School of Engineering & Sciences Faculty

Dr. Manish Kumar

Assistant Professor

Qualification: B.E. (Civil Engineering), M.E. (Structural Engineering), Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) BIT

College/University: BIST 2012, BIT- Mesra 2015, BIT- Mesra 2020

Introduction: Manish Kumar is a Civil Engineer with a background in Concrete Technology. He is a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering discipline from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, and M.E. in Structural Engineering.Areas of research include Durability of Concrete, Corrosion of Steel Reinforcement and Protection Measures in RC structures, Health Monitoring of Structures, Development of Accelerated Carbonation procedure for concrete and research oriented towards sustainability of concrete. He has rich experience of 5 years obtained in Teaching, Research and Construction Industry. Prior to joining GDGU, he was working as Assistant Professor at RIMT University, Sirhind from Punjab. He has worked as a Material Engineer at Ramky Infrastructure Ltd in Road Project (Jamtara, Jharkhand). He worked as a Junior Research Fellow at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, a project worth ($65k) supported by the Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India.

Publications

Scholarly Journals

• ‘Corrosion zones of rebar in high volume fly-ash concrete through potentiodynamic study in concrete powder solution extracts: A sustainable construction approach’,Advances in Civil Engineering. (Kumar M., KujurJ. Chatterjee R., Chattopadhyaya S., Sharma S., Dwivedi S.P., Saxena A., Rajkumar S., and Anand A., 2022).
• ‘Mechanical and durability studies on high-volume fly ash concrete’,Structural Concrete. (Kumar M., Sinha A.K. and Kujur J., 2020).
• ‘Study of naturalcarbonation of concrete incorporating marble dust’,Construction Materials. (Kumar M., Malay N. and Kujur J., 2018).

Scholarly Conference Proceedings

• ‘Utilization of recycled glass as fractional replacement of cement andwaste concrete as an aggregate in sustainable concrete practice, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Shakeel Z, and Kumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘Self-compacting concrete using industrial waste red sand(bauxite residue) as fine aggregate’, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Waheed A.,Shiekh M., and Kumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘Effect of calcium hydroxide (lime) on geo-engineering propertiesof plastic soils’, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Islam Z., and Kumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘A critical review on fibre reinforced polymer composites instrengthening reinforced concrete structure’, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Thakur A., and Kumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘Use of shear wall and reinforced cement concrete bracing system both in high rise commercial buildings using STAAD PRO’, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Ahmed I., and Kumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘Seismic protection with base isolationmethod’, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Muzamil M., and Kumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘GIS based route optimization for effective traffic management: A case study of Srinagar city’, National Conference on Recent in Civil Engineering (RTCEE -2022), held at RIMT University, India.
  (Ahmed I., andKumar M., 4 Feb, 2022).
• ‘Performance of High Volume Fly Ash Concrete in Sustainable Construction’, International Conference on Advances in Construction Materials and Structures (ACMS-2018), held at IIT Roorkee, India.
  (Kumar M., Kumar M. and Kujur J., 7-8 March, 2018).
• ‘Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement by Marble Dust on Compressive Strength and Carbonation of PPC Concrete’, Proceeding of International UKIERI Concrete Congress, for Concrete Research Driving Profit and Sustainability, held at NIT, Jalandhar. India
  (Malay N., Kumar M. and Kujur J., 2-5 Nov 2015).
• ‘Effect of Temperature on PSC Concrete made with Micro Silica’, Proceeding of International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Built Environment, held at held at VIT, Vellore, India.
  (Kumar M. and Kujur J., March 12-13, 2015).
• ‘Accelerated Carbonation Test on Concrete made with Micro-Silica’, Proceeding of International Conference on Recent trends & challenge in civil engineering (RTCCE -2014), MNNIT, Allahabad, India.
  (Kumar M. and Kujur J., 12- 13 December, 2014).

Research

• Manish Kumar research involvessustainable development ofconstruction materials. His research work deals with studies on durabilityofRC structuresand many aspects of concrete technology.

Contribution to Profession and Awards

• Invited, as a Speaker, “International Summit on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering” during 06-08 March, 2023 will be held in Rome, Italy.
• Worked as aOrganizing Secretary, National Conference on “Recent Trends in Civil & Environmental Engineering” (RTCEE-2022)during04th February 2022at RIMT University, Punjab.
• Participated in Short Term Training Programme on “Techniques of Design, Analysis, and Retrofitting of Skyscrapers”, during 13- 17 Dec, 2021 at BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
• Participated in E-Faculty Development Program on “Deterioration, Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of RC Structures”, during 25-29 Oct, 2021 at BIT Sindri, Dhanbad.
• Worked as,Organizing committee member,TEQIP funded workshop on “Mine Slope Stability and Mine environment safety”during 22 -23 March,2018, organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
• Worked as,CoreSecurityMemberforNationalLevel Cultural Fest “BITOTSAV’18”organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
• Worked as,Organizing committee member,National Conference on “Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability”during 21 -21Feb,2017, organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
• Participated in TEQIP III funded workshop on “Cyber Crime and Investigation”during 18- 22 Dec, 2017 at BIT Mesra, Ranchi
• Participated in Short Term Training Programme on “Building Maintenance and Preservation”, during 29 Feb- 03March, 2016 at BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

Contribution to Profession and Awards

• Reviewer, Kuwait Journal of Science