Dr. Sudhir Varma

 
Dr. Sudhir Varma
Asst. Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Education :
  • Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Research Areas :
  • Characterization of pavement materials, constitutive modeling of pavements, asphalt mix design, non-destructive testing on pavements and durability and performance of asphalt mixes.
Courses taught at IITP :
  • CE525: Highway Geometric Design
  • CE491: Design Studio
  • CE111: Engineering Drawing (Practical)
Other Interests :  

Professional Experience

:
  • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, August 2018 – Present.
  • Pavement Expert Assistant, Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (ANAS S.p.A.) Qatar Branch, July 2015 – July 2018.
  • Engineer, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., Mumbai, November 2008 – June 2009.
  • Engineer, Shapoorji Pallonji Co. Ltd., Mumbai, July 2008 – October 2008.
Awards & Honours :
  • Nordberg, Walfred & Gradie Ph.D. award, 2015
  • Michigan State University, Engineering Fellowship, 2011
Publications : Referred Journals:
  • Varma, S., Jamrah, A., Kutay, E., Korkmaz, A., Haider, S. and Buch, N., (2018), A Method to Assess the Use of New and Recycled Materials in Pavements. Road Materials and Pavement Design, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2018.1474789.
  • Sebaaly, H., Varma, S. and Maina, J. (2018), Optimizing asphalt mix design process using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 168, Pg. 660-670.
  • Kutay, E., Varma, S. and Jamrah, A., (2017), A Micromechanical Model to Create Digital Microstructures of Asphalt Mastics and Crumb Rubber Modified Binders. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18(9), 754-764.
  • Varma, S., and Kutay, E., (2016), A Viscoelastic Nonlinear Multilayered Model for Asphalt Pavements. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 142(7): 04016044.
  • Varma, S., and Kutay, E., (2016), Backcalculation of Viscoelastic and Nonlinear Flexible Pavement Layer Properties from Falling Weight Deflections. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 17(5), pp. 388-402.
  • Krcmarik, M., Varma, S., Kutay, E. and Jamrah, A., (2016), Development of Predictive Models for Low-Temperature Indirect Tensile Strength of Asphalt Mixtures. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28(11): 04016139.
  • Jamrah, A., Kutay, E. and Varma, S., (2015), Backcalculation of Swollen Crumb Rubber Modulus in Asphalt Rubber Binder and its Relation to Performance. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2505, pp. 99-107.
  • Haider, S. and Varma, S. (2015), Another look at delineation of uniform pavement sections based on falling weight deflectometer deflections data. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 43(1), pp. 40-50.
  • Varma, S., Kutay, E., and Levenberg E., (2013), A Viscoelastic Genetic Algorithm for Inverse Analysis of Asphalt Layer Properties from Falling Weight Deflections. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2369 (1), pp. 38-46.

Conferences:

  • Sebaaly, H., Varma, S. and Maina, J. (2018), Optimizing asphalt mix gradation using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Transportation Research Board 2018, 18-04560, Washington DC, United States.
  • Horak, E., H Sebaaly H., Maina, J. and Varma, S., (2017), Rational Bailey Ratios and Dominant Aggregate Size Range Porosity Correlated with Rutting and Mixture Strength Parameters. South African Transportation Conference 2017.
  • Horak, E., H Sebaaly H., Maina, J. and Varma, S., (2017), Relationship between Bailey and Dominant Aggregate Size Range Methods for Optimum Aggregate Packing and Permeability Limitation. South African Transportation Conference 2017.
  • Varma, S., Kutay, E., and Chatti, K., (2013), Data Requirements from Falling Weight Deflectometer Tests for Accurate Backcalculation of Dynamic Modulus Master curve of Asphalt Pavements. Airfield and Highway Pavement 2013: Sustainability and efficient pavements, Los Angeles, California pp. 445-455.
  • Varma, S., and Das, A., (2010), Innovative materials for asphalt pavements. Proceedings of all India seminar on advanced materials and techniques in construction, The Institution of Engineers, India, pp. 2-8.

Technical Reports:

  • Karim, C., Kutay, E., Lajnef, N., Zaabar, I., Varma, S., and Lee, H., (2017). Enhanced Analysis of Falling Weight Deflectometer Data for use with Mechanistic-Empirical Flexible Pavement Design and Analysis and Recommendations for Improvements to Falling Weight Deflectometer, Contract Numbers: DTFH61-11-C-00026, FHWA Technical Report FHWA-HRT-15-063, Federal Highway Administration, pp. 1-342, Washington DC.
  • Kutay, E., Buch, N., Haider, S., Korkmaz, A., Jamrah, A. and Varma, S. (2015), A Method to Assess the Use of New and Recycled Material in Pavements. Contract Numbers: 2013-0066, MDOT Report, ORBP: OR14-008, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, MI.
Journals and Conferences Reviewed :
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • International Society for Asphalt Pavements
  • International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis
  • International Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Transportation Research Group of India