CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. H.N RAJAKUMARA
Academic Qualifications:
· Ph.Din Civil Engineering,Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka, 2008.
· M.tech, Master of technology in Environmental Engineering,UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE,PESCE, 1998.
· B.E, Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering,UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE,PESCE, 1995.
Experience:
· 18 years of experience in Teaching and Research.
Academic:
· Professor &Head, Department ofCivil Engineering, RR Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 13th November 2012 to till date.
· Professor & Head, Department ofCivil Engineering, SVIT,Nandamuru,AP, 8/10/10 to 5/9/12.
· Professor & Head, Department ofCivil Engineering, Atria institute of technology, Bangalore, 3/5/10 to 4/9/10.
· Professor/Assistant Professor/Senior lecturer/Lecturer, Department ofCivil Engineering, AdhiyamaanCollege of Engineering, TN, Feb 98 to 30/4/10.
· Environmental Engineer, Globe Consultancy, Bangalore from 2nd Jan 1997 to 30th Sep 1997.
Evaluation and other:
· Member forGoverning Council,RRIT Bangalore.
· Chief Superintendent of VTU Examination.
· 10 years of Administration Experience as Head of the Department, Principal Investigator of AICTE, DST sponsored Projects, Committee Head and Section Head.
· 18 years of Teaching and Research Experience, guided BE,M.Tech and PhDs. With effective class room management skills and Mentoring Skills.
· 1 year of Industry Experience with knowledge of Civil Engineering Designs and Environment Impact Assessment.
· Authored 2 Books and Recognized PhD Guide/Supervisor for Anna University, Tamil Nadu and Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka.
· Successfully completed 2 AICTE funded and 1 DST funded Projects.
· Worked in several confidential assignments of examination of VTU, Belgaum.
Memberships of Professional Bodies:
· Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (LM: 29027)
· Life Member of Acoustical Society of India (LM: 689]
· Fellow Member of Institution of Engineers (India) (F-121351-9)
Research and development:
· Surface & Ground Water Quality Modeling & Management.
· Air Quality Modeling.
· Environmental Acoustics.
· Solid Waste Management.
Research Fund and Awards:
· AICTE, New Delhi, Research Grants of Rs 10.50 lakhs for the project titled “Development of Road Traffic Noise Prediction Model for Indian Conditions”.
· AICTE, New Delhi, Research Grants of Rs 9 lakhs for the project titled “Surface & Ground Water Quality Modelling& Management for Hosur Town”
· Department of Science & Technology Research Grants of Rs 13.54 Lakhs for the project titled “Modeling and Management of Urban transport Impacts on Environmental Quality in Metropolitan City.
· INDRA ( Indian National Disaster Reduction and Awareness) AWARD -1999 for best paper on ‘Acid Rain : An Act of God but Cause of Mankind’ for Third Millennium Summit and World Environment Congress organized by Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi, on 26th Dec.1999.
· ‘CAREER AWARD FOR YOUNG TEACHERS (CAYT)’ from AICTE with a grant of Rs. 10.50 Lakhs for the period of 2003-06.
· Received 1.5 Lakhs from AICTE for presenting paper at International conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century held on May 19-21, 2004 at Dresden City, Germany.
· Received 1.5 Lakhs from AICTE for presenting paper at International conference on “ The Ravage of The Planet” held on 12-14th Dec. 2006, Bariloche, Argentina.
Expert Lectures delivered:
· Delivered lecture on “Nano Technology in Water and Waste Water Treatment” on 29/01/2016 at RVCE, Bangalore.
· Delivered lecture on “Global Warming” at City Engineering College.
Study Materials developed:
· Laboratory Manual for Fluid mechanics lab.
· Laboratory Manual for highway and concrete lab.
· Laboratory Manual for Environmental engineering lab.
· Laboratory Manual for geotechnical engineering lab.
Books Authored /Edited:
1. ‘Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics)’, Anuradha Agencies and Publishers, Chennai, 2006. (ISBN: 81-89638-18-1)
2. Basics of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, S.S. Publishers, Coimbatore, 2009.
Course Subjects taught:
UG Level
· Fluid Mechanics.
