Dr. V. Sunitha



 

Qualifications

  • Ph.D,in Civil Engineering /Transportation Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2013.

  • M.Tech,in Traffic and Transportation Planning, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 2003.

  • B.Tech,in Civil Engineering, Calicut University, 2001.

Experience

Designation

Organisation

From

To

Associate Professor

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

22.09.2022

Till Date

Assistant Professor (Grade I)

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

12.03.2018

22.09.2022

Assistant Professor (Grade II)

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

27.03.2011

12.03.2018

Assistant Professor (Grade III)

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

27.03.2006

26.03.2011

Research Associate

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

06.08.2003

26.03.2006

Research Interests

  • Transportation Engineering

  • Pavement Materials

  • Pavement Management System

International Journals

  1. V. Sunitha, A. Veeraragavan, Karthik K. Srinivasan, and Samson Mathew, “Cluster-Based Pavement Deterioration Models for   Low-Volume Rural Roads”, ISRN Civil Engineering, ISSN 2090-5106, Vol. 2012, Article ID 565948, 2012.

  2. V. Sunitha, A. Veeraragavan, Karthik K. Srinivasan, and Samson Mathew, “Application of Factor Analysis in Maintenance Management of Low Volume Roads”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, ISSN 1997-1400, Volume 6, No. 2, March 2013, 130-135.

  3. R.T Arjun Siva Rathan, V. Sunitha and Samson Mathew, “Experimental Investigation on the Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with Waste Granite Fines in Concrete Paving Block”, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, ISSN 0974-5904, Volume 7, No. 5, October 2014, 1099 -1104.

  4. Latha, D., Sunitha, V., Mathew, S. (2015). “Experimental Investigation to Find Transition Temperature of VG-30 Binder”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index 108, International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, volume 9, No. 12, 2015, 1558 - 1562.

  5. Samson Mathew, A. K. Raji, S. Malagi and Sunitha, V.. “Rural Connectivity based on ranking of villages – a Case study of Mandhya District of Karnataka”, Journal of The Institute of Engineers (India), volume 88, 2007, 34-42.

  6. L. Janani, Raunak Kumar Dixit, Sunitha, V. and Samson Mathew. “Prioritisation of Pavement Maintenance Sections Deploying Functional Characteristics of Pavements”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2019.

  7. L. Janani, Sunitha, V. and Mathew S. “Influence of Surface Distresses on Smartphone-Based Pavement Roughness Evaluation”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2020.

  8. Janani L., Samuel, N. M., Sunitha, V. and Mathew S. “Vibration vs. Vision: Best Approach for Automated Pavement Distress Detection”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2020.

  9. Arjun Siva Rathan R.T, and Sunitha, V.. “Mechanical and Microstructural study on interlocking concrete block pavers using waste granite dust”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23 (2), 2020.

  10. Anusudha V, Sunitha, V. and Samson Mathew. “Field Evaluation of Coir Geotextile Reinforced Subgrade for Low Volume Pavements”, Journal of Natural fibers, 2020.

  11. Janani L., Sunitha, V. and Mathew S. “Effect of combining algorithms in smartphone based pothole detection”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2020.

  12. Anusudha, V. Sunitha, V. and Mathew S. “Performance of coir geotextile reinforced subgrade for low volume roads”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2020.

  13. Rejani V.U, Sunitha, V. and Samson Mathew. “Upgradation of pavement deterioration models for urban roads by non-hierarchical clustering”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2020.

  14. Anusudha Visvanathan, Sunitha, V. and Samson Mathew. “Evaluation of Coir Geotextile Reinforcement for Low Volume Roads”, Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020.

  15. Arjun Sivarathan R. T, Sunitha, V. MurshidaP., and Anusudha V. “Influence of Bedding and Jointing Sand on the Shear Strength Characteristics of Interlocking Paver Blocks-Bedding Sand Surface”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23 (7), 2020.

  16. Arjun Siva Rathan Raveendran Thulasibai, Sunitha, V. MMurshida Pathath, Janani Lekshmipathy, and Anusudha Visvanathan. “Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Parameters Influencing the Shear-Stress Behavior of Interlocking Paver Blocks–Bedding Sand Interface Using Large-Scale Direct Shear Test”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(6), 2021.

  17. Arjun Siva Rathan Raveendran Thulasibai, Aravinda Sai and Sunitha, V.. “Mechanical and structural performance evaluation of pervious interlocking paver blocks”, Construction and Building Materials, 292, 2021.

