Research and Development Projects
| 
 Sl. No.  | 
 Project title  | 
 Sanctioned Year (FY)  | 
 Duration  | 
 Funding Agency  | 
 Amount  | 
 Project Cooridnator(s)/ Principal Investigator(s)  | 
| 
 1  | 
 Hydrogen Loaded Concrete  | 
 2012-13  | 
 3 Years 
  | 
 Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS-DAE)  | 
 20,91,000/-  | 
 Dr. M.C. Narasimhan,Dr. K.Venkataramana Dr. S.M.Kulkarni,Dr. K.S.Ravishankar Dr. M.N.Satyanarayana  | 
| 
 2  | 
 Experimental Investigation on Rutting and Flexural Behaviour of Structural Asphalt Mixes with Warm Mix Asphalt Additives  | 
 2013-14  | 
 3 Years  | 
 SERB (DST)  | 
 18,58,000/-  | 
 Dr.Suresha S.N.  | 
| 
 3  | 
 Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST)  | 
 2014-15  | 
 5 Years  | 
 Department of Science and Technology, GoI  | 
 1,10,80,000/-  | 
 Dr. Suresha S.N.  | 
| 
 4  | 
 Network on Decentralized Grey /Waste Water Treatment and Recycling (GreyWatNet)  | 
 2016-17  | 
 2 Years  | 
 CERIPRA, France  | 
 8,48,000/-  | 
 Dr. Arun Kumar Thalla (Co-PI)  | 
| 
 5  | 
 Investigation, Evaluation and Diagnosis on Irrigation System in India  | 
 2016-17  | 
 3 Years  | 
 JSPS, Japan  | 
 2,00,00,000/-  | 
 Dr Babloo Chaudhary (Collaborator)  | 
| 
 6  | 
 Small Scale and Sustainable Household GreyWater Recycling (S3HWR)  | 
 2017-18  | 
 5 Years  | 
 MHRD& MoUD  | 
 31,90,000/-  | 
 Dr. Arun Kumar Thalla  | 
| 
 7  | 
 Development of Value Added Geopolymer Aggregates using Iron Ore Mine Tailings - A Sustainable Solution  | 
 2018-19  | 
 4.5 years  | 
 Department of Science and Technology, GoI  | 
 32,36,000/-  | 
 Dr. B B Das  | 
| 
 8  | 
 Influence of Binary and Ternary Cementitious Composites on the Engineering Properties of Interfacial Transition Zone of Reinforced Concrete Exposed to Aggressive Environments  | 
 2018-19  | 
 3.5 years  | 
 Department of Science and Technology, GoI  | 
 32,95,600/-  | 
 Dr. B B Das  | 
| 
 9  | 
 Social-Economic-Environmental Trade-offs in Managing the Land-River-Interface  | 
 2019-20  | 
 2 Years  | 
 Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, GoI  | 
 79,41,560/-  | 
 Dr. Adani Azhoni  | 
| 
 10  | 
 SEIBOCCA: Socio-Economic and Institutional Barriers and Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptation in Northeast India  | 
 2019-20  | 
 2 Years  | 
 IMPRESS, Indian Council of Social Science Research, MHRD  | 
 8,00,000/-  | 
 Dr. Adani Azhoni  | 
| 
 11  | 
 Collaborative Research and Capacity Building on Climate Resilient Concrete for Marine Environment  | 
 2019-20  | 
 4 Years  | 
 Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom, in collaboration with University of Leeds, UK  | 
 45,33,648/- (49,725 £)  | 
 Dr. B B Das  | 
| 
 12  | 
 Performance Studies on Concrete Mixed with Spent Catalyst Waste for Sustainable Solutions  | 
 2019-20  | 
 3 years  | 
 Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited  | 
 6,50,000/-  | 
 Dr. B B Das  | 
| 
 13  | 
 "Impounding of River Flood Waters along Dakshina Kannada Coast: A Sustainable Strategy for Water Resource Development" in Water Resources  | 
 2019-20  | 
 4 Years  | 
 IMPRINT  | 
 1,11,84,756/-  | 
 Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar (Co-PI)  | 
| 
 14  | 
 Development of Effluent Treatment Techniques for Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Effluent, Phenalkamine Condensate and Development of Method for Stabilizing Colour of Cashewnut Shell Liquid  | 
 2019-20  | 
 6 months  | 
 Adarsh Industrial Chemicals, Karkala, Mangalore,Karnataka  | 
 1,00,000/-  | 
 Dr. Basavaraju Manu  | 
| 
 15  | 
 Coastal reservoirs as a sustainable strategy for Water Security  | 
 2019-20  | 
 3 years  | 
 SPARC, Govt of India  | 
