Expertise in Transportation Engineering with a strong focus on traffic flow modelling and road safety. Proficient in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with demonstrated application of these techniques to traffic flow analysis, accident prediction, and transportation safety assessment.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (
Institution: National Institute of Technology Warangal, India
Year: 2024
Master of Technology (M.Tech)
Institution: National Institute of Technology Warangal, India
Year: 2015
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
Institution: Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, India
Year: 2012
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Civil and Structural Engineering, Multidisciplinary
CAPACITY ANALYSIS AT URBAN UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS UNDER MIXED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS: A CASE STUDY IN WARANGAL CITY Ramesh Babu KOTA, Sruthi Sekhar PALLELA, Govinda LALAM Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology Series Transport, 2025 The performance of the road network depends on the capacity of the intersection in the area. Estimation of capacity becomes difficult under mixed traffic conditions where different types of vehicles share common space without following priority rule. Yield- controlled and stop sign-controlled intersections operate similarly to uncontrolled intersections in India due to lack of respect for priority rules and lane discipline. The current study estimated capacity using critical gaps based on the HCM methodology and examined the relationship between occupancy time and capacity. Aiming to develop a model to estimate capacity directly from occupancy time. Five three-legged uncontrolled intersections were selected and data were acquired through a video camera. The occupation time and gap data were extracted manually and the effect of various geometric and traffic parameters like median width, conflicting flow, proportion of heavy vehicles in the conflicting flow, and pedestrian flow on extracted occupation time using correlation and regression analysis was studied. The results of the study stated that with a 5% increase in conflicting flow occupation time was increased by 0.2 sec and with a 1% increase in heavy vehicles in conflicting flow, occupation time increased by 0.35 sec, and for a 5% increase in pedestrian volume the occupation time of minor approach is increased by 0.13 sec. Two-wheelers and Three-wheeler vehicles had the least critical gap and the highest was observed for heavy vehicles. Capacity was found to decrease with an increase in occupation time. A linear regression model was developed to estimate capacity using occupation time. This paper can provide a better understanding of the occupation time and its effect on movement capacity.
Roadway and Traffic Attributes Influencing Occupancy Time of Minor-Road Right-Turning Vehicles at Urban Uncontrolled Intersections Ramesh Babu Kota, Arpan Mehar U Porto Journal of Engineering, 2023 The performance of uncontrolled intersection is usually measured based on delay of the least priority movement. Perhaps, most of the studies assumed single stage crossing and had to overlook additional factors for estimating occupancy time. The present study examines occupancy time under two-stage crossing under the influence of roadway and traffic attributes. Field data for this study are collected at five different isolated intersections. The analysis of field data is performed by observing the movements of individual vehicles from the minor road approach by considering various factors affecting it under mixed traffic conditions. And it was observed that Two-wheelers are tended to encroach into smaller gaps in between the vehicles due to its physical dimension and easy maneuvering followed by threewheelers. The occupancy time is observed had strong correlation with conflicting area, conflicting flow the proportion of U-turning major road traffic, vehicle dimension, and the increase of median width.
Simulation-Based Capacity and Delay Analysis of Unsignalized Intersections in Mixed Traffic Conditions SS Pallela, RB Kota Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A 106 (3), 773-787 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Analyzing acceleration characteristics of right-turning vehicles at uncontrolled intersections: a study on longitudinal and lateral dynamics RB Kota, A Mehar, KVRR Shankar, SS Pallela Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 10 (5), 206 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Capacity analysis at urban uncontrolled intersections under mixed traffic conditions: a case study in Warangal city RB Kota, SS Pallela, G Lalam Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology, Series Transport … , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Roadway and traffic attributes influencing occupancy time of minor-road right-turning vehicles at urban uncontrolled intersections RB Kota, A Mehar U. Porto Journal of Engineering 9 (1), 122-133 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Effect of two-stage crossing of right-turning vehicles on capacity of urban uncontrolled intersections under mixed traffic conditions RB Kota, A Mehar Case Studies on Transport Policy 10 (4), 2546-2555 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Occupancy time characteristics of right-turning traffic on minor approach at urban uncontrolled intersections RBKA Mehar 2022 Citations: 7
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Occupancy time characteristics of right-turning traffic on minor approach at urban uncontrolled intersections RBKA Mehar 2022 Citations: 7
Roadway and traffic attributes influencing occupancy time of minor-road right-turning vehicles at urban uncontrolled intersections RB Kota, A Mehar U. Porto Journal of Engineering 9 (1), 122-133 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Simulation-Based Capacity and Delay Analysis of Unsignalized Intersections in Mixed Traffic Conditions SS Pallela, RB Kota Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A 106 (3), 773-787 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Capacity analysis at urban uncontrolled intersections under mixed traffic conditions: a case study in Warangal city RB Kota, SS Pallela, G Lalam Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology, Series Transport … , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Analyzing acceleration characteristics of right-turning vehicles at uncontrolled intersections: a study on longitudinal and lateral dynamics RB Kota, A Mehar, KVRR Shankar, SS Pallela Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 10 (5), 206 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Effect of two-stage crossing of right-turning vehicles on capacity of urban uncontrolled intersections under mixed traffic conditions RB Kota, A Mehar Case Studies on Transport Policy 10 (4), 2546-2555 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
