PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore

About the Department

Civil engineering involves scientific principles, theory of mechanics and knowledge of mathematics, application of computers to plan, analysis, design and construction for any type of infrastructure. The department will give a blended approach of theoretical and practical application of the skills which will help the students to achieve a high level of technical expertise. The department is endowed with cutting edge laborites in the areas of Construction Engineering, Survey and Geoinformatics, Material Evaluation, Water & Resources Engineering and Transportation Engineering. The department will encourage the students to involve in research activities providing hands-on training in the respective fields.

Key Insights

Faculties are involved in consultancy projects with industries and research projects funded by government agencies.
Invited lectures and value added courses offered by industry personnel on recent trends to bridge the gap between academia and industry practices
Faculty and students industrial visits, compulsory in-plant trainings and internships during end semester vacations
To reinforce learning, the students undergo projects on their own in every semester. Such projects are demonstrated to industry community during industry-academia conclave
Encourage students to attend symposiums, workshops and events conducted by institutions like NITs, IITs and other reputed institutions. The students are also actively participating in various industry led technical competitions
Students are motivated to write and publish research articles in reputed Journals along with their faculty supervisors

Vision

To produce highly competent Civil Engineers through holistic education, multidisciplinary research, entrepreneurial training and technological services with societal focus.

Mission

To provide quality education and learning pedagogy to prepare our students to become global leaders with emphasis on professional ethics and social commitment.
To offer experiential learning facilities through Industry-Institute interactions and equip the students with cutting edge technologies.
To provide conducive environment for research and innovation resulting in advancement of multi-disciplinary knowledge and practical applications.
To provide a learning ambience that imparts good communication skills and leadership qualities and an opportunity to build entrepreneurial ability.

Programme Education Objectives (PEOs)

PEO 1:

Graduates will become professionally competent in a highly ethical manner holding paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public.

PEO 2:

Graduates will exhibit expertise in orienting modern technological practices to promote applied research and improve technology transfer to civil engineering practices.

PEO 3:

Graduates will emerge as leaders in systems-level thinking and technological innovation that solve complex multidisciplinary problems at the interface of built, natural, and social environment.

PEO 4:

Graduates will provide solutions for diverse disciplines including socioeconomic, environmental, management, and financial knowledge/skills with life-long learning attributes.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.
An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
An ability to communicate effectively.
The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in global and societal context.
A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
A knowledge of contemporary issues.
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
An ability to implement diverse bye-laws and standards in Civil Engineering projects.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs):

At the end of the program, the students will be able to:

PSO1:

Survey, plan, design and prepare working drawings for typical Civil Engineering Structures.

PSO2:

Analyse, estimate and recommend suitable construction resources for various Civil Engineering Projects.

Association

Inauguration of the Association of Civil Engineering (ACE) 2018-19

The Inaugural function of the Civil Engineering Association was held on 6th August 2018. Dr. M.I.Abdul Aleem, Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department welcomed the gathering. Dr.S.K.Manjrekar, Former President, India Chapter of American Concrete Institute inaugurated the Civil Engineering Association for the academic year 2018-19.

Inauguration of the Association of Civil Engineering (ACE) 2017-18

The inaugural function of the Association of Civil Engineers (ACE) was conducted on July 8, 2017. The chairman of the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE), Mr. V Gopalakrishnan was the esteemed chief guest of the function. The office bearers of the Association of Civil Engineers were introduced to the gathering by the Head of the Department, Dr. M I Abdul Aleem. Then the President of ACE, Mr. R Aravind listed the events to be conducted in the following academic year 2017 - 18 that includes several hands-on training, software, guest lectures and other events like Survey Run, Technical Quiz, En Route etc..

