vivek@nitsri.ac.in
9805624478

Dr.Vivek

Assistant Professor

My broad research area includes pavement material characterization, pavement design. Application of Geosynthetics, geotextiles in roads. Mechanical Behavior, Resilient Response, Asphalt Materials, Environmental Effects on Pavements, Traffic Flow Theory and Modelling, Vehicular Emission Modelling, and accident analysis etc.

Education

Degree Institute CGPA Year Subject Description
M.TECH 9.8 0 Transportation Engineering Gold Medalist
M.TECH IIT Jodpur 0
Ph. D. National Institute of Technology(NIT), Hamirpur 0 Civil Engineering Application Potential of Treated Coir Geotextiles in Unpaved Roads
B.TECH 9.08 0 Civil Engineering Gold Medalist
Postdoctoral National Institute of Technology(NIT), Srinagar 0 Civil Engineering Stress strain behaviour of weak subgrade soil for sustainable development of pavement infrastructure

Publications Journal

Month-Year Authors Paper Title Volume PageNo DOI Impact Factor Type Journal Name
AUG 2026 Vivek, R Rashid, S Inam Effect of Polypyrrole-Silica Waste Powder on the Physical and Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder SCOPUS International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
JAN 2025 Jasim Nisar, Mohammad Shafi Mir, Vivek Aging behaviour characterstics of LDPE-SBS composite modified asphalt binder: A study of plasto elastomeric composite SCI Construction and Building Material
JAN 2025 Jasim Nisar, Mohammad Shafi Mir, Vivek Aging behaviour characterstics of LDPE-SBS composite modified asphalt binder: A study of plasto elastomeric composite SCI Construction and Building Material
JUL 2025 W Arif, SJU Islam, MA Bhat, V Kumar, P Chetti, V Kumar, R Kumar β-Functionalized Push–Pull Monobenzoporphyrins: Synthesis, Photophysical, Structural Properties, and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Their Co (II) Complexes SCI Inorganic Chemistry
MAY 2025 Vivek, P Jaswal, SK Sinha Advancing Pavement Durability Through Chemical Treatment of Coir Geotextiles SCOPUS International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
JAN 2024 Jasim Nisar, Mohammad Shaf Mir , Vivek Exploring the potential of waste plastic–modifed asphalt: a systematic review of blending ratios, mixing conditions, and rheological properties 5.8 SCI Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2024 Vivek ; Priya Evaluation of Untreated and Treated Coir Geotextile Performance under Cyclic Loading on Unpaved Roads 06/02/2024 SCOPUS International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
2023 Jasim Nisar, Mohammad Shafi Mir, Vivek Study on optimal preparation and rheological characteristics of waste low density polyethylene (LDPE)/styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) composite modified asphalt binder 7.4(Q1) SCIE Construction and Building Materials
2023 Priya Jaswal ,Vivek, Sk Sinha Laboratory Analysis of the Interface Shear Characteristics of Chemically Treated Coir Geotextiles and Soil Interface SCOPUS International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
2023 Priya Jaswal & Vivek Experimental study on monotonic behaviour of two-layered unpaved road model reinforced with treated coir geotextiles SCOPUS International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
JAN 2023 Vivek, R. K. Dutta & Raman Parti Effect of Chemical Treatment of the Coir Geotextiles on the Interface Properties of Sand–/Clay–Coir Geotextile Interface SCOPUS Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A volume 100, pages357–365 (2019)
2022 Vivek, Rakesh Sehgal, Mohammad Shafi Mir Studies of modulus of resilience on unpaved roads reinforced with untreated/treated coir geotextiles 19 13563-13573 3.5 (Q1) SCIE Journal of Natural Fibers
2022 Vivek, Rakesh Sehgal, Mohammad Shafi Mir. Study on bearing capacity of unpaved roads reinforced with coir geotextiles using finite element method (FEM). 19 11735-11748 3.5 (Q1) SCIE Journal of Natural Fibers
2022 Vivek Effects of cyclic loading on sand overlaying clay model of unpaved roads reinforced with untreated/treated coir geotextiles 1.77 SCIE The Journal of the Textile Institute
2022 Priya , Vivek and Sinha Improvement in the performance of two layered model pavement with treated coir geotextile at the interface 3.4(Q1) SCIE Journal of Industrial Textiles
2022 Priya , Vivek and Sinha Investigation on Tensile Strength Characterisation of Untreated and Surface Treated Coir Geotextiles 3.4(Q1) SCIE Journal of Industrial Textiles
2021 Vivek, R. K. Dutta Bearing ratio behaviour of sand overlying clay with treated coir geotextiles at the interface. 19 7534-7541 3.5 (Q1) SCIE Journal of Natural Fibers.
2020 Vivek, R. K. Dutta Effect of chemical treatment on the durability behaviour of coir geotextiles. 19 3127-3146 3.5 (Q1) SCIE Journal of Natural Fibers.
2020 Vivek, R. K. Dutta Effect of chemical treatment on the tensile strength behavior of coir . 17 542-556 3.5 (Q1) SCIE Journal of Natural Fibers
2019 Vivek, R. K. Dutta, and R. Parti. Application potential of treated coir geotextiles in unpaved roads. 17 1454-1467 3.5 (Q1) SCIE Journal of Natural Fibers.

