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The fourth DepartmentalAdvisory Committee (DAC)meeting of the CivilEngineering Department washeld on 25th July 2015 atAISAT. DAC is an annualforum which reviews theperformance of thedepartment for the previousacademic year and alsoformulates guidelines for the year ahead. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Chairman, DAC andDirector, AISAT chaired the meeting.

Dr. Radhakrishna G. Pillai, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering (BTCMDivision) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Dr. Glory Joseph, Reader, CivilEngg Department, CUSAT, Mr. Mohan Kumar, National Specification Manager,Fosroc Chemicals India Pvt Ltd. and Mr. Shivaprakash Gangappa, Product

Segment manager, FosrocChemicals India Pvt Ltd.contributed to thediscussions as the invitedmembers of the advisorycommittee. Rev. Dr.Clement Valluvassery,Manager, AISAT, Fr. JohnChristopher, Asst.Manager, AISAT, Dr. K.EGeorge, Principal, AISAT,Prof. Vincent K. John,Vice Principal, Dr. Anil

Joseph, Managing Director, Geostructurals (P) Ltd. Er.S.Suresh, Er.JayakrishnanMenon T.V, Dr.Jimmy Thomas, and other faculty members of the departmentwere also present in the meeting.

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The Department also benefited from the guidance provided by the members ofAcademic Advisory council held on October 31st 2015 .Mr. Fazal Ali, Manag-ing Director, Bava Sons Constructions Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Cyriac Davis, CMD, KITCOwere among the distinguished council members who offered all support for thefuture development of the Civil engineering department.

Workshop on Outcome Based EducationWorkshop on Outcome Based EducationWorkshop on Outcome Based EducationWorkshop on Outcome Based EducationWorkshop on Outcome Based EducationA two day Workshop on OBE was conducted at AISAT from 17th –18th October2015. The objective of the workshop was to offer a unique hands-on experienceto the engineering faculty on Accreditation and Outcome Based Education. Dr.Kalidas Murugavel, Professor and Head, National Engineering College deliveredsessions on Course Design using OBE, Defining PO’s, PEO’s, Mission & Visionstatements, Course Objectives etc. As a part of trial auditing, Ms. Veena.Vpresented the Self-assessment report of Civil Engineering Department duringthe workshop.

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The Association of Structural and Geotechnical Consultants, Kerala and the Dept.of Civil Engineering, AISAT jointly organized a short term workshop on “FEMApplications in CivilEngineering, usingANSYS” from 25th

June to 27th June 2015.Mr. Cinu P. Thomas,Managing Director, In-ter CAD Systems Pvt.Ltd. inaugurated theworkshop. He deliveredan enlightening talkabout the advances ofsoftwares in the worldof civil engineering.

The workshop was a combination of technical lectures and hands-on training onANSYS. The workshop commenced with the expert lecture on Finite ElementAnalysis by Dr. C. G. Nandakumar, Professor, Dept. of Ship Technology, CUSAT.Prof. Renjith R, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, FISAT was the prominentresource person in the workshop. The workshop had extensive participationincluding practicing structural and geotechnical engineers, M Tech students,PhD scholars and engineering faculty from across the state.

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The Department ofCivil Engineering inassociationwith Inter CADSytems Pvt. Ltd., organizeda 5-day hands-on Trainingprogram on Autodesk RevitArchitecture from 11th to15th January, 2016.Autodesk Revit is a buildinginformation modelingsoftware for architects,structural engineers, MEPengineers, designers andcontractors. Final year B-Tech students of AISAT enthusiastically participated inthis program and were given the authorized certification from Autodesk.

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Two day training on PLAXIS 3D was conducted for the faculty of thedepartment on 23rd and 24th April 2015. Mr.Sivasubramaniam, M/s.RamCaddsys Pvt Ltd gave hands on training and presentations on PLAXIS 3D.

A training program on Latex, a high-quality type setting system was organizedfor the final year Civil Engineering students 06th July 2015. The sessionswere delivered by Mr. Paul Ansel V, HoD, Dept. of Electronics andCommunication Engineering, AISAT.on training and lectures on the featuresfor the production of technical and scientific documentation were given duringthe course of the training.

