PROFILE



Department of Civil Engineering


Dr. Vaneeta Devi


DESIGNATION:Associate Professor
QUALIFICATION:Ph.D.
SPECIALISATION:Structural Engineering
EMAIL:vaneetadevi[at]gmail[dot]com
vaneetadevi[dot]civil@gbpuat-tech[dot]ac[dot]in
CONTACT NO.:+91-8630951931 (M)

Educational Qualification

Degree Duration Institute Specialization
B.Tech. 1996-2000 National Institute Technology Hamirpur, H.P. (earlier REC) Civil Engineering
M.Tech. (GATE) 2001-2003 Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee Structural Engineering
Ph.D. (QIP) 2014-2018 Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee. Earthquake Engineering

Service record - 19 Years (Teaching & Research)

Year Organizations
2003 - 26 Dec, 2007 (i) NIT Hamirpur H.P. (Tenure basis Teacher)       [Mar, 2003 - Dec, 2003]
(ii) CBRI Roorkee (JRO, on contract)     [Jan, 2004-Jul, 2004]
(iii) Japee University of Information Technology (JUIT), Waknaghat Solan H.P. (Lecturer, Regular)         [Jul, 2004 - Apr, 2006]
(iv)Punjab Engineering College (PEC) Chandigarh. (Lecturer, Regular)      [May, 2006 - 26 Dec,2007]
27 Dec, 2007 – Cont. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Technology, G.B.P.U.A &T, Pantnagar

Area of Research Interest

  • Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
  • Time Frequency Analysis (TFA)
  • Low-strength masonry buildings
  • Observational Seismology, Seismological Arrays and Networks, Seismic Microzonation

  • Teaching/ Research Guidance

    UG Courses PG Courses PG Students Guided Member Advisory (PG) & Ph.D. B.Tech Project guided
    18 04 08 10 PG & 02 Ph.D. 13(12+1 AMIE)

    Academic Contributions

  • Developed and introduced the Earthquake Engineering course in UG in 2009.
  • Revised Earthquake Engineering course in UG for latest code IS 1893 (part 1): 2016 and 13920: 2016
  • Revised UG Courses as per AICTE Model Curriculum 2018.
  • Developed and introduce new course in PG in 2018-19.
  • Developed online material and delivered online lectures for different courses/labs (UG/PG) using google class room and interactive panel etc. during COVID pandemic.
  • Revised PG Courses as per AICTE Model Curriculum 2018.
  • Prepared lab Manual for Concrete lab-I and Computer Aided Civil Engineering Drawing in UG.
  • Prepared lab Manual for Engineering Mechanics and Strength of materials as per ICAR revised course in 2017-18 batch.
  • Prepared lab Manual for Structural Design Lab for PG on SAP 2000 software.

  • Research Contributions

  • 01 Book Chapter in International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (IJGEE) indexed in SCOPUS, Web of Science Book Citation Index (BCI)
  • 01 paper published in IJGEE indexed in SCOPUS, Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • 10 papers published in peer reviewed journal.
  • 16 papers (International conference/National conference/proceedings/seminar & workshop).
  • 03 Leaflets published and distributed in Kissan Mela.
  • Involved in the preparation of display material for the Kissan Mela form Civil Engineering Department.
  • Edited and prepared the course material distributed to the participants in training of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan.
  • Reviewed research papers in Elsevier Materials Today: Proceedings.

  • View Publications


    Best Three Written Contributions

  • Vaneeta Devi and M.L. Sharma paper title “Spectral Estimation of Noisy Seismogram using Time-Frequency Analyses” published in International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (IJGEE), Volume 7, Issue 1, January-June 2016, pp 19-32.
  • Vaneeta Devi, and A.K. Ahuja paper title “Constructional Design Consideration for Long Span flexible Circular grid Roofs”, IOSR Journal of mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) vol 11 issued 2 ver.VII (Mar-Apr. 2014), pp 01-05 [impact factor 8.02].
  • Vaneeta Devi and M.L. Sharma, (2018) “Advances in Extraction of Signal from Ground Motion Time Histories using Time-Frequency Analysis” In T. G. Sitharam, J. S. Vinod (Eds), Recent Challenges and Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (IJGEE), (pp.1-30) DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6948-0. Ch001 [indexed in SCOPUS, Web of Science Book Citation Index (BCI)].

