Dr. Sundeep Inti
Associate Professor
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Sundeep Inti is an Associate Professor in the Construction Management Program at Illinois State University. Dr. Inti's education, research, and work experience primarily focus on construction management for heavy civil construction projects. Dr. Inti's research expertise is in multi-criteria decision-making, cost analysis, construction estimation, and data analytics. Also, Dr. Inti is a Professional Engineer in Texas. Earlier, Dr. Inti worked on research projects for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Dr. Inti's dissertation on sustainable highways was acknowledged as an outstanding dissertation at the University of Texas-El Paso. His research supported him in receiving numerous scholarships like the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship from the US Department of Transportation. Besides research, Dr. Inti has five years of construction industry experience in heavy civil construction. He worked as an estimator on heavy civil construction like roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, etc. Dr. Inti worked as a highway project road planner and quality control/assurance engineer for airport construction.
Current Courses
TEC 225.001 Construction Equipment Management
TEC 499.002 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
TEC 400.002 Independent Study
TEC 329.001 Sustainable Buildings and Urban Development
TEC 329.002 Sustainable Buildings and Urban Development
TEC 291.002 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Industrial Technology
Teaching Interests & Areas
Sustainable Construction
Estimation
Heavy Civil Construction
PhD Civil Engineering
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
MS Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India
BE Civil Engineering
Andhra University
India
Outstanding Faculty Researcher Award : Pre-Tenure
Illinois State University
2023
CAST Publication Incentive Program Award
College of Applied Science and Technology
2021
CAST Publication Incentive Program Award
College of Applied Science and Technology
2021
CAST Publication Incentive Program Award
College of Applied Science and Technology
2021
Outstanding Reviewer
Journal of Cleaner Production
2018
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
The University of Texas at El Paso
2016
Graduate School Travel Grant
Graduate School,. The University of Texas at El Paso
2016
Frank B Cotton Trust Graduate Scholarship
The University of Texas at El Paso
2014
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
US Department of Transportation
2014
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
The U.S. Department of Transportation
2013
Frank and Polly Ann Award (Outstanding International Student)
Office of International Programs , The University of Texas at El Paso
2012
Grants and Contracts
Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship
Chang Su-Russell, Elke Altenburger, Sundeep Inti, Alec Foster.
Illinois State University. October 2025
“Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) Track II”
Chang Su-Russell, Elke Altenburger, Sundeep Inti, Alec Foster, Reem Bagais.
Illinois State University. August 2025 - 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
Developing Stormwater Storage Capacity Model and Permeable Concrete Design for Sustainable Parking Lots
Sundeep Inti, Pranshoo Solanki.
University Research Grant. July 2021 - June 2022
From Murky Runoff to Potable Water- Water Purifying Parking Lots and Roofs
Sundeep Inti.
Illinois Indiana Sea Grant - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. June 1 2019 - February 15 2021
Book, Chapter
Role of uncertainty assessment in LCA of pavements
Sundeep Inti, M Sharma, V Tandon.
(2017), 155--166, Pavement Life-Cycle Assessment, CRC Press
Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and rice husk ash (RHA) uses in the production of geopolymer concrete
Sundeep Inti, Megha Sharma, Vivek Tandon.
(2016), 621--632, Geo-Chicago 2016
Conference Proceeding
A Transformative Sustainability Learning Theory Based Approach to Teaching Indoor Air Quality in Sustainable Construction Courses
Sundeep Inti, Mavis Bediaku.
Associated Schools of Construction Great Lakes Region 3, 1, 37-44, (2025)
Developing Sustainable Leaders through Experiential Learning in Sustainable Education
Sundeep Inti, Mavis Bediaku.
Associated Schools of Construction Great Lakes Region 3., (2024)
Implications of incorporating recycled asphalt shingles in stone matrix asphalt mixtures
Sundeep Inti.
CRC Press, (2024)
Lightweight Cellular Concrete (LCC) for Stormwater Management in Parking Lots: A Design Optimization Approach
Sundeep Inti, Niharika Dayyala.
ASCE Construction Research Congress 2024, (2024)
Low-Density Cellular Concrete as a Sustainable Replacement for Granular Fills in Bridge Approaches
Sundeep Inti.
