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Biography

Dr. Arpit Goyal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, since September 2021. He obtained his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering in the year 2014 and M.Tech in Building Engineering and Disaster Mitigation in the year 2016 from CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee. He completed his Doctorate from Coventry University, United Kingdom, in 2020 and his Post-doctorate in 2021. He is also a Professional Member of the Institute of Corrosion and Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), UK Professional Standards Framework,

He is currently working in the broader area of Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Corrosion Monitoring and Repair. During his doctoral work, Dr. Goyal developed a specialist conductive anode paint for impressed current cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures.

Education

• Post-Doctorate from Coventry University, United Kingdom-2021

• Ph.D. (Structural Engineering) from Coventry University, United Kingdom - 2020

• M.Tech. (Building Engineering and Disaster Mitigation) from CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee- 2016

• B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (Gold Medallist) - 2014

Research Tags

1. Corrosion of Steel in Concrete Structures
2. Cathodic Protection Technique
3. Structural Health Monitoring
4. Non-destructive testing of concrete structures
5. Novel Cementitious Materials
6. Sustainable and Smart Materials

Services to Institute / Department

1. Structural Lab In-charge

2. Capstone Co-Coordinator

3. Co-Leader, Sustainable Construction Area, CEEMS

Achievements

• Best Paper Award ‘Zinc Based Anodes for Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures”, International Conference on Construction Materials and Environment (ICCME), JUIT, Solan, India, 2021

• The Galloway Award for the best student publication describing original research in corrosion science and engineering, awarded by Institute of Corrosion, 2020

• Outstanding Paper Award Assessment of the Effectiveness of Butler-Volmer Equation to Predict, 2019

Sponsored Research Projects

Other Funding

Peer-Reviewed SCI Journal Articles

• Rashid, S., Raghav, A., Goyal, A., Roy, A.B and Singh, M. (2024), “Biochar as a Sustainable Additive in Cementitious Composites: A Comprehensive Analysis of Properties and Environmental Impact”. Industrial Crops & Products, 412, p. 134754
• Rajput, T., Purnima, Goyal, A. and Goyal, S. (2024), “Effect of 2-Amino Pyridine Inhibitor on the Rehabilitation of Chloride Contaminated Reinforced Concrete with Bidirectional Electromigration Method”. Construction and Building Materials, 412, p. 134754
• Sharma, C., Rajput, A., Kumar, R., Srinivasaraonaik, B., Paswan, R. and Goyal, A. (2024), “Thermo-mechanical and microstructural characterization of LECA and low carbon cement based lightweight mortar using box behnken design, and embodied energy analysis”. Construction and Building Materials, 411, p.134530
• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E and Pouya, H.S. (2023), “Electrochemical Performance of Concrete Conductive Anode Paint (CAP) Used as an Impressed Current Anode Material”. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 35 (7), P. 04023199
• Goyal, A. and Karade, S.R. (2023), “Effect of fly ash and red mud on strength and electrochemical properties of seawater mixed concrete”. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, P. 4646-4663
• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E, Pouya, H.S. and Tyrer, M. (2021), “Inhibitor efficiency of migratory corrosion inhibitors to reduce corrosion in reinforced concrete exposed to high chloride environment”. Construction and Building Materials, 303, pp. 124461.
• Goyal, A., Olorunnipa, E.K, Pouya, H.S., Ganjian, E. et. al. (2020), “Potential and current distribution across different layers of reinforcement in reinforced concrete cathodic protection system- A numerical study”, Construction and Building Materials, 262, pp. 120580.
• Goyal, A., Pouya, H.S. and Ganjian, E. (2019), “Performance Assessment of Specialist Conductive Paint for Cathodic Protection of Steel in Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Construction and Building Materials. 223, pp 1083-1094.
• Goyal, A., Pouya, H.S., Ganjian, E. et. al. (2019), “Predicting the Corrosion Rate of Steel in Cathodically Protected Concrete Using Potential Shift”, Construction and Building Materials. 194, pp 344-349.
• Goyal, A., Pouya, H.S., Ganjian, E. and Claisse, P. (2018), “A Review of Corrosion and Protection of Steel in Concrete”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp.1-21.

