KEC Faculty Profile

Name                                           :           Dr.K.Raja      

Department                              :           Civil Engineering

Qualification                            :           B.E., M.E.,Ph.D

Area of Specialization     

            Research                  :           Tunneling and Pile foundation

            Academic                 :           Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Date of Joining in KEC   :           15.06.2016

Experience in years (Till date) 

            Teaching:     11       Industry:      2          Others: -

Contact Details

            Email                         :raja.civil@kongu.ac.in/ krajakec@gmail.com

            Mobile Number     :+91- 9790350615

            Office                         : 04294-226700                    Intercom      :           881

No. of Papers published

            International Journals                            :           18

No. of Papers Presented

            National Conferences                              :           02

            International Conferences                     :           10

No. of Funded Research Projects                    :           01

No. of Consultancy Projects                              :           01

Journals Published(International )

1. S.Hariswaran, K.Premalatha, K.Raja,"Performance of Strip Footing on Sandy Soil Due To Tunneling", International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, Vol.VII, No.I pp.516-520 Jan-March 2016 (Impact Factor 5.54)

2. K.Raja, K.Premalatha, S.Hariswaran,"Influence of Tunneling on Adjacent Existing Pile Foundation", International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology,Vol. 4 Issue 08, pp.477- 483 August-2015 (Impact Factor 2.7)

3. K.Raja, M.Sivaraja, M.Kathirvel,"Stabilization of Waste Soil at Karur Dump Yard by using Polypropylene Fiber"International journal of Modern Engineering Research,Vol.5, No.8,pp38-42, August 2015 (Impact Factor 7.2)

4. V Saravana Selvam, M Sivaraja, K.Raja, K.S Navaneethan, G DheeranAmarapath,"Minimisation of Subgrade Thickness Using Natural and Synthetic Additives in Roads"IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE),Vol.13, No.5 pp.66-72 2016/10 (Impact Factor 0.887)

5. A.T Manikandan, Y Ibrahim, M.P Thiyaneshwaran, B Dheebikhaa, K.Raja, "A Study On Effect Of Bottom Ash And Coconut Shell Powder On The Properties Of Clay Soil"International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET),Vol.4, No.2 pp.550-553 2017/01 (Impact Factor 7.34)

6. K.Raja and G. Dheeran Amarapathi V. Saravana Selvam, Dr. M. Sivaraja,"Behavioral Study of Soft Clay Reinforced with Randomly Distributed Polyester Fibers" International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), 9(5), 135-143, 2018/05 (Impact Factor 10.35) (Scopus Indexed)

7. K.Raja and G. Dheeran Amarapathi V. Saravana Selvam, Dr. M. Sivaraja, "Behavior of Strip Footing in Soft Clay Stabilized with Various Additives", International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), 9(6), 152-161, 2018/06

   1. (Impact Factor 10.35) (Scopus Indexed)

8. K.Raja, Dheeran Amarapathi G, Santhosh Kumaar K,"Spatial Analysis Of Geotechnical Characteristics Of Soils In Perundurai" International Journal Of Scientific & Technology Research, 9(2),3415-3425, 2020/02  (Impact Factor 7.46) (Scopus Indexed)

9. R Sruthi, G.S Rampradheep, K.Raja,"A Review on Natural Plant Extract as a Green Inhibitor for Steel Corrosion Resistance"International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology,29(3),3529-3550, 2020/03 (Impact Factor 0.13) (Scopus Indexed)

10. Raja Kanagaraju., and Premalatha Krishnamurthy. Influence of Tunneling in Cohesionless Soil for Different Tunnel Geometry and Volume Loss under Greenfield Condition, Advances in Civil Engineering , Vol. 2020, Article ID 1946761. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1946761 (Impact Factor 1.104) (SCIE  & Scopus Indexed)

11. K Raja, J M Hasan Abdul Kader , and S Hariswaran, Experimental investigation on pullout capacity of model pile in Cohesionless Deposits, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering,1055 (2021) 012028, 1-12, 2021/02 https://doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1055/1/012028 (Scopus Indexed)

12. K Raja, E Elakkya , A T Manikandan , B Surya , M Nekila, Strength characteristics developed in cement stabilized soil, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering,1055 (2021) 012039, 1-10, 2021/02, https://doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1055/1/012039 (Scopus Indexed)

13. J Naveen Narayanan, K Premalatha, K Raja, K Arumugam , Assessment of Influence of Non-Plastic Fines on Liquefaction Potential of Sand Using a Deep Learning Technique, In 2022 Second International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Computing, Communication and Sustainable Technologies (ICAECT) IEEE. 2022, April 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAECT54875.2022.9808036 (Scopus Indexed)

14. K. Raja, S.Venkatachalam, K.Vishnuvardhan, R. Siva Rama Krishnan, V. Tamil Selvan, N. Vetriselvan, A review on soil stabilization using rice husk ash and lime sludge, Materials Today: Proceedings Elsevier, 65 (2022) 1205–1212, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.04.178 

15. K. Raja, K.Vishnuvardhan, S.Venkatachalam, P.D. Richard, T. Ramu, S. RamKumar, Strength and settlement of subgrade soil in southern part of Kangeyam block, Materials Today: Proceedings Elsevier, 65 (2022) 1930–1938, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.173

16. S Venkatachalam, K Raja, KVishnuvardhan, S Suchithra, SK Maniarasan, MM Saravanan, M Miruna, S Prabanjan, The ASR mechanism in concrete and the influence of lithium in mitigating it: A critical review, Materials Today: Proceedings Elsevier, 2022, 65 (2022), A1-A6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.327

17. V Sampathkumar, S Southamirajan, Elango Subramani, Senthilkumar Veerasamy, D Ambika, Dineshkumar Gopalakrishnan, GE Arunkumar, K Raja, S Arulmozhi, Dhivya Balamoorthy, Treatment of Tanning Effluent Using Seaweeds and Reduction of Environmental Contamination, Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 7836671,1-8, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7836671

18. K Premalatha, S Angammal, K Raja, Behaviour of Precariously Balanced Rocks under Seismic Excitation, Disaster Advances, 16(2), 2023, 7-13 

Papers Presented in National Conferences

1. K.Raja, S.Hariswaran, K.Premalatha,“Prediction of Ground Movements Due To Tunneling Using XDISP Software”, National conference on Recent Advancement in Geotechnical Engineering held on 29th April 2012, GCT Coimbatore.

2. K.Raja, S.Hariswaran, “Numerical Analysis of Laterally Loaded Pile in Cohesionless soils”, National conference on Emerging trends in Civil Engineering held on 28th Feb to 1st March 2014, MNM Jain Engineering College, Chennai.

 Papers Presented in International Conferences

1. K.Premalatha, K.Raja, "Influence of Tunneling on an Existing Pile Foundation” 50th Indian Geotechnical Conference , 17th – 19th December 2015, Pune,

2. K.Premalatha, K.Raja, "Estimation and Comparison of Ground Movements Induced by Tunneling using various methods" Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference December 13-15, 2012, Delhi

3. K.Raja, Balaji.R, Deelepan.V, Abdul Rahman Beermaideen, “Experimental Investigation On Soil Reinforced With Randomly Distributed Polyester Fibers”Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Built Environment (ITSBE’17), March 14th – 16th, 2017

4. K Raja, J M Hasan Abdul Kader , and S Hariswaran, Experimental investigation on pullout capacity of model pile in Cohesionless Deposits, Proceedings of International Virtual Conference On Robotics, Automation, Intelligent Systems And Energy, IVC RAISE 2020, December 15th, 2020, Kongu Engineering College, Tamilnadu

5. K Raja, E Elakkya , A T Manikandan , B Surya , M Nekila, Strength characteristics developed in cement stabilized soil, Proceedings of International Virtual Conference On Robotics, Automation, Intelligent Systems And Energy, IVC RAISE 2020, December 15th, 2020, Kongu Engineering College, Tamilnadu

6. Vishnuvardhan, K, Muthuiswarya, S,Raja, K, Venkatchalam, S, Muthukeerthana, S, “Road Accident prediction Model using Artificial neural network A Case study on NH 544” in International Web conference on INNOVATIONS IN CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION 2021 on 25th June 2021, at Sona College of Technology, Salem

7.  Venkatchalam, S, Raja, K “Assessment of Work Related and Postural Risk Factor Contributing Among Construction Workers in Southern Part of India through Ergonomic Analysis. " during the Third International Conference on Engineering Facilities Maintenance and Management Technologies (EFM2T’21) organized by Botswana International University of Science & Technology, Botswana between 28th and 29th October 2021.

8. Venkatchalam, S, Raja, K “A review on the behaviour of lithium slag concrete in alkali-silica reaction and mechanical properties” International conference on advances in construction materials and structures (ICCMS) held from 14th to 19th December 2021.

9. R.SivaRamakrishnan, K.Raja, S.Venkatachalam, K.Vishnuvardhan, V.Tamil Selvan, N.Vetriselvan, “Soil Stabilization Using Rice Husk Ash and Lime Sludge” International conference on advances in construction materials and structures (ICCMS) held from 14th to 19th  December 2021.

10. S.Ram Kumar, K.Raja, K .Vishnuvardhan, S.Venkatachalam, P.D.Richard, T.Ramu, "Experimental Study on Strength and Settlement of Subgrade Soil in Southern Part of Kangeyam Block"International conference on advances in construction materials and structures (ICCMS) held from 14th to 19th  December 2021.