Academics

Bio

Dr. Vishakha Sakhare is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil Engineering. She obtained her M.Tech degree in Construction Technology and Management, and a Ph.D in sustainable construction materials from VNIT, Nagpur. Her research has resulted in one granted Indian patent (Patent NO. 381608) and she has authored 36 publications in renowned journals (Scopus and SCI indexed) and conferences at national and international level. She has 4 years of teaching experience as an assistant professor at BITS PILANI / VJTI, Mumbai, and has also worked in the industry for around 6 months focusing on green buildings. She has received numerous awards and grants for her research work and has published her work in reputed magazines such as "Architectural Updates".

Research Area

Sustainable construction materials, Geopolymer, Green building

Publication
Internation Journals: 14 (Scopus and SCI indexed)
Internation Conferences: 11
N. Mohamed, V.V. Sakhare, A. Karn, M Chaddha, A Agnihotri, Value added geopolymer product to offset expenditure on waste management and sustainability, Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 2022, 57(1), 141-152. 
N. Mohamed, V.V. Sakhare, A. Karn, M Chaddha, A Agnihotri, A study on the impact of material synergy ingeopolymer adobe: Emphasis on utilizing overburden laterite of aluminium industry, Open ceramics, 2021, Vol. 7, 100163.(doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2021.100163) 
V. V. Sakhare, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, Effect of alternative walling material on indoor temperature, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability, ICE publishing, February 2019, 172(1), 24-31. ( doi.org/10.1680/jensu.17.00018).
V. V. Sakhare, and R. V. Ralegaonkar, Strategy to control indoor temperature for redevelopment of slum dwellings, Indoor and Built Environment, 2018, 27(9), 1203-1215. (doi.org/10.1177/1420326X17712107).
V. V. Sakhare and R. V. Ralegaonkar. Development and investigation of cellular light weight bio-briquette ash bricks. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer, 2017, 19(1), 235–242 (10.1007/s10098-016-1200-5).
V. V. Sakhare and R. V. Ralegaonkar. Use of bio-briquette ash for the development of bricks. Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, 2016, 112, 684-689. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.088).
R. V. Ralegaonkar and V. V. Sakhare. Development of multi-parametric functional index model for evaluating the indoor comfort in built environment. Indoor and Built Environment, Sage Publication, 2014, 23(4), 615–621.( 10.1177/1420326X13480515).

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