It is a privilege for me to present the 56

3.For InternationalScientific Committee and Editorial Review Board on Civil and Structural Engineering for World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

4. For i-Manager`s Journal of Civil Engineering

5. For GEOMATE Technical Program Committee (TPC), Japan

6. For International Conference on Test, Measurement and Computational Method (TMCM2015)

V. Purchase Made

S. No.	Name of the Equipment/ Item	Date of Purchase	Amount of Purchase
1	Universal Penetrometers (2 No)	18-02-2015	16000/=
2	Deep Freezer Blast Type (1 No.)	07-10-2015	337500/=
3	Bulk Density Apparatus (1 No.)	18-02-2015	7500/=
4	Multi-purpose Stirer (1 No.)	18-02-2015	14000/=
5	Traffic Recording Camera (1 No.)	21-09-2015	4,50,000/=
6	Traffic Visual Display Unit (1 No.)	21-09-2015	73125/=
7	Traffic Data Analysis Machines (3 No.)	21-09-2015	189000/=
8	Electronic Digital Top balances, Cap 1 kg (1 No)	18-02-2015	16000/=
9	All Geotechnical Suite- Oasys Software: 10 programs	March 2016	10,52,150.40

4.1.2 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Head: Prof. G.A. Harmain
Introduction
Established in 1963, the Department of Mechanical engineering has one B. Tech and two M. Tech programmes.  The curriculum includes a diverse range of the subjects. The department has 12 labs to cater to the needs of the students. The real strength of the department lies in its highly qualified and experienced faculty. Most of the outgoing students are recruited by reputed organizations during campus placement every year.

Faculty

S. No	Name of Faculty Member	Designation	Qualification	Research Areas
1.	Prof.  G.A. Harmain	HOD	Ph.D	Wave Motion Tribology,
2.	Dr. Rajat Gupta	Professor	Ph.D	Fluid Mechanics,
3.	Prof. (Dr)  I K Pandita	Professor	Ph.D.	Structural dynamics, design
4.	Dr. G.A. Harmain	Professor	Ph.D.,	Tribology
5.	Dr. M. Marouf Wani	Professor	Ph.D	Combustion, Alternative fuels, Emission control
6.	Dr. N. A. Sheikh	Professor	Ph.D	Aircraft wing vibration, Smart Structures
7.	Mr. Babar Ahmad	Professor	Ph.D.	MEMS, Ultrasonic transducer
8.	Mr. Adnan Qayoum	Professor	Ph.D.	Heat Transfer
9.	Mr. Shahid Saleem	Assc. Professor	M. Tech	Tribology of brake systems,
10.	Mr. Saad Parvez	Assc. Professor	M. Tech	Manufacturing strategy,
11.	Mr. Gulam Muhammad	Assc. Professor	M. Tech	Mechatronics
12.	Mr.Muhammad Hanief	Assistant Professor	M. Tech	Tribology
13.	Mr. M. S. Charoo	Assistant Professor	M. Tech	Tribology
14.	Mr. M. Mursaleen	Assistant Professor	M. Tech	Smart structures
	Number of Faculty Members engaged on Contractual basis = 06

R & D work

Enclosed kindly find herewith Annual report for the year 2015 to 2016 (01.04.2015 to 31.03.2016) of the Mechanical Engineering Department for further processing at your end

I. Papers published by the Staff:

Prof. Dr. G.A Harmain

Journal Publication

1. 
   AzherJameel and G. A. Harmain, “Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth in Cracked Specimens Containing Material Discontinuities”, Strength of Materials (Springer), Vol 48, No 2, March 2016.
   

2. 
   AzherJameel and G. A. Harmain, “Fatigue Crack Growth in presence of material Discontinuties by EFGM”, International Journal Of Fatigue (Elsevier), Vol. 81, pp.105-116, 2015
   

3. 
   Najar, F A and G. A. Harmain, “Thermal effects for conventional and water cooled thrust bearings using finite difference methiod: Comparative Analysis”, International Journal iof Precision Technology, Vol 5.1, Pp 14-26, 2015.
   

Conference Papers

1. 
   AzherJameel and G. A. Harmain, “Applications of XFEM, EFGM and coupled FE-EFG Techniques in solving Fracture Mechanics Problems”, Proceedings of the 60^st Congress of Indian Society of Therotical and Applied mechanics (An International Conference) to be held at VIT University of Vellore, India.Dec 16-19, 2015
   

2. 
   Farooq Ahmad Najar and G. A. Harmain,“Thermoelastic distortion and its control in thin flim hydrodynamic lubrication thrust bearings”, in the Proceedings of STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Dallas, texas, USA, 2015.
   

3. 
   Farooq Ahmad Najar and G. A. Harmain, “Life Cycle Assessment for Hydroelectric Power Plant Thrust Bearings”, JK Science Congress, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82288-87-9
   

4. 
   Junaid Hassan Masoodi& G. A. Harmain, “Sediment Erosion in Francis Runner: A Case Study of Uri Hydropower Station”, JK Science Congress, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-82288-87-9.
   

5. 
   Ankush Raina and G. A. harmain, “Aerodynamic Drag Reduction by passive Flow Control”, Proceedings of 60^th Congress of ISTAm (http://istam.iitkgp.ac.in), held at MNIt, Jaipur-302017, Rajasthan, India.
   

6. 
   Rishi Sharma, Gagandeep, Ankit Kumar, Vikram Singh, Vijay Kumar Meena and G. A. Harmain, “Simulating the Bending Strength And Bending Stiffness of Distal Tibial Plates By Finite Element Analysis”, National Conference on Statistics and Analytical Methods in Production and Industrial Engineering, PEC, SAMPIE
   
7. 
   SaadParvez, G.A. Harmain, "A framework for evaluation & categorization of suppliers in an automobile manufacturing firm", International Conference on Trends in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, (IC TIME 2016), February 4-6, 2016.
   

8. 
   SaadParvez, G.A. Harmain, “Supplier categorization using MCDM & cluster analysis techniques: an application from Indian automobile manufacturing firm”, International Conclave on Innovations in Engineering & Management, Oman Vision 2020: Opportunities & Challenges, (ICIEM-16, pp. 223-231), 24-25 February, 2016.