Bio-Sketch

Dr. Sulaem Musaddiq Laskar has earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 2019 from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and the degrees, B.E. in Civil Engineering and M.Tech. in Earthquake Engineering from Assam Engineering College and National Institute of Technology Silchar respectively. During the tenure of Ph.D. thesis work, Dr. Laskar worked on Structural Engineering with specialization in Repairing and Retrofitting of RC Structures. Dr. Laskar studied the behaviour of Portland cementless mixes and their efficacy as concrete repairing and strengthening agent. Dr. Laskar’s current research interests include non-destructive testing and retrospective design of structures; repairing and retrofitting of structures; alkali activated and light weight concrete. Dr. Laskar’s other research interests are on study of behaviour of RC members under static and dynamic loading; bridge engineering; and sustainable materials in construction industry. Dr. Laskar has completed a NPIU and TEQIP III sponsored research project and has published many research papers in SCI indexed journals of Q1 category and book chapters. Dr. Laskar is also a Life member of the Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Concrete Institute. Dr. Laskar is also serving as a reviewer for reputed national and international journals. Additionally, Dr. Laskar has also completed many consultancy projects related to structural analysis and design; concrete and steel quality control; non-destructive testing; bridge design.

Areas of Interest

Repairing and Retrofitting of RC Structures, Non-Destructive Testing and Retrospective Design of Structures, Behaviour of RC members under static and dynamic loading, Bridge Engineering, Sustainable Materials in Construction, Alkali Activated and Light Weight Concrete

Selected Publications

S. M. Laskar and S. Talukdar, “Development of ultrafine slag-based geopolymer mortar for use as repairing mortar.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29 (5), 2017.

S. M. Laskar and S. Talukdar, “Preparation and tests for workability, compressive and bond strength of ultra-fine slag based geopolymer as concrete repairing agent.” Elsevier, Construction and Building Materials, 154, pp 176 - 190, 2017.

S. M. Laskar and S. Talukdar, “A study on the performance of damaged RC members repaired using ultra-fine slag based geopolymer mortar.” Elsevier, Construction and Building Materials, 217, pp 216 – 225, 2019.

S. M. Laskar, R. A. Mozumder and A. I. Laskar, “Behaviour of RC beam repaired using alkali activated slag-based agent under static and cyclic loading.” Elsevier, Structures, 31, pp 761–768, 2021. S. M. Laskar and S. Talukdar, “Slag based geopolymer concrete as reinforced concrete jacketing agent.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33 (7), 2021