DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil Engineering was established in the year 2018 with an intake of 60 students. Civil Engineering is as old as the Pyramids of Egypt and it is the father of the basic branches of engineering since this course equips these professionals to constrict basic infrastructures such as Buildings, Highways, Railways, Bridges, Dams and Hydro Power plants. “Civil Engineering is the practice of improving and maintaining the built environment to enhance the quality of life for the present and future generations.”
GSCET offers B.E in Civil Engineering. Our aim is to bridge the gap between academics and industry. This department is well established with modern laboratory, workshops and computer labs installed with latest design softwares of civil Engineering. The class room facility is renowned for good academic excellence. This department is established with eminent faculty to provide knowledge to the students both in theoretical and practical aspect. Our faculty members constantly interact with students in order to improve their creative skills. Students completing this course would have acquired practical knowledge on handling basic survey instruments including Theodolite, Tacheometry, Total Station and GPS and have adequate knowledge to carryout Triangulation and Astronomical surveying including general field marking for various engineering projects and Location of site etc
The department has well equipped state-of-the-art laboratories for Surveying, Strength of Materials, Environmental Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Soil Testing, Cement and Concrete Testing, Highway Material Testing, Quality Testing of Water and Waste Water Samples. The department is well equipped with dedicated and highly qualified faculty members from most disciplines like Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and so on. The faculty members have extensive experience in industry, research as well as teaching. GSCET recognizing the importance of the fast-paced world, emphasizes focussing on appropriate tools to study the subject in such a way that the student in well equipped to meet the need of world he fields himself in. The students are taught how to use various surveying tools such as Theodolite, Tacheometry, Total Station and GPS that help them to collect the data that they need. The students are also taught interpersonal communication skills because that kind of skill is necessary for all walks of life. The students are trained to form a methodical mind to handle future projects, along with negotiating, leadership and supervisory skills.
Many of our faculty members and students are involved in research activities in various areas of civil engineering. The department is also very active in conducting workshops, short term seminars, Guest Lectures etc. The department has been constantly arranging trips to industrial visits and site visits to enhance practical knowledge of the students. The education at GSCET aims at helping students to gain industrial experience through academics and practical knowledge. The course details encompass multiple fields including structural engineering, geo-technical engineering, water resources, transportation, environmental and construction of industries. The students enrolled in this course get the opportunity to go on many industrial visits and attend workshops to get hands-on experience. The students are provided with placement training to develop their soft skills and aptitude knowledge to face the competitive world to gain success in their career. The students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities to develop their hidden talents. The department has nurtured young minds to produce bright and able civil engineers with innovative ideas and technical expertise.
Department of Civil Engineering at GSCET endeavors to follow the Outcome Based Education (OBE) since from the inception of the programme under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) curriculum across all courses offered by the programme. It is targeted at achieving desirable outcomes (in terms of Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating and Create) at the end of the programme. Teaching with this awareness and making the associated effort constitutes Outcome Based Education. This entails a regular methodology for ascertaining the attainment of outcomes, and benchmarking these against the Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), Program Outcomes (POs), Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs) consistent with the objectives of the programme.
OUR VISION
- To impart high quality education for the Rural and Tribal Students.
- To create and insist the fun learning experience.
- To instill the communication skills and ethics for the Rural and Tribal students to create self-assured careers worldwide.
- To enhance the rural and tribal community students surrounding the institution.
OUR MISSION
To develop the institution into a “Centre of Excellence for Engineering and Technology” by imparting quality education in the field of Engineering and Technology for the Undergraduate and Post Graduate students for the Rural and Underprivileged Youth to develop their personality, creativity and ingenuity to inculcate high ethical and moral values with good technical professionals of high caliber. With ample opportunities for the research and entrepreneurship the institution aims at equipping the students to meet the challenges of the industrial world as well as the diverse social needs of the nation.
PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
- To prepare students for successful careers in Civil Engineering field that meets the needs of Indian and multinational companies.
- To develop the confidence and ability among students to synthesize data and technical concepts and thereby apply it in real world problems.
- To develop students to use modern techniques, skill and mathematical engineering tools for solving problems in Civil Engineering.
