Dr. Priya R.
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
College of Engineering Trivandrum
Mobile:
8547028697
Qualifications:
B.Tech in Civil Engineering
M.Tech in Traffice & Transportation Planning
Ph.D in Pavement Engineering
Previous Experience/Positions held
Teaching:
Institution
Post Held
Period
CUSAT, School of Engineering
Lecturer
11/06/1999 to 31/05/2000
College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
Assistant Professor
01/06/2000 to 01/07/2016
College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.
Associate Professor
01/07/2016 to till date
Total: 25 Years Teaching Experience.
Areas of Interest:
Pavement engineering
Traffic engineering
Courses Handled
Traffic Engineering
Pavement Evaluation
Regional transportation planning
Engineering economics
Engineering mechanics
Surveying
Publications:
Papers Published /Presented in reputed Journals /Conferences :
Vishnu K., Priya R. and Vidhi Vyas (2023) "Understanding Mode Choice Behavior for Long- Distance Travel" Sustainable Development of Smart Cities Infrastructure, ISBN:978-93-90951-65-9.
Arun Sagar K. N. and Priya R. (2023) "Road Safety Audit of Kollam Bypass and traffic Management Measures for Safety Improvement" International Conference on Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation System, Organised by College of Engineering Trivandrum, 20-22 nd March 2023.
Sreenaja V P, and Priya R (2023) "Development of a 3-D Simulation Model of Flexible Pavement Responses Reinforced with Glass Fiber Geogrid under Moving Load", International Conference on Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation System, Organised by College of Engineering Trivandrum, 20-22 nd March 2023 .
Sreenaja V P and Priya R (2023), "A Comparative Study of Accident Pattern and Cause Before and During Covid-19 Lockdown in Kerala- Due to Changes in Traffiuc Volume and Composition" Indian Highways.
Soumya R S, Priya R , B Tulaseedharan Nair (2012) "Dynamic Segmentation of Road Network for Pavement Maintenance Management System in Trivandrum City" 13th National Conference on Technological Trends 2012.
Nimisha Mathew and Priya R (2013) "Evaluation of Effect of Surface Drainage on pavement Performance" 14 th National Conference on Technological Trends August 2013.
Priya R , Srinivasan K Karthik and Amrithalingam Veeraragavan (2008) "Sensitivity of Design Parameters on Optimal Pavement Maintenance Decisions at the Project level" Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board Issur No.2084 ISSN:0361-1981
Number of M.Tech Thesis guided: 11 Completed, 2 Ongoing
Other Responsibilities held:
Consultancy provided for Government Organisations:
Technical Member, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala for PMGSY rural roads projects for NRIDA under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India from June 2020 onwards till date. Scrutinized projects worth 41 crores during year 2020-21, Rupees 229 crores during year 2021-22, Rupees 224 crores during year 2023-24.
Consultancy activities for Kerala state PWD, Airport Authority of India, MoRTH, KSTP, KSUDP, TRIDA, Pathanamthitta Municipal Community, LSGD, Railway, CPWD etc from 2009 onwards
Institutional /Departmental Activities
Co-coordinator for Transportation Research Centre, College of Engineering Trivandrum.
Member , Department of Quality Assurance Cell, College of Engineering Trivandrum.
Member , Disciplinary Action Committee, College of Engineering Trivandrum.
Transportation Engineering Laboratory in charge, CET from Oct 2018 to July 2020
Head of Civil Engineering Department, CET from 25 th June 2022 to till date
Other Academic Activities:
Other Activitives
Member, State level Standing Committee, Kerala State Rural Roads Development Agency chaired by Hon Chief Secretary of Kerala State from June 2020 onwards
Member of the interview board, Selection of Officers in Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) on July 2024.
Member of the Committee in State Quality Coordinators Performance Evaluation committee of Kerala State Rural Road Development Agency (LSGD) on September 2024.
Member of interview selection board for Selection of Quality Engineer & Manager in Smart City Limited on November 2022.
Sponsored Projects:
Co-Investigator for Government of Kerala sponsored project (2023-2025) under Transportation Engineering Research Centre, Transportation Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum for an amount of Rs 2.75 lakhs with 2 years duration titled " Evaluation of Coated Coir Geotextile Reinforced Flexible Pavement"
Co-Investigator for National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) under Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India (MoRD) Sponsored project for an amount of Rs 17 lakhs for a duration of 14months (2022-23) titled Evaluation of Thin Bituminous Pavement Surfaces Appropriate for Low Volume Road (LVR) Application
Co-Investigator for Government of Kerala sponsored project (2015-2020 under Transportation Engineering Research Centre, Transportation Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum for an amount of Rs 10.72 lakhs with 5 years duration titled " Automatic Traffic Video Analysis"
Principal Investigator for Government of Kerala sponsored project (2012-17) under Transportation Engineering Research Centre, Transportation Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum for an amount of Rs 27.26 lakhs for 5 year duration titled " Evaluation and Pavement Performance analysis of Major Road Stretches in Trivandrum City".
Co- Investigator for Government of Kerala sponsored project (2014-15) under Transportation Engineering Research Centre, Transportation Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum for an amount of Rs 1.68 lakhs for 1 year duration titled " Automated Pothole Detection and Quantification using Depth Sensor Kinect".
Principal Investigator for Government of Kerala sponsored project (2013-15) under Transportation Engineering Research Centre, Transportation Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum for an amount of Rs 1.65 lakhs for 2 year duration titled " Moisture susceptibility of bituminous mixes"
Principal Investigator for Government of Kerala sponsored project (2012-13) under Transportation Engineering Research Centre, Transportation Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum for an amount of Rs 45,943 thousand for 1 year duration titled " Development of a Methodology for rapid Routine Maintenance of Roads of Kerala".
Coordinated Training programmes:
"International Conference on Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems (IMPACTS 2023 )" organized by Transportation Engineering Research Centre, department of Civil Engineering, CET in association with Centre for Transportation Research, NIT Calicut on 20 th -22 nd March 2023 at College of Engineering Trivandrum.
" Geographical Information System and ITS Application in Pavement Maintenance Management" organized by Transportation Engineering Research Centre, department of Civil Engineering, CET in association with Geotech Geospatial Pvt on 12 th -14 th January 2015 at College of Engineering Trivandrum.
" Recent Trends in Pavement Condition Evaluation and Construction" organized by Transportation Engineering Research Centre, department of Civil Engineering, CET, Technical workshop on 17 th -19 th December 2013 at College of Engineering Trivandrum.
