Research Team

S. K. Singh

Chief Scientist

Subash Chandra Bose Gurram

Principal Scientist

Santha Kumar G.

Sr. Scientist

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Newer Cement/ Binder – Newer and low carbon cementitious binder, Composite cement, Quaternary cementitious binder, Alkali-activated binders, one-part alkali activated binder (OP-AAB), cement free geopolymer, magnesium binder, processed steel slag cement, lime sludge and grey-cement based putty, nano basalt based-coatings,
  • Alternative aggregates: Alternative and sustainable aggregates such as recycled materials from C&D waste, coal bottom ash, steel slag, copper slag, mine tailings, e-waste, crushed rock, foundry etc;
  • Innovative and Sustainable Concrete: Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC), hybrid fibre reinforced concrete, Basalt fibre reinforced concrete, Pervious concrete, Reactive powder concrete, Self-consolidated concrete (SCC), Geopolymer concrete (GPC), Recycled aggregate concrete, AAC and Foam concrete
  • Distress Diagnosis & Strengthening of Structures: Development of newer diagnostic techniques and rehabilitation strategies for structures, newer repair materials and systems,
  • Waste to wealth: Valorisation of agro-industrial waste, C&D waste processing for building products, Steel slag valorisation, Development of graphene oxides, Carbon sequestration to resource materials and products

OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES

  • Liaisons with stakeholders/ line ministries
  • Quality assurance/ Technical advice
  • Safety audit of buildings/ structures
  • NDT evaluation & distress diagnosis
  • Rehabilitation and strengthening measures
  • Conservation of heritage buildings
  • Structural analysis & design proof vetting
  • Skill development/ training / workshop/ seminar

ONGOING PROJECTS

Industry Funded

  • Performance evaluation for integral crystalline waterproofing admixtures of make “PENETRON ADMIX ” C/O office complex and 769 residential quarters at Customs Enclave Plot, Wadala, Mumbai
  • Performance Evaluation for Integral Crystalline Waterproofing admixtures C/O for Common Central Secretariat-13 (CC-13) at Plot No. 138, Man Singh Road, New Delhi

Govt. Funded

  • Third Party Quality Inspection/ quality assurance of Construction of New Parliament Building (NPB) at Plot No. 118, Parliament House Estate, New Delhi
  • Third Party Quality Inspection/ quality assurance of Setting of Physical Infrastructures of NICF Ghitorini, New Delhi
  • Third Party Quality Inspection/ quality assurance of CUG, Vadodara (phase –I), Gujrat
  • Third Party Quality Inspection/ quality assurance of CUG, Vadodara (phase II), Gujrat Sponsored
  • Third Party Quality Inspection/ quality assurance of ESIC Hospital, Bahadurgarh, Haryana
  • Third Party Quality Assurance and Technical Advice for Civil, E&M, Horticulture, Civil & MEP services and development works for the work: “Design, Construction, Testing and Commissioning of Office Building with Data centre (Uptime Institute Tier-IV certified) for Punjab National Bank at Plot No. 84, Sector-18, Gurugram, Haryana including all Civil & MEP Services, Horticulture and Development on EPC Basis
  • Mix proportioning of M40 and M25 grade concrete (SSP-0374) (Sponsored by Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam Haldwani (Nainital))
  • Special Inspection/ Audit of Civil Construction Work of New Parliament Building at Plot-118, Parliament House Estate, New Delhi- 110001

CSIR Funded

  • Characterization of Manufactured Sand and its Effective Utilization in Construction
  • Development of Newer Cementitious Materials using Chemically Activated LD slag
  • Development of newer cementitious materials from LF slag and improvement of LF and EAF slag for use as aggregates in concrete
  • Sustainable development of bricks/ blocks from Glass wool wastes
  • Utilization of discarded slag generated from E-waste & Cu scrap processing, Pb and Sn slag and ETP sludge in building materials/ products for construction

COMPLETED PROJECTS

  • Development and commercialization of valorised lime sludge through environmental friendly low cost building products
  • Third Party Quality Assurance of Vice President Enclave, NewDelhi (Central Vista)”
  • Studies to investigate the reasons of cracks development in buildings of Pur village, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
  • Experimental investigation on application of GGBS and activated GGBS in AAC block and comparison with conventional versus developed AAC blocks and its real time thermal performance.
  • Condition assessment of type II & type III Quarters and suggesting repair/ renovation /upgradation of quarters at SPG complex Dwarka, New Delhi
  • Performance evaluation of Pre-applied HDPE waterproofing membrane and post applied self-adhesive modified bitumen membrane
  • Performance evaluation of crystalline water proofing materials in M30 grade concrete
  • Condition Assessment and Conservation/ Retrofitting of Old Heritage Building Dhenkanal House Puri, Odisha
  • TPQA work of Construction of 88 Nos. GPRA Type-III Quarters at Probyn Road, Timarpur, New Delhi
  • TPQA for the East Delhi Campus of Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, Surajmal Vihar, Shahdara, New Delhi-110032
  • Third Party Quality Inspection/ Quality Assurance for the work “Development/ Redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue at New Delhi, (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Works)”
  • TPQA work of “Construction of General Pool Office Accommodation-2 at K.G. Marg, New Delhi
  • Third Party Quality Assurance Work of “Construction of 120 Nos. GPRA Type-VII Flats in Pocket-I at DDU Marg, New Delhi
  • Third Party Quality Assurance for the work of C/o Stage-I of Phase-II, Delhi Technological University at Bawana Road, Delhi

For further details, please contact:

S. K. Singh
Head
Extension Centre – Delhi
Phone     : +91-11-
Fax         : +91-1332-272272
Email     : sksingh [at] cbri.res.in