YAZAD JABBAR
YAZAD JABBAR
Core area of Specialization:
My
core area of specialization in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
revolves around reservoir dynamics, sediment transport, capacity loss
prediction, and spatial analysis of sediment yield. It reflects my passion for
advancing the frontiers of the field and my dedication to finding sustainable
solutions for the future challenges in water resources engineering,
particularly in the context of Indian reservoirs.
As
an aspiring Assistant Professor in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering,
my core area of specialization encompasses various crucial aspects of the
field, all with the goal of advancing sustainable water resource management and
tackling water-related challenges in civil engineering.
One
of the primary areas of my expertise lies in reservoir dynamics, where I focus
on understanding sediment dynamics and their impact on reservoir storage
capacity. By studying sediment deposition in reservoirs, I gain insights into
the long-term implications for water storage, enabling me to develop innovative
solutions to address capacity loss prediction. This knowledge is essential for
effective water resource planning and management.
Moreover,
I have a keen interest in establishing relationships between hydrometric and
hydrographic observations. These relationships provide valuable tools for reservoir
operators to assess and anticipate changes in storage capacity over time. By
employing advanced techniques and methodologies, I also focus on characterizing
sediment properties in submerged reservoir environments. This approach allows
me to develop effective strategies to address sediment-related challenges in a
comprehensive manner.
Furthermore,
my expertise in geospatial techniques plays a crucial role in my
specialization. These techniques aid me in understanding and managing sediment
yield at a regional scale, whether it be at a national or basin level. This
knowledge contributes to better water resource planning and decision-making on
a larger scale.
My
primary area of specialization as an academic professional extends beyond
expanding reservoir sedimentation knowledge. It also aims to provide valuable
insights to future engineers in order for them to tackle real-world water
resource issues. Through my teaching and research, I hope to provide students
with the knowledge and skills they will need to address the pressing challenges
that our nation will face in the field of water resources.
Research Interest:
My
research interest is in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, with a
focus on reservoir dynamics, sediment transport, capacity loss prediction, and
spatial analysis of sediment yield using remote sensing data. I am committed to
advancing sustainable water resource management and addressing water-related
challenges in civil engineering. I am particularly interested in utilizing
Indian satellites' remotely sensed data to understand our water resources,
especially in the domain of my specialization. I aim to contribute to open
water surface mapping, monitoring, and measurement, an area that has been
relatively unexplored by Indian researchers. Additionally, I seek to develop
solutions for the sedimentation problems faced by aging Indian reservoirs, ensuring
the sustainable management of these vital water resources in India.
Education details
Academic Degrees
|
Academic course |
Month and Year of completion |
University and college |
Marks (%) |
|
Ph.D.
in Civil Engineering (Water
Resources Engineering) Thesis Supervisor: Dr. S. M. Yadav |
January - 2021 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. |
- |
|
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering (Water Resources Management) |
May
- 2015 |
Gujarat
Technological University. Dr.
S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat |
81.4% |
|
Bachelor Of Engineering (Civil Engineering) |
May - 2013 |
Gujarat Technological University. Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering and Technology, Surat. |
71.20% |
|
HSC – 12th |
March
- 2009 |
St.
Xavier’s High School, Surat. |
58.20% |
|
SSC – 10th |
March - 2007 |
St. Xavier’s High School, Surat. |
70.46% |
Academic projects
Ä Ph.D. Thesis,
Modelling reservoir sedimentation from hydrographic observations using
hydrometric data.
Ä One-year project
work (dissertation) for completion of Masters in Civil Engineering – Water
Resources Management. Dissertation Tittle: Development of total-load transport
model for Mahi River.
Ä Seminar under post-graduation
study. Seminar title: Predicting accuracy and reliability of Local score
predicting formulae, which are already developed and published.
Ä One-year project
work for completion of Bachelors in Civil Engineering, Detailed design of
rainwater harvesting system for a college campus.
Employment Record
|
Name of employer and place |
Designation of position |
Nature of work |
Period |
Duration |
|
Mahavir
Swami College of Engineering and Technology, Surat |
Assistant
professor (HOD
– Civil Engineering Department) |
Academic |
06
July 2015 – 26 July 2016 |
1
years 18
days |
|
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of
Technology, Surat. |
Full-time
institute research scholar in SVNIT, Surat |
Research
and academic |
27
July 2016 – 23 October 2020 |
4
years, 2
months, 27
days |
|
S. N. Patel
Institute of Technology,
Managed By Vidyabharti
Trust, Umrakh - Bardoli,
Surat |
Assistant
professor, Civil Engineering Department |
Academic |
26
October 2020 – 31 July 2023 |
2
years, 9
months, 6
days |
|
S. N. Patel
Institute of Technology,
Managed By Vidyabharti
Trust, Umrakh - Bardoli,
Surat |
Associate
professor, Civil Engineering Department |
Academic |
01
August 2023 – Till date |
On
going |
Computer skills
and software known
Ä Excellent Skills in
MS Office’s Excel
Ä MS Office – Word
Ä ArcGIS
Ä Hydrologic
Engineering Center's River Analysis System (HEC-RAS)
Ä Soil & Water
Assessment Tool (SWAT)
Ä LINGO
Ä Linear Programming
Solver (LiPS)
Ä Origin Lab – Origin
Areas of strength
include
Major design and consultancy work
Ä
Design of broad crested weir (check dams) in Silvassa of
200 m length and design discharge of 7800
Ä Design of Rainwater
harvesting system to harvest 300000 litres per hour and its pumping system
design, for a large scale Industry (Work carried under the supervision of Dr.
