Postdoctoral researcher: Sultan Qaboos University- Muscat (2019)
Project Title: INVESTIGATION OF TRUCK WEIGHTS, OVERLOAD, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS ON OMAN ROADS-Phase I” Cost of the project: 1.78 Crores Indian Rupees (259,381 US $), Funded by: Ministry of Transport and Communication, Muscat, Oman.
Doctoral researcher: National Institute of Technology-Surat (2014-2018)
Thesis Title: STIFFNESS-BASED INVESTIGATIONS OF LOW VOLUME ROADS USING LIGHTWEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER
Journal Papers
1.Sunny Deol., Vinod Kumar Adigopula and Rakesh Kumar. "Comparative studies of lightweight deflectometer and Benkelman beam deflectometer in low volume roads". (2016) Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (Web of Science): Elsevier Publisher: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2016.09.005.
2.Rakesh Kumar., Vinod Kumar Adigopula and Sunny Deol. "Stiffness-Based Quality Control Evaluation of Modified Subgrade Soil Using Lightweight Deflectometer". (2017). Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (Web of Science): ASCE Publisher:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001958.
3. Vinod Kumar Adigopula. "A simplified empirical approach for prediction of pavement layer moduli values using lightweight deflectometer data". (2021) International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (Web of Science), Springer publisher.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-021-00050-0.
4.Vinod Kumar Adigopula. "Possibilities and Proposals of Intelligent Transportation System in the Indian context: A Synthesis of the Literature". (2021) Journal of Innovative Infrastructure Solutions (Web of Science), Springer publisher.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-021-00622-w
5.Vinod Kumar Adigopula and Rakesh Kumar. "Laboratory investigation of modified subgrade clay soil mix with steel slag and lime using static and dynamic test approach". (2022) International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Web of Science), Taylor & Francis publisher.https://doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2022.2089443
6.Aravind Goud,Venkata Ramana Gondu, Sudheer Kumar Yamsani and Vinod Kumar Adigopula. "Comprehensive Utilization of Brick Waste as precursor in Synthesizing geopolymer for treating Black Cotton Soil." (2023) International Journal of Geotechnical engineering (Web of Science), Taylor & Francis.https://doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2023.2245230
7.Chandra Bogi Reddy, Vinod Kumar Adigopula, Ankit Garg,G.V.Ramana, Yanning Wang, and Chandresh Solanki."Relevance of finite element analysis to simulate Oedometer test for testing the compressibility of the soil". (2023) Material today: Proceedings Journal, Elsevier publisher.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.663
8. Vinod Kumar Adigopula. "Pavement Surface Condition Assessment: A-State-of-the-art Research Review and Future Perspective". (2024) Journal of Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer publisher, DoI: 10.1007/s41062-024-01755-4.
9. Adigopula, V.K., Kumar, A.J.B. Investigating the effect of overloaded vehicles on asphalt pavement: a case study in India. Discov Civ Eng 2, 106 (2025). Springer publisher,https://doi.org/10.1007/s44290-025-00263-3
Book Chapters
1.Vinod Kumar Adigopula., Sunny Deol and Rakesh Kumar. "Structural Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Using Non-destructive Techniques in Low Volume Road". (2017) Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Springer Publisher: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61908-8_13.
2. Vinod Kumar Adigopula., Chandra Bogi Freddy., Sunny Deol., Radha Gonawala and Rakesh Kumar. "Mechanistic Analysis of Subgrade Soil Reinforced with Modified Jute Geotextile". (2018) Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer Publisher, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95771-5_14.
3. Vinod Kumar Adigopula., Chandra Bogi reddy and Rakesh Kumar. "A Study on the Application of Lightweight Deflectometer During the Construction of Low Volume Road in India". (2021) Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering: Springer Publisher:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4324-5_8.
4.Vinod Kumar Adigopula., Bogireddy C., Guzzarlapudi S.D. (2022). "Comparison of Overlay Design in Between Lightweight Deflectometer and Benkelman Beam Deflection Test Results: A Case Study in India". Advances in Geoengineering along the Belt and Road. BRWSG 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 230. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9963-4_14
5. Ankita Sharma., Vinod Kumar Adigopula and Sunny Deol. "Signal time optimisation for a 3-Legged urban intersection in developing economies using branch and bound algorithm". (2022). Book chapter, Facets of a smart city: Computational and Experimental Techniques for Sustainable Urban Development. Bentham Book Publisher.
Conference papers
1. Sunny Deol., Vinod Kumar Adigopula and Rakesh Kumar. "Comparative study of flexible pavement layers moduli backcalculation using approximate and static approach". (2017) Materials Today: Proceedings: Elsevier Publisher: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.06.272.
2.Rakesh Kumar., Vinod Kumar Adigopula and Sunny Deol. "A Correlation Between LWD Backcalculated Moduli with Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Test Results for Subgrade Layer". (2017) 96th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. https://trid.trb.org/view/1438634.
Received invitation for a speaker at Indo-China Research Webinar series in Civil and Environmental Engineering (8th – 19th May 2020) and delivered a topic on “Stiffness-Based Quality Control Evaluation of Unbound layers using lightweight deflectometer” (Virtual mode during Corona period).
Received invitation as a speaker for a one-week faculty development program on “Raising awareness on consultancy in civil engineering” from 26th November to 1st December 2018 and delivered a lecture on Transportation engineering on 29-11-2018.Venue: Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad.
Received invitation for a guest lecture in the Department of Civil Engineering (18th June 2021) and delivered a topic on “Transportation Engineering Planning Scope in India” (Virtual mode during Corona period).
Hands on training on IITPave software based on IRC-37-2018(10th December 2021), Venue: Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science.
Received invitation and delivered a talk on "Pavement Structural Evaluation and Overlay Design by falling weight deflectometer method, Venue: Highway Research Station, Chennai.
Received invitation and delivered a talk on "Application of IoT in Transportation Engineering", Venue: Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technolgy-Ananthapuram
Overlay Design of Low Volume Road Using Light Weight Deflectometer. Structural evaluation of a pavement using NDT techniques.
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2014-02-13 )
2024
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (Springer Publisher)
International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering & Management (CTSEM 2021)
International Conference on Sustainable Construction Technologies and Advancements in Civil Engineering (SCTACE 2021)
International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Taylor & Francis Publisher)
Patent
Design Patent "Portable soil compaction mould", India, Design number: 354784-001.
Design Patent "FLOW-SLIDE LIQUID LIMIT DEVICE", India, Design number: 358642-001
Design patent "Self-Navigated AI Based Smart Umbrella",India, Design number:372839-001
Design Patent "Soil Particle Classifier", India, Design number: 382429-001
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Board member of the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andra Pradesh (2023-2026)
Oman, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia