DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

OVERVIEW

Department of Engineering took genesis since the inception of MGMCEPS. The department offers Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes. The Department has been a hub of academic excellence and works on a vision to offer a promising learning experience consistent with the demands of industry to generate professionals with global values and experiences in accepting new challenges in pace with the rapidly transforming technologies. The department aims at producing professionally competent engineers to meet currentindustry requirements with the help of highly qualified, committed faculty members specialized in various disciplines of Engineering.

The department has fully fledged laboratories. To bridge the gap between industry and academia, the department has established an active Engineering Association. With the aim of keeping the students abreast with the latest trends in the industry, the Engineering Association various activities including technical talks, seminars, industrial visits and technical competitions throughout the year. The department provides ample focus on social outreach programs providing a platform for students to contribute to the nation building process. Department encourages student internship in reputed industry and academia. Career oriented classes and skill development sessions conducted helps in building confidence and also imparts in-depth knowledge in the mindset of students. The department strives to emerge as a Center of Excellence and foster a generation of globally competent and socially committed Engineers.

VISION

To offer a promising learning experience consistent with the demands of industry to foster professionals in Engineering with ethical values and experiences in accepting new challenges in pace with the rapidly transforming technologies.

MISSION

  • To mould the department as a centre of excellence in the field of Engineering and allied research
  • Impart quality education in all levels, with insistence on professional ethics and social commitment
  • To undertake research in conventional and advanced technologies for shaping infrastructure development with societal focus
  • To develop a conducive teaching-learning experience by providing scholastic environment for producing a high-qualityscience-based professionals with innovative and original thinking to face the challenges of future
  • To conduct knowledge exchange programmes with various stakeholders
  • To assist the students in career placements for a secure future
  • To conduct and promote Faculty Development Programmes and other training to improve quality in teaching

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO)

PEO 1: To produce graduates who have the ability to demonstrate technical competency in the field of Engineering and develop solutions for complex problems

PEO 2: To produce graduates who would attain professional competency through life-long learning with advanced degrees, professional registrations and other professional activities

PEO 3: To nourish graduates who function effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment and individually within a global, societal and environmental contexts

PEO 4: To nurture graduates who would be able to analyze data and technical concepts pertaining to the development of infrastructure, design, sustainability, construction management and other related subsets of Engineering

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (PO)

PO 1: Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

PO 2: Problem analysis: Identity, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.

PO 3: Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

PO 4: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.

PO 5: Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.

PO 6: The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.

PO 7: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and the need for sustainable development.

PO 8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.

PO 9: Individual and teamwork: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

PO 10: Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

PO 11: Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

PO 12: Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Programs Offered

This department offers two programs one UG program and one PG program

UG :  B.Tech in  Engineering

PG :  M.Tech in Construction Engineering and Management

Facilities

This department has 6 well-equipped laboratories catering to the different disciplines under engineering.

  1. Basic Workshop

Basic Workshop caters to the curriculum requirements of first year students from all branches. Students are familiarized with setting out of buildings, brick masonry, levelling, area measurements and introduction to plumbing and sanitary fittings.

  1. Surveying Laboratory

Surveying is one of the basic areas in Civil Engineering which includes linear and angular measurements of relative positions of the points on the surface of the earth. Students learn techniques for gathering field data with both traditional and modern instruments.

List of Equipments: Prismatic Compass, Chain, Dumpy Level, Theodolite, Total Station.



Surveying Laboratory

  1. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

The Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory intends to train the students in the field of testing of soils to determine their physical, index and engineering properties. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory is well-equipped for evaluating all engineering properties of soils including index properties, compaction characteristics, consolidation characteristics and shear strength of soils.

Equipments:

  • Pycnometer, Soil Hydrometer and IS Sieves along with Sieve Shaker
  • Liquid limit, Plastic limit and Shrinkage limit apparatus for determining Atterberg’s limit
  • Permeability Test Apparatus (constant & falling heads)
  • CBR Apparatus, Proctor Compaction Apparatus (light and heavy)
  • Direct Shear Apparatus,Vane Shear Apparatus, Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus, Unconfined compression test apparatus.

Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

  1. Environmental Engineering Laboratoy

The Environmental Engineering laboratory practical provides good insight into different experimental methods relevant to Environmental Engineering.  In this lab, various tests on drinking water to check pH value, total dissolved solids, BOD and COD, total suspended particles etc. are performed as per BIS standard. It helps to assess the water quality standard of the region, pollution load in sewage and working efficiency of sewage and other water treatment unit.

Major Equipments

  • Bod Incubator
  • Muffle Furance
  • Nephelometer
  • Hot Air Oven
  • Distillation Unit
  1. Material Testing Laboratory

Equipments:

  • Universal Testing Machine
  • Brinell Hardness Tester
  • Torsion Testing Machine
  • Impact Testing Machine
  • Compression Testing Machine
  • Needle Vibrator
  • Vicat Apparatus
  • Slump Testing Apparatus
  • Tile Testing Machine
  • Sieve shaker
  • Concrete mixer
  • Rockwell hardness testing machine
  • Vickers hardness testing machine
  • Torsion Pendulum
  • Spring testing machine- Open coiled, closed coiled
  • Concrete cube vibrating table
  • Compactor Factor Apparatus
  1. Computer Aided Drafting Lab (CADL)

CADL Lab provides adequate knowledge on the computer-based Analysis, Design & Drafting to the Engineering students. The Lab is well equipped with all the recent software related to Engineering which includes Auto CAD, STADD Pro and Primavera.

Faculty Details

  1. Sivakumar B, HoD

Activities

STUDENT ASSOCIATION

  1. Department Association

The DepartmentAssociation is a family consisting of all students and faculty with the HOD. The association aims to promote Engineering by providing the much-needed practical exposure to the community members through its regular activities like technical seminars, research symposium, FDP, talks on ongoing research practices throughout the globe and many other related topics from distinguished practitioners of the trade.

The Civil Engineering Association (STRUCTA) was inaugurated by Dr. N Shajil Assistant Engineer, PWD ,Govt. of Kerala on 17 February 2022 at seminar hall ,MGMCEPS. The Presidential Address was given by Prof (Dr.) Babu John, Principal MGMCEPS and a special Address were given by Mr. Sivakumar B, Head of Civil Engineering Department.The various technical events and cultural programs in the department were organised by members of Association.

Inauguration ceremony

  1. External Projects: MAPATHON – KERALAM

The termMapathon indicate a coordinated mapping event where the public is invited to make online map improvements in their local area to improve coverage and to help disaster risk assessment and energy management.Mapathons use an online site for storing map data, such as OpenStreetMap. Google Maps was also an option until 2017. A Mapathon is organized by a respective organization or a non-profit organisation or local government.Mapathons are often held inside (armchair mapping) in a room with strong Wi-Fi for simultaneous access, assisted by satellite imagery. It can also be an outside activity with online simultaneous map editing assisted by global positioning system trackers on mobile devices. Mapathon Keralam is being implemented by Kerala State IT Mission.  Through the Mapathon Keralam, it is aimed to create extensive local maps of Kerala including physical infrastructure, natural resources and other information that are useful for planning and other developments.

A group of 35 students from third semester and fifth semester of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering departments were selected for the project. They were divided in to 7 groups. Data were collected and entered using mobile applications. It was validated and corrected after discussing with the respective ward members and then was tabulated and plotted for each ward. Certificates were issued to the group members by The Secretary, Valanchery Municipality.

Data Collection

Data Entry