• Performance evaluation of mineral and chemical admixtures
• Development of new alternative construction materials
• Carbon Abatement: CO₂ sequestration/storage in industrial wastes & building materials
• Performance assessment of various uncoated and coated rebars 
• Durability of concrete structures (Assessment; Test methods; Modelling; Performance specifications)
• Corrosion and other deterioration mechanisms in building materials and systems
• Non–destructive Techniques for assessment of structures
• Service life estimation of reinforced concrete structures
• Cathodic protection systems for corrosion mitigation
• Design and performance assessment for special concrete's

Research Project sponsored by external funding agencies:

1. "Development of Ultra-High-Performance Concretes (UHPCs) for Road/Bridge Infrastructure in Urban Areas" sponsored by Kerala Highway Research Institute (KHRI) with a budget of ₹ 35.91 Lakhs to  NIT Calicut out of the total budget of ₹ 1.57 crores along with IIT Tirupati, IIT Madras, MACE Kothamangalam, 2022-2024.
2. "Study of Durability Properties of Composite Cement (a type of hydraulic cement) Currently Manufactured by the Cement Industry in India" by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with a financial proposal of ₹5.405 lakhs. PI: Jayachandran K., Co-PI's: Dr. Sharan Kumar Goudar and Dr. Praveen Nagarajan, 2024.
3. "Study on physical and uniformity test requirements of chemical admixtures used in making cement concrete"  by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with a financial proposal of ₹5.75 lakhs. PI" Dr. Chandru P. Co-PI's: Dr. Jayachandran K. and Dr. Praveen Nagarajan, 2024.
    

Faculty Research Grant (FRG) - Institute funding: 

1. "Development of the short-term test method to assess the performance of the sacrificial anode cathodic protection systems", NIT Calicut, ₹ 5,00,000/-, 2022-2024

REFEREED JOURNALS

1. V.S. Athira, A. Bahurudeen, M. Saljas, K. Jayachandran, “Influence of different curing methods on mechanical and durability properties of alkali activated binders”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 299, Page No. 123963, 2021.

2. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Probabilistic corrosion rates of Cold-Twisted Deformed (CTD) and Thermo-Mechanically Treated or Quenched and Self-Tempered (TMT/QST) Steels in chloride-contaminated mortar”, Indian Concrete Journal (ISSN: 0019–4565, IF-2016: 0.402), Vol. 90, No. 11, 45–55, 2016.
3. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Statistical distributions for corrosion rates of conventional and prestressing steel reinforcement embedded in chloride contaminated mortar”, NACE Corrosion Journal (ISSN: 0010–9312, IF-2016: 1.661), Vol. 73, No. 9, 1119–1131, 2017.
4. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “A short-term test method to determine the chloride threshold of steel-cementitious systems with corrosion inhibiting admixtures”, Journal of Materials and Structures (RILEM) (ISSN: 0947-5117, IF-2016: 1.26), Vol. 50, Issue 4, 205–217, 2017.
5. Mahima S., Bahurudeen A., Manu Santhanam, and Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, “Service life prediction of bagasse ash blended concrete in marine splash zone”, ELSEVIER Journal: Materials Today: Proceedings (ISSN: 2214-7853), Volume 4, Issue 9, 9664 – 9672, 2017.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS (Descending Order: Time)

