Report on FDP
The Faculty Development Program (FDP) titled “Current Trends in Civil Engineering”
(CTCE - 21) addressed the present state of the art practices and research practices in various
disciplines of civil engineering. The FDP was conducted from 19th to 24th April 2021, a one
week program with two sessions conducted each day. The experts were invited from different
institutions holding various expertise such as Structural, Geotechnical, water resources,
environmental etc. The expert talk sessions are recorded and are uploaded on the BMSIT
Civil Engineering YouTube Channel.
Title of the talk and Links to the recorded sessions:
1. "Smart Cities – Role and Prospects for Civil Engineer"
https://youtu.be/b7apXlX7x94
By Er Pravinjith K. P., Managing Director Eco-Paradigm Environmental Strategies Pvt.
Ltd.
2. "Risk Management in Geotechnical Engineering"
https://youtu.be/e9cokh7DgUA
By Dr Arekal Vijay, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, K S School of Engineering and
Management, Bengaluru.
3. "Applicattion of Local Materials in Construction of Landfill Liners and Covers "
https://youtu.be/QXmkdaElavs
By Dr S. S. Quadri, Professor, School of Civil Engineering, KLE Technological University,
Hubballi
4. "Potential Application of Activated Materials for water treatment"
https://youtu.be/xL7Xe0C1CrE
By Dr Vaibhav R. Chate, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, KLS Gogte Institute of
Technology, Belagavi
5. "Socio-Hydrology – A 21st century approach for sustainable water resources management"
https://youtu.be/lO1aReCDK8c
By Dr Ashes Banarjee, Institute Post-Doc Fellow, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology Guwahati, India
6. "Role of Lightweight aggregates in concrete"
https://youtu.be/h2R0YtdR6k8
By Dr N. Divyah, Research Associate, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
7. "Applications of Artificial Neural Network in Civil Engineering"
https://youtu.be/krjEzD_Lp2s
By Mr Rajatkumar Vaidya and Mr Ishwargouda Patil, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil
Engineering, KLE Institute of Technology, Hubballi
8. "Civil Engineering Essence with QA/QC: HSE and Contract Management Flavours"
https://youtu.be/Q8HmzdLkEWs
By Mr Bibhas Bhowmik, Civil Structural Engineering, Consultant (Progetti Europa and Global
Consultant), Abu Dhabi
9. "Sustainable Reuse of C&D Waste to Reproduce Efficient Concrete Using Equivalent Mortar
Volume"
https://youtu.be/25DhjjDSDiw
By Dr Puja Rajhans, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering Birla Institute of Technology Mesra Ranchi
10. "Spearhead Technologies in wastewater Treatment"
https://youtu.be/3Zq_o-PW5tI
By Dr Anusha G, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, KPR Institute of
Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
11. "Recent trends in water and wastewater treatment technologies"
https://youtu.be/BNLUmJ0NWNA
By Dr Praveen A. Ghorpade, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, KLE Dr. M. S.
Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Belagavi
12. "Concrete Utilizing Sustainable Materials"
https://youtu.be/q4FTsm-WjWQ
By Dr G. Beulah Gnana Ananthi, Associate Professor, Division of Structural Engg, Anna
University, Chennai
