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Prof. S Anitha Priyadarshani

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No: +91-870-2462154
priyadharshanianitha@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Characterization of materials

 Concrete filled FRP tube (CFFT) columns

 Concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns

 Establishment of new testing facilities

 Experimental techniques

 Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

 Finite Element Analysis

 FRP and FRC Sleepers

 RCC Columns with FRP bar reinforcement

 Stiffened panels

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Elements of Structural Engineering(CEM03)
  • Advanced Concrete Technology(CE27037)
  • Minor Project(CE26096)
  • Prestressed Concrete(CE312)
  • Advanced Concrete Technology(CE5219)
  • Structural Engineering Laboratory(CE5255)
  • Design of Steel Structures(CE205)
  • Advanced Pre stressed Concrete(CE5266)
  • Basic Engineering Mechanics(CE181)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-2519-4107
  • SCOPUS ID: 57192377956
  • Google Scholar ID: fLWyOuAAAAAJ


  • Influence of Concrete Type and Acidic Environment on the Behaviour of Concrete Filled Steel and FRP Tubes, By N A G K Manikanta Kopuri, S. Anitha Priyadharshani, Springer International Publishing, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, vol., pp., 2024
  • 'Analysis of GFRP stiffened composite plates with rectangular cutout, By Subramanian Anitha Priyadharshani, Anumolu Meher Prasad and Ranganathan Sundaravadivelu, Elsevier, Composite Structures, vol.169, pp.42, 2017
  • Experimental and Numerical Study on Concrete Cylinders for finding optimum percentage of Crimped Steel fibers with different aspect ratios, By Kopuri, N. A. G. K. M and Priyadharshani S. A., Associated Cement Companies Ltd., The Indian Concrete Journal, vol.97, pp.43, 2023
  • NUMERICAL STUDY OF CFST, CFFT AND CFDTS SHORT COLUMNS USING ABAQUS, By N. A. G. K. MANIKANTA KOPURI, RANJEET SAH , S. ANITHA PRIYADHARSHANI, Associated Cement Companies Ltd., The Indian Concrete Journal, vol.98, pp.6, 2024
  • EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY ON COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE FILLED DOUBLE TUBE COLUMNS, By N A G K MANIKANTA KOPURI, S. ANITHA PRIYADHARSHANI J. SHIVANAND, ADNAANULLAH KHAN, MOHAMMED ABDUL WASAY HAKIMULLAH RASHIDI MASROOR AHMED, Associated Cement Companies Ltd., The Indian Concrete Journal, vol.98(8), pp.54, 2024
  • 'Torsional Strength of FRP Strengthened RC Beam, By Singh, S. B, Priyadharshani, S. A. and Sharma, K. K., Cafet Innova Technical Society , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING, vol.1, pp.258, 2010
  • Numerical Analysis of Concrete filled Steel tube columns, By N A G K Manikanta Kopuri and S. Anitha Priyadharshani, Elsevier, MATERIALS TODAY: PROCEEDINGS, vol.65, pp.3476, 2022
  • Comparative analysis of self supporting steel chimney subjected to wind load by IS: 875 (part-3) – 1987 and IS: 875 (part-3) – 2015, By N A G K Manikanta Kopuri, S. Anitha Priyadharshani, Elsevier, MATERIALS TODAY: PROCEEDINGS, vol.In press, pp.0, 2023
  • Study of GFRP composite stiffened panels with square opening, By S. Anitha Priyadharshani, A. Meher Prasad, R. Sundaravadivelu, Elsevier, MATERIALS TODAY: PROCEEDINGS, vol., pp., 2023
  • Experimental study of GFRP stiffened plates with and without large opening under combined axial and pressure loading, By S. Anitha Priyadharshani a, A. Meher Prasad b, R. Sundaravadivelu , Elsevier, MATERIALS TODAY: PROCEEDINGS, vol.In press, pp.0, 2023

Braided fibre reinforced polymeric rebars for concrete structures

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NTTM, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
  • Duration 35 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 5093472
  • Status Ongoing

Geogrids for reinforcement of concrete slabs

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NTTM, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2213472
  • Status Ongoing

Determination of optimum overlap for GFRP stiffened plates used in ship structures

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Research Seed Grant, Ministry of Human Resources Development
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


Abhishek Prakash

  • Area of Research: Concrete columns reinforced with GFRP bars

N A G K Manikanta Kopuri

  • Area of Research: CFST and CFFT columns filled with sustainable aggregates

P. Sravani

  • Area of Research: Basalt fiber reinforced concrete

Ramakrishna Kamadani

  • Area of Research: FRP sleepers

Ramya B

  • Area of Research: Engineered Cementitious Composite beams
  • Reviewer - American Journal of Civil Engg.
  • Reviewer - Institution of Engineers India (A)
  • Reviewer-Journal of Materials Research & Tech
  • Reviewer - Journal of Ocean Engineering.
  • Reviewer - J. Steel & Composite Structures
  • Member of Real Time Data Collection Processing and Dissemination committee of Civil Engineering Department (Continuing from November, 2024)
  • Professor in charge for Civil department women and girl student issues (Continuing from August, 2024)
  • Faculty Advisor for Minor in Civil Engineering (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Faculty in-charge of Engineering Structures Division Library (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Member of Campus Hygiene Committee (Continuing from June, 2024)
  • Member of CoE on IoT based condition monitoring of infrastructure (Continuing from April, 2024)
  • Member of Departmental Academic Appeal Committee (Continuing from July, 2023)
  • Faculty Advisor for BTech 1st year Civil Engineering (August, 2021 - May, 2024)