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Prof. T Phanirama Tezeswi

PhD (University of Mississippi, USA)

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No:   +91-870-2462126
tezeswi@nitw.ac.in Edit Profile Bio Sketch

Research Areas

 Blast, impact, fire & environmental deterioration 

 Computational Mechanics 

 Deterioration & Reliability of RCC, Steel & Composites 

  Imaging based NDT of RCC & Steel structures 

 MD simulation of material response to extreme loading 

 Multi-hazard (natural & manmade) vulnerability and risk  

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Theory and Applications of Cementitious Composites(CE27027)
  • Structural Engineering Laboratory(CE26007)
  • Structures and Dynamics Laboratory(CE26006)
  • Structural Stability(CE26002)
  • Theory and Applications of Cement Composites(CE5214)
  • Dissertation Work Part - A(CE6249)
  • Comprehensive Viva voce(CE6247)
  • Seminar - I(CE5248)
  • Structures and Dynamics Laboratory(CE5204)
  • Structural Engineering Laboratory(CE5255)
  • Structural Stability(CE5251)
  • Dissertation Work Part - B(CE6299)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0001-6967-2065
  • SCOPUS ID: 22986705700
  • Google Scholar ID: EjDeFuEAAAAJ


  • Effect of temperature on ballistic performance of composite panel, By Sri Harika V., Sudhanshu C. M., Tezeswi T. P., Kameshwar Rao C. B., Purushotham Mahavadi, Venkatesh K., and Rajesh Babu G., , Taylor & Francis, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, vol., pp., 2025
  • An assessment of construction waste management in India: A statistical approach, By Swarna Swetha Kolaventi, TP Tezeswi, MVN Siva Kumar, SAGE Publications, Waste Management & Research (Q1), vol.38(4), pp.444-459, 2020
  • Energy dissipation and high-strain rate dynamic response of E-glass fiber composites with anchored carbon nanotubes, By Veera M Boddu, Matthew W Brenner, Jignesh S Patel, Ashok Kumar, P Raju Mantena, Tezeswi Tadepalli, Brahmananda Pramanik , Elsevier, Composites Part B: Engineering (Q1), vol.88, pp.44-54, 2016
  • Surface fractal analysis for estimating the fracture energy absorption of nanoparticle reinforced composites, By Brahmananda Pramanik, Tezeswi Tadepalli, P Raju Mantena, MDPI, Materials (Q2), vol.5(5), pp.922-936, 2012
  • Condition assessment of RC beams using artificial neural networks, By B Murali Krishna, V Guru Prathap Reddy, Mohammed Shafee, T Tadepalli , Elsevier, Structures (Q1), vol.23, pp.1-12, 2020
  • Surface imaging based non-destructive assessment of concrete deterioration using hue-saturation-intensity colour space, By V.Guru Prathap Reddy, T.Tadepalli, R.Kumar Pancharathi, Elsevier, Measurement (Q2), vol.197, pp.111311, 2022
  • Mechanical reliability of extruded PLA filaments, By GTL Priyanka, Kamlesh Kumar, V Guru Prathap Reddy, T Tadepalli, Elsevier, Materialia (Q1), vol.16, pp.101075, 2021
  • Numerical and experimental study on flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams: Digital Image Correlation approach, By Krishna, B. Murali, V. Guru Prathap Reddy, T. Tadepalli, P Rathish Kumar, Y.Lahir , Technopress, Computers and Concrete (Q1), vol.24(6), pp.561-570, 2019
  • Representative Volume Element Based Modeling of Cementitious Materials, By MM Shahzamanian, Tezeswi Tadepalli, AM Rajendran, et al, ASME, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology , vol.136, pp.011007, 2016
  • Numerical and Experimental Blast Response Characterization of Sandwich Composite Panels, By T.Tadepalli, P.R. Mantena, SAGE Journals, Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials (Q1), vol.15(1), pp.110-133, 2012

Determination of Strength and Damage Parameters for Metals and Ceramics and High Strain Rate Characterization of Foams

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DRDO- ARDE
  • Duration 42 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 23938000
  • Status Ongoing

Financial assistance for organizing 6th National Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2024)