Publications Conference

Month-year Authors Type Identifier Title Conference Name
JAN 2024 Vivek International SCI DOI Information System Design and Intelligent Applications Best paper award on Prediction of stress-strain and displacement behaviour of reinforced unpaved roads.
2021 " Potential use of Treated Coir Geotextiles in Unpaved Roads" Paper presented in 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM2021)Macau (China)
2019 A New Model to Evaluate Percent-Time-Spent-Following on Two- Lane Highways. Paper presented in Transportation Research borad (Springer), Vol 45, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9042-6, Pages 377-387
2016 A new performance measure for two- lane highways to access Level of Services” Paper presented in National Conference on Innovation without Limits In Civil Engineering

Book Published

  • Vivek, 2019. A New Model to Evaluate Percent-Time-Spent-Following on Two- Lane Highways. Transportation Research (Springer), Vol 45, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9042-6, Pages 377-387, 2019
  • Vivek, R. Parti, I. Singh 2018. Review of Percent Time Spent Following (PTSF) as Performance Measure for Two-lane. Indian Highway, Vol.46, (2), Page 23-28, 2018

Books & Chapters

Author Title Chapter Month-Year Publisher ISBN/ISSN DOI
Vivek (Authored book) Reclaimed Waste Materials for Sustainable Pavement Construction NA JUL 2023 Taylor and Francis Books
Vivek ( Book Edited) Waste Utilization in Geotechnical Practice NA FEB 2023 Wiley

Patents

Month-Year Title Status Agency Details
FEB 2026 Wear measurement test rig for fabric industry and system thereof Granted .
APR 2026 Zinc-Coordinated Porphyrin-Integrated Geocomposite Systems for Sustainable Pavement Engineering. Granted .
JUN 2023 An automatics system to detect and alert dangerous driving areas and its method thereof Granted An automatics system to detect and alert dangerous driving areas and its method thereof
MAY 2023 " Patent Seismic Activity Detection and Early Warning System Using Sensor Networks and Machine Learning Algorithms" Granted " Patent Seismic Activity Detection and Early Warning System Using Sensor Networks and Machine Learning Algorithms"
MAY 2023 Patent on a System and Method for Preventing Landslides Granted Patent on a System and Method for Preventing Landslides
FEB 2023 A System and a Method for Modifying Human Hair to Prepare a Sustainable Pavement Material. Granted A System and a Method for Modifying Human Hair to Prepare a Sustainable Pavement Material.
NOV 2022 A process for melting ice and/or preventing slipperiness on low-temperature roads and its composition thereof Granted A process for melting ice and/or preventing slipperiness on low-temperature roads and its composition thereof
NOV 2022 "System and Method for Sustainable Management of Lake Ecosystems by Reducing Pollution and Encroachment" Granted "System and Method for Sustainable Management of Lake Ecosystems by Reducing Pollution and Encroachment"
JUL 2021 A system and methods to predict surface runoff by support vector machine-SALP SWARM APPROCH Granted A system and methods to predict surface runoff by support vector machine-SALP SWARM APPROCH
OCT 2020 A system to predict groundwater level and method thereof Granted A system to predict groundwater level and method thereof

