CV OF DR.

MANEEK KUMAR

1. Name and Designation : Dr Maneek Kumar, Professor and

Head, Department of Civil Engineering
Thapar University, Patiala

2. Date of Birth :August 31, 1970

3. Name of the Institution : Thapar University, Patiala

4. Department : Civil Engineering Department

5. Field of Specialization : Structural Engineering

6. Academic Qualifications : B. E. (Civil), M. E. (Structures), Ph. D.

7. R&D and Teaching Experience : 19.5 years

8. Industrial Experience, if any : Nil

9. Educational qualifications/Employment history etc. :

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

University Degree Year Field of Specialization

TIET, Patiala B. E. (Distinction) 1991 Civil Engineering
TIET, Patiala M. E. (Distinction) 1993 Structures
TIET, Patiala Ph. D 2003 Structures

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

University/College Designation Period

TIET, Patiala Lecturer Feb. 1993 – May 1999
TIET, Patiala Assistant Professor May 1999 – October 2004
Thapar University, Patiala Professor October 2004 - onwards
(formerly TIET, Patiala)

Research Experience: 21 years

Teaching Experience: 19.5 years
Area of Specialization: Structural Engineering

Research Experience in the following areas:

1. Reliability based design
2. Concrete Technology
3. Retrofitting and Rehabilitation

M. E Thesis: (Title) Reliability-based design of rectangular beams

Ph. D. Thesis: (Title) Reliability-based design of structural elements
 10. Publications :

International and National Journals

S. No. Title of Paper Author(s) Name, Vol. & number of Page No.
/Report/Book Journal, and Year of
Publication.
1. Non-destructive evaluation Maneek Kumar, V Journal of Civil Engineering, pp 53 – 57
of the dynamic properties of Kanwar, S Kumar Institution of Engineers, Vol 86,
Concrete August 2005
2. Reliability based design of Maneek Kumar, M. Indian Concrete Journal, Vo. 80, pp 9-19
Concrete Mixes L. Gambhir and M. P. No. 11, November 2006
Kapoor
3. Effect of Different Bonding Prem Pal Bansal, Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 80 pp 36-42
Agents on Strength of Maneek Kumar, No. 8, August 2006
Retrofitted Beams Using Mandeep Kaur, S. K.
Ferrocement Laminates Kaushik
4. Effect of Wire Mesh Prem Pal Bansal, International Journal of pp 8-19
orientation on the Strength Maneek Kumar, S.K. Engineering, Vol. 2 Issue 1,
of Beams Retrofitted Using Kaushik March 2008
Ferrocement Jackets
5. The Influence of Fly ash Shweta Goyal, Journal of New Building pp 214-226
addition on fresh properties Maneek Kumar, B. Materials and Construction
of Silica Fume concrete Bhattacharjee World, Vol. 13, Issue – 4, October
2007
6. Effect of relative proportion Goyal S., Kumar International Journal of pp 20-34
of pozzollana on Maneek, Engineering, Volume (2), Issue
compressive strength of Bhattachargee B (1), 2008
concrete under different
curing conditions
7. Effect of type of wire mesh Prem Pal Bansal, Journal of New Building pp 272-282
on strength of beams Maneek Kumar, S.K. Materials and Construction
retrofitted using Kaushik World, Vol. 14, Issue – 1, July
ferrocement laminates 2008
8. Potential benefits of Shweta Goyal, Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 82 pp 38-46
incorporating fly ash in silica Maneek Kumar, B. No. 8, August 2008
fume concrete Bhattacharjee
9. Experimental Study on Prem Pal Bansal, Journal of Reinforced Plastics pp-190-200
Retrofitting of Stressed RC Maneek Kumar, and and Composites, Vol. 29, Jan.
Beams using GFRP Jackets S.K. Kaushik 2010

