faculty-profile

Dr. Bright Singh S

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Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering

Anna University, Chennai

4 years 3 months

Transportation Engineering, Pavement Engineering

Pavement materials, Sustainable construction, Concrete technology, Pervious concrete, Geopolymer concrete

Mail: s.brightsingh@sru.edu.in

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2021

Ph.D in Civil Engineering from Anna University, Chennai

2016

M.E in Transportation Engineering from Anna University, Chennai

2014

B.E in Civil Engineering from Anna University, Chennai

Professional
Experience

2025

Assistant Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2025-04-15 to .

2024

Postdoctoral Fellow at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology - Virginia Tech Center of Excellence in Emerging Materials (CEEMS), Patiala, from 2024-10-01 to 2025-04-03.

2023

Faculty on Temporary Basis at National Institute of Technology Goa, Cuncolim, from 2023-08-07 to 2024-07-06.

2022

Assistant Professor at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, from 2022-07-01 to 2023-07-26.

2021

Adhoc Lecturer at Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, from 2021-09-17 to 2022-06-23.

2016

Engineer-Risk Management at L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited, Chennai, from 2016-09-01 to 2017-10-31.

Student
Supervision

2

UG

Key Publications

Chanekar, S., Mahato, S., Patidar, D., Bright Singh, S., Boddu, Y. (2025). Evaluation of Wastewater Quality Index (WWQI) for Domestic Sewage Disposal in Mandovi River, Goa. EcoTech Urbanism: Pioneering Sustainable Technologies for Developing Cities, Springer nature, 259-273 (Book Chapter – Scopus)

Bright Singh, S., Chellapandian, M., Arunachelam, N. (2025). Effect of copper slag addition on the properties of ambient cured alkali-activated pervious concrete. Road Materials and Pavement Design. (Accepted for Publication) (SCIE, Q1)

Bright Singh, S., Murugan, M., Chellapandian, M., Arunachelam, N. (2025). Towards reduced carbon emission and sustainable performance of industrial waste-derived pervious concrete. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. (Accepted for Publication) (Scopus, ESCI, Q1).

Bright Singh, S., Murugan, M., Chellapandian, M., Arunachelam, N. (2025). Performance of pervious concrete with GGBS as partial replacement for cement. Transportation in Developing Economies, 11 (ESCI, Q4).

Radhakrishnan, N., Chellapandian, M., Bright Singh, S. (2024). Engineering Characteristics, Techno-Economic Feasibility and Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Fiber based Green Engineered Cementitious Composites. Journal of Building Engineering, 96 (SCIE, Q1).

Selvan, P., Chellapandian, M., Dharmaraj,J.J.J., Jebakani, D., Arunachelam, N., Bright Singh, S. (2024). Enhancing the thermal transport property of eutectic lauric-stearic acid based phase change material with silicon carbide nanoparticles for usage in battery thermal management system. Journal of Energy Storage, 84 (SCIE, Q1).

Bright Singh, S., Murugan, M., Chellapandian, M., & Arunachelam, N. (2023). Evaluation of design parameters affecting the performance of pervious concrete. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, Springer Nature, 131-142. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50024-4_13 (Book Chapter - Scopus)

Bright Singh. S., Chellapandian, M., Arunachelam, N., & Murugan, M. (2023). Effect of copper slag addition on the performance enhancement of alkali activated pervious concrete, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer Nature, 52, 401-411. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-9625-4_38 (Book Chapter - Scopus)

Younus, M.M., Murugan, M & Bright Singh, S., (2023). Uplift behavior of external fibre reinforced polymer wrapping on RC piles in dry and submerged sandy soil. Buildings, 13(3), 1-21 (SCIE, Q2).

Bright Singh, S., Murugan, M., Chellapandian,M., et al. 2023. Effect of fly ash addition on the mechanical properties of pervious concrete. Materials Today Proceedings, 14th ICMPC 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2023.09.165 (Scopus)

Bright Singh, S., Murugan, M., Chellapandian, M., & Arunachelam, N. 2023. Effect of silica fume on the physical, hydrological and mechanical properties of pervious concrete. Materials Today Proceedings, ICCMS 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.473 (Scopus)

Bright Singh, S., & Murugan, M. (2022). Effect of metakaolin on the properties of pervious concrete. Construction and Building materials, 346, 128476 (SCIE, Q1).

Bright Singh, S., & Murugan, M. (2022). Performance of carbon fibre-reinforced pervious concrete (CFRPC) subjected to static, cyclic and impact loads. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23(9), 3113-3128 (SCIE, Q1).

Bright Singh, S., & Murugan, M. (2022). Investigation of aggregate size effects on properties of basalt and carbon fibre-reinforced pervious concrete. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 23 (6), 1305-1328 (SCIE, Q1)

Bright Singh, S., & Murugan, M. (2022). Effect of aggregate size on properties of polypropylene and glass fibre-reinforced pervious concrete. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23 (6), 2034-2048 (SCIE, Q1)

Bright Singh, S., & Murugan, M. (2021). A review of factors influencing performance of pervious concrete. Gra?evinar, 73 (10), 1017-1030 (SCIE, Q4).

Arumugam, S., Chachithanantham, S., Ramaswamy, A., Muthusamy, R., & Bright Singh, S. (2017). China clay industrial waste in concrete, Gra?evinar, 69 (12), 1111-1123 (SCI, Q4).

Anandakumar, R., Selvamony, C., Seeni, A., & Bright Singh, S. (2015). Performance of basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) composites retrofitted RCC piles subjected to impact loads. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 10 (5), 13339-13352 (Scopus)

Research Projects / Patents

Permeability test apparatus for pervious concrete cube specimens

Patent on “Permeability test apparatus for pervious concrete cube specimens”, 2024, Application no: 389183-001

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

Outstanding Reviewer Award for Materials Research Express (2024) from IOP Publishing

Project

Member of Technical Program Committee, The 7th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER 2025), Matsue, Japan

Project

IOP Trusted Reviewer Status in recognition of an exceptionally high level of peer review competency

Project

Certificate of Recognition for publishing research in Q1 journal during PhD degree

Books

Traffic Engineering and Management

Dr.Bright Singh S

Magnus Publications