Vijay Kumar Minocha

Civil Engineering

Qualifications

Ph.D

Areas of Interest

Modelling and AI Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Qualification : B.E. (I.I.T. Roorkee) ), 1984
M.Tech (I.I.T. Kanpur), 1986
Ph. D (Delhi University), 2007
(Modeling & Monitoring of
Environmental Systems)
Area of Specialization Modelling and A.I. applications in
Civil Engineering
Leading Positions held Duration
Director (Control of Pollution)
Min. of Environment, Forests & CC, September 2005 to July 2007(on deputation)
G.O.I.
Head of Department
Civil and Environmental Engg.,
and
Dean (Academic, Admn.
& Students Welfare) : July 2007 to July, 2010 (on diverted capacity)
CBPGEC, Jaffarpur, Delhi
now a campus of NSUT, Delhi
Principal CBPGEC, Jaffarpur : July 2010 to March 2018 (on diverted capacity)
now a campus of NSUT, Delhi
Professor & Head, w.e.f. January 2021
Civil Engineering Dept., DTU
Summary of research/Technical Publications Number
1) ASCE Journals : 28
2) Other Reputed International / National Journals 10
i. LATEST JOURNAL PAPER
ii. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-019-00184-4
3) International /National (Conference/Seminars, Symposium/Workshops) 100+
4) Number of Monographs//Chapters 05
Published Papers in Journals:
1) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha, Vijay K., Kaur, Arvinder., Vaidehi, A Dakwale., R, V
Ralegaonkar. (2021). Reduction of embodied energy & construction cost of affordable
houses through efficient architectural design: A case study in Indian Scenario, Advances in
Civil Engineering, Volume 2021, Article ID 5693101, 11 pages,
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5693101. (SCIE Indexed).
2) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha, Vijay K.,(2021), Arvinder, Kaur. (2021), Embodied Energy,
CO2e, and Construction Cost of Indian Housing: Model of Low-Rise versus High-Rise
Development, Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, Year 2021, DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE) AE.1943-5568.0000480. (ESCI Indexed).
3) Bansal, Deepak; Minocha, Vijay K.; Kaur, Arvinder, (2020), Componentwise-embodied
energy analysis of affordable houses in India, Asian Journal of Civil
Engineering, Volume 21, Year 2020, Pages 137-145, DOI:10.1007/s42107-019-00184-
4 (SCIE Indexed).
4) Minocha, Vijay K.,(2005), Discussion of “Impact Stops on Vehicle Fuel Consumption and
Emissions” by Hesham Rakha and Yonglian Ding, Journal of Transportation
Engineering, Volume 131, Year 2005, Pages 571, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
947X(2005)131:7(571) (SCIE Indexed).
5) Minocha, Vijay K., Hegazy, Tarek, (2005), Discussion of "Reconstruction of the building
infrastructure: Two performance prediction models" by Mohamed Attalla, Tarek Hegazy,
and Ralph Haas, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Volume 11, Year 2005, Pages 268-269,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2005)11:4(268) (SCIE Indexed).
6) Minocha, Vijay K. (2004), Discussion of "Comparative analysis of event-based rainfall-
runoff modeling techniques - Deterministic, statistical, and artificial neural networks" by
Ashu Jain and S. K. V. Prasad Indurthy, Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering, Volume 9, Year 2004, Pages 550-553, DOI:10.1061/(asce)1084-
0699(2004)9:6(550) (SCIE Indexed).
7) Minocha, Vijay K., (2004), Discussion of “performance of neural networks in daily
streamflow forecasting” Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering, Volume 9, Year 2004, Pages 555-556, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-
0699(2004)9:6(555) (SCIE Indexed).
8) Minocha, Vijay K.,( 2004), Discussion of “effect of lane width on capacity under mixed
traffic conditions in india”, Journal of Transportation
Engineering, Volume 130, Year 2004, Pages 402-403,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
947X(2004)130:3(402) (SCIE Indexed).
9) Minocha, Vijay K.;Melhem, Hani G.;Cheng, Yousheng,(2004), Discussion of "prediction of
remaining service life of bridge decks using machine learning" by Hani G. Melhem and
Yousheng Cheng, Journal of Computing in Civil
Engineering, Volume 18, Year 2004, Pages 383-385,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887-
3801(2004)18:4(383.2) (SCIE Indexed).
