Mr. Divakar L

Interest

• Construction and Building materials
• Cement and concrete composite
• Concrete structures
• Sustainable Construction Materials

Expertise

• Fibre Reinforced Concrete
• Durability Studies in Concrete
• Geopolymer concrete

Project Proposal Submitted

• Neutron Radiation Shielding and Thermal Properties of High Density Conventional and Geopolymer Concrete”. CRS Project Proposal at UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research- 2021/CRS/47/53/684.
• Gamma Radiation Shielding and Thermal Properties of High Density Conventional and Geopolymer Concrete. Seed money project proposal at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences-2023

• Divakar L., Chethan Gowda R.K., Pulgur A., Maruthi H.C. “Compressive Strength and Water Absorption Characteristics of Fly Ash and Wood Ash Replaced Cement Mortar Bricks”. Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering (2019): 417-422. Springer.
• Divakar L., Chethan Gowda R. K., Abhishek P. V., “Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Areca Nut Fibre Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete”. International Conference on Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering (2020). 313-321. Springer.
• Pulgur A., Divakar L., Chethan Gowda R.K., Nagesh B. “Influence of Steel Fibres on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete”. Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering (2019): 423-430. Springer.
• Abhishek P V, Chethan Gowda R K, Divakar L, “Mechanical and durability study of steel fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete” International Conference on Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering (2020). 337-342. Springer.
• Divakar, L., Mohan, D., Kalita, D.M., Abhishek, P.V. (2022). Contribution Generation of Electricity from Treadmill Using Piezoelectric Transducers. In: Kolhe, M.L., Jaju, S.B., Diagavane, P.M. (eds) Smart Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol 1. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6875-3_46

International Journal Papers

• L, D., Malkapur, S. M., & Kumar, M. (2023). Experimental study on alkali-activated concrete using waste iron chips as partial replacement to fine aggregates. Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, 28(01), APST - 28. https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2023.15
• Malkapur, S. M., Divakar, L., Narasimhan, M. C., Karkera, N. B., Goverdhan, P., Sathian, V. and Prasad, N. (2017). " Fresh and hardened properties of polymer incorporated self compacting concrete mixes for neutron radiation shielding ". Construction and Building Materials 157, 917-929(Q1 Impact factor 6.14 SCI Indexed).
• Malkapur, S.M., Divakar, L., Narasimhan, M.C., Karkera, N.B., Goverdhan, P., Sathian, V., and Prasad, N. (2017) “Neutron radiation shielding properties of polymer incorporated self-compacting concrete mixes”. Applied Radiation and Isotopes125, 86 - 93 (Q2 Impact Factor 1.51 SCI Indexed).
• Anil Kumar, Anoop Kishan, K., Divakar, L., and Sudheer, S. (2015) “Study on Compressive Strength of Concrete Using Areca Fibre as Reinforcement”. International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology24 (3), 121 - 124.
• Shiva P. B., Chethan Gowda R. K., Abhishek Pulgur and Divakar .L (2017) “Parametric Analysis of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Retrofitting of Structures”. International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 5, Issue 10.
• Abdul Amir Sohel.,Divakar, L.,(2021) “Experimental Study on Use of Construction Waste in Pervious Concrete as a Replacement of Coarse Aggregates”. GIS Science Journal Volume 8, Issue 4, 349 - 354.

ACI, ASTAR, the IRED, IAENG

• L. Divakar and Manish Haveri “Compression and Flexural Strength Properties of Basalt Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete”, Indian Patent Application: 201641043353, December 19, 2016
• Santhosh H P, Divakar L., Chethan Gowda R K “Modified Rolling Friction Pendulum Base Plate Using Small Diameter Stainless Steel” Balls Indian Patent Application: 202141004234, 2021.