Imparting Quality and Innovative Education to enhance Technical Manpower and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in the field of CIVIL ENGINEERING for Nation building.

• To offer Undergraduate Programme in CIVIL ENGINEERING and other Skill Development courses to enhance student’s competencies.
• To Provide State-of-the art facilities to enable faculty and students to learn, innovate and solving Civil Engineering related problems.
• To Promote Quality Education, Research and Consultancy for Industrial and Societal needs.
• To Inculcate Ethical and Moral values to become responsible Civil Engineers and better human beings.
• To offer Undergraduate Programme in CIVIL ENGINEERING and other Skill Development courses to enhance student’s competencies.
• To Provide State-of-the art facilities to enable faculty and students to learn, innovate and solving Civil Engineering related problems.
• To Promote Quality Education, Research and Consultancy for Industrial and Societal needs.
• To Inculcate Ethical and Moral values to become responsible Civil Engineers and better human beings.

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To prepare students for successful careers in Civil Engineering field that meets the needs of Indian and multinational.
2. To develop the confidence and ability among students to synthesize data and technical concepts and thereby apply it in real world.
3. To develop students to use modern techniques, skill and mathematical engineering tools for solving problems in Civil.
4. 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.
5. To promote students to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary projects and make them engage in life-long learning process throughout their professional.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (2017)

On successful completion of the programme,

1. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of mathematics, science and
2. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
3. Graduates will design various structures or particular system that meets desired specifications and requirements.
4. Graduate will demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret
5. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to design a system, component or process as per needs and specifications.
6. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to visualize and work on laboratory and multidisciplinary
7. Graduate will elect and use appropriate engineering techniques and software tools to analyze civil engineering problems with understanding of limitations.
8. Graduate will demonstrate skills to use modern engineering tools, software and equipment to analyze
9. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of professional and ethical
10. Graduate will be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written
11. Graduate will show the understanding of impact of engineering solutions on the society and also will be aware of contemporary
12. Graduate will develop confidence for self education and ability for life-long

PROGRAM OUTCOME(2013)

Engineering Graduates will be able to:

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge in mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and civil engineering specialization to the solution of complex structural engineering problems.
2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and civil engineering disciplines.
3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for multifacetedcivilengineering problems and design structural components that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
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.
5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
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 civil engineering practices.
7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the civil engineering practices in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the civilengineering skills.
9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complexcivil 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.
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.
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.

1. Apply the knowledge of environmental aspects with appropriate consideration for efficiency, cost and Quality for sustainable environment.
2. Use modern software tools and appropriate design standards to design structural elements with detailed drawing.
3. Enrich the graduate students to get hands on training on latest equipment / software to be an industry ready engineer.

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KARPAGA VINAYAGA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

GUEST LECTURE:

1. Navaneedha Gopala Krishnan, Prof & Head Tagore Engineering College,Chennai gave lecture on 05/03/15.
2. R.Murugasan, Associate Professor,IRS,Anna University-Chennai gave lecture on 08/04/16
3. R.Vidya, Professor, IRS, Anna University,Chennai gave lecture on 08/04/16

LABORATORY DETAILS

1. Strength of Materials Laboratory
2. Applied Hydraulic Laboratory
3. Soil Mechanics Laboratory
4. Surveying Laboratory
5. Highway Engineering Laboratory
6. Construction Materials Laboratory
7. Water and Waste water Analysis Laboratory
8. Computer Aided Design and Drafting Laboratory

R & D Funds

• By Anna University, Chennai

which are well established with all the equipments from standard suppliers as demanded by the university . All the equipments are calibrated consistently to maintain its precision.

The Laboratories are periodically upgraded as per the curriculum and the recent trends in the area of Civil Engineering

DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARY
1. Total No. of books available – 776
2. No. of Journals available – 12