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Ph.D. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Univ. of Arizona, USA, 1986-92.
M.E. Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, 1980-2.
B.E. Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, 1976-80.
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| 1998- | Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India |
| 1997 | Senior Hydrogeologist, Water Management Consultants, Inc., Tucson, USA |
| 1996-7 | Project Hydrogeologist, Water Management Consultants, Inc., Tucson, USA |
| 1995-6 | Independent Consultant, Golder Associates Inc., Tucson, USA |
| 1993-6 | Assistant Research Scientist, Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
| 1992-3 | Independent Consultant, Waste Management of North America, Chicago, USA |
| 1992 | Independent Consultant, Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, Berkeley,USA |
| 1989-92 | Research Associate, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
| 1986-90 | Graduate Associate, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
| 1982-6 | Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, India (On leave from 1986-1991) |
| 1982 | Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, India |
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Mulatos Gold Mine Project for Minera San Augusto, Mexico and Placer Dome International, Canada: Development of rating-curve for the Mulatos river. Flood-frequency analysis to determine the 100-yr flood. Flow-duration analysis to determine the low-flow conditions. Maintenance, updating and analysis of the climatic and geochemical database for the site. Cost-estimates for alternative sources of water supply for mining needs. Determination of the sedimentation rate for the final pit.
Rogers Landfill Project for ERM-Southwest, Houston, USA: Synthetic weather generation and numerical simulation of infiltration into plots used for degrading oil and grease.
Reservation Canyon Impoundment, Mercur Mine Project for Barrick Resources (USA), Inc.: Post-closure hydrologic and engineering performance of the tailings impoundment. Determination of long-term seepage out of the main dam and reclaim levee and ways to control it.
Cyprus Miami Mine Project for Golder Associates, Inc., Denver, USA: Numerical simulation of infiltration into waste rock dumps subject to synthetic precipitation and evaporation. Estimation of long-term flux from the dumps and evaluation of cap designs to reduce infiltration.
Hayden Hill Project for Lassen Gold Mining, Inc., California, USA: Determination of unsaturated flow properties of the ore heap and the cover materials. Simulation of long-term heap water budget using finite element modelling.
Martha Mine Project for the Waihi Gold Mining Company, New Zealand: Simulation of water quality and temperature fluctuations in the Waihi pit lake using CE-QUAL-W2. Verification of the results obtained from a one-dimensional reservoir model (DYRESM).
Florence Project for Magma Copper Company, Tucson, USA: Analysis of pump-test data to determine the hydraulic conductivity and storativity of the aquifer.
Hughes Project for the United States Air Force, Tucson, USA: Development of a regional scale transport model. Data collection from a two-well tracer test using several monitoring wells and multilevel samplers. Analysis of rate-limited transport of reactive chemicals.
Northern Guam Project for the Water and Energy Research Institute, Guam, USA: Development of a two-dimensional finite element model and incorporation of iterative solvers.
Liner Project for Waste Management of North America, Chicago, USA: Evaluation of performance of multilayer liner systems for landfills.
Sif Oidak Project for Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, Berkeley, USA: Groundwater aspects of development of an irrigation plan in the Tohono O'Odham nation.
Kosi Project for the Government of Bihar, India: Erosion and sedimentation modelling of the Kosi river using HEC-6.
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Publications and Presentations
Journal Articles, Discussions and Replies
1984
R. Srivastava and K.G. RangaRaju. Spatially varied flow
effects on weir discharge. Irrigation and Power Journal,
Central Board of Irrigation and Power, 41(4), 403-408.
1990
K.G. RangaRaju, R. Srivastava, and P.D. Porey. Scale effects in modeling flow over broad-crested weirs. Irrigation and Power Journal, Central Board of Irrigation and Power, 47(3), 101-106.
D.N. Contractor and R. Srivastava (1990). Simulation of
saltwater intrusion in the Northern Guam Lens using a
microcomputer. Journal of Hydrology, 118, 87-106.
1991
A. Chandra and R. Srivastava. A Boundary Element analysis of axisymmetric upsetting. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 15(3-5), 81-92.
R. Srivastava and T.-C.J. Yeh. Analytical solutions for one-dimensional,
transient infiltration toward the water table in homogeneous and
layered soils. Water Resources Research, 27(5), 753-762.
1992
R. Srivastava and D.N. Contractor. Efficient evaluation of integrals in 3-D Boundary Element Method using linear shape functions over plane triangular elements. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 16(6), 282-290.
R. Srivastava and D.N. Contractor. Discussion of "Bed-load and suspended-load transport of non-uniform sediments". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 118(6), 948-949.
