Dr. Pranshoo Solanki
Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Pranshoo Solanki is a full professor and coordinator of the Construction Management program of Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He received his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Oklahoma in May, 2010. His research record includes approximately $1 million in external funding, over 80 publications and over 60 research presentations in a number of national/international conferences. Dr. Solanki worked on several transportation and construction projects funded by agencies such as Illinois Transportation Center, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Dr. Solanki is a registered Professional Engineer in the United States and serving as a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and American Concrete Institute (ACI). He also served as National Science Foundation (NSF) panel member, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) panel member, and session chairman for several national/international conferences.
Current Courses
TEC 499.004 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
TEC 400.006 Independent Study
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Solanki continues to teach courses in the area of geotechnical engineering, construction materials and design at Illinois State University.
Research Interests & Areas
Recycling of waste materials and industrial by-products in sustainable construction, cementitious stabilization of soils (soil improvement), mechanistic pavement design, characterization of pavement/highway materials, pedagogical research.
Ph D Civil Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
MS Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
New Delhi, India
BS Civil Engineering
Malviya National Institute of Technology
Jaipur, India
2024 ISTC Researcher to Know,
Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC)
2024
2022 Teaching Award
Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2022
2021 – 2022 Outstanding Researcher Award (tenured category)
College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST), Illinois State University
2021
Faculty Advisor of American Concrete Institute (ACI) Outstanding University
American Concrete Institute
2020
2018-2019 Service Award
Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2019
Faculty Advisor of American Concrete Institute (ACI) Outstanding University
American Concrete Institute
2019
2017 - 2018 Research Award
Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2018
Advisor of the 2018 CAST Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Recipient (Samikaran Bhattarai)
College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University
2018
Keynote Speaker
Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering (ECCE) Conference, Opole, Poland
2018
2015 – 2016 Teaching Award
Department of Technology, Illinois State University
2017
CAST Pre-Tenure Research Award
College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST)
2016
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2016
CAST Publications Incentive Program Fund
College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST)
2015
TEC Professional Development Initiative Funding
Department of Technology
2015
CAST Publications Incentive Program Fund
College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST)
2015
2014 ASCE Outstanding Reviewer Certificate
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2015
Russell Ackoff Award for Best Paper
30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management
2015
CAST Publications Incentive Program (PIP) Fund
College of Applied Science and Technology
2014
TEC Professional Development Initiative Funding
Department of Technology
2014
CAST Publications Incentive Program (PIP) Fund
College of Applied Science and Technology
2014
Grant Writing Mentorship Program
Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)
2014
CAST Page Costs
College of Applied Science and Technology
2014
CAST Presentation Travel Grant
College of Applied Science and Technology
2014
2012 - 2013 TEC Research Award
Department of Technology
2013
TEC Professional Development Initiative Funding
Department of Technology
2013
Grants and Contracts
Development of Guidelines for Applications of Polymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki.
NEx – An ACI (American Concrete Institute) Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials. August 2025 - November 2026
Cooling the Concrete Jungle: Hydronic Pervious Parking Lots to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effect
Sundeep Inti, Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant, CAST. July 2024 - June 2025
Sustainable and Environmentally Aware Materials Selection (SEAMS)
Pranshoo Solanki, Matt Ryan Aldeman, Ali Barenji.
ASEE EOP Sustainability Mini-Grant. August 2024 - May 2025
Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction and Beyond
Guang Jin, Pranshoo Solanki.
Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) – Sustaining Illinois Funding. April 1 2022 - March 30 2023
Developing Stormwater Storage Capacity Model and Permeable Concrete Design for Sustainable Parking Lots
Sundeep Inti, Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant. July 2021 - June 2022
Beneficial Reuse of Lake Michigan’s Dredged Material in Sustainable Construction Material – Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). June 2020 - May 2021
Influence of Field-Curing Conditions on Strength of Concrete Test Specimens
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie, Matthew D'Ambrosia.
Illinois Center for Transportation - Illinois Department of Transportation. August 2020 - November 2023
Recycling of Post-Consumer Waste Glass Powder as a Partial Cement Substitute in Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant, College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University. July 2019 - June 2020
Travel to Manipal University – Jaipur city campus for research collaboration and explore study abroad program
Pranshoo Solanki.
