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Shekhar Saxena

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Shekhar Saxena

Researcher
Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering

shekhar.saxena@ntnu.no
+4748129678 B-213, Beryll-bygget, NTNU, Gjøvik, 2815
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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

  • Currently working as Researcher in the department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, NTNU, Norway
  • Researcher (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow) in the department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, NTNU, Norway (2022-2024)

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
  • Durability of Concrete and Mortar
  • Self-healing Concrete and Bio-cement
  • Aluminium reinforced concrete

Competencies

  • Durability of Concrete and Mortar
  • High Performance Concrete
  • Non-destructive analysis
  • Recycling
  • Reinforced Concrete Structure
  • Self-healing Concrete and Bio-cement
  • Sustainable Concrete

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

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2025

  • Saxena, Shekhar; Baghban, Mohammad H.. (2025) Assessment of cement paste properties using seawater: Early-age behavior, mechanical and microstructural analysis. Cleaner Waste Systems
    Academic article
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Justnes, Harald; Baghban, Mohammad Haj Mohammadian. (2025) An Experimental Investigation on Using Seawater in Sustainable Mortar Mixtures.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2024

  • Kumar, Amit; Saxena, Shekhar; Rawat, Vijendra Singh. (2024) Effect of Various Methods of Curing on Concrete Using Crusher Dust as Replacement to Natural Sand. Macromolecular Symposia
    Academic article

2023

  • Saxena, Shekhar; Baghban, Mohammad Haj Mohammadian. (2023) Seawater concrete: A critical review and future prospects. Developments in the Built Environment
    Academic literature review
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Baghban, Mohammad Haj Mohammadian. (2023) Suitability of seawater for mixing and curing of cementitious materials: a step towards sustainability. Proceedings of the fib Symposium
    Academic article

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
    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
    Academic article
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2020) Microbiological Induced Calcium Carbonate Process to Enhance the Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials Today: Proceedings
    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
    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
    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
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Saxena, Shekhar; Baghban, Mohammad H.. (2025) Assessment of cement paste properties using seawater: Early-age behavior, mechanical and microstructural analysis. Cleaner Waste Systems
    Academic article
  • Kumar, Amit; Saxena, Shekhar; Rawat, Vijendra Singh. (2024) Effect of Various Methods of Curing on Concrete Using Crusher Dust as Replacement to Natural Sand. Macromolecular Symposia
    Academic article
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Baghban, Mohammad Haj Mohammadian. (2023) Seawater concrete: A critical review and future prospects. Developments in the Built Environment
    Academic literature review
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Baghban, Mohammad Haj Mohammadian. (2023) Suitability of seawater for mixing and curing of cementitious materials: a step towards sustainability. Proceedings of the fib Symposium
    Academic article
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2022) Optimization of process parameters by Taguchi method for maximizing strength and durability of bio concrete. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
    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
    Academic article
  • Saxena, Shekhar; Tembhurkar, A R. (2020) Microbiological Induced Calcium Carbonate Process to Enhance the Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials Today: Proceedings
    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
    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
    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
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Saxena, Shekhar; Justnes, Harald; Baghban, Mohammad Haj Mohammadian. (2025) An Experimental Investigation on Using Seawater in Sustainable Mortar Mixtures.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

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