10) Minocha, Vijay K.,(2003), Discussion of “Neural Network Prediction of Air
Stripping KLa” by Y. Djebbar and R. M. Narbaitz, Journal of Environmental Engineering,
Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 780-781, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
9372(2003)129:8(780) (SCIE Indexed).
11) Minocha, Vijay K.(2003), Discussion of “predicting chlorine residuals in drinking water:
Second order model”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 437-439,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
9496(2003)129:5(437) (SCIE Indexed).
12) Minocha, Vijay K.,(2003), Discussion of “Dimensional Analysis of Reaeration Rate in
Streams” by Carlo Gualtieri, Paola Gualtieri, and Guelfo Pulci Doria, Journal of
Environmental Engineering, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 676-677,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:7(676) (SCIE Indexed).
13) Minocha, Vijay K., (2003), Discussion of “probability distribution of low streamflow series
in the united states”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 297,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:5(297) (SCIE Indexed).
14) Minocha, Vijay K.;Saini, Gaurav, (2003), Discussion of “estimating vehicle fuel
consumption and emissions based on instantaneous speed and acceleration levels”, Journal of
Transportation Engineering, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 578-
579,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2003)129:5(578) (SCIE Indexed).
15) Minocha, Vijay K.;Malhotra, Gaurav, (2003), Discussion of “testing hydrologic time series
for stationarity”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 298-
299,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:5(298) (SCIE Indexed).
16) Minocha, Vijay K.;Upadhyaya, Prakash C., (2003), Discussion of “finite fourier probability
distribution and applications”, Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 231, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-
0699(2003)8:4(231) (SCIE Indexed).
17) Minocha, Vijay K.;Zayed, Tarek M.;Chang, Luh Maan, (2003)Discussion of "statewide
performance function for steel bridge protection systems" by Tarek M. Zayed, Luh-Maan
Chang, and Jon D. Fricker, Journal of Performance of Constructed
Facilities, Volume 17, Year 2003, Pages 62-64, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887-
3828(2002)16:2(46) (SCIE Indexed).
18) Minocha, Vijay K., (2003), Discussion of “classification of river basins using artificial
neural network”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 105,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:2(105) (SCIE Indexed).
19) Minocha, Vijay K.;Upadhyaya, Prakash C., (2003), Discussion of “uncertainty assessment
of regionalized flood frequency estimates”, Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 107, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-
0699(2003)8:2(107) (SCIE Indexed).
20) Minocha, Vijay K., (2002), Discussion of “model for determining optimum bus-stop
spacing in urban areas”, Journal of Transportation
Engineering, Volume 128, Year 2002, Pages 596, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
947X(2002)128:6(596) (SCIE Indexed).
21) Minocha, Vijay K., (2002), Discussion of “comparison of ANNss and empirical approaches
for predicting watershed runoff”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management, Volume 128, Year 2002, Pages 379-381,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
9496(2002)128:5(379) (SCIE Indexed).
22) Geeta Arora., M. L. Kansal., Vijay K. Minocha., James C. Powell ., John R. West., Nicholas
B. Hallam ., Christopher F. Forster ., John Simms ., (2001), Performance of various kinetic
models for chlorine decay, Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management, Volume 127, Year 2001, Pages 349-351,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
9496(2001)127:5(349) (SCIE Indexed).
23) Kumar, Arun; Minocha, Vijay K.; Abdelhamid, Tariq S.;Everett, John G., (2001), Time
series analysis for construction productivity experiments, Journal of Construction
Engineering and Management, Volume 127, Year 2001, Pages 252,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2001)127:3(252) (SCIE Indexed).
24) Kumar, Arun., Minocha, Vijay K., (2001), Rainfall runoff modeling using artificial neural
