DEPARTMENT
OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING
E-mail: civil@nitc.ac.in
Tel: 0495 228 6201/6200
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY
 Number of faculty members – 32
 Number of supporting staffs – 10
 Programmes offered:
Programme
Specialization
Year started
UG (B. Tech)
Civil Engineering
1961
PG (M. Tech)
1. Structural Engineering
2. Traffic & Transportation Planning
3. Offshore Structures
4. Environmental Geotechnology
1971
1985
1987
2006
PhD
Civil Engineering (All areas)
1985
PG Diploma
Construction Management
2008
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. N. Ganesan
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. S. Chandrakaran
Professor
Geotechnical Engg
Dr. V. Mustafa
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. P. Syamala (Head)
Professor
Hydraulics
Dr. T.P. Somasundaran
Professor
Structural Engg
Dr. J. Sudhakumar
Professor
Building Technology
Dr. Mohammed Ameen
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu
Professor
Transportation Engg.
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. T. Zachariah Varghese
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. N. Sankar
Professor
Geotechnical Engg
Dr. A.P. Shashikala
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. P.V. Indira
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. T.M. Madhavan Pillai
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr Santosh. G. Thampi
Assoc. Prof.
Hydraulics
Dr. K Sasikumar
Assoc. Prof.
Water Resources Engg.
Sri K. Saseendran
Assoc. Prof.
Geology
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Assoc. Prof.
Building Technology
Dr. K. Krishna Murthy
Asst. Prof.
Transportation Engg.
Dr. Praveen Nagarajan
Asst. Prof.
Structural Engg.
Sri. Sajith A S
Asst. Prof.
Structural Engg.
Sri. Harikrishna M
Asst. Prof.
Transportation Engg.
Sri. George K Varghese
Asst. Prof.
Environmental Engg.
Smt. Reesha Bharath K
Asst. Prof.
Construction Technology
Smt. Chitra N R
Asst. Prof.
Hydraulics & Water Resources Engg
Dr. Arun C
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. Pramada S K
Asst. Prof.
Water Resources Engg
Dr. Mini Remanan
Asst. Prof.
Structural Engg.
Dr. Vinu Palissery
Asst. Prof.
Structural Engg.
Dr. Kodi Ranga Swamy
Asst. Prof.
Geotechnical Engg
Dr. Debraj Bhattacharyya
Asst. Prof.
Environmental Engg.
Dr. Mathava Kumar S
Asst. Prof.
Environmental Engg.
Sri. Sathish Kumar D
Asst. Prof.
Remote Sensing & GIS
Sri. Siva Kumar M
Asst. Prof.
Transportation Engg.
PhDs ONGOING & COMPLETED
 Number of PhDs produced (so far) – 17
 Number of PhDs ongoing – 27
1
2
2
7
Traffic & Transportation Engg
Structural Engg
5
Water Resource & Environ. Engg.
Town Planning & Archit.
PhDs Completed
4
2
4
Geotechnical Engg.
Building Sci. & Engg
9
8
PhDs Ongoing
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
 Papers published in 2011-12
 Journals
- 24
 Conferences - 21
Publication Statistics in
Journals & Conferences
Year
No. of
Publications
2011-12
45
2010-11
80
2009
43
2008
46
 International - 2
2007
13
 National
2006
21
 Papers published in 2010-11
 Journals
- 45
 Conferences - 35
 Books Published
-1
DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
 No. of projects undertaken in 2011-2012
- 10
 No. of projects undertaken in 2010-2011
- 08
 Projects completed (in last 5 years)
- 22
12
8
4
0
2011-12 2010-11
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
No. of Research Projects Ongoing & Completed
< 2005
Year
Project cost
(lakhs)
2011-2012
67
2010-2011
378.824
2010
24.99
2009
22.30
2008
47.82
2007
30.608
2006
12.0
< 2005
88.94
DETAILS OF CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
 No. of projects undertaken in 2011-2012
- 27
 No. of projects undertaken in 2010-2011
- 33
 Projects completed (in last 5 years)
- 85
17.69
30.57
in 2010
in 2009
24.18
in 2008
in 2007
12.96
10.59
Total Cost of Consultancy Projects
Undertaken in last 5 years (in lakhs)
in 2006
LABORATORY FACILITIES
 Structural Engineering Lab
 Geotechnical Engineering & Geology Lab
 Transportation Engineering Lab
 Offshore Engineering Lab
 Water Resources Engineering Lab
 Environmental Engineering Lab
 Survey Lab
Facilities Available in
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LAB
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Compression Testing Machine (300 T)
Universal testing Machine (UTM) 100 T
Universal testing Machine (UTM) 40 T
Universal testing Machine (UTM) 20 T
Tension Testing Machine – 50 kN
Torsion Testing Machine – 50 kg-m
Impact Testing machine- Charpy & Izod
Rockwell Hardness Tester
Vickers Hardness Tester
Brinell Hardness Tester
Facilities Available in
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LAB
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Digital Rockwell Hardness Tester
Digital Vickers Hardness Tester
Micro Hardness Tester
E.O.T. Crane 10T
Elevating Crane 2T
Test Cylinder Plant
Garage Crane 2T Capacity
Pre-Stressing System 6T
Hydraulic Jacks 10 T, 5 T, 2.5 T
UTM 20 to 300 T
Facilities Available in
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING & GEOLOGY LAB
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Boring units - Calyx drill
Plate load testing unit
Field vane shear testing unit
Static core penetrometer
Boring Unit - Calyx Drill
Auger unit
Testing facilities for vibration tests
Pile driving unit
Plate Load Testing
Facilities Available in
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
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Marshall Stability Test
Centrifuge Bitumen Extractor
Setup for Aggregate Testing
Setup for Bitumen & Emulsion Testing
Benkelman beam
Bump Integrator
Portable Wheel/Axle Weigh Pads
Automatic Traffic Counter
Video Logging Unit
Traffic Signal Controller
Facilities Available in
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
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Electronic Distance Measuring Instrument
Driver Reaction Time Testing Apparatus
Action Judgment Tester
Action Judgment Tester
Radar Speed Meter
Facilities for Material Testing
Facilities Available in
OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LAB
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Laboratories space - 400 m2.
Wave basin with a mechanical wave generator
Computerized data acquisition & analysis
system Wave flume of 100 m length and 4 m
width
Installation of wave maker & instrumentation
are in progress
Wave Basin
Facilities Available in
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING LAB
 All instruments for establishing a meteorological
station.
 Instruments for measurements of flow, velocity,
and stage, an aqua finder etc.
 Facilities for GIS application and Remote Sensing
techniques to natural resources management (part
of Water Resources Lab
Wave Generator
Facilities Available in
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB
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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Toxic Gas Analyzer
Spectrophotometer
Flame Photometer
RO Water Treatment Unit
Double Beam Spectrophotometer
De-ionizer
Refrigerated Centrifuge
B.O.D Incubator
Flame Photometer
Facilities Available in
SURVEY LAB
 Equipment and facilities for conducting practical
courses in surveying.
 All modern instruments used in surveying
 Auto levels,
 Total Station,
 A1 size plotter etc.
Total Station and Auto Level
MAJOR AREAS OF
RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY
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Structural Design
Scrutiny and Approval of Third Party Designs
Geotechnical Investigations
Material Testing and Certification
Site Survey, Levelling, and Layout
Hydrological Surveys
Design of Hydraulic Structures
In-Situ Quality Assessment of Structures
Environmental sample testing and analysis
Environmental Impact assessment
Preparation of Project Proposals
Turn-key Projects