Scholarly Output

PATENT

J. Youngblood, W.J. Weiss, K.S.T. Chopperla, S. Ramanathan, “Use of modified cellulose nanomaterials in cementitious compositions” US Patent, 15 Aug 2024, Application: 18/448,689.

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED

W.J. Weiss, B. Isgor, T. Weller, K.S.T. Chopperla, I. Uluer, “Wireless method for concrete curing quantification” Technology ID: OSU-23-38, August 2023

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Chopperla, K.S.T., Kaladaran, G., Kochaver, A.K., Isgor, O.B., Weiss, W.J. “The effect of water absorption and specific gravity of supplementary cementitious materials on required water” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 154, 105808, 2024
K.S.T. Chopperla, L.A. de Siqueira Neto, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Electrical resistivity testing of concrete cylinders: bias, precision, and use in process control” Transportation Research Record , 2024 https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241284618 .
K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Tuinukuafe, J. Biever, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Influence of aggregate on fresh pore solution resistivity” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 120 (5), pp. 111-120, 2023
J. Biever, K.S.T. Chopperla, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Practical measurement of pore solution resistivity of fresh cementitious mixtures” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 120 (5), pp. 43-52, 2023
S. Ramanathan, K.S.T. Chopperla, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Reducing the carbon footprint in cementitious systems using cellulose nanocrystals with ordinary portland cement and limestone” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 120 (1), pp. 205-218, 2023
K.S.T. Chopperla, T. Drimalas, M. Beyene, J. Tanesi, K. Folliard, A. Ardani, J.H. Ideker, “Combining reliable performance testing and binder properties to determine preventive measures for alkali-silica reaction” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 151, 106641, 2022
K.S.T. Chopperla, S. Smith, P. Vaddey, T. Drimalas, M. Thomas, K. Kurtis, J.H. Ideker, “Recommendations for unified durability guidance in ACI documents” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 119 (2), 2022
A. Tuinukuafe, K.S.T. Chopperla, W.J. Weiss, J.H. Ideker, O.B. Isgor, “Estimating Na+ and K+ concentrations of the pore solution based on ex-situ leaching tests and thermodynamic modeling” RILEM Technical Letters, Vol. 7, pp. 88-97, 2022
K.S.T. Chopperla, J.H. Ideker, “Using electrical resistivity to determine the efficiency of supplementary cementitious materials to prevent alkali-silica reaction in concrete” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 125, 104282, 2022
K. Bharadwaj, B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Choudary, G. Vasudevan, D. Glosser, J. Ideker, D. Trejo, “Towards the performance-based mixture proportioning of concrete containing fly ash” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 119 (2), 2022
K.S.T. Chopperla, J. Smith, J.H. Ideker, “The efficacy of Portland-limestone cements with supplementary cementitious materials to mitigate alkali-silica reaction” Cement, Vol. 8, 100031, 2022
Y. Wang, S. Ramanathan, K.S.T. Chopperla, J.H. Ideker, P. Suraneni, “Estimation of non-traditional supplementary cementitious materials potential to prevent alkali-silica reaction using pozzolanic reactivity and bulk resistivity” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 133, 104723, 2022
S. Mehdinia, K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Hafiz, T. Schumacher, J.H. Ideker, “Ultrasonic coda wave monitoring of alkali-silica reactivity in concrete laboratory prisms” Materials Evaluation, Vol. 80 (10), pp. 40-51, 2022
J. Tanesi, T. Drimalas, K.S.T. Chopperla, M. Beyene, J.H. Ideker, H. Kim, L. Montanari, A. Ardani, “Divergence between performance in the field and laboratory test results for alkali-silica reaction” Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2675 (5), pp. 120-134, 2020
K.S.T. Chopperla, Y. Venkateswaran, B. Abdul, M. Santhanam, A. Gopinath, “Durability of concrete with agro-waste - a local approach to sustainability” Green Materials, Vol. 7 (2), pp. 84-96, 2019
K.S.T. Chopperla, R. Jupalli, D. Kanraj, A. Bahurudeen, M.K. Haneefa, M. Santhanam, “Development of an efficient procedure for sustainable low carbon cement manufacturing process” Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 787, pp. 142-146, 2015

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

W.J. Weiss, O.B. Isgor, K.S.T. Chopperla, “Electrical resistivity – Its role in concrete durability and quality control” ASPIRE – The Concrete Bridge Magazine, pp. 26-29, Spring 2024
J.H. Ideker, T. Drimalas, K.J. Folliard, A. Ghanizadeh, A. Parashar, K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Snyder, M.D.A. Thomas, “Preventing alkali-silica reaction in concrete” In: ce/papers, Vol. 6 (6), pp. 1101-1109, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.2935)
K.S.T. Chopperla, S. Ramanathan, R.J. Moon, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Field demonstrations using cellulose nanomaterials as concrete additives” Concrete International, Vol. 45 (1), pp. 33-38, 2023
S. Ramanathan, K.S.T. Chopperla, T. Washington, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Cellulose nanocrystals as an additive for prestressed concrete slab girders” ASPIRE – The Concrete Bridge Magazine, April 2023

