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Manu Santhanam is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India. The main field of their research is Engineering, with a significant focus on Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. Their work also covers subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Automotive Engineering, and Conservation.

The scientist's research topics span a range of areas including:

  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Concrete Properties and Behavior
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability

Their recent papers demonstrate an emphasis on concrete materials and construction technologies. Selected publications include:

  • Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions - A review (2021), Cement and Concrete Research
  • Sustainable materials for 3D concrete printing (2021), Cement and Concrete Composites
  • Evaluating the printability of concretes containing lightweight coarse aggregates (2020), Cement and Concrete Composites
  • A study on fresh properties of limestone calcined clay blended cementitious systems (2020), Construction and Building Materials
  • A roadmap for quality control of hardening and hardened printed concrete (2022), Cement and Concrete Research

Collaborations form a significant part of their research, with frequent co-authors such as Shantanu Bhattacherjee, Ravindra Gettu, Swathy Manohar, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, and A.V. Rahul contributing to multiple joint publications.

Publication venues where their work has appeared most frequently include:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Cement and Concrete Composites
  • Materials and Structures
  • RILEM Technical Letters
  • Cement and Concrete Research

In addition to articles, Manu Santhanam has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the International Federation for Structural Concrete: fib Bulletin 112 (2024).

Best Publications

  • Mechanical properties and durability performance of concretes with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)

    Yuvaraj Dhandapani;T. Sakthivel;Manu Santhanam;Ravindra Gettu

  • Mechanical properties of high strength concrete reinforced with metallic and non-metallic fibres

    A. Sivakumar;Manu Santhanam

  • Mechanism of sulfate attack: A fresh look: Part 1: Summary of experimental results

    Manu Santhanam;Menashi D Cohen;Jan Olek

  • MECHANISM OF SULFATE ATTACK: A FRESH LOOK. PART 2: PROPOSED MECHANISMS

    Manu Santhanam;Menashi D. Cohen;Jan Olek

  • 3D printable concrete: Mixture design and test methods

    A.V. Rahul;Manu Santhanam;Hitesh Meena;Zimam Ghani

  • Performance evaluation of sugarcane bagasse ash blended cement in concrete

    A. Bahurudeen;Deepak Kanraj;V. Gokul Dev;Manu Santhanam

  • Durability properties of high volume fly ash self compacting concretes

    P. Dinakar;K.G. Babu;Manu Santhanam

  • Effects of gypsum formation on the performance of cement mortars during external sulfate attack

    Manu Santhanam;Menashi D. Cohen;Jan Olek

  • Influence of different processing methods on the pozzolanic performance of sugarcane bagasse ash

    A. Bahurudeen;Manu Santhanam

  • Service life and life cycle assessment of reinforced concrete systems with limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)

    Radhakrishna G. Pillai;Ravindra Gettu;Manu Santhanam;Sripriya Rengaraju

  • Assessment of pore structure evolution in the limestone calcined clay cementitious system and its implications for performance

    Yuvaraj Dhandapani;Manu Santhanam

  • Fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete produced with manufactured sand

    Prakash Nanthagopalan;Manu Santhanam

  • Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions — A review

    Yuvaraj Dhandapani;Manu Santhanam;Gopakumar Kaladharan;Sivakumar Ramanathan

  • Sustainable materials for 3D concrete printing

    Shantanu Bhattacherjee;Anusha S. Basavaraj;A.V. Rahul;Manu Santhanam

  • Reactivity tests for supplementary cementitious materials: RILEM TC 267-TRM phase 1

    Xuerun Li;Ruben Snellings;Mathieu Antoni;Natalia Mariel Alderete

  • RILEM TC-238 SCM recommendation on hydration stoppage by solvent exchange for the study of hydrate assemblages

    Ruben Snellings;Jacek Chwast;Özlem Cizer;Nele De Belie

  • A quantitative study on the plastic shrinkage cracking in high strength hybrid fibre reinforced concrete

    A. Sivakumar;Manu Santhanam

  • Mechanical characterization of 3D printable concrete

    A.V. Rahul;Manu Santhanam;Hitesh Meena;Zimam Ghani

  • Report of TC 238-SCM: hydration stoppage methods for phase assemblage studies of blended cements—results of a round robin test

    Ruben Snellings;Jacek Chwast;Özlem Cizer;Nele De Belie

  • Differentiating Seawater and Groundwater Sulfate Attack in Portland Cement Mortars

    Manu Santhanam;Menashi Cohen;Jan Olek

Frequent Co-Authors

Narayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath Arizona State University
Frank Winnefeld
Frank Winnefeld Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Karen Scrivener
Karen Scrivener École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University
Mark Alexander
Mark Alexander University of Cape Town
Barbara Lothenbach
Barbara Lothenbach Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
John L. Provis
John L. Provis Paul Scherrer Institute
Mohd Zamin Jumaat
Mohd Zamin Jumaat University of Malaya
Thalappil Pradeep
Thalappil Pradeep Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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