Name : Dr.S.Manoj
Department : Civil Engineering
Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : M.Tech., Ph.D
Area of Specialization
Research : Water Resource Engineering
Academic : Water and Land Management
Date of Joining in KEC : 18.06.2015
Experience in years : Teaching: 10 Years
Contact Details
Email : manoj.civil@kongu.ac.in / yesmanoj89@gmail.com
Mobile Number : +91- 9566 599 433
Office : 04294-226641
Intercom : 641
No. of Papers published: International Journals : 44
No. of Funded Programmes Organized : 06
Seminars/Guest lecture delivered : 01
Membership in Professional bodies : 01
No. of MoU’s Signed : 03
ACADEMIC IDENTITY:
AICTE Employee ID: 1-2636082900
Orcid ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-407X
Scopus ID-57211794234- https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57226032673
Google Scholar ID – https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KxmtNr8AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMITTED
DST - Climate, Energy and Sustainable Technology (CEST) in the title of “Microclimate-Driven Urban Flood Risk Assessment AI-Enabled Rainfall Intensity Actuated Early Warning System for Climate Adaptation in Greater Chennai” on 19.09.2024 – Rs. 1,00,00,012/–Under Review
TamilNadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) in the title of “Investigations on the effect of various habitats on the quality of Ooty lake water and their sediments in Ooty Region, Western Tamilnadu, India” on 17.08.2023 – Rs. 4,70,000. Under Review
RESEARCH PAPER PUBLICATION:
1. Lakshmi, N. Jothi, V. Sampathkumar, S. Manoj, P. Kulanthaivel, G. Makhishasooravardhini, and M. V. Mahasivasri. "Review on Various Technologies for Treatment of Textile Wastewater." In International Conference on Eco-friendly Fibers and Polymeric Materials, pp. 379-405. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. (Scopus Indexed)
2. Arumugam, Thangavelu, Sapna Kinattinkara, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, and Senthilkumar Veerasamy. "Assessment of hydrological behavioural changes of Noyyal watershed in Coimbatore district, India by using SWAT model." Urban Climate 59 (2025): 102285. (SCIE-Impact factor 6.0)
3. Jothi Lakshmi, N., S. Manoj, V. Sampathkumar, S. Prasath, R. S. Sachinkrishna, and P. Mugesh. "Green Synthesis of CuO NPs Using Tapioca Peel for Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Wastewater." In International Conference on Eco-friendly Fibers and Polymeric Materials, pp. 475-487. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. (Scopus Indexed)
4. Navaneethan Kumaravalasu Subramaniam, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy “Investigating the structural integrity of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite-striated reinforced concrete beams”. Matéria (Rio de Janeiro). 2024 Sep 30;29(4):e20240241. (SCIE-Impact factor 0.4)
5. Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Baraneetharan Raju, Divagar Senthilkumar and Deepak Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy. “Eco Synergy: Transforming of Agro- and industrial waste into Biofuel Briquittes – A Review ” Indian Journal of Environmental Production, 44 (12), 1117 – 1124 (2024) . (Scopus Indexed)
6. Sakthivel Thangavel, Suthaviji Shanmugavadivel, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Sampathkumar Velusamy. “Pleurotus ostreatus mycelium biofilters: a sustainable approach for thermal insulation in buildings”. Matéria (Rio de Janeiro). 2024 Sep 2;29:e20240193. (SCIE-Impact factor 0.4)
7. Sampathkumar, V., S. Manoj, S. Anandakumar, K. S. Navaneethan, P. C. Murugan, Tahani Mazyad Almutairi, and Basheer M. Al-Maswari. "Production and characteristic analysis of thick solid biomass fuel from the waste of watermelon-muskmelon using ceramic powder and cassava starch as binder–ceramics in energy application." Journal of Ceramic Processing Research 25, no. 4 (2024): 633-642. (SCI-Impact factor 1.3)
8. Pradeep Thirumoorthy, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Jothi Lakshmi Nallasamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Gopikumar Sudalaimuthu, Senthilkumar Veerasamy, Mageshkumar Periyasamy, Mahe Varshini Murugasamy, “Evaluation of groundwater quality for irrigation purposes in hard rock terrain of Southern India using water quality indices modelling”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Volume 318, May 2024, 100397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100397 (SCI-Impact factor 1.0)
