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Biosketch
Experience:
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Palakkad [2024 – present]
• Project Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India [2024]
• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India [2023 – 2024]
• Senior Engineer (Civil), Larsen & Toubro Construction, Chennai, Mumbai, India [2015 – 2016]
Education:
• Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India [2023] (Supervisor: Prof. Muhammad Salman)
• M.Tech in Construction Technology and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, India [2015]
• B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Vishakapatnam, India [2013]
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Research
- Alkali-activated Materials
- 3D-printing of cementitious materials
- Rheology of cementitious materials
- Valorisation of construction and demolition waste, industrial waste and residues
- Carbon sequestration - Mineral carbonation
- Chemical admixtures
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Teaching
CE1020 Engineering Mechanics
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Additional Information
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Publications - Articles in internationally reviewed academic journals
- M. Gurunandan, A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, J. Tanwar, P. Nanthagopalan, S. Muhammad, "Development of 3D-printable alkali-activated GGBFS and fly ash binder-based mortars with concrete demolition waste as aggregates," Cement and Concrete Composites, vol.157, p. 105954, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2025.105954.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “Development and field validation of pumpable alkali-activated ground granulated blast furnace slag binder-based concrete using sodium gluconate as a retarder,” Journal of Building Engineering, vol.98, p.111295, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111295.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “Improving the workability and workable time of sodium hydroxide activated ground granulated blast furnace slag binder-based concrete,” Cement, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cement.2024.100106.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “Development of sodium silicate activated ground granulated blast furnace slag and fly ash binders-based concrete for pumping applications,” Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 2024, doi: 10.1007/s40831-024-00822-5.
- N. Das, A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, P. Nanthagopalan, “Physio-chemical characterisation of ultra-fine-slag-based ultra-high-performance concrete,” Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Construction Materials, 2024, doi: 10.1680/jcoma.23.00017.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “The role of zinc sulphate as a retarder for alkali activated binders and its influence on the rheological, setting and mechanical behaviour,” Construction and Building Materials, vol.344, p.128128, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128128.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “Fundamental understanding of the setting behaviour of the alkali activated binders based on ground granulated blast furnace slag and fly ash,” Construction and Building Materials, vol.291, p.123243, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123243.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, A. yar Mohammed, and S. Muhammad, “Carbonation potential of concrete debris fines and its valorisation through mineral carbonation,” Construction and Building Materials, vol.310, p.125162, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125162.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “Influential parameters in the rheology of alkali activated binders,” ACI Materials Journal, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 75–85, 2020, doi: 10.14359/51724593.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, S. G. Sertse, and S. Muhammad, “Microstructural study of Portland cement partially replaced with fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag and silica fume as determined by pozzolanic activity,” Construction and Building Materials, vol.238, p.117561, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10/1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117561.
Papers at international scientific conferences and symposia
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, (September 2023). “Improving the Setting, Retention and Rheology of Alkali Activated Concrete.” 77th RILEM Annual Week & the 1st Interdisciplinary Symposium on Smart & Sustainable Infrastructures (ISSSI 2023), 4-8 September 2023, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, (February 2023). “Influence of zinc sulphate on the setting and rheological properties of alkali activated binders.” Advancing Alkali-Activated Materials: DuRSAAM 2023 Symposium, 8-10 February 2023, Ghent, Belgium.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, (September 2022). “Improving workability of alkali activated ground granulated blast furnace slag binders using synthesized dispersants.” 4th International Conference on Polycarboxylate Superplasticizers (PCE 2022), 14-15 September 2022, Virtual conference, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, (April 2019). “Effect of composition of precursor and solid content on rheological behaviour of alkali-activated binders.” 6th International Slag Valorisation Symposium, 2-4 April 2019, 435-438, Mechelen, Belgium.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, Palnati, R., and S. Muhammad, (March 2019). “Analysis of the potential of residue from a food processing industry as supplementary cementitious material.” UKIERI Concrete Congress, Concrete: The Global Builder, 5-8 March 2019, Jalandhar, India.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, Getachew S. M., and S. Muhammad, (December 2018). “Theoretical maximum replacement of Portland cement with mineral admixture determined by thermal analysis.” 3rd R.N. Raikar Memorial International Conference and Gettu-Kodur Symposium on Advances in Science and Technology of Concrete, 14-15 December 2018, Vol. I, 353-357, Mumbai, India.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, Shah Y. N., and S. Muhammad, (November 2018). “Optimum dosage of polymer used as an additive to polymer modified mortar.” In Proc NFiCE, IIT Bombay, 30th November-1st December 2018, Mumbai, India.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, and B. Bhattacharjee, (November 2015). “Investigation of chloride ion diffusion coefficient in cement powder solutions.” UKIERI Concrete Congress, Concrete: Research Driving Profit and Sustainability, 2-5 November 2015, Jalandhar, India.
Book Chapter
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, Effect of sodium sulphate on rheological behaviour of alkali-activated slag binders. V. Mechtcherine et al. (Eds.):RheoCon 2019/SCC 2019, RILEM Bookseries 23, pp. 71-78, Springer, Cham, 2020.
Patents filed
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri and S. Muhammad, “Pumpable alkali-activated blast furnace slag concrete with prolonged workable times and method of preparation thereof,” Application Number: 202421017614, Indian Patent Office, Mumbai, filed on March 12, 2024.
- A.S.S.S. Nedunuri, Gurunandan M., S. Muhammad and P. Nanthagopalan,“3D printable alkali-activated mixtures using concrete demolition waste as aggregates and preparation method thereof,” Application Number: 202421015392, Indian Patent Office, Mumbai, provisional application filed on March 1, 2024.