A training on OBE system ofeducation was arranged at CivilEngineering department on 17thNovember 2015. The sessionswere handled by Prof. P. X.Joseph, Department of AppliedScience and Humanities,AISAT.

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Prof. Dr. Babu T Jose , Director, AISAT was honouredfor his exceptional contribution in the field of CivilEngineering by the Federation of RegisteredConstruction Engineer’s Associations during theconcluding function of 10 day long Engineer’s daycelebrations on September 25th 2015 at IMA Hall,Kaloor.

Er. A P M Mohammed Hanish IAS, Secretary, Urban

AISATians’ Aura of AchievementsAISATians’ Aura of AchievementsAISATians’ Aura of AchievementsAISATians’ Aura of AchievementsAISATians’ Aura of AchievementsDr. Babu T Jose, Director, AISAT was the convener of the program. The workshopwas conducted with an aim to frame guidelines on aspects of ‘Soil behavior’. 10technical sessions were handled by experts from both academia and industry.Ms. Veena V, Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, AISAT handleda session on “Studies on Cochin Marine Clay as liner” during the workshop.

Development was the chief guest of the day and he honoured Prof. Dr. Babu TJose with ‘Ponnada’. Shri .Hibi Eden, MLA was the guest of honour in thisblissful event.

Dr Jimmy Thomas participated in GEO Quebec 2015,68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference held atConvention center, Quebec City, Canada during 20-23September 2015. The conference reflected the diversityof complex challenges in the field of geotechnicalengineering particularly in cold region. The deliberationswere further intended to formulate the strategies to fostersustainable economic development. The CanadianGeotechnical Society (CGS), in collaborationthe EasternQuebec Section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society,and the Canadian National Committee for the International Permafrost Association(CNC-IPA) organized the conference.

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Workshop on Soil BehaviourWorkshop on Soil BehaviourWorkshop on Soil BehaviourWorkshop on Soil BehaviourWorkshop on Soil Behaviour

AISAT is consistently associated with all the activities organized by IGS KochiChapter as its academic partner institution. A ‘Workshop on Soil Behavior’ wasorganised on 14th November 2015 at IMA hall, Kaloor with the most eminentProf. A Sridharan, Former Dy. Director, IISc., Bangalore as the chief guest.

AISAT hosted the first phase of naval recruitment driveon 28th2015. Students from various colleges of thestate participated in the naval recruitment drive. Sixstudents from final year Civil Engineering batch gotselected for SSB interview by the Naval authority. Theselected students were given Special training by Col.Kuriakose A.I of Cavalier Academy during 27th Oct2015 . The training program arranged by the P&T cell,AISAT was extremely useful in gathering briskknowledge about the Naval Recruitment prerequisites.

Mr. Ahammad Kabeer and Mr. Devdas G, final yearstudents got placed in Nucleus Premium PropertiesPvt Ltd, Kochi a leading builder in the state ofKerala.

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Footing Model Making Competition for CE StudentsFooting Model Making Competition for CE StudentsFooting Model Making Competition for CE StudentsFooting Model Making Competition for CE StudentsFooting Model Making Competition for CE Students

As part of activity-based teaching & learning, fifth Semester B.Tech CivilEngineering students had a “Model Making Competition II on Footing”on 9th2015.Students got an excellent opportunity to interact with the practicing Engineersand site environment during the competition. The models were evaluated byProf. Dr. Babu T. Jose ,Director/HoD (CE), Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal,Prof. Vincent K. John, Vice Principal, Prof. Dr. Jimmy Thomas, and other facultymembers of Civil engineering Department . The evaluation was done based uponthe perfection of model, presentation of design concept and standard detailingpractices.

