சி. எஸ். ஐ. ஆர். - கட்டமைப்பு பொறியியல் ஆராய்ச்சி நடுவம்

Professional Background

• Chief Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, 30 Jan 2021 - till date
• Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, 30 Jan 2016 - 29 Jan 2021
• Principal Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, 2011 - 30 Jan 2016 & Associate Professor, AcSIR, since 2014
• Senior Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre,2006-11
• Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre2001-06
• Junior Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre1997-2001
• Lecturer, 1994-97

Areas of Scientific Interest

• Strength and durability parameters evaluation of concrete materials
• Multifunctional concrete
• Durability performance criteria for reinforced concrete (RC) structures
• Long-term durability/service life enhancement of RC structures
• Condition assessment of RC structures by non-destructive testing & evaluation (NDT&E)
• Repair and rehabilitation of RC structures

Awards & Honours

• 'Achievement Award for Scientist' - 13th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2022 from Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC)
• Best Paper Award in the Symposia on Corrosion in Structures and design at CORCON 2015 (Chennai) by NACE International, Gateway India Section, 2015.
• Letter of Appreciation for the contributions towards CSIR-SERC being awarded the “Corrosion Awareness Award- 2014” in the category of ‘Excellent Laboratory Award’ by NACE Intl. Gateway India Section for the year 2014.
• Appreciation towards the significant contribution to 2^nd International Congress on Durability of Concrete (ICDC 2014, New Delhi) by Indian Concrete Institute (ICI).
• Best Paper Award in the Symposia on Reinforced Concrete at CORCON 2013 (New Delhi) by NACE International, Gateway India Section, 2013.
• Best PhD Thesis in Concrete awards from the Indian Concrete Institute and the ICI Tamil Nadu Chennai Chapter in 2013.
• Indian Concrete Institute Award for best paper published in the ICI Journal, 2011-12.
• Recognised as reviewer for (i) Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ii) Journal of Materials and Structures, (iii) Construction & Building Materials, (IV) Materials Characterization (V) Journal of Structural Engineering, CSIR-SERC and (vi) Supervisor for guiding Ph.D and M.S Scholars of Civil Engineering Department, Anna University.
• Member, National Faraday Council of Corrosion, CII-CMC.
• Member Technical Committee on Durability of Concrete, ICI.
• Principal Member, CED 2:2/P7, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
• Life member, Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
• Life Member, Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (ISNT)
• Life Member, Computer Society of India (CSI)
• Life Member,Indian Society for Construction Materials & Structures (ISCMS)
• Indian Society for Earthquake Technology (ISET);
• Associate member, Institution of Engineers, India (IEI)

