Civil Engineering Department Event Report 2014 PG … · Civil Engineering Department Event Report 2014 1 PG Association Inaugural The PG association was inaugurated by Mr.R.V.M.A

Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

(Deemed to be University U/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Maduravoyal, Chennai – 95.

Civil Engineering Department Event Report 2014

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PG Association Inaugural

The PG association was inaugurated by Mr.R.V.M.A. Rajan, MD and CEO, Romaa Group

of companies and the key note address was given by Mr.Balasubramaniam, Director, Romaa

Group of companies on 4th February 2014. Inauguration ceremony of PG association was marked

by lighting the lamp by the dignitaries. The students were addressed about the challenges of

urbanization and how recent technological advancements in Civil Engineering has made significant

strides by applying innovative and community based approaches to make dreams in construction

sector a reality for everybody.

PG Association Inaugural

International Guest Lecture on Sustainable Concrete

The Department of Civil Engineering conducted n International Guest lecture on

Sustainable concrete on 6th February 2014. Dr.Jonathan Bridge, Programme Director, Civil and

Environmental Engineering, University of Liverpool, U.K presided over the function. He explained

about sustainable buildings and the need for building sustainable cities. He also briefed the

students about the environmental aspects and challenges faced by the Civil Engineers in the field.

International Guest Lecture on Sustainable Concrete





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DRDO Sponsored two days Workshop on Recent techniques on Road Safety

Management

The Department of Civil Engineering conducted two days DRDO sponsored workshop on

“Recent techniques on road safety management” on 6th and 7th March 2014. The workshop is

presided by Er. Kanniappan, Wapco India Pvt Ltd, Mr.Arunachalam, Chairman od Salem District

Road safety association, Dr.Gita Krishnan, IIT Madras and Dr. Partheeban, St. Peters University.

Theme of The Workshop

Pedestrian facilities in Road Traffic Accidents

Overloading on commercial vehicles is it safe

Roadway and roadside objects

Road safety for two wheelers

Safety for Roads – Drivers Role

DRDO sponsored two days workshop on “Recent techniques on Road Safety

Management

Nearly 100 participants got benefitted out of the workshop. The real time need of the hour

has attracted some 60 participants form other institutions also.

The more extensive effort to obtain a comprehensive, holistic design of a road safety system,

utilizing the methodology for the design of social systems developed by Del Valle (1992) has been

discussed in the workshop. Modern Road Safety makes a distinction between the situation and the

management systems necessary to control it, with prevention activities that largely exceeds the

self-evident fields of the traditional 3 E (Engineering, Enforcement, Education) approach. Modern

Management systems have the aims of be inclusive, i.e. to include explicitly all activities part of

such system. It can be used as an outline to assess the completeness of National road safety

programs.

Two days National Conference on Ongoing Research in Civil Engineering – 11th and

12th March 2014

On 11th and 12th March, 2014, the department of Civil Engineering of Dr.MGE Educational

and Research Institute University organized two day National Conference on “Ongoing Research





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in Civil Engineering”. The chief guest for the first day function is Mr.Satheesh, Deputy Director,

Highway Research Station, Guindy. He discussed about various problems which will be faced in

the field and their corresponding solutions. Dr.Velan, Executive director, TRIL Infopark Limited,

Ramanujan City, Chennai presided over the function on second day and gave thought provoking

lecture on recent advancements in Civil Engineering.

Two days National Conference on Ongoing Research in Civil Engineering

Faculty Development Programme on Modern Surveying

Faculty Development Programme on Total Station

Dr.Srinivasan, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, conducted a

Faculty Development Programme on Modern Surveying. The basic operations of total station

instrument were demonstrated.





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Faculty Development Programme on Analysis and Design of Structures – SAP

The Department of Civil Engineering conducted a three days Faculty Development

Programme on SAP software for the benefit of the students and faculty. The faculty and students

were being trained about the basic commands in SAP and analysis and design procedure of

beams, frames, etc...

