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Swami, Vaibhav
vswami@utep.edu
EDUCATION
 

B.Tech, Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (through All India, IIT-JEE 1999) India (May 2003).

M.S.Civil engineering ,The University of Texas at El Paso (Expected August 2005)

RESEARCH INTERESTS
 

Highway Material Design and Testing

EXPERIENCE
 

Research Assistant -UTEP Centre for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (August 2003-Presently)

Worked On

  • Complex Modulus Testing using MTS

  • Resilient Modulus Testing using MTS

  • Static Creep Testing using MTS

  • Flow Number and Flow Time Testing using MTS

  • Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device

  • Dynamic Shear Rheometer

  • TGC and SGC

  • Viscosity Testing (Brookefield Viscometer)

  • Standard Penetration Testing

  • Ring and Ball Testing

  • Working with TxDOT and AASHTO laboratory test procedures and equipment

  • Superpave Mix Design


Other Projects

To Use the Fly Ash generated from the Thermal Power Plant of Khambat and Songadh for the Construction of Pavement at IIT Bombay India (May 2002)

Environment Impact Assessment Methodology for Sustainable Transport(May 2002)

Study and Computations of the Flood Hydrograph of Ramganga Dam India (January 2003, IT BHU India)

Study of Eco-Friendly Intra-transportation in IIT-Bombay India, funded by IIT Bombay India. May 5th to July 2nd, 2002 at IIT Bombay India.

Planning of Road and Intersections for MNIT campus, survey work at Jaipur India.

PUBLICATION

Paper entitled " Corrosion of Reinforcement in Concrete its Prevention and Rehabilitation : A Review" has been published , in " Natioanal Seminar on Manmade & Natural Disaster and Engineering Challenges & Concrete Day Celebration" organised by " Indian Concrete Institute(ICI), UP Allahabad Centre 10th Sep. 2002".

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