MANU SANTHANAM

Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Madras, Chennai – 600036, India
E-mail: manus@iitm.ac.in, manusanthanam@gmail.com

Ph: (91)4422574283, (91)9710490310

Date of Birth: May 1, 1973

Academic Background
B. Tech IIT Madras Jul 1994

M. S. Purdue University May 1996

Ph.D. Purdue University Aug 2001

Work Experience
Senior R&D Chemist Sika Corporation, USA May 1996 – Nov 1998

Instructor Purdue University, USA May – Aug 2001

Assistant Professor IIT Madras Oct 2001 – Mar 2009

Associate Professor IIT Madras Mar 2009 – July 2013

Professor IIT Madras July 2013 onwards

Professional Affiliations
Life member of Indian Concrete Institute
Member of ACI
Senior Member and Fellow of RILEM
Member Editorial Board for Advances in Cement Research
Associate Editor for ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Awards Received
1. Indian Concrete Institute – Prof. V. Ramakrishnan Award for Outstanding Young Researcher in
Concrete Technology, 2006.
2. Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer Award 2008
3. Indian Concrete Institute – Tamil Nadu Centre Ultratech Award for Outstanding Young
Concrete Engineer 2011.
4. Corps of Engineers Prize from Institution of Engineers (India), 2011.
5. Indian Concrete Institute – Fosroc Award for Outstanding Concrete Technologist 2018.
Research Supervision
No. Scholar Name MS / Topic Status
PhD
1 A. K. Kasthurba PhD Characterization of Kerala Laterite and Completed
Study of Weathering Mechanisms 2006
Co-guide: Prof. M. S. Mathews
2 C. Ramesh Babu PhD Long Term Effects of Acceleration of Completed
Strength Gain in Concrete 2008
3 A. Sivakumar PhD Influence of Hybrid Fibre Combinations Completed
on Toughness and Early Age Shrinkage 2007
of High Performance Concrete
4 N. Prakash PhD Rational Mixture Design of Self- Completed
Compacting Concrete 2009
5 R. Sathia PhD Investigation of Geopolymer Concrete Completed
Co-guide: Prof. K. Ganesh Babu, Ocean 2011
Engg.
6 N. Shajil PhD Smart Concrete for Structural Completed
Applications 2013
Co-guide: Prof. M. S. Sivakumar, Applied
Mechanics
7 S. Ashok Kumar MS Study of Damage in Concrete Using Completed
Non-Destructive Investigations 2007
8 B. Srinath MS Evaluation of fresh concrete using Non- Completed
Destructive Investigations 2007
Co-guide: Prof. K. Ganesh Babu, Ocean
Engg.
9 G. Rakesh MS Evaluation of Shrinkage Reducing Completed
Admixtures for Concrete 2010
Co-guide: Prof. Ravindra Gettu
10 S. Divya Rani MS Studies on Permissible Temperature in Completed
FBR Vault Concrete 2012
11 B. Sanish MS Monitoring concrete properties using Completed
impedance spectroscopy and ultrasonic 2013
methods
12 Mohammed Haneefa PhD Microstructural evaluation of liquid Completed
sodium – concrete interaction 2014
Selected for ICI-Best PhD Thesis
Award in 2014
13 Bahurudeen PhD Performance Evaluation of Sugarcane Completed
Bagasse Ash as Supplementary 2015
Cementing Material in Concrete
Selected for ICI-Best PhD Thesis
Award in 2015
14 Dhanya B S PhD Evolving Performance Specifications for Completed
Concrete in India 2016
Selected for ICI-Best PhD Thesis
Award in 2016
15 Abul Khalid MS Influence of binder type on abrasive Completed
properties of concrete 2016
16 Murugan M PhD Enhanced porosity concrete with Completed
nanomaterials for water filtration 2017
applications
17 Saarthak Surana MS Evaluation of the influence of curing Completed
methods on durability parameters 2017
Co-guide: Dr. Radhakrishna Pillai
Selected for ICI-Tamil Nadu Centre
Best MS Thesis Award in 2018
18 M S Hemalatha PhD Evaluation of reactivity of mineral Completion
admixtures in Jul 2020
19 Fathima Suma PhD Influence of specimen size on sulphate Completion
 attack in Jul 2020
20 Ramaswamy K P PhD Acid attack of concrete Completed
2018
21 D Yuvaraj PhD Hydration characteristics of ternary Completion
blended cementitious systems involving in Jul 2020
limestone
22 Nithya Nair MS Rheological behavior of ternary blended Completed
cementitious systems involving limestone 2018
23 Divya Rani PhD Investigations on lime mortars for Completion
heritage structures in Jul 2020
24 Swathy Manohar PhD Assessment of deterioration of masonry Completion
units in heritage structures in Jul 2020
25 A V Rahul PhD Concrete 3D printing – mixture design Completion
and rheology in Jul 2020
26 Shantanu Bhattacharjee PhD Optimization of 3D printed concrete Started in Jul
2018
27 Asha B PhD Use of lower grade limestones in Starting in
concrete Jul 2019
28 Ramesh G PhD Ultrasonic imaging of concrete Started in
Jan 2018
Projects
No. Title Sponsoring Duration and cost
agency
Sponsored Projects
1 Damage Assessment in High Performance IIT Madras Nov 2003 – Oct 2005
Concrete Rs. 4,76,000/-
2 Study of design and performance of Self DST (Fast Track Jun 2003 – Sep 2006
Compacting Concrete Award) Rs. 3,60,000/-
3 Strength and durability studies of laterite as an MHRD (Thrust Dec 2003 – Dec 2005
alternative building material – strategies to Areas in Technical Rs. 10,00,000/-
conserve world heritage monuments in laterite Education)
(As Co-Investigator)
4 Heat Evolution in High Performance Concrete and DST (Indo -South July 2004 – July 2007
Its Effects on Long-Term Durability African Joint Rs. 7,67,000/-
Project)
5 Long Term Effects of Acceleration of Strength gain AICTE (Career Jan 2006 – Jan 2009
in Concrete Award for Young Rs. 10,50,000/-
Teachers)
6 Characterization of structural wall concrete used in IGCAR Apr 2006 – Feb 2009
fast reactors for structural / shielding purposes Rs. 16,74,000/-
7 Investigation of compatibility issues between DST Apr 2007 – Dec 2010
Indian cements and water-reducing chemical Rs. 39,10,000/-
admixtures
8 Studies on Permissible Temperature in FBR Vault IGCAR Sep 2008 – Sep 2010
Concrete Rs. 24,60,000/-
9 Development of stabilized compacted soil blocks Rural Technology Oct 2005 – Dec 2007
for rural housing; Residential Construction with Action Group Mar 2011 – Mar 2012
Stabilized Compacted Soil Blocks – A Feasibility Rs. 3,56,000/-
Study
10 Advanced material characterization techniques DST BOYSCAST Mar 2007 – Dec 2007
(at EPFL, Switzerland) Fellowship Rs. 9,82,000/-
11 Performance Testing and Evaluation of Sodium IGCAR Dec 2009 – Dec 2011
Resistant Concretes Rs. 33,00,000/-
12 Laboratory for the study of long term performance Lafarge Feb 2011 – Feb 2014
of concrete Rs. 93,87,000/-
(As Co-investigator)
13 Development of Performance Specifications for DST May 2012 – May 2016
Concrete Construction in India Rs. 50,00,000/-
14 Performance Evaluation of Limestone Calcined EPFL, Switzerland Jun 2014 – Jun 2017
Clay Cement Rs. 2,00,00,000/-
15 LC3 – Phase II EPFL, Switzerland Jun 2017 – Jun 2020
Rs. 84,00,000/-
16 Towards Durability Specifications with Recycled SPARC May 2019 – May 2021
Aggregate Concrete Rs. 67,78,585/-
17 Development of Acoustic Pulse Based Testing UAY Feb 2019 – Feb 2022
System for Concrete Rs. 67,70,000
18 Enhancing the Durability and Sustainability of SPARC Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
Concrete Structures in Emerging Economies Rs. 71,27,645
(As Co-Investigator)
19 National Centre for Safety of Heritage Structures MHRD Feb 2014 – Feb 2019
(As Co-Investigator) Rs. 12,00,00,000
20 Development of Pre-Packaged Grout MHRD Imprint Mar 2017 – Sep 2019
(As Co-Investigator) Rs. 40,36,000/-
21 3D Printing of Concrete IIT Madras and 47,50,000
(As Co-Investigator) L&T Mar 2017 – Jun 2019
22 Polymer Coating on Setting Cement Surface DST Nov 2015 – Mar 2019
(As Co-Investigator) Rs. 59,03,000/-
Major Consulting Projects
1 Development of plaster cement Ultratech 2 years
Rs. 20,00,000/-
2 Development of metakaolin as cement English India Clays 2 years
replacement material Limited Rs. 7,20,000/-
3 Development of polycarboxylate superplasticizers Clariant Produkte, 2 years
Germany EUR 29100
4 Chennai Airport Mix Design and Quality Control CCCL, AAI 2 years
 Rs. 9,25,000/-
5 Performance Evaluation of Ultrafine Slag for Ambuja Cements 12 months
Concrete Ltd. Rs. 16,54,500/-
(As Co-Investigator)
6 Study of Concrete Durability Under Different Lafarge 4 years
Environmental Conditions Rs. 23,00,000/-
(As Co-investigator)
7 Performance evaluation of superplasticizers Sika AG, 12 months
Switzerland CHF 29000
8 Alternative additives for cement / lime plaster St Gobain 2 years
Research Institute Rs. 29,00,000
Publication Details
Refereed international journals

1. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M. D., and Olek, J., “Sulfate Attack Research: Whither Now,” Cement
and Concrete Research Vol. 31, 2001, pp. 845 – 851.
2. Jallad, K., Santhanam, M., Cohen M. D., and Ben Amotz, D., “Chemical mapping of thaumasite
formed in sulfate-attacked cement mortar using near-infrared Raman imaging microscopy,”
Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, 2001, pp. 953 – 958.
3. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M. D., and Olek, J., “Modeling the Effects of Solution Temperature and
Concentration During Sulfate Attack on Cement Mortars,” Cement and Concrete Research Vol.
32, 2002, pp. 585 – 592.
4. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M. D., and Olek, J., “Mechanism of Sulfate Attack: A Fresh Look; Part
I – Summary of Experimental Results,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 32, No. 6, 2002, pp.
915 – 921.
5. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M. D., and Olek, J., “Effects of gypsum formation on the performance
of cement mortars during external sulfate attack,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 33, No.
3, 2003, pp. 325 - 332.
6. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M. D., and Olek, J., “Mechanism of Sulfate Attack: A Fresh Look; Part
II – Proposed Mechanisms,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2003, pp. 341 - 346.
7. Jallad, K., Santhanam, M., and Cohen M. D., “Stability and reactivity of thaumasite at different
pH levels,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2003, pp. 433 – 437.
8. Kasthurba, A.K., and Santhanam, M., “Laterite as a Prime Material for Architectural
Applications in Malabar Region, Western India,” International Journal for Housing Science and Its
Applications, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2006, pp. 183 – 194.
9. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M.D., and Olek, J., “Differentiating Seawater and Groundwater Sulfate
Attack on Portland Cement Mortars,” Cement and Concrete Research Vol. 36, No. 12, 2006, pp.
2132 – 2137.
10. Kasthurba, A. K., Santhanam, M., and Mathews, M. S., “Investigation of Laterite Stone for
Building Purposes from Malabar Region, Kerala State, SW India: Part I – Field Studies and
Profile Characterization,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2007, pp.
73 – 82.
11. Sivakumar, A. and Santhanam, M., “A Quantitative Study on the Plastic Shrinkage Cracking in
High Strength Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete”, Cement and Concrete Composites Vol. 29, No.
7, 2007, pp. 575 – 581.
12. Sivakumar, A. and Santhanam, M., “Mechanical Properties of High Strength Concrete
Reinforced with Combinations of Steel and Non-Metallic Fibres”, Cement and Concrete
Composites Vol. 29, No. 8, 2007, pp. 603 – 608.
13. Prakash Nanthagopalan, Michael Haist, Manu Santhanam, and Harald S. Müller,
“Investigation on the influence of granular packing on the flow properties of cementitious
suspensions,” Cement and Concrete Composites Vol. 30, No. 9, 2008, pp. 763 – 768.
14. Kasthurba, A. K., Santhanam, M., and Achyuthan, H., “Investigation of Laterite Stone for
Building Purposes from Malabar Region, Kerala State, SW India – Chemical Analysis and
Microstructure Studies,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 22, No. 12, 2008, pp.
2400 – 2408.
15. Prakash Nanthagopalan and Manu Santhanam, “Experimental investigations on the influence
of paste composition and content on the properties of Self-Compacting Concrete,” Construction &
Building Materials, Volume 23, No. 11, 2009, pp. 3443-3449.
16. Prakash Nanthagopalan and Manu Santhanam, “A New Empirical Test Method For The
Optimization of Viscosity Modifying Agent in Self Compacting Concrete,” Materials and
Structures, Vol. 43, 2010, pp. 203 - 210.
17. Manu Santhanam and Pradeep Kumar, “Assessment of Concrete’s Resistance to Chloride
Penetration,” International Journal of 3 R’s, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2010, pp. 42 - 48.
18. A. Sivakumar and M. Santhanam, “Cracked Permeability of Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced
Concrete”, Proceedings of the ICE – Construction Materials, Vol. 163, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 45 – 50.
19. Mark G. Alexander, Manu Santhanam, and Yunus Ballim, “Durability Design and Specification
for Concrete Structures – The Way Forward,” International Journal of Advances in Engineering
Science and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2010, pp. 95 – 105.
20. Manu Santhanam, “Ultrasonic Characterization of Damage in Concrete,” Journal of Structural
Longevity, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2010, pp. 111 – 125.
21. Prakash Nanthagopalan and Manu Santhanam, “Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-
Compacting Concrete Produced with Manufactured Sand,” Cement and Concrete Composites,
Vol. 33, No. 3, 2011, pp. 353 – 358.
22. Manu Santhanam, “Effect of Solution Concentration on the Attack of Concrete by Combined
Sulphate and Chloride Solutions,” European Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 15, No. 7, 2011, pp.
1003 – 1015.
23. Prakash Nanthagopalan and Manu Santhanam, “An Empirical Approach for the Optimisation
of Aggregate Combinations for Self-Compacting Concrete,” Materials and Structures, Vol. 45,
2012, pp. 1167 – 1179.
24. S. Divya Rani and Manu Santhanam, "Influence of Moderately Elevated Temperatures on
Engineering Properties of Concrete used for Nuclear Reactor Vaults", Cement and Concrete
Composites, Vol. 34, No. 9, 2012, pp. 917 – 923.
25. N. Shajil, S. M. Srinivasan, and M. Santhanam, “Self-centering of shape memory alloy fiber
reinforced cement mortar members subjected to strong cyclic loading,” Materials and Structures,
Vol. 46, No. 4, 2013, pp. 651 – 661.
26. K. Mohammed Haneefa, M. Santhanam, and F C Parida, “Review of Concrete Performance
at Elevated Temperature and Hot Sodium Exposure Applications in Nuclear Industry,” Nuclear
Engineering and Design 258, 2013, pp. 76– 88.
27. Sanish K. B., Narayanan Neithalath, and Manu Santhanam, “Monitoring the Evolution of
Material Structure in Cement Pastes and Concretes Using Electrical Measurements,”
Construction and Building Materials 49, 2013, pp. 288 – 297.
28. K. Mohammed Haneefa, M. Santhanam, and F C Parida, “Performance characterization of
geopolymer composites for hot sodium exposed sacrificial layer in fast breeder reactors,” Nuclear
Engineering and Design 265, 2013, pp. 542 – 553.
29. K. Mohammed Haneefa, M. Santhanam, R. Ramasamy, and F C Parida, “Hot sodium-
triggered thermo-chemical degradation of concrete aggregates in the sodium resistant sacrificial
layers of fast breeder reactors,” Nuclear Engineering and Design 265, 2013, pp. 654 – 667.
30. K. Mohammed Haneefa, M. Santhanam, and F C Parida, “Deterioration of limestone
aggregate mortars by liquid sodium in a fast breeder reactor environment,” Nuclear Engineering
and Design 275, 2014, pp. 287 – 299.
31. A. Bahurudeen, A. V. Marckson, Arun Kishore, and M. Santhanam, “Development of
sugarcane bagasse ash based Portland pozzolana cement and evaluation of compatibility with
superplasticizers,” Construction and Building Materials 68, 2014, pp. 465 – 475.
32. A. Bahurudeen and Manu Santhanam, “Influence of different processing methods on the
pozzolanic performance of sugarcane bagasse ash”, Cement and Concrete Composites 56,
2015, pp. 32 – 45.
33. N. Shajil, S. M. Srinivasan, and M. Santhanam (2015), “An experimental study on self-
centering and ductility of pseudo-elastic shape memory alloy (PESMA) fiber reinforced beam and
beam-column joint specimens,” Materials and Structures DOI 10.1617/s11527-015-0538-1.