Mr. V Gopalakrishnan elucidated the gathering about the global scenario of Civil Engineering field. The Indian Construction Sector is growing at an annual rate of 10.5 per and is ranked 6th in the global list of 10 fastest growing construction market. The first technological evolution in the world is agriculture which is followed by the Industrial Evolution in the early 19th century. Information Technology brought about the third revolution. In recent years, Public sector as well as infrastructure activities are being opened to the private sector for investment which will lead to growth in employment in R & D. The NBA (National Board of Accreditation) has introduced a new process that involves alumni and industry representatives to give Outcome Based Education (OBE) to the future generation. Also Professional Bodies like Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), ACCE (I), BAI etc., is offering training to both students and faculty to give them industry exposure and upgrade their practice skills, so that they would OBE in their respective institutions. He also mentioned that a technical paper presentation for final year students is to be conducted in National Seminar and Workshop on January and February of 2018. He further mentioned that the ACCE is sponsoring an amount of Rs. 20,000 to ACE to conduct the above-mentioned events. And at last the session was winded up with the vote of thanks, delivered by Ms. K R Rasikha, the Treasurer of ACE.

Valedictory function for the Civil Engineering Association for the academic year 2016-17 on 11^th April 2017

The Valedictory function for the Civil Engineering Association for the academic year 2016-17 was held on 11 April 2017 at 9.00 am. Er. S. Alwar Babuji, Technical Committee Chairman, Coimbatore Civil Engineers Association (COCENA) was the Chief Guest. Ms. L.C. Jesline Althea, Executive Committee Member of the Civil Engineering Association welcomed the gathering. The Annual Report was presented by the President Mr. S.K.Abishek.

During the valedictory address, the Chief Guest highlighted the role and importance of any professional association. He has also discussed the potential areas of Civil Engineering and motivated the students to develop the qualities required by the construction industry.

Prizes for the best two projects displayed during the "Industry-Academia-Conclave 2017" were also distributed to the students. Similarly the various event coordinators of the conclave were also appreciated with certificates. Ms. M. Varshini, Secretary of the Association proposed the vote of thanks

Inauguration of the Association of Civil Engineering (ACE) 2016-17

Working towards the vision of the college, the Department of Civil Engineering inaugurated the Association of Civil Engineering (ACE) on 9 th July, 2016. Er.S.Sivalingam, Deputy Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, and Coimbatore presided over the function and inaugurated the Association. Dr.R.Ramesh, HOD, Department of Civil Engineering; Dr.M.I.AbdulAleem, Professor, faculty members and the students of Civil engineering were present.

The function began at 10:30A.M. as scheduled at E4-304 Seminar Hall. The Chief Guest was received with a warm welcome and was seated in the Diaz. The function began with the prayer song.

The act of the host, welcoming the Guest is an integral part of the Indian culture. Mr.R.NaveenManickeshwar, Vice-president welcomed the gathering with his blissful welcome address. He had done his part great in welcoming The Head of the Department, the Chief Guest, the Faculty and the student members with joy and happiness.

Then Head of the Department Dr.R.Ramesh instigated the crowd with his words of wisdom. Dr.R.Ramesh enlightened the student members by his thoughts and wished for the well functioning the Association of Civil Engineering (ACE).

Mr.C.V.KrithikBalaji, third year civil engineering student presented the annual report of the Association activities for the year 2015-2016.He enlisted various events conducted by the association before, like the Quiz, Wordplay and the Guest lectures, and also made sure to mention the various prize winners and the papers published. Professor Dr.M.I.AbdulAleem introduced the new Office Bearers for the academic year 2016-17.

Er.S.Sivalingam then addressed the gathering which reflected his level of expertise and the immense experience in his field of work. He told the crowd about the water usage and also added about the role of an individual to make optimum use of the available resource. Also, Er.S.Sivalingam voiced his concern for water conservation by making the mass to take a pledge on conserving water resources and limit its exploitation to optimum levels.

The Chief Guest along with Dr.R.Ramesh and Dr.M.I.AbdulAleem distributed the prizes and the certificates to the winners of various events. Finally the function concluded with a patriotic tone, as the crowd stood up for the national anthem.

Association Inauguration ACE CIVIL

The inaugural function of Civil Association was held on 27.01.2015 at 3.00pm at hall of fame. The guest of honor for the association inauguration is Mr AR Sangeet Sharma, Architect, SD Sharma & Associates. Followed by the inaugural address & welcome address, the function started with lighting of the divine lamp and association logo was unveiled. His speech enlightened the students about the importance and benefits of Civil Engineering in every day life.