10 Resistance of Mineral Goyal, S., Kumar, Journal of Advanced Concrete pp-273-283

Admixture Concrete to Acid Maneek, Sidhu, D.S., Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, July
Attack Bhattacharjee, B. 2009
11 Effect of Lateral quasi-static Vimuttasoongviriya Asian Journal of Civil Pp 563-586
Load on non-linear A., Kwatra N., Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2009
Behaviour and Damage Kumar M
Indices of Retrofitted RC
Frame Models
12 Behavior of Shallow-Beam Harvinder Singh, Advances in Structural pp 1183-
Supported Reinforced Maneek Kumar and Engineering, 1198
Concrete Rectangular Slabs: Naveen Kwatra Volume 13 No. 6, Dec. 2010
Analytical
and Experimental
Investigations
13 Effect of Initial Stress Levels Prem Pal Bansal, ASTM Journal of Testing and
on Strength Parameters of Maneek Kumar, and Evaluation Vol. 35 No. 5, online
Reinforced Concrete Beams S.K. Kaushik since May 2011
Retrofitted Using
Ferrocement Jackets
14 Shallow-Beam Supported Harvinder Singh; Emirate Journal of Engineering pp 53-62
Reinforced Concrete Maneek Kumar, Research Vol 16 No. 1
Rectangular Slabs: An Naveen Kwatra;
Alternate Design Procedure
15 Prediction of collapse load of Harvinder Singh; Indian Concrete Journal Vol 85, pp 21-28
“three-side-supported’ RC Maneek Kumar, July 2011
rectangular slabs: A Naveen Kwatra;
simplified approach
16 Vibration Monitoring of Vimuttasoongviriya Industrial and Technology pp. 6-17.
Strengthened RC Buildings A., Kwatra N., Journal, Thailand, 2011, Vol. 4,
using FRP Laminates Kumar M No. 1,

17 Nonlinear Behavior and Vimuttasoongviriya Industrial and Technology pp. 1-14

Effect of GFRP on A., Kwatra N., Journal, Thailand, 2011, Vol. 4,
Strengthened RC Frame Kumar M No. 2,
Model”

18 Vibration Monitoring and Vimuttasoongviriya KMITL Sci. Tech. Journal Vol.11 pp.43-53
Damage Assessment of a A., Kwatra N., No.2
Retrofitted RC Frame Model Kumar M

Publications in International Conferences/Symposium

1. “Reliability Based Design of Short Rectangular Columns” 23rd Conference on Our World in Concrete and
Structures, CI Premier Singapore, 25-26, August, 1998, pp. 99-106.
2. “Health State of Workers in Automobile Piston Industry” 20th International Conference on Science and
Technology, Bangkok, 1997.
3. “Probabilistic effect of workability factors on compressive strength of concrete using Weibull
distribution,” International Conference on Structural Engineering, Ghaziabad, September 1999.
4. “Probabilistic Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly Ash on Partial Safety Factors for Concrete”,
Published and presented at the International Conference on Innovative World of Concrete to be held at
Pune from September 19 – 22, 2003.
5. “Behavior of Fly ash concrete under different curing conditions – A non destructive approach” Shweta
Goyal, Maneek Kumar, B. Bhattacharjee. Published in the proceeding so International Congress, Fly ash
India 2005, New Delhi, December 4-7, 2005, pp 473-478
6. “Retrofitting of shear Deficient RC Using Ferrocement Laminates” Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar,
Anshu Tomar, S.K. Kaushik, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Developments in
Structural Engineering (RDSE-2007), Bangalore, 30 August- 1 September 2007, pp 1255-1262.
7. “Durability Of Metakaolin Based Cement Mortar To Chloride Attack Under Wet – Dry And Freeze – Thaw
Exposure” Goyal S., Kumar M., Bhattachargee B., 11th International Conference on Durability of building
materials and components, Istanbul Technical University, 11th – 14th May, 2008.
8. Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, “Damage detection of Strengthened RC Frame Model with
FRP sheets under Lateral Loads” 11th International Conference on Structures under Shock and Impact,
Organized by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Paper will be published in the Journal of Advances in
Engineering Software (Science Direct). Conference Date: 28-30 July, 2010.
9. Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, “Nonlinear Behaviour and Vibration Based Damage
Identification of Retrofitted RC Frame Model” the High rise and Tall Buildings 2010 International
Conference, April 14-16, 2010, Munich, Germany. Paper submission 0958 in the conference topic
“Rehabilitation, conversion and Redevelopment”
10. Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, “Modal Parameters Damage Method for Detecting Damage
in Strengthened RC Frame Model Using GFRP Laminate”, the 15th National Convention on Civil
Engineering (NCCE 15) May 12 – 14, 2010, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
11. A. Vimuttasoongviriya, N. Kwatra and M. Kumar, 2010, “The Effect of Lateral Quasi-Static Loading
on Damage Indexes Based on Modal Parameters of Retrofitted RC Frame Model”, International
Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 20-22 September 2010, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 1119-
1133.
12. A. Vimuttasoongviriya, N. Kwatra and M. Kumar “Damage detection based on modal assurance
criterion and coordinate modal assurance criterion” 37th Congress on Science and Technology of
Thailand (STT37), Referent No. O_O0018, October 10-12, 2011.
http://www.scisoc.or.th/sttproceeding/sec_o/index.html