9. Jothi Lakshmi, N., S. Manoj, V. Sampathkumar, S. Prasath, R. S. Sachinkrishna, and P. Mugesh. "Green Synthesis of CuO NPs Using Tapioca Peel for Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Wastewater." In International Conference on Eco-friendly Fibers and Polymeric Materials, pp. 475-487. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. (Scopus Indexed)
10. Lakshmi, N.J., Sampathkumar, V., Manoj, S., Kulanthaivel, P., Makhishasooravardhini, G. and Mahasivasri, M.V., 2024, February. Review on Various Technologies for Treatment of Textile Wastewater. In International Conference on Eco-friendly Fibers and Polymeric Materials (pp. 379-405). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. (Scopus Indexed)
11. Subramaniam, Navaneethan Kumaravalasu, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Sampathkumar Velusamy, and Manoj Shanmugamoorthy. "Investigating the structural integrity of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite-striated reinforced concrete beams." Matéria (Rio de Janeiro) 29, no. 4 (2024): e20240241. (SCI-Impact factor – 0.4)
12. N.Jothi Lakshmi, S. Anandakumar, V. Sampathkumar, S. Manoj, “Synthesized ZnO nanoparticles using Sorghum Panicle for the photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical waste water” Desalination and Water Treatment, Volume 319, July 2024, 100557, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100557 (SCI-Impact factor 1.0)
13. V. Sampathkumar, K. Raja, K. S. Navaneethan, N. Jothi Lakshmi, D. Ambika, S. Manoj, K. Sampath Kumar., 2024. Strength Characteristics of Bentonite Nano Clay Stabilized with Addition of Lime, Fly Ash, and Silica Fume for Soil Environmental Sustainability. J. Environ. Nanotechnol, 13(2), pp.160-167. (Scopus Indexed)
14. VijayaShanthy, S., Priyanka, E.B., Sampathkumar, V., Manoj, S., Vivek, S., Karuppannan, S. and Kathiresan, K., 2024. Analysis of air quality parameters on climate change phenomenon using Markov autoregressive model. Cogent Engineering, 11(1), p.2421284. (ESCI/Scopus Indexed) – Impact Factor 2.1
15. Eswaramoorthi Palanisamy, G.E. Arunkumar, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Sampathkumar Velusamy, “Sun Flower – Corn Stem Solid Biomass Fuel Physical Proximate Comparative Analysis and its Industrial Applications” Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association Vol. 29, No 6, 995–1006 (2024), (Scopus Indexed)
16. Eswaramoorthi, P., Suthaviji, S., Manoj, S., Lakshmi, N.J. and Sampathkumar, V., 2024. Combustion Analysis of Solid Biomass Derived from Turmeric and Onion, using Nanoclay as a Binding Material, for a Sustainable Environment. Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology, 13(1), pp.26-31. (Scopus Indexed)
17. K. S. Navaneethan, S. Manoj, S. Anandakumar, K. Raja, N. Jothi Lakshmi, Sampathkumar, B. Nithya, V. Tamil Selvan, “Investigation on Reinforced Concrete Beams with High-Strength FRP Composite” Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology, Volume 13, No 2 (2024) pp. 220-228. (Scopus Indexed)
18. V. Sampathkumar, K. Raja, K. S. Navaneethan, N. Jothi Lakshmi, D. Ambika, S. Manoj, K. Sampath Kumar, “Strength Characteristics of Bentonite Nano Clay Stabilized with Addition of Lime, Fly Ash, and Silica Fume for Soil Environmental Sustainability” Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology, Volume 13, No 2 (2024) pp. 160-167 (Scopus Indexed)
19. K. S. Navaneethan, S. Manoj, S. Anandakumar, K. Raja, N. Jothi Lakshmi, V. Sampathkumar, B. Nithya, V. Tamil Selvan "Investigation on Reinforced Concrete Beams with High-Strength FRP Composite." J. Environ. Nanotechnol 13, no. 2 (2024): 208-213. (Scopus Indexed)
20. Sapna Kinattinkara, Thangavelu Arumugam, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy and Sakthivel Murugan “GIS based landslide susceptibility zonation mapping and assessment using weighted overlay method in Wayanad: A part of Western Ghats, Kerala” Urban Climate, Volume 49, May 2023, 101508, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101508 (SCI-Impact factor 6.663)
21. Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Lakshmanan Elango and Sampathkumar Velusamy “Groundwater Contamination Monitoring for Pollution Measurement and Transmission Applying WQI Approaches from a Region of the Erode District, Tamilnadu, India”. Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology, 2023, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 181–194. (SCI-Impact factor 0.484)
22. Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Lakshman Elango,Sampathkumar Velusamy, Groundwater susceptibility assessment using the GIS based DRASTIC-LU model in the Noyyal river area of South India, Urban Climate, Volume 49, May 2023, 101464, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101464 (SCI-Impact factor 6.663)
23. Subbarayan Saravanan, Leelambar Singh, Subbarayan Sathiyamurthi, Vivek Sivakumar, Sampathkumar Velusamy & Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Predicting phosphorus and nitrate loads by using SWAT model in Vamanapuram River Basin, Kerala, India. Environ Monit Assess 195, 186 (2023), pp.1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10786-2. (SCI-Impact factor 3.307)
24. Vivek Sivakumar, Sashikkumar Madurai Chidambaram, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Rameshpandian Rathinavel, Dinesh Kumar Shanmugasundaram, Premkumar Sundararaj, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Ravindaran Thangavel & Kamal Balu “An integrated approach for an impact assessment of the tank water and groundwater quality in Coimbatore region of South India: implication from anthropogenic activities”. Environ Monit Assess 195, 88 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10598-4 (SCI-Impact factor 3.307)
25. Saravanan, Subbarayan, S. Pitchaikani, M. Thambiraja, Subbarayan Sathiyamurthi, Vivek Sivakumar, Sampathkumar Velusamy, and Manoj Shanmugamoorthy. 2023. Comparative assessment of groundwater vulnerability using GIS-based DRASTIC and DRASTIC-AHP for Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(1), pp.1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10601-y (SCI-Impact factor 3.307)
26. Arumugam, Thangavelu, Sapna Kinattinkara, Socia Kannithottathil, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Manoj Krishna, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Vivek Sivakumar, and Kaveripalayam Vengatachalam Boobalakrishnan. "Comparative assessment of groundwater quality indices of Kannur District, Kerala, India using multivariate statistical approaches and GIS." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195, no. 1 (2023): 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10538-2 (SCI-Impact factor 3.307)
27. Sampathkumar Velusamy, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Manoj Shanmugamoorthi, Venkateswara Reddy Vajrala and Sharmma Arulmani (2023), Combustion Characteristics Analysis of Agricultural Biomass – A Review, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 43(1): 55-63 (Scopus Indexed Journal)
28. Velusamy, Sampathkumar, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Raja Kanagaraju, K. S. Navaneethan, N. Jothilakshmi, Umabharathi Chandrasekar, Vishwa Kumar, and Syed Mohamed Ibrahim Khutpudeen. "Study the Effects of Rice Husk on Geochemical Properties of Soil and Its Growth Promotions." In International Conference on Civil Engineering Innovative Development in Engineering Advances, pp. 347-357. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Scopus Indexed)
29. Arumugam Thangavelu, Sapna Kinattinkara, Drisya Nambron, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, T. Pradeep, and P. Mageshkumar. "An integration of soil characteristics by using GIS based Geostatistics and multivariate statistics analysis sultan Batheri block, Wayanad District, India." Urban Climate 46 (2022): 101339. (SCI-Impact factor 6.663)
30. Thangavelu Arumugam, Sridhar Ramachandran, Sapna Kinattinkara, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Snehmani, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, & Suthaviji Shanmugavadivel 2022 “Bayesian networks and intelligence technology applied to climate change: An application of fuzzy logic based simulation in avalanche simulation risk assessment using GIS in a Western Himalayan region”, Urban Climate, Vol 45, September 2022, Article ID 101272, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101272 (SCI-Impact factor 6.663)