Peer-Reviewed Non-SCI Journal Articles

• Dana Ainakulova, Puteri S.M., Khaldun M. Al Azzam, Lyazzat Bekbayeva, Arpit Goyal, Ganjian E., Elsayed Negim, Moshera Samy, Dr. Anwar Usman (2024), “Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Poly(Styrene-Co-Glycidyl Methacrylate) as Reactive Dilute to Epoxy Resin”. International Journal of Technology, 15(4).
• Pushpender Kumar, Nikhil Sanjay Nighot, Rajesh Kumar*, Surabhi, MS Kirgiz, Arpit Goyal (2024). “Advancements in Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels for Load Bearing Structures”. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment (ICSEE)-2024, MANIT), Bhopal, India, 23-25 Feb’2024.
• Goyal, A.  “Influence of concrete electrical resistivity on the polarization performanceof an ICCP system for a reinforced concrete structure: A numerical study “. In Hau, K.K., Gupta, A.K., Chaudhary, S., Gupta, T. (eds) Recent Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction Management, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer (2022).
• Pouya, H.S., Goyal, A. and Ganjian, E. (2021), “Performance assessment of cathodically protected reinforced concrete structure based on alternative performance criterion: A case study”, Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 6(14), pp 1-9
• Goyal, A.  “Zinc Based Anodes for Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures “. In Advances in Construction Materials and Sustainable Environment, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer (2021).
• Goyal, A. and Karade, S.R. (2020), “Efficiency of Cathodic Prevention to Control Corrosion in Seawater Mixed Concrete”. Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 5(1), pp. 1-11.
• Goyal, A. and Karade, S.R. (2020), “Steel Corrosion and Control in Concrete made with Seawater”, Innovations in Corrosion and Materials Science (Formerly Recent Patents on Corrosion Science), 10(1), pp.58-67
• Goyal, A., Pouya, H.S., and Ganjian, E. (2019) “Assessment of the Effectiveness of Butler-Volmer Equation to Predict Corrosion Rate in Cathodically Protected Structure, 5th International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), Kingston University London, UK, 14 - 17 July 2019.
• Goyal, A., Pouya, H.S., Ganjian, E. and Tyrer, M (2018), Concrete coating systems for corrosion prevention in reinforced concrete structures, Concrete, 52 (9), pp 22-24.

Refereed Conference Papers

• Cobbs, R.; Bruekner, R.; Atkins, C. and Goyal, A. (2022) “A rapid test to screen the functionality of galvanic anodes for cathodic protection of reinforced concrete. In MATEC Web of Conferences , Vol. 364, p. 04021, EDP Sciences.
• Goyal, A., Pouya, Homayoon and Ganjian, E. (2022), “Field Application of a New Conductive Coating Impressed Current Anode for Performance Assessment on Reinforced Concrete Structures”, CORCON 2022, Udaipur, 18-21 September 2022.
• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E. and Pouya, H (2018) “Bond Strength Behaviour of Zinc Rich Paint Coating on Concrete Surface” Young Researchers’ Forum IV Conference, 9th April 2018, Newcastle UK
• Karade, S.R. and Goyal, A. (2016) ‘Corrosion of Steel in Seawater Mixed Concrete & Control Measures’, CORCON 2016, New Delhi, 18-21 September 2016.
• Goyal A. and Karade, S.R. (2015) ‘ Use of seawater for making sustainable concrete’ Housing: Natural Disaster and Climate Change Challenges, 10-11 December 2015, Roorkee, India (In Hindi).

Refereed Conference Presentations

• Goyal, A., Pouya, H  and Ganjian, E. (2021) “Effect of aggressive environmental condition on performance of new conductive paint anode for reinforced concrete structures”, Presentation, NACE Corrosion 2021, 19-30th April 2021 [online].
• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E. and Pouya, H (2019) “Analysis of polarization behaviour of conductive coating anode for cathodic protection of reinforced concrete”, Presentation, EEC Research Symposium, Coventry University, 4th June 2019.
• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E. and Pouya, H (2018) “Specialized conductive coating anode for impressed current cathodic protection of reinforced concrete”, Presentation, EEC Research Symposium, Coventry University, 6th June 2018
• Goyal, A., Pouya, H.S., and Ganjian, E. (2018), “Zinc Rich Paint for Cathodic Protection of Steel in Concrete”, Doctoral Capability and Development Conference, 24-26th April 2018, Coventry University

Poster Presentations

• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E. and Pouya, H (2018) “Zinc Rich Paint for Cathodic Protection of Steel in Concrete” 2nd NACE Conference & Expo 2018. Genova, Italy, 27-29th  May 2018.
• Goyal, A., Ganjian, E. and Pouya, H (2017) “Cost Effective Cathodic Protection Technique to Increase Service Life of Concrete Structures”, EEC Faculty Research Symposium, 29th March 2017, Coventry University

Book

• Ganjian, E., Claisse, P. (ed.), Limbachiya, M. (ed.) & Goyal, A. (ed.), Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5): Volume 3 (Proceedings), 5^th International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), Kingston University London, UK, 14 - 17 July 2019. ISBN-10 : 1079084010

Patent

• Ganjian, E., Pouya H.S. and Goyal A. (2021). Conductive Coating Anode for Impressed Current Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures. Granted
• Ganjian, E., Pouya H.S. and Goyal A. (2020). Conductive Coating Anode for Impressed Current Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures. Patent Pending. Patent No: 2014542.1, Applied in UK

Invited Lecture

• Goyal A. Prospects of Higher Education in Civil Engineering. Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. 23^rd Oct 2021 [online].
• Goyal A. Corrosion of Steel in Reinforced Concrete Structures. Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. 24^th July 2020 [online].

Webinar Organized

Organized Two Day International Webinar on "Corrosion of Steel in Reinforced Concrete" (23rd-24th of February 2022 from 3:30 pm (IST) onwards.  Two speakers “Dr. George Sergi, Technical Director, Vector Corrosion Technologies, United Kingdom” and “Dr. Homayoon Sadeghi Pouya, Senior Materials Engineer, Structural Rehabilitation, Transportation UK and Europe, Atkins, Birmingham, United Kingdom” presented the technical sessions.

PhD Students

MTech Students