faculty-profile

Dr. Sritam Swapnadarshi Sahu

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Assistant Professor (HoD)

Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

4 year 5 months

Concrete Technology, Construction tools and equipment

Light weight concrete (Foam concrete), Construction building material, Special Concrete

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2019

Ph.D. (Infrastructure Engineering and Management) , IIT Guwahati

2014

M.Tech (Construction Engineering and Management) , KIIT University

2012

B.Tech (Civil Engineering) , Orissa Engineering College , Bhubaneswar

Professional
Experience

2021

Assistant Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2021-12-21 to .

2020

Assistant Professor at Mandsaur University, Madhya Pradesh, from 2020-11-19 to 2021-12-14.

Student
Supervision

8

Ph.D

1

PG

32

UG

Key Publications

Rakam, A., Sahu, S. S. (2025) “Enhancing Foam Production through Surfactant Synergistic Effects: A Review of Current Developments and Future Prospects”. Sadhana (Submitted Revised Manuscript, SCIE Q2)

Bikku, P., Sahu, S. S. (2025). “A State-of-the-Art Review on Microstructural Characteristics of Foam Concrete Enhanced with Waste Materials.” International conference on sustainable Materials and Manufacturing for Industry 5.0. (Accepted)

Rakam, A., Sahu, S. S. (2025) “Experimental Investigation on Impact of Scalability Effect on Foam Concrete Production”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. (Accepted)

Sai A., Shyamala G., Rajesh Kumar K. and Sahu, S. S., (2025). “Ecofriendly Building Blocks for Sustainable Construction.” E3S Web of Conferences, 619, 03019.

Rakam, A., Sahu, S. S. (2024) “Scientific Mapping and Scientometric Analysis of Foam Concrete: An Extensive Assessment of Research Developments and Progress”. 3rd International Conference on Innovative Research and Development (ICIRD-2024). (Accepted)

Rakam, A., Sahu, S. S. and Bikku, P. (2024). “State-of-the-art review on advancement in foam concrete production technology using mineral admixtures.” Innovative Infrastructure Solutions,9,439.

Rakam, A., and Sahu, S. S., (2024). “Enhancing Flexural Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete Beams Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites.” Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation,9,109.

PATENT: Sahu, S. S. (2023) “Formulation and Method for stabilizing foam in concrete”. Application No – 202341082958 (Published)

Sahu, S.S., Bera, D.K. (2022). “Performance evaluation of Nano slag incorporating in Concrete.” Materials Today Proceedings, 68, 1609–1616.

Sahu, S.S., Gandhi, I. S. R. (2021). “Studies on influence of characteristics of surfactant and foam on foam concrete behaviour.” Journal of Building Engineering, 40, 102333.

Sahu, S.S., Gandhi, I. S. R., Kumar, A. and Garg, S. (2021). “Evaluation of suitability of Carboxymethyl cellulose in performance improvement of Sodium lauryl sulfate foam and compressive strength of foam concrete.” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 10 (1), 74-92.

Khwairakpam, S., Gandhi, I. S. R., and Sahu, S.S. (2020). “State-of-the-art review on shrinkage behaviour of foamed concrete.” Journal of Structural Engineering Madras, 46 (6), 475-484.

Sahu, S.S., Gandhi, I. S. R. (2019). “Evaluation of performance of foam produced with different methodologies for use in foam concrete production.” IOP conference series: Materials Science and Engineering, 652, 012050-012056.

Sahu, S. S., Khwairakpam, S., Gandhi, I. S. R. “Influence of properties of surfactants and foam on foam concrete behaviour- A critical review.” in Research Scholar Symposium - Concrete Research in India (CRI) on 13th December (2018), organized by IIT Bombay.

Sahu, S. S., Gandhi, I. S. R., and Khwairakpam, S. (2018). "State-of-the-Art Review on the Characteristics of Surfactants and Foam from Foam Concrete Perspective." Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 99 (2), 391-405.

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

Received Best Poster Award “Studies on assessment of suitability of commonly available surfactants for foam concrete production” in Research Conclave, 8-11 March (2018), organized by Students’ Academic Board, IIT Guwahati.