· Hydraulics and hydraulic machines.
· Structural analysis I & II.
· Concrete Technology.
· Advanced Concrete Technology.
· Environmental engineering I & II.
· Environmental impact assessment.
· Solid waste management
· Air pollution & control.
· Design & Drawing of RCC structures.
PG Level:
· Industrial waste water treatment.
· Air pollution & Air quality modelling
Student Projects Guided:
· UG: 20
· PG: 03
· PhD- 02
Few Important projects Guided:
Under Graduate Students
1. Effect of Road Gradient on Road Traffic Noise
2. Study of Influence of Horizontal Curve on Out Door Propagation of Road Traffic Noise.
3. Development of Vehicular Noise Prediction Models for Rural and Urban Road Traffic.
4. GIS Based Noise Pollution Analysis on National Highway (NH – 7).
5. Design of Water Treatment Plant for Hosur Town using Dynamic Programming.
6. Design of Water Distribution System for AERI Campus.
7. Design of Solid Waste Management System for Hosur Town
8. Environmental Sanitation Survey of AERI Campus.
Post Graduate Students
1. Water Quality Modeling of Lakes in Hosur Town.
2. Study of Performance of Kelavarapalli Water Treatment.
Ph.D Scholar
1. Statistical Modeling and Management of Sound Propagation in Built-up Urban Environment due to Vehicular Traffic.
2. Study of Airport Noise Management at Kempegowda Bangalore International Airport.
Programs/Seminars/Conferences Organized:
1. National Conference On “ASET-2016 ( Advancements In Science, Engineering & Technology)” held at R R Institute Of Technology, Banglore 6th & 7th May 2016.
2. Workshop on Utilization of Renewable Source of Energy in Educational Institution organized by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, 1st Oct. 2004.
3. Seminar on Total Quality Management organized by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, on 5th Oct. 2004.
4. Seminar on Professional Ethics organized by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, on 9th t Oct. 2004.
Programs/Seminars/Conferences Attended:
1. Workshop on Clean Technologies for Industries organized by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, on 3rd Oct.2002.
2. STTP on Information Technology and Its Application in Civil Engineering organized by NIT, Calicut, from 9 – 20 Dec. 2002.
3. STTP on Recent Developments in Modeling and Management of Problems Related to Water Quality organized by NIT, Calicut, from 8 – 19 Dec.2003.
4. FDP on Advances in Wind Disaster Mitigation and Physical Modeling of Air Pollutant Transport organized by P.E.S. College of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka, from 27-01-04 to 08- 02 -2004.
5. STTP on Engineering Applications of GIS, GPS and RS organized by ShriAngalamaan College of Engineering & Technology, Tirchy, from 22 – 27 March 2004.
6. Workshop on Need of Environment and Pollution Awareness for Bangalore City organized by MSRIT, Bangalore, on 30th June 2004.
7. Workshop on Utilization of Renewable Source of Energy in Educational Institution organized by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, 1st Oct. 2004.
8. Seminar on Total Quality Management organized by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, on 5th Oct. 2004.
9. Seminar on Professional Ethics organized by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, on 9th t Oct. 2004.
10. STTP on Remote Sensing and GIS organized by Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, from 24 – 10 –2004 to 07 – 11 – 2004.
11. STTP on “ Building Acoustics” organized by ‘ Centre for Continuing & Education’, IIT Roorkee on 25 to 1st March, 2007.
Publications:
National & International Journals:
1. Rajakumara, H.N. and MahalingeGowda, R.M. “Development of Road Traffic Noise Prediction model under Uninterrupted Traffic Flow Conditions”. International journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Wessex Institute of Technology, Vol.3, No.1, 2008 , pp-45-56, U.K.
2. Rajakumara, H.N. and MahalingeGowda, R.M. “Road Traffic Noise Prediction Models: A Review”. International journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Wessex Institute of Technology, Vol.3, No.3, pp.1-16, 2008, U.K.
