Publications

Publications

2024
1Priyanka Kumaravel, R. Velkennedy and Venkatesh Baskaran 2025, Community  wellspring: harnessing citizen science for sustainable development goal 6 in a smart city, Local Environment, Taylor & Francis, Online ISSN: 1469-6711, Print ISSN: 1354-9839, Impact factor:2.4. 
2Angelin Lincy G, Velkennedy, R,2024, Investigation on the flexural behavior of  reinforced GPC slabs incorporating Metakaolin and nano silica composite, structural  concrete, Wiley, Online ISSN :1751-7648, Print ISSN: 1464-4177, Impact factor:3
3A. Ayyam Perumal & S. Nagan (2024), “Experimental Study on Characteristics of Fly Ash GGBS-Based Geopolymer Concrete with Demolition Waste as Fine Aggregate”, Journal  of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 36, Issue 1.
4Ayyam Perumal Arumugam & Nagan Soundarapandian (2024), ‘Experimental study on  characteristics of fly ash-GGBS-based geopolymer concrete with demolition waste as  fine aggregate’, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 36, no. 1, P. 04023522,  ISSN: 0899-1561, Impact Factor: 3.1.
5Ayyam Perumal Arumugam & Nagan Soundarapandian (2025), ‘Experimental study on  fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete utilizing fine aggregate from demolition waste’,  Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Impact Factor: 3.1.
6Thiruchelve, S.R. and Chandran, S, Assessment of land use and land cover dynamics  and its impact in direct runoff generation estimation using SCS CN method, Acta  Geophysica, 2024, vol 72, no 6, pages 4415-4430.
7Thiruchelve, S.R. and Chandran, S, Towards sustainable precipitation management in  Madurai Town Planning Area (India), Discover Sustainability, 2024, vol 5, no 1.
8Jeykumar, R.K.C. and Chandran, S, Environmental impact assessment of solid waste  disposal on groundwater quality, Global Nest Journal, 2024, vol 26, no 10, pages 1-6.
9SI Khan, RKC Jeykumar, S Chandran, MA Krishnamoorthy (2024), Environmental impact  assessment of solid waste disposal on groundwater quality, Global Nest Journal
10Sundaram, K., & Dharmar, B. (2025). Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of  Geopolymer Incorporated with Copper Slag Activated by Phosphoric Acid. Journal of  Testing and Evaluation, 53(1), 140–156. https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20240094
11Muthukrishnan, S., & Dharmar, B. (2025). Experimental Investigation on the Influence  of Waste Copper Slag in Developing Ternary Binder-based Ultra-High Performance  Geopolymer Concrete. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Civil  Engineering, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-025-01865-8
12Muthukrishnan, S., & Dharmar, B. (2025). Experimental Investigation on the Influence  of Waste Copper Slag in Developing Ternary Binder-based Ultra-High Performance  Geopolymer Concrete. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Civil  Engineering, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-025-01865-8.
13M. Sathyanarayanan and D. Brindha (2024). Experimental study on effective utilization  of industrial solid wastes in developing Ultra-High performance geopolymer concrete.  Global NEST Journal, Vol 26, No 9. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.06201
14Jenifer, J. V., Brindha, D., Sweetlin, J. P. A., Venkadapriya, S., & Pandieswari, M. (2024).  Materials Today : Proceedings Mechanical and microstructure properties of copper slag  based basalt fiber reinforced concrete. Materials Today: Proceedings, xxxx.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.505
15Muthramalingam, P., Dharmar, B., & Jenifer, V. (2024). Materials Today : Proceedings  Synthesis of binary blends using phosphate with Ash / Slag in the production of ambient  cured geopolymer mortar. Materials Today: Proceedings, xxxx.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.288
16P Keerthana,R Yuvakkumar, G Ravi,,L Kungumadevi V Ravi Sankar, Hydrothermal  synthesis of CeVO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 Z-scheme photo catalyst for removal of dyes under photo  catalysis Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Volume 168 , October 2024, 112928
17Dhayalan Velayuthapillai A.Abubakkar Siddik,R.Nthya,G Ravi,,R Yuvakkumar, V Ravi  Sankar, A.Arun An effective, novel and low-cost proton exchange membrane for  microbial fuel cell-based bioelectricity production Bio resource Technology Reports 27  (2024) 101929
18Keerthana Subramanian, YuvakkumarRathinam, Ravi Ganesan, Ravi Sankar Venkatasamy, Investigation of g-C3N4/Ce2(WO4)3 Nanocomposites for the Removal of  Basic Dyes ACS Omega 2024, 9, 10110−10118
19SP Keerthana,R Yuvakkumar, G Ravi, V Ravi Sankar, S.Arun Metha,Suresh  sahadevan,Efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using α SnWO4with g-C3N4 nanocomposites for wastewater remediation,  ChemosphereVolume 368, November 2024, 143691
20S Sundararaj, S Iyyappa, I Chandramathy, RKC Jeykumar. (2024) Urbanizational impact  on climatic variables and geographical analysis of physical land use land cover variation  of a city using remote sensing, GLOBAL NEST JOURNAL 26 (5)
21Deivendiran RAJKUMAR, Ayyalusamy RAJASEKAR , and Kalidas ARUNACHALAM  "Radiation Shielding Potential of ultra-high Strength Concrete from agro-Industrial  waste" Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection: December 2024, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp.  291-299.
