Thushara Raju

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

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Qualification : PhD (Structural engineering-Alkali activated geopolymer systems), (pursuing)TKM College of Engineering, Kollam,Second seminar completed

M.Tech(Structural engineering), College of Engineering, Trivandrum

B.Tech (Civil Engineering), Travancore Engineering College, Oyoor, Kollam

Diploma (Civil Engineering), Sree Narayana Poly Technic College, Kottiyam, Kollam
Professional Experience : Assistant Professor, Bishop Jerome Institute Kollam (2 years 5 months)

Head of the Department, Travancore Engineering College, Oyoor.(5 months)

Assistant Professor, Travancore Engineering College, Oyoor (1 year)

Assistant Professor, Hindusthan College of Engineering, Arippa.(4 months)

Guest Lecturer, Sree Narayana Poly Technic College, Kottiyam, Kollam.For evening batch - 1 semester
Publication : 1. Mechanical and Durability Properties of Ambient Cured Alkali Activated Concrete with Slag–Fly Ash Binder Systems, Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, © ASCE. Thushara Raju, Ramaswamy Koodalloor Parasuraman and Saraswathy Balasubramoniam Status: Paper Accepted (2026)

2. Modification of Bituminous Mixture Using Polyethylene Granules, (2026) International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Management (ISJEM) Aswathy S, Biya Justin, Santo Salu, Jithin Joy and Thushara Raju

3. Workability and strength characteristics of alkali activated mortar with various binder systems., (2023) Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023. Thushara Raju, K.P. Ramaswamy, B. Saraswathy and Blessen Skariah Thomas

4. Numerical analysis of alkali activated geopolymer concrete slab under impact load, (2023) AIJR Proceedings Ashok S, Thushara Raju, Bushra M A and Ramaswamy K P.

5. Numerical Evaluation of Alkali Activated Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Columns, (2023) AIJR Proceedings Ajmal S N, Thushara Raju and Ramaswamy K P

6. Numerical Study on Flexural Behavior of Alkali –activated Slag Concrete Beam by ANSYS, (2023) AIJR Proceedings Reshma S, Chinsu Mereena Joy, Thushara Raju and Ramaswamy K P

7. Comparative study between alkali activated mortat and conventional mortar towards sulphuric acid attack, (2023) Springer Nature Singapore,Amina Sageer, Akash Babu, Al Rashid N, Sajad S, Thushara Raju, Juhaina B and Nishad N

8. A review on the effects of chemical admixtures on alkali activated concrete, (2022)Materials Today: Proceedings. Thushara Raju, K.P. Ramaswamy and B. Saraswathy

9. Effect of alkali content and slag content on the fresh and hardened properties of air cured alkali activated mortar containing fly ash, (2021) AIJR Proceedings Thushara Raju, Namitha S., Muhammed Nabil K., Mohammed Rafeeque N V., Reshma Sundhar., Ramaswamy K P. and Saraswathy B.

10.Effect of superplastizicer type on the fresh and strength properties of alkali activated slag composites, (2020) IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science K Muhammed Nabil, S Namitha, Reshma Sundhar, N V Mohammed Rafeeque, Thushara Raju and K P Ramaswamy

11.A study on the setting and flow behaviour of alkali activated slag/fly ash composites in ambient condition, (2020) IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering Namitha S, Muhammed Nabil K, Mohammed Rafeeque N V, Reshma Sundhar, Thushara Raju and Ramaswamy K P.

12.Effects of slag and superplasticizers on alkali activated geopolymer paste, (2020) IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Thushara Raju, K P Ramaswamy and B Saraswathy

13.Rheological and strength behaviour of red mud - slag geopolymer composites, (2020)IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering Sreelekshmi S, Remya S Chandran, Sera Rachel Varghese Naeem, Thushara Raju and Ramaswamy K P