PAGE group is actively involved in several sponsored and consultancy research projects funded by Government agencies like DST, NHAI, NTTM, and Industry to conduct cutting-edge research primarily in the area of Pavement Geotechnics, geosynthetics, recycled, reclaimed, and marginal materials for pavement and geotechnical engineering applications.
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Controlled Board (APPCB)
‘Utilization of Fly Ash as grout/stabilization material to improve marginal soils with reference to Amaravati City’ Rs. 12.5 Lakhs, 2017-2020. PI: Sireesh S.
Department of Science and Technology (DST), ‘Evaluation of Fly Ash Treated Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) for Base/Subbase Construction’, Rs. 90 lakhs, Technology Systems Development Scheme of DST, 2015-2017, PI: Sireesh Saride, Dr. Ch. Subrahmanyam (Co-PI-1), Shri. G. Jagannadha Rao (Co-PI-2)
Department of Science and Technology (DST), ‘Dynamic Behavior of Geocell Reinforced Pavement Subbase and Subgrade Layers’, Rs. 22 lakhs, Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists, 2011-2012, PI: Sireesh Saride
Neyveli Lignites Corporation Limited (NLC), ‘Laboratory study on stabilization of haul roads inside opencast mines’. Rs. 19.95 lakhs, PI: Umashankar B Co-PIs: Sireesh S and Madhav Madhira
Industry
GridMats by GoundReality Pvt. Ltd. 'Evaluation of Recycled PP GridMats for Pavement Applications', 2025-26 (Ongoing)
GeoTech Industries Pvt. Ltd. 'Evaluation of MIF Values for PP Geogrids for Thickness Reduction of Base Courses', 2024-25 (Ongoing)
TechFab Industries Pvt. Ltd. ‘Evaluation of TechCell – Reinforced Marginal Aggregates as Pavement Bases’. Rs. 11.0 Lakhs, 2021-2022. PI: Sireesh S (Ongoing)
TechFab Industries Pvt. Ltd. ‘Permeability and Reinforcement Functions of TechFab Drain’, 2019-2021. PI: Sireesh S
TechFab Industries Pvt. Ltd. ‘Evaluation of Geogrids for Reduction in Base Course Thickness’, 2017-2018. PIs: Sireesh S, Umashankar B, Madhav MR
Strata Geosystems India Ltd. 'Evaluation of MIF Values for PET Grids', 2022-2023. PI: Sireesh S
Transportation Research and Innovation Hub [TRI HUB]
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways ‘Performance of Geosynthetic-Interlayered Asphalt Layers and Overlays’, Rs. 52.60 Lakhs, 2022-2026
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways ‘Design Development of Fly ash Geopolymer Stabilized Marginal Aggregate Base Courses for Flexible Pavements’, Rs. 91.80 Lakhs, 2022-2026
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways ‘Investigation of Geocomposites as a Replacement of GSB Layer’, Rs. 66.80 Lakhs, 2022-2026
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) ‘Geogrids and Geocells Reinforced Pavements’, Rs. 135 Lakhs, 2016-2019. PIs: Umashankar B, Sireesh S, Madhav Madhira, A Murali Krishna, P Bongirwar.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), ‘Geogrid Reinforced Granular Bases as Approach Slabs for Bridge Abutments’. Rs. 45 lakhs, 2010 – 2012, PI: Madhav Madhira, Co-PIs: Umashankar B, Sireesh S, Bongirwar.
National Technical Textiles Mission, Ministry of Textiles, Laboratory and Field Investigations on PET Geogrid-Reinforced Base Courses, Rs. 227.5 [194.5 lakhs (MoT), Rs. 33 Lakhs (Strata)], 2022-2025 [Industry Partner - Strata Geosystems (I) Pvt. Ltd.]
National Technical Textiles Mission, Ministry of Textiles, ‘Development & Feasibility Studies on Drainage and Reinforcement Functions of 3D Geocomposites in Pavements’, Rs. 258.4 [233.4 lakhs (MoT), Rs. 25 Lakhs (TechFab)], 2023-2026 [Industry Partner - TechFab India Ltd.]
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), "Recommendations for Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Bridge Approach Slabs." $501,000, September 2007 to August 2010, RS: Anand Puppala, and PIs: Sireesh Saride, Laureano R. Hoyos and Soheil Nazarian.
Texas Department of Transportation and Development (TxDOT), "Design of Short, Laterally Loaded Drilled Shafts in High-plasticity Clay." $237,446, October 2008 to September 2010, RS: Anand Puppala, and PIs: Sireesh Saride and Laureano R. Hoyos.
Texas Department of Transportation and Development (TxDOT), "Cement Treated Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP)." $312,386 (UTA Share - $80,000), October 2008 to September 2010, RS: Soheil Nazarian, Anand Puppala, and PIs: Laureano R. Hoyos and Sireesh Saride.
Sponsoring Agencies
Industry Partners
Ongoing Research Projects
NHAI
Performance of Geosynthetic-Interlayered Asphalt Layers and Overlays
NHAI
Fly ash Geopolymer Stabilized Marginal Aggregate Base Courses
NHAI
Geocomposites as a Partial Replacement of GSB Layer
