Bio sketch

Dr. Anant Lal Murmu is working as an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at NSUT WEST CAMPUS, Jaffarpur, New Delhi. Dr. Murmu completed his B.Tech (Civil Engineering) in 2010, M.Tech (Construction Technology and Management) in 2012 and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagpur in 2020. His research area includes Geopolymer, Building Materials, Ground Improvement, Sustainable Construction Materials and Soil Stabilization. He has over 7 years of teaching experience and has published several research articles in refereed journals. His paper titled “Towards Sustainable Bricks Production: An Overview” is among the top 100 cited papers of VNIT, Nagpur. He is also a Life member of the Institution of Engineers, India. Dr. Murmu is also serving as a reviewer for many international journals like Journal of Building Engineering, Environmental Earth Sciences, Building and Energy Environment, Development and Sustainability, and Environmental Science and Pollution research.

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Areas of Interest

Geopolymer, Building Materials, Ground Improvement, Soil Stabilization, Sustainable Construction Materials

Patents

An Indian Patent titled, “A rubberized steel slag based thermally insulated geopolymer” was granted on 6^th December 2023.

Journal Publications

Ashwin Naredra Raut, Musa Adamu, Ranjit J. Singh, Yasser E. Ibrahim, Anant Lal Murmu, Omar Shabbir Ahmed, Supriya Janga, (2024), Investigating crumb rubber-modified geopolymer composites derived from steel slag for enhanced thermal performance. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 59(2024), 101880, DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2024.101880 (SCI, IF = 5.1)

Janga, Supriya, Ashwin Narendra Raut and Murmu Anant Lal, (2024), Assessment of thermal and mechanical properties of fly ash based geopolymer blocks with a sustainability perspective using multi-criteria decision-making approach. Journal of Building Engineering, 88, 109261, DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109261 (SCI, IF = 6.7)

Raut Ashwin N, Adamu Musa, Khed Veerendrakumar C, Murmu Anant Lal and Ibrahim Yasser E, (2023), Effects of agro-industrial by-products as alumina-silicate source on the methanical and thermal properties of fly ash based-alkali activated binder. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 18, e02070, DOI: 10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02070 (SCI, IF=6.5)

Raut Ashwin N, Murmu Anant Lal & Alomayri Thamer,  (2023), Physico-Mechanical and thermal behavior of prolong heat Cured geopolymer blocks. Construction and Building Materials, 370, 130309, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130309 (SCI, IF=7.4)

Raut Ashwin N, Singh Ranjit, Murmu, A. L. & Khan, K. A. (2022), Evaluation of thermal and energy consumption of novel foamed copper slag based geopolymer masonry blocks. Ceramics International, 48 (9), 12098-12111, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.01.070 (SCI, IF=5.2)

Singh Ranjit, Raut Ashwin, Murmu, Anant Lal & Mohammad Jamil (2021), Influence of glass powder incorporated foamed geopolymer blocks on thermal and energy analysis of building envelope. Journal of Building Engineering, 43, 102520. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102520 (SCI, IF=6.4)

Murmu, Anant Lal & Patel, A. (2020), Studies on the Properties of Fly Ash-Rice Husk Ash Based Geopolymer for Use in Black Cotton Soils. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 6(38), 1- 14. DOI: 10.1007/s40891-020-00224-z (Scopus, IF=2.54)

Murmu, Anant Lal, Jain, A., & Patel, A. (2019), Mechanical Properties of Alkali Activated Fly Ash Geopolymer Stabilized Expansive Clay. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 23(9), 3875-3888. DOI: 10.1007/s12205-019-2251-z (SCI, IF=2.11)

Murmu, Anant Lal, Dhole, N., & Patel, A. (2018). Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil for Subgrade Application Using Fly Ash Geopolymer. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 21, 867-885. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2018.1530131 (SCI, IF=3.805)

Singh, D. K., Mandal, A., Karumanchi, S. R., Murmu, Anant Lal, & Sivakumar, N. (2018). Seismic Behaviour of Damaged Tunnel During Aftershock. Engineering Failure Analysis, 93, 44-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.06.028 (SCI, IF=4)

Murmu, A. L., & Patel, A. (2018). Towards Sustainable Bricks Production: An Overview. Construction and Building Materials, 165, 112-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.038 (SCI, IF=7.4)

Conference Publication

Prashant Sawarkar, Amol Pote & Anant Lal Murmu, “Properties of blast furnace slag geopolymer concrete, in International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures at National Institute of Technology,Calicut, Kerala, (2022) Published on March 2023 in Materials Today Proceedings. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.179 (Scopus)

Book Chapters

Anant Lal Murmu and Ashwin N Raut (2024). Mechanical, thermal and durability properties of demolition waste concrete – Epicenter to thermal insulating material. In: Verma, S., Akram Khan, M., Srivastava, A. K. (eds) Development of sustainable thermal insulators from waste materials. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-5444-1_3 (Scopus)

Ashwin N Raut and Anant Lal Murmu (2024). Building a Sustainable Future with Geopolymer Thermal Insulation: Availability and Opportunities. In: Verma, S., Akram Khan, M., Srivastava, A. K. (eds) Development of sustainable thermal insulators from waste materials. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-5444-1_4 (Scopus)