CURRICULUM VITAE of Prof. VALLAM SUNDAR HEAD DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN ENGINEERING INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS CHENNAI, INDIA CURRICULUM VITAE GENERAL Full Name : VALLAM SUNDAR Date of Birth : 30th March 1953 Nationality : Indian Mailing Address : C-6-13, Second link Road, I.I.T., Madras 600 036, INDIA Marital Status : Married II. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Certificate / Degree Name of Institution Year Passed S.S.L.C. Madras Christian College 1969 P.U.C. D.G.Vaishnav College 1970 B.E. (Civil) College of Engg., Guindy, 1975 Madras M.Tech (Hydraulics) Indian Institute of 1977 Technology, Madras Ph.D. Indian Institute of 1982 Technology, Madras III. EXPERIENCE Organization Position held Date of Joining Leaving Centre for Water Resources, Associate Lecturer 22.12.80 30.04.81 Anna University, Madras Ocean Engg. Centre, Indian Senior Scientific 01.05.81 11.04.84 Institute of Technology, Madras Officer Gr.II Ocean Engg. Centre, Indian Senior Scientific 12.04.84 29.04.87 Institute of Technology, Madras Officer Gr.I Ocean Engg. Centre, Indian Assistant 30.04.87 21.01.91 Institute of Technology, Madras Professor Ocean Engg. Centre, Indian Associate 22.01.91 05.05.95 Institute of Technology, Madras Professor Ocean Engg. Centre, Indian Professor 06.05.95 31.08.03 Instituteof Technology, Madras Dept. of Ocean Indian Institute Professor & Head 01.09.03 Till Date of Technology, Madras IV. DETAILS OF THESIS WORK M.Tech. Thesis title : EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON WAVE TRANSMISSION OF FLOATING BREAKWATERS Ph.D. Thesis title : STUDIES ON THE FORCES DUE TO WAVES ON SUBMARINE PIPELINES V. DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES (a) Course Work taught Graduate Level (In Anna University) Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures, Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mechanics, Hydraulic Engg. Laboratory, Engineering Materials. Postgraduate Level (In I.I.T., Madras) Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Wave Dynamics, Advanced Wave Hydrodynamics, Wave Dynamic Laboratory, Coastal Engineering, Statics and Dynamics of Marine Vehicles, ship hydrodynamics. (b) Experimental Facilities • In charge of design, execution and commissioning of a wave flume, which involved erection of a wave plunger, design of a suitable wave absorber. Modification of the flume and design of a false bottom to generate current under waves. • Execution of extension of a 4 M wide Wave Flume • Development of software for driving the wave maker to generate water waves in the laboratory. • Member of the Core Group for Indo-German Wave Basin Project, which involved commissioning of a facility for the generation of multi directional waves. • In charge of the construction of a wave flume, installation of wave maker, design, fabrication and erection of wave absorbers. VI. RESEARCH GUIDANCE 2 (a) Thesis Advisor for M.Tech Thesis: Name of the Thesis Title Year Student Thomas Mathai Wave Forces and Wave Runup Studies 1984 on Large Vertical Cylinders of Arbitrary Shape C. Ramachandran Wave induced pressures and forces on 1986 vertical cylinders S.S.Sarma Master Plan for Development of 1990 Gopalpur Port (Orissa) P.M.Raju Sediment Dynamics off Visakhapatnam 1993 Port