SCHOOL OF BUILDING SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACULTY COMPETENCY

RESEARCH THRUST AREAS

Pre - engineered Structures.

High Performance Concrete

High volume fly ash on Concrete for Structural Applications.

Seismic Retrofitting of RC Beam -Column Joints.

Air Pollution

Solid Waste Management.

Water Resources Management

Carbon Sequestration

Hydrogen Recovery

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Dr.V. Preethi : Received the HEAM (Hydrogen Energy & Advanced Materials)

Young Scientist 2015 award from MANIT, Bhopal.

: Presented a research paper in an International conference at

University Technology Malaysia, 2015

: Reviewer for „International Journal of Hydrogen Energy‟

Dr. Jessy Rooby : Presented a paper in the 15th World Conference

on Earthquake Engineering at Portugal, 2012

(Rs. 1.4 lakhs sponsored by the Institution)

: Jury for the Silicon India Chennai Real Estate Award 2014

Interview Panel members for the Railway Recruitment Board (Staff Selection

Commission)

Reviewers for „International Journal of Engineering Structures‟ „International Journal of

Performance of Constructed facilities (ASCE)‟

Keynote speakers for the national conferences and symposia in various institutions.

STUDENTS PROJECT, AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Students Innovative Projects

“Synthesize of artificial aggregates from ceramic waste, lather waste, plastic waste,

fly ash and GGBS”

Ajith Kumar, SundeepChowdry, Nazneen

Istprize INNOVATIVE CHALLENGE competition, IIT PALS & CII March, 2014 –

Mentor: Dr.JessyRooby

“Cold Formed Steel Beam with encased Corrugated Web for Earthquake Resistant

Structures”

AhamedD.Vijay& Team – Patent filed

Mentor: Dr. P. S. Jonna

“Behaviour of Composite Column and ReinforcedConcrete Beam with Stiffening

Ring”

Jayam Praveen Kumar & Team - patent filed

Mentor: Dr. P. S. Joanna

”Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beam Column with partial replacement of

GGBS”

Bhagyawathi& Team - patent filed

Mentor: Dr. P. S. Joanna

“Design of a sustainable futuristic home”. International Journal Publication Sundeep

Chowdhry

“Cold Formed Steel Beam with Braced Web for Earthquake Resistant Structures”,

patent have been filed.

Students’ Achievements

1st prize India’s Biggest Civil Championship Contest, March 2015 – Organized by IIT, Mumbai

Mentor: Dr.Pratheeba paul.

2nd

prize

India‟s Biggest Civil Championship Contest, Jan 2015 - Organized by IIT, Mumbai

Mentor: Dr.P. S.Joanna.

Students’ Achievements

Won I prize (Rs.95000), IIT PALS INNOVATIVE CHALLENGE, IIT Madras, March, 2014 –

Ajith Kumar Ashwin

Mentor: Dr. Jessy Rooby.

MOBILE WATER RECLAMATOR - Won Media‟s choice award Innovation Challenge 2015 -

Mr. Alam& Team

Mentor: Ms. Shalini Nair

Won II prize (Rs.30,000) “CII Innovator”, July 2014SundeepChowdary

Ist prize “Tata Break The Challenge” Jan 2013, IIT Madras Ajithkumar Ashwin

Finalist in Shaastra2013- International Techno-Management Fest, IIT Madras (Robotics)

Students’ Activities – Sports

Rakesh Ramkumar

• Finished 14th

out of the 22 drivers - “JK Tyre National Volkswagen Polo Cup” 2013

• Certified as professional race driver - “Mico Motorsport Academy” in 2012

• Finished 7th

- Karting Championship held at Saudi Arabia in the year 2012

Suchampa

• Runner up – Badminton Tournament, TamilnaduState Inter - Deemed University

• Runner up - Badminton Tournament, SRM University, Chennai

Winners - Tamil Nadu Inter-deemed university, 2014

Winners - Chief Minister‟s Trophy Regional Level, 2015

3rd

place, All India Inter - collegiate Tournament 2014

• Winners - State Inter-Deemed University, Jan 2015

• Winners - SRM Trophy 2015

• Winners - LICET Tournament, 2015

INFRASTRUCTURE

Department Infrastructure Facilities

S.No Department Laboratories

1 Structural Engineering Laboratory

2 Strength of Materials Laboratory

3 Construction Materials Laboratory

4 Environmental Engineering Laboratory

5 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

6 Geotechnical Laboratory

7 Survey Laboratory

8 Computer Laboratory

9 Engineering Practices Laboratory

Strength of Materials Laboratory

Universal testing machine (100T)

