Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Areas of Interest:
1. Pavement Design and Materials
2. Pavement Evaluation, Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Management
Educational Qualifications:
S. No. Degree Year Institute
1. M.E. (Transportation Engineering) 1986 University of Roorkee, Roorkee
(now IIT, Roorkee)
2. B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) 1979 Regional Engg. College, Warangal
(now NIT, Warangal)
Achievements
a. Honors and Awards
Awarded “Best Research Paper Award” by Indian Roads Congress in1997 for the paper entitled
“Development of Pavement Deterioration Models for Indian Conditions”
Visited Poland Under CSIR-PAS Scientists Exchange Programme in1988
Awarded Fellowship by Belgium Govt. to attend “International Training Course at Belgian Road
Research Centre, Brussels in May-June 1996
Worked as Senior Roads Engineer in Roads Department of Ministry of Transport and Communications,
Govt. of Botswana (Africa) for the period from October 1998-October 2003
b. Research Projects :
c. Research Publications:
1. Dr. P.K.Nanda, Dr.Devesh Tiwari, Sunil Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Optimization of Road Materials for
Construction”, International Seminar on Innovation in Construction and Maintenance of Flexible
Pavements, IRC, Sept 2006.
2. Dr. S.D Sharma, B.M.Sharma, Binod Kumar. “Quality control and its relevance to attaining good
construction quality of Cement Concrete Pavements”, 10th NCB International Seminar on cement and
building materials, New Delhi, Nov. 2007.
3. C. Kamraj, B.M.Sharma, Dr. P. K. Nanda, S. C. Raghav. “Stone Mastic Asphalt-An Overview”, National
Conference/ Workshop and Exposition on Trends in Road Marking Materials, Methods and Mechanics
for Quality Economy and Speed, AICTE, Bhopal, 21-22 April, 2007.
4. Dr. S. D. Sharma, B.M.Sharma, Dr. P. K. Nanda. “Potential Applications of Interlocking Concrete Block
Paving in Rural Road Construction”, National Conference and Exposition of Rural Roads, NRRDA, New
Delhi, 22-24 May 2007.
5. C. Kamraj, B.M.Sharma. “Laboratory Study to Determine Feasibility of Use of Chalk Powder (A--Product
of Ammonium Nitro Phosphate Plant) as Filler in Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixes”, International Conference
on Materials for the Future (ICMF-2008), Thrissur, 17-19 Jan, 2008.
6. Dr. Devesh Tiwari, B.M.Sharma. A. K. Sagar, M. P. Singh, “Impact Assessment of Rehabilitation Works
in Road Roughness for State Highways-A Case Study”, Presented at 23rd Australian Road Research
Board (ARRB) Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 30th July 2008 to 1st August 2008.
7. B.M.Sharma, C. Kamraj. “Construction and Performance Evaluation of Experimental Sections Laid on
Urban Roads using Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures”, Presented at 23rd Australian Road Research Board
(ARRB) Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 30th July 2008 to 1st August 2008.
8. Dr. P.K. Jain and B.M.Sharma. “Implementation of IS: 73-2006 and Road Map Thereof” presented for
panel discussion in BIS-CRRI workshop on ”Advancements in Bitumen Technologies”, Sept. 2008, New
Delhi.
9. Dr.P.K.Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Quality perspective and Advancement in Specification of Bitumen in India”,
First International Bitumen Conference at Tehran, Iran,18 Sept-20 Sept 2008.
10. Sanjay Deori, Dr. P. K. Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Use of Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen Emulsions in Road
Maintenance-A Step Forward in the Direction of Eco-Effectiveness”, Presented at Ist International
Bitumen Conference, Tehran, Iran, 18-19 October 2008.
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11. Y. V. Rao, B.M.Sharma, P. K. Jain. “Modification of Bitumen for Improved Pavement Performance under
Heavy Traffic Loading”, Presented at Ist International Bitumen Conference, Tehran, Iran, 18-19 October
2008.
