Hardware Available:
- HP 280 G8 MT Core-i5 Systems (15 Nos.)
- HP 280 G6 MT Core-i5 Systems (18 Nos.)
- HP 280 G4 MT Core-i5 Systems (14 Nos.)
- HP 1020 Laser Jet Printer (1 No.)
- Numeric 6 KVA UPS (1 No.)
- Epson Projector (2 Nos.)
- DLINK 24 Port Switch ( 2 Nos.)
Licensed Software Available:
| S. No. | Software Name | No. of Users | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bentley BIM software: 1. STAAD Pro: (Foundation, RCDC, RAM Connection) 2. Open Building Designer (OBD) 3. Synchro 4D | 120 each |
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2. | MIDAS Civil - Bridges Classroom Software | 10 user | Analysis and Design of Bridges |
3. | Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Revit) | 250 users | 2D drafting and 3D modeling of Structures |
4. | PRIMAVERA P6 Management Software Version 16.2 - Academic License | 30 users | Planning, Scheduling and Monitoring of Project |
5. | PRIMAVERA Risk Analysis Management Software Version 8.6 - Academic License | 30 user | Project Management application with Risk analysis and mitigation |
Capabilities
Department of Civil Engineering, has signed two MoUs under “The Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Civil Infrastructure” namely:
MoU with M/s. Bentley Education and its authorized training partner TechApps Consulting Pvt., Ltd, Chennai, in Building Information Modeling (BIM). The objective of this MoU is to upgrade the skill sets of student community in BIM software namely: STAAD Pro, Open Building Designer (OBD) and Synchro 4DLab work.
MoU with MIDAS R&D Centre, India Pvt., Ltd, and its authorized training partner TechApps Consulting Pvt., Ltd, Chennai in MIDAS Civil Software– Bridges. To improve the quality of education and training in Civil Infrastructure by utilizing MIDAS Civil – Bridges software, while also cultivating industry-prepared professionals in Civil Engineering, specifically focusing on bridge Engineering and Infrastructural development.
Lab work:
Periodical conduct of software training programmes on BIM- STAAD Pro, Foundation, RCDC, RAM Connection; BIM- Open Building Designer; Synchro 4D & 5D, Primavera P6
Practical course on BIM introduced with Open Building Designer software for students along with Synchro 4D & 5D of ME Construction Engineering & Management
Laboratory course introduced with BIM- STAAD Pro software to students of ME Structural Engineering
Analysis and Design Laboratory Course on STAAD Pro software introduced to BE Civil Engineering students
Theory cum Practical course” Project Planning” introduced using Primavera software since to students of ME Construction Engineering & Management
Laboratory Course on Project Planning & Control using Primavera P6 introduced to BE Civil Engineering Students
Integrated CAD and BIM Laboratory introduced to incorporate 2D drafting and 3D modeling using Rivet software to BE Civil Engineering students
Laboratory course on C programming introduced to BE Civil Engineering students
In Lab Internships organized for BE Civil students of TCE and other colleges during vacation
Student’s Project Work using various software given for UG and PG students of the Department
Laboratory also supports Research Work of Ph.D scholars
Target Users:
UG & PG students and Ph.D scholars
Faculty and Supporting Staff
Faculty, industry professionals and students outside TCE during training programmes
Work Done
Software Training Organized:
Handson training (inhouse) programme on Open Building Designer (OBD) conducted in April 2025
Handson training (inhouse) programme on Open Building Designer (OBD) conducted in September 2024
Handson training (inhouse) programme on STAAD Pro, RCDC and RAM Connection conducted in April 2024
Virtual hands on training on STAAD Pro conducted for external Academia and Industry professionals during October 2023
Hands on training on " WATER GEMS software”, BIM software package by ARK Info Solutions Ltd., Chennai training partner of Bentley Institute for students of ME Environmental Engineering and faculty of Civil Engineering during September 2019
Hands on training on "AECOSim software”, BIM software package by ARK Info Solutions Ltd., Chennai training partner of Bentley Institute for faculty and students of ME IEM; M.Arch and faculty of Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture during February 2019
Hands on training on "STAADPro”, BIM software package by ARK Info Solutions Ltd., Chennai training partner of Bentley Institute for faculty and students of Department of Civil Engineering, September 2018
Conducted Periodical Training on Structural Analysis and Design Software – STAADPro for Government and Private Engineers, Students (from TCE and colleges outside)
Internship Organized:
Organized summer internship on Bentley STAAD Pro and RCDC through Real Time Project for other College students during vacation during 17th June 2025 to 24th June 2025
Organized hands-on training cum internship during Lockdown period on STAADPro BIM software package by ARK Info Solutions Ltd., Chennai training partner of Bentley Institute for 52 BE, Civil and 25 ME Structural Engineering students of Department of Civil Engineering during 24th June 2020 to 6th July 2020
Organized hands-on training cum internship on AutoCAD for BE Civil Students organized by faculty of Civil Engineering Department. Around 50 students attended and got benefitted during 9th December 2019 to 14th December 2019
Academic Projects Done:
Periodically UG and PG projects are being done using the laboratory software facilities. Few projects done are spelled out here:
BE Civil final year project on “Construction Intelligence”, done using Bentley BIM- OBD and Synchro 4D won the Best Project Award and a Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- from M/s. Energy Living Scape
Final year BE Civil project titled “BIM integrated Planning for real time road project in Achampathu, Madurai using Primavera, Open Road Designer and Synchro 4D software
Student of PG Construction Engineering & Management have done a real time project using Bentley BIM applications
Mini project done by ME Infrastructure Engineering & Management (IEM) student using the Clash Detection concept of AECOSim BIM. A paper titled: “Clash Detection in Appropriate Technology Building Using Building Information Modelling (BIM)”, was published in International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning during 2020
Mini project done by ME IEM student using Primavera Software and a paper titled, “Monitoring of an Institutional Building Using PrimaveraP6 Software”, published in Journal of Engineering, Analysis and Design, 2020
Mini project done by student of ME IEM, titled “Energy Management at TCE Civil Block” using BIM AECOSim software.
