Ph.D. (JNTUH) 2016
M.E. (DAVV,INDORE) 2000
B.Tech.(ANU, Guntur) 1998
ORCID Id : 0000-0002-2907-1473
ResearcherID : C-8809-2017
- Dr. Samanasa Krishna Rao Professor and Head of the Civil Department. He has 23 years of teaching experience in engineering education along with research & Industrial Consultancy.
- Dr.Samanasa Krishna Rao obtained his B.Tech degree from Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla in 1998, and Master’s Degree from S.G.S.I.T.S, Indore in 2000 and Ph.D. from JNTU, Hyderabad in 2016.
- He is a Guest faculty at the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada.
- He served at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College as an Associate Professor for 12 years and in Bapatla Engineering College as an Assistant Professor for six years.
- He worked as a Professor and head of the department of Civil Engineering in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology(Autonomous) during 2017 to 2022. And later Director(Academic and Planning) from May 2021 to March 2023. He also served as Principal(in Charge) of Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology(Autonomous) for about six months.
- His research concentrated in the area of roller compacted concrete for paving applications using different mineral admixtures and alternate fine aggregate and industrial wastes.
- His research interests include: Special Concretes for Paving applications, Use of waste materials in rigid and flexible pavements, planning and design of rural road pavements, soil stabilization etc.,.
- He is life member of Prestigious Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and also life member of Institution of Urban Transport (India).
- He has published more than 45 research articles in several peer reviewed journals and conferences. His h-index of 13 ( i-10 index of 15, total google scholar citation reached to 622 as of March 2023) strongly endorses his high research activity.
- He authored one text book titled “ Road Material Testing and Pavement Evaluation” , Research India Publications, New Delhi.
- He also co-authored a text book “Behaviour of Reinforced Cement Concrete and steel industrial chimneys”.
- Currently he is a reviewer of several peer reviewed journals like, Construction and Building Material of Elsevier, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering of Elsevier, Journal of Testing and Evaluation of ASTM, Journal of Road Materials Pavement Design of Taylor and Francis , International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology(IJPRT) of Springer Publishers ,World Journal of Engineering of Emerald Publishing House etc.,
- He has been providing several consultancy services in the area of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Pavement Design, Job Mix Formula, Mix Designs and Material Testing for Government and private organizations.
- He Provided third party quality control services to Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, CRDA of AP, VGTM –UDA, Nellore Municipal Corporation , Guntur Municipal Corporation etc.,
Name of Professional Body Year of Life Membership
The Indian Roads Congress Since 2011
The Institute of Urban Transport (India) Since 2011
Transportation Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Concrete Technology
Building Materials and Building Construction
Pavement Analysis and Design
Construction Management
- K.Rao & C.V.S.R.Prasad (2018). Behaviour of Reinforced Cement Concrete and steel industrial chimneys. Research India Publications.
- S.K.Rao (2018). Road Material Testing and Pavement Analysis . Research India Publications
- Conducted a Workshop on a multi purpose 3D analysis and design program by using SPACEGAS software during 25-01-2018 in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology.
- Conducted FDP on FEM and Abaqus Software during 26-06-18to30-06-18 in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Conducted FDP on Total Station during 19-12-18to 22-12-18 in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Conducted One Day Workshop on Recent Advances in Ground Improvement Techniques during 24-12-2018 in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Conducted One Day Workshop on RCC Structural Detailing and Drafting during 10-12-2018in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Conducted One day on Basic Fire Safety Training and Mock Drill during 24-10- 2018 in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Conducted One day on Autodesk-3DMax during 28-09-2018in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Conducted One day on Way towards 2020 in Civil Engineering during 31-12-2018 in Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
- Attended a workshop on “Sustainable construction materials”(SCM-2011), held on 05-02-2011 at Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla., A.P-522101.
- Attended a one week Faculty Development Program on “Foundations – Field problems in coastal Andhra Pradesh” held on 26th -30THTHTH th March 2012 at V.R Siddhartha Engineering College, Kanuru, Vijayawada-520 007.
- Attended a Two Day national Level Symposium on “Emerging Technologies in Civil Engineering Applications” held on 28th -29THTHTH th May 2012 at ACE Engineering College, Ankushapur(V), Ghatakesar(M), R.R. Dist.- 501 301.
