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Dr. Ashalatha R.
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
College of Engineering Trivandrum
Mobile:
9495823647
Email:
ashalatha@cet.ac.in
Qualifications:
- B.Tech in Civil Engineering
- M.Tech in Traffic & Transportation Engineering
- Ph.D in Transportation Engineering
Previous Experience/Positions held
- Scientist, Traffic and Transportation Division in Central Road Research Institute, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1999-2000 (9 months)
- Guest Faculty in Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum (9 months)
Areas of Interest:
Traffic Engineering
Road Safety
Transportation Planning
Highway Materials
Courses Handled
Traffic Engineering (PG)
Analysis and Design of Intersections (PG)
Transportation Economics (PG)
Analysis and Design of pavements (PG),
Transportation Engineering (UG)
Basic Civil Engineering (UG)
Publications:
INTERNATIONALS JOURNALS
Satish Chandra, Abhishek Agrawal and Ashalatha, R. 2009, Microscopic Analysis of Service Delay at Uncontrolled Intersections in Mixed Traffic Conditions. Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), 135 (6), 2009, 323- 329.
Ashalatha, R and Satish Chandra.2011, Service Delay Analysis at TWSC Intersections through Simulation. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(2), 2011, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, 413-425.
Ashalatha, R and Satish Chandra. 2011, Behavior of Drivers at Unsignalised Intersections Critical Gap Through Clearing. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(8), 2011, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, 1427-1437.
Ashalatha R, V.S. Manju and Arun Baby Zacharia.2013, Mode Choice Behavior of Commuters in Thiruvananthapuram City. Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering ASCE, 139 (5), 2013, 494- 502.
Salini S, George, S., and Ashalatha, R. 2016, Effect of Side Frictions on Traffic Flow Characteristics of Urban Roads . Transportation Research Procedia 17, Elsevier, 2016, 636 - 643.
Preethi, Aby Varghese, Ashalatha, R.2016, Modelling Delay at Signalized Intersections Under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions. Transportation Research Procedia 17, Elsevier, 2016 ,529 - 538.
Praveen P.S and Ashalatha.R. 2016, Platoon Diffusion along Signalized Corridors. Transportation Research Procedia 25, Elsevier, 2016, 154 - 161.
Preethi P and Ashalatha R. 2016, Quantification of Vehicular Interaction During Saturation Flow at Signalised Intersections . International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 6(4), 2016, 453 - 473.
Salini S and Ashalatha R. Development of passenger car unit based on acceleration noise for urban arterials. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Transport, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jtran.17.00073 .
Preethi P and Ashalatha R. 2017, Estimation of saturation flow under heterogeneous traffic conditions. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport, (Published online on 15th Sept. 2017) .
Salini S and Ashalatha R. 2017, Analysis of traffic characteristics of urban roads under the influence of roadside frictions. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2018.06.008 .
Preethi P and Ashalatha R. 2018, Modelling saturation flow rate and right turn adjustment factor using area occupancy concept. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2018, 6 (1), 63 - 71.
Praveen P.S. and Ashalatha R. Identification of Platoon Dispersion Pattern under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Elsevier (Accepted).
Prathapan, P. and Rajamma, A. 2018, Determination of adjustment factors for far side and near side bus stops on saturation flow . Transportation in Developing Economies, 2018, 4 (12).
Praveen P.S. and Ashalatha R., Passenger Car Equivalency Factors under Platooning Conditions. Transportation in Developing Economics (Accepted).
Salini S, Ashalatha R and Aswathy Mohan.Equivalency Factors based on Acceleration Noise for Mixed Traffic Condition. Transportation in Developing Economics (Accepted).
NATIONAL JOURNALS
Telson, M.T., Ashalatha, R. and R.Sathikumar. 2003, Monetary Evaluation of Pain, Grief And Suffering in Road Accidents Cost- A Case Study in Thiruvananthapuram . Indian Journal of Transport Management, Vol. 27, No. 2, April- June, 2003, 168-185.
Ashalatha, R., Kala, P. and Satish Chandra. 2005, Comparative Study on Gap Acceptance at T-Intersection .Indian Highways, 33 (7), Indian Roads Congress, 2005, New Delhi, 29- 39.
Ashalatha, R., Satish Chandra and Prasanth, K. 2005, Critical Gap at Uncontrolled Intersections using Maximum Likelihood Technique . Indian Highways, 33 (10), Indian Roads Congress, 2005, New Delhi, 67-74.
