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Volume I

Water Resources & Environmental Engineering

Sl. No. Title & Authors Pages
  Invited Papers
 
1 Entropy Theory in Environmental and Water Resources Modeling
Vijay P. Singh
10
2 An Evaluation of the Appropriate Technologies for Treatment of Domestic Wastewater in Tropical Countries
C. Venkobachar
8
3 Novel Approach to Wastewater Treatment
S.K. Gupta
4
4 Watershed Runoff from Geomorphology-based Artificial Neural Networks
Bin Zhang and Rao S. Govindaraju
12
 
Water Resources Engineering

Stochastic Hydrology & Groundwater Modeling
 
5 Groundwater Pollution Management using Pump and Treat Technology: a Case Study
U. Mohrlok and T.I. Eldho
8
6 Use of Medium to Long-Term Probabilistic Forecasting for Water Resources Management Applications
Ashish Sharma
6
7 A Resampling Model for Daily Rainfall Occurrence
Timothy I. Harrold, Ashish Sharma and Simon Sheather
8
8 Frequency Behaviour of Peak Flow of River Ranganadi in Arunachal Pradesh
R.K.Prasad and A.K.Sarma
7
9 Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources using Artificial Neural Network
Raj Mohan Singh, Bithin Datta and Ashu Jain
11
10 General and Sensitivity Analysis of Rainfall Recharge Model
M.K. Nagaraj
4
11 Efficacy of Seawater Intrusion Preventive Structures on Meghal River Basin of Saurashtra Region, Gujarat: A Case Study
V.P. Parekh and A.S. Patel
8
12 Groundwater Management in a Coastal Catchment in Orissa, India using a Finite Element Model
R. Rejani, S. N. Panda, M. K. Jha, T.I. Eldho and R. Mull
8
13 A Comparative Study of Permeability: HYPON versus Carman-Kozeny Models
Ram C. Acharya, Anton Leijnse and Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der Zee
8
14 Analysis of Weather Spells and Weather Cycles by Markov Chain for Udaipur
B.S. Polisgowdar and Raj Vir Singh
7
 
Applied Hydrology
 
15 Flood Situation in Coastal Area due to Dam Failure
Siddhartha Bagchi
7
16 Knowledge of Basin Hydrology in Mitigating and Managing Water Related Disasters
S.V. Vijaya Kumar
6
17 Comparisons between Back Propagation and Radial Basis Function based Neural Networks in Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
K.P.Sudheer, A.K. Gosain and K.S Ramasastri
7
18 Artificial Neural Network Technique for Evapotranspiration Estimation
M. Kumar, N. S. Raghuwanshi and R. Singh
8
19 Forecasting Rainfall and Floods: Advances and Way Forward
Auroop R. Ganguly
8
20 Application of SMADA for Hyderabad Urban Watershed
E.Venkata Rathnam and K.V.Jayakumar
6
21 Development of GIS Based GIUH Model for an Ungauged Catchment
Rakesh Kumar, C. Chatterjee, S. Kumar, A. K. Lohani and R.D. Singh and R.K. Nema
8
22 Rainfall-Runoff Modeling With Neural Networks
Prakash C. Swain and N.V. Umamahesh
7
23 Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Watershed Prioritization
Sujata Biswas, V.R. Desai and S. Sudhakar
7
24 Sustainable Watershed Management Strategies in Semi-arid Region of India - A Case Study
Anupam K. Singh and T.I. Eldho
8
 