- Attended a Three Day workshop on “Advances in Flexible Pavement Design (AFPD 2012)” held on 15 -17 March 2012 at NIT Warangal.
- Attended a Two Day workshop on “ Sustainable urban Transport (SUT 2013)” held on 18-19 February 2013 at NIT Warangal.
- Attended a Two Day National Conference on “Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMAT)” held on 15 -16 March 2013 at NIT Warangal.
- Attended a one day National Workshop on “Pavement Materials and Pavement Design” held on 21st September 2013 at JNTUH, Hyderabad.
- Attended a two day National Workshop on “Recent Advances in Concrete Technology” held on 19-20 March 2014 at Gitam University, Hyderabad.
- Attended a Two day Workshop on “Computational Mechanics” held on 15-16 July 2014 at RVR&JC College of Engineering, Guntur, AP, India.
- Attended a one day Workshop on “ANSYS Applications to Soil Structure Interaction ” held on 20th December 2014 at K L University, Guntur, A.P., India.
- Attended a two day National Workshop on “Recent Trends in Civil Engineering” held on 20-21 February 2015 at Gitam University, Hyderabad.
- Attended a one day Workshop on “Application of White Cement in Construction & Good Construction Practices in Concrete Structures” on 23rd February 2015 at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a Two day Workshop on “Applications of special Concretes in Structural Elements” on 26-27 March 2015 at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a Two day Workshop on “Advances in Transportation Applications (ATA-2015)” on 16-17 October 2015 at PVP Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a Three day Workshop on “Urban Traffic and Transportation Planning Perspective for Smart Cities)” on 20-22 January 2016 at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
- Attended a Two day Workshop on “Conjunctive use of Surface Water and Ground Water in Major and Medium Irrigation Projects” on 11-12 February 2016 at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a Two day International Conference on “Smart Sustainable Cities” on 26-27 March 2016 at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a Two day Advanced Workshop on “Patent Drafting & Patent Protection Strategies” on 13-14 July 2016 conducted by CII , Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a Three day Short Term Course on “Roadway Pavements Construction & Quality-Principles and Practices for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure” on 24-26 September 2016 at IIT Kharagpur, India.
- Attended one Week Faculty Development Programme “Advanced Software Training in Civil Engineering” on 3-8 October 2016 at at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a one day Workshop on “Crafting high performing Teams” on 29th September 2016 at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Attended a one day Seminar on “Techniques of Teaching Engineering Students ” on 21st November 2016 at V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, AP, India.
- Krishna Rao, S., & Sravana, P. (2023). The Optimization of Mix Proportion of Hot Mix Asphalt for Sustainable Flexible Pavements: Experimental Study and Grey Taguchi Relational Analysis. Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering, 7(1), 1-19.
- Vijay Simha Reddy P. Srikanth Reddy, C.V.Siva Rama Prasad, S.Krishna Rao., (2018). “BLAST RESISTANT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR RCC MULTISTOREY BUILDING USING ETABS”. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) IAEME Publication, 9(1), 908–917.
- V.Siva Rama Prasad, S.Krishna Rao., (2017). “PARAMETRIC STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL STEEL CHIMNEYS”. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), 4(12), 428-432.
- Siva Sai Hoshitha, T.Chandrasekhar Rao, S.Krishna Rao., (2016). “Use of Composite Mixture of M-Sand and Fly Ash as a Sub grade Material”. IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), 13(6), 39-42.
- Krishna Rao., Sravana, P., & Rao, T. C. (2016). “Experimental studies in Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity of roller compacted concrete pavement containing fly ash and M-sand”. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 9(4), 289-301.
- Krishna Rao., Sravana, P., & Rao, T. C. (2016). “Investigating the effect of M-sand on abrasion resistance of Roller Compacted Concrete containing GGBS”. Construction and Building Materials, 122, 191-201.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. “Investigating the effect of M-sand on abrasion resistance of Fly Ash Roller Compacted Concrete (FRCC).” Construction and Building Materials 118 (2016): 352-363.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. “Abrasion resistance and mechanical properties of Roller Compacted Concrete with GGBS.” Construction and Building Materials 114 (2016): 925-933.
- Krishna Rao., P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. “Relation between Cantabro Loss and Surface Abrasion Resistance of Fly Ash Roller Compacted Concrete (FRCC).” Advanced Engineering Forum. Vol. 16. Trans Tech Publications, 2016.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. “experimental studies in ultrasonic pulse velocity of roller compacted concrete containing GGBS and M-sand.” ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 11.3 (2016).