1. Sharmila P., Rajesh Kannan P., Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, and Muthupandi V.,” Effect of corrosion inhibitor on corrosion rate of Quenched and Self-Tempered (QST) steel embedded in mortar exposed to chlorides”, 5th International Corrosion Prevention Symposium for Research Scholars (CORSYM 2018), IIT Madras, India.
2. Dyana Joseline, Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, Padma Priya, and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Corrosion behaviour of prestressing steel in some practical scenarios”, International Conference and Expo on Corrosion (CORCON 2017), Mumbai, India, September 17–20, 2017.
3. Athira G., Mahima S., Bahurudeen A., Jayachandran K., Moorthy P., “Service life prediction for bridge structures exposed to aggressive marine environment”, International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, IIT Bombay, India, December 19–21, 2016.
4. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Service life estimation of concrete structures with different steel types exposed to chloride environment", NACE Concrete Service Life Extension Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 23–25, 2016.
5. Mahima S., Bahurudeen A., Manu Santhanam, and Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, “Service life prediction of bagasse ash blended concrete in marine splash zone”, International conference on recent trends in Engineering and material sciences (ICEMS 2016), Jaipur, India, March 17–19, 2016.
6. Dyana Joseline, Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, Dhanya B. S. and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Effect of corrosion inhibitor on critical chloride threshold of prestressing steel”, International Conference and Expo on Corrosion (CORCON 2016), New Delhi, India, September 18–21, 2016.
7. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, "A test method to determine the effect of corrosion inhibitors on chloride threshold of steel-cementitious systems", International Conference and Expo on Corrosion (CORCON 2015), Chennai, India, November 19–21, 2015.
8. Radhakrishna G. Pillai, Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, Dhanya B. S., Sooraj A.O. Nair, Manu Santhanam, and Ravindra Gettu, "Enhancing the corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete structures - Indian Scenario and challenges ahead", Invited Lecture, International Conference and Expo on Corrosion (CORCON 2015), Chennai, India, November 19–21, 2015.
9. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, "Issues with the application of potential gradient in evaluating the performance of corrosion inhibitors in steel-cementitious systems", International Conference on Ecstasy in Concrete (ACECON 2015), Kolkata, India, October 08–10, 2015.
10. Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Probabilistic Estimation of Corrosion Propagation Period for Prestressed Concrete Structures Exposed to Chlorides”, 4th International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures (ICDCS 2014), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 24–26 July 2014.
11. Vibha Venkataramu, Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, Arun Kishore, and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Effect of corrosion inhibitors on the chloride threshold of TMT steel”, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials & Technologies (SCMT3) at Kyoto, Japan, August 18–21, 2013.
12. Vibha Venkataramu, Jayachandran Karuppanasamy, and Radhakrishna G. Pillai, “Effect of calcium nitrite corrosion inhibitor on the chloride threshold of TMT steel”, International Conference on Innovations in Concrete Constructions (ISBN: 9789382880066) at NIT Jalandhar, India, March 5–8, 2013.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Current Students

1. Mr. Dilrabin K., “Corrosion assessment and methods to extend the service life of reinforced concrete structures”, January 2021 onwards.
2. Ms. Aswathy Ann Mathew, “Optimization of cathodic protection techniques to enhance the durability of RC structures”, January 2021 onwards.
3. Ms. Divya Rachel Rooby, “Effect of carbonation on steel-cementitious systems”, August 2021 onwards.
4. Ms. Reshma P., “Corrosion performance enhancement of galvanized rebars not confirming the code of practice”, December 2021 onwards
5. Ms. Israh Latheef, “Analysis of grouted couplers as an alternative to lap slices”, July 2023 onwards (Main Guide: Dr. Abdul Akbar)
6. Ms. Aathira G Krishna, “Performance Enhancement of UHPC using Carbon dioxide Sequestrated Recycled Concrete Aggregates”, December 2023 onwards (Co-Guide: Dr. Sharan Kumar Goudar)
7. Ms. Sinai Michel, “Non-Destructive Evaluation of Steel-Concrete Interface and Service Life Prediction in RC Structures Exposed to Marine Environment”, December 2023 onwards (Main Guide: Dr. Sharan Kumar Goudar)

• Technical reviewer – Journal of Advances in Cement Research, ICE, UK (ISSN: 1751-7605)
• Technical reviewer – Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series A (ISSN: 2250-2157)
• Technical reviewer – Current Science – Online (ISSN: 0011-3891)

• Life member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
• Member of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM, from the name in French)