Water Resources Management
 
25 Fuzzy Membership Functions for Reservoir Operation Modeling
P.P. Mujumdar and Sunil Kumar Singh
8
26 Multicriterion Decision Making in Sustainable Irrigation Planning : An European Case Study
K.Srinivasa Raju and Lucien Duckstein
8
27 Improving Canal Water Delivery through Optimization Simulation Modelling
A. Mishra, R. Singh and N. S. Raghuwanshi
8
28 Development and Testing of a Regional Scale Irrigation Scheduling Model
Biju A. George, N. S. Raghuwanshi and R. Singh
8
29 Folded Dynamic Programming for Optimal Operation of Multi reservoir System
Falguni Baliarsingh and D. Nagesh Kumar
7
30 Optimal Reservoir Operation for Irrigation using Genetic Algorithms
D. G. Regulwar, M. M. Ghangrekar and P. Anand Raj
8
31 A Nonlinear Chance Constrained Approach to Irrigation System Planning
R. Subbaiah
8
32 Influence of Method and Scheduling of Irrigation on Management of Water and Fertilizer Nitrogen: Field and Simulation Studies
Patrick G. Home, Rabindra Kumar Panda and Sandipta Kar
7
33 Methodology for Assessment of Water Service Infrastructure Systems
B. J. C. Perera and L. S. Burn
8
34 Application of Real-Time Reservoir Operation Model to Mahanadi Reservoir Project
M. K. Verma and R. K. Shrivastava
8
35 Two Phase DP-LP Model for Optimal Irrigation Planning under Deficit Water Supply
N.V. Umamahesh and S. Sudarsana Raju
7
36 Effect of Irrigation Scheduling on Profile Soil Water Status and Water Use Efficiency under Scarcity Conditions
P. S. Kashyap and R. K. Panda
8
37 Long Term Operating Policy for a Single Reservoir System via Genetic Algorithms - Part I
Kamel Al-Mohseen and Rakesh Khosa
9
38 Long Term Operating Policy for a Single Reservoir System via Genetic Algorithms - Part II
Kamel Al-Mohseen and Rakesh Khosa
8
39 Reservoir Sizing Model for Multicrop Irrigation
P.G. Jairaj and S. Vedula
8
40 Spatially Distributed Root Zone Water Balance Modeling
M. K. Goel, S. K. Jain, U. C. Chaube and P. K. Agarwal
8
41 Water Management under Deficit Water Condition
Jothiprakash V. and Mohan S.
4
 
River Engineering
 
42 Local Scour of Cohesive Bed Downstream of an Apron due to Submerged Jet
Subhasish Dey and Bernhard Westrich
8
43 Transcritical Flow Simulation in Natural Channel using a Flux Predictor Numerical Model
D.L. Young, H. Capart, S.Y. Huang and T.I. Eldho
8
44 Local Scour on Gravel Bed below Sluice with Shallow Tailwater
M. Chattopadhyay
8
45 Studies on the Stability of Tandem Breakwater
Kiran G. Shirlal, Subba Rao and Mahalingeshwara Prasad S.K.
8
46 Wave Reflection Characteristics of Single Row Suspended Porous Pipe Breakwater
Subba Rao, N.B.S.Rao and Kiran G. Shirlal
7
47 Study of Plotting Position Formulae for Rivers in North-East India
A. K. Barbhuiya
7
48 Risk Analysis of Dam Gates and Associated Operating Equipment for Multiple Hazardous States using Fault Tree Methodology
Chandra S. Putcha, Robert C. Patev, Stuart D. Foltz, John Schroerlucke and Kevin Arima
5
49 Effect of Fluming on the Performance and Economy of an Aqueduct
P. N. Sutaria, A. S. Patel and Shilpesh C. Rana
8
50 Energy Dissipation Arrangement Studies for a Reservoir in Tamil Nadu
M.K.L.F. Arul, P.K. Suresh, P. Venkatachalam and A. Selvarajah
5
51 An Overview on Sediment Threshold
Subhasish Dey and Koustuv Debnath
8
52 Regional Flood Frequency Analysis for the Ganga and Yamuna Basins
Mohd. Muzammil, Mohd. Jamil and Kesheo Prasad
7
53 Discharge Sensitivity of Emitters to Pressure and Water Temperature
R.T. Thokal, B.S. Polisgowdar and M.S. Ayyanagowdar
5
54 Role of Mathematical Models in the Layout Design of Ports and Harbours
L.K. Ghosh and S. Balakrishna
9
55 Flow Characteristics of a Freely Discharging Trough Weir
Singh K.K., Butare A., Verma D.V.S. and Jain M.K.
8
 