Publications

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• Bhaskar, S., Kanchanadevi, A., Sivasubramanian, K and Ramanjaneyulu, K., Forthcoming “Durability performance criteria for pre-cast RC box units and repair measures based on NDT&E”; ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 35 (6), Dec., 2021. (IF=2.162); DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001646.
• Abhilash, P P, Dhreeresh K Nayak, Bhaskar S, Rajesh Kumar and Veerendra Kumar, “Effect of nano-silica in concrete; A review”, Construction and Building Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122347, 278, April 2021, 122347, (IF=4.419).
• Bhaskar, S., Ramesh, G. and Bharatkumar, B.H., "A review on performance based specifications towards concrete durability", Structural Concrete:Journal of the fib (IF=2.174), 2020 (DOI: 10.1002/suco.201900542) .
• G. Ramesh and Bhaskar, S., Carbonation induced corrosion: A brief review on prediction models, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) Series A, Feb., 2020 (DOI: 10.1007/s40030-020-00434-8).
• Bhashya, V., Ramesh, G., S. Sundar Kumar and Bhaskar, S., Performance evaluation of concretes by using recycled aggregate, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 94 (1), Jan., 2020, pp. 51-57.
• Bhaskar, S., Ramanjaneyulu K, Saptarshi Sasmal, V. Srinivas and K. Sivasubramanian “NDT for condition assessment of IDCT RC walls and repair measures for long term durability”, Construction and Building Materials, 218 (10), September, 2019.
• Bhaskar, S., Vasanthakumar, S., K. Ramanjaneyulu and K. Sivasubramanian “Rebar identification, cover thickness and diameter estimation in reinforced concrete members using Cover meter and GPR techniques”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 91 (2), Feb., 2018, pp. 25-34.
• Bhaskar, S., Ramanjaneyulu, K, A. Kanchanadevi and S. Saibabu, “Assessment of fire damage of concrete furnace supporting structure and formulation of repair methodology”, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001142, online publication Dec., 2017; 32 (2), April, 2018.
• Bhaskar, S., G. Ramesh, B. H. Bharatkumar and K. Ramanjaneyulu “Evaluation of durability parameters of concrete with manufacture sand and river sand”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Series A, 98 (3), 2017, pp. 267-275 (DOI 10.1007/s40030-017-0204-4).
• B.S.Dhanya, Manu Santhanam, Vijay Kulkarni, Prakash Nanthagopalan, Shashank Bishnoi, S. P. Singh, Indu Gandhi, P. Dinakar and Bhaskar, S., “Round robin testing of durability parameters – towards identification of suitable durability tests for concrete”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 91 (3), July, 2017, pp. 11-22.
• Bhaskar, S., Ravindra Gettu and B. H. Bharatkumar, “Study of the parameters governing the chloride induced corrosion of reinforcement steel in cracked concrete”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 91 (3), Mar., 2017, pp. 37-48.
• Bhaskar, S., and K. Ramanjaneyulu, “Evaluation of thickness and identification of defects in masonry elements using Impact-echo technique”, Journal of Structural Engineering, CSIR-SERC, Vol. 42 (6), Feb. – March, 2016, pp. 485-493
• Bhaskar, S., “A study on chloride ion penetration in concrete from salt ponding and other accelerated tests”, Journal of Structural Engineering, CSIR-SERC, Vol. 42 (5), Dec., 2015-Jan., 2016, pp. 444-452.
• Bhaskar, S., Radhakrishna G. Pillai, R. Gettu, B.H. Bharatkumar and N R Iyer, “Use of Portland Pozzolana Cement to enhance the service life of reinforced concrete exposed to chloride attack”, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 27 (11), Nov., 2015, pp. 04015031-1 to 8.
• Bhaskar, S., B. H. Bharatkumar, R. Gettu, P. Srinivasan, K. Ramanjaneyulu and N R. Iyer, “Influence of PCE-SP and calcium nitrite inhibitor on mechanical and durability parameters of concrete”, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vol. 74, pp. 82-87, February 2015.
• Bhaskar, S., Rajthilak, G., and K. Ramanjaneyulu, “Thickness evaluation and identification of embedded inclusions in masonry wall using Ground penetrating radar technique”, International Journal of 3R’s, Dr. Fixit Publications, Vol. 5 (4), 2014, pp. 762-768.
• Bhaskar, S., Srinivasan, P., Murthy, S. G. N., Nagesh R. Iyer and Ravisankar, K., “Evaluation of thickness and defects in concrete using Impact-echo technique”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 87, No. 1, pp. 19-27, 2013.
• Bhaskar, S., Gettu, R., and Bharatkumar, B.H. Accelerated corrosion test on cracked reinforced concrete with and without PCE superplasticizer, International Journal of 3R’s, Dr. Fixit Publications, 3 (1) Jan-Mar. 2012, pp. 358-367.
• Bhaskar,S., Ravindra Gettu, B.H. Bharatkumar, and M. Neelamegam, “Strength, bond and durability related properties of concretes with mineral admixtures”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 9-16, 2012.
• Bhaskar,S., Ravindra Gettu, and B.H. Bharatkumar, “Corrosion of rebars in reinforced concrete-A review of the corrosion mechanisms, assessment techniques and control measures”, Indian Concrete Institute Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, Oct-Dec., pp. 35-54, 2011.
• Bhaskar, S., Ravindra Gettu, B.H. Bharatkumar, and M. Neelamegam, “Studies on chloride induced corrosion of reinforcement steel in cracked concrete”, Structural Durability and Health Monitoring, Tech Science Press, Vol. 7 (4), pp. 231-252, 2011.
• Bhaskar, S., Ravindra Gettu, B.H. Bharatkumar, and M. Neelamegam, “Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Steel in Cracked OPC and PPC Concretes: Experimental Study”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 1057-1066, 2011.
• Bhaskar, S., Bharatkumar, B.H., Ravindra Gettu and Neelamegam, M., “Effect of corrosion on the bond behaviour of OPC and PPC concretes”, (Special Issue on Sustainable built environment), Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, Vol. 37 (1), pp. 37-42, April-May, 2010.
• Bhaskar, S., Wiggenhauser, H., Srinivasan, P., Murthy, S.G.N., Ravisankar, K., Nagesh R. Iyer and Lakshmanan, N., Detection of internal flaws in structural concrete elements by impact-echo technique, (Special Issue on Advances in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Structures), Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, Vol. 36 (1), pp. 7-10, April-May, 2009.
• Srinivasan, P., Bhaskar, S., Parivallal, S., Kesavan, K., Ravisankar, K., and Venugopal, G., Condition assessment of corrosion damaged approach jetty exposed in marine environment – A case study (Special Issue on Advances in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Structures), Journal of Structural Engineering, SERC, Vol. 36 (1), pp. 16-21, April-May, 2009.
• Bhaskar, S., Prabakar, J., Srinivasan, P., and Chellappan, A., “Effect of rebar corrosion on the behaviour of bond in reinforced concrete”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 80, No. 9, pp.19-23, 2006.
• Bhaskar, S., Prabakar, J., Srinivasan, P., and Chellappan, A., “Methodology for assessing in-situ concrete quality of Turbo Generator foundation by ultrasonic pulse velocity testing–a case study”, Journal of Non-destructive testing and evaluation published by ISNT, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.27-35, 2006.
• Bhaskar, S., Nagesh R. Iyer and J. Rajasankar, “Cumulative damage function model for prediction of uniform corrosion rate of metals in atmospheric corrosive environment”, Intl. Jl. of Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 39, pp. 313-320, 2004.
• Manu Saxena, Bhaskar, S., and Ram Kumar, “Use of Neural Networks in Non-destructive Testing of Concrete Structures”, Journal of New Building Materials and Construction World (special issue on computer software), Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 60-63, 2003.

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