networks, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 6, Year 2001, Pages 176-177,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2001)6:2(176) (SCIE Indexed).
25) Kumar, Arun., Minocha, Vijay K., (2001), Back-propagation neural network in tidal-level
forecasting, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean
Engineering, Volume 127, Year 2001, Pages 54-55, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
950X(2001)127:1(54) (SCIE Indexed).
26) Kumar, Rakesh;Singh, R. D.;Seth, S. M., Minocha, Vijay K., (2000), Discussion of
Regional flood formulas for seven subzones of zone 3 of India, Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering, Volume 5, Year 2000, Pages 436-437, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-
0699(2000)5:4(436) (SCIE Indexed).
27) Sasikumar K., Mujumdar P.P., Minocha, Vijay K., (1998), Discussion of Fuzzy
optimization model for water quality management of a river system, Journal of Water
Resources Planning and Management, Volume 124, Year 1998, Pages 79-
87,DOI:10.1061/(asce)0733-9496(1998)124:2(79) (SCIE Indexed).
28) Minocha, Vijay K.,Prasad,B.M., Kumar, Arun, Kansal, M. L., Arora, Geeta., (1997),
Discussion of Identification of monitoring stations in water distribution system, Journal of
Environmental Engineering, Volume 123, Year 1997, Pages 746-752,
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1997)123:8(746) (SCIE Indexed).
29) Minocha, Vijay K.;Rao, A. V.S.Prabhakar,( 1988), Ammonia removal and recovery from
urea fertilizer plant waste, Environmental Technology
Letters, Volume 9, Year 1988, Pages 655-664, DOI:10.1080/09593338809384616 (SCIE
Indexed).
Some Papers Published in International Conferences in last 1 year:
1) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha, Vijay K., Arvinder, Kaur.(2020). “Covid 19 and Urban
Development” in a Springer Indexed International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure
Development: Innovation and advances (SIDIA 2020) on 17/8/2020. (Springer Indexed).
2) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha, Vijay K., Arvinder, Kaur. (2020). Reduction of GHGs in
Buildings- India Affordable Housing” in a Springer Indexed International Conference on
Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Innovation and advances (SIDIA 2020) on
17/8/2020. (Springer Indexed).
Some Papers Published in Magazines/Conferences in last 3 years:
1) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha,V.K., (2019), “Optimizing Affordable Housing through
Building Materials” in 6th edition of TERI GRIHA Annual Magazine “SHASHWAT” ISSN
No 2581-9291 on 11th Annual GRIHA Summit 2019 & Conference, Vol. 5, Issue 6,
December 2019, pp. 142-144, on 17-18 Dec 2019 in Delhi.
2) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha,V.K., Kaur, Arvinder. (2019), “Minimizing Energy & Cost in
Affordable Housing by using alternative Building Materials “, BMTPC Magazine Nirman
Sarika, Vol 8, Issue 3, July-Sept 2019, pp. 48-51.
3) Bansal, Deepak.,Minocha,V.K., (2018), “APPROPRIATE BUILDING MATERIALS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ENERGY AND COST REDUCTION” in Vidisha, M. P.,
India, in International Seminar on Innovations and Opportunities in Building Materials and
Housing Technologies on 2 November 2018.
4) Bansal, Deepak., & Minocha,V.K., (2018), “HOUSE BARTER AND ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT”, IAStructE, Newsletter of Indian Association of Structural Engineers,
May 2018, PP 6-8.
5) Bansal, Deepak., Minocha,V.K., (2018), “Analysis of low rise vs. high rise development of
affordability housing in India, for cost and energy optimization, “International Conference
on Clean Technologies and Sustainable Development”, by NITTTR (National Institute of
Technical Teachers Training Institute and Research) Chandigarh in collaboration with the
Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, Deepak Bansal & V K Minocha,
pp. 105-111, 23-24 Feb 2018
6) Bansal, Deepak., & Minocha,V.K., (2017), “Sustainable Housing are Affordable in India”
in 4th Edition of TERI GRIHA Annual Magazine “SHASHWAT” on 9th Annual GRIHA
Summit 2017 & conference, Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 76-79, on 18-19 Dec 2017 in Delhi

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