Publications in National Conference/Workshop/Seminar

1. “Neural Network – Applications,” National Seminar on Computer Applications in Civil Engineering, TIET,
Patiala 21-22, April, 1994.
2. “Reliability Based Methods for Analysis of Structures,” Indian National Conference on Geo environment
– Characterization, Analysis, Design & Practice, MNREC, Allahabad, 9-10 April, 1998, pp. IV-110 to IV-
123.
3. “Reliability Based Life Prediction of Highway Bridges,” National Seminar on Road Transportation: Issues
and Strategies, RITS’98, TIET, Patiala, 23-24, October, pp. 316-323.
4. “Progress in Concrete Technology : Present and Future” Keynote Address with Dr. M.P. Kapoor, Director,
TEIT, Patiala, All India Seminar on Concrete for Infrastructure Developments, Institution of Engineers,
University of Roorkee, Roorkee, 3-5 December, 1998, pp. 357-377.
5. “Comparative Study of Probabilistic Effect of Replacement of Cement by Fly ash on Compressive
Strength of Concrete,”(with Dr. D. S. Sidhu, Gurpratap Singh) Proc. National Conference on Advances in
Concrete Technology, ACT 2000, 21-22 September, 2000, Patiala
6. “Probabilistic effect on compressive strength of concrete due to partial replacement of cement by silica
fume and fly ash” Published in the proceedings of the National conference on Materials and related
technologies, NCMRT, TIET, Patiala September 19-20, 2003.
7. “Effect of partial replacement of cement by class – F fly ash on mechanical properties of concrete”
National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology ACT 2004, Feb 26-27, 2004, TIET, Patiala pp
225 – 233
8. “Mix Design Procedure for High Strength Concrete by Partial Replacement of Cement with Class – F Fly
ash” National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology ACT 2004, Feb 26-27, 2004, TIET, Patiala
pp 234 - 238
9. “Probabilistic procedure for design of concrete mixes” Presented at the National Conference on
Advances in Concrete Technology ACT 2004, Feb 26-27, 2004, TIET, Patiala
10. “Rajinder Ghai, Maneek Kumar and Shweta Goyal “Applications of Poly-Propylene Fibre Reinforced
Concrete (PFRC) with vacuum processing” at the Proceedings of the National Conference on Civil
Engineering – Meeting the challenges of tomorrow (CEMCT 2006), Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,
Ludhiana 24-25, November 2006, pp-372-378.
11. Gurbinder Singh & Maneek Kumar “Measuring Service Quality in Higher Education – A Challenging Job”
National Conference on Changing Perspectives and Paradigms in Business and Behavioral Sciences
(CPPBBS-2012), April 27-28, 2012, Thapar University, Patiala, pp 311-315

Course Material Published

1. Structural Analysis – I by Dr. Maneek Kumar and Prem Pal Bansal, Department of Distance Education, TU,
Patiala
2. Bridge Engineering by Dr. Maneek Kumar and Prem Pal Bansal, Department of Distance Education, TU,
Patiala
3. Prestressed Concrete by Dr. Maneek Kumar and Mrs. Shruti Sharma, Department of Distance Education,
TU, Patiala
11. No. of Projects completed / ongoing as Project Coordinator/ Co-investigator
Minor Research Projects (UGC Sponsored) completed