Ashalatha R and Satish Chandra. 2007, Capacity of Uncontrolled Intersections Under Mixed Traffic Conditions . HRB 77, Indian Roads Congress, Oct., 2007, 73-80.
Satish Chandra Ashalatha R. andGaurav H. Pandey.Traffic Flow Analysis on Intermediate Lane Roads. Indian Highways, 38 (12), Indian Roads Congress, 2010, New Delhi, 17-23.
Ashalatha R. and Manjusha M. 2012, Application of Fuzzy Logic in Traffic Signal Co-ordination. Journal of Indian Roads Congress, 5 (2), Indian Roads Congress, 2012, 33-40.
Ashalatha R, Salini S and Sreelekshmi S. Calibration and Validation of Vissim for Urban Heterogeneous Traffic. Indian Highways, 46(1), Indian Roads Congress, 2015, New Delhi, 13-25.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Manjusha, M. and Ashalatha, R.2008, Traffic Signal Co-Ordination Using Fuzzy Logic. Proceedings of IITB Golden Jubilee International Conference, TPMDC, Dec., 2008.
Ashalatha R. and Satish Chandra. 2010, Interpolation Of Traffic Data Through Rotation Of Cumulative Density Curves. Interpolation Of Traffic Data Through Rotation Of Cumulative Density Curves.
ArunZacheria and Ashalatha. 2010, Factors Affecting Mode Choice : A Case Study. First International and Eleventh National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Nov. 2010.
Salini S, Ashalatha R and NeethuPrakash. 2012, Impact of Bus Stops on Traffic Flow Characteristics of Urban Roads. Transportation Research Board's 4th Urban Street Symposium, 24th- 27th June, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2012.
Praveen P.S and Ashalatha.R.2016, Characterization of Platoon dispersion variables under heterogeneous traffic. ASCE international conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD2016,Houseton, Texas, USA, June 26-29,2016).
Preethi.P and Ashalatha.R. 2016, Estimation of dynamic PCU using the area occupancy concept at signalised intersections. ASCE international conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD2016,Houseton,Texas, USA, June 26-29,2016).
Praveen P.S. and Ashalatha R. 2017, Characterising platoon dispersion model along urban arterials under heterogeneous traffic. International Road Federation (IRF) World Road Meeting New Delhi, 15th Nov. 2017.
Praveen P.S. and Ashalatha R. 2019, Development of Adjustment Factors for Robertson's Platoon Dispersion Model. Paper accepted for presentation at 15th World Conference on Transport Research 26-31 May 2019 | Mumbai, India.
NATIONAL CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Ashalatha, R. and Usha, K. 2001, A Road Plan for Thiruvananthapuram City . Thirteenth Kerala Science Congress, 29th-31st Jan. 2001, pp 548-552.
Ashalatha, R. and Jyothy, M.G. 2001, Effect of Pedestrians on the Level of Service of Urban Roads. National Conference on "The neglected and vulnerable road user- The Pedestrians"- 28th Sept. 2001 at New Delhi, pp 17-22.
Jyothy, M.G, Ashalatha, R. and Kuncheria, P. Isaac. 2001, Effect of Road Side Frictions on Level of Service for Urban Roads. Proceedings of the Regional seminar on Technological developments for the Third Millennium, 16th-17th March 2001, College of Engineering.
SatishChandra,Ashalatha, R., and Kala, P. 2001, Driver Behaviour at an Uncontrolled T- Intersection in a Mixed Traffic Situation . Proceedings of the National Conference on Transportation Systems-Status and Directions, April 24th- 26th , 2001, IIT Delhi, pp 535-545.
Kala, P.,Ashalatha, R. and Satish Chandra. 2002, Analysis of Drivers' Behaviour at an Uncontrolled T- Intersection. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Interactive Integrated Technological Advancements- Recent trends, July 5th -6th 2002, College of Engineering, Trivandrum.
Satish Chandra, Ashalatha, R. and Partha Pratim Dey.2007, Capacity Research on Two-Lane Roads and Uncontrolled Intersections. Proceedings of the National Workshop on Characterisation of Urban Road Traffic, IIT Madras, Chennai, March, 2007, 63-71.
