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Surveying Laboratory

Surveying Laboratory provides students with hands-on experience to supplement instruction in surveying courses.

Surveying takes the foremost place in planning, designing and execution of any kind of construction work. Moreover, knowledge in surveying plays a vital role in the professional practice of civil engineers and architects. Hence, the students are introduced to a course on surveying, provided with ample time and equipment to perform the field exercises on their own.

The survey lab consists of Transit Theodolite, dumpy levels, plane tables, Surveying compass, Total station etc.,

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

This lab is run in conjunction with the theory course Fluid Mechanics. It is an introductory course where flow behavior and fluid forces are studied. The goals of the experiments include determination of forces generated when fluid flow takes place over a solid object.

Applications of the control volume approach, demonstration of the momentum and energy equations, viscosity measurement and engineering correlations are studied. Intricate flow phenomena such as separations and transition to turbulence are demonstrated. Experimental setups such as flow through a tube, flow over a flat plate and viscometer are made available to the students.

Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering that deals with the engineering behavior of subsurface materials. It includes Soil Mechanics, which is essential to identify, characterize and study the mechanics of soil/rock and Applied Soil Mechanics, which transfers the behavioral knowledge to practice. This includes investigating existing subsurface conditions and materials, determining the engineering behaviors that are important for designing the foundations.

A typical geotechnical engineering laboratory helps in identifying the engineering behavior of soil. Our Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory is well-equipped with equipment’s for evaluating all engineering properties of soils including index properties, compaction characteristics, consolidation characteristics and shear strength of soils.

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

The Environmental Engineering Laboratory is well equipped to meet the academic requirements of undergraduate program. Modern equipments are added periodically keeping abreast of latest technological advancements which in turn helps us to render assistance to the students in carrying out innovative projects and to maintain stringent quality and accuracy in our test procedures.

Digital pH meter, Turbidity meter, Conductivity meter, BOD Incubator, Flame Photometer, DO & TDS analyzer, Colorimeter are the major equipments of the laboratory.

Concrete and Highway Materials Testing Laboratory

The laboratory serves a wide spectrum of activities covering those related to teaching, research, development and consultancy. The primary activities include experimental studies on different types of materials which are using in concrete and testing of concrete specimens in various exposure conditions.

The laboratory is equipped with Compressive Testing Machine, a Flexural Testing Machine, an Accelerated Curing Tank, a Concrete Mixer, a Humidity Chamber, vibrating table, Mortar Mixer and other sophisticated equipments. The concrete laboratory is equipped with all the equipments required for manufacturing and testing of specimens.

Building Material Testing Laboratory

The Building Material Testing laboratory is equipped with the latest sophisticated testing equipment’s such as Digital Universal testing Machine with a capacity of 1000 KN, Torsion Testing Machine, Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell Hardness Testing Machines etc..

Testing and analysis on all types of Building materials, including Cement, Concrete, Aggregate, Fly-ash, Masonry, Tiles, Wood, Steel, Aluminum, Bricks, Query stones, and many more are carried out.

Engineering Geology Laboratory

The identification of different types of rock and understanding their behaviour are the major Objectives of the Geology lab.

The lab having all types of ores, minerals, rocks and topography sheets for the academic studies. Further, development of cracks, fissures in rocks, their causes and their remedies are to be learnt in this lab.

"Complex construction and challenges in their execution"

Attendees explored intricate aspects of executing challenging construction projects, gaining valuable insights and networking opportunities. It motivates the aspiring engineers to embrace challenges and innovate within the construction industry.

“Composite Steel Structures Building Construction”

This Event helps students to know about the Steel structures. Possess knowledge of Steel Structures Advantages and Disadvantages of Steel structures, steel code provisions and plastic behaviour of structural steel. Understand the Concept of Bolted and Welded connections. Understand the Concept of Design of compression members, built-up columns and columns splices. Understand the Concept of Design of tension members, simple slab base and gusseted base.

One-day Workshop on Green Building and Groundwater Exploration by ERM

Event objective and outcomes: To showcase glimpses of civil engineering building using recycled building materials. Green building and (also known as green construction or sustainable building) and a practical session on groundwater exploration using ERM. Saving resources to the maximum extent (recycling), including energy saving, land saving, water saving, material saving, etc., during the whole life cycle of the building, protecting the environment and reducing pollution, providing people with healthy, comfortable and efficient use of space.

Complex construction and challenges in their execution

Event objective and outcomes: Attendees explored intricate aspects of executing challenging construction projects, gaining valuable insights and networking opportunities. It motivates the aspiring engineers to embrace challenges and innovate within the construction industry.

Alumni Talk on Recent trends in Civil Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering organized an Alumni talk on Recent trends in Civil Engineering and Cost effective solution. The event was addressed by the Alumni Mr. Hanumantha T, it was held in C-001, C Block, SKIT. Students came to know about the things happening in the Industry.

Extensive survey camp-2022-23

Surveying has played an important role in human technologies, especially in construction. Without surveying, human could not acquire a lot of useful information such as distance, bearing, elevation and so on. With this useful information, strategic and planned boundaries could be build.

This survey camp is intended to provide students of 2nd year to carry out field practical engineering survey using Total Station. As per the curriculum for the students of civil engineering they were been taken to kiavara chikkabalapura district for 7 days which consisted of different projects like New tank project, old tank project, highway alignment and water supply project and town planning.

A Detailed Report of Field Visit to Composite Cost-Effective Building at Malleshwaram

Visit to a composite cost-effective building construction site. To get an understanding how the theoretical Knowledge is fitted in practice. To gain experience in building material science. Another most important thing there observed was the bricks used for construction is less in weight in which a single person can lift it easily. This weight less brick is made up of cement mixed with wood dust which gives good strength and less weight. The main reason to use this is to reduce the self weight or dead weight of the structure. The main reason for choosing this site particularly at malleshwaram was, the building under construction there is a composite (combination of steel and RCC) cost-effective building. By using composite concept, cost of the construction is reduced by 10% and time is saved by 30% compared to normal construction. Example use of steel C channels, steeled angle sections, nuts and bolts.

An Industrial visit to "Municipal Solid Waste Processing Plant" at Doddabidarekallu

The Department of Civil Engineering organized a Site visit to SWM plant, the students of 4th and 6th semester were taken to the plant to get exposed to the practical knowledge of the procedure. The visit was Coordinated by Ramya A V and Vishwa Pavan S, Assistant professors, Department of Civil Engineering, SKIT. In order to get the practical knowledge about Solid waste management. Reducing the amount of materials in landfills and promoting conditions that make it possible to return to industries as raw material is one of the premises of PNRS, reducing environmental impacts and pollution risks and promoting the circular economy. Minimize the Production of Waste. Proper management practices help minimize the garbage and scraps that need handling. Nearly 120 tons of municipal waste is being converted to organic manure which is around 4mm size.

"Recent Advancements and Career Opportunities in Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Engineering Projects Management"

SKIT-CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENTS has organized an event on Recent Advancements and Career Opportunities in Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Engineering Projects Management on Monday 16/05/2022. It was co-ordinated by Mr. Mohan K T, Asst prof. Dept of CVE, Mr. Rajesh S C, Asst prof. Dept of ME, Mr. Avinash S, Asst prof. Dept of EEE. The event was conducted in an Offline mode as per the COVID protocol at 10 AM in the Morning. Mr. Vishwa pavan S addressed the gathering and Prof. Prasad K V shared the knowledge of the Recent advancements related to Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Streams. 62 Participants in the session. The key idea was shared using PPT, related video and an audio. Mr. Vishwa Pavan S concluded the session by giving Vote of Thanks

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