1. Reliability based design of Short Rectangular Columns, 1996-97

2. Probabilistic effect of quality control on Compressive strength of Concrete, 1997-1998
3. Probabilistic effect of partial replacement of cement by fly ash on strength characteristics of concrete.
1998-99
Major Research Projects

S. Project Title Amount Status Number of

Project Funding
No. Received (Completed/In faculty
Duration Agency
(Rs Lakhs) Progress) involved
1 Effect of Partial 9.60
Replacement of Cement
AICTE,
by Fly ash on 3 years Completed 01
New Delhi
Probabilistic Design of
Reinforced Concrete
2 UGC SAP Project: Disaster 48.20
mitigation with special
UGC, New
emphasis on vulnerability 5 years Completed 02
Delhi
assessment for
earthquakes
3 Retrofitting of beams 2.00 FYFE India
using GFRP laminates 1 year (Pvt.) Ltd, Completed 02
New Delhi
4 Retrofitting of beams Rs.50,000/- M/s ACC
2 years Completed 02
using Bonding Laminates Limited
 5 Reliability analysis of RC 2 years 2.00 AICTE Completed 02
beams retrofitted
using bonded laminates
6 Special Assistance 5 years 36.50+ UGC Phase Ongoing 03
Program (DRS-Phase-II) 2 Project – II
Health monitoring and Fellows
vulnerability For
assessment of RC 5 years
buildings for earthquakes
using vibration
diagnostics
7 Field tests of concrete 2 years 16.12 DAE Ongoing 02
structures upgraded with Co-PI
fiber reinforced
composites
8 Vibration monitoring of 2 years 5.75 AICTE Ongoing 02
RCC Frames Co-PI
Retrofitted using Bonded
Laminates

In-charge of the following MODROBS projects

a) MODROBS in Dynamics Laboratory (1996-1998): Developed vibration analyses equipment worth

ten lakhs
b) MODROBS in Concrete Structures Laboratory (2002-2004): Developed Nondestructive testing facility in
the lab worth Rs.10.75 lakhs
c) Just received a MODROBS project titled “MODROBS in Transportation Engineering Laboratory” 15.00
lakhs (2012-2014)

M. E./Ph. D. supervision

List of M. E. Thesis (Completed)

1. Software development for the iterative analysis and design of pin jointed plane frames
Year of Completion: 1995
2. Reliability based design of short rectangular columns
Year of Completion: 1995
3. Reliability based design of RCC slabs
Year of Completion: 1996
4. Reliability based design of Pre-stressed concrete beams
Year of Completion: 1997
5. Computer aided design of concrete mixes (Guided a student registered with Punjabi University)
Year of Completion: 1998
6. Study of probabilistic effect of quality control on compressive strength of concrete
Year of Completion: 1998
7. Software development of plastic analysis and design of beams
Year of Completion: 1998
8. Shear characteristics of rectangular Ferro-cement elements
Year of Completion: 1998
9. Reliability based design of Pre-stressed concrete slabs
Year of Completion: 1998
10. Comparative study of probabilistic effect of workability factors on compressive strength of concrete
Year of Completion: 1999
11. Comparative study of probabilistic effect of partial replacement of cement by fly ash on compressive
strength of concrete using ACI and CRI methods
Year of Completion: 1999
12. Software development for stress analysis of 2-D isoparametric continuity elements
Year of Completion: 2000
13. Reliability based design of retaining walls
Year of Completion: 2000
14. Study of probabilistic effect of partial replacement of cement by silica fume and fly ash on compressive
strength of concrete
Year of Completion: 2000
15. Effect of partial replacement of cement by fly ash and silica fume on strength characteristics of high
strength concrete.
Year of Completion: 2000
16. Probabilistic effect of replacement of cement by GGBS on compressive strength of concrete
Year of Completion: 2000
17. A comparative study of strength development in different types of cements
Year of Completion: 2001
18. Dynamic system identification for reinforced concrete OHSR using Fast Fourier Transform Signal
analyzer
Year of Completion: 2002
19. Effect on mechanical properties of concrete for partial replacement of cement by class-F fly ash
Year of Completion: 2002
20. Probabilistic effect of partial replacement of cement by fly ash on partial safety factors for concrete.
Year of Completion: 2003
21. Seismic evaluation of existing buildings.
Year of Completion: 2003
22. Profile achievement of PSC segmental bridge erected by free cantilevering.
Year of Completion: 2003
23. Non – destructive evaluation of dynamic properties of concrete
Year of Completion: 2003
24. Effect of Different Bonding Agents on Strength of Retrofitted Beams Using Ferrocement Laminates
Year of Completion: 2005
25. Effect of wire-mesh orientation on strength of retrofitted beams using ferrocement laminates
Year of Completion: 2007
26. Flexural strength of shear deficient retrofitted beams using ferrocement laminates
Year of Completion: 2007
27. Reliability based design of concrete mixes with partial replacement of cement by silica fume
Year of Completion: 2007
28. Effect of aggressive environment on durability of metakaolin based cement mortar
Year of Completion: 2007
29. Laboratory Investigations of the Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Plastic Aggregates
Year of Completion: 2008
30. Reliability Analysis of Strength Characteristics of Fibre reinforced Fly ash Concrete
 Year of Completion: 2008
31. Retrofitting of Stressed RC Beams using Ferrocement Jacketing
Year of Completion: 2008
32. Effect of Percentage of Reinforcement on Beams Retrofitted with Ferrocement Jacketing
Year of Completion: 2009
33. Studies on Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Waste Glass Powder and Post-Consumer
Waste Plastic
Year of Completion: 2010
34. Effect of Stress Level on Retrofitting of Exterior Beam Column Joints
Year of Completion: 2010
35. Service Life Prediction of RCC structures subjected to corrosion
Year of Completion: 2011
36. Effect of Method of Wrapping on Retrofitted Beam-Column Joints
Year of Completion: 2011
37. Production of High Strength and Durable Concrete Using Industrial By-products
Year of completion: 2012
38. Migratory Inhibitors for Preventing Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete
Year of completion: 2012

