This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE 2022). The contents of this book focus on the recent advancements and innovations in the field of civil engineering and various related areas such as design and development of new sustainable and smart building materials, performance analysis and simulation of steel structures, design and performance optimization of concrete structures, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering and hydraulics, transportation and bridge engineering, building services design, surveying and remote sensing, engineering management and renewable energy. This book serves as a useful reference to researchers and professionals in the field of civil engineering.

K. K. Pathak is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT (BHU) Varanasi since April 2016. Before that, he was Professor at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NITTTR Bhopal. He has also served as Scientist at CSIR from 1996 to 2011. Dr. Pathak received his B.Tech. and M.Tech. from KNIT Sultanpur and MNNIT Allahabad, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. from IIT Delhi in the area of computational solid mechanics in 2001. He has guided 25 Ph.D. thesis. He has published more than 300 papers in journals and conference proceedings. He is Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India). He is a recipient of the prestigious George Oomen Memorial Prize, The Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division Prize and E. P. Nicoles Prize by the Institution of Engineers (India) in 2004, 2009 and 2011, respectively. He was Editor of Journal of Modelling and Simulation in Design and Manufacturing and Journal of Engineering, Science & Management Education.Dr. Pathak has delivered many invited talks in conferences and STTP programs. His research interests include structural analysis and design, structural shape optimization, computer simulation of manufacturing processes, material characterization using miniature testing methods, finite element analysis, artificial intelligence and software development.

J. M. S. J. Bandara is Senior Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa. He graduated from the University of Moratuwa as Civil Engineer and obtained his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering with specialization in Airport Planning from The University of Calgary, Canada. He has nearly 40 years of experience in teaching and research. Currently, he is serving as Director of Intelligent Transport Systems Research Center. Dr. Bandara is Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Chartered Institute of Logistic & Transport, Sri Lanka. He is also Immediate Past President of Sri Lanka Evaluation Association, Immediate Past President of Highway Engineering Society, Sri Lanka, and Past Chairman of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Sri Lanka. Dr. Bandara has served in a number of national-level committees in the areas of public transport, traffic planning, airport development, road safety, highway engineering, monitoring and evaluation and environmental assessment and has served as Chairman of the Road Development Authority, Sri Lanka. There are over 200 national and international research publications in the above areas and joint patent for UniRoad Traffic Signal System to his credit.

Ramakant Agrawal is Principal/Associate Director, Faculty of Engineering, VNS Group of Institutions (an AICTE Approved Integrated Campus) Bhopal  He received his B.E. and M. Tech. from Maulana Azad College of Technology (REC), Bhopal, and obtained his Ph.D. in structural engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. He has more than 24 years of teaching experience. His research interests include soil-structure interaction, high-performance concrete and structural health monitoring. He has published 25 research papers in reputed journals. He is Life Member of Indian Society of Technical Education. 

To Develop Geopolymer Concrete By Using Pozzolonic Industrial Waste And To Study Their Durability And Mechanical Property.- Effect Of Untreated Recycled Aggregate On Properties Of GPC.- A Critical Appraisal On Green building Design By Utilizing New Materials And Techniques.- 

Design Of Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) Structural Frame.- Experimental Investigation Of Self Compacting Concrete With Low Fines By Optimum Replacement Of Fly Ash.- Utilization of Coal Dust Waste in Bricks An Experimental Approach.- Lightweight Concrete By Using Waste Materials.-   Improving Pedestrian Movements At Congested Urban Area.- Study On The Strength Behaviour Of Clay Blended With Non-Woven Surgical Masks Fabrics.- Experimental Study On Use Of Pond Ash & Walnut Shell In Concrete.- Process Management And Stress Analysis In A High Rise Building.- An Experimental Study On Partial Replacement Of Cement In Concrete With Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Using Magnetized Water.- Cost Benefit Analysis Of Adoption Of Renewable Energy (Solar) In A Residential Building -A Case Study On Residential Apartment In Pune.- Study On Binary And Ternary Blended Concrete.