Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. Civil engineering is the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. It is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines including architectural engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, control engineering, structural engineering, earthquake engineering, transportation engineering, forensic engineering, municipal or urban engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, wastewater engineering, offshore engineering, facade engineering, quantity surveying, coastal engineering, construction surveying, and construction engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

Civil engineering is the application of physical and scientific principles for solving the problems of society, and its history is intricately linked to advances in understanding of physics and mathematics throughout history. Because civil engineering is a wide ranging profession, including several separate specialized sub-disciplines, its history is linked to knowledge of structures, materials science, geography, geology, soils, hydrology, environment, mechanics and other fields.

Programs Offered:

GKMCET Department of Civil Engineering is offering one UG and One PG program UG_ Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.E) / Started in the year 2009 PG_ Construction Management (M.E) / Started in the year 2017

Vision :

To impart knowledge and excellence in civil engineering and technology with global perspectives to our students and to make them ethically strong engineers to build our nation.

Mission:

Our Department of Civil Engineering aims to provide educational, professional, ethical and intellectual knowledge that enable students, faculty and staff to contribute for the betterment of the society through teaching, research & development and consultancy services.

Programme Educational Objectives:

After the successful completion of the civil engineering programme the graduates will have:

a. Graduates will have successful career in Civil engineering profession and diversified sectors.

b. Graduates will plan, design and execute civil engineering and multidisciplinary projects to meet desire needs within realistic constraints such as financial, environmental, social,Ethical and sustainability.

c. Graduates will use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for successful engineering practice for overall development of the nation and society.

d. Graduates will excel in Profession, Higher studies and Research & Development activities.

e. An ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools for successful engineering practice.

f. An ability to supervise and direct activities of civil engineering works as per rules, regulations and standards.

g. An ability to complete task to meet desire needs, within realistic constraints such as financial, environmental, social, and sustainability.

h. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

i. An ability to function on multidisciplinary project or research team.

j. An ability to communicate and interact effectively with the stakeholders.. An understanding of the elements of project management and finance.

k. An ability to recognize the need for lifelong learning to keep pace with technological advancement.

Career Prospects:

    Jobs related to Civil Engineering are as follows

  • Building control surveyor
  • Consulting civil engineer
  • Contracting civil engineer
  • Site engineer
  • Structural engineer
  • Water engineer
  • Building services engineer
  • Engineering geologist
  • Environmental consultant
  • Quantity surveyor
  • Highway engineer

About the Faculty:

Faculty members are from different specialization of civil engineering with a good blend of industrial as well as teaching experience.

Their sound technical knowledge helps in guiding the students in recent advances in the broad areas of civil engineering.

Our department consists of 13 Teaching faculties in that of 12 assistant professors and 1 associate professor and 2 Non – teaching faculty. All our faculties are experienced in their core areas such as

  • Structural Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Infrastructure Engineering and Management
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Geo informatics
  • CAD

Infrastructure:

Total Area of the Department has a floor area of 145 sqm

Total Class room area of the department including Drawing hall 560 sqm

LAB 1 :CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•To facilitate the understanding of the behavior of construction materials
OUTCOME:
•The students will have the required knowledge in the area of testing of construction materials and components of construction elements experimentally
LAB 2 :SURVEYING LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•At the end of the course the student will posses knowledge about Survey field techniques
OUTCOME:
•Students completing this course would have acquired practical knowledge on handling basic survey instruments including Theodolite, Tacheometry, Total Station and GPS and have adequate knowledge to carryout Triangulation and Astronomical surveying including general field marking for various engineering projects and Location of site etc
LAB 3 :STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•To expose the students to the testing of different materials under the action of various forces and determination of their characteristics experimentally
OUTCOME:
•The students will have the required knowledge in the area of testing of materials and components of structural elements experimentally
LAB 4 :HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•Students should be able to verify the principles studied in theory by performing the experiments in lab
OUTCOME:
•The students will be able to measure flow in pipes and determine frictional losses.
•The students will be able to develop characteristics of pumps and turbines
LAB 5 :SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•To develop skills to test the soils for their index and engineering properties and to characterise the soil based on their properties
OUTCOME:
•Students are able to conduct tests to determine both the index and engineering properties of soils and to characterize the soil based on their properties
LAB 6 :WATER AND WASTE WATER ANALYSIS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•To analyse the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater
•To quantify the dosage requirement for coagulation process
•To study the growth of micro-organism and its quantification
•To quantify the sludge
OUTCOME:
•Quantify the pollutant concentration in water and wastewater
•Suggest the type of treatment required and amount of dosage required for the treatment
•Examine the conditions for the growth of micro-organisms
LAB 7 :HIGHWAY ENGINEERING LABORATORY
OBJECTIVE :
•To learn the principles and procedures of testing of highway materials
OUTCOME:
•Student knows the techniques to characterize various pavement materials through relevant tests.