Titles of Ph. D. thesis guided:

1. Student: Mr. Surinder Mohan
Topic: Modelling of Propagation of Road Traffic Noise and its Prediction under Free Flow conditions on
Indian Roads
2. Student: Prem Pal Bansal
Topic: A study on retrofitting of reinforced concrete beams using Ferro-cement laminates
3. Student: Ms. Shweta Goyal
Topic: Strength and Durability studies on Silica Fume Concrete
4. Student: Atiwat Vimuttasoongaviriya
Topic: Vibration Monitoring of Retrofitted RC Frames using GFRP
5. Student: Harvinder Singh
Topic: Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with Generalized Edge Conditions

Titles of Ph. D. thesis being guided (ongoing):

S. Name of the Student Date of URB Co-supervisors, if Remarks

No. any
1. Mr. Varinder Singh 18-05-2010 Dr. S. K. Kaushik Topic: Retrofitting of Reinforced
Dr. Prem Pal Bansal Concrete Beam-Column Joints Using
Bonded Laminates
2. Mr. Gurpreet Singh 25-11-2009 Dr. Naveen Kwatra Topic: A study of Strength
Characteristics and Optimization
Techniques for Design of Ultra-High-
Performance Concrete
3. Ms. Rachna Aggarwal 25-08-2010 Dr. R. K. Sharma Topic: Reliability based Single and
Dr. Mahesh Sharma Multi-Objective Optimization of
Concrete Mix Design Parameters
4. Ms. Pallika Chopra 21-07-2011 Dr. R. K. Sharma Topic: Prediction of Compressive
 Strength of Concrete Using ANN
5. Mr. Birinderjit Singh 07-09-2011 Dr. Sanjai Saxena Topic: Evaluation of Microbial Bio
herbicides for Eichhornia Crassipes to
Rejuvenate Water Bodies of Punjab
6. Mr. Gurbinder Singh 24-08-2011 Topic: Service Quality Management
in Selected universities of Punjab:
Student’s Perspective
7. Mr. Rajinder Ghai Dr. Prem Pal Bansal Proposal submitted
8. Ms. Kulwinder Kaur Dr. Shweta Goyal Topic: Migrating Inhibitors for
Preventing Carbonation Induced
Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete
9. Mr. Varinder K. Bansal Dr. Prem Pal Bansal Completed Ph. D subjects