34. A Bahurudeen, Deepak Kanraj, V Gokul Dev, and Manu Santhanam, “Performance
Evaluation of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Blended Cement in Concrete,” Cement and Concrete
Composites 59 (2015), pp. 77 – 88.

35. Bahurudeen, A., Wani, K., Basit, M., and Santhanam, M. (2015). "Assesment of Pozzolanic
Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash." ASCE J. Mater. Civ. Eng, 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-
5533.0001361.

36. M Y J Liu, U J Alengaram, M Santhanam, M Z Jumaat, K H Mo, "Microstructural

Investigations of Palm Oil Fuel Ash and Fly Ash Binders in Lightweight Aggregate Foamed
Geopolymer Concrete," Construction and Building Materials, 120 (2016), pp. 112 - 122.

37. Y K Ramu, I Akhtar and M. Santhanam, "Use of Adiabatic Calorimetry for Performance
Assessment of Concretes," Advances in Cement Research Vol 28, No 8 (2016), pp 485 - 493.

38. M. Murugan, M. Santhanam, S. Sen Gupta, T. Pradeep, and S P Shah, “Influence of 2D rGO
Nanosheets on the Properties of Cement Paste,” Cement and Concrete Composites, Volume 70,
(2016), pp 48-59.

39. B S Dhanya, M. Santhanam, "Performance Evaluation of Rapid Chloride Permeability Test in

Concretes with Supplementary Cementitious Materials," Materials and Structures (2017),
DOI:10.1617/s11527-016-0940-3

40. K. P. Ramaswamy and Manu Santhanam, “A Study of Deterioration of Cement Paste Due to
Acid Attack Using X-ray Computed Microtomography,” Advances in Cement Research (2018),
Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 123 - 138.
41. Yuvaraj Dhandapani and Manu Santhanam, “Assessment of pore structure evolution in the
limestone calcined clay cementitious system and its implications for performance,” Cement and
Concrete Composites Vol 84 (2017), pp 36 – 47.
42. S. Mahima, A. Bahurudeen, Manu Santhanam, and K Jayachandran, “Service Life Prediction
of Bagasse Ash Blended Concrete in Marine Splash Zone,” Materials Today: Proceedings 4
(2017), pp. 9664 – 9672.
43. Saarthak Surana, Radhakrishna G Pillai and Manu Santhanam, “Performance evaluation of
curing compounds using durability parameters,” Construction and Building Materials 148 (2017),
pp. 538 – 547.
44. S. Deepika, G. Anand, A. Bahurudeen and Manu Santhanam, “Construction Products with
Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Binder,” ASCE J. Mater. Civ. Eng. Vol. 29(10) (2017): 04017189.
45. D. Yuvaraj and M. Santhanam, “Phases Assemblage of the Hydration Products of Trial
Blends of OPC, Limestone and Calcined Clay,” Cement International Vol. 15 (2017), pp. 76 – 79.
46. Yuvaraj Dhandapani, T. Sakthivel, Manu Santhanam, Ravindra Gettu, Radhakrishna G Pillai,
“Mechanical properties and durability performance of concretes with Limestone Calcined Clay
Cement (LC3),” Cement and Concrete Research Vol. 107 (2018), pp. 136 – 151.
47. Murugan Muthu, Manu Santhanam, and S Mathava Kumar, “Pb removal in pervious concrete
filter: effects of accelerated carbonation and hydraulic retention time,” Construction and Building
Materials Vol. 174 (2018), pp. 224 – 232.
48. Murugan Muthu and Manu Santhanam, “Effect of reduced graphene oxide, alumina and silica
nanoparticles on the deterioration characteristics of Portland cement paste exposed to acidic
environment,” Cement and Concrete Composites 91 (2018), pp. 118 – 137.

