Industrial and Architectural Rocks and Stones

By:   D Venkat Reddy
Imprint:   Bsp Books Pvt. Ltd.
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 33mm
Weight:   880g
ISBN:   9789391910525
ISBN 10:   9391910521
Pages:   638
Publication Date:   01 March 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Prof. D. Venkat Reddy served the institution in various capacities in addition to taking responsibility as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering. During his illustrative career, he was instrumental in the development and modernisation of laboratories and the upgrading of PG and UG courses. He has contributed a great deal towards guiding B.Tech. and M.Tech. students. He has successfully guided Ph.D. students in the fields of engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, rock engineering, effects of vegetation on slope stability, development of contrast enhancement algorithms for coastal applications using satellite imagery, fragility estimates for RC buildings, studies on aquifer characterisation, and seawater intrusion vulnerability assessment in Coastal Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India.Prof. D.V. Reddy has undertaken several activities related to coordinating research interactions with foreign universities, such as the Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA; Geological Engineering Division, Department of Geology; Geological Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Golden Colorado, USA; Dept. of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Reno, Nevada, USA; and Advanced Study and Technology, Kumamoto University, Japan.Prof. D. V. Reddy conferred prestigious awards: (i) The Distinguished Indian Award was conferred at the 2nd International Conference on Earth Sciences and Engineering (ICEEE-2015) at the Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.(ii) The Research Excellence Award was conferred at the World Conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering, and Technology (WCSET-2014) in Kathmandu, Nepal.(iii) The Distinguished Indian Award conferred at the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (IETE-2010) at Dr. J.J. Magdum College of Engineering, Maharashtra, India.Prof. D.V. Reddy is one of the founder members of The International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, published by the Cafet Innova Technical Society, Hyderabad, India, and has been its Editor-in-Chief for a long duration.During his tenure as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, NITK Surathkal has successfully coordinated accreditation for four postgraduate degree programs. Dr. D V Reddy further played a lead role in streamlining the L&T-sponsored M. Techprograms on construction management. Prof. D. Venkat Reddy worked as an advisor in consulting engineering geology, mining geology, and geotechnical engineering-related areas from 2017 to 2019 in the Tunnel Academy, Larsen, and Toubro, Heavy Civil Engineering Division, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. (L&T)Prof. D.V. Reddy worked as an adjunct professor at the Dept. of Civil Engineering at Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, State University in Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, from July 2019 to 2021. Prof. D.V. Reddy is visiting faculty at the School of Civil Engineering at REVA University, Bengaluru, India, from 2021 onwards. Prof. D.V. Reddy is working as an advisor in the Climate Change, Environmental Management, and Civil and Transportation Engineering divisions of the Engineering Staff College of India-Hyderabad, the autonomous organ of the Institution of Engineers (India) in Hyderabad from 2023 onwards.