Reviewer of Following Journals

1. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (Civil Engineering), India
2. Advances in Civil Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Expert Lectures Delivered

1. Limit State R.C.C. Design for the Engineers of PWD (B&R) organized by Nodal Center, September 1998,
Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala.
2. “Reliability Based Design Methodology” Total Quality Management in Life Cycle of: Building Projects for
field engineers organized by Department of Civil Engineering, T.I.E.T, Patiala.
3. “Failure Theories” Critical State Soil Mechanics, AICTE Short Training Programme, TIET, Patiala,
December 2002.
4. Delivered an expert lecture on “Codal provisions as per the new Earthquake code IS:1893- 2002” in
UNDP organized workshop on Disaster mitigation and Urban Awareness at Jalandhar, 2003
5. Delivered an expert lecture on “Probabilistic Design of concrete mixes” National Conference on
Advances in Concrete Technology, TIET, Patiala, February 2004
6. Delivered an expert lecture on “Elements of Structural Engineering” to the participant of the
International Space Settlement Design competition organized by AIAA under the aegis of NASA and
Boeing at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, July 2004
7. Delivered an expert lecture on “Elements of Structural Engineering” to the participant of the Asian
Regional Space Settlement Design competition organized by Aeronautical Society of India, at New Delhi ,
December 2004
8. Expert lecture on “Basics of Concrete Mix Proportioning” to the participants of National Cube Test
Competition, at TIET, Patiala, January 25, 2005
9. Expert lecture on “Earthquake Resistant Design of RCC: Codal Provisions” at a National Seminar on
Creating safe environment in the face of Disasters, Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh,
February 6, 2005
10. Invited Lecture on “Technological Marvels: Domes, Bridges and Sky scrapers” at the 8th Punjab
Science Congress, Punjabi University, Patiala.
11. “Stress Management at Work” Workshop on Effective Communication Skills, TIET, Patiala, September
17, 2005. TCIRD Seminar Room. Delivered the same address to the students of TIET (organized by
Thapar Society of Civil Engineers, CED, TIET, Patiala)
12. “Skills for Effective Listening” Workshop on Effective Communication Skills, TIET, Patiala, February
2006. TCIRD Seminar Room
 13. “Infrastructure Development: Bridges and Roads” Technical Seminar to mark Concrete Day
Celebrations, TIET Auditorium, Patiala, September 14, 2005
14. “Earthquake resistant design: Various techniques for masonry construction” Expert lecture on the
occasion of architect and structural engineers meet organized by Grasim Cements Limited, at Patiala in
February 2006
15. “Effective Business Communication skills” To the participants of the Asian Regional Space Settlement
Design competition conducted during January 2006 at Chandigarh to select an Asian team for direct
entry into the finals of the International Competition organized by NASA and Boeing at Johnson Space
Centre at Houston, USA
16. “Basics of Structural Engineering” To the participants of the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design
competition conducted during January 2006 at Chandigarh to select an Asian team for direct entry into
the finals of the International Competition organized by NASA and Boeing at Johnson Space Centre at
Houston, USA
17. Delivered an expert lecture on the topic of “The Civil Engineering technological Marvels of the World” in
January 2007 on the occasion of technical meet organized by ICI and Grasim Cements
18. Delivered an expert lecture on “Concrete Mix Design Proportioning – Do’s and Don’ts” as a part of the ICI
technical lecture series on “Concrete Mix Design” 29-02-08 at Ludhiana
19. Delivered an expert talk on “Concrete Mix Design for the Future” AICTE-ISTE Short course on Pavement
Design organized by GNDEC, Ludhiana, June 16-21, 2008
20. Delivered a lecture on “Civil Engineering Marvels of the World” at Gian Jyoti Group of Institutions, on the
occasion of Science Day Celebrations, September 2010.
21. Delivered a lecture on “Art of Listening and Teaching Skills” on July 22, 2011 at Swami Vivekanand
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Banur as a part of the Faculty Development Programme
22. Delivered a lecture on “Civil Engineering Marvels” on September 15, 2011 at Baddi University of
Emerging Sciences and Technology.

