About Department
The Department of Civil Engineering at Vivekanandha College of Engineering for Women embodies the tradition of excellence as a leader in education. It was established in 2009 under the aegis of Angammal Educational Trust whose members have had consummate experience in the fields of women's education. It offers a 4 year degree course in B.E - Civil Engineering apart from other courses. The undergraduate programme started with an intake of 60 seats in 2010 and was increased to 120 in 2011.
Civil Engineering is about community service, development, and improvement - the planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities essential to modern life, ranging from transit systems to offshore structures to space satellites. Civil Engineering is progressing at a fast pace along with other technologies in order to fulfill the infrastructure demands in India. Civil Engineering has a significant role in the life of every human being, though one may not truly sense its importance in our daily routine. The function of Civil Engineering commences with the start of the day when we take a shower, since the water is delivered through a water supply system including a well designed network of pipes, water treatment plant and other numerous associated services. The network of roads on which we drive while proceeding to school or work, the huge structural bridges we come across and the tall buildings where we work, all have been designed and constructed by Civil Engineers. Even the benefits of electricity we use are available to us through the contribution of Civil Engineers who constructed the towers for the transmission lines. In fact, no sphere of life may be identified that does not include the contribution of Civil Engineering.
The field of Civil Engineering aims to promote society by scientific means by which to achieve 'coexistence of humanity and nature', 'conservation of biodiversity' and 'maintenance of healthy ecosystems'.
Department Vision
To evolve the department as a hub of eminence in assorted genres in Civil Engineering, and empower young women minds with imperative technical approach to face the global technical challenges.
Department Mission
- To impart quality in education with concrete emphasis on societal ethics and commitment.
- To produce techno-capable professionals in the field of Civil Engineering.
- To enrich experts technically with techno-exchange progammes in diverse fields of the Engineering.
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
Graduates of the programme B E Civil Engineering will
| PEO1 | Gain knowledge and skills in Civil engineering which will enable them to have a career and professional accomplishment in the public or private sector organizations |
| PEO2 | Become consultants on complex real life Civil Engineering problems related to Infrastructure development especially housing, construction, water supply, sewerage,transport,spatial planning. |
| PEO3 | Become entrepreneurs and develop processes and technologies to meet desired infrastructure needs of society and formulate solutions that are technically sound, Economically feasible,and socially acceptable. |
| PEO4 | Perform investigation for solving Civil Engineering problems by conducting researchusing modern equipment and software tools. |
| PEO5 | Function in multi-disciplinary teams and advocate policies, systems, processes andequipment to support civil engineering. |
Program Outcomes (POs)
On successful completion of the programme,
| PO1 | Engineering knowledge:Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems. |
| PO2 | Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of Mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences. |
| PO3 | 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. |
| PO4 | 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. |
| PO5 | 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. |
| PO6 | 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. |
| PO7 | Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development. |
| PO8 | Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice. |
| PO9 | Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings. |
| PO10 | 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. |
| PO11 | 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. |
| PO12 | 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. |
Program Specific Outcomes (Psos)
On successful completion of the Civil Engineering Degree programme, the Graduates shall exhibit the following:
| PSO1 | Knowledge of CivilEngineering discipline Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Civil Engineering discipline,with an ability to evaluate,analyze and synthesize existing and newknowledge. |
| PSO2 | Critical analysis ofCivil Engineering problems and innovation Critically analyze complex Civil Engineering problems, apply independent judgment for synthesizing information and make innovative advances in a theoretical, practical and policy context. |
| PSO3 | Conceptualizationand evaluation of engineering solutions to Civil Engineering Issues Conceptualize and solve Civil Engineering problems, evaluate potential solutions and arrive at technically feasible, economically viable and environmentally sound solutions with due consideration of health, safety, and socio cultural factors |
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Lab Facility
Concrete and Highway Laboratory
To learn the principles and procedures of testing Concrete and Highway materials and to get hands on experience by conducting the tests and evolving inferences.
Environmental Engineering Laboratory
This subject includes the list of experiments to be conducted for characterization of water of municipal sewage .At the end of course the student is expected to be aware of the procedure for quantifying the quality parameter for water of sewage.
Surveying Laboratory
Students completing this course would have acquired practical knowledge on handling basic survey instruments including leveling and development of contour map of given area.
Students completing this course would have acquired practical knowledge on handling survey instruments like Theodolite, Tacheometer and Total station and have adequate knowledge to carryout Triangulation and Astronomical surveying including general field marking for various engineering projects and curves setting.
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Students should be able to verify the principles studied in theory by performing the experiments in lab.
Strength of Materials Laboratory
The objective of Strength of Materials Lab is to demonstrate the basic principles in the area of strength and mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the undergraduate students through a series of experiments. In this lab the experiments are performed to measure the properties of the materials such as impact strength, tensile strength, compressive strength, hardness, ductility etc.
Soil Mechanics Laboratory
To impart knowledge on behavior and the performance of saturated soil. At the end of this course students attain adequate knowledge in assessing both physical and engineering behavior of soils, mechanism of stress transfer in two-phase systems and stability analysis of slopes.
Computer Aided Designing and Drafting Laboratory
To develop skill to use software to create 2D and 3D models.
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