Department of Civil Engineering

Research centre - Doctoral / M.Sc.(by Research)

The department of Civil Engineering is recognized as Research centre under VTU and KLE Technological University, offering Doctoral (Ph D) degree in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. (by Research). The objective is to inculcate research culture amongst the faculty and to provide solutions for local and regional issues in the field of Civil Engineering.

The research center has 5 recognized research supervisors and the department has produced 10 doctorates and 01 M.Sc (Research). To encourage research in state of art technologies, the department is engaged in Collaborative research with National and International organizations of repute.

The research activities in the Department of Civil Engineering focus on gaining expertise in providing sustainable solutions in two major domains of Civil Engineering.

Research Domains
Structural Engineering Environmental Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering
Group members
  1. Dr. M. Manjunath (ERG)
  2. Dr.V.D.Gundakalle (ERG)
  3. Dr. Tejas D. Doshi (ERG)
  4. Dr. Veerendrakumar Khed (ERG)
Group members
  1. Dr. R. V. Raikar (SRG)
  2. Dr. Praveen A Ghorpade (SRG)
  3. Dr. Chidanand Patil (ERG)
  4. Dr. Nayana P Hoolikantimath (ERG)
Focus Area
  • Analytical and experimental studies on structures
  • Structural concrete
Focus Area
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Waste Management
  • Water Quality Analysis
  • Sediment Transport

Publications

The faculty members are actively involved in research and are working towards quality publications in peer reviewed journals of repute.
Year Scopus Web of Science
  Int. Journals Conference Total Citations h-index Int. Journals Conference Total Citation h-index
2023 16 24 40 279 2.47 6 - 6 199 1.94
2022 11 5 16 256 2.23 9 - 9 190 1.82
2021 2 1 3 122 2.2 5 - 5 123 1.82
2020 8 6 14 134 2.2 7 - 7 111 1.80

Team Members

Name Designation / Experience Focus Area
Dr. M.Manjunath Professor(32 yrs) Analytical and Experimental studies on Structures
Dr. V D Gundakalle Professor(32 yrs) Structural Concrete
Dr. R. V. Raikar Professor(30 yrs) Sediment Transport
Dr. Praveen A. ghorpade Professor(15 yrs) Water and WasteManagement
Dr. Veerendrakumar Khed Associate Prof.(13yrs) Structural Concrete
Dr. Tejas D Doshi Asst. Prof.(14yrs) Analytical and Experimental studies on Structures
Nikhil Jambhale Asst. Prof.(15yrs) Structural Concrete
Dr. Chidanand Patil Associate Prof.(13yrs) Water and WasteManagement
Dr. Nayana P. Hoolikantimath Asst. Prof.(15yrs) Water and Waste management
Veena D Savanth Asst. Prof.(12yrs) Water Resource Engineering
Niveditha Madinur Asst. Prof.(12yrs) Transportation engineering
Rekha Kinagi   Asst. Prof.(10yrs) Structural Concrete
Shivali K Heggannavar Asst. Prof.(4 yrs) Water and WasteManagement
Kiran Hubli Asst. Prof.(1.5 yrs) Analytical and Experimental studies on Structures
Shivanand Mendigeri Asst. Prof.(2 yr) Analytical and Experimental studies on Structures
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