S. M. Yadav).
Ä Hydraulic modelling
and analysis of Dredged channel in Gandak River for flood protection (Work
carried under the supervision of Dr. S. M. Yadav).
7. Chaudhari E.P. Badagha D. G. Jabbar Y.C.
“State of Art for the Study of Road Construction Project Focusing On the
Critical Factors Affecting Cost Overrun” Juni Khyat 12.5: 99-107.
8. Jabbar, Y.C., and Yadav, S.M. “Uncertainty of reservoir capacity assessed using satellite data” Hydrological Sciences Journal. Under review. Abstracted and indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) and Scopus
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Presentation and publications in national and international conferences
·
Jabbar Y.C.,
Yadav S.M. (2021) Prediction of Reservoir Submerged Sediment Density. In: Jha
R., Singh V.P., Singh V., Roy L., Thendiyath R. (eds) Water Resources
Management and Reservoir Operation. Water Science and Technology Library, vol
107. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030- 79400-2_17 (Book Chapter)
·
Jabbar, Y.C., and Yadav, S.M. “Accessing the Ukai Reservoir
live storage capacity between 1992 and 2001 using satellite remote sensing” National Conference on Recent Development in Civil Engineering Infrastructure, MANIT
Bhopal, India, 21 and 22
September 2019.
·
Jabbar, Y.C., and Yadav, S.M. “Assessment
of sediment distribution pattern in the Ukai Reservoir using Landsat-8 Imagery” 24th Hydro 2019, International Conference on
Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, Osmaniya
University in association with the Indian Society for Hydraulics, Hyderabad,
India 18-20 December 2019
·
Jabbar, Y.C., and Yadav, S.M. “Prediction of
reservoir submerged sediment density” International
Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering,
NIT Patna, India, 19– 21 December 2018.
·
Jabbar, Y.C., and Yadav, S.M. “Cumulative
monthly averaged data-based development of SRC” International Conference on Hydraulics, Water
Resources and River Engineering, L.D. College of Engineering Ahmedabad,
India, 21–23 December 2017.
·
Jabbar, Y.C., Waikhom S.I. and Yadav, S.M. “Use of Dimensional Analysis to
Asses Parameters Correlated to Total Sediment Transport Rate” National Conference on Recent Research in Engineering and Technology, Dr.
Jivraj Mehta Institute of Technology, Mogar-Anand, Gujarat, India, 26 and
27 February 2015.
Dissertation
Guided
|
Title of the
Dissertations |
Name of Students |
Specialization |
Year of
Completion |
Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor |
Co-guide (If Any) |
|
Performance-Based
Safety Analysis of Road Construction Project |
Urvashi Chaudhari |
Master's in Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) |
2021 |
Supervisor |
Prof. Sarika G. Javiya |
|
Development
of Cost Estimation Model Using Risk-Based Econometric Approach |
Sonal Rasikbhai Chaudhari |
Master's in CEM |
2022 |
Supervisor |
- |
|
A
Framework For Assessment of Energy Emission In Construction Projects |
Patel Archit Amineshbhai |
Master's in CEM |
2022 |
Supervisor |
- |
|
Assessment
of Critical Factors Affecting Cost Overrun For Road Construction Projects: An
Exploratory Factor Analysis Approach |
Chaudhari Eneshbhai Pravinbhai |
Master's in CEM |
2022 |
Co-Supervisor |
Dr. Damyanti Badagha |
|
The
Impact of Safety-Related Factors On The Road Repair And Construction Workers
By Using Consensus Analysis |
Shah Mausam Alpeshbhai |
Master's in CEM |
2023 |
Supervisor |
- |
|
Analyzing
the Influence of the Discount Factors on Quantitative Risk and Claim Allocation
using the Probabilistic Cost Estimation Approach |
Chaudhari Mansi A |
Master's in CEM |
2023 |
Supervisor |
- |
|
Evaluating
The Sustainability of Building Materials Based On Their Performance
Indicators Using AHP Method |
Besufekad Temesgen |
Master's in CEM |
2023 |
Supervisor |
- |
|
Process-Based
Life Cycle Assessment of Embodied Carbon Emissions In Commercial Buildings
During The Design Stage |
Sintayehu Mesele |
Master's in CEM |
2023 |
Supervisor |
Dr. Miral Thakkar |
Undertaken Workshop
and training
|
Sr. No. |
Workshops |
Duration |
|
1. |
Ethics in Technical Education: Challenges and
Solutions, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology. |
18–19
November 2016 |
|
2. |
2D
Morphological Modelling using software application, MIKE 21C. Sardar
Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology. |
23–25 August 2017 |
|
3. |
Central Water and Power Research
Station, Pune. Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. |
12–14
September 2017 |
|
4. |
Off
– Campus Outreach Certificate Programme. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing. |
8–15 April, 2019
