CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

 

 

 

About the department
Department of Civil Engineering of RGMCET is started in the year 2008 offers a B.Tech programme in Civil Engineering. The department has been imparting quality education to meet the technological, advancements and industrial requirements.  This has been made possible due to qualified and dedicated faculty, state of the art laboratories and infrastructure facilities. The department comprises of divisions of construction technology, structural engineering, environmental engineering, material testing, cement & concrete, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, water resources, surveying and GIS. The department offers various testing and consultancy services in all the respective divisions using well equipped state of the art laboratories. The main features of the undergraduate programme are a Civil Engineering Project in seventh semester and an extensive Practical Training on construction sites during the final semester that correlate their studies with actual constructions at various sites and strengthen their knowledge. Department has competent and devoted faculty. Original research in Civil Engineering is encouraged and facilitated by research faculty. Many faculty members are pursuing doctoral research programme. The computer facilities comprise laboratories of 60+ computers and all are interconnected through fiber optic cable network.
Civil Engineering Duties and Responsibilities
Civil engineering includes the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of large and permanent engineering projects of our civilization. Civil engineers are in demand wherever there are people. The major subdivisions of civil engineering are structural, geotechnical, environmental, sanitary, water resources, and transportation engineering.
The civil engineer is responsible for such projects as bridges and large buildings, dams, and other river and harbor work, municipal water supply and sanitation facilities, streets, highways, and other transportation facilities. On many projects, civil engineers work in close cooperation with engineers and scientists from other fields. The Civil Engineering program at RGMCET is approved by AICTE and affiliated to JNTU Anantapur.

VISION

1. To make the department a center of excellence for training Undergraduates, Postgraduates and Research scholars.
2. To build and update infrastructure and to promote involvement of faculty and students in research and training.
3. To make significant contributions to the economic development of the region, state and nation.

MISSION
The mission of the department is to provide an educational, professional, and intellectual experience that enables a diverse body of students, alumni, faculty, and staff to contribute to society through teaching, research, practice, and service.
Objectives:

1. To ensure that students will have a mastery of fundamental knowledge, problem solving skills, engineering experimental abilities, and design capabilities necessary for entering civil engineering career and/or higher education. 
2. To produce students that have the knowledge and skills necessary for identifying and assessing design alternatives and the related social, economic, environmental, and public safety impacts.
3. To produce students who have verbal and written communication skills necessary for successful professional practice.
4. To prepare students to deal with ethical and professional issues, taking into account the broader societal implications of civil engineering.

To prepare students for professional licensure, leadership roles and life-long learning.

Profile of HOD

 Dr. SREENIVASULU GOPU
Professor & HOD
Department of Civil Engineering
Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering & Technology
NANDYAL-518501 (A.P) INDIA
E-Mail:  gsrimsuvi@gmail.com

B.Tech [1995] – Civil Engg., 69.45% (College of Engineering, SV University, Tirupathi, A.P)
M.Tech [1999], Hydraulics & Water Resources Engg., 7.27/10 CPI (IIT Kanpur, Inida)
Ph. D [2010], Water Resources & Environmental Engg., 6.7/8 CGPA (IISc Bangalore, India)

River Mechanics/ Sediment Transport Mechanics: Irrigation channel design, Water supply through canals, Sediment yield, Canal and water shed erosion, River behavior, Alluvial Channel Regime etc.
Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics: Water supply systems, Pipe resistance and insitu Testing, Water supply pipe network design,  surge analysis, Water intake structures, Pipe and Open-channel flows, Dam-break problems, Cooling water systems for Thermal/Nuclear power Stations, Siphons, Water Tunnels etc.   
Surface Water Hydrology: Rainwater harvestings, Rainfall and runoff relations, Irrigation and Water Supply Projects
Flow Measurements: in open channels, pipes etc., Field measurement, micro manometer, Proportional Weirs
Model Studies: Sump model studies, wind loads on cooling towers etc., Siphon models, Intake structures models, River basin models and any other hydraulic models
Environmental Hydraulic Engineering: Environmental impacts assessment, water and wastewater treatment, recycling of waste water, aeration technology etc.
Others: Power generation, site selection for setting up of large scale industries including thermal power stations-iron and steel factories etc, impounding reservoirs, Technical advice on all issues related to civil and hydraulic engineering etc.

• Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, RGM College of Engg & Tech, Nandyal-518501, India.
  (May 2010 to date). Teaching and Research.
• Project Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
  (August 2008 to May 2010). Research & Consultancy.
• Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
  (August 2003 to July 2008). Research
• Project Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
  (August 2002 to July 2003). Research & Consultancy..
• Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Sir MVIT, Bangalore, India.
  (May 2000 to July 2002). Teaching and Research.
• Project Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
  (July 1999 to May 2000). Research

 

Text Books
Gopu Sreenivasulu and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao, “Seepage Effects on Hydraulic parameters of Sand bed channels” - ISBN - 978-3-8443-9743-7, LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLICATION, USA, 2011.
International Journals

• Achanta Ramakrishna Rao, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Bimlesh Kumar (2011) - Geometry of Sand-bed Channels with Seepage, Geomorphology 128, 3-4, 171-177   [IF = 2.119]
• Gopu Sreenivasulu, Bimlesh Kumar and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao (2011) - Variation of Stream Power with Seepage in Sand-bed Channels, Water SA, 37, 1, 115-120, 2011.  [IF = 0.337]
• Bimlesh Kumar, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao (2010)- Incipient Motion Design of Sand Bed Channels affected by Bed suction, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Elsevier, 74, 2, 321-328, 2010.   [IF = 1.312]
• Gopu Sreenivasulu, Achanta Ramakrishna Rao, Bimlesh Kumar and Saurabh Triphati (2010)- Analysis of gradually- and spatially-varied flow in sand bed Channels, Journal of  Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 274-279 [IF = 0.883]
• Bimlesh Kumar, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao (2010)- Regime Relationships of Alluvial Canal with Seepage, Journal of  Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 48, 3, 315-319, 2010.[IF = 0.883]
• Bimlesh kumar, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao, (2010) - Metamodel-based design of alluvial channels at incipient motion subjected to seepage, hydrological sciences journal, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 459-466 [if = 1.216]
• Bimlesh Kumar, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao (2010)- Radial Basis Function Network based Design of Incipient Motion Condition of Alluvial Channels with Seepage, Journal of Hydrologic and Hydromechanics, 58, 2, 102-113, 2010. [Impact Factor = 1.06]

8. Achanta Ramakrishna Rao and Gopu Sreenivasulu, (2009), “Stream Power Concept and Design of Plane Sand Bed Channels at Incipient Motion”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 319-328 [IF = 0.883]
9. Achanta Ramakrishna Rao and Gopu Sreenivasulu, (2009), “Design of Plane Sand-bed channels affected by seepage”, Civil Engineering-PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 81-92
10. Gopu Sreenivasulu, Bimlesh Kumar, Achanta Ramakrishna Rao (2008), “RBF modeling of Incipient Motion of Plane Sand Bed Channels”, International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Technologies, www.waset.org, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 168-173.

• Achanta Ramakrishna Rao, Bimlesh Kumar and Sreenivasulu Gopu (2007), “Metamodeling approach to Design the Alluvial Channels at Incipient Motion”, International Journal of Sediment Research, Vol. 22, No.3, pp. 218-227. [Impact factor = 0.908]

National Journals

12. Achanta Ramakrishna Rao and Sreenivasulu Gopu (2006), “Design of plane sediment bed channels at critical condition”, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, The Indian society for Hydraulics, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp 94-117
13. Bimlesh Kumar, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Achanta Ramakrishna Rao (2009)- Resistance Equation for Open Channel, Journal of  Indian Water Works Association, Oct.-Dec. 2009.

