Recent Advances in Building Materials and Technologies

Recent Advances in Building Materials and Technologies- An Introduction.- Utilization of Waste Materials in Construction.- Effect of Rheological Properties of The Composite on Stress-Strain Behavior of Moulded Structure.- Effect of Recycled Broken Glass and Stone Aggregate Contents on The Compressive Strength of Concrete.- Inclusion of Different Plastic Wastes as Construction Material in Concrete - A Review.- Experimental Characterization of Concrete Properties with Partial Replacement of Scrap Ceramic Tiles.- Development of Thin Joint Masonry using Recycled Mortar for Sustainability.- Assessing Mechanical Properties of Concrete Modified with Use of Nano-Silica and GGBS.- Experimental Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic Brick.- An Experimental Study on Concrete Made by Magnetic Water and Admixture.- Exploring Plastic Waste as a Viable Aggregate Alternative for Structural Concrete in The Indian Context.- Experimental Study on Strength Behavior of M30 Grade Broken Tiles Waste Concrete.- Experimental Investigation on LECA as a Substitute Material for Coarse Aggregate in Concrete.- A Review on "Effect of Partially Used Sustainable Sea Shell Powder and Alccofine in Concrete Production".- Utilization of Unused Old Cement in Construction Materials.- Use of Reclaimed Foundry Sand (RFS) as Fine Aggregate in Mortars and Concrete.

Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur, Ph.D. from IISc, and served as International Research Staff at UPC Barcelona Tech Spain. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, India. He has authored five books, edited twelve books, published over 100 research articles, and holds two patents. He is on the Editorial Board of several International Journals. In 2017, The New Indian Express honored him with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He received the ISET DK Paul Research Award from the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology for the best Ph.D. thesis on Earthquake Risk Reduction in India. He received the "IEI Young Engineers Award" from The Institution of Engineers (India) in 2019. He is on the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute and is a Member of the Working Groups of BIS CED 39 for three IS codes. Dr. Sreevalsa haseight funded R&D projects and completed over 50 civil engineering consultancy projects.

Dr. K. S. Sreekeshava is currently working as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. He obtained Ph.D. from BMS College of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in the year 2020. His research interests are in the field of Masonry Structures, Bio-composites, and Structural Design. He has published more than 30 research articles in reputed journals, Elsevier and Springer publishing houses. He has successfully coordinated funded AICTE-ISTE faculty refresher Programme and is also working as Student Project Proposal (SPP) Coordinator. He has the honours of life member of ISTE, ICI, INSC, NICEE, and IAENG. He has successfully completed the research funding grant under competitive research funding scheme initiated under scheme of TEQIP by Visvesvaraya Technological