2019-2020 Faculty International Travel Grant, Office of International Studies and Programs, Illinois State University. June 2019 - June 2020
Recycled Glass: Cement/Fly Ash Substitute in CLSM
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). December 1 2018 - May 30 2020
Recycling of Post-Consumer PET Waste Bottles in Novel Form of Construction Materials
Pranshoo Solanki.
Student Sustainability Committee. January 2018 - December 2018
An Innovative Way to Teach Sustainability Concepts in Construction Materials Technology Course
Pranshoo Solanki.
Teaching-Learning Innovations Grant, Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. April 2016 - May 2017
Recycling of Post-Consumer PET Waste Bottles in Sustainable Pervious Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant, College of Applied Science and Technology. July 2016 - June 2017
Recycling of Waste Tires and Fly Ash in Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant, College of Applied Science and Technology. July 2014 - June 2015
Group Selection and Learning for a Lab-Based Construction Management Course
Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant, College of Applied Science and Technology. July 2012 - June 2013
Book, Chapter
Microstructural and Mineralogical Characterization of Clay Stabilized Using Calcium-Based Stabilizers
Pranshoo Solanki, Musharraf Zaman.
(2012), 771-798, Scanning Electron Microscope, In-Tech Publisher
Journal Article
Exploring Interdisciplinary Co-curriculum Service-Learning through a Student-Formed Consulting Community
Guang Jin, Pranshoo Solanki.
Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, 17 (1), 24 - 33, (2025)
Field-curing Methods for Evaluating the Strength of Concrete Test Specimens
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2679 (7), 124 - 139, (2025)
Influence of Cementitious Stabilization of Subgrade Soil on the Distresses of Flexible Pavement Sections
Pranshoo Solanki, J. D. Lopez.
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, (2024)
A Review of Beneficial Use and Management of Dredged Material
Pranshoo Solanki, B Jain, Xi Hu, Gaurav Sancheti.
Waste, 1 (3), 815 - 840, (2023)
Multivariate Regression and Variance of Concrete Curing Methods: Strength Prediction with Experiments
Haiyan Xie, S. R. Gandla, O Shi, Pranshoo Solanki.
Applied Sciences, 13 (12239), 1 - 21, (2023)
Performance of Dredged Sediments Based Controlled Low-Strength Material
Pranshoo Solanki.
Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, 7 (3), 119 – 127, (2022)
State-of-the-Practice Review on the Field-Curing Methods for Evaluating Strength of Concrete Test Specimen
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie.
Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, 11 (3), 153 – 165, (2022)
Predicting the Resilient Modulus of Cementitiously Stabilized Subgrade Soils Using Neural Network, Support Vector Machine, and Gaussian Process Regression
Xi Hu, Pranshoo Solanki.
ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, 21 (6), (2021)
Sustainable Use of Waste Glass in Pavement Systems – Review, Limitations and Potential Application
Pranshoo Solanki, Gaurav Sancheti, Saurabh Singh.
The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management,, 47 (2), (2021)
Mechanistic Analysis and Modeling of Pavement Sections Utilizing Sustainable Aggregate Quarry By-product Applications
I. I. A. Qamhia, E. Tutumluer, H. Ozer, Pranshoo Solanki.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2674 (10), 614-627, (2020)
Properties of Flowable Fill Produced by Substituting Fly Ash with Recycled Glass Powder
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
Construction and Building Materials, 265, 1 – 16, (2020)
Recycling of Post-Consumer PET Plastic Waste Bottles in Non-Cement Composites for Construction Applications
Pranshoo Solanki, Samikaran Bhattarai.
ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation/American Society for Testing and Materials, 1295-1310, (2019)
Design of Semi-Rigid Type of Flexible Pavements
Pranshoo Solanki, M Zaman.
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology/Elsevier, 10 (2), 99-111, (2017)
Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Materials
Pranshoo Solanki, Bharat Dash.
