Academic Profile

• Ph.D in Transportation Engineering, Regional Engineering College (REC), Warangal, Andhra Pradesh. 

• M.E in Transportation Engineering and Management from Regional Engineering College, Trichy  with First class 

• B.E in Civil Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Trichy  with First class with Distinction 

Professional Experience

• Professor in Civil Engineering and Controller of Examinations Nandha Engineering College, Erode (June 2024 - Till Date)

• Principal In-charge, Government College of Engineering (Institute of Road and Transport Technology - IRTT), Erode from 01.07.2019 to 31-05-2024

• Professor in Civil Engineering Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT), Erode from  11.02.2010 to 30.06.2019.

• Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT), Erode from 20.01.2004 to 10.02.2010

• Senior Lecturer and Lecturer (Selection Grade) in Civil Engineering Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT), Erode from 01.12.1993 to 19.01.2004

• Associate Lecturer and Lecturer in Civil Engineering Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT), Erode from 01.06.1987 to 30.11.1993

Anna University Supervisorship

• Supervisor Recognition ID: 8310074

• Number of Scholars Pursuing Ph.D.:  08

• Number of Scholars Completed Ph.D.:  10

Researc Articles

1. R.Murugesan & N.V.Ramamoorthy, Level of Public Transport Service Evaluation : A Fuzzy Set Approach, Journal of Advanced Transportation, Canada, Summer, 1998

2. T.R.Sethuraman & R.Murugesan, Marine Traffic Modelling for Tuticorin Port – An Artificial Neural Network Approach, International Engineering and Technology Journal of Civil and Structures, Vol.2, No.1, 2009

3. Gopalakrishnan, KM & Murugesan, R, 2012, ‘Experimental Investigation on Recycled Aggregate as Partial Replacement on Natural Aggregate’, The Asian Review of Civil Engineering vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 19-24.

4. Gopalakrishnan, KM & Murugesan R, E 2013, ‘Experimental Study on Performance of RCAg as Course Aggregate and Silica fume as Partial Replacement for cement with Different Water Binder Ratio’, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engg, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 53-65.

5. P. Saravanakumar, N.R.Chitra & Dr. R. Murugesan, Comparative Investigation on Load- Deflection Characteristics of R.C. Frames Strengthened and Retrofitted with GFRP Composites, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 06, No. 06(01), Dec. 2013.

6. P. Saravanakumar, N.R.Chitra & Dr. R. Murugesan, Comparative Experimental Investigation on the Behaviour and Strength of R.C. Frames Strengthened and Retrofitted with GFRP Composites, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 18(5): 1-8, 2014.

7. R.Murugesan, A.Guruvalakshmi & Devaki, Road Accident Modeling in NH 47 (Salem- Coimbatore Stretch) , International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015.

8. T.Mayilvahanan & R.Murugesan, Effect of Nonlinearity in Granular and Subgrade Layers in Multi Layer Analysis of Flexible Pavements, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol.10, No.3, pp 6027-6038, 2015.

9. K.P. Senthilnathan, R. Murugesan, K. Jegadeesan & G. Vijayakumar Study on Corrosion Protection in R. C. Slabs, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol.10, No.57, 2015.

10. P.Jagadesh, A.Ramachandramurthy & R. Murugesan, Effect of Water to Cementitious Ratio on the Strength Development of Unary Blended Concrete- An Overview, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 08, No. 03, pp 1493-1500, June, 2015.

11. P.Jagadesh, A.Ramachandramurthy ,R. Murugesan & K.Sarayu, Micro- analytical studies on Sugar cane Bagasse Ash, Sadhana, Vol. 40, Part 5, pp. 1629-1638, Aug. 2015, Indian Academy of Sciences.

12. Gopalakrishnan, KM & Murugesan, R 2015, ‘Effect of Rock Fractured Materials Replacement in Concrete – Its Strength and Durability Study’, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, vol. 08, no. 01, pp. 250-255 

13. Gopalakrishnan, KM & Murugesan, R 2015, ‘Modeling the Partial Replacement Effectof Coarse Aggregate and Cement With RCA and Flyash’, International Journal ofApplied Engg Research, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 9909-9922.

14. Jagadesh, P, Ramachandra Murthy, R, Murugesan, R & Sarayu, K, 2015, ‘Micro-analytical studies on sugar cane bagasse ash” Sadana – Academy Proceedings of Engineering Science, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 1629-1638, ISSN : 0256-2499 (Annexure I).

(Impact factor – 0.592)

15. Jagadesh, P, Ramachandra Murthy, R & Murugesan, R, 2015, ‘Effect of water cementitious ratio on the strength development of unary blended concrete – An Overview” International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, vol. 8, no. 3, pp.

1493-1500, ISSN : 0974-5904.

16. Jagadesh, P, Ramachandra Murthy, R & Murugesan, R, 2015, ‘Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash –Material Characterization’, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol.10, no. 62, pp. 363-368, ISSN : 0973-4562.

17. Anand Rejilin, D.R., Murugesan, R & Bravin Ebanesh, V 2018, ‘Flexural performance of geopolymer concrete modified with pozzolanic minerals and secondary reinforcement’, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nano science, American Scientific Publishers,California, USA, vol.15, no.2, pp. 459-469

18. Jagadesh, P, Ramachandra Murthy, R & Murugesan, R, 2018 ‘Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash Concrete’, Construction and Building Materials, vol. 176, pp. 608-617, ISSN : 0950-0618 (Annexure I). (Impact Factor – 3.485).

19. Eswaramoorthi, P, Murugesan, R, 2022, Dependency of Sisal and Banana Fiber on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Journal of Natural Fibers, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 3147- 3157.

20. Krishnan Chandra Sekar, Ramasamy Murugesan, Muthusamy Sivaraja & Ramaiah Prakash, 2023, Development of Sustainable Concrete from Hypo Sludge Combined with Basalt Fibre and Latex, Sustainability, Vol. 15, 10986. https://doi.org/10.3390/su51410986

21. Sivasamy Satheesh Kumar, Ramasamy Murugesan, Muthusamy Sivaraja &Anand Athijayamani, 2024, Innovative Eco-Friendly Concrete Utilizing Coconut Shell Fibers and Coir Pith Ash for Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Vol. 16, 5316. https://doi.org/10.3390/su 16135316

22. Blessy Grant Christian Johnson, Murugesan Ramasamy & Anandavalli Narayanan, 2024, Experimental Study and Assessment of the Structural Performance of Laced Reinforced Concrete Beams Against Reverse Cyclic Loading, REVISTAMATERIA, ISSN 1517- 7076, Vol.29, No.1

23. Mythili,D, Murugesan, R, Christian Johnson,S, 2024, Flexural and Durability Performance of Alkaline Resistance Glass Fiber and Basalt Fiber in Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. 25, No.4, pp. 521-528.

24. Vignesh,V, Saravanakumar, P, Murugesan, R, Shyamala Gowri, S, 2024, An Experimental Study on Use of Magnetic Water in Concrete, International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, Vol. 11, Issue 4, ISSN: 2349-6002.

Professional Society Membership

• Lifetime member of Indian Road Congress

• Lifetime member of Institution of Engineers (India)

• Lifetime member of Indian Society for Technical Education