Poster exhibition on Sustainable ConceptsPoster exhibition on Sustainable ConceptsPoster exhibition on Sustainable ConceptsPoster exhibition on Sustainable ConceptsPoster exhibition on Sustainable Concepts

The possibility and necessityfor applying the ‘Sustain-able concepts in engineer-ing’ is a critical issue in thecontemporary world. Beingengineering graduates, thenew generation shall becommitted to build a sus-tainable environment. Withthis intention the first yearCivil engineering studentsorganized a Poster exhibi-tion on Sustainable concepts as an extended effort in addition to their prescribedsyllabus. The exhibition was opened on 8thby Sri M.D Nair, Chairman, IGS Kochichapter in the presence of Dr. Babu T. Jose, HoD, Civil Engineering. This at-tempt was made to encourage the students to yield a better learning experiencerather than merely attending their curriculum.

Visit to Marian Sneha BhavanVisit to Marian Sneha BhavanVisit to Marian Sneha BhavanVisit to Marian Sneha BhavanVisit to Marian Sneha Bhavan

Third semester students of Department of Civil Engineering along with facultymembers visited Marian Sneha Bhavan, Mamangalam, Cochin on 1st2015. .gotan opportunity to interact with differently abled young and aged people andexperience the spirit andwarmth of community lifeand brotherhood by virtueof this noble initiative of thedepartment.

It was a real novel experi-ence for the students whichhelped them nurture thephilanthropic spirits. Thestudent representative Mr.Alan Christy Joshy handedover the money collected from the Dept. of Civil Engineering to the concernedauthority.

AISAT- IGS Award for Best M. Tech ThesisAISAT- IGS Award for Best M. Tech ThesisAISAT- IGS Award for Best M. Tech ThesisAISAT- IGS Award for Best M. Tech ThesisAISAT- IGS Award for Best M. Tech Thesis

The Civil engineeringdepartment at AISATis committed to be anintellectual hub whichprovides the stimulusto the budding engi-neers which helpsthem to excel in thefield of research inCivil engineering. TheIGS-AISAT Award,for the best M-Techthesis in Geotechnicalengineering in Keralais yet another venturein this regard. TheIGS-AISAT award-2015 was awarded to M. Kalyani of NIT, Calicut for herexceptional work on ‘Ground improvement of soft clay using compacted limeflyash column technique’.

The award which comprised of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-, waspresented to her, by Dr.V. S Raju, Former Director Indian Institute of Technol-ogy, Delhi duringan august function at the fourth Praphulla Kumar Lecture onOctober 10that IMA hall, Ernakulam. The event was jointly organized by IndianGeotechnical Society, Kochi Chapter and Association of Piling Specialists, Kochi.The annual lecture was delivered on the topic “Geotechnical Professional Prac-tices in India-The Challenges and Opportunities – some Case studies” by Dr. V.S. Raju, an exceptional talent who has contributed to the growth of GeotechnicalEngineering in the country.

The selected seven finalists of the competition presented their theses before thejudges for the final evaluation on 9th2015 at AISAT. The authors of the best fivetheses among the finalists were honored with certificates of appreciation. Thefinalists were selected from a good number of M-Tech candidates from all overthe state.

Procomp 2014-2015Procomp 2014-2015Procomp 2014-2015Procomp 2014-2015Procomp 2014-2015

Procomp-an annualproject competition forthe Final year B. Techstudents, jointly orga-nized by the Graduate’sAssociation of Consult-ant Engineers and De-partment of Civil Engi-neering, AISAT hasbeen hosted with pridefor the third time. Theever rolling trophysponsored by the CivilEngineering Department of AISAT and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/-, was awardedto the winning team.

