Chippagiri Ravijanya

Designation: 

Assistant Professor

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Professional Experience: 

Total experience: 6 years 4 months
Experience at NITK: 1 years 8 month

Contact Details

E-mail: 

ravijanya@nitk.edu.in
ravijanya991@gmail.com

Mobile: 

+91 9032484940

Academic Background

Academic Background: 

• Ph.D. (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur), 2023
• M.Tech. (National Institute of Technology Warangal), 2015
• B.Tech. (Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam), 2013

Areas of Interest

• Building Technology
• Sustainable Materials
• Energy-efficient Buildings
• Building Information Modeling

Supervision of Ph.D

Ongoing: 2
Completed: 0

Significant Publications

Journal Publications (SCI/E):
1. R. Chippagiri, Hindavi R. Gavali, A. Bras, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Evaluation of embodied energy and operational energy for panelised building system,” Proc. Inst. Civ. Eng. - Engineering Sustainability, pp. 1–12, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.22.00044. (Q3, Impact Factor – 1.4)
2. R. Chippagiri, D. Biswal, S. Mandavgane, Ana Bras, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, "Life Cycle Assessment of a Sustainable Prefabricated Housing System: A Cradle-to-Site Approach Based on a Small-scale Experimental Model", Buildings, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13040964. (Q2, Impact Factor - 3.1)
3. B. Lanjewar, R. Chippagiri, V. A. Dakwale, R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Development of bio-based blended ash and fly ash-based alkali-activated concrete,” Magazine of Concrete Research; vol. 75, no. 23, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.22.00251. (Q2, Impact Factor – 2.67)
4. S. Mujeeb, M. Samudrala, B. A. Lanjewar, R. Chippagiri, M. Kamath, R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Development of Alkali-Activated 3D Printable Concrete: A Review” Energies 2023, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104181. (Q1, Impact Factor – 3.0)
5. M. Samudrala, S. Mujeeb, B. A. Lanjewar, R. Chippagiri, M. Kamath, R. V. Ralegaonkar, “3D-Printable Concrete for Energy-Efficient Buildings” Energies 2023, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104234. (Q1, Impact Factor – 3.0)
6. B. Lanjewar, R. Chippagiri, V. A. Dakwale, R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Application of Alkali-Activated Sustainable Materials: A Step towards Net Zero Binder,” Energies; vol. 16, no. 969, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020969. (Q1, Impact Factor – 3.0)
7. R. Chippagiri, H. R. Gavali, Ana Bras, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, "Performance Evaluation of a Sustainable Prefabricated System using Small-scale Experimental Model Technique" Buildings, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12112000. (Q2, Impact Factor - 3.1)
8. R. Chippagiri, A. Bras, D. Sharma, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Technological and Sustainable Perception on the Advancements of Prefabrication in Construction Industry,” Energies, vol. 15, no. 7548, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15207548. (Q1, Impact Factor – 3.0)
9. R. Chippagiri, A. Bras, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Development of sustainable prefabricated housing system by small-scale experimental model,” Proc. Inst. Civ. Eng. - Engineering Sustainability, pp. 1–14, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.21.00071. (Q3, Impact Factor – 1.4)
10. R. Chippagiri, H. R. Gavali, R. V Ralegaonkar, M. Riley, A. Shaw, and A. Bras, “Application of Sustainable Prefabricated Wall Technology for Energy Efficient Social Housing,” Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 1195, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031195. (Q2, Impact Factor – 3.3)
11. A. Bras, C. Ravijanya, V. T. de Sande, M. Riley, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Sustainable and affordable prefab housing systems with minimal whole life energy use,” Energy Build., vol. 220, p. 110030, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.1016/J.ENBUILD.2020.110030. (Q1, Impact Factor – 6.6)
Conferences: (Scopus publications – 4 (S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 6))
1. R. Chippagiri, B. Lanjewar, A. Bras, V. Dakwale, R. Ralegaonkar, “Application of Sustainable Prefab Walling Panels in Erection of a Toilet Unit at a Rural Village” in Second International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS2022), 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.064.
2. N. Rathod, R. Chippagiri, R. Ralegaonkar, “Cleaner production of geopolymer materials: A critical review of waste-derived activators” in Second International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS2022), 2022. Published in Materials Today – Proceedings, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.502.
3. B. Lanjewar, N. Jayan, A. Chaware, A. Kondawar, R. Chippagiri, V. Dakwale, R. Ralegaonkar, “Effect of Cupola Slag as a Coarse Aggregate on Compressive Strength of Concrete” in Second International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS2022), 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.214.
4. R. Chippagiri, H. R. Gavali, A. Bras, R. Ralegaonkar, “Sustainable Pre-Fab Walling Elements for Urban Slum Housing in Developing Countries” in First International Conference on Water, Energy & Environment (WEECON2021), 2021.
5. C. Ravijanya, Pramendra Kumar, H. R. Gavali, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, "Development of Lightweight Alkali Activated Concrete using Industrial Rejects," in Second ASCE India Conference on Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies (CRSIDE2020), 2020, pp. 1190-1194.
6. N. Rathod, R. Chippagiri, H. R. Gavali, and R. V Ralegaonkar, “Development of Sustainable Masonry Blocks Using Industrial Rejects and Alkali Activation,” in International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development, 2020, pp. 357–368, Springer RILEM Bookseries 29, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51485-3_24.
7. R. Chippagiri, B. Lanjewar, M. Kamath, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, “Prediction of Construction Materials and Alkali-activated 3D Concrete Printing” in International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures (ICASF 2023), 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Patents
1. “Composition for M30 Grade Alkali Activated Concrete Prepared using Agro-industrial Wastes” (Application No. 202221040625, Date of grant: 20/11/2023).
Inventors: Rahul V. Ralegaonkar, Bhagyashri Lanjewar, Ravijanya Chippagiri, and Vaidehi Dakwale.
2. “A Composition of Sustainable Bricks and Method of Preparation Thereof” (Application No. 202221037162, Date of grant: 17/03/2023).
Inventors: Rahul V. Ralegaonkar, Bhagyashri Lanjewar, Ravijanya Chippagiri, and Vaidehi Dakwale.

Achievements

- Winner of RISE 2022 award conducted by Leeds Beckett University, and UWE, Bristol, UK.
Poster Title: Development of Sustainable Prefabricated Composite Walling Elements for Volumetric Constructions [Category: New Technologies and Building Materials]
- Best Paper Award at Second International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS2022), NIT Calicut, India.
Paper title: Effect of Cupola Slag as a Coarse Aggregate on Compressive Strength of Concrete
- Collaborated with Dr. Ana Bras, Associate Professor, Liverpool John Moores University, UK in developing a sustainable lightweight prefabricated walling panel for volumetric construction.
- Associated with CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, India in a project related to development of sustainable 3D volumetric construction material.
- Reviewer for few major journals: Engineering Sustainability (Proceedings of ICE), Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier), and International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer)
- Hostel warden at NITK Surathkal;
- Guided Major Projects for final year students, Mini Projects for II, III B.Tech students;
- Review committee member for B. Tech projects; Was part of the organizing team for Field Trips for the B.Tech students;
- Part of the Organizing team for various Conferences, Invited Guest Lectures, Training Programs, etc.

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Karnataka, India.

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