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CIVIL REMARKS The News Bulletin from Sri Sairam Engineering
College
Department of Civil Engineering Shaping Minds…Reshaping India…
Vol: 5 | June’13 – May’14
Contents Vision
Mission
Industrial Visits
Project Expo 2014
Guest Lectures Organized
Student Articles
Students Articles
Skill Upgradation
Faculty Members
Department Achievements
Dr.C.V.Jayakumar Principal - SSEC
Prof.S.Kandasamy HOD - Civil Engg.
The truly educated individuals are capable of doing new things: they have the
ability to generate ideas & turn them into the reality. Today’s values based
education is an approach to prepare them for the practice at the professional
level & sure the Department of Civil Engineering offers the value in all aspect.
And sure this would be in high aspiration to showcase their work. I wish all
them the very best.
Welcome to the eighth issue of Concrete News, which highlights the achievements of the Civil Engineering Department at Sri Sairam Engineering College. Academic year 2014 -15 was a semester of great achievements and carried on the momentous journey of the department Vision. As always, this year also saw our students bringing laurels to the institute by winning prestigious awards and prizes in various competitions. Once you read it, I’m sure you’ll find them more than deserving of such an honor for the achievers.
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ACADAMIA: A CONFLUENCE OF IDEAS
Department of Civil Engineering - CIVIL REMARKS / JUNE ’13 – MAY ’14
VISION
To create competent Civil engineers with ethical
values and social responsibility accomplishing
societal needs and skill development in
sustainable infrastructure development through
innovative and responsible use of technology
with a sense of humanity.
MISSION
To create and provide a platform for
continuous learning and sharing of knowledge
in modern technological developments.
To encourage research activities with well-
equipped laboratories to exhibit their true
potential.
To inculcate ethical and moral values to
become responsible engineers and better
human being.
INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO L&T
MANAPAKKAM
SEC-CE has arranged Industrial Visit for the
Second Year Students to L&T CAMPUS at
Manappakkam, Chennai on 5th February 2014.
L&T's Construction's Headquarters at
Manapakkam in Chennai is acknowledged as an
'Outstanding Corporate Green Campus'. It is
spread over 27 acres, amidst scenic eco-friendly
surroundings with ample greenery. Almost every
concrete structure in the campus has won
prestigious awards for excellence in construction
and has green features which add to its aesthetic
value.
The Holck-Larsen Centre is a corporate museum,
the two storied elliptical structure with a built-up
area of 12,000 sq.ft (1,115 sq.m), is a one of its
kind museum in the country. Designed as an oval
glass enclosure, the building has a 6.1m high
spider glazing system with 12mm thick
toughened glass all around. A huge oval concrete
roof terminates the two-floor building. It is
treated as a penthouse with a terrace garden, a
lobby and a well-appointed auditorium. A
freestanding staircase connects the ground, first
floor and terrace. A unique feature of its
landscape comprises two large water bodies with
cascades and parasol-shaped structures around the
periphery which acts as both seating
arrangements and as effective rain water
harvesting structures.
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SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT,
NESAPAKKAM
Our department students from III Year, visited
the sewage treatment plant, Nesapakkam,
Chennai, on 23rd January, 2014. The students got
the opportunity to visualize the primary,
secondary and tertiary treatment processes & got
the chance of attaining practical knowledge about
the subject.
Sewage treatment is the process of removing
contaminants from wastewater, primarily from
household sewage. It includes physical, chemical
and biological processes to remove these
contaminants and produce environmentally safer
treated wastewater. Sewage treatment generally
involves three stages, called primary, secondary
and tertiary treatment.
The students have participated in the site-visit and
the site-visit has performed in two shift for the
benefit of the students and for the better
understanding of the working of the plant. After
reaching there the students were made to closely
examine all the units and machineries. The
students took a round of the site with the
supervising faculties.
They were introduced to various grit chambers,
settling tank and screens and they observed the
working of the sewer treatment plant. The
wastewater system for the city has been divided
into five drainage zones. These zones of macro
systems covering the entire city had independent
zonal collections, conveyance, treatment and
disposal facilities. Zone–IV is the smallest of the
macro systems lying to the Southwest of the City.
The areas covered are Ashok Nagar, Saidapet,
Jafferkhanpet, K.K. Nagar and Nesapakkam. The
wastewater generated in this Zone is conveyed to
the treatment plant at Nesapakkam (Zone–IV
Plant) which was commissioned in the year 1974
for the capacity of 23 MLD. The Zone IV
commissioned with 40 MLD capacities in 2006
and with 54 MLD capacities in 2014.
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PROJECT EXPO 2014
Project Expo 2014 was conducted on 28th March,
2014 in which our final year students presented
their project work. The judges were Mr.
Arumuga Perumal, Technical Manager, Ready
Mix Concrete India, Chennai and Dr. R.Ganesh,
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
Velammal Engineering College, College.