- To provide students with a sound foundation in mathematical, scientific and engineering fundamentals necessary to formulate, solve and analyse engineering problems and to prepare them for graduate studies.
- To promote students to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary projects and make them engage in life-long learning process throughout their professional life.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)
On successful completion of the programme,
- Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.
- Graduates will demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
- Graduate will demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data.
- Graduates will demonstrate an ability to design a system, component or process as per needs and specifications.
- Graduates will demonstrate an ability to visualize and work on laboratory and multidisciplinary tasks.
- Graduate will demonstrate skills to use modern engineering tools, software and equipment to analyze problems.
- Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities.
- Graduate will be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form.
- Graduate will show the understanding of impact of engineering solutions on the society and also will be aware of contemporary issues.
- Graduate will develop confidence for self education and ability for life-long learning.
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES (GAs)
(KB) A knowledge base for engineering: Demonstrated competence in university level mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program.
(PA) Problem analysis: An ability to use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions
(Inv.) Investigation: An ability to conduct investigations of complex problems by methods that include appropriate experiments, analysis and interpretation of data and synthesis of information in order to reach valid conclusions.
(Des.) Design: An ability to design solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, and economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations.
(Tools) Use of engineering tools: An ability to create, select, apply, adapt, and extend appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools to a range of engineering activities, from simple to complex, with an understanding of the associated limitations.
(Team) Individual and teamwork: An ability to work effectively as a member and leader in teams, preferably in a multi-disciplinary setting.
(Comm.) Communication skills: An ability to communicate complex engineering concepts within the profession and with society at large. Such ability includes reading, writing, speaking and listening, and the ability to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, and to give and effectively respond to clear instructions.
(Prof.) Professionalism: An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society, especially the primary role of protection of the public and the public interest.
(Impacts) Impact of engineering on society and the environment: An ability to analyze social and environmental aspects of engineering activities. Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that engineering has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; and the concepts of sustainable design and development and environmental stewardship.
(Ethics) Ethics and equity: An ability to apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity.
(Econ.) Economics and project management: An ability to appropriately incorporate economics and business practices including project, risk, and change management into the practice of engineering and to understand their limitations.
(LL) Life-long learning: An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world in ways sufficient to maintain their competence and to allow them to contribute to the advancement of knowledge
PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)
PSO1: Enhancing the employability skills by making the students capable of qualifying National level competitive examinations
PSO 2: Inculcating in students technical competencies to deal with practical aspects of civil engineering.
PSO 3: Cognizance of social awareness and environmental necessity along with ethical responsibility to have a successful career and to become an entrepreneur.
ROLES OF AN CIVIL ENGINEER
Civil Engineer duties are of two types – consultation and contractors. Consultants deal with designs of a project and deal with clients in the office, and the contractors take those deigns and are actually responsible for the implementation and brining those plants into a reality, creating a physically erect structure. Regardless of being a contractor or consultant, there are several activities that encompass the role of a Civil Engineer:
- Investigating sites, overseeing the feasibility of building structures and technical aspects.
- Designing detailed plans of the structure to be created using complex design software.
- Dealing with contractors, subcontractors and clients and other professionals.
- Compiling job specs and supervising tendering procedures.
- Resolving design and development problems.
- Managing budget resources and projects.
- Ensuring whether the construction is under legal compliance and is maintaining health codes.
- Determining the sustainable impact of the structure on the environment.
CAREER PROSPECTS
Pursuing Civil Engineering can open many doors in the area of future job prospects. Disaster management, surveying sites and numerous titles in design, management and construction. The course leaves no stone unturned, from educating about the materials students will be working with to improvising the skills needed to be excellent in the field, everything is paid attention to.
The students can be hired by:
- Construction companies (both consultants and contractors)
- Local authorities and government departments
- Town Planning, Remote Sensing, Surveying
- Rail companies
- Utility companies
- Oil and Gas Industries
- In Private Sectors as Business Development Associates, Financial Advisor, Content Development Manager
SURVEYING LABORATORY
This laboratory helps the students to enhance their ideas in surveying field. The lab is fully equipped with surveying instruments which provides the students to acquire practical knowledge for their career. This lab provides students a prior knowledge in engineering works such as setting out of foundations, contouring and choosing effective alignments etc.
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS
- Total Station
- Theodolites
- Dumpy level
- Plane table
- Pocket stereoscope
- Ranging rods
- Leveling staff
- Cross staff
- Chains
- Tapes
- Arrows
CONCRETE AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING LABORATORY
In Concrete and Highways Engineering Laboratory students have an environment for understanding and improve their capabilities in testing construction materials used in concrete and highways through various experiments in properties of both fresh and hardened concrete and also helps to study the strength, performance and behaviour of cement, concrete, self compacting concrete, Aggregate, Bitumen etc., and to take-up consultancy. The concrete and highways engineering laboratory is fully equipped with the entire test setups for cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate. Student learning from lab experiences is integrated with prior and subsequent learning of other engineering topics such as construction materials, concrete technology and construction practices.
Concrete & Highway Lab is well established with the following equipments
- Concrete cube moulds (150x150x150 mm)
- Concrete cylinder mould (150mm dia&300mm ht.)
- Concrete Prism moulds (100x100x500mm)
- Sieves with lid and pan
- Concrete Mixer
- Slump cone
- Vibrator table
- Trowels and planers
- UTM 400 KN Capacity
- Vee Bee Consistometer
- Aggregate impact testing machine
- CBR Apparatus with all accessories
SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY
This laboratory provides enhanced knowledge of the understanding of soil behavior. The lab is fully equipped with sufficient instruments. The student can acquire the best practices in classification of soils, soil exploration and determination of soil properties.
Soil Mechanics Lab is well established with the following equipments
- Sieve set
- Hydrometer
- Liquid and plastic limit apparatus
- Shrinkage limit apparatus
- Proctor compaction apparatus
- Direct shear apparatus
- Thermometer
- Field density measuring device (Core cutter and sand replacement methods)
- Triaxial shear apparatus
- Three gang consolidation test device
- UTM 20 KN capacity
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY
The objective of the strength of materials laboratory is to demonstrate the basic principles in the area of strength and mechanics of materials to the undergraduate students through a series of experiments. In this lab, the experiments are performed to measure the properties of materials such as impact strength, tensile strength, compressive strength and hardness etc., This would enable the students to have a clear understanding about strength and stiffness of materials
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS
- UTM of minimum 400 KN capacity
- Torsion testing machine for steel rods
- Izod impact testing machine
- Hardness testing machine, Rockwell, Vicker’s, Brinnel
- Beam deflection test apparatus
- Extensometer
- Compressometer
- Dial gauges
- Le Chatelier’s Apparatus
- Vicat’s apparatus
- Mortar cube moulds
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
This laboratory is designed for state-of-the-art environmental analyses, including water and wastewater testing and treatability studies. Students are introduced to and familiarized with instruments, techniques and tests typically used in the determination of various water and wastewater quality parameters. This laboratory helps students to get hands-on experience on test procedures practiced in the industry and promotes them to research and develop a position on current environmental issues.
Environmental Engineering Lab is well established with the following equipments
- Ph meter
- Refrigerator
- BOD incubator
- Muffle furnace
- Hot air oven
- Magnetic Stirrer with hot plates
- Desicator
- Jar test apparatus
- Water bath
- Glass waves / Crucibles
- Chemicals
- COD apparatus
- Kjeldane apparatus
- Heating Mantles
- Calorimeter
- Beaker, Pipette, Standard Flask
- Burette with stand
- Chemicals
- Oxygen Analyser
- Uv Spectrophotometer
- Ion Meter
- Flame Photometer
- Gas chromatography
- Turbidity meter
HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
- To study the mechanical properties of materials when subjected to different types of loading.
- To verify the principles studied in Fluid Mechanics theory by performing experiments in lab.
OUTCOMES:
- Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Perform Tension, Torsion, Hardness, Compression, and Deformation test on Solid materials.
- Use the measurement equipments for flow measurement.
- Perform test on different fluid machinery.
STUDENTS TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION
Our Civil Engineering Association has budded as a Technical Platform for students to develop their hidden potential and talents to face the challenges in the competitive world.
