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SPROUT 14

ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14

Annual News Letter May 2014

SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING IN THIS ISSUE

RACE 2013
ABOUT OUR A two day National Conference on
recent advances in civil engineering, RACE
DEPARTMENT 2013, was organized by Civil Engineering
By Prof. Eapen Sakaria ,HOD CE Department on 2013. It was inaugurated by
by Dr. Jessy Mathai, Professor & Head of the
The civil Engineering Department Department, Hindustan University, Chennai.
was established in the year 2002. The
department is having [Link] course in Civil ACES 2013
Engineering with an intake of 60 students
and [Link] course in Geomechanics and RACE 2013
Structures with an early intake of 18
students. The faculty members are drawn ETERNIA 2013
from practising professionals and
academicians with highest calibre to enhance
ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR
the delivery of academic programmes in the ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS
department and a good consultancy team.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF STAFF
Association of Lighting the lamp

Civil Engineering
Students [ACES] Editors:

Er. Hashifa Hassan P

Association of Civil Engineering
Students ACES 2013 was inagurated by by [Link] Thomas
Dr. [Link] , Former Professor, IIT
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Madras & Structural Consultant on 23 Aug
2013. He gave a technical talk on How to
solve Civil Engineering field problems after
the inaguration programme. Inaugural Ceremony
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Dr Jessy Mathai delivered a key its Simplicity in the afternoon session of 7 Quiz, Paper presentation, Best civil Engineer,
note address on Behaviour of retrofitted RC September 2013. Best Manager, Civil Engineering Design and
columns using glass fibre reinforced polymer Treasure hunt. An exhibition of building
and carbon fibre reinforced polymeron the materials and new trends in design was also
first day of Conference. conducted.

Talk by Er Rahul Leslie

The sessions were highly

Talk by Dr Jessy Mathai informative and it motivated the students for Lighting the lamp
their professional life and provided eminency
There was a session key note on for their future. About 150 students from
Performance-based seismic design of RC
framed buildings delivered by Dr Jiji Anna
final year B. Tech and M. Tech attended the
conference. Nearly thirty papers in various
Activities for the
Varughese, Professor, Department of Civil
Engineerin g, RIT, Kottayam.
streams of Civil Engineering were presented
from colleges in Kerala and nearby States.
year
The Convener of the conference A Concrete Mix Design
was Prof.P Eapen Sakaria, Professor and competition was conducted for BTech
Head Department of Civil Engineering, students in association with ICI Students
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SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. Chapter on 28 March 2014. Three
Co-Convener was Prof. T M Matthai and batches with 6 students each of S6 CE
Organizing Secretaries were Er. Milu Mary have participated for the competition
Jacob and Er. Hashifa Hassan. Treasurer of from our college under the guidance of
Race 13 was Er. Sunitha Daniel. Er. Sunitha A Daniel and Er Sneha M
Varghese. There was 25 teams from 10
different colleges and out of these, a
ETERNIA 2013 team consisting of Acxa Kuriakose,
Jyothis Pious, Jino Jacob Sebastian,
The annual technical festival Vignesh Ravi, Arun R and Kishore M of
Talk by Dr Jiji Anna Varughese our college secured third prize.
ETERNIA13 was inaugurated by Er Shelly S
Fernandez, Chairman of Indian Concrete AICTE-IPS Sponsored All Kerala
Dr. Joanna B F, Professor of Civil th
Institute, Kochi Centre on 26 August 2013. Technical Project Exhibition, SRISHTI
Engineering Department, Hindustan
2014 was organized by our college in
University, Chennai delivered a key note
association with All India Council for
address on Seismic performance of
Technical Education (AICTE-IPS), Kerala
reinforced concrete beam-column with
Financial Corporation (KFC), Startup
40%fly ash in the forenoon session.
Village, Saintgits Industrial Research
Centre (SIRC) and Saintgits Centre for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SCIE)
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on 25 and 26 of February 2014.