  • Extension Activities

    Lecture Delivered - 09

    Short term Courses Organised – 07


    For Faculty/ Field Engineers

  • One-week Training programme on “Infrastructure development & it’s impact on environment” funded by TEQIP during 2-7 Feb, 2009 as Co-Coordinator.
  • Six Days Training Programme on “Capacity Building of District Coordinator, Technical Observers & Junior Engineers of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Uttarakhand” from April 13-18, 2009 as Co-Coordinator.
  • Six Days Training Programme on “Capacity Building of District Coordinator, Technical Observers & Junior Engineers of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Uttarakhand” from September 07-12,2009 as Co-Coordinator.

  • For Students (UG/PG)

  • Theory/Practical classes for the students of GBPEC Pauri in the summer / winter break from 2008 to 2010 [Total=05] as Co-Coordinator.
  • Three-day workshop on “Advances in Structural Engineering” from September 24-26,2019 under TEQIP as for the students of SGGSIET, Nanded Maharashtra as Convenor.
  • National Seminar on ‘Software Application in Civil Engineering’ on 23rd April, 2022 as a Coordinator.
  • Three days “Skill Development Program-I” from 23-25 Feb, 2022 for students of Civil Engineering Department as a Coordinator.

  • Training/workshop/short term courses

  • Training/workshop/short term courses attended - 41 (Online-11, Offline -30)

  • Administrative Contribution

    1. Co Staff counsellor of Engineering Society from CED (July, 2009 to July, 2013).
    2. Deputed in students related cultural activities in the college from CED.
    3. Co-Investigator in Structural Engineering Laboratory, Civil Engineering Department (2009-2014)
    4. Member in Executive Committee of Pantnagar Local Chapter of Institution of Engineers (India).
    5. Co-Investigator in Concrete Engineering Laboratory, Civil Engineering Department since 2018.
    6. Departmental Representative (DR) for uploading information on I-STEM portal.
    7. Member in coordination committee for Induction Programme for batch 2021-22.
    8. Member in coordination committee for conduct departmental activities under G-20on gender equality category.

    MoU Signed

  • MoU Signed between college of technology and Rural works department of Govt. of Uttarakhand for providing two-week training to RWD engineers in department of Civil Engineering.

  • Award/Fellowships

  • Received GATE fellowship in 2001-2003.
  • Received QIP fellowship in 2014-2017.

  • Memberships of professional societies

    1. Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) New Delhi. [LM62862]
    2. Life member of INSDAG [309]
    3. Member of Institution of Engineers (India) [M-144209-5]
    4. Life member of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET)[LM1534]
    5. Life member of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) [LM 9918]
    6. Life member of Indian Society of Structural Engineers (ISSE) [1361]
    7. Life member of Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures (ISCMC) [2014017]

    Consultancy & Revenue Generation

    Generating revenue 6-8 lakh per annum by rendering consultancy services to various Govt. department and private organization by testing of construction materials.


    Other Activities

  • Member of anti-ragging committee deputed in hostels at university level as well as college level.
  • Involved actively as a team member during the preparation for accreditation of Civil Engineering Department in NBA for year 2019-22 and 2022-2025
  • Member of various committees for Annual Alumni meet.
  • Member of document verification committee for the appointment of Teaching Personnel (T.P) in 2021-22.
  • Member of committee to scrutinization of document for the PG admission in 2021-2022.
  • Involved in various departmental activities/works assigned by Head of the department.
  • Member of coordination committee for installation of college stall in kissan Mela.

  • Programming/ Software Skills

  • STAAD-Pro., SAP2000, ETABS, AutoCAD, NI LabVIEW, SeismoSignal, SEISAN, C, C++, Fortran.