Publications

  1. Mohammad, K. and Sarkar, K. (2022). Study of the isothermal drying characteristics of normal concrete subjected to low air velocity convection. Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier).

  2. Hanumanthu, K. and Sarkar, K. (2021). Improved sorptivity models for mortar and concrete based on significant process parameters. Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier).

  3. Mohammad, K. and Sarkar, K. (2021). Relative humidity and temperature measurements in normal concrete and mortar subjected to drying in an indoor residential environment. Advances in Cement Research (ICE).

  4. Mohammad, K. and Sarkar, K. (2021). Drying resistances of brick, mortar and concrete. Journal of Architectural Engineering (ASCE) - Amongst the most read articles of the journal. Also featured amongst the top papers by Indian authors across all ASCE journals in March 2022.

  5. Hanumanthu, K. and Sarkar, K. (2021). Statistical quantification of the effect of temperature on capillary water absorption in some porous building materials. Building and Environment (Elsevier), 198 (July).

  6. Das, S. and Sarkar, K. (2020). Atmospheric corrosivity map for the management of steel infrastructure in India using ISO Dose-Response Function and gridded data.  ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering (ASCE). 7(1), pp. 04020059:1-12.

  7. Das, S. and Sarkar, K. (2020). Wetting and drying patterns in a wet moisture reference year Identified using the Weinert’s Index: Station versus gridded data. V. P. de Freitas and J.M.P.Q. Delgado (eds.), Hyrothermal Bhaviour and Building Pathologies, Building Pathology and Rehabilitation (Springer). pp 1-15.

  8. Hanumanthu, K. and Sarkar, K. (2020). Application of sorptivity-diffusivity relationship for the refinement of hydraulic diffusivity function parameters obtained through inverse analysis. Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation (Springer), 5(1), 4.

  9. Das, S., Narula, P. and Sarkar, K. (2020). Design of intermittent rainfall-pattern for structures using gridded data: validation and implementation. Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier), 27(Jan):100939.

  10. Narula, P., Sarkar, K. and Azad, S. (2018). Indexing of driving rain exposure in India based on daily gridded data. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics (Elsevier), 175(April), pp.244-251.

  11. Narula, P., Sarkar, K. and Azad, S. (2017). Indexing of temperature change in India using functional data analysis. International Journal of Climatology (RMetS), 38(1), pp. 264-271.

  12. Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2017). Modelling tropical rains for the study of moisture penetration in porous building materials. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (ASCE), 22(8).

  13. Narula, P., Sarkar, K. and Azad, S. (2017). Driving rain indices for India at 1º×1º degree gridded scale. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics (Elsevier).161:1-8.

  14. Sarbapalli, D., Dhabalia, Y., Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2017). Application of SAP and PEG as curing agents for ordinary cement based systems: impact on the early age properties of paste and mortar of w/c ≥ 0.40. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering (Taylor & Francis). 21(10), pp.1237-1252.

  15. Sygula, R., Bunz, M., Sarkar, K. and Novak, B. (2017). Residential masonry constructions and their earthquake safety in the rural area of Mandi district. Indian Concrete Journal (ACC, India). 91(12), pp.9-18.

  16. Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2015). Simulation of moisture ingress in concrete subjected to intermittent rainfall in a composite tropical climate. Structural Engineering International (IABSE, Switzerland). 25(3), pp.275-281.

  17. Swami, D., Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2015). Use of Treated Domestic Effluent as Mixing Water for Concrete: Effect on strength and water penetration at 28 days. Indian Concrete Journal (ACC, India), 89(12), pp. 23-30.

  18. Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2015). Numerical estimation of moisture penetration depth in concrete exposed to rain – towards the rationalization of guidelines for durable design of reinforced concrete in tropics. Indian Concrete Journal (ACC, India), 89(1), pp. 33-40.

  19. Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2014). Moisture distribution in concrete subjected to intermittent rain. International Journal of Computers and Concrete, (Techno Press, South Korea), 14(6), pp.635-656.

  20. Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2014). Wetting and drying of concrete: Modelling and FE formulation for stable convergence. Structural Engineering International (IABSE, Switzerland), 24(2), pp.192-200.

  21. Sarkar, K. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2014).  Moisture ingress in concrete under extreme rainfall exposure in a tropical composite climate. Journal of Structural Engineering (SERC, India). 41(5), pp.538-545.

  22. Sarkar, K, Miretu, T.M. and Bhattacharjee, B. (2014). Curing of concrete with wastewater and curing compounds: Effect on strength and water absorption. Indian Concrete Journal (ACC, India), 88(10), pp. 87-93.

  23. Sarkar, K. and Gupta, M.K. (2009). Comparative study of optimum design approaches and artificial neural network based optimum design of a singly reinforced concrete beam. Journal of Structural Engineering, (SERC, India), 36(5), pp. 311-318.

  24. Gupta, M.K. and Sarkar, K. (2009). Modelling of section forces in a continuous beam using artificial neural network. Journal of Structural Engineering (SERC, India), 35(6), pp. 416-422.