Sumanta Das

Prof. Sumanta Das

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 January 2022 in Cement and Concrete Composites
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GLGideon A. Lyngdoh
Gideon A. Lyngdoh
MZMohd Zaki
Mohd Zaki
NKN.M. Anoop Krishnan
N.M. Anoop Krishnan
Sumanta DasSumanta Das
Sumanta Das

1 October 2016 in Cement and Concrete Composites
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MAMatthew Aguayo
Matthew Aguayo
Sumanta DasSumanta Das
Sumanta Das
AMAmit Maroli
Amit Maroli
NKNihat Kabay
Nihat Kabay
JMJames C.E. Mertens
James C.E. Mertens
NNNarayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath

1 December 2015 in Cement and Concrete Research
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Sumanta DasSumanta Das
Sumanta Das
PYPu Yang
Pu Yang
SSSudhanshu Shekhar Singh
Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh
JMJames C.E. Mertens
James C.E. Mertens
XXXianghui Xiao
Xianghui Xiao
NNNarayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath

1 April 2018 in Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
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ADAkash Dakhane
Akash Dakhane
Sumanta DasSumanta Das
Sumanta Das
HHHannah Hansen
Hannah Hansen
SOSean O’dOnnell
Sean O’dOnnell
FHFarouq Hanoon
Farouq Hanoon
NNNarayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath
This paper evaluates a nonmicrobial means of carbonate precipitation to heal cracks in concrete. Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) that relies on plant-derived urease enzyme is used to catalyze the reaction between calcium chloride and urea to precipitate calcium carbonate. The faster rate of carbonate precipitation and the absence of microbes makes this method attractive for surface applications for crack healing of concrete. Notched mortar beams in which precracking is induced are subjected to EICP solutions with different CaCl2 concentrations and a fixed molar ratio of urea∶CaCl2 of 1.2. X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis of samples collected from the vicinity of the notch clearly demonstrate the presence of calcium carbonate in the cracks. A flexural strength enhancement of approximately 33% is observed for mortars treated with an EICP solution made using 0.5 M CaCl2 compared with the mortars that are just moist cured, and the fracture toughness doubled. The strength and fracture parameters (fracture toughness and critical crack tip opening displacement) scale well with the carbonate content. Digital image correlation (DIC) is used to quantify the reduction in crack extension after the beams are treated with the EICP solution.

1 March 2017 in Construction and Building Materials
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MAMatthew Aguayo
Matthew Aguayo
Sumanta DasSumanta Das
Sumanta Das
CCCesar Castro
Cesar Castro
NKNihat Kabay
Nihat Kabay
GSGaurav Sant
Gaurav Sant
NNNarayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath

29 May 2014 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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Sumanta DasSumanta Das
Sumanta Das
BSBeshoy Souliman
Beshoy Souliman
DSDavid Stone
David Stone
NNNarayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath