Academics and Research

Leture Notes for the  following subjects are availabe on the links given bellow, 

1. Material management: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11GWH-8KtOSoD1P1sc_hMUMPVplv1eY_q?usp=share_link

2. Project planning and Management in Construction: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Uq_4g349wh0bZHyDsrsLnW5btLU92-bK?usp=share_link

3. Construction Management: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OcGWFNurdwW4Zf0fimRITMdV1jCVVnBi?usp=share_link

4. Building Planning and Construction

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C2P-vl9ZHZ4hEy7ulCjmQ6-o2iPEAcyr?usp=drive_link

Research papers and patents:

[1]  "Areas to Concentrate for Improving the Labour Productivity in Industry," International Journal of Innovations in Mechanical & Automobile Engineering, vol. Volume, no. Issue, pp. Page Range, Month Year. ISSN: 2249-2968.

[2] "The Correlation Between The Factors Affecting Labour Productivity In Construction Industry," International Journal of Research in Engineering Sciences & Technology, vol. Volume, no. Issue, Year. ISSN: 2249-5135.

[3] "Experimental Investigation on Variation in Compressive Strength & Mechanical Properties of Concrete by Adding Human Hairs and Polypropylene," International Advanced Research Journal in Science Engineering and Technology, vol. 03, no. 05, pp. Page Range, 2016. ISSN: 2393-8021.

[4] "Study on Variation in Compressive and Split Tensile Strength of Concrete by Using Various Binders," International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, vol. V, no. IV, Month Year. ISSN: 2321-9653.

[5] "Factors Affecting Labour Productivity in Brick Industry," International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, vol. III, no. 03, pp. Page Range, June 2014. ISSN: 2278-0181.

[6] "Use of Construction and Demolition Waste as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate for Development of Paving Block," Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, vol. XV, no. 2, Special Issue, pp. Page Range, April 2018. ISSN: 2230-7540.

[7] "An Approach Towards Development of Sustainable Concrete Paving Blocks Using Construction and Demolition Waste," IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), e-ISSN: 2278-1684, p-ISSN: 2320-334X.

[8] "Study on Effect of Escalation on Construction Projects," Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 133-138, June 2019. ISSN: 2349-5162.

[9]"Investigation on Enhancement in Compressive Strength of Concrete by Reusing Effluent for Casting and Curing," Mathematical Statistician and Engineering Applications, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 3024-3033, 2022. ISSN: 2094-0343, 2326-9865.

[10] "An Analytical Approach by Researchers to Find Factors Affecting Labour Productivity in the Construction industry-A Review," Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1-6, April 2020. ISSN: 2349-5162.

[11] "Application of Theory of Constraint to construction Projects-A Case Study," Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 2081-2087, 2021. ISSN: 2349-5162.

[12] "Factors Affecting Labour Productivity in Building Construction Sector, An Analysis by Relative Importance Index Method," Wutan Huatan Jisuan Jishu, vol. XVI, no. IX, pp. 1-9.

[13] "Risk Management in Building Construction Project using Bow Tie," Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, vol. XIV, no. 12, pp. 57-64, 2022. ISSN No: 1006-7930.

[14] "Investigation on Use of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer For Improvement In Flexural Strength of Reinforcement Concrete," World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences, vol. 08(02), pp. 055–061, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjaets.2023.8.2.0072.

[15]"Evaluation of Construction Labor Safety for High Rise Buildings," YMER Digital, vol. Year, no. Issue, pp. 1265-1276. ISSN: 0044-0477.

[16] "Evaluation of Green rating system for Building," International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning, vol. 9, no. 1, 2023. DOI: 10.37628/IJCEP.

[18]"Redefining Road Safety: A Comprehensive Literature Review on Computer Vision for Speed Breaker Detection in Vehicle," Journal of Computer Technology and Applications, vol. 14, no. 1, 2023. DOI: 10.37591/JoCTA.

[19] “Development of Smart Strips in The House for Safety Monitoring”, International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning, 2023, ISSN: 2456-2335 Volume 9, Issue 1, 2023, DOI : 10.37628/IJCEP.

Scopus Publications in 2023,

1. Dr.R.S.Chaudhari, “Exploring internal factors affecting construction labor productivity in Mumbai: a study using RII and fuzzy logic”, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00808-w (Q2 Springer)

2. Chaudhari, R.S., Bhavsar, F. & Pradhan, P.S. Assessment of moisture and chloride content in wall at different ages of buildings. J Build Rehabil 9, 13 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-023-00364-5   (Q2 Springer)

3. Enhancing hybrid DC/AC microgrid performance through IoT based grid integrated energy sources using GTO-MGNN approach. (2025). IETE Journal of Research, 71(6). https://doi.org/10.1080/03772063.2025.2487934 

4. Concrete crack dynamics: A comprehensive analysis of cracks on concrete beams. (2025). Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 73(10). https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2025/49927 

5. Navigating escalation patterns in road construction projects in Maharashtra. (2024). Panamerican Mathematical Journal, 34(4). https://doi.org/10.52783/pmj.v34.i4.2027 

6. Narkhede, M.M., Chaudhari, R.S. & Chopade, N.B. Real-time object detection and warning for road intersection safety: A YOLOv9-based approach. Sādhanā 51, 53 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-025-03057-6 

7. Meera, K.L., Chaudhari, R.S., Sekhar Nanda, S. et al. Risk Forecasting in Financial Management for Public Companies Using Efficient Multi-layer Diffusion Sea-horse Kernel Convolutional Spiking Attention Neural Network in the Digital Economy. Comput Econ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-026-11312-z 

8. Narkhede, M.M., Chaudhari, R.S. BAYESIAN attention with input reliability scaling (BARS): a probabilistic framework for robust AI-driven cost escalation prediction. Asian J Civ Eng (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-026-01641-7 

Patent:

Title:   AUTOMATED CONCRETE WEIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RMC TRANSIT MIXER 

Status: Published.

Research with Student:

1. Miss Pradnya Pradhan (SYMTech) Construction Management has secured a second Level/ Position in Engineering and Technology (PG) in AVISHKAR 2023.

Copyright:

Copyright granted on topic," ASSESSMENT IF MOISTURE AND CHLORIDE CONTENT IN PLASTER AT DIFFERENT AGES OF BUILDING."

Diary Number: 20988/2023-CO/L 

Aakaar is the annual festival of the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay comprising a range of engaging competitions, workshops, lecture series, panel discussions, industrial talks, exhibitions, and various entertaining learning events. Since its inception in 2009, it has become Asia’s largest Departmental College festival. Aakaar serves as a forum for discussion and offers opportunities for developing new skills for engineering students across India.

We are pleased to  share with you that students from  PG (Construction Management) has secured first position. The completion was held on 16 March 2024.The prize is                Rs. 20,000.00

2. Miss Priyanka Jadhav has own first prize in Poster Presentation competition (PG_ Construction Management), at SPPU and received award money as Rs. 10,000.

 Mr. Varun Bhangale stood 1st in the Pitch Arena, with prize amount as 20,000/- (Twenty thousand only) presenting a real-world civil engineering based start-up idea at IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, ISB.

Mentor for this work are,

1.  Dr. Rahul S. Chaudhari (Assistant Professor)

2.      Dr. Ajay Gaikwad, (Head of Department)

It is with immense pride and pleasure that I share the news of our team’s success in securing the Runner-Up position in the prestigious B-Plan Competition organized by the Entrepreneurship Development (ED) Cell, PUMBA, Savitribai Phule Pune University, on October 11, 2025.