22Rajkumar, D. Numerical analysis of secondary system subjected to underground blast  loading. Asian J Civ Eng 25, 5709–5725 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-024- 01140-7
23Rajkumar D., Ravi Sankar V., Sankarnarayanan R.; Performance analysis of base isolated structures in mitigating underground blast-induced ground motion effects: A  parametric study. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 August 2024; 95 (8): 085109.  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0224199
24V Ravisankar, RE Joshua, D Rajkumar,"Synergistic effects of microbes and plant for  remediation of chromium contaminated soil", GLOBAL NEST JOURNAL, 2024, 26 (1)
25Athiappan, K., & Subbaram, S. (2024). Strength and Durability Performance of Fibre Reinforced Pavement Quality Concrete with Copper Slag as Fine Aggregate. SSRG  International Journal of Civil Engineering, 11(7), 28–35.  https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V11I7P103.
26Athiappan, K Murugasan, R., Makendran, C., & Francis, M. R. (2024). Static and cyclic  behaviour of fibre-reinforced pavement concrete with copper slag as fine aggregate.  Revista Materia, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-7076-RMAT-2023-0323. 
27Athiappan Kamalasekar., Chandran, K., Chowdry, S., Alzubi, J. A., Murugesan, R.,  Fernández-Campusano, C., Mehbodniya, A. (2025). Road crash analysis and  countermeasures on hilly roads in a developing country using iRAP. International  Journal of Crashworthiness, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/13588265.2025.2469982
28Lillypushpam Bibitha1 , Sagayakannan Durgalakshmi1, Kamalasekar Athiappan (2025).  Evaluation of strength, wear, and skid resistance in pavement quality concrete with  partial replacement of steel slag. Revista Materia, 30 (1). https://doi.org/10.1590/1517- 7076-RMAT-2024-0636 . (SCI &Scopus).
29A. Kandasamy, B. Ramesh, M. Al Khazaleh, and K. Athiappan, “Behavior of High performance Geopolymer Concrete Beams with Substitution of Silica Fume and  GGBS/Fly Ash,” J. Environ. Nanotechnol., vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 52–62, 2025, doi:  https://doi.org/10.13074/jent.2025.03.2511289
30A. Kandasamy, P. P. Rachel, M. Al Khazaleh, and K. Athiappan, “Comparative Analysis on  Load-deformation Behavior of RC Slabs Incorporating Nano-SiO2 and Coconut Fibers,”  J. Environ. Nanotechnol., vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 18–29, 2025, doi:  https://doi.org/10.13074/jent.2025.03.2511233
2023
1D. Nancy Deborah, Velkennedy, R. and Siti, Maria , “Citizen Science Approach for  Assessment of Pedestrian Movement Quality” Journal of Environmental Protection and  Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 7, Pp: 2373-2382, 2023.
2S. Murugan and R. Velkennedy , “Study on Parking Management for the Religious Town  of Madurai City, India” Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, Volume 24,  Issue 7, Pp: 2354-2360, 2023.
