ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chief Patrons
Patrons
Smt. MANJULA MUNIRATHINAM
Shri. R. JOTHI NAIDU
Shri. R.M.KISHORE
Shri. YALAMANCHI PRADEEP
Dr. DURGA DEVI PRADEEP
Smt. SOWMYA KISHORE
Dr. M.S. PALANICHAMY
Shri.T.PITCHANDI IAS (Retd.)
Shri.V.MANOHARAN
Chairperson
Director
Vice-Chairman
Secretary
Vice - Chairperson
Management Trustee
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Prof. DILEEP N. MALKHEDE
Mr.R.BALAMURUGAN
Dr.K.A. MOHAMED JUNAID
Dr.K. CHANDRASEKARAN
Dr.ELWIN CHANDRA MONIE
Dr.S. PAVAI MADHESWARI
Dr. BINU SUKUMAR
Dr.K.K.SIVAGNANA PRABHU
Dr.M.USHA RANI
AICTE Advisor - I (RIFD)
Regional Officer, AICTE - SRO
Principal
Dean
Dean - Research
Academic Co-ordinator
Head - Dept. of Civil Engineering
Head - Training & Corporate Affairs
Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering
RESOURCE PERSON
Ph.D. (London), DIC (London), MICE (London),C.Eng. (London), P.Eng. (Ontario, Canada), world renowned Civil and Structural Bridge Engineer and expert in Civil Engineering Design, Construction, Rehabilitation, Contracts, Disputes & Claims resolution and Business Development. He has completed his PhD from Imperial college, London University in 1966. He has received two gold medals for merit at engineering graduation. He is a member of various professional Civil engineering committees dealing with drafting of codes of practice for design, construction and specifications. He has been a consultant and technical advisor to various remarkable transportation linked causeways, concrete bridges, highway development and rehabilitation projects including bridges, tunnels and culverts in various countries. He has authored 9 practical reference books in Civil Engineering based on his extensive professional experience in several countries. He is a recipient of prestigious S. B. Joshi Citation and award for the “The best bridge and Structural engineer- 2010”. He has more than 80 technical publications in reputed journals. He has been imparting training to senior engineers and academicians across 17 countries in the areas of concrete, bridges and flyover, highway construction covering administration, management and monitoring.
Dr. VIRINDRA K. RAINA
Prof. ANIL D. SAHASRABUDHE
Shri. R.S. MUNIRATHINAM
Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.
Founder & Chairman, R.M.K. Group of InstitutionsPresident, Consortium of Self-Financing Professional, Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu
Chief Patron, All India Federation of Self Financed Technical Institutes, New Delhi
AICTE Sponsored
Training Programme under Emeritus Professor Fellowship Scheme Training Programme under Emeritus Professor Fellowship Scheme
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Dr. VIRINDRA K. RAINA Dr. VIRINDRA K. RAINA
Organized by
Distinguished Practicing Engineer & Fellow : AICTE Registered CHARTERED Engineer : UK and Europe
Registered PROFESSIONAL Engineer : Ontario, CANADA Former Senior Transport Consultant & Senior Specialist : The WORLD BANK
Former Senior Expert & Consultant : The UNITED NATIONS
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R.M.K.ENGINEERING COLLEGER.M.K.ENGINEERING COLLEGER.S.M. NAGAR, KAVARAIPETTAI- 601 206.
Gummidipoondi Tk, Thiruvallur Dt.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
About the Institution
About the Department
R.M.K. Engineering College (RMKEC), started in the year 1995 by the Lakshmikanthammal
Educational Trust, has acquired recognition and public acknowledgement as one of the top ranking institutions in
Tamil Nadu State. In 2008, the College was conferred Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan National Award for its Overall
Performance, followed by the Best Principal Award in the year 2012, by the Indian Society for Technical
Education (ISTE) New Delhi. Our College has been accredited by NAAC with 'A+' Grade. Our institution thhas secured 84 Rank among all Engineering Institutions across India including IITs and NITs in the NIRF 2017
Ranking published by MHRD, Govt. of India. Our institution has been awarded as the "Best Industry linked
Electronics & allied Engineering Institute" (No.1) in the year 2015 and also awarded the prestigious
'PLATINUM' category certification for the four disciplines in the year 2016 in the AICTE-CII Survey of Best
Industry Linked Technical Institutes 2016 in the Country.
