Name: BRIJ MOHAN SHARMA

Designation: Chief Scientist

Address: Flexible Pavement Division

CSIR-Central Road Research Institute
Delhi-Mathura Road, P.O. CRRI,
New Delhi –110 025, India
E-mail: bmsharma.crri@nic.in

Areas of Interest:
1. Pavement Design and Materials
2. Pavement Evaluation, Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Management

Educational Qualifications:
S. No. Degree Year Institute
1. M.E. (Transportation Engineering) 1986 University of Roorkee, Roorkee
(now IIT, Roorkee)
2. B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) 1979 Regional Engg. College, Warangal
(now NIT, Warangal)

Professional Experience / Employment Record:

S. No. Name of Employing Organization Position Period
1. CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, Chief Scientist 05.03.2010 to till date
New Delhi Scientist ‘F’ 05.03.2004 to 04.03.2010
Scientist ‘E-II’ 05.03.1997 to 04.03.2002
Scientist ‘E-I’ 05.03.1992 to 04.03.1997
Scientist ‘C’ 05.03.1987 to 04.03.1992
Scientist ‘B’ 05.03.1982 to 04.03.1987
2. Roads Department of Ministry of Senior Roads Engineer October 1998 to October
Transport and Communications, Govt. 2003
of Botswana (Africa)

Membership of Professional Bodies:

S. No. Name of the Professional Body Membership Type
1. Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi Ordinary Member
2. Indian Geotechnical Society (Delhi Chapter) Life Member
3. Indian Society of Rock Mechanics & Tunnelling Technology Life Member

Achievements
a. Honors and Awards
 Awarded “Best Research Paper Award” by Indian Roads Congress in1997 for the paper entitled
“Development of Pavement Deterioration Models for Indian Conditions”
 Visited Poland Under CSIR-PAS Scientists Exchange Programme in1988
 Awarded Fellowship by Belgium Govt. to attend “International Training Course at Belgian Road
Research Centre, Brussels in May-June 1996
 Worked as Senior Roads Engineer in Roads Department of Ministry of Transport and Communications,
Govt. of Botswana (Africa) for the period from October 1998-October 2003
b. Research Projects :

 Development of Maintenance based Riding Quality Models

 Pavement Performance Study - Study on Existing Pavement Sections
 Pavement Performance Study - Study on New Pavement Sections
 Evaluation of ARRB Roughometer-II under Indian Conditions
 Development of GIS Based National Highways Information System
 11th Five Year Plan Project entitled "Development of Management System for Maintenance Planning
and Budgeting of High Speed Road Corridors”
 Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Steel Slag for usage in Flexible Pavement
 Feasibility Study to Examine the Possibility for Installation of Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System at Various
Entry Points of Delhi
 Application of Rhinophalt Preservative and its Performance Evaluation on three Toll Roads (Trial
Stretches) in Rajasthan & Gujarat States
 Performance Study on Use of Flyash in Construction of Bituminous Road Surfacing
 Design, Construction and Performance Evaluation of New Materials and Mixes towards Development and
Upgradation of Standards / Specifications

c. Research Publications:
1. Dr. P.K.Nanda, Dr.Devesh Tiwari, Sunil Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Optimization of Road Materials for
Construction”, International Seminar on Innovation in Construction and Maintenance of Flexible
Pavements, IRC, Sept 2006.
2. Dr. S.D Sharma, B.M.Sharma, Binod Kumar. “Quality control and its relevance to attaining good
construction quality of Cement Concrete Pavements”, 10th NCB International Seminar on cement and
building materials, New Delhi, Nov. 2007.
3. C. Kamraj, B.M.Sharma, Dr. P. K. Nanda, S. C. Raghav. “Stone Mastic Asphalt-An Overview”, National
Conference/ Workshop and Exposition on Trends in Road Marking Materials, Methods and Mechanics
for Quality Economy and Speed, AICTE, Bhopal, 21-22 April, 2007.
4. Dr. S. D. Sharma, B.M.Sharma, Dr. P. K. Nanda. “Potential Applications of Interlocking Concrete Block
Paving in Rural Road Construction”, National Conference and Exposition of Rural Roads, NRRDA, New
Delhi, 22-24 May 2007.
5. C. Kamraj, B.M.Sharma. “Laboratory Study to Determine Feasibility of Use of Chalk Powder (A--Product
of Ammonium Nitro Phosphate Plant) as Filler in Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixes”, International Conference
on Materials for the Future (ICMF-2008), Thrissur, 17-19 Jan, 2008.
6. Dr. Devesh Tiwari, B.M.Sharma. A. K. Sagar, M. P. Singh, “Impact Assessment of Rehabilitation Works
in Road Roughness for State Highways-A Case Study”, Presented at 23rd Australian Road Research
Board (ARRB) Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 30th July 2008 to 1st August 2008.
7. B.M.Sharma, C. Kamraj. “Construction and Performance Evaluation of Experimental Sections Laid on
Urban Roads using Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures”, Presented at 23rd Australian Road Research Board
(ARRB) Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 30th July 2008 to 1st August 2008.
8. Dr. P.K. Jain and B.M.Sharma. “Implementation of IS: 73-2006 and Road Map Thereof” presented for
panel discussion in BIS-CRRI workshop on ”Advancements in Bitumen Technologies”, Sept. 2008, New
Delhi.
9. Dr.P.K.Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Quality perspective and Advancement in Specification of Bitumen in India”,
First International Bitumen Conference at Tehran, Iran,18 Sept-20 Sept 2008.
10. Sanjay Deori, Dr. P. K. Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Use of Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen Emulsions in Road
Maintenance-A Step Forward in the Direction of Eco-Effectiveness”, Presented at Ist International
Bitumen Conference, Tehran, Iran, 18-19 October 2008.

