Specialization

Sustainable Asphalt and Concrete Mixtures; Pavement Material Characterization; Construction Technology and Management

Email

kumari.monu@thapar.edu

Dr. Kumari Monu is currently an assistant professor in department of civil engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala since February 2021. She completed her Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, in 2020, where she worked
extensively on the valorization of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP: organic waste from bituminous/asphalt pavements) for Bituminous and Cement Concrete Pavement application. She earned her B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering from C.D.L.M. Govt. Engineering College, Sirsa, Haryana, M.E degree in Civil-Construction Technology and Management from NITTTR, Chandigarh. She has published several journal articles which includes SCI journal like Journal of Material in civil engineering (ASCE), Construction and Building Materials and International Journal of Pavement Engineering. Her H-index and i-
index is 5 (2021).

Research Tags

• Sustainable Pavement construction
• Alternate binders
• Waste utilization
• Design and Evaluation of flexible and rigid pavements
• Warm Mix and foam mix asphalt technology

Reviewer

• International journal of pavement research and technology (IJPRT)
• KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Kumari Monu, G.D.Ransinchung R.N, G.S Pandey and Surender Singh (2019) “Performance Evaluation of Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements for Foam Mix Asphalt Mixes”, Journal of materials in Civil Engineering, 32 no 10, 04020295, ASCE, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003356
2. Kumari Monu, S.K Shedeo G.D.Ransinchung R.N (2023) Optimization of semi-dense bituminous concrete mix gradation for foam mix asphalt containing agricultural and industrial wastes” Journal of materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE (Accepted)
3. Kumari Monu, G.D.Ransinchung R.N., and Surender Singh, (2018), “A Laboratory Investigation on Dense Bituminous Macadam containing different fractions of coarse and fine RAP” Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 191, pp. 655-666, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.10.017.
4. Kumari Monu, G.D.Ransinchung R.N., and Surender Singh, (2019), “ Effect of long-term ageing on properties of RAP inclusive WMA Mixtures ” Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 206, pp. 483-493. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.02.087
5. Kumari Monu, G. D. Ransinchung RN, Surender Singh, and Gaurav Singh Raghav. "Recycling of Waste Originating Form Flexible Pavements for Bound-Base Courses of Flexible Pavements." The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 46, no. 3 (2020): 394-408.
6. Singh, Surender, Kumari Monu, and G. D. Ransinchung RN. "Laboratory investigation of RAP for various layers of flexible and concrete pavement." International Journal of Pavement Engineering Taylor and Francis, Vol 21, no. 14 (2020): 1780-1793.. DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2019.1567920. in press.
7. Meena, Pinki, Gondaimei Ransinchung Rongmei Naga, Praveen Kumar, and Kumari Monu. "Effect of Mechanical Properties of Cold Mix Asphalt Mixture Containing Different Proportion of Fillers." International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (2023): 1-17.
8. Surender Singh, G.D.Ransinchung R.N., Kumari Monu, and Praveen Kumar, (2018), “Laboratory Investigation of RAP Aggregates for Dry Lean Concrete Mixes”, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 166, pp. 808-816, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.131. (Impact Factor: 4.04)
9. Surender Singh, G.D.Ransinchung R.N. and Kumari Monu, (2019) “Sustainable Lean Concrete Mixes Containing Wastes Originating from Roads and Industries”, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 209, pp. 619-630. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.122. (Impact Factor: 4.04)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS/PRESENTATIONS

1. Kumari Monu and Ransinchung, G.D.R.N., (2019) “Laboratory Investigation of Hot Mix Asphalt with Reclaimed Asphalt for sustainable construction”. AAPA 18th Flexible
2. Kumari Monu, Ransinchung, G.D.R.N and Surender Singh., (2019). “Effect of RAP on the Performance of Flexible Pavements: A Review”. ICPT 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malasiya.
3. Kumari Monu and Ransinchung, G.D.R.N., (2019). “RAP Utilization for Flexible Pavements: A Sustainable Approach”. CTRG 2019, Bhopal, India
4. Solomon Debbarma, G.D. Ransinchung R.N, and Kumari Monu., (2017) “Asphalt Film Thickness of a Bituminous Mixture” (2017). NCORT- 2017, Roorkee, India.

Memberships

• Young member, RILEM
• Affiliate Member. ASCE