Dr. S K Sekar

Designation : Director
School / Centre : School of Civil Engineering
Department : Structural & Geotechnical Engineering

Educational Details

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai

B.Tech.
Civil Engineering
Graduated in 1985

Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducheery

M.Tech.
Advanced Construction Technology
Graduated in 1993

Anna University, Chennai

Ph.D.
Structural Engineering
Graduated in 2005

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Development of High Performance Concrete using Industrial Wastes
  • Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures
  • Non- Destructive Evaluation of Structures
  • Monitoring of Heritage Buildings
  • Development of Building Units using Industrial Wastes

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7544-121X
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: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=NfUkrfUAAAAJ&hl

On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Development of low-cost bricks using foundry waste sand M/s. Samco Metals and Alloys Pvt. Ltd., Kaniyambadi, Vellore

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Characterization of Ancient Mortar and Simulation of New Mortar for Thanjavur Palace and Nagathaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam for Restoration ( PI) The State Planning Commission, Government of Tamilnadu
Modeling of spatial variation of soil properties for probabilistic site Characterization of Kalpakkam ( Co-PI) IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Effect of Superplasticizers on Mechanical and Durability properties of High Volume of Fly ash concrete ( PI) DST, New Delhi
Microwave Assisted Toughening of Epoxy/ Carbon Fibre Composites for Aerospace Applications ( Co-PI) AR & DB, New Delhi
Development of Housing Components Using Flyash ( PI) AICTE, New Delhi

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
Aloe vera on lime mortars 361574
Development of Eco-Bacterial Lime Mortar using Kadukai and Jaggery 372595

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Machine Learning in Concrete Technology VDM Publishing House Ltd., Germany. 2011
Text Book on Basic Civil Engineering Sri Mani Krishna Publishers, Chennai. 2002

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Received Best Civil Engineering Department award from Dr. K. Rosaiah, The Governor of Tamil Nadu on 7th Feb. 2016
  • Invited as the Chief guest for various conferences/ seminars
  • Member in Expert Panel of Promotion Committee Meeting at National Institute of Rock Mechanics, Kolar Gold Field
  • Doctoral committee member for the Scholars at Anna University, Sathyabama Univeristy, JNTU, Hyderabad
  • Received Best faculty award in 1998,1999 and 2000

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Reviewer in International Journal for Construction and Building Materials, International Journal of the Physical Sciences, International Journal of Materials Sciences, International Journal of Coal and Fly ash utilization