P. Broadbridge, R. Srivastava, and T.-C.J. Yeh. Burgers' equation and layered media : Exact solutions and applications to soil-water flow. Mathematical and Computer Modeling, 16(11), 163-169.
R. Srivastava and T.-C. J. Yeh. A three-dimensional
numerical model for water flow and transport of chemically
reactive solute through porous media under variably saturated
conditions. Advances in Water Resources, 15(5), 275-287.
1993
T.-C.J. Yeh, R. Srivastava, A. Guzman, and T. Harter. A
numerical model for two dimensional water flow and chemical
transport. Ground Water, 31(4), 634-644.
1994
T.-C.J. Yeh, A. Guzman, R. Srivastava, and P.E. Gagnard. Numerical simulations of the wicking effect in liner systems. Ground Water, 32(1), 2-11.
R. Srivastava and A. Guzman-Guzman. Analysis of slope-matching
methods for aquifer parameter determination. Ground Water,
32(4), 570-575.
1995
R. Srivastava. Discussion of "Prediction of Deep-bed-filter performance using recursive algorithm". Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 121(12), 931-932.
R. Srivastava. Implications of using approximate expressions for the well function. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 118(6), 459-462.
R. Srivastava and A. Guzman-Guzman. Analysis of hydraulic conductivity averaging schemes for one dimensional steady state unsaturated flow. Ground Water, 33(6), 946-952.
R. Srivastava and M.L. Brusseau. Darcy Velocity Computation in Randomly Heterogeneous Porous Media. Advances in Water Resources, 18(4), 191-201.
T.-C.J. Yeh, A. Guzman, R. Srivastava, P.E. Gagnard, and J. Kramer. Simulation of the wicking effect in a two-layer soil liner system. Waste Management and Research, 13(4), 363-378.
R. Srivastava and A. Guzman-Guzman. Reply to "Discussion
of Analysis of slope-matching methods for aquifer parameter
determination". Ground Water, 33(3), 506-507.
1996
R. Srivastava and M.L. Brusseau. Nonideal transport of reactive solutes in heterogeneous porous media: 1. Numerical model development and moments analysis. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 24(2), 117-143.
R. Srivastava. Reply to "Discussion of
Implications of using approximate expressions for the well
function". Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 119(6), 364-365.
1997
M.L. Brusseau, Q. Hu and R. Srivastava. Using flow interruption to identify factors causing nonideal transport. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 24(4), 205-219.
M.L. Brusseau and R. Srivastava. Nonideal transport of
reactive solutes in heterogeneous porous media: 2. Quantitative
analysis of the Borden natural-gradient field experiment. Journal
of Contaminant Hydrology, 28(2), 115-155.
1998
R. Srivastava and A. Guzman-Guzman. Practical
approximations of the well function, Ground Water, 36(5),
844-848.
1999
M.L. Brusseau and R. Srivastava. Nonideal transport of reactive solutes in heterogeneous porous media: 4. Analysis of the Cape Cod Natural-gradient field experiment. Water Resources Research, 35(4), 1113-1125.
2002
R. Srivastava, P.K. Sharma, and M.L. Brusseau. Spatial Moments for Reactive Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 7(4), 336-341. Errata, 7(6), 449.
2003
R. Srivastava. Discussion of Integrating Equation of Gradually Varied Flow, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 129(1), 77-78.
R. Srivastava. Aquifer Response to Linearly Varying Stream Stage, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 8(6), 361-364.
2004
R. Srivastava, P.K. Sharma, and M.L. Brusseau. Reactive solute transport in macroscopically homogeneous porous media: analytical solutions for the temporal moments. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 69(1/2), 27-43.
R. Srivastava. Discussion of Explicit Estimation of Aquifer Diffusivity from Linear Stream Stage, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, accepted. R. Srivastava. Discussion of Comparison of Continuous and Cyclic Pumping from a Well, Ground Water, accepted
Presentations (Presenting author in bold)
1983
R. Srivastava and K.G. RangaRaju. Effect of free-stream
turbulence on characteristics of a turbulent boundary layer on a
flat plate. Proceedings, Twelfth National Conference on
Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 241-246, New Delhi.
1989
D.N. Contractor and R. Srivastava. Simulation of
saltwater intrusion in an island aquifer using a microcomputer.
Finite Element Analysis in Fluids, Proceedings, Seventh
International Conference on Finite Element Methods in Flow
Problems, 1303-1310, Alabama, USA.
