DEPARTMENT

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
E-mail civil_at_nitc.ac.in Tel [phone]
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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

• Number of faculty members 32
• Number of supporting staffs 10
• Programmes offered

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FACULTY PROFILE
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FACULTY PROFILE
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FACULTY PROFILE
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FACULTY PROFILE
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PhDs ONGOING COMPLETED

• Number of PhDs produced (so far) 17
• Number of PhDs ongoing 27

PhDs Completed
PhDs Ongoing
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

• Papers published in 2011-12
• ? Journals - 24
• ? Conferences - 21
• Papers published in 2010-11
• ? Journals - 45
• ? Conferences - 35
• Books Published
• ? International - 2
• ? National - 1

Publication Statistics in Journals Conferences
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DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS

• No. of projects undertaken in 2011-2012 - 10
• No. of projects undertaken in 2010-2011 - 08
• Projects completed (in last 5 years) - 22

No. of Research Projects Ongoing Completed
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DETAILS OF CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

• No. of projects undertaken in 2011-2012 - 27
• No. of projects undertaken in 2010-2011 - 33
• Projects completed (in last 5 years) - 85

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LABORATORY FACILITIES

• Structural Engineering Lab
• Geotechnical Engineering Geology Lab
• Transportation Engineering Lab
• Offshore Engineering Lab
• Water Resources Engineering Lab
• Environmental Engineering Lab
• Survey Lab

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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  

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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
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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
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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 

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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
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Facilities Available in OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LAB

• Laboratories space - 400 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
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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
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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
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Facilities Available in 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
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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