Research Scholar | Maquarie University | Australia
Mr. Harish Kumar Srivastava is a distinguished professional in civil and structural engineering with over three decades of experience in leading multidisciplinary infrastructure projects across Australia, New Zealand, India, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. His expertise lies in decarbonisation of concrete, maritime infrastructure, transport facilities, and sustainable engineering solutions. As Director Technical Maritime at Transport for NSW, he provides strategic leadership in innovation, sustainability integration, and technical risk mitigation for projects involving maritime assets, zero-emission bus depots, and transport facilities. His research focuses on low-carbon concrete development, incorporating recycled materials, ultra-high-performance concrete, and supplementary cementitious materials to reduce embodied carbon. Harish is actively engaged with SmartCrete CRC and MECLA, contributing to a nationwide effort on material decarbonisation. He has co-authored numerous publications addressing carbon reduction strategies, optimization of concrete mix design, and applications of AI and live digital twins for infrastructure asset management. His work extends to standard development with RISSB, PIANC, and TfNSW, promoting harmonized specifications and sustainable practices across the transport sector. Harish’s contributions reflect a deep commitment to advancing engineering innovation, resource efficiency, and climate-responsive infrastructure development.
Fearuted Publications:
Srivastava, H. K., Vimonsatit, V., & Clark, S. M. (2025). A systematic approach for selection of fit-for-purpose low-carbon concrete for various bridge elements to reduce the net embodied carbon of a bridge project. Infrastructures.
Srivastava, H. K. (2024). AS 7630 - Track classification. RISSB Standards Australia.
Srivastava, H. K. (2024). Decarbonisation of concrete – A systematic bottom-up approach. In Proceedings of BEI 2024.
Srivastava, H. K. (2024). Effects of supplementary cementitious materials on strength and design of precast concrete bridge elements and associated structures. In Proceedings of BEI 2024.
Srivastava, H. K. (2023). The decarbonisation of concrete – Alternative strategies. In Proceedings of AusRail Plus 2023.
Srivastava, H. K. (2023). Multi-objective optimization of calcination process fuel input for lowering carbon footprint. In Proceedings of Concrete 2023.