1. E-mail: civil@nitc.ac.in Tel: 0495 228 6201/6200
DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Tel: /6200

2. DEPARTMENT SUMMARY Number of faculty members – 32
Number of supporting staffs – 10
Programmes offered:
Programme
Specialization
Year started
UG (B. Tech)
Civil Engineering
1961
PG (M. Tech)
Structural Engineering
Traffic & Transportation Planning
Offshore Structures
Environmental Geotechnology
1971
1985
1987
2006
PhD
Civil Engineering (All areas)
PG Diploma
Construction Management
2008

3. Area of Specialization
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. N. Ganesan
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. S. Chandrakaran
Geotechnical Engg
Dr. V. Mustafa
Dr. P. Syamala (Head)
Hydraulics
Dr. T.P. Somasundaran
Structural Engg
Dr. J. Sudhakumar
Building Technology
Dr. Mohammed Ameen
Dr. M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu
Transportation Engg.

4. Area of Specialization
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. T. Zachariah Varghese
Professor
Structural Engg.
Dr. N. Sankar
Geotechnical Engg
Dr. A.P. Shashikala
Dr. P.V. Indira
Dr. T.M. Madhavan Pillai
Dr Santosh. G. Thampi
Assoc. Prof.
Hydraulics
Dr. K Sasikumar
Assoc. Prof.
Water Resources Engg.
Sri K. Saseendran
Geology

5. Area of Specialization
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. Arun C
Assoc. Prof.
Building Technology
Dr. K. Krishna Murthy
Asst. Prof.
Transportation Engg.
Dr. Praveen Nagarajan
Structural Engg.
Sri. Sajith A S
Sri. Harikrishna M
Sri. George K Varghese
Environmental Engg.
Smt. Reesha Bharath K
Construction Technology
Smt. Chitra N R
Hydraulics & Water Resources Engg

6. Area of Specialization
FACULTY PROFILE
Name of Faculty
Designation
Area of Specialization
Dr. Pramada S K
Asst. Prof.
Water Resources Engg
Dr. Mini Remanan
Structural Engg.
Dr. Vinu Palissery
Dr. Kodi Ranga Swamy
Geotechnical Engg
Dr. Debraj Bhattacharyya
Environmental Engg.
Dr. Mathava Kumar S
Sri. Sathish Kumar D
Remote Sensing & GIS
Sri. Siva Kumar M
Transportation Engg.

7. PhDs ONGOING & COMPLETED
Number of PhDs produced (so far) – 17
Number of PhDs ongoing – 27
PhDs Completed
PhDs Ongoing

8. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Publication Statistics in Journals & Conferences
Papers published in
 Journals - 24
 Conferences - 21
Papers published in
 Journals - 45
 Conferences - 35
Books Published
 International - 2
 National - 1
Publication Statistics in
Journals & Conferences
Year
No. of Publications 45 80
2009 43
2008 46
2007 13
2006 21

9. DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
No. of projects undertaken in
No. of projects undertaken in
Projects completed (in last 5 years)
Year
Project cost (lakhs) 67
2010
24.99
2009
22.30
2008
47.82
2007
30.608
2006
12.0
< 2005
88.94
No. of Research Projects Ongoing & Completed

10. DETAILS OF CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
No. of projects undertaken in
No. of projects undertaken in
Projects completed (in last 5 years)

11. LABORATORY FACILITIES
Structural Engineering Lab
Geotechnical Engineering & Geology Lab
Transportation Engineering Lab
Offshore Engineering Lab
Water Resources Engineering Lab
Environmental Engineering Lab
Survey Lab

12. Facilities Available in STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LAB
Compression Testing Machine (300 T)  
Universal testing Machine (UTM) 100 T  
Universal testing Machine (UTM) 40 T  
Universal testing Machine (UTM) 20 T  
Tension Testing Machine – 50 kN  
Torsion Testing Machine – 50 kg-m  
Impact Testing machine- Charpy & Izod
Rockwell Hardness Tester  
Vickers Hardness Tester
Brinell Hardness Tester  

13. Facilities Available in STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LAB
Digital Rockwell Hardness Tester
Digital Vickers Hardness Tester
Micro Hardness Tester  
E.O.T. Crane 10T
Elevating Crane 2T  
Test Cylinder Plant  
Garage Crane 2T Capacity  
Pre-Stressing System 6T  
Hydraulic Jacks 10 T, 5 T, 2.5 T
UTM 20 to 300 T

14. Facilities Available in GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING & GEOLOGY LAB
Boring units -  Calyx drill
Plate load testing unit
Field vane shear testing unit
Static core penetrometer
Auger unit
Testing facilities for vibration tests 
Pile driving unit 
Boring Unit - Calyx Drill
Plate Load Testing

15. Facilities Available in TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
Marshall Stability Test
Centrifuge Bitumen Extractor
Setup for Aggregate Testing
Setup for Bitumen & Emulsion Testing
Benkelman beam
Bump Integrator
Portable Wheel/Axle Weigh Pads
Automatic Traffic Counter
Video Logging Unit
Traffic Signal Controller 

16. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
Facilities Available in
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
Electronic Distance Measuring Instrument
Driver Reaction Time Testing Apparatus
Action Judgment Tester
Action Judgment Tester 
Radar Speed Meter
Facilities for Material Testing

17. Facilities Available in OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LAB
Laboratories space m2.
Wave basin with a mechanical wave generator
Computerized data acquisition & analysis system Wave flume of 100 m length and 4 m width
Installation of wave maker & instrumentation are in progress 
Wave Basin

18. Facilities Available in WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING LAB
All instruments for establishing a meteorological station.
Instruments for measurements of flow, velocity, and stage, an aqua finder etc.
Facilities for GIS application and Remote Sensing techniques to natural resources management (part of Water Resources Lab
Wave Generator

19. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB
Facilities Available in
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Toxic Gas Analyzer
Spectrophotometer
Flame Photometer
RO Water Treatment Unit
De-ionizer
Refrigerated Centrifuge
B.O.D Incubator
Double Beam Spectrophotometer
Flame Photometer

20. Facilities Available in Total Station and Auto Level
SURVEY LAB
Equipment and facilities for conducting practical courses in surveying.  
All modern instruments used in surveying
 Auto levels,
 Total Station,
 A1 size plotter etc.
Total Station and Auto Level

21. RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY
MAJOR AREAS OF
RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY
Structural Design
Scrutiny and Approval of Third Party Designs
Geotechnical Investigations
Material Testing and Certification
Site Survey, Levelling, and Layout
Hydrological Surveys
Design of Hydraulic Structures
In-Situ Quality Assessment of Structures
Environmental sample testing and analysis
Environmental Impact assessment
Preparation of Project Proposals
Turn-key Projects