American Society of Civil Engineers, (2023)
Cost Analysis of Geocell Reinforced Layer in Highways
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Geo-Congress 2022 ,American Society for Civil Engineers, 520-530, (2022)
Economic and Environmental Analysis of Adaptation Strategies to Mitigate Impact of Climate Change on Pavements
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India, (2022)
Effectiveness of the Synchronous Online Flipped Classroom on Students’ Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Euysup Shim, Sundeep Inti.
2022 Associated Schools of Construction International Proceedings of the Annual Conference, (2022)
Impact of Climate Change on Subgrade Soils Resilient Modulus using Thornthwaite Moisture Index
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Transportation Research Board, (2021)
USB Linux: An IT Lab Instruction Tool During COVID-19
Jeremy Diederich, Xianping Wang, Niharika Dayyala, Sundeep Inti, Ying Luo.
273--278, (2020)
Impact Assessment of Climate Change in Texas Pavements and Resiliency Strategy
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
38--53, (2018)
Social Considerations in Selection of Sustainable Pavement Designs
Sundeep Inti, Megha Sharma, Vivek Tandon.
83--97, (2018)
Enhancing pavement design selection by incorporating normalization into life cycle impact assessments
Sundeep Inti, M Sharma, V Tandon.
813--824, (2016)
Evaluating the Benefits of Geocell Reinforcement of the Base Course in Flexible Pavement Structures Using 3-D Finite Element Modeling
M Sharma, Sundeep Inti, C Tirado, V Tandon.
728--739, (2016)
Feasibility Evaluation of Social Life Cycle Assessment Inclusion in Pavements
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
(2015)
Sandy Soil Stabilization using Microbial Activity
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
(2015)
Journal Article
Decision-Making in Low-Income Home Renovation Through Optimization by Balancing Sustainability and Affordability.
Sundeep Inti, Niharika Dayyala.
Journal of Green Buildings, 20 (2), 137-160, (2025)
Assessment of Economic Viability of Direct Current Fast Charging Infrastructure Investments for Electric Vehicles in the United States
Sundeep Inti.
Sustainability MDPI, (2024)
Data-Driven Decision Support for Equipment Selection and Maintenance Issues for Buildings
Fengchang Jiang, Haiyan Xie, Sundeep Inti, Raja R. A. Issa, Venkata S. V. Vanka, Ye Yu, Tianyi Huang.
Journal of Buildings, 14 (436), 21, (2024)
Use of Coconut Coir Geotextiles, a Green Material for Sustainable Low-Volume Roads
Sundeep Inti.
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, (2023)
Design of geocell reinforced roads through fragility modeling
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 49 (5), 1085-1094, (2021)
Permeable low-density cellular concrete (PLDCC) as a replacement for aggregate layers in permeable parking lots
Sundeep Inti, Thomas W Evans III, Michael Flores, Jayraj S Solanki, Chandramouli V Chandramouli.
8, 10, (2021)
Sustainable road design through multi-objective optimization: A case study in Northeast India
Sundeep Inti, Siddagangaiah Anjan Kumar.
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 102594, (2021)
Towards Precise Road Sustainable Measurements and Agreeable Decisions
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 323, 13, (2021)
Influence of Geocell Reinforcement on Bearing Capacity of Low-Volume Roads
Jose Luis Arias, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Transportation in Developing Economies, 6 (1), 5, (2020)
Application of Fuzzy Preference–Analytic Hierarchy Process Logic in Evaluating Sustainability of Transportation Infrastructure Requiring Multicriteria Decision Making
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 23 (4), (2017), 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000373.
Application of fuzzy preference--Analytic hierarchy process logic in evaluating sustainability of transportation infrastructure requiring multicriteria decision making
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 23 (4), 04017014, (2017)
Influence of Curing on the Properties of Geopolymer Mortar Made with Low Molarity Sodium Hydroxide
Sundeep Inti, Megha Sharma, Vivek Tandon.