On day 1, the competitions were within

each streams. Dr. Reebu Zachariah Koshy
and Dr. Anitha Joseph from TKM
engineering college, Kollam and Er.
Sunitha Daniel and Er. Sujith P Abraham
Inaugural ceremony
were the judges. The two teams selected
Staff Co-ordinator of the event was for the final round competition on day 2
Er. Swapna Thomas and student co- are (i)Analysis of the efficacy of resinous
Talk by Dr Joanna B F ordinator was Jithin Kurian Andrews of S7 materials for the rejuvenation of clayey
CE. More than 300 participants from various soil - Tracing back the footsteps with
Er. Rahul Leslie gave a session key Engineering colleges across the state modern insight, from College of
note on The Pushover Analysis, Explained in participated in different technical events like Engineering, Trivandrum and (ii)
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Compact biofilter and root zone unit for and Wayanad accompanied by the staff of Panachikad panchayat.
waste water treatment , from Rajiv members Er. Jeevan Joseph and Er. Swapna
Gandhi Institute of Technology, Thomas.
Kottayam. Best civil engineering project,
Compact biofilter and root zone unit for
waste water treatment received a cash
prize of Rs. 12,000/-.

S5 CE Educational Tour

Students of S3 CE made an
Awareness on Blood Donation
industrial visit to a Construction site at
Ernakulam and then as a part of recreation
Best Civil Project they visited Veega Land ,Cochin. Er. Joe G
A three day add on course on MS- Philip and Er. Vincy Koshy accompanied
Excel was offered for S3 CE students on the batch.
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9 Dec to 11 Dec, [Link] persons As a part of social commitment, S7
were Er. Vincy Koshy and Er. Joe G Philip. CE students organized a 7-day awareness
One week add on course on program on water contamination and and
3dsMax was offered for S5 CE students by its prevention in wards 8,9,10,11,12,13
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Planners group, Changanacherry on 6 and 14 of Panachikad grama panchayat.
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Jan to 10 Jan ,2014. Necessary instructions were given to the
A one week survey camp was villagers for implementing the central govt
organized for S7 CE students during Dec scheme JALANIDHI which ensures the
2013 under the guidance of Er. Sujith P supply of fresh water.
Abraham. An awareness programme on
Faculty of our department have Blood Donation was done by S7 CE at Booklet on Pipe Composting
taken up several consultancy works like Panachikad grama panchayat for a period
testing of concrete and steel, soil testing, of 5 days from Dec 8 to Dec 12,2013. S5 CE students visited A.P.M Govt.
water quality analysis, tests on Basil Jaimon and Abhijith L of S7 th
U.P School, Kumarakom on 17 Dec 2013
aggregates and mix design for various CE conducted an awareness programme and they cleared the surroundings and
agencies like Southern Railways and th
on Traffic rules and Road safety on 20 planted different flowering plants and
construction firms like Vellappally th
Dec 2013 for the students of class 6 and bushes with full fledged support of
constructions,ChandysConstructions,Re th
7 at AUP School, Kannambra, Palakkad. School authorities.
gal Homes etc. An amount of Rs. S5 CE students also conducted a
1,41,640/- was collected from the mass cleaning programme in Municipal
consultancy works. Park and nearby roads in Kottayam on
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18 Dec.
educational tour to Ooty,Kodaikanal, On 19/12/2013, students of S5 CE
Coorg and Mysore accompanied by the conducted a social visit to Raksha Bhavan
staff members Er. Shyla Joseph A and Er. shelter home for poor and discarded
Balu E Geoege. people at Chethipuzha.
Students of S3CE visited
Pathiramanal Island and cleaned the
premises on 11/12/2013. It made a sense
of keeping the environment clean.
S3 CE students conducted an
awareness programme on diseases in
summer season to the people of
Panachikad Panchayat on 12/12/2013.
Traffic Rules and Regulations A farewell party was arranged for
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the final year students on 28 April, 2014