Material Testing

Fatigue Testing Machine

Computerized UTM(100T)

Direct Shear Apparatus

Geotechnical Laboratory

Triaxial Shear Apparatus

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

CADD & Surveying Laboratory

CADD Laboratory

GPS Etrex10

Total Station

INDUSTRY – INSTITUTE INTERACTION

Practical Training / Industrial Visit

Chennai Metro Railway Limited

Madras Atomic Power Station

L & T, Earth Worth, Dubai

NLTPC, Neyveli

MRTS, Chennai

Andaman Public Works Dept.

Kolkata Metro Railway Limited

Ramco Cements

Tamilnadu Housing Board

Fib Tech Industries, Chennai

Chennai Port Trust

Students Projects done with

CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai

Chennai Metro Railway Limited, L&T

Chennai Metro Water Supply Sewerage Board

World Bank Aided - Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction project

(ETRP)-Nagapatinam

Tamil Nadu Road Development Company, Chennai – Ennore Port

connectivity project

Manali Industries

International Collaboration

S.No Name of the

University

Activities

1 Yildiz Technical

University,

Turkey

Mr. A. Santhosh, Mr. Vejayrajeshwar

successfully completed the Mevlanastudent

exchange program September 2015 –

January 2016

2 Deakin

University,

Australia

Mr. Kosireddy – Deakin University for a

student exchange program in March, 2016

Inter Institute Interaction

S.No Name of the University Activities

1 Indian Institute of

Technology,

Madras

• Guest

Lectures/seminar

s

Dr. Benny Raphel, Professor

• Conference

Advisory

Committee

Dr. S.A. Sannasiraj, Professor

• Board of Studies

members

• Doctoral

Committee

Members

2 Anna University,

Chennai

• Guest Lectures /

Seminars

Dr. K. P. Jaya, Professor

• Conference

Advisory

Committee

• Board of Studies

• Doctoral

Committee

Members

Dr. Samuel Knight, Professor

3 National Institute

of Technical

Teachers' Training

and Research,

Chennai

• Workhops/ Guest

lectures

Dr.Janardhanan, Professor

FUNDED PROJECTS

S.

No

Title of project Funding

Agency

Grant-

in-aid

Rs.

Principal Investigator Status

1 Recovery of

Hydrogen from

Sulphide Waste

Streams

DST (SERB)

2015

11

lakhs

Dr.V.Preethi On - going

2 Development

and

Characterization

of High Volume

Fly Ash

Concrete for

structural

applications

Department

of Atomic

Energy

(BRNS

scheme)

2013

25

lakhs

Dr.P.S.Joanna Completed

3 Modernized

Nodal Centre for

e-learning,

testing &

research in

Structural

Engineering with

Computer Aided

Laboratory

AICTE

(MODROBS)

2008

10

lakhs

Dr.R.AngelinePrabhavathy Completed

External Funded Projects Submitted

S.

No

Title of project Funding

Agency

Grant-

in-aid

Rs.

Year Principal

Investigator

1 Seismic performance of High

Volume Fly ash concrete

IGCAR,

Kalpakkam

25 lakhs 2015 Dr.P.S.Joanna

2 Curing of Concrete by CO2 from flue

gas for improving Concrete Strength

and reducing Global Warming

DST 39 lakhs 2015 Dr. Pratheeba

Paul

3 Pilot-Scale Studies on Hydrogen

Recovery Using Solar Energy

DST-EBA 50 lakhs 2016 Dr. V. Preethi

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

Conference Publication

Major Department Events

Seminar & Exhibition on “Nuclear Power – A perspective” – August, 2015

Seminar on “Environmental Impact Assessment” – August, 2015

International Seminar on Engineering Sustainability, Feb 2014Dr.Jonathan Bridge, University of

Liverpool, UK

Inauguration of 100 kW Roof Top Solar Power System at HITS - September, 2014

National Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil EngineeringMarch 2014

National Conference on “Advances in Construction Technology &Innovative Sustainable

Materials” Feb 2016

National Level Technical Symposium SHRISHTI‟13

National Level Technical Symposium SHRISHTI‟12.

