International Conference on

Condition
Assessment,
Rehabilitation &
Retrofitting of
Structures
CARRS 2023
December 10-13, 2023

Organized By

Department of Civil Engineering

IIT Hyderabad – 502284
https://civil.iith.ac.in/CARRS-2023/
About the Conference
Condition assessment and strengthening of civil
infrastructure is a complex and inter-disciplinary field.
Considering the socio-economic aspects related to the proper
maintenance of civil infrastructure, the condition of
structures need to be periodically assessed. To improve the
performance, the structures need to rehabilitated or
retrofitted after proper assessment. Otherwise, the potential
losses can be very significant and cannot be accurately
quantified. Advancements in construction technology and
materials has made the condition assessment and
strengthening process easier.

To fill the knowledge gap in this highly interdisciplinary area,

regular conduct of workshops/conferences is required.
International conference on Condition Assessment
Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures “CARRS-2023”
aims to achieve this objective. CARRS-2023 provides a
platform for the research community, practicing engineers,
contractors, academicians and government agencies to jointly
discuss various aspects of rehabilitation and retrofitting.

About IIT Hyderabad

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) is a premier
institute of science and technology established in 2008. IITH
has been consistently ranked in the top 10 institutes in India
for Engineering according to NIRF making it one of the most
coveted schools for science and technology in the country.

IITH encourages and supports innovation and

entrepreneurship at every stage. The minor program in
entrepreneurship is open to all students of IITH, and many of
the courses are offered by industrialists who are
entrepreneurs themselves. There are various innovation
centers and incubators that promote entrepreneurship and
help mentor young innovators IITH has been very successful
in building tie-ups with leading academic institutions around
the globe.

IITH creates a unique holistic ecosystem for education that

offers interactive learning, a very flexible academic structure,
cutting-edge research, strong industry collaboration, and
entrepreneurship. This is an environment which enables
students and faculty to translate their dreams into realities
Conference Theme

1) Durability aspects of Structures

• Deterioration modelling and mechanisms
• Life-cycle assessments and service life design
• Durability design of structures
• New material technologies for improved durability

2) Structural Condition Assessment and Health Monitoring

• Condition assessment of heritage and conventional structures
• Non-destructive testing and evaluation of structures
• Health monitoring of structures
• UAV and UUV based structural health monitoring
• Evaluation of repaired structures

3) Repair, Rehabilitation, Retrofitting and Restoration of Structures

• Structural rehabilitation and retrofitting
• Repair of fire damaged structures
• Retrofitting of structures for dynamic and seismic loads
• Case Studies and practical applications
• Role of anchorages in strengthening systems

4) Strengthening using FRP Composites

• Strengthening of RC structures using FRP composites
• Strengthening of structural steel members using FRP composites
• Prestressed CFRP strengthening

