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Prof. Venkaiah Chowdary

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No: Ground Floor, Transportation Division +91-870-2462143
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Research Areas

 Asphalt pavement analysis, design and evaluation.

 Characterization of asphalt binders and mixtures.

 Quantification of roadway and railway traffic noise.

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  • Current PhD Students
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  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Pavement Analysis and Design(CE66005)
  • Traffic Measurements Laboratory(CE66007)
  • Railway Infrastructure Planning and Design(CE66042)
  • Airport Infrastructure Planning and Design(CE66024)
  • Airport Infrastructure Planning and Design(CE5611)
  • Pavement Analysis and Design(CE5653)
  • Railway Infrastructure Planning and Design(CE5668)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4929-7055
  • ISI Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/H-4689-2011
  • SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193680699
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3EBbQrwAAAAJ&hl=en


  • Development of performance-based blending charts for recycled binder blends, By Goud, E.H., Radhakrishnan, V., Chowdary, V., and Bharath, G., American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol.36(7), pp.04024184, 2024
  • Acoustic performance evaluation of railway boundary walls using a computational fluid dynamics-based simulation approach, By Kumar, B.S., and Chowdary, V., Springer Link, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol., pp., 2024
  • Influence of roughness and cross slope induced dynamic loads on flexible pavement responses, By Kakara, S., and Chowdary, V., Taylor and Francis, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, vol.24(1), pp.2241101, 2023
  • Quantifying the influence of transmission path characteristics on urban railway noise, By Kumar, B.S., and Chowdary, V., Springer Link, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol.195(8), pp.996, 2023
  • Field investigation of material layer properties for emulsion-treated base layer application in low-volume roads, By Andrews, J.K., Radhakrishnan, V., Koshy, R.Z., Chowdary, V., and Subhash, T.K., Taylor and Francis, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, vol.24(1), pp.2190117, 2023
  • Use of artificial neural networks to assess train horn noise at a railway level crossing in India, By Kumar, B.S., and Chowdary, V., Springer Link, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol.195(3), pp.426, 2023
  • Quantifying the degree of binder availability in recycled asphalt mix design using white and black rock mixes, By Raju, K.V.N.M., Radhakrishnan, V., and Chowdary, V., American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol.35(8), pp.04023237, 2023
  • The viscoelastic and damage dissipation of hot mix and warm mix bituminous mixture under dry and saturated conditions, By Vishal, U., Padmarekha, A., Chowdary, V., and Krishnan, J.M., Springer Link, Materials and Structures, vol.55(3), pp.93, 2022
  • Using steady shear rate sweep protocol to determine zero shear viscosity of unaged and aged unmodified bituminous binders, By Mubashirhussain, S., and Chowdary, V., Canadian Science Publishing, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol.49(2), pp.233-241, 2022
  • Performance evaluation of rejuvenated recycled asphalt blends at high and intermediate pavement temperatures, By Ansari, M.T., Khatri, K., Vishnu, R., and Chowdary, V., Taylor and Francis, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, vol.23(12), pp.4112-4124, 2022

Effect of Aging on the Mechanical Response of Asphalt Binders

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Department of Science and Technology
  • Duration 38 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1795000
  • Status Completed


Gundapaneni Deepchand

  • Area of Research: Performance evaluation of polymer-modified bituminous binders and mixtures

Vanguri Premrajkumar

  • Area of Research: Characterization of Healing of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures
  • Certificate of Appreciation
  • K.F. Antia Memorial Prize
  • Dean, Academic (Continuing from July, 2025)
  • Faculty In-Charge of “Pavement Engineering Laboratories”, Department of Civil Engineering (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Professor In-Charge, Infrastructure (March, 2024 - September, 2024)
  • Associate Dean, Admissions (January, 2023 - March, 2024)
  • Vice Chairman (Admissions) (February, 2021 - January, 2023)
  • Secretary, Students’ Co-operative Stores (April, 2018 - May, 2020)
  • Head of Transportation Division, Department of Civil Engineering (April, 2018 - July, 2022)
  • Faculty In-Charge of “Transportation Engineering Laboratory”, Department of Civil Engineering (July, 2012 - July, 2018)
  • Warden, Azad Hall and Rajendra Prasad Hall (July, 2009 - June, 2010)
  • Warden, Ambedkar Hall and Babha Hall (July, 2008 - June, 2009)