Advances in Concrete Construction, An Int’l Journal/Techno-Press, 4 (3), 207-220, (2016)
Effect of Recycled Asphalt Pavement on Thermal Cracking Resistance of Hot-Mix Asphalt
Pranshoo Solanki, Musharraf Zaman, David Adje, Zahid Hossain.
ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, 15 (5), 9, (2015)
Sensitivity Analysis of Flexible Pavement Sections Using Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
Pranshoo Solanki, Banibandana Ray.
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 8 (6), 433-439, (2015)
Behavior of Stabilized Subgrade Soils Under Indirect Tension and Flexure
Pranshoo Solanki, Musharraf Zaman.
ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 26 (5), 833-844, (2014)
Field Validation of Laboratory-Predicted Low-Temperature Performance of Hot-Poured Crack Sealants
Hasan Ozer, Pranshoo Solanki, S. S. Yousefi, I. L. Al-Qadi.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2431, 57-66, (2014)
Group Selection and Learning for a Lab-Based Construction Management Course
Pranshoo Solanki, Nidhi Kothar.
Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2 (2), 217-223, (2014)
Artificial Neural Network Models to Estimate Resilient Modulus of Cementitiously Stabilized Subgrade Soils
Pranshoo Solanki.
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 6 (3), 155-164, (2013)
Field Construction and Mechanistic Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
Pranshoo Solanki, Musharraf Zaman, David Adje, Zahid Hossain.
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 6 (4), 403-413, (2013)
A Comparative Study of the Mechanical Behavior of Normal-Strength and High-Strength Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Musharraf Zaman, Michelle Chin.
ASTM Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 1 (1), 1-20, (2012)
Effect of Gradation and Source Properties on Stability and Drainability of Aggregate Bases: A Laboratory and Field Study
Rouzbeh Ghabchi, Musharraf Zaman, N Khoury, H Kazmee, Pranshoo Solanki.
International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 13 (6), 1-17, (2012)
Evaluation of Durability of Stabilized Clay Specimens Using Different Laboratory Procedures
Roy Khalife, Pranshoo Solanki, M Zaman.
ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 40 (3), 363-375, (2012)
Influence of Recovery Methods on Properties of Binders and Aggregates Recovered from Recycled Asphalt Pavement
Z Hossain, Pranshoo Solanki, M Zaman, S Lewis, K Hobson.
Journal of ASTM International, 9 (2), 1-18, (2012)
Other
Closure of Discussion on "Neural Network Modeling of Resilient Modulus Using Routine Subgrade Soil Properties"
M Zaman, Pranshoo Solanki, A Ebrahimi, L White.
International Journal of Geomechanics, 12 (4), 518, (2012)
Influence of Recycled Asphalt Pavement on Creep Compliance of Hot Mix Asphalt
Pranshoo Solanki, D Adje, M Zaman, Z Hossain.
Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 135-138, (2012)
Technical Report
Field-Curing Methods for Evaluating the Strength of Concrete Test Specimens
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie.
Illinois Center for Transportation, FHWA-ICT-23-017 (Second of two reports of ICT Project R27-219), 69, (2023)
Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction and Beyond
Guang Jin, Pranshoo Solanki, Nishant Garg.
Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) – Sustaining Illinois Funding, University of Illinois, 15, (2023)
State-of-the-Practice Review of Field-Curing Methods for Evaluating the Strength of Concrete Test Specimens
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie, John Awaitey, Tejaswi Reddy.
Illinois Center for Transportation, FHWA-ICT-23-002 (First of two reports of ICT Project R27-219), 74, (2023)
Beneficial Reuse of Lake Michigan’s Dredged Material in Sustainable Construction Material – Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki.
Final report, Illinois – India Sea Grant College Program Faculty Scholars Program, Grant Number NA18OAR4170082, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (2021)
Presentations
Integrating Sustainability into Materials Courses through the Engineering for One Planet Framework
Pranshoo Solanki, Ali Barenji, Matthew Ryan Aldeman.
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2025 Annual Conference, Montreal Canada, June, 2025
Field-curing Methods for Evaluating the Strength of Concrete Test Specimens
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie.