31.Sampathkumar Velusamy, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy & Pradeep Thirumoorthy. 2022, Characterization of solid biomass briquette biofuel from the wastes of Senna auriculata and Ricinus communis using Tapioca starch for sustainable environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 10110–10127 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22823-1 (SCI-Impact factor 5.19)
32. S.Manoj, S.Anandakumar, V.Sampathkumar, M.Suresh “Review of Groundwater Analysis in Various Regions in Tamil Nadu, India” Published in KSCE journal of Civil Engineering, August 2022. (SCI-Impact factor 2.115)
33. M.Lenin Sundar, S.Ragunath, J.Hemalatha, S.Vivek, M.Mohanraj, V.Sampathkumar, A. Mohammed Siraj Ansari, V. Parthiban, S. Manoj “Simulation of ground water quality for noyyal river basin of Coimbatore city, Tamilnadu using MODFLOW”,Chemosphere, July 2022,135649, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135649 (SCI-Impact factor 8.943)
34. R. Ragunathan, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Jothi Lakshmi Nallasamy, Jesteena Johney, Senthilkumar Veerasamy, Dineshkumar Gopalakrishnan, Muralimohan Nithyanandham, Dhivya Balamoorthy and Prabu Velusamy "Synthesis and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Oxide-Based Nanoparticles and Its Antibacterial Activity", Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2022, ArticleID 3863184, 9 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3863184. (SCI-Impact factor 3.791)
35. Sampathkumar Velusamy, Anandakumar Subbaiyyan, Krishnaraja Ramasamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthi, Vishnuvaradhan Vellingiri, Yugesh Chandrasekaran, Vallarasu Murugesan “Use of Municipal solid waste inert as a powerful replacement of fine aggregate in mortar cube” Materials Today: Proceedings, Auguest 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.094 (Scopus Index - Impact factor 2.3)
36. Manoj Shanmugamoorthy, Sampathkumar Velusamy, Anandakumar Subbaiyyan, Rethanya Yogeswaran, Rithun Krishnanbabu, Rubesh Senthilkumar “Obtaining high durability strength using bacteria in light weight concrete” Materials Today: Proceedings, March 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.526 (Scopus Index - Impact factor 2.3)
37. Sampathkumar Velusamy, Anandakumar Subbaiyan, Senthilkumar Kandasamy, Manoj Shanmugamoorthi & Pradeep Thirumoorthy 2022, Combustion characteristics of biomass fuel briquettes from onion peels and tamarind shells, Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1936437, (SCI-Impact factor 1.18)
38. Sampathkumar. V, Jothi Lakshmi. N, Manoj. S, Gowrishankar. K S, Ajith Kumar. D, Ashokvaradhan. R & Chandru. K "Treatment of Tannery Effluvium by Using Radiant - Fenton Oxidation". International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) ISSN (P): 2249–6890; ISSN (E): 2249–8001 Vol. 10, Issue 3, Jun 2020, 3285–3292
39. V.Sampathkumar, M.Rathiprabha,S.Anandakumar, N.JothiLakshmi, Mr.S.Manoj "Study of Biomass fuel production from Different Waste Residues: A Review". International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) – Volume 68 - Issue 2 (Feb 2020) Page No.: 97- 106. (Scopus Index - Impact factor 2.88)
40. V.Sampathkumar, Mr.S.Manoj, Ms.V.Nandhini, Ms.N.JothiLakshmi, Ms.S.Janani "Briquetting of biomass for low cost fuel using corn waste, cow dung and cotton industrial waste". International journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, Volume: 08 Issue: 03 (Sep - 2019) Page No.: 8349-8353. (Scopus Index - Impact Factor B 5.92)
41. Mr.S.Manoj, V.Sampathkumar, Ms.N.JothiLakshmi, Ms.S.Janani, Ms.V.Nandhini " Interpretation of CBR Test Consequences for Subgrade Soil Preserved Through Geo-Grid". International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), Volume: 09 Issue: 01 (Nov - 2019) Page No. 3636-3640. (Scopus Index - Impact Factor B 5.54)
42. M.Rathipraba, K.Puhalzhenthi, K.Preethi, V.Sampathkumar, Mr.S.Manoj "Preparation of contouring, hill shade and slope map of erode district by using QGIS". International Journal of Intellectual Advancements and Research in Engineering Computations, Volume-6 Issue-2 (2018)/Page No:1215-1223.