Any Other Professional or Extra-curricular Achievements

Type Achievement Date Desciption
Professional 03/01/2024 Best Research Paper Award in Dubai, UAE
Professional 09/02/2016 Cleared HPPSC(Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission ) against 5 post in whole Himachal for Assistant Professor (Civil)
Professional 05/09/2015 Best teacher Award ( Lovely professional University, Punjab 144001

Research Funded Projects / Consultancy

Type Project Title PI/CI Funding Agency Duration Year Amount
RFP Assessment of combined effect of landslide due to rainfall and earthquake at Mandi district (HP) Dr. Neelima Satyam/ Dr Vivek Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (World Bank assisted Project) 1 2019 1.25
RFP Utilization of Natural Geotextiles and Fibres in unpaved Roads (2018) Dr Vivek Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (World Bank assisted Project) 1 2019 2.5
RFP Study of Ladle Furnace Slag as a Cementous Material Reinforced with Basalt Fiber Using Alkali Activation in Concrete Dr Vivek Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (World Bank assisted Project) 1 2021 10
RFP Modification in the design and construction procedure of the bituminous paved roads to reduce various failture in cold climatic regions Dr Vivek DST 2024 7
RFP Bioremediation -Enhanced Pavement System for Removal of Toxic Elements from Underground Soil Vivek Ministry of Mines 2 2025 63 Lakhs

Work Experience

Designation Organization From Date To Date Remark
Assistant Professor Lovely Professional University 01-08-2014 01-08-2015
Assistant Professor Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar (JNGEC),Himachal Pradesh 175018 09-02-2016 09-08-2022 HPPSC(Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission )

Ph.D Supervision

Socholar Name Roll No. Title of research / thesis Joining Awarded
Dr Priya Jaswal 19810002 FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SURFACE MODIFIED COIR GEOTEXTILES IN UNPAVED ROADS JUL 2020 OCT 2023
Dr. JASIM NISAR A study on performance of plastomer modified asphalt binder improved with elastomer polymer JUN 2021 JUN 2025

M.Tech Supervision

Socholar Name Title of research / dissertation Joining Awarded
Umer Farooq Effect of coir fibre on the performance of cold mixasphalt AUG 2022 JUL 2023
Tajamul Rouf Study on the rheological properties of polymer composite with styrene butadiene rubbber modified asphalt binder AUG 2022 JUL 2023
Majid Parvesz Investigation of nanoclay waste coooking oil on modified soft grade bitumen AUG 2022 JUL 2024
Asrar Yousuf A physical and rheological study of SBS and zeolite modified asphalt binder JUN 2022 JUL 2024
Shahid Ahmad Investigating the efffect of peach shell powder on asphalt binder JUN 2023 JUL 2024
Muzammil Ahmad Investigation of sheep horn powder as modifier in bitumen binder JUN 2023 JUL 2024
Mehak Mushtaq Comprehensive characterization in asphalt pavement treated with hydrophobic impregnant JUN 2023 JUL 2024