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. “Relationship between Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Compressive Strength for Roller Compacted Concrete containing GGBS.” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research 11.3 (2016): 2077-2084.
- Krishna Rao., Sravana, P., & Rao, T. C. (2015). Strength and Compaction Characteristics of Fly Ash Roller Compacted Concrete. International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge, 3(10), 260-269.
- Krishna Rao., P. Sravana, and T. C. Rao. “Experimental Investigation on Pozzolanic effect of fly ash in Roller compacted concrete pavement using Manufactured Sand as fine Aggregate.” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research 10.8 (2015): 20669-20682.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhara Rao. “Investigation on pozzolanic effect of Fly ash in Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement.” IRACST-Engineering Science and Technology: An International Journal (ESTIJ) 5.2 (2015): 202-206.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. “Evaluation of Dynamic Elastic Modulus of Roller Compacted Concrete Containing GGBS and M-Sand.” i-Manager’s Journal on Civil Engineering 6.1 (2015): 21.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhara Rao. “Investigation On Pozzolanic Effect Of Mineral Admixtures In Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement.” i-Manager’s Journal on Structural Engineering 4.2 (2015): 28.
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhara Rao. “Analysis on Strength and Fly Ash Effect of Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement Using M-Sand.” i-Manager’s Journal on Structural Engineering 4.1 (2015): 1.
- Krishna Rao., Sravana, P., & Rao, T. C. (2015). Design and Analysis of Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements for Low Volume Roads in India.i-Manager’s Journal on Civil Engineering, 5(2), 9.
- Krishna Rao, B.Durga Priyanka, P.V.Ajay Kumar, K.Dedeepya, A.ahabuddin. “Use of Fly Ash as Mineral Filter for Bituminous Paving Mixes” International Journal of Research In Engineering and Technology, Volume 4, Issue 01, Pages 56-60
- Krishna Rao, Bahnu Prakash. “Composite Mixture of Stone Dust and fly Ash as a Subgrade in Rural Roads” International Journal of Research In Engineering and Technology, Volume 4, Issue 01, Pages 95-99
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhara Rao. “Effect Of M-sand and GGBS on Strength and Compaction Characteristics of Roller Compacted Concrete pavement (RCCP).” International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology 4 (2015)
- Krishna Rao, and Y. Mohan Sai Kiran. “EFFECT OF CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES ON MECHANICAL PPROPERTIES OF ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE.” IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Volume 4, Issue –Special Issue: 01 | NCRTCE-20, Pages-61-65
- S.Krishna Rao, Sk.Asha “self-curing for high strength concrete.” International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), Volume-3, Issue-10, Pages-614-618, 2014
- Krishna Rao, P. Sravana, and T. Chandrasekhara Rao, “Relation Between Cantabro Loss and Flexural Strength of Fly Ash Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement”, Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2016) CSIR-SERC, Chennai, INDIA, Dec-2016.
- Krishna Rao, Dr T. Chandra Sekhara Rao, and Dr P. Sravana. “Mix Design of Roller Compacted Concrete: An experimental study Using Crushed Stone & River Sand as Fine Aggregate.” National Conference on SCMAT, NIT Warangal. 2013.
- Krishna Rao, Dr T. Chandra Sekhara Rao, and Dr P. Sravana “INVESTIGATION ON POZZOLANIC EFFECT OF GGBS IN ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE WITH M-SAND AS FINE AGGREGATE”, International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Construction ACESC’16, 131-140, 2016, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L
- Study of Benkelman beam deflection on Rau – Pithampur bye pass road, NH as a part of industrial training during M.E.
- Investigation on distress of an existing cement concrete pavement in Guntur district, A.P. in the year 2001 – 2002.
- Pavement design Chaitanya College Link Road (Connecting NH-5 &NH-9)
- Pavement Design of Pathapadu- Payakapuram Road
- Structural Design of Roads of Dr.Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Medical College
- Structural Design of IRR of VIjayawada City
- Pavement Design of IRR of Guntur- Amaravathi Road
- Traffic Impact Studies for Multiplex Complexes in Vijayawada City
- Carried several consultancy works related to aggregate testing, cement concrete mix design, bituminous testing, soil testing etc.,
