Dr. Minakshi Vaghani

Profile

Name : Dr. Minakshi Vaghani
Qualification: Ph.D in civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Civil Engineering
Experience: 9.5 years
Email: minakshi.vaghani@scet.ac.inminaxi.vaghani@sarvajanikuniversity.ac.in
Courses / Subject involved: Repair & Retrofitting of Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Analysis, Concrete Technology, Urban Transportation System

Extra Duty

1 Member of Academic Monitoring committee at College level.
2 Member of Budget committee at department level.
3 Class Teacher of Students Batch 2019-20 for Civil Engineering Department.
4 Working as a technical team member in Consultancy managed by Faculty of Civil Engineering: • Structural Proof Checking Consultancy works for projects handled by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). • Structural Condition Assessment services for various government and private projects. • Planning and Designing of Road Project allotted by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
5 Member of Discipline committee at college level.
6 Representative of Civil Engineering Department for Central Library Committee.
7 P.G. In charge for M.E. in Environmental Engineering for year 2015-16.
8 Worked as an active team member of Environmental Audit Cell during year 2013-2017.

Research Projects

1 Water Quality Index of surface water of Par river etc
2 Evaluation of Ground Water Quality Index of Kadodara Region
3 CPM of cable stayed bridge
4 Location of shear wall and its effect on dynamic performance of building

Patents/Copyrights

Books Published

1 Book chapter
Evaluation of Noise Level in and Around Railway Platform in Surat City published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Vol. 69, August 2020, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-3742-4_17

