Dr. B. Kondraivendhan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat. He earned a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi. He was a visiting Student of the University of Dundee, UK. He also has PDF experience from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His areas of research interest includes rebar corrosion, Microstructure modelling, high rise building analysis and design, bridge engineering, alternative binders in concrete preparation, repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures.