Dissertations Supervised

M.Tech. Dissertations Supervised

  1. Metropolitan Travel Behaviour Analysis: A Case Study of Surat City (Ravin Tailor, MTRP 2002).
  2. Mode Choice Behaviour in Metropolitan Context : A Case Study of Surat City (Mayur Sangani, MTRP 2003).
  3. Artificial Neural Network Based Disaggregate Trip Generation Model for Surat City (Harshad Sutaria, MTRP 2004).
  4. Demographic and Rail Passenger Travel Demand Analysis with Reference to South Gujarat Region (Parul Mehta, MTRP 2004).
  5. Modal Shift Behaviour Study With Stated Preference Data for Bus Choice in Surat (Rasik Bawadia, MTRP 2006)
  6. Development of Discharge and Delay Models for Signalised Urban Intersection in Indian Context (Chetan R. Patel, MTRP 2008)
  7. A Study on Trip Rates and Trip Predictions of Households in Newly Extended Area of Surat City (Siddharth Siddhpuria, MTRP 2008)
  8. Review of Operation and Performance of Bus Transit System in Surat City (Mukundray Kothiya, MTRP 2008)
  9. Heterogeneous Traffic Characterisation and Flow Behaviour Study for Urban Arterials (Jignesh H Patel, TEP 2009)
  10. Study on Mixed Traffic Speed and Headway Distribution on a Multilane Metropolitan Arterial (Amish S. Patel,TEP 2009)
  11. Study on Development of Transit Oriented Landuse Planning for Surat – Navsari Twin City Metro region Corridor (Parin D. Gandhi, MTech Planning, 2010)
  12. Bus Transit Shift Modeling Through Disaggregate Approach: A Metropolitan Case Study, (Sultan A. Azizi, TEP,2010)
  13. Traffic Flow Behaviour Study for Four Lane Undivided Road in a Metropolitan CBD under Mixed Traffic Conditions (Hassaun Shahir, TEP,2010)
  14. Study of Mixed Traffic Characterisation for Multilane Arterials in Indian Metropolitan Context (Hemang Choudhary, TEP,2010)
  15. Disaggregate Mode Shift Behaviour Study with Respect to Bus Rapid Transit System: A Case Study of Patna (Devendra Mokal, TEP,2010)
  16. Study of Operation and Performance Characteristics of Bus Rapid Transit Systems in Indian Context (Bhushan Bramhecha, TEP 2010)
  17. Assessment of use of copper slag in non-bituminous layers of pavement, Anish H Shah, TEP,2011)
  18. Study on usage of FCS: A waste from copper industries in bituminous layers of flexible pavement (Sunil Mangatani, TEP 2011)
  19. Study on Multi-regime Mixed Traffic Flow and Level of Service for a metropolitan arterial (Sachin Patel, TEP,2011)
  20. Modeling intra-urban trip interchange through disaggregate gravity approach: A Case study of Surat (Patel Varshketu , TEP 2011)
  21. Mixed traffic characterisation and flow behaviour study on collector streets in India (Maulik Vyas, TEP 2011)
  22. Disaggregate mixed traffic flow characteristics and headway distribution study for multilane metropolitan arterials (Maulik Bagadiya, TEP 2011)
  23. Transit based transportation planning for CBD: A case study of Surat. (Dewang Choudhari, MTech Planning 2011)
  24. Development of dynamic vehicle equivalent factors (DVEF) under mix traffic condition in context of multilane metropolitan arterials in India.(Vagadiya Dinesh H., TEP, 2012)
  25. Laboratory Investigation & Performance Evaluation of SMA using Warm Mix Additive (Abhishek Patidar, TEP, 2012)
  26. Mechanistic Evaluation of Bituminous Concrete containing Composite of Fly ash and Plastic waste (Bilwal Hemant R., TEP, 2012)
  27. Mechanistic Evaluation of Stone Matrix Asphalt containing Composite of Fly ash and Modified Bitumen (Patel Mehul B., TEP,, 2012)
  28. Development of models for consistency Limit and Indices for fine grained soils using slump test (Patel Rakesh B., TEP, 2012)
  29. Speed characteristic study in free flow regime on urban arterial road in Indian context (Parmar Nirav D., TEP, 2012)
  30. Heterogeneous traffic speed and flow behavior study for selected 2-lane & 3-lane Arterial road (Kapadia Mihir, TEP, 2012)
  31. A Study on Mixed traffic Speed- Flow Density Relationship Under Varying Roadway and Traffic Conditions for Undivided Collector Streets. (Rinkal T. Patel, TEP, 2012)
  32. Dynamic Assessment of Impact of Urban Growth on the Qualities of Srvice Corridor: A Case Study of West Zone of Surat City.(Praful Shinker, TEP, 2012)
  33. Developing Trip Generation and Distribution Models for the city of Surat using TransCAD (Parth Doshi, TEP, 2012)
  34. Study on Effect of Regional Economic Growth on Traffic on National Highways in Surat District (Yash Hivarker, TEP, 2013)
  35. Evaluation of Travel Time Reliability (Rushikesh B, TEP,2013)
  36. Development of Dynamic Vehicle Equivalent factors for Mixed Traffic Condition on Undivided Collector Roads in India (Rupang Shah, TEP 2013)
  37. Study on Moisture Susceptibility in Bituminous Concrete Using Moisture Induced Sensitivity Test (R.Ghosh, P12 TP 001)
  38. Determination of Fatigue Endurance Limit of Dense Bituminous Mixes (Praveen NVSS, P12 TP 013)
  39. Study on Role of Para Transit in Context of Strengthening of Mass Transit System: A Case Study of Surat City (Vaibhav G, P12TP018)
  40. Mixed Traffic Gap Acceptance Behaviour at Four Legged Rotary Intersection (Asir Khan, P12TP021)
  41. Study on Mixed Traffic Flow Behaviour on Intercity Expressway: A Case Study of Mahatma Gandhi Expressway (Jabeena, M,P12TP015)
  42. Study of Travel Mode Preference Behaviour for Heterogenous Travelers in a fast Growing Metropolitan City in India (Vasudevan, P12TP005)
  43. Estimation of Roadway Capacity of Urban Expressways on Straight and Curved Sections (Ashwin C., P12TP004)
  44. Comparing Methods of Calculating Critical Gap for Three Armed Unsignalised Intersections in Delhi (Cheti Sai Abhishek, P12TP007)
  45. Transit Oriented Development and its Impact on Road Traffic and Metro: A Case Study of Mumbai Metro Line – I along Versova – Andheri –Ghatkopar Corridor (Chaitrali Shirke (P13TP005)
  46. Development of Framework for Evaluation Sustainable Index of Urban Transportation System: A Case Study Of Surat, India (Binal Patel), P13TP019)
  47. Study on Mixed Traffic Flow Characteristics at Merging and Diverging Sections (Krishnanunni M,P13TP013)
  48. Qualitative Assessment Of Sidewalk Facilities From Users Perception (Prashant N., P14TP014)
  49. Air Travel demand Modeling for Surat Airport (Abhijeet B., P14TP015)
  50. Assessment of Travel Behaviour on Climate Change Parameters: A case study of Surat (Nimitt P.,P15TP020)
  51. Development of Activity based models for fast growing metropolitan city (Omkar B., P15TP001)
  52. Study Of Travel Time Reliability On Bus Routes In Surat And Indore Cities (Raunak K., P15TP006)
  53. Study on bus dwell variation and modelling (Jayprakash Rathod, TEP 2019)
  54. Evaluating the high temperature performance of neat and modified binder using multiple stress creep and recovery test. (Vivek Wagh, TEP 2019)
  55. Disaggregate Traffic Forecasting and diversion analysis for inter regional traffic corridor using econometric approach. (Rahul Deshwal, TEP 2019).
  56. Study on Bus rapid transit demand modelling for metropolitan city: A case study of Surat. (Purviben Karanjiya, TEP 2019).
  57. Performance assessment of para-transit system through user perception in a transit deficient metropolitan city: A case study of Surat. (Grishma Kharole, TEP 2019).
  58. Performance evaluation of bus transit systems in Surat city. (Hardik Gajera,TEP 2019).
  59. Study on Public Transport Accessibility: A study for public transport network in Surat city (Rohit Rathod, TEP 2020)
  60. Study on sustainability transport systems (Aasim Shaikh, TEP 2020)
  61. Study on calibration of link cost functions for urban networks in CBD area of Surat city: A microsimulation approach (Vijay Mala, TEP 2020)
  62. Calibration of Cube Platform for transport planning applications (Ashish Tank, TEP 2020)
  63. Understanding user’s perspective towards multimodal transport system (Romin Italiya, TEP 2020)
  64. Analyzing multimodal transportation system for Metropolitan city of India. (Onkar Balasaheb Chame, TEP 2021)
  65. Evaluation of transport network of a metropolitan city: A case study of Navi Mumbai (Manjusha M, TEP 2021)
  66. Development of intercity travel demand models for highly industrialized regional corridor. (Ashutosh Maurya, TEP 2021)
  67. Study on parking demand characteristics in a metropolitan city (Ziauddin Rahimi, TEP 2022)
  68. Study on Urban Freight: Transport Demand & Performance: A Case of Sura (Ajay Gangwal, TEP 2022)
  69. Study on user perception for intercity passenger travel choices (Rohit Kulkarni, TEP 2022)
  70. Study on Policy Barriers and Travelers’ Perception for Adoption of Electric Vehicles (Viren Kumar Dudhat, TEP 2022)

M.Tech. Transportation projects Supervised:

  1. Study on traffic and travel characteristics of Navsari City (2008-09)
  2. Parking study and analysis at Sahara Darwaja Intersection, Ring Road, Surat(2009-10).
  3. Study on pedestrian traffic behaviour at Ichchhanath Intersection,SVNIT, Surat.(2009-10)
  4. Traffic operation planning and management strategies as immediate measure at Rajmarg of Surat (2010-11)
  5. Traffic & transportation planning strategies to relieve high level traffic: A case study of Chowk – Delhi Gate corridor, Surat.(2010-11)
  6. Traffic status analysis & traffic forecasting for Rajmarg, Surat.(2010-11)
  7. Impact on Traffic Pattern Due to Construction of Cable Stayed Bridge in Surat City. (2011-12)
  8. Study of Traffic Flow Characteristics and LoS for Hierarchical Roads in Pune City (2011-12)
  9. Traffic Management Plan for Civil Cross Roads on J.P. Ring Road, Surat.(2012-13)
  10. Appraisal of Public Transport System in Surat (2012-13)
  11. Analysis of PMGSY Road Proposals (2013-14)
  12. Study of Following and Non-Following Behaviour of Test Car of NH-8 : Kamrej – Ankaleshwar Section (2014-15)
  13. Development of maintenance Strategy for PMGSY Roads in Surat District (2015-16)
  14. Planning and Design of Truck Terminal for Kandla Port (2016-17)
  15. Traffic study for junction improvement scheme for Sahara Darwaja Junction, Surat (2017-18)
  16. Survey and design of road intersections within Surat Municipal Corporation Area. (2018-19).
  17. Pavement Design for construction of missing link Ekal-Bambhanka road, Rann portion, Kutch (2019-2020).
  18. Functionality assessment of intersections (VIP Circle, Anjana Garnala, Star Bazar) after implementation of given design (2019-2020).
  19. Study and improvement in design at an intersection- Gujarat Gas Circle, Surat. (2020-2021).

Doctoral Work Supervision

  1. Study on Dispute Occurrence Behaviour Under Influence of Multiple Claim-Causes in Indian Highway Projects in India, Mr. Dhaval Parikh, SAI Consulting Pvt. Ltd.(PEC)(2007)(Degree Awarded, July, 2014)
  2. Development of Urban Quality of Life Index in Indian Context, Mr. Debashish Basak, Town Planner, Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat. (PEC) (2008) (Completed, October 2017)
  3. Study on Mixed Traffic Flow Behaviour in Indian Metropolitan Context: Mr. C. R. Patel, Asstt. Professor, CED, SVNIT, Surat. (PIS) (2009) (Degree awarded, March,2016)
  4. Study of Mode Shift Behaviour with respect to Transit in Metropolitan Context, Ms. Nipa Desai, Babaria Institute of Technology, Vadodara. (PEC) (2010) (Degree Awarded,October2017)
  5. Study of Pedestrian Flow Behaviour on Stairways at Rail Transit Stations, Mr. Jiten H. Shah (FIR)(2011) )(Co-supervisor: Dr. Purnima Parida, CSIR-CRRI) (Degree awarded, March 2016)
  6. Travel Time Estimation, Variability and Reliability – Consistency Modeling in Case of Urban Corridors under Mix-Traffic Conditions using Fuzzy-Possibility Approach, Mr. Krishna Saw (PEC) (2013) (Co-Supervisor: Dr. B. K. Katti, Ex. Professor Emeritus, SVNIT). (Degree Awarded, March 2019).
  7. Study on Effect of Driving Cycle on Pollution levels at Signalised Urban Intersections, Ms. Boski Chouhan(PEC) (2013)(Co-supervisor: Dr. Purnima Parida, CSIR-CRRI)( Degree Awarded, July 2020 )
  8. Study on Parking Demand with Respect to Land use and Travel Demand Characteristics, Mr. S.M. Dave (PEC) (2013).(Co-supervisor: Dr. K. Ravinder, CSIR-CRRI (Degree Awarded, July 2020)
  9. Behavioral Study on Pedestrian Vehicular Interactions for Deriving Pedestrian Risk Indices at Selected Urban Mid-Block Unsignalised Cross Walks, Mr. AvinashChoudhary (PEC)(2015)(Thesis submitted, April2019)(Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT) (Degree Awarded, December 2019)
  10. Study on Operational Characteristics of Mixed Traffic Flow on Urban Uninterrupted Roadway Facility, Mr. Pallavkumar (FIR) (2014 (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT). ) (Degree awarded, October 2018).
  11. Development of framework for evaluation of sustainable transport systems for metropolitan cities, Ms. Rupali Zope (FIR (2014)) (Co-supervisor: Dr.S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT) (Degree Awarded, 2021)
  12. Study on Travel Time Variability for Public Transport Systems. Mr. Akhilesh Chepuri (FIR) (2015)(Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT). (Degree Awarded, 2019)
  13. Understanding habit of travel by personal modes in context with public transportation systems. Vasudevan N. (FIR) (Dec 2015) (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT). (Degree Awarded, July 2020).
  14. Trajectory based study of mixed traffic flow. SSVVN Surya Narayana Raju (FIR) (Dec 2016) (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT). (Degree awarded, 2020).
  15. Evaluation of Integrated Multimodal Transport System. Nandan Dawda (PEC)(Dec 2017) (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT).
  16. Characterization and Quantification of Traffic flow stability and congestion for urban road networks. Ninad Gore (FIR) (Dec 2017) (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT). (Degree awarded, 2021)
  17. Proactive Safety Evaluation of Un-signalized intersections. Aninda Paul. (FIR) (June 2019). (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT).
  18. Geometric Design Consistency and Safety Assessment. Jaydip Goyani (FIR) (Jan 2020). (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor,SVNIT).
  19. Effect of Work Zone on performance of traffic flow. Omkar Bidkar (PEC) (Jan 2020). (Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT).
  20. Public Transport Accessibility and Scheduling. Rohit Rathod (FIR) (Dec 2020). (Co-Supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT).
  21. Ayushi Shah (FIR) (July 2021)
  22. Lukesh Kantode (PEC) (July 2021) (Co-Supervisor: Dr. S. Arkatkar, Asso. Professor, SVNIT).
  23. Pankaj Thakre (PEC) (January 2022) (Co-supervisor: Dr Ashish Dhamaniya, Asso. Professor, SVNIT)