3. Rajakumara, H.N. and MahalingeGowda, R.M. “Road Traffic Noise Prediction Model under Interrupted Traffic Flow Condition”. International journal of Environmental Modeling and Assessment, Springer Journal, Vol.14, Issue 2, pp.251-257, 2008.
4. Rajakumara, H.N.,MahalingeGowda, R.M., and Madhusudhan, R. “Modeling of Urban Area Road Traffic Noise using Neural Network Approach’’. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 26, No.8, pp.728-736, August 2006.
5. Rajakumara, H.N. and MahalingeGowda, R.M. “Correction model for Gradient of Highway on Outdoor Propagation of Traffic Noise”. International Journal of Pollution Research, Vol. 25 (3), pp.503-506, 2006.
6. Rajakumara, H.N,Yeshodha, L. and Meenambal, T. Study of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Groundwater for Hosur Block, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol.8, No.2, pp.385-388, 2009.
7. Rajakumara, H.N,Yeshodha, L. and Meenambal, T. Geospatial Modeling of Ground Water Fluctuations : A Case Study for Hosur Block. International Journal of Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol.9, No.3, 2010.
8. Rajakumara, H.N,Yeshodha, L. and Meenambal, T. Assessment of Ground Water Potential in Hosur Union, Krishnagiri District, T.N. International Journal of Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol.9, No.4, 2010.
9. Rajakumara, H.N, Yeshodha, L. and Meenambal, T. Modelling of ground water potential zones using Remote sensing and GIS Technique: a case study for Hosur Union, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Environmental Research & Development, Vol.5, No.1, 2010.
10. Rajakumara, H.N. and MahalingeGowda, R.M. “Modeling of Road Traffic Noise: An overview”. International Journal of Pollution Research, (Accepted).
11. Rajakumara, H.N. and MahalingeGowda, R.M. “Effect of Vehicle Speed on Outdoor Propagation of Road Traffic noise”. International Journal of Pollution Research, 2006 (Accepted).
12. Rajakumara, H.N, Ningaraj H.J. and Prashant . Treated wastewater: An alternative for concrete industry. Elixir International Journal of Cement and Concrete Composite, Vol.. 61 (2013) 16931-16934
13. Rajakumara, H.N, Ningaraj H.J. and Prashant . Solid waste a gift of Urbanization. Elixir International Journal of Agriculture , Vol.. 61 (2013) 17090-17093.
14. Rajakumara, H.N, Ningaraj H.J. and Prashant . High Speed Railways: A Sustainable Option for Indian Urban Transport. Elixir International Journal of Pollution , Vol.. 63 (2013) 18396-18400.
15. Rajakumara, H.N,Ningaraj H.J. and Prashant. Assessment of Water Quality in Hebbala Stream. Transactions on Engineering and Sciences, Vol.1, Issue 4, November 2013, ISSN: 2347-1964 Online 2347-1875.
16. Rajakumara, H.N, Ningaraj H.J. and Prashant. Investigations on the Effect of Reuse of Wastewater in Agriculture. Transactions on Engineering and Sciences, Vol.1, Issue 4, November 2013, ISSN: 2347-1964 Online 2347-1875.
17. Rajakumara, H.N, Gunasheela P. Stabilized mud block as a substitute for conventional brick block, IJSER.
18. Rajakumara, H.N,Nitish Kumar K. Study of using waste rubber tyres in construction of bituminous road, IJSER.
19. Rajakumara, H.Netal, Study of traffic noise in urban street canyons of Bangalore city, Current Science Vol 110, No 6, March 25, 2016.
Conferences:
International conferences:
1. Rajakumara, H.N.,MahalingeGowda, R.M. and UdayaSimha, L. Traffic Noise Prediction Model at Gradients of Highway. Tenth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century held on May 19-21, 2004 at Dresden City, Germany.
2. Rajakumara, H.N. and R.M. MahalingGowda. “Prediction Of Road Traffic Noise Attenuation Due To Distance, Ground Absorption And Gradient”. International Conference on The Ravage of The Planet 2006, held on 12-14th Dec. 2006, Bariloche, Argentina.
