Dr Prabhat Ranjan Prem

Contact Details

Dr Prabhat Ranjan Prem
Scientist
Advanced Material Laboratory
CSIR-SERC
Taramani, Chennai – 600 113
E-mail: prabhat(at)serc(dot)res(dot)in
Phone:91 44 22544835
Academic Background
  • 2017: Ph.D. (Civil Engineering), AcSIR, CSIR –SERC, Chennai.
  • 2012: M-Tech (Engineering Structures), AcSIR, CSIR –SERC, Chennai
  • 2010: B-Tech (Civil Engineering), West Bengal University of Technology, West Bengal
Professional Background

Scientist , AML Laboratory,  CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, 23rd November 2012 – Till Date

Areas of Scientific Interest
  • Sustainable Materials and Composites & Retrofitting/ Rehabilitation of Structures
  • Ultra High Performance Concrete
  • Acoustic Emission
  • Fracture Mechanics
Awards & Honours
  • Award of Quick Hire Scientist – (Aug 2012- November2012)
  • Award of UGC-UKIERI Thematic Partnerships  under the  Innovation Partnership -Strand of UK- India – (May 2014- November 2016)
  • International Travel grant under UKIERI Award for visiting Cardiff University, UK during 8 May – 21 June, 2016.
  • International Travel grant under UKIERI Award for visiting Cardiff University, UK, during 22 –26 June, 2015
  • Associate member, Institution of Engineers, India (IEI)
  • Life member, Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
  • Reviewer of Computers and Concrete, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Construction and Building Materials, Applied Acoustics, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, etc.
Publications

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https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=DP1IxDAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

  1. Prem, P. R., Murthy, A. R., Mohit Verma., 2018. Theoretical modelling and effect of reinforcement ratio on acoustic emission parameters of RC beams strengthened with UHPC. Construction and Building Materials, 158, 670-682 (IF: 3.16)
  2. Prem, P.R., Mohit Verma, Murthy, A. R., B.H. Bharatkumar, J. Rajasankar., 2017. Numerical and theoretical modelling of low velocity impact on UHPC panels. Structural Engineering and Mechanics 63, 2, 207-215 (IF:1.10)
  3. Prem, P. R., Murthy, A. R., 2017. Acoustic emission monitoring of reinforced concrete beams subjected to four-point-bending. Applied Acoustics 117, 28 – 38 (IF:1.92)
  4. Prem, P. R., Murthy, A. R., 2016. Acoustic emission and flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened with UHPC overlay. Construction and Building Materials 123, 481 – 492 (IF:3.16).
  5. Mohit Verma, Prem, P. R., Rajasankar and B.H. Bharatkumar.,2016. On low-energy impact response of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) panels, Materials  & Design 92, 853–865 (IF:4.34)
  6. Prem, P. R., Murthy, A. R., Bharatkumar, B. H., 2015. Influence of curing regime and steel fibres on the mechanical properties of UHPC. Magazine of Concrete Research 67 (18), 988-1002 (IF:1.3)
  7. Ambily, P.S., Umarani, C., Ravisankar, K, Prem,P.R., Bharatkumar, B. H., and Nagesh R. Iyer (2015). Studies on ultra high performance concrete incorporating copper slag as fine aggregate, Construction and Building Materials,77,233- 240, (IF:2.265)
  8. Murthy, A. R., Kumar, V. R., Gopinath, S., Prem, P. R., Iyer, N. R., & Balakrishnan, R. 2014. Structural Performance of Precast and Cast-in-situ Ultra High Strength Concrete Sandwich Panel. International Journal of Computers, Materials, & Continua, 44(1), 59-72. (IF:1.01)
  9. Gopinath, S., Ayashwarya, R., Kumar, V. R., Prem, P. R., Murthy, A. R. C., Madheswaran, C. K., Iyer, R. N., 2014. Low velocity impact behaviour of ultra high strength concrete panels. Sadhana, 39(6), 1497-1507 (IF:0.58)
  10. Prem,P.R., B. H. Bharatkumar, and Nagesh R. Iyer, 2013. Influence of curing regimes on compressive strength of ultra high performance concrete. Sadhana 38(6) ,1421-1431 (IF:0.58)