Out of the 23 abstracts received, 18 projects were shortlisted for final presenta-tion. The Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya prize for the best project was bagged byMs. Manisha Anil, Jillu Jose, Maria Antony and Jose B Thomas of Amal JyothiCollege of Engineering, Kanjirappally. Mr. Amal Krishna, Joshly Johny, Shiyas VAzeez and Merin Kuriakose of SCMS, Karukuttystood second. Ms. Amila Vijayan,Annet Mathew, AnchuAjayakumar andVishnu RameshfromSNGCE, Kadayiruppucame third. The win-ning teams wereawarded, prize money,plaque, citation andcertificates at thefourth PraphullaKumar Lecture on Oc-tober 10that IMA hall,Ernakulam. AJCE team receiving the First prize

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Inauguration of FORCE @ AISATInauguration of FORCE @ AISATInauguration of FORCE @ AISATInauguration of FORCE @ AISATInauguration of FORCE @ AISAT

AISAT hosted the prestigious inauguration of the academic activities of Federa-tion of Registered Civil engineers (FORCE), on 17th2015 in the presence of thefinest personalities from the Civil engineering industry in the state. FORCE is acommon forum where the established Civil engineering associations includingGRACE, IGS, ICI, Kerala PWD Graduate Engineers Association, Association ofStructural and Geotechnical consultants and Association of Construction Engi-neers join hands for a common objective to elevate the glory of Civil engineeringprofession and also for attaining the rights of a civil engineer.

The academic activities were inaugurated by Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery,Manager-AISAT. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT, Dr. Anil Joseph, PresidentFORCE, Sri S.R.C Nair,Sri. M.D Nair, Chairman,IGS Cochi chapter, M.MMohandas, MD, MalayilBuilders, Sri. P.AHashim and Er. ShellyFernandez, ICI Kochichapter, offered their fe-licitations. The AISATCivil engineering facultyand students were alsopresent at the event.

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The Popsicle StickBridge Competitionheld at AISAT on Sep-tember 23rdwas agreat success with ac-tive participation fromseveral engineeringcolleges across thestate. The competitionhas been organized aspart of the academicactivities of FORCE(Federation of Regis-tered Civil engineers).The model crafted by the students from Sree Buddha College of Engineering,Pattoor secured the first prize. The fifth semester students of AISAT, Rintu Kurian,Rehitha Reghu, Sanah Fathima and Zebah Navas secured second prize and SCMSKarukutty bagged the third prizes. The judging panel included experts from bothacademia and industry.

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ICI student chapter at AISAT organized a one day workshop for third and fifthsemester B.Tech students on 6th2015. Mr. M.A Joseph, Manager, Mr. AkashShyam and Mr. Rabish A, Officers- Ultra-Tech Cements, Technical serviceswere the resource persons. Cement manufacture and various quality manage-ment service procedures adopted in the industry were the major topics of discus-

sion. Dr. K.EGeorge, Principal,AISAT, Prof.Vincent. K. John,Vice-Principal, andthe faculty membersof the Civil engineer-ing department alsoattended the ses-sions.

Academia to IndustryAcademia to IndustryAcademia to IndustryAcademia to IndustryAcademia to IndustryICI Crescere’15ICI Crescere’15ICI Crescere’15ICI Crescere’15ICI Crescere’15The preliminary round of - Crescere’15- an intercollegiate quiz competition con-ducted by Indian Concrete Institute- Kochi Chapter was held at AISAT for thefinal year B.Tech students on October 1st 2015. AISAT being an ICI studentchapter, is an active partner of all ICI activities and was the venue of Crescere’14.The much awaited final round of Crescere’15 will be held later as a grand event.

Bridge the GapBridge the GapBridge the GapBridge the GapBridge the GapBridge the Gap technical lecture series 2015 was conducted for third semestercivil engineering students from 22nd - 26th June with an objective to equip thestudents to confront practical civil engineering issues and to come up with theirsolutions. Students had several enlightening sessions on rainwater harvesting,methods of conservation and efficient usage of rainwater by the faculty mem-bers of Civil Engineering Department. Prof. Unnikartha, HoD, Civil EngineeringDepartment, FISAT delivered a talk on “Prospects in Civil engineering” for thestudents on 30th June as a follow up session. The talk was indeed an interactiveone with enthusiastic participation from the students.

Industrial Visits and TrainingIndustrial Visits and TrainingIndustrial Visits and TrainingIndustrial Visits and TrainingIndustrial Visits and Training Second semester M Tech civil engineering students made a visit to Cochin

International Airport Limited on 24th June 2015. Students had the opportunityto visit the construction site of the new terminal at the airport and had anilluminative experience in which they were enriched with practical aspectsand the quality standards to be maintained at the site..