|
|
5. |
QGIS For Hydrological Applications. Institution of
Engineer (IEI) |
6–7
March, 2020 |
|
Sr. No. |
Training programs |
Duration |
|
1. |
River Flood Analysis and Modelling. TEQIP–
II, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology |
19–23
December 2016 |
|
2. |
Computational Mechanics and Modelling. Sardar
Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology |
26–30 December 2016 |
|
3. |
Application Of Soft Computing Techniques
In Civil Engineering. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology |
12–16
March 2018 |
|
4. |
River Basin Management. Sardar Vallabhbhai National
Institute Of Technology |
12–13 April 2018 |
|
5. |
Flood Analysis and Modelling. Sardar
Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology |
4–8
June 2018 |
|
6. |
Recent Advances in Flood Modelling. Sardar
Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology |
3–7 December 2018 |
|
7. |
Hydrological Modelling Using SWAT
Including Parametric Uncertainty And Sensitivity Analysis |
8–9
February 2019 |
|
8. |
Recent Developments In Civil Engineering
Infrastructure. Maulana Azad National Institute Of Technology, Bhopal |
21–22 September 2019 |
|
9. |
Hydraulic And Hydrologic Modelling:
Concepts And Applications |
30
September– 4 October 2019 |
|
10. |
Advances in Flood Modelling. Sardar Vallabhbhai
National Institute Of Technology |
9–13
December 2019 |
|
11. |
Online Faculty Development Program On
Universal Human Values For Deeksharambh (Student Induction Program) organized
by the Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology
Patna |
23-27 November 2020 |
|
12. |
Irrigation Assets Mapping using GIS, Conducted by
National Water Academy, Pune. |
5-9
July 2021 |
|
13. |
GUJCOST Sponsored One Week Online STTP on
“Recent Advances in y Transportation Research” organized by Department of Civil
Engineering, IITE, Indus University,
Ahmedabad |
21-25 December 2020 |
|
14. |
TEQIP Sponsored, Short Term Training Programme
(Online Mode) on Flood Risk Management organized by Department of
Civil Engineering Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Ichchhanath, Surat |
1-6 March, 2021 |
Workshop and
training organized
|
Sr. No. |
Workshop |
Duration |
|
1. |
Challenges & Opportunities in the Research field
of Civil Engineering, two days online national level workshop, sponsored by
SNPIT & RC, DST and Gujarat Council on Science & Technology |
30 - 31 July
2021 |
|
2. |
AICTE
Training and Learning (ATAL) sponsored one week Faculty Development Programme
selected on Best Practices for Development and Maintenance of Civil
Engineering Infrastructure in Smart Cities, at Civil Engineering Department, S.
N. Patel Institute of Technology & Research Centre, Umrakh. |
Will be conducted between 30th December 2024 to 4th
January 2025 |
Awards &
laurels
Ä
Recognized as toper
in the course (July-August 2024) "Principles and applications of building
sciences" This course was developed by Prof. E. Rajasekar, Department of
Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee as part of the SPARC collaborative
project between IIT Madras, the University of Cape Town, and the University of
the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Ä
Recognized as top
performers in the course (February-March 2024) "Advanced Topics in Science
and Technology of Concrete" This course was developed as part of the SPARC
collaborative project between IIT Madras, the University of Cape Town, and the
University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Ä
Won best paper award in the HYDRO 2018 on the theme
Hydrological Analysis at International Conference on Hydraulics, Water
Resources and Coastal Engineering.
Ä Proudly served
Mahavir Swami College of Engineering and Technology, Surat, Gujarat as HOD of
Civil Engineering Department.
Ä Assisted Mahavir Swami College of Polytechnic, Surat,
Gujarat, in establishing lab to execute civil engineering practical for Diploma
Students under Gujarat Technological University.
Ä Scored highest CPI
in 3rd Semester of M.E., Stood First in class, and 2nd among all
M.E. WRM students of Gujarat Technological University.
Ä Winner of collect’d
Hydra competition of contech-12, Nirma University
Ä Captain of
college’s Basket-Ball team for four consecutive years of graduation
Ä Sergeant in 5
Gujarat NCC and was the leader of the St. Xaviers High School, Cadet battalion.
Affiliated with
professional bodies
Ä
Life member of the the
Indian Society for Hydraulics - Membership Number: LM-1339.
Ä
Life member of Gujarat
Technological University Alumni Association - Membership
Number: M002356.
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