Manjusha, M.and Ashalatha, R. 2008, Design of Traffic Signal using Modified Conventional Method. Ninth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Nov. 2008, 252-262.
Anitha.K.R, Ashalatha R. and ArveeSujil Johnson. 2009, Effects of RBI Grade 81 on Lateritic Subgrade Soil. Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology, RIT, Kottayam, March 2009.
Arvee Sujil Johnson and Ashalatha R. X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Soils with RBI Grade 81. One day seminar on New materials in road construction for stabilized pavements, organized by IIT Madras.
Ashalatha R and Satish Chandra.2011, Capacity of Uncontrolled Intersections in Semi Urban Areas. National workshop on Indo- Highway capacity Manual , organized by CRRI, New Delhi, 24-25 Nov. 2011.
Ashalatha R. and Neethu Prakash. 2012, Effect of Bus Stops on Traffic Flow Characteristics of Urban Roads. Thirteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2012.
Ashalatha R. 2013, Gap acceptance studies- A review. National Workshop on 'Methodology for Indo - Highway Capacity Manual' (MIHCAM) for "Development of Indian Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM)" Sponsored by Planning Commission, Government of India, Jan 18th -19th , 2013.
Sethulekshmi V.S., Ashalatha R and Midhun Babu N.T. 2013, Modelling congestion along urban corridors in Thiruvananthapuram city using acceleration noise. Fourteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2013.
Gopika Unni and Ashalatha R. 2013, Optimisation of bus stop locations using a GIS platform. Fourteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2013.
Preethi P, Shifana and Ashalatha R. 2014, Modelling dynamic PCU and saturation flow at signalized intersections. Colloquium on "Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, centre for Transportation Research , NIT Calicut , May 12-13th , 2014.
Salini S, NeethuPrakash and Ashalatha R. 2014 Impact of pedestrians on capacity of urban arterials. Colloquium on " Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, centre for Transportation Research , NIT Calicut.
Aswathy P, Preethi P and Ashalatha R. 2014, Modelling Right Turn Adjustment Factor of Saturation flow at Signalized Intersection. Fifteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2014.
Aby Varghese, Preethi P and Ashalatha R. 2014, Vehicle Delay Modelling at Signalized Intersections for Varying Control Conditions Using Artificial Neural Network Approach. Fifteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2014.
Rashid A and Ashalatha R. 2014, Laboratory experiments on reclaimed asphalt pavements. Fifteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2014.
Sherin George, Salini Sand Ashalatha R. 2014, Effect of road side friction on traffic flow characteristics of urban roads. Fifteenth National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Aug. 2014.
Salini, S., Manu, O Kuttan., and Ashalatha, R. 2014, Impact of pedestrians on capacity of urban arterials. Proceedings of Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM), NIT Calicut, May 12-13, 2014.
Preethi P., Shifana U N., and Ashalatha, R. 2014, Modelling Dynamic PCU and Saturation Flow at Signalised Intersections. Proceedings of Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM), NIT Calicut, May 12-13, 2014.
Aswathy,P., Preethi, P.,Ashalatha, R. 2014 Modelling Right Turn Adjustment Factor of Saturation flow at Signalized Intersection. Proceedings of 15th National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram.
Aby Varghese.Preethi, P. and Ashalatha, R. 2014, Vehicle Delay Modelling at Signalized Intersections for Varying Control Conditions Using Artificial Neural Network Approach. Proceedings of 15th National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram.
Praveen P.S. And Ashalatha R. 2016, Platoon Diffusion Along Signalised Corridors. Global Colloquium In Recent Advancement and Effectual Researches in Engineering Science and Technology (RAEREST 2016),Palai,Kottayam,India.
Salini S, Ashalatha R and Aswathy Mohan.2017, Equivalency factor based on acceleration noise for mixed traffic condition, 4th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG),17-20, December 2017, Mumbai, India.
Praveen P.S.And Ashalatha R. 2017, Passenger car equivalency factors under platooning conditions. 4th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG),17-20, December 2017, Mumbai, India.
Preethi P and Ashalatha R. Determination of adjustment factors for far side and near side bus stops on saturation flow . 4th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG),17-20, December 2017, Mumbai, India.
Other Responsibilities held:
Head of the Dept. of Civil Engineering, Govt. Engineering College Kannur
TRC Coordinator
Faculty advisor 2007-11
Treasurer IMMM 2010
Other Academic Activities
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