Short-Term Courses / FDPs / Workshops / Trainings / Conferences

Nature From To Activity Role Details of activity
Organized SEP 2016 SEP 2016 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on “Advances in sustainable infrastructure planning and development” on 14th Sep 2016 at JNGEC (TEQIP III)
Organized FEB 2017 FEB 2017 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on “Urban infrastructure development” on 15th Feb 2017 at JNGEC (TEQIP III)
Organized FEB 2018 FEB 2018 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Landslides-Issues and Remedial Measures on 24th Feb, 2018 at JNGEC (TEQIP III)
Organized SEP 2019 SEP 2019 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Latest Trends in Civil Engineering organised by Dept. of Civil Engineering on 7th Sep 2019 spnsored by TEQIP-III
Organized AUG 2019 AUG 2019 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Idea Generation and opportunity Evaluation for aspiring Entrepreneur’’ at JNGEC 30TH August 2019
Organized JUN 2020 JUN 2020 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Landslide Monitoring by Using Sensor and Wireless Technique at JNGEC (TEQIP III) on 18TH June 2020
Organized DEC 2020 DEC 2020 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on First Brainstorming session at JNGEC (TEQIP III) on 21st December 2020
Organized JAN 2020 JAN 2020 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Implementation of Start up and NISP policy in the field of engineering at JNGEC (TEQIP III) on 30TH January 2021
Organized FEB 2021 FEB 2021 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Rendezvous with Innovation and Startups at JNGEC (TEQIP III) on 06th February 2021
Organized FEB 2021 FEB 2021 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Benefit of startup in students life at JNGEC (TEQIP III) on 06th February 2021
Organized MAR 2021 MAR 2021 Workshop Organizing secretary Workshop on Transcending Innovations at JNGEC (TEQIP III) on 6th MARCH 2021
Attended AUG 2020 AUG 2020 STC AICTE sponsor short term training program for one week on Disaster Management and mitigation organised by Dr. N.G.P. Institute Of Technology Kalapatti Road, Coimbatore - 641 048, Tamil Nadu, India. 03-08-2020 to 08-08-2020
Attended AUG 2020 AUG 2020 STC Two week program on Induction Program Phase- I organised by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training And Research Institute10-08-2020 to 21-08-2020
Attended JUL 2020 JUL 2020 STC One week webinar series on Geotechnical engineering organised by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India 13 -07- 2020 to 20 -07-2020
Attended JUL 2020 JUL 2020 STC One week Short Term Course on Emerging treads in Civil Engineering organised by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India 21 -07- 2020 to 26 -07- 2020
Attended JUL 2020 JUL 2020 One week Short Term Course on Intellectual Property Right and Effective Patent Drafting organised by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India 27 -07- 2020 to 31 -07- 2020
Attended AUG 2020 AUG 2020 STC Innovative Technologies and Practices In construction Industries organised by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India 03 -08- 2020 to 09-08-2020
Attended JUL 2020 DEC 2020 STC 4 week courses on Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory organised by NPTEL 03-07-2020 To 10-12-2020
Attended JUL 2020 DEC 2020 2 Week course on Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical Engineering I organised by NPTEL 03-07-2020 To 10-12-2020
Attended JUN 2019 JUN 2019 Training Training of Master Trainers on Earthquake Resistant Construction Practices”10th June 2019-14th June 2019
Attended JAN 2020 JAN 2020 FDP Faculty Development Programme on “Life Skill Development) 2nd January 2020-11th January 2020
Attended MAR 2021 MAR 2021 FDP FDP on "Art of Being an Effective Researcher" 25-03-2021 to 29- 03-2021
Attended APR 2021 APR 2021 STC AICTE-STTP on Empowering the moral values, ethics and behavioral attitude in teaching skills among teachers (phase-iii)19-04-21 to 24-04-21
Attended JUN 2018 JUN 2018 Training Summer Training Programme on Active Learning at IIT Indore 25th – 29th June, 2018
Attended JUN 2018 JUN 2018 STC 1-week STC on Statistical Methods in Research Methodology 4th- 8th June, 2018
Attended MAR 2018 MAR 2018 Workshop Workshop on “Outcome Based Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering Programs” on 12 th -13 th March 2018
Attended FEB 2017 MAR 2017 Workshop Workshop on “urban infrastructure development” on nat JNGEC Sundernagar15th Feb 2017
Attended SEP 2016 SEP 2016 Workshop Workshop on “Advances in sustainabale infrastructure planning and development” at JNGEC Sundernagar14th Sep 2016,
Attended FEB 2016 FEB 2016 STC Characterizing the uncertain in Climate change impact assessment for water resources 20-26th Feb 2016
Attended JUL 2016 JUL 2016 Workshop Office Procedure conduct and CCA Rules, 1st July 2016
Attended JUL 2016 JUL 2016 STC Finite Element method and its application in Structural Engg. and Hydraullics 4TH to 10 July 2016