Third semester M-Tech students carried out a one month industrial trainingduring December 2015.

The Sixth Semester Civil Engineering Students had a five day Industrial visitcum study tour to Bangalore, Mysore and Coorg from 21st to 26th January2016. During the course of the journey, the students visited M/S GreenReadymade Steel Products India Pvt. Ltd. in Kollar District, Karnataka. Theindustry was specialized in providing readymade cut and bend steel and groutcouplers for huge construction projects. The demonstration in the work yardenriched the students with updated information on reducing the steel wast-age during stirrup formations.

Ms. Sanah Fathima and Ms. Zebah Navas of 3rd year underwent a 10 dayindustrial training at Kochi metro rail project.

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The students also got the opportunity to visit the well known Visvesvaraya Indus-trial and Technological Museum at Bengaluru and also a flyover construction sitein Mysore.

The fourth semes-ter B.Tech CivilEngineering stu-dents visited IdukkiHydro ElectricProject area on28th February2015. Students hadthe opportunity tohave a detailedlook through the massive structures of Cheruthoni dam and Idukki damwhich are the predominant components of the Idukki Hydroelectric project.The Idukki dam is a parabolic double curvature thin arch dam which hails asthe prestigious project of KSEB, Kerala. The dam was commissioned on12th February 1976, with the title as one of the highestarch damsAsia. Stu-dents were highly benefitted from the visit by closely experiencing the fea-tures of an exceptional civil engineering marvel.

Seventh semester Civil engineering students had undergone industrial train-ing from 29th June to 5th July. During the visit, students were enriched withpractical aspects about the setting out of buildings, basics of foundation struc-tures, reinforcement etc. The whole program was worthwhile for the stu-dents and immensely helped them to widen their engineering knowledge.

Empower Hour & Meet your elders in professionEmpower Hour & Meet your elders in professionEmpower Hour & Meet your elders in professionEmpower Hour & Meet your elders in professionEmpower Hour & Meet your elders in profession

Experience comes with time and hence elders are the sources of wisdom, knowl-edge and life for the budding generations. It’s a universal truth that the footstepsof a wise elder will lead you to the zenith of success. With this vision, the depart-ment is instrumental in providing ample opportunities to the students to follow thewords of successful talents through ‘Empower hour’ and ‘Meet your elders inprofession’ series.

Talk by Prof A. SridharanTalk by Prof A. SridharanTalk by Prof A. SridharanTalk by Prof A. SridharanTalk by Prof A. Sridharan

Prof. A Sridharan, the mostdecorated engineering teacher ofthis country and a stalwart in thefield of Geotechnical Engineer-ing addressed the members offaculty and students of Civil En-gineering on 10th August 2015.He shared some of his thoughtsin light of his extensive experi-ence in the field of academicsand inspired the students to ex-plore every opportunity whichthey get in their academic life.

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The Empower hour on 19th March 2015 washighly beneficial for the students and facultyof the Civil engineering department with awonderful lecture. Dr. Renjitha Mary Varghese,Asst. Professor, Civil dept., with a captivatingpresentation about her research work on ‘Studyof Liquefaction in Sands using Shaking tabletests’, literally set the spark to learn more aboutthe field related to geotechnical engineering.During the presentation she gave an outlineabout the course of work done for the accom-plishment of the research goal.

Exploring IS codesExploring IS codesExploring IS codesExploring IS codesExploring IS codes

The talk by Er. Suresh during theEmpower hour on 31st March 2015was held for the sixth semester stu-dents on the topic ‘Comparison be-tween IS 800-1984 and IS 800-2007’.Talk was highly informative for thestudents and faculty of the civil engi-neering department.

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Dr. T G Sitharam, Professor, De-partment of Civil Engineering, IISc,Bangalore addressed the membersof faculty and M.Tech students ofthe Civil department on September4th 2015 at AISAT. He gave a tech-nical lecture on “Recent develop-ments in Geotechnical Engineeringand its role in infrastructure devel-opment”. M.Tech and B.Tech stu-dents and faculty members attendedthe interactive session.

