Department Of Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering Department is the oldest Department of WCE. It has excellent reputation and facilites.

Courses Offered by the Department

• M.E. (Environmental Engineering)
Duration : One and Half years.
Seats : 10 students.
• B.E. (Civil Engineering)
Duration : Four years.
Seats : 60 students per year.

Laboratories and Facilites

• Environmental Engineering laboratory
• Soil Mechanics Laboratory
• Hydraulic Engg. laboratory
• Transportation Engg. laboratory
• Surveying laboratory
• Building technology laboratory

Environmental engineering wing

Facilities/Set-Up available

1. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer - for analysis of about 13 elements viz. Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn
2. Gas chromatographer - for both air , water analysis
3. Lab scale models for carrying out physical chemical and biological treatability studies in the field of water engineering , especially industrial waste water treatment

Projects expected for resource generation

1. Design of water treatment plant for industries , community , townships
2. Design of sewage treatment plant for colonies , townships
3. Design of effluent treatment plant for different industries
4. Technoeconomic feasibility studies for different industries
5. Environment impact assessments studies for industries ,cities
6. Air monitoring for industries , cities
7. Design of control equipment's for air pollutants for industries
8. Hazardous waste management's

Geotechnical engineering wing

Facilities/Set-Up available

1. Plate load test set up ( PLT)
2. Standard penetration test set up ( SPT )
3. Dynamic cone penetration test set up ( DCPT)
4. Mini pressure meter
5. Routine/Conventional Laboratory Test Setups for,
   • Compaction Control
   • Estimation Of Swelling Pressure
   • Determination Of Design Penetration

Projects expected for resource generation

1. Verification of field compaction ( compaction control )
2. Stability analysis (natural as well as constructed slopes & embankments earth dams )
3. Design of earth retaining walls / structures
4. Determination of safe bearing capacity , settlements and design of foundation systems
5. Deciding stability of earth materials (soils ) for various purposes in civil engineering department

Projects Undertaken for resource generation

1. Design / verification of stability for various minor irrigation tanks , for irrigation department , government of Maharashatra.
2. Site exploration and determination of safe bearing capacity / allowable bearing pressure for sites of various sugar factories in western Maharashatra .
3. Determination of S.B.C / A.B.P for sites of various co operative spinning mills in western Maharashatra .
4. Verification of field compaction ( compaction control ) for the roads / approaches / embankments etc. for P.W.D & irrigation department , Govt. . of Maharashatra .
5. Assessing suitability of earth material for manufacture of bricks, construction of * casting in earth dams ,design of filters / drains etc.

Transportation Engineering wing

Facilities/Set-Up available

• Various Equipment's for conducting standard tests on road construction materials like, aggregate, bitumen,cement.
  • Crushing strength test
  • Impact Value Test
  • Dorry Abrasion value
  • Shape & Size factors
  • Penetration test
  • Softening point test
  • Ductility tests
  • Flash & Fire point test
  • Viscosity test
  • Specific gravity test
  • Bitumen extraction , % test
  • Marshall's test
  • Benkleman Beam
  • Road unevenness indicator
  • Profile Plotter
  • Std. Tests on cement , Morter & Concrete.
  • Driver testing aids, Exhaust testor for CO & NO₃

Projects expected for resource generation

• Material Testing
• Pavement Design
• Traffic Engineering

Building Technology Wing

Facilities/Set-Up available

1. Stabilized Block making machine.
2. Concrete mixer.
3. Vibrators
4. Prestressing unit
5. Cement and concrete Testing equipment's like Vicats apparatus, Sieve Analysis, Slump cone, etc.
6. outine / conventional laboratory test setups for Testing of building materials, Estimation and Valuation of buildings, Quality assessment of buildings

Projects expected for resource generation

Surveying Wing

Facilities/Set-Up available

1. Dumpy Level
2. Theodolite
3. Auto Reduction Tachometer
4. Astronomical Telescope
5. Digital Planimeter
6. Auto Level

Projects expected for resource generation

1. Routine Testing of all Survey Instruments
2. Constancy work for various projects
   • Water Supply Scheme
   • Profile Levelling
   • Contouring
   • Line out survey for large industrial set ups

Projects Undertaken for resource generation

1. Line Out Survey For Textile Building
2. Line Out Survey For I. T. I. Building At UgarKhurd
3. Line Out And Alignment For Bridge At Kolhapur
4. Survey work for various Rural Water Supply schemes
5. Contouring at Matheran for M.I.D.C
6. Various Line Out Works for Industries

Faculty Members/Experts with respective Field Of Specialisation