prakash_somani@nitsri.ac.in
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Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Srinagar

Dr.Prakash Somani

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Pavement Materials, Cool Pavements, Thermal Stresses, Road Safety

Education

Degree Institute CGPA Year Subject Description
Ph. D. Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur 2024 Civil Engineering Performance Analysis of Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Rigid Pavement using Thermal Energy Storage Aggregates
M.TECH Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur 2019 Transportation Engineering
B.TECH Rajasthan Technical University, Kota 2015 Civil Engineering

Publications Journal

Month-Year Authors Paper Title Volume PageNo DOI Impact Factor Type Journal Name
2025 Ghanshyam Balotiya, Arun Gaur, Ajay Kumar Mandrawalia, Prakash Somani, Amit Sain Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis of Mechanical Properties in Modified Concrete Incorporating Wollastonite and Bottom Ash 31 SCI Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice
2025 Amit Sain, Arun Gaur, Prakash Somani, Ghanshyam Balotiya Non-linear finite element analysis of bamboo reinforced concrete beams: Evaluating structural performance 32 SCI Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS)
2025 Priya S Nair, Rizwan Ahmad Khan, Rajesh Gupta, Vinay Agrawal, Prakash Somani, Blessen Skariah Thomas Enhanced durability and strength of bio-wollastonite fiber-reinforced concrete using MICP technique 479 SCI Construction and Building Materials
2025 Priya S Nair, Rajesh Gupta, Vinay Agrawal, Prakash Somani, Blessen Skariah Thomas Efficacy of bio consortium on the strength and durability of self-healing concrete under elevated temperatures 468 SCI Construction and Building Materials
2024 Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur, Pankaj Dhemla Impact of Sintered Fly Ash Aggregate on Mechanical, Durability, and Thermal Performance of Concrete 30 SCI Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice
2024 Amit Sain, Arun Gaur, Prakash Somani, Jeetendra Singh Khichad, Ghanshyam Balotiya Characterization and evaluation of bamboo species for construction applications incorporating TOPSIS, AHP and VIKOR 49 SCI Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
2024 Pankaj Dhemla, Prakash Somani, Bajrang Lal Swami Enhancing sustainability in construction: An evaluation of lightweight concrete with sintered fly ash and waste marble sand 13 SCI Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ASTM International)
2024 Pankaj Dhemla, Prakash Somani, Bajrang Lal Swami Enhancing sustainability in construction: An evaluation of lightweight concrete with sintered fly ash and waste marble sand 13 SCI Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ASTM International)
2024 Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur Thermo-mechanical analysis of microencapsulated phase change material incorporated in concrete pavement 366 SCI Materials Letters
2024 Amit Sain, Arun Gaur, Prakash Somani, Ghanshyam Balotiya Bambusa balcooa bamboo-reinforced concrete beams: experimental and FEM investigation for energy-efficient pavement construction SCI Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2024 Prakash Somani, Amit Ranjan Chitranshi, Arun Gaur, Amit Sain, Ghanshyam Balotiya Assessment of unmanned aerial system (UAS) based photogrammetric survey for road alignment using direct geo-referencing technology 31 SCI Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS)
2024 Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur, Amit Sain, Ghanshyam Balotiya Phase Change Material for Energy-Efficient Concrete Pavement: Evaluating Mechanical and Thermal Performance 1000 SCOPUS Key Engineering Materials
2023 Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur Inspection of thermo-mechanical behavior on sintered fly ash aggregate in pavement quality concrete 951 SCOPUS Key Engineering Materials
2023 Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur Temperature sensitivity analysis on mechanical properties of phase changing material incorporated rigid pavement 93 SCOPUS Materials Today: Proceedings
2023 Sonal Saluja, Arun Gaur, Prakash Somani, Kafeel Ahmad Innovative approach to waste management: utilizing stabilized municipal solid waste in road infrastructure 31 SCI Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2023 Sonal Saluja, Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur, Sanjay Mundra, Kafeel Ahmad Stabilized municipal solid waste as an alternative to natural sand in paver block construction 182 SCI Process Safety and Environmental Protection
2020 Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur Evaluation and reduction of temperature stresses in concrete pavement by using phase changing material 32 SCOPUS Materials Today: Proceedings

Book Published

Books & Chapters

Author Title Chapter Month-Year Publisher ISBN/ISSN DOI
Sonal Saluja, Arun Gaur, Prakash Somani, and Sadiqa Abbas Recent Developments and Innovations in the Sustainable Production of Concrete, Use of stabilized waste soil in the construction of sustainable concrete JAN 2025 Woodhead Publishing
Sonal Saluja, Prakash Somani, Amit Sain, Arun Gaur International Conference on Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Road Safety Analysis in Kathmandu Valley and Nepal: Trends, Contributing Factors, and Strategic Interventions MAY 2025 Springer Nature Switzerland
Prakash Somani, Arun Gaur International conference on Environmental Design, Material Science, and Engineering Technologies Exploring Mechanical Characteristics of Sustainable Rigid Pavement Using Sintered Fly Ash Aggregate JUN 2025 Springer Nature Switzerland

Patents

Month-Year Title Status Agency Details
JUL 2025 Laboratory Deep Cement Mixing Machine Granted Indian Patent Office 462857-001
JUL 2025 Interlocking Spherical Ball for Bubble Slab Construction Granted Indian Patent Office 464748-001
AUG 2025 Indoor Solar Heat Simulator Submitted Indian Patent Office 466005-001
OCT 2024 Novel Support and Loading System for Bending test of Bamboo: Enhancing stability and Adjustability Granted Indian Patent Office 202311046078
JAN 2023 Experimental Investigation in Sintered Light Weight Aggregate Concrete by Partial Replacement of River Sand with Waste Marble Sand Granted Indian Patent Office 202111060486
MAR 2023 A Composition of Concrete Pavement and The Method for Preparation Thereof Published Indian Patent Office 202311014872

Work Experience

Designation Organization From Date To Date Remark
Assistant Professor Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur Rajasthan 13-08-2024 12-01-2025
Assistant Professor Poornima College of Engineering Jaipur Rajasthan 15-01-2025 18-04-2025
Assistant Professor Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology Jaipur Rajasthan 18-08-2015 25-08-2017