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A talk was held on 19th March 2015, as part of theseries – ‘Meet your elders in Profession’ . The talkwas delivered by Smt. Jolly Thomas, Retd. Supdt.Engr, Kerala Water Authority. She spoke about oneof the most crucial topics of the moment, ‘Water Con-servation’ as we observe March 22ndthe World wa-ter day. She enlightened the students about the needof water conservation and discussed about the criti-cal issues related to water consumption and treat-ment. She also gave awareness about the presentscenario of water shortage and the tremendous needfor water conservation.

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On AISAT day , 26th February 2015, ACEA released the second issue of ACEANews bulletin. “Srishti”, an annual bulletin which gives an insight about theevents and experiences witnessed by the Civil Engineering department duringevery year.

ACEA day Celebrations and Creatrix’2k15ACEA day Celebrations and Creatrix’2k15ACEA day Celebrations and Creatrix’2k15ACEA day Celebrations and Creatrix’2k15ACEA day Celebrations and Creatrix’2k15

AISAT Civil Engineering Association (ACEA) commemorated ACEA day on26th2015. The Civil engineering department of AISAT celebrated the day byorganizingCreatrix’2k15– an inter-collegiate technical fest exclusivelyfor the Civil Engineering studentsfrom various engineering colleges.The day was eventful with an arrayof contests which includes ‘Eureka’-The Quiz competition, ‘Tasarim’-The Poster making, ‘Regalo’- ThePower point presentation and ‘Ojo’-The Picture dialogue. All the contestshad excellent participation from bothexternal and home teams.

The valedictory functionofCreatrix’2k15and theclosing of ACEA day cel-ebrations was inauguratedby Mr. K.V. Abdul Azeez,Chairman and Managing Di-rector, Skyline Builders whois a pioneer in implementingthe concept of apartmenthousing in Kerala. The clos-ing ceremony was honoredby the presence of Rev. Dr.Clement Valluvassery, Man-ager-AISAT, Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager-AISAT, Prof.Dr. Babu T. Jose, HoD of Civil and Director-AISAT, Dr. Anil Joseph, MD,Geostructurals Pvt. Ltd. and adjunct faculty, Prof. Dr. K.E. George, Principal-AISAT and Prof. Vincent K. John, Vice Principal. During the ceremony the chiefguest releasedSrishti– the second issue of the Civil department bulletin by pre-senting it to Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil. The winning teams of the contestswere honoured in the occasion with cash prizes, certificates and mementos.

The winning teams of the quiz competition were appreciated with gifts fromUltraTech cements Ltd. The proficiency awards for the university toppers andthe trophies for the winners of the beam casting competition held for fifth semes-ter students were also distributed at the event. The ACEA day celebrations con-cluded in the presence of Heads and faculty members of all departments.

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The activities of AISAT Civil Engineering Association (ACEA) for theacademic year 2015-16 were inaugurated on 24th July 2015. The inauguralfunction was preceded by a technical talk delivered by Mr. ShivaprakashGangappa, Product Segment Manager-Admixtures, Fosroc Chemicals (India)Pvt Ltd. on the use of Admixtures in Concrete. He gave a detailed presentationabout the good points in using admixtures and its escalating demand in theconcrete industry. The interactive session thereafter was followed by theinaugural function.

Prof. Vincent K. John, Vice Principal & President ACEA welcomed theguests and friends of AISAT Civil engineering department to the inauguralceremony. The meeting was presided over by Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery,Manager, AISAT. The chief guest Mr. M. Mohan Kumar, NationalSpecifications Manager, Fosroc Chemicals (India) Pvt Ltd. inaugurated ACEAactivities for the academic year 2015-16.

Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT & HOD of Civil Engineering depart-ment and Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT delivered their felicitations. Theevent was blessed with the presence of friends from the academia and the indus-try, faculty members of other departments and also with the wholehearted par-ticipation of the students.

