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Madhusudhan B R

Madhusudhan B R

Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering College of Engineering

Contact Details
Job Title
Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering
College
College of Engineering

Dr. B. R. Madhusudhan is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at A’Sharqiyah University, Sultanate of Oman.

Prior to this, he served as a Senior Project Officer in the Geotechnical Engineering Division at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

He completed both his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Geotechnical Engineering from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Address:

Room No. 2048

Department of Civil and Construction Engineering,

College of Engineering, A’Sharqiyah University,

Ibra, Sultanate of Oman.

P.O. Box 42, Postal Code 400

Ph: +968 2540 1824

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Courses Taught at ASU
    - Geotechnical Engineering (CVEN260)
    - Foundation Engineering (CVEN443)
    - Ground Improvement (CVEN4005)
    - Engineering Geology (CVEN231, CVEN232, CVEN3003)
    - GIS Applications in Civil Engineering (COEN585, CNMN4006)
    - Engineering Economics (ENGR4001, ENGR404)
    - Engineering Mechanics (ENGR2001)
    - Industrial & Hazardous Waste Management (ENEN561)
    - Design Economics and Cost Planning (SURV201)
    - Transportation Engineering (CVEN362, CVEN3003)
    - Fluid Mechanics (EGEN251, WATE222)
    - Capstone Design Project I & II (CVEN491, CVEN592)


Professional Profile
    Fellow, Advance HE, United Kingdom
    Senior Project Officer - Centre for Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC & SR), Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
    Doctoral Researcher - Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
    Freelance Professional - Building Construction, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Academic Qualifications
    Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
    Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
    M.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
    Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
    B.E. in Civil Engineering 
    Department of Civil Engineering
    University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

·        Experimental soil mechanics

·        Geotechnical site characterization

·        New types of soil testing systems 

·        Static and dynamic behavior of soils.

Chapter

2024 Sand-rubber mixtures as vibration dampening foundation materials: scaled physical model studies https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.1201/9781003431749-467/sand-rubber-mixtures-vibration-dampening-foundation-materials-scaled-physical-model-studies-madhusudhan
2021 Dynamic Pore Pressure Responses of Sand–Rubber Tire Shred Mixtures from Cyclic Simple Shear and Cyclic Triaxial Tests https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-4001-5_3
2020 Effect of specimen size on the dynamic properties of river sand and rubber tire shreds from cyclic triaxial and cyclic simple shear tests https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-6086-6_37
2019 1g model tests on buildings founded on sand-rubber tire shreds mixture https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9780429031274-403/1g-model-tests-buildings-founded-sand-rubber-tire-shreds-mixture-madhusudhan-boominathan-banerjee
2019 Properties of sand-rubber tyre shreds mixtures for seismic isolation applications https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-0562-7_29
2018 Comparison of cyclic triaxial test results on sand-rubber tire shred mixtures with dynamic simple shear test results https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784481486.014