Transportation Research Board 104th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January, 2025
Integrating Sustainability into Materials Courses through the Engineering for One Planet Framework
Pranshoo Solanki, Ali Barenji, Matthew Ryan Aldeman.
ASEE EOP-MGP Online Symposium, Online, January 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing for Quality Control and Management
Haiyan Xie, Sai Ram Gandla, Mangolika Bhattacharya, Pranshoo Solanki, D Zheng.
2024 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA), Xian, China, June, 2024
Investigation of Waste Glass-based Sodium Silicate Activator Combined with Industrial By-products in Geopolymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin.
6th International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Lyon, France, June 9-14, 2024, June, 2024
Interdisciplinary Projects and Team Building Lessons/Ideas
Pranshoo Solanki.
CAST Research & Innovation Networking Event, Normal, IL, March, 2024
Recycling of Waste Glass and Industrial By-product in Geopolymer Concrete
Taimoor Kayani, Pranshoo Solanki.
Campus Sustainability Showcase, Normal, IL, October 26, 2023
Waste Glass as an Alkaline Activator and Fly Ash as Precursor in Geopolymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin.
12th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC - 12), Chicago, IL, August, 2023
Learning Concrete in Construction Management Course Through Bowling Ball Project
Pranshoo Solanki.
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June, 2023
Field-curing Methods for Estimating Early Opening Strength of Cement Concrete Pavement to Traffic
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie.
Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January, 2023
Compressive Strength of Concrete Using Different Field-Curing Methods
Pranshoo Solanki, Haiyan Xie.
The Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA), Trondheim, Norway, June 28, 2022
Influence of Subgrade Soil Stabilizers on Flexible Pavement Distresses
Pranshoo Solanki, Juan Lopez.
ASCE T&DI International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference, Virtual, June, 2021
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki, Juan Lopez, Harshvardhan Jain, Bhupesh Jain.
4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG), Online, May, 2021
Beneficial Use of Recycled Materials in Flowable Fill: Recycled Glass as a Fly Ash Substitute and Dredged Material as a Sand Substitute
Pranshoo Solanki.
Illinois Ready Mix Concrete Association Xtreme Conference, Peoria, IL, February 19, 2020
Mechanistic Analysis and Modeling of Pavement Sections Utilizing Sustainable Aggregate Quarry By-product Applications
Issam Qamhia, Erol Tutumluer, Hasan Ozer, Pranshoo Solanki.
Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January, 2020
A Summary of Practice for Recycling of Waste Glass in Pavement Materials
Pranshoo Solanki, Saurabh Singh, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
ASCE T&DI International Airfield & Highway Pavements Conference, Chicago, IL, July 22, 2019
Properties of Composite Prepared by Stabilizing Soil with Molten Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Bottles
Pranshoo Solanki, Samikaran Bhattarai.
The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), London, UK, July 16, 2019
Recycling of Single-Stream Waste Glass in Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), London, UK, July 16, 2019
Use of Recycled Materials and Industrial By-products in Sustainable Construction
Pranshoo Solanki.
3rd Scientific Conference on Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering (ECCE), Opole, Poland, April 23, 2018
Utilization of Post-Consumer Bottles in Construction
Pranshoo Solanki, Samikaran Bhattarai.
The 33rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Annapolis, Maryland, March 12, 2018
Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Waste Bottles in Sustainable Pavement Material
Pranshoo Solanki, Samikaran Bhattarai, M. Kaiser Ahmed.
The 32nd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 21, 2017
Sustainability Concepts Learning in Materials Technology Course Through Hands-On Activity
Pranshoo Solanki.
University-Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January 12, 2017
Freeze-Thaw Durability of Soil Stabilized with Class C Fly Ash and Cement Kiln Dust
Pranshoo Solanki, Bastian Hauk-Jegen.
Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT4), Las Vegas, Nevada, August, 2016
Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Asphalt Pavement and Class C Fly Ash
Pranshoo Solanki, Bharat Dash.
World of Coal Ash Conference (WOCA) 2015 Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 05, 2015
Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Shredded Scrap Tires and Class C Fly Ash
Pranshoo Solanki, Bharat Dash.
The 30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 16, 2015