Balamurali Kanagaraj

Dr. Balamurali Kanagaraj holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Karunya University and currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Civil Engineering at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (KITS), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.His areas of expertise include Structural Fire Engineering and Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed research papers in the field of concrete, contributing significantly to sustainable and resilient construction practices. Notably, he is actively involved in the construction of sustainable precast based sanitary units for local communities as part of a sustainable building initiative. Additionally, he played a key role in constructing sanitary units using Geopolymer Concrete, a project undertaken through a technology mission initiative at KITS.