ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THUDUPATHI DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Magazine Report July 2005 - December 2005 The Civil Engineering Association was inaugurated by Dr.B.V.A.Rao, Director, International Relations, VIT, Vellore, on July 20, 2005 with a special lecture on “Earth quake Resistant Structures”. Our department students have presented 10 technical papers in premier institutions like Anna University and won 5 prizes out of which 3 were First and remaining were Second and details of the students are : S.No Name of the students 1. L.Ramya & N.Arthika 2. L.Ramya & T.K.Jagan 3. K.Sivabalasubramania
Title of the paper “Sethu Samudram Project” EIA of Developmental Projects” “Soil Mapping using RS
Prize II II &
GIS
4. 5.
m & G.Govindaraj Techniques” L.Ramya & T.K.Jagan “Disaster Mitigation and Management” G.Govindaraj & “Recent Trends in Civil Engineering”
II Nil
6.
D.Dhanasekaran G.Govindaraj
Nil
7.
D.Dhanasekaran K.Sivabalasubramania
8.
m & G.Govindaraj G.Govindaraj & “Disaster Management”
Nil
9.
D.Dhanasekaran G.Govindaraj
& “Railway Disaster Management”
Nil
10.
N.Ravindran G.Govindaraj
& “GIS techniques in Transport Systems”
Nil
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
R.Gowrishankar T.K.Jagan & L.Ramya T.K.Jagan & L.Ramya T.K.Jagan & L.Ramya N.Arthika & L.Ramya N.Arthika &
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D.Vasantha Gokilam V.Anitha & “Intelligent Transport System”
Nil
17.
S.Shyamala Gowri E.Kalaiselvi & “Intelligent Buildings”
Nil
18.
D.Malarkodi S.Senthilkumar
& “Solid Waste Management”
Nil
19.
L.Shahjahan S.Senthilkumar
& “Linking of Indian Rivers”
Nil
20.
L.Shahjahan S.Senthilkumar
& “Technological Tool or Resource”
Nil
21.
S.Karthik R.Bhuvaneswaran&
22.
S.Selvaganapathy R.Mohan
& “Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques” Technical Quiz
A Case Study on Alaskan TSUNAMI” “Disaster Management” “TSUNAMI” Technical Quiz “Modern Construction Techniques”
II
Nil Nil Nil II Nil
“Sustainable Development of Water Shed Nil Management using RS Data” & “Corrosion Control Studies”
Nil
J.Ramkumar
Our Faculty members presented papers on various National Conferences as below:
1. Faculty member Miss G.Ramya presented paper titled “Non Linear Finite Element Analysis of Composite Column” in National Conference on Advances in Materials & Mechanics of Concrete Structures at IITM, Chennai on 12-13 Aug 2005. 2. Faculty members Mr.N.Rajkumar and Miss S.Gowri Presented paper titled “Experimental Study on Corrosion Control Method” on 14th November 2005 in ISTE Staff Chapter of Erode Sengunthar Engineering College. 3. Faculty member Miss G.Ramya presented paper titled “Non Linear Finite Element Analysis of Composite Column” in ISTE staff Chapter of ESEC.
Our Faculty members published papers and are yet to publish in national journal as below:
1. Faculty members Mr.N.Rajkumar and Miss S.Gowri published paper titled “Ground Water Quality Analysis in Schools of Erode District of Tamilnadu” in Nature Environment and Pollution Technology Journal, September 2005. 2. Faculty member Mr.T.Govindasamy published paper titled “Self Compacting Concrete” in New Building Materials and Construction World, July 2005. 3. Faculty members Mr.N.Rajkumar and Miss S.Gowri has sent paper titled “Physico- Chemical and Bacteriological Quality in various Sources of Drinking Water from Erode District of Tamilnadu” to Journal on Research, Anna University, Chennai. 4. Faculty members Mr.N.Rajkumar and Miss S.Gowri has sent paper titled “Use of Plastics in Concrete – An Experimental Approach” to Journal on Research, Anna University, Chennai. 5. Faculty members Mr.N.Rajkumar and Miss S.Gowri has received acceptance for the paper titled “Identification of Sulfide Oxidizing Bacteria from Sewage – Beggiatoa species” from Nature Environment and Pollution Technology Journal As a part of Industry-Institute-Interaction, in order to inculcate the State-of-art practices, several Industrial Visits were arranged which include visits to
Birla Ready Mix Concrete Unit, Bangalore
L & T Granite Quarry, Bangalore
L & B Brick Works, Bangalore
Tuticorin Harbour
Conventional Water Treatment Plant, Hosur
ACC Cement Manufacturing Unit, Srivilliputtur
Civil Aerodrome, Coimbatore
Cochin Harbour
Krishna Tiles Factory, Kerala
Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad
NRSA, Hyderabad.
Faculty Members Mr. T.V.Vijayaraghavan, Mr.G.Arunkumar, Miss G.Ramya, Mr.T.Govindasamy attended Faculty Development programme on “Pedagogy & Faculty Development Programme” on 5th Nov 2005 organized by Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Thudupathi. Two projects viz., DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF TANNERY EFFLUENT ON AQUATIC WEALTH USING RS AND GIS – A Case Study for Upper Bhavani Region and SEISMIC EVALUATION & APPRAISAL OF RETROFITTING
TECHNIQUES
TO
REINFORCED
CONCRETE
BUILDINGS – A Case Study for Seismic Zone III are submitted to Department of Space and Department of Science and Technology respectively by Mr.N.Rajkumar and Mr.T.Govidaswamy as principal investigators. Reply is awaited. Two projects are sanctioned from the prominent funding bodies namely, DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, to a total of over 50 Lakhs. This achievement is a part of our total target of 2 Crores spanned over a period of 3 years. The Department apart from the Academic activities also concentrates on consultancy works in testing the quality and strength of construction materials, Soil tests etc., The Department is also trying to promote the consultancy works with some of the advanced and latest equipments that are available. T.K Jagan, Final Year Civil Engineering student has secured 87.26 percentile in GATE-2005. Final year Civil Engineering student K.Kannikha Parameswari was placed in ALLSEC Technologies, Chennai, through Placement and Training Cell of ESEC. Our Students have excelled in the extra-curricular activities. To quote a few, 1. Civil Engineering Department conducted Inter Departmental Cricket Tournament in the name “GAZEBO Trophy” and won the same in that competition. 2. Thirty Students of Civil Engineering Department has donated blood through blood donation Camp organized by our college.