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops – Attended

Refresher Courses: Attended

1. Random Response of Structures to Wind and Earthquakes, 5 – 9, June, 1995, IIT, Kanpur.
2. Use of Management Techniques in Civil Engineering, 17 – 28, July, 1996, M.I.T.S., Gwalior.
3. Industry Institute Partnership, 10-15 February, 1997, T.I.E.T., Patiala.
4. Critical State Soil Mechanics, 10 – 21 June, 1997, T.I.E.T., Patiala.
5. Cost Effective Techniques in Construction, March 1999, T.I.E.T., Patiala.
6. One week course on Computer Aided Design and Drafting in Structural Engineering, T.T.T.I., Chennai,
August 1999.
7. One week short course on “Seismic Design of buildings” June 2001, IIT, Kanpur
8. One week short course on “Virtual Instrumentation” TIET, Patiala, December 2001.
9. E-course on IS: 1893 – 2002 organized by CED, IIT, Kanpur from January 13-24, 2003.

Workshops/Seminars - Attended
1. National Conference on Fly Ash – Waste or Wealth, 27-28 October, 1995, T.I.E.T., Patiala
2. Indian National Conference on Geo Environment – Characterization, Analysis, Design & Practice,
MNREC, Allahabad 9-10, April, 1998.
3. National Seminar on Road Transportation: Issues and Strategies, RITS’98, T.I.E.T., Patiala, 23-24
October, 1998
 4. International Symposium on Innovative World of Concrete IWC-98, Organized by ICI at Science City,
Calcutta, 16 – 19 November, 1998.
5. International Conference on Concrete Technology for Sustainable Development in Twenty First Century,
Organized by ACI-CANMET at Hyderabad, 9-11, February, 1999.
6. One Day Technical Seminar on emerging Trends in Civil Engineering, July 13, 1999.
7. National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, ACT – 2000, September 2000.
8. National Seminar on Challenges for Road Transportation in 21st Century leading to fuel economy,
February 2001.(Helped in Organization)
9. One day technical workshop cum exhibition on “Concrete Construction Practices” November 29, 2002.
10. Attended International Conference on Innovative World of Concrete held at Pune from September 19 –
22, 2003.
11. 2nd National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, ACT – 2004, February 2004.
12. Attended an International Conference organized by UKERI on “Concrete Technology for the future” at
IIT, Delhi from March 6 to 9, 2011.

Workshops/Seminars - Organized
1. National Conference on Fly Ash – Waste or Wealth, 27-28 October, 1995, T.I.E.T., Patiala (Helped in
Organization).
2. National Seminar on Road Transportation: Issues and Strategies, RITS’98, T.I.E.T., Patiala, 23-24
October, 1998 (Helped in Organization).
3. Organized One Day Technical Seminar on emerging Trends in Civil Engineering, July 13, 1999.
4. Organized National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, ACT – 2000, September 2000.
5. National Seminar on Challenges for Road Transportation in 21st Century leading to fuel economy,
February 2001.(Helped in Organization)
6. Organized a one day technical workshop cum exhibition on “Concrete Construction Practices”
November 29, 2002.
7. Organized 2nd National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, ACT – 2004, February 2004.
8. Organized Concrete Day Celebrations and National Cube Test Competition on September 14, 2005, TIET,
Patiala
9. Organized a training programme for Civil Engineers of PSEB, August 1, 2005 to December 10, 2005.
(Two batches, three modules each)
10. Organized a Workshop on Effective Business Communication skills organized for the UG and PG
students of TIET, Patiala (Seven Weeks weekend Programme) organized for two batches, one in each
semester of Academic Year 2005
11. Technical Lectures cum presentations organized in collaboration with Grasim Cements in Chandigarh
and Patiala in January 2007 and April 2007 respectively
12. Faculty Advisor of the inaugural edition of ARANYA – 2006 – a mega-technical festival involving various
engineering institutes from the country held in November 2006.
13. Organized a Training Programme for the Newly Appointed Civil Engineers of Punjab State Electricity
Board, 23rd July – 31st August 2007
14. Organized a Technical Seminar and ICI-Ultra Tech Award for the year 2007, 28th September 2007
15. Organized a workshop on Concrete Mix Design in collaboration with Grasim Industries Ltd. at Ludhiana
in February 2008.
16. Organized a workshop on Cracks in Buildings in collaboration with Grasim Industries Ltd. at Patiala on
March 7, 2008
17. Organized a workshop on New Building Materials in collaboration with Grasim Industries Ltd. At
Amritsar on March 13, 2008
18. Organized a workshop on Cracks in Buildings in collaboration with Grasim Industries Ltd. at Jalandhar
on March 14, 2008
19. Faculty Advisor of the second edition of ARANYA – 2007 to 2011 – a mega-technical festival involving
various engineering institutes from the country, held in the month of October – November, every year.
20. Organized a National Workshop on “Stainless steel applications in Infrastructure development” in
collaboration Jindal Stainless ltd. April 22, 2011
21. Organized an AICTE sponsored FDP as a co-coordinator on “Disaster Prevention and Mitigation” from
May 28 to June 8, 2012 at Thapar University, Patiala

