Civil Engineering Department

Saboo Nikhil

Saboo, Nikhil
Assistant Professor
Specialization : Transportation Engineering
Room No : 112-A,B
nikhil.saboo[at]ce[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in
(O) 91-1332-285033 (M) +917579048967

Areas of Interest

Study of Viscoelastic Characteristics of Asphalt Binders and Mixes
Rheology of Asphalt Binders
Pavement Evaluation, Design and Analysis
Pavement Materials and Testing
Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements

Study of Viscoelastic Characteristics of Asphalt Binders and Mixes

Rheology of Asphalt Binders

Pavement Evaluation, Design and Analysis

Pavement Materials and Testing

Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements

Honors and Awards

Award	Awarding Organisation	Year
GATE Scholarship	MHRD	2010-2012
Senior Research Fellowship	MHRD	2013-2015
Best Paper Award	Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG)	2015
KCC Program for Young Leaders (Disaster Reduction course)	JICA	2017
International Travel Support (ITS) Grant	Science and Engineering Research Board	2018
Young Scientist in Civil Engineering	Venus International Foundation	2018
Achievement Award for Academician / Scientist / Technologist / Innovator	Construction and Industry Development Council	2019
Certificate of Merit Award	2nd Global Road Construction and Safety Conference	2022

Professional Background

From	To	Designation	Organisation
2021	Present	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2017	2021	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
2016	2017	Assistant Professor	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan

Educational Details

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph. D.	Transportation Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	2016
M. Tech	Transportation Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	2012

Journal Publication

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Kumar, P., Mishra, S. and Saboo, N. (2013). A laboratory study on short term and long term ageing of bitumen using modifiers. Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress. Volume: 41 Number: 12 Pages: 41-52 Month: December

Saboo, N., Muppireddyand, A. R. and Pandey, B. B. (2014). Durable wearing course for bituminous pavements. Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress. Volume: 42 Number: 5 Pages: 19-28 Month: May

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2015). A study on creep and recovery behavior of asphalt binders. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.078

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2015). Study of flow behavior for predicting mixing temperature of bitumen. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.04.001

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2015). Optimum Blending Requirements for EVA Modified Binder. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2016.11.065

Singh, B., Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2016). Modelling the complex modulus-strain relationship of asphalt binders. Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2016.1190749

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2016). Use of Flow Properties for Rheological Modelling of Bitumen. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijprt.2016.01.005

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2016). Performance Characterization of Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders and Mixes. Advances in Civil Engineering, Hindawi Publication. DOI: 10.1155/2016/5938270

Kumar, P., Saboo, N. and Das, B. P. (2017). A Comparative Study of Dense and Gap Graded Mixes prepared using Modified binders. Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress.

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Kumar, P., Tiwari, S. and Saboo, N. (2017). Effect of Temperature on Response of Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD). Highway Research Journal, Indian Roads Congress. Volume: 8 Number: 1 Pages: 1-8 Month: December

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Singh, B., Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2017). Effect of Short Term Ageing on Creep and Recovery Response of Asphalt Binders. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JPEODX.0000018

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Singh, B., Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2017). Use of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy to study ageing characteristics of the asphalt binders. Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2017.1350710

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Kumar, P., Saboo, N. and Radhika (2017). Effect of Sulphur Mixing on Storage Modulus of SBS Modified Bitumen. Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress. Volume: 45 Number: 6 Pages: 39-50 Month: June

14.

Vikram, D. and Saboo, N. (2017). Effective Technique to Estimate Cross Model Parameters. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002043

15.

Kumar, R., Saboo, N., Kumar, P. and Chandra, S. (2017). Effect of Warm Mix Additives on Creep and Recovery Response of Conventional and Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.019

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Saboo, N., Mudgal, A. and Singh, A. (2018). Using Frequency Sweep Test to Predict Creep and Recovery Response of Asphalt Binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002707

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Saboo, N. and Mudgal, A. (2018). Modelling Creep and Recovery Response of Asphalt Binders Using Generalized Burgers Model. Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2018.1496109

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Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2018). Equivalent Slope Method for Construction of Master Curves. Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress. Volume: 46 Number: 2 Pages: 19-28 Month: November

19.

