Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering

1. Front Matter

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2. Shear Strength of Rock Quarry Dust and Sand Mix

   • Natasha Kakati, Malaya Chetia

   Pages 1-13

3. Design of Prototype Model of Robot for Cleaning

   • Tarun Verma, Abhishek Mishra

   Pages 15-24

4. Identifying and Analysing Key Factors Associated with Risks in Construction Projects

   • Saurav Dixit, Kaaraayaarthi Sharma, Subhav Singh

   Pages 25-32

5. Building Information Model: A Graphical User Interface to Generate a Three-Dimensional Building

   • Trishala Daka, Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti

   Pages 33-42

6. Lateral Response Reduction of Tall Buildings Using Portal Frame as TMD

   • Raaga Varshita Chilakalapallii, Priyanka Palvai, Eshwar kuncham, Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti

   Pages 43-55

7. Structural Health Monitoring from Human-Induced Vibrations Using Accelerometer Sensors

   • Lokesh Udatha, Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti, Bharghava Rajaram

   Pages 57-67

8. Comparison of Different Types of Pylon Shapes on Seismic Behaviour of Cable-Stayed Bridges

   • Govardhan Polepally, Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti, Archanaa Dongre

   Pages 69-80

9. Investigation of Crack Properties Using Image Processing: An User Interface

   • Sravya Nedunuri, Nihitha Thota, Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti, Prafulla Kalapatapu

   Pages 81-90

10. Axial Strength Estimation of Cold Formed Steel Wall Panels Through Numerical Modeling

    • Abhinav Dewangan, Govardhan Bhatt, Chanchal Sonkar

    Pages 91-100

11. Estimation of Local Site Effect on Earthquake Ground Motions for Sites in the State of Haryana, India

    • Nitish Puri, Ashwani Jain

    Pages 101-110

12. Stability Analysis of Tied-Arch Bridges Under IRC Loading Condition Using Finite Element Method

    • K. S. Yogesh, Anubhav Singh

    Pages 111-119

13. An Empirical Study of Major Factors Affecting Productivity of Construction Projects

    • Saurav Dixit, Kaaraayaarthi Sharma

    Pages 121-129

14. Strength and Durability Studies of Cement Concrete M45 Fine Aggregate Partially Replaced with Waste Crushed Glass

    • G. Lalitha, C. Ramachandrudu, Ch. Sashidhar

    Pages 131-144

15. Study on Microstructure of High-Strength (M100) Hybrid Fiber Self-Compacting Concrete Containing Quartz Materials Subjected to Corrosion and Chloride Ingression

    • G. Vishnupriya, R. K. Tharun Thej, P. Sanketh

    Pages 145-163

16. Thick Section Casting Specifications and Practices in Singapore

    • Saradhi Babu Daneti, Madhuri Bagadi, Pavan Kumar Dasari

    Pages 165-176

17. Use of GGBS in Manufacturing of Solid Concrete Blocks

    • Jagadish Vengala, S. Raju, B. Shiva, L. R. Manjunatha, M. V. Yogananda

    Pages 177-195

18. Assessment of Wind Loads on Lattice Towers Using Various National Standards

    • Srinivas Tanuku, K. Rama Mohana Rao

    Pages 197-208

19. Review of Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter for Indian Scenario

    • S. A. Nihalani, A. K. Khambete, N. D. Jariwala

    Pages 209-218

20. Shape of Shear Reinforcement Influence Shear Strength Parameters in Rc Beam

    • Jonna Rohan Reddy, Y. Naga Satyesh, Sonti Girish Babu

    Pages 219-244

This book comprises select papers from the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering (ICETCE 2018). Latest research findings in different branches of civil engineering such as structural engineering, construction materials, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, and transportation infrastructure are covered in this book. The book also gives an overview of emerging topics like smart materials and structures, green building technologies, and intelligent transportation system. The contents of this book will be beneficial for students, academicians, industrialists and researchers working in the field of civil engineering.

• Construction materials
• Smart materials and structures
• Green building technologies
• Water resources engineering
• Geotechnical engineering
• Repair and rehabilitation
• Sustainable construction
• Solid waste management
• Transportation infrastructure
• ICETCE 2018
• water quality and water pollution

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

  K. Ganesh Babu

• JNTUA College of Engineering, Anantapur, India

  H. Sudarsana Rao

• Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology, Anantapur, India

  Y. Amarnath

​Dr. K. Ganesh Babu is a retired professor of the Ocean Engineering Department at IIT Madras. His areas of specialization are offshore structures, rehabilitation of structures, corrosion and high performance composites. He has published more than 200 research articles in international journals and conferences of repute, and also authored a book on high performance self-consolidating cementitious composites. Dr. Babu is actively involved in the rehabilitation of many of the centuries-old temples and also other world heritage sites in the country. He has received several awards including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship. He is a former Director of the Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee - a constituent national laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. He has organized several national and international workshops at IIT Madras, and is an expert committee member of various scientific committees. 

Dr. H. Sudarsana Rao is a professor at the Civil Engineering Department at JNTUA Anantapuram. His areas of specialization are rehabilitation of structures, finite element analysis, and high performance cementitious composites. He has published more than 150 research articles in international journals and conferences of repute. Dr. Rao is also actively involved in various administrative capacities in JNTUA like Vice-Chancellor I/C, Rector, Director (ICS), Director of Evaluation and Vice-Principal. He has received several awards such as the International Engineer of the Year 2008, from Cambridge Press. He has organized several national and international workshops at JNTUA Anantapuram. 



Dr. Y. Amarnath is a professor at the Civil Engineering Department at SRIT Anantapuram. His areas of specialization are development of light weight composites, sustainable materials and high performance composites. He has published  several research articles in international journals and conferences proceedings. He is a structural design consultant and involved in design of RCC and steel structures. He has received CTU fellowship from University of Dundee, UK for his PhD and worked on WRAP, UK sponsored project for his doctoral degree. Dr. Amarnath is a reviewer of several scientific journals and is an expert committee member of various scientific committees. 

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