Department of Civil Engineering – SMIT | Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology

Overview #Overview

Overview

Department of Civil Engineering at SMIT was established in 2009 and offers Bachelor of Technology (BTech). The Department has well established state-of-the-art, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Survey, Geology, and Environment & Fluid Mechanics Laboratories. Students of the Department are being exposed to the latest advancements in design & construction technologies with sufficient field exposures. Considering the importance and growing demand for advanced course on Civil Engineering, the Department has started M.Tech. in Structural Engineering from the Academic Session 2015.

KEY FEATURES

The Department is equipped with its own laboratories with modern facilities and own Departmental Library.

Laboratories with Departments are

Computer Lab
Surveying Lab
Geology Lab
Environmental Engineering Lab
Fluid Mechanics Lab
Geotechnical Engineering Lab
Material Testing Lab

KEY COMPETENCIES

Highly sophisticated laboratories in the institute with cutting edge technology
16 experienced and qualified faculty members having Doctorate and Post Graduate degree from prestigious institutions

COLLOBORATIONS

Regular workshop with Industry professionals for recent Structural and Design software like Staad-Pro, AutoCad, ETab etc.
Skill development training program for the pre-final year students in collaboration with Micropro, Kolkata.

RESEARCH AREAS

Structural Design
Ground Water Engineering
Hydro-geology
Natural Hazards
Traffic Survey
Sediment Transport and Scouring

Department Equipment

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Courses Offered #panel-leftNav

Courses Offered

Under Graduate & Post Graduate

Under Graduate & Post Graduate

BTech in Civil Engineering

Lateral BTech (through Diploma / Degree)

M.Tech (Structures)

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Facilities

The campus has first-rate facilities like laboratories, workshops and practice school for hands-on learning. There are also cafeterias, and transport facility for students' ease.

Computer Lab

It is equipped with highly configured Computer system installed with latest Version of AutoCad, Staad Pro, and Programming Software such as C to enable the students to draft & design building drawings.

Surveying Lab

This lab is equipped with latest device such as Total Stations, Electronic Theodolites, Auto Levels along with traditional surveying instruments such as plane tables with accessories, chains, tapes compass etc.

Geology Lab

The lab is has a large collection of Rocks & minerals samples and has instruments such as Planimetres and microscope for identification and study of various samples.

Environmental Lab

The lab is equipped with pH meter, Conductivity meter, magnetic stirrers with hot plates, BOD incubator and other equipments to measure the quality parameters of water and sewage.

Fluid Mechanics Lab

It is equipped with various types of Turbines such as Pelton wheel Turbine, Francis turbine, Kalpan turbine, Orifices, mouth pieces, venture flume, standing wave flume, Impact on jet, friction losses in pipes etc.

Soil Mechanics Lab

The lab is equipped with all experimental setups such as triaxial testing machine, consolidation, permeability, & index properties.

Material Testing Lab

The lab is equipped with digital Compression and flexure testing Machine,, Los Angles abration, Vee-Bee consistometer, aggregate impact value, rebound hammer, set up for testing fresh conrete, cement, sand aggregate etc.

Departmental Library

More than 700 books
IS Codes
BTech/MTech Project Reports

Faculty

The aim of the Department is to meet the global changes in development, innovation and application of state of the art technology in the service of humanity. ”

Dr. Chandrashekhar Bhuiyan

HOD, Department of Civil Engineering