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Kumares C. Sinha

Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: HAMP G237
Phone: (765) 494-2211
Email: sinha@purdue.edu

Specialty Area(s)

Affiliation(s)

Education
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1968
M.S.C.E., University of Connecticut, 1966
D.T.R.P., Calcutta University, 1964
B.S.C.E., Jadavpur University (India), 1961

Research Summary
Transportation systems analysis, transportation infrastructure economics and management, transportation safety, urban and regional planning.

Selected Research Projects

  • Fricker, J.D., Sinha, K.C., Noureldin, M., and Stroshine, T., (2014). Employing asset management to control costs and sustain highway levels of service: Volumes I and II. Publication No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2014/02. Joint Transportation Research Program). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University.
  • Everett, S.R., Xiong, Y., Fricker, J.D., and Sinha, K.C., (2013). Measurement and Monitoring of the Performance of Highway Investment. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2013/16. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Ahmed, A., Agbelie, B.R, Lavrenz, S., Keefer, M., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2013). Costs and Revenues Associated With Overweight Trucks in Indiana. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2013/01. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Ford, K.M., Arman, M.H., Labi, S., Sinha, K.C., Thompson, P.D., Shirole, A.M., and Li, Z., (2012). NCHRP Report 713: Estimating Life Expectancies of Highway Assets. Volume 2. Transportation Research Board. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
  • Ahmed, A., Volovski, M., Van Boxel, D., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2011). Truck Travel Characteristics as an Indicator of System Condition and Performance. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2011/07. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Agbelie, B.R., Bai, Q., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2010). Forecasting of Highway Revenues Under Various Options. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2010/03. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Bhargava, A., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2009). Development of a Framework for Ex Post Facto Evaluation of Highway Project Costs in Indiana. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2009/33. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Ong, G., Noureldin, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2009). Automated Pavement Condition Data Collection Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Reliability. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2009/17. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Dooley, F., Tyner, W., Sinha, K.C., Quear, J., Cox, L., and Cox, M., (2009). The Impacts of Biofuels on Transportation and Logistics in Indiana. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2009/16. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Oh, J., and Sinha, K.C., (2007). Alternatives to Fuel Tax: a State Level Perspective. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2007/02. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Honors & Awards

  • James Laurie Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011.
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2008.
  • Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005.
  • Distinguished Award, Council of University Transportation Centers, 2005.
  • National Associate of the National Academies, 2004.
  • Emeritus Member, Committee on International Activities, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2004.
  • Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), 2002.
  • Chi Epsilon Chapter Honor Member, Purdue University, 2002.
  • Francis C. Turner Lecture Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2001.
  • Emeritus Member, Committee on Transportation Programming, Planning and System Evaluation, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2001.
  • S.S. Steinberg Award, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), 2000.
  • Harland Bartholomew Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1996.
  • Engineering Alumni Award, University of Connecticut, 1995.
  • Arthur Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1992.
  • Distinguished International Visiting Scholar, (inaugural recipient), Ministry of Science and Technology, Slovenia, 1992.
  • International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Senior Scholar, USSR, 1989.
  • Sagamore of the Wabash, awarded by the Governor of Indiana, 1989 and 1997.
  • Distinguished Lecturer Award, Universities of Belgrade, Ljubljana, Maribor, Split, and Zagreb, Yugoslavia, U. S. Fulbright Program, 1988.
  • Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1986.
  • Guest Scientist in India, U.S. National Science Foundation and University Grants Commission, India, 1981.
  • Fred Burggraf Award, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1972.
  • University Gold Medal, in Town and Regional Planning, Calcutta University, 1964.

Selected Publications

  • Bai, Q., Labi, S., Sinha, K.C., and Thompson, P.D., (2013). Bridge user cost estimation-a synthesis of existing methods and addressing the issues of multiple counting, work zones and traffic capacity limitation. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 9(9), 849-859.
  • Arman, M., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2013). Perspectives of the Operational Performance of Public Transportation Agencies with Data Envelopment Analysis Technique. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2351(1), 30-37.
  • Everett, S., Xiong, Y., Sinha, K.C., and Fricker, J.D., (2013). Ex Post Facto Evaluation of Indiana's Highway Investment Program. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2345(1), 24-30.
  • Zhang, Z., Bai, Q., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2013). General Framework for Evaluating Long-Term Leasing of Toll Roads. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2345(1), 83-91.
  • Bai, Q., Labi, S., Sinha, K.C., and Thompson, P.D., (2012). Multiobjective Optimization for Project Selection in Network-Level Bridge Management Incorporating Decision-Maker's Preference Using the Concept of Holism. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 18(9), 879-889.
  • Ong, G.P., Fitzpatrick, V., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2012). Hazard-Based Analysis of Highway Project Development Times. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 138(10), 1259-1268.
  • Bai, Q., Labi, S., and Sinha, K.C., (2011). Trade-off analysis for multiobjective optimization in transportation asset management by generating Pareto frontiers using Extreme Points Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 138(6), 798-808.
  • Patidar, V., Labi, S., Morin, T., Thompson, P.D., and Sinha, K.C., (2011). Evaluating methods and algorithms for multi-criteria bridge management at the network level. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2220(1), 38-47.
  • Bhargava, A., Anastasopoulos, P.C., Labi, S., Sinha, K.C., and Mannering, F.L., (2010). Three-stage least-squares analysis of time and cost overruns in construction contracts. Journal of construction engineering and management, 136 (11), 1207-1218.
  • Oh, J., and Sinha, K.C., (2010). Self-financing and distance-based highway pricing scheme: State highway system perspective. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 17(3), 95-106.