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Funded Projects

01 Apr 2022

improvement of subgrade soil using plastic waste and C&D waste

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Principal Investigator: Alka Shah

Other Investigator: Hasan Rangwala

01 Apr 2024

Preparation of silica-hydrochar nanocomposites for water and wastewater treatment

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Indrajeet Kumar

Other Investigator: Hasan Rangwala, Hardik Bhatt

01 Apr 2024

Towards a Circular Economy: Exploring Nanotechnology, Plastics, and Additive Manufacturing for Development of Sustainable Concrete

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Government of India, and the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), British Council

Other Investigator: Lukman E. Mansuri

01 Sep 2023

Reducing riders’ discomfort due to speed bumps without compromising their speed reduction abilities

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board

Duration: 2 Years

Other Investigator: Manish Dutta

09 Nov 2023

Enabling of Academic Institutes in Technical Textiles – For Private and Public Institutes (Round-I)

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: National Technical Textile Mission, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

Principal Investigator: Urmil Dave

Other Investigator: Hasan Rangwala, Naman Kantesaria

15 May 2012

Calibration and Validation of RISAT-1 SAR Sensor and RISAT-1 derived soil moisture

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: SAC-ISRO

26 Oct 2020

Development of Strategies, Tools and Techniques for Sustainability and Climate-resilience Maximisation for New and Existing Infrastructure in India

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: QR Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) - Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), UK

Duration: 2 Years

Principal Investigator: Sharadkumar Purohit

20 Jun 2022

Deployment of Sustainable Concrete for Reducing Brine Water Losses in Earthen Salt Pans: An Experimental Investigation at CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Gujarat Council of Science and Technology

Duration: 3 Years

Principal Investigator: Sonal Thakkar

Other Investigator: Urmil Dave

20 Nov 2020

Torsional Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Elements Strengthened with Stainless Steel Wire Mesh

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - DST

Duration: 3 Years

Principal Investigator: Sunil Raiyani

01 Apr 2019

Experimental Investigation on Concrete Filled Double Skinned Tube(CFDST) Composite Column Under Monotonic Axial Loading

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Tejas Joshi

Other Investigator: Arth Patel

09 Nov 2023

Enabling of Academic Institutes in Technical Textiles – For Private and Public Institutes (Round-I)

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: National Technical Textile Mission, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

Principal Investigator: Urmil Dave

Other Investigator: Hasan Rangwala, Naman Kantesaria

16 May 2022

Deployment of Sustainable Concrete for Reducing Brine Water Losses in Earthen Salt Pans: An Experimental Investigation at CSIR- CSMCRI, Bhavnagar

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Gujarat Council on Science & Technology STI Policy (in collaboration with CSIR- CSMCRI)

Duration: 3 Years

Principal Investigator: Urmil Dave

01 Nov 2021

Use of Recycled C&D Waste, Fly ash, Bottom ash, Dredged Marine Sand and Gypsum for Construction of Sustainable Salt Pan Beds for Enhancement of Salt Productivity through Prevention of Brine Percolation

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Department of Science & Technology (in collaboration with CSIR- CSMCRI)

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Urmil Dave

01 Nov 2021

Development of a low- carbon cementitious material by recycling Calcium Carbide Residue (CCR) waste from foundation industries to decarbonise construction sector

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Innovate UK (in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University, UK)

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Urmil Dave

01 Apr 2021

Studies and Prototype Development for Recycle and Reuse of Waste Streams from Stainless Steel Industries

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Gujarat Council on Science & Technology STI Policy (in collaboration with Chemical Engg., IT-NU)

Duration: 2 Years

Principal Investigator: Urmil Dave

01 Apr 2019

Development of High Performance Quaternary Concrete: A Key Solution For Structures Built in Aggressive Climatic Environment

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Vineet Kothari

01 Apr 2022

Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of GFRP-SSWM Hybrid Wraps

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University (Minor Research Project)

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Digesh Joshi

01 Apr 2023

Estimating risk involved in evasive action of vehicles at unsignalized intersections and miniroundabouts

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Manish Dutta

Other Investigator: Hemang Dalwadi

01 Apr 2022

Reducing riders’ discomfort due to speed breakers without compromising their speed reduction abilities

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Manish Dutta

Other Investigator: Hemang Dalwadi

01 Apr 2023

Sustainable Technique of Desiccation Crack Mitigation in Expansive Soil using Natural Fibres

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University Funded Minor Research Project

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Naman Kantesaria

Other Investigator: Hasan Rangwala

01 Apr 2023

Identification of Flood Prone Area Using HEC- RAS: A Case Study of Sukal River, Gujarat

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: NIRMA UNIVERSITY

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: NITESH GUPTA

Other Investigator: Anant Patel

11 Sep 2020

Strengthening Precast Beam Column Connections using Stainless Steel Wire Mesh (SSWM) – Experimental and Numerical Study

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University - Major Research Project - 2020

Duration: 3 Years

Principal Investigator: Paresh V. Patel

Other Investigator: Digesh Joshi

25 Jul 2014

Study the Behaviour of Precast Beam-Column Junction under Progressive Collapse Scenario: An Experimental and Analytical Investigation

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi

Duration: 5 Years

Principal Investigator: Paresh V. Patel

Other Investigator: Digesh Joshi

01 Apr 2023

Evaluating the Effect of Warm Mix Additives on Binder Properties and Studying Moisture Susceptibility of Mixes Modified with Warm Mix Additives

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Prachi Kushwaha

Other Investigator: Hemang Dalwadi

01 Apr 2022

Application of Microcapsule for self-healing of cracks in reinforced concrete elements

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Principal Investigator: Sonal Thakkar

01 Apr 2022

Study of Self Compacting Metakaolin based alkali activated concrete

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 1 Year

Principal Investigator: Sonal Thakkar

04 Oct 2021

Use of Recycled C &D waste, Fly ash, Bottom Ash, Dredged Marine Sand and Gypsum for construction of sustainable salt pan beds for enhancement of salt productivity through Prevention of Brine Percolation

Fund Type: External Funding

Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

Duration: 2 Years

Principal Investigator: Sonal Thakkar

Other Investigator: Urmil Dave

01 Apr 2019

Torsional Strengthening of Precast Connections Using Stainless Steel Wire Mesh

Fund Type: Internal Funding

Agency: Nirma University

Duration: 2 Years

Principal Investigator: Sunil Raiyani

Other Investigator: Digesh Joshi