Dr. Anant Lal Murmu

Dr. Anant Lal Murmu is working as 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. Dr. Murmu has over 5 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

Areas of Interest

1. Geopolymer

2. Sustainable Building Materials

3. Ground Improvement

4. 3D Printed Materials

5. Waste Valorization

Publications in Journals

1. 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. Ceramic International, 1-14, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.01.070 (SCI)
2. Singh Ranjit, Raut Ashwin, Murmu, A. L. & 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)
3. Murmu, A. L. & 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)
4. Murmu, A. L., 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)
5. Murmu, A. L., Dhole, N., & Patel, A. (2018). Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil for Subgrade Application Using Fly Ash Geopolymer. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2018.1530131 (SCI)
6. Singh, D. K., Mandal, A., Karumanchi, S. R., Murmu, A. L., & 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)
7. 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)