Faculty Development Programme on Analysis and Design of Structures

Model Making Contest

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model

that makes the existing model obsolete.”

Models are mainly used as replica and they are important tools to demonstrate and lay out what a

project will look like in the future. The models created by the students were displayed on 8th and 9th

August, 2014 which proved versatile enough to show revisions or improvements done in the middle

of the construction process.

Model Making contest





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Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) Students’ Chapter Inaugural

The inauguration of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) – Student chapter was held on 25th

August 2014, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Dr.M.G.R Educational and Research

Institute University, Maduravoyal, Chennai. Er.R.Radhakrishnan, Secretary General, ICI Tamilnadu

Chapter inaugurated the student chapter and emphasized the young budding Engineers to take

over precast and prefabricated construction techniques in their future tenure.

Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) Students’ chapter Inaugural

118 newly joined student members received their membership certificates from the Chief

Guest which was followed by a thought provoking lecture by the Guest of Honor,

Mr.V.Swaminathan, Senior Manager Contracts, L&T Chennai.

Green building concepts were put in a nutshell by the Guest of Honor. More than 40 faculty

members and 500 students graced the occasion and the event successfully came to an end with

the national anthem.





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National Level Technical Symposium – AAKRITI 2014

Aakriti a two day national level technical symposium was hosted by the Department of Civil

Engineering of Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University on 8th and 9th August 2014.

The word Aakriti means “Shape” and it is related to civil Engineers because “We shape the world;

Our Destiny lies in shaping the unshaped”. Aakriti 2014 was launched with 14 technical and non-

technical events. 500 outside participants graced the events and enthusiastically participated in all

the events. The event, a full fledged effort of the students of Civil Engineering focussed on recent

issues on Energy efficient buildings which has been interestingly addressed by Mr. T.V.B.S

Sathyanarayana Murthy, Senior Vice President, BGR Energy Systems.

National Level Technical Symposium – AAKRITI 2014

Research Awards





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Honourable Chairman Thiru.A.C.Shanmugam and Honourable President Thiru.A.C.S. Arun

Kumar encouraged the faculty of Department of Civil Engineering for their research work

publication in Scopus indexed Journals.

National Level Technical Seminar - Climate Change

Chief Guest : Dr. Paramasivam, Emeritus Professor,National University of Singapore.

Date : 4th September 2014

National Level Technical Seminar - Climate Change

Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that

change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years). Climate change

may refer to a change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of weather around

longer-term average conditions (i.e., more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change

is caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth,

plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have also been identified as

significant causes of recent climate change, often referred to as "global warming".

National Level Workshop on GIS,Transporation & Traffic Management system

Chief Guest : Dr. Vijaykumar, MD, Emeritus Professor Tranportation Engg, Anna

University, Chennai

Date : 28th March 2015

National Level Workshop on GIS,Transporation & Traffic Management System





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Transportation professionals the world over have discovered and embraced GIS as an

important tool in managing, planning, evaluating, and maintaining transportation systems. GIS

for Transportation, named GIS-T by the American Association of State Highway and

Transportation Officials, has been used for diverse purposes:

•From modeling travel demand 20 years in the future to tracking a snowplow

•From analyzing the annual capital improvement plans to identifying noise regulation violations

around airports

•From improving transit service throughout rejuvenated urban centers to planning scenic

byways in recreational areas

National Level Technical Seminar-Recent Trends in Civil Engineering

Chief Guest : Dr K Muthumani, Chief Scientist, CSIR Structural Engineering Research

Centre.

Date : 4th March 2014

When looking at the latest developments in the civil engineering and construction

sectors of the economy, it is already commonly accepted that government policies are one

of the biggest drivers for change. With a majority vote and the stroke of a pen, vast sums

of money can be made available for investment in infrastructure and any company in this

field needs to recognize the importance of current affairs when planning for their future. In

2014, it may be tempting to assume that the economic downturn has taken its toll across

the globe, but the fact of the matter is that there are regular opportunities to tender for

significant contracts.

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