43. V.Sampathkumar, S.Manoj, N.Jothi Lakshmi "Exclusion of Dyes from Textile Effluent by Using Natural Adsorbents". International Journal of Recent Engineering Research and Development, ISSN:2455-8761/Vol 02/ Issue 09/Page.No:80-97/ September 2017.
44. V.Sampathkumar, S.Loganathan, S.Manoj, N.Jothi lakshmi "Life Cycle Energy Analysis of a Traditional Building in India (A Case Study)". Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Application ISSN : 2248-9622, Vol. 6, Issue 9, ( Part -4) September 2016, pp.47-51.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ATTENDED:
V.Sampathkumar, S.Manoj, N.Jothi Lakshmi "Exclusion of Heavy Metal (Copper Ions) from Manufacturing Waste water by Discarded type Rubber" at Sriguru Institute of Technology - Coimbatore (24th March 2017).
V.Sampathkumar, S.Manoj, N.Jothi Lakshmi "Removal of dyes from textile effluent by using natural adsorbents" at B.S.Abdur Rahman Cresent University, Chennai (14th to 16th March 2017).
WORKSHOP ORGANIZED:
One day National Workshop on "Vasthu and Layout planning" 28.01.2017.
One day National Workshop on "Threats to Air, Water & Soil” 18.08.2017.
Two days Hands on training programme "Ground Water flow Modelling Using Visual MODFLOW" 21.09.2017 & 22.09.2017.
Twelve days STTP on "Geospatial Technology (ESSENTIAL WORKFLOW QGIS)" 15.05.2017 to 26.05.2017.
One day International Workshop on "Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics " 20.02.2018
One day National Workshop on "Advanced Concrete Mix Design" 24.08.2018.
Three days National level Webinar on "Sketch Up" 01.05.2020 - 03.05.2020.
One day National level Webinar on "Opportunities and Challenges in Civil Engineering Education" 19.05.2020
Five days FDP Webinar on "Environmental Challenges in Recent Days" 26.05.2020 - 30.05.2020.
MOU SIGNED:
AGN Constructions - Gobichettipalayam - 18.09.2019
HAGROIS-Chennai-12.04.2017.
SF Engineering Systems (I) Private Limited - 18.09.2020
PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIP:
Associate Member in “The Institution of Engineers (India)-AM1699809”
Subject Material Link
1. Road Safety Management- Road Safety Audit
2. Road Safety Management- Road Accidents in India
3. Environmental Impact Assessment - EIA PPT I & II
4. Air Pollution Management - Animated Video
5. Elements of Civil Engineering -Infrastructure & Digitalization in Civil Engineering
6. Introduction to Engineering - What is Engineering?
7. Construction Materials & Practices- Unit I II III IV V
8. Universal Human Values - Unit I II III IV V