Environmental Engineering

Water Treatment and Pollution Control Technologies
 
56 Heavy Metal Adsorption by Liner Materials to Impound Industrial Waste
Solly George and Babu. T. Jose
8
57 Riverbank Filtration for Water Supply: An Alternative to Direct Intake of Surface Water
Chittaranjan Ray
7
58 Performance Evaluation of a Biofilter for the Control of Sulphur Dioxide
Lalan Sanjay Laxmichand and Ligy Philip
7
59 Effects of Atrazine on Methanogenic Activity of Anaerobic Mixed Microbial Culture
P. K. Ghosh, Ligy Philip and M. Bandyopadhyay
6
60 Critical Issues in Bioremediation of Oil and Tar Contaminated Sites
S. Mukherji and A. Vijay
8
61 Fly Ash Disposal and Deposition - A Challenge for the New Millennium
S.N. Sinha, M.K. Agarwal, R.B. Prasad and S.B. Prasad
8
62 Effect of Substrate Concentration on the Degradation of Nitrophenols
Khursheed Karim and S.K. Gupta
8
63 Recovery and Use of Municipal Landfill Gases
Dinesh Kumar, Mukesh Khare and B.J. Alappat
8
64 COB Ore for Removal of Arsenic from Water Environment
Prashant Mukherjee and Ligy Philip
8
65 Thermodynamics of the Removal of Herbicides 2,4-D and Atrazine by Waste Rubber Granules
J. B. Alam, A. K. Dikshit and M. Bandyopadhyay
6
66 Separation and Fractionation of Dye Solutions in Cross-flow Nano-filtration
S. Chakraborty, B. C. Bag, S. DasGupta, S. De and J. K. Basu
8
67 Laboratory Studies on Removal of Chromium from Contaminated Soil
S. Das and M. Bandyopadhyay
8
68 Silver and Gold Nanocluster Catalysed Reduction of Methylene Blue by Arsine in Micellar Medium
Subrata Kundu, Sujit Kumar Ghosh, Narayan Pradhan, Anjali Pal and Tarasankar Pal
6
69 Photochemical Dissolution of Gold Nanoparticles by Trihalomethanes and its Analytical Application
Anjali Pal and Manas Bandyopadhyay
4
70 Studies on Biomethanation of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) by Phase Separation
N.W. Ingole and A.G. Bhole
8
71 Sustainability Approach to Waste Management - A Case of Modified Design for Landfills
Sudhakar Yedla
8
72 Evaluation of Performance and Kinetic Parameters by Sorption for the Removal of Heavy Metals Using Bagasse
M. Rao, A.V. Parwate, V.P. Deshpande and A.G. Bhole
8
73 Performance of Upflow Anaerobic Reactor Treating Municipal Sewage
Md. Ahmaruzzaman and Rehan Ahmad Khan
8
 
Environmental Impact Assessment
 
74 Environmental Auditing of a Bearing Industry: An Overview
Pallab Chaudhury
5
75 Estimating Potential Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Processes using Life Cycle Impact Analysis Approach
Amit Dutta and Mahesh Koshti
8
76 Water Quality of River Yamuna in Delhi
Mohammad Zafar and B.J. Alappat
8
77 Biodiversity Characterisation at Landscape Level using Satellite Remote Sensing & GIS
Uday Kumar, S. Sudhakar and P. S. Roy
7
78 Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality Relationship and Evaluation of Air Handling Units Efficiency - A Case Study
Sanjeev Gupta and Mukesh Khare
7
79 Artificial Neural Network based Line Source Emission Modelling: A Review
Shiva Nagendra S.M. and Mukesh Khare
7
80 Ecosystem Restoration of Large Rivers: River Restoration or River Development ?
Nani G. Bhowmik
8

Volume II

Transportation, Geotechnical & Structural Engineering

Sl. No. Title & Authors Pages
  Invited Papers
 
81 Nondestructive Monitoring of Concrete Structures: New Developments
Kolluru V. Subramaniam and Surendra P. Shah
9
82 The Role of Transportation as a Civil Engineering Subdiscipline in a Changing World
Kumares C. Sinha
6
83 Technological Advances in Road and Transport Engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa
Philip Hendricks
11
84 Importance of Soil Behavior in Geotechnical Modeling
Andrew J. Whittle
1
85 Rational Shear Theory of Reinforced Concrete: A Historical Overview
Thomas T.C. Hsu
15
86 Advances in Computing Techniques for Transportation Planning
S.L. Dhingra
10
87 Analysis and Response of Granular Pile Reinforced Ground
M.R. Madhav
16
88 Reflections on Shell Theories
Tarun Kant
11
89 Engineering Approaches in Seismic Hazard Estimation
R.N. Iyengar
9
90 Application of Fibre Reinforced Plastic Composites in Civil Engineering Structures
P.R. Chakrabarti, D. Millar and S. Bandyopadhyay
16
 
Transportation Engineering

Pavement Engineering
 
91 A Study on the Influence of Compaction Moisture Content on CBR
Babu T. Jose, Soosan George T. and Benny Mathews Abraham
8
92 Runoff Through Porous Pavements
Vittorio Ranieri
8
93 Numerical Modelling of Cracked Reinforced Concrete Pavements
A. Montepara and F. Giuliani
8
94 Permanent Deformation of Crumb Rubber Modified Bituminous Mixes
S. K. Palit, K. Sudhakar Reddy and B. B. Pandey
8
95 In-Situ Evaluation of Subgrade Moduli
R. Srinivasa Kumar, K. Sudhakar Reddy, M. Mazumdar and B.B. Pandey
7
96 Design of Runway for Durban International Airport
Ramachandra Rao Kalaga and Archana K. Gupta
8
97 Mechanistic Evaluation of Premature Failure of a Major National Highway
Sunil Bose, C. Kamaraj and M.C. Harit
8
98 Application of Genetic Algorithms for Backcalculation of Pavement Layer Moduli
M.Amaranatha Reddy, K.Sudhakar Reddy and B.B.Pandey
8
 
Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning
 
99 An Internet-based Pre-trip Traveller Information System in Singapore
Feng Xie and Soi-Hoi Lam
8
100 Convenience Analysis for the Realization of an Air Transport System of Fourth Level
Domenico Sassanelli
8
101 Analysis of the Interactions between Road Infrastructure and Social-economic Development
Pasquale Colonna and Achille Fonzone
9
102 Evaluation of Time Allocation to Travel and Other Activities Through Time-Use Analysis
A. Lakshmi and CSRK Prasad
6
103 A Method of Evaluating Private Investments in Road Projects
S. Velmurugan, T.S. Reddy and H.H. Suthar
8
104 TSM Actions to Improve Traffic Operations - A Case Study
T. S. Reddy, E. Madhu and J. V. R. Reddy
8
105 Traffic Calming -A Tool to Improve Urban Environment
T.S. Reddy and Nagendra Madiwal
8
106 Accelerated Pavement Testing Facility - A Practical Decision Tool
R.K. Srivastava, P. Prasanna Kumar and G.K. Vij
7
107 Study of Alternative Systems for Urban Mass Transport
Ashish Verma and S.L.Dhingra
8
108 Genetic Algorithm - A Tool for Public Transport Scheduling
Shrivastava Prabhat, S.L.Dhingra and Gundaliya P.J.
8
109 Rural Road Network Planning Based on Functional Accessibility
P.K. Sikdar, B.Kanagadurai, Mahesh Chand and A.K. Singh
8
110 Strategic Planning and Programming of Rural Road Network using HDM-4
D. Mukhopadhyay and P.K. Sikdar
9
111 Critical Considerations of Parking Control in Urban Areas
Bhargab Maitra
8
 
Geotechnical Engineering

Computational Geomechanics
 
112 Free Vibration Analysis of Circular Plate on Elastic Half-Space by FEM-BEM Coupling
J.J. Mandal and D.P. Ghosh
8
113 Monitoring of Pile Raft Soil Interaction
D.K.Maharaj and S.R.Gandhi
8
114 Nonlinear FEA to Predict the Behaviour of Horizontal Plate Anchor
D.K.Maharaj
8
115 Analysis of Hammer Foundation Considering Soil Damping
Indrajit Chowdhury, Basab Ghosh and Shambhu P. Dasgupta
8
116 Site Characterisation by Expert System
Arun Kumar, Tiwari A. N., Patil P. M. and Mishra S.S.
8
 
Analytical and Experimental Investigations
 
117 Displacement - Related Active Earth Pressure
Deepankar Choudhury and K.S. Subba Rao
8
118 Feasibility of Superpile Anchors for Tension Leg Platforms
Baleshwar Singh, Manoj Datta and Shashi K. Gulhati
8
119 Assessments of Fly Ash and Bottom Ash Stabilization Methods on Soft and Natural Expansive Soils
Anand J. Puppala, Koonnamas Punthutaecha and Nandika D'Souza
8
120 Dynamic Centrifuge Modelling of Seismic Behaviour of Piles
S.P. Gopal Madabhushi and Subhamoy Bhattacharya
8
121 Reinforcing Soil Anchors with Geosynthetics
Subbarao Chillara, Dasari Ganeswara Rao and Ghosh Ambarish
6
122 Fly Ash and Stabilized Fly Ash as Construction Materials
Subbarao Chillara, Ghosh A., Behera L., Mukherjee S. and Chand S.K.
7
123 Study of the Nature of Uplift Resistance of Underreamed Piles
K.V. Krishnamurthy and Siddhartha Sengupta
6
124 Effect of Densification on Granular Pile Treated Ground
Madhira R. Madhav, P.K.Basudhar and K.P.Sujata
8
125 Vibration of Footing Resting on Layered Soil System
D.K. Baidya and A. Mandal
8
126 An Experimental Study on Pullout of Strip Anchors in Reinforced Clay
Smarjit Sarkar and Sibapriya Mukherjee
8
127 Stabilisation of Expansive Soil Bed using Calcium Chloride and Sodium Silicate
B.P.Chandrasekhar, V.Ramana Murty and G.V.R.Prasada Raju
8
128 In - Situ Heave Measurement of Expansive Soil
P. Hari Krishna and V. Ramana Murty
8
129 Uplift Capacity of Rammed Anchored Granular Piles In Expansive Soils - A Field Study
P. Hari Krishna and V. Ramana Murty
6
 
Structural Engineering

Experimental, Analysis and Design Aspects
 
130 Behavior of GFRP Reinforced SFRC Beams in Flexure and Shear
Likhar Sushant Kumar, Ananth Ramaswamy and K.S.Nanjunda Rao
6
131 Effect of Moment of Inertia of Pylon on the Structural Behavior of Cable Stayed Bridges
S.V.Rajeeva and J.Mouneawara
6
132 Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Analysis of S.Nicola Stadium of Bari, Italy
Stefano Delussi and Giuseppe Carlo Marano
8
133 FRPC Confined Concrete Columns- Experimental and Analytical Studies
Abhijit Mukherjee, Swati Roy Maitra and Mangesh V. Joshi
8
134 Optimal Grade and Cover for RC Elements Through Life Cycle Cost Design
N. Harikrishna and B. Bhattacharjee
8
135 An Interactive Approach of Concrete Mix Design is Boom for Construction Industry
Ashok Dhariwal
7
136 A Study of Large Deformation Behaviour of Square and Rectangular Metallic Tubes Subjected to Lateral Compression
P. K. Gupta, N. K. Gupta and G. S. Sekhon
8
137 Condition Monitoring of a Prestressed Concrete Girder Railway Over Bridge Adopting Extensive Field Testing
D. Bandyopadhyay, S.Saraswati, P.P.Biswas and S. Mondal
7
138 Stability Controls and Deformations Measurements in Civil Engineering Works
Mauro Caprioli and Eufemia Tarantino
9
139 Bidding and Estimation Practices in Indian Construction Industry
K. Chandrashekhar Iyer and Kumar N. Jha
8
140 Optical Fibre Sensors in Civil Engineering Applications
Y.C. Tewari and Lalita Jangpangi
8
 
Computational Modeling
 
141 An Efficient Iterative Scheme for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
Damodar Maity and S. K. Bhattacharyya
7
142 Machine Learning Approach for Material Behaviour Modelling
S.V. Barai
8
143 User Friendly Approach to the Design of Skew Bridges
Sujata De and J.N. Bandyopadhyay
8
144 A Study of Accuracy of the SPR Technique at the Singular Regions of Plane Elasticity and Plate Bending Problems
K.S.R.K. Murthy and M.Mukhopadhyay
8
145 Finite Elements on Punctured Plates and Shells through Automatic Mesh Generation
Dipankar Chakravorty
8
146 Finite Element Simulation of External Inversion of a Round Tube
P. K. Gupta, G. S. Sekhon and N. K. Gupta
8
147 Neural Network Approach for Conceptual Design of Tall Steel Buildings
Ravindra Nagar and Hassan Al Nagiem
8
148 A Weak Stochastic Newmark Method
D. Roy
8
149 Finite Element Modeling of Smart Composite Shells Using Higher Order Theory
Sudhakar A. Kulkarni and Kamal M. Bajoria
8
150 Thermo-mechanical Buckling of Composite Cylindrical Panels
Maloy K. Singha and J.N. Bandyopadhyay
8
151 Finite Element Analysis of Laminated Composite Hat Stiffened Shells
B. Gangadhara Prusty and Subir Kumar Satsangi
8
 
Vibration Analysis
 
152 Fatigue Life of Offshore Platforms - A Deterministic Spectral Approach
Mattur C. Narasimhan, K. Sunil, Sam J.Paramban and P. Narendra Babu
8
153 Response of Slant-legged Rigid- Frame Highway Bridges to Dynamic Loadings
Munirudrappa N. and Kumar N.S.
8
154 Dynamical Behaviour of Slant Legged and Skew Bridges - A Critical Review
Kumar N.S., Munirudrappa N. and Shivananda K.P.
8
155 Response of Transmission Towers under Dynamic Loading
Devaraj V., Munirudrappa N. and Ranga K.
8
156 Vibration Control of Lattice Antenna Tower under Earthquake Excitations Considering Soil-Structure Interaction
S. K. Singh and N. Dhang
8
157 Transient Response of Pipe Lines using Numerical Laplace Transform
S.S. Dey
8
158 Dynamic Behaviour of a Cable Stayed Bridge under Critical Parametric Conditions
Rehan Ahmad Khan, Suhail Ahmad and T. K. Datta
8
159 Free Vibration Analysis of Stiffened Cylindrical Roof Shells
A.N. Nayak and J.N. Bandyopadhyay
8
 
Construction Materials
 
160 Damage Modeling in Horizontally Loaded Reinforced Masonry
Giuseppina R. Uva, Rita Greco, Giuseppe Marano and Mauro Mezzina
9
161 Reinforced Concrete Elements under High Strain Rates
Pranava Kumar Jha and Ananth Ramaswamy
5
162 Toughness Characteristics of Steel Fibre Reinforced Flyash Concrete Mixes
B.T. Patil, Mattur C. Narasimhan and M. Ravi Kishore
7
163 Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity for High Volume Flyash Concrete
Virendra Kumar, M.M. Prasad and K.K. Jain
5
164 Development of High Volume Mineral Additive Cement
Konstantin Sobolev and Metin Arikan
8
165 Effect of Particle Characteristics of Size Fractionated Flyash on the Compressive Strength of Flyash - Cement Concrete
A. Sarkar, G. Udayabhanu, P. K. Behera and A.K. Basu
7
166 Random Fluctuations in the Material Micro-structure: The Need for Space-Time Modeling
Baidurya Bhattacharya
8
 
General
 
167 Developments in Offshore Structures for Exploration and Production
Amit K. Agarwal and A. K. Jain
8
168 Innovations in Infrastructure Renewal
K.P. George and Ashraf M. Rahim
8
169 Assessment of an Extreme Wind Event: Approach towards Mitigating Disasters
R.K.Garg
8
170 Advances in Civil Engineering from Decision Making Prospective
Shashi Bhattarai
6
171 Application of the Global Positioning System to Civil Engineering
Madhav N. Kulkarni
8