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2018). Analysis of Creep and Recovery for Modified Binder. Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress. Volume: 46 Number: 6 Pages: 31-38 Month: November

20.

Saboo, N., Shivhare, S., Kori, K. K. and Chandrappa, A. K. (2019). Effect of Flyash and Metakaolin on Pervious Concrete Properties. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.185

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Saboo, N., Singh, B. and Kumar, P. (2019). Development of high temperature ranking parameter for asphalt binders using Arrhenius model. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002965

22.

Saboo, N., Khalpadam V., Sahu, P. K., Radhakrishnan, R. and Gupta, A. (2019). Optimal proportioning of grout constituents using mathematical programming for semi flexible pavement. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s42947-019-0036-x

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Saboo, N., Radhakrishnan, R., Gupta, A. and Suresh, M. (2019). Development of Hierarchical Ranking Strategy for the Asphalt Skeleton in Semi-Flexible Pavements. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.131

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Saboo, N., Kumar, R., Kumar, P. and Gupta, A. (2019). Ranking the rheological response of SBS and EVA modified bitumen using MSCR and LAS test. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002367

25.

Saboo, N., Singh, B. and Kumar, P. (2019). Development of High Temperature Ranking Parameter for Asphalt Binders using Arrhenious Model. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002965

26.

Saboo, N., Annadasu, N. P., Sukhija, M., Chaudhary, M. and Chandrappa, A. K. (2020). Effect of the use of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) aggregates on the performance of pervious paver blocks (PPB). Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120581

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Saboo, N., Sukhija, M. and Chaudhary, M. (2020). Relating Asphalt Binders Response to LAS and LAOS Tests at Intermediate Temperatures. Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s11043-020-09462-0

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Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N., Gupta, A., Hofko, B. and Steineder, M. (2020). Assessing the effect of fillers on LVE properties of asphalt mastics at intermediate temperatures. Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-020-01532-6

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Sukhija, M. and Saboo, N. (2020). Effect of Analysis Procedures in Linear Amplitude Sweep Test on the Fatigue Resistance of Nanoclay Modified Asphalt Binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003507

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Dubey, P., Paswan, S., Sukhija, M. and Saboo, N. (2020). Assessing the Effect of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement on Mechanical Properties of Dry Lean Concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003434

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Saboo, N. and Sukhija, M. (2020). Evaluating the Suitability of Nanoclay-Modified Asphalt Binders from 10 ℃ to 70 ℃. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003386

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Saboo, N. (2020). A new damage parameter for fatigue analysis of asphalt binders in Linear Amplitude Sweep (LAS) test. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003225

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Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N. and Gupta, A. (2021). Introduction of a new parameter to quantify the fatigue damage in asphalt mastics and asphalt binder. Coatings, MDPI. DOI: 10.3390/coatings11070828

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Sukhija, M., Chandrappa, A. K. and Saboo, N. (2021). Novel Pervious Concrete Paver Blocks for Sustainable Pavements. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM. DOI: 10.1520/JTE20210011

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Saboo, N. (2021). Use of Limited Experimental Data for the Prediction of Creep and Recovery of Asphalt Binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003783

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Sukhija, M. and Saboo, N. (2021). A Comprehensive Review of Warm Mix Asphalt Mixtures- Laboratory to Field. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121781

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Saboo, N., Sukhija, M. and Singh, G. (2021). Effect of Nanoclay on Physical and Rheological Properties of Waste Cooking Oil Modified Asphalt Binder. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003598

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Saboo, N. and Diab, A. (2021). Integration of Miner’s Approach in Linear Amplitude Sweep Test Data to Determine the Fatigue Life of Asphalt Binders. Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s11043-021-09516-x

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Sukhija, M., Wagh, V. P. and Saboo, N. (2021). Development of workability based approach for assessment of production temperatures of warm mix asphalt mixtures. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124808

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Sukhija, M., Saboo,N., Yadav, A. K. and Rath, C. (2021). Laboratory study on the suitability of nano-silica as a modifier for asphalt binders. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124406

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Savarnya, A., Saboo, N., Das, S., Makowska, M. and Pellinen, T. (2021). Development of ternary binder mixing formulation for asphalt pavement recycling. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2021.1975194

42.

Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N., Gupta, A., Steineder, M. and Hofko, B. (2022). Effect of analysis procedure and sample geometry on the fatigue life results of asphalt mastics from linear amplitude sweep test. Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s11043-022-09539-y

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Diab, A., Saboo, N. and You, L. (2022). Moisture, Rutting and Fatigue Cracking Susceptibility of Water-Carrying, Wax-Based and Chemical-Based Warm Mix Asphalt Systems. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004241

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Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N., Gupta, A. and Miljkovic, M. (2022). Contribution of mineral filler to the fatigue damage behaviour of bituminous mastic (In Press). Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. DOI: -

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Steineder, M., Peyer, M. J., Hofko, B., Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N. and Gupta, A. (2022). Comparing different fatigue test methods at asphalt mastic level. Materials and Structures volume. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-022-01970-4

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Sukhija, M., Prasad, A.N., Saboo, N. and Mashaan, N. (2022). Assessment of Virgin Binder-Blended Rejuvenators and Antistripping Agents for Hot Recycled Asphalt Mixture. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s42947-022-00192-9

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Diab, A., You, L., Saboo, N. and Li, X. (2022). Appraising bitumen coverage, workability, and production temperatures of warm asphalt-aggregate blends. Road Materials and Pavement Design. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2022.2105743

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Sukhija, M., Saboo, N. and Pani, A. (2022). Economic and environmental aspects of warm mix asphalt mixtures: A comparative analysis. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2022.103355

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Poulikakos, L. D., Pasquini, E., Tusar, M., Hernando, D., Wang, D., Mikhailenko, P., Pasetto, M., Baliello, A., Falchetto, A. C., Miljković, M., Orešković, M., Viscione, N., Saboo, N., Orozco, G., Lachance-Tremblay, E., Vaillancourt, M., Kakar, M., R., Bueche, N., Stoop, J., Wouters, L., Dalmazzo, D., Pinheiro, G., Vasconcelos, K. and Navarro, F. M. (2022). RILEM interlaboratory study on the mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures modified with polyethylene waste. Journal of Cleaner Production. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134124

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Wagh, V. P., Saboo, N. and Gupta, A. (2022). Tribology as emerging science for warm mix technology: A review. Construction and Building Materials. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129445

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Saboo, N., Sukhija, M. and Wagh, V. P. (2023). Framework for Mix Design of Pervious Paver Blocks: A Film Thickness Index Based Approach. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004524

Research Projects

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1. Title:- Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibres and research in e-learning
Sponsor: Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Government of India.	Sanctioned Year: 2016-17	Amount: ₹ 5.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

2. Title:- Development and assessment of asphalt mastic from typical Indian and Austrian filler materials with a new test method
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India	Sanctioned Year: 2018-19	Amount: ₹ 11.40 Lakhs	Role: PI

3. Title:- Life Cycle and Performance Assessment of Roads Constructed Using Cold Mix Technology
Sponsor: National Rural Infrastructural Development Agency, (Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India)	Sanctioned Year: 2019-20	Amount: ₹ 20.50 Lakhs	Role: PI

4. Title:- Performance Assessment of Roads Constructed Using Waste Plastics
Sponsor: National Rural Infrastructural Development Agency, (Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India)	Sanctioned Year: 2019-20	Amount: ₹ 20.50 Lakhs	Role: PI

5. Title:- Rheophysics of semi-rigid road-building materials and optimization of their compositions for the perception of heavy transport load
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India	Sanctioned Year: 2019-20	Amount: ₹ 10.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