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11. Y. V. Rao, B.M.Sharma, P. K. Jain. “Modification of Bitumen for Improved Pavement Performance under
Heavy Traffic Loading”, Presented at Ist International Bitumen Conference, Tehran, Iran, 18-19 October
2008.
12. Dr. NKS Pundhir, Dr.P.K.Jain, B.M.Sharma. “Evaluation of Paving Bitumen from Waxy Crude of North-
Eastern Region of India”, First International Bitumen Conference at Tehran, Iran, 18 Sept-20 Sept 2008.
13. K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, B. M. Sharma. Ramesh Raina, Y. V. Rao, “Pavement Evaluation Towards
Application of Latest Technologies for Maintenance of Urban Roads-A Case Study”, Proceedings of
International Conference on Pavement Engineering, ICPE-09, Bhubaneshwar, Orrisa, 14-15 February
2009.
14. Dr. Devesh Tiwari, B.M.Sharma. A. K. Sagar, Dr. S. D. Sharma, “Suitability for Operation of Low Floor
Bus on Delhi Roads-A Case Study”, Proceedings of International Conference on Pavement Engineering,
ICPE-09, Bhubaneshwar, Orrisa, 14-15 February 2009.
15. Sabina,Sangita, B.M.Sharma,Tabrez Alam Khan, “Waste Plastic and its potential Application in Road
Construction”, Poster presentation in Plast India 2009, Seventh International plastic exhibition and
conference, New Delhi, Feb 09.
16. S.P.Pokhriyal, R.K.Shrivastava and B.M.Sharma. “Evaluation on Pavement Classification number and
Rehabilitation Design of Airfield Pavements”, Seminar on Rehabilitation of Airfields organized the Chief
Engineer, Airforce, Allahabad, May 2009.
17. Sudesh Kumar, R.K. Srivastava and B.M. Sharma. “Skid Resistant Aggregates in Wearing Courses”
Highway Research Board Bulletin, Vol.-2, No. -2, July-Dec. 2009.
18. Sabina, Sangita, B.M.Sharma, Tabrez Alam Khan. “Waste to Wealth” from use of Waste Plastic in
Bituminous Road Construction”, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Reserch (Paper sent for publication).
19. Sudesh Kumar, S. P. Pokhriyal, R. K. Srivastava, B.M.Sharma. “Use of Skid Resistant Aggregates in
Wearing Courses”, Journal of Indian Roads Congress (IRC).
20. Dr. Devesh Tiwari, Sunil Jain, B.M.Sharma, P. K. Nanda. “Conservation of Road Building Materials”,
Indian Highways.
21. Somna Mishal, Sangita, B.M.Sharma, J.B.Sengupta. “Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and
Commercially available Modified Binders for their suitability for paving of Bituminous Roads”.
22. Pradeep Kumar, B M Sharma, Y V Rao. “Suggestions for Selection of Appropriate Roughness
Measurement Equipments in Different Operating Conditions”, Published in Conference Proceedings
“Roads in High Precipitation Areas”. 19-20 Feb 2010, Guwahati, organized IRC.
23. S Deori, Y V Rao, S P Pokhriyal and B M Sharma. “Microsurfacing: An Effective Treatment for
Maintenance of City Roads in Delhi”, 5th World Conference on Emulsion, 12-14 Oct. 2010, Lyon, France.
24. C Kamaraj, M N Nagabhushana, P K Jain, B M Sharma, S Gangopadhyay, Prashant, M S Amarnath.
“Laboratory Performance of Thin Stone Matrix Asphalt for Urban Roads”, 24th ARRB Conference –
Building on 50 years of Road and Transport Research, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
25. Sudesh Kumar, S P Pokhriyal, Pradeep Kumar and B M Sharma. “Pavement Surface Friction – Its
Importance and Different Methods of Measurements”.
26. Pradeep Kumar, B M Sharma and K Sitaramanjaneyulu. “Current Practices for Pavement Condition
Monitoring of Road Infrastructure in India”, 24th ARRB Conference Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
27. K Sitaramanjaneyulu, B M Sharma, Devesh Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar. “National Efforts Towards
Management of High Speed Road Corridors in India”, 24th ARRB Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.