Research Publications

Book Chapter
1 “Damage Pattern of RC Beam Column Connection Subjected to Cyclic Loading” published in magazine of New Building Material and Construction Works (NBM & CW) ISSN 0973-0591 Vol. 20 Issue-2.
International Journals
1 “Tempo-spatial variability in volatile emissions from a sewage-treatment plant in Surat, India”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 16 (1), August 2020, Pg. No. 48-55
2 “Evaluation of In-vehicle VOCs from Mass Transportation- A Review”, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2019, e-ISSN:2349-5162
3 “Industrial Noise and its Impacts- A Review”, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2019, e-ISSN:2349-5162
4 “Contamination of heavy metals in soil and its impact around formal and informal e-waste recycling area in India”, Global Research and Development Journals, Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering, 2019 e-ISSN: 2455-5703
5 “Utilization of Textile Waste by Pyrolysis – A Review”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Studies Volume 3, Issue 2 in 20 April 2018, e-ISSN : 2582-3132
6 “Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) Plastics to Fuel - A Review”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Studies Volume 3, Issue 1 in 9 March 2018, e-ISSN : 2582-3132
7 “Characterising Low Cost Agricultural by-product for Sequestering Greywater Pollutants by Biosorption for Reuse Application”, Journal of Water Resources and Pollution Studies Volume 3, Issue 1 in 6 March 2018, Page no. (1-7) e-ISSN: 2581-5326
8 “Health Impact Characterization of Traditional Biomass Cook Stove Usage on Indoor Air Quality in Rural Region – A State of Review”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Studies Volume 3, Issue 1 in 6 March 2018, e-ISSN : 2582-3132
9 “Volatile Organic Compounds emission from wastewater treatment plant- a review”, International Journal for Science and Advance Research in Technology 2018, Page No. (1165-1168) ISSN [ONLINE] : 2395-1052
10 “Reclamation of Saline and Sodic soil: The State of Review”, Global Research and Development Journals March 2016, Page No. (499-503) ISSN [ONLINE]:2455-5703.
11 “Study of Idol Immersion in Water Bodies”, Global Research and Development Journals March 2016, Page No. (478-482) ISSN [ONLINE]:2455-5703.
12 “Overview to Categorization of Emissions from Domestic Sewer Lines & Domestic Sewage Treatment Plant”, Global Research and Development Journals, March 2016, Page No. (473-477) ISSN [ONLINE]:2455-5703.
13 “Assessment of Surface Water quality using Multivariate Statistical Techniques- A Review”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering, Science & Management (2015) (IJARESM), ISSN: 2394-1766
14 “A Review on Applicability of Phtocatalyst Titanium Dioxide for Treatment of Grey water”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) Vol. 5, Issue 3 March 2015, ISSN: 2248-9622
15 “General Review on Removal of Arsenic from different water sources”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering, Science & Management (2015) (IJARESM), ISSN: 2394-1766
16 “Evaluation of Groundwater quality by using Water Quality Index (WQI) method and it’s Case study” (2014), International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER), Vol. 9 , E ISSN 1087-1090 P- ISSN 0973-4562.
17 “Advanced Retrofitting Techniques for RC Building: A State of an Art Review” in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.4, Issue 2, April 2014, pp. 579-584.
18 “Structural Evaluation of Stainless Steel as a Strengthening Material: A State of a Review” in IOSR Journal of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue-2, Ver. VII, March-April 2015, pp 54-61.
19 “Performance of RC Beam Column Connections Subjected to Cyclic Loading” in IOSR Journal of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue-2, Ver. VII, March-April 2015, pp 48-53
20 “Stainless Steel As A Structural Material: State Of Review” in International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, Vol. 4, Issue 3, March 2014, pp. 657-662
International Conference
1 Presented technical paper at International Conference (ICCTEM-07) entitled “Exhaustive Study of CO and HC Emissions from Two and Three Wheelers under Idling Engine Conditions in Surat City”, Pondicherry during 4 – 6 January 2007. Achieved the prize of BEST PAPER for technical paper presented at International Conference (Pondicherry) during 4 – 6 January 2007.
2 Presented technical paper at International Conference (ICER-07) entitled “Some Less Stressed Issues of Bio-Medical Waste Management”, at Bhopal during 28 – 30 December 2007.
3 Presented technical paper at International Conference (ICER-07) entitled “Environmental Management System for Sugar Distillery Industries”, at Bhopal during 28 – 30 December 2007.
National Journals
1 “Damage Pattern of RC Beam Column Connection Subjected to Cyclic Loading” in New Building Material and Construction Works (NBM & CW), Vol. 20, Issue-2, August 2014, pp 171-176.
National Conference
1 Overview to Categorization of Emissions from Domestic Sewer Lines & Domestic Sewage Treatment Plant at 1st National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability, SSASIT, Surat
2 Reclamation of Saline and Sodic soil: The State of Review at 1st National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability, SSASIT, Surat
3 Evaluation of Pesticides in Ambient Air of Rural areas: A Review at Noise and Air Pollution: monitoring and Modeling (NAP- 2017), SVNIT, Surat
4 Evaluation of Ambient Noise levels in Urban area at Noise and Air Pollution: monitoring and Modeling (NAP- 2017), SVNIT, Surat
5 Evaluation of Noise Level in and Around Railway Platform in Surat City”, Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering (RATE-2020), 267-281, NIT, Surat
6 Study of Idol Immersion in Water Bodies at 1st National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability, SSASIT, Surat
7 Presented technical paper on “Seismic Retrofitting Techniques for RC Elements: The State of Review” in 8th Biennial Conference namely Structural Engineering Convention 2012(SEC 2012)
8 Presented technical paper on “Automobile Pollution in Surat City” at National Conference (UAPIM) in at SVNIT, Surat during 11 – 13 December 2003.
9 Presented technical paper on National Seminar entitled ” Municipal Solid Waste Management : A Case Study of Surat City”, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu during 27-28 April, 2006
10 “Seismic Retrofitting of RC Beam-Column Connections” in New Building Material and Construction Works (NBM & CW), Vol. 20, Issue-8, February 2015, pp 171-176

Expert Lectures Delivered

1 Webinar delivered on 3 Rs: Rapair, Retrofitting & Rehabilitation on May 30, 2020 at Dr. S & S. S. Ghandhy College of Engineering & Technology, Surat

