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BHARAT RATNA BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR RAJKIYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE PRATAPGARH

(State Funded Government Autonomous Institute and Affiliated to AKTU Lucknow)

Dr. Sarbjeet Singh

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About Dr. Sarbjeet Singh

Dr. Sarbjeet Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajkiya Engineering College, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He has more than ten years of post-Ph.D. research & teaching experience in dam safety, structural health monitoring, forensic investigation of buildings & hydraulic structures, concrete technology and sustainable construction materials.

Prior to joining the institute, he served as Scientist-C at the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, a premier R&D organisation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. His professional work includes laboratory and field investigations, technical studies, repair and rehabilitation of buildings & hydraulic structures, cementitious grouting, shotcrete and thermal analysis of mass concrete.

He has been associated with 40+ government-sponsored consultancy studies, has published research in SCI/Scopus-indexed journals, delivered technical lectures to Indian Engineering Services (IES) officers, various Project Authorities and coordinated national-level technical seminars.

EDUCATION

Degree

Year

Institute / University

Doctor of Philosophy (Civil Engineering)

2013–2016

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur

Master of Technology (Structural Engineering)

2011–2013

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur

Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering)

2007–2011

Rajasthan Technical University, Kota

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

•  Associate Professor — Department of Civil Engineering, Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajkiya Engineering College, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

•  Scientist-C (Level-11) — Central Water & Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune | 25 July 2023 – 09 September 2026; Concrete Technology Division, Foundation & Structure.

•  Scientist-B (Level-10) — Central Water & Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune | 13 June 2016 – 25 July 2023; research and consultancy in hydraulic structures, concrete technology, construction materials, repair and rehabilitation.

•  Principal investigator / associate in 40+ government-sponsored consultancy studies related to dam safety, seepage control, repair and rehabilitation of buildings & hydraulic structures.

•  Technical guidance to state governments and project authorities on dam safety, seepage control and structural rehabilitation.

•  Delivered technical lectures to newly recruited Indian Engineering Services (IES) officers and various Project Authorities, and guided engineering students in thesis and project work.

•  Conducted inspections and technical investigations of distressed hydraulic structures including Koyna, Ujjani, Warna, Bhatsa and Hirakud dams.

•  Course Coordinator for national-level seminars on hydraulic structure rehabilitation and distressed hydro-power projects.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

•  Structural Health Monitoring and Forensic Investigation of Distressed Structures

•  Rehabilitation and Repair of Buildings and Hydraulic Structures (Dams, Spillways, Barrages)

•  Special Concrete Technologies: Shotcrete, Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), Mass Concrete and RCC

•  Civil Engineering Materials and Sustainable Construction

•  Cementitious Grouting for Seepage Control in Hydraulic Structures

SELECTED SCI / SCOPUS PUBLICATIONS

•  Singh, S., Nande, N., Bansal, P., Nagar, R. (2017). Experimental Investigation of Sustainable Concrete Made with Granite Industry By-Product. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 29(6).

•  Singh, S., Khan, S., Khandelwal, R., Chugh, A., & Nagar, R. (2016). Performance of sustainable concrete containing granite cutting waste. Journal of Cleaner Production, 119, 86–98.

•  Singh, S., Nagar, R., Agrawal, V., Rana, A., & Tiwari, A. (2016). Sustainable utilization of granite cutting waste in high strength concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production, 116, 223–235.

•  Singh, S., Nagar, R., & Agrawal, V. (2016). A review on Properties of Sustainable Concrete using granite dust as replacement for river sand. Journal of Cleaner Production, 126, 74–87.

•  Singh, S., Nagar, R., & Agrawal, V. (2016). Performance of granite cutting waste concrete under adverse exposure conditions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 127, 172–182.

•  Tiwari, A., Singh, S., & Nagar, R. (2016). Feasibility assessment for partial replacement of fine aggregate to attain cleaner production perspective in concrete: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 135, 490–507.

•  Singh, S., Tiwari, A., Nagar, R., Agrawal, V. (2016). Feasibility as Potential Substitute for Natural Sand: A Comparative Study between Granite Cutting Waste and Marble Slurry. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 35, 571–582.

•  Chandwani, V., Agrawal, V., Nagar, R., & Singh, S. (2015). Modeling slump of ready mix concrete using artificial neural network. International Journal of Technology, 6(2), 207–216.

•  Rana, A., Kalla, P., Singh, S. (2014). Mechanical and durability properties of concrete containing wollastonite. Indian Concrete Institute Journal, 15(2), 7–12.

