Ravi Ranade

PhD, PE

Ravi Ranade.

Ravi Ranade

PhD, PE

Ravi Ranade

PhD, PE

Research Topics

Advanced cementitious materials; Performance-based design of materials; Infrastructure

Biography Publications Teaching Research Awards

Research

  • Performance-based design and investigation of advanced concrete materials
  • Reinforcement corrosion and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures
  • Impact, blast, and thermal effects on material and structural performance
  • Integrated resilience-sustainability assessments of infrastructure
  • 3D printing of concrete and application of machine learning to accelerate materials innovation

Current and recent projects

  • Seismic vulnerability assessment of deteriorated bridges (USDOT UTC Region 2)
  • Structural hardening utilizing advanced materials (US Army Corps ERDC)
  • Sustainable, rapid repair utilizing advanced cementitious materials (US DOT UTC Region 2)
  • Developing novel methods for detecting corrosion initiation in cementitious composites (UB IBE)
  • Application of ductile concretes in thin-walled concrete filled steel tubes (ASCE SEI)
  • Development of penetration-resistant ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with low-cost, local materials (Sandia National Labs, US Army Corps ERDC)
  • Self-consolidating fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) in the deployable flood walls (NSF)