Achievements / Awards

Administrative Duties

Membership of Professional Bodies

Workshop / Seminar / STTP

1 AICTE sponsored one-week QIP STTP on Finite Element Method & Applications in Civil Engineering conducted by IIT Bombay during May 20-24, 2019.
2 ISTE approved and GTU sponsored one-week Faculty Development Program on Towards Understanding, Grooming and Optimizing Healthy Practice of Induction Program conducted by SCET Surat during December 17-22, 2018.
3 Q-GIS: A Hands on Practice in Environment organised by Faculty of Civil Engineering, SCET, Surat, 11th September 2018.
4 National Level Symposium on Research Projects: Proposal and Grants organised by Shree Ramkrishna Institute of Computer Education & Applied Sciences in collaboration with GUJCOST, 15th September 2017.
5 National Workshop on Waste Management Rules and Innovations in Waste Management organised jointly by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Centre for Environment Education (CEE), 11th -12th April 2017.
6 Fundamentals of Concrete Technology organised by Faculty of Civil Engineering, SCET, Surat, 2nd March 2017.
7 Geotechnical Investigations and Case Studies?, Indian Geotechnical Society, Surat Chapter, 01 Day, Applied Mechanics Department of SVNIT, Surat.
8 Introduction to Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 30th Nov 2015 – 9th January 2016 (Two Weeks), Civil Engineering Department, SCET, Surat.
9 Participated in Co-ordinator’s Workshop on Environmental Studies, 23rd – 27th March 2015 (One week), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
10 Engineering Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 26th Nov – 6th Dec. 2013(Two Weeks), Civil Engineering Department, SCET, Surat.
11 Advances in Concrete Mix Design & Usage of Admixtures?, TEQUIP-II, Dr. FIXIT Institute and SVNIT, Surat, 24th – 25th Oct. 2013,(One Week), SVNIT, Surat.
12 Structural Diagnosis, Repair and Retrofitting of RCC Structures? TEQUIP-II, Dr. FIXIT Institute and SVNIT, Surat, 24th – 28th June 2013(One Week), SVNIT, Surat.

Participation in Other Activities

1 Organised an Expert Talk under R & D Talk Series 2023 on February 07, 2023 at SCET.
2 Chaired the technical session at the National Conference (GUJCOST sponsored) on Sustainability in civil Engineering (SCE-22), organised by CKPCET, Surat, 29th – 30th September 2022.
3 Contributed as Technical Reviewer for International Conference on Smart & Sustainable Developments in Engineering and Technology (PiCET -2022) on May 21-22 organised by Parul University, Waghodia.
4 Delivered Webinar on Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures on 04th June 2021 for Thakur Polytechnic, Mumbai.
5 Contributed as session chair for Civil Engineering in National Conference on Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE-2021) organised by GEC, Surat on 15th May 2021.
6 Contributed as Member of Review Committee for Civil Engineering in National Conference on Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE-2021) organised by GEC, Surat on 15th May 2021.
7 Delivered Webinar on Environmental Auditing and Compliance on 19th June 2020 for Dr S & S S Gandhy Government Engineering College, Surat.
8 Delivered Webinar on 3 Rs : Repair, Retrofitting and Rehabilitation on 30th May 2020 for Dr S & S S Gandhy College of Engineering & Technology, Surat.
9 Faculty Head for Nirmaan 2k19 organized by SCET, Surat, 6th – 7th September 2019.
10 Contributed as session chair for Civil Engineering in 1st National Conference on Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE-2019) organised by GEC, Surat on 16th February 2019.
11 Technical Co-Chair and Organising Committee for the National Conference on New Horizons in Civil Engineering -2017 (NHCE-2017) held during March 25-26, 2017 at SCET, Surat.
12 Contributed as an Expert for delivering lecture in the Two Days workshop on Recent Advancement in Environmental Engineering organised by Civil Engineering Department, Uka Tarsadia University on 20th March 2017.
13 Faculty Convenor for Nirmaan 2k16 organized by SCET, Surat, 16th – 17th September 2016.
14 Chaired the technical session at the National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RECEGS-2016), organised by SSASIT, Surat, 29th – 30th March 2016.
15 Conducted Two-week ISTE STTP on Environmental Studies conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, from 02nd – 12th June 2015.
16 Faculty Head for Civil Engineering Department, GTU TECHFEST 2014, KSHITIJ-2014 organized and hosted by SCET, Surat, 21st- 22nd March 2014.