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

Professional Background

• Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, Nov 2025 – Till Date
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Germany, Nov 2022 to Nov 2023
• Principal Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, Nov 2020 – Nov 2025
• Senior Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, Nov 2016 – Nov 2020
• Scientist, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, Nov 2012 – Nov 2016

Areas of Scientific Interest

• Nano-engineering of cementitious/epoxy composites
• Molecular dynamics to understand structure-property correlation
• Multiscale modelling for upscaling properties to macro-scale
• Strain hardened cementitious composites and its applications
• Digital Image Correlation for damage characterization
• Development of cement-based smart sensors
• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in engineering applications

Awards & Honours

• 2025 – Inducted as ‘INAE Young Associate’
• 2025 – Received ‘INAE Young Engineer Award 2025’ in Civil Engineering Division
• 2022 - Received ‘IGSTC Post-Doctoral Industrial Fellowship’ for carrying out research in Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Germany for the duration of 12 months
• 2022 - Received ‘IEI Young Engineers Award 2021-2022’ in Civil Engineering Division
• 2021 - Shortlisted as one among the six global finalists for the Nanocem PhD award coordinated by EPFL, Switzerland. Funded invitation received to present the doctoral work in the INNOVANDI meeting
• 2020 - Received ‘Best Ph.D. Thesis in Concrete Award 2020’ (National Level) from Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
• 2020 - Received Dr. Ramaiah Prize for the best technical paper from CSIR-SERC
• 2018 - International Travel Support to visit TU Delft, The Netherlands from Department of Science and Technology (DST), India
• 2014 - Received ‘Certificate of Merit’ from CSIR-SERC for the best paper

Publications

International Journals

• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Influence of moisture and salinity on property degradation of nano-engineered epoxy polymers for offshore applications. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 2025 Oct; 44(19-20), 1801-1815
• Sindu BS, Hamaekers J. Feature-based prediction of properties of cross-linked epoxy polymers by molecular dynamics and machine learning techniques. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 2025 Aug 11; 33(6):065010
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Seismic Performance of Gravity Load Designed Beam-Column Joints with Strain Hardened Cementitious Composite. ACI Structural Journal. 2024 May 1; 121(3):159-172
• Rao RK, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Real-time monitoring of structures under extreme loading using smart composite-based embeddable sensors. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 2023 May; 34(9):1073-1096
• Sindu BS, Thirumalaiselvi A, Sasmal S. Investigations on fracture related properties ofstrain hardened concrete using digital image correlation and acoustic emission techniques. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022 Nov, 26(14), 6807-6829.
• Thirumalaiselvi A, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Crack propagation studies in strain hardened concrete using acoustic emission and digital image correlation investigations. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering. 2022 Jul, 26(10), 4346-4373.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Atomistic to continuum scale investigations on mechanical properties of epoxy bonded fiber reinforced polymer composite systems under hygro-thermal exposures. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 2022 Mar 3;30(3):035012.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Pseudo-Ductile Cementitious Composites by Hierarchical Crack Bridging. ACI Materials Journal. 2022 Jan 1;119(1).
• Sasmal S, Rao RK, Sindu BS. Performance of cement composite embeddable sensors for strain-based health monitoring of in-service structures. Smart Structures and Systems. 2021;28(2):181-93.
• Hemalatha T, Arjun S, Sindu BS. Experimental Studies to Investigate Efficacies of Slag as Fine Aggregate Substitute. ACI Materials Journal. 2020 Sep 1;117(5), 241-250
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Multi-scale abridged cement composite with enhanced mechanical properties. ACI Materials. 2020 July; 117 (4): 105-117.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Molecular dynamics simulations for evaluation of surfactant compatibility and mechanical characteristics of carbon nanotubes incorporated cementitious composite. Construction and Building Materials. 2020 Aug 30; 253:119190.
• Rao R, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Synthesis, design and piezo-resistive characteristics of cementitious smart nanocomposites with different types of functionalised MWCNTs under long cyclic loading. Cement and Concrete Composites. 2020 Apr; 108:103517.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Methodology for predicting the properties of cement composites at different scales. Magazine of Concrete Research. 2020 Mar; 72(5):217-31.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. On the development and studies of nano- and micro- fiber hybridized strain hardened cementitious composite. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. 2019 Mar; 19(2):348-359.
• Sindu BS, Aleena A & Sasmal S. Studies on structural interaction and performance of cement composite using Molecular Dynamics. Advances in Computational Design. 2018; 3(2):147-163.
• Sindu BS, Saravanan B, Sasmal S. Evaluation of micro-mechanical properties of nonlinear cementitious composite using large displacement transient nanoindentation analysis. Sadhana. 2018; 43(2):29.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Properties of carbon nanotube reinforced cement composite synthesized using different types of surfactants. Construction and Building Materials. 2017 Nov 30; 155:389-99.
• Gautham S, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Evaluation of the phase properties of hydrating cement composite using simulated nanoindentation technique. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 2017 Sep 15; 25(7):075012.
• Sasmal S, Ravivarman N, Sindu BS, Vignesh K. Electrical conductivity and piezo-resistive characteristics of CNT and CNF incorporated cementitious nanocomposites under static and dynamic loading. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2017 Sep 1; 100:227-43.
• Sasmal S, Ravivarman N, Sindu BS. Synthesis, characterisation and performance of piezo-resistive cementitious nanocomposites. Cement and Concrete Composites. 2017 Jan 1; 75:10-21.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Evaluation of mechanical characteristics of nano modified epoxy based polymers using molecular dynamics. Computational Materials Science. 2015 Jan 1; 96:146-58.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Gopinath S. A multi-scale approach for evaluating the mechanical characteristics of carbon nanotube incorporated cementitious composites. Construction and Building Materials. 2014 Jan 15; 50:317-27.