Journal paper

2026 Effects of Polypropylene Fiber on the Properties of Concrete Containing Rice Husk Ash as Cementitious Material chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hemu-Karira/publication/407428853_EFFECTS_OF_POLYPROPYLENE_FIBER_ON_THE_PROPERTIES_OF_CONCRETE_CONTAINING_RICE_HUSK_ASH_AS_CEMENTITIOUS_MATERIAL/links/6a37a32cd551e312d7210539/EFFECTS-OF-POLYPROPYLENE-FIBER-ON-THE-PROPERTIES-OF-CONCRETE-CONTAINING-RICE-HUSK-ASH-AS-CEMENTITIOUS-MATERIAL.pdf
2026 Advances and Emerging Trends in Zeolite-Based Materials for Water–Wastewater Treatment and Soil Remediation: A Quantitative Review https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13080429
2026 IoT enabled offshore infrastructure management and its impact on monitoring maintenance safety compliance and structural resilience https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45774-w
2026 Bibliometric Research Trends in Simple Shear Testing for Soil Liquefaction and Deformation Analysis https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7094/6/2/31#Results_and_Discussion
2026 Mitigating obstructions to attain successful application and implementation of building information modeling (BIM) in residential construction projects’ lifecycle https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-43261-w
2025 Functional analysis of hyperautomation in construction for advancing efficiency and sustainability through process optimization and technological integration https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25542-y
2025 Exploring the synergy between aluminum powder and silica fume in enhancing lightweight concrete characteristics https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26349-7
2025 Decision Tree Machine Learning Approach for the Performance Prediction of Asphalt Mixes Modified with Waste Tyre Metal Fibre https://jets.itb.ac.id/jets/article/view/85
2025 The Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Glass Waste as Fine Aggregates and Rice Husk Ash as Cementitious Material https://etasr.com/index.php/ETASR/article/view/12480
2025 Catalytic Nanomaterials for Soil and Groundwater Remediation: Global Research Trends (2010–2024) https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/15/10/981
2025 Turning Waste into Resources: Bibliometric Study on Sand–Rubber Tire Mixtures in Geotechnical Engineering https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7094/5/4/71
2025 Development of Enhanced Stress Prediction Models for Fixed Traffic Loads on Flexible Pavements Based on Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Machine Learning (ML) Techniques https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1623
2025 Investigating BIM adoption for seismic response prediction in geotechnical structures: An empirical framework https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447925003235
2025 Integration of BIM in project management phases for achieving sustainable success in small construction projects: A SEM-based approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447925003909
2025 Synthesis of Sustainable γ-Alumina Catalyst/Catalyst Support from Aluminum Can Waste: Study of the Influence of Reaction Temperature https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/15/3/215
2025 PFAS Contamination and Mitigation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Research Trends and Global Contributions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016425000349
2025 Catalysis in biofuel production and biomass valorization: Trends, challenges, and innovations through a bibliometric analysis https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/15/3/227
2024 Laboratory Studies on Scaled Physical Building Models Founded on Sand–Rubber Tire Shred Mixtures https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40891-024-00606-7
2024 Emerging Trends in Tackling Microplastics in Wastewater Systems: Insights from a Global Research Perspective https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016424004353
2024 Global perspectives on industrial wastewater management: A bibliometric analysis of research output https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772416624001670
2024 Microalgae cultivation for dairy wastewater treatment: Insight from recent research and bibliometric analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024013070
2024 A Bibliometric Analysis and Review on Applications of Industrial By-Products in Asphalt Mixtures for Sustainable Road Construction https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/10/3240
2024 Bibliometric insights into car wash wastewater treatment research: trends and perspectives https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/14/2034
2022 A review of cyclic simple shear test on soils: challenges and new solutions https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12572-022-00321-4
2020 Cyclic Simple Shear Response of Sand–Rubber Tire Chip Mixtures https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GM.1943-5622.0001761
2019 Factors Affecting Strength and Stiffness of Dry Sand-Rubber Tire Shred Mixtures https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10706-018-00792-y
2019 Engineering properties of sand–rubber tire shred mixtures https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19386362.2019.1617479
2017 Static and Large-Strain Dynamic Properties of Sand–Rubber Tire Shred Mixtures https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0002016

Conference paper

2024 Sand-rubber mixtures as vibration dampening foundation materials: scaled physical model studies https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.1201/9781003431749-467/sand-rubber-mixtures-vibration-dampening-foundation-materials-scaled-physical-model-studies-madhusudhan
2021 Dynamic pore pressure responses of sand-rubber tire shred mixtures from cyclic simple shear and cyclic triaxial tests. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-4001-5_3
2020 Effect of specimen size on the dynamic properties of river sand and rubber tire shreds from cyclic triaxial and cyclic simple shear tests. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-6086-6_37
2019 1g model tests on buildings founded on sand-rubber tire shred mixture. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9780429031274-403/1g-model-tests-buildings-founded-sand-rubber-tire-shreds-mixture-madhusudhan-boominathan-banerjee
2019 Properties of sand-rubber tyre shreds mixtures for seismic isolation applications. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-0562-7_29
2018 Comparison of cyclic triaxial test results on sand-rubber tire shred mixtures with dynamic simple shear test results. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784481486.014
2018 Response of dry sand-rubber tire shred mixture to cyclic simple shear loading. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
2018 An Innovative Geomaterial for Seismic Isolation of Low-Rise Buildings (https://easychair.org/cfp/16SEE-2018) https://iitr.ac.in/Departments/Earthquake%20Department/Activities/symposium.html
2018 Pore pressure responses of rubber tire shred-sand mixtures from dynamic simple shear tests (https://easychair.org/cfp/16SEE-2018) https://iitr.ac.in/Departments/Earthquake%20Department/Activities/symposium.html
2017 Large strain cyclic properties of dry sand-rubber tyre shreds mixtures. https://www.igs.org.in/event/geotechnics-for-natural-and-engineered-sustainable-technologies-geonest-igc-2017
2017 Scrap rubber tires-sand mixtures for seisic base isolation of buildings https://kgshome.org/board/presentations/article/231307
Professional Memberships
    Life Member, Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)
    Life Member, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET)
    Life Member, Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology (ISRMTT)
    Associate Member, The Institution of Engineers (India)
    Life Member, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India)
    Life Member, Geological Society of India (GSI)
    Life Member, Indian Society of Engineering Geology (ISEG)
    Life Member, Indian Geotechnical Society (Chennai & Bengaluru Chapters)
    Experienced professional in numerous geotechnical engineering industrial consultancy projects.