Student AchievementsStudent AchievementsStudent AchievementsStudent AchievementsStudent Achievements Mr. Albin Thambi of S6 successfully completed two day Boot Camp held on 6th and 8th

Nov 2015 at Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru. Ms Rintu Kurian, Rehitha Reghu, Sanah Fathima and Zebah Navas of S6 won the

second prize in Intercollegiate level Popsicle Bridge Design Competition organized byFORCE as part of Engineer’s Day Celebration 2015.

Ms. Merlin John of S8 won the first prize in Regalo (Power point presentation) inCreatrix 2k15 held at AISAT, Kalamassery on 26th February 2015.

Ms Sanah Fathima and Joshua Roy Paul of S6 secured third prize in the annual paperpresentation contest , Avanza 15 organised at AISAT on 21st February 2015.

Ms Sandra G Raj, Jesna , Neba C Tony and Rithu James of S8 participated in thetechnical/general event named paper presentation held on 4th March 2015 as part ofATHARVA’15 the National Level Technical fest of CEMP.

Mr. Ashlin Bernard of S8 participated in beam escape competition held in connection withFuGeniz 5, A national level technical fest organized by Sree Narayana Gurukulam Collegeof Engineering , on 27th and 28th of February 2015.

Mr. Ashok M Rajan od S8 participated in Picasso competition held in connection withFuGeniz 5, A national level technical fest organized by Sree Narayana Gurukulam Collegeof Engineering, on 27th and 28th of February 2015.

Mr. Jojo Michael , Eby Benny, Jithtin Sebastian, Ms. Keerthi Mukesh, Aparna S andSruthi K.S of S8 participated in the event Treasure hunt at Torque 2k15, the annual intercollege mechanical fest organized by Metals , Managalam College of Engineering on10th March 2015.

Ms. Sanah Fathima and Mr. Joshua Roy Paul of S6 won the second prize in the eventAUTO WIZARD in IRON FIST held at AISAT on 27th March 2015.

Ms Neba C Tony of S8 secured second prize in the safety essay competition for collegestudents conducted in connection with National Safety Day celebrations , 2015

Ritha Rajan , Nithya Mariya K Sabu of S4 participated in Circuit Debugging as part ofADVAY’15 held at TIST on 23rd and 24th of Feb 2015

Avani M K of S6 participated in MG University Youthfestival. Ashima K M of S6 received memento during AISAT Day celebrations (20th March) for her

outstanding performance in MG University Examination, May 2014 Mr. Hafiz Mohammed and Mr. Indrajith S of S4 participated in Excel 2015, an annual

techno-managerial festival hosted by. Model Engineering College (MEC), Cochin, Kerala,India in association withIEEE.

Ms. Tiji K James of 3rd semester M Tech participated in a workshop on “Earthquakedesign and Principles” organized by Institution of Civil Engineers.

Ms. Alexy Suku, Ms. Sithara P M and Ms. Mary Cerin of 2nd semester M Tech attendedANSYS Workshop session at CUSAT Incubation Center on 12th December 2015.

Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!!Mr. Albin Thambi of S5 won1st position in Kerala statein "BIM Design - AutodeskRevit Challenge" as part of3D Design Challenge-2015for students conducted byAuto Desk, India. AutodeskRevit Challenge persuadesstudents to create innovativebuilding and constructiondesigns using AutodeskRevit building design soft-ware, specifically built forBIM, with features for Ar-chitectural design, MEP, Structural Engineering, and Construction. Students wereasked to create building designs by using the Autodesk Revit Architecture whichwas judged by industry experts. The award was presented in a function held atDayanand Sagar University, Bangalore on 7th November 2015. The award con-sists of a medal and certificate in addition to a cash prize worth Rs. 21,000.

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Ms. Merlin Johnhas been selectedas outstandingtoastmaster for theyear 2014-15 byAISAT toastmastersclub. Competentleader recognitionwas given to MerlinJohn for exceptional achievements in theToastmasters International LeadershipProgram, September 28th, 2015.

