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Dr. Gaurav Tyagi

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Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani Campus

2 years

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Reading

Sustainable construction materials, Life Cycle Assessment, Concrete and Geopolymer Technology

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2023

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani Campus

2016

M.E. in Structural Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani Campus

2014

B.E. in Civil Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani Campus

Professional
Experience

2025

Assistant Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2025-07-29 to .

2025

Assistant Professor at Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, from 2025-02-18 to 2025-07-28.

2024

Post Doctoral Researcher at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Q.S. World Ranking - 200), from 2024-07-01 to 2025-02-17.

2023

Post Doctoral Researcher at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (Q.S. World Ranking- 20), from 2023-10-13 to 2024-06-30.

2021

Senior Research Fellow at Ministry of Steel, Government of India-funded project carried out at BITS Pilani, from 2021-01-26 to 2023-03-15.

2019

Junior Research Fellow at Ministry of Steel, Government of India-funded project carried out at BITS Pilani, from 2019-01-25 to 2021-01-25.

2018

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology at Solan, Himachal Pradesh, from 2018-07-24 to 2019-01-14.

2017

G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management at Greater Noida, U.P., from 2017-07-17 to 2018-07-10.

Student
Supervision

11

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Key Publications

Tyagi et. al. (2020), “A critical review on the utilization of electric arc furnace slag: Applications, challenges and future prospects”, Second ASCE India Conference on “Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies (CRSIDE 2020)”, March 02-04, 2020, Kolkata, India.

Tyagi et. al. (2020), “A Review on Sustainable Utilization of Industrial Wastes as Aggregates in Radiation Shielding Concrete”, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development, February 19-21, 2020, Chandigarh, India.

Tyagi et al. (2021), “Comparative life cycle assessment of innovative hazardous waste valorizing bricks with conventional bricks”, F-EIR Conference (Environment Concerns and its Remediation), October 18-22, 2021, Chandigarh, India. (Best Oral Presentation Award).

Tyagi et. al. (2023), "Factory-scale fired clay bricks with synergistic incorporation of fly ash and chrome plating sludge: Mechanical, microstructural, and leaching characteristics with life cycle assessment" Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2023), August 7-9, 2023, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Tyagi et. al. (2023). “Synergistic Valorization of Hazardous Nickel-Chrome Plating Sludge in Alkali-Activated Electric Arc Furnace Slag-Fly Ash Blended Paver Blocks: A Waste-to-Wealth Approach.” International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials (ICSBM), 24-27 October 2023, Wuhan, China.

Tyagi et. al. (2024), “Sustainable ceramic bricks for toxic industrial waste inertization: Factory scale development and characterization”, Third international conference on “Advances in Concrete, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE 2024)”, February 26-28, 2024, Rajasthan, India.

Tyagi and Mittal, 2016, Liquefaction Screening Criteria For Earth Dams, Paper category: Proceeding. Book Title: International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Construction, e-ISBN:978-2-35158-161-2, RILEM Publications SARL, pp:237-241. (Best Paper Award)

Tyagi and Mittal, 2016, Optimisation of Block Foundation, Paper category: Proceeding. Book Title: International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Construction, e Tyagi and -ISBN:978-2- 35158-161-2, RILEM Publications SARL, pp:188-195.

Tyagi et al., 2020, A review on sustainable utilization of industrial wastes in radiation shielding concrete, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 32, Part 4, Pages 746-751, ISSN 2214-7853. (SCI, Q2, Cite score- 3.2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.474

Tyagi et. al., 2021, Urban Policymaking for a Developing City Using a Hybridized Technique Based on SWOT, AHP, and GIS. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, © ASCE, 147(2): 04021018 (SCI, Q1, I.F- 2.5). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943- 5444.0000691

Tyagi et al., 2021, Radiation Shielding Concrete with alternate constituents: An approach to address multiple hazards, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier, Volume 404, Part B, 124201, ISSN: 0304-3894 (SCI, Q1, I.F- 13.6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124201

Tyagi et al., 2022, Kiln-fired clay bricks synergizing nickel–chromium plating sludge and fly ash: mechanical characteristics and cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer (SCI, Q1, I.F- 4.3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02400-3

Tyagi et al., 2023, Bioconcrete-Enabled Resilient Construction: A Review, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. (SCI, Q2, I.F- 3.0) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-023-04427-8

Tyagi et al., 2024, Synergic Valorization of Nickel-Chrome Plating Sludge via Alkali Activation: Mechanical, Microstructural, and Leaching Assessments with Potential Application, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer (SCI, Q1, I.F- 4.3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-024-03006-7

Tyagi et al., 2024, Fired Clay Bricks Synergistically Valorizing Hazardous Nickel Chrome-Plating Sludge and Fly Ash: Performance Assessment, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 423 (February), 135817. (SCI, Q1, I.F- 7.4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135817

Tyagi et al., 2025, Novel lime-silica fume-modified limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) binder system for sustainable pavement construction, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (SCI, Q1, I.F- 4.3). , https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10098-025-03284-9.

Research Projects / Patents

Project
Self-Purifying Pervious Concrete Filter

Application Number: 201611017378, Inventors: Gaurav Tyagi, Rajiv Gupta, and Ayub Ahmed, Application Filing Date: 18th May 2016; Granted: 21/08/2019

Project
A Novel Sludge Bricks Composition and Method Thereof

Application Number: 202311032911, Inventors: Gaurav Tyagi, Anupam Singhal, Srikanta Routroy, Dipendu Bhunia, Mukund Lahoti, Application Filing Date: 9th May 2023, Published

Awards and Honors / Achievements

award

Received the Best Oral Presentation award at F-EIR, 2021 international conference.

award

Received the Best Paper award at ACESC, 2016 RILEM-organized international conference at SRM Univeristy, Chennai

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