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor ANRF (SERB Scheme -Seminar/Symposia)
  • Duration 0 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 200000
  • Status Completed

Non-destructive damage detection and damage quantification in composite (HAP) panels

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor SERB IMPRINT-2
  • Duration 48 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 13200000
  • Status Completed

Structural soundness of human habitation in respect of ESI buildings located in Telangana

  • Role Joint-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor Regional Office, ESIC, Hyderabad
  • Duration 2 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1180000
  • Status Completed

Modeling and Experimental Characterization of Functionally Graded Materials Subjected to Extreme Loading Conditions

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DRDO- AR&DB
  • Duration 44 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3377000
  • Status Completed

A simple and robust non-contact method for rapid structural health monitoring of critical infrastructure using Digital Image Correlation

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor MHRD IMPRINT-1
  • Duration 37 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3850000
  • Status Completed

Study on differential movement of ROB near Boiguda w.r.t approach spans and determination of stresses induced in the rail members

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited
  • Duration 5 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 499848
  • Status Completed

Peer review of structural calculation of EWS dual flats , Chittoor Dist

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor M/s Simplex Infrastructures Ltd
  • Duration 2 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1298000
  • Status Completed

Proof checking for structural stability of the SS Shapurji Complex

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor M/s Sri Sai Kakatiya Developers
  • Duration 1 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 944000
  • Status Completed

Peer review of structural calculation of EWS dual flats , Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Dist

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor M/s KMV Projects Ltd
  • Duration 2 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1298000
  • Status Completed

Peer review of structural calculation of EWS dual flats , Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Dist

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor M/s Vijaynirman Ltd
  • Duration 2 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1947000
  • Status Completed

High Speed Digital Stereo Imaging and Projection Moire Systems for Visualization and Analysis of Blast, Shock, Ballistic and Impact Dynamic Events

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DoD -DURIP, USA
  • Duration 18 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 18600000
  • Status Completed


Abhishek R

  • Area of Research: Work package delivery (PT,CTM, Co-Guide : Dr Ramesh Nayaka)

Akula Prakash

  • Area of Research: Structural health monitoring (PT,CTM)

G. Vijay

  • Area of Research: Advanced Cementitious Materials (Main Guide: Dr. MVN Sivakumar)

Jagdeesh Bommisetty

  • Area of Research: Modelling of High velocity impact on composites (PT)

Nagaraj Tattien

  • Area of Research: Fracture mechanics of brittle materials (PT, Co-Guide: Dr.Umesh Basappa)

Samudrala Krishna Priya Rao

  • Area of Research: Thermo-mechanical characterization of FRC

Shaik Shakeer Ahamed

  • Area of Research: High strain rate response characterization of UHPC

Sri Harika Vasamsetti

  • Area of Research: Condition Assessment of Composite Armour Panels

Tangudu Manoj

  • Area of Research: Assessment of Corrosion in RCC (PT, Main Guide: Dr D.Raviprasad)

Vanga Renuka

  • Area of Research: Reheology & creep of special concretes (Main Guide: Dr.S.V.Rao)
  • Chi Epsilon Honor society membership
  • Graduate Honors Scholarship (UoM, USA)
  • Research Excellence Award 2024 (Senior-Engg)
  • Scholarshp & Merit Stdnt Award, CGWA UTB
  • Senior Individual Member of INAE
  • Professor In-Charge Civil Maintenance (Continuing from July, 2025)
  • Nodal Officer, NEP (Continuing from August, 2024)
  • Member, Institute Safety Committee (Continuing from August, 2023)
  • Member, National Education Plan Implementation Committee (Continuing from July, 2023)
  • Division Head, Structures Division, CED (July, 2022 - July, 2024)
  • Faculty -In-Charge International Students Club (FISA) (July, 2018 - July, 2021)
  • Faculty-In-Charge Structures Laboratory (April, 2018 - July, 2022)
  • Member, NIRF Core Committee (Continuing from October, 2017)
  • Faculty In-Charge Institute Fire Safety & Annual Maintenance (August, 2015 - July, 2018)
  • (Founding) Faculty in-charge Astronomy Club (August, 2015 - July, 2018)