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS

Scholarship

Ms. Trena Jenifer, Won the Global Korea Scholarship, by South Korean Government

worth Rs.12,00,000/- in 18th

November, 2014

Sports

Ms. Sindhu NilaPartheepan, won Gold Medal in singles, doubles and mixed doubles

tennis in Indian Youth Games held in Malaysia, 2013.

Culturals

Ms. Sonali, Won the Ms. Fresher title in the Radio Mrichi Fresher‟s event held in Guru

Nanuk College of Arts and Science, Chennai on 12th

December, 2014.

AWARDS:

Indo Global Architecture Education Excellence

Award 2015

Shrishti Good Green Governance Award - 2012,

2014 & 2015

CMO Asian Design Excellence Award – 2015

Academic initiating to introduce Transparence

2013 as design project

Dr. Ravi Kumar Bhargava, Dean BS, Awarded:

o “Think, Make, Change - Award for

Innovative Product Design” -2014.

o “E-India 2013” - 2013.

Ar. VergisOommen (Professor - Design Chair)

Was awarded “Honourable Architect Award

2010” by Indian Institute of Architects, Tamil

Nadu Chapter in the year 2010.

Ar. S. Vinodh, Professor, was awarded Excellence

in Residential Architecture, hosted by regional

Tamil magazine “KattumanaThozhil"

INFRASTRUCTURE

CADD LABS

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE:

AUTODESK BUILDING DESIGN SUITE ULTIMATE 2016 which includes

Auto CAD 2016

3Ds Max 2016

GIS

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

LIBRARY:

No of Volumes: 3533

Online:

No. of International Journals in Architecture : 366

Print:

No. of International Journals in Architecture : 1

No. of National Journals in Architecture : 5

No. of Indian Magazines in Architecture : 13

INSTITUTE - ORGANIZATION INTERACTION

Collaboration with International Organization:

Collaboration with Other Agencies like

GOETHE INSTITUTE

Collaborative programmes conducted with the institute include

A two-day workshop on “Low Cost in Construction”

on 21st and 22

nd July 2013.

Exhibition of M. Arch Students works at Goethe

Institute, Chennai

Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

Students chapter is very active

Collaborative programmes are conducted every

semester

Site visits are organized.

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)

Entrusted and Funded the Ddocumentation of

heritage buildings in and around Chennai city -

as part of heritage conservation.

Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)

To design layout for proposed development for

Slum Rehabilitation in Athipattu village in Chennai

Metropolitan Area (CMA).

Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

Organized Heritage Walks.

Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)

Documentation of Chennai city

Dakshinachithra

Documentation of selected arts and crafts in

Tamil Nadu

“Allegory - 2014” – Art and Architecture

workshop conducted in association with

Dakshinachithra to get hands on experience in 3D

Model Making, Pottery and Ceramic, Palm leaf

weaving and Clay Modeling.

USAID ECO – III project

School of Architecture was selected as one among the 11

Architectural Institutions on all India basis to join the existing

group of 18 institutional partners, in the year 2010.

ARTES

7th Sem - Urban Design Studio project is done in an collaborative manner with

Artes - Submitting to Corporation of Chennai.

Saint Gobain India Private Limited:

Taking Part in Transparence Design Competition

Webinar Participation

PUBLICATIONS

Books Published

Prof. Kerstin Frick and Ar. DurganandBalsarvar, “Low cost housing an innovative

approach”, March 2014. (ISBN: 978-81-925974-2-3)

Ar. Dhenuka Nandhu, “Half Past Reality-Semiotics augmented reality & Architecture”,

Publisher-Lap Lambert, Germany, January, 2014. (ISBN-10: 3659505102 ISBN-13: 978-

3659505102).

Chapter included in a Book:

Dr. SheebaChander, Contributed a chapter, “Transformation of Peri – Urban Areas Case

Study, Chennai” in the Book titled “Challenges of Urbanization in the 21st country” Vol-

3-Planning and Governance. (ISBN – 81-8069-947-1)