SEMINAR & GUEST LECTURES
ORGANIZED
Association of Civil Engineers has organized
two days AICTE sponsored national seminar on
“Environmental Issues and Sustainable
Development”. The event was inaugurated by
Chief Guest Er.S.SenthilKumar, Chairman, Ganga
Foundation, Chennai, xxx, on 11th & 12th
November 2013 at Sigma Auditorium. The
Chief Guests was honored with a shawl and
memento by Dr. C.V.Jayakumar, Principal &
Professor. S. Kandasamy, HOD/Civil.
Association of Civil Engineers has organized guest
lecture on “Practical Aspects of Concrete Mix
Design”. The event was inaugurated by Chief
Guest Er.G.Arumugaperumal, Manager, RMC
India, at Sigma Auditorium. The Chief Guests was
honored with a shawl and memento by Dr.
C.V.Jayakumar, Principal &
Professor . S. Kandasamy, HOD/Civil.
STUDENTS ARTICLES
FARMERS’ SUICIDES
Farmers committing suicide can be a truly
embarrassing situation for any society. The issues
compelling the farmers to commit suicide are
required to be paid attention immediately, as the
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farmers toil tirelessly to produce grain for us
without which we can’t survive. In recent times
the statistics have depicted an alarming rate of the
incidents of farmers committing suicide in India
which has become a matter of grave concern. If
we fail to give timely attention to this growing
issue, the situation may get even worse and the
nation will have to pay very grave socio-
economic costs.
The students are required to properly understand
the reasons why the farmers are taking such
drastic steps like committing suicide. They are
also required to delve deeply into this matter of
grave concern to reach a solution. Here we are
providing articles on the issue of farmers’ suicide
while recommending solutions at the same time
in 300, 500, 600 and 800 words in simple
language. These are equally useful for the
students as well as the other people.
- S. Gautham, III Year Civil
DESIGN OF PRECAST BUILDING FOR
RAPID CONSTRUCTION
This paper gives an account of a study of rapid
construction technique using precast members is
proposed in which design of hybrid structural
frame, consisting of cast-in-situ footing and
column, partially precast and partially prestressed
beam, and prestressed precast hollow core slab is
undertaken. The site under construction at
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai is considered for study
purpose. The project aims to study the
construction of Precast and cast-in-situ building
and designing the same to compare the results.
Although, pre-stressed precast concrete buildings
however utilized all through the world has not
discovered its legitimate spot in Indian
construction scenario. Regardless of its incredible
points of interests like speed, quality, and
economy in development it is yet to become
regular with architects, builders, and Government
organisations. In spite of the fact that it has gotten
to be standard item for metro, mono rails, bridges,
and infrastructure projects on account of its
intrinsic advantages over traditional construction.
The current practice in India is the cast-in-situ
(CIS) reinforced concrete structures. The other
construction methodology is using structural
steel. In general, most residential and commercial
projects are CIS in nature.
Steel structures are restricted to industrial
projects. The ratio between CIS and steel
structures is approximately 70:30. The third
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construction is using precast concrete. Most of us
have played with Lego toys as a child. We can
envision the future of construction just the same.
With the economic contribution of about 11% in
the nations GDP, construction industry seeks a
rapid development in its technology, which is
also required to keep up its growth phase. In this
line, Indian construction industry now marches
towards high-rise construction in housing &
commercial buildings. Especially, for commercial
and residential building construction, precast is
increasingly seen as an economic, and high
quality option.
The present economic growth demands faster
construction without losing quality aspects and
without project delay, project cost outfit in labour
shortage or similar related construction
uncertainties. One of the only real disadvantages
to CIS concrete is the high amount of labour it
requires. Builders must first construct forms for
the structure they plan to cast and then install the
forms and mix the concrete, pouring the concrete
& waiting time to remove the forms all takes time
that extends the length of a construction job and
results in more hourly pay for work crews,
dependency on workmanship, environment and
other factors. Even advanced techniques like
aluminium forms takes 12-14 days slab cycle
time. This further justifies the use of precast
technology.
- S. Deepika III Year Civil
SKILL UPGRADATION - FACULTY
MEMBERS
Ms. R.Pamila& Ms. A.Sujaatha, attended
workshop on “Environmental Vigilance on Water
and Energy Resources” at SRM University,
Kattankulathur, Chennai, on 22nd March,2014.
Ms.A.Sujaatha, AP has attended Training
Program on “Environmental Vigilance on Water
& Energy Resources” held on 22nd March, 2014
at SRM University, Chennai.
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DEPARTMENT ACHIVEMENTS
SEC - CE is proud to inform that 7 students of Batch 2009 -2013 had secured University Ranks in Anna
University Examinations.
DYANA JOSELINE GAYATHRI K SRI DHARSHINI M SHANMUGA PRIYA D
RANK- 5 RANK- 25 RANK- 31 RANK- 32
TAMIL SELVAN KR NAVEEN KUMAR S RABIYATHUL BHASARIYA A
RANK- 41 RANK- 44 RANK- 30
Sri Sairam Engineering College (Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai & Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)
Sai Leo Nagar, West Tambaram, Chennai – 600 044, Tamil Nadu. India Editorial Team
Chief Editors: Prof.S.Kandasamy & Ms.R.Pamila,
Stduent Editors: A S Navin - IV Year Civil, S Raghavendran - IV Year Civil