Dr. Shashank Chaudhary

About

Dr. Shashank Chaudhary is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering & Science, Sharda University. He holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. His research focuses on sustainable construction materials, particularly geopolymer concrete incorporating Alccofine and industrial by-products, with emphasis on mechanical performance, durability, microstructure and statistical mix optimization.

His work also explores low-clinker LC3 cement, reinforcement-corrosion mechanisms, waste utilization in construction and machine-learning-based prediction of concrete properties. He has published in SCI/SCIE-indexed journals, contributed papers and book chapters to Scopus-indexed proceedings, presented research at national conferences, and is a co-inventor of a granted Indian design patent.

Experience

• More than 8 years of combined academic and research experience in Civil and Structural Engineering.
• Currently Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SSES, Sharda University.
• Previously Assistant Professor at Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida; Lecturer at Rishi Ramnaresh Technical Institute for 3 years and 2 months; and associated with a teachers training programme at Testbook.com for 5 months.
• Experience in teaching Civil Engineering courses, conducting laboratory sessions, mentoring student projects.

Qualification

• Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal (2020–2026). Thesis: “Development of Geopolymer Concrete with Alccofine for RCC Framed Structures.”
• M.Tech. in Structural Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi (2017–2019). Thesis: “Study of Properties of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete.”
• B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, SRM University (2011–2015). Thesis: “Design and Cost Estimation of Residential Building.”

Award & Recognition

• Qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023.
• Co-inventor of the granted Indian design patent “Portable Penetrometer Device for In-Field California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) Evaluation of Clay Soils” (Application No. 469029-001).
• Author of two Q1 journal publications and contributor to research presented at SEC-2023, ICSEE-2024, RAISE-2024 and CISSC-2025.

Research

• Total publications: 9
• SCI/SCIE-indexed publications: 5, including 2 Q1 publications
• Scopus-indexed conference papers and book chapters: 4
• Patent: 1 granted Indian design patent
• Current research includes geopolymer concrete, LC3 cement and corrosion, sustainable binders, concrete durability, microstructural characterization, statistical optimization and machine-learning applications in concrete technology.

Certifications

• Design of Experiments (DoE), Taguchi method, Response Surface Methodology and statistical optimization.
• Concrete mix design, compressive-strength testing, mechanical and durability assessment.
• Material characterization using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).

Area of Interest

• Geopolymer Concrete and Sustainable Construction Materials
• Concrete Technology, Durability and Microstructure
• LC3 Cement and Reinforcement-Corrosion Mechanisms
• Waste Utilization in Construction
• Statistical Mix Optimization and Design of Experiments
• Machine Learning Applications in Civil Engineering