Dr. Makendran C

Educational Background

Ph.D.

M.E.

B.E.

Research Interests

Rural Road Development (RRD)

Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)

Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)

Modified Binder (MB)

Pavement Evaluation (PE)

Pavement Management System (PMS)

Pavement Distress and statistical modeling (PDSM)

Employment Profile 

Designation Organization From To
Assistant Professor (Grade-II) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. 14/10/2022 Till date
Assistant Professor Wollega University, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, East Africa 19/01/2020 30/09/2022

Courses Handled

Postgraduate Programme

  • Traffic Engineering and Management
  • Advanced Pavement Materials
  • Pavement management system
  • Road Safety Engineering
  • Pavement Analysis and Design
  • Advanced Geometric Design of Highways & Airfields

 

Undergraduate Programme

  • Pavement Engineering
  • Highway Engineering
  • Railways, Airport and Harbour Engineering
  • Transport Engineering
  • Construction Materials
  • Construction Techniques, Equipment and Practices
  • Surveying-I
  • Prefabricated Structures
  • Estimation and Costing
  • Construction planning and Scheduling 

Research Funded Project

Title of Research Project Funding Agency Duration Status
Laboratory Investigation of Self-curing concrete using Water-soluble polymer in Ethiopia Wollega University, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ethiopia, East Africa 2020-2022 Completed
Manufacturing of Geo-polymer concrete in Ethiopian Country Wollega University, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ethiopia, East Africa 2021-2022 Completed

 

Academic and Administrative Responsibilities within the University

Designation Faculty/Department/ Centre/Institution From To
Swatchhata Committee Member Institute Level 19/09/2023 Till date
E-Waste Disposal Committee Member Department Level 22/11/2023 Till date

 

Publications

International Journals

  1. Kamalasekar A.;Murugasan R.;Makendran C.;Francis M.R.Static and cyclic behaviour of fibre-reinforced pavement concrete with copper slag as fine aggregate, Revista Materia, Volume 29, Year 2024, DOI:10.1590/1517-7076-RMAT-2023-0323 

  2. Makendran C., Statistical modelling of rutting for low-volume roads in India, Gradjevinar, Volume 75, Year 2023, Pages 379-387,DOI:10.14256/JCE.3486.2022 

  3. Athiappan K.;Murugasan R.;Makendran C.;Raj F.M., Mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt incorporating Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Revista Materia, Volume 28, Year 2023, DOI:10.1590/1517-7076-RMAT-2023-0201  

  4. C.Makendran.;Suthandhiram K.;Garoma S.;Merea B.;Sethuraman B.,Laboratory Study on the Water-Soluble Polymer as a Self-Curing Compound for Cement Concrete Roads in Ethiopia,Technologies, Volume 10, Year 2022, DOI:10.3390/technologies10040080

  5. C.Makendran.;Rajiah M.;Senathipathi V.;Ravi Sekhar C.Comparative Evaluation of Distress Prediction Modeling of Village Roads in India Using Regression and ANN Techniques,Journal of Transportation Engineering Part B: Pavements, Volume 147, Year 2021,DOI:10.1061/JPEODX.0000287

  6. Makendran C.;Vignesh Kumar M.;Mahalingam B.;Packialakshmi S.;Palani T, Roughness prediction models based on variable distress parameters using neural network and MLRA for PMGSY roads,International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, Volume 29, Year 2020, Pages 2208-2218

  7. Chandrakasu Makendran.;Rajiah M.Development of a roughness estimation model for low volume roads,Gradjevinar, Volume 70, Year 2018, Pages 97-104,DOI:10.14256/JCE.1488.2015 

  8. Makendran C.;Murugasan R.;Velmurugan S. Performance prediction modelling for flexible pavement on low volume roads using multiple linear regression analysis,Journal of Applied Mathematics, Volume 2015, Year 201,DOI:10.1155/2015/192485 

 

International Conference 

Makendran C, Bituminous mixes using Sisal fibre for controlling the fatigue cracks in rural roads in India, Vol. 3, pp. 1–6, 2023.Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd, DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1326/1/012061

Makendran C, Study on self-curing concrete using Polyethylene Glycol 600 for highway infrastructure projects, Materials Today Proceedings, Vol. 3, pp. 1–6, 2023.

C Makendran, M Karthik, SM Jakir Hasan, M Harivignesh, G Varun Raahul, Designing an Intelligent Pavement Maintenance and Management System using Drone Imagery and Artificial Intelligence, MATEC Web of Conferences, Technologies and Advances in Automation, Aerospace and Robotics, VIT,  Bhopal,2024. 

Makendran C and Karthik M, Study on Fly ash based geopolymer concrete for rural road construction in India,ICSMEA 2024,IITMadras, Chennai, 2024.

Makendran C     B. Mahalingam and Jagan Inti., Laboratory study on partial replacement of conventional construction materials for the construction industry in India, MATEC Web Conf. 4th International Conference (SPICE 2023), Vol.384, (02006),Sustainable Practices and Innovations in Civil Engineering,Chennai, 2023. 

Gujar A.G, Basanta  Kumar P,Palai Sumanta B Aravinthd S. Gnana kumar G Ram S   Makendran C, Investigating mechanical strength of a natural fibre polymer composite using SiO2 nano-filler, Materials Today: Proceedings, 56 part (3), pp.1522 -1526,2022.

M.D.Mohan, Raghuram K.S. J.N.S.Raju,   D.Ravi  M.Venkata Rao RamSubbiah, Makendran C, Study on influence of nano-filler content on the performance of natural fibre reinforced epoxy composites,Materials Today: Proceedings,56 part (3), 1562 -1566, 2022.

Makendran C, Patnaik, Nilofer Jifara Ravindra, Khongdet,  Reliability analysis of cement manufacturing technique in computerized clinker processing method,Al-kadhum 2nd international conference, Vol. 2591, Issue 1,Modern applications of information and communication technology, Iraq, 2023.

Makendran C, Relationship of Noise Level with Pavement Distresses, International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and Advances in Automation, Aerospace and Robotics, pp.461–469,Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, VITBhopal,2022.

Rajamane N,P, Makendran C , R.Gobinath, S Chandra Chary,Self-Curing Concrete Using Water-Soluble Polymer for Developing Countries, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Hyderabad, 2020.