HONOURS, AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Professional Achievements
· Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Thapar University since November
2006
· Professor In-charge Alumni Relations at Thapar University, Patiala since 2005
· Faculty Advisor (civil) at Thapar university 2003 – 2007
· President Sports at Thapar University, Patiala since 2011
· President Literary Society at Thapar University since 2003

Fellowship of Academic bodies and professional societies

Member of Senate, Thapar University
Member Building Works Committee, Thapar University
Member, Planning and monitoring Board, Thapar University
Member, Tender Committee, Thapar University
Member Board of Studies of Punjabi University, Patiala
Member Board of Studies of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Member Board of Studies of Shoolni University, Solan, HP
Member of the Ireland-India Concrete Research Initiative (IICRI)

Membership of scientific and professional societies

Life Member, Indian Concrete Institute
Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
Life Member, ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)-India
Formerly Honorary Secretary, ICI – Patiala Centre
Formerly Chairman- ICI- Patiala Centre
Member and General Secretary – Patiala Management Association

Honours and Awards

Merit Scholarship 1986-87
Institute Merit Scholarship during Bachelors of Engineering course 1988-91
GATE Scholarship during Masters of Engineering Course 1991-93
Gold Medal for standing first in M. E 1992
University Colour in Badminton 1993
 International Space Settlement Competition
Teacher Advisor of the winning team of students, which participated as the only foreign team in the top eight
teams in this year’s Space Settlement Design contest organized under the aegis of NASA and Boeing by the
American Aeronautical and Astronautic Society at USA.
The team made presentations and at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA from July 17 – 19, 2004.
On our return to India we have been honoured by the following agencies:
(a) Government of Punjab
(b) T.I.E.T., Patiala
(c) State Bank of Patiala
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Rotary Club, Patiala

Other Achievements:
· Gave an expert talk to the participants of the International Space Settlement Design Competition organized
under the aegis of NASA and Boeing by the American Aeronautical and Astronautic Society at USA in July
2004 at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida
· Was on the Judges panel for the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, held from December
19 to 22, 2004 at American Centre, New Delhi
· Nominated as a member of the State Level Expert Committee set up by the Government of Punjab in October
2007 for a period of three years.
· Was on the judges panel for the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, held in October 2012
at Om Retreat Center at Manesar, India

FOREIGN VISITS
1. Attended a two day training programme on Real time FFT analyzer and related equipment for onsite
vibration diagnostics at the premises of M/s OROS in Grenoble, FRANCE. March 29 – April 1, 2004.
2. Participated as a teacher advisor of the team in the finals of the International Space Settlement Design
Competition held at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA from July 16 – July 19, 2004. The team won the
competition.
3. Visited Dubai, in April 2007 to participate in an Indian Education Exhibition organized by Education
Promotion Society of India at GETEX, Dubai
4. Visited Bangkok, Thailand in January 2008 to participate in an Education Exhibition organized by India
Education Fair Committee
5. Visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June 2009 to participate in an Indian education exhibition organized
by Access Hunt solutions.
6. Visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to participate in “Avantha Management Meet” in April 2010, organized
by the Avantha Group.
7. Visited Ireland and England to sign MoU’s with Trinity College Dublin and rose Bruford College of
Theatre and Performance in February 2012.

(MANEEK KUMAR)