The Department of Civil Engineering, started in the year 2009, offers BE (Civil Engineering), ME (Construction Engineering & Management) & ME (Structural Engineering). The department activities are planned with dual inputs from Industry and reputed academic bodies in the state. Also, the department strengthens its core activities periodically with inputs from industry, civil engineers and contractors, some of whom are trustees of the Institution. In addition to regular academic activities, the department strives to transform students into a pragmatic Civil Engineer by involving them in solving field problems with needed guidance from faculty members.
Vision
Mission
- 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.
- 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 l
- Exemplary Placement Record
- Hands on Workshop on Trending Technology
- Academic Incentives for Top Performers
- Empowered Faculty Members and Grabbed National and International Awards
- Strong Industry Tie-Ups
- Smart Class Rooms & Learning Management Systems
- Students are given Opportunity to Organize Major Events of the Department.
- National level Champions in Sports and Games.
- Auto CAD
- Revit Architecture
- Total Station hand on Training
- STAAD Pro
- E tabs
- TECKLA
- MS Project
- Primavera
The following are the organizations with which the department of Civil Engineering has signed MoU for providing technical assistance and site based knowledge to students.
- National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune.
- Builders Association of India, Erode Centre.
- Contractors Development Institute (CDI) NAC, Hyderabad.
- Trimble Solutions India Pvt. Limited, Pune.
- M/s URC Constructions Pvt. Ltd., Erode.
- M/s Renaatus Projects Pvt. Limited, Erode.
- M/s Sripathy Assoceates, Erode.
- M/s Sathyamoorthy&Co, Erode.
- M/s S.S. Natarajan&Co, Erode.
BEC has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with NICMAR, Pune and Builders Association of India(BAI), Erode Chapter .
Software available
- Auto CAD
- Revit Architecture
- Staad Pro
- Etabs
- MS Project
- Primavera
- TEKLA
- QE – Pro
In order to have industry and research exposure on recent developments, the students are motivated to join in highly reputed professional bodies such as
- ICI – Indian Concrete Institute
- ISTE – Indian Society for Technical Education
- IGBC – Indian Green Building Council
- IGS – Indian Geotechnical Society
- IOV – Institution of Valuers
- The faculty members of the department are experienced as well as energetic young people having an average experience of 9 years. Dr.G.Ramasamy, Retd. Professor-IIT-Roorkee, Dr.G.S.Thirugnanam, Retd. Professor and Principal, IRTT-Erode and Mr.G.Srinivasan, Professor, Retd. Professor, IRTT-Erode who have vast academic and professional experience strengthens the quality of teaching, research and consultancy activities.
- The alumni of the department has done their higher studies in reputed institutes like IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, IIT – ISM Dhanbad, NICMAR Pune, VIT, NIT, Anna University CEG Campus and universities abroad.
To have a vibrant industry interaction, faculty members are encouraged to take up testing and consultancy assigned from industry, at an average annual turnover of Rs.15 lakhs.
Testing:
- Strength of Materials
- Concrete and Highway Engineering
- Measurement of Water quality
Consultancy:
- Structural Division
- Geo Technical investigation
- Surveying
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The department is well equipped with spacious laboratories under various categories such as Strength of Materials, Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Concrete & Highway Engineering, Structural Engineering and Computer Aided Design & Drafting. Apart from meeting the academic requirements, the labs are equipped to consultancy and research needs.
