Dr. Sudhir Varma

 
Dr. Sudhir Varma
Asst. Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ph: +91-612-302 8705 (Office)
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Education :
  • Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Research Areas :
  • Characterization of pavement materials, constitutive modeling of pavements, asphalt mix design, non-destructive testing on pavements and durability and performance of asphalt mixes.
Courses taught at IITP :
  • CE568: Advanced Flexible Pavement Analysis and Design
  • CE549: Pavement Materials
  • CE525: Highway Geometric Design
  • CE595: Civil Engineering Lab – I
  • CE491: Design Studio
  • CE392: Transportation Engineering Laboratory
  • CE324: Transportation Engineering
  • CE218: Infrastructure Drawing and Estimation
  • CE211: Structural Mechanics
  • CE111: Engineering Drawing (Practical)
No. of PhD students (Ongoing) :  
 Hitesh Kumar  Deepansh Yadav  Ajit Kumar  Shashi Ranjan
Hitesh Kumar Deepansh Yadav Ajit Kumar Shashi Ranjan
No. of PhD students (Completed) :
  • Haissam Sebaaly (2021)
    Thesis: “Investigating the Rutting Sensitivity of Asphalt Mixtures and Appropriate Laboratory Test Methods for Hot Climatic Regions: A Case Study of the State of Qatar”.
    (Co-supervised with Dr. James Maina, University of Pretoria)
M.Tech. Students :
  • Mr. Pritesh Shrivastav (started in 2023)
  • Mr. Abdul Samad (2023)
  • Mr. Avinash Mishra (2022)
  • Mr. Neeraj Kumar (2021)
  • Mr. Rahul Raj Singh (2020)

Sponsored Projects

:
Sl no. Title  Investigators  Sponsored by Duration  
1 Performance Assessment of Roads Constructed Using Waste Plastics PI: Dr. S. Varma; Co PI: Dr. S. Hait Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, Ministry of Rural Development 2019-2021
2 Performance based bituminous mix and road design. PI: Dr. S. Varma Science and Engineering Research Board 2020-2022
3 Performance Evaluation of Cement Concrete Pavements in Rural Roads PI: Dr. S. Varma; Co PI: Dr. K. Roy Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, Ministry of Rural Development 2022-2023

Professional Experience

:
  • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, August 2018 – Present.
  • Pavement Expert Assistant, Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (ANAS S.p.A.) Qatar Branch, July 2015 – July 2018.
  • Engineer, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., Mumbai, November 2008 – June 2009.
  • Engineer, Shapoorji Pallonji Co. Ltd., Mumbai, July 2008 – October 2008.
Awards & Honours :
  • Nordberg, Walfred & Gradie Ph.D. award, 2015
  • Michigan State University, Engineering Fellowship, 2011
Member of Professional bodies : Indian Road Congress
Publications : Referred Journals:
  • Sebaaly, H., Riviera, P. P., Varma, S., Maina, J. W., & Santagata, E. (2022). Performance-based assessment of rutting resistance of asphalt mixes designed for hot climate regions. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Vol 23(7), pp 2448-2459.
  • Kumar, H., & Varma, S. (2021). A review on utilization of steel slag in hot mix asphalt. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Vol 14, pp. 232-242.
  • Varma, S., Jamrah, A., Kutay, M. E., Korkmaz, K. A., Haider, S. W., & Buch, N. (2019). A framework based on engineering performance and sustainability to assess the use of new and recycled materials in pavements. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 20(8), 1844-1863.
  • Sebaaly, H., Varma, S. and Maina, J. (2018), Optimizing asphalt mix design process using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 168, Pg. 660-670.
  • Kutay, E., Varma, S. and Jamrah, A., (2017), A Micromechanical Model to Create Digital Microstructures of Asphalt Mastics and Crumb Rubber Modified Binders. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18(9), 754-764.
  • Varma, S., and Kutay, E., (2016), A Viscoelastic Nonlinear Multilayered Model for Asphalt Pavements. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 142(7): 04016044.
  • Varma, S., and Kutay, E., (2016), Backcalculation of Viscoelastic and Nonlinear Flexible Pavement Layer Properties from Falling Weight Deflections. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 17(5), pp. 388-402.
  • Krcmarik, M., Varma, S., Kutay, E. and Jamrah, A., (2016), Development of Predictive Models for Low-Temperature Indirect Tensile Strength of Asphalt Mixtures. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28(11): 04016139.
  • Haider, S. and Varma, S. (2016), Another look at delineation of uniform pavement sections based on falling weight deflectometer deflections data. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 43(1), pp. 40-50.
  • Jamrah, A., Kutay, E. and Varma, S., (2015), Backcalculation of Swollen Crumb Rubber Modulus in Asphalt Rubber Binder and its Relation to Performance. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2505, pp. 99-107.
  • Varma, S., Kutay, E., and Levenberg E., (2013), A Viscoelastic Genetic Algorithm for Inverse Analysis of Asphalt Layer Properties from Falling Weight Deflections. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2369 (1), pp. 38-46.