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On 16 Dec 2013, S5 CE Students by our department. Principal Dr.
educated the villagers on the importance [Link], Vice Principal Prof. Koshy
Tour Photo of S7 CE
of waste management. A booklet with Varghese and HOD Prof. Eapen Sakaria
useful information regarding pipe addressed the gathering.
Students of S5 CE went for
educational tour to Banglore, Mysore, Coorg composting was distributed in the houses
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Text book of Design of cylindrical and the team members are Ann Maria
shells and folded plates by [Link] Thomas, Anjan. K, Julit James and Reeba Achievements of
was gifted to all the ten gate qualified Jacob.
students. Four best internal projects were Students
given a cash prize of Rs. 2500/- each. Rajalekshmi Kaipallill of S7 CE was
First prize was given to the project titled selected as the Best Manager in the
Improvement proposals for a three arm Technical fest ASCEND organized
junction at Manipuzha under the by Department of Computer
guidance of Er. Susan Rose and the Science , Saintgits College of Engg.
project team includes Ann Mary Eapen, during Aug 2013. She also won the
Elza Maria Rony, Sandra Sajen, and Best short film award for
Neethu Mariam Mathew. Second prize PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits College
was given to Site investigation and of Engg during March 2014.
geotechnical design of foundations for Anand N J of S7 CE won Second
kochi metro rail project, under the Project team with Er. Hashifa Hassan Prize for paper presentation at
guidance of Prof. Hari.G and the team GISAT Engg College and won CAD
members are Basil Jaimon, Abhijith L, S Final year students had arranged a
th SPEEDESTER for Technical fest
Navendu and Riju Kuriakose. party for staff members on 26 April
HORIZON at Saintgits College of
2014 at Lake Palace Resort, Alappuzha.
Engg. during Sept 2013. He also
attended two day workshop for
Engineers by Water Authority,
Trivandrum during Nov 2013.
Alex P Mathew of S8 CE won First
prize for Best Choreography,
PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits College
of Engineering and secured First
prize for Best Choreography,
Project team with Er. Susan Rose EKATHRA 14 at Sreebudha College
of Engineering during March 2014.
Party at Lake Palace Resort Jithin Xavier of S8 CE won First
Prize for Malayalam poetry writing
in PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits
College of Engineering during
March 2014
Geethu R of S8 CE won First prize
for Best Choreography in
PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits College
of Engineering during March 2014.
Asha Elizabathe Sunny of S8 CE
won First Prize for poem writing in
Project team with Prof. Hari G PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits College
Magazine Release of Engineering during March 2014.
Third prize was for the project titled
Final year students have released a Marina Mariam Paul of S8 CE won
Proposal of one way system in kottayam
class magazine 33/33 in connection with First prize for Best Choreography,
under the guidance of Er. Cherian C.K.
their farewell PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits College
Team members are Asha Philip,
Department Advisory Board (DAB) of Engineering during March 2014.
Rajalakshmi Kaipillil and T. Aparna Sunil. th
meeting was held on 18 Feb 2014 in the Mithra R of S8 CE won First prize
College Seminar Hall to assess vision, for face painting, PRATHITYA 14 at
mission, PEOs and POs of the Saintgits College of Engineering
department. The meeting was presided during March 2014.
over by the Principal Dr. [Link]. Dhanya Sara John and Shilpa
Rajeev of S8 CE won Second prize
for face painting in PRATHITYA 14
at Saintgits College of Engineering
during March 2014.
Safy Rachel Abraham of S8 CE won
First prize for Mehandi in
Project team with [Link] PRATHITYA 14 at Saintgits College
of Engineering during March 2014.
Fourth prize was for the project titled
Soil stabilisation using waste fiber Jacob Thomas,Jithin Xavier and
Nikhil Francis of S7 CE won Third
materials guided by Er. Hashifa Hassan P
DAB Meeting held on 18/2/14 Prize for Inter Collegiate football
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tournament in Adoor IHRD and Er. Milu Mary Jacob, Er. Hashifa compaction piles in soft clay, for
Third Prize for Inter Collegiate Hassan P and Er. Swapna Thomas RACE 2013
football tournament in MBC, attended short term training Er. T M Matthai published a paper
Kuttikanam. They also secured programme on Earthquake on Effect of soil structure
Third Prize for Inter Collegiate Resistant Design and Structural interaction on the analysis of
football tournament in TOCH Rehabilitation at RIT, Pampady multistoreyed building and
College, Ernakulam and Third Prize during 01/07/13 to 05/07/13. Random response analysis of
for University football tournament All Civil Engineering faculty linear structure to base excitation
during Oct 2013 attended two week workshop on for RACE 2013
Josna J D, Princy Engineering Mechanics under Er. Jeevan Joseph published a
Abraham,Akshima Pradeep and National mission on education paper on Effect of varying
Mithra R of S8 CE participated for through ICT(MHRD, Govt. of India) gradation in sand drain for the
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Paper presentation in Holy Kings from 26 Nov to 6 Dec 2013 onsolidation behaviour of clayey
College of Engineering on 15/3/14. conducted by IIT Bombay. soil for RACE 2013
Ann Maria Thomas and Anjana K of Er. Joe G Philip, Er. Balu E George, Er. Surya J Varma published a
S8 CE participated for Paper and Er. Jeevan Joseph attended paper on Structural integrity
presentation in Holy Kings College one day ISTE workshop on Green evaluation of pile foundations by
of Engineering on 15/3/14. Building awareness under National pile integrity testing in

