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MANALI RATHEE

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, GL Bajaj Institute of Management and Research

ORCID iD 0000-0003-2461-2573
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About

Ms. Manali Rathee is a graduate student and is actively engaged in his doctoral studies in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, under the supervision of Prof. Anurag Misra [Link].

My scholarship centres on geopolymer concrete—an emerging, low‑carbon alternative to Portland cement composites—and the durability mechanics that govern its real‑world performance.

Core research themes:

Durability & service‑life extension:

My work quantified resistance of fly ash -dolomite and copper‑slag/zinc slag alkali‑activated concrete to acid, sulfate and thermal attack, providing holistic durability datasets for industrial‑by‑product geopolymers.

Carbonation and chloride ingress

Building on that foundation, I investigate carbonation kinetics under accelerated and exposure and map chloride‑penetration profiles using Rapid Chloride Penetration Tests, XRD phase tracing and SEM microstructural imaging. This line of study supports performance‑based design for marine and CO₂‑rich urban environments.

Functional additives & interfacial chemistry

How nano‑engineered constituents—MXene (Ti₃C₂Tₓ) sheets, functionalised graphene derivatives —tailor the geopolymer gel network and boosting compressive strength.

Circular‑economy construction

A parallel review stream evaluates industrial waste valorisation (fly ash, zinc slag, copper slag) to cut embodied CO₂, and reduce the usage of natural resources by replacing hazardous industrial wastes, positioning geopolymer concrete as a viable structural material for India’s Net‑Zero 2070 agenda.

Employment

Employment history is unavailable.

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Jammu Ph.D
    2021 - Present
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar M.TECH
    2019 - 2021
  • GL Bajaj Institute of Management and Research B.TECH
    2014 - 2018

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