engineering for Vellore Institute of Technology (Chennai and Vellore) from June 2021 to November 2022.
- Space Committee Member, VIT Chennai from October 2021 to November 2022.
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| Training programs attended |
- Workshop on “Tabletop Airports and Safety Aspects”, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, 29 – 30, October 2011.
- 2nd National Conference on “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE – 2013), Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala, 6 – 7, September 2013.
- Training Programme on “How to conduct courses on Environmental Management & Sustainability?”, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, 20 – 21, September 2013.
- Short Term on Programme on Urban Transport Systems Planning (UTSP), NIT Calicut, Kerala, 25 – 29, November 2013.
- International Conference on Sustainable Innovative Techniques In Civil and Environmental Engineering (SITCEE - 2014) by “Krishi Sanskriti” at JNU, New Delhi, 4 – 5, January 2014.
- 74th Annual Session of Indian Roads Congress, Guwahati, Assam, 18 – 22, January 2014.
- International Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Eranakulam, Kerala, 8 – 9, May 2014.
- Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, NIT Calicut, Kerala, 12 – 13, May 2014.
- First Annual Conference on Innovations and Developments in Civil Engineering, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, 19 – 20, May 2014.
- Second Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) Congress by ASCE, Orlando, Florida, USA, 8 – 11, June 2014.
- International Workshop on Civil Infrastructure and Structure Materials, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, 28 – 29, July 2014.
- 2nd Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 1 – 2, May 2015.
- National Workshop on Latex for Beginners - Hands on, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 7, October 2017.
- Basics of Patenting Inventions and Innovations VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 25, October 2017
- One day workshop on How to grow your career by Sustainable Innovation, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 10, February 2018.
- National level workshop on 3D Drone Mapping, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 27, October 2018.
- Interactive session on Future of Traffic Control in Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment, US consulate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 21, December 2018.
- One day training program on Durable and Self Compacting Concrete, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3, August 2019.
- American Society of Civil Engineers Leadership Training Program, ASCE India Section and SRMIST, 26 February 2020.
- National Level Workshop on Total Organic Carbon Analysis of Solid and Liquid Samples (TOC-2020), VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 28, February 2020.
- Five days hands on workshop on “Patent searching, drafting and filing” (online), Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29, May to 02, June, 2020.
- Three days online Short Term Training Program on State of the Art Practices in Transportation Engineering, Jyoti Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala, 10-12, June 2020.
- FDP on “Engineering Education in Post COVID World”, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 22-26, June 2020.
- Online non-credit course Learning to Teach Online (4 weeks) by The University of New South Wales, Sydney, offered through Coursera platform, completed on 28, June, 2020.
- Online FDP on Pavement design, construction and rehabilitation, Vignana Bharati Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telengana, 25-27, June 2020.
- Two Days Virtual International Conference on Sustainable Energy Solution for a Better Tomorrow (SESBT 2020) VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 23-24, July 2020.
- AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on Infrastructure Engineering offered by National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal, 21-25, September 2020.
- Virtual International Geopolymer Summit - 2020 VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 26, September 2020.
- Virtual International Summit on Energy Efficient Buildings VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 21, November 2020.
- Virtual Industry Conclave, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 18, December, 2020.
- Three days national Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Modelling in Civil Engineering (AIMCE-2020) VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 21-23, December 2020.
- GeoLive 2021 - International Webinar on Geotechnical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, IGS Jalandhar Chapter and NIT Jalandhar, 21-28, February, 2021.
- National Road Safety Month 2021 “The Symposium for Safer Roads/ Discussion on Plan for Rectification of Black Spots”, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, GOI, 3-4, February, 2021.
- One-day Virtual Workshop on Sustainability and Engineering Education, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 07, May, 2021.
- MOOC on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience (8 weeks) by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) with support from the European Union, in collaboration with the SDG Academy and the EdX Platform, completed on 31, June, 2021.
- Short Term Training Program on Behaviour of Structures subjected to extreme events, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 20-24, September 2021.
- Workshop on NBA Accreditation Process for the Quality Enhancement – Session I and Session, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 31 January 2022 and 05 February 2022.
- IPR awareness/training program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) organized by Intellectual Property Office, 09 March 2022.
- FDP on “Pavement Design: Principles and Practice”, NIT Calicut, Kerala, 15-20, May 2023.
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| Training Workshops conducted |
- National Level Workshop on “Ion Chromatography and Water Purification Systems”, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 9 January 2020.
- International Webinar Series on “Significance and Prospects of Civil Engineering”, VIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 September to 15 October 2020.
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| Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received: |
- Research Award 2021 at VIT Chennai
- Best Paper Award at CTSEM 2021
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| Membership in Professional bodies |
- e-Life Member of Indian Roads Congress (Roll No: eLM-101503)
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| Student Guidance |
- M.Tech Thesis: 2
- B.Tech Project: 24
- Internship: 2
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| Invited Talk delivered |
• Talk on “Development of SMA Mixtures with Different Binder and Stabilizing Additives” at Highway Research Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 13, June 2017.
• Lecture on “Sustainable Pavement Materials – Warm Mix Asphalt” in the AICTE Sponsored Online Short-Term Training Programme on Sustainable Transport for Smart Cities – Series 1 organized by St. Peter’s College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 21, July 2020.
• Lecture on “Sustainable Pavement Materials” in the AICTE Sponsored Online Short-Term Training Programme on Sustainable Transport for Smart Cities – Series 2 organized by St. Peter’s College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 29, August 2020.
• Lecture on “Warm Mix Asphalt” in the AICTE Sponsored Online Short-Term Training Programme on Sustainable Transport for Smart Cities – Series 2 organized by St. Peter’s College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 24, September 2020.
• Lecture on ‘Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Engineering’ in Six days, Faculty Development Program on “Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering Applications” by VIT Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, June 21-26, 2021.
• Keynote talk on “Low Energy Asphalt Mixtures” at 1st International Conference on Emerging Scientific Applications in the Field of Engineering and Technology organized by Karnataka Law Society's Vishanathrao Deshpande Institute of Technology, Haliyal, Karnataka, 23 September 2021. |
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