Conferences:

  • H Sebaaly, H., Varma, S., and Maina, J., (2019), Automated Asphalt Mix Design Using Artificial Neural Network, International Conference on Smart Cities, Seoul, Korea.
  • Varma, S., Sebaaly, H., Maina, J., and Ghbani A., (2019), Experimental Investigation of Marshall and Superpave Mix Design Methods for Rutting Criteria, 38th Southern African Transport Conference, South Africa, Pretoria.
  • Sebaaly, H., Varma, S. and Maina, J. (2018), Optimizing asphalt mix gradation using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Transportation Research Board 2018, 18-04560, Washington DC, United States.
  • Horak, E., H Sebaaly H., Maina, J. and Varma, S., (2017), Rational Bailey Ratios and Dominant Aggregate Size Range Porosity Correlated with Rutting and Mixture Strength Parameters. South African Transportation Conference 2017.
  • Horak, E., H Sebaaly H., Maina, J. and Varma, S., (2017), Relationship between Bailey and Dominant Aggregate Size Range Methods for Optimum Aggregate Packing and Permeability Limitation. South African Transportation Conference 2017.
  • Varma, S., Kutay, E., and Chatti, K., (2013), Data Requirements from Falling Weight Deflectometer Tests for Accurate Backcalculation of Dynamic Modulus Master curve of Asphalt Pavements. Airfield and Highway Pavement 2013: Sustainability and efficient pavements, Los Angeles, California pp. 445-455.
  • Varma, S., and Das, A., (2010), Innovative materials for asphalt pavements. Proceedings of all India seminar on advanced materials and techniques in construction, The Institution of Engineers, India, pp. 2-8.

Technical Reports:

  • Karim, C., Kutay, E., Lajnef, N., Zaabar, I., Varma, S., and Lee, H., (2017). Enhanced Analysis of Falling Weight Deflectometer Data for use with Mechanistic-Empirical Flexible Pavement Design and Analysis and Recommendations for Improvements to Falling Weight Deflectometer, Contract Numbers: DTFH61-11-C-00026, FHWA Technical Report FHWA-HRT-15-063, Federal Highway Administration, pp. 1-342, Washington DC.
  • Kutay, E., Buch, N., Haider, S., Korkmaz, A., Jamrah, A. and Varma, S. (2015), A Method to Assess the Use of New and Recycled Material in Pavements. Contract Numbers: 2013-0066, MDOT Report, ORBP: OR14-008, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, MI.
Journals and Conferences Reviewed :
  • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM
  • International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
  • Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
  • International Journal of System Assurance and Management
  • Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability
  • Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering
  • Waste and Biomass Valorization
  • Transportation in Developing Economies
  • International Society for Asphalt Pavements
  • International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis
  • International Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Transportation Research Group of India