Prof. S. S. Bapat

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Name - Sharad Shridhar Bapat
Age  - 60 Yrs.
Date of birth  - 15/09/1956

Address for communication: -
“Yashoda", Behind Chandan Hardware,
Sangli-Miraj Road, Wanlesswadi, Sangli — 416414,
Maharashtra State, India.

Phone / Mobile  (0233) 2601141, 09850056059
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Educational Qualifications:
B. E. Civil 1978., Walchand College of Engg., Sangli ( Total Marks 64% )
Post-graduation (M.Tech.) Geotechnical Engineering, I.I.T. Bombay ( CGPA 8.64)

Work Experience:
A) 2 Years ( 1978-1980) Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, Junior Engineer
• Design of Rural Water Supply schemes • Field Survey Work

B) 32 years ( 1986- Till Date) Walchand College of Engg., Sangli Retd as Associate Professor in Sept 2016
Job responsibilities
• Teaching (Undergraduate and Post Graduate)
• Incharge, Geotechnical Engg Lab
• Consultancy work in Geotechnical Engineering
• Field-Laboratory Soil Testing
• Administration
• Advisor on various co and extra-curricular committees
• Senate Member, Development of structure and course syllabi of curriculum
• Member, Purchase Committee of college

C) Professional Experience - 4 Years (1982-1986 )Ramtirtha Foundations and Engineering Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (Projects awarded by RITES and IRCON, for Algerian Railways)
Project Manager in Algeria
• Overall Project Management for Geotechnical Investigations for Railway line Projects in Algeria • Setting up of Geotechnical Laboratory • Taking deep boreholes and allied field testing • Construction of large diameter cast-in-situ RCC pile foundations and pile caps for bridges • Cash-Flow and Accounts • Project Reports on Geotechnical Investigations

Major achievements:
• Best Teacher Award by Maharashtra Technical Education Society in Year 2000.

• Acting as Consultant in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, for Various Government, Semi-Government and Private organizations like: • Irrigation Department ■ B & C Department, ■ Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, ■ Central PWD, • Petroleum Corporations (IOC, BPCL, HPCL) • Maharashtra State Electricity Board, ■ Central Railways, • Various sugar factories, ■ Various Municipal Corporations

Consultancy Services are rendered in following areas:
• Geotechnical Investigations-planning and executions (Field and laboratory testing)
• Foundation Scheme designs
• Bearing Capacity and Settlement analysis
• Retaining Structures designs
■ Embankment Designs (Slope stability analysis and slope designs) • Compaction Control for embankments and Fillings (Dams, Approach Embankments. Filling for Site development, Plinth filling works) More than 500 GeotechnicalTesting and Consultancy Assignments completed till date, catering to specific needs of the clients.

* Committee Member of UGC Building Committee, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Resource Person in various Faculty Development Programs (in-house and outside college)
Publication: A Textbook on " Concrete Technology and Soil Mechanics" at Diploma / UG level.

MUSICAL VOYAGE
Got extensive training in Hindustani Classical Vocal music from Late Pt. Chintubuva Mhaiskar Sangli since early childhood and later from Late Pt. Vinayakrao Kale from Thane and Late Pt.Vasantrao Kulkarni from Mumbai.

Acquired “Sangeet Alankar” degree of ‘Gandharva Mahavidyalaya’ in year 2000, with First Class. Recipient of an award given by ‘Hari Om Trust’. Rendered Solo Vocal performance in Convocation ceremony held at Surat, Gujrat, in year 2000.

Rendered Solo performances in Classical, Semi-classical music and Natya Sangeet, at various places like Sangli, Miraj, Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Pune (Maharashtra), Mashel (Goa), Indore (M.P.), Harihar, Athani, Raybag (Karnatak). All of them were very well received by the audience.

Recipient of First Prizes for Music Direction of the Marathi musical dramas (Katyar Kalajat Ghusali, Vidyaharan, Sanshay Kallol, Mandar Mala, Bavankhanee) in the All India Level Musical Drama competitions being held annually at New Delhi.


Recipient of First-Second prizes in Music Direction of above plays as well as received first prizes for music direction of “Dhanya te Gayani Kala” and “Katha hee Bilaskhani Todichi”. Also received prizes for Singing and Acting, in Maharashtra State Musical Drama Competitions (Maharashtra Rajya Natya Spardha), as well as competitions held at Goa and Pune.
New Music compositions were made for Musical Dramas: ‘Sangeet Vidyaharan’, ‘Sangeet Dhanya Te Gayani Kala’, ‘Sangeet RaadhaManas’ and ‘Sangeet Aishwaryavati’.
Worked as Judge at the Musical drama competitions held at Mashel, Goa. Worked as Judge in Classical music and ‘NatyaSangeet’ competitions held at various places.
Recipient of prestigious awards given by ‘Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad’: ‘Gajanan Khadilkar Purskar in year 2000 and “Chota Gandharv Purskar” in year 2012.
Recipient of a prestigious award “Chota Gandharv GunGourav Purskar” on 31st December 2015, which was awarded by ‘Balgandharv Sangeet Rasik Mandal Pune’, and ‘Swararaj Chota Gandharv Pratishthan, Koregaon’.