5) Emerging materials and technologies

• Fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM)
• Smart materials and technologies
• Novel materials for repair (SCC, UHPC)
Advisory Committee
Abhay Bambole, VJTI, Mumbai
Abhijit Ganguli, LJMU, UK
Akanshu Sharma, Purdue University, USA
Alagusundaramoorthy P, IIT Madras
Amirtham Rajagopal, IIT Hyderabad
Ananth Ramaswamy, IISc Bangalore
Anil Agrawal, City Univeristy of New York, USA
Antonio Nanni, Univeristy of Miami, USA
Arun Menon, IIT Madras
Balthasar Novák, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Biswarup Bhattacharyya, IIT Hyderabad
Durgesh Rai, IIT Kanpur
Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina, USA
G.R. Reddy, VJTI, Mumbai
Joaquim Barros, University of Minho, Portugal
Karen Scrivener, EPFL, Switzerland
Kohei Nagai, University of Tokyo, Japan
Lesley Sneed, UIC, USA
Mahendrakumar Madhavan, IIT Hyderabad
Nemkumar Banthia, UBC, Canada
Professional Practitioners Committee
Akhil Hebbar, Bhor Chemicals and Plastics Pvt. Ltd.
Aman Deep Garg, CDC&E Pvt. Ltd.
Amol Ogale, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Gopal Rai, DGC Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.
Harsha Subbarao, Construma Consultancy Pvt Ltd.
Mangesh Joshi, Sanrachana Pvt Ltd.
P. Y. Manjure, FPCCL
Parmanand Ojha, NCCBM
Prashant Sathe, Hilti India
R. K. Pandey, MoRTH
R. Murkar, UCTPL
Radhakrishna Pillai, IIT Madras
Rajeev Goel, CRRI
Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar, CBRI
Ravindra Gettu, IIT Madras
Riadh Al-Mahaidi, Swinburne University, Australia
S. B. Singh, BITS Pilani
S. K. Deb, IIT Guwahati
Saptarshi Sasmal, SERC
Sauvik Banerjee, IIT Bombay
Shashank Bishnoi, IIT Delhi
Sri Sritharan, Iowa State University, USA
Sriram Narasimhan, UCLA, USA
Sunrendra P Shah, Northwestern University, USA
Surendra Nadh Somala, IIT Hyderabad
Tarun Kant, IIT Hyderabad
Tetsuya Ishida, University of Tokyo, Japan
Umesh Kumar Sharma, IIT Roorkee
Vasant Matsagar, IIT Delhi
Vedhus Hoskere, University of Houston, USA
Venkatesh Kodur, Michigan State University, USA
Vinay Gupta, Tandon Consultants Pvt Ltd.
Ramachandra, Ultratech
Rangarao, SL Structural Consortium, Hyderabad
Ravindra Raju, NCC Ltd.
Sachin Chugh, SIKA India Limited
Samir Suralekar, Assess Build Chem Pvt. Ltd.
Satish Jain, UHPC India
Tanuj Jhunjhunwala, Planys Technologies
Uday Shikhare, Fischer India Limited
V. Jain, Cemcon Private Limited
V. N. Heggade, DECon Complete Solutions
Patrons
B. S. Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad

Conveners
K. V. L. Subramaniam, IIT Hyderabad S. Suriya Prakash, IIT Hyderabad

Organizing Secretary
Anil Agarwal, IIT Hyderabad Meenakshi Sharma, IIT Hyderabad

Treasurer
Nikesh Thammishetti, IIT Hyderabad

Local Organizing Committee

Sameer Sarma Pachalla, IIT Jammu GVP Bhagat Sigh, SRM Amaravati
Hemant K. Chintapalli, IIT Hyderabad Balla Taraka Malleswara Rao , IIT Hyderabad
Chetharajupalli Veerendar, IIT Hyderabad Mohan Krishna Paleti, IIT Hyderabad
Nara Sandeep Kumar, IIT Hyderabad Morthala Rahul Reddy, IIT Hyderabad
Yaseen Sherief Mohammed, IIT Hyderabad Gourav G, IIT Hyderabad
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Registration Fees

Category Fees (before 15th Sep 2023) Fees (after 15th Sep 2023)

Students ₹ 5000 ₹ 6000

Academic ₹ 10000 ₹ 12000

Consultants & Engineers ₹ 12000 ₹ 15000

International Delegates 400 $ 500 $

Organizing Secretariat
Dr. S. Suriya Prakash
Convenor, CARRS 2023
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Kandi, Sangareddy District 502284

Email: carrs2023@ce.iith.ac.in
Conference Timeline
1. Online submission of abstract begins : 1st March 2023
2. Abstract submission deadline extended to : 31st July, 2023
Click here to submit
3. Abstract acceptance notification : 10th Aug, 2023 Abstract
4. Deadline for submission of full-length paper: 30th Sep, 2023
5. Conference Dates : 10th -13th December , 2023
6. For further details please visit @ https://civil.iith.ac.in/CARRS-2023/

Note: Selected full-length papers will be published in Scopus/SCI index proceedings. Also, extended versions of the
select papers will be invited for submission to reputed international journals.