1990
R. Srivastava and D.N. Contractor. Boundary element simulation of saltwater intrusion in an island aquifer. Proceedings, International Symposium on Tropical Hydrology, American Water Works Association, 339-348, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
R. Srivastava and T.-C.J. Yeh. Convergence and
accuracy of numerical solutions to the Richard's equation. Fall
meeting, American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, USA;
Abstract in EOS Trans., AGU, 71(43), 1346.
1991
R. Srivastava and T.-C.J. Yeh. Finite Element simulation of three-dimensional chemical transport through variably saturated porous media. Workshop on Characterization of Transport Phenomena in the Vadose Zone, AGU & Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), Tucson, USA.
T. Harter, R. Srivastava, and T.-C.J. Yeh. Numerical simulation of flow and transport in heterogeneous, unsaturated media using stochastic methods. Workshop on Characterization of Transport Phenomena in the Vadose Zone, AGU & SSSA, Tucson.
R. Srivastava and T.-C.J. Yeh. Finite Element
simulation of three-dimensional flow and transport through
variably saturated porous media using the modified method of
characteristics. Fall meeting, AGU, San Francisco;
Abstract in EOS Trans., 72(44), 169.
1992
T.-C.J. Yeh, J. Mas-Pla and R. Srivastava. A three-dimensional numerical model for transport and fate of chemicals in heterogeneous media under variably saturated conditions. AGU Western Pacific Meeting, Hong Kong; Abstract in EOS Trans., 73(25), 30.
R. Srivastava and D.N. Contractor. Numerical simulation of seawater intrusion into the Guam aquifer using three-dimensional Boundary Integral Equation Method. AGU Western Pacific Meeting, Hong Kong; Abstract in EOS Trans., 73(25), 31.
R. Srivastava and T.-C.J. Yeh. Comparison of mixed
Finite Element Method and a sequential solution approach for
modeling flow and transport in variably saturated porous media.
Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco; Abstract in EOS Trans.,
73(43), 218.
1993
R. Srivastava and M.L. Brusseau. The influence of aquifer heterogeneity on contaminant removal by pumping. Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco; Abstract in EOS Trans., 74(43), 262.
M.L. Brusseau, R. Srivastava and L. Xu. Non-ideal
transport of rate-limited reactive solutes in porous media: Multi-scale,
multi-factor approach. Fall Meeting, AGU, San
Francisco; Abstract in EOS Trans., 74(43), 307.
1994
R. Srivastava and M.L. Brusseau. Effect of physical
and chemical heterogeneities on aquifer remediation by pump and
treat. Annual Meeting, American Chemical Society,
Division of Environmental Chemistry, San Diego, USA; Extended
Abstract in Proceedings, 34(1), 262-265.
1995
R. Srivastava and D.N. Contractor. Boundary element simulation of flow through a earthen embankment subjected to cyclic variations of water level. International Symposium, International Association for Boundary Element Methods, IABEM-95, Hawaii, USA; Extended abstract in Computational Mechanics '95, 2939-2944.
M.L. Brusseau and R. Srivastava. Reanalysis of reactive transport for the Borden natural-gradient experiment. Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco; Abstract in EOS Trans., 76(46), 201.
D.N. Contractor, J. Jenson, R. Srivastava, J. Jocson,
and H.G. Siegrist. Modeling of Anisotropic Guam Aquifer Using
a 2-D, FE Sharp-Interface Saltwater Intrusion Model. Fall
Meeting, AGU, San Francisco; Abstract in EOS Trans., 76(46),
262-263.
1996
M.L. Brusseau and R. Srivastava. Analysis of reactive transport for the Borden natural-gradient experiment, Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Denver, USA.
J.E. Blue, M.L. Brusseau, and R. Srivastava. Simulation
of Bromide tracer test data from a dual-well forced gradient
field experiment at a superfund site, Fall Meeting, AGU,
San Francisco.
1998
A. Guzman, R. Srivastava, and G. Beale. A new method for estimating the hydraulic behavior of spent ore heaps, waste dumps, and tailing impoundments, Proceedings, Fifth International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, 263-271, Fort Collins, USA.
A. Guzman, R. Srivastava, G. Beale and C. Filippone. Hidrodinamica De Bancos De Lixiviacion (in Spanish), Asociacion de Ingenieros Industriales y Minas de Chile, Villa del Mar, Chile.
1999
A. Guzman, R. Srivastava, G. Beale and C. Filippone. Dynamics of solution flow through heap leach pads, Heap Leach Closure Workshop, Reno, USA and Mining, Exploration, and Finance, Puerto Vallarta, Mexcio.
A. Guzman, J. W. Rowe, R. Srivastava, S. Atkin, and K. Krukar. Pit lake evaluation - A risk evaluation approach, Nevada, USA.
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