Ms. Merlin John has participated in theDivision Evaluation Contest held on 18th

October 2015 at Kochi, Kerala.

Purple LeaguePurple LeaguePurple LeaguePurple LeaguePurple League

Four students from fourth batch ofCivil Engineering(2015-2019) wereprovisionally admitted to PurpleLeague group of AISAT based ontheir performance in the screeningtest, Personal interview and GD.Purple League students will begiven greater exposure by openingavenues to visit prestigious institu-tions and experts who could makea difference in various fields. Atechnical topic presentation wasconducted for first batch of purpleleague students from Civil Dept. byAsst Prof. Athira I C.

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Mr. Jerin Joseph from Civil Engineering Department attendedsecond consultation meeting for provision of Non MotorizedTransport facilities on October 9th 2015 at School of Manage-ment Studies CUSAT.

Dr Babu T Jose severed as cluster curriculum coordinator forM Tech in Civil Engineering.

A team consisting of Dr. Babu T Jose, Dr. Jimmy Thomas andDr. Renjitha Mary Varghese conducted a site investigation on20th November 2015 for the project “Reinstatement of settledapproaches of bridges at Parechal and Grameenchira onNattukom – Thiruvathukkal road, Kottayam”. Site investiga-tion was undertaken as a result of an agreement with KeralaPWD, Ernakulam and an interim report based on the studywas submitted. Experimental investigations are being carriedout at Geotechnical Engineering Lab, AISAT under the super-vision of Dr. Renjitha Mary Varghese.

Ms. Syama I J and Ms. Rinku John attended the first NSScamp of AISAT at Moolampilly of Kadamakudy grama-panchayath.

Ms. Divya L and Ms. Rinku John attended Bentley LearningConference at Bangalore from December 3rd to 4th 2015.

Technical Talk on ‘HowApproachResearch’ organized by theCSE department at AISAT seminar hall was attended by theall faculties of department

Ms. Syama I J, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineeringattended a three day workshop on “Introduction to Sustain-able Engineering” from 18th June to 20th June, organized byKerala Technological University at College of Engineering,Trivandrum.

Ms Rija Johny participated in IGS-AISAT Award for the bestM Tech thesis in Kerala and her thesis was selected as oneamong the best five thesis.

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A paper entitled ‘Analysis of Doubly Curved Ferro cement Shell’ authored by Mr. StephenP C appeared in the proceedings of 3rd National Conference on Ferrocement , held atPune in November 2015.

Ms. Rinku John presented a paper entitled ‘A Study on the behavior of bubble deck slabusing ANSYS’ at National Conference on Innovative Practices in Civil engineering heldat MBITS, Nellimattom during December 15-16, 2015.

Ms Syama I J published a paper entitled ‘Performance of Laterite Soil Grains as Adsor-bent in the Removal of Chromium’ in Current World Environment Vol.10(1), 270-280(2015)

A paper entitled ‘Effect of soil and site conditions on liquefaction’ co-authored by Dr.Renjitha Mary Varghese appeared in IGC 2015, held at Pune in December 17 - 19, 2015.

Ms. Anusree A presented a paper entitled ‘Effect of openings on UHPC wall panels’ atNational Conference on Technological Trends held at College of Engineering, Trivandrumin September 2015.

A paper entitled ‘Numerical study of Behavior of group piles made of pervious con-crete and stone aggregate’ co-authored by Mr. Jerin Joseph appeared in the proceed-ings of 8th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Civil engineering 2016,held at Dubai in January 2016.

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Dr.Jimmy Thomas, Department of Civil Engineering, AISAT has been greatly honored forhis exceptional contributions in the field ofGeosynthetics by the Central Board of Irrigationand Power, Govt. of India and the International So-ciety of Geosynthetics, India Chapter. The annualappreciation awards are instituted for the invariabletalents in the field of research particularly in the fieldof Geosynthetics and this year five personalities inthe field were selected for the same from acrossthe country. The AISAT family appreciated him inrecognition to his great achievement during a joy-ous moment in the faculty meeting held on 21st No-vember 2015.

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