Dr. Srinivas Allena
•Ph.D., Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2010
•M.S., Civil Engineering, Gujarat University, 2002
•B.S., Civil Engineering, Andhra University, India, 1998
Recent grants
•Development and Characterization of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Using Nonmetallic Fibers, NEx (ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials), 04/15/2024-10/15/2025, $66,607.
•Ultra High Performance Concrete Using Local Materials – A Sustainable Material For Extremely Durable Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, 05/01/2022 – 12/31/2024, $50,000.
•Optimization of Concrete Mixtures, Rockport Ready-Mix, Cleveland, $41,000, Fall 2020 – present (This is a continuous funding source to our research group from the local industry).
Graduate students
Yashoverdhan Sharma, PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering
Meghana Yeluri, PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering
Ibrahim Ismaiel, M.S Student, Civil Engineering
Michael Choma, M.S. Student, Civil Engineering
selected recent publiCATIONS
•Allena. S, Gilbert, L, and Hasan, T (2024). “Rapid Chloride Penetration Test: An Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance in Ultra-High Performance Concrete.” Journal of Building Engineering, 82, 108317.
•Lakavath, C, Prakash, S.S, and Allena, S. (2024). “Tensile Characteristics of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete with and without Longitudinal Steel Rebars.” Magazine of Concrete research, , 1-34, https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.23.00181
•Mousavinezhad, S., Gonzales, G.J., Toledo,W.K., Garcia,J.M., Newtson, C.M., and Allena, S. (2023). “A Comprehensive Study on Non-Proprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials.” Materials, 16, 2622. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072622
•Hasan, T.M, Gilbert, L, Allena. S, Owusu-Danquah, J, and Torres, A. (2022). Development of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete Mixtures,” Buildings, 1865, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111865
•Hasan, T.M., Allena, S., Sharma, Y., and Yeluri, M. (2022). “Effect of Fine Aggregate Particle Size on Physical, Mechanical, and Durability Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete,” Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2676, No. 5, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F03611981211072854
•Owusu-Danquah, J.S., Bseiso, A., Allena, S., and Duffy, S (2022). “Artificial Neural Network Algorithms to Predict the Bond Strength of Reinforced Concrete: Coupled Effect of Corrosion, Concrete Cover, and Compressive Strength,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 350.
•Owusu-Danquah, J.S., Bseiso, A., and Allena, S. (2021). “Artificial Neural Network Models to Predict the Response of 55NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Under Stress and Thermal Cycles,” Journal of Neural Computing and Applications, https://doi.org/10.10*07/s00521-021-06643-x
•Torres, A., Aguayo, F., Allena, S., and Ellis, M. (2019).”Investigating the Rheological Properties of Ultra-High Strength Concrete Made with Various Superplasticizers,” Journal of Advances in Science and Engineering and Construction,” Vol. 11, No. 2.
•Torres, A., Aguayo, F., Allena, S., and Ellis, M. (2019).”Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Made with Foundry Sand,” Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, Vol. 8, No. 4, 157-167.