Transportation in Developing Economies, 3 (2), 11, (2017)
Integration of data envelopment analysis-based preference aggregation method and $\alpha$ particle swarm optimization technique into group decision model
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 31 (1), 04016043, (2017)
A decision making approach for selection of sustainable pavements in Texas by integrating life cycle cost analysis (LCCA), life cycle assessment (LCA) of environmental and social impacts
Sundeep Inti.
(2016)
An Approach for Performing Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Pavements for Evaluating Alternative Pavement Designs
Sundeep Inti, Megha Sharma, Vivek Tandon.
Procedia Engineering, 145, 964--971, (2016)
Integration of Data Envelopment Analysis-Based Preference Aggregation Method and Particle Swarm Optimization Technique into Group Decision Model
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
31 (1), 04016043, (2016), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000609
Necessity of Including Maintenance Traffic Delay Emissions in Life Cycle Assessment of Pavements
Sundeep Inti.
Procedia Engineering, 145, 972--979, (2016)
Base course geocell reinforcement evaluation by comparing 3-D FEM and laboratory evaluation
Sundeep Inti, M Sharma, C Tirado, V Tandon.
Construction Materials and Systems, 49, (2015)
Sustainable Road Design Through Multi-Objective Optimization: A Case Study in Northeast India
Sundeep Inti.
Transportation Research Part D : Transport and Environment
Technical Report
Use of Geocell in Pavement Design
Sundeep Inti, Cesar Tirado, Megha Sharma, Vivek Tandon.
Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, 238, (2021)
Adaptation Methods to Mitigate Impact of Climate Change on Texas Pavements
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
(2018)
Influence of climate prediction models on pavement performance
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Armando Esquivel, Vivek Tandon.
(2017)
Influence of Maintenance Traffic Delay Emissions on Selection of Alternative Pavement Design
Sundeep Inti, Sofia A Martin, Vivek Tandon.
(2016)
Influence of Low Molarity Sodium Hydroxide and Curing on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer
Sundeep Inti, Maria Gisel Hernandez, Vivek Tandon, Anthony J Tarquin.
(2014)
Presentations
A Transformative Sustainability Learning Theory Based Approach to Teaching IAQ in Sustainable Construction Courses
Sundeep Inti, Mavis Bediaku.
2025 Associated Schools of Construction Region III Conference, Downers Grove, IL, October 22, 2025
Developing Sustainable Leaders through Experiential Learning in Sustainable Education
Sundeep Inti.
Associated Schools of Construction Region 3 2024 Conference, Downers Grove, IL, October 19, 2024
Lightweight Cellular Concrete (LCC) for Stormwater Management in Parking Lots: A Design Optimization Approach
Sundeep Inti.
CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, Des Moines, Iowas, March 20, 2024
Business Model Simulations for EV Fast Charging Infrastructure
Sundeep Inti.
2023 NM Transportation and Construction Conference, Las Cruses, New Mexico, April 24, 2023
Cost Analysis of Geocell Reinforced Layer in Highways
Sundeep Inti.
Geo-Congress 2022, Charlotte, North Carolina, March, 2022
Impact of Climate Change on Subgrade Soils Resilient Modulus using Thornthwaite Moisture Index
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Transportation Research Board 2021, Washington D.C., Maryland, January 25, 2021
Towards Precise Road Sustainable Measurements and Agreeable Decisions: A Case Study in Texas
Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Transportation Research Board 2021, Washington D.C., Maryland, January 25, 2021
Linux: An IT Lab Instruction Tool During COVID-19
Jeremy Diederich, Xianping Wang, Niharika Dayyala, Sundeep Inti, Yang Luo.
ACM SIGITE 2020 Conference on Information Technology Education, Online, October 8, 2020
The Economical and Environmental Impact of Climate Change on Texas Pavements
Megha Sharma, Sundeep Inti, Vivek Tandon.
Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., and Maryland, January 13, 2020
Selection of Sustainable Low-Volume Rural Roads for Northeast India Through Multi Objective Optimization
Sundeep Inti, Anjan G Kumar.
Transportation Research Board 2020, Washington D.C., Maryland, January 13, 2020
Is Big Data Analytics Half Embraced by Construction Industry?
Niharika Dayyala, Sundeep Inti, Shahrukh Khan.
Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, November 25, 2019