I have the privilege in presenting the 55th Annual Report of National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Hazratbal Srinagar Kashmir (J&K) for the year 2014-15. The Institute offers eight (08) B. Tech

S.No.	Name	Designation	Qualification
Area of specialization
1	Dr.A.R.Dar	Professor and Head	Ph.D	Water Resources Engineering
2	Dr.M.A.Lone	Professor	Ph.D	Structural Engineering
3	Dr.S.R.Shah	Professor	Ph.D	Water Resources Engineering
4	Dr.J.A.Bhat	Professor	Ph.D	Structural Engineering
5	Dr.M.A.Ahanger	Professor	Ph.D	Water Resources Engineering
6	Dr.A.Q.Dar	Professor	Ph.D	Water Resources Engineering
7	Dr,M.S.Mir	Professor	Ph.D	Transportation Engineering
8	Dr.M.A.Tantary	Professor	Ph.D	Structural Engineering
9	Er. F. A. Mir	Assc. Professor	M.Tech.	Geotechnical Engineering
10	Dr. J.M.Banday	Assc. Professor	Ph.D	Structural Engineering
11	Dr. J.A.Naqash	Assc. Professor	Ph.D	Structural Engineering
12	Er.Danish Ahmad	Associate Professor	M.E	Water Resources Engineering
13	Dr.M.Y.Shah	Associate Professor	Ph.D	Geotechnical Engineering
14	Dr.B.A.Mir	Assistant Professor	Ph.D	Geotechnical Engineering
15	Er. A. A. Masoodi	Assistant Professor	M.Tech.	Structural Engineering
16	Er.R.R.Mir	Assistant Professor	M.E.	Water Resources Engineering
17	Dr.S.K.Bukhari	Assistant Professor	Ph.D	Geology
	Number of Faculty Members engaged on Contractual basis = 19

R&D Work:

1. 
   Papers published:
   

Sr. No.	Name of the Staff Member	Title of the paper	International Journal/ Conference etc. where published	Date of Publishment
01.	Dr. M.S. Mir	Traffic Analysis of Srinagar City	The 11th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC) 2014	10-12 Dec, 2014
02.	Dr. J. A. Naqash	Accelerating Admixture – influence on Properties of Concrete	2^nd International Conference on Advance Trends in Engg. & Technology ARYA college of Engienering & Information Technology, Jaipur	18-19^th April, 2014
03.	Dr. B A Mir	Some Studies on Geotechnical Characterization of Dredged Soil For Sustainable Development of Dal Lake and Environmental Restoration	International Journal of Technical Research and Applications: e-ISSN: 2320-8163	PP. 04-09, Special Issue 12, Jan-Feb 2015
		Geosynthetics Applications In Highway Construction In J&K: Sustainable Infrastructure Development (BEST PARER AWARD)	Journal on Structural Engineering: State-of-the- art and State -of- Practice in Structural Engg.	pp. 1-9, Vol. 3(3), Sept. –Nov. 2014.
		Model Studies on SCP Reinforced Reconstituted Kaolin Clay (BEST PARER AWARD)	International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering– IJCSE © IRED, USA	PP. 27-31 Vol. 1, No. 3 Sept. 2014
		Comparative Study on Load-Settlement Behavior of Shallow Footings on Dredged Material underlain by a Rigid Base	World Research Journal of Civil Engineering (WRJCLE), Impact Factor Value: 6.53 (2012)	pp. 34-38, Volume: 3   Issue: 1  July 2014
		Permeability and Consolidation Behavior of Composite Ground Reinforced with Sand Columns	International Journal of Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE) Japan	pp. 832-839, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Sl. No. 12), June 2014
		On Innovative Technique for Stabilization of Hilly Slopes in J&K: A Review	Proceedings of 6^TH International Geotechnical Symposium on Disaster Mitigation in Special Geoenvironmental Conditions, , IIT Madras, Chennai, India	pp. 513-516, Paper ID: 7-13, January 21-23, 2015
		Some Studies on Geotechnical characterization of Dredged Soil for Sustainable Development of Dal Lake and Environmental Restoration (BEST PARER AWARD)	Proceedings of International Conference on Researches in Engineering & Technology (ICRET-2015), Bangkok, Thailand	pp. 1-6, Paper ID: GIC I4 1305 1, Jan. 3-4, 2015
		Experimental Study on Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bemina Soil, Srinagar	Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI-2014) © ASCE India Section, Oct.17–18, 2014, Hitex, Hyderabad, Telangana, India	pp. 472-481, Vol. 1, Oct. 2014
		Strength Behaviour of Clayey Soil Reinforced with Human Hair as a Natural Fibre	Proceedings of National Conference ”GEPSID” held on October 11-12, 2014, by GNDEC Ludhiana, Punjab, India	pp. 220-228, Vol. 1, Oct. 2014
		Effect of Baggasse Ash Addition as Mixture on Some Properties of Silty Soil	Proceedings of National Conference ”GEPSID” held on October 11-12, 2014, by GNDEC Ludhiana, Punjab, India	pp. 252-258, Vol. 1, Oct. 2014
		Effect of Pine Needle Stabilization on Strength Behaviour of Clayey Soil	Proceedings of National Conference ”GEPSID” held on October 11-12, 2014, by GNDEC Ludhiana, Punjab, India	pp. 543-548, Vol. 1, Oct. 2014

