KEC Faculty Profile

Department                         :           Civil Engineering

Qualification                       :           M.E., Ph.D,

Area of Specialization     

            Research                  :           Ground Improvement, Building materials

            Academic                 :           Geotechnical Engineering

Date of Joining in KEC    :           01.06.2015

Experience in years (Till date) 

            Teaching:    11  years 5 months          Industry:      0          Others: -

Contact Details

            Email                         :vinodh.civil@kongu.ac.in/ shansvino@gmail.com

            Mobile Number     :+91- 9790025650

            Office                         : 04294-226700                    Intercom      :           704

No. of Papers published

            National Journals                                     :           00

            International Journals                            :           20

No. of Papers Presented

            National Conferences                              :           04

            International Conferences                     :           02

No. of Books and book chapters published :           02

No. of Funded Research Projects                    :           00

No. of Funded Programmes Organized         :           00

No. of Consultancy Projects                              :           211

Journals Published (International )

SCI/SCIE PUBLICATIONS

1.   Vinodhkumar, S., & Balaji, S. (2021). Characterisation of magnesite mine tailings as a construction material. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(33), 45557–45570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13890-x.  Impact Factor: 4.223. Q1

2.   Vinodhkumar, S., & Balaji, S. (2023). Application of cement treated magnesite mine tailings as subgrade. Construction and Building Materials, 365, 130064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.130064.  Impact Factor: 7.693. Q1

3.   Harikaran, Ponnusamy, K., Gokulakannan, & Vinodhkumar, S. (2023). Eco-friendly soil stabilization: a combined approach using lime and waste eggshell powder. Global NEST journal, 25(7), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.005077. Impact Factor: 1. Q3

4.   Ponnusamy, K., Ramasamy, K. A., Balu, S., Vinodhkumar, S., Subburaj, S., Thottipalayam, S. M., & Rajaram, R. P. (2024). Sustainable Reuse of Shredded Face Mask in Biopolymer Treated Expansive Soil. International Journal of Environmental Research, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-024-00566-w. Impact Factor: 2.600. Q2

5.  Vinodhkumar, S, Balaji, S, Kulanthaivel, P & Priyadarshini, P. (2024). Sustainable Reuse of Magnesite Mine Tailings in Cement-Treated Expansive Soil for Enhanced Subgrade Performance: Geotechnical and Environmental Analysis, Journal of Taibah University for Science, 18(1).  https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2024.2397861.  Impact Factor: 2.800. Q2

6.  Vinodhkumar, S, Balaji, S, Kulanthaivel, P & Deshmukh, R. (2025).  Utilisation of magnesite mine tailings as sustainable structural fill material: a novel approach to mitigate environmental impact, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology,   https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-025-06501-6.  Impact Factor: 3.000. Q1

7. Vinodhkumar, S, Arunkumar, M, Karthikeyan, S & Mohanraj, A. (2025). Incorporation of furnace treated alum and textile sludge in concrete: strength, durability and environmental impact, Journal of Taibah University for Science, 19 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2025.2534222.  Impact Factor: 4.100. Q2 

SCOPUS PUBLICATIONS

1.   Vinodhkumar, S., Balaji, S., (2016), ‘Artificial neural network modelling and economic analysis of black cotton soil subgrade stabilized with flyash and geotextile’, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 9(1), pp. 81–86. Q4

2.   Ramya, D., Vinodhkumar, S., Preethi, K., Sujatha, K., Manikandan, R, (2018), ‘Stability analysis of slope: A support vector machine approach’, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 10(12 Special Issue), pp. 1090–1093. Q3

3.   Vinodhkumar, S., Balaji, S., (2019), ‘Dredged soil improvement by electro osmosis’, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(3), pp. 6992–6995. https://doi.org /10.35940/ijrte.C6035.098319 Q4

4.   Vinodhkumar, S., Palanisamy, G., Anbazhagan, B., Nagarajan, G, (2020),‘Experimental study of load settlement behaviour of circular footing rested over M-sand’, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2240, 090007. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0010996.