49. Suruthi Kamalakannan, Ramya S T, Radhakrishna Pillai and Manu Santhanam, “Factors
affecting the performance characteristics of cementitious grouts for post-tensioning applications,”
Construction and Building Materials Vol. 180 (2018), pp. 681 – 691.

50. B S Dhanya, Manu Santhanam, Ravindra Gettu, and Radhakrishna Pillai, “Performance
Evaluation of Concretes Having Different Supplementary Cementitious Material Dosages
Belonging to Different Strength Ranges,” Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 187 (2018),
pp. 984 – 995.

51. Ruben Snellings, Jacek Chwast, Ozlem Cizer, Nele De Belie, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Pawel
Durdzinski, Jan Elsen, Johannes Haufe, Doug Hooton, Ce´dric Patapy, Manu Santhanam, Karen
Scrivener, Didier Snoeck, Laurent Steger, Sui Tongbo, Anya Vollpracht, Frank Winnefeld,
Barbara Lothenbach, “Report of TC 238-SCM: Hydration stoppage methods for phase
assemblage studies of blended cements - results of a round robin test,” Materials and Structures
(2018) 51:111.

52. Xuerun Li, Ruben Snellings, Mathieu Antoni . Natalia Mariel Alderete, Mohsen Ben Haha,
Shashank Bishnoi, Ozlem Cizer, Martin Cyr, Klaartje De Weerdt, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Jose´e
Duchesne, Johannes Haufe, Doug Hooton, Maria Juenger, Siham Kamali-Bernard, Sabina
Kramar, Milena Marroccoli, Aneeta Mary Joseph, Anuj Parashar, Cedric Patapy, John L. Provis,
Sergio Sabio, Manu Santhanam, Laurent Steger, Tongbo Sui, Antonio Telesca, Anya Vollpracht,
Felipe Vargas, Brant Walkley, Frank Winnefeld, Guang Ye, Maciej Zajac, Shizhe Zhang, Karen L.
Scrivener, “Reactivity tests for supplementary cementitious materials: RILEM TC 267-TRM phase
1,” Materials and Structures (2018) 51:151.

53. R. Gettu, R. Pillai, M. Santhanam, A. Basavaraj, S. Rathinarajan, B. S. Dhanya,

“Sustainability-Based Decision Support Framework for Choosing Concrete Mixture Proportions,”
Materials and Structures (2018) 51:165.

54. Ruben Snellings, Jacek Chwast, Ozlem Cizer, Nele De Belie, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Pawel
Durdzinski, Jan Elsen, Johannes Haufe, Doug Hooton, Ce´dric Patapy, Manu Santhanam, Karen
Scrivener, Didier Snoeck, Laurent Steger, Sui Tongbo, Anya Vollpracht, Frank Winnefeld,
Barbara Lothenbach, “RILEM TC-238 SCM recommendation on hydration stoppage by solvent
exchange for the study of hydrate assemblages,” Materials and Structures (2018) 51:172.

55. M. S. Hemalatha and Manu Santhanam, “Characterizing Supplementary Cementing Materials

in Blended Mortars,” Construction and Building Materials 191 (2018), pp. 440 – 459.
56. Murugan Muthu, Cr Krishnan, Manu Santhanam, Murali Rangarajan and Mathava Kumar,
“Heavy Metals Removal and Leaching from Pervious Concrete Filter: Influence of Operating
Water Head and Reduced Graphene Oxide Addition,” ASCE Journal of Environmental
Engineering 145 (9) (2019): 04019049.
57. C. Siva Teja, V. Yamuna, A. Bahurudeen, Manu Santhanam, Athira Gopinath, Durability of
Concrete with Agro Waste - A Local Approach to Sustainability, ICE Journal of Green Materials
7(2) (2019), pp. 84 – 96.
58. Radhakrishna G. Pillai, Ravindra Gettu, Manu Santhanam, Sripriya Rengaraju, Yuvaraj
Dhandapani, Sundar Rathnarajan, Anusha S. Basavaraj, “Service Life and Life Cycle
Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Systems with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement,” Cement
and Concrete Research (2019), Vol. 118, pp. 111 – 119.
59. A V Rahul, Manu Santhanam, Hitesh Meena, Zimam Ghani, “3D printed concrete: mixture
design and test methods,” Cement and Concrete Composites 97 (2019), pp. 13 – 23.
60. Quoc Huy Vu, Gabriel Pham, Alain Chonier, Eric Brouard, Sundar Rathnarajan, Radhakrishna
Pillai, Ravindra Gettu, Manu Santhanam, Frederico Aguayo, Kevin J Folliard, Michael D Thomas,
Ted Moffat, Caijun Shi, Anup Sarnot, “Impact of different climates on the resistance of concrete to
natural carbonation,” Construction and Building Materials 216 (2019), pp. 450 – 467.
61. S. Divya Rani, Manu Santhanam, and Sangeeta Bais, “Historic Incised Plasterwork of India –
Characteristics and microstructure,” Construction and Building Materials 221 (2019), pp. 253 –
262.
62. K. Mohammed Haneefa, S. Divya Rani, R. Ramasamy, and Manu Santhanam,
“Microstructure and geochemistry of lime plaster mortar from a heritage structure,” Construction
and Building Materials 225 (2019), pp. 538 – 554.
63. Swathy Manohar, Manu Santhanam, and Naresh Chockalingam, “Performance and
microstructure of bricks with protective coatings subjected to salt weathering,” Construction and
Building Materials 226 (2019), pp. 94 – 105.
64. A V Rahul, Manu Santhanam, Hitesh Meena, Zimam Ghani, “Mechanical characterization of
3D printable concrete,” Construction and Building Materials 227 (2019), 116710.
65. Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Manu Santhanam, Investigation on the microstructure-related
characteristics to elucidate performance of composite cements with limestone-calcined clay
combination, Cement and Concrete Research 129 (2020), 105959.
66. Swathy Manohar, Karpagam Bala, Manu Santhanam, and Arun Menon, “Characterization and
Deterioration Mechanisms in Coral Stones Used in a Historical Monument in a Saline
Environment,” Construction and Building Materials 241 (2020), 118102.
67. A V Rahul, Abhishek Sharma Govind Sharma, and Manu Santhanam, “A desorptivity-based
approach for the assessment of phase separation during extrusion of cementitious materials,”
Cement and Concrete Composites 108 (2020), 103546.
Refereed Indian journals

