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 Title of the paper Prize
1. L.Ramya & N.Arthika “Sethu Samudram Project” II
2. L.Ramya & T.K.Jagan EIA of Developmental Projects” II
3. K.Sivabalasubramania “Soil Mapping using RS & GIS
m & G.Govindaraj Techniques”
4. L.Ramya & T.K.Jagan “Disaster Mitigation and Management” II
5. G.Govindaraj & “Recent Trends in Civil Engineering” Nil
D.Dhanasekaran
6. G.Govindaraj & “Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques” Nil
D.Dhanasekaran
7. K.Sivabalasubramania Technical Quiz II
m & G.Govindaraj
8. G.Govindaraj & “Disaster Management” Nil
D.Dhanasekaran
9. G.Govindaraj & “Railway Disaster Management” Nil
N.Ravindran
10. G.Govindaraj & “GIS techniques in Transport Systems” Nil
R.Gowrishankar
11. T.K.Jagan & L.Ramya A Case Study on Alaskan TSUNAMI” Nil
12. T.K.Jagan & L.Ramya “Disaster Management” Nil
13. T.K.Jagan & L.Ramya “TSUNAMI” Nil
14. N.Arthika & L.Ramya Technical Quiz II
15. N.Arthika & “Modern Construction Techniques” Nil
D.Vasantha Gokilam
16. V.Anitha & “Intelligent Transport System” Nil
S.Shyamala Gowri
17. E.Kalaiselvi & “Intelligent Buildings” Nil
D.Malarkodi
18. S.Senthilkumar & “Solid Waste Management” Nil
L.Shahjahan
19. S.Senthilkumar & “Linking of Indian Rivers” Nil
L.Shahjahan
20. S.Senthilkumar & “Technological Tool or Resource” Nil
S.Karthik
21. R.Bhuvaneswaran& “Sustainable Development of Water Shed Nil
S.Selvaganapathy Management using RS Data”
22. R.Mohan & “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.