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Chopperla, K.S.T., Akhil, R., Bharadwaj, K., Kumar, A., Jha, A.K., Susmita, R. “Evaluation of Biochar as A Potential Additive in Concrete to Lower Its Carbon Footprint” In. 18th NCB International Conference & Exhibition on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials, New Delhi, India, November 2024
T. F. Ronning, J. Lindgard, M. Bagheri, B.J. Wigum, T. Danner, K. de Weerdt, M. Haugen, B.M. Hamsted, G. Plusquellec, K.S.T. Chopperla, “Alkalis released from aggregates – Significance for concrete performance testing” In: 17th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR), Ottawa, Canada (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-59419-9_42), May, 2024.
S. Ramanathan, K.S.T. Chopperla, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Quantifying cellulose nanocrystals adsorption on cementitious constituents” In: 78th RILEM Week & Conference on Smart Materials and Structures (SMS) 2024, France, August 2024.
I. Uluer, K.S.T. Chopperla, D. Yirenya-Tawiah, B. Isgor, J. Weiss, T. Weller, “Characterization of concrete curing using a microwave harmonic sensor” In: IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 2023
K.S.T. Chopperla, K. Bharadwaj, G. Kaladharan, S. Ramanathan, O.B. Isgor, W.J. Weiss, “Pozzolanic reactivity and characterization of natural pozzolans” In: Thailand Concrete Association, Ed. Further Reduction of CO2 -Emissions and Circularity in the Cement and Concrete Industry, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement 2023 - ICCC2023 (Bangkok 18-22.09.2023). Bangkok, 2023
K.S.T. Chopperla, J. Ideker, “Towards the development of prescriptive-based specifications for non-traditional SCMs to prevent alkali-silica reaction” In: Thailand Concrete Association, Ed. Further Reduction of CO2 -Emissions and Circularity in the Cement and Concrete Industry, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement 2023 - ICCC2023 (Bangkok 18-22.09.2023). Bangkok, 2023
K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Parashar, J.H. Ideker, “Correlation between the pozzolanic reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials and their efficacy to prevent alkali-silica reaction” In: Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021. RW 2021. RILEM Bookseries, Vol. 40, 9 pp., Springer, 2023
A. Parashar, K.S.T. Chopperla, J.H. Ideker, “Investigating the use of off-specification ashes to prevent alkali-silica reaction” In: Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021. RW 2021. RILEM Bookseries, Vol. 40, 7 pp., Springer, 2023
K.S.T. Chopperla, J. Ideker, "Performance of Portland-limestone cements with supplementary cementitious materials to mitigate alkali-silica reaction" In: 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR) in Concrete, Lisbon, Portugal, 2020-2022
K.S.T. Chopperla, J. Ideker, "A study on the effect of aggregate type on pore solution composition" In: 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR) in Concrete, Lisbon, Portugal, 2020-2022
S. Mehdinia, K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Hafiz, T. Schumacher, J.H. Ideker, "Early-age detection of ASR in laboratory samples using ultrasonic coda wave monitoring" In: 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR) in Concrete, Lisbon, Portugal, 2020-2022
A. Ghanizadeh, M. Thomas, T. Drimalas, K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Parashar, J.H. Ideker, R. Lute, K. Folliard, “Using the miniature concrete prism test (MCPT) to evaluate ASR preventive measures” In: 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR) in Concrete, Lisbon, Portugal, 2020-2022
A. Parashar, K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Ghanizadeh, R. Lute, T. Drimalas, M. Thomas, K. Folliard, J.H. Ideker, “Overview on improving the guidance of AASHTO R 80 and ASTM C1778 for ASR potential and prevention with SCMs” In: 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR) in Concrete, Lisbon, Portugal, 2020-2022
K.S.T. Chopperla, T. Drimalas, J. Tanesi, A. Ardani, M. Laskey, M. Thomas, K. Folliard, J.H. Ideker, "Benchmarking the miniature concrete prism test and the concrete cylinder tests to field exposed blocks for mitigation of alkali-silica reaction" In: 15th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC), Prague, Czech Republic, 2019
K. Chilakmurthy, A.V. Marckson, K.S.T. Chopperla, M. Santhanam, “A statistical overview of sand demand in Asia and Europe” In: International Conference UKIERE CTMC'16, Goa, India, 2016

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

K.S.T. Chopperla, “Evaluation of the Efficiency of Supplementary Cementitious Materials to Prevent Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete” in Net Zero Construction Conference (N0CC2024), 2024
K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Parashar, J.H. Ideker, “Reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials and their efficiency to prevent alkali-silica reaction” in ASTM Symposium on Reactivity Tests for Cement-based Materials - From Lab Testing to Standards and Specifications, Seattle, USA, 2022
K.S.T. Chopperla, J.H. Ideker, “Evaluation of the performance of portland-limestone cements and supplementary cementitious materials to mitigate alkali-silica reaction” in ACI Spring Convention (Research in Progress) (Online presentation), 2020
K.S.T. Chopperla, T. Drimalas, J. Tanesi, A. Ardani, K. J. Folliard, and J. H. Ideker, “Assessing the reliability of alternative accelerated laboratory tests to evaluate alkali-silica reaction” in ACI Fall Convention (Research in Progress), Las Vegas, USA, 2018
K.S.T. Chopperla, M. Santhanam, “Rietveld quantitative phase analysis of cement and its hydrates”, International Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, Materials & Construction Practices, Goa, India, 2016
K.S.T. Chopperla, A. Bahurudeen, M.K. Haneefa, “Modeling the hydration kinetics of blended cements”, 3rd International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Civil engineering (ICMSC), Kollam, Kerala, India, 2015

INVITED TALKS

“Assessing alternative SCMs for use in concrete”, Civil Engineering Association Seminar, IIT Bombay, 10th March 2025.
“Assessing alternative SCMs for use in concrete”, 4th International Workshop on Technologies for Low-Carbon & Lean Construction (TLC2), IIT Madras, 28th January 2025
“Durability of cementitious systems: Emphasis on transport properties and deterioration mechanisms”, High-End Workshop (Karyashala) on “Characterization of Cementitious Materials and Laboratory Testing” organized at IIT Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India; 18-24 March 2024
“Evaluation of the efficiency of supplementary cementitious materials to prevent alkali-silica reaction in concrete", CAE Seminar Series, University of Miami, 13 Sep 2024

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