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CHAITALI B GULEDAGUDD is a PhD scholar of Civil Engineering school at REVA University,
Bangalore and is working as a Lecturer Selection Grade-1 in Department of Civil Engineering, at Government
Polytechnic Mundgod, Karnataka, India. She is presently the Head of Civil Engineering Department. Her area
of interest is Lightweight Aggregate based concrete. Email: R22PCV10@reva.edu.in

KANNAM PRAVEEN is a distinguished researcher and working as an Associate Professor in the
Department of Civil Engineering at REVA University, Bengaluru. He obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering
from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal (2019) and has over 12 years of academic and
research experience. His research interests include fiber-reinforced concrete, high-performance concretes,
and special concretes such as self-compacting and self-curing concrete. He has published several papers in
reputed journals and continues to contribute to innovative construction materials and sustainable concrete
technologies. Email: kannam.praveen@reva.edu.in

Cite this article: Guledagudd, C. B., Kannam, P. (2026). “Strength characteristics and acid resistance of pumice lightweight aggregate
concrete: A microstructural perspective”, The Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 100, No. 2, pp. 55-67.

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