 60,00,000/-  | 
 Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar (Co-PI)  | 
| 
 16  | 
 Development of an Innovative Marine Bacteria Based Cement Electrolyte Battery for Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete as Low Power Operator  | 
 2019-20  | 
 3 years  | 
 SERB (DST)  | 
 33,43,148./-  | 
 Dr.T.Palanisamy  | 
| 
 17  | 
 Development of Countermeasures to Mitigate Earthquake-induced Damage of RM Breakwater  | 
 2020-21  | 
 2 Years  | 
 SERB (DST)  | 
 31,27,630/-  | 
 Dr. Babloo Chaudhary  | 
| 
 18  | 
 Strength, serviceability and hazard assessment of Global Vipassana Pagoda considering as-built information and in–situ material properties  | 
 2020-21  | 
 3 years  | 
 Global Vipassana Foundation, Mumbai  | 
 18,52,010/-  | 
 Dr Pavan G S, Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Dr. Prashanth M H  | 
| 
 19  | 
 Interaction of various Environmental Factors on the Fracturing Behavior and Damage Mechanism in Rocks  | 
 2021-22  | 
 2 Years  | 
 SERB (DST)  | 
 32,64,000/-  | 
 Dr.Vinoth S.  | 
| 
 20  | 
 Development of Trip Generation Manual for Indian Cities  | 
 2021-22  | 
 2 years  | 
 CSIR-CRRI  | 
 7,97,500/-  | 
 Dr. Mithun Mohan (Nodal PI)  | 
| 
 21  | 
 New Resilient Breakwater for Safety of Port and Harbour against Tsunami  | 
 2022-23  | 
 3 Years  | 
 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, GoI  | 
 45,00,000/-  | 
 Dr. Babloo Chaudhary Prof. Katta Venkataramana, Dr Sridhar G  | 
| 
 22  | 
 Development of microbial surfactant for the remediation of selected NSAIDs  | 
 2022-23  | 
 3 Years  | 
 Department of Science and Technology, GoI  | 
 29,92,616/-  | 
 Dr. C. P. Devatha  | 
| 
 23  | 
 Computation of Site-Specific Earthquake Parameters and Dynamic Analysis of Bhandardara Masonry Dam  | 
 2022-23  | 
 2 Years  | 
 Water Resources Department Government of Maharashtra  | 
 24,00,000/-  | 
 Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Dr. Pavan G.S.  | 
| 
 24  | 
 Development of AI based Prediction System Coupled with Ecological Mitigation Technologies for Landslide Prone Areas.  | 
 2022-23  | 
 3 years 
  | 
 Department of Science and Technology, GoI  | 
 24,00,000/- (For Year I)  | 
 Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar (Co-PI)  | 
| 
 25  | 
 A study of organic and Inorganic constituent’s removal from Leachate by Photocatalytic nanomaterial  | 
 2022-23  | 
 2 Years  | 
 VTU, Belgaum,Karnataka  | 
 14,50,000/-  | 
 Dr. Basavaraju Manu (Co-PI)  | 
| 
 26  | 
 Influence of perforation in cold-formed steel compression member design  | 
 2022-23  | 
 2 Years  | 
 Craftsman Automation Limited, Coimbatore. CSR fund.  | 
 11,12,000/-  | 
 Dr. J Vijaya Vengadesh Kumar  | 
Consultancy
- Structural Analysis and Design
 - Structural distress Assessment and Rehabilitation
 - Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Structures
 - Concrete Mix Design
 - Testing of Building Materials
 - Highway and Railway Material Testing
 - Design of Pavements
 - Design of Bituminous concrete Mixes
 - CBR Tests
 - Traffic Planning
 - Distance and level Measurements
 - Estimation of Earthwork
 - Soil investigations Tests for Soil Classification
 - Safe Bearing Capacity of foundation systems
 - Slope stability Analysis and Design of slopes
 - Plate load Tests
 - Ground improvement Methods
 - Geological and Geo-physical investigations
 - Location of Open wells and Bore-wells
 - Water and waste water quality analysis
 - Design of Water Treatment Plants
 - Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants
 - Preparation of EIA Reports
 - Design of Solid Waste Management Systems
 - Design of Water-distribution Networks
 - Topographical Map Preparations
 - Town Planning