1. Senthil Kumar, V., and Santhanam, M., “Particle Packing Theories and Their Application in
Concrete Mixture Proportioning,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 77, No. 9, 2003, pp. 1324 – 1331.
2. Dili A. S., and Santhanam, M., “Reactive Powder Concrete: A Developing Ultra High Strength
Technology,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 78, No. 4, 2004, pp. 33 – 38.
3. Santhanam, M., and Subramanian, S., “Current Developments in Self-Compacting Concrete,”
Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 78, No. 6, 2004, pp. 11 – 22.
4. Mahesh, Y. V. S. S. U., and Santhanam, M., “Simple Test Methods to Characterize the
Rheology of Self-Compacting Concrete,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 78, No. 6, 2004, pp. 39 –
43.
5. Senthil Kumar, V., and Santhanam, M., “Use of a Particle Packing Model to Produce HPC at
Optimum Cement Content,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 78, No. 12, 2004, pp. 22 – 28.
6. Kasthurba A. K., and Santhanam, M., “A Re-look Into the Code Specifications for the Strength
Evaluation of Laterite Stone Blocks for Masonry Purposes,” Journal of the Institution of Engineers
(India) – Architectural Engineering Division, Vol. 86, 2005, pp. 1- 6.
7. Rajasekaran, I., and Santhanam, M., “Application of particle packing to produce roller
compacted concrete,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 79, No. 10, 2005, pp. 23 – 28.
8. Alexander, M., Ballim, Y., and Santhanam, M., “Performance Specifications for Concrete Using
the Durability Index Approach,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 79, No. 12, 2005, pp. 41 – 46.
9. Ramesh Babu, C., and Santhanam, M., “Optimization of High Early Strength Steam Cured
Concrete Mixtures Using Central Composite Design,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 80, No. 6,
2006, pp. 11 – 15.
10. Srinath, B., and Santhanam, M., “Electrical Monitoring of Early Age Properties of Cement
Mortars,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 82, No. 4, 2008, pp. 37 – 43.
11. Sivakumar, A., and Santhanam, M., “Evaluation of Drying Shrinkage and Residual Stresses of
a High Strength Concrete Using Restrained Ring Test,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 82, No. 6,
2008, pp. 49 – 57.
12. Prakash, N., and Santhanam, M., “A New Approach to Optimisation of Paste Composition in
Self-Compacting Concrete,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 82, No. 11, 2008, pp. 11 – 18.
13. Ashok Kumar, S., and Santhanam, M., “Damage of concrete in uniaxial compression - An
evaluation using ultrasonic method and optical microscopy,” Journal of Structural Engineering
(SERC), Vol. 36, No. 1, 2009, pp. 22 – 28.
14. Sengupta, A., and Santhanam, M., “Influence of aggregate characteristics on uniformity of
SCC,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 83, No. 6, 2009, pp. 50 – 60.
15. Chockalingam, R. B., Santhanam, M., Ballim, Y., and Graham, P. C., “A comparative
assessment of selected South African and Indian cement clinkers,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol.
84, No. 6, 2010, pp. 9 – 16.
16. M. Santhanam, V. Venkatachalapathy, C. Sivathanu Pillai and Ravindra Gettu, “Mechanical
Properties of High Density Concrete Used in Fast Reactors for Structural and Shielding
Purposes,” Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) – Civil Engineering Division, Vo. 91,
2010, pp. 15 – 22.
17. Jayasree, C., Santhanam, M., and Gettu, R., “Cement-Superplasticizer Compatibility – Issues
and Challenges,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 85, No. 7, 2011, pp. 48 – 60.
18. S. Ramalingam and M. Santhanam, “Environmental Exposure Classifications for Concrete
Construction – A Relook,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 86, No. 5, 2012, pp. 18 – 28.
19. S. Divya Rani, M. Santhanam, V. Venkatachalapathy, and C. Sivathanupillai, “Permissible
Temperature in Fast Reactor Vault Concrete,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 87, No. 2, 2013, pp.
11 – 20.
20. G. Prasath and M. Santhanam, “Experimental Investigations on Heat Evolution During
Hydration of Cementitious Materials in Concrete using Adiabatic Calorimetry,” Indian Concrete
Journal, Vol. 87, No. 5, 2013, pp. 19 – 28.
21. Santhosh G Cheriyan and M. Santhanam, “Demystifying durability testing for Indian concrete
construction industry,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 87, No. 7, 2013, pp. 18 – 34.
22. B S Dhanya and M. Santhanam, “Performance Specifications for Concrete Construction in
India – Are We Ready,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 87, No. 9, 2013, pp. 36 – 43.
23. K. Mohammed Haneefa, M. Santhanam, and F C Parida, “Thermal Performance of Limestone
Mortars for use in Sodium Cooled Fast Breeder Reactors,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 87, No.
12, 2013, pp. 25 – 41.
24. Santhosh G. Cheriyan, B S Dhanya and Manu Santhanam, “Durability Indices of Concrete
with Different Mineral Admixtures,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 88, No. 3, 2014.
25. K. B. Sanish and Manu Santhanam, “Ultrasonic Monitoring of Strength Development of
Concrete,” Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 88, No. 11, 2014.
26. A. Bahurudeen, K.S Vaisakh and Manu Santhanam, “Availability of sugarcane bagasse ash
and potential for use as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete,” Indian Concrete
Journal, Vol. 89, No. 6, 2015.
27. V. H. R. Siva, Hema Achyuthan and Manu Santhanam, “Pozzolanic Characteristics of Young
Toba Tuff,” Current Science Vol. 109, No. 10, 2015, pp. 1869 – 1874.
28. A. Bahurudeen, Hemalatha M S and Manu Santhanam, “Need of an Efficient Procedure for
the Evaluation of Pozzolanic Performance of Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” Indian
Concrete Journal Vol. 90, No. 1, 2016, pp. 80 – 92.
29. R. B. Chokkaligam, M. Santhanam, “Durability characteristics of high early strength concrete,”
Current Science, 2017, 113(8), pp. 1568 – 1577.
30. B S Dhanya, Manu Santhanam, Vijay Kulkarni, Prakash Nanthagopalan, Shashank Bishnoi, S
P Singh, Indu Siva Ranjani, P Dinakar, and S Bhaskar, “Round Robin Testing of Durability
Parameters – Towards Identification of Suitable Durability Tests for Concrete,” Indian Concrete
Journal Vol. 91, No. 7, 2017, pp. 11 – 22.
31. Saarthak Surana, Radhakrishna G Pillai and Manu Santhanam, “Performance Evaluation of
Field Curing Methods Using Durability Index Tests,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 91, No. 7, 2017,
pp. 37 – 50.

