Dr. A Sofi

Designation : Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Civil Engineering
Department : Structural & Geotechnical Engineering

Educational Details

Bharathidasan University

B.E.
Civil Engineering
Graduated in 2003

Annamalai University

M.E.
Structural Engineering
Graduated in 2005

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Ph.D.
Structural Engineering
Graduated in 2016

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Concrete Materials
  • Fiber reinforced concrete
  • Supplementary cementitious materials

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Carbon Capture and uses in SCM FLSmidth Private Limited, India

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Synthesis of pozzolanic nanomaterials and nano alloys SEED GRANT -VIT

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Effect of pond ash and steel fiber in concrete DST- SERB
Behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete using cementitious materials SEED GRANT- VIT

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
PRECAST FIBRE REINFORCED WALL PANELS 201941046295

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Study on Behaviour of Diagrid System on a G+ 36 High Raised Building Springer 2022
Lateral Load Analyses of Multi-storeyed Frames with and Without Shear Walls Springer 2021
Comparative Study of Pedestrian Vibration for Design of Steel Arch Bridge Springer 2021
Evaluation of Rapid Chloride Permeability Test on Concrete Containing Steel, E-Waste Copper Wire and E-Glass Fibres Springer 2021
End of Life Disposal and Sustainable Industrial Waste Management in Industry 4.0 CRC Press- Taylor and Francis 2020

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • DUO-Indian fellowship award for doing research in University of PADUA-ITALY 2020

International Collaborations

  • University of Padua, Italy
  • Swinburne University, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • TU-Wien Karlsplatz, Vienna Austria
  • University of Leeds, London, U.K
  • Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

Industry Collaborations

  • ISRO, Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
  • L&T, Chennai
  • CBRI, Roorkee
  • STUP Consultants, Chennai

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Materials Today –Proceedings – Managing Guest Editor (Selected papers of ICON2021)