Faculty Profile

Name

: Dr.M.I Abdul Aleem

Designation

: Professor & HoD

Qualification

: Ph.D

Experience

: 35 Year(s) 2 Month(s)

Email

: aleem@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Structural engineering

Name

: Dr. P. Perumal

Designation

: Professor

Qualification

: Ph.D

Experience

: 44 Year(s) 8 Month(s)

Email

: perumal@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Structural Engineering

Name

: Dr. M. Devasena

Designation

: Associate Professor

Qualification

: M.S., Ph.D

Experience

: 14 Year(s) 5 Month(s)

Email

: devasena@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Environmental Engineering

Name

: Dr. M Arun

Designation

: Associate Professor

Qualification

: B.E, M.Tech, Ph.D

Experience

: 12 Year(s) 4 Month(s)

Email

: arun@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Structural Engineering

Name

: Mr.S.Elayaraja

Designation

: Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)

Qualification

: B.E, M.E

Experience

: 13 Year(s) 2 Month(s)

Email

: elayaraja@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Geotechnical Engineering

Name

: Mr.R.Rajkumar

Designation

: Assistant Professor(Senior Grade)

Qualification

: M.E

Experience

: 11 Year(s) 2 Month(s)

Email

: rajkumar@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Infrastructure Engineering

Name

: Mr.V.Navin Ganesh

Designation

: Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)

Qualification

: M.Tech

Experience

: 9 Year(s) 2 Month(s)

Email

: navinganesh@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Transportation Engineering and Management

Name

: Mr.P.Balakumar

Designation

: Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)

Qualification

: M.E

Experience

: 7 Year(s) 1 Month(s)

Email

: pbkciv@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Infrastructure Engineering

Name

: Ms. D. Pricilla

Designation

: Assistant Professor

Qualification

: M.Tech

Experience

: 6 Year(s) 2 Month(s)

Email

: pricilla@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Environmental Engineering

Name

: Ms.K.Govarthanambikai

Designation

: Assistant Professor

Qualification

: M.E

Experience

: 7 Year(s) 1 Month(s)

Email

: kgk@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Infrastructure Engineering

Name

: Ms.V.Selvapriya

Designation

: Assistant Professor

Qualification

: M.E

Experience

: 6 Year(s) 2 Month(s)

Email

: vsp@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Structural Engineering

Name

: Mr. K. Sakthi Prasanth

Designation

: Assistant Professor

Qualification

: M.E.,

Experience

: 5 Year(s) 1 Month(s)

Email

: ksp@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Structural Engineering

Name

: Mr. K. Kavikumaran

Designation

: Assistant Professor

Qualification

: M.S

Experience

: 5 Year(s) 1 Month(s)

Email

: kavikumaran@psgitech.ac.in

Specialization

: Structural Engineering

Guest Lectures, Seminars, FDP and others Civil Engg

The importance of Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis on 22nd Feb 2019

On 22.2.2019, a Guest Lecture was arranged in the Civil Engineering Department. Dr.R.Vaidyanathan, Former Principal, Government College of engineering, Tirunelveli was our chief Guest/speaker.

S.No.	TITLE OF THE PROJECT	PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS	GUIDED BY
1.	Automatic Plant Watering system	Naveen raj M Sargunam P Sethunarayanan S Vyshnav C Karthick S	Mr. Muruganantham
2.	Load Deflection Monitoring	Subashini K Samyukta R Anusa bharathi M Muhsina Parveen M	Mr. P. Balakumar
3.	Earth Quake resistance building	K Kavya Niveditha M Varshini	Mr S Elayaraja
4.	Foam Concrete design	Naveen Raj Vyshnav Sargunam S Karthik Ridhu Pharan	Dr S Yuwaraj
5.	Automated lane changer	Pavitra Shinuja Ranjini S Meena Sugirtha	Ms N Surya Ms K Gowarthanambikai