CH.SrinivasaRao Experimental studies on stability of 1994 breakwaters and pressures induced on them due to regular and random waves D.Raghu Wave Induced Dynamic Pressures on a 1995 Semicircular Breakwater V.Mallikarjuna Numerical Investigations on Simulation 1995 Rao of Multi Directional Waves P. Mahalingam Hydrodynamic Characteristics of 1996 Submerged Open Moored Cylinder J.Prema Kumar Forces on Quadrant Front Face 1998 Semicircular Breakwater R. Jeyakumar Wave diffraction studies for Tuticorin 1999 Harbour Sankar Reddy Hydrodynamic Performance Of Skirt 2000 Floating Breakwaters 3 (b) Thesis Advisor for M.S./Ph.D Thesis: Degree Name of the Thesis Title Year Co- Student guide M.S. T.V.S.N.Rao Studies on Wave Induced Long shore 1983 Nil Sediment Transport on beaches and Related Phenomena M.S. P.N.Ananth Wave induced sediment transport near 1988 Nil Paradeep Port M.S M. Sri Krishna Wave Induced Dynamic Pressures on a 2000 RSV Priya Semicircular Breakwater Ph.D. S.Neelamani Dynamic wave pressures on large 1989 Nil vertical cylinder due to regular and random waves Ph.D. V.Mallayachari Interaction of waves with impermeable 1995 Nil and permeable walls Ph.D S.A.Sannasiraj Hydrodynamic Behaviour of Floating 1997 RSV Breakwaters Ph.D G.Anandkumar Pressures and forces on inclined cylinders 1998 Nil due to long and short crested waves Ph.D. M.Kalyani Studies on the Hydrodynamic Loadings of 2000 RSV Submerged Moored Cylinders due to waves Ph.D. M. Ram Babu Studies on scour due to waves and currents 2000 SNR around pile foundations in clays M.S. Ch. Experimental Studies of wave induced 2001 SNR Madhusudhan pressures & forces on buried and unburied Pipelines M.S. S. Purushotham Hydrodynamic characteristics of floating 2001 RSV pipe breakwater M.S. Sri Veda Kumar Hydrodynamic characteristics of floating 2001 RSV plain and perforated plate breakwaters M.S. B.V.V. Subba Hydrodynamic characteristics of Quadrant 2001 Nil Rao Front Face Pile Supported Breakwater M.S. G.Ganesh Numerical modeling of Near shore 2003 Nil Phenomena Ph.D G.Dhinakaran Experimental Studies on Hydrodynamic 2003 RSV characteristics of perforated Semi circular Breakwaters M.S. K.A. Roopsekhar Wave Forces On Pipelines on a sloping 2003 Nil bottom M.S. R.Balaji Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Wave 2003 Nil screens (c) Guidance of ongoing Ph.D Works: 4 Name of the Title Date of Co-guides Student Registration N.Dargakumar Wave -Structure -Soil bed interaction Jan 2001 SNR P.L.Vijayakumari Forces due to Waves on Tandem twin July 2001 KM pipelines near a sloping boundary Lajju Kottalil Wave structure interaction July 2002 RSV R.Balaji Breaking waves and their interaction Sept 2003 SAS with structures (d) Guidance of ongoing M.S. Works: Name of the Title Date of Co-guides Student Registration G.N.V.Prasad Ringing Response of Vertical July 2001 RSV cylinders in Breaking waves P.V.V.Subramaniam Pressures on Hulls in waves July 2001 VAS Wave –structure-Interaction Sep 2003 KM VII Research Projects Consultancy: No Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Value of Co- Project investigato (*105) rs ( **) 1 Design & Development of a Defense Research & 2.0 CG Longitudinal Wave Beach Development JSM System for a High Speed Towing Organization SMS Tank 2 Design & Development of a -do- 2.0 CG Transverse Wave