  18. Arjun Siva Rathan Raveendran T, Sunitha, V. and Anusudha Visvanathan. “Parametric study to investigate the deflection and stress behaviour of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement”, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2021.

  19. Janani Lekshmipathy Rashmi Doley, Sunitha, V. and Samson Mathew. “Precision Enhancement of Smartphone Sensor-Based Pavement Roughness Estimation by Standardizing Host Vehicle Speed”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2021.

  20. Arjun Siva Rathan, and Sunitha, V.. “Development of Deflection Prediction Model for the Interlocking Concrete Block Pavements”, Transportation Research Record, Journal of TRB, 2676(3), 2021.

  21. Arjun Siva Rathan, and Sunitha, V.. “Development of Design Procedure for Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2676(3), 2021.

  22. Arjun Siva Rathan, and Sunitha, V.. “Numerical Modelling and Optimization on the Geometric Properties Influencing the Deflection Behaviour of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement”, Journal of Transportation Engineering: Part B, Pavements/ASCE, 148 (3), 2022.

  23. Arjun Siva Rathan, and Sunitha, V.. “Development of Effective Wearing Layer Elastic Modulus for Interlocking Concrete Block”, Construction and Building Materials/Elsevier, 2022.

  24. Arjun Siva Rathan, Sunitha, V. and Anusudha Visvanathan. “Influence of Thickness Parameters on the Performance of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement”, ACI Materials Journal, 2022.

  25. Arjun Siva Rathan, and Sunitha, Velayudhan. “Numerical Modelling and Optimisation on the Geometric Properties Influencing the Deflection Behavior of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement”, Journal of Transportation Engineering: Part B Pavements (ASCE), 2022.

  26. Rejani V. U., Sunitha V., Samson Mathew, and Veeraragavan A., Sunitha, Velayudhan. “A Network Level Pavement Maintenance Optimization Approach Deploying GAMS”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2021.

  27. L. Janani, V. Sunitha, and M. Samson. “Dynamic Segmentation of Smartphone Sensor-Based Pavement Functional Condition”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023.

  28. Rejani V. U., Janani L., Venkateswaralu K., Sunitha V., and V. Samson Mathew. “Strategic Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Analysis of Urban Road Network Using HDM-4”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2022.

  29. Manjusha M and Sunitha V. “A Review of Advanced Pavement Distress Evaluation Techniques Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2023.

  30. A. Jegan Bharath Kumar, V. Sunitha, R. T., Arjun Siva Rathan, P. Murshida, and Samson Mathew. “Influence of Moisture and Compaction Effect on Volumetric and Mechanical Properties of Bituminous Mix”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2022.

  31. Anusudha Viswanathan, Arjun Siva Rathan, Sunitha V., and Samson Mathew. “Performance Evaluation and Development of Design Chart for Coir Geotextile Reinforced Rural Roads”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2025.

  32. A. Jegan Bharath Kumar, V. Sunitha, R. T., Arjun Siva Rathan, and Samson Mathew. “Exploring the Effects of Compaction Conditions and Moisture on Bituminous Concrete: A Statistical Approach to Develop Performance and Predictive Rut Depth Model”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2025.

  33. Rekha K Nair, G. Sai Srikar Reddy, and Sunitha V. “An Investigation into the Effect of Geopolymer Modification on the Consistency of Crumbed Rubber Modified Bitumen”, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 2024.

  34. B. I. Sonia, Johnson Ashly, P. T. Akshay, V. Sunitha, and others. “Formulation of Combined Pavement Index for Flexible Pavement Condition Assessment of National Highways”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2025.

  35. Arjun Siva Rathan, Raveendran Thulasi Bai, Sunitha Velayudhan, and Janani Lekshmipathy. “Evaluation of Structural and Functional Performance of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement and Flexible Pavement”, ASCE Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 2023.

  36. Chetan R Bhole, V. Sunitha, and Samson Mathew. “Coir Geotextile Reinforcement for Sustainable Pavements: An Experimental Investigation into Structural Behavior”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2023.

  37. Manjusha M, Niveditha R, and Sunitha V. “Estimation of YOLO Algorithms for Extracting Traffic Data Using UAV and Stationary Camera”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2025.

  38. Rekha K Nair, Anindya Bandyopadhyay, V. Sunitha. “Rheological and Mechanical Behaviour of Biochar-Modified Bitumen Under High-Temperature Conditions”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (IJPRT), 2025.

  39. R. Chandra Prathan, Sunitha Velayudhan, and Samson Mathew. “Impact of Overloaded Axles on the Pavement Service Life: A Case Study of a Two-Lane National Highway”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2025.