Infrastructure created by sponsored projects:
Finite Element Modelling software ANSYS 12.0 – 5 Users through Sponsored Research Project: SERC- Fast Track Project for Young Scientists, DST, New Delhi. Cost: 4,97,120/-. Date of Purchase: 24.08.2010
SONY – VAIO Laptop through Sponsored Research Project: SERC- Fast Track Project for Young Scientists, DST, New Delhi. Cost: 71,200/-. Date of Purchase: 06.01.2010
Finite Element Analysis and Design software – NISA Civil
Finite Element Analysis software - NISA 3D Fluid
Finite Element Modelling software ABAQUS
LSDYNA Limited Element license Software
Papers published:
| S.No. | Details of International Journal |
|---|---|
1. | Aarthipriya. V, Chitra. G “Clash Detection in Appropriate Technology Building Using Building Information Modelling (BIM)”,International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning, ISSN: 2456-2335 Vol. 6: Issue 1; (2020)www.journalspub.com |
2. | Arul Gnanapragasam, G.Chitra, “Strengthening of Beam - Column Joint using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Basedon Deep Neural Network with Optimization”, Polymer Materials- Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Journal of Balkan TribologicalAssociation, Scientific Bulgarian Communication Vol.25, Issue 4, 918-932, 2019 |
3. | Anushya Bharathi, G.Chitra, S. Vaidyanathan, “Developing a neuro-fuzzy based framework for labour productivity assessment”, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, Om Ak Publications, Vol.5,Issue 2, pp. 1015-1019, 2019 |
4 | Jagadha, Chitra, “Critical Chain over Critical Path in Construction Projects”, International Journal of Engineering andManagement Research, Vandana Publishing, Vol.7, Issue 1, pp. 338-344, 2016 |
5 | Aarthipriya. V, Chitra. G ,“Clash Detection in Appropriate Technology Building Using Building Information Modelling (BIM)”,International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning, ISSN: 2456-2335 Vol. 6: Issue 1; (2020)www.journalspub.com |
6 | S.Poornima, Dr.G.Chitra, “Monitoring of an Institutional Building Using Primavera P6 (Professional R8.3) Software, Journal ofEngineering Analysis and Design, HBRP publication, Volume 2 Issue 1 DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3859347, pp 1-9,2020 |
| S.No. | Details of National Journal |
|---|---|
Papers with Industrial Persons (M/s. Sobha Pvt Ltd, Bangalore) | |
1 | V. Aarthipriya, G. Chitra and J. SevvelPoomozhi, “Risk and its impacts on time and cost in construction projects”, Journal ofProject Management”, Vol. 5 (2020) 245–254, DOI: 10.5267/j.jpm.2020.6.002 |
2 | V. Aarthipriya, G. Chitra and J. SevvelPoomozhi, “Risk and Its Impact on Quality, Safety and Procurement in ConstructionProjects”, Journal of Sustainable Construction and Project Management, HBRP, Vol.3, issue 2, pp.1-15, 2020 |
| S.No. | Details of International Conference |
|---|---|
1 | C. NareshKumar and G. Chitra, “Integrated Project Delivery”, Indian Lean Construction Conference, IITM, Chennai, pp. C53-C61, 2017 |
2 | R. Valliammai and G. Chitra, “Schedule Management in Construction Projects”, International Conference on Advances in CivilEngineering Materials and Processes, CIT, Coimbatore, 7/1/2015 |
3 | Anusha.V.C and G. Chitra, “Resource Optimization in Infrastructure Projects”, International Conference in Advances inEngineering, Technology and Management, pp. 25-28, 2014 |
Industries Interfaced:
Bentley Education, India
MIDAS R&D Centre, India Pvt., Ltd
TechApps Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Chennai
Infinity PMC Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
People:
Faculty:
Dr. G. Chitra, Professor
Mr. B. Dinesh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Ms. M. Aruna, Assistant Professor
Supporting Staff:
Mr. S. Saravanan, Lab Assistant