32. B S Dhanya, Sundar Rathnarajan, Manu Santhanam, Radhakrishna G Pillai, and Ravindra
Gettu, “Carbonation and its effect on microstructure of concrete with fly ash and ground
granulated blast furnace slag,” Indian Concrete Journal Vol. 93, No. 4, 2019, pp. 10 – 21.

33. Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Manu Santhanam, Ravindra Gettu, and Radhakrishna Pillai,
Perspectives on Blended Cementitious Systems with Calcined Clay-Limestone Combination for
Sustainable Low Carbon Cement Transition, Indian Concrete Journal, 2020 (Accepted, In press)

International conferences

1. Santhanam, M., and Cohen, M. D., “Cracking of Mortars Subjected to External Sulfate Attack”,
Materials Science of Concrete: The Sidney Diamond Symposium, M. Cohen, S. Mindess, and J.
Skalny, Eds., The American Ceramic Society, 1998, pp. 409 – 418.
2. Santhanam, M., Amal Raj, and R. Vikramaditya, “Evaluation of Hardened Concrete Properties
Using Non-Destructive Methods,” CONMAT 2003, IIT Kharagpur, January 2003.
3. Santhanam, M., Cohen, M. D., and Olek, J., “Study of Magnesium Ion Attack in Portland
Cement Mortars,” 11th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Durban, South Africa,
May 2003.
4. Rajayogan, V., Sarma, B. S., and Santhanam, M., “Evaluation of Hydroxy Propyl Starch as a
Viscosity-Modifying Agent for Self Compacting Concrete,” 3rd International RILEM Symposium on
Self-Compacting Concrete, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 2003.
5. Ramesh Babu, C., and Santhanam, M., “Use of Maturity Method to Evaluate Concrete Strength
Development,” International Conference on Recent Trends in Concrete Technology and
Structures, INCONTEST 2003, Coimbatore, India, September 2003.
6. Sivakumar, A., and Santhanam, M., “An Overview of The Ductility Characteristics of High
Strength Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete,” International Conference on Recent Trends in
Concrete Technology and Structures, INCONTEST 2003, Coimbatore, India, September 2003.
7. Kasthurba, A. K., Mathews, M. S., Santhanam, M., and Achyuthan, H., “Properties and
Performance of Laterite Building Stone, 8th International Conference on Inspection, Appraisal, and
maintenance of Structures, Singapore, December 2003.
8. Santhanam, M., and Amal Raj, P. J., “Influence of The Degree of Flakiness of Local Aggregate
on The Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete,” 29th Conference on Our World in Concrete and
Structures, Singapore, August 2004.
9. Rohit Agarwal and Santhanam, M., “High Performance Concrete Incorporating Ternary Blends
of Cementitious Materials,” ICACS 2005, Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai,
January 2005.
10. Santhanam, M., “Evolution of Application Based Mixture Design for Self-Compacting
Concrete – Some Ideas”, ACECON 2005, Mumbai, September 2005.
11. Prakash, N., and Santhanam, M., “A Study of the Interaction Between High Range Water
Reducer and Viscosity Modifying Agent in Self Compacting Concrete,” 16 th European Conference
on Fracture – MMMCP SP Shah Symposium, Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 2006.
12. Sivakumar, A., and Santhanam, M., “Experimental Methodology to Study Plastic Shrinkage
Cracks in High Strength Concrete,” 16th European Conference on Fracture – MMMCP SP Shah
Symposium, Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 2006.
13. Anirwan Sengupta and Santhanam, M., “Application Based Mix Proportioning of Self
Compacting Concrete,” 31st Conference on Our World in Concrete and Structures, Singapore,
August 15 – 17, 2006.
14. Ramesh Babu, C., and Santhanam, M., “Early Age Properties of High Early Strength
Concrete Subjected to Steam Curing,” 31st Conference on Our World in Concrete and Structures,
Singapore, August 15 – 17, 2006.
15. Santhanam, M., “Use of Polymers as Chemical Admixtures in Concrete,” Keynote lecture at
the 5th Asian Symposium on Polymers in Concrete ASPIC 2006, SERC, Chennai, Sep 11 – 12,
2006.
16. Ashok Kumar, S., and Santhanam, M., “Polymer Encapsulation of Concrete to Preserve the
Stress Induced Microcracks Under Load,” 5th Asian Symposium on Polymers in Concrete ASPIC
2006, SERC, Chennai, Sep 11 – 12, 2006.
17. Santhanam, M., “Sulphate Attack from an Engineering Perspective,” RILEM Technical
Committee on Performance in Aggressive Environments, TC-PAE Meeting, Ghent, Belgium, Sep.
3, 2007.
18. Santhanam, M., “Compatibility Issues Between Cements and Water Reducing Chemical
Admixtures,” ICI-RILEM Workshop, Chennai, Sep 20, 2008.
19. Srinath, B., and Santhanam, M., “Evaluation of Fibre Distribution in Concrete Using AC
Impedance Technique,” 2nd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and
Retrofitting, Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 24 -26, 2008.
20. Santhanam, M. and Yeleti, S., “Advances in Ultrasonic Characterization of Concrete at IIT
Madras,” Invited paper at the International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Building
Sciences (ICAMB 2009), VIT Vellore, 14 – 16 Dec 2009.
21. Manu Santhanam, Y. Subba Rao, and Pradeep Kumar, “Performance Evaluation of Concrete
Using Durability Indices,” Keynote paper at International Conference on Advances in Materials
and Techniques in Civil Engineering (ICAMAT 2010), VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering,
Coimbatore, 7 – 9 January 2010.
22. Manu Santhanam, “Effect of Solution Concentration on the Attack of Concrete by Combined
Sulphate and Chloride Solutions,” MEDACHS-10, 22 – 24 April 2010, La Rochelle, France.
23. M. Santhanam, “Use of Particle Packing Approach in Reducing Cement Consumption in High
Performance Concrete,” Concrete For a Sustainable Environment (CSE) Symposium, Kempton
Park, South Africa, 3 – 4 August 2010.
24. Prakash Nanthagopalan and Manu Santhanam, “A Simple and Systematic Mixture Design
Procedure for Self Compacting Concrete,” 6th International RILEM Symposium on Self
Compacting Concrete, 26 – 29 September 2010, Montreal, Canada.
25. Manu Santhanam and K. Balasubramanian, “Design of Special Concretes for Bridge
Structures”, ICI-ACECON 2010, December 2010, Chennai.
26. Manu Santhanam, V. Venkatachalapathy, C. Sivathanu Pillai and Ravindra Gettu, “Design
and Development of High Density Concrete for Radiation Sheilding and Structural Purposes,” ICI-
ACECON 2010, December 2010, Chennai.
27. N.Shajil, S.M. Srinivasan and M. Santhanam,“An experimental study on Recentering ability of
Shape memory alloy fiber reinforced cement mortar subjected to cyclic loading”, Proceedings of
ICTACEM 2010, December 27-29, 2010, IIT Kharagpur, India.
28. N.Shajil, S.M. Srinivasan and M. Santhanam "An innovative approach to achieve self
centering and ductility of cement mortar beams through randomly distributed pseudo-elastic
shape memory alloy fibers", SPIE Symposium on SPIE Smart Structures and Materials,
Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 11-15 March 2012 San Diego, California, USA.
29. Manu Santhanam and Karen Scrivener, “Microstructural Alterations of Slag and Silica Fume
Concretes Subjected to Short Term Heat Curing,” 2nd International Conference on Microdurability
of Concrete, 11 – 13 April 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
30. Manu Santhanam, “Case studies of concrete deterioration in reinforced concrete chimneys,”
3rd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation, and Retrofitting, 2 – 5 September
2012, Cape Town, South Africa.
31. Mohammed Haneefa K., Santhanam, M., and Parida F.C., “Performance evaluation of
limestone mortars for elevated temperature applications in nuclear industry,” 3rd International
Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation, and Retrofitting, 2 – 5 September 2012, Cape
Town, South Africa.
32. Manu Santhanam, “Evaluation of Superplasticizer Performance in Concrete,” 3rd International
Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, 18 – 21 August 2013,
Kyoto, Japan.
33. Manu Santhanam, “Influence of Some Admixtures in Mitigating the Effects of Sodium and
Magnesium Sulphate Attack in Cement Mortars,” 3rd International Conference on Sustainable
Construction Materials and Technologies, 18 – 21 August 2013, Kyoto, Japan.
34. B S Dhanya and M. Santhanam, “Use of Combined Durability Parameters for Different
Exposure Conditions,” RILEM International Workshop on Performance-based Specification and
Control of Concrete Durability, 11 – 13 June 2014, Zagreb, Croatia.
35. N. Srinivasan, M. Santhanam, and R G Pillai, “Field Based Performance Indicators for
Concrete Durability,” RILEM International Workshop on Performance-based Specification and
Control of Concrete Durability, 11 – 13 June 2014, Zagreb, Croatia.
36. K. Mohammed Haneefa, Manu Santhanam, and F C Parida, “Studies on Hot Liquid Sodium
and Concrete Interactions in Fast Breeder Reactors,” 4th International Conference on Durability
of concrete structures (ICDCS 2014), December 2014, New Delhi, India.
37. Bahurudeen A and Manu Santhanam, “PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SUGARCANE
BAGASSE ASH BASED CEMENT FOR DURABLE CONCRETE,” 4th International Conference
on Durability of concrete structures (ICDCS 2014), December 2014, New Delhi, India.
38. Manu Santhanam, “Durability design – the Indian scenario,” 3rd Technical Conference on
Prescriptive to Performance-Based Specifications, February 2015, Saudi Arabia.
39. D. Yuvaraj and Manu Santhanam, “Experimental study on evolution of pore structure of
cementitious pastes using different techniques,” 1st International Conference on Calcined Clays
for Sustainable Concrete, June 2015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
40. Fathima Suma and Manu Santhanam, “Investigation of sulphate attack on limestone-calcined
clay cement mortars,” 1st International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete,
June 2015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
41. Deepika S, Madhuri G, Bahurudeen A, Manu Santhanam, “Development of sugarcane
bagasse ash blended geopolymer for use in concrete,” Concrete 2015, September 2015,
Melbourne, Australia.
42. Deepika, S, Godara, A, Mondal, D, Bahurudeen, A, and Santhanam, M, “Development of
sustainable concrete paver blocks using sugarcane bagasse ash blended cement,” ACECON
2015, October 2015, Kolkata, India.
43. Yamuna V, Bahurudeen, A, and Santhanam, M, “Durability performance of sugarcane
bagasse ash and rice husk ash blended cements,” ACECON 2015, October 2015, Kolkata, India.
44. S. Divya Rani, Madhubanti Deb, Manu Santhanam, Ravindra Gettu, “Evaluation of repair
mortar materials for old monuments in southern india,” 4th International Conference on Concrete
Repair, Rehabilitation, and Retrofitting, October 2015, Leipzig, Germany

