Research Papers

Papers Presented in Workshops, Seminars and Conferences (1 April 2019 - 31 Mar 2020)

The following papers were contributed / presented by NCB experts to / in different National and International Seminars, Workshops etc.:

16TH NCB INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CEMENT, CONCRETE AND BUILDING MATERIALS, CLEAN & GREEN IS SUSTAINABLE, MANEKSHAW CENTRE, NEW DELHI, INDIA, DECEMBER, 02-06, 2019

1. Experimental shear study on reinforced high strength concrete beams by VV Arora, Brijesh Singh, Vikas Patel, Amit Trivedi & Lalit Kumar
2. Stress strain characteristics of high strength concrete with steel fibres using blended cements by Brijesh Singh, V V Arora, Vikas Patel, Amit Trivedi & Megha Kalra
3. Study on behaviour of polypropylene fiber reinforced high strength concrete exposed to higher temperatures by Vikas Patel, VV Arora, Brijesh Singh, Megha Kalra & Sahara Adhikari
4. Importance of ISO: 17020 implementation for quality assurance system in construction industry by Vikas Patel, B. Pandu Ranga Rao, Brijesh Singh & V.V. Arora
5. Mechanical and durability properties of concrete made with ternary blends by Puneet Kaura , V V Arora, Piyush Mittal
6. Condition assessment & remedial measures for rehabilitation of induced draught cooling towers (IDCTs) located in different climatic regions of India-a case study by Rizwan Anwar, TVG Reddy, Sanjay Mundra
7. Experimental investigations on fiber reinforced self-leveling pavement quality concrete (PQC) for use in partial depth repairs of cement concrete pavements in urban areas by D. Pavan Kumar, J. Narsinga Rao, P N Ojha, B. Sreenivasa Rao, Adarsh Kumar NS
8. Studies on fly ash and slag based geopolymer concrete by Lalit Kumar, Amit Trivedi, VV Arora and Lopamudra Sengupta
9. Performance evaluations of polymer modified mortar and bonding agent for structural repair by Puneet Kaura, Y N Daniel, Nitesh Kumar & TVG Reddy
10. Characteristics of Indian bottom ash and its feasibility for use as fine aggregate in reinforced concrete by P N Ojha, Amit Trivedi, Suresh Kumar, Nikhil Kaushik, Digvijay Kumar & V.V. Arora
11. Case studies on repair of concrete dam in Himalayan region using high performance concrete by P N Ojha, Suresh Kumar, Digvijay Kumar & V V Arora
12. Role of packing density, mixing efficiency and curing regime on development of UHPC by P.N. Ojha, Abhishek Singh, Piyush Mittal, Brijesh Singh, V.V. Arora
13. Laboratory test method for evaluating corrosion inhibiting efficiency of admix type bipolar corrosion inhibitor by Puneet Kaura, P.N. Ojha, Piyush Mittal & V.V. Arora
14. Experimental investigation of ferrochrome slag as aggregate in concrete by P N Ojha, Amit Trivedi, Nikhil Kaushik, Vaibhav Chawla
15. Comparative study of characteristics of opc-53 grade cement and its influence on water demand and rheological properties of concrete by P.N. Ojha, G J Naidu, Suresh Palla & Piyush Mittal
16. Design and construction of low traffic volume concrete roads using C&D aggregates and supplementary cementitious materials by Vaibhav Chawla, Amit Trivedi, V.V. Arora
17. Assessment of mechanical and mineralogical properties of concrete dams in India by Brijesh Singh, V V Arora, Shubham Jain, Vikas Patel and Pramod Narayan
18. Performance analysis of in-service RC members of turbo generator in India - a comparative study of service life assessment by Sanjay Mundra, TVG Reddy, Naman Agarwal

• Laboratory and Field Investigation of long Term Performance of Bi-polar Corrosion Inhibitor by P N Ojha, Puneet Kaura, Piyush Mittal & V V Arora

2 DAYS NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON USE OF FLYASH IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS, HYDERABAD, DECEMBER, 17-18, 2019

15TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE CHEMISTRY OF CEMENT (15TH ICCC), SEPTEMBER, 16-20, 2019, PRAGUE

• Study on Alkali Aggregate Reaction and Sulphide Attack on Aged Concrete Large Dams by V V Arora & Brijesh Singh
• Service Life Design of RC Structures Prone to Carbonation using Accelerated Test Methods by Puneet Kaura, V V Arora and Bibekananda Mohapatra

The following papers were contributed by NCB scientists to outside technical journals

• V V Arora, Brijesh Singh and Vikas Patel: Durability and Corrosion Studies in Prestressed Concrete made with Blended Cement. Asian Concrete Federation
• Vikas Patel, Brijesh Singh, B Pandu Ranga Rao & V V Arora, “Challenges in quality Assurance in Construction Industry-A Case Study for Delhi”. CE&CR Magazine
• Brijesh Singh, V.V. Arora, Vikas Patel & Nitin Chowdhary, “Non-Destructive Testing of Bored Piles using the Low Strain Pile Integrity Method”, Indian Concrete Journal
• V. V. Arora, Brijesh Singh, Vikas Patel, Y. N. Daniel, B. N. Mohapatra, “Stress-Strain behaviour and performance evaluation of high strength steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRSHC)”, Indian Concrete Journal
• V V Arora, Brijesh Singh, Vikas Patel & B N Mohapatra, “Diagnosis of alkali aggregate reaction in concrete dams (An Indian case study)”, Asian Concrete Federation Journal
• V V Arora, Pramod Narayan & Brijesh Singh, “Detailed Investigation and Finite Element Analysis of IDDUKI Dam in India”, International Commission of Large Dam, Ottawa, Canada