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Dr. Pranshoo Solanki

Professor
Technology
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TUR Turner Hall 123
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Biography

Dr. Pranshoo Solanki is a full professor in the Construction Management program of Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He received his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Oklahoma in May, 2010. His research record includes approximately $1 million in external funding, over 80 publications and over 60 research presentations in a number of national/international conferences. Dr. Solanki worked on several transportation and construction projects funded by agencies such as Illinois Transportation Center, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Dr. Solanki is a registered Professional Engineer in the United States and serving as a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and American Concrete Institute (ACI). He also served as National Science Foundation (NSF) panel member, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) panel member, and session chairman for several national/international conferences.

Current Courses

123.001Construction Documents & Quantity Takeoff

292.001Construction Materials Technology

292.002Construction Materials Technology

400.006Independent Study

224.001Soils And Foundations

224.002Soils And Foundations

292.001Construction Materials Technology

327.001Design Of Building Structures

400.005Independent Study

224.001Soils And Foundations

224.002Soils And Foundations

Teaching Interests & Areas

Dr. Solanki continues to teach courses in the area of geotechnical engineering, construction materials and design at Illinois State University.

Research Interests & Areas

Recycling of waste materials and industrial by-products in sustainable construction, cementitious stabilization of soils (soil improvement), mechanistic pavement design, characterization of pavement/highway materials, pedagogical research.

Ph D Civil Engineering

University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

MS Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology
New Delhi, India

BS Civil Engineering

Malviya National Institute of Technology
Jaipur, India

2022 Teaching Award

Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2022

2021 – 2022 Outstanding Researcher Award (tenured category)

College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST), Illinois State University
2021

Faculty Advisor of American Concrete Institute (ACI) Outstanding University

American Concrete Institute
2020

2018-2019 Service Award

Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2019

Faculty Advisor of American Concrete Institute (ACI) Outstanding University

American Concrete Institute
2019

2017 - 2018 Research Award

Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2018

Advisor of the 2018 CAST Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Recipient (Samikaran Bhattarai)

College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University
2018

Keynote Speaker

Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering (ECCE) Conference, Opole, Poland
2018

2015 – 2016 Teaching Award

Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2017

CAST Pre-Tenure Research Award

College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST)
2016

Book, Chapter

Solanki, P., & Zaman, M. Microstructural and Mineralogical Characterization of Clay Stabilized Using Calcium-Based Stabilizers. Kazmiruk, V. (EDs), Scanning Electron Microscope. In-Tech Publisher (2012): 771-798.

Conference Proceeding

Solanki, P., & Xie, H. Field-curing Methods for Estimating Early Opening Strength of Cement Concrete Pavement to Traffic. Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting (2023)
Solanki, P. Learning Concrete in Construction Management Course Through Bowling Ball Project. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference (2023)
Solanki, P., & Jin, G. Waste Glass as an Alkaline Activator and Fly Ash as Precursor in Geopolymer Concrete. 12th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-12) (2023)
Solanki, P., Lopez, J., Jain, H., & Jain, B. Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Flowable Fill. Tutumluer E., Nazarian S., Al-Qadi I., Qamhia I.I. (EDs). Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 164 (2022): 441 - 450.
Solanki, P., & Xie, H. Compressive Strength of Concrete Using Different Field-Curing Methods. Hoff, Mork & Saba (EDs). The Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA) 3 (2022): 275 – 281.

Journal Article

Solanki, P., Jain, B., Hu, X., & Sancheti, G. A Review of Beneficial Use and Management of Dredged Material. Waste 1.3 (2023): 815 - 840.
Xie, H., Gandla, S., Shi, O., & Solanki, P. Multivariate Regression and Variance of Concrete Curing Methods: Strength Prediction with Experiments. Applied Sciences 13.12239 (2023): 1 - 21.
Solanki, P. Performance of Dredged Sediments Based Controlled Low-Strength Material. Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies 7.3 (2022): 119 – 127.
Solanki, P., & Xie, H. State-of-the-Practice Review on the Field-Curing Methods for Evaluating Strength of Concrete Test Specimen. Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction 11.3 (2022): 153 – 165.
Hu, X., & Solanki, P. Predicting the Resilient Modulus of Cementitiously Stabilized Subgrade Soils Using Neural Network, Support Vector Machine, and Gaussian Process Regression. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics 21.6 (2021)

Technical Report

Jin, G., Solanki, P., & Garg, N. Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction and Beyond. Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) – Sustaining Illinois Funding, University of Illinois (2023): 15.
Solanki, P., & Xie, H. Field-Curing Methods for Evaluating the Strength of Concrete Test Specimens. Illinois Center for Transportation FHWA-ICT-23-017.Second of two reports of ICT Project R27-219 (2023): 69.
Solanki, P., Xie, H., Awaitey, J., & Reddy, T. State-of-the-Practice Review of Field-Curing Methods for Evaluating the Strength of Concrete Test Specimens. Illinois Center for Transportation FHWA-ICT-23-002.First of two reports of ICT Project R27-219 (2023): 74.
Solanki, P. “Beneficial Reuse of Lake Michigan’s Dredged Material in Sustainable Construction Material – Flowable Fill,” Final report, Illinois – India Sea Grant College Program Faculty Scholars Program, Grant Number NA18OAR4170082, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May, 2021.

Presentations

Investigation of Waste Glass-based Sodium Silicate Activator Combined with Industrial By-products in Geopolymer Concrete. 6th International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies. (2024)
Field-curing Methods for Estimating Early Opening Strength of Cement Concrete Pavement to Traffic. Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting. (2023)
Learning Concrete in Construction Management Course Through Bowling Ball Project. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference. (2023)
Recycling of Waste Glass and Industrial By-product in Geopolymer Concrete. Campus Sustainability Showcase. (2023)
Waste Glass as an Alkaline Activator and Fly Ash as Precursor in Geopolymer Concrete. 12th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC - 12). (2023)
Compressive Strength of Concrete Using Different Field-Curing Methods. The Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA). (2022)
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Flowable Fill. 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG). (2021)
Influence of Subgrade Soil Stabilizers on Flexible Pavement Distresses. ASCE T&DI International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference. (2021)
Qamhia, I. I. A., Tutumluer, E., Ozer, H. and Solanki, P. (2020), “Mechanistic Analysis and Modeling of Pavement Sections Utilizing Sustainable Aggregate Quarry By-product Applications,” Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, Publication No. 20-04195, January 12-16, 2020, Washington D.C.
Solanki, P., “Beneficial Use of Recycled Materials in Flowable Fill: Recycled Glass as a Fly Ash Substitute and Dredged Material as a Sand Substitute,” Illinois Ready Mix Concrete Association Xtreme Conference, February 19, 2020, Peoria, Illinois.

Grants & Contracts

Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction and Beyond. Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) – Sustaining Illinois Funding. State. (2022)
Developing Stormwater Storage Capacity Model and Permeable Concrete Design for Sustainable Parking Lots. University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2021)
Beneficial Reuse of Lake Michigan’s Dredged Material in Sustainable Construction Material – Flowable Fill. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Federal. (2020)
Influence of Field-Curing Conditions on Strength of Concrete Test Specimens. Illinois Center for Transportation - Illinois Department of Transportation. State. (2020)
Recycling of Post-Consumer Waste Glass Powder as a Partial Cement Substitute in Concrete. University Research Grant, College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2019)