1st National Conference On “RECENT ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING” (RACE-2016) 5-6 MARCH 2016 Sponsored by: TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (TEQIP- II) INSTITUTE The institute was initially established as Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering & Technology in 1961 and was upgraded as a National th Institute of Technology on 4 October, 2002. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) is one of the pioneering engineering institutions of the country which has contributed many outstanding engineers in India and abroad. It is conducting seven UG programs, eighteen PG programs, and a Ph.D. program in all disciplines of engineering and applied sciences. Special attention is also given to interdisciplinary researches. The institute has an excellent placement record with a number of top ranking companies visiting the campus every year. CIVIL ENGINEERING & APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT In Association with The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the pioneering departments of the Institute. The department has highly qualified faculty members engaged in teaching, research and development with the aim of achieving excellence in their fields. Department also offers Post Graduate and Doctoral Programs in the following areas: 1. Water Recourses Engineering 2. Environmental Engineering 3. Transportation Engineering and Planning 4. Urban Planning Organized by The department of Applied Mechanics is the backbone of Civil Engineering Programme. It is an independently functioning department, dedicated to the specialized areas of Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. The department takes pride in pioneering post graduate course in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering and Structural Engineering, since 1973 and 1974 respectively. Department of Civil Engineering SWAPN PREETI BHADRESH SHAH FOUNDATION S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat-395007 This foundation is established by Alumni Mr. Bhadresh Shah and Swapan Shah.It is dedicated to serve the society. The main activities of foundation are supporting educational programmes and health care facilities. It helps poor students and work devotedly for protecting environment. This institute is active in Surat since last 20 years. SVNIT AA SURAT CHAPTER The SVNIT AA- Surat Chapter is the first registered local chapter of SVNIT Alumni Association. One of the main objective of local chapter is to promote and encourage sharing of technical information and knowledge for betterment of students and professional fraternity. After its registration in 2015, the membership strength grew from 25 to almost 250.THE STTP CONFERENCE THEMES Following are the themes for the conference: Water Resources Engineering: River Basin management, Irrigation planning & management, Urban flooding, Storm water management, Conveyance and water distribution systems. Environmental Engineering: Water treatment, Waste water treatment (Zero discharge), Air pollution monitoring & modeling, Solid waste collection, treatment & disposal, Challenges for non-motorized transport. Transportation Engineering & Planning: Urban transport planning, urban road safety, urban intelligent transport system. Urban planning: Urban infrastructure, Area planning, Smart cities, Rural planning. Structural engineering: Pavement quality concrete & Structural concrete, Recent advances in earthquake engineering Soil mechanics & Foundation Engineering: Soil dynamics, Ground improvement techniques, Subsoil characterization. General topics: Application of soft computing techniques in civil engineering, Experimental analysis of complex problems of civil engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics in Civil Engineering, Impact of climate change in the area of civil engineering. *Papers related to any other topic related to Civil Engineering are also acceptable. CALL FOR PAPERS The papers related to the themes mentioned above and related with water resources, urban, transportation, soil and environmental engineering are invited from the faculties of engineering colleges, polytechnics, working engineers, scientists, research scholars, PG students and NGOs working in related areas. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPER The full text of paper is to be limited to a maximum of 8 A4 size papers including tables and figures. The guidelines for authors are enclosed separately. Authors are expected to submit the full length paper in soft copy and scanned copy of the copy right transfer from by Email to: nrace2016@ced.svnit.ac.in . PATRONS Dr. S.K. Jain Director, SVNIT, Surat CONVENOR Dr. J.E.M. Macwan Professor & Head, CED, SVNIT, Surat Dr. C.D. Modhera Professor & Head, AMD, SVNIT, Surat ORGANIZING SECRETARY IMPORTANT DATES Last date of submission th Full length papers: 15 February, 2016 th Acceptance of paper: 25 February, 2016 REGISTRATION FEE Authors/ Participants (Academic Institutes): Rs. 2000/Students and Research Scholars: Rs. 1000/Industry delegates: Rs. 4000/The registration fees and form shall be sent along with full length paper. The payment shall be paid by Demand Draft of any nationalized bank in favor of Director, SVNIT payable at Surat. The fees will cover proceedings, one set of delegate kit, working lunch and tea during the conference. Travelling, Accommodation, lodging, boarding and other expenses will have to be borne by the participants. However, the guidance will be provided for accommodation. Registration Form Name: ________________________________ Designation: ______________________ Organization Address: ______________ Dr. S.M Yadav Professor & Dean, (Al& Rg) SVNIT, Surat Address for communication: ____________ JOINT ORGANIZING SECRETARY Tel: ______________ Fax: __________ Dr. K.A.Chauhan Dr, Aashish Damaniya Dr. B.N.Tandel Dr. P.G. Agnihotri Dr. Y.D. Patil Shri Satyajeet Patel Mobile: __________________________ DATE AND VENUE The conference will be held during 5-6 March 2016 at Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. 1st National Conference on “RECENT ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING” (RACE- 2016) 5-6 March 2016 Under TEQIP=II TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Dr. B.K. Samtani Dr. J.N.Patel Dr. A.K. Desai Dr S.V. Vasanwala Dr. C.H. Solanki Dr. R.A. Cristian Dr. G.J. Joshi Dr. R.K. Singh Dr. N.D. Jariwala Dr. K.D. Yadav Shri A.J. Solanki Shri C.R. Patel Shri R.M. Tailor RESEARCH SCHOLAR/ ALUMNI MEMBERS Preeti ramkar Bankim Joshi Kuldeep Patel Anudeep Gadde Surabhi Saxena Nilesh Shah Prof J.B. Sharma Hiren Desai Kamal Parekh B.M.Patel Percy J.Savai E- mail: __________________________ Author/ Participant: _________________ Paper Title: _______________________ Registration Fee: Rs._______________ D.D. No._____________ Dated: ______ Drawee Bank: _____________________ Date: _____________ Place: ____________ Signature (Photocopies of registration form are acceptable) Signature with Seal of Sponsoring Authority Kindly send the Completed Registration form to the Coordinators through post/E-mail.