45. Manu Santhanam, Sarath Kumar, Ravindra Gettu and Radhakrishna Pillai, “Evolving
Acceptance Criteria for Concrete Durability Tests In Construction Projects,” 2nd R.N. Raikar
International Conference and Banthia- Basheer International Symposium on Advances in
Science and Technology of Concrete, 18-19 December 2015, Mumbai, India.

46. Suruthi Kamalakkannan, Ramya Thirunavukkarasu, Radhakrishna G. Pillai, and

Manu Santhanam, “Assessment of fresh properties of cementitious grouts used for post-
tensioning applications in india,” 2nd R.N. Raikar International Conference and Banthia- Basheer
International Symposium on Advances in Science and Technology of Concrete, 18-19 December
2015, Mumbai, India.

47. Manu Santhanam and M S Hemalatha, “Differentiating the physical and chemical effects of
supplementary cementitious materials in cement mortars,” International RILEM Conference on
Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering Conference segment on Concrete with
Supplementary Cementitious Materials 22-24 August 2016, Technical University of Denmark,
Lyngby, Denmark.

48. Divya Rani, Manu Santhanam and Sangeeta Bais, “Characterisation of incised plaster works
of historic monuments in delhi, india,” 2nd Historic Mortars Conference, October 2016, Santorini,
Greece.

49. Bharath. M.S, B. S. Dhanya and M. Santhanam, “Study of influence of moisture content,
portlandite content and pore solution conductivity on surface resistivity of concrete,” fib
Symposium, November 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.

50. Yuvaraj D. and Manu Santhanam, “Durability of Concrete Prepared with Ternary Binder
Systems Involving Limestone and Calcined Clay,” XIV DBMC – Durability of Building Materials
and Components, 29 – 31 May 2017, Gent, Belgium.

51. Murugan M., Manu Santhanam, and Mathava Kumar, “Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time on
the Filtration Performance of Porous Concrete,” International Conferences on Advances in
Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8 September 2017, Chennai, India.