INNOVATIVE PROJECTS:

1.Analysis and design of court building

The aim of the project "ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF COURT BUILDING"is to develop a normal type of building with RC roofstructure on frames considering the economy of the structure,as the partof the project under the curriculum of Anna University,chennai.This project was assumed to be public building nearby cheranmahadevi,Tirunelveli,The aim of this project is to design court buildingeconomically using manual design techniques.The project summaryReport emphasizes the structual analysis and design findings of court project.

The different phases of this design process :

PHASE 1:It includes,drafting of representative court in draftinsoftware AutoCAD,developed by Autodesk.

PHASE 2:Structural analysis of thr frames in manually by momentdistribution method

PHASE 3:Design of RCC slabs,staircase,RCC beam,footings tocarry live load and dead load.

PHASE 4:The final stage in the project work is development ofdrawings using software

2. Reducing water requirements using sap as curing agent

In order to address environmental effects associated with water scarcity there is need todevelop alternative methods for curing concrete.This paper presents the results of a researchprojects to investigate reducing the requirements of water for curing by using super absorbentpolymer(SAP).

The experiments were conducted on hardened concrete cubes by varying the type ofcuring namely conventioanl wet curing,sprinkling and membrane curing.Liquid membranecuring compounds consisting of waxes,resins,chlorinated rubber,and other materials can beused to retard or reduce evaporation of moisture from concrete.Hence super Absorbentpolymers(SAPs)are materials that have the ability to absorb nd retain large volumes of waterand aqueous solutions.This makes Them ideal for use in water absorbing applications.

Hence applied the super Absorbent polymer(SAP)as a curing agent and studied theireffects in compressive strength of concrete cubes for the period of 7,14,21 and 28 days of curing.

The compressive strength test was conducted for each sample and results showed thatcuring by membrance curing compound yielded nearly the same results as that of conventionalcuring for concrete and there is increase in compressive strength when compared to the sprinkling curing method.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

SEM1

SEM2

HS8151-Communicative English
MA8151-Engineering Mathematics-I
PH8151-Engineering Physics
CY8151-Engineering Chemistry
GE8151-Problem Solving and Python Programming
GE8152-Engineering Graphics PRACTICALS
GE8161-Problem Solving and Python Programming Laboratory
BS8161-Physics and Chemistry Laboratory
HS8251- Technical English
MA8251- Engineering Mathematics – II
PH8201- Physics For Civil Engineering
BE8251- Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering
GE8291- Environmental Science and Engineering
GE8292- Engineering Mechanics
GE8261- Engineering Practices Laboratory
CE8211- Computer Aided Building Drawing

SEM3

SEM4

MA8353- Transforms and Partial Differential Equations
CE8301- Strength of Materials-I
CE8302- Fluid Mechanics
CE8351- Surveying
CE8391- Construction Materials
CE8392- Engineering Geology
CE8311- Construction Materials Laboratory
CE8361- Surveying Laboratory
HS8381- Interpersonal Skills / Listening and Speaking
MA8491- Numerical Methods
CE8401- Construction Techniques and Practices
CE8402- Strength of Materials II
CE8403- Applied Hydraulic Engineering
CE8404- Concrete Technology
CE8491- Soil Mechanics
CE8481- Strength of Materials Laboratory
CE8461- Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
HS8461- Advanced Reading and Writing

SEM5

SEM6


CE8501- Design of Reinforced Cement Concrete Elements
CE8502- Structural Analysis I
EN8491- Water Supply Engineering
CE8591- Foundation Engineering
Professional Elective I
Open Elective I*
CE8511- Soil Mechanics Laboratory
CE8512- Water and Waste Water Analysis Laboratory
CE8513- Survey Camp
CE8601- Design of Steel Structural Elements
CE8602- Structural Analysis II
CE8603- Irrigation Engineering
CE8604- Highway Engineering
EN8592- Wastewater Engineering
Professional Elective II
CE8611- Highway Engineering Laboratory
CE8612- Irrigation and Environmental Engineering Drawing
HS8581- Professional Communication

SEM7

SEM8


CE8701- Estimation, Costing and Valuation Engineering
CE8702- Railways, Airports, Docks and Harbour Engineering
CE8703- Structural Design and Drawing
Professional Elective III
Open Elective II*
CE8711- Creative and Innovative Project
CE8712- Industrial Training

Professional Elective IV
Professional Elective V
CE8811- Project Work

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  • Tel: 044 - 2279 2401, 2279 2411, 2279 4023, 2279 4073
  • Email: admission@gkmgroup.in
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