12. Dr. NKS Pundhir, Dr.P.K.Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Evaluation of Paving Bitumen from Waxy Crude of North-
Eastern Region of India”, First International Bitumen Conference at Tehran, Iran, 18 Sept-20 Sept 2008.
13. K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, B. M. Sharma. Ramesh Raina, Y. V. Rao, “Pavement Evaluation Towards
Application of Latest Technologies for Maintenance of Urban Roads-A Case Study”, Proceedings of
International Conference on Pavement Engineering, ICPE-09, Bhubaneshwar, Orrisa, 14-15 February
2009.
14. Dr. Devesh Tiwari, B.M.Sharma. A. K. Sagar, Dr. S. D. Sharma, “Suitability for Operation of Low Floor
Bus on Delhi Roads-A Case Study”, Proceedings of International Conference on Pavement Engineering,
ICPE-09, Bhubaneshwar, Orrisa, 14-15 February 2009.
15. Sabina,Sangita, B.M.Sharma,Tabrez Alam Khan, “Waste Plastic and its potential Application in Road
Construction”, Poster presentation in Plast India 2009, Seventh International plastic exhibition and
conference, New Delhi, Feb 09.
16. S.P.Pokhriyal, R.K.Shrivastava and B.M.Sharma. “Evaluation on Pavement Classification number and
Rehabilitation Design of Airfield Pavements”, Seminar on Rehabilitation of Airfields organized the Chief
Engineer, Airforce, Allahabad, May 2009.
17. Sudesh Kumar, R.K. Srivastava and B.M. Sharma. “Skid Resistant Aggregates in Wearing Courses”
Highway Research Board Bulletin, Vol.-2, No. -2, July-Dec. 2009.
18. Sabina, Sangita, B.M.Sharma, Tabrez Alam Khan. “Waste to Wealth” from use of Waste Plastic in
Bituminous Road Construction”, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Reserch (Paper sent for publication).
19. Sudesh Kumar, S. P. Pokhriyal, R. K. Srivastava, B.M.Sharma. “Use of Skid Resistant Aggregates in
Wearing Courses”, Journal of Indian Roads Congress (IRC).
20. Dr. Devesh Tiwari, Sunil Jain, B.M.Sharma, P. K. Nanda. “Conservation of Road Building Materials”,
Indian Highways.
21. Somna Mishal, Sangita, B.M.Sharma, J.B.Sengupta. “Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and
Commercially available Modified Binders for their suitability for paving of Bituminous Roads”.
22. Pradeep Kumar, B M Sharma, Y V Rao. “Suggestions for Selection of Appropriate Roughness
Measurement Equipments in Different Operating Conditions”, Published in Conference Proceedings
“Roads in High Precipitation Areas”. 19-20 Feb 2010, Guwahati, organized IRC.
23. S Deori, Y V Rao, S P Pokhriyal and B M Sharma. “Microsurfacing: An Effective Treatment for
Maintenance of City Roads in Delhi”, 5th World Conference on Emulsion, 12-14 Oct. 2010, Lyon, France.
24. C Kamaraj, M N Nagabhushana, P K Jain, B M Sharma, S Gangopadhyay, Prashant, M S Amarnath.
“Laboratory Performance of Thin Stone Matrix Asphalt for Urban Roads”, 24th ARRB Conference –
Building on 50 years of Road and Transport Research, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
25. Sudesh Kumar, S P Pokhriyal, Pradeep Kumar and B M Sharma. “Pavement Surface Friction – Its
Importance and Different Methods of Measurements”.
26. Pradeep Kumar, B M Sharma and K Sitaramanjaneyulu. “Current Practices for Pavement Condition
Monitoring of Road Infrastructure in India”, 24th ARRB Conference Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
27. K Sitaramanjaneyulu, B M Sharma, Devesh Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar. “National Efforts Towards
Management of High Speed Road Corridors in India”, 24th ARRB Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.