52. K P Ramaswamy, K Padmanabhan, and Manu Santhanam, “A Study of Concrete

Deterioration Faced by Distillery Industry,” International Conferences on Advances in
Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8 September 2017, Chennai, India.

53. K P Ramaswamy, R Sivakumar, Manu Santhanam, and Ravindra Gettu, “Micro-Analytical

Characterization of Concrete Deterioration due to Acid Attack in a Sewage Treatment Plant,”
International Conferences on Advances in Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8 September
2017, Chennai, India.

54. Dipten M, Bharath M S, Deepika S and Manu Santhanam, “Glass Powder Based Geopolymer
Binder for Precast Concrete,” International Conferences on Advances in Construction Materials
and Systems, 3 – 8 September 2017, Chennai, India.
55. K P Ramaswamy, N Satyanarayana Rao, and Manu Santhanam, “Durability of Bagasse Ash
Based Cementitious Systems in Acidic Environment,” International Conferences on Advances in
Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8 September 2017, Chennai, India.

56. Sundar R, Naga Pavan V, Radhakrishna Pillai, Ravindra Gettu and Manu Santhanam,
“Modelling Carbonation Rates in Concretes with Similar Strength and With and Without Slag,”
International Conferences on Advances in Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8 September
2017, Chennai, India.

57. K P Ramaswamy, Alexandra Bertron, and Manu Santhanam, “Additional Insights on the
Influencing Factors and Mechanism of Degradation due to Acid Attack: Special Case of Acids
forming Soluble Salts,” International Conferences on Advances in Construction Materials and
Systems, 3 – 8 September 2017, Chennai, India.

58. Yuvaraj D, Karen Scrivener and Manu Santhanam, “Temperature Effects on Performance of
Cementitious Systems: Microstructure and Transport Properties,” International Conferences on
Advances in Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8 September 2017, Chennai, India.

59. Divya Rani and Manu Santhanam, “Effect of Aging on Microstructural Characteristics of Lime
Putty,” International Conferences on Advances in Construction Materials and Systems, 3 – 8
September 2017, Chennai, India.

60. Fathima Suma and Manu Santhanam, “Influence of Specimen Size on the Expansion of
Portland Cement Mortars Immersed in Sodium Sulphate Solution,” International Workshop on
External Sulphate Attack, Madrid, 24 – 25 May, 2018.

61. Mohan, M. K., Pillai, R. G., Santhanam M., and Gettu R., "Performance specifications for pre-
packaged cementitious grouts for post-tensioning applications," 4th International Conference on
Service Life Design for Infrastructures (SLD4), RILEM week 2018, TU Delft, Netherlands, August
26-29, 2018.

62. Santhanam, M., “Concrete 3D Printing,” International Conference on Innovative World of

Concrete, Bengaluru, Sep 19 – 22, 2018.”

63. Santhanam, M., “Admixtures and Special Concretes – More than a decade of collaboration
with Ravindra Gettu,” RN Raikar Memorial Conference, Mumbai, Dec 14 – 15, 2018.

64. B S Dhanya, Santhosh Cheriyan, Manu Santhanam, “Evolving Performance Based

Environmental Classifications for Chloride Exposure,” Proceedings of International Conference on
Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structures (SMSS), Rovinj, Croatia, Mar 20 – 22, 2019,
RILEM Proceedings 128.

65. Manu Santhanam, “Mixture proportioning and mechanical characterization of 3D printable

concrete,” ACI Spring Convention, Quebec City, Canada, Mar 24 – 28, 2019.

66. Hareesh Muni, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, K. Vignesh, Manu Santhanam, Anomalous early
increase in concrete resistivity with calcined clay binders, 3rd International Conference on
Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, New Delhi, 15-17 Oct 2019.

67. Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Manu Santhanam, Influence of calcined clay-limestone ratio on

properties of concrete with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3), 3 rd International Conference
on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, New Delhi, 15-17 Oct 2019.

68. Manu Santhanam, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Ravindra Gettu, and Radhakrishna Pillai,
Perspectives on Durability of Blended Systems with Calcined Clay and Limestone, 3 rd
International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, New Delhi, 15-17 Oct
2019.

69. Sripriya Rengaraju, Radhakrishna G. Pillai, Lakshman Neelakantan, Manu Santhanam,

and Ravindra Gettu, Corrosion resistance of steel in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement
, 3rd International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, New Delhi, 15-17 Oct
2019.

Books

1. Sangeeta Bais, Manu Santhanam, and Divya Rani, “Lime Manual for Conservation Works,” IIT
Madras, 2018.

Book Chapters

1. Santhanam, M. and Gettu, R., “Condition Assessment of Buildings,” in Handbook on Seismic

Retrofit of Buildings, Narosa Publications, New Delhi, 2008, pp. 4.1 – 4.27.
2. Santhanam, M. and Gettu, R., “Chapter 13: Early Age Properties of Concrete,” in ICE Manual
of Construction Materials, Ed: Mike Forde, Thomas Telford, UK, 2009, pp. 135 – 144.
3. Contributed to RILEM TC-211 (Performance in Aggressive Environments) State of the Art
Report, published by Springer in 2013.
4. Contributed to RILEM TC-230 (Performance Based Specifications and Control of Concrete
Durability) State of the Art Report, published by Springer in 2015.
5. Santhanam, M. and Otieno, M., “Chapter 5: Deterioration of Concrete in the Marine
Environment,” in Marine Concrete Structures – Design, Durability and Performance, Ed: Mark
Alexander, Woodhead Publishing, UK, 2016, pp. 137 – 149.
6. Contributed to RILEM TC-238 (Supplementary Cementing Materials) State of the Art Report,
published by Springer in 2018.
7. Contributed to RILEM Bookseries, External Sulphate Attack – Field Aspects and Lab Tests,
Ed: Esperanza Menendez and Veronique Baroghel-Bouny, Springer 2020.

Miscellaneous
Member of Editorial Board for
Advances in Cement Research
ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (Associate Editor)
Journal of Sustainable Cement Based Materials
Journal of Cement and Concrete Composites

Reviewer for
Cement and Concrete Research
Cement and Concrete Composites
Construction and Building Materials
Materials and Structures
ACI Materials Journal
ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Waste Management
Indian Concrete Journal
Indian Concrete Institute Bulletin
Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences
Sadhana
Current Science

Committee involvement
RILEM TC-211 Performance in aggressive environments
RILEM TC-230 Performance Based Specifications and Control of Concrete Durability
RILEM TC-238: Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete
RILEM TC-251: Sulfate resistance testing
RILEM TC-267: Tests for reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials
RILEM TC-CCL: Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Materials (Secretary)
ICI Technical Committee on Chemical Admixtures
ICI Technical Committee on Durability (Secretary)