Shekhar Saxena - NTNU

About

Background

PhD: Self-healing Capability of Concrete with waste materials and wastewater at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Master: Construction Technology and Management at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Bachelor: Civil Engineering

Position

Researcher (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow) in the department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, NTNU, Norway

Project

Sustainable Aluminium Reinforced Seawater Concrete (StARS), MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Research Interests

Reuse of Waste Materials and industrial byproducts in Construction
Sustainability assessment (e.g. LCA)
Durability of Concrete and Mortar
Self-healing Concrete and Bio-cement

Research

Green and Advanced building materials

Sustainable Aluminium Reinforced Seawater Concrete

This project focuses on the possibilities of using seawater and calcined clay in aluminum-reinforced concrete and reducing the burden of utilizing freshwater and minimising the CO2 emission in environment.

Publications

2022

Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2022) Optimization of process parameters by Taguchi method for maximizing strength and durability of bio concrete. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. volum 7.
Academic article

2020

Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2020) Biotechnological approach for enhancing the properties of mortar using treated wastewater. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers : Engineering Sustainability. volum 173 (2).
Academic article
Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2020) Microbiological Induced Calcium Carbonate Process to Enhance the Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials Today: Proceedings. volum 21 (2).
Academic article

2019

Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2019) Developing biotechnological technique for reuse of wastewater and steel slag in bio-concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production. volum 229.
Academic article

2018

Saxena, Shekhar; Temburkar, A R. (2018) Impact of use of steel slag as coarse aggregate and wastewater on fresh and hardened properties of concrete. Construction and Building Materials. volum 165.
Academic article

2017

Saxena, Shekhar; Pofale, AD. (2017) Effective utilization of fly ash and waste gravel in green concrete by replacing natural sand and crushed coarse aggregate. Materials Today: Proceedings. volum 4 (9).
Academic article

Journal publications

Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2022) Optimization of process parameters by Taguchi method for maximizing strength and durability of bio concrete. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. volum 7.
Academic article
Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2020) Biotechnological approach for enhancing the properties of mortar using treated wastewater. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers : Engineering Sustainability. volum 173 (2).
Academic article
Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2020) Microbiological Induced Calcium Carbonate Process to Enhance the Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials Today: Proceedings. volum 21 (2).
Academic article
Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2019) Developing biotechnological technique for reuse of wastewater and steel slag in bio-concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production. volum 229.
Academic article
Saxena, Shekhar; Temburkar, A R. (2018) Impact of use of steel slag as coarse aggregate and wastewater on fresh and hardened properties of concrete. Construction and Building Materials. volum 165.
Academic article
Saxena, Shekhar; Pofale, AD. (2017) Effective utilization of fly ash and waste gravel in green concrete by replacing natural sand and crushed coarse aggregate. Materials Today: Proceedings. volum 4 (9).
Academic article