3Venkatesh, B. , Velkennedy, R, Spatial Assessment On Influence of Land Use and  Population Density In The Achievement Score Of Sustainable Development Target 11.1,  Sustainable Development, 2023, 32(1) , 381-391 https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2665
4Kayalvizhi, M.; Velkennedy, R, Investigation On Asphalt Mixture Based On Partial  Replacement Of Natural Aggregate With Recycled Concrete Aggregates, Journal Of  Environmental Protection And Ecology 24(6) (2023) Pages: 1923-1934
5Venkatesh Baskaran, Velkennedy R, “Spatial assessment on influence of land use and  population density in the achievement score of sustainable development target 11.1”,  Sustainable Development, July 2023, 1-11. Impact factor: 8.562 DOI: 10.1002/SD.2665.
6Victor Jebaraj,S, Velkennedy,R and Muthuramu, K.L “Performance of short column  with agro ash based high performance geopolymer concrete” Journal of Environmental  Protection and Ecology, ISSN:1311-5065,Volume 24, Issue 2, Pp: 459-469, 2023 Impact  factor: 0.507.
7Jeseema Nisrin Jamal Mohamed, Velkennedy Rathinasamy, Kalidasan Karuppan &  Rajeshkanna Parthasarathy, "Numerical investigation of convective cooling in a  rectangular vented cavity with two inlets and a hot obstacle", Numerical Heat Transfer,  Part A: Applications, 2023, DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2022.2154723.
8R. Sankaranarayanan & S. Nagan (2023), “Study on the flexural behaviour of ferro geopolymer panels using hybrid fibres”, Journal of Environmental Protection and  Ecology, Vol. 24, Issue 5, pp. 1627-1639.
9S. Dharmar & S. Nagan (2023), “Assessment of the characteristics of ferro-geopolymer  composite box beams under flexure”, Advances in Concrete Construction, Vol. 15,  Issue 4, pp. 251-267.
10Chandran, S. and Selvan, P, Probability analysis and rainfall forecasting using ARIMA  model, Mausam, 2023, vol74, no 4, pages 1081-1092.
11Dharmar, B., Muthuramalingam, P., & Kumar, P. (2023). Study on the Influence of  Corrosion and Cracking in the Phosphate ‑ Based Geopolymer Concrete Incorporated  with Copper Slag. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil  Engineering, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-023-01250-3
12Athiappan, K., Murugasan, R., Makendran, C., & Raj, F. M. (2023). Mechanical  properties of asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt incorporating Acrylonitrile  Butadiene Styrene (ABS). Revista Materia, 28(4). https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-7076- RMAT-2023-0201.
13Sreejith, C., Jino, R., & Athiappan, K. (2023). Evaluation of properties of fibre reinforced  asphalt mix with copper slag as the filler. Revista Materia, 28(2).  https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-7076-RMAT-2023-0112.
2022
1Rajapriyadharshini, J. R., & Sudalaimani, K. (2022). Tsunami wave impact assessment  for residences in Pattinapakkam, Chennai coast using DualSPHysics. Regional Studies in  Marine Science, 49, 102127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102127
2Venkatesh Baskaran, Velkennedy R, “Formulation of citizen science approach for  monitoring sustainable development goal 6: Clean water and sanitation for an Indian  city”, Sustainable Development, July 2022, 1-11. Impact factor: 8.562 DOI:  10.1002/SD.2373.
3Angelin Lincy G, R Velkennedy “Influence of Al and Si Oxides in Geopolymer Nano-Silica  Composite” Periodica Minerlogia, 2022, Volume 91, Issue 4, pp.565 – 579, Impact factor  1.308., DOI: https://doi.org/10.37896/pd91.4/91437
4A. Senthilkumar. R. Velkennedy and K.L. Muttthuramu “ Full scale analysis of spun case  cement concrete pipes with basalt fibre reinforcement” Journal of environmental  protection and Ecology Volume 23, No. 3,(2022) Pp: 1080-1087 Impact factor: 0.507.
5Venkatesh Baskaran and R. Velkennedy “A systematic review on the role of  geographical information systems in monitoring and achieving sustainable  development goal 6: Clean water and sanitation” Sustainable Development, March  2022 DOI: 10.1002/sd.2302
6Kannan, SPM & Nagan, S 2022, ‘Optimal strength prediction of  geo-polymer concrete’, in Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, vol. 23, no.  1, pp. 109-118, Annexure II, Impact Factor: 0.577.