  40. Borigarla Barbaiah, Sunitha V, and S. Moses Santhakumar. “Analysis of Manoeuvring Delay at Urban Unsignalized Intersections under Mixed Traffic Conditions Using Mathematical and RNNs Models”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2025.

  41. Rekha K Nair, Anjali Jayan, and Sunitha V. “Rheological Properties and Performance of Geopolymer-Modified Crumb Rubber-Modified Bitumen at High Temperatures”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2025.

  42. Manjusha M and Sunitha V. “Optimizing YOLO Models for High-Accuracy Automated Detection and Classification of Road Surface Distresses”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2025.

  43. V U Rejani, L Janani, V Sunitha, and Samson Mathew. “Integration of GIS and GPS as a Decision Support Tool in a GAMS-Based Network-Level Pavement Maintenance Optimization System”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2025.

  44. Viswanathan Anusudha, RT Arjun Siva Rathan, V Sunitha, and Samson Mathew. “Experimental and Numerical Analysis on Shear Behavior of Coir Geotextile Reinforced Granular Subbase-Subgrade”, Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 2024.

  45. A. Jegan Bharath Kumar, Sunitha V, Arjun Siva Rathan, R. T., and Salini U. “Mechanistic Evaluation and Rut Prediction of Bituminous Mixtures Under Static and Dynamic Pore Pressure Conditions for Different Traffic Levels”, Journal of Road Engineering, 2026 (Accepted).

  46. B. I. Sonia and V. Sunitha. “Modeling Pavement Condition Index Deploying Clustering: Classical versus ANN Approach”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2026.

  47. Chetan R. Bhole, Sunitha Velayudhan, Anusudha Viswanathan, Chandra Sekhar, and Samson Mathew. “Evaluation of Drainage Characteristics of Coir Geotextile Reinforced Roads”, Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 2025.

  48. A. Jegan Bharath Kumar, V. Sunitha, R. T. Arjun Siva Rathan, and Samson Mathew. “Development of Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS) Model and Resilient Modulus Assessment Considering Moisture Conditions on Bituminous Mixtures”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2025.

International/National Conference Proceedings

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Book Published

  1. Arjun Siva Rathan R.T and Sunitha V.,“Structural Design of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavements”, Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group, LLC), ISSN/ISBN No: 978-104014728-3, 978-103248579-9, 2024.

  2. Dr. Samson Mathew, Dr. MVLR Anjaneyulu, Dr. Sheela Evangeline, Dr. Anita Das, Dr. K. Balan, Shri. A. V. Rajesh, Dr. I. K. pateriya, Dr. A. Veeraragavan, Dr. Sunitha V, Mrs. Sumi Sebastian, Ms. Anusudha,“IRC SP: 129-2022 Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Roads using Coir Geotextiles ”, Publisher: Indian Roads Congress, ISSN/ISBN No: IRC SP 129 2022, 2022.

Book Chapters & Monographs

  1. Jegan Bharath Kumar A., Sunitha V., Lekshmi I S, and Samson Mathew, “Performance Assessment of Moisture Damage of Hot Mix Asphalt Using Admixtures”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981950228-8, 2026.

  2. Princy Magdelin Ahila S., Nair Rekhs, and Sunitha V., “Enhancing Bitumen Performance Through Recycled Plastic and Geopolymer Modification: A Sustainable Approach”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981961983-2, 2025.

  3. Manjusha M., Rudhra A, and Sunitha V., “Pavement Distress Detection Using Image Processing from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Data”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981977299-5, 2025.

  4. Nair Rekhs K., Reddy G Sai Sarkar, and Sunitha V., “Modification of Crumb Rubber Modified Binders Using Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981977299-5, 2025.

  5. Janani L., Sunitha V., and Samson Mathew, “Critical Comparison of Methods to Estimate Pavement Roughness Using Smartphone Sensors”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981977299-5, 2025.

  6. Ashay P T., Sonia B. I., Johnson Ashly, and Sunitha V., “Pavement Maintenance Optimization in National Highways”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981961983-2, 2025.

  7. Gurusamy Nantha Priys, Viswanathan Anusudha, V. Sunitha, and Samson Mathew, “Performance Analysis of Coir Reinforced Pavement for Rural Roads”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981977299-5, 2025.

  8. Francis Susan, Sunitha V., and Samson Mathew, “Potential of Electronic Ticketing Machine Data in Public Transport Planning”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981193504-6, 2023.