Conferences/Symposiums (National)

14. ARK Rao, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Bimlesh Kumar (2010), "Design of Alluvial Channel Regime with Seepage", Proceedings of the National Conference, Hydro-2010, Held at MM Engineering College, Mullana (Ambala), Haryana, India.. (Available on CD Rom)
15. Sreenivasulu Gopu and ARK Rao (2010), “Downstream Variation of Stream Power with Seepage in Sand-Bed Channels”, Proceedings of the National Conference on 21st Century Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering Globe (TCETCG), Held at KSRM College of Engineering, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. 3rd – 4th September 2010 (Available on CD Rom and Abstract in the Souvenir)
16. ARK Rao, Gopu Sreenivasulu and Bimlesh Kumar (2007), "Estimation of Hazen Williams 'C' and Optimal Diameter of Pipeline", Proceedings of AICTE sponsored staff development programme on Design and Analysis of Water Distribution Network at Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamilnadu, 17th - 21st September. (Available on CD Rom)
17. ARK Rao, Bimlesh Kumar and Gopu Sreenivasulu (2007), "Friction Factor for Pipe Flow: Basic Formulations", Proceedings of AICTE sponsored staff development programme on Design and Analysis of Water Distribution Network at Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamilnadu, 17th - 21st September. (Available on CD Rom)
18. Ramakrishna Rao, A. and Sreenivasulu, Gopu. (2005), “Stream power and Design of stable sand bed channels”, Proceedings of the National Conference, Hydro-2005, Held at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, India. (Available on CD Rom)
19. Gangadharaiah, T., Sreenivasulu, Gopu., et., al. (1999), “Training of a river to avoid silting at and upstream of intake well”, Proceedings of the National Conference, Hydro-1999, Held at Yeshwantarao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, pp. 57-61.
20. Sreenivasulu, G. (1998), "Flow visualization technique", National Technological Symposium,TECHKRITI-1998, February 26th to March 1st, 1998, IIT Kanpur, India.

Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops Attended

1. A three day workshop on “Software applications in water supply & sewerage systems” on 20 - 22 January 2011 at Muffakhamjha college of Engineering, Hyderabad.
2. “KFI International Gathering – Who Am I in a Divided World”, at Rishi Vally School, Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India, from 23rd - 26th November, 2010.

Consultancy Project Name	Client	Project handled at	Chief Investigator of the Project
Physical Modeling of Intake Siphon for NTPC-SAIL Power Project in Chhattisgarh	KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LIMITED Projects & Engineered Pumps Unit	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Technical Consultancy for Intake Arrangement of the Integrated Steel Plant to be set up by Electrosteel Castings Limited at Bokaro, Jharkhand	M/s. Electrosteel Castings Limited, Kolkata	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Estimation of Hazen Williams C Value for Cement Mortar Lined Ductile Iron Pipes	M/S. LANCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Water Distribution Pipe network Analysis for Rural Water Supply Scheme for Bannikoppa and other 38-Villages in Koppal District in Karnataka State	Government of Karnataka Panchayath Raj Engineering Department & M/S. Karnataka Land Army Corporation Ltd	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
A Preliminary Study and Verification on the Overall Feasibility of Rural Water Supply Scheme for Bannikoppa and Other 38-Villages in Koppal District in Karnataka Stat	Government of Karnataka Panchayath Raj Engineering Department & M/S. Karnataka Land Army Corporation Ltd	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Design of Re-circulating Water Conductor System, and Surge Analysis at Raichur Thermal Power Station Unit-8	Raichur Thermal Power Station, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, Raichur, Karnataka	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Design of Cooling Water Sump (CWS) and Fore bay for Re-circulating Water Conductor System at Raichur Thermal Power Station Unit-8	Raichur Thermal Power Station, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, Raichur, Karnataka	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Hydraulic and Engineering studies for Express Highway Alignments	Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Design and Erection of Pump Test Bed Facility	M/S. Warman International [India] Private Limited, Bangalore	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Hazen Williams constant for pipe roughness	Electrosteel, Kolkata, West Bengal	IISc, Bangalore	Dr. ARK Rao
Training of Gomati River to avoid silting at Intake well	Indo-Gulf corporation Limited, Jagadishpur through U.P.Jalnigam, Lucknow	IIT KANPUR	Dr. T.Gangadharaiah

 

 

 

Professor & HOD