2. Programmes attended (Conferences/Courses/Trainings):

S. No.	Name of the Staff Member	Name o the programme Attended	Institute where Attended	Date
01.	Dr. J. M. Banday	International Conference on advances in Sustainability of Materials and Environment (CASME-14)	St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engg. Chunkankadal, Nagercoil.	10-11 April, 2014
		3^rd International conference on Sustainable innovative Techniques in Architecture Civil & Environment Engineering.	JNU, New Delhi	2 6-27 April, 2014
		International Conference on Civil Engineering ICCE- 2014)	Vijaya Vittala institute of Technology, Bengaluru	August 21-23 , 2014.
		International Conference on Research into Design (ICORD-2015)	IISC Bangalore	07-09 January, 2015.
02.	Dr. A. Q. Dar	Present paper in an international Conference at MTSWRM”	IIT Hyderabad	28-29 Dec, 2014
03.	Dr. B A Mir	Presented paper in the International Conference on Researches in Engineering & Technology (ICRET-2015),	Bangkok, Thailand	Jan. 3-4, 2015
		Presented paper in the National Conference ”GEPSID” held on by	GNDEC Ludhiana, Punjab, India	October 11-12, 2014,
04.	Dr. M. Y. Shah	Soil Structure Interaction computer Applications and Materials Models	IIT Gandhinagar Ahmadabad	19-23 Jan, 2015
		Seismic Requalification of Pile Supported Structures	IIT Guwahati	7-9 Jan, 2015
05.	Dr. M. S. Mir	11^th international conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC) 2014	IIT, Bombay	Dec 10-12, 2014
06.	Dr. J. A. Naqash	International Conference on Materials Mechanics and Management (IMMM2014)	Trivandrum, Kerala	ec, 2014

3 ANY OTHER ACTIVITY/ACHIEVEMENT WITH DETAILS:

01 .Prof. A. R. Dar invited by Chairman UPSC, New Delhi during January, 2015 as one of the experts for the conduct of personality test of Engineering shortlisted for Assistant Engineer posts through UPSC.

02. The department started two M. Tech Programmes in the Specialization of “TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING & PLANNING” and GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING from July 2014.

03. Developed Traffic Engineering Lab with, purchase of routine equipment for the same.

04. Dr. B. A. Mir received the Best Paper Award  from :

IRED USA during International Conference on Advances in Engineering & Technology (ICAET-2014) May, 2014, India.

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  Indian Geotechnical Society Ludhiana during 4^TH Terzaghi Oration Lecture (GEPSID 2014) Oct. 2014, India.
  
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  Global Researches Development & Services during International Conference on Researches in Engineering & Technology (ICRET-2015), Jan. 2015, Bangkok, Thailand.