7M. Ramasamy, S. Nagan and P. Senthil Kumar, “A case study of flood frequency analysis  by intercomparison of graphical linear log-regression method and Gumbel’s analytical  method in the Vaigai river basin of Tamil Nadu, India, Chemospher, 286 (2022), 131571
8R. Indrajith Krishnan & S. Nagan (2022), “Influence of Zeolite on the Concentration  of alkaline activator in Rice Husk Ash Based Geopolymer mortar”, Ceramics – Silikaty,  Vol. 66, Issue 4, pp. 508-519.
9Chandran Sundararaj and Kaarmegam Muthukaruppan, Groundwater contaminant  transport modeling using Visual MODFLOW: a case study of corporation sewage farm  in South Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022,
10Satheesh Kumar, P. and Chandran, S, Assessment of Groundwater for a Municipality  Environment - An Urgent need for Rural Development, 2022 ASABE Annual  International Meeting, 2022.
11Thiruchelve, S.R. and Chandran, S, Impact of urbanization and drainage  disconnectivity in the groundwater recharge potential - A case study, 2022 ASABE  Annual International Meeting, 2022.
12Raju, S., Rathinam, J., Dharmar, B., Rekha, S., Avudaiappan, S., Amran, M., Usanova, K.  I., Fediuk, R., Guindos, P., & Ramamoorthy, R. V. (2022). Cyclically Loaded Copper Slag  Admixed Reinforced Concrete Beams with Cement Partially Replaced with Fly Ash.  Materials, 15(9), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15093101
13Chakrawarthi, V., Dharmar, B., Avudaiappan, S., Amran, M., Flores, E. S., Alam, M. A.,  Fediuk, R., Vatin, N. I., & Rashid, R. S. M. (2022). Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing  of the Performance of Copper Slag Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. Materials, 15(13), 1–24.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15134536
14Pandieswari, M., & Brindha, D. (2022). Comparative study on Phosphate-Powder as  Partial-Replacement in conventional concrete and PrimeMaterials in  GeopolymerConcrete. Materials Today: Proceedings, 65(xxxx), 1348–1353.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.04.260
15Athiappan, K., Karthik, C., Rajalaskshmi, M., Subrata, C., Dastjerdi, H. R., Liu, Y.,  Fernandez-Campusano, C., & Gheisari, M. (2022). Identifying Influencing Factors of  Road Accidents in Emerging Road Accident Blackspots. Advances in Civil Engineering,  2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9474323.
16Athiappan, K., Kandasamy, A., Mohamed, M. J. S., Parthiban, P., & Balasubramanian, S.  (2022). Prediction modeling of skid resistance and texture depth on flexible pavement  for urban roads. Materials Today: Proceedings, 52, 923–929.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.304.

Publications - Conference

2024
1Priyanka Kumaravel, R Velkennedy,” Navigating Cityscapes: Innovations in Urban  Mobility and Infrastructure” in Third International Conference on Advances in Concrete  and Construction Engineering for Sustainability (ICACC 2024) DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1409/1/012039
2023
1Porkodiyal Ravikumar, Rajkumar D " Machine Learning Prediction of Structural  Response for Slabs Subjected to Blast Loading" Proceedings of the 9th World Congress  on Machine Vision and Machine Learning (MLMV’23), Brunel University, London,  United Kingdom - August 03-05, 2023, Paper No. MVML 121, DOI:  10.11159/mvml23.121
2Nanditha, A., Sanjay Kumar, V. S., Athiappan, K., & Yoonus, S. (2023). An Analysis  of the Trip Attraction Pattern for an Urban Area in a Developing Country. Lecture Notes  in Civil Engineering, 271, 231–239. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3505-3_16.
2022
1Jeseema Nisrin, J.,Velkennedy, R., Kalidasan, K. (2022) "Influence of Two Discrete  Heaters on the Laminar Natural Convection Inside a Closed Room"Lecture Notes in Civil  Engineeringthis link is disabled, 171, pp. 103–115
2Venkatesh B R Velkennedy Murugan S and Theerumalai Ga, (2022) "Modeling and  prediction of the achievement level with related goals for SDG 11: Sustainable Cities  and Communities" in a 8th International Exchange and Innovation Conference on  Engineering & Sciences, (IEICES) 2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5109/5909057
3Karthick, M., Kumar, S.R., Athiappan, K., & Gnanaraj, S.J.P. (2022, ). Thermal  analysis of counter flow concentric tube heat exchanger using Runge-Kutta method. In  AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2405, No. 1, p. 050008). AIP Publishing LLC.