6. Title:- Safer Roads: Development of Mix Design Methodology for OGFC Mixes
Sponsor: Council of Science and Technology: UP	Sanctioned Year: 2020-21	Amount: ₹ 12.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

7. Title:- Development of Performance based mix design process: A re-look at the Marshall Mix design process for production of strong and durable bituminous mixes
Sponsor: National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)	Sanctioned Year: 2020-21	Amount: ₹ 91.21 Lakhs	Role: PI

8. Title:- Development of Guidelines for Use of Waste Reclaimed Water in Pavement Construction
Sponsor: Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways (MoRTH)	Sanctioned Year: 2021-22	Amount: ₹ 27.56 Lakhs	Role: PI

9. Title:- Utilization of Industrial Waste in Dense and Gap Graded Asphalt Mixes as Fillers
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST)	Sanctioned Year: 2021-22	Amount: ₹ 60.04 Lakhs	Role: PI

10. Title:- Assessing the Suitability of warm mix asphalt (WMA) Technology Using Tribological and Performance Characteristics
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India	Sanctioned Year: 2022-23	Amount: ₹ 36.70 Lakhs	Role: PI

11. Title:- Development of Specifications for Use of Waste Plastic in Asphalt Mixtures: a Major Step towards Building Sustainable Road Infrastructure
Sponsor: National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency	Sanctioned Year: 2022-23	Amount: ₹ 55.08 Lakhs	Role: PI

12. Title:- Development of damage prediction based mechanistic empirical pavement design guidelines for India
Sponsor: MoRTH	Sanctioned Year: 2022-23	Amount: ₹ 180.19 Lakhs	Role:

13. Title:- Development of Green and Sustainable Bio-Bitumen
Sponsor: MoRTH	Sanctioned Year: 2023-24	Amount: ₹ 103.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

Membership

S. No.	Membership
1.	Indian Roads Congress (eLM-101102)
2.	Scientific Committee, Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction (AM3P): International Conference
3.	Scientific Committee, European Asphalt Technology Association (EATA) Conference: International Conference
4.	Editorial Board, Advances in Civil Engineering, Hindawi Publications
5.	RILEM Young member (#39581) TC Member (FBB : Fingerprinting bituminous binders using physico-chemical analysis)

Book / Book Chapters

Saboo, N. and Das, A. (2022). Book Chapter: Research Trends in Materials and Design of Asphalt Pavements . 978-981-16-9636-7 Transportation Research in India, Springer

M. Tech. Dissertations

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S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	To be decided.	Harshit Srivastava		PG
2.	Evaluation of sasobit Modified Recycled Asphalt Pavement	Mukesh Seervi		PG
3.	Use of Waste Engine Oil for Rejuvenation of Aged Asphalt Binder	Bikash Thakur	Dr. Nikhil Saboo	PG	2023
4.	Use of Waste Plastic in Asphalt Mixture	Rajesh Kr Chaudhary	Dr. Nikhil Saboo	PG	2023

Research Scholars

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year	Co-Supervisor
1.	Rheological Studies of Re-recycling of RAP Material	Priti Roy	2020	Prof. Nikhil Saboo
2.	To be decided.	Dheeraj Mehta	2021
3.	Development of Guidelines for Use of Waste Reclaimed Water in Pavement Construction	Jallu Harishbabu	2021
4.	Development of Specifications for the Use of Waste Plastic in Asphalt Mixtures	Soumyadeep Deb	2021	Prof. Nikhil Saboo
5.	Flexible pavements with Geosynthetics on Problematic soils	Rashi Singh	2021	Prof. Nikhil Saboo,
6.	To be decided.	Manish Kumar Yadav	2022
7.	To be decided.	Mohanshu Bhardwaj	2022	Prof. Nikhil Saboo
8.	To be decided.	Muskan Verma	2022

Teaching Engagements

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	CEN-307	CEN-307	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
2.	Advanced Highway Material Characterisation	CEN-568	M. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24