Absorber JSM System for a High Speed Towing SMS Tank 3 Design of Fisheries Harbour Gopalpur Port Project 1.3 CG RSV SRG 4 Design of Approach Trestle -do- 3.0 -do- 5 weather Window for Tamilnadu Oil & Natural Gas 0.12 CG Coast Commission, Madras 6 Numerical Modelling and Flume Larsen & Toubro Ltd., 5.0 SNR Investigations for Pipavav Port, Bombay RN Gujarat 7 Study of Wave Characteristics in O.N.G.C., Madras 0.40 Nil Ravva Field of K.G.Offshore 8 Design of Sea Water Intake Birla Periclase, 10.5 SNR System Visakhapatnam RSV RN 9 Extension of Haddow Wharf Andaman Harbour 4.0 VSR Works RSV 10 Spencer’s Aquaculture Project Spencer’s & Co 1.15 SNR RSV 11 Design of Sea Water Intake Entoma Hydro Systems, 2.0 MRP System at Naripaiyur Madras RSV 12 Development of Colachel Port Govt. of Tamilnadu, 9.1 MRP 5 Tamilnadu Port RSV Development 13 Design for Diffusor System ABAN Constructions 0.30 RSV 14 Development of All Weather Tata Iron & Steel Co. 1.0 CG Port at Gopalpur Ltd. RSV 15 Sea Water Intake Gopalpur Port Project 1.0 RSV 16 Design of Deep Water Berth Gopalpur Port Project 5.0 CG RSV SRG 17 Potential Sites along Orissa Government of Orissa 0.75 CG Coast RSV 18 Dredging Chilka Mouth Chilka Development 1.0 CG Authority RSV 19 Master Plan for Gopalpur TISCO 1.0 CG SRG RSV 20 DRP for GMB Port at POSITRA FRH 8.0 RSV SRG RN 21 Wave Flume Studies for NIO, GOA 10.0 RSV Breakwater Section/Round Heads Proposed for Jaigad, Agargule, Vijaydurg & Redi Ports. 22 Analysis of Sea Water Intake LARSEN & TOUBRO 1.5 MRP System for Kovaya, Gujarat. LTD. MUMBAI RSV 23 Behaviour Changes in Pulicat NMTPP TNEB, 4.25 MRP Backwaters. ENNORE, MADRAS 24 Off shore feed stock handling M.K.R. Industries Ltd. 3.5 MRP facility for PP/PE Plant - North Secunderabad RSV of Kakinada. 25 Studies on tidal effect in Adyar ESKAY DESIGNS, 4.15 MRP River Madras 26 DPR for Nagapattinam Port TNPD, Chennai 7.5 MRP RSV 27 DPR for Cuddalore Port TNPD, Chennai 7.5 MRP RSV 28 DPR for Vallinokkam Port TNPD, Chennai 10 MRP RSV RN KA 29 Stability Analysis of Composite Mormugao Port Trust, 10 MRP Breakwater at Mormugao Port Goa 30 Construction of Mini Fishing Harbour Engineering 8.0 RSV Harbour at Muthalapozhi - Department, Numerical Model Studies Thiruvananthapuram 31 Amba Creek Crossing - Request ABAN Constructions, 0.30 RSV for Calculations for Floatation Chennai. and Buoyuancy. 32 Design of Diffuser Support ABAN Constructions, 0.50 RSV System for Jam Nagar Chennai 33 Numerical Modeling for Fisheries Department, 3.5 RSV Tranquility Studies for Chennai Rameswaram Fisheries Harbour 6 34. Construction of 25 MLD Municipal Corporation, 6.5 MRP Capacity Sewage Treatment Visakhapatnam. Plant at Visakhapatnam 35. Feasibility report for proposed Fisheries Department, 5.0 RSV Fishing Harbour at Chennai Veerapandiapattinam in Tuticorin 36. Breakwater Flume Studies of Harbour Engg. Dept. 7.0 Nil Thangassery Fishing Harbour Thiruvananthapuram 37. Barge Mounted Power Plant at Encon Services Pvt. 0.75 RSV Mangalore Ltd. Chennai SRG 38. Model Testing of Breakwater Harbour Engg. Dept. 2.5 Nil Cross Section for Muthalapozhy Thiruvananthapuram Fishing Harbour 39. Seawall - North of Madras Kampsax Industries, 3.75 KA Harbour Chennai 40. Ennore Manali Road Kampsax Industries, 7.00 KA Improvement Project -Additional Chennai Surveys and Numerical Modelling 41.