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Name
in full |
Dr.
RAMCHANDRA NARAYAN HERKAL |
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Date
of Birth |
28.07.1959 |
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3 |
Designation |
Principal |
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University |
Degree |
Year |
Field
of specialization |
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Karnataka University,
Dharwad |
B.E. |
1982 |
Civil Engineering |
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Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore. |
M.E. |
1986 |
Geo-technical
Engineering |
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Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore |
Ph.D |
1996 |
Geo-technical
Engineering |
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Title
of Ph.D. thesis |
Constitutive Modeling of Partly Saturated Fine
Grained Soils.
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Supervisors |
Prof. B.R.
Srinivasa Murthy
Dr. A. Vatsala
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Employment record (Starting from present position) |
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University/College |
Designation |
Period |
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Basaveshwar
Engineering College, Bagalkot |
Principal |
From 01.12.2003
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Basaveshwar
Engineering College, Bagalkot |
Professor |
May, 2000 to 30
Nov,2003
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Basaveshwar
Engineering College, Bagalkot |
Asst. Professor
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13 Years |
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Basaveshwar
Engineering College, Bagalkot |
Lecturer |
4 Years |
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Consultancy and Research activities: |
Invovlved in various consultancy projects for
Karnataka Land Army Corporation, KPWD, KUWS &
Kanoria Industries Limited, Bangalaore etc.,
Applied for
recognition as a Research Guide to Visvesvaraya
Technological University, Belgaum
Research work was
carried out in stabilization of B.C. Soil for the
production of Bricks using different industrial
wastes.
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Publication: |
A.
Sridharan, A. Bindumadhava and R.N. Herkal, “Soil
Grid Reinforcement Interaction”, Indian
Geo-technical Conference Allahabad, December,
1988.
A Vatsala, B.R. Srinivasa Murthy
and R.N. Herkal, “Shrinkage Behavior of Partly
Saturated Fine Grained Soils”, Indian
Geo-technical Conference, December 1994.
R.N. Herkal, A.
Vatsala, and B.R. Srinivasa Murthy, “Triaxial
Compression and Shear Test on Partly Saturated
Soils”, International Conference of Saturated
Soils Paris, France, December 1995.
R.N.Herkal and
Raghavendra Joshi, “B.C. Soil Stablization Bricks
an Alternative Constructional Material”, Indian
Institute of Technology Powai Mumbai, 13-15
December 2000. |
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Membership of Scientific and Professional
Societies.
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Fellow of Institution
of Engineers (India)-F/108508/1 |
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Life Member of Indian
Geo-technical Society – LM:2020 |
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Life Member of
International Society for Soil Mechanics &
Geo-technical Engineering. |
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Life Member of Indian
Society for Technical Education – lm:6548 |
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Responsibilities at University Level:
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Member, Academic
Senate, Visvesvaraya Technological University,
Belgaum
Member, BOS of Visvesvaraya
Technological University, Belgaum
Member, BOE of
Visvesvaraya Technological Unviersity, Belgaum
Worked as Member of
Local Inquiry Committee of Visvesvaraya
Technological University, Belgaum. |
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Responsibilities held at College level:
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Dean, Planning &
Development
Professor & Head of
Civil Engineering Department
Development Officer
Worked as Placement Officer |
List of Conferences
Short-term courses etc., organized/participated in
during the past five years:
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Name
of the course |
Name
of the institute |
Organized/
Attended |
Date
and Duration |
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Workshop on
Technology in Engineering: Education Leadership
Challenges |
Infosys Leadership
Institute, Mysore |
Attended |
February 08-10,
2003
3 days |
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International
Conference on Civil Engineering |
I.I.Sc., Bangalore |
Attended |
23-25 July, 2001 |
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Engineering
Practices in Expansive Soil |
Basaveshwar
Engineering College, Bagalkot |
Organized |
07-18 February
2000
2 Weeks |
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Foundation on Weak
Deposit |
I.I.T. Chennai |
Attended |
21-25 December
1998
1 Week |
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Workshop on
“Expansive Soils” |
I.I.Sc., Bangalore |
Attended |
One Day |
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Computational
Methods and Advances in Geo-technical Engineering |
I.I.Sc., Bangalore |
Attended |
24th
June to 5th July1996
2 Weeks |
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Foundation on
Marine Soils |
K.R.E.C.
Surathakal |
Attended |
December 29th
1986 to
10th January 1987
1 Week |
Projects floated to AICTE and sanctioned:
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Title of Project |
Year |
Funding
agency |
Amount sanctioned
(Rs. in lacs) |
Status |
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Modernization of
Civil Engineering Laboratory |
1987-1988 |
AICTE |
Rs.
12.00
Lr.No.F.3-1/87 T-7PT-III
Dated
24.03.1988 |
Project
Completed |
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Modernization of
Soil Mechanics Laboratory |
1998-1999 |
AICTE |
Rs. 6.00
Lr.No.F.8017/RDII/
MOD/DEG (265) 98-99
Dated 24.03.1999 |
Project
Completed |
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Modernization of
Concrete Laboratory |
2002-2003 |
AICTE |
Rs. 12.00
Lr.No.F.8021/RID/NPROJ/
MOD/116/2002-03 |
Project
Completed |
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