Special Lectures Delivered

S. No.	Title	Organisation	Date
1.	Studying the rutting and fatigue properties of conventional asphalt binders: Challenges on Road Sector and New Technologies	UP PWD, Lucknow	08-Dec-2017
2.	Development of Hierarchical Ranking Strategy for the Asphalt Skeleton in Semi-Flexible Pavements	National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	03-Nov-2018
3.	Overview of Pavement Materials, Construction and Mix Design-Flexible Pavements: Innovative Construction Machineries, Materials and Methods	IIT Jammu	09-Nov-2019
4.	Mix Design of Asphalt Mixes: Fundamentals: TEQIP-III, Pavement Construction Practices	MIT Muzaffarpur	23-Nov-2019
5.	Pervious Roads: A Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Structure: One Day Workshop on Air Pollution Mitigation, District Disaster Management Authority	District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)-Gorakhpur	29-Nov-2019
6.	Session Chair: A Special Tribute to Lt Prof. B. B. Pandey	Conference of Transportation Research Group of India	18-Dec-2019
7.	Work Shop Co-Chair: Highway Materials & Pavement	Conference of Transportation Research Group of India	18-Dec-2019
8.	Mix Design of Hot Mix Asphalt Using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Materials	National Highway Authority of India- Varanasi	07-Feb-2020
9.	Volumetrics of Asphalt Mixes-The Backbone of Mix Design	RGPV, Bhopal	29-Feb-2020
10.	Mix Design of Bituminous Mixtures: Fundamentals and Relevance to Performance	TRG-WCTRS Joint Webinar	18-May-2020
11.	Use of reliability in Design of Flexible Pavements	NIT Jalandhar	26-Jun-2020
12.	Design of Flexible Pavements Using IRC 37-2018	NIT Jalandhar	15-Jul-2020
13.	Introduction to Pavement Materials	Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi	21-Aug-2020
14.	Volumetrics of Bituminous Mixtures	Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi	21-Aug-2020
15.	Mix Design of Bituminous Mixtures	Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi	19-Aug-2020
16.	16. Understanding Mix Design of Bituminous Mixture Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Materials (RAPM)	Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi	21-Aug-2020
17.	Mix Design Using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Materials for Flexible Pavement	Punjabi Univeristy	22-Oct-2020
18.	Introduction to Flexible Pavement: Material Requirements and Construction Details	Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi	29-Oct-2020
19.	Understanding Flexible Pavement Design Using IRC 37-2018	Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi	29-Oct-2020
20.	Materials and Construction Requirement for Flexible Pavements- Overview	NIT Jalandhar	28-Nov-2020
21.	Need for performance-based mix design for asphalt mixtures: Understanding Fundamentals	IET Lucknow	18-Jan-2021
22.	Introduction to Principles of Flexible Pavement Design, Faculty development programme funded by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy "Design and Evaluation of Flexible Pavements in Indian Context"	Online Mode	01-Feb-2021
23.	Overview of Flexible Pavement Layers, Materials and Construction Process	NICMAR Hyderabad	05-Feb-2021
24.	Introduction to Principles of Flexible Pavement Design, Training Program on ‘Pavement Materials & Quality Control – Part 2’ sponsored by National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), Government of India	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur	09-Mar-2021
25.	Design of Flexible Pavements, Training Program on ‘Pavement Materials & Quality Control – Part 2’ sponsored by National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), Government of India	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur	09-Mar-2021
26.	Data Analysis of Axle Load Data and its Applications: Data Collection and Analytics in Pavement Management Systems	IDAPT	01-Mar-2021
27.	Design and Maintenance of Flexible Pavement, “Orientation Program (Online Mode) for Newly Promoted GM of Civil Cadre	IICM	17-Jul-2021
28.	Overview of Flexible Pavement Layers: Materials and Construction Process, Recent Practices in Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering	GHRCEM, Pune	28-Jul-2021
29.	A General Overview on Mix Design of Asphalt Mixtures: Faculty development programme (Online Mode)	IIT Jodhpur	24-Sep-2021
30.	IRC 37 2018: Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements: Faculty development programme (Online Mode)	IIT Jodhpur	24-Sep-2021
31.	Mix Design Concepts for Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Materials: “Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Construction in Civil Engineering”	JUIT, Waknaghat	09-Oct-2021
32.	Mix Design of RAP Inclusive Asphalt Mixtures: Current Status and Challenges: Faculty development programme (Online Mode)	AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy	05-Oct-2021
33.	Overview of Flexible Pavement Layers: Materials and Construction Process: “Quality Control, Material Testing Procedures and Lab Practices”	NIT Nagpur	25-Feb-2022
34.	Bituminous Mix Design: Volumetrics: “Construction and Quality Control of Flexible and Rigid Pavements”	IIT(BHU) Varanasi	27-Feb-2021