3. Rajakumara, H.N. and R.M. MahalingGowda. “Environmental Modeling of Urban Area Road Traffic Noise under Interrupted Traffic Flow Conditions”. International Conference on “Sustainable Technology for Environmental Protection”, organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 7-9, Jan. 2006.
National conferences:
1. Rajakumara, H.N., MahalingeGowda, R.M. A study on Influence of Highway Gradient on Traffic Noise. Proccedings of National workshop on Environment and Pollution Management for sustainable development, April 24, 2004 held at Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, India, pp.81-85.
2. Rajakumara, H.N.,MahalingeGowda, R.M. A study of Influence of horizontal curve on Road Traffic Noise. Proceedings of the workshop on Need of Environment and Pollution Awareness Program for Bangalore City, MSRIT, Bangalore, 30th June, 2004, pp. 58-65.
3. Rajakumara, H.N.,MahalingeGowda, R.M., K. Thasilu Environmental Impact of Traffic Noise. Proceedings of the National Conference on Environmental Impact Assessment, 29-30, Sept., 2004, Organised by Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
4. Rajakumara, H.N. and Dr. R.M. MahalingGowda. “Modeling of Urban Area Road Traffic Noise under Interrupted Traffic Flow Conditions using Neural Network Approach”. Presented in STTP on Applications of ANN and FUZZY logic in Civil Engineering, 27th Feb. to 3rd March 2006, organized by Civil Engineering Department, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
5. Dr. L. UdayaSimha and H.N. Rajakumara, “Good House Keeping Practice – A case study”, presented at National Conference on Environment and Health, Tirupati, on 29 -30 Dec. 2003.
6. Dr. L. UdayaSimha and H.N. Rajakumara, “Ground Water Quality Assessment – A Case Study”, presented at National Workshop on Environment and Pollution Management for Sustainable Development at Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, on April 24 2004.
7. K. Thasilu and H.N. Rajakumara,“ Indian Scenario on Recycling and Reuse of Plastic Wastes”, presented at National Conference on EIA held at Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, on 29 – 30 Sep. 2004.
8. H.N Rajakumara, K. Thasilu and N. Laxminarasimaiha, “Health Impacts of Solid Waste Handling”, presented at National Seminar on Environment and Pollution Awareness held at SreeSaraswathiThyagaraj College, Pollachi, on 21 Oct. 2004.
9. K. Thasilu, H.N. Rajakumara and N. Laxminarasimaiha, “A Perspective View on Recycling and Reuse of Plastics in India”, presented at National Seminar on Environment and Pollution Awareness held at SreeSaraswathiThyagaraj College, Pollachi, on 21 Oct. 2004.
10. H.N. Rajakumara and H. Karibasappa, “ Management of Farm Waste”, presented at national seminar on Environment and Pollution Awareness held at SreeSaraswathiThyagaraj College, Pollachi, on 21 Oct. 2004.
11. H.N. Rajakumara , H. Karibasappa and K. Thasilu, “Design of Roof Top Rainwater Harvesting System for AERI Campus”, presented at National Conference on Climate Change & Its Impact on Water Resources held at M.K. University, Madurai, on 10 -12 Dec. 2004.
12. H. Karibasappa, H.N. Rajakumara and K. Thasilu, “ Greenhouse Gases & Their Repercussion on Climate Change”, presented at National Workshop on Environment Awareness and Pollution Impact held at NIT, Tirchy, on 27 Nov.2004.
13. H.N.Rajakumara“ Prediction of Road Traffic Noise Using Back Propagation Neural Network”, presented in National Symposium on Acoustics held on December 5-7, 2007 at K.S.R. College of Tecchnology, Tirchengode, T.N.
14. H.N.Rajakumara, HaleshKoti, G.Ranganath and HaleshKoti. A Simple Model for Predicting Road Traffic Noise under Free Flow Conditions. National Symposium on Acoustics held on November 26-28th, 2009 at Research Center Imarat (RCI), DRDO, Hyderabad.