Recent Trends in Construction Technology and Management : Select Proceedings of ACTM 2021

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Construction Technology and Management (ACTM 2021) and explores recent and innovative developments in all aspects of civil engineering. Advanced construction technologies such as 3D printing, intelligently built environment, use of artificial intelligence, smart structures, green buildings, advanced and engineered materials for producing green concrete, and many more such topics are covered in this book. The advanced management tools such as building information modeling, augmented reality, advanced task management software, and one of the most recent technological advancements are drones, which are changing the face of surveying and security are also explored. This book will be useful for researchers, academicians, and practitioners working in the area of civil engineering and allied fields.

Prof. Mahadeo Sambhaji Ranadive is currently working as Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Pune (COEP), Pune, Maharashtra. He obtained his B.E. (Civil) from the University of Pune, Maharashtra; M.E.(CIVIL) From Shivaji University, Kolhapur and Ph.D. from the University of Pune. His major areas of research interests include quality monitoring of pavements, use of antistripping agents in bituminous concrete, effective use of bio-oil obtained by pyrolysis of municipal solid waste in flexible pavement, continuous pavement monitoring through dynamic responses by instrumentation. He has published 22 papers in leading international journals, 20 papers in national journals and in all there are more than 100 papers on his account. Prof. M. S. Ranadive was a Guest Editor for the Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE. He is a member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Member of Indian Roads Congress, the Life Member of the Indian Geotechnical Society, Member of Indian Concrete Institute, and many more. He is a reviewer for various journals like Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, International Journal of Construction Management and Economics, Germany; Journal of Transportation Engineering; International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor and Francis; Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier Publication; International Journal of Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer and many more. 

Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Das is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore, India. He obtained his B. Tech. (Civil) from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Orissa; M. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in Construction Engineering and Management; Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Post-doctoral from Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. His major areas of research interests include concrete technology, sustainable construction, building materials. He has published more than 40 research papers in and SCI Scopus indexed journals. Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Das has edited four books namely Sustainable Construction and Building Materials, Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure, Smart Techniques for Sustainable Development, and Recent Trends in Civil Engineering which were published by Springer Nature Singapore. Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Das is a member of the Indian Concrete Institute, Chennai, India; American Society for Testing and Materials; Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; American Society of Civil Engineers and various other reputed Societies. He is also a reviewer for reputed journals such as Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier Publications, and many others. 

Prof. Yusuf A. Mehta is currently a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rowan University, USA; and Director, Centre of Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems. He obtained his B.S. from the University of Bombay, India; M.S. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman; and Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Since coming to Rowan, Dr. Mehta, has received approximately $25 million dollars of external funding in pavements and materials. He has extensive experience working on several research projects with New Jersey, Florida, Wisconsin and Rhode Island departments of transportations, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of Defense.  He has also led the effort to acquire the Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVS) that can simulate 10-20 years of traffic in a few years.  Dr. Mehta has received several teaching awards, such as ASCE-NJ Educator of the Year Award, May 2014 and the 2012 Louis J. Pignataro Memorial Transportation Engineering Education Award.  The award was for outstanding record of achievement in transportation engineering research, and undergraduate and graduate engineering education.  He has received the Mid-Atlantic American Society of Engineering Education Section Distinguished Teaching Award, West Point, 2008. He has also received the faculty research achievement award in 2014.  Under the direction of Dr. Mehta, CREATEs has expanded its capabilities to integrate research in Intelligent Transportation Systems, transportation safety, geotechnical engineering, cementitious materials, and Structural engineering by collaborating with faculty members at Rowan University. These collaborations will allow CREATEs to seek research funding in the above mentioned areas. The CREATEs award is approximately $37 M since its inception.  CREATEs provides hands-on experience to sixty undergraduate and graduate students in various fields of transportation.  This expansion has allowed CREATEs to conduct research, education, and outreach in all the above mentioned fields. 

Dr. Rishi Gupta is a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada where he also leads the Facility for Innovative Materials and Infrastructure Monitoring (FIMIM). He obtained his Diploma from Bombay Technical Board (India); B.E. (Civil) from Pune University (India); M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from University of British Columbia and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Materials) from University of British Columbia. His major areas of research interests include shrinkage and self-sealing characteristics of concrete and development of ‘crack-free’ cement composites, structural health monitoring (SHM) of infrastructure, durability and corrosion studies of reinforced concrete, sustainable construction technologies, and advanced materials for structures. Dr. Rishi Gupta holds several patents to his name. He has published more than 70 papers in refereed international journal publications and more than 50 refereed conference publications. Dr. Rishi Gupta has been awarded UVic’s REACH award for excellence in Undergraduate Research Enriched teaching, June 2020; Drishti award for Innovation in Science and Technology, 2020; Nominated for Medal for distinction in Engineering Education, Engineers Canada award, 2020; Recipient of EGBC’s President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence in Engineering and Geoscience Education, 2019; Awarded fellowship with Engineers Canada or Geoscientists Canada, February 2017. Dr. Rishi Gupta is a Member of the Board of Examiners at Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (since July 2018); Editorial board member (2010-2017), EGBC Burnaby/NW Chair (2011-2012); Vice-Chair (2009-2011), Volunteer (2007- to date), EGBC- Burnaby/New Westminster Branch; UVic faculty liaison for EGBC’s Victoria Branch (Since May 2015); Member of The Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology (CAMTEC); University of Victoria, (Since October 2013) and Board member of Habitat for Humanity Victoria and many other respected boards. He is a reviewer for Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier Publications, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Journal of American Society of Testing and Materials, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Construction Materials, Institute of Civil Engineers, UK, and many more.