Conference Publication

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Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2014). Rheological investigations of sulfur modified bitumen. ICSCI, ASCE India Section. Place: Hyderabad, India Page No: 703-713

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2015). Rheological study on mixing temperatures of modified bitumen. 3rd Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India. Place: Kolkata, India

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2015). Creep and recovery as a function of conventional binder properties. 3rd Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India. Place: Kolkata, India

Singh, B., Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2016). Effect of spindle diameter and plate gap on the rheological properties of asphalt binders. 4th International Chinese European Workshop (CEW). Place: TU Delft, Netherlands Page No: 293-300

Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2016). Prediction of mixing temperature of asphalt binders using Carreau-Yasuda (C-Y) equation. 15 Years of PMGSY. Place: IIT Roorkee

Saboo, N., Singh, B. and Kumar, P. (2017). Studying the rutting and fatigue properties of conventional asphalt binders. National Conference on Roads and Transport. Place: IIT Roorkee

Singh, B., Saboo, N. and Kumar, P. (2017). Morphological study of polymer modified binders ageing. National Conference on Roads and Transport. Place: IIT Roorkee

Saboo, N., Muppireddyand, A. R. and Pandey, B. B. (2018). Five year performance of gap-graded mixes with crumb rubber modified asphalt binder. Transportation Research Board 2018 Annual Meeting. Place: Washington D.C

Saboo, N., Kumar, P., Gupta. A.n and Radhakrishnan, R. (2018). Shear rate dependence on mixing and compaction temperatures. Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction. Place: Doha, Qatar Page No: 171-175

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Saboo, N., Khalpada, V., Sahu, P. K., Radhakrishnan, R. and Gupta, A. (2019). Optimal proportioning of grout constituents using mathematical programming for semi-flexible pavement. Transportation Research Board 2019 Annual Meeting. Place: Washington D.C

11.

Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N. and Gupta, A. (2019). Assessing the suitability of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in bituminous concrete mixes. 5th Conference of Transportation Research Group (CTRG). Place: Bhopal, India

12.

Sukhija, M. and Saboo, N. (2020). Influence of nanoclay in viscosity graded asphalt binder at different test temperatures. Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction. Place: Texas, San Antonio, United States

13.

Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N., Gupta, A., Steineder, M. and Hofko, B. (2020). Influence of filler-binder ratio and temperature on the linear viscoelastic (LVE) characteristics of asphalt mastics. Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction. Place: Texas, San Antonio, United States

14.

Sukhija, M. and Saboo, N. (2020). Rheological investigation on the rutting characteristics of nanoclay modified asphalt binders. RILEM International Symposium on bituminous materials. Place: Lyon, France

15.

Saboo, N., Sukhija, M. and Chaudhary, M. (2020). Relating asphalt binders response to LAS and LAOS tests at intermediate temperatures. Transportation Research Board. Place: Washington D.C

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Chaudhary, M., Saboo, N., Gupta, A. and Miljković, M. (2021). Influence of red mud filler on the fatigue behaviour of bituminous mastic. International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering. Place: Delft, Netherlands

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