  9. Jegan Bharath Kumar A., Parihar Mohit Singh, Murshida P., Sunitha V., and Samson Mathew, “Moisture Damage Prediction of Hot Mix Asphalt Using Artificial Neural Network”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-981193504-6, 2023.

  10. V. Anusudha, V. Sunitha, Chithu Babu, Chetan R. Bhole, and Samson Mathew, “Numerical Studies on Coir Geotextile Reinforced Flexible Pavement”, Lecture notes in Civil Engineering, Scopus, ISSN/ISBN Number 2366-2565, 2022.

Patent

  1. Patent in “Automated Pavement Distress Detection Device and Method Thereof”, Granted Date: 27.09.2023, Patent No.202141017539, India.

Ph.D. / M.Tech. / B.Tech. Projects Guided

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Handling Subjects and Laboratories

  • Highway and Pavement Engineering.

  • Pavement Materials and Design.

  • Pavement Construction and Management.

  • Railway, airport and Harbour Engineering.

  • CAD in Civil Engineering.

  • Traffic Engineering and Highway Geometrics.

  • Transportation and Land Use Planning.

  • Urban Transportation Systems.

  • Road Transport Management and Economics.

  • Highway Materials.

  • Highway Engineering laboratory.

  • Traffic and pavement Engineering Laboratory.

  • CAD in Transportation Engineering Laboratory.

Awards/Associateships

  1. Best Performer Award in Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering in 2022, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

  2. Best Performer Award in Assistant Professor Grade I (Engineering) in 2021, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

  3. Best paper award in theme Pavement Technology in 2020, 7th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management 2020 (CTSEM 2020) organized by KSCSTE-NATPAC and CET Trivandrum

  4. Best Performer Award in Assistant Professor Grade I (Engineering) in 2020, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

  5. Institute Day award for Consultancy Work in 2019, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

  6. Best paper award in 2018, International Conference on infrastructure Development: Issues, Innovations and the Way Forward (ICID 2018) organized by the Dept. of Civil Engg, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

  7. Second Rank Holder in 2003, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala

  8. First Rank Holder in 2001, N.S.S. College of Engineering, Palakkad, Kerala

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities

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Membership of Learned Societies

  1. Life Member of Indian Road Congress, M-29704, 2004.

  2. Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India), AM097458-5, 2009.

  3. Life Member of Indian Geotechnical Society, LM-3666, 2013.

  4. Life Member of Transportation Research Group of India (TRG), 20143, 16.11.2020.

  5. Affiliate Member of ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers, 12216129, April 2021.

Research Projects

  • “Laboratory and Field Performance Investigation of Rural Roads Stabilised with RBI Grade-81”, Funding Agency-NRIDA, Government of India (Completed in 2023).

  • “State Technical Agency (STA) for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Scheme for Tamilnadu and Puducherry”, Funding Agency-NRIDA, Government of India (Ongoing).

  • “Performance Evaluation of Cement Concrete Pavements in Rural Roads”, Funding Agency-NRIDA, Government of India (Completed in 2023).

  • “Traffic Rules and Signs-based Toys”, Funding Agency-Ministry of MSME, Government of India (Completed in 2022).

  • “Development of Optimization Models and Decision Support System for National Highways”, Funding Agency-National Highway Authority of India (In-Progress).

  • “Evaluation of Pavement performance of Coir reinforced Rural Roads in Tamilnadu”, Funding Agency-Coir Board, Ministry of MSME, Government of India (Completed in 2022).

  • “Centre of Excellence in Transportation Engineering (CETransE)”, Funding Agency-MHRD, Government of India (Ongoing).

  • “Life Cycle and Performance Assessment of Waste Plastic Roads ”, Funding Agency-NRIDA, Government of India (Completed in 2021).

  • “Pavement Performance Studies on Coir Geotextiles Reinforced Rural Roads in Tamilnadu ”, Funding Agency-Coir Board, Ministry of MSME, Government of India (Completed in 2018).

  • “Urban Pavement Maintenance Management Systems (UPMMS) ”, Funding Agency-Ministry of Urban Development and IIT, Madras, Chennai (Completed in 2015).

  • “Coir Geotextiles Reinforced Low Volume Rural Road Pavement Performance Studies in Tamilnadu and Puducherry (UPMMS) ”, Funding Agency-Coir Board, Ministry of MSME, Government of India (Completed in 2012).

Consultancy Projects

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Contact Address

  • Dr. Sunitha V.,
  • Associate Professor,
  • Civil Engineering Department,
  • NIT Trichy -620015
  • Telephone: 04312503165 (o), 04312504165 (R)

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