Applied Mechanics Department
Name
  Qualification
    Designation
Office Home Mobile Courses Taught (for Last 2 years) Research Area of Interest
E-mails
 Dr. Atul K. Desai
  Ph.D., L.L.B.
   Head & Associate Professor
1531 -- 9327433390
akd@amd.svnit.ac.in
dip1985@yahoo.com
Foundation Engineering
Design of Concrete Structures
Design of Bridge Structures
Structural Dynamics
Structural Dynamics
Machine foundations
Bridge engineering
Earthquake engineering & structural forensic
Bridges subject to seismic loading
Analysis and designing of tall structure such as microwave towers
chimney
cooling tower
steel structure
Fiber reinforced soil
Wind induced oscillation in structure
Turbo machine frame foundation
Pile raft foundation
Fiber Reinforced concrete & its damping and energy dissipation
Beam-column joint
Seismic time history analysis (near field and far field earthquake)
 Dr. Hemant S. Patil
  Ph.D.
   Professor
1651 2780974 9825450884
hsp@amd.svnit.ac.in
hsp57@yahoo.com
Engineering Mechanics
Design of Concrete Structures
Advanced Design of Steel Structures
Finite Element Modeling
Advanced analysis of three dimensional space structures using finite element approach
Application of Fiber Reinforced composite materials to civil engineering structures
Supervising research student in diverse fields ranging from concrete & steel structures to web-based applications using virtual reality techniques
 Dr. C. D. Modhera
  Ph.D.
   Professor
1533 2210933 9824437861
cdm@amd.svnit.ac.in
cdmodhera@yahoo.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Experimental Stress Analysis
Theory of Elasticity
Concrete Technology
Structural dynamics
Earthquake engineering and monitoring health of structural concrete
Special concrete and relevant applications to the field
 Mr. Satish. N. Desai
  M.E.(Civil)
   Associate Professor
1537 2730204 9824787178
snd@amd.svnit.ac.in
snd_02@yahoo.co.in
Engineering Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Concrete Technology
Advanced Design of Concrete Structures
Concrete technology
Repair & rehabilitations of reinforced concrete structures
Experimental stress analysis
Design of Bridges
Non-destructive testing and use of industrial waste in concrete
 Mr. Darshak B. Raijiwala
  M.E.(Civil)
   Associate Professor
1637 2470141 9825340706
dbr@amd.svnit.ac.in
draijiwala@yahoo.com
Design of Concrete Structures
Design of Bridge Structures
Theory of Elasticity
Design of Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
Concrete technology
Pre-stressed concrete
Rehabilitation repair & retrofitting of structures
Design of reinforced concrete structures
 Mr. Ramji T. Patel
  M.E.(Civil)
   Associate Professor
1532 2221040 9824090138
rtp@amd.svnit.ac.in
rtpatel49@yahoo.com
Mechanics of Solids
Concrete Technology
Design of Steel Structures
Design of Pre-stressed Concrete Structures
Concrete Technology including pre-stressed concrete structures, composite materials, steel structures
Repair & rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures
Fiber Reinforced Concrete
 Dr. Sandip A. Vasanwala
  Ph.D.
   Associate Professor
1532 2747629 9879458558
sav@amd.svnit.ac.in
vsandip18@gmail.com
Engineering Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Computer Methods of Analysis
Computer Aided Design of Structures
Computer aided structural analysis
Engineering mechanics
Structural analysis
Computer applications in civil engineering
Neural network application in structural engineering
Earthquake resistance design of structures
Performance evaluation & capacity based design of concrete structures
Preliminary design of structures
Neural application for preliminary design of space structures
 Mr. A. J. Shah
  M.E.(Civil)
   Associate Professor
1534 2220409 9879510045
ajs@amd.svnit.ac.in
ajse408@yahoo.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Design of Steel Structures
Disaster Management
Steel structure
Cold formed steel
Rehabilitation & retrofit of structure
Wind Engineering
Disaster management with respect to Earthquake and innovative steel structures
 Mr. B. J. Mehta
  M.E.(Civil)
   Associate Professor
1536 2743127 9825711678
bjm@amd.svnit.ac.in
mbj_1949@yahoo.co.in
Geo-technical Engineering
Measurement Techniques in Geo-technical Engineering
Environmental Geo-technical Engineering
Foundation on difficult sub-soil
Geo-technical engineering
Foundation engineering
Soil exploration
Earthwork
Rock-testing
 Dr. C. H. Solanki
  Ph.D.
   Associate Professor
1607 2212795 9925207068
chs@amd.svnit.ac.in
chandresh1968@yahoo.co.in
Engineering Mechanics
Geo-technical Engineering
Foundation Engineering
Soil Improvement Techniques
Sub Soil Characteristics
Prediction in Geo-technical Engineering
Ground improvement techniques
Geo-environmental Engineering
 Mr. Anant M. Parghi
  M.Tech.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1805 -- 9428457867
amp@amd.svnit.ac.in
anantparghi@gmail.com
anantparghi@ymail.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Structural Analysis
Computer Aspects in Geo-technical Engineering
Performance-Based Seismic Design
Finite Element Analysis
Strengthening and repair of structures using retrofit techniques (i.e. FRP etc)
Building seismic design & evaluation of structures
Design & strengthening of building
Testing and supervision of concrete structures
High performance concrete mixes
Confined masonry buildings
Evaluation and strengthening of structures
 Mr. Gaurang R. Vesmawala
  M.E.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1532 -- 9904003872
grv@amd.svnit.ac.in
grv22@yahoo.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Introduction to Structural Engineering
Structural Analysis
Wind Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Optimum design of space structures
Neural network applications in structural engineering and computer analysis & design of structures
 Mr. Yogesh D. Patil
  M.E.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1614 -- 99988 4651
ydp@amd.svnit.ac.in
chipatil@yahoo.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Design of Steel Structures
Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures
Earthquake engineering
Fiber reinforced concrete
Steel & reinforced concrete beam-column joint and design of steel structures
 Mr. J. B. Patel
  M.Tech.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1811 -- 9725757937
pjb@amd.svnit.ac.in
jig8107@gmial.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Ground Improvement & Reinforced Earth Techniques
Geo-technical engineering and soil exploration
 Mr. Mayank K. Desai
  M.Tech.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1811 -- 9998500125
mkd@amd.svnit.ac.in
dmayank@gmail.com
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Computer Aided Structural Design
Structural Dynamics
Bridge engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Non-linear static and dynamic procedures of structural analysis
Finite Element Method
animation and computer aided structural analysis and design
Development of web based extended desktop virtual reality application for structural engineering problems
 Mr. Shailendrakumar
  M.E.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1804 -- 9904402960
skumar@amd.svnit.ac.in
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solids
Rock Mechanics
Reinforced Earth & Geo-synthetics
Geo-technical Earthquake Engineering and Bearing Capacity improvement using geo-synthetics
 Ms. S. D. Vaidya
  M.Tech.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1812 -- 9426106454
sdv@amd.svnit.ac.in
vaidya_shruti2001@yahoo.com
Geo-technical Engineering
Advanced Soil Mechanics
Geo-technical engineering and soil improvement techniques
Pursuing research in the field of piled raft foundation
 Mr. Satyajit Patel
  M.Tech.(Civil)
   Assistant Professor
1803 -- 9714740022
sp@amd.svnit.ac.in
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanics of Solid
Advances Soil Mechanics
Environmental Geo-technology
Utilization of Industrial waste in Civil Engineering
Construction
Geo-environmental Issues