National Journals

• Sarath AM, Sasmal S, Sindu BS, Saravana Kumar K. Multi-objective optimization-driven design of steel-concrete composite bridges for high-speed railway infrastructure. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2025 Feb-Mar; 51(6): 325-335
• Voggu S, Sasmal S, Banjara NK, Sindu BS, Ramanjaneyulu K. Failure investigation and retrofitting of a long-span rail-cum-road bridge through field response measurements. Journal of Structural Engineering. 2023 June-July; 50(2):93-102
• Sindu BS, Sasmal, S. Development of hierarchically engineered cementitious composites through nano-/micro-scale investigations for disaster resilient concrete structures. The Indian Concrete Journal, 2020; 94 (10): 55-61.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S & Nishanthi D. Nano-mechanical response of carbon nanotubes – a mechanics based approach incorporating atomistic information. Journal of Structural Engineering. 2018; 44(6):552-559.
• Aleena A, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Uniaxial tension and compression studies on cement clinkers using molecular dynamic simulations. Journal of Structural Engineering. 2015; 42:22-27.

Book Chapters

• Sasmal, Saptarshi, and B. S. Sindu. Smart cementitious nanocomposites for self-sensing and continuous health monitoring of structures. Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement-Based Materials. Elsevier, 2020. 485-499.
• Sindu BS, S. Radha Meenaloshini, and Saptarshi Sasmal. Computational Modelling of Cement Hydration to Evaluate the Mechanical and Transport Properties. Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 1. Springer, Singapore, 2019. 599-610.

Conference Proceedings

• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Digital image correlation-based monitoring of damage progression in concrete reinforced with coated chemical fiber, Monitoring, Assessment, and Predictive Maintenance of Critical Infrastructure (i-MAP), May 2025:248-251
• Anjana O, Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Investigations on performance of steel-engineered concrete composite bridge girder system under environmental loading, Monitoring, Assessment, and Predictive Maintenance of Critical Infrastructure (i-MAP), May 2025:84-87
• Sasmal S, Sindu BS, Cement based smart/electrically conductive composite for embedded sensing and continuous health monitoring of structures, National Conference cum Expo on Innovative Building Materials and Construction Technologies IBMCTE-2025), New Delhi, March 2025
• Sarath AM, Sasmal S, Sindu BS, Saravana Kumar K, Identifying critical design variables affecting the cost - efficient performance of high-speed railway steel-concrete composite bridges, International Conference on Advances in Structural and Geotechnical engineering (ASAGE25), Patna, February 2025
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Image-Based Correlation Technique for Characterization of Fracture Related Properties of Engineered Concrete, 34th Annual Conference & Exhibition on Non-Destructive Evaluation and Enabling Technologies (NDE2024), Chennai, December 2024:CP189
• Sindu BS, Steel-concrete composite bridges for rapid transportation, CIDC-ICC Conference ‘Empowering future infrastructure with Innovative technologies’ Chennai, July 2024
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Fracture related studies on strain hardened cementitious composite at different length scales using digital image correlation technique, 10th International Conference on CONcrete under SEvere Conditions – Environment and Loading 2024 (CONSEC24), Chennai, September 2024:1213
• Sindu BS and Sasmal S, Intrinsic atomistic scale information for multiscale analysis and design of cementitious composite with nano/micro fibers, RILEM International Symposium on Concrete Modelling (CONMOD2018), Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, August 2018.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Fracture behaviour of carbon nanotube incorporated cementitious composite. International Conference on Composite Materials and Structures 2017 (ICCMS 2017), Hyderabad, December 2017:50.
• Gautham S, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Simulated nanoindentation technique for evaluating the phase properties of cement during Hydration. Structural Engineering Convention 2016 (SEC-2016), CSIR-SERC Chennai, December 2016:1920-1925.
• Sindu BS, Radha Meenaloshini S, Sasmal. Computational Modelling of Cement hydration to evaluate the mechanical and transport properties. Structural Engineering Convention 2016 (SEC-2016), CSIR-SERC Chennai, December 2016: 568-573.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Understanding the micro-properties of cementitious composites towards development of new class of building materials. International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMTech), University of Delhi, March 2016.
• Ravivarman N, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Piezoresistive response of MWNTs incorporated cement nanocomposite for smart structures. International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICFNN), Sastra University, Thanjavur, Febrauary 2016.
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Evaluation of Micro-Mechanical Properties of Cement Hydrates Like Micro Structures. International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS), CSIR-SERC Chennai, December 2014:2472-2479.
• Sasmal S, Sindu BS, Nagesh R Iyer. Computational Methodologies for Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Building Materials at Nano/Micro Level. International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS), CSIR-SERC Chennai, December 2014:273-287.
• Aleena A, Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Uniaxial Tension and Compression Studies on Cement Clinkers Using Molecular Dynamic Simulations. International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS), CSIR-SERC Chennai, December 2014:2403-2408
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Nagesh R Iyer. Development of nanoengineered cementitious composites for sustainable infrastructure. International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI 2014), Hyderabad, October 2014:667-676
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S. Investigations on Interaction Behavior of Nano Composites Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation. 6th Bangalore India NANO 2013 conference, December 2013
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Gopinath S. Numerical Simulation of CNT Incorporated Cement. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology held at Malaysia, Issue 68, August 2012:1553-1558
• Sindu BS, Sasmal S, Gopinath S. Carbon Nanotubes - Structure, Properties and Modelling Aspects. Second International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering (SCE 2012), Bangalore, August 2012: 26-30 (DOI: 03.CES.2012.02.510)

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