Dr Sravan Muguda Viswanath

Summary

My research focuses on bio-based soil stabilisation using biopolymers, fungi, enzymes, and recycled materials, alongside experimental and applied geotechnics for real-world impact. I work closely with industry and international collaborators to translate laboratory innovation into practical, low-carbon solutions for infrastructure. My work supports the development of climate-resilient, resource-efficient and inclusive civil engineering systems, with clear alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

Research Publications

Journal Articles:

Priya, T.R., Nagaraj, H.B. and Muguda, S., 2025. Plasticity properties and undrained strength of bio-enzyme treated black-cotton soils. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.37136.
Asha, M., Nagaraj, H.B. and Muguda, S., 2025. Shrinkage Limit Determination of Soils Using Hydrophobic Compounds. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 43(5), p.214.
Muguda, S. and Wyndham, M., 2024. Recycling biopolymer stabilised earthen construction materials using β-mannanase. Construction and Building Materials, 457, p.139334.
Muguda, S., Hughes, P.N., Augarde, C.E., Perlot, C., Walter Bruno, A. and Gallipoli, D., 2022. Cross-linking of biopolymers for stabilizing earthen construction materials. Building Research & Information, 50(5), pp.502-514.
Muguda, S., Lucas, G., Hughes, P.N., Augarde, C.E., Perlot, C., Bruno, A.W. and Gallipoli, D., 2020. Durability and hygroscopic behaviour of biopolymer stabilised earthen construction materials. Construction and Building Materials, 259, p.119725.
Muguda, S. and Nagaraj, H.B., 2019. Effect of enzymes on plasticity and strength characteristics of an earthen construction material. International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 10(1), p.2.
Nagaraj, H.B., Sravan, M.V. and Deepa, B.S., 2018. Factors influencing undrained strength of fine-grained soils at high water contents. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 13(4), pp.276-287.
Muguda, S., Booth, S.J., Hughes, P.N., Augarde, C.E., Perlot, C., Bruno, A.W. and Gallipoli, D., 2017. Mechanical properties of biopolymer-stabilised soil-based construction materials. Géotechnique letters, 7(4), pp.309-314.
Sravan, M.V. and Nagaraj, H.B., 2017. Potential use of enzymes in the preparation of compressed stabilized earth blocks. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29(9), p.04017103.
Nagaraj, H.B., Rajesh, A. and Sravan, M.V., 2016. Influence of soil gradation, proportion and combination of admixtures on the properties and durability of CSEBs. Construction and Building materials, 110, pp.135-144.
Nagaraj, H.B., Reesha, B., Sravan, M.V. and Suresh, M.R., 2015. Correlation of compaction characteristics of natural soils with modified plastic limit. Transportation Geotechnics, 2, pp.65-77.
Sravan, M.V. and Nagaraj, H.B., 2015. Preliminary study on use of TerraZyme as a bio stabilizer along with cement and lime in compressed stabilized earth blocks. Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, 33(2), pp.674-681.
Nagaraj, H.B., Sravan, M.V., Arun, T.G. and Jagadish, K.S., 2014. Role of lime with cement in long-term strength of Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks. International journal of sustainable built environment, 3(1), pp.54-61.

Conference Proceedings:

Sivadasan, S., Muguda, S., Salifu, E., Tirkolaei, H.K., Bruno, A.W. and Gallipoli, D., 2025. Insights into the impact of synergistic fungi-biopolymer stabilization on the shear strength of sand. International Conference on Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (ICBBG), Tempe, Arizona.
Lane, A., Muguda, S., Salifu, E., Khodadadi, H., Tirkolaei, P.D., Bruno, A.W. and Gallipoli, D., 2025. Exploratory Research on Optimizing the Synergistic Application of Fungi Biopolymers in Soil Engineering. International Conference on Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (ICBBG), Tempe, Arizona.
Salifu, E., Cuccurullo, A. and Muguda, S., 2025. Faculty perceptions and usage of generative AI in geotechnical engineering education. Geotechnical Engineering Education.
Sivadasan, S., Muguda, S., Salifu, E., Tirkolaei, H.K., Bruno, A.W. and Gallipoli, D., 2025. Hydraulic Response of Sandy Soil to Fungi-Biopolymer Treatment. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 642, p. 05009). EDP Sciences.
Mutsvairo, T., Lloret-Cabot, M., Hughes, P., Muguda-Viswanath, S. and Sofia, A., 2024. A non-hysteretic simplification to the Glasgow Coupled Model (GCM). UKACM 2024 Conference, 10-12 April 2024, Durham University, Durham, UK. https://doi.org/10.62512/conf.ukacm2024.060.
Rana, A., Kumar Sharma, A., Kumar, A., Azizi, A., Muguda, S., Osman, A. and Toll, D.G., 2023. An Apparatus to Monitor Suction Evolution and Water Migration within a Soil Mass for Climate-Adaptive Infrastructure. In Geo-Risk 2023 (pp. 117-126).
Gallipoli, D et al., 2022, August. TERRE project: interplay between unsaturated soil mechanics and low-carbon geotechnical engineering. In E3S Web of Conferences.
Nagaraj, H.B. and Sravan, M.V., 2019, December. A review of factors affecting undrained strength of fine-grained soils at consistency limits. In The XVII European conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering (pp. 1-8). Reykjavik, Iceland: The Icelandic Geotechnical Society.
Muguda, S., Hughes, P., Augarde, C., Perlot, C., Gallipoli, D. and Bruno, A., 2019. Geotechnical characterisation of recycled biopolymer-stabilised earthen materials. In 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019, Reykjavik, 1 September 2019-6 September 2019, 167797 (pp. 1-1).
Muguda, S., Booth, S.J., Hughes, P.N., Augarde, C.E., Perlot, C., Bruno, A.W. and Gallipoli, D., 2018, August. Preliminary study on use of biopolymers in earthen construction. In The 7th International conference on unsaturated SoilsAt: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Vol. 8, pp. 1-2).

Book Chapters:

Nagaraj, H.B. and Muguda, S., 2020. Recent innovations in stabilized earthen construction. In Sustainable Materials in Building Construction (pp. 149-164). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Muguda, S., Lucas, G., Hughes, P., Augarde, C., Cuccurullo, A., Bruno, A.W., Perlot, C. and Gallipoli, D., 2019. Advances in the Use of Biological Stabilisers and Hyper-compaction for Sustainable Earthen Construction Materials. In Earthen Dwellings and Structures: Current Status in their Adoption (pp. 191-201). Singapore: Springer Singapore.

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