5.   Arun Kumar, M., Kulanthaivel, P., Selvapraveen, S., Vinodhkumar, S., Naveenraj, V, (2020), ‘Strength Behaviour of Clay Soil Stabilized with Lime’, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 961(1), 012003.   https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/961/1/012003.

6.   Maruthachalam, D., Vinodhkumar, S., & Shyamala, G. (2024). Machine learning techniques for estimating compressive strength of high-performance concrete – A comparative study. AIP Conference Proceedings, 3231(1).  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0239770

7.   Vinodhkumar, S., Shanmugam, B., Kulanthaivel, P., & Thottipalayam Shakthivel, M. (2024). A reliability-based mechanical-empirical design method for flexible pavements containing cement-treated magnesite mine tailings as subgrade. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 71(1), 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44147-024-00397-8 Q2

8. Vinodhkumar, S., Eswaran, A., Pandiyan, A., & Ramakrishnan, S. (2024). Utilization of waste face masks to reinforce magnesite mine tailings for sustainable subgrade construction. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 71(1), 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44147-024-00407-9 Q2 

OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1.   Vinodhkumar, S., Kulanthaivel, P., & Gayathiri, K. (2016). Support Vector Machine Applied to Stability Analysis of Slopes Based on Limit Equilibrium Analysis. National Conference on Recent Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering, May 6, Coimbatore.

2.   Kulanthaivel, P., Vinodhkumar, S., & Mukesh, T. S. (2016). Performance Analysis of Geogrid Encased Stone Column in Soft Clay. National Conference on Recent Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering, May 6, Coimbatore.

3.   Vinodhkumar, S., Ramya, D., & Kulanthaivel, P. (2017). Index and Chemical Properties of Black Cotton Soil Blended with Flyash. International Journal of Research in Advanced Technology, 1(6), 27-30.

4.   Ramya, D., & Vinodhkumar, S. (2017). Development of Support Vector Machine Model to Predict Stability of Slopes Based on Bound Theorems. International journal of engineering and technology, 9, 1231-1237. https:// doi.org/10.21817/ijet/2017/v9i2/170902230

5.   Vinodhkumar, S., Kulanthaivel, P., Kabilan, A., & Lokeshkanna, K. M. (2018). Study of Black Cotton Soil Characteristics with Molasses. Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology, 7(S1), 73-77

6.   Balaji, S., Vinodhkumar, S., & Ridhuvarsine, R. (2019). Applications and Performance of Geogrids in Structures. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8(4), 5495-5500. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijrte.D8831.118419

7. Vidya Bharathi, S., Vinodhkumar, S., & Saravanan, M.M. (2021).  Strength characteristics of banana and sisal fiber reinforced composites.  IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1055, 012024.  https:// doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1055/1/012024 

Papers Presented in National Conferences

 S.Vinodhkumar, Dr.T.Meenambal "Geochemical Characterization of Expansive soil Stabilized with Flyash, NCRAG, March 2014

S.Vinodhkumar, P.Kulanthaivel, K.Gayathiri "Support Vector Machine Applied to Stability Analysis of Slopes Based on Limit Equilibrium Analysis, NCRAG, May 2016.

P.Kulanthaivel, S.Vinodhkumar, T.S.Mukesh "Performance Analysis of Geogrid encased Stone-Column in Soft Clay", NCRAG, May 2016.

S.Vinodhkumar, P.Kulanthaivel, A.Kabilan, K.M. Lokeshkanna "Study of Black Cotton Soil Characteristics with Molasses", National Conference on Innovative Practices, Recyclable Materials and Energy Efficient Methods in Civil Engineering (IPRME’18) 23rd & 24th March 2018, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Neelambur, Coimbatore

 Papers Presented in International Conferences

 Vinodhkumar S, Kulanthaivel P, and Nanthakumar S, “Characteristics of Workability and Strength of SCC Containing GGBFS and Fly Ash”, 13th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology, November 7 & 8, 2016, VIT University.

Kulanthaivel P, Vinodhkumar S, and Naveen C, “Experimental Study on Influence of Metal Fibres in Concrete”, 13th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology, November 7 & 8, 2016, VIT University.

Consultancy projects:

Patent

1. Design patent titled "Brick Moulding Machine" with the grant number 381983-001 was granted on 06/06/2023.