•  Sharda, S., Singh, M., Singh, S. (2016). A review on Properties of Fibre Reinforced Cement-based Materials. IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 13(05), 104–112.

JOURNAL REVIEWER / PEER REVIEW ACTIVITY

Peer-review activity includes journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier, SCI), Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier, SCI), Sustainable Materials & Technologies, Journal of Hazardous Materials etc.

SELECTED SPONSORED / CLIENT-SPONSORED TECHNICAL PROJECTS

•  Design of cementitious shotcrete mix for seepage control — Warna Dam, Maharashtra.

•  Cementitious shotcrete study for Dudhganga Dam, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

•  Grout mix design for rock mass stabilization — HPS Building, Panshet.

•  Seepage control study — Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat.

•  Temperature control study on mass concrete — Deharji Medium Project, Palghar.

•  Cementitious grout study for Ujjani Dam, Solapur, Maharashtra.

•  Repair methodology for stilling basin — Koyna Dam, Satara.

•  Grout mix design study — Bhandardara Dam, Ahmednagar.

•  Grouting studies — Bhatsa Dam, Thane, Maharashtra.

•  Shotcrete mix study for seepage control — Temghar Dam, Pune.

•  Temperature control study — Polavaram Dam, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.

•  Core sample testing of distressed blocks — Hirakud Dam, Odisha.

Dr. Sarbjeet Singh has been associated with 40+ government and client-sponsored technical studies across multiple Indian states, covering dam safety, seepage control, structural assessment, repair and rehabilitation of hydraulic structures.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS & TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Assessment of Repair Materials for Repairing Damaged Spillways — International Conference on Dam Safety, Jaipur (2023).
  • Seepage Control Measures Using Cementitious Grouting of Masonry Gravity Dams — CWPRS Experiences — International Conference on Dam Safety, Jaipur (2023).
  • Laboratory Studies for Design of Suitable Cementitious Grout Mix Towards Reducing Seepage in Masonry Dams — International Conference on Dam Safety, Jaipur (2023).
  • Effect of Cementitious Grout Mix Design in Arresting Seepage through Distressed Masonry Dam — International Dam Safety Conference, Bhubaneswar (2019).
  • Repairs and Strengthening of Energy Dissipating Appurtenances of Dams: Case Histories — International Dam Safety Conference, Bhubaneswar (2019).
  • Temperature Control Studies on Mass Concrete Mix — Case Study for Spillway Blocks of Polavaram Dam — accepted for ICOLD 2020 Symposium proceedings.
  • Seepage Control in Masonry Gravity Dams through Dam Body Grouting — accepted for ICOLD 2020 Symposium proceedings.
  • Utilizing Granite Cutting Waste in Concrete as Partial Replacement of Sand — UKIERI-2015, NIT Jalandhar.
  • Utilization of Granite Powder Waste in Concrete as Partial Replacement of Cement — 5th Asia-Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium, MNIT Jaipur (2013).

SEMINARS / TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANISED

•  Course Coordinator — National Seminar on “Risk Assessment, Surveillance & Rehabilitation of Hydraulic Structures”, CWPRS Pune, 5–6 February 2026.

•  Course Coordinator — National Seminar on “Managing Aging and Distressed Hydro Power Projects: Challenges & Opportunities”, CWPRS Pune, 11–12 September 2025.

•  Resource Person / Lecturer — Induction training programme for newly recruited Indian Engineering Services (IES) officers on “Rehabilitation of Hydraulic Structures”, CWPRS Pune.

•  Delivered lectures in CWPRS short courses on Concrete Technology, Special Concrete, Repair & Rehabilitation of Hydraulic Structures, and Quality Control of Hydraulic Structure Projects.

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

•  Outstanding Young Concrete Technologist Award — Indian Concrete Institute, Rajasthan State Chapter & UltraTech Cement Ltd. (2019).

•  Excellent Paper Award — ICONSWM-2016, IISc Bangalore (2016).

•  Certificate of Excellence from industry for work on Sustainable Hollow Concrete Block — Pavcon Industry, Rajasthan (2016).

•  Institute Teaching Assistantship (MHRD, Government of India) for Ph.D. at MNIT Jaipur (2013–2016).

•  Teaching Assistantship (MHRD, Government of India) for M.Tech. at MNIT Jaipur (2011–2013).

•  Completed online courses in Engineering Mechanics — Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and Mechanical Behaviour of Materials — MIT, USA (2015).