Ananad N J of S8 CE won mission on education through International Jornal of Structural
consolation prize for My BIG Idea ICT(MHRD, Govt. of India) at and Civil Engg. Research.
Competition for his Innovative SJCET,Pala.
concept RAINFLOWER during Er. Hashifa Hassan P presented a
March 2014. paper titled Soil Structure Best Outgoing student of
Jose P Francis of S5 CE won First interaction effects on Reinforced The Year ( 2009-2013 Batch)
Prize for Photography competition concrete buildings under seismic
at GISAT Engg College during Oct loading for National Conference at
2013. Govt College of Technology,
Gify M Markose, Hafees Insan, Coimbatore organized by IGS,
Roby K Roy, Sarath P Shaji of S5 CE Coimbatore Chapter on 22/04/14.
won First Prize for Treasure Hunt at Er. Ajesh K Kottuppillil and Er. Hari
GISAT Engg College during Oct G published a paper on Missing
2013. mass correction in seismic analysis
Jose P Francis, Gify M Markose and using Fourier amplitude spectra for
Vignesh R of S6 CE won First Prize RACE 2013.
for Event Enigma held at Prof. P Eapen Sakaria published a
SJCET,Pala during March 2014. paper on Structural behavior under
Hafees Insan of S6 CE won Third loading predominance; Structural
Prize for Mappila Pattu damage diagnostic technique using Aleena Tom
competition for RAGAM 14 held at time series; seismic response of
NIT,Calicut during March 2014. RC building by considering soil
Ten students of S8 CE, Basil structure interaction; and
Experimental investigation on
Topper of The Year
Jaimon, Ann Maria Thomas,
Nimesh Narayan, Sreyas cement stabilized soil block for ( 2009-2013 Batch)
Sanadhanan, Riju Kuriakose, Jithin RACE 2013.
Kurian Andrews,Nimmy Lancelot, Er. Sindhu A R and Er. Hari G
Yedhukrishnan.M.S, Safy Rachel published a paper on Prediction of
Abraham and Sreekumar K.K soaked CBR value by soil index
qualified the GATE 2014 properties for Laterite soil of
Examination. Central Kerala for RACE 2013.
Er. Milu Mary Jacob published a
paper on Structural integrity
Achievements of assessment on M250 grade
miraging steel pressure vessel and
Staff Analysis of Multilayer compound
cylinders for RACE 2013
Er. Dipty sarin Jacob joined for Er. Joe G Philip published a paper
Ph.D on part time basis at NIT, on Effect of micro pile on
Caliaut. foundation settlement a model Chaithra S
Er. Balu E George joined for Ph.D at study for RACE 2013
IIT,Madras. Er. Hari G published a paper on
Er. Jeevan Joseph joined for Ph.D Shear strength behaviour of sand
at IIT,Mumbai..
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

A two day faculty development programme (FDP) on Design sessions highly motivated post graduate students and teaching faculty.
of composite steel and concrete structuresas per eurocode- 4 (env The other resource persons were Dr. N. Uma Maheswari, Professor,
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1994-1-1) was organized by the Civil Engineering Department on 8 & SRM University, Chennai and Prof. P. Eapen Sakaria, Professor and
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9 May 2014 in association with Saintgits Chapter of ICI and ISTE Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Saintgits College of
Chapter. The programme was inaugurated by Mr Thomas T John, Engineering, Kottayam. A technical session on Design of continous
Director, Saintgits Group of Institutions. The chief guest of the and simply supported steel-concrete composite beam was handled by
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programme was Dr. [Link] Kumar, Professor, IIT Madras. He Prof. P. Eapen Sakaria in the forenoon session of 9 May 2014. Dr. N.
delivered a key note address on Steel Concrete Composite Uma Maheswari delivered a lecture on Design of steel-concrete
Construction in the forenoon and a talk on Seismic Behaviour of composite columns and Design of composite trusses in the afternoon
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Composite Structures in the afternoon session of the first day. The session of 9 May 2014.

Inaguration Ceremony Talk by Dr. [Link] Kumar

VISION
Rise as a centre of excellence in Civil Engineering having national eminence and international visibility; where ideas and research are incubated and
young minds are equipped with technical skills, innovative spirit, values and social commitment to face the challenges in technological
development and in life.

MISSION

Develop Civil Engineers with commendable knowledge, innovative ideas and leadership qualities; who can appropriate technology and
contribute efficiently to the industry and research.
Provide meticulous training, emphasizing the development of self-confidence with versatility of mind and thus preparing the individual for
life- long professional growth.

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