I am a Ph.D. research scholar at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. Currently, I am working under the supervision of Prof. Rajan Choudhary in the area of pavement materials and pavement engineering.
Education
● Ph.D (2019-Pursuing)
Transportation Systems Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
● M.Tech (2017-19)
Transportation Systems Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Masters Dissertation: Characteristics of bituminous mixes with automobile rubber waste modified binders.
● B.Tech (2012-16)
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala
Bachelors Dissertation: Artificial Neural Network based modelling for prediction of total Iron content in underground water: A case study of Agartala municipal corporation and Jirania area.
Research Interests
● Pavement materials characterization
● Asphalt binder rheology
● Warm mix asphalt
● Open graded friction courses
● Stone matrix asphalt
● Alternative pavement materials
● Recycled asphalt pavement
● Sustainability in pavement engineering
Teaching Assistantship
● CE 304: Transportation Engineering - I
● CE 314: Transportation Engineering – I Laboratory
● CE 582: Pavements Materials
● CE 623: Pavement Evaluation, Rehabilitation and Maintenance
Memberships
● Student Member - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
● Student Member - American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
● Student Member - Transportation Research Group (TRG) of India
Reviewer
● Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi
● Case Studies in Construction Materials, Elsevier
● Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Elsevier
● Discover Applied Sciences, Springer Nature
● Journal of Cleaner Material, Elsevier
● Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE
● Polymer Bulletin, Springer Nature
● Results in Engineering, Elsevier
● Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Achievements
● International Travel Support Grantof Department of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) for attending and presenting papers in 102nd Annual Meeting of Transport Research Board, Washington, DC, United States in 2022.
● Best Paper Award for the paper "Stabilization of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixes with Plant-based Natural Fibers", in the Second International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS-2022), December 13-19 2022.
● First Prize (Winner)in National Road Safety Competition organized by General Insurance Council for the paper "Night Visibility: A Major Challenge for Road Users and Innovative Solutions", held on February 13, 2021.
● Overall Best Paper Awardfor the paper "Arrhenius Based High-Temperature Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Binders Modified with Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char", presented during 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020.
● Best Paper Award for the paper"Use of Banana Natural Fiber as a Stabilizing Additive in Open Graded Friction Course", in the Conference Session Themed 'Sustainability in Transportation Systems' presented during 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020.
● Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper"High Temperature Characterization of Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char Modified Asphalt Binders", presented during the International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020), February 20-22, 2020, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.
● Best Presentation Award for the paper"Preliminary Investigation on the Use of Sulphur with Waste EPDM Rubber for Asphalt Binder Modification", presented during International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE-2019), January 7-10, 2019, IIT Roorkee.
● Doctoral fellowship by Ministry of Education, Government of India (from 2019 to present).
● Masters fellowship by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India (from 2017 to 2019).
Invited Lectures
● Invited lecture on “Characterization of Materials and Sustainable Design of Flexible Pavements"in the Training Programme on "Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Flexible Pavement" on 14th and 15th November 2022, at Rural Connectivity Training & Research Center, Assam.
● Invited lecture on “Characteristics and Testing of Materials for Rigid Pavement"in the Training Programme on "Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Rigid Pavement" on 22nd and 23rd November 2022, at Rural Connectivity Training & Research Center, Assam.
● Invited lecture on “Design of Rigid Pavement with Reference to IRC 58-2015"in the Training Programme on "Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Rigid Pavement" on 22nd and 23rd November 2022, at Rural Connectivity Training & Research Center, Assam.
● Invited lecture on “Night Visibility: A Challenge in Road Users Safety"in the Training Programme on " Road Safety and Auditing" held on 30th and 31st May 2023, at Assam Road Research & Training Institute (ARR&TI), PWRD, Assam.
Publications
● Kumar, A. and Choudhary, R. (2024). A study to evaluate rheological and mechanical properties of asphalt binders and mixes with waste EPDM rubber and pyro-oil composites, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. [Accepted, In-press]
● Kumar, A. and Choudhary, R. (2024). Composite asphalt binder formulation utilizing residual EPDM rubber and waste plastic pyrolysis oil, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. [Accepted, In-press]
● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). Optimizing agro-based natural fiber parameters to address binder drainage in open-graded asphalt friction course mixes employing response surface methodology, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM. [Accepted, In-press]
● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). Evaluation of open-graded friction course mixes with agro-waste derived natural fibers, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM. [Accepted, In-press]
● Nazir, P., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A. and Kumar, A. (2022). Characterization of nano-alumina modified asphalt binders and mixtures. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 218, pp 275–287, Springer.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2024). Pyrolysis oil and waste rubber modified bitumen: a high-temperature rheological characterization. 21st Annual International Conference on Highways and Airport Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK.
● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). A review of maintenance strategies for open-graded asphalt friction course. 21st Annual International Conference on Highways and Airport Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK.
● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). Characterization of ravelling potential of natural fiber-reinforced OGFC mixes under various environmental conditions with machine learning algorithms. 103rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2024.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Physico-rheological, chemical, and microstructural evaluation of composite asphalt binders modified with waste EPDM rubber and tire pyrolysis oil under different aging conditions. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2023.
● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Stabilization of open graded asphalt friction course mixes with plant-based natural fibers. 2nd International Conference on “Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS-2022).
● Choudhary, R., Kumar, R., Kumar, A., Pathak, S., and Kumar, A. (2022). Effect of nominal maximum aggregate size and bitumen content on frictional properties of different bituminous surface courses. 2nd International Conference Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE-2022), September 14-17, 2022, IIT Roorkee.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Behaviour of rubberized and composite rubberized asphalt binders under steady and dynamic conditions. North-East Research Conclave Sustainable Science and Technology, IIT Guwahati, Assam, May 20-22, 2022.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Pavement structural analysis and cost-benefit assessment of bituminous concrete mixtures with pyrolytic chars from tyre and plastic wastes. North-East Research Conclave Sustainable Science and Technology, IIT Guwahati, Assam, May 20-22, 2022.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Ageing characteristics of bitumen modified with waste rubber and pyrolytic oil. 20th Annual International Conference on Highways and Airport Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK, April 27, 2022.
● Choudhary, R., Singh, P. K., Kumar, A., Pathak, S., and Kumar, A. (2022). A study on use of waste plastics in SMA mixes: Effect of plastic type, size, and dosage. 20th Annual International Conference on Highways and Airport Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK, April 27, 2022.
● Nazir, P.N., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Kumar, A. (2021). Rheological and mechanical properties of nano-alumina modified asphalt binders and mixtures. International Conference on Sustainable Pavement Technologies (icRS SPT 2021), IIT Tirupati, May 26-27, 2021 (Online Conference).
● Nazir, P.N., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Kumar, A. (2021). Rheological and mechanical properties of nano-alumina modified asphalt binders and mixtures. International Conference on Sustainable Pavement Technologies (icRS SPT 2021), IIT Tirupati, May 26-27, 2021 (Online Conference).
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Evaluation of aging behavior of asphalt binders modified with chars from pyrolysis of tyre and plastic wastes. International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS), NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka, December 22-23, 2020 [Paper received the Best Paper Award in the Conference Session].
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Asphalt binder modification using waste materials for sustainable road construction. Research Conclave, IIT Guwahati, Assam, March 19-22, 2020.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Use of waste tyre based pyrolytic oil as an asphalt binder rejuvenating agent. 19th Annual International Conference on Highways and Airport Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK, March 11-12, 2020. Volume 19, ISBN: 978-0-9957519-6-5.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., Kataki, R., Kumar, A., Narzari, R. (2020). Application of biomaterials in road construction: evaluation of permanent deformation characteristics of biochar modified asphalt binders. International Conference on Smart Materials for Sustainable Technology (SMST-2020), February 23–25, 2020, Bogmallo Beach Resort, Goa. [Paper presented during the conference received the Best Poster Presentation Award].
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). High temperature characterization of waste plastic pyrolytic char modified asphalt binders. International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020), February 20-22, 2020, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat. [Paper presented during the conference received the Best Oral Presentation Award].
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Recycling of automotive rubber waste as an asphalt binder modifier. 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ITCSD-2020), February 19-21, 2020, NITTTR, Chandigarh.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Use of products from pyrolysis of wastes in asphalt binder modification: A review. RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, IIT Guwahati, Assam, February 13-14, 2020.
● Choudhary, R., Verma, A., Kumar, A., and Kumar, A. (2020). Draindown characteristics of stone matrix asphalt mixes fabricated with waste coconut fibers. RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, February 13-14, 2020, IIT Guwahati, Assam.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Determination of mixing and compaction temperatures of asphalt binders modified with EPDM rubber waste, 2nd National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE-II), NIT Patna, June 6-7, 2019, e-ISBN: 978-93-89947-11-3.
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Preliminary investigation on the use of sulphur with waste EPDM rubber for asphalt binder modification. International Conference Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE-2019), January 7-10, 2019, IIT Roorkee. [Paper was awarded the Best Presentation Award.].
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Choudhury, S. A. (2023). Post-consumer Plastic Waste Application in Bituminous Construction. Sixth Prof. S.D. Gogoi Memorial Lecture and Fifteenth Annual General Meeting Souvenir, Assam Engineering College, February 25, 2023.
● Kumar, A., Kumar, A., and Pathak, S. (2021). Night visibility: A major challenge for road users and innovative solutions. National Road Safety Competition organized by General Insurance Council (GIC), India, February 13, 2021. [Paper was awarded the winner of the competition].
● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Preliminary investigation on modification of asphalt binder with char from waste plastic pyrolysis. 80th Indian Road Congress Souvenir, Patna.
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