The college has been achieving Academic Excellence for the past 22 years and has always been in
the top 10 positions among all the engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University. RMKEC has also been
maintaining an excellent placement record all these years. The College has been rated as one of the 20
engineering institutions across India for having the best academia-industry tie-up based on a CII AICTE Joint
Survey. The college has established Industry Sponsored 15 Centers of Excellence (COE) Laboratories in
various disciplines to provide industry oriented training and skill building to students in niche areas. The College
has been undertaking a lot of activities as a part of its Corporate (Institutional) Social Responsibility to provide
services to the rural areas in and around the College.
The College is located in a picturesque environment at Kavaraipettai at a distance of 30kms from
Chennai on NH5 Chennai - Kolkatta highways near Gummidipoondi which is easily accessible by road and rail
transport.
The Department of Civil Engineering was stared in the academic year 2006-07 with a vision to
impart quality education and to produce professionally competent Civil Engineers accomplishing global needs
with right attitude towards social responsibility with a team of highly qualified faculty with the rich experience in
diversified streams of Civil Engineering. The department is fully equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory
facilities and modern equipments for training students of Civil Engineering and other disciplines for their
interdisciplinary experiments and also carryout Ph.D. level research activities. Since its inception the department
is showing consistent growth in academic excellence and placements. Every year good number of university
ranks are being produced along with gold medal, twice from 2013 and 2016 batch. The department is
maintaining good interaction with industries and has established a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on concrete and
formwork in collaboration with L&T Constructions, Chennai. The department is actively involved in consultancy
activities like material testing, concrete mix design, soil testing, water quality testing and surveying using total
station. The department also organizes Short term training programs, Faculty development programs,
Workshops, Seminars and Value added training programs every year as a part of continuing education for
enhancement and upgradation of faculty's knowledge. The department has been awarded Construction Industry
Awards 2014 for the Excellence in Civil Engineering Education, Outstanding Student Chapter Award of
Tamil Nadu from ICI (Chennai Centre) - Ultra Tech for two consecutive years 2015 & 2016 and Best
Engineering College Student Chapter of India 2017 from the Institution of Engineers India (IEI).
About the Training Programme and Target Audience
Topics to Be Discussed
Registration
AICTE sponsored training programme under Emeritus Professor (Distinguished Practicing
Engineer) Fellowship Scheme by Dr.VIRINDRA K.RAINA aims to give an exposure on the best practices
adopted in bridge engineering to all the PWD / Practicing Engineers from Govt. / Private Sector / Public
Organizations and Research Scholars / Faculty members from AICTE approved Government / Government
Aided / Self Financing Engineering Institutions, on various practices in bridge engineering, prestressing of
bridges, rehabilitation and strengthening of bridges.
v Bridge Structure Inspection
v Prestressing of Bridges
v Bridge Maintenance Management System ( BMMS )
v Repair Techniques to Concrete
v Specification for repair materials, Techniques and procedures
v Repair of Bridge Structures
v Strengthening of Bridge Structures
v No registration fees
v Participants are requested to register online in the link given below.
v Participants will be selected on first come first serve basis
v Food and transport facility will be arranged for the participants and accommodation may be
taken care on their own.
Online Registration Link : https://goo.gl/EygBFc
Address for Communication Dr. Binu Sukumar
Professor & Head
Department of Civil Engineering
R.M.K. Engineering College
R.S.M. Nagar, Kavaraipettai - 601 206
Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
Phone: 044- 33303330 Direct line: 044-33303220
Email : [email protected]
Important DateLast Date for registration : 19.12.2017