The document summarizes information about the Transportation Engineering and Planning Department of Civil Engineering at SVNIT, Surat. It introduces the department head, section heads, and several faculty members. It provides details on their areas of research interest, which include topics like fluvial hydraulics, pavement engineering, transportation planning, traffic modeling, and construction management. It also lists the faculty members' qualifications like publications, awards, and professional experience. The document wishes everyone a Happy Teachers' Day.

1. TEACHERS’ DAY 2K17
Transportation Engineering and Planning, Department of Civil Engineering , SVNIT , Surat

2. Department of Civil Engineering, SVNIT, Surat
 Department Mission -
1. To provide excellent education producing technically
competent, globally employable civil engineers who will be
leaders in the chosen field.
2. To undertake research in conventional and advanced
technologies fulfilling the needs and challenges of modern
society.
 Department Vision -
1. To be a global centre of excellence for creating competent
professionals in Civil Engineering.

3. Head of Department, Dr. Sanjaykumar M. Yadav
 Research Field includes
 Fluvial Hydraulics
 Hydrology and climate change
 Construction Management
 Reservoir Operation, Sediments & Sediment Yield and Hydro Power
 Application of Soft Computing Techniques in WRE
 Excellent Field Experience
 Have received many Best paper awards at various National and
International Conferences
 Over 35 publications in international reputed journals

4. Section Head, Dr. Rakesh Kumar
 Areas of interest
 Pavement Engineering (Design, Construction, Evaluation,
Maintenance, and Rehabilitation)
 Highway Economics Analysis using HDM-IV
 Utilization of Slags, Geosynthetics, Chemical Stabilizers,
Cement, Flyash, lime and Others Non-Conventional Materials
for Subgrade, Subbase and Base Engineering
 Use of LWD, FWD, and others NDT instruments for QA & QC
 Planning, design, and implementation of Public Bus Transit
(BRTS)
 Around 20 years of professional experience in the field of
Transportation & Pavement Engineering.
 Numerous publications in international and national journals.

6. Dr. Gaurang J Joshi
 He joined the institute on 17th August 1992 and has
completed his 25 years of service, for which whole
transportation engineering and planning Department
congratulates Him.
 He has been awarded Commendation Certificate by
Indian Road Congress for outstanding work as member
Secretary, Technical committee H8 at 73rd Annual
Session on 10-01-2013 held at Coimbatore .
 MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH
 Urban Transportation Planning
 Urban & Regional Travel Demand Forecasting
 Traffic Flow Modeling
 Traffic Regulation & Control
 Non-Conventional Materials for Highway
Pavements

7. Cont.
 Awarded First Prize ISTE, New Delhi National award for
guiding best M. Tech. thesis in Civil Engineering in 2008
 MEMBER OF TECHNICAL SOCIETIES:
 Life member, Indian Society for Technical
Education(ISTE), New Delhi
 Member, Institute of Engineers (India)
 Life Member, Institute of Urban Transport (India),
New Delhi
 Life Member, Indian Roads Congress (IRC), New
Delhi
 Member, Eastern Asia Society for Transport
Studies (EASTS), Japan.
 Life member, Transport Research Group of India
(TRG).
 Member, World Conference on Transport Research
Society (WCTRS)

9. Mr. Amit J. Solanki
 Specialization –
 Highway materials and construction.
 Pavement Design and analysis.
 Currently pursuing Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur.
 Has been a backbone of the department from the very beginning.

12. Dr. Shriniwas S. Arkatkar
•Specialization-
•Transportation Engineering and Planning (Civil Engg.)
• Over 60 Journal Publications
•Over 63 international conferences
•Area of Research
•Heterogeneous Traffic Flow Modeling and Simulation
•Traffic Operation and Management
•Transportation Systems Planning ,Design and Operation
•Public Transportation and Sustainable Transportation
•Road Safety and Simulation
If you torture the data enough, nature will
always confess.

14. Dr. Ashish Dhamaniya
•Area of Research:
•Dynamic Traffic Flow Modeling
•Highway Capacity and Level of Service
•GIS and GPS applications in Transportation Engineering
•Pedestrian Flow Modeling and Facility Design
•Road Safety, Pedestrians and Motorists
•Numerous International and National Journals publications

18. Dilip A Patel
•Area of Research:
•Construction project management
•Dispute Management
•Risk management in construction
•Trenchless Technology
•Application of intelligent in construction project
•Financial management
•Public Private Partnership
•Feasibility Study
•Quality management
•Numerous International and National Journals publications

21. Special Thanks…….without whom, this journey is
nearly impossible
•Vasudevan Sir
•Radha mam
•Apeksha mam
•Vinod Sir
•Pallav Sir
•Akhilesh sir
•Harish Sir
•Yogeshwar sir
•Narayan Sir
Special acknowledgement to our
Beloved Seniors………………

22. Happy Teachers’ Day………………………
The best thing about
being a teacher is it
matters. The hardest
thing about being a
teacher is that it matters
everyday
Every child deserves A
CHAMPION, AN ADULT
who would never give up on
them, who understands the
power of connection and
insist that they become the
best they can possibly be