About
Professional Summary
Dr. S.K. Sekar is currently working as Senior Professor and Dean at VIT University, Vellore, India. He has obtained his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is having 29 years teaching experience, and 8 month industry experience and 14 years research experience. Previously he was appointed as Principal at Annamalaiar College of Engineering, Mudaiyur, Polur, and Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Senior Lecturer at Adhiparashakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur, and Associate Lecturer and Lecturer at Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering, Kancheepuram. Dr. S.K Sekar also acted as Chief Guest/Speaker in several meetings. He also received honors includes 5 times received Best Teacher Award and Research Eminent Award from VIT University. He has completed 6 funded research projects and 18 consultancy projects. He has published 2 books, 27 research articles in national and international journals, 65 papers in national and international conferences, and 2 patents contributed as author/co-author. He successfully supervised 4 M.Tech, 4 B.Tech and 4 PhD students currently in his supervision. He is life member of Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), Systems Society of India (SSI), Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), and fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE).
Education
Academic Background
Publications (24)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Corrosion inhibition of reinforcing steel in simulated concrete pore solution-An ecofriendly approach.
Harish, E.L., S. Karthikeyan and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. ChemTech. Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2015
Prediction of compressive strength of GGBS concrete using neural network.
Sekar, S.K.,
Int. J. Applied Eng. Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2014
Study on cactus extract as a hydrophobic admixture in lime mortar.
Ravi, R. and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Applied Eng. Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2014
Effect of microbiologically induced CaCO3 precipitation by addition of Kadukai and Jaggery in lime mortar.
Thirumalini, P. and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Applied Eng. Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2014
ANN model to predict fracture characteristics of high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams.
Samui, P.,
J. Comput. Mater. Continua,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2014
Prediction of fracture characteristics of high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams based on relevance vector machine.
Yuvaraj, P., A.R. Murthy, N.R. Iyer, P. Samui and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Damage Mech.,
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S.K. Sekar
2014
Support vector regression based models to predict fracture characteristics of high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams.
Yuvaraj, P., A.R. Murthy, N.R. Iyer, S.K. Sekar and P. Samui,
Eng. Fracture Mech.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2013
Enhancing the mechanical characteristics of lime mortar over the ages-a review.
Ravi, R. and S.K. Sekar,
Indian J. Applied Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2013
Review on herbs used as admixture in lime mortar used in ancient structures.
Thirumalini, P. and S.K. Sekar,
Indian J. Applied Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2013
Prediction of critical stress intensity factor for high strength concrete beams using support vector regression.
Yuvaraj, P., A.R. Murthy, N.R. Iyer, P. Samui and S.K. Sekar,
J. Struct. Eng. India,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2013
Multivariate adaptive regression splines model to predict fracture characteristics of high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams.
Yuvaraj, P., A.R. Murthy, N.R. Iyer, P. Samui and S.K. Sekar,
Comput. Mater. Continua,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2013
Removal of heavy metals from brown coal lignite using electro kinetic method.
Manoharan, V., P. Porchelvan and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Earth Sci. Eng.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2013
Creation of physical characteristics information for natural resources management using remote sensing and GIS: A model study.
Asadi, S.S., B.V.T. Vasantha Rao and S. Sekar,
Int. J. Mod. Eng. Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2012
Regional landslide hazard zonation and vulnerability analysis using AHP and GIS-a case study of Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vaani, N. and S.K. Sekar,
Disaster Adv.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2012
Pollution prevention study using remote sensing and GIS: A model study from Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
Asadi, S.S., M.V. Raju, P.N. Rani and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Eng. Sci. Technol.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2011
Creation of an export village level land use/land cover information system using remote sensing, GIS and VB net: A case study from Prakasam district, A.P, India.
Asadi, S.S., G. Rajani, B.V.T. Vasantha Rao and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Eng. Res. Applic.,
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S.K. Sekar
2011
Model of Least Square Support Vector Machine (LSSVM) for prediction of fracture parameters of concrete.
Kim, D., S.K. Sekar and P. Samui,
Int. J. Concrete Struct. Mater.,
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S.K. Sekar
2011
Shear resistance of high volume fly ash reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement.
Rao, P., S. Mohan and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Civil Structural Eng.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2011
Study on the performance enhancement of lime mortar used in ancient temples and monuments in India.
Thirumalini, P., R. Ravi, S.K. Sekar and M. Nambirajan,
Indian J. Sci. Technol.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2011
Experimental investigation on durability properties of latex polymer modified concrete.
Megala, J. and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Applied Eng. Res.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2010
Synthesis and characterization of multi-layered core/shell particles by sequential emulsion polymerization.
Thangaraj, R., S.K. Sekar and S. Guhanathan,
Composite Interfaces,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2010
Need and urgency of landslide risk planning for Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu State, India.
Ganapathy, G.P., K. Mahendran and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Geomat Geosci.,
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S.K. Sekar
2010
A Study on land use/land cover change and its impact on landslides.
Vaani, N. and S.K. Sekar,
J. Geomatics,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2010
Effect of glass Fibres on flyash based concrete.
